EP0801924B1 - Vertical wall mounted dispenser for multiple toilet paper rolls - Google Patents

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EP0801924B1
EP0801924B1 EP19960870141 EP96870141A EP0801924B1 EP 0801924 B1 EP0801924 B1 EP 0801924B1 EP 19960870141 EP19960870141 EP 19960870141 EP 96870141 A EP96870141 A EP 96870141A EP 0801924 B1 EP0801924 B1 EP 0801924B1
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    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47K—SANITARY EQUIPMENT NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; TOILET ACCESSORIES
    • A47K10/00—Body-drying implements; Toilet paper; Holders therefor
    • A47K10/24—Towel dispensers, e.g. for piled-up or folded textile towels; Toilet-paper dispensers; Dispensers for piled-up or folded textile towels provided or not with devices for taking-up soiled towels as far as not mechanically driven
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    • A47K10/38—Dispensers for paper towels or toilet-paper dispensing from a web, e.g. with mechanical dispensing means the web being rolled up with or without tearing edge
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  • the invention relates to a vertical and wall-mounted roller distributor multiple sheets of toilet paper, designed to the most common roller diameters up to 130mm, with their cardboard core with a variable diameter of 26mm inside 47mm outside, for use in water closets public as well as private; comprising a cylindrical body hollow serving as a reserve, provided at its lower part with a facial opening for the exit of the sheet of paper, closed at its base by an overturned cover open in the center, equipped with a thrust bearing allowing passage to release down the empty core of the roll and closed in its above by a removable threaded part for recharging rollers, comprising a centering tube.
  • Document DE-U-9002118.5 also discloses a roller holder device toilet paper comprising a body serving as a reserve for rollers, a lower facial opening for the exit of the sheets of paper, a removable part for recharging the rollers comprising a tube centering device and an open bottom in the center for the evacuation of the cardboard core empty roller.
  • the present invention characterized in the claims solves the problem of creating a vertical distributor and wall with multiple rolls of toilet paper sheets, designed for the most common roller diameters up to 130mm, with their cardboard core with a diameter variable from 26mm interior to 47mm exterior, for use in public as well as private water closets.
  • the rollers are arranged in height and guided by a central tube fitted at its base with a calibrated sleeved part swappable with different exterior dimensions according to the inside diameter of the roll core; these rotate in the device by means of a bearing to stop by manual pulling of the paper through the opening lower facial.
  • a switchable calibrated coiler ring of different interior dimensions according to the diameter outside of the cardboard core of the rollers thrust bearing.
  • the key point is located at the centering of the roller on the bearing by the sleeved part, as well as that of the collar ring, both calibrated according to the diameters of the cardboard core of the roll.
  • the reserve rollers descend by gravity by pushing the empty mandrel into the space between the calibrated parts down outside the device and the new roller is put in place.
  • For priming from the sheet of the new roll just peel off the edge of the paper and then pull it out manually to through the lower facial opening. It's important to understand that you have to change the two pieces calibrated two by two depending on the diameter of the roll core, but this can be easily carried out by hand without tools.
  • This invention is therefore distinguished by its rationalization advantageous, it makes it possible to store the rollers which ensure thus a reserve higher than normal, it does not require no special rollers: it therefore makes it possible to use at the most advantageous price the rolls sold in large scale.
  • FIGS. 1 and FIGS. 1 and FIGS. 1 and FIGS. 1 and FIGS. 1 and FIG. 1 represent the vertical and wall dispenser with multiple rolls of sheets of toilet paper, essentially comprising a cylindrical body 1 pierced with openings 2 to control the presence of the rollers, a lower facial opening 3 for handling and then the passage of the sheet of paper, a male threaded part 4 for receiving the female threaded part 5 provided with the centering tube 6 provided with a calibrated permutable sleeve part 7.
  • An inverted cover 10 equipped with a crimped thrust bearing 9 calibrated by a permutabie coil ring 8 serves as the background for the device.
  • the distributor is fixed to the wall by traditional pieces 11 with dowels, but the screws are introduced and closed from the inside of the cylinder by the control openings 2.
  • the distributor is made mainly of rigid plastic (EUCARIGID), it is of commercial dimensions, the fixed assemblies are made by cold welding, the centralizing tube 6 is made of aluminum, and the bearing with thrust bearing made of

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L'invention concerne un distributeur vertical et mural à rouleaux multiples de feuilles de papier hygiénique, conçu pour les diamètres de rouleaux les plus courants jusqu'a 130mm, avec leur mandrin en carton d'un diamètre variable de 26mm intérieurs à 47mm extérieurs, à usage dans les water-closets publics aisi que privés; comprenant un corps cylindrique creux servant de réserve, muni à sa partie inférieure d'une ouverture faciale pour la sortie de la feuille de papier, obturé a sa base par un couvercle renversé ouvert au centre, équipé d'un roulement à butée permettant le passage pour libérer vers le bas le mandrin vide du rouleau et fermé en son dessus par une pièce filetée démontable pour la recharge des rouleaux, comportant un tube centreur.The invention relates to a vertical and wall-mounted roller distributor multiple sheets of toilet paper, designed to the most common roller diameters up to 130mm, with their cardboard core with a variable diameter of 26mm inside 47mm outside, for use in water closets public as well as private; comprising a cylindrical body hollow serving as a reserve, provided at its lower part with a facial opening for the exit of the sheet of paper, closed at its base by an overturned cover open in the center, equipped with a thrust bearing allowing passage to release down the empty core of the roll and closed in its above by a removable threaded part for recharging rollers, comprising a centering tube.

