WO2004023961A1 - Dispenser for rolled paper - Google Patents
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- 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
- A47K10/32—Dispensers for paper towels or toilet-paper
- A47K10/34—Dispensers for paper towels or toilet-paper dispensing from a web, e.g. with mechanical dispensing means
- 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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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- 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
- A47K10/32—Dispensers for paper towels or toilet-paper
- A47K10/34—Dispensers for paper towels or toilet-paper dispensing from a web, e.g. with mechanical dispensing means
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- No-touch dispensers i.e., dispensers that do not require the patron to touch any part of the dispenser, are desired for many reasons.
- No-touch dispensing reduces the chance of transferring disease-causing bacteria, viruses and other microorganisms.
- No-touch dispensing also makes the process of obtaining a sheet simpler and quicker.
- Single-sheet dispensers i.e., dispensers that dispense a consistent, fixed quantity of sheet material, are also desired for many reasons. They tend to reduce the quantity of sheet material used by an individual patron, thereby saving on material costs, disposal costs, and costs associated with the frequency whereby the dispensers must be refilled.
- No-touch, single-sheet dispensers utilizing knives or other cutting devices to cut sheet material from a roll of sheet material are known, but knives and other cutting devices may present a danger to either a patron or an individual refilling the dispenser.
- No-touch, single-sheet dispensers for rolled products via zones of weakness are known, but if the sheet material tears before the next zone of weakness emerges from the dispenser, the next patron has no sheet material to grasp.
- No-touch, single-sheet dispensing of double rolled products via offset zones of weakness is also known, but dispensers for these products still have disadvantages that have yet to be overcome. As an example, these dispensers can be difficult to load. As another example, if the force applied by a patron to remove the sheet material from the dispenser is distributed evenly across the width of the sheet material, the zones of weakness may not separate, causing more than one sheet to be removed from the dispenser.
- the features of the dispenser disclosed herein overcome these and other . disadvantages of prior art dispensers.
- the apparatus includes a housing defining an interior adapted to rotatably support rolled sheet material and having a dispensing opening sized to allow sheet material to be dispensed therefrom.
- the apparatus further includes a nip within the housing such as, for example, may be formed by first and second rollers.
- the apparatus includes a sheet material dispensing surface proximate the dispensing opening, the sheet material dispensing surface comprising at least one protrusion.
- the sheet material dispensing surface may include portions that are partially flat, convex, concave, curved, rounded, bowed, arched, warped, crenellated, crenulated, or dished in shape, and so forth, and combinations thereof.
- the sheet material dispensing surface at least partially extends into the path between the nip and the dispensing opening.
- the sheet material dispensing surface may at least partially define the dispensing opening.
- the sheet material dispensing surface comprises a fixed member located between the nip and the dispensing opening.
- the fixed member is positioned between the nip and the dispensing opening such that the sheet material is allowed to travel along a circuitous path.
- the apparatus includes a housing defining an interior adapted to rotatably support rolled sheet material and having a dispensing opening sized to allow sheet material to be dispensed therefrom, a nip within the housing, and a roll of sheet material having a plurality of zones of weakness that substantially extend across the width of the sheet material.
- the apparatus further includes a sheet material dispensing surface proximate the dispensing opening, the sheet material dispensing surface comprising at least one protrusion.
- the sheet material is dispensed along a path that extends from the roll of sheet material, through the nip, across the sheet material dispensing surface, and through the dispensing opening.
- the protrusion concentrates force on the portion of the sheet material that contacts the protrusion when the sheet material is pulled across the sheet material dispensing surface and through the dispensing opening.
- the apparatus in another embodiment, includes a housing defining an interior adapted to contain rolled sheet material and a dispensing opening for allowing sheet material to be dispensed from the interior of the housing.
- the apparatus further includes a nip within the housing such as, for example, may be formed by first and second rollers.
