EP1462389A1 - Refill of interleaved sheet products - Google Patents

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EP1462389A1
EP1462389A1 EP03291884A EP03291884A EP1462389A1 EP 1462389 A1 EP1462389 A1 EP 1462389A1 EP 03291884 A EP03291884 A EP 03291884A EP 03291884 A EP03291884 A EP 03291884A EP 1462389 A1 EP1462389 A1 EP 1462389A1
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H45/00—Folding thin material
    • B65H45/12—Folding articles or webs with application of pressure to define or form crease lines
    • B65H45/24—Interfolding sheets, e.g. cigarette or toilet papers
    • 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
    • A47K10/42—Dispensers for paper towels or toilet-paper dispensing from a store of single sheets, e.g. stacked
    • A47K10/424—Dispensers for paper towels or toilet-paper dispensing from a store of single sheets, e.g. stacked dispensing from the bottom part of the dispenser
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D83/00—Containers or packages with special means for dispensing contents
    • B65D83/08—Containers or packages with special means for dispensing contents for dispensing thin flat articles in succession
    • B65D83/0805—Containers or packages with special means for dispensing contents for dispensing thin flat articles in succession through an aperture in a wall
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H45/00—Folding thin material
    • B65H45/12—Folding articles or webs with application of pressure to define or form crease lines
    • B65H45/30—Folding in combination with creasing, smoothing or application of adhesive
    • 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
    • A47K10/42—Dispensers for paper towels or toilet-paper dispensing from a store of single sheets, e.g. stacked
    • A47K2010/428—Details of the folds or interfolds of the sheets

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  • the present invention relates to products which are in the form packets of leaves contained in boxes provided with a slit distribution. It particularly targets the field of articles for use sanitary or domestic, in cellulose wadding or other equivalent material.
  • Bundles of tangled sheets are placed in a dispenser box with a front face in which a distribution slot has been made leaves. Sheets are folded along parallel fold lines between them, and, between the panels thus produced, can be entangled in various ways.
  • the easiest way to fold is to form two panels arranged in a V. It can be folded as required more complex, such as, for example, three panels of the same dimensions or not to form a so-called Z fold, with four panels for folding in M, etc.
  • the panels of a sheet of the package are held between the panels of adjacent sheets.
  • a end sheet of the package has a free hanging edge outside the box by which it can be entered. When the user pulls on the free panel of the end sheet, its rear panel frictionally drives the front panel of the next sheet through the slot. The latter then becomes available.
  • the slot of distribution is narrow enough to bring out the free edge of the first leaf and facilitate gripping.
  • the tangled packages are therefore more interesting economically because they avoid overconsumption of products.
  • the other leaves than the first are not accessible from the outside, so less prone to soiling.
  • the subject of the present invention is in particular a means simplifying the commissioning of a new refill of sheets.
  • the bundle of tangled sheets according to the invention constituting a refill for dispenser, having an end sheet, is characterized by the fact that said sheet includes a means of attachment for forming a bond with an end sheet of a second pack of sheets when these are brought into contact with one with the other.
  • the attachment means consists of an adhesive material pressure sensitive.
  • the solution of the invention has the advantage of not require no manipulation on the part of the user. The person responsible for maintaining the device simply arranges the packages of sheets in the dispenser, one on top of the other, after freeing up the means attachment. The two sheets in contact with each other then form a link. When we pull on the last sheet of the package in service, we feeds the first sheet of the second packet through the slot distribution.
  • the attachment means consists of a ribbon double-sided adhesive. Since the adhesive is pressure sensitive, a protective sheet covers it before putting it into service.
  • the package includes a means of attachment on the leaves of each of the two ends.
  • the fastening means is arranged on the external face of the panel near the free edge.
  • the attachment means can also be disposed near the hinge edge of the free panel of the sheet.
  • the fastening means is shaped rectangular and arranged in its greatest length transversely by report to the sheet.
  • the package includes an envelope which is removed before putting into service and the adhesive material applied to the end sheet of the package, has a tacky effect on the sheet greater than its tackiness on the constituent material packaging.
  • FIG. 1 we see the schematic representation of a sheet dispenser, here vertical, seen in cross section. It can be paper towels made of cellulose wadding or other products such as napkins or toilet paper.
  • the dispenser 1 is for example parallelepipedic with a slot 3 facing downwards for the passage of the sheets. These are arranged inside the distributor receptacle in two superimposed packages 10 and 20.
  • Package 10 includes sheets 11, 12, 13, 14 etc. each folded into two panels forming a V. The leaves are entangled as is well known. The fold line is parallel to the distribution slot 3.
  • a second packet 20 of tangled sheets is placed on the first package 10. Likewise it presents an end sheet 21 and 22 to each end of the package.
  • the tangle is the same, for example, but it is not necessary.
  • the end sheets 12 and 21 are each provided with a fastening means, 120 and 210 respectively. These are advantageously blocks of adhesive sensitive to the pressure.
  • a “hot melt” type adhesive which is an adhesive without solvent, applied hot melted on the parts to be glued, solidification ensuring membership.
  • Pressure sensitive adhesive has power sticky on the surface after solidification Instead of paving stones, we can spread glue differently, by points, lines or other as is well known in the field.
  • FIG. 2 shows a package 10 before it is put into service. It is surrounded for example by a banner 15 which holds the package together.
  • a banner 15 which holds the package together.
  • the material constituting the banner is compatible with that constituting the adhesive, i.e. the adhesive power of the adhesive thereon is very small, so that when you remove the banner before slide the package into the dispenser, the adhesive pad remains on the sheet and not on the banner.
  • the envelope can be made in the form of a bag or other.
  • the material of the envelope can be treated simply locally so as not to adhere to the glue pad.
  • the material of the envelope is any, paper for example.
  • a protective sheet such as a silicone paper sheet which must be removed before putting into service the packet of sheets.
  • the adhesive pad 110 is disposed on the external surface of the front panel of the end sheet 11, preferably in an area outside from that where the distribution slot is located, which is generally placed at the center.
  • the pavers have an elongated rectangular shape in the transverse direction with a width less than that of the sheet. We have carried out tests to verify which provision ensured a rate of satisfactory passage of the connection through the distribution slot. It is not necessary not in fact that the friction when passing the distribution slot separate the bond, tear off one of the sheets or create jams.
  • V-folded sheets were used, linked by two panels facing face. On the panel of each sheet, a patch of adhesive was applied. rectangular shape. The pavers were placed in various places, namely laterally with respect to the median axis of the leaf, or straddling this axis.
  • a first result showed that the arrangement of the adhesive pavers to horse on the median axis allowed to obtain an optimal passage rate. The number of anomalies observed was lower and the length of crossing is greater.
  • Pavers of dimensions 8x50 mm are more efficient than 10x25 mm pavers. We get for the former a length which exceeds much greater than that of the latter.
  • FIGS. 3a and 3b show two preferred arrangements of adhesive pads on the end sheets of the sheet package the invention.
  • the panel 11A of the sheet 11 for example, includes a paver of pressure-sensitive glue 110 positioned astride the direction axis SM step of the sheet near the hinge axis between the two panels 11A and 11B.
  • the adhesive block 110 is rectangular in shape and its length is transverse to the leaf.
  • the sheet 12 for example also includes a block of glue pressure sensitive which is here_disposed near the free edge of the leaf.
  • fastener may consist of double-sided adhesive tape with a high stickiness for sheet material, paper, and low tackiness for the material, polyethylene or polypropylene, of the envelope.

