JP2517357Y2 - Automatic sheet paper feeder - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] (a) Field of Industrial Application The present invention relates to a seat paper automatic supply toilet seat.

(B) Conventional technology Conventionally, a sheet paper feeding mechanism section, for example, a sheet roller is sandwiched between a feeding roller and a pressing roller provided in the mechanism section, and each roller is rotated, and the like. There is a sheet paper automatic feeding device configured to be drawn out on the toilet seat main body provided in.

(C) Problems to be solved by the invention However, if the flush water splashes or the upper surface of the toilet seat body leaks due to mischief, etc., the sheet paper fed out by the sheet paper feeding mechanism part adheres to the upper surface of the toilet seat body. However, there is a drawback that the paper is not stiff and the paper cannot be fed out smoothly.

(D) Means for Solving the Problems The present invention is directed to the upper surface of the toilet seat body in an automatic sheet paper feeder configured to feed the sheet paper onto the toilet seat body provided on the flush toilet by the sheet paper feeding mechanism section. And a warm air device for blowing warm air, and the hot air device blows warm air on the upper surface of the toilet seat body for a certain period of time before feeding the sheet paper. It is related to.

Further, the present invention is also characterized in that the warm air device is accommodated in the functional portion casing that houses the sheet paper feeding mechanism and has a warm air outlet.

The present invention is also characterized in that it comprises a control unit that operates the warm air device and the sheet paper feeding mechanism unit in synchronization.

(E) Action / Effect In the present invention, the warm air blown from the warm air device to the upper surface of the toilet seat evaporates water droplets and the like on the upper surface of the toilet seat body, and the dry state of the upper surface of the toilet seat body is maintained, so that the sheet paper is kept on the same surface. It is possible to prevent the sheet paper from sticking to the sheet or the waist of the paper sheet from being lost and to smoothly feed the sheet paper.

In particular, since warm air is blown out before the sheet paper is delivered, when the sheet paper is delivered onto the toilet seat body, the upper surface of the toilet seat body is dried, so that there is no hindrance to the delivery of the sheet paper. ing.

Moreover, since the toilet seat can be heated by the warm air from the warm air device, it can also function as a heating toilet seat.

(F) Embodiment An embodiment of the present invention will be specifically described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a toilet seat according to the present invention seen from the front side,
FIG. 2 is a side view of the same, FIG. 3 is a sectional side view showing the arrangement of each functional portion, and FIG. 4 is a sectional front view showing the arrangement of each functional portion.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, the automatic sheet paper feeder (A) includes a functional part (14) and a toilet seat body (11), and the functional part (14) is a rear part of the flush toilet (10). The toilet seat body (11) is openably and closably mounted on the flush toilet bowl (10) by means of a pivot (13) provided in the functional part (14).

The functional part (14) is a functional part casing (15) attached to the rear part of the flush toilet (10), and the functional part casing (15).
Sheet paper feeding mechanism section (C), sheet paper cutting mechanism section (D), sheet paper roll storage section (E), control section (F), operation section (G) (see FIG. 1)
It consists of and.

The functional section casing (15) is fitted to a lower casing (16) having a sheet paper feeding mechanism section (C), a sheet paper cutting mechanism section (D) and the like inside, and an upper edge of the lower casing (16). It is composed of an upper casing (17) which is connected and has a sheet paper roll storage section (E) built therein.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the lower casing (16) is formed in a substantially box shape with left and right side walls (18) (19) and front and rear walls (20) (21) standing upright around the bottom plate. A sheet paper delivery path (8) is formed between the upper casing (17) and the upper casing (17).

Further, inside the lower casing (16), as shown in FIG. 4, bearing boxes (30) and (31) are erected on both right and left sides of the casing (16), and the right bearing box (31) is provided. Inside the sheet paper feeding mechanism section (C)
And two drive motors (40) (41) which are the drive sources of the sheet paper cutting mechanism (D).

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the sheet paper feeding mechanism section (C) is a sheet paper feeding roller driven by a drive motor (40) between the upper rear portions of the left and right bearing boxes (30) (31). (38) is rotatably laid horizontally, and cooperates with a pressing roller (34) that is hung above it to press and pinch a sheet paper (P), which will be described later, and feed it out onto the toilet seat body (11). Is configured as follows.

That is, (35) is a suspension frame, and is composed of the left and right swing arms (36) (37) and the connecting plate (38) that connects the lower ends of the left and right swing arms (36) (37) to the front. It is formed in a U shape when viewed.

As shown in the figure, the upper ends of the left and right swing arms (36) (37) are attached to the left and right bearing boxes (30) (31) via the cylindrical bosses (39) (39) so that they can swing back and forth. Has been.

As shown in FIG. 3, the pressing roller (34) is mounted between the lower ends of the left and right swing arms (36) and (37) of the suspension frame (35), and the sheet paper (P) is pressed against the feeding roller (33) at a pressure suitable for feeding.

