JPH0316556Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Field of Application] This invention relates to a toilet paper holder that stores rolled toilet paper in a manner that allows it to be pulled out one after another and used.

[Conventional technology]

Conventionally, as such a toilet paper holder, there is one shown in FIG. 7, for example.

To briefly explain this, a holder 1 is made of a steel plate or resin, in which a pair of opposing supporting parts 1a, 1b and a fixing part 1c are integrally formed.
Then, the cutter 2, which also serves as a lid, inserts the pin 3 into the roll portion 2a, and inserts the pin 3 into the support portion 1 of the holder 1.
a and 1b, and is rotatably supported in the direction of arrow A.

When attaching toilet paper 4 to this,
With the cutter 2 rotated upward, a support shaft 5 made of polyethylene, for example, having a compressible bellows 5a partially formed therein is inserted into the core portion 4a of the toilet paper 4, and the protrusions on both ends of the support shaft 5 are inserted into the core portion 4a of the toilet paper 4. Parts 5b, 5c
is the hole 1 formed between the support parts 1a and 1b of the holder 1.
d, 1e.

And when using toilet paper 4,
By pulling out the paper end 4b and cutting it with the blade 2b of the cutter 2, you can easily take out the required amount, and when the toilet paper 4 runs out, replenish it by following the reverse procedure. do.

[Problem that the invention attempts to solve]

However, such conventional toilet paper holders have a structure in which only one toilet paper can be installed in the holder, so if the paper is used frequently, it is necessary to replenish the toilet paper immediately. Since it is necessary to remove the support shaft each time the support shaft runs out, there is a problem in that replenishment work is troublesome.

This invention aims to solve such problems.

[Means for solving problems]

Therefore, the toilet paper holder according to this invention has an insertion opening for inserting the rolled toilet paper inside, a storage cover for storing spare toilet paper inside, and a storage cover for storing the spare toilet paper inside. The toilet paper can be rotated by having a locking part that is slidably engaged with the storage cover in the vertical direction and is locked by coming into contact with a stepped part formed at the bottom of the storage cover when it is at the lower limit. a toilet paper holding member held in the storage cover, and a toilet paper holding member that is pivotably supported near the stepped portion of the storage cover, and when the toilet paper holding member is at the lower limit, one end thereof is attached to the locking portion. The stopper piece is in contact with the stopper piece, the other end of which protrudes substantially horizontally into the storage cover, and is in a position to lock the toilet paper stored therein.

[Effect]

In the toilet paper holder configured in this way, when the rolled toilet paper is inserted into the storage cover from the insertion opening with the toilet paper holding member at its lower limit, the rolled toilet paper is inserted into the storage cover. It is held as a spare toilet paper by coming into contact with a stopper piece that protrudes approximately horizontally, and when the toilet paper holding member is pushed up and slid toward the storage cover side, the step part of the storage cover and the toilet paper holding member are One end of the stopper piece that was locked by the locking part is unlocked and becomes swingable, so the spare toilet that was locked to the other end of the stopper piece is released. The stopper piece rotates due to the weight of the toilet paper, and the toilet paper falls to a desired position on the toilet paper holding member and is rotatably held, so that the toilet paper can be sequentially pulled out and used.

〔Example〕

Hereinafter, embodiments of this invention will be described based on the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a toilet paper holder showing an embodiment of this invention, and FIG. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view thereof.

First, to explain its structure, this toilet paper holder has a rectangular parallelepiped with openings at both the top and bottom, an insertion opening for inserting the rolled toilet paper 4 into the inside, and an insertion opening for inserting the rolled toilet paper 4 into the outside. A storage cover 13 that has an outlet for taking out the toilet paper 4 and a space 12 (FIG. 2) with the minimum space that can store the toilet paper 4 therein.
A lid 14 for opening and closing the insertion port is pivotally attached to the lid 14 so as to be rotatable in the direction of arrow B in FIG.

The storage cover 13 has sliding portions 15a, 15b in square guide holes 13c, 13d formed in side walls 13a, 13b facing each other in the direction of arrow C in FIG.
is slidably inserted, the upper part is inserted into the storage cover 13, and the toilet paper holding member 15, which is entirely slidably moved in the direction of arrow D (vertical direction) in FIG. 1, is engaged. ing.

The guide holes 13c and 13d are shown in FIG. 2 and as shown in FIG. 3 with the guide hole 13c side enlarged. 13e and 13f are formed respectively.

On the other hand, correspondingly, approximately central portions of the sliding portions 15a and 15b of the toilet paper holding member 15 are also
As shown in FIG. 2, right-angled locking portions 15c and 15d are formed by narrowing the plate width.

