TWM539322U - Paper product dispensing system - Google Patents

Abstract

Systems and apparatus for single sheet dispensing of paper products.

Description

Paper product distribution system

The present disclosure generally relates to a paper product dispensing system.

Today, systems that distribute consumable products are ubiquitous in many environments. For example, toilet paper dispensers are commonplace in many private, multi-personal, and public washrooms. In view of such widespread adoption, excessive use of paper products dispensed by such dispensers is discouraged to help control the cost of operating facilities in which these dispensers are placed, including, for example, reducing the number and reduction of paper products that need to be purchased. The cost associated with servicing and maintaining the dispenser, for example, refilling the dispenser with additional paper products.

In general, the subject matter of this application is distributed on a sheet-by-piece basis with respect to the paper product dispenser. An aspect of the subject matter described in this specification can be implemented in a system, the system including a dispenser having a body including an outer surface, a dispensing mechanism, and a configuration to support one a product support area of the roll product; wherein the dispensing mechanism includes a first dispensing opening adjacent the product support area and a second dispensing opening on the outer surface, wherein an internal area is bounded Between the first dispensing opening and the second dispensing opening, and during a dispensing operation, the roller-shaped product first enters the inner region through the first dispensing opening and then passes through the second dispensing opening; and the first The second dispensing opening includes a main dispensing aperture and an auxiliary access hatch cover that increases the size of the primary dispensing aperture when the auxiliary access hatch cover is opened. Other embodiments of this aspect include corresponding multiple devices and multiple methods.

Another aspect of the subject matter described in this specification can be implemented in a paper product dispensing system comprising a roll of product and a dispenser having a plurality of a perforated product sheet, each of which has a length of 185 mm to 230 mm and a width of 85 mm to 110 mm; and the dispenser includes a body including a dispensing mechanism and a product support area to support the roll The dispensing mechanism includes a first dispensing opening and a second dispensing opening, and wherein the first dispensing opening is closer to the roll product than the second dispensing opening, and the second dispensing opening includes a A primary dispensing aperture and an auxiliary access hatch cover that increases the size of the primary dispensing aperture when opened. Other embodiments of this aspect include corresponding multiple devices and multiple methods.

In some embodiments, the plurality of systems and devices described herein have one or a combination of the following features. The roll product comprises a plurality of product sheets separated by a plurality of perforations and the perforations have a twisting force, and wherein the main dispensing holes are configured to apply a greater amount of force than when the plurality of product sheets are dispensed The force separates a plurality of product sheets in pieces. Driving force The system is between 250 grams and 400 grams and is preferably between 300 grams and 360 grams. Each product sheet has a length of 185mm~230mm and a width of 85mm~110mm. The first dispensing opening is configured to apply a force that is less than the braking force when the roller-shaped product passes.

The auxiliary access hatch covers open into the interior area and allow access to the first dispensing opening. The second dispensing opening comprises a conical shape with a large end of a conical shape or a cylindrical shape entering the inner region. The main dispensing aperture and the auxiliary access hatch cover are placed flat on the same plane as the outer surface when closed. The auxiliary access hatch is located above or below the main dispensing aperture. The auxiliary access hatch covers form a lower boundary relative to the main dispensing aperture when closed. The primary dispensing aperture and the first dispensing opening are aligned along a horizontal axis.

The inner region has a length of at least 20 mm as measured along the horizontal axis. The auxiliary access hatch is biased to a closed position by a resilient member such as a spring. The diameter of the first dispensing opening is greater than the diameter of the second dispensing opening.

Particular embodiments of the subject matter described in this specification can be implemented to understand one or more of the following advantages. For example, by virtue of the advantages of a single tissue distribution, the dispenser facilitates distribution control and excessive use of lowered paper products, such as toilet paper, the dispenser also reduces the costs associated with operating the dispenser.

Considering the natural state of a single tissue distribution, assume that the tissue being pulled is thinned from the next sheet before the next tissue is pulled through the dispenser opening. The paper is worn out and the user may have difficulty or may not be able to get or touch the next piece of tissue, which may hinder further dispensing. For this purpose, the dispenser includes an access hatch cover that allows the user to reach through the opening and into the dispenser to take the next tissue to continue dispensing. When the user pulls down a thin sheet of paper, the hatch cover closes and returns to its normal position. Therefore, it does not become inoperable if a piece of tissue is worn through the dispenser, which allows the user to take the prematurely worn tissue and continue the dispensing process.