Abstract

The packet has sheets (11, 12) whose ends have an adhesive pavement for forming a connection with end sheet of another sheets packet. The sheet (11) has a free end and an articulation end between two panels (11A, 11B). The adhesive pavement is placed at the end of the articulation end. The panel (11A) slides across a slit with the free end and the panel (11B) is crimped between panels of sheets (13, 14). An independent claim is also included for a process for reloading a tangled sheet distributor.

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La présente invention concerne les produits qui se présentent sous la forme de paquets de feuilles contenues dans des boítes pourvues d'une fente de distribution. Elle vise en particulier le domaine des articles à usage sanitaire ou domestique, en ouate de cellulose ou autre matériau équivalent.The present invention relates to products which are in the form packets of leaves contained in boxes provided with a slit distribution. It particularly targets the field of articles for use sanitary or domestic, in cellulose wadding or other equivalent material.

Les gestionnaires de locaux collectifs : hôtels, restaurants, ateliers ou autres, mettent, quand cela est nécessaire, des articles d'essuyage à la disposition des usagers. Il s'agit, selon les besoins. d'essuie-mains, de serviettes, serviettes de table, chiffons ou autres articles équivalents. Les produits peuvent être proposés dans des appareils distributeurs, sous la forme de feuilles pliées, généralement au format rectangulaire, simplement empilées les unes sur les autres ou bien enchevêtrées pour former des paquets de plusieurs dizaines d'unités.Collective premises managers: hotels, restaurants, workshops or others, when necessary, put dry wiping items available to users. This is, as needed. of towels, napkins, napkins, rags, or the like. The products can be offered in vending machines, under the form of folded sheets, usually rectangular, simply stacked on top of each other or tangled to form packages of several dozen units.

