JP4741336B2 - Winder - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an apparatus for winding paper from roll paper such as toilet paper.

Conventionally, toilet paper and kitchen paper are known as typical roll paper. And the winding of such a roll paper is performed using two hands.
However, it may be difficult for a handicapped person to roll up the toilet paper from the toilet paper holder. This is especially difficult when only one hand can be used due to injury or paralysis.
Therefore, in order to facilitate the roll-up of toilet paper, a roll-shaped toilet paper can be pulled out, folded, and cut with one hand, and provided with a pair of rotating bar members that rotate. There is known one having a means for rotating a bar member as a unit and fixing a roll paper rewinding rotation. (Patent Document 1).
JP-A-2005-65715

However, in the technique described in Patent Document 1, the device configuration is complicated and the cost for manufacturing increases. Moreover, in the environment using water, such as a toilet, there is a possibility of failure, and in the case of failure, repair may take time.
In view of the above, an object is to constitute a device that can easily roll up a roll paper even when hand inconvenience occurs in a simple configuration.

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention takes the following solution.
That is, as described in claim 1, a winder that pulls out a roll paper of a paper holder and winds up the roll paper, wherein the winder plate is rotatably supported; and Means for restricting the rotation direction, and both outer edges of the winding plate on the side parallel to the rotation axis of the winding plate are in the axial direction of the rotation shaft of the winding plate. A curved portion that is curved in a concave shape in the rotation direction of the winding plate along and serves as a portion to put a finger on when the winding plate rotates is provided.

As described in claim 2, in the axial direction of the rotation axis of the winding plate on each outer end that comes into contact with the roll paper when the roll paper is wound at each curved portion. Edges each formed by a plurality of linear protrusions are provided, and the roll paper is prevented from slipping in the rotation direction of the winding plate, and the roll is disposed in the rotation axis direction of the winding plate. The paper is configured to be slippery.

As described in claim 3, a mounting base that is attached to a wall surface and rotatably supports the winding plate, a base that is rotatably supported by the mounting base, a holder provided on the base, The winding plate is connected to the holder by inserting an insertion portion at one edge on the side orthogonal to the rotation axis of the winding plate into the opening of the holder. .

As described in claim 1, can be configured winder of the paper web in simple and convenient arrangement, the cutting of the roll paper is facilitated. Even when the hand is inconvenient, the roll paper can be easily wound with one hand by the winder.

Since the winder is configured as described in claim 2, it is possible to easily roll the roll paper by suppressing slippage of the roll paper and to easily cut the roll paper.

As described in claim 3, the roll paper winder can be configured with a simple configuration, and the roll paper can be easily cut. Even when the hand is inconvenient, the roll paper can be easily wound with one hand by the winder.

  The present invention constitutes a winder having a simple configuration and capable of winding roll paper easily with one hand.

First, a toilet paper winder will be described. FIG. 1 is a view showing an installation example of a paper holder and a winder, and FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the paper holder and the winder. FIG. 3 is a view showing an assembly configuration of the winding plate.
The toilet shown in FIG. 1 is provided with a toilet 1, a paper holder 2, and a winder 3.
A paper holder 2 is disposed on the side or diagonally forward of the toilet 1, and a winder 3 is disposed above the paper holder 2.
The paper holder 2 is disposed at a position where the user can take out the toilet paper 4 while sitting on the toilet 1. A winder 3 is provided above the paper holder 2 to facilitate the folding of the paper.

In FIG. 1, the winder 3 is configured to wind up the toilet paper 4 above the paper holder 2. The toilet paper 4 is pulled out from the paper holder 2, applied to the upper winder 3, and the winder 3 is turned. Then, the toilet paper 4 is wound around the winder 3. After the necessary amount of the toilet paper 4 is wound up, the toilet paper 4 between the paper holder 2 and the winder 3 is cut and the toilet paper wound around the winder 3 is used.
The winder 3 is configured to rotate around a rotation axis parallel to the rotation axis of the toilet paper 4 so that the toilet paper 4 can be easily wound up from the paper holder 2. The winder 3 is provided with a winder plate 37 on which toilet paper is applied, and the toilet paper 4 is wound by the winder plate 37.