- the apparatus includes a mobile roll support system adapted to support a roll of sheet material within the housing wherein the roll of sheet material rotates to dispense sheet material and further wherein the mobile roll support system and the roll of sheet material move toward the nip as sheet material is dispensed.
- the housing further comprises a first housing section and a second housing section with the first housing section being at least partially removably attached to the second housing section.
- the apparatus comprises first and second tracks, each track engaging the mobile roll support system wherein the mobile roll support system travels within the tracks as the roll of sheet material is dispensed.
- the tracks are parallel to one another, and even more desirably the tracks are angled downwardly wherein the mobile roll support system moves toward the nip as the sheet material is dispensed and the diameter of the roll of sheet material decreases.
- one or both of the tracks may be a slot defined within the side of the housing.
- the slots may have various configurations with respect to the sections that are part of the housing.
- the slots may be defined between the first and second housing sections, may be wholly contained within one of the first and second housing sections, or may extend from within the first housing section to within the second housing section.
- the mobile roll support system comprises a dispensing roller having first and second ends, each end slideably engaging a track.
- a mobile roll support system is desirable for dispensing rolls of sheet material that are wound about a central core.
- the mobile roll support system can comprise at least two separate mobile supports, each support being slideably engaged within a track.
- Such a mobile roll support system is desirable for dispensing rolls of sheet material that are coreless or that are wound throughout their entire diameters.
- the mobile roll supports desirably comprise an engaging member attached to the supports.
- the engaging member is adapted to engage one side of a roll of sheet material.
- the engaging member is desirably adapted to extend into the interior of the rolled sheet material.
- the nip comprises at least one roller. More desirably, the nip is pressurized. As one example, the nip may be pressurized by at least one spring. Desirably, the roll of sheet material supported by the mobile roll support system rests against one of the nip rollers and the path of the sheet material extends through the nip and through the dispensing opening. Desirably, the roll of sheet material comprises one or more layers of sheet material having zones of weakness therein. Even more desirably, the layers of sheet material comprise a plurality of offset zones of weakness that substantially extend across the width of the sheet material.
- FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a dispenser of this invention.
- FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view depicting the interior of the dispenser of FIG. 1.
- FIG. 2A is an exploded perspective view depicting the interior of an alternate embodiment.
- FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional side view of the dispenser of FIG. 1.
- FIG. 4A is a perspective view of an exemplary dispensing surface for the dispenser of FIG. 1.
- FIG. 4B is a front view of the dispensing surface of FIG. 4A.
- FIGS. 4C-4E are cross-sectional side views of the dispensing surface of FIG 4A.
- FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a dispenser of this invention.
- FIG. 6 is a perspective view depicting the interior of the dispenser of FIG. 5.
- FIG. 7 is an exploded perspective view depicting the interior of the dispenser of
- FIG. 5 is a diagrammatic representation of FIG. 5.
- FIGS. 8A & 8B are fragmentary perspective views depicting the guide roller within the dispenser of FIG. 5.
- FIG. 9 is a fragmentary cross-sectional side elevation view of the dispenser of FIG. 5.
- FIG. 10A is a perspective view of an exemplary dispensing surface for the dispenser of FIG. 5.
- FIG. 10B is a front view of the dispensing surface of FIG. 10A.
- FIGS. 10C-10E are cross-sectional side elevation views of the dispensing surface of FIG. 10A.
- the present invention provides an apparatus for dispensing rolled sheet material.
- Exemplary sheet materials for which the present invention is suitable include, but are not limited to, absorbent sheet materials such as towels, wipers, tissue, and so forth.
- Suitable sheet materials are disclosed, by way of non-limiting examples only, in U.S. Patents 5,048,589 to Cook et al., 5,399,412 to Sudall et al., 5,674,590 to Anderson et al., 5,772,845 to Farrington, Jr. et al., 5,904,971 to Anderson et al., 6,248,212 to Anderson et al., and 6,273,996 to Hollenberg et al., the entire contents of which are herein incorporated by reference.