Les paquets de feuilles enchevêtrées sont placés dans une boíte distributrice avec une face frontale dans laquelle on a ménagé une fente de distribution des feuilles. Les feuilles sont pliées le long de lignes de pliage parallèles entre elles, et, entre les panneaux ainsi réalisés, peuvent être enchevêtrées de diverses façons. Le mode de pliage le plus simple consiste à former deux panneaux disposés en V. On peut selon les besoins réaliser des pliages plus complexes, tels que, par exemple, à trois panneaux de mêmes dimensions ou non pour former un pliage dit en Z, à quatre panneaux pour un pliage en M, etc. Par l'enchevêtrement, les panneaux d'une feuille du paquet sont maintenus entre les panneaux des feuilles adjacentes. Une feuille d'extrémité du paquet présente quant à elle un bord libre suspendu en dehors de la boíte par lequel elle peut être saisie. Lorsque l'utilisateur tire sur le panneau libre de la feuille d'extrémité, son panneau arrière entraíne par friction le panneau avant de la feuille suivante à travers la fente. Cette dernière devient alors disponible. En général la fente de distribution est assez étroite pour bien faire ressortir le bord libre de la première feuille et faciliter sa préhension.Bundles of tangled sheets are placed in a dispenser box with a front face in which a distribution slot has been made leaves. Sheets are folded along parallel fold lines between them, and, between the panels thus produced, can be entangled in various ways. The easiest way to fold is to form two panels arranged in a V. It can be folded as required more complex, such as, for example, three panels of the same dimensions or not to form a so-called Z fold, with four panels for folding in M, etc. By the tangle, the panels of a sheet of the package are held between the panels of adjacent sheets. A end sheet of the package has a free hanging edge outside the box by which it can be entered. When the user pulls on the free panel of the end sheet, its rear panel frictionally drives the front panel of the next sheet through the slot. The latter then becomes available. In general the slot of distribution is narrow enough to bring out the free edge of the first leaf and facilitate gripping.

Dans le cas de produits non enchevêtrés, les feuilles n'étant pas entraínées, on doit pouvoir aller les chercher à l'intérieur du distributeur avec les doigts. La fente dans ce cas est donc assez large. En général, on prélève plus d'une feuille à la fois. In the case of non-tangled products, the leaves not being entrained, we must be able to collect them inside the distributor with the fingers. The slot in this case is therefore quite wide. In general, we take more than one sheet at a time.

Les paquets enchevêtrés sont donc plus intéressants économiquement car ils évitent la surconsommation de produits. Par ailleurs, les feuilles autres que la première ne sont pas accessibles depuis l'extérieur, donc moins sujettes aux salissures.The tangled packages are therefore more interesting economically because they avoid overconsumption of products. By the way, the other leaves than the first are not accessible from the outside, so less prone to soiling.

Cependant ce système présente un inconvénient. Quand on dispose une recharge dans le distributeur, il faut amorcer la distribution en glissant la première feuille à travers la fente. Cela est difficile de l'extérieur puisque cette dernière est étroite. Il n'est donc pas pratique pour un exploitant de mettre en place un distributeur de grande capacité contenant plusieurs recharges simplement posées les unes sur les autres. Quand on termine le paquet inférieur, la première feuille du paquet qui suit n'est pas disponible à travers la fente de distribution ; il faut donc ouvrir le distributeur pour amorcer la pile. Il existe bien sûr la solution pour la personne chargée de l'entretien d'enchevêtrer les feuilles d'extrémité, mais cela n'est pas pratique ni économique.However, this system has a drawback. When we have a refill in the dispenser, you have to start dispensing by sliding the first sheet through the slit. This is difficult from the outside since the latter is narrow. It is therefore impractical for an operator to set up a large capacity distributor containing several refills simply placed on top of each other. When we finish the bottom package, the first sheet of the following package is not available through the distribution slot; so you have to open the dispenser to prime the stack. There is of course the solution for the person responsible for maintenance to tangle the end sheets but this is not neither practical nor economical.

On connaít, par le brevet US 2 158 712, une solution consistant à envelopper le paquet dans une banderole. Celle-ci comporte une languette que l'on glisse entre les panneaux de la pile de feuilles qui est déjà présente dans le distributeur. La banderole est solidaire par ailleurs de la première feuille du paquet dans l'enveloppe. La languette est ainsi entraínée dans la fente ; en tirant sur la languette on libère donc la première feuille du paquet. Cette solution oblige la personne d'entretien à des manipulations qui sont encore des pertes de temps.We know from US Patent 2,158,712 a solution consisting in wrap the package in a banner. This has a tab that we slide between the panels of the stack of sheets which is already present in the dispenser. The banner is also integral with the first sheet of the package in the envelope. The tongue is thus entrained in the slit; by pulling on the tab we release the first sheet of the package. This solution requires the maintenance person to manipulate which are still wasted time.

