JPH04170926A - Automatic toilet paper cutting/supply device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To automatically cut and supply the toilet paper by inserting and providing a paper cutting mechanism for cutting the toilet paper by moving horizontally a saw blade-like movable blade between a paper winding mechanism, and a paper rewinding mechanism provided on its upper part. CONSTITUTION:When a motor 10 winds up toilet paper P by a three-layer portion between winding shafts 6, 6a, a motor 29 is driven by a command from a control means 50, and reduction sears (a), (b) are rotated through a worm gear device 30. When a slide pin moves along a side hole 31 of the reduction sear (b), a movable blade 25 is moved horizontally, and the toilet paper P part for connecting a toilet paper roll R and a paper member P1 wound up between the winding shafts 6, 6a is cut. At the time of drawing it out, it can be drawn out by inserting fingers from a takeout port of a cover body 1a and pinching the paper member P1, and drawing it as it is to the horizontal this side. When the paper member P1 is drawn out, paper existence detecting sensors c1, c2 detect a fact that there is no paper, therefore, the motor 10 starts its actuation, a driving roller 5 is driven, and rewinding of a fixed quantity is executed from the toilet paper roll R.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Application Field] The present invention involves winding and cutting toilet paper rewound from a paper holder into a plurality of layers to a length suitable for use, and then cutting the toilet paper into a plurality of layers to a length suitable for use. This invention relates to an automatic toilet paper cutting/feeding device that allows toilet paper to be removed and used.

[Conventional technology]

Rolled toilet paper used in toilets and washrooms is usually set in a paper holder made of metal or synthetic resin so that it can be pulled out. After pulling it out to an appropriate length, it was used by cutting it using the edge of the paper cover plate of the holder.

[Invention or problem to be solved]

However, as described above, when the toilet paper is pulled out by hand each time it is used, there are problems as described below.

(1) When pulling out toilet paper, if the end of the drawer cannot be picked with the user's fingers, instead of rotating the toilet paper roll several times, find the end of the drawer and pick it up. I was pulling out toilet paper. In addition, each time the toilet paper was pulled out, it had to be cut using a paper cover plate, etc., so it took time and effort to remove the toilet paper, and it was difficult for people with hand disabilities to do so. However, there were some problems that prevented it from being carried out smoothly.

(2) Furthermore, when pulling out toilet paper, while searching for the end of the drawer, the user may touch parts that are not necessary for use other than toilet paper, which poses a hygiene problem.

(3) Furthermore, toilet paper is usually made by wrapping two sheets of paper together into a roll, or one sheet of paper wound into a roll, or by the length of the toilet paper used. Now, even if you cut it out, it is too thin to be used hygienically, and in actual use, the relatively long cut paper is further folded into multiple @ (about 4 to 6 sheets) to the usable length. Because I was using it,
When using it, it takes time to fold the hee-ha, and
After folding due to a mistake in determining the length to cut, if the length was not right, there would be a shortage of paper, and I would have to pull out the required length of toilet paper from the toilet paper roll again and use it again. I often wasted it.

(4) In addition, recently, toilet seats with a warm water washing function, which can hygienically treat the private parts after using the toilet by washing the private parts with warm water, have become widespread. In this case, the user wipes off the drops near the buttocks that got wet from washing with toilet paper, and then
When using toilet paper to wipe wet buttocks that have been treated with warm air drying, the paper itself easily dissolves in water, so use the paper cut to an appropriate length as described above. If you do not fold the paper several times before using it, the water seeping into the paper will get on your hands, which is unsanitary, so you will have to pull out the toilet paper longer than necessary. . Therefore, unnecessary amounts of toilet paper are drawn out and used, which is not only uneconomical, but also leads to the possibility of flushing a large amount of used toilet paper into the toilet bowl. There were also problems such as difficulty.

In view of the above-mentioned problems, the present invention has been developed to roll up and roll up the required number of sheets of toilet paper at a length suitable for use without the user having to pull out the toilet paper and cut it.
To provide an automatic toilet paper cutting/feeding device which cuts toilet paper and allows a user to take it out from a roll-up member and use it.

