EP1073360B1 - Appareil distributeur de materiau d'essuyage et papier toilette a fonctionnement automatique ou semi-automatique - Google Patents

Appareil distributeur de materiau d'essuyage et papier toilette a fonctionnement automatique ou semi-automatique Download PDF

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EP1073360B1
EP1073360B1 EP99909060A EP99909060A EP1073360B1 EP 1073360 B1 EP1073360 B1 EP 1073360B1 EP 99909060 A EP99909060 A EP 99909060A EP 99909060 A EP99909060 A EP 99909060A EP 1073360 B1 EP1073360 B1 EP 1073360B1
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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
    • A47K10/32—Dispensers for paper towels or toilet-paper
    • A47K10/34—Dispensers for paper towels or toilet-paper dispensing from a web, e.g. with mechanical dispensing means
    • A47K10/36—Dispensers for paper towels or toilet-paper dispensing from a web, e.g. with mechanical dispensing means with mechanical dispensing, roll switching or cutting devices
    • 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
    • A47K10/32—Dispensers for paper towels or toilet-paper
    • A47K10/34—Dispensers for paper towels or toilet-paper dispensing from a web, e.g. with mechanical dispensing means
    • A47K10/36—Dispensers for paper towels or toilet-paper dispensing from a web, e.g. with mechanical dispensing means with mechanical dispensing, roll switching or cutting devices
    • A47K10/3631—The cutting devices being driven manually
    • A47K10/3643—The cutting devices being driven manually by pulling the paper
    • 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
    • A47K10/32—Dispensers for paper towels or toilet-paper
    • A47K10/34—Dispensers for paper towels or toilet-paper dispensing from a web, e.g. with mechanical dispensing means
    • A47K10/36—Dispensers for paper towels or toilet-paper dispensing from a web, e.g. with mechanical dispensing means with mechanical dispensing, roll switching or cutting devices
    • A47K10/3631—The cutting devices being driven manually
    • A47K2010/365—Triggering mechanism for the blade
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
    • Y10T83/00—Cutting
    • Y10T83/465—Cutting motion of tool has component in direction of moving work
    • Y10T83/4766—Orbital motion of cutting blade
    • Y10T83/4795—Rotary tool
    • Y10T83/4812—Compound movement of tool during tool cycle