La présente invention a notamment pour objet un moyen simplifiant les opérations de mise en service d'une nouvelle recharge de feuilles.The subject of the present invention is in particular a means simplifying the commissioning of a new refill of sheets.

Le paquet de feuilles enchevêtrées conforme à l'invention, constituant une recharge pour distributeur, comportant une feuille d'extrémité, est caractérisé par le fait que la dite feuille comporte un moyen d'attache permettant de former une liaison avec une feuille d'extrémité d'un deuxième paquet de feuilles quand celles-ci sont mises en contact l'une avec l'autre.The bundle of tangled sheets according to the invention, constituting a refill for dispenser, having an end sheet, is characterized by the fact that said sheet includes a means of attachment for forming a bond with an end sheet of a second pack of sheets when these are brought into contact with one with the other.

En particulier le moyen d'attache est constitué d'un matériau adhésif sensible à la pression. La solution de l'invention présente l'avantage de ne nécessiter aucune manipulation de la part de l'utilisateur. La personne chargée de l'entretien de l'appareil dispose simplement les paquets de feuilles dans le distributeur, l'un sur l'autre, après avoir dégagé les moyens d'attache. Les deux feuilles en contact l'une avec l'autre forment alors une liaison. Quand on tire sur la dernière feuille du paquet en service, on entraíne la première feuille du deuxième paquet à travers la fente de distribution.In particular, the attachment means consists of an adhesive material pressure sensitive. The solution of the invention has the advantage of not require no manipulation on the part of the user. The person responsible for maintaining the device simply arranges the packages of sheets in the dispenser, one on top of the other, after freeing up the means attachment. The two sheets in contact with each other then form a link. When we pull on the last sheet of the package in service, we feeds the first sheet of the second packet through the slot distribution.

Selon un mode de réalisation le moyen d'attache est constitué d'un ruban adhésif double face. Dans la mesure où l'adhésif est sensible à la pression, un feuillet de protection le recouvre avant mise en service.According to one embodiment, the attachment means consists of a ribbon double-sided adhesive. Since the adhesive is pressure sensitive, a protective sheet covers it before putting it into service.

Conformément à une autre caractéristique le paquet comprend un moyen d'attache sur les feuilles de chacune des deux extrémités.According to another characteristic, the package includes a means of attachment on the leaves of each of the two ends.

De préférence, la feuille d'extrémité du paquet comportant un panneau avec un bord libre, le moyen d'attache est disposé sur la face externe du panneau à proximité du bord libre. Le moyen d'attache peut aussi être disposé à proximité du bord d'articulation du panneau libre de la feuille.Preferably, the end sheet of the package having a panel with a free edge, the fastening means is arranged on the external face of the panel near the free edge. The attachment means can also be disposed near the hinge edge of the free panel of the sheet.

Conformément à une autre caractéristique, le moyen d'attache est de forme rectangulaire et disposé dans sa plus grande longueur transversalement par rapport à la feuille.According to another characteristic, the fastening means is shaped rectangular and arranged in its greatest length transversely by report to the sheet.

Conformément à un mode de réalisation préférentiel le paquet comporte une enveloppe que l'on enlève avant mise en service et le matériau adhésif appliqué sur la feuille d'extrémité du paquet, présente un pouvoir collant sur la feuille supérieur à son pouvoir collant sur le matériau constituant l'emballage.In accordance with a preferred embodiment, the package includes an envelope which is removed before putting into service and the adhesive material applied to the end sheet of the package, has a tacky effect on the sheet greater than its tackiness on the constituent material packaging.

On connaít le brevet US 6 286 712 qui décrit un paquet composé d'un grand nombre de produits en feuilles. Il est réalisé à partir de plusieurs paquets de moindre taille assemblés les uns sur les autres. Les premières et dernières feuilles respectives de chacun des paquets de moindre taille sont liées entre elles de façon à ce qu'elles ne se détachent pas l'une de l'autre en utilisation. Ce brevet résout un problème de fabrication. Il s'agit en fait de fabriquer des paquets de grande taille avec des machines réalisant des paquets de faible comptage ; cette solution est avantageuse car la complexité des machines d'enchevêtrement croít avec le nombre de feuilles à enchevêtrer. Cependant le problème que résout ce brevet est différent de celui de la présente demande. Il ne résout pas le problème de la recharge des distributeurs de grande capacité avec des paquets de plus faible comptage.We know US Patent 6,286,712 which describes a package consisting of large number of sheet products. It is made from several smaller packages assembled on top of each other. The first and last respective sheets of each of the smaller packages are linked together so that they do not separate from each other in use. This patent solves a manufacturing problem. It’s actually to manufacture large packages with machines performing low count packets; this solution is advantageous because the complexity of tangling machines increases with the number of sheets to entangle. However, the problem solved by this patent is different from that of this application. It does not solve the problem of recharging large capacity dispensers with smaller packages counting.

