TWI819830B - Paper distribution device - Google Patents

Abstract

A paper distribution device includes a case body, an drawing portion, and a paper inlet portion. The case body includes an accommodation space configured to accommodate a paper roll. The drawing portion is disposed on the case body. The drawing portion has a first opening running through the case body. The drawing portion is at least partially located in the accommodation space. The paper inlet portion extends from the drawing portion. The paper inlet portion has a second opening. The paper inlet portion is located in the accommodation space. The second opening is connected to the first opening. A diameter of the first opening is greater than a diameter of the second opening.

Description

paper dispensing device

The present disclosure relates to a paper dispensing device.

The paper dispensing device is applied to toilet paper rolls, especially mid-draw toilet paper rolls. The paper dispensing device (hereinafter referred to as the center-drawing paper holder) used in mid-drawing roll toilet paper advocates the requirement of being able to dispense one piece of toilet paper at a time to prevent the next piece of toilet paper from being contaminated, so it is loved by many consumers.

However, the middle-drawing paper holders currently on the market cannot meet the demand for distributing one piece of toilet paper at a time. Specifically, when users use the middle-drawing paper holder to draw out rolls of toilet paper, there will still be "constant drawing" problems (for example, the user will draw out more than or equal to two rolls of toilet paper in one draw). Moreover, the above-mentioned continuous pulling may cause the toilet paper roll to be pushed back into the paper roll, thereby causing inconvenience for the user to perform the next extraction of the toilet paper roll.

Therefore, how to propose a paper dispensing device that can solve the above problems is one of the problems that the industry is currently eager to invest in research and development resources to solve.

In view of this, one purpose of the present disclosure is to provide a paper dispensing device that can solve the above problems.

In order to achieve the above object, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, a paper dispensing device includes a housing, an extraction part and a paper input part. The housing has an accommodation space configured to accommodate the paper roll. The extraction part is arranged on the housing. The extraction part has a first opening extending through the housing. The extraction part is at least partially located in the accommodation space. The paper input section extends from the extraction section. The paper input section has a second opening. The paper feeding section is located in the accommodation space. The second opening is connected to the first opening. The diameter of the first opening is larger than the diameter of the second opening.

In one or more embodiments of the present disclosure, the extraction part further includes an outer ring and an inner ring. The outer ring surrounds the first opening. The inner ring extends from the outer ring and is connected to the paper input part.

In one or more embodiments of the present disclosure, the first opening is defined by the inner ring. The diameter of the first opening is 8 mm.

In one or more embodiments of the present disclosure, the inner ring extends from the housing to the paper input portion at a distance.

In one or more embodiments of the present disclosure, the inner ring extends from the housing to the paper input portion by a distance of 3 mm.

In one or more embodiments of the present disclosure, the aperture of the second opening ranges between 6.5 mm and 7.5 mm.

In one or more embodiments of the present disclosure, the extraction portion has rounded corners near the housing.

In one or more embodiments of the present disclosure, an end of the paper input part away from the extraction part is rounded.

In one or more embodiments of the present disclosure, the housing has a third opening. The third opening extends through the housing. The third opening is provided separately from the first opening.

In one or more embodiments of the present disclosure, the paper dispensing device further includes a transparent viewing window covering the third opening.

To sum up, in the paper dispensing device of the present disclosure, since the extraction part has rounded corners near the housing, it can avoid the problem of tearing and scratching the paper due to excessive friction when the user pulls the paper downwards. . In the paper dispensing device of the present disclosure, since the hole diameter of the first opening is larger than the hole diameter of the second opening, the probability of the paper being scratched can be reduced. In the paper dispensing device of the present disclosure, since the second opening (ie, the paper input part) has a specific aperture, the friction force when extracting the paper can be increased, thereby reducing the occurrence of poor extraction. In the paper dispensing device of the present disclosure, since the inner ring extends from the casing to the paper input part at a specific distance, the paper can be prevented from being pushed back into the paper roll. Accordingly, the paper dispensing device of the present disclosure has a better function of distributing paper.

