Classifications

• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
  • A47K—SANITARY EQUIPMENT; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR, e.g. TOILET ACCESSORIES
  • A47K10/00—Body-drying implements; Toilet paper; Holders therefor
  • A47K10/24—Towel dispensers; Toilet paper dispensers
  • A47K10/32—Dispensers for paper towels or toilet paper
• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
  • A47K—SANITARY EQUIPMENT; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR, e.g. TOILET ACCESSORIES
  • A47K10/00—Body-drying implements; Toilet paper; Holders therefor
  • A47K10/24—Towel dispensers; Toilet paper dispensers
  • A47K10/32—Dispensers for paper towels or toilet paper
  • A47K2010/3253—Dispensers for paper towels or toilet paper with one or more reserve rolls

Definitions

• the invention relates to the technical sector of dispensing devices wiper materials and more particularly those arranged to allow the distribution of materials from at least two strips of material from two coils or the like.
• the Applicant has developed dispensers of roll-cut self-winding wiping materials including a service roll and a stock roll.
• the reserve roll held by a specific mechanism, is intended to replace in position and situation the service roll when it is almost exhausted.
• the dispensing apparatus includes in these conditions a mechanism for transferring the reserve roll to position it in place of the service roll, which is discharged at the rear of the apparatus. It is nevertheless necessary to provide for the final exhaustion of the service roll with the beginning of unwinding of the reserve roll and two strips of material in position of each roll are distributed and cut by the automatic cutting mechanism of the aforementioned apparatus.
• the problem relates to another type of wiping materials in the pre-cut state, folded in 'Z' or rolls.
• the devices described and their transfer mechanism in the context of automatic cutting devices are not applicable in this new situation.
• the applicant's approach was therefore to think about a new concept of distribution of pre-cut wiping materials while giving the device a certain autonomy of operation greater than a single stack of pre-cut wiping materials folded in 'Z' or in rolls in the case where the pre-cut wiping material is wound.
• Another problem was the need to have a dispenser dispenser of pre-cut wiping materials of simple design without the addition of a waiting mechanism and transfer mechanism to allow the change of state of the stack or coil of materials. pre-cut, folded in 'Z' or rolled up, change of state signifying distribution situation in service or in reserve.
• the solution provided proposes a new and unexpected distribution method with respect to the prior distribution conditions of wiping materials including service roll and reserve roll.
• the solution provided is a dispensing apparatus for pre-cut wiping materials, folded in 'Z' or in rolls forming two stacks of coils of pre-cut wiping materials and in service simultaneously, that is to say without distinguishing between a service roll and a spare roll as previously provided.
• the dispensing apparatus for precut wiping materials, folded in 'Z' or in rolls is remarkable in that it comprises in a housing with protective cover two compartments arranged one above the other. another with a single outlet at the base of the apparatus and in that the end strips of each of the pre-cut, stored wiping materials overlap partially and are positioned between the cover wall of the apparatus and a flap for flipping and guiding the material strip from the lower compartment and in that the manual removal of one of the strips at the output of the apparatus automatically causes the other strip to advance and in that the separation of the formats of the strips of material from the two compartments is effected alternately causing the continuous distribution of the two wiping materials from the piles of coils of materials also stored in c each compartment.
• FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the dispensing apparatus of pre-cut wiping materials in a closed position and in service with distribution of a strip of material.
• FIG. 2 is a partial view, on a large scale, illustrating the distribution of wiping materials with successive presentation of the material strips from the two storage areas.
• FIG. 3 is a view illustrating according to FIG. 2 an extraction of the strip of wiping material after the first traction by the user represented in FIG. 2.
• FIG. 4 is a view of the dispensing apparatus according to the invention with the lid open, the strips of material being raised to allow understanding of the operation of the apparatus.
• FIG. 5 is a perspective view of 3 ⁇ 4 in the apparatus, open cover, illustrating the positioning of the material strips from the two storage compartments.
• FIG. 6 is a partial view illustrating the presentation and pre-positioning strips of material from the storage compartments.
• the dispensing apparatus for wiping materials in the pre-cut, folded "Z" or coil or roll state of the invention is referenced as a whole by (D). It comprises a housing (1) with a bottom wall (1a) and lateral sides (1b) and comprising in a horizontal plane two support plates (1a) and (1d) superimposed, defining two storage compartments (AB) , on which are positioned the wiping materials Ml-M2 of the aforementioned type in the 'Z' folded state or in coils.
