JPH0211346Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed explanation of the idea] [Industrial application field]

The present invention relates to a paper storage device, such as a paper towel dispenser.

[Prior art and its problems]

Various types of paper towel dispensers have been developed and proposed. However, when these paper towel dispensers are examined in detail, they have drawbacks such as an insufficient paper towel feeding mechanism and a cumbersome task of replenishing paper towels.

[Means for Solving the Problems] The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems, and includes a storage container body consisting of a main body and a rotary opening/closing front lid, and a lower part of the storage container main body. an opening for taking out paper provided in the main body, a guide mechanism provided in the vertical direction on both side walls of the main body, and a substantially U-shaped guide mechanism provided in the guide mechanism so as to be vertically movable and rotatable. a paper pressing member having a section, and a notch provided in the upper part of the main body portion to which the substantially U-shaped portion of the paper pressing member is hooked;
There is provided a paper storage device characterized in that, when replenishing paper, the substantially U-shaped portion is engaged with the notch to hold the paper pressing member in a hollow state.

【Example】

1 to 3 show one embodiment of the paper storage device according to the present invention. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the paper storage device when the front cover is opened and paper is refilled, The figure is a longitudinal sectional view of the paper storage device with paper stored therein, and FIG. 3 is a plan view of the parts. In each figure, 1 is a paper towel, and this paper towel 1 is folded twice as shown in FIG. They are stacked on top of each other. Reference numeral 2 denotes a storage container main body for storing a large number of paper towels 1 folded as described above, and this storage container main body 2 is composed of, for example, a plastic front lid 2a and a main body portion 2b. . The front lid 2a is attached to the main body 2b so that it can be rotated to open and close around a shaft 3 at its lower portion. Reference numeral 4 denotes an opening provided at the lower part of the storage container body 2, that is, the front lid 2a and the main body portion 2b, and is used to take out the paper towel 1 by pulling it out toward the front. 5 and 6 are main body portions 2b in the storage container main body 2;
Guide rollers are provided parallel to each other in a stepped manner on both side walls of the guide roller 6, and 7 is a guide pole provided slightly above the guide roller 6. As shown in FIG. 2, the guide roller 5 is provided on the back side (rear side) of the main body part 2b and approximately corresponds to the height position of the opening 4. The roller 6 is provided at a position slightly higher than the guide roller 5 and on the near side (front side), and the guide pole 7 is
It is provided at a position slightly higher than the guide roller 6 and on the near side (front side). Reference numeral 8 indicates notches provided in both side walls of the storage container main body 2, that is, both side walls of the butt portion of the front lid 2a and the main body portion 2b. By looking into the inside of the storage container main body 2 from 8, the remaining amount of paper towel 1 can be detected. 9 is a vertically sliding groove 9a on the inner surface of both side walls of the main body 2b of the storage container main body 2.
This is a guide member provided so that the Reference numeral 10 denotes slide grooves 9a of the guide member 9 provided on both side walls of the main body 2b of the storage container main body 2.
It is a rod-shaped bar with both ends 10a hooked to the bar 10, and this bar 10 is guided by the slide groove 9a and can not only move up and down, but also rotate around the axis of the bar 10. It's becoming like that. 11 is a bar 10 such that protrusions 11a and 11b are formed in the front and rear directions of the bar 10, respectively.
This is a paper abutting member provided in a substantially U-shape. The paper abutting member 11 is made by bending a single metal rod into a substantially U-shape, and bending both ends of the U-shaped metal rod outward or inward into a dogleg shape. The paper abutting member 11 configured in such a shape is bonded to the bar 10 at four locations in total: both ends and the middle. The reason why the paper contacting member 11 is configured in such a shape is to prevent the end of the metal rod from directly contacting the paper towel 1 and causing the paper towel 1 to be scratched and torn. In other words, if the contact part with the paper towel 1 is not the cut end of the metal rod but the bent part or the middle part of a U-shape, for example, the surface of the contact part with the paper towel 1 will be Since it is smooth, the paper towel 1 will not be scratched or torn. In addition, the number of joints between the paper contact member 11 and the bar 10 can be increased, so that the paper contact member 11 and the bar 10 can be joined together.
This is because the bonding strength with the material becomes higher and the durability becomes richer. 12 is a vertical portion 11c of the paper contact member 11;
This is a notch provided on the upper surface of the main body portion 2b corresponding to the above. 13 is a front lid 2a provided on the upper surface of the main body 2b.
Stopper for position regulation during lid closing operation, 1
Numerals 4a and 14b are a pair of locking members provided on the front lid 2a and the main body portion 2b, respectively, for keeping the front lid 2a closed. When the paper storage device is configured as described above, when replenishing paper towels 1, when the locking members 14a and 14b are unlocked, the front lid 2a naturally rotates and opens around the shaft 3 due to its own weight. Close the lid and it will be in the state shown in Figure 1. Therefore, the bar 10 is guided through the slide groove 9a of the guide guide member 9 and moved from bottom to top, and the vertical portion 11c of the substantially U-shaped paper contact member 11 is moved from the bottom to the top as shown in FIG. The paper contacting member 11 is inserted into the notch 12 formed in the portion 2b, and is hooked onto the upper surface of the main body portion 2b, thereby holding the paper contacting member 11 in a hollow state. In this state, the folded paper towels 1 are stored in the main body 2b, and then the paper abutting member 11 is released from the upper surface of the main body 2b, and the front lid 2a is closed and locked. The replenishment work will be completed. When storing the paper towel 1 in the storage container main body 2, the bar 10 and the paper abutting member 1
1 is in contact with the upper surface of the paper towel 1 due to its own weight, and gradually falls downward as the paper towel 1 is consumed. When the remaining amount of this paper towel 1 becomes low, even if you intend to pull out one paper towel 1, with the conventional method, many sheets of paper towel 1 will be pulled out at once.
In the paper storage device described above, this drawback can be solved. That is, since the paper storage device described above is provided with the paper abutting member 11 that changes according to the height of the paper towel 1, even if the remaining amount of the paper towel 1 becomes small, the paper towel 1 will not touch the paper abutting member 11. Therefore, the paper towels 1 are held down with a force above a certain level, so that if a large number of paper towels 1 are pulled out at the same time, they will not get stuck. Then, the repulsive force applied when the paper towel 1 is pulled out causes the paper contact member 11 to
In FIG. 2, even when a clockwise rotational moment is applied, the paper abutting member 11 is not only applied to one side of the bar 10 but also to both sides, that is, the protrusion 11a.
Since not only the paper towel 1 but also the protruding part 11b is provided, this protruding part 11b can be hooked onto the paper towel 1.
Clockwise rotation is prevented, the rotation of the paper abutting member 11 is effectively restricted, and the paper abutting member 11 always holds the paper towel 1 in a good condition. In addition, the bar 10 is configured so that it can not only move up and down depending on the remaining amount of paper towels 1 stored therein, but also rotate, which is not only convenient when replenishing the paper towels 1, but also allows the bar 10 to move up and down depending on the remaining amount of paper towels 1 stored therein. The inclination of the paper towel 1 at the top can be accommodated to some variation depending on the remaining amount, and the paper towel 1 can be held down well. In addition, since the paper towel 1 at the bottom comes into contact with the guide rollers 5 and 6, there is no large resistance when the paper towels 1 are pulled out one by one, and the paper towels 1 can be pulled out smoothly. ing. In particular, when pulling out the paper towel 1, for example, the portion of the paper towel that is in contact with the guide roller 5 is pulled out as the guide roller 5 rotates, and then the portion of the paper towel that is in contact with the guide roller 6 is pulled out as the guide roller 6 rotates. Since the paper towels 1 can be pulled out, the paper towels 1 can be pulled out one by one reliably and smoothly. Moreover, the above effects are not only achieved by changing the heights and front and back positions of the guide rollers 5 and 6, but also the heights and front and back positions of the guide rollers 5 and 6 are different. Because of this provision, the paper towel 1 is stored as if it were diagonal, and the thickness of the storage container main body 2 can be reduced accordingly. Further, a guide pole 7 is installed above the guide roller 6.
is provided, and the paper towel 1 is placed on a guide roller 6 that rotates when the paper towel 1 is pulled out.
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【effect】