The above is only used to describe the problems to be solved by the present disclosure, the technical means to solve the problems, the effects thereof, etc. The specific details of the present disclosure will be introduced in detail in the following implementation modes and related drawings.

A plurality of implementation manners of the present disclosure will be disclosed below with drawings. For clarity of explanation, many practical details will be explained together in the following description. However, it should be understood that these practical details should not be used to limit the disclosure. That is to say, in some implementations of the present disclosure, these practical details are not necessary. In addition, for the sake of simplifying the drawings, some commonly used structures and components will be illustrated in a simple schematic manner in the drawings. The same reference numbers will be used throughout the drawings to refer to the same or similar elements.

The structure and function of each component included in the paper dispensing device 100 of this embodiment and the connection relationship between each component will be introduced in detail below.

Please refer to Picture 1 and Picture 2. Figures 1 and 2 are respectively a schematic diagram and a cross-sectional view of a paper dispensing device 100 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, wherein Figure 2 is also a paper dispensing device shown along the section line AA' of Figure 1 100 cross-section. In this embodiment, the paper distributing device 100 is configured to accommodate a paper roll (not shown) and evenly distribute a plurality of papers (not shown) in the paper roll. For example, the paper roll may be, for example, a roll of toilet paper or any paper material having a roll. In this embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 , the paper dispensing device 100 includes a housing 110 , a extraction part 120 and a paper input part 130 . As shown in Figure 2, the housing 110 has an accommodation space AS. The housing 110 has an opening O1, and the opening O1 penetrates the housing 110. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 , the extraction part 120 is provided on the housing 110 . The extraction part 120 is at least partially located in the accommodation space AS. The extraction part 120 has an opening O2, and the opening O2 penetrates the housing 110. As shown in FIG. 2 , the extraction part 120 further includes an outer ring 122 and an inner ring 124 . The outer ring 122 surrounds the opening O2. The inner ring 124 extends from the outer ring 122 and is connected to the paper input part 130 . In some embodiments, as shown in FIG. 2 , opening O2 is defined by inner ring 124 . As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 , the paper input part 130 extends from the extraction part 120 , and the paper input part 130 is located in the accommodation space AS. The paper input section 130 has an opening O3. In some embodiments, as shown in Figure 2, opening O3 connects to opening O2.

In this embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 , the paper dispensing device 100 further includes a transparent observation window 112 . The transparent viewing window 112 is connected to the housing 110 and covers the opening O1. In some embodiments, the transparent viewing window 112 is secured to the housing 110 . For example, in some embodiments, the transparent viewing window 112 may be connected to the inside of the housing 110 . In some embodiments, the transparent viewing window 112 may be connected to the outside of the housing 110 . In some embodiments, transparent viewing window 112 may be connected in opening O1. This disclosure is not intended to limit the connection manner between the transparent viewing window 112 and the housing 110 .

In some embodiments, the housing 110 , the extracting part 120 and the paper feeding part 130 are integrally formed. This allows the manufacturing cost of the paper dispensing device 100 to be reduced.

In some embodiments, as shown in Figure 2, housing 110 has a length L ₁₁₀ and a height H ₁₁₀ . In some embodiments, the length L ₁₁₀ of the housing 110 is 108 millimeters. In some embodiments, the height H ₁₁₀ of the housing 110 is 244 millimeters. However, the present disclosure is not intended to be limiting with respect to the size of the housing 110 .

In some embodiments, as shown in FIG. 2 , opening O2 and opening O3 have aperture D ₁₂₀ and aperture D ₁₃₀ respectively. In some embodiments, as shown in Figures 1 and 2, the aperture D ₁₂₀ of the opening O2 is larger than the aperture D ₁₃₀ of the opening O3. Accordingly, the chance of the paper being scratched can be reduced. However, the present disclosure is not intended to be limited with respect to the sizes of the aperture D ₁₂₀ of the opening O2 and the aperture D ₁₃₀ of the opening O3.