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  • the invention relates to the technical sector of distribution devices for wiping paper, cellulose wadding, crepe paper, or the like more particularly to the wiping of users' hands, and toilet paper.
  • These devices which are the subject of satisfactory operations, are of the type comprising a molded plastic casing, receiving in the upper part a wiping material supply reel, a drum containing a device cutting blade with serrated edge, as well as a pressing means ensuring the supply of the strip of paper toward the drum and tensioning the paper.
  • Cutting blade is articulated in the drum by being set in motion by the cooperation of a toothed heel associated with the axis of the cutting blade, and cooperating with a means rack fixedly positioned and internally on one of the wings of the housing.
  • This drum is also associated with a launch mechanism with eccentric and return spring described and illustrated in the Applicant's French patent. A cover protects the mechanisms.
  • PCT patent WO A 96/03912 also discloses a dispensing device. in accordance with the preamble of claim 1.
  • the Applicant was therefore interested in solving this problem by trying everything first improve the pressure conditions of the pressing means on the drum, by seeking the most appropriate calibration of the elastic return means.
  • the originality consisted in modifying the circular section initial constant of the drum by a variation of its external profile over a part of its periphery, so that it can act in certain operating phases of cutting device and dispensing a strip of paper ensuring the best possible tension thereof.
  • the drum has on an angular sector of its periphery an area in excess defined between the edge of the passage opening of the cutting blade and a line corresponding to the axial end plane of the axis of connection and attachment at the end of the eccentric allowing the drum to be launched for cutting, said zone of complementary thickness being in contact with the presser means substantially retractable in position in a floating assembly to absorb changes in the thickness of the drum during the pulling the stretched paper strip, then cutting said paper.
  • the apparatus according to the invention including the improved drum and the mounting floating means presser on the drum, helping to ensure a tensioning constant of the strip of wiping material, is suitable for the distribution of the automatic or semi-automatic cutting of wiping material of any material suitable, cellulose wadding, crepe paper and the like, whether folded or unfolded folded, for wiping hands or dispensing toilet paper.
  • It comprises a casing (2) molded in plastic material capable of receiving in its upper part a reel (3) for supplying wiping material or paper toilet maintained between upper flanges (4) attached to quick mounting on the bottom of the housing or otherwise.
  • Lower flanges (5) are attached and fixed for quick mounting or otherwise, on the bottom face (2a) of the casing and are fitted with notches (5a) authorizing the fastening and rapid assembly of the drum (6) including its device cutting (7) with serrated blade (7a).
  • Said cutting device is articulated, from the as described above, with a serrated heel mechanism (8) associated with the cutting blade which cooperates with a fixed rack (9) established on the inner flank (5b) of one of the flanges (5) of the casing.
  • the drum has an opening longitudinal (6f) allowing the passage and exit of the cutting blade.
  • the drum is arranged in a known manner corresponding to the teaching of French patent no. 7604664
  • One end is positioned and centered on one of the flanges of the housing (5), while the other end has an axis (6a) in external overflow of the other flange by engaging and anchoring in a corresponding notch (Sa) of said flange.
  • Said axis (6a) has an eccentric shape (6b) whose end (6c) forming a finger constitutes the point of attachment of one end (10a) of a spring recall and launch (10), the latter having its other end (10b) fixed to the casing at the rear of the flange (5) opposite.
  • a pressing means (11) in the form of cylinder has a length corresponding to that of the drum, and is likely to be resting on it while being positioned between the aforementioned flanges (5).
  • the dispenser thus known can be arranged incidentally but not necessarily with a non-return device (12) of the strip of wiping material, thus comprising a roller (13) bearing on the spool of wiping material, this roller being positioned between the flanges (5) of the casing on a bent lever (14) secured to an elastic return means (15) fixed to the flanges (5) of the housing.
  • a belt (16) is capable of surrounding the drum (6) and the roller anti loop.
  • the drum (6) which is made up in the form of a cylinder, hollow for example present on part of its outer periphery and along a determined angular sector ( ⁇ ), an area of bulge (17) continues which aims to be in certain phases of operation of the device in contact with the pressing means (11), by urging the displacement of the latter in a floating arrangement with respect to openings (18) oval receptor formed on the flanges (5) of the ends of the means presser (11).
  • This continuous oversized area (17) can be of the order of 0.7 mm to 1.5 mm depending on requirements.
  • the extra thickness zone is established between the edge (19) of the longitudinal opening (6f) for the passage of the cutting blade cutting device and a line AA materializing a plane between the connecting axis (6a) hooking at the end of the eccentric (6b) and the return and launch spring (10), with an angular sector ( ⁇ ) of the order of 120 ° to 130 °.
  • This area of overthickness (17) can be constituted by an attached attached wall or directly formed over the entire length ( ⁇ ) of the drum in the sector considered.
  • FIG. 1 of the drawings an embodiment of a drum (6) which comprises from its central shaft (6d) a plurality of discs radial (6th), thus allowing a reduction in said drum.
  • the wall (17) of extra thickness extends as shown in the drawings on part of the periphery (6e1) of the radial discs (6th) until they come substantially in the plane axial of line AA described above.
  • the angular sector ( ⁇ ) corresponding to this area in extra thickness is of the order of 110 to 140 °.
  • the depth of these ovalized openings is such that they absorb the displacement of the means presser (11) in contact with the drum (6) when said presser means (11) is resting and rolling on the extra thickness area established on said drum.
  • said flanges (5) can be arranged with several pairs (18) of lights or ovalized holes, to allow positioning of drums of different diameters.
  • the oversize area (17) of the drum is in the lower position thereof without contact with the pressing means (11).
  • Figure 5 corresponds to the maximum launch phase of the drum (6) with return effect, corresponding to the situation in which the spring (10) associated with the eccentric (6b) is in the position of maximum stress.
  • the cutting blade (7a) is in the extended position during the cutting phase, while the means presser (11) is in contact with the end of the extra thickness zone (17) established on the drum (6).
  • the invention thus makes it possible to use the improved drum (6) and the mounting.
  • floating means presser (11) to allow the cutting of any wiping material or folded or unfolded toilet paper and in any material.
  • the interior characteristics of the drum are arbitrary.
  • the example shown in Figure 1 of the drawings is illustrated as a possible execution.
  • the originality lies in the formation on an angular sector ( ⁇ ) of the periphery of said drum of a thickness zone (17) on a corresponding sector substantially when the cutting blade comes into contact with the paper strip of wiping to be cut after pressing between the pressing means and the drum until the final phase of the cut.

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EP99909060A 1998-04-24 1999-03-22 Appareil distributeur de materiau d'essuyage et papier toilette a fonctionnement automatique ou semi-automatique Expired - Lifetime EP1073360B1 (fr)

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