[Means to solve the problem]

In the present invention, a paper holder for rotatably mounting a toilet paper roll is provided in the upper part of the housing, protruding from the front side of the housing, and in the center of the housing, the toilet paper hanging from the toilet paper roll is mounted. A paper rewinding mechanism is provided for holding the paper and rewinding it to a certain length, and at the bottom of the housing, the toilet paper rewound by the rewinding mechanism is stacked in multiple layers to a length suitable for use. A paper winding mechanism equipped with a pair of winding shafts for winding the paper is installed, and a saw blade-shaped, for example, A paper cutting mechanism is installed that horizontally moves a movable blade to cut toilet paper, and furthermore, electric motors that individually drive the paper rewinding mechanism, paper winding mechanism, and paper cutting mechanism are individually driven. The toilet paper is characterized by comprising a control means for controlling the unwinding length and the usable length of the toilet paper to wind it into multiple layers, and then cutting the roll. is as shown below.

[For production]

The present invention involves winding toilet paper that has been rewound to a certain length by a paper rewinding mechanism into a plurality of layers to a usable length using a winding shaft of a paper winding mechanism in synchronization with the rewinding mechanism; After that, the movable blade of the cutting mechanism cuts the part of the toilet paper that connects the paper member wound up in multiple layers and the toilet paper roll while applying a predetermined tension, for example, to A usable length of paper member for wiping the soiled part of the toilet paper or a removable part on the winding shaft of the continuous winding mechanism allows the user to use the toilet paper when using it.
This eliminates the trouble of having to manually pull out and cut the toilet paper from the toilet paper roll as in the past, and the user can freely use the toilet paper stacked in multiple layers at the usable length.

This eliminates the hassle of pulling out the toilet paper to an appropriate length and cutting it, and also eliminates the hassle of searching for the end of the paper to pull out.

Further, since the paper member wound up by the paper winding mechanism is rolled up in a state where it is pre-warmed and laminated in a plurality of layers to a usable length, unnecessary unwinding can be limited, which is economical. Especially when wiping the wet area after washing your private parts with warm water, toilet paper is laminated with the number of sheets needed for each use, so you can wipe the wet area hygienically without getting your hands dirty. What's more, the length and thickness of the toilet paper used for wiping is pre-set to the appropriate length and thickness for use, so there is no wasted use, and even if you empty it into the toilet, it won't clog the drain hole. Can be discharged smoothly.

Furthermore, since the toilet paper itself is wound in multiple layers with a certain amount of tension applied to the pair of winding shafts provided in the paper winding mechanism, the toilet paper cannot be rolled from the pair of winding shafts. In the case of pulling out, whether it is pulled out against the tension or not, the present invention
By providing a means for smoothly pulling out the toilet paper wound around the winding shaft, the toilet paper can be smoothly taken out from the winding shaft and used without damaging the toilet paper. In addition, the paper rewinding mechanism, paper winding mechanism, and paper cutting mechanism can be controlled in sequence by individually controlling the electric motors that drive these mechanisms, from rewinding a fixed amount of toilet paper to rewinding a fixed amount of toilet paper. Since all of the winding and cutting can be automated, it has the advantage of being extremely convenient to use, not only for normal users but also for people with hand disabilities.

〔Example〕

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. 1 to 8.

1 to 3, the device of the present invention can be roughly divided into a housing 1, a plurality of paper holders 2 protruding in parallel from the upper part of the housing l toward the front cover body la, and paper holders 2. A paper rewinding mechanism 5 having a driving roller 3 and a driven roller 4 installed on the lower side, and a pair of paper rewinding mechanisms 5 for rewinding toilet paper P that has been rewound a certain length from a toilet paper roll R to a usable length and thickness. a paper winding mechanism 7 having a winding shaft 6.6a; a paper cutting mechanism 8 inserted between the paper winding mechanism 7 and the paper rewinding mechanism 5;
Furthermore, it is comprised of a control means 50 for driving and controlling each of the mechanisms 5, 7.8 in accordance with a predetermined sequence.

Next, the detailed structure of each mechanism 5.7.8 including the housing l will be explained.

First, as shown in Fig. 1, the housing l is formed into a vertically long picture shape of synthetic resin or the like in order to house the toilet paper roll R and other mechanisms 5.7.8 inside. A plurality of paper holders 2 are provided upwardly protruding toward the cover body la side, and toilet paper rolls R (two rolls in this example) are rotatably mounted thereon.