In some embodiments, the aperture D ₁₂₀ of the opening O2 is optimally 8 mm. In some embodiments, opening O3 has aperture D ₁₃₀ in a range between 6.5 mm and 7.5 mm. In some embodiments, the hole diameter D ₁₃₀ of the opening O3 is preferably 7.2 mm. In some embodiments, the aperture D ₁₃₀ of opening O3 is optimally 7 mm. Since the aperture D ₁₃₀ of the opening O3 has a specific size, the friction force when extracting paper can be increased, thereby reducing the probability of continuous extraction (for example, extracting more than or equal to 2 papers at a time).

In some embodiments, as shown in FIG. 2 , the inner ring 124 extends from the housing 110 to the paper input portion 130 by a distance L ₁₂₀ . In some embodiments, the distance L 120 extending from the housing 110 to the paper input portion ₁₃₀ of the inner ring 124 is preferably 3 mm. This prevents the paper from being pushed back into the paper roll. However, the present disclosure is not intended to limit the size of the distance L 120 extending from the housing 110 to the paper input portion ₁₃₀ of the inner ring 124 .

In some embodiments, as shown in FIG. 2 , the paper input portion 130 extends from the inner ring 124 .

In some embodiments, as shown in FIG. 2 , the outer ring 122 is located on the outside of the housing 110 and the inner ring 124 is located on the inside of the housing 110 .

In some embodiments, as shown in FIG. 2 , the extraction portion 120 has rounded corners near the housing 110 . Specifically, the above-mentioned rounded corners are located on the inner ring 124 , and the inner ring 124 is bent at the rounded corners to connect with the housing 110 . This reduces the probability that the paper will be scratched when it is pulled out through the extraction part 120 .

In some embodiments, as shown in FIG. 2 , one end of the paper input part 130 away from the extraction part 120 is rounded. This reduces the probability of the paper being scratched when it enters the opening O3 through the paper input part 130 .

In some embodiments, as shown in FIG. 2 , the opening O1 and the opening O2 are provided separately.

In some embodiments, the transparent viewing window 112 may be, for example, polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) or other suitable transparent materials.

In some embodiments, the shape of the paper distribution device 100 is an octagonal column, but the present disclosure is not intended to limit the shape of the paper distribution device 100 .

Please refer to picture 3. FIG. 3 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the user US using the paper dispensing device 100 to extract the paper TS according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 3 , the paper roll R is accommodated in the accommodation space AS of the housing 110 . In some embodiments, the paper roll R includes a plurality of papers TS, and the papers TS are wound along an axial direction so that the center of the paper roll R is hollow. More specifically, the paper roll R further includes a roll (not shown), and a plurality of papers TS are wound around the roll to form the paper roll R. In a usage scenario, the user US can first place the paper roll R with a roll into the accommodation space AS of the housing 110, and then remove the roll, so that the paper roll R does not have a roll. In some embodiments, the above-mentioned papers TS are combined to a certain extent by folding each other. As shown in FIG. 3 , when the paper roll R is accommodated in the accommodation space AS of the housing 110 , the extraction part 120 (in some embodiments, the inner ring 124 ) and the paper input part 130 are located on the paper roll R. inside the hollow.

With the aforementioned structural configuration, as shown in FIG. 3 , the paper TS close to the hollow of the paper roll R can pass through the opening O3 through the paper input part 130 , and then through the opening O2 through the extraction part 120 to be exposed to the housing 110 In addition, the purpose of distributing the paper TS through the paper distribution device 100 is achieved. In a usage scenario, as shown in FIG. 3 , the user US can put the paper roll R without the above-mentioned roll into the accommodation space AS of the housing 110 , and put the paper TS along the paper input part 130 and The extraction part 120 passes through the opening O3 and the opening O2 so that the paper TS is exposed outside the casing 110 . Thereby, the user US can hold the paper TS exposed outside the housing 110 to perform the operation of extracting the paper TS using the paper dispensing device 100 . In more detail, when a single sheet of paper TS exposed outside the housing 110 is extracted by the user US and separated from the paper dispensing device 100 , the next sheet of paper TS can cooperate with the extraction part 120 and the paper feeding part 130 The structural configuration allows the part of the paper TS to be exposed outside the casing 110 without being pushed back to the paper roll R, so as to facilitate the user US to draw out the paper TS again. With the paper dispensing device 100 of this embodiment, the user US can extract a single sheet of paper TS at a time, and the continuous extraction of the paper TS is less likely to occur during the process of the user US extracting the paper TS (for example, the user US once extracts the paper TS The problem of extracting greater than or equal to 2 sheets TS).