The details of one or more embodiments of the application in this specification are set forth in the accompanying drawings and the following embodiments (DETAILED DESCRIPTION, detailed description). Other features, aspects, and advantages of the present invention will become apparent from the embodiments, drawings and claims.

100‧‧‧dispenser distributor

102‧‧‧body body

102a‧‧‧front cover front cover, outer surface

102b‧‧‧back cover

103‧‧‧outer surface

104‧‧‧product holding area Product Support Area

106‧‧‧paper product Paper products, roll products

106a‧‧‧product sheet

106b‧‧‧perforation perforation

110‧‧‧dispensing mechanism

110a‧‧‧first dispensing opening

110b‧‧‧second dispensing opening

111‧‧‧primary dispensing orifice

113‧‧‧auxiliary access hatch auxiliary access hatch

114‧‧‧interior region

115‧‧‧first size first size

116‧‧‧second size second size

117‧‧‧hinge hinge, fulcrum

121‧‧‧resilient member

130‧‧‧core core

140‧‧‧roll support member Roll support member

147‧‧‧horizontal axis

Figure 1A is a representation of an example product dispenser.

Figure 1B is a representation of an article of an example roll.

Figure 1C is a representation of the front cover of an example product dispenser being opened showing the product support area and paper product therein.

Figure 2A is a side cross-sectional view of the dispenser.

Figure 2B is a detailed view of the dispensing mechanism.

Figure 2C is another detailed view of the dispensing mechanism.

Figure 3A is a representation of a side cross-sectional view of the second dispenser opening.

Figure 3B is a representation of an example dispenser dispensing product in a first state.

Figure 3C is a representation of an example dispenser dispensing product in a second state.

Figure 3D is a representation of an example dispenser dispensing product in a third state.

Like reference symbols in the different drawings represent similar elements.

The present disclosure generally relates to a dispenser (e.g., one sheet at a time) that provides a single tissue dispensed from a roll, such as a roll of toilet tissue.

Dispensers that aim to inhibit excessive consumption of paper products sometimes involve rolling parts to control the dispenser. One technique for achieving such site control is by dispensing only a single tissue at a time. This may require coordination of the paper product roll design (e.g., the size and shape of the individual tissue and tissue on which the plurality of perforations are separated on the roll) and the dispenser opening through which the tissue is dispensed.

To this end, the dispenser described herein has a dispenser opening that mates with the paper product (e.g., tissue length, width, volume, and/or tissue) to apply sufficient force to result in multiple separations by multiple perforations. The thin sheets are individually torn apart when they are pulled out of the dispenser for a single tissue distribution. For example, the user grabs a portion of a tissue from the reel projection from the dispenser opening and pulls the tissue. The force required to pull the tissue protruding through the opening exceeds the force required to tear the plurality of perforations to separate the protruding tissue and the next tissue on the reel. Therefore, when the tissue is pulled through the opening, the pulled tissue is separated from the next tissue, used for a single tissue distribution, and leaves the next tissue partially protruding from the dispenser opening. Appropriate for the user to grab when the next allocation operation.

During the previous tissue dispensing procedure, if the next tissue on the reel is not partially pulled through the dispenser opening, then the user may have difficulty grabbing the next tissue, for example, when the next tissue may have been Early) is separated from the interior of the dispenser and the dispenser opening may not be large enough for the user to reach through the dispenser opening. As such, the dispenser described herein includes an access hatch cover to the outer casing of the dispenser itself, and the access hatch cover increases the size of the dispenser opening (or creates another port) that the user can reach and grasp. Take a prematurely worn tissue to continue dispensing. The dispenser will be described in more detail below in conjunction with Figures 1A, 1B and 1C.

1A is a representation of an example product dispenser 100, which may be, for example, a toilet tissue dispenser 100, a towel dispenser 100, or a roll paper product. Paper products describe tissue materials from regenerated cellulose fibers (e.g., wood pulp), synthetic fibers (e.g., polypropylene), or combinations of some of the foregoing, and paper products include, for example, toilet paper and paper towels. A roll of product is a product that surrounds a core 130, and a center pull product system is unwound from its own core toward the outside. Dispenser 100 can be, for example, used to dispense a roll-shaped, center-drawn paper product.