When the upper part of the toilet paper holding member 15 is inserted into the inside of the storage cover 13, the shape of the side surface facing the longitudinal direction of the toilet paper 4 of the portion exposed to the outside of the storage cover 13 is shown in FIG. As shown in Fig. 4, it has an arc shape corresponding to the outer peripheral shape of the toilet paper 4, and its front part (right side in Fig. 4)
A plurality of (four in this example) rollers 18 are rotatably supported between the upper and lower sides, and the toilet paper 4 is rotatably held thereon.

In addition, the toilet paper holding member 15 is opened from the front part to the lower part of the rear part, and a part of the arc-shaped part at the front upper part and the lower part of the side surface is cut out to form a notch part 19.
a, 19b are formed so that the toilet paper 4 held inside and located at the use position P1 in FIG. ₁ can be touched from the outside.

Furthermore, a cutter 20 formed of, for example, a thin steel plate is provided at the front of the upper end of the toilet paper holding member 15, and is rotatably supported by a pin 21 in the direction of arrow E in FIG. There is a rear wall 15e extending to the edge of the notch 19b at the rear,
Toilet paper 4 in usage position P ₁ is placed on rear wall 1
It is designed so that it cannot be taken out from between the lower edge of 5e and the roller 18.

Further, near one step 13e of the storage cover 13, as shown in FIG.
is pivotably supported in the widthwise center (see Fig. 1) by a pin 17 so as to be able to swing in the direction of arrow F, and when the stopper piece 16 is vertically positioned as shown by the imaginary line, The plane 16a is approximately the same as the vertical wall surface _13a1 inside the side wall 13a, or slightly
a ₁ , so that the toilet paper 4 in the spare position P in the space 12 (Fig. 2) will not be obstructed when it falls from there. There is.

Then, the toilet paper holding member 15
When at the lower limit shown in the figure, the stopper piece 16
The holding member 1
5's locking part 15c and the step part 13e of the storage cover 13
are in contact with each other, thereby causing the stopper piece 1
6 is sandwiched, and the other end 16c is attached to the storage cover 1.
It protrudes approximately horizontally into a space 12 within the space 12, and is positioned to lock the toilet paper 4 stored therein.

When the stopper piece 16 pushes up the toilet paper holding member 15 at its lower limit and is released from its horizontal position, the stopper piece 16 is moved by the weight of the toilet paper 4 applied to its end 16c. arrow G by means of a weak coil spring (not shown) that allows rotation in the direction of arrow G in FIG.
It is always biased in the opposite direction.

Further, near the pivot portion 14a of the lid 14, as shown in FIG. 2 and FIG. It is formed integrally at a substantially right angle.

Furthermore, a peephole 21 (FIG. 1) for checking whether or not there is toilet paper 4 in the spare position P in the storage cover 13 is opened in the front of the storage cover 13 with a required size. be.

Next, the operation of this toilet paper holder will be explained.

Open the lid 14 at the top of the storage cover 13, and place the toilet paper 4 on the removal prevention plate part 14b.
When you close it and insert the rolled toilet paper 4 from the insertion opening,
It falls down inside the space 12, and as shown in FIG.
The end portion 16c of the stopper piece 16, which is sandwiched between the step portion 13e of No. 5 and the locking portion 15c and protrudes substantially horizontally into the space 12, is abutted at the preliminary position P.

Next, when the toilet paper holding member 15 is lifted toward the storage cover 13 side, the locking part 15c of the holding member 15 is separated from the upper surface of one end 16b of the stopper piece 16, and the other end 16c is Since the weight of the paper 4 is applied, the stopper piece 16 rotates in the direction of arrow G in FIG. 2, and as the toilet paper 4 falls, the stopper piece 16 becomes approximately vertical as shown by the imaginary line.

The toilet paper 4 falls and the stopper piece 16
3, the stopper piece 16 returns to the horizontal position shown by the solid line in FIG. 3 by a coil spring (not shown), and the toilet paper 4
is the roller 18 and the rear wall 15 as shown in FIG.
It is locked in the use position _P1 by e.

In this state, when the toilet paper holding member 15 is brought to the lower limit position shown in FIG. hand,
The stopper piece 16 returns to its initial horizontal position and is locked.

Then, when the lid 14 is opened again and a new toilet paper 4 is inserted from the insertion opening, the toilet paper 4 is locked in the spare position P as a spare, as in the case described above.

In this way, two toilet paper rolls 4,
4 in the spare position P and the use position P ₁ of the toilet paper holder, respectively, and then move the toilet paper holder to the use position P ₁ .
The toilet paper 4 in the position is rotated using the notches 19a and 19b of the toilet paper holding member 15, and the end of the paper is taken out from the cutter 20 and used.

