JPH1176097A - Paper towel dispenser - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To easily take out paper towels one by one from a front surface side by providing a paper housing rack member openable and closable to this side and energizing the paper towels, which is set leaning in this rack member in the state of making cutting-off lines vertical, forward by a pressurizing member. SOLUTION: At the time of using, the paper housing rack member 1 is opened to this side around a supporting point 9 to house the bundle of paper towels in a space part between upper and lower lid panels 11, 11a and the pressurizing member 30 obtained by pivotaly attaching a supporting panel 3 and a pressurizing panel 4 at an upper part, and is mounted at a mounting part 7. At this time, the bundle of the paper towels are set leaning in the state of setting folding lines to be vertical. After then, the member 1 is closed to make a using state. At this time the member 30 compresses a spring 5 by the pressure of the bundle of the paper towels to energize the bundle forward by the spring force. In addition, when the using of the paper towels is advanced, the paper towels are pushed forward by the dead weight of the panel 4.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a paper towel dispenser to be installed in a kitchen, a lavatory or the like, and more particularly, to a paper towel or the like folded through a separating line, and one paper towel stored from the front side. The present invention relates to a paper towel dispenser that can be taken out while being separated one by one.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A wide variety of paper towel dispensers have been installed in kitchens and lavatories, and have been used to draw out paper towels one by one from beneath the dispenser for cooking or for hand wiping after the wash basin. Are known. An example will be described with reference to FIG.
As shown in FIG. 5, a paper towel dispenser 50 made of plastic or metal such as aluminum comprises a storage body 51 on which a paper towel P is placed, and a lid 52. At the upper end of the storage body 51, a lid 52 is formed. The paper towels P are openably and closably connected, and the paper towels P are taken out one by one from an outlet 53 provided at the joint between the lower end of the storage body 51 and the lower end of the lid 52. That is, FIG.
As shown in the side sectional view of FIG.
The folded paper towels P are stacked, and the lid 52 is closed to lightly press the paper towels from the side of the fold of the paper towels. This removal is performed by pulling out the end of the paper towels P from the outlet 53 directly below. It is a dispenser that can take out paper towels one by one by pulling.

[0003]

However, none of the above-mentioned dispensers maintains a shape in which paper towels are deposited in a plane. That is, air enters between the accumulated paper towels and swells, and it is necessary to increase the volume in order to store a large number of paper towels. Therefore, the dispenser also needs to be large. Also, since the paper towel is pulled out from the lower end of the dispenser, when the number of paper towels decreases, coupled with the fact that there is no equipment that constantly keeps the paper flat, the independence of the paper is lost,
The remaining paper towels cannot keep a flat shape and become curved inside the dispenser, making it difficult not only to remove them one by one, but also to cause several paper towels to pop out at once. Was.

In view of the above, the present invention has been made to solve the above-described problem, and the paper towel is placed on the paper so as to stand on the separation line in the vertical direction, instead of the conventional method of depositing the paper towel horizontally. Another object of the present invention is to provide a paper towel dispenser that can be placed and constantly pressed in the direction in which the paper towels are taken out to maintain the same shape as when the paper towels are placed, and can be taken out one by one easily from the front side.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention comprises a back plate, an upper plate and side plates on both sides, and a tubular rib near the center on the inner surface side of the back plate. Semicircular ribs on both sides, a substantially triangular support rib for supporting the rear plate and the upper plate, a housing case member having a front surface and a bottom opened by fitting a spring in the cylindrical rib, and a separation line. A mounting portion for storing folded paper towels and the like, side plates on both sides thereof, an upper lid plate and a lower lid plate provided on the front surface via a paper outlet, and a pin shaft at a tip of the mounting portion. Paper towel, which is supported by a support plate that is rotatable about the pin shaft and a pressing plate that is rotatably supported at the apex of the support plate and that can be opened at a predetermined angle below the apex as a fulcrum by its own weight. Paper storage rack member provided with a pressing member A paper storage rack member is inserted into the housing case, and a projection provided on the side of the paper storage rack member is fitted into a through hole provided on the side surface of the housing case, so that the paper storage rack member can be freely opened and closed. An attached paper towel dispenser, wherein when a paper towel is placed on a placement portion of the paper storage rack member and fitted to the housing case member, a bottom surface of the placement portion is fitted to a bottom surface of the housing case. A paper towel dispenser characterized in that the paper towel dispenser is provided to be inclined at a predetermined angle with the joint as a fulcrum.

The paper towel dispenser is characterized in that the paper towel is placed between the pressing member and the paper storage rack member so that the paper towel stands upright with the separating line up and down.

Further, a paper towel dispenser is characterized in that a plurality of ribs are provided on the surface of the mounting portion of the paper storage rack member and inside the lower cover plate.