Further, the cover body 1a has a portion corresponding to the toilet paper roll R formed in a transparent state so that the inside can be seen, and can be opened and closed using a mounting member 9 such as a hinge at the opening of the housing 1. It is attached.

Next, the structure of the paper rewinding mechanism 5 will be explained with reference to FIGS. 3 and 4.

The paper rewinding mechanism 5 includes a driving roller 3 and a driven roller 4.
and an electric motor 10 that drives the drive roller 3,
As shown in FIG. 2, both the driving and driven rollers 3 and 4 are arranged at positions where they can grip the toilet paper P unwound from the toilet paper roll R in a substantially vertical state. That is, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 4, both the driving and driven rollers 3 and 4 are arranged on both sides of the housing 1, with a gap S formed therethrough through which the toilet paper P can pass, at approximately the center of the housing 1. Installed mounting frame 11
．． The drive rollers 3 are rotatably and slidably mounted on the respective bearing bodies 11b via bearing bodies 11b, and the drive rollers 3 are mounted on the worms provided between the roller shafts and the rotor shaft of the electric motor IO. It is drivingly connected to an electric motor 10 by means of a gearing 12 . Further, the mounting frame 11 on which the electric motor 10 and the driving roller 3 are mounted is fixed to the side wall of the housing l, and the mounting frame 11a on which the driven roller 4 is mounted is also fixed to the side wall of the housing l. It is mounted on the support frame 13 so as to be slidable in the left and right direction in FIG.

When sliding the mounting frame 11a,
Guide bins 15 protruding from the support frame 13 are inserted into a plurality of guide holes 14 (see FIG. 4) drilled in the mounting frame 11a, and the mounting frame 11a is mounted on the support frame 13. A pivot pin 16 is installed at the rear end of the frame 11a located on the cover body la side, and this pivot pin 16 is attached to the cover body 1.
The cover body 1a is fitted into an arc-shaped guide groove 18 provided on the free end side of a guide lever 17 whose base end is fixed to one side wall of a and whose free end side is formed into an arc shape. As shown by the two-dot chain line in FIG. 4, when the housing 1 is gradually opened, the guide lever 17 also rotates in the opening direction together with the cover body 1a. For this reason, the guide lever 17
The pivot pin 16 fitted in the guide groove 18 moves to the right in FIG. The driven roller 4 is supported and slid on the support frame 13 without horizontally shaking in the same direction, and the driven roller 4 is separated from the driving roller 3 to release the sliding contact. Therefore, the toilet paper P rewound from the toilet paper roll R is transferred from between the driving and driven rollers 3.4 to the gap S between the mounting frames 11 and 11a.
It can also be suspended below the housing l through the housing l. When the cover body 1a is closed after the toilet paper P hangs down, the mounting frame body 11a is moved to the fourth position by the guide lever 17.
Returns to the solid line position in the figure, and both the driven and driven rollers 3,
4 in sliding contact to sandwich the toilet paper P.

Furthermore, when the opening of the housing l is closed with the cover body 1a, the cover body 1a is maintained in a closed state by a fixing means (not shown) such as a permanent magnet, so that the cover body 1a is closed while the toilet paper P is being rewound. 1a is opened and driven, and the toilet paper P is held between the driven rollers 3.4 and does not come loose.

In addition, 19.19a in FIG. 2 is the driving and driven roller 3, 4.
Through hole 19b (third
The toilet paper plate P is attached to the end of the mounting frame 11.degree.

Next, FIG. 2 shows the structure of the paper winding mechanism 7.

This will be explained with reference to FIG.

The paper winding mechanism 7 includes, below the paper rewinding mechanism 5, a rotary wheel 21 rotatably attached to a support shaft 20 supported on the rear wall of the housing I and having teeth d on the outer periphery; As shown in FIG. 1, a pair of winding shafts 6, 6a protrude horizontally and parallelly toward the cover body la with an interval of approximately 1800 mm, and the rotary wheel 21. On the upper side of the housing! It consists of an electric motor 23 attached to the rear wall via a collar 22, and a reduction gear 24 attached to the rotor shaft of this electric motor 23 and meshing with the teeth of the rotating wheel 21. By rotating the paper at a reduced speed via the reduction gear 24, the toilet paper P hanging between the take-up shafts 6 and 6a is moved between the pair of take-up shafts 6
, 6a, the required number of layers is wound in synchronization with the paper rewinding mechanism 5 using the same principle as that of a thread winder. The winding shafts 6 and 6a protruding from the rotary wheel 21 are formed so as to be slightly inclined in the direction facing each other so that the distance on the tip side is slightly narrower than the distance on the base end side. (See Figure 9). Therefore, even if a certain amount of tension is applied to the take-up shaft 6.6a to roll up the toilet paper P, by narrowing the interval on the tip side of the take-up shaft 6.6a, the toilet paper P will be rolled up after being cut. When pulling out from the mounting shafts 6, 6a, it is possible to pull out smoothly with a small force.