When the toilet paper 4 at the use position P ₁ runs out, the spare toilet paper can be easily dropped and used by simply lifting the toilet paper holding member 15 again, and the toilet paper that is no longer needed can be dropped. The core portion of the paper can be taken out of the holder through the notch 19b.

As shown in FIG. 5, the lid 14 has a dimension _l1 between the surface 14c of the lid 14 and the front upper edge 11a of the insertion opening of the storage cover 13, which is larger than the toilet paper 4.
At a rotation angle θ ₁ that is approximately equal to or slightly larger than the outer diameter D ₀ of the toilet paper 4 when not in use, the dimension l ₂ between the tip of the removal prevention plate portion 14b and the upper edge 11a is The outside diameter D ₀ is set to be smaller than the outer diameter D 0 when not in use.

Further, the rotation angle θ of the lid 14 is the maximum opening position of the lid 14.
In OP _MX , the maximum rotation angle θ _MX is adjusted by a stopper (not shown) so that the dimension l ₃ between the tip of the removal prevention plate portion 14b and the upper edge 11a is smaller than the outer diameter D ₀ of the toilet paper 4. It is becoming more and more regulated.

Therefore, although it is possible to insert the toilet paper 4 from the lid 14 side, once the toilet paper 4 is inserted from the spare position P.
Since the toilet paper 4 inserted into the holder cannot be taken out, there is no possibility of unused toilet paper being taken out of the holder.

FIG. 6 shows an example in which the sliding part of the toilet paper holding member and the holding part of the roller 18 are formed by a main bone 25 made of, for example, a steel wire having a required diameter. The upper end is bent inward at a substantially right angle to form locking portions 25a, 25b, and a plurality of rollers 18 are rotatably supported on the lower arc-shaped portion, as in the previous embodiment.

In this way, even if a part of the toilet paper holding member is formed, the same effects as in the above-mentioned embodiment can be obtained.

Although an example is shown in which the toilet paper holding member is provided with a roller, this may be omitted and a smooth fixing member such as a plastic plate may be brought into partial contact with the outer periphery of the roll of toilet paper. However, it can be easily rotated and held.

Further, in the above embodiment, when the toilet paper located at the use position _P1 runs out, the user needs to lift the toilet paper holding member and drop the spare toilet paper. If the stopper piece 16 is released from the stopper piece 16 when it is time to replace the toilet paper at the usage position _P1 due to a decrease in weight or outer diameter, the toilet paper can be automatically refilled. It is possible.

[Effect of idea]

As explained above, in the toilet paper holder of this invention, the toilet paper is inserted through the insertion opening with the toilet paper holding member at its lower limit, and the paper is projected approximately horizontally into the storage cover. After holding the toilet paper as a spare by making it come into contact with the locked stopper piece, when the toilet paper in use runs out, push up the toilet paper holding member and release one end of the stopper piece. The stopper piece is rotated by the weight of the spare toilet paper applied to the other end of the toilet paper holding member, and the toilet paper is dropped to a desired position on the toilet paper holding member. Therefore, even if the toilet paper in use runs out, the spare toilet paper can be easily used.

Moreover, since the toilet paper holding member can be pushed up with a light operating force, it can be easily handled even by elderly, sick, or physically disabled people.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a toilet paper holder showing an embodiment of this invention, Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view thereof, and Fig. 3 is an enlarged sectional view showing the vicinity of the storage cover that pivotally supports the stopper piece. , FIG. 4 is a partially cutaway side view of the toilet paper holding member, FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view for explaining the relationship between the dimensions of the removal prevention plate formed on the lid and the insertion opening, and FIG. FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing another embodiment of the toilet paper holding member, and FIG. 7 is an exploded perspective view showing an example of a conventional toilet paper holder. 4... Toilet paper, 13... Storage cover, 13e, 13f... Step section, 14... Lid, 14
b...Ejection prevention plate portion, 15...Toilet paper holding member, 15c, 15d...Locking portion, 16...
...stopper piece, 16b...one end, 16c...
...Other end, 18...Roller, 20...Cutter, _P1 ...Use position, P...Spare position.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] A storage cover has an insertion opening for inserting rolled toilet paper into the interior and stores spare toilet paper inside, and the storage cover is slidably engaged in the vertical direction. a toilet paper holding member rotatably holding the toilet paper, the toilet paper holding member having a locking portion that comes into contact with a stepped portion formed at the lower part of the storage cover to be locked when the storage cover is at its lower limit; The toilet paper holding member is pivotally supported in a swingable manner near the stepped portion of the storage cover, and when the toilet paper holding member is at the lower limit, one end abuts the locking portion and the other end touches the storage cover. 1. A toilet paper holder comprising a stopper piece that protrudes substantially horizontally inward and serves as a position for locking toilet paper stored therein.