[0008]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A paper towel dispenser according to the present invention comprises a housing case member having an open front and a bottom, a receiving portion for storing folded paper towels and the like, and a top cover on the front through a paper outlet. A paper storage comprising a plate and a lower lid plate, a rotatable support plate provided at the tip of the mounting portion, and a pressing member provided with a pressing plate capable of being released at a predetermined angle by its own weight at the top of the supporting plate. A paper towel dispenser that includes a rack member, inserts a paper storage rack member into the housing case, fits a protrusion on the side of the paper storage rack member into a through hole provided on the side of the housing case, and allows the paper storage rack to be freely opened and closed. When the paper towel is placed on the mounting portion of the paper storage rack with the folds up and down, and leans on the paper storage rack member, the paper towel is placed on the mounting portion of the paper storage rack. The surface is provided so as to be inclined forward at a predetermined angle with respect to the bottom surface of the housing case, so that the paper towel is constantly pressed in the takeout direction to maintain the same shape as when the paper towel is placed, and one by one from the front side easily. It is a paper towel dispenser that can be taken out.

Further, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is an explanatory view of the components of the paper towel dispenser of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the paper towel dispenser. As shown in FIG. 1, the paper towel dispenser of the present invention includes a housing case 2, a paper pressing member 30, and a paper storage rack member 1. First, the housing case 2
Are the rear plate 12a, the upper plate 12b, and the side plates 12c, 12c.
c, a cylindrical rib f near the center on the inner surface side of the back plate 12a, semicircular ribs d and d on both sides, and a substantially triangular support for supporting the back plate 12a and the top plate 12b. This is a case in which a rib e is provided, a metal coil spring 5 is fitted into the cylindrical rib f, and the front and bottom portions are open (the front plate and the bottom plate are not provided).

Further, the paper storage rack member 1 is provided with a mounting portion 7 for mounting and storing the folded paper towel P, and side plates 11b, 11b formed in a substantially triangular shape on both sides thereof. Top cover plate 1 through paper outlet 6
1 and a lower lid plate 11a to form a paper storage rack member 1. Five to six ribs 14 are provided on the surface of the mounting portion 7 so that the stored paper towels P can be easily slid and moved, and the inside of the lower cover plate 11a and at both ends are provided so that the paper can be easily taken out. This is provided with two vertical ribs 13.

Further, a lower end is supported by a pin shaft h as a paper towel pressing member 30 at the distal end of the placing section 7, and the support plate 3 is rotatable back and forth with the lower end as a fulcrum. The locking holes 3b are provided at both ends of the vertex,
Using the locking hole as a fulcrum, a pressing plate 4 that can be freely opened at a predetermined angle by its own weight in the front-rear direction is locked, and a lower end of the pressing plate 4 is provided with a rib 14 on the surface of the mounting portion 7. Notch 4a which is fitted along the rib and is movable along this rib.
Are provided by the number of the ribs 14.

FIG. 2 shows a paper towel dispenser 10 assembled according to the present invention, which is constituted by the above-mentioned members. This assembly is performed by inserting the paper storage rack member 1 into the housing case 2 and By fitting the projections 9 provided on the side surface of the paper storage rack member 1 into the through holes 8 provided in the case 2, a paper towel dispenser in which the paper storage rack member 1 can be freely opened and closed is obtained. At this time, as shown in the cross-sectional view of FIG. 3, when the paper storage rack member 1 is inserted and fitted into the housing case 2, the bottom surface of the placing portion 7 is set to the bottom surface of the housing case 2 (there is no bottom plate). ) Is inclined forward (in the direction of the outlet) at an angle α of 8 to 12 degrees, preferably at an angle α of 10 degrees.

As shown in FIG. 4, the assembled paper towel dispenser opens the paper storage rack member 1 to open the upper lid plate 11 and the lower lid plate 11a, the support plate 3, and the pressing plate 4 as shown in FIG.
The pepper towel P is placed between the pressing member 30 and the pressing member 30 made of. At this time, the paper towel P is set on the mounting portion 7 with the folds up and down.

Next, as shown in FIG. 5, after the paper towel P is set, the paper storage rack member 1 is closed and the fitting projection 15 of the upper lid plate 11 is fitted to the fitting recess 1 of the housing case 2.
5a. At this time, the pressing member 30 compresses the spring 5 by the pressure of the folded paper towel P. Accordingly, the pulling 5 acts on the paper towel P via the pressing member 30 to press the paper towel P forward, thereby firmly fixing the paper P. The pressing member 30 is used as the spring 5
During compression, the semicircular ribs d provided on both sides serve as stoppers so that the pressing member stops at an upright position parallel to the back plate 12a. When the paper towel P is set, the paper fold is placed in a state close to line contact so that the fold of the paper crosses the rib 14 of the placing portion 7 and placed in a state inclined forward (in the direction of the outlet 6). Since the paper is set in the section 7, the paper is easily slid in the forward direction by the force of the pressing member. Further, the vertical ribs 13 and 13 provided inside the lower lid plate 11a are provided.
Is such that when the paper towels P are taken out one by one from the outlet 6, the surface side of the paper is made slippery.

