JPH0144153Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Field of Application of the Invention] The present invention stores a roll towel on a towel bed, unwinds the roll towel from one end for use, and rolls up the used part of the roll towel. The present invention relates to a roll towel cabinet configured to be picked up and stored, and particularly to a towel bed improved so as to smoothly guide the roll towel out.

[Background of the idea]

FIG. 3 is a schematic vertical sectional view showing an example of a roll towel cabinet commonly used in the past.

This kind of roll towel cabinet is generally
A towel bed 2 and a take-up shaft 3 are provided in a case 1.

A new (including cleaned and unused) rolled towel 4 is placed on the towel bed 2, and one end of the rolled towel 4 is pulled out from the opening 1a of the case 1. The rolled towel that has been pulled out and used is drawn into the case 1 through the opening 1b and wound up by the winding shaft 3. Reference numeral 5 denotes a roller that provides an appropriate response to the pulling out of the rolled towel and controls the amount of pulling out of the rolled towel.

However, conventionally, the take-up shaft 3 is generally located above the towel bed 2.

Regarding mechanical and strength issues, there is no reason why the take-up shaft 3 should be disposed above the towel bed 2. Despite this, the reason why all conventional roll towel cabinets have the take-up shaft above the towel bed is that when this roll towel cabinet was first developed, it happened to be arranged in this way. It's just that it's hot.

As shown in FIG. 3, when the take-up shaft 3 is above the towel bed 2, the used part 6 of the roll towel is larger than the new roll towel 4 (more specifically, the unused part of the roll towel). When the used portion 6 is rolled up and the dust and dirt adhering to the used portion 6 falls on the new rolled towel 4, problems such as irritation occur.

FIG. 4 shows a roll towel cabinet (hereinafter referred to as the roll towel cabinet of the prior application) which was created by the inventors of the present invention and has been filed separately in order to solve the above-mentioned problems. In the device of this prior application, a storage section for a new rolled towel 4 is set in the upper half of a case 1', a towel bed 2 is installed, and a take-up shaft 3 is arranged below the bed. In the present invention, the towel bed is a general term for means for rotatably supporting a new rolled towel.

1a' is an opening for pulling out the rolled towel, 1b' is an opening for rolling in, and 5 and 5' are rollers for controlling the amount of the towel being pulled out.

The case 1' of this embodiment has a window 1c covered with a transparent plate-like member in the upper half of its front surface, so that a new roll towel 4 can be viewed from the outside.

In the roller towel cabinet according to the prior art described above (both in the prior art shown in FIG. 3 and in the prior art shown in FIG. 4), the roll towel 4 is unwound and the unused remaining amount is removed. When the amount decreases, the unused portion is moved to the roller 5 for adjusting the feeding amount.
There is a risk of getting caught in 5'.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram of the above-mentioned jamming phenomenon, and depicts the case of the roll towel cabinet according to the prior application shown in FIG. 4.

When the roll towel is unrolled one after another and the diameter of the unused portion 4' is reduced, no particular problem will occur until the diameter becomes about 1/2 of the original (when new). As the diameter of the portion further decreases, the unused portion 4' becomes lighter and becomes unstable on the towel bed 2, just before the remaining amount reaches zero.
As shown by the imaginary line 4'', it gets caught in the rollers 5 and 5', and the feeding operation is hindered.

In order to prevent the above-mentioned jamming, it is possible to provide a partition plate 7 as shown by the imaginary line in FIG. 5, for example, but if such a partition plate 7 is provided,
A problem arises in that it impedes the storage operation of new roll towels.

[Purpose of invention]

This idea was created in view of the above circumstances.
To provide a towel bed for a roll towel cabinet that does not have the risk of getting caught in the rollers even when roll towels are used one after another and the unused amount decreases, and also does not interfere with the installation and storage of new roll towels. This is what we are trying to provide.

[Summary of the idea]

In order to achieve the above object, the towel bed of the present invention elastically supports a roll towel holder having a substantially vertical surface near the edge of the drawer side of the towel bed, and a new towel bed is placed on top of the towel bed. When the roll towel is placed, the roll towel holder is pressed by the new roll towel and moves below the bed surface, so that the new roll towel is unwound and its diameter is contracted without interfering with storage of the new roll towel. The roll towel holder is characterized in that the roll towel holder is configured to protrude above the bed surface as the weight of the unused portion of the roll towel decreases after the diameter becomes less than half that of a new roll towel.