Next, the configuration of the paper cutting mechanism 8 will be explained with reference to FIGS. 5 and 6.

In FIG. 6, 25 connects the rolled up paper member P (see FIG. 8) and the toilet paper roll R after the toilet paper P is wound up on the winding shafts 6, 6a. The movable blade 25 cuts the toilet paper P portion below the drive roller 3.
As shown in FIG. 6, in a storage box 26 attached to the lower side of the mounting frame 11, support pins 27 supported at predetermined positions of the mounting frame 11 are moved back and forth by the movable blade 25. By holding the movable blade 25 hanging down by pivoting it in a long hole 27a bored parallel to the direction, the movable blade 25 is suspended between the movable blade 25 and the rear part of the storage box 26, as shown in FIG. The tension spring 28 is normally stored in the storage box 26.

Reference numeral 29 denotes an electric motor that drives the movable blade 25, which is mounted on the mounting frame 11 as shown in FIG.
A pair of large and small reduction gears are built inside.

b is drivingly connected via a worm gear device 30. Of the reduction gears a and b, the large diameter reduction gear is provided with a long length provided on the movable blade 25 at its eccentric position (as shown in FIG. 5, a portion near the worm gear device 30). A horizontal hole 31 is bored perpendicular to the hole 27a, and a slide pin 32 slides along this horizontal hole 31.
When the lower end of the slide bin 32 is fitted into the through hole 25a of the movable blade 25, the movable blade 25 is moved to the electric motor 29.
, the reduction gears a and b rotate via the worm gear device 3o, and the slide pin 32 pivotally connected to the large diameter reduction gear moves within the horizontal hole 31 as the reduction gear rotates. Movable blade 25 into which the lower end of pin 32 fits
is moved left and right in the left-right direction in FIG. 5 within the length of the horizontal hole 31 along the elongated hole 27a while being supported on the support pin 27.

In FIG. 6, 33 is a gear shaft of a reduction gear, which is pivotally mounted to a gear box 34 provided on the mounting frame 11.
Reference numeral 5 denotes a movable blade protrusion opening opened in the side wall of the storage box 26 in the direction in which the movable blade 25 protrudes, and furthermore, at a position corresponding to the movable blade protrusion 35, there is a receiving box 36 or a mounting frame for accommodating the protruding movable blade 25. It is attached to the lower surface of the mounting frame 11a, and is held between driving and driven rollers 3 and 4. lla gap S
The toilet paper P hanging down from the movable blade 2
5 is cut by protruding into the receiving box 36.

Next, a control means 50 for controlling the drive of the electric motors 10, 23, 29 is housed and installed under the mounting frame 11a, and each of the electric motors 10, 23, 29 is controlled by, for example, a microcomputer (not shown). It is configured to perform drive control according to a sequence preliminarily set. In FIG. 1, P2 to P4 are operation buttons for setting the number of layers (number of times) of the toilet paper P to be wound on the winding shafts 6 and 6a; for example, P is the number of layers to be wound or two times. In the case of ・The same < P indicates the case of 3 times, P4 indicates the case of 4 times, these are,
For example, this can be achieved by setting a program in advance in a microcomputer to match the number of rotations of the electric motor 23 to the number of times the toilet paper P is rolled up. Also, the rewinding length of the toilet paper P by the electric motor 1o, the synchronous operation of the electric motors 10 and 23, and the movable blade 25 by the electric motor 29.
After one reciprocating movement of , paper is present after paper member P1 is removed.

