JP2016036674A - Paper roll supply device and paper roll supply system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a paper roll supply device and a paper roll supply system in which a plurality of stored paper rolls are automatically and smoothly supplied to a core rod.SOLUTION: A paper roll supply device is installed in a wall surface of a toilet booth, and comprises a front panel 13 fitted in the wall surface, a paper roll storage box 17 for storing paper rolls R, an outlet 13b for taking out the paper rolls R, a core rod 16 for holding the paper rolls R, and a paper cutter 15 for cutting paper of the paper rolls R. A concave part for rotating the paper rolls R is formed in a surface of the core rod 16.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to a roll paper supply device and a roll paper supply system installed in a toilet booth.

  In recent years, for public toilets installed in highway service areas or parking areas, stations, parks, etc., roll paper supply has a unitized structure in which flush valves and roll paper storage units are stored on the walls of toilet booths. Many devices are used. For example, Patent Document 1 discloses such a unitized roll paper supply device.

  FIG. 8 is a schematic perspective view of a roll paper supply device according to Patent Document 1. As shown in FIG. The roll paper supply device 4 is disposed in a recess provided on the wall surface, and is fixed via a frame frame F. A cleaning operation unit 100 is provided on the back side of the front panel 2 and is engaged with the flash valve 3. The roll paper supply device 4 includes a roll paper supply unit 300. The roll paper supply unit 300 is positioned substantially at the center of the front panel 2, and a cylindrical roll paper storage unit 301 is erected on the back surface of the front panel 2. Roll paper is loaded and accommodated in the roll paper accommodating portion 301, and the roll paper is supplied to the roll paper accommodating portion 301, for example, by providing a roll paper supply port (not shown) on the front panel 2, and the roll paper is supplied from the roll paper supply port. This is done by inserting paper.

  A preliminary roll paper standby unit 302 is formed at the bottom of the roll paper storage unit 301 of the front panel 2, and the lowermost roll paper stored in the roll paper storage unit 301 is a preliminary roll paper standby unit. It is held at 302. A roll paper drawer 303 is continuously provided on the left side of the standby roll paper standby unit 302 in the drawing, and the user pushes the roll paper held in the standby roll paper standby unit 302 in the left direction in the figure. Then, the paper is slid and transferred to the roll paper drawer 303. When the roll paper is slid, the standby roll paper standby unit 302 becomes empty. Therefore, the second roll paper stored in the roll paper storage unit 301 falls by its own weight, and the standby roll paper standby unit 302 becomes the roll. Filled with paper.

  However, in the roll paper supply device 4 of Patent Document 1, the user has to slide the roll paper held in the standby roll paper standby unit 302 to the roll paper drawing unit 303, which is complicated. In order to solve this problem, a roll paper supply device 50 as shown in FIG. 9 is used. The configuration of the roll paper supply device 50 will be described below.

  The front panel 53 of the roll paper supply device 50 is provided with a cleaning operation button 51 for flowing cleaning water and an operation panel 52 for controlling the toilet seat in the upper left part in FIG. In addition, a roll paper take-out port 53b for the user to take out the roll paper R is formed in the lower left portion of the front panel 53. A paper cutter 55 and a core bar 56 are installed in the roll paper take-out port 53b via a mounting bracket 59 in the same manner as a conventional roll paper supply device. A window 53a for confirming the remaining amount of the roll paper R is formed at the center of the front panel 53, and a roll paper supply window 54 is formed at the upper right side.

  A roll paper storage box 57 for storing a plurality of roll papers R is obliquely installed on the back side of the front panel 53 (FIG. 9A). In addition, two rails 58 are installed at the inner bottom of the roll paper storage box 57 so that the stored roll paper R can easily move toward the roll paper outlet 53b. When the user has used up the roll paper R, the roll paper R at the left end of the roll paper storage box 57 is newly supplied.

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  However, although the above-described roll paper supply device 50 can automatically supply the roll paper R, it has the following problems.

  (A) The left end roll paper R stored in the roll paper storage box 57 collides with the right side of the roll paper R already installed via the core rod 56 (see FIG. 10). There is a problem that the roll paper R that is installed cannot be rotated sufficiently.

