JP2015190878A - toilet paper meter and toilet paper holder - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a toilet paper meter and a toilet paper holder which can improve awareness of a used amount of toilet paper.SOLUTION: A toilet paper holder 10 freely rotatably holds toilet paper M cylindrically wound and is provided with a toilet paper meter 20 which digitizes a used amount of the toilet paper M and improves awareness of a used amount. The toilet paper meter 20 has: drawing amount measuring means 21 which measures a drawing amount of the toilet paper M as the number of rotations of a rotary body 21A a part of which is in contact with the toilet paper M; drawing amount calculation means which calculates a drawing amount of the toilet paper M from the number of rotations of the rotary body 21A measured by the drawing amount measuring means 21; and display means 26 which displays the calculated drawing amount.

Description

  The present invention relates to a toilet paper meter and a toilet paper holder capable of quantifying the amount of toilet paper used and improving awareness of the amount of use.

  In recent years, global warming has been taken up as a major problem, and efforts are being made to reduce carbon dioxide emissions. Individual level initiatives include resource recycling, waste separation, and reduction of electricity usage. In addition, the use of toilet paper can be reduced. Toilet paper is usually used unconsciously, and often wastes resources and energy. Therefore, if the amount of toilet paper used unconsciously can be easily known, awareness of the amount used can be increased and wasteful use can be suppressed.

  In addition, in order to suppress wasteful use of toilet paper, once the usage amount is set, and when the toilet paper drawer reaches the set length, the drawer stops for a certain amount of time and cannot be pulled out continuously. A toilet paper holder has been proposed (see Patent Document 1). However, in this toilet paper holder, the amount of use is forcibly restricted, so there are many inconveniences, and there is a problem that it is difficult to raise the user's awareness of the amount of use.

JP 2002-336159 A

  This invention is made | formed based on such a problem, and it aims at providing the toilet paper meter and toilet paper holder which can improve the consciousness with respect to the usage-amount of toilet paper.

  The toilet paper meter of the present invention is a drawer that measures the amount of the toilet paper that is wound in a cylindrical shape and rotatably held in the toilet paper holder as the number of rotations of the rotating body that is partially in contact with the toilet paper. An amount measuring means, a drawing amount calculating means for calculating a drawing amount of toilet paper from the number of rotations of the rotating body measured by the drawing amount measuring means, and a drawing amount recording means for recording the drawing amount calculated by the drawing amount calculating means Average calculation means for calculating an average withdrawal amount in a predetermined period from the withdrawal amount calculated by the withdrawal amount calculation means, an average recording means for recording the average withdrawal amount calculated by the average calculation means, and a withdrawal amount calculation means Display means for displaying the drawn amount and the average drawn amount calculated by the average calculating means.

  The toilet paper holder of the present invention rotatably holds a toilet paper wound in a cylindrical shape, and the amount of the toilet paper drawn out is defined as the number of rotations of a rotating body partly in contact with the toilet paper. A drawer amount measuring means for measuring, a drawer amount calculating means for calculating the amount of toilet paper drawn from the number of rotations of the rotating body measured by the drawer amount measuring means, and a drawer for recording the drawer amount calculated by the drawer amount calculating means Amount recording means, an average calculating means for calculating an average withdrawal amount for a predetermined period from the withdrawal amount calculated by the withdrawal amount calculating means, an average recording means for recording the average withdrawal amount calculated by the average calculation means, and a withdrawal amount calculation Display means for displaying the withdrawal amount calculated by the means and the average withdrawal amount calculated by the average calculation means.

  According to the present invention, since the amount of toilet paper drawn is calculated from the number of rotations of the rotating body and displayed, it is possible to easily recognize the amount of toilet paper used by quantifying it. In addition, since the average amount of withdrawal for a predetermined period is calculated and displayed, it is possible to easily recognize not only a single usage amount but also a past average usage amount. Therefore, it is possible to improve the awareness of the amount of toilet paper used on a daily basis and since childhood, thereby suppressing wasteful use. As a result, the amount of felled forest can be reduced and household expenditures can be reduced.