D'autres caractéristiques et avantages de l'invention ressortiront à la lecture de la description qui suit de différents modes de réalisation, avec les dessins annexés sur lesquels

  • la figure 1 représente de manière schématique un distributeur de produits en feuilles avec deux recharges conformes à l'invention,
  • la figure 2 représente une recharge dans une enveloppe conformément à un mode de réalisation de l'invention
  • Les figures 3 a et b représentent des modes de disposition du moyen d'attache sur la première feuille du paquet.
    • Other characteristics and advantages of the invention will emerge on reading the following description of different embodiments, with the accompanying drawings in which
  • FIG. 1 schematically represents a distributor of sheet products with two refills according to the invention,
  • FIG. 2 represents a refill in an envelope in accordance with an embodiment of the invention
  • Figures 3 a and b show modes of arrangement of the attachment means on the first sheet of the package.

    • Sur la figure 1, on voit la représentation schématique d'un distributeur de feuilles, ici vertical, vu en coupe transversale. Il peut s'agir d'essuie-mains en ouate de cellulose ou d'autres produits tels que des serviettes de table ou encore du papier toilette. Le distributeur 1 est par exemple parallélépipédique avec une fente 3 tournée vers le bas pour le passage des feuilles. Celles-ci sont disposées à l'intérieur du réceptacle du distributeur en deux paquets 10 et 20 superposés. Le paquet 10 comprend des feuilles 11, 12, 13, 14 etc. chacune pliée en deux panneaux formant un V. Les feuilles sont enchevêtrées comme cela est bien connu. La ligne de pliage est parallèle à la fente de distribution 3.
    D'autres modes d'enchevêtrement à partir d'autres pliages des feuilles, sont connus tels qu'en Z ou en M
    Le panneau avant 11A de la première feuille 11, dite feuille d'extrémité, du paquet 10 est glissé à travers la fente avec un bord libre disponible pour être saisi. Le panneau 11B à l'arrière est pincé entre les panneaux des feuilles suivantes 13 et 14. Quand on tire sur la feuille 11, on entraíne le premier panneau de la feuille qui suit à travers la fente 3 et ainsi de suite, jusqu'à ce qu'on extraie la dernière feuille 12, qui est une feuille d'extrémité aussi.    In Figure 1, we see the schematic representation of a sheet dispenser, here vertical, seen in cross section. It can be paper towels made of cellulose wadding or other products such as napkins or toilet paper. The dispenser 1 is for example parallelepipedic with a slot 3 facing downwards for the passage of the sheets. These are arranged inside the distributor receptacle in two superimposed packages 10 and 20. Package 10 includes sheets 11, 12, 13, 14 etc. each folded into two panels forming a V. The leaves are entangled as is well known. The fold line is parallel to the distribution slot 3.
    Other modes of entanglement from other folds of the sheets are known such as in Z or in M
    The front panel 11A of the first sheet 11, called the end sheet, of the package 10 is slid through the slot with a free edge available to be grasped. The panel 11B at the rear is pinched between the panels of the following sheets 13 and 14. When we pull on the sheet 11, we drive the first panel of the sheet which follows through the slot 3 and so on, until which we extract the last sheet 12, which is also an end sheet.

    Un deuxième paquet 20 de feuilles enchevêtrées est disposé sur le premier paquet 10. De la même façon il présente une feuille d'extrémité 21 et 22 à chaque bout du paquet. L'enchevêtrement est par exemple le même, mais cela n'est pas nécessaire. A second packet 20 of tangled sheets is placed on the first package 10. Likewise it presents an end sheet 21 and 22 to each end of the package. The tangle is the same, for example, but it is not necessary.

    Dans ce mode de réalisation conforme à l'invention; les feuilles d'extrémité 12 et 21 sont pourvues chacune d'un moyen d'attache, 120 et 210 respectivement. Ce sont avantageusement des pavés de colle sensible à la pression.In this embodiment according to the invention; the end sheets 12 and 21 are each provided with a fastening means, 120 and 210 respectively. These are advantageously blocks of adhesive sensitive to the pressure.