Figure 1B is a representation of an example roll of paper product 106 (e.g., a center drawn roll paper product). Paper product 106 includes a plurality of product tissue 106a separated by a plurality of perforations 106b. As will be more clearly described below, the plurality of perforations 106b have a braking force when the paper product 106 is in a dispensing operation The product tissue 106a is separated piece by piece from the dispenser 100 beyond the braking force for a single tissue distribution. In some embodiments, the paper product 106 (in the form of a roll) has an outer diameter (OD) of 200 mm to 250 mm and an initial inner diameter (ID) of 60 mm to 90 mm, a basis weight of 13.5 to 35 grams, and a combination of one or two layers. Each square meter, each thin paper length is 185mm~230mm, each thin paper width is 85mm~110mm, and a perforation cutting length (PCL) is 3mm~5mm and a perforation key spacing (PBD) is 1mm~2mm. Product tissue 106a is pulled through dispenser 100 and dispensed along the axis parallel to its own length L.

The dispenser 100 includes a body 102 (e.g., a composite or metal shell) having an outer surface 103 (e.g., the outer surface of the body 103 as shown in Figure 1A). The dispenser 100 also includes a product support area 104 supporting (e.g., rolled) paper product 106, as shown in Figure 1C, the front cover 102a of the body 102 of the dispenser 100 being opened to display the product support area 104 and the paper product 106 therein. The representation.

In some embodiments, the product support area 104 is a space or cavity within the body 102, the paper product 106 can be placed in the body 102 for dispensing and the paper product 106 can be by a hinge or The similar object is taken by screwing the front cover 102a away from the back cover 102b (for example, a wall fixing portion). The dispenser 100 also includes a dispensing mechanism 110 that operates to dispense a portion of the paper product 106 (e.g., one sheet of tissue 106a at a time), see Figures 2A, 2B, and 2C. 2A is a side cross-sectional view of the dispenser 100, and FIG. 2B is a detailed view of the dispensing mechanism 110 and another detailed view of the 2C-pattern dispensing mechanism 110.

In some embodiments, the dispensing mechanism 110 includes a first dispensing opening 110a adjacent the product support region 104 and a second dispensing opening 110b on the outer surface 102a. The first dispensing opening 110a on one side enters the product support area 104 such that the paper product 106 in the product support area 104 can be unwound (from the center of the paper product 106 itself) through the first dispensing opening 110a. On the other side, the first dispensing opening 110a opens into an interior region 114 that is defined between the first dispensing opening 110a and the second dispensing opening 110b. In some embodiments, the inner region 114 has a depth of 15 mm and 40 mm and preferably about 26 mm as measured along the horizontal axis 147. For example, the dispenser 100 can support the core 130 of the rolled paper product 106 along or parallel to the same horizontal axis 147 to facilitate dispensing. In some embodiments, the first dispensing opening 110a has a conical shape with the largest diameter end facing the product support region 104 and having a diameter of 20 mm to 40 mm, and the smallest diameter end facing the inner region 114 and having 8.0 mm. ~15mm diameter.

On one side, the second dispensing opening 110b opens into the interior region 114 and opens on the other side through the outer surface 103. In some embodiments, the second dispensing opening 110b has a cylindrical shape or a conical shape with the largest diameter end facing (and/or opening into) the inner region 114 and having a diameter of approximately 6.0 mm to 30 mm, and a minimum The diameter end opens through the outer surface 103 and has a diameter of approximately 6.0 mm to 12 mm. Therefore, the paper product 106 is unwound for dispensing, and the paper product 106 passes through the first dispensing opening 110a, and then the inner region 114 and then the second dispensing opening 110b. In some embodiments, the second score The dispensing opening 110b is cylindrical or defined by an opening in the front cover 102a.