The steps for rewinding the toilet paper P by driving the electric motor 10 using a non-detection sensor (for example, one equipped with a light emitting element c1 and a light receiving element C2, see FIG. 2) are all programmed in advance by a microcomputer. Then, the electric motor is subjected to a series of sequence control of +0.23.29.

In FIG. 1, L is an indicator lamp, 40 is an outlet for the paper member P1 opened at the bottom of the cover body la, and 41 is a control for stopping the winding shafts 6, 6a of the rotary wheel 21 in a fixed position. After the solenoid is suspended from the mounting frame 11a and rotated by a preset number of rotations by the rotary wheel 21 or the electric motor 23, the winding shafts 6, 6a become horizontal as shown in FIG. 7, the plunger 42 enters between the teeth d of the rotary wheel 21 to stop the rotation of the rotary wheel 21. That is, the solenoid 41 is connected to the winding shafts 6, 6 of the rotating wheel 21.
A, when the electric motor 23 is stopped after starting from the horizontal position shown in FIG.
1!23, the take-up shafts 6, 6a move from the horizontal position, and the toilet paper P rewound from the toilet paper roll R cannot be inserted between the take-up shafts 6, 6a, or the paper member P1 This is a braking means to prevent the sample from becoming impossible to take out from the outlet 40.

Next, the operation of the device of the present invention will be explained.

First, a case will be described in which the toilet paper P rewound from the toilet paper roll R is wound up by the paper winding mechanism 7 and held on the winding shafts 6, 6a.

As shown in FIG. 2, the mounting frame 11 is unwound from the toilet paper roll R. The toilet paper P hanging down from the gap S of lla to the bottom of the housing l is rewound to a length that can be wound for one layer on the take-up shafts 6 and 6a. The user of the member P can control the number of windings of the paper member P by pressing a predetermined operation button 22.
The setting is made by inputting P4 (for example, inputting P), and since the paper member P1 that has already been wound up on the winding shafts 6 and 6a is removed, the winding of toilet paper P is determined. It becomes possible. Therefore, the drooping of the toilet paper P is caused by the paper presence detection sensor C1, c detecting the absence of paper due to the removal of the paper member P. , the toilet paper P is rewound from the toilet paper roll R to a length that can be wound one layer on the take-up shafts 6, 6a, and then stopped once. This rewinding length can be determined by setting the rotation speed or rotation time of the electric motor 10 in advance in the microcomputer of the control means 5o. Further, the rewinding operation is performed by the electric motor 10.
Since the toilet paper P is held between the driving roller 3 driven by the roller 3 and the driven roller 4 which is in sliding contact with the roller 3, this can be done smoothly. As mentioned above, the quantitative rewinding of toilet paper P is performed using paper rewinding
, the electric motor 23 is activated by a command from the control means 50.
starts and rotates the rotary wheel 21, and the winding shaft 6,
The toilet hair t<-p hanging between 6.6a and 6.6a is wound up by the winding shaft 6.6a. And the rotating wheel 21
When the electric motor 23 rotates once, it is re-driven by a command signal from the paper rewinding mechanism 5 or the control means 50, that is, the electric motor 10 is started and rotates the drive roller 3, and the toilet paper P is re-rolled. This is then immediately wound up between the winding shafts 6.6a as shown by the two-dot chain line in FIG.

At this time, since the electric motors 23 are driven synchronously, the toilet paper P is wound up with a constant tension applied to the winding shaft 6.6a. rotating wheel 2
Rotate 1 or 3 times to roll the toilet paper P onto the winding shafts 6, 6a.
When the motor 10.23 is wound in three layers, the motor 10.23 is stopped by a command signal from the control means 50, and at the same time, the solenoid 41
is energized, the plunger 42 enters between the teeth 6 of the rotating wheel 21 as shown in FIG.
or prevent freewheeling. As a result, the rotating wheel 21
The winding shafts 6, 6a return to the starting point (horizontal position) and stop (see Fig. 2).