- the sheet materials for which the present invention is suitable are desirably wound around a core, yet may, for other embodiments, be coreless.
- the sheet materials for which the present invention is suitable desirably have regularly spaced zones of weakness extending substantially across the width of the sheet material.
- the zones of weakness are used to separate the sheet material into individual sheets and may be, for example, defined by a series of perforations.
- the sheet material having regularly spaced zones of weakness substantially extending across its width is desirably double wound into a roll having inner and outer layers of sheet material wherein the zones of weakness for the inner and outer layers are offset as is taught in U.S. Patent 3,770,172 to Nystrand, herein incorporated by reference in its entirety. Double wound sheet material having offset zones of weakness allows the sheet material to tear within the dispenser while still providing a tail of sheet material extending from the dispenser to be grasped by the next patron.
- the dispenser 10 includes a housing 12 that comprises a first housing section 14 and a second housing section 16.
- first housing section 14 and the second housing section 16 When the first housing section 14 and the second housing section 16 are in the closed position (as depicted in FIG. 1), the first housing section 14 and the second housing section 16 together define a dispensing opening 22, a first angled slot 24, and a second angled slot on the opposite side wall (not depicted).
- Sheet material 26 is dispensed through the dispensing opening 22.
- the window 11 may be open, or may be constructed of a transparent or translucent material that permits viewing of the interior of the dispenser 10.
- the first housing section 14 has a top edge 18, while the second housing section 16 has a bottom edge 20.
- the top edge 18 and the bottom edge 20 fit together to form the housing 12.
- the top edge 18 and the bottom edge 20 are configured such that the first housing section 14 and the second housing section 16 will not separate during the dispensing operation. However, when it is necessary to reload the dispenser, the first housing section 14 and the second housing section 16 are readily separated. Methods of removably attaching parts in this manner are well known to those skilled in the art. Nonlimiting examples include snaps, latches, buckles, locks, hooks, buttons, pins, cotter pins, and so forth.
- the dispensing roller 28 is adapted to support a roll of sheet material 29 having a central aperture 31.
- the dispensing roller 28 has a dispensing roller body 30, a first dispensing roller end 32, and a second dispensing roller end 34.
- the dispensing roller body 30 is desirably cylindrical, but may be any other shape that will support the weight of the roll of sheet material 29. It is contemplated that the dispensing roller 28 may support the roll of sheet material 29 from within the central aperture 31 or, alternatively, may support the roll of sheet material 29 through contact with the outside surface of the roll of sheet material 29.
- the first and second dispensing roller ends 32, 34 are slidingly engaged by the first and second angled slots 24, 25 that form when the first housing section 14 and the second housing section 16 are closed together.
- the first and second dispensing roller ends 32, 34 may be fixed with respect to the dispensing roller body 30 or may, alternatively, rotate independently from the dispensing roller body 30.
- the first and second dispensing roller ends 32, 34 are desirably cylindrical, but may be any other shape that will slideably engage the first and second angled slots.
- the dispensing roller 28 of FIG. 2 may be replaced by first and second mobile roll supports 28A.
- This embodiment may be particularly desirable if the roll of sheet material is a coreless roll such as, for example, is taught in U.S. Patents 5,875,985 to Cohen et al. and 6,070,821 to Mitchell.
- the mobile roll supports 28A have mobile roll support ends 32A that slideably engage the angled slots 24, 25.
- the mobile roll supports 28A also have an engaging member 28B adapted to engage one side of a roll of sheet material 29A.
- the engaging member 28B can have any one of numerous shapes. Desirably, the engaging member 28B further includes a chamfered surface 28C. In other embodiments, the engaging member 28B may be adapted to extend into the interior of the rolled sheet material 29A.
- the roll of sheet material 29 may rotate independently from the dispensing roller body 30.
- the roll of sheet material 29 will rotate around the dispensing roller body 30 as the sheet material 26 is dispensed.