    Il s'agit par exemple d'une colle de type « hot melt » qui est une colle sans solvant, appliquée fondue à chaud sur les parties à encoller, la solidification assurant l'adhésion. La colle sensible à la pression présente un pouvoir collant en surface après sa solidification Au lieu de pavés, on peut répartir la colle différemment, par points, traits ou autre comme cela est bien connu dans le domaine.It is, for example, a “hot melt” type adhesive which is an adhesive without solvent, applied hot melted on the parts to be glued, solidification ensuring membership. Pressure sensitive adhesive has power sticky on the surface after solidification Instead of paving stones, we can spread glue differently, by points, lines or other as is well known in the field.

    Quand le paquet 10 est épuisé, en extrayant la feuille 12 on entraíne la feuille d'extrémité 21 du paquet 20 en raison de la liaison par adhésif entre les feuilles.When the package 10 is exhausted, by extracting the sheet 12 we drive the end sheet 21 of package 20 due to adhesive bonding between leaves.

    On a représenté sur la figure 2 un paquet 10 avant sa mise en service. Il est entouré par exemple d'une banderole 15 qui maintient le paquet ensemble. On voit les feuilles d'extrémité 11 et 12 chacune avec un pavé d'adhésif 110 et 120. La matière constituant la banderole est compatible avec celle constituant l'adhésif, c'est à dire le pouvoir collant de l'adhésif sur celle-ci est très faible, de telle sorte que lorsqu'on retire la banderole avant de glisser le paquet dans le distributeur, le pavé adhésif reste sur la feuille et non sur la banderole . Au lieu d'une banderole, l'enveloppe peut être réalisée sous la forme d'un sac ou autre. En outre le matériau de l'enveloppe peut être traité simplement localement pour ne pas adhérer au pavé de colle. Selon une autre solution, le matériau de l'enveloppe est quelconque, papier par exemple. On prévoit alors de revêtir le pavé d'adhésif d'une feuille de protection, telle qu'un feuillet en papier siliconé que l'on retire avant mise en service du paquet de feuilles.FIG. 2 shows a package 10 before it is put into service. It is surrounded for example by a banner 15 which holds the package together. We see the end sheets 11 and 12 each with an adhesive pad 110 and 120. The material constituting the banner is compatible with that constituting the adhesive, i.e. the adhesive power of the adhesive thereon is very small, so that when you remove the banner before slide the package into the dispenser, the adhesive pad remains on the sheet and not on the banner. Instead of a banner, the envelope can be made in the form of a bag or other. Furthermore the material of the envelope can be treated simply locally so as not to adhere to the glue pad. According to another solution, the material of the envelope is any, paper for example. We then plan to cover the pavement adhesive for a protective sheet, such as a silicone paper sheet which must be removed before putting into service the packet of sheets.

    Le pavé d'adhésif 110 est disposé sur la surface externe du panneau avant de la feuille d'extrémité 11, de préférence dans une zone située en dehors de celle où se trouve la fente de distribution qui en général est placée au centre.The adhesive pad 110 is disposed on the external surface of the front panel of the end sheet 11, preferably in an area outside from that where the distribution slot is located, which is generally placed at the center.

    De préférence encore, les pavés ont une forme rectangulaire allongée dans le sens transversal avec une largeur inférieure à celle de la feuille. On a procédé à des essais pour vérifier quelle disposition assurait un taux de passage satisfaisant de la liaison à travers la fente de distribution. Il ne faut pas en effet que les frottements au passage de la fente de distribution désolidarisent la liaison, déchirent l'une des feuilles ou créent des bourrages.More preferably, the pavers have an elongated rectangular shape in the transverse direction with a width less than that of the sheet. We have carried out tests to verify which provision ensured a rate of satisfactory passage of the connection through the distribution slot. It is not necessary not in fact that the friction when passing the distribution slot separate the bond, tear off one of the sheets or create jams.

    On a utilisé des feuilles pliées en V, liées par deux panneaux mis face à face. Sur le panneau de chaque feuille, on a appliqué un pavé d'adhésif de forme rectangulaire. On a disposé les pavés en divers endroits, soit latéralement par rapport à l'axe médian de la feuille, soit à cheval sur cet axe.V-folded sheets were used, linked by two panels facing face. On the panel of each sheet, a patch of adhesive was applied. rectangular shape. The pavers were placed in various places, namely laterally with respect to the median axis of the leaf, or straddling this axis.