  (B) The depth dimension X of the core rod 56 shown in FIG. 9A is large, and the roll paper R installed via the core rod 56 is installed at the back position as shown in FIG. 11C. Has been. For this reason, there is a problem that it is difficult for the user to pull out the paper of the roll paper R, and when the diameter of the roll paper R becomes small, it is particularly difficult to pull out. FIG. 11 is a view showing a portion constituted by the mounting bracket 59, the paper cutter 55, and the core rod 56.

  (C) As shown in FIG. 12, when the roll paper R is inserted at a certain angle with respect to the core rod 56 (FIG. 12A), the left end of the roll paper R is the core rod. There was a problem that the roll paper R could not be smoothly inserted into the core rod 56 by striking the installation surface 56 (FIG. 12E). FIG. 12 shows a state in which the roll paper R is sequentially inserted into the core rod 56.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and provides a roll paper supply device and a roll paper supply system in which a plurality of roll papers are automatically and smoothly supplied to a core rod. Objective.

  In order to achieve the above-described object, the present invention has the following configuration.

(1) A roll paper supply device installed on the wall surface of a toilet booth,
A front panel fitted into the wall;
Storage means for storing roll paper, installed at an angle to the back of the front panel;
A take-out port formed in the front panel near the end of the storage means for taking out the roll paper,
A core rod that is inserted into the hollow core of the roll paper and holds the roll paper;
Cutting means for cutting the paper of the roll paper held by the core rod,
Have
On the surface of the core rod,
When the hollow core portion of the roll paper supplied from the storage means abuts obliquely at the tip in the supply direction, rotation about the direction perpendicular to the extension direction of the core rod with respect to the roll paper as a rotation center axis A roll paper supply device, wherein at least one of a concave portion, a convex portion, and a rotating roller for applying a force is disposed.

  (2) A plurality of transport rollers for facilitating movement in the supply direction of the roll paper are arranged in a row along the supply direction of the roll paper on the inner bottom surface of the storage means. The roll paper supply device according to (1), characterized in that:

  (3) The roll paper supply device according to (1) or (2), wherein a distance in a depth direction of the center line of the core rod from the front panel is equal to or less than a winding radius of the roll paper. .

  (4) The cutting unit has a stopper that prevents the roll paper from entering the takeout port position on a side surface facing the roll paper supplied from the storage unit. The roll paper supply apparatus according to any one of 1) to (3).

  (5) The cutting means is arranged so as to be swingable at an upper position of the roll paper held by the core rod, and can be stopped and held at at least a plurality of different height positions. The roll paper supply apparatus according to any one of (1) to (4).

  (6) The roll paper supply according to any one of (1) to (5), wherein the cutting means is urged by the elastic means to the roll paper held by the core rod. apparatus.

(7) A roll paper supply device installed in a recess formed on the wall surface of the toilet booth,
A front panel fitted in the recess;
A rod rod that is installed at an angle on the back surface of the front panel, and is held by penetrating through the hollow core portions of the plurality of roll papers by inserting the roll paper from the end on the high side,
A takeout port for taking out the roll paper formed on the front panel in the vicinity of the lower end of the rod bar;
A core rod that is inserted into the hollow core of the roll paper and holds the roll paper;
Cutting means for cutting the paper of the roll paper held by the core rod,
Have
On the surface of the core rod,
When the hollow core portion of the roll paper supplied from the storage means abuts obliquely at the tip in the supply direction, the rotational force with the direction perpendicular to the extension direction of the core rod as the rotation center axis with respect to the roll paper A roll paper supply device, wherein at least one of a concave portion, a convex portion, and a rotating roller that act on the rotating roller is disposed.

(8) Consists of a plurality of roll paper supply devices as described in (7) above,
The roll paper supply system characterized in that the ends of the plurality of rod rods of the plurality of roll paper supply devices respectively connected to a common roll paper inlet.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a roll paper supply device and a roll paper supply system in which a plurality of roll papers are automatically and smoothly supplied to the core rod.