- the entire dispensing roller 28 including the dispensing roller body 30 and the dispensing roller ends 32, 34 may rotate with the roll of sheet material 29 as the sheet material 26 is dispensed.
- the dispensing roller body 30 may rotate with the roll of sheet material 29 while the dispensing roller ends 32, 34 remain fixed in the angled slots 24, 25 with respect to the rotating dispenser roller body 30 and roll of sheet material 29.
- some combination of the aforementioned relationships between the angled slots 24, 25, the dispensing roller 28, and the roll of sheet material 29 may be used to effectively dispense the sheet material 26. As the sheet material 26 is dispensed and the diameter of the sheet material roll
- the angled slots 24, 25 may be formed between the first housing section 14 and the second housing section 16.
- the first and second angled slots 24, 25 may be defined entirely within the sides of the first housing section 14, may be defined entirely within the sides of the second housing section 16, or may cross over from the first housing section 14 to the second housing section 16. It is desirable that the angled slots 24, 25 be open to the housing section edges 18, 20 to facilitate placement of the dispensing roller 28 in the angled slots 24, 25.
- the angled slots 24, 25 have the added benefit of providing a window through which it is possible to detect how much sheet material 26 remains on the roll of sheet material 29 inside the housing 12.
- other embodiments may have tracks on the inside of the first housing section 14 and/or second housing section 16 with which the dispensing roller ends 32, 34 slidingly engage. As the roll of sheet material 29 is depleted, the dispensing roller ends 32, 34 travel within the tracks.
- a feed roller 36 that provides further support to the roll of sheet material 29.
- the feed roller 36 has a feed roller body 38, a first feed roller end 40, and a second feed roller end 42.
- the first feed roller end 40 engages a first feed roller aperture 44 in the side of the first housing section 14.
- the second feed roller end 42 engages a second feed roller aperture 46 in the opposite side of the first housing section 14.
- the first and second feed roller apertures are positioned wherein the outer surface of a roll of sheet material 29 on the dispensing roller 28 will rest against the feed roller 36 as the roll of sheet material 29 is dispensed.
- the entire feed roller 36 may rotate with the roll of sheet material 29 as the sheet material 26 is dispensed.
- the feed roller body 38 may rotate with the roll of sheet material 29 while the feed roller ends 40, 42 remain fixed in the feed roller apertures 44.
- some combination of the aforementioned relationships between the roll of sheet material 29, the feed roller body 38, and the feed roller ends 40, 42 may be used to effectively dispense the sheet material 26.
- a guide roller 48 having a guide roller body 52, a first guide roller end 54, and a second guide roller end 56.
- the first guide roller end 54 engages a first guide roller slot 57 in the side of second housing section 16.
- the second guide roller end 56 engages a second guide roller slot 59 in the opposite side of the second housing section 16.
- the guide roller 48 forms a nip 50 with the feed roller 36.
- the nip 50 has an entrance side 50A and an exit side 50B.
- the first and second guide roller slots 57, 59 are positioned in the sides of the second housing section 16 wherein the nip 50, shown in FIG. 3, is formed between the guide roller body 52 and the feed roller body 38 when the second housing section 16 is closed against the first housing section 14.
- the guide roller 48 is biased or pressurized against the feed roller 36 by first and second springs 58 having first and second spring ends 60, 62.
- the first spring ends 60 are connected to hooks 61 that hook over the first and second guide roller ends 54, 56.
- the second spring ends 62 engage first and second pegs 66 attached to the inside of the second housing section 16.
- the guide roller slots 57 allow the guide roller 48 to move and the first and second springs 58 to compress as the first and second housing sections 14, 16 are closed together.
- other mechanisms known to those skilled in the art may be used for biasing or pressurizing the guide roller 48 against the feed roller 36.
