EP1053712A1 - Distributeur de serviettes avec une bande continue - Google Patents

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EP1053712A1
EP1053712A1 EP99830313A EP99830313A EP1053712A1 EP 1053712 A1 EP1053712 A1 EP 1053712A1 EP 99830313 A EP99830313 A EP 99830313A EP 99830313 A EP99830313 A EP 99830313A EP 1053712 A1 EP1053712 A1 EP 1053712A1
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Antonio Macchi Cassia
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Steiner Co International SA
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47K—SANITARY EQUIPMENT NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; TOILET ACCESSORIES
    • A47K10/00—Body-drying implements; Toilet paper; Holders therefor
    • A47K10/24—Towel dispensers, e.g. for piled-up or folded textile towels; Toilet-paper dispensers; Dispensers for piled-up or folded textile towels provided or not with devices for taking-up soiled towels as far as not mechanically driven
    • A47K10/28—Towel dispensers, e.g. for piled-up or folded textile towels; Toilet-paper dispensers; Dispensers for piled-up or folded textile towels provided or not with devices for taking-up soiled towels as far as not mechanically driven dispensing a clean part and taking-up a soiled part, e.g. using rolls; with dispensers for soap or other detergents; with disinfecting or heating devices

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  • the present invention relates to a continuous band towel dispenser, i.e. an apparatus suitable to make accessible on the outside of a cabinet a portion of a band of material (cloth or the like) coming from a feed roll to be used as a towel, an equal length of soiled material being simultaneously taken up and wound onto a second roll also housed within the cabinet, which is mounted on a wall.
  • a continuous band towel dispenser i.e. an apparatus suitable to make accessible on the outside of a cabinet a portion of a band of material (cloth or the like) coming from a feed roll to be used as a towel, an equal length of soiled material being simultaneously taken up and wound onto a second roll also housed within the cabinet, which is mounted on a wall.
  • the object of the present invention is to provide a dispenser which carries out the same functions but with simplified and improved mechanisms suitable to achieve a more reliable operation and a cheaper structure.
  • the general structure of the present dispenser includes a cabinet, preferably of plastic material, consisting of three members: a base plate 5, provided with holes 9 for the mounting onto a wall 1 through screws 8 or the like, and two covers 6 and 7 hinged to the base plate 5. These three members together define a lower chamber, which houses a roll 11 of band material to be dispensed, and an upper chamber wherein the band material is taken up and wound to form an upper roll 12 of soiled material.
  • a metal frame 30 is arranged between these two chambers, in order to act as a support for the mechanisms and as a reinforcement for the base plate 5.
  • the base plate 5 is provided with two projecting sidewalls (not shown for simplicity) having two parallel guides 18 ending at the forward end with two teeth 19 suitable to engage corresponding slots 21 provided at the forward edge of the lower cover 7.
  • a lock or the like, not shown, provides the locking of the parts.
  • the rear ends 27 of the lower cover 7 are slideably and rotatably mobile within guides 18, so as to allow the pivoting opening of the lower cover for the introduction of roll 11.
  • the forward edge of cover 7 is provided with two brackets 34, arranged at a distance shorter than the cover width, between which there is pivoted a small rubberized roller 55 suitable to correctly position the material band 40 unwinding from roll 11 and having the function of positioning and pressing band 40 against a drive roller 50 which has a rough or knurled external surface and whose axis is fixed.
  • a spacer 51 having a substantially P-shaped vertical section and extending upto roller 50.
  • the band 40 when unwound from roll 11, enters from the rear in the space between the rubberized roller 55 and roller 50, then winds around an overlying mobile-axis idle roller 70 and then comes out on the front of the cabinet through a slot defined between a recess in the upper cover 6 and spacer 51. From this point onwards, the portion of band 40 which is outside the cabinet can be used as a towel when the user exerts a pull on the band so as to form a lower loop (in broken line), whereas the band is close to the lower cover 7 between a utilization and the next one.
  • band 40 re-enters the cabinet through a rear slot close to which there are provided two take-up rollers 57 and 58, wherein the upper roller 57 is mounted on the metal frame 30 and roller 58 is mounted at the rear end of an oscillating shelf 44 pivoted onto frame 30.
  • the lower cover 7 takes the closed position shown in fig.1, shelf 44 is maintained horizontal by the rear end 27 thereof and roller 58 is arranged adjacent to roller 57 so as to nip band 40.
  • the band 40 is then wound on a core 45 mobile along guides 48 so as to receive roll 46 of progressively increasing diameter which is formed during the use.
  • the winding up of roll 46 is produced by a roller 60 with a rough or knurled surface, mounted on frame 30, which frictionally engages the surface of the overlying roll 46 and is driven into rotation by roller 50.
  • At the end of the two guides 48 there are provided two eave seats (one on each side) to receive the ends of core 45 so as to make easier the removal of the wound-up roll 12.
  • Fig.2 shows a top plan view of the apparatus frame with the main mechanisms, various members having been omitted for the sake of clarity.
  • the metal frame 30 includes two parallel sidewalls 31 and 32 between which there are mounted the above-mentioned rollers 50, 57, 60, said walls being transversely connected by a shaped plate 33 located below rollers 50, 60 (fig.1). Furthermore, on the outside of said sidewalls there are mounted the driving mechanism (on the left side outside wall 31) and the mechanism for taking up band 40 (on the right side outside wall 32).