The specific functions of the paper dispensing device 100 of the present disclosure will be further described below.

Please also refer to Figure 3 and Table 1 at the end of this paragraph. Table 1 lists the results of the continuous drawing test of the paper dispensing device 100 and other paper holders according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. The continuous drawing test is to test the continuous drawing defect rate of the paper TS extracted by the user US. The above-mentioned "continuous extraction" refers to the situation where the number of sheets TS obtained by the user US when performing one extraction is greater than or equal to 2 (sheets). An ideal extraction should be that the user US only obtains a single (sheet) paper TS in one extraction, so continuous extraction is regarded as "bad extraction". Table I Continuous testing Paper dispensing device 100 His card holder Number of extractions 991 864 Number of continuous draws (single draw ≧2) 48 148 The defective rate of continuous extraction (number of continuous extractions/number of extractions) 4.3% 17.1%

The following explains how to perform the above continuous sampling test. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 3 , when the paper roll R has been placed in the accommodation space AS of the housing 110 and the paper TS has passed through the opening O2 and the opening O3 and been exposed outside the housing 110 , the user US The paper TS exposed outside the housing 110 is held by hand to perform an operation of extracting the paper TS using the paper dispensing device 100 . And when the user US performs each extraction operation, the paper TS exposed outside the housing 110 forms an angle θ with the reference line B-B' in Figure 3. As shown in Figure 3, the reference line B-B' is parallel to the edge of the opening O3 (ie, the inner wall of the paper input portion 130). The angle θ must be between 45 and 60 for the extraction operation performed by the user US to be considered a valid extraction operation. The user US performs multiple valid extraction operations and records the number of "continuous extractions" during the process to complete the above continuous extraction test. Furthermore, by dividing the "number of continuous extractions" by the "number of extractions" of effective extraction operations, the continuous defective rate can be obtained (as shown in Table 1).

Please continue to refer to Table 1. The present disclosure performs the above-mentioned continuous drawing test on the paper dispensing device 100 and other paper racks. In this continuous drawing test, the user US performs the above-mentioned continuous drawing test on the paper dispensing device 100 of the present disclosure and other card paper holders respectively. As shown in Table 1, the user US performed 991 effective extraction operations using the paper dispensing device 100, of which 48 continuous extractions occurred. On the other hand, user US used his card holder to perform 864 effective extraction operations, of which 148 continuous extractions occurred. Through statistics, it was found that the continuous drawing defect rate of user US using the paper dispensing device 100 to perform the continuous drawing test is about 4.3%, while the continuous drawing defect rate of user US using other card paper holders to perform the continuous drawing test is about 17.1%. It can be seen that the paper dispensing device 100 of the present disclosure is better than other paper holders in being able to extract a single paper (sheet) TS when the user US performs the extraction operation, so as to achieve the purpose of distributing one piece of toilet paper at a time.

In some embodiments, as shown in FIG. 3 , the opening O1 generally corresponds to a plurality of sheets TS of the paper roll R. As shown in FIG. Accordingly, the user US can know the current consumption status of the paper TS through the transparent observation window 112 with naked eyes, so that the user US can replace the paper roll R before the paper TS is used up.

In some embodiments, the accommodation space AS of the housing 110 is configured to accommodate a paper roll R. In an embodiment in which the accommodation space AS accommodates one paper roll R, the extraction part 120 is disposed corresponding to the center of the paper roll R, so that the extraction part 120 is located in the center of the housing 110 . In some embodiments, the accommodation space AS of the housing 110 is configured to accommodate a plurality of paper rolls R. In an embodiment in which the accommodation space AS accommodates a plurality of paper rolls R, the extraction part 120 is also disposed corresponding to the center of the paper roll R, so that the extraction part 120 does not need to be located in the center of the housing 110 .