- the force exerted by the guide roller 48 against the feed roller 36 must be such that the tension required to be applied to the sheet material to pull it through the nip 50 exceeds the breaking strength of the zones of weakness in the sheet material yet does not exceed the breaking strength of the remainder of the sheet material 26. Therefore, force applied to the sheet material 26 extending from the dispensing opening 22 will advance the sheet material 26 until a zone of weakness emerges from the nip 50 between the guide roller 48 and the feed roller 36. At that point the zone of weakness will break, providing a single sheet to the patron, and leaving an extended tail of sheet material 26 for the next patron to grasp.
- a detailed description of the desired force balance can be found in United States Patent Number 3,770,172 to Nystrand.
- the entire guide roller 48 may rotate as the sheet material 26 is dispensed.
- the guide roller body 52 may rotate with the movement of the sheet material 26 while the guide roller ends 54, 56 remain fixed in the guide roller slots 57.
- some combination of the aforementioned relationships between the guide roller apertures 57, the guide roller 48, and the feed roller 38 may be used to effectively dispense the sheet material 26.
- a sheet material dispensing surface 70 is positioned wherein during the dispensing operation the sheet material 26 travels over and upon the sheet material dispensing surface 70.
- the sheet material dispensing surface 70 is depicted beneath the path of the sheet material 26, but in other embodiments the sheet material dispensing surface 70 may alternatively be positioned above the path of the sheet material 26, or there may be first and second dispensing surfaces 70 positioned both above and below the path of the sheet material 26.
- the sheet material dispensing surface 70 has at least one protruding area 74 that contacts the sheet material 26 as the sheet material 26 is dispensed.
- the sheet material dispensing surface 70 also has at least one depressed area 76 that contacts the sheet material 26 with less force than does the protruding area 74, or not at all, during dispensing.
- Desirable shapes for the sheet material dispensing surface 70 include, but are not limited to, partially flat, convex, concave, convex, concave, curved, rounded, bowed, arched, warped, dished, crenellated, crenulated, and so forth, and combinations thereof.
- An exemplary profile for the dispensing surface 70 is depicted in FIGS. 4C-4E.
- the dispenser 10A includes a housing 12A that comprises a first housing section 14A and a second housing section 16A.
- the first housing section 14A and the second housing section 16A are in the closed position (as depicted in FIG. 5)
- the first housing section 14A and the second housing section 16A together define a dispensing opening 22A through which sheet material 26 is dispensed.
- FIG. 6 that depicts the inside of the dispenser 10A
- the first housing section 14A has a top surface 100 to which is attached a first latch 102
- the second housing section 16A has a rim 104 to which is attached a second latch 106.
- the rim 104 fits around and over the first housing section 14A to form the housing 12A.
- the first latch 102 and the second latch 106 are configured to removably attach upon closing of the second housing section 16A such that the first housing section 14A and the second housing section 16A will not separate during the dispensing operation. However, when it is necessary to reload the dispenser, the first housing section 14A and the second housing section 16A are readily separated. Methods of removably attaching parts are well known to those skilled in the art. Nonlimiting examples include snaps, latches, buckles, locks, hooks, buttons, pins, cotter pins, and so forth. With respect to the particular embodiment depicted in FIGS.
- first housing section 14A and the second housing section 16A are hingedly attached by first and second hinges 17.
- the hinges 17 allow the housing 12A to be opened without complete separation of the first and second housing sections 14A, 16A.
- a dispensing roller 28 that is adapted to support a roll of sheet material 29 having a central aperture 31.
- the dispensing roller 28 has a dispensing roller body 30, a first dispensing roller end 32, and a second dispensing roller end 34.
- the dispensing roller body 30 is desirably cylindrical, but may be any other shape that will support the weight of the roll of sheet material 29.
- the dispensing roller 28 may support the roll of sheet material 29 from within the central aperture 31 or, alternatively, may support the roll of sheet material 29 through contact with the outside surface of the roll of sheet material 29.