    Les tests ont porté sur :

  • Le taux de passage qui est la moyenne du nombre de serviettes qui ont dépassé l'ouverture en restant intactes ou avec déchirures par rapport à la moyenne du nombre de transitions effectuées..
  • Le taux d'anomalies qui est la moyenne du nombre de déchirures, bourrages et collages sur l'ouverture du distributeur par rapport à la moyenne du nombre de transitions effectuées.
  • La moyenne de la longueur de la serviette, intacte ou déchirée, qui dépasse de l'ouverture après transition.
  • Une transition est le franchissement de l'ouverture du distributeur par un ensemble de deux serviettes liées par l'adhésif.
    • The tests focused on:
  • The pass rate which is the average of the number of towels that have passed the opening while remaining intact or with tears compared to the average of the number of transitions made.
  • The rate of anomalies which is the average of the number of tears, jams and adhesions on the dispenser opening compared to the average of the number of transitions made.
  • The average length of the towel, intact or torn, which exceeds the opening after transition.
  • A transition is the crossing of the dispenser opening by a set of two towels linked by the adhesive.

    • Un premier résultat a montré que la disposition des pavés d'adhésif à cheval sur l'axe médian permettait d'obtenir un taux de passage optimal. Le nombre d'anomalies constatées était inférieur et la longueur de franchissement est supérieure.A first result showed that the arrangement of the adhesive pavers to horse on the median axis allowed to obtain an optimal passage rate. The number of anomalies observed was lower and the length of crossing is greater.

    Un autre résultat montre aussi qu'il est préférable d'avoir des pavés plutôt longs dans le sens travers. Les pavés de dimensions 8x50 mm (SMxST) sont plus efficaces que les pavés de dimensions 10x25 mm. On obtient pour les premiers une longueur qui dépasse bien supérieure à celle des seconds.Another result also shows that it is better to have pavers rather long in the cross direction. Pavers of dimensions 8x50 mm (SMxST) are more efficient than 10x25 mm pavers. We get for the former a length which exceeds much greater than that of the latter.

    Un autre résultat pour les serviettes ayant la taille du pavé d'adhésif retenu, à savoir 8x50 mm, montre qu'il est préférable de disposer les pavés à une faible distance du bord avant de la serviette dans le sens marche. On a repris sur le tableau ci-dessous les résultats pour deux tailles de pavés :10x25 mm et 8x50 mm respectivement, et pour deux distances du bord avant de 1a serviette : 20 et 30 mm respectivement. Taille adhésif
    (mm x mm)     Distance par rapport au bord
    (mm)     Taux de passage Taux d'anomalies à la transition Longueur qui dépasse
    (mm)         10x25 20 100 22 40 10x25 30 100 5,8 48 8x50 20 95 5 101 8x50 30 84 26 108     Another result for napkins having the size of the adhesive pad retained, namely 8 × 50 mm, shows that it is preferable to arrange the pavers a short distance from the front edge of the napkin in the running direction. The results are given in the table below for two sizes of pavers: 10 × 25 mm and 8 × 50 mm respectively, and for two distances from the front edge of the napkin: 20 and 30 mm respectively. Adhesive size
    (mm x mm)     Distance from edge
    (Mm)     Pass rate Error rate at transition Length that exceeds
    (Mm)     10x25 20 100 22 40 10x25 30 100 5.8 48 8x50 20 95 5 101 8x50 30 84 26 108

    On a représenté sur les figures 3a et 3b deux dispositions préférées des pavés d'adhésif sur les feuilles d'extrémité du paquet de feuilles de l'invention.FIGS. 3a and 3b show two preferred arrangements of adhesive pads on the end sheets of the sheet package the invention.

    Sur la figure 3a le panneau 11A de la feuille 11 par exemple, comprend un pavé de colle 110 sensible à la pression disposé à cheval sur l'axe sens marche SM de la feuille à proximité de l'axe d'articulation entre les deux panneaux 11A et 11B. Le pavé de colle 110 est de forme rectangulaire et sa longueur est transversale à la feuille.In FIG. 3a, the panel 11A of the sheet 11 for example, includes a paver of pressure-sensitive glue 110 positioned astride the direction axis SM step of the sheet near the hinge axis between the two panels 11A and 11B. The adhesive block 110 is rectangular in shape and its length is transverse to the leaf.

    Sur la figure 3b la feuille 12 par exemple comprend aussi un pavé de colle sensible à la pression qui est ici_disposé à proximité du bord libre de la feuille.In FIG. 3b, the sheet 12 for example also includes a block of glue pressure sensitive which is here_disposed near the free edge of the leaf.

