JPH04367636A - Sterilizing paper supply device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To automatically supply paper impregnated with a sterilizing liquid. CONSTITUTION:In a casing 68, a tank 70, a tray 86 for holding roll paper 28, a guide roller 88 for feeding out paper 32, a cutter 90 for cutting the paper 32v and a pump 76, etc., are provided. From a nozzle 80, a sterilizing liquid is atomized to the paper 32 on a shelf part 94. Also, when a hand is brought close to a sensor 64, the paper 32 is fed out, and also, a pump 76 is operated, and the sterilizing liquid is atomized to the paper 32 on the shelf part 94. When the paper 32 of prescribed length is fed out, the cutter 90 operates, and the paper 32 is cut. In such a way, paper impregnated with a sterilizing liquid can be obtained without touching the sterilizing paper supply device with a hand.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

0001

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an apparatus for supplying sterilizing paper for wiping the seat of a Western-style toilet bowl.

0002

2. Description of the Related Art Various attempts have been made to improve the unsanitary nature of having one's buttocks directly contact the toilet seat in Western-style toilets in public facilities used by an unspecified number of people. One of the proposals is to spray disinfectant on the toilet seat.
For example, the following A and B have been published.

[0003]A. A disinfectant spraying nozzle is installed on the toilet lid to spray disinfectant onto the toilet seat. For example, JP-A-1-23294, JP-A-63-165367, JP-A-61-500414, JP-A-1-284220, and JP-A-1-297028.

[0004]B. An arm that is movable in the area above the toilet seat is provided, and a nozzle installed at the tip of this arm sprays disinfectant onto the toilet seat. For example, JP-A No. 1-37918.

C. In addition, a toilet seat wiping device that sprays disinfectant onto toilet paper was also introduced in 1996.
No. 1691.

[0006]

[Problem to be Solved by the Invention] Although it is possible to uniformly spray disinfectant over the entire area of the toilet seat with the above type A, a large amount of disinfectant is concentrated on a specific heavily soiled area. cannot be distributed.

[0007] Type B above requires a mechanism for rotating or horizontally moving the arm;
The mechanism of the disinfection device as a whole is complicated.

Furthermore, this type B has the problem that it is easily damaged by mischief. That is, since toilets in public facilities are extremely susceptible to mischief, such as being kicked or hit, they need to be constructed to be difficult to break. However, a cantilevered arm like type B breaks extremely easily if a load is applied to its tip.

[0009] In the above toilet seat cleaning device C, the disinfectant sprayer is manually operated to spray the solution, but there is an inconvenience that the sprayer must be operated manually. .

0010

[Means for Solving the Problems] The sterilizing paper supply device of the present invention includes a holder that holds roll paper, a paper feed device that unwinds and feeds paper from the roll paper held in the holder, and A paper cutting device provided in the area, an impregnating device provided in the paper running area for impregnating the paper with a sterilizing liquid, and a tank storing the sterilizing liquid supplied to the impregnating device. That's what happens.

[0011]

[Operation] In the sterilizing paper supply device of the present invention, a roll paper is automatically fed out by operating a switch, for example, and at the same time, the roll paper is impregnated with a sterilizing liquid by an impregnating device.

0012

[Embodiment] An embodiment will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a longitudinal sectional view of a sterilizing paper supply device according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a Western-style toilet bowl equipped with a sterilization paper supply device according to an embodiment.

In FIG. 2, a toilet seat box 12 is installed on the rear upper surface of a Western-style toilet bowl 10, and a toilet seat 14 is pivotally supported on the toilet seat box 12. A sterilizing paper supply device 16 is installed on the upper surface of the lateral end portion of the toilet seat box 12. In addition, in this embodiment, as shown in FIG.
is attached, and the sterilizing paper supply device 16 is fixed to the toilet seat box 12 by the suction force of this suction cup 18.

Next, the internal structure of the sterilizing paper supply device 16 will be explained with reference to FIG. In FIG. 1, the inside of the casing 20 is partitioned by a partition wall 22, so that a mechanism section 24 and a tank section 26 are partitioned. Inside the mechanism section 24, there are a tray 30 that rotatably holds the roll paper 28, guide rollers 34 and 36 for sending out the paper 32 unwound from the roll paper 28 on the tray 30, and the guide roller 36. A cutting roller 38 is installed below the cutting roller 38 . Note that a guide wall 40 is provided vertically from the edge of the tray 30, and another guide wall 42 is provided in parallel with this guide wall 40.
It is configured so that it can be dropped.

Both guide rollers 34 and 36 are rotationally driven by a motor (not shown). Further, a spray nozzle 44 is arranged between the guide rollers 34 and 36, and the sterilizing liquid in the tank 26 can be supplied to this nozzle 44 via a pipe 46, a pump 48, and a pipe 50. ing.

A shelf 52 for receiving the paper 32 is provided at the bottom of the casing 20. Reference numeral 54 indicates a passage port for the paper 32.

A tank 2 is provided on the upper surface of the casing 20.
6 is provided with an opening 56 for supplying a sterilizing solution, and this opening 56 is covered with a removable cap 58. Further, an opening 60 is provided on the upper surface of the casing 20 in order to insert the roll paper 28 onto the tray 30 and to inspect the inside of the mechanism section 24. A removable lid 62 is attached to this opening 60. has been done. Note that the cap 58 and the lid 62 are provided with a locking mechanism so that only an operator can open and close the cap 58 and the lid 62.