The winder 3 includes a mounting base 31, a base portion 32, a stopper 35, and a winding plate 37.
The mounting base 31 is configured in an L shape in plan view, and is attached to a wall surface to support the winding plate 37 so as to be rotatable. A base portion 32 is rotatably supported on the support shaft 33 on the mounting base 31, and holders 34 and 34 are provided on the base portion 32.
The holder 34 has a circular opening, and the base portion 32 and the winding plate 37 are connected by inserting the end of the winding plate 37 into the opening.

The winding plate 37 is formed in an H shape, and is formed of a plate body whose edges are curved in opposite directions. By configuring the winding plate 37 using a single plate material, sufficient rigidity can be exhibited with a simple configuration.
The winding plate 37 has two insertion portions 37 c and 37 c on one end side, and is configured to insert the insertion portions 37 c and 37 c into the holder 34. Then, the insertion portions 37 c and 37 c are connected to the holder 34.
A curved portion 37b is provided at the upper and lower edges of the winding plate 37 in FIG. An edge 38 is attached to the outer end of the curved portion 37b. The bending portion 37b is configured to be sufficiently larger than the size of the finger, and becomes a portion where the finger is put on when the winding plate 37 is rotated. The curved portion 37 b becomes a recess provided at the edge of the winding plate 37 along the extending direction of the winding plate 37.
The edge 38 is provided with a plurality of grooves and linear protrusions along the extending direction of the winding plate 37. The edge 38 is formed in a ridge shape in the rotational axis direction of the winding plate 37 at the edge of the winding plate 37. The edge 38 serves as an anti-slip when the toilet paper 4 is put on the winding plate 37. The edge 38 prevents the toilet paper from slipping with respect to the rotation direction of the winding plate 37, and pulls out the toilet paper (winding up). It is easy to slip in the rotation axis direction of the plate 37.

An engaging portion 32 b is provided in the peripheral portion of the base portion 32, and a stopper 35 is provided in the vicinity of the base portion 32. The stopper 35 is pivotally supported by a shaft 35b and is urged toward the base portion 32 by a spring 36. The spring 36 has one end connected to the stopper 35 and the other end fixed to the locking portion 36b.
Thus, when the base portion 32 is rotated from the stopper 35 toward the spring 36, the outer portion of the base portion 32 is pushed away while rotating the stopper 35. Thereby, the stopper 35 can be rotated without being caught by the base portion 32. When the base portion 32 is rotated in the opposite direction, the end portion of the stopper 35 is engaged with the engaging portion 32b, and the rotation of the base portion 32 is restricted. Further, by changing the position of the stopper 35 together with the spring 36 and fixing the spring 36 to the locking portion 36c, the direction in which the base portion 32 can be rotated can be set reversely.
And when setting the rotation direction of the base part 32 reversely, the direction of the curved part 37b can be reversed by inserting the insertion part 37c on the opposite side of the winding board 37 in the holder 34. FIG. . Thereby, even when the winder 3 is attached to the right side or the left side, the winder plate 37 can be rotated by placing a finger on the curved portion 37b.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a second configuration of the winding unit.
As shown in FIG. 4, the winder 3 can also constitute a winding part only by the curved parts 37 b and 37 b. Accordingly, the winder 3 can be configured by inserting and fixing the individual curved portions 37 b to the holder 34.
As shown in FIG. 4, the second configuration of the winding unit can be easily configured by using two curved portions 37b that are half pipes.
By configuring the winder in this way, the use of two common curved portions 37b allows the toilet paper winder to be configured, thereby reducing the manufacturing cost of the winder.
Further, it is possible to cope with switching between clockwise and counterclockwise depending on the direction of the bending portion in a state where the bending portion 37b is inserted into the holder 34.