• the housing receives a hinged lid (2) having a front plate (2a) corresponding to the height of the device and two side walls (2b) able to be positioned around the lateral sides (lb) of the housing.
• the cover has a horizontal upper face (2c) provided with a locking system (3) of the key type or the like which is capable of cooperating with complementary means established on the bottom wall of the housing.
• the lid has in its lower part a central cut (2d) configured trapezoidal allowing the passage of strips of wiping materials as will be specified later.
• the cover (2) also comprises in its lower part two profiled bars (2e) which will be able to guide the bands of wiping materials during their exits and to present them in pre-folding position as illustrated for the purpose of separating the formats .
• the housing has from its front face and from each of its compartments two hinged flaps (the) and (lf) whose upper portion has a curvilinear shape (lm) to allow the passage and guiding of the strip of materials .
• Each flap is hinged in its lower part at the level of the support plate (1c) (1d) defining a storage compartment considered.
• Each flap at the top has flaps (lg) or equivalent means that are likely to snap on the lateral sides (lb) of the housing.
• each of the flaps (1a) (lf) allowing the introduction of the strip or strips of pre-cut wiping materials, is presented to the folded state in 'Z', or in rolls.
• This presentation mode may be different.
• the storage volume of the two compartments (A) (B) is set to allow a distribution of a very large number of material strip formats.
• each stack or coil of pre-cut materials is independent, arranged in its storage compartment (A) or (B) and to ensure the distribution of the material or materials.
• the end strip of each stack or coil is presented to bypass from the top the flap (the) (lf) retractable corresponding to each compartment (A) (B).
• the flap (1c) of the first compartment (A) is capable of having a half-moon shape (1n), forming a projection facing the inner wall of the plate (2a) of the cover allowing the plating of the strips of material against the inner wall of the cover while leaving a space to allow their scrolling under the action of the user.
• This half-moon shape has a cutout (1h) that can be opposite the cutout (2d) formed on the front face of the cover, to facilitate the exit from the base of the material strip.
• the bands of wiping materials are precut by defining formats that can be of length (H) for example 20 centimeters.
• each strip of wiping material (M1) (M2) has, between two successive pre-cut lines (4a), a transverse horizontal marking line (4b) arranged in the middle of each format.
• the marking lines (4b) may be established in any appropriate manner in the form of a line, a mark, in color or not, or any other sign easily visible and allowing the maintenance operator to easily position the strips of material. wiping with respect to each other. It is located at half height (Hl) of a format compared to a precut line.
• This marking is intended to place the end of the second band from the upper compartment (B) in the middle between the lines of precut of the first wiper strip from the first compartment (A).
• This marking system on the web of materials is preferable and easy to obtain, but alternatively it is also possible to arrange the walls of the housing or the shutter of the first compartment with pre-positioning marks of the web of materials.
• each strip of materials M1-M2 alternately has an overflow greater than the other band.
• the spacing of the material web is set to half the size.
• the overshoot (Hl) is 10 cm for the most developed band at the output and 5 cm for the other and this alternately as and when measurement performed by the user.
• the invention has important advantages. It is easy to implement. The manufacturing cost of the apparatus is extremely low and there is no transfer mechanism as indicated in the patents previous devices on automatic cutting of material tape. In addition, the implementation of the invention allows a sampling and extraction of the paper tape with a gesture easy to achieve, faster. Traction over a length of 10 cm results in the distribution of material sizes on a 20 cm format in the example given. Control of the stacks of materials can also be established by viewing windows established laterally on the housing of the apparatus.
• the apparatus of the invention for distributing wiping materials in the pre-cut state allows material to be dispensed either in the "Z" folded state or wound in a coil.
• the operator in charge of the maintenance must put in a compartment a pile of materials of greater quantity in number of precut formats compared to the second stack of materials arranged in the other compartment. This allows for continuous alternating loading by preventing both stacks of materials from being exhausted at the same time.

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• Folding Of Thin Sheet-Like Materials, Special Discharging Devices, And Others (AREA)
• Cleaning Implements For Floors, Carpets, Furniture, Walls, And The Like (AREA)

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