The paper storage device according to the present invention includes a storage container main body consisting of a main body and a rotatable front lid, an opening provided at the bottom of the storage container main body for taking out paper, and both side walls of the main body. a paper pressing member having a substantially U-shaped portion that is movable vertically and rotatably provided in the guide mechanism; and a notch provided in the upper part of the main body part, into which the paper pressing member is held in the air by the substantially U-shaped part being engaged with the notch when replenishing paper. As a result, the paper pressing member comes into good contact with the paper stored in the storage container main body.In other words, the paper pressing member changes its inclination and vertical position according to the amount of paper stored inside the storage container main body. Because it is automatically adjusted, the paper pressing member can contact the stored paper in a good condition, and therefore the paper pressing member always exerts a good pressing force on the stored paper, and the paper can be stored easily. Even when the remaining amount of built-in paper is low, it can be easily taken out one by one, and the drawbacks of pulling out many sheets of paper at once can be solved to a great extent. Because it can be held in the air,
The paper replenishment work can now be done smoothly, and the means to achieve this smooth paper replenishment work is extremely simple.
It has features such as virtually no cost increase.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Figures 1 to 3 show one embodiment of the paper storage device according to the present invention, with Figure 1 being a perspective view before replenishing paper, and Figure 2 being a longitudinal cross-section view after replenishing paper. The top view and FIG. 3 are plan views of the parts. 1...Paper towel, 2...Storage container body,
2a...Front lid, 2b...Main body, 3...Shaft, 4...
...Opening, 5, 6...Guide roller, 7...Guide ball, 8...Notch, 9...Guide guide member, 9a...Slide groove, 10...Bar, 11...
...Paper contact member, 11a, 11b...Protrusion part, 11c...Vertical part, 12...Notch part, 13...
...stopper, 14a, 14b...lock member.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] A storage container body consisting of a main body and a rotatable front lid, an opening for taking out paper provided at the bottom of the storage container main body, and guide guides provided vertically on both side walls of the main body. a mechanism, a paper pressing member having a substantially U-shaped portion provided in the guide mechanism so as to be vertically movable and rotatable; and a main body portion to which the substantially U-shaped portion of the paper pressing member is latched. A paper storage device comprising a notch provided at an upper part, and the substantially U-shaped part is engaged with the notch to hold the paper pressing member in a hollow state when replenishing paper. .