Next, a third configuration of the winder will be described with reference to FIGS.
5 is a perspective view of the winder, FIG. 6 is a side view of the winder, FIG. 7 is a front view of the winder, FIG. 8 is an assembly diagram of the winder, and FIG. FIG.
In the third configuration, the winder includes a winding plate 39, a holder 40, and a base portion 41. An edge 38 is attached to the edge of the winding plate 39. The winding plate 39 has a quadrangular shape when viewed from the side, and forms a curved portion in the vertical direction. The front end portion and the rear end portion are provided with locking holes 39b that can be engaged with protrusions provided on the inner side of the holder 40. By inserting the winding plate 39 into the holder 40, the inner protrusion of the holder 40 and the locking hole 39 b of the winding plate 39 are engaged, and the winding plate 39 can be securely attached to the base portion 41. . Further, the attachment can be easily performed only by inserting the winding plate 39 into the holder 40, and the arrangement direction of the winding plate 39 can be easily changed.
The holder 40 holds the winding plate 39 inside, and a projection (not shown) is provided on the inside, and this projection is engaged with the locking hole 39b of the winding plate 39, so that the winding plate 39 is securely attached. It is the structure held in. Further, the holder 40 is configured integrally with the base portion 41, and the winding plate 39 can be attached to the holder 40 so that the winding plate 39 and the base portion 41 can be rotated integrally.

A gear 41 b is provided inside the base portion 41. This gear 41b determines the direction of rotation by combining with the claw 43 provided on the mounting portion 42, and allows rotation to one side and restricts rotation to the other.
The attachment portion 42 rotatably supports the base portion 41, and a support shaft 42b is provided at the center. By inserting the support shaft 42b into the base portion 41, the base portion 41 is pivotally supported. A claw 43 is disposed on the mounting portion 42 in accordance with the edge position of the base portion 41.
By mounting the base portion 41 on the mounting portion 42, the gear 41b and the claw 43 are brought into contact with each other. The claw 43 is rotatably supported at the base, and the rotation range is restricted by the contact body 43b.
When the base portion 41 is rotated from the distal end side to the base portion side of the claw 43, the rotation of the gear 41b is restricted by the claw 43. When the base portion 41 is rotated in the opposite direction, the claw 43 is rotated along the gear 41b, and the rotation of the base portion 41 is not restricted. The direction in which the base portion 41 can be rotated can be selected depending on the position of the claw 43. In the configuration shown in FIG. 9, when the tip of the claw 43 is on the left side in the figure, the base portion 41 can be rotated clockwise, and when the tip of the claw 43 is on the right side in the figure, It can be rotated clockwise.

Next, a toilet paper winding configuration using a winder will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating a process of winding toilet paper. Winding is performed in the order of (a), (b), (c), (d).
First, as shown in FIG. 10A, the toilet paper 4 is pulled out from the paper holder 2 and placed on the winding plate 39. And as shown in FIG.10 (b), the inside of the curved part of the winding board 39 with the toilet paper 4 is suppressed. Further, the winding plate 39 is rotated while pushing the curved portion of the winding plate 39. Since the concave portion (back side of the curved portion) of the winding plate 39 is pushed, the winding plate 39 can be easily rotated with the toilet paper 4 with ease of putting a finger or the like. By rotating the winding plate 39 several times in this state, as shown in FIG. 10 (d), the toilet paper 4 folded and folded can be obtained.
The winding plate 39 does not rotate in the direction opposite to the winding direction, and an edge 38 that is a non-slip is provided on the edge of the winding plate 39, so that the toilet extends below the winding plate 39. By pulling the paper 4 down, the toilet paper 4 can be easily cut. Then, the toilet paper 4 wound around the winding plate 39 is removed in the extending direction of the winding plate 39.
Thereby, the toilet paper 4 can be wound up with one hand and can be performed even when the hand is inconvenient.

Next, the structure of the winder which can be arrange | positioned on a desk is demonstrated.
FIG. 11 is a diagram showing a configuration of a winder of a vertical arrangement, FIG. 11 (a) is a diagram showing a winder combined with a roll paper holder having a roll paper take-out device, and FIG. 11 (b) is a diagram. The figure which shows the winder using the self-supporting flat frame.
In this configuration, the roll paper holding means and the roll paper winding means are disposed on a common support member. In other words, a roll paper that can be placed on a floor or a tabletop is supported by supporting a roll paper holding unit such as toilet paper and a winding plate on a common frame and attaching the frame to a member that can be erected. Can be provided.