  • the drive roller 50 has a rough external surface in order to engage the cotton cloth of the band to be used as a towel, and its axis 38 is pivoted between walls 31 and 32.
  • roller 70 which is made up of a plurality of small rollers 63 mounted on a common axis 37 and mutually spaced so as to distribute more evenly the pulling stress exerted on band 40.
  • the axis 37 is movably mounted between two small plates 305 and 306, acting as levers, which are in turn pivoted onto the walls 31 and 32 at axis 38.
  • These small rollers are preferably provided with smaller collars 64 so as to form recesses 67, and a curved sheet 181 also pivoted between walls 31 and 32 (in 188, fig.3) abuts thereon.
  • roller 60 is similar to roller 50, i.e. has a rough external surface to engage the band of material, and is also kinematically connected with roller 50 in order to be driven.
  • core 45 is free to rotate in guides 48, preferably formed on plastic insertions 99, and to shift therealong as the roll 46 of wound-up material increases in diameter.
  • rollers 57 and 58 there are also shown rollers 57 and 58, with the former made up of a plurality of small rollers mounted on a common shaft 59, the end rollers being preferably made of knurled rubber and the central rollers having a rough external surface.
  • the metal plates 305 and 306 are pivoted, as mentioned above, on the axis 38 of the drive roller 50 on the inside of walls 31 and 32. As shown in figs.3 and 4, these plates are provided with shaped slots 318 in which the ends of axis 37 of roller 70 are mobile, and they have an identical structure. In particular, they are provided with lower transverse pegs 91, 92 and rear transverse pegs 173, 183 (see also fig.6).
  • fig.5 shows the members arranged on the outside of wall 31 whereas fig.3 illustrates only the members arranged on the inside of wall 31 which was partially cut away to this purpose.
  • a first toothed wheel 110 on which a counter-reverse spring 120 (hooked at the bottom to wall 31) is wound so as to prevent its reverse clockwise rotation.
  • the toothed wheel 110 engages a second toothed wheel 105 of greater diameter pivoted onto wall 31 and engaging in turn a third toothed wheel 130 keyed onto axis 77 or roller 60 which provides the winding of the taken-up band.
  • Figs.3 and 4 show the members located just behind wall 31, among which plate 305 provided with the curved slot 318 in which axis 37 of the idle roller 70 is mobile.
  • plate 305 At the lower end of plate 305 there is provided a stop peg 91 suitable to abut against the sides of a horizontally extending rectangular window 81 formed in the wall 31 under roller 50.
  • a rear extension 178 of plate 305 provides a connection to plate 31 through a spring 170 whose upper end is secured to peg 173 while the lower end is hooked to wall 31 at a seat 174.
  • the spring 170 itself is arranged in second vertically extending rectangular window 175 formed in wall 31 to the rear of the first window 81.
  • the plate 305 is intended to move in synchronism with the identical plate 306 arranged on wall 32 which has a structure identical to that of wall 31.
  • the rest position of the plates 305 and 306 is defined by the action of the return spring 170 and by the abutment of pegs 91 and 92 against the outer sides of windows 81 and 82 respectively (figs.4 and 6).
  • Fig.6 diagrammatically illustrates the energy accumulator 150 mounted on the outside of wall 32 and the multiple lever 190 controlling it.
  • This lever 190 is pivoted at 192 and has a rear arm whose end 197 is suitable to abut against stop surfaces 198 of the accumulator 150 during the charging.
  • a front arm 193 is arranged at an opposite position and acts as an integral return spring by abutting against the base of wall 32, so as to keep the end 197 disengaged from the stop surfaces 198 thus allowing the rotation in the direction indicated by arrow Z.
  • lever 190 The rotation of lever 190 is controlled through an upper curved arm 195 extending upwards and passing before a vertical window 185 formed in wall 32 (corresponding to window 175 in wall 31) through which it is engaged by peg 183 of plate 306 (not shown).
  • a first suction cup 201 facing forward which is positioned to couple with a second suction cup 203 secured onto wall 32 and facing backward.
  • the function of the pair of suction cups 201, 203 is that of remaining coupled for a certain time so as to keep lever 190 in the rotated position, as it will be better explained further on.
  • a more detailed description of the structure and operation of these known suction cups can be found in the above-mentioned US patents.
  • the mechanism is substantially a ratchet gear used to block the rotation in the direction of arrow Z in order to charge the accumulator during the winding up of roll 46, since axis 77 of the winding roller 60 is the same axis of the accumulator.
  • the accumulator is not described in detail in that it is known, e.g. from the above-cited European and US patents.
  • On the periphery of the accumulator there is formed a toothed profile 155 engaging a first toothed wheel 160 mounted on wall 32.
  • the toothed wheel 160 engages in turn a second toothed wheel 157 keyed onto shaft 59 of roller 57 and projecting through wall 32.
  • band 40 After having completed the positioning of band 40 and having closed the apparatus, the latter is made ready for operation by exerting a pull on band 40 which is in the state of fig.1.
  • the user can not wipe his hands in the length of band 40 already soiled and pulled close to the lower cover 7, so that he is forced to grip the front portion of band 40 (in the space between spacer 51 and cover 7) in order to pull out from the apparatus cabinet a length of clean band which will form a lower loop, illustrated in broken line in fig.1.
  • peg 183 has risen from the position of fig.6 to the position of fig.7 and during said movement has caused a counter-clockwise rotation of lever 190 by acting on a convex profile 196 formed on the rear side of arm 195.
  • This rotation has taken end 197 into engagement with one of the stop surfaces 198, thus blocking the rotation of the outer case of the accumulator 150.