As described above, roll the toilet paper P onto the winding shaft 6.6.
When three layers are wound on aM, the electric motor 29 is driven by a command from the control means 50, and the reduction gears a and b are rotated via the ohmic gear device 30. When the slide pin 32 moves along the horizontal hole 31 of the reduction gear 31 due to the rotation of the reduction gears a and b, the lower end of the slide pin 32 fits into the movable blade 2.
5 is horizontally moved rightward to the position shown by the two-dot chain line in FIG. 5 against the force of the tension spring 28, and the paper member P1 is wound up between the toilet paper roll R and the winding shaft 6.6a. Cut the two parts of toilet paper that connect the. When the slide pin 32 returns to its original position after cutting the toilet paper P, that is, when the reduction gear rotates once, the tension spring 28 moves to the solid line position in FIG.
It quickly returns to its original position using the force of the at this point
The electric motor 29 stops in response to a command signal from the control means 50 and prepares for the next cut. When cutting with the movable blade 25,
The rotating wheel 21 that winds up the paper member P1 between the winding shafts 6 and 6a is prevented from rotating by the plunger 42 of the solenoid 41, and the toilet/soto paper P portion is rotated by the driving roller 3 and the driven roller 4. Since the toilet paper P is not pinched and rewound from the toilet paper roll R, the cutting part of the toilet paper P does not loosen and a certain amount of tension is applied, so even if the toilet paper P is weak, it can be easily moved by the movable blade 25. The paper member P1 can be smoothly cut by sliding it in the lateral direction, and the paper member P1 separated from the toilet paper P is held on the winding shaft 6.degree. 6a of the rotary wheel 21, as shown in FIG. If the paper member P1 is held as it is on the winding shafts 6, 6a, the presence of paper is detected by the paper presence/absence detection sensors C1+C2, so the electric motor 10 is not started and the toilet paper P is not rewound. Not done. When a paper member P1 is required and is to be removed from the winding shafts 6, 6a, insert your finger into the outlet 40 of the cover body 1a in FIG. When pulled, the winding shaft 6° 6a is formed so as to narrow in the direction opposite to the tip of the paper member P in the drawing direction (lower side in FIG. 9) as shown in FIG. ,
The paper member P1 can be smoothly pulled out without breaking the paper member P1 against the tension during winding. When paper member P is removed, the paper
Bar presence detection sensor CI+C! Or electric motor to detect no paper! 0 starts activation, drives the drive roller 3, and unwinds a fixed amount from the toilet paper roll R. After this, the paper winding mechanism 7
The paper member P is activated to wind up the paper member P, and after winding, the paper cutting mechanism 8 is operated to cut the toilet paper P. Therefore, between the winding shafts 6 and 6a, a paper member P having a usable length and an optimum thickness for use can be provided at all times and removable. Therefore, the user can easily pull out the paper member P1 of a usable thickness from between the winding shafts 6 and 6a and use it without rewinding the toilet paper.

Next, when the toilet paper roll R is running low and you need to replace it with a new one, as shown in FIG. The guide lever 17, whose base end is properly attached to one side wall of the body 1a, also rotates about the base end in the direction indicated by the chain double-dashed line in FIG. The pivot pin 16 fitted in the guide groove 18 is moved to the right in FIG. Move back in the direction shown by the two-dot chain line in Figure 4. For this reason, the driven roller 4 attached to the mounting frame 11a
is released from sliding contact with the drive roller 3, and the mounting frame 11. l
The gap S between la is widened. In this state, remove the core of the toilet paper roll R from the paper holder 2, set a new toilet paper roll R, pull out the drawer end of the toilet paper P from the toilet paper roll R, and pull out the end of the toilet paper P from the expanded drive roller 3. and the driven roller 4 from between the mounting frame II.

The movable blade protrusion opening 3 of the storage box 26 opens into the gap S of 11a.
Drop it down to position 5. After this, when the cover body 1a is returned to the direction that closes the opening of the housing 1 and fixed to the housing l, the mounting frame body 11a moves to the left in FIG. 4 as the guide lever 17 returns to its original position. The exchange of the toilet paper roll R is completed by slidingly contacting the driven roller 4 or the driving roller 3 and sandwiching the toilet paper P. After this, the number of layers to be wound is set, the corresponding operation buttons P2 to P4 are pressed, and after the fixed amount rewinding, fixed amount winding, and cutting of the toilet paper P is completed, the paper member P is moved between the winding shafts 6 and 6a. Roll it up and prepare it for use.