Un connait déjà des porte-rouleaux de papier hygiénique simples ou doubles, d'autres à grand rouleau, des distributeurs à deux rouleaux dont un de réserve se met en place lorsque le premier est vide(modèle d'utilité n° WO 90/07901). Les distributeurs à grand rouleau ou à petits rouleaux avec réserve imposent l'utilisation d'un format type de rouleau bien spécifique, ce qui en rend l'usage moins souple. One already knows simple toilet roll holders or double, others with large roller, distributors with two rollers, one of which is put in place when the first is empty (utility model no WO 90/07901). The large roller or small roller dispensers with reserve require the use of a standard roll format very specific, which makes its use less flexible.

Par le document DE-U-9002118.5 on connait également un dispositif porte-rouleaux de papier hygiénique comportant un corps servant de réserve à rouleaux, une ouverture faciale inférieure pour la sortie des feuilles de papier, une pièce démontable pour la recharge des rouleaux comportant un tube centreur et un fond ouvert au centre pour l'évacuation du mandrin en carton vide du rouleau. Document DE-U-9002118.5 also discloses a roller holder device toilet paper comprising a body serving as a reserve for rollers, a lower facial opening for the exit of the sheets of paper, a removable part for recharging the rollers comprising a tube centering device and an open bottom in the center for the evacuation of the cardboard core empty roller.

La présente invention caractérisée dans les revendications résoud le problème consistant à créer on distributeur vertical et mural à rouleaux multiples de feuilles de papier hygiénique, conçu pour les diamètres de rouleaux les plus courants jusqu'a 130mm, avec leur mandrin en carton d'un diamètre variable de 26mm intérieurs à 47mm extérieurs, à usage dans les water-closets publics ainsi que privés. Dans l'appareil les rouleaux sont disposés en hauteur et guidés par un tube central muni à sa base d'une pièce manchonnée calibrée permutable de dimensions différentes extérieures suivant le diamètre intérieur du mandrin des rouleaux; ceux-ci tournent dans l'appareil par l'intermédiaire d'un roulement à butée par traction manuelle du papier à travers l'ouverture faciale inférieure. Une bague à coilet calibrée permutable de dimensions intérieures différentes suivant le diamètre extérieur du mandrin en carton des rouleaux équipe le roulement à butée. Le point clef se situe au niveau du centrage du rouleau sur le roulement par la pièce manchonnée, ainsi que celui de la bague à collet, toutes deux calibrées suivant les diamètres du mandrin en carton du rouleau. Lorsque le rouleau du bas est vide, les rouleaux de réserve descendent par gravité en poussant le mandrin vide dans l'espace entre les pièces calibrées vers le bas hors de l'appareil et le nouveau rouleau se met en place. Pour l'amorçage de la feuille du nouveau rouleau, il suffit de décoller le bord du papier, puis de tirer celui-ci manuellement à travers l'ouverture faciale inférieure. Il est important de comprendre qu'il faut changer les deux pièces calibrées deux par deux suivant le diamètre du mandrin du rouleau, mais cela se réaiise aisément à la main sans outillage.The present invention characterized in the claims solves the problem of creating a vertical distributor and wall with multiple rolls of toilet paper sheets, designed for the most common roller diameters up to 130mm, with their cardboard core with a diameter variable from 26mm interior to 47mm exterior, for use in public as well as private water closets. In the device the rollers are arranged in height and guided by a central tube fitted at its base with a calibrated sleeved part swappable with different exterior dimensions according to the inside diameter of the roll core; these rotate in the device by means of a bearing to stop by manual pulling of the paper through the opening lower facial. A switchable calibrated coiler ring of different interior dimensions according to the diameter outside of the cardboard core of the rollers thrust bearing. The key point is located at the centering of the roller on the bearing by the sleeved part, as well as that of the collar ring, both calibrated according to the diameters of the cardboard core of the roll. When the bottom roller is empty, the reserve rollers descend by gravity by pushing the empty mandrel into the space between the calibrated parts down outside the device and the new roller is put in place. For priming from the sheet of the new roll, just peel off the edge of the paper and then pull it out manually to through the lower facial opening. It's important to understand that you have to change the two pieces calibrated two by two depending on the diameter of the roll core, but this can be easily carried out by hand without tools.