In some embodiments, the second dispensing opening 110b includes a primary dispensing aperture 111 and an auxiliary access hatch cover 113 that increases the size of the primary dispensing aperture 111 when the access hatch cover 113 is opened, as shown in Figures 2B and 2C. More specifically, the main dispensing aperture 111 has a first size 115 (see Figure 2B) and a second size 116 when the auxiliary access hatch 113 is opened (see Figure 2C). In some embodiments, the first size 115 has a diameter of approximately 6.0 mm to 12 mm and the second size 116 has a diameter or length of approximately 20 mm to 35 mm (provided the opening may not be circular). In some embodiments, the primary dispensing aperture 111 and the auxiliary access hatch cover 113 lie flat on the same plane as the outer surface 103 when closed. In other embodiments, the primary dispensing aperture 111 and the auxiliary access hatch cover 113 are placed flat on different planes or at different angles when closed.

In some embodiments, the material of the first dispensing opening 110a and/or the second dispensing opening 110b and/or the auxiliary access hatch cover 113 inhibits bacterial (microbial) growth with an antimicrobial (antibacterial) plastic (polymer). These areas are likely to be frequently accessed by customers during the distribution process.

In some embodiments, the second dispensing opening 110b is replaceable within the outer surface 103, for example, the second dispensing opening can be removed and an alternative can be snap fit or inserted into the outer surface 103. For example, this allows the main points The size of the dispensing apertures 111 can be varied to match the pattern of different paper products 106 in the dispenser 100 (with different properties (eg, multiple perforated patterns separating the individual product tissue 106a and the product tissue 106a on the paper product 106) The type and size), which must result in the main dispensing apertures 111 (which can be dispensed piece by piece) as described herein. For example, the product A having the length L1 and the width W1 fits the diameter D1 of a main distribution hole 111 to be able to be distributed in pieces. If the product B having the length L2 and the width W2 is attempted to be distributed through the main distribution hole 111 having the diameter D1, the interaction between the product B and the main distribution hole 111 may not generate sufficient friction to overcome the brake of the product. Force, this does not result in a single sheet distribution. To deal with this problem, a new second dispensing opening 110b is attached with a main dispensing aperture 111 having a diameter D2 (mating product B) that can be used in the dispenser 100. The dispenser 100 of this type can be adapted to accept a variety of different paper products 106 and still be capable of being dispensed in pieces, by dispensing a specific dispensing aperture with a second dispensing opening 110b. Paper product 106.

3A is a representation of a side cross-sectional view of the second dispenser opening 110. More specifically, FIG. 3A shows the auxiliary access hatch cover 113 being rotated open on a hinge 117 or fulcrum 117 to allow access to the interior region 114 and optionally to the first dispensing opening 110a. In this manner, the auxiliary access hatch cover 113 forms a lower boundary relative to the main dispensing aperture 111 when closed. Therefore, if the paper product 106 is interrupted at the first dispensing opening 110a or in the inner region 114, the user can push the access hatch cover 113 to open and reach for the next The product tissue 106a cannot be received through the main dispensing aperture 111 if the main dispensing aperture 111 is too small for the user's finger to extend. The auxiliary access hatch 113 may be biased in a closed position, for example, as shown in FIG. 2A, in order to have the primary dispensing aperture 111 have a first size 115, by an elastic member 121 being like a spring or the like.

In some embodiments, the auxiliary access hatch cover 113 can be opened outward (eg, pulled away from the dispenser 100) and/or over the main dispensing aperture 111, rather than below the primary dispensing aperture 111 as shown in FIG. 3A. .

3B is an illustration of an example dispenser 100 dispensing a paper product 106 in a first state, and FIG. 3C is a representation of the example dispenser 100 dispensing a paper product 106 in a second state, and a 3D drawing example dispenser 100 is a representation of a distribution of paper products 106 in a third state. More specifically, Figure 3B shows a product tissue 106a extending through the main dispensing aperture 111 for easy access by the user. Here, the normal operation product tissue 106a is pulled down through the main dispensing opening 111 and partially passes through the main dispensing opening 111 before breaking through the next tissue, thus allowing the next tissue to protrude from the main dispensing opening 111 for the user to simply Grab the next thin paper. Therefore, in this operation, the next tissue is partially pulled through the main dispensing opening 111 before being pierced from the product tissue 106a being pulled by the user.