  In addition, if the drawer amount measuring means includes an urging member that urges the rotating body in a direction in contact with the toilet paper, and a rotation speed measuring means that measures the rotation speed of the rotating body, the rotation of the toilet paper is achieved. Accordingly, the rotating body can be rotated more accurately, and even when the diameter of the toilet paper is reduced by use, the rotating body can be rotated by contacting the toilet paper.

  Furthermore, if the outer peripheral portion of the rotating body is constituted by a non-slip member, the rotating body can be rotated more accurately according to the rotation of the toilet paper.

  In addition, if the reference value of the withdrawal amount is determined based on the average withdrawal amount and a warning is issued when the withdrawal amount exceeds the reference value, the amount of toilet paper used can be recognized more easily. Can do. In particular, even a small child can enjoy wasted money.

It is a perspective view showing the external appearance structure of the toilet paper holder which concerns on one embodiment of this invention. It is a fragmentary sectional view showing the structure of the toilet paper holder shown in FIG. It is a figure showing the modification of the toilet paper holder shown in FIG.1 and FIG.2. It is a block diagram showing the system configuration | structure of the toilet paper holder shown in FIG.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

  FIG.1 and FIG.2 represents the structure of the toilet paper holder 10 which concerns on one embodiment of this invention. FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the system configuration of the toilet paper holder 10. The toilet paper holder 10 is configured to rotatably hold a toilet paper M wound in a cylindrical shape. The toilet paper holder 10 is, for example, inserted into a cylindrical through-hole provided at the center of the toilet paper M, and a pair of holders 11 that rotatably supports the toilet paper M and a pair that supports the holders 11. Side plate portion 12, a back plate portion 13 on which the pair of side plate portions 12 are disposed, and a covering body 14 that covers an upper portion of the toilet paper M.

  Moreover, this toilet paper holder 10 is provided with the toilet paper meter 20 which digitizes the usage-amount of the toilet paper M and improves the consciousness with respect to the usage-amount, for example. The toilet paper meter 20 includes, for example, a drawing amount measuring unit 21 that measures the drawing amount of the toilet paper M. The drawing amount measuring means 21 is, for example, a rotating body 21A that is partly in contact with the toilet paper M and rotates according to the rotation of the toilet paper M, and a rotation speed measuring means 21B that measures the rotation speed of the rotating body 21A. The amount of the toilet paper M pulled out is measured as the number of rotations of the rotating body.

  The rotating body 21A is rotatably supported, for example, by a rotating body support portion 21C that is disposed such that one end portion thereof is rotatable with respect to the back plate portion 13. The rotating body support portion 21C is biased in a direction in which the rotating body 21A contacts the toilet paper M, for example, by a biasing member 21D such as a spring. For example, one end of the urging member 21 </ b> D is disposed on the rotating body support 21 </ b> C and the other end is disposed on the back plate 13. Thereby, even if the diameter of the toilet paper M becomes smaller by use, the rotator 21A is urged toward the toilet paper M by the urging member 21D, and the rotator 21A comes into contact with the toilet paper M. .

  The rotating body 21A is, for example, in the form of a roller, and the outer peripheral portion is preferably constituted by, for example, a non-slip member. Examples of the anti-slip member include rubber, an adsorbing tape, or a member whose surface is roughened to increase the frictional resistance. Further, as shown in FIG. 3, it is more preferable that the non-slip member is made of rubber and a protruding wart is formed on the surface. An example of the rotational speed measuring means 21B is a tachometer, which may be a contact type or a non-contact type. The rotational speed measuring means 21B is disposed, for example, with respect to the rotating body support portion 21C.

  In addition, the toilet paper meter 20 is calculated by, for example, a drawer amount calculating unit 22 that calculates the drawer amount of the toilet paper M from the number of rotations of the rotating body 21A measured by the drawer amount measuring unit 21, and the drawer amount calculating unit 22. A withdrawal amount recording unit 23 for recording the withdrawal amount, an average calculation unit 24 for calculating an average withdrawal amount in a predetermined period from the withdrawal amount calculated by the withdrawal amount calculation unit 22, and an average withdrawal amount calculated by the average calculation unit 24 And a display means 26 for displaying the withdrawal amount calculated by the withdrawal amount calculation means 22 and the average withdrawal amount calculated by the average calculation means 24.