- the first and second dispensing roller ends 32, 34 are slidingly engaged by the first and second angled tracks 124, 125.
- the first and second dispensing roller ends 32, 34 may be fixed with respect to the dispensing roller body 30 or may, alternatively, rotate independently from the dispensing roller body 30.
- the roll of sheet material 29 may be fixed with respect to the dispensing roller body 30, or may, alternatively, rotate independently from the dispensing roller body 30.
- the dispensing roller ends 32, 34 travel down the angled tracks 124, 125.
- the feed roller 36 is also within the housing 12A.
- the feed roller 36 has a feed roller body 38, a first feed roller end 40, and a second feed roller end 42.
- the first feed roller end 40 engages a first feed roller aperture 144 in the side of the first housing section 14A.
- the second feed roller end 42 engages a second feed roller aperture 145 in the opposite side of the first housing section 14A.
- the first and second feed roller apertures are positioned wherein the outer surface of a roll of sheet material 29 on the dispensing roller 28 will rest against the feed roller 36 as the roll of sheet material 29 is dispensed.
- the feed roller body 38 rotates with the roll of sheet material 29.
- the feed roller body 38 may be fixed with respect to the first and second feed roller ends 40, 42, in which case the first and second feed roller ends 40, 42 rotate within the first and second feed roller apertures 144, 145. Alternatively, the feed roller body 38 may rotate independently from the first and second feed roller ends 40, 42.
- a guide roller 48 having a guide roller body 52, a first guide roller end 54, and a second guide roller end 56.
- the first and second guide roller ends 54, 56 engage first and second guide roller bushings 150, 152 having first and second guide roller bushing ends 154, 156.
- the first and second guide roller bushing ends 154, 156 slidingly engage first and second guide roller bushing slots 158, 160 in first and second guide roller arms 162, 164 attached to the inside of the second housing section 16A.
- the guide roller 48 is biased or pressurized between the second housing section 16A and the feed roller 36 by first and second springs 170 having first and second spring ends 172, 174.
- the first spring ends 172 engage first and second pegs 176 attached to the inside of the second housing section 16A.
- the second spring ends 174 engage first and second spring caps 178 against which rest the first and second guide roller bushings 150, 152.
- the guide roller 48 forms a nip 50 with the feed roller 36.
- the nip 50 has an entrance side 50A and an exit side 50B.
- the first guide roller arm 162 (not shown), and the second guide roller arm 164, attached to the inside of the second housing section 16A, are positioned wherein the nip 50 is formed between the guide roller 48 and the feed roller 36 when the second housing section 16A is closed against the first housing section 14A.
- the force exerted by the guide roller 48 against the feed roller 36 must be such that the tension required to be applied to the sheet material to pull it through the nip 50 exceeds the breaking strength of the zones of weakness in the sheet material yet does not exceed the breaking strength of the rest of the sheet material 26.
- a sheet material dispensing surface 70A is positioned such that, during the dispensing operation, the sheet material 26 travels over and upon at least a portion of the sheet material dispensing surface 70A.
- the sheet material dispensing surface 70A is depicted beneath the path of the sheet material 26, but in other embodiments the sheet material dispensing surface 70A may alternatively be positioned above the path of the sheet material 26, or there may be first and second dispensing surfaces 70A positioned both above and below the path of the sheet material 26.
- the sheet material dispensing surface 70A has at least one protruding area 74A that contacts the sheet material 26 as the sheet material 26 is dispensed.
- the sheet material dispensing surface 70A also has at least one depressed area 76A that contacts the sheet material 26 with less force during dispensing than does the protruding area 74A.
- Desirable shapes for the sheet material dispensing surface 70A include, but are not limited to, partially flat, convex, concave, curved, rounded, bowed, arched, warped, dished, crenellated, crenulated, and so forth, and combinations thereof.
- An exemplary profile for the dispensing surface 70A is depicted in FIGS. 10C-10E.
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