[Example of idea]

Next, one embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2.

1' is a case, and 5 and 5' are rollers. The towel bed 2' of this example is provided with an opening 2a.

A sheet metal roll towel holder 8 having an L-shaped cross section is constructed. One side 8a is inserted into the opening 2a, and the tip of the other side 8b is pivotally supported by a support shaft 8c so that this side 8a is in a substantially vertical position. ) in the counterclockwise direction in the figure. As a result, the side 8a is biased in the direction of protruding from the top surface of the towel bed 2. 8d is a stopper claw that prevents it from coming off.

As shown in FIG. 2, when a new roll towel 4 is placed on the towel bed 2', the roll holder 8 is pushed down by its weight and the side 8a is pushed below the towel bed 2, so that the new roll can be placed on the towel bed 2'. No support is exerted on the installation and storage of the towel 4.

As the roll towels 4 are pulled out one after another and the remaining unused portion 4' decreases as shown in Figure 1, the weight becomes smaller, so the side 8a of the roll holder 8 protrudes above the top surface of the towel bed 2', and the unused portion 4' is removed. Hold it so that it does not get pulled toward the rollers 5 and 5'. That is, one side 8a of the L shape acts as a holding plate. Further, as is clear from the above-mentioned operation, one side 8b of the L-shape acts as a support arm for the holding plate.

As is clear from the above-mentioned action, the hold plate 8
It suffices if a is approximately vertical, and may be slightly inclined.

[Effect of idea]

As detailed above, when the present invention is applied, even if roll towels are used one after another and the remaining unused amount becomes small, there is no risk of the roll towels getting caught in the rollers, and moreover, there is no possibility of the roll towels being caught in the rollers and preventing installation and storage of new roll towels. It has an excellent practical effect that there is no problem.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Figures 1 and 2 are cross-sectional views of one embodiment of the present invention. Figure 1 depicts a state in which the amount of unused roll towels is running low, and Figure 2 depicts a state in which a new roll towel is stored. It's drawn. FIG. 3 is a sectional view of a conventional roll towel cabinet, and FIG. 4 is a sectional view of a roll towel cabinet according to the prior application. FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram of a phenomenon in which a rolled towel gets caught in a roller when the remaining amount of unused towels becomes small. 1, 1', 1''...Case, 1a', 1a'...Opening for pulling out a roll towel, 1b, 1b'...Opening for rolling in a roll towel, 2, 2'...Towel bed, 2a... ...Opening portion, 3... Winding shaft, 4
...New roll towel, 4'...Unused part of roll towel, 5, 5'...Roller, 6...Used part of roll towel, 7...Partition plate, 8...Roll towel holder, 8a ...Holder plate, 8b...
Support arm, 8c...Support shaft, 8d...Stopper claw.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claim for Utility Model Registration] 1. A towel bed that rotatably supports an unused rolled towel, an opening for pulling one end of the rolled towel out of the case, and a towel bed that rotatably supports an unused rolled towel; In a roll towel cabinet equipped with an opening for rolling up the towel into the case and a take-up roller for pulling in and winding up the used part of the roll towel from the winding opening, When a roll towel holder having a substantially vertical surface is elastically supported near the edge and a new roll towel is placed on the towel bed, the roll towel holder is pressed by the new roll towel. It moves below the bed surface and does not interfere with storage of the new roll towel, and when the new roll towel is unwound and its diameter shrinks, and the diameter becomes less than half of the new roll towel, the unused part of the roll towel is A towel bed for a roll towel cabinet, characterized in that the roll towel holder is configured to protrude above the bed surface as the weight is reduced. 2. The roll towel holder is a member having an L-shaped cross section, comprising a substantially vertical holder plate and a supporting arm bent at a substantially right angle, with the tip of the supporting arm being attached to the top of the towel bed. Utility model registration claim No. 1, characterized in that the holder plate is rotatably attached to the end edge of the drawer side and is biased with a rotational force in a direction to cause the holder plate to protrude above the towel bed surface. A towel bed for the roll towel cabinet according to item 1.