For this purpose, the force applied by the main dispensing aperture 111 on the product tissue 106a through the primary dispensing aperture 111 is designed such that the product tissue 106a being pulled by the user has only partially passed through the next product tissue 106a. The main dispensing aperture 111 is then pierced from the next product tissue 106a (by More than the force required to break through the tissue). In some embodiments, this force is imparted by friction between the product tissue 106a and the primary dispensing aperture 111 and is based on the diameter of the main dispensing aperture 111 associated with the size, the paper product 106 passing through the primary dispensing aperture 111. Basis weight and/or composition. For example, the main dispensing aperture 111 having a conical shape increases the friction exerted on the paper product 106 as the narrow portion of the primary dispensing aperture 111 passes while the paper product 106 passes while the diameter of the primary dispensing aperture 111 increases while the product is thin. The 106a is pulled through until the product tissue 106a is worn. Therefore, after piercing, it is desirable that the next tissue 106a be partially in the inner region 114 and partially extend through the main dispensing aperture 111.

Because dispenser 100 and paper product 106 are designed to be used together to ensure proper dispensing, dispenser 100 also does not encourage unauthorized use of the roll paper when the roll paper is not made into appropriate specifications, for example, as described above, prematurely Worn out (for example, regularly) or not worn out.

Figure 3C shows an example of premature breakage of the product tissue 106a (e.g., before the product tissue 106a partially passes through the primary dispensing aperture 111). This may be caused by the reasons described below: for example, due to an abnormal condition of the rolled paper product 106 or a sudden user pulling on the product tissue 106a. Inadvertently, in case, since the opening of the main dispensing opening 111 is too small, the user cannot grasp the product tissue 106a through the main dispensing opening 111, so that it is necessary to generate the necessary force to pierce the product tissue 106a.

Figure 3C shows that in order to continuously dispense from the state, the user pushes in the auxiliary access hatch cover 113 to obtain the product tissue 106a in the inner region 114, such as Figure 3D shows. Because the larger opening is provided by the use of the auxiliary access hatch cover 113, the user can grab the next product tissue 106a and pull it out. When the user pulls out the product tissue 106a to assist the access hatch cover 113 to be closed to the initial position (for example, by the spring 121 and as shown in FIGS. 3B and 3C) and the guide product tissue 106a enters and passes through the main distribution hole 111, the result is The status is as shown in Figure 3B for normal operation.

In some embodiments, as shown in Figures 3B-3D, the dispenser 100 includes a plurality of roller support members 140 to support the roller-like product 106 and to prevent collapse when the roller-shaped product 106 is dispensed (eg, when a roller-shaped product 106 when it is distributed outward from its own center). For example, the roller support member 140 can be a rib or other ridge that extends from the dispenser 100 into the side of the roll product 106. In some embodiments, the roller support member 140 is placed inside the front cover 102a to be positioned in an annular shape (eg, aligned around the roll-shaped product 106) such that when the roll-shaped product 106 is inserted into the dispenser 100 and the front cover 102a When the roller support member 140 is closed, it is driven into the roller-shaped product 106 to firmly support the roller-shaped product 106.

In some embodiments, the roller support members 140 are separated by a distance of 190 mm to 255 mm and each roller support member 140 is between 10 mm and 25 mm long and protrudes from the front cover 102a (eg, into the roll-shaped product 106). These roller support members 140 can also serve as an obstruction to prevent the use of unauthorized roll products 106 in the dispenser 100. The length and positioning of the roller support members 140 can be set to match a particular size of the roll product 106. And the best operation and if no such size of the roll product 106 is inserted The dispenser 100 may not be able to be installed with the roll product 106 (e.g., if the roll product 106 is too narrow, the roll support member 140 may not be sufficient to engage the roll product 106, causing the roll product 106 to collapse; or, if the roll product 106 Too wide, the front cover 102a cannot be closed) or otherwise there may be an optimal distribution.

Although the above description has focused on a centrally drawn roll product with a dispensing mechanism 110 attached to the front cover 102a, in some embodiments, the roll product 106 is unwound from its own surroundings and the dispensing mechanism 110 is attached to the dispenser. Next to 100.

The description contains specific details of the specific embodiments of the invention, and is not intended to limit the scope of the invention or the scope of the claimed invention. Particular features described in this specification in the context of separate embodiments may also be implemented in combination in a single embodiment. Conversely, various features that are described in the context of a single embodiment can be implemented in various embodiments separately or in any suitable sub-set. Furthermore, although a plurality of features may be described as being performed in a particular combination and even as originally requested, the features of one or more of the combinations of the claimed claims may be combined in some cases. The middle is deleted, and the combination of the claimed patent scope may take into account changes in the subset or subset.