Therefore, when the drive motor (40) is rotated, the sheet paper (P) is delivered from the sheet paper roll storage section (E) and is delivered to the toilet seat body (11) through the sheet paper delivery path (8). It

In such a sheet paper automatic feeder (A), since the sheet paper (P) is automatically drawn out onto the toilet seat body (11) by the operation of the user, it is possible to cleanly and comfortably use the toilet. If the upper surface of the toilet seat body (11) is wet with water droplets splashed during washing with water or mischief, the sheet paper (P) that is being fed out will adhere to the upper surface of the toilet seat body (11), and the sheet paper (P) Since the waist is lost, the feeding of the sheet paper (P) is not smoothly performed, and the automatic sheet paper feeder (A) does not function normally.

Therefore, in the present invention, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, in the left and right bearing boxes (30) (31) of the lower casing (16), the fan (H1), the motor (H2), and the heater (H3) are provided. A hot air device (H) consisting of the hot air device (H) and the air outlets (H4) (H4) (see FIG. 1) provided on the left and right sides of the front surface of the functional casing (15) Through the duct (H5), hot air from the hot air device (H) is blown toward the upper surface of the toilet seat body (11), and the hot air adheres to the upper surface of the toilet seat body (11). The dried state of the upper surface of the toilet seat body (11) is maintained by evaporating and drying water drops and the like.

Further, a thermostat (Th) is arranged at the outlet (H4) so that the warm air blown to the upper surface of the toilet seat body (11) does not exceed a certain temperature.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the sheet paper cutting mechanism portion (D) includes a disc cam (44) fixed to a power transmission shaft (43) connected to a drive motor (41), and a pivot shaft (49). ) And a movable plate (50) having its lower surface abutted on the outer peripheral surface of the disk cam (44) and swingably supported via the), and is suspended above the movable plate (50). A pivot (5) installed between the lower end front parts of the left and right swing arms (36) (37) of the machine casing (35).
2) and a swing plate (51) that is swingably supported.

(56) is a sheet paper pressing piece as one pressing member made of an elastic material, which is provided on the rear part of the upper surface of the movable plate (50) and the other pressing part formed on the front part of the swing plate (51). The sheet paper (P) is clamped in cooperation with the sheet paper pressing portion (57) as a member.

Further, a sheet paper cutting portion (58) integral with the above-mentioned sheet paper pressing portion (57) is formed at the rear portion of the swing plate (51).

With this configuration, when the drive motor (41) is driven, the disc cam (44) rotates, and the movable plate (50) swings about the pivot shaft (49) to move the movable plate (50).
By swinging the swinging plate (51) interlocked with, the sheet paper (P) can be pressed and cut by the sheet paper cutting section (58).

The upper casing (17) is provided above the lower casing (16), and as shown in FIG. 3 and FIG.
It is formed in a substantially box shape that opens downward and has a sheet paper roll storage section (E) inside.

(60) is a sheet paper roll holder that supports the sheet paper roll (R) in a replaceable manner.

As shown in FIG. 6, the sheet paper roll (R) has multiple sheets of paper sheet (P) wound around the outer periphery of the paper tube (R1), and the sheet paper (P) has an inner side of the toilet seat body (11). A perforation for cutting (b) having a shape matching the edge, a perforation for cutting (c) for each one-time use, and a through hole (d) for position detection are provided.

The operation of the sheet paper feeding mechanism unit (C), the sheet paper cutting mechanism unit (D), various sensors and detecting means is controlled by the operation unit (G) and the control unit (F) described below. There is.

As shown in FIG. 1, the operation part (G) is arranged on the left front part of the lower casing (16), and has a push button switch for feeding sheet paper, a switch for blowing hot air (S), a power lamp, It is composed of a paper trouble lamp and the like having an alarm function when an abnormality such as a paper jam or a sheet paper breakage occurs.

The control unit (F) is provided on the back surface of the operation unit (G), and includes a microprocessor, an input / output interface, and
It is composed of a memory that stores operation programs for sheet paper feeding, clamping, cutting, and unclamping operations.The input interface is connected to the above-mentioned sheet paper feeding push button, various sensors, etc.
The motors (40) (41), display lamps, etc. are connected to the output interface.

Next, the operation of the automatic sheet paper feeder (A) will be described.

In the initial state before using the toilet, the movable plate (50) in the functional casing (15) closes the sheet paper outlet (8a) at one end thereof as shown in FIG. Water drops and the like are prevented from entering the sheet paper delivery path (8).

Then, when the push button switch for feeding the sheet paper is pushed to use the toilet, an operation start signal is input to the control unit (F), and the sheet paper cutting mechanism unit (D) is driven according to the program read from the memory. The motor (41) and the drive motor (40) of the sheet paper feeding mechanism section (C) are sequentially operated.

Then, the disk cam (44) is rotated clockwise by the drive motor (41), the movable plate (50) is rotated counterclockwise, and the sheet paper delivery path (8) is placed on the movable plate (50). And the sheet paper outlet (8
a) opens (Fig. 3).