The figure which shows the external appearance and structure of the roll paper supply apparatus of Example 1. FIG. The figure which shows the holding state of the roll paper of Example 1. The figure which shows the supply state of the roll paper of Example 1. The figure explaining the use condition and function of the paper cutter of Example 1. The figure which showed sequentially the state by which the hollow core part of the roll paper of Example 1 is inserted in a core rod, and the figure which shows the other example of a core rod The figure which shows the supply state of the roll paper of the roll paper supply apparatus of Example 2. The figure which shows the example which applied the roll paper supply apparatus of Example 2 and comprised the roll paper supply system. Schematic perspective view of a conventional roll paper supply device The figure which shows the structure of the other conventional roll paper supply apparatus. The figure which shows the supply state of the roll paper of the other conventional roll paper supply apparatus The figure which shows the holding state of the roll paper of the other conventional roll paper supply apparatus The figure which shows the state by which the roll paper of the other conventional roll paper supply apparatus is inserted in a core rod

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

  Fig.1 (a) is the external view which looked at the roll paper supply apparatus 10 of a present Example from the front. The cleaning operation button 11, the operation panel 12, the window 13a, the roll paper outlet 13b, and the like are arranged in the same manner as a conventional roll paper supply device. FIG.1 (b) is a top view of the roll paper supply apparatus 10, FIG.1 (c) is a front view.

  The roll paper supply device 10 includes a roll paper storage box 17 (storage means), but a plurality of rollers 18 (conveyance rollers) arranged in parallel are installed on the inner bottom surface of the roll paper storage box 17. The roller 18 can move the roll paper R more smoothly compared to the case where a rail is installed on the bottom surface of the related art. As shown in FIG. 1B, the distance X from the front panel 13 of the core rod 16 is set to be equal to or less than the winding radius of the roll paper R. That is, the roll paper R installed on the core rod 16 in the first embodiment is installed in front of the conventional one (see FIG. 2). Therefore, the user can further easily pull out the paper from the roll paper R. As shown in FIG. 1B, the back surface of the left end of the roll paper storage box 17 is inclined to the front side by an angle θ. Thereby, the roll paper R at the left end of the roll paper storage box 17 can be dropped further forward.

  FIG. 2 is a view showing a portion constituted by the mounting bracket 19, the paper cutter 15 (cutting means), and the core rod 16. The paper cutter 15 is a cover member disposed so as to cover the upper part of the roll paper R held by the core rod 16. A cutter blade for cutting the paper of the roll paper R is disposed at the front end side of the paper cutter 15 (the lower side in FIG. 1B). The paper cutter 15 can swing so as to open and close about a rotation axis extending in the left-right direction in FIG. 2 at the base side (the upper side in FIG. 1B) (see also FIG. 4).

  A stopper 15a is provided on the side of the paper cutter 15, that is, on the right side in FIG. The stopper 15 a is held by the core rod 16 when the roll paper R that is about to be supplied from the roll paper storage box 17 (the roll paper R at the left end of the roll paper storage box 17) enters the paper outlet 13 b. Is blocking. The stopper 15a prevents the roll paper R at the left end of the roll paper storage box 17 from directly colliding with the roll paper R inserted into the core rod 16 (see FIG. 3). As already described, the core rod 16 is installed at a distance X from the front surface of the mounting bracket 19.

  FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating a usage state and a function of the paper cutter 15. The paper cutter 15 of the roll paper supply device 10 of the present invention is stopped and held at a two-stage height position. That is, the paper cutter 15 swings and is released, and the cutter blade portion is in the upper position (FIG. 4D) where the cutter blade portion is at the highest position. The lower stage position (FIG. 4B) and the middle stage position (FIG. 4C) located between the upper stage position and the lower stage position can be at least three states. The paper cutter 15 can be stopped and held at least at the upper position and the middle position. As a structure for stopping and holding, for example, a structure using a known ball and a ball catch or a click structure can be adopted. 4A shows the position when the paper cutter 15 is used when the roll paper R has a large amount of paper, and FIG. 4B shows the position when the paper cutter 15 is used when the paper of the roll paper R is small. Show. The paper cutter 15 in use is lightly pressed against the roll paper R by a spring or the like. Thereby, the idle rotation of the roll paper R is prevented, and the user can cut the paper of the roll paper R with one hand. FIG. 4C shows a state where the paper cutter 15 is held in the middle stage. In this state, the user can pull out the roll paper R at a stretch. Even when the paper cutter 15 is held in the middle stage, the stopper 15a prevents the roll paper R at the left end of the roll paper storage box 17 from entering. FIG. 4D shows a state where the paper cutter 15 is held in the upper stage. In this state, a new roll paper R is automatically supplied. At this time, the stopper 15a does not become an obstacle.