Note that the 1011th is a winding shaft 6 for winding the paper member P1.
, 6a, in which one winding shaft 6 has its base end fixed in a space on the back side of the rotary wheel 21, and its tip protrudes linearly toward the front side of the rotary wheel 21. The other winding shaft 6a has its base end pivoted in the space of the rotary wheel 21 using a support member, and the base ends of the winding shafts 6, 6a are pulled together into a straight line by the tensile force of the tension spring 45. hold it.

After winding up the paper member P1, when pulling it out, the winding shaft 6a is moved against the tension spring 45 as shown in FIG.
The present invention can also be realized even if the paper member P is configured so that a gap is created between the paper member P1 and the paper member P1 by pressing in the direction (inward) indicated by the dotted line, and the paper member P is always pulled out smoothly and well. It is.

〔Effect of the invention〕

Since the present invention is configured as described above, it has the following effects.

(11) When using toilet paper, the present invention is configured to automatically roll up and cut the toilet paper to a usable length and thickness so that the paper member provided can be immediately supplied to the user. Even in a toilet used by many people, toilet paper can be used hygienically and quickly and easily even by people with hand disabilities.

(2) In addition, in the device of the present invention, when the cover body of the housing is opened for a set of toilet paper rolls, a driven roller for holding and rewinding the toilet paper together with the drive roller is driven to follow the cover body. Since the toilet paper roll is separated from the roller, the toilet paper roll can be set quickly and easily.

(3) Furthermore, the pair of winding shafts that wrap and hold the paper member prepared by winding and cutting the toilet paper the required number of times in a usable state are arranged so that the distance between the two ends is closer to the distal end than the distance between the proximal ends. Since the paper member is formed to have a narrower interval, the paper member can be smoothly and efficiently removed from the take-up shaft without breaking.

(4) Furthermore, in the device of the present invention, the control means controls the drive of the paper rewinding mechanism, the paper winding mechanism, and the paper cutting mechanism, so the user of the toilet paper can easily operate the cover body of the housing. When the paper member wound on the take-up shaft is pulled out from the opening, the control means immediately winds up the next paper member to be used on the take-up shaft, so the user can remove the toilet paper. This is very convenient as it eliminates the hassle of having to properly fold the drawer and use it.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the automatic toilet paper cutting/feeding device of the present invention, Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional front view of the same as above, Fig. 3 is a side sectional view of the main parts, and Fig. 4 is A of Fig. 3. -A cross-sectional view taken along line A; FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view taken along line B-B in FIG. 3;
FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line C-C in FIG. 5, FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram showing a means for stopping the rotating wheel, FIG. FIG. 1O is a plan view showing the mounting structure of the take-up shaft. FIG. housing la, cover body 3, drive roller 4, driven roller 5, vapor rewinding mechanism 6, 6a, winding shaft 7, paper winding mechanism 8, paper cutting mechanism 17, guide lever 21, rotating wheel 45, tension spring 50・Control means R・Toilet paper roll P・Toilet paper

Claims (3)

[Claims] (1) A paper holder is provided in the upper part of the housing to protrude toward the opening side of the housing, and in the center part of the housing is an electrically driven drive roller, which is driven in conjunction with the cover body of the housing. Equipped with a paper rewinding mechanism consisting of a driven roller that slides into and out of contact with the roller, and a pair of winding shafts at the bottom of the housing that winds up the required number of layers of toilet paper that has been rewound in a fixed amount from the paper rewinding mechanism. A paper winding mechanism is installed between the paper rewinding mechanism and the paper winding mechanism, and a paper cutting mechanism that electrically drives a movable blade that cuts the connected portion of the toilet paper after winding up the paper member is installed between the paper rewinding mechanism and the paper winding mechanism. Insert the mechanism,
An automatic toilet paper cutting/supplying device characterized in that the paper rewinding mechanism, the paper winding mechanism, and the paper cutting mechanism are sequentially controlled by a control means in the process of winding and cutting the paper member. (2) The pair of winding shafts provided in the paper winding mechanism are:
2. The automatic toilet paper cutting and supplying device according to claim 1, wherein the distance between the paper members in the drawing direction is narrower than the distance between the paper members on the base end side. (3) The pair of winding shafts provided in the paper winding mechanism are:
2. The winding shaft according to claim 1, wherein one winding shaft is fixed in a straight line, and the other winding shaft is swingably supported on the one winding shaft side with a spring member interposed therebetween. automatic toilet paper cutting and feeding device.