When the number of paper towels P is reduced by use, the pressing member 30 released from the pressing spring 5 increases the vertical opening angle via the fulcrum 3a, and at the same time, the mounting portion 7 is inclined. Since it is provided,
When the paper towel is pressed forward by its own weight and the number of paper towels further decreases, the lower end of the pressing plate 4 of the pressing member is opened by its own weight along the rib 14 provided on the surface of the mounting portion 7 (FIG. 3). Press the paper towel so that the lower part is pushed out, so that the paper towel can be maintained in a self-supporting state until it disappears.

[0016]

According to the present invention, the paper towel dispenser having the above-described structure has the following effects.
That is, in the conventional dispenser, when the number of stored paper towels decreases, the paper becomes independence, and the paper becomes curled or tilted, and it becomes difficult to take out one by one. Sometimes pops out,
The paper towel dispenser of the present invention constantly presses the paper towel in the exit direction by the pressing member and the mounting portion inclined forward at a predetermined angle irrespective of the amount of the paper towel. And the shape was not changed, and it was possible to take out one by one to the end. Also, since the paper is taken out from the outlet provided on the front side of the paper towel dispenser, the paper towel can be easily taken out, and the vertically placed paper can be checked from the outlet to the last sheet. .

Further, since the paper can be compressed and placed by the pressing member, it is possible to reduce the size of the paper as compared with the related art, and therefore, it is possible to obtain an excellent effect that the paper can be mounted in a narrow space.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory view showing constituent members used for a paper towel dispenser of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a paper towel dispenser assembled by the above components.

FIG. 3 is a TT sectional view of the paper towel dispenser according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory view showing a state of use in the paper towel dispenser of the present invention in a cross section.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory view showing a use state when a paper towel is placed on the paper towel dispenser of the present invention, which is represented by a cross section.

6A and 6B show an example of a conventional paper towel dispenser. FIG. 6A is a perspective view of the dispenser showing a set state of a paper towel, and FIG. 6B is a side sectional view of the paper towel dispenser.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF REFERENCE NUMERALS 1 ‥‥ Paper storage rack 2 ‥‥ Housing case 3 ‥‥ Support plate 4 ‥‥ Pressing plate 5 ‥‥ Spring 6 ‥‥ Outlet 7 ‥‥ Placement portion 8 ‥‥ Through hole 9 ‥‥ Protrusion 10 ‥‥ Paper towel dispenser 11 {top cover plate 11a} bottom cover plate 11b, 12c {side plate 12a} back plate 12b {top plate 13} vertical rib 14 {rib 15} fitting protrusion 15a fitting Joint recess 30 ‥‥ Pressing member d ‥‥ Semicircular rib f ‥‥ Cylindrical rib

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A back plate, an upper plate, and side plates on both sides, a cylindrical rib near the center on the inner surface side of the back plate, semicircular ribs on both sides thereof, and support for the back plate and the upper plate. A substantially triangular support rib, a housing case member having a front surface and a bottom portion opened by fitting a spring into the cylindrical rib, and a mounting portion for storing a paper towel or the like folded through a separation line, A side plate is provided on both sides, and an upper cover plate and a lower cover plate are provided on the front surface via a paper outlet, and a support is provided at the end of the mounting portion, which is supported by a pin shaft and is rotatable around the pin shaft. A plate and a paper storage rack member provided with a paper towel pressing member formed by locking a pressing plate having a vertex as a fulcrum and a lower portion capable of being opened at a predetermined angle by its own weight at the apex of the support plate; Insert the paper storage rack member into the case A paper towel dispenser in which a protrusion provided on a side surface of a paper storage rack member is fitted into a through hole provided on a side surface of the housing case, and the paper storage rack member is openably and closably mounted; When a paper towel is placed on the mounting portion and fitted to the housing case member, the bottom surface of the mounting portion is provided to be inclined at a predetermined angle with respect to the bottom surface of the housing case with the fitting portion as a fulcrum. A paper towel dispenser. 2. The paper towel dispenser according to claim 1, wherein the paper towel is placed between the pressing member and the paper storage rack member so that the paper towel stands upside down with a separating line. 3. The paper towel dispenser according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of ribs are provided on the surface of the mounting portion of the paper storage rack member and inside the lower cover plate.