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Cited By (3)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
CN101558968B (zh) * 2009-05-19 2011-05-25 上海师范大学 一种卫生间用干手器
CN101518425B (zh) * 2008-03-25 2011-06-29 羊荣兴 干手器及干手方法
EP2366316A1 (fr) 2010-03-18 2011-09-21 Steiner Company International Sàrl Rouleau de papier doté d'une rainure de contrôle latérale et distributeur adapté pour utiliser ledit rouleau

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US3323848A (en) 1965-05-03 1967-06-06 Steiner American Corp Towel dispensing apparatus
US3893738A (en) 1973-04-30 1975-07-08 Steiner American Corp Retractable towel cabinet
DE2637823A1 (de) * 1976-08-21 1978-02-23 Erich Schumm Handtuchausgeber
EP0059893A2 (fr) 1981-02-27 1982-09-15 Steiner Company International S.A. Appareil pour régler l'enroulement et le déroulement de rouleaux de tissu ou analogues
EP0138562A2 (fr) * 1983-10-14 1985-04-24 Steiner Company International S.A. Appareil déroulant-enroulant une longueur de bande servant d'essuie-mains
GB2168684A (en) * 1984-12-05 1986-06-25 Scampgate Ltd Tower dispensing mechanism

Patent Citations (6)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US3323848A (en) 1965-05-03 1967-06-06 Steiner American Corp Towel dispensing apparatus
US3893738A (en) 1973-04-30 1975-07-08 Steiner American Corp Retractable towel cabinet
DE2637823A1 (de) * 1976-08-21 1978-02-23 Erich Schumm Handtuchausgeber
EP0059893A2 (fr) 1981-02-27 1982-09-15 Steiner Company International S.A. Appareil pour régler l'enroulement et le déroulement de rouleaux de tissu ou analogues
EP0138562A2 (fr) * 1983-10-14 1985-04-24 Steiner Company International S.A. Appareil déroulant-enroulant une longueur de bande servant d'essuie-mains
GB2168684A (en) * 1984-12-05 1986-06-25 Scampgate Ltd Tower dispensing mechanism

Cited By (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
CN101518425B (zh) * 2008-03-25 2011-06-29 羊荣兴 干手器及干手方法
CN101558968B (zh) * 2009-05-19 2011-05-25 上海师范大学 一种卫生间用干手器
EP2366316A1 (fr) 2010-03-18 2011-09-21 Steiner Company International Sàrl Rouleau de papier doté d'une rainure de contrôle latérale et distributeur adapté pour utiliser ledit rouleau

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