Further, a human body detection sensor 64 is provided on the side surface of the casing 20, and a detection signal from this sensor 64 is transmitted to the rollers 34, 36, 38 and the pump 48.
It is input to a control device (not shown) for controlling the drive of.

In the sterilizing paper supply device 16 configured as described above, when a hand or other body part is brought close to the front of the sensor 64, the sensor 64 detects the human body. Then, the rollers 34 and 36 are driven, and the paper 32 is unwound from the roll paper 28 and moved downward. At the same time, the pump 48 is activated and the sterilizing liquid is sprayed from the nozzle 44 toward the paper 32. When the guide rollers 34 and 36 rotate a predetermined number of times and a predetermined length of paper 32 is fed into the shelf 52, the pump 48 is stopped. and,
The guide rollers 34 and 36 rotate a few more times, and when the paper 32 not wet with the sterilizing liquid is sent to the cutting roller 38, the cutting roller 38 is rotated. As a result, the paper 32 is cut, and the paper impregnated with the sterilizing liquid is dropped onto the shelf 52.

The user of the sterilizing paper supply device 16 then takes out the paper 32 from the shelf 52 and wipes the toilet seat 14 to disinfect it. The used paper 32 may be disposed of in the toilet bowl 10a of the Western-style toilet bowl 10.

As described above, according to the sterilizing paper supply device 16 of this embodiment, simply by bringing a part of the body such as a hand close to the sensor 64, a predetermined length of paper impregnated with the sterilizing liquid is supplied. Ru. Therefore, sterilizing paper can be obtained without touching the sterilizing paper supply device 16.

FIG. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view of a sterilizing paper supply device 66 according to a different embodiment of the present invention. Inside the casing 68 of this sterilizing paper supply device 66, there is a sterilizing liquid tank 70, a tank holder 72 that holds the tank 70, and a pump 76 connected to the tank holder 72 via piping 74. , a nozzle 80 to which a sterilizing liquid is supplied from the pump 76 via a pipe 78, and a sterilizing liquid supply mechanism such as a solenoid valve 82 provided in the middle of the pipe 78 are provided. 84 is a maintenance cap used when taking out the tank 70.

Furthermore, inside this casing 68,
A tray 86 that holds the roll paper 28, a guide roller 88 that sends out the paper 32 unwound from the roll paper 28, and a cutter 90 that cuts the paper 32 are provided.

An opening 92 for feeding out the paper 32 is provided at the lower side of the front surface of the casing 68, and a shelf 94 extends from the lower edge of the opening 92.

A human body detection sensor 64 is provided on the upper surface of the casing 68, and when a part of the body such as a hand is brought close to this sensor 64, the following operation is performed. That is, the guide roller 88 is rotated, and the paper 32 is sent out onto the shelf section 94. Furthermore, in synchronization with this, the pump 76 is activated, and the sterilizing liquid is sprayed from the nozzle 80 toward the paper 32 on the shelf 94. The guide roller 88 is rotated a predetermined number of times, and the paper 32 of a predetermined length is delivered onto the shelf 94 and impregnated with the sterilizing liquid from the nozzle 80. Thereafter, the pump 76 and the guide roller 88 are stopped, and the cutter 90 is activated to cut the paper 32.

In this manner, also in this embodiment, a predetermined length of paper impregnated with a sterilizing liquid can be obtained without touching the sterilizing paper supply device.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing an example of the installation of this sterilizing paper supply device. In FIG. 4, this sterilizing paper supply device 66 is attached to the upper surface of one side of the toilet seat box 12.
is installed.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing another example of installation.
The internal mechanism of the casing 68 of the sterilizing paper supply device 66 shown in FIG. 3 is installed inside the toilet seat box 12.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing an installation example of a sterilizing paper supply device according to a further different embodiment. In FIG. 6, a sterilizing paper supply device 100 having a configuration similar to that shown in FIG. 3 is fitted onto a counter 98 in a toilet room 96.

The above-mentioned embodiments are all examples of the present invention, and it is obvious that the present invention may have a configuration other than that shown in the drawings. For example, to impregnate paper with disinfectant,
In addition to using a spray device, a roll coater or the like may be used.

[0031]

As described above, the sterilizing paper supply device of the present invention can automatically supply a predetermined length of paper impregnated with a sterilizing solution. Further, in the sterilizing paper supply device of the present invention, by employing a non-contact type sensor such as a human body detection sensor, it is possible to operate paper supply without touching the paper.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a longitudinal sectional view of a sterilizing paper supply device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a toilet bowl equipped with a sterilizing paper supply device.

FIG. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view of a sterilizing paper supply device according to a different embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing an installation example of a sterilizing paper supply device.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a toilet seat box incorporating a sterilizing paper supply device.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing an installation example of a sterilizing paper supply device according to another embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

10 Western-style toilet bowl 12 Toilet seat box 14 Toilet seat 16 Disinfecting paper supply device 28 Roll paper 30 Tray 32 Paper 34, 36 Guide roller 38 Cutting roller 44 Nozzle 64 Human body detection sensor 66 Disinfecting paper supply device 70 Tank 80 nozzle 100 Disinfecting paper supply device

Claims (1)

[Claims] [Claim 1] A holder for holding roll paper;
A paper feeding device that unwinds and sends paper from the roll paper held in the holder, a paper cutting device provided in the paper running area, and a paper cutting device provided in the paper running area that impregnates the paper with a disinfectant solution. A sterilizing paper supply device comprising: an impregnating device for sterilization, and a tank for storing a sterilizing solution to be supplied to the impregnating device.