  The drawing amount calculation means 22 calculates the drawing amount of the toilet paper M, for example, by multiplying the rotation number of the rotating body 21A measured by the drawing amount measuring means 21 by the outer peripheral length of the rotating body 21A. The withdrawal amount calculated by the withdrawal amount calculation means 22 is recorded on the withdrawal amount recording means 23 and displayed on the display means 26, for example.

  The average calculation means 24 calculates the average withdrawal amount in a predetermined period such as weekly, monthly, or yearly based on the past data calculated by the average calculating means 24 and recorded in the withdrawal amount recording means 23. . The average withdrawal amount calculated by the average calculation means 24 is recorded on the average recording means 25 and displayed on the display means 26, for example.

  Further, the toilet paper meter 20 determines a reference value of the withdrawal amount based on the average withdrawal amount calculated by the average calculation unit 24, for example, and the withdrawal amount calculated by the withdrawal amount calculation unit 22 exceeds the determined reference value. In this case, it is preferable to include a warning determination unit 27 that determines to issue a warning, and a warning unit 28 that issues a warning when the warning determination unit 27 determines to issue a warning.

  The warning determination unit 27 determines, for example, any one of the calculated average withdrawal amounts, for example, any of the weekly average withdrawal amount, the monthly average withdrawal amount, and the yearly average withdrawal amount as a reference value. It is preferable that the user can determine an arbitrary value as a reference value by looking at the calculated average withdrawal amount. For example, when a warning signal is input from the warning determination unit 27, the warning unit 28 is configured to generate a sound such as “It is overused”.

  The withdrawal amount calculation means 22, the withdrawal amount recording means 23, the average calculation means 24, the average recording means 25, and the warning determination means 27 are constituted by electronic circuits, for example, and are arranged inside the back plate portion 13. ing. The display means 26 is comprised by the display panel, for example, and is arrange | positioned by the upper surface of the cover 14 of the backplate part 13. As shown in FIG. The warning means 28 is constituted by a speaker, for example, and is disposed on the back plate portion 13. The warning means 28 may be constituted by a display panel in addition to the speaker.

  In the toilet paper holder 10, first, for example, the toilet paper M is held by the holding unit 11, and the rotating body 21 </ b> A is brought into contact with the outer peripheral portion of the toilet paper M. Next, when the end of the toilet paper M is pulled out, the toilet paper M rotates, and the rotating body 21A rotates accordingly. The number of rotations from the start of rotation of the rotating body 21A to the next stop is measured by, for example, the rotation number measuring means 21B, and the amount of rotation of the rotating body 21A is calculated by the drawing amount calculating means 22 to the rotating body 21A. The amount of the toilet paper M to be drawn is calculated by multiplying the outer perimeter length. The calculated withdrawal amount of the toilet paper M is recorded, for example, as a single usage amount in the withdrawal amount recording means 23 and displayed on the display means 26.

  Further, for example, the average calculation means 24 calculates the average withdrawal amount in a predetermined period such as weekly, monthly, or yearly based on the past data recorded in the withdrawal amount recording means 23. The calculated average withdrawal amount is recorded in the average recording unit 25 and displayed on the display unit 26, for example. Further, for example, when the withdrawal amount calculated by the withdrawal amount calculation unit 22 exceeds a reference value, the warning determination unit 27 determines to issue a warning, and the warning unit 28 issues a warning. Even if the diameter of the toilet paper M is reduced by use, the rotating body 21A is biased toward the toilet paper M by the biasing member 21D. A position moves and the state which contacted the toilet paper M is maintained.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, since the drawing amount of the toilet paper M is calculated from the rotation number of the rotating body 21A and displayed, the amount of use of the toilet paper M is quantified and easily recognized. Can do. In addition, since the average amount of withdrawal for a predetermined period is calculated and displayed, it is possible to easily recognize not only a single usage amount but also a past average usage amount. Therefore, it is possible to improve the awareness of the amount of toilet paper used on a daily basis and since childhood, thereby suppressing wasteful use. As a result, the amount of felled forest can be reduced and household expenditures can be reduced.