  FIG. 5 is a diagram sequentially illustrating the state where the hollow core portion of the roll paper R is inserted into the core rod 16, and is a view of the vicinity of the core rod 16 in the roll paper supply device as viewed from above. FIG. 5A shows the tip of the hollow core portion of the roll paper R (that is, the tip in the supply direction from the roll paper storage box 17; hereinafter simply referred to as the tip of the hollow core portion) contacts the right end of the core rod 16. Shows the state. In this state, the roll paper R is about to be inserted obliquely with respect to the core rod 16. In the first embodiment, the insertion direction is a direction that proceeds from the diagonally upper back side to the diagonally lower front side (in FIG. 5, the direction from the front side of the paper to the back side of the paper).

  5B shows a state in which the tip of the hollow core portion has reached the right end of the recess 16a of the core rod 16, and FIG. 5C shows that the tip of the hollow core portion further advances in the recess 16a of the core rod 16. Shows the state. When shifting from the state of FIG. 5B to the state of FIG. 5C, the tip of the hollow core portion moves so as to fall (enter) into the recess.

  FIG. 5D shows a state where the tip of the hollow core portion has reached the left end of the recess 16 a of the core rod 16. When the state shown in FIG. 5C is shifted to the state shown in FIG. 5D, a rotational force in the direction of the arrow in FIG. This rotational force is generated by the contact between the tip of the hollow core portion and the recess 16a, and by this rotational force, the extending direction of the hollow core portion of the roll paper R and the extending direction of the core rod 16 become parallel. This rotational direction is a rotational direction with the direction orthogonal to the extending direction of the core rod 16 as the rotational axis.

  FIG. 5 (e) shows a state in which the roll paper R has finished passing through the recess 16 a of the core rod 16, and FIG. 5 (f) shows a state in which the roll paper R is finally held by the core rod 16. Thus, the roll paper R to be inserted can be smoothly installed by the core rod 16 having the recess 16a.

  In addition, although the recessed part 16a of the core rod 16 is formed in the back surface side when the roll paper supply apparatus 10 is seen from the front, it may be formed in the upper surface side of the core rod 16. The arrangement position of the recess 16a depends on the supply direction of the roll paper R. That is, it is only necessary that the tip of the hollow core portion of the roll paper R supplied from the roll paper storage box 17 be disposed at a position where it can abut in the process until the holding of the roll paper R to the core rod 16 is completed.

  FIGS. 5G and 5H are diagrams showing another example of the core rod. FIG. 5G shows an example in which the protrusions 25 a are arranged along the ridgeline of the core rod 25 at the position where the tip of the hollow core portion of the roll paper R to be supplied comes into contact. FIG. 5 (h) shows an example in which a plurality of rollers 26a (rotating rollers) that can rotate along the ridgeline of the core rod 26 are arranged at a position where the tip of the hollow core portion of the supplied roll paper R contacts. . In any example, the roll paper R can smoothly move on the surfaces of the core rods 25 and 26.

  According to the roll paper supply apparatus of the first embodiment, a plurality of stored roll papers can be automatically and smoothly supplied to the core bar.

  In Example 2, a roll paper supply device using a rod rod will be described. FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a supply state of the roll paper R of the roll paper supply apparatus according to the second embodiment. By using the rod rod 22, the supply path of the roll paper R can be set freely. The roll paper R is sequentially supplied from the right end (high end portion) of the rod rod 22. Similarly to the roll paper supply device 10 of the first embodiment, the spare left end roll paper R comes into contact with the stopper 15a of the paper cutter 15 and stops. As the core rod, the same core rod as the core rod 16 having the recess 16a described in the first embodiment can be used. In addition, if the core bar 16 has a structure that can be expanded and contracted, or a structure that can fall forward or backward, it is easy to remove the hollow core portion of the roll paper R after use.