Similarly, although a plurality of operations are described in detail in the drawings in a particular order, these should not be construed as a requirement that the operation is performed in a particular order or in a sequential order as illustrated, or all illustrated operations Being executed Go and achieve the desired result. In certain situations, multitasking and parallel processing may be beneficial. Moreover, the separation of the various system components described in the various embodiments above should not be construed as requiring separation in all embodiments.

This description of the invention (embodiment) does not limit the description of the precise terminology of the invention. Therefore, the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the preferred embodiments of the present invention, and those skilled in the art can devise variations, modifications, and changes without departing from the scope of the invention.

100‧‧‧dispenser distributor

102‧‧‧body body

102a‧‧‧front cover front cover

103‧‧‧outer surface

110‧‧‧dispensing mechanism

Claims (18)

A paper product dispenser comprising: a body comprising an outer surface, a dispensing mechanism, and a product support zone configured to support a roll of product; wherein: the dispensing mechanism includes a portion adjacent to the product support zone a dispensing opening and a second dispensing opening on the outer surface, wherein an interior region is defined between the first dispensing opening and the second dispensing opening, and the roller product is during a dispensing operation First entering the inner region through the first dispensing opening and then through the second dispensing opening; and the second dispensing opening includes a primary dispensing aperture and an auxiliary access hatch cover that increases the primary when the access hatch is opened Assign the size of the hole. The paper product dispenser of claim 1, wherein the roll product comprises a plurality of product sheets separated by a plurality of perforations and the perforations have a twisting force, and wherein the main dispensing holes are grouped Preferably, when the plurality of product sheets are dispensed, a force greater than the braking force is applied to separate the plurality of product sheets in a sheet. The paper product dispenser of claim 2, wherein the brake force is between 250 grams and 400 grams and preferably between 300 grams and 360 grams. The paper product dispenser of claim 2, wherein each of the product sheets has a length of 185 mm to 230 mm and a width of 85 mm to 110 mm. The paper product dispenser of claim 2, wherein the first dispensing opening is configured to apply a force less than the braking force when the roller-shaped product passes. A paper product dispenser according to claim 1 wherein the auxiliary access hatch cover opens into the interior region and allows access to the first dispensing opening. The paper product dispenser of claim 1, wherein the second dispensing opening comprises a conical shape with a large end of the conical shape opening into the inner region. The paper product dispenser of claim 1, wherein the primary dispensing aperture and the auxiliary access hatch cover are placed flat on the same plane as the outer surface when closed. The paper product dispenser of claim 8 wherein the auxiliary access hatch is located above or below the primary dispensing aperture. A paper product dispenser according to claim 9 wherein the auxiliary access hatch cover forms a lower boundary relative to the main dispensing aperture when closed. The paper product dispenser of claim 1, wherein the primary dispensing aperture and the first dispensing opening are aligned along a horizontal axis. A paper product dispenser according to claim 11 wherein the dispenser is configured to support a core of the roll product along or parallel to the horizontal axis. A paper product dispenser according to claim 11 wherein the inner region has a length of about 26 mm as measured along the horizontal axis. The paper product dispenser of claim 1, wherein the auxiliary access hatch cover is biased to a closed position by an elastic member. The paper product dispenser of claim 1, wherein the first dispensing opening has a diameter greater than a diameter of the second dispensing opening. The paper product dispenser of claim 1, wherein the second dispensing opening has a cylindrical shape. The paper product dispenser of claim 1, wherein the dispenser is configured to receive an alternate second dispenser opening, the alternate second dispenser opening having an alternate primary dispensing aperture, the alternate primary dispensing aperture The size is different from the size of the main distribution hole. A paper product dispensing system comprising: a roll product having a plurality of product sheets separated by a plurality of perforations, each of the plurality of product sheets having a length of 185 mm to 230 mm and a width of 85 mm. 110mm; and a dispenser comprising a body, the body comprising a dispensing mechanism and a product support area to support the roll product; wherein: The dispensing mechanism includes a first dispensing opening and a second dispensing opening, wherein the first dispensing opening is closer to the roll product than the second dispensing opening; and the second dispensing opening includes a primary dispensing opening and a Auxiliary access hatch cover that increases the size of the main dispensing aperture when opened.