In the winder shown in FIG. 11A, the winder 3 and the paper holder 2 are attached to the frame 100, and a flat base portion 100 b is provided at the lower part of the frame 100. Thereby, the frame 100 is configured to be independent.
The upper part of the frame 100 is L-shaped in plan view, and a paper holder 2 and a winder 3 are provided on the inner side surface of the upper part of the frame 100. The paper holder 2 and the winder 3 are disposed on substantially orthogonal surfaces of the frame 100, and are configured such that the rotation axis of the winder 3 and the rotation axis of the paper holder 2 are parallel to each other. ing.
And by setting it as the structure which cut off parts other than the attachment part of the paper holder 2 and the winder 3, the flame | frame 100 can be comprised lightweight. The winder 3 is located above the paper holder 2, and the paper drawn from the paper holder 2 can be wound around the winder 3. Since the frame 100 on which the winder 3 and the paper holder 2 are mounted is configured to be able to stand on its own, it is easy to carry the winder 3.

In the winder shown in FIG. 11B, the frame 102 includes a substantially rectangular flat plate and a disc-shaped base portion 102b. The upper portion of the frame 102 is erected substantially vertically, and the winder 3 and the paper holder 103 are disposed on one surface of the frame 102. The paper holder 103 is composed of a rod-like member that protrudes in a substantially orthogonal direction with respect to the frame 102, and a toilet paper 4 or the like is attached thereto. Then, the stopper 103 b is attached to prevent the toilet paper 4 from being detached from the paper holder 103.
A winder 3 is disposed above the paper holder 103, and the drawn paper is taken up by the winder 3. Thus, by providing the paper holder 103 and the winder 3 on the same surface of the frame 102, a self-supporting winder can be configured with a simple configuration.

FIG. 12 is a diagram showing another example of a self-supporting winder, FIG. 12 (a) is a diagram showing a horizontal type winder, and FIG. 12 (b) is a diagram of a self-supporting winder having a clamp. The figure which shows an example.
In the winder shown in FIG. 12A, the winder 3 and the paper holder 104 are disposed on a frame 200 erected on the base 201, and the winder 3 is positioned in front of the paper holder 104. Yes. In this way, by adopting a configuration in which the line connecting the winder 3 and the paper holder 104 is twisted, the center of gravity of the self-supporting winder can be lowered and the stability can be improved.
In the self-supporting winder configured as described above, the paper is pulled forward from the toilet paper mounted on the paper holder 104 and is wound on the winder 3 to wind the paper. Since the winder 3 is positioned in front of the paper holder 104, the height of the frame 200 can be reduced and the stability can be improved.
Further, as shown in FIG. 12B, the winder 3 and the paper holder 104 are disposed on one frame 202, and a clamp 202b is attached to the base of the frame 202. With this clamp 202b, the frame 202 is mounted. Can be fixed to a desk or the like.

The figure which shows the example of installation of a paper holder and a winder. The perspective view which shows a paper holder and a winder. The figure which shows the assembly | attachment structure of a winding board. The figure which shows the 2nd structure of a winding board. Perspective view of winder Winder side view Front view of winder Winder assembly drawing The partial cross section figure which shows the rotation direction control mechanism of a base part. It is a figure which shows the winding-up process of toilet paper. The figure which shows the structure of the winder of vertical arrangement | positioning. The figure which shows the example of another self-supporting winder.

2 Paper holder 4 Toilet paper 31 Mounting base 32 Base part 33 Support shaft 34 Holder 35 Stopper 36 Spring 37 Winding plate 38 Edge

Claims (3)

A winder that pulls out the roll paper of the paper holder and winds up the roll paper ,
A winding plate supported rotatably,
Means for regulating the direction of rotation of the winding plate ;
Have
The outer edges of the winding plate on the side parallel to the rotation axis of the winding plate are recessed in the rotation direction of the winding plate along the axial direction of the rotation axis of the winding plate. A winder provided with a curved portion that is curved and serves as a portion where a finger is applied when the winding plate rotates . A plurality of linear protrusions along the axial direction of the rotation axis of the winding plate at each outer end that comes into contact with the roll paper when the roll paper is wound on each of the curved portions. Each is provided with an edge,
The roll paper is prevented from slipping with respect to the rotation direction of the winding plate, and the roll paper is configured to be slippery in the rotation axis direction of the winding plate.
The winder according to claim 1. A mounting base mounted on a wall surface and rotatably supporting the winding plate;
A base rotatably supported by the mounting base;
A holder provided on the base,
The winding plate is connected to the holder by inserting the insertion portion of one edge portion on the side orthogonal to the rotation axis of the winding plate into the opening of the holder.
The winder according to claim 1 or 2.

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