    L'invention ne se limite pas aux modes de réalisation représentés, d'autres sont à la portée de l'homme du métier. Par exemple un autre moyen d'attache peut être constitué d'un ruban adhésif double face avec un pouvoir collant élevé pour le matériau des feuilles, le papier, et un faible pouvoir collant pour le matériau, polyéthylène ou polypropylène, de l'enveloppe.The invention is not limited to the embodiments shown, other are within the reach of the skilled person. For example another way fastener may consist of double-sided adhesive tape with a high stickiness for sheet material, paper, and low tackiness for the material, polyethylene or polypropylene, of the envelope.

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    Paquet de feuilles enchevêtrées, constituant une recharge pour un distributeur de produits feuille à feuille, comportant au moins une feuille d'extrémité (11, 12), caractérisé par le fait que la dite feuille comporte un moyen d'attache (110, 120) permettant de former une liaison avec une feuille d'extrémité d'un deuxième paquet de feuillesPack of tangled sheets, constituting a refill for a sheet-by-sheet product dispenser, comprising at least one end sheet (11, 12), characterized in that the said sheet comprises a fastening means (110, 120) for forming a bond with an end sheet of a second pack of sheets Paquet de feuilles selon la revendication précédente dont le moyen d'attache (110, 120) est constitué d'un matériau adhésif sensible à la pression.Sheet package according to the preceding claim, the means of which fastener (110, 120) is made of an adhesive material sensitive to pressure. Paquet de feuilles selon la revendication précédente dont le moyen d'attache (110, 120) est constitué d'un ruban adhésif double face.Sheet package according to the preceding claim, the means of which attachment (110, 120) consists of a double-sided adhesive tape. Paquet selon la revendication 2 ou 3 dont le matériau adhésif est revêtu d'un feuillet de protection que l'on enlève avant mise en place dans le distributeur.Package according to claim 2 or 3, the adhesive material of which is coated with a protective sheet that is removed before installation in the dispenser. Paquet selon l'une des revendications précédentes comprenant un moyen d'attache sur la première feuille (11, 12) de chacune des deux extrémités.Package according to one of the preceding claims comprising a attachment means on the first sheet (11, 12) of each of the two ends. Paquet selon l'une des revendications précédentes dont la première feuille (11, 12) comporte un panneau (11A, 12A) avec un bord libre, le moyen d'attache étant disposé à proximité du bord libre.Package according to one of the preceding claims, the first of which sheet (11, 12) has a panel (11A, 12A) with a free edge, the attachment means being disposed near the free edge. Paquet selon l'une des revendications précédentes dont la première feuille (11, 12) comporte un bord libre et un bord d'articulation entre deux panneaux, le moyen d'attache étant disposé à proximité du bord d'articulation.Package according to one of the preceding claims, the first of which sheet (11, 12) has a free edge and a hinge edge between two panels, the fastening means being arranged near the edge hinge. Paquet selon l'une des revendications précédentes dont le moyen d'attache est disposé sur l'axe sens marche médian de la feuille.Package according to one of the preceding claims, the means of which of attachment is arranged on the middle direction of the leaf direction. Paquet selon l'une des revendications précédentes dont le moyen d'attache est de forme rectangulaire, et disposé dans sa plus grande longueur transversalement par rapport à la feuille.Package according to one of the preceding claims, the means of which of attachment is rectangular, and arranged in its largest length transversely to the sheet. Paquet selon l'une des revendications 2 à 9 comportant une enveloppe (15) que l'on enlève avant mise en place du paquet dans le distributeurPackage according to one of claims 2 to 9 comprising a envelope (15) which is removed before placing the package in the distributor Paquet selon la revendication précédente, dont le moyen d'attache est un matériau adhésif appliqué sur une feuille d'extrémité du paquet, le pouvoir collant du matériau adhésif sur la feuille étant supérieur à son pouvoir collant sur le matériau constituant l'emballage. Package according to the preceding claim, the means for which fastener is an adhesive material applied to an end sheet of the package, the adhesive power of the adhesive material on the sheet being greater than its tackiness on the constituent material packaging. Paquet selon l'une des revendications précédentes dont les feuilles sont en ouate de cellulose.Package according to one of the preceding claims, the sheets are made of cellulose wadding. Procédé pour recharger un distributeur de feuilles enchevêtrées consistant à disposer un paquet selon l'une des revendications précédentes sur un paquet déjà placé dans le distributeur de telle sorte que l'une des dites feuilles d'extrémité pourvue du moyen d'attache vienne se lier à une feuille du paquet déjà en place.Method for refilling a dispenser of tangled sheets consisting in placing a package according to one of claims previous on a package already placed in the dispenser of such so that one of said end sheets provided with the means of attachment comes to bind to a sheet of the package already in place.
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