Cette invention se distingue donc par sa rationalisation avantageuse, elle permet de ranger les rouleaux qui assurent ainsi une réserve supérieure à la normale, elle ne nécessite pas de rouleaux spéciaux: elle permet par conséquent d'utiliser à un prix des plus avantageux les rouleaux commercialisés à grande échelle.This invention is therefore distinguished by its rationalization advantageous, it makes it possible to store the rollers which ensure thus a reserve higher than normal, it does not require no special rollers: it therefore makes it possible to use at the most advantageous price the rolls sold in large scale.

L'invention est exposée ci-après plus en détail à l'aide de dessins représentant seulement un mode d'exécution.

  • La figure 1 représente à l'échelle réduite les différentes parties composant le distributeur en perspective.
  • La figure 2 représente à l'échelle réduite le distributeur en perspective, assemblé et rempli de rouleaux.
    • The invention is set out below in more detail with the aid of drawings representing only one embodiment.
  • Figure 1 shows on a reduced scale the different parts making up the distributor in perspective.
  • Figure 2 shows the distributor in perspective on a reduced scale, assembled and filled with rollers.

    • Ces figures représentent le distributeur vertical et mural à rouleaux multiples de feuilles de papier hygiénique, comprenant essentiellement un corps cylindrique 1 percé d'ouvertures 2 pour contrôler la présence des rouleaux, une ouverture faciale inférieure 3 pour la manipulation puis le passage de la feuille de papier, une partie filetée mâle 4 pour recevoir la pièce filetée femelle 5 munie du tube centreur 6 pourvu d'une pièce manchonnée calibrée permutable 7. Un couvercle renversé 10 équipé d'un roulement à butée serti 9 calibré par une bague à coilet permutabie 8, sert de fond à l'appareil. Le distributeur se fixe muralement par des pièces traditionnelles 11 avec des chevilles, mais les vis sont introduites et fermées de l'intérieur du cylindre par les ouvertures de contrôle 2.
    Le distributeur est réalisé principalement en matière plastique rigide(EUCARIGID), il est de dimensions commerciales, les assemblages fixes sont réalisés par soudure à froid, le tube centreur 6 est en aluminium, et le roulement à butée en acier.    These figures represent the vertical and wall dispenser with multiple rolls of sheets of toilet paper, essentially comprising a cylindrical body 1 pierced with openings 2 to control the presence of the rollers, a lower facial opening 3 for handling and then the passage of the sheet of paper, a male threaded part 4 for receiving the female threaded part 5 provided with the centering tube 6 provided with a calibrated permutable sleeve part 7. An inverted cover 10 equipped with a crimped thrust bearing 9 calibrated by a permutabie coil ring 8 , serves as the background for the device. The distributor is fixed to the wall by traditional pieces 11 with dowels, but the screws are introduced and closed from the inside of the cylinder by the control openings 2.
    The distributor is made mainly of rigid plastic (EUCARIGID), it is of commercial dimensions, the fixed assemblies are made by cold welding, the centralizing tube 6 is made of aluminum, and the bearing with thrust bearing made of steel.

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    1. Vertical and wall-mounted distributor for rolls of sheets of toilet paper, comprising a body (1) which serves as reserve for rolls, a lower frontal opening (3) for withdrawing sheets of paper, a detachable part (5) for reloading rolls comprising a centring tube (6) and a base (10) open in the centre for removing the empty cardboard reel of the roll, characterised in that the base (10) is provided with a thrust bearing (9) whose bearing is calibrated by an interchangeable collar ring (8) and in that the centring tube (6) at its extremity destined to be supported by the aforementioned ring (8) comprises a correspondingly calibrated interchangeable part (7).
    2. Distributor for sheets of toilet paper according to claim 1, characterised in that the ring (8), the calibrated part (7) and the bearing (9) are centred according to a position central in relation to the base (10) and according to an axis vertical in relation to the aforementioned base (10).
    3. Distributor for sheets of toilet paper according to either of the preceding claims, characterised in that the dimensions of the ring (8) and of the calibrated part (7) are such that the device is suitable for roll diameters up to 130 mm, with cardboard reel between 26 mm inner and 47 mm outer diameter.
    4. Distributor for sheets of toilet paper according to any of the preceding claims, characterised in that the body (1) is cylindrical.
    5. Distributor for sheets of toilet paper according to any of the preceding claims, characterised in that the distributor serves as reserve for 1, 2, 3 and even 6 rolls.
    6. Distributor for sheets of toilet paper according to any of the preceding claims, characterised in that the body (1) is perforated with monitoring holes (2).
    7. Distributor for sheets of toilet paper according to any of the preceding claims, characterised in that it is provided with a lid locking device (5) which prohibits the pilfering of toilet paper rolls, inside parts, as well as the apparatus itself by removal.
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