  A configuration (roll paper supply system) in which the roll paper supply device 40 according to the second embodiment is installed in a plurality of toilet booths and the roll paper R is supplied to each roll paper supply device 40 by the rod rod 22 can also be adopted. In that case, not only the entire roll paper supply device 40 but also a roll paper storage box can be installed in some toilet booths.

  FIG. 7 shows an example in which the roll paper supply device 40 and the roll paper storage box 36 (storage means) of the second embodiment are installed in two toilet booths having toilet bowls 45 to constitute a roll paper supply system as a whole. FIG. In this roll paper supply system, the roll paper R can be supplied from the roll paper inlet 23 to both the roll paper supply device 40 and the roll paper storage box 36. As described above, in the roll paper supply device of the second embodiment and the roll paper supply system to which the roll paper supply device is applied, the roll paper can be supplied simply by using the rod rod.

  According to the roll paper supply device of the second embodiment, a plurality of roll papers stored in a flexible path can be automatically and smoothly supplied to the core bar.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Roll paper supply apparatus 11 Cleaning operation button 12 Operation panel 13 Front panel 13a Window 13b Paper taking-out port (outlet)
14 Roll paper supply window 15 Paper cutter (cutting means)
15a Stopper 16 Core rod 16a Recess 17 Roll paper storage box (storage means)
18 rollers (conveyance rollers)
19 Mounting bracket 22 Rod rod 23 Roll paper slot 25 Core rod 25a Convex portion 26 Core rod 26a Roller (rotating roller)
30 Roll paper storage box (storage means)
40 Roll paper feeder 45 Toilet R Roll paper

Claims (8)

A roll paper supply device installed on the wall of a toilet booth,
A front panel fitted into the wall;
Storage means for storing roll paper, installed at an angle to the back of the front panel;
A take-out port formed in the front panel near the end of the storage means for taking out the roll paper,
A core rod that is inserted into the hollow core of the roll paper and holds the roll paper;
Cutting means for cutting the paper of the roll paper held by the core rod,
Have
On the surface of the core rod,
When the hollow core portion of the roll paper supplied from the storage means abuts obliquely at the tip in the supply direction, rotation about the direction perpendicular to the extension direction of the core rod with respect to the roll paper as a rotation center axis A roll paper supply device, wherein at least one of a concave portion, a convex portion, and a rotating roller for applying a force is disposed.   A plurality of transport rollers for facilitating movement in the supply direction of the roll paper are installed in a row in the supply direction of the roll paper on the inner bottom surface of the storage means. The roll paper supply apparatus according to claim 1.   The roll paper supply device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a distance in a depth direction of the center line of the core rod from the front panel is equal to or less than a winding radius of the roll paper.   The said cutting | disconnection means has a stopper which prevents the penetration | invasion to the said taking-out opening position of the said roll paper in the side surface facing the roll paper supplied from the said storage means. The roll paper supply apparatus of any one of these.   The cutting means is arranged so as to be swingable at an upper position of the roll paper held by the core rod, and can be stopped and held at at least a plurality of different height positions. 5. The roll paper supply device according to claim 1.   The roll paper supply device according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the cutting means is urged to roll paper held by the core rod by an elastic means. A roll paper supply device installed in a recess formed on the wall surface of the toilet booth,
A front panel fitted in the recess;
A rod rod that is installed at an angle on the back surface of the front panel, and is held by penetrating through the hollow core portions of the plurality of roll papers by inserting the roll paper from the end on the high side,
A takeout port for taking out the roll paper formed on the front panel in the vicinity of the lower end of the rod bar;
A core rod that is inserted into the hollow core of the roll paper and holds the roll paper;
Cutting means for cutting the paper of the roll paper held by the core rod,
Have
On the surface of the core rod,
When the hollow core portion of the roll paper supplied from the storage means abuts obliquely at the tip in the supply direction, the rotational force with the direction perpendicular to the extension direction of the core rod as the rotation center axis with respect to the roll paper A roll paper supply device, wherein at least one of a concave portion, a convex portion, and a rotating roller that act on the rotating roller is disposed. A plurality of roll paper supply devices according to claim 7 are provided.
The roll paper supply system characterized in that the ends of the plurality of rod rods of the plurality of roll paper supply devices respectively connected to a common roll paper inlet.

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