  In addition, the drawer amount measuring means 21 includes an urging member 21D that urges the rotating body 21A in a direction in contact with the toilet paper M, and a rotation speed measuring means 21B that measures the rotation speed of the rotating body 21A. For example, the rotating body 21A can be rotated more accurately according to the rotation of the toilet paper M, and even if the diameter of the toilet paper M becomes smaller due to use, the rotating body 21A is brought into contact with the toilet paper M and rotated. be able to.

  Furthermore, if the outer peripheral portion of the rotating body 21A is formed of a non-slip member, the rotating body 21A can be rotated more accurately according to the rotation of the toilet paper M.

  In addition, if the reference value of the withdrawal amount is determined based on the average withdrawal amount and a warning is issued when the withdrawal amount exceeds the reference value, the usage amount of the toilet paper M can be recognized more easily. be able to. In particular, even a small child can enjoy wasted money.

  The present invention has been described with reference to the embodiment. However, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and various modifications can be made. For example, not all the components described in the above embodiment may be provided, or other components may be provided. Further, in the above-described embodiment, the structure is specifically described for each component, but it may be configured to have another structure.

  It can be used for a toilet paper holder.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Toilet paper holder, 11 ... Holding part, 12 ... Side plate part, 13 ... Back board part, 14 ... Covering body, 20 ... Toilet paper meter, 21 ... Extraction amount measuring means, 21A ... Rotating body, 21B ... Rotation number measurement Means, 21C: Rotating body support part, 21D: Biasing member, 22: Extraction amount calculation means, 23 ... Extraction amount recording means, 24 ... Average calculation means, 25 ... Average recording means, 26 ... Display means, 27 ... Warning judgment Means, 28 ... Warning means

Claims (5)

A drawing amount measuring means for measuring the amount of drawing of the toilet paper wound in a cylindrical shape and rotatably held by the toilet paper holder as the number of rotations of the rotating body partially touching the toilet paper;
A drawing amount calculating means for calculating a drawing amount of the toilet paper from the number of rotations of the rotating body measured by the drawing amount measuring means;
A withdrawal amount recording means for recording the withdrawal amount calculated by the withdrawal amount calculation means;
Average calculating means for calculating an average withdrawal amount in a predetermined period from the withdrawal amount calculated by the withdrawal amount calculating means;
Average recording means for recording the average withdrawal amount calculated by the average calculation means;
A toilet paper meter, comprising: a drawing amount calculated by the drawing amount calculating means; and a display means for displaying the average drawing amount calculated by the average calculating means.   The pull-out amount measuring unit includes an urging member that urges the rotating body in a direction in contact with the toilet paper, and a rotation speed measuring unit that measures the rotation speed of the rotating body. The toilet paper meter according to 1.   The toilet paper meter according to claim 2, wherein an outer peripheral portion of the rotating body is configured by a non-slip member.   A warning for determining a reference value of the withdrawal amount based on the average withdrawal amount calculated by the average calculation means, and determining to issue a warning when the withdrawal amount calculated by the withdrawal amount calculation means exceeds the reference value The toilet paper meter according to any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising a determination unit and a warning unit that issues a warning when the warning determination unit determines that a warning is issued. A toilet paper holder that rotatably holds a toilet paper wound in a cylindrical shape,
A drawing amount measuring means for measuring the drawing amount of the toilet paper as the number of rotations of a rotating body partly in contact with the toilet paper;
A drawing amount calculating means for calculating a drawing amount of the toilet paper from the number of rotations of the rotating body measured by the drawing amount measuring means;
A withdrawal amount recording means for recording the withdrawal amount calculated by the withdrawal amount calculation means;
Average calculating means for calculating an average withdrawal amount in a predetermined period from the withdrawal amount calculated by the withdrawal amount calculating means;
Average recording means for recording the average withdrawal amount calculated by the average calculation means;
A toilet paper holder comprising: a drawing amount calculated by the drawing amount calculation means; and a display means for displaying the average drawing amount calculated by the average calculation means.

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