From the above detailed description of the specific embodiments of the present disclosure, it can be clearly seen that in the paper dispensing device of the present disclosure, since the extraction part has rounded corners near the housing, the user can be prevented from withdrawing the paper downwards. The paper is torn and scratched due to excessive friction. In the paper dispensing device of the present disclosure, since the aperture of the opening of the extraction part is larger than the aperture of the opening of the paper input part, the probability of the paper being scratched can be reduced. In the paper dispensing device of the present disclosure, since the opening of the paper input part has a specific aperture, the friction force when extracting paper can be increased, thereby reducing the occurrence of poor extraction. In the paper dispensing device of the present disclosure, since the inner ring extends from the casing to the paper input part at a specific distance, the paper can be prevented from being pushed back into the paper roll. Accordingly, the paper dispensing device of the present disclosure has a better function of distributing paper.

The above content summarizes the features of several embodiments so that those familiar with this technology can better understand the aspects of this case. Those skilled in the art should understand that the above may be readily used as a basis for designing or modifying other variations without departing from the spirit and scope of the present application in order to carry out the same purposes and/or implementations of the embodiments described herein. Same advantages. The above contents should be understood as examples of the present disclosure, and the scope of protection shall be subject to the scope of the patent application.

100: Paper dispensing device 110: Housing 112: Transparent observation window 120: Extraction part 122: Outer ring 124: Inner ring 130: Paper feeding part A-A': Section line AS: Accommodation space B-B': Reference line D ₁₂₀ , D ₁₃₀ : Aperture H ₁₁₀ : Height L ₁₁₀ : Length L ₁₂₀ : Distance O1, O2, O3: Opening R: Paper roll TS: Paper US: User θ: Angle

In order to make the above and other objects, features, advantages and embodiments of the present disclosure more obvious and understandable, the accompanying drawings are described as follows: Figure 1 is a schematic diagram of a paper dispensing device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. Figure 2 illustrates a cross-sectional view of a paper dispensing device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. Figure 3 illustrates a schematic cross-sectional view of a user using a paper dispensing device to extract paper according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

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100:Paper distributing device

110: Shell

112:Transparent viewing window

120:Extraction department

122:Outer ring

124:Inner ring

130: Paper feeding section

AS: Accommodation space

B-B’: reference line

D ₁₂₀ , D ₁₃₀ : aperture

L ₁₂₀ : Distance

O1,O2,O3: opening

R: paper roll

TS:paper

US:User

θ: angle

Claims (10)

A paper dispensing device including: A housing with a receiving space configured to accommodate a paper roll; An extraction part is provided on the housing and has a first opening penetrating the housing, and the extraction part is at least partially located in the accommodation space; and A paper input part extends from the extraction part and has a second opening, and the paper input part is located in the accommodation space, wherein the second opening is connected to the first opening, and the aperture of the first opening is larger than the Aperture of the second opening. The paper dispensing device of claim 1, wherein the extraction part further includes: an outer ring surrounding the first opening; and An inner ring extends from the outer ring and is connected to the paper input part. The paper dispensing device of claim 2, wherein the first opening is defined by the inner ring, and the hole diameter of the first opening is 8 mm. The paper dispensing device of claim 2, wherein the inner ring extends from the housing to the paper input part at a distance. The paper dispensing device of claim 4, wherein the distance is 3 mm. The paper dispensing device of claim 1, wherein the aperture of the second opening is in a range between 6.5 mm and 7.5 mm. The paper dispensing device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the extracting portion has rounded corners at a location close to the housing. The paper dispensing device as claimed in claim 1, wherein an end of the paper input part away from the extraction part is rounded. The paper dispensing device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the housing has a third opening, the third opening penetrates the housing and is provided separately from the first opening. The paper dispensing device according to claim 9, further comprising a transparent observation window covering the third opening.

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