Then, the drive motor (40) is operated, and the position detecting sensor (70) is provided with the through hole (d) provided in the sheet paper (P).
Sheet paper (P) until the toilet seat body (11) is detected
The sheet paper (P) of the set length is extended to the upper position and stopped in a state of being extended to the toilet seat body (11).

At this time, the perforations (c) provided on the sheet paper (P) are located substantially directly below the sheet paper cutting portion (58).

Then, the drive motor (41) is restarted to move the sheet paper (P) between the sheet paper pressing piece (56) and the pressing portion (57), and the feeding roller (33) and the pressing roller (34).
The sheet paper roll cutting portion (58) of the swing plate (51) is clamped by the tension between both clamp portions of the sheet paper (P) by the continuous rotation of the drive motor (41). The sheet paper (P) between the clamp portions is pressed to cut the sheet paper (P) along the perforations (c) (Fig. 8).

At this time, the rear end of the cut sheet paper (P) is clamped by the sheet paper pressing piece (56) and the pressing portion (57).

Then, when the user sits on the toilet seat body (11), the seating detection means is turned on, and in this state, even if the sheet paper feeding push button switch is pressed, the operation of the automatic sheet paper feeder (A) does not occur. Not done

When the user leaves the toilet seat body after using the toilet, the seating detection means is turned off, the drive motor (41) is rotated again by the OFF signal, and the sheet paper release state shown in FIG. 7 is restored. Release the clamp of P) so that the used sheet paper (P) can be removed.

Although the sheet paper (P) after use can be removed by the user himself, the washing device of the flush toilet (10) is operated and the water force of the washing water causes the sheet paper (P) to be removed together with the dirt. The separated part of P) can be discharged.

When the position detection sensor (70) detects that the sheet paper (P) has been removed, the drive motor (41)
Is driven again to rotate the movable plate (50) to the initial position, close the sheet paper outlet (8a), and return to the initial state in which the sheet can be used next time.

Next, when the automatic sheet paper feeder (A) detects that it has returned to the initial state, it activates the warm air device (H) and blows warm air on the upper surface of the toilet seat body (11) for a certain period of time to allow the toilet seat to move. Water drops and the like attached to the upper surface of the main body (11) are dried to prevent the next time the sheet paper (P) is disturbed due to water drops and the like.

The hot air blower (H) blows hot air to the toilet seat body (11) when the automatic sheet paper feeder (A) returns to its initial state, and a timer or the like automatically blows air for a fixed time. Although it is desirable to discharge the sheet, when the automatic sheet paper feeder (A) is in the initial state, the switch (S) for blowing hot air provided on the operation unit (G)
Hot air can be blown out for a certain period of time at any time.
These operation controls are performed via the control unit (F).

The present embodiment is configured as described above, the warm air device (H) is provided, and the hot air blown from the device (H) causes
Since the upper surface of the toilet seat body (11) is kept dry, the sheet paper (P) can be smoothly fed out,
The automatic sheet paper feeder (A) can be operated normally.

Moreover, since the toilet seat can be heated by the warm air from the warm air device, it can also function as a heating toilet seat.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an overall perspective view of an automatic sheet paper feeder according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a side view of the same, FIG. 3 is a sectional side view of each functional portion, and FIG. 4 is a sectional front view of each functional portion. FIG. 5 is a side view of the warm air device, FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the sheet paper roll, and FIGS. 7 and 8 are operation explanatory views of the automatic sheet paper feeder. (A): Automatic sheet paper feeder (C): Sheet paper feeding mechanism (H): Hot air device (P): Sheet paper (10): Wash toilet bowl (11): Toilet seat body

 ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of the front page (72) Hiroshi Yamamoto Creator Hiroshi Yamamoto 5-1-1, Kuchiamihigashi, Kokuraminami-ku, Kitakyushu-shi, Fukuoka Inside the Tokura Kikai Co., Ltd. Kokura No. 2 factory (56) References: Kaihei 3-4788 (JP, U) Jikkouhei 2-12957 (JP, Y2)

Claims (3)

(57) [Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A sheet paper feeding mechanism (C)
An automatic sheet paper feeder configured to feed the sheet paper (P) onto the toilet seat body (11) provided on the flush toilet (10), in which warm air is blown toward the upper surface of the toilet seat body (11). A sheet comprising a device (H) and a control unit (F) for operating the warm air device (H) before the sheet paper feeding mechanism unit (C) delivers the sheet paper (P). Automatic paper feeder. 2. The warm air device (H) is housed in a functional part casing (15) which houses a sheet paper feeding mechanism (C) and has a warm air outlet (H4). The automatic sheet paper feeder according to claim 1. 3. The seat according to claim 1, further comprising a control unit (F) which operates the warm air device (H) and the sheet paper feeding mechanism unit (C) in synchronization with each other. Automatic paper feeder.