JPH0412129B2 - - Google Patents

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention [Industrial Application Field] The present invention provides a method for holding a paper roll wound into a roll by unwinding it for use, and a spare paper roll arranged above and below. The present invention relates to a toilet paper roll holder.

[Prior Art] Conventionally, a paper roll holder that holds a feed-out paper roll for rewinding paper and an unused spare paper roll arranged vertically has been used.
Japanese Patent Publication No. 59-4129 discloses a device in which the core of the paper roll is pulled out after use, and a spare paper roll is automatically lowered to the set position of the paper roll to load the paper roll.

Then, when loading the paper roll,
With conventional holders, the remaining winding core had to be pulled out by directly inserting a hand into the holder.

[Problems to be Solved] With the above-mentioned conventional toilet paper roll holder, it is necessary to directly insert your hand and pull out the core remaining inside the holder when loading the paper roll. This has the drawback that the work of pulling out the core is troublesome and it is difficult to load the paper roll easily because it requires inserting one's hand into the core and requires a certain amount of force to pull it out.

[Means for Solving Problems] The present invention, which solves the above-mentioned conventional problems, provides a toilet paper roll holder that holds a dispensing paper roll to be used and a spare paper roll disposed above and below. A holder having an upper storage section for storing the paper roll and a lower storage section for storing the paper roll so as to be able to draw out the paper, and a support shaft that is inserted into the lower end of the winding core of the paper roll on the bottom surface of the lower storage section. a main body; a partition plate that is inserted and pulled out at an intermediate position between the upper storage part and the lower storage part of the holder body and that holds the spare paper roll; A movable shaft is inserted into the upper end of the winding core of the paper roll, and when the partition plate is pulled out from the holder body, the winding core of the feeding paper roll comes off and the spare paper roll falls into the lower storage part, and the holder body When the movable shaft is returned to the upper end of the winding core, the movable shaft is inserted into the upper end of the winding core.

[Example] Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings showing a preferred example.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a toilet paper roll holder according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIGS. 2 and 3 are side sectional views thereof, and FIG. 4 is a front sectional view thereof. The holder of this embodiment includes a holder body 1 that accommodates a feed-out paper roll A and a spare paper roll B, and a partition plate 11 that is slidably attached to the holder body 1.

The holder main body 1 has an upper storage part 2 for storing a spare paper roll B in the upper part and a lower storage part 3 for storing the delivered paper roll A in the lower part, which are continuous in the upper and lower parts. The upper storage part 2 has both side plates 1a, 1a,
The back plate 1c and the front plate 1d are formed into a cylindrical shape, and the lower storage portion 3 is formed into a substantially U-shaped cross section with a bottom by the side plates 1a, 1a, the bottom plate 1b, and the back plate 1c.

A support shaft 4 is provided on the upper surface of the bottom plate 1b of the lower storage section 3 and rotatably holds the lower end of the winding core C of the feeding paper roll A at the center of the holder. This support shaft 4 is formed in a size that allows the hole of the winding core C to fit smoothly therein. In addition, the tip 4
The outer peripheral edge of a is largely chamfered as shown in the figure, so that the hole of the winding core C of the spare paper roll B falling from the upper storage part 2 to the lower storage part 3 can be reliably fitted as described later. It's summery.

On the front of the lower storage section 3, there is a paper roll A to be fed out.
A take-out opening 5 is formed from which the paper can be taken out by unwinding the paper. Further, one end edge of the side plates 1a, 1a located on both sides of the ejecting port 5 is adapted to cut the ejected paper.

An opening/closing lid 6 is provided on the upper surface of the upper storage portion 2 of the holder body 1 so as to be openable and closable by a shaft 6a.
The opening/closing lid 6 can be opened to replenish the upper storage section 2 with spare paper rolls B.

The partition plate 11 is provided so that it can be pulled out and stored by sliding back and forth with respect to the holder main body 1 at an approximately intermediate position between the upper storage part 2 and the lower storage part 3. The mounting structure of this partition plate 11 will be explained below. Slide bars 17, 17 are attached to both sides of the partition plate 11, respectively, so as to be inclined forward and upward with respect to the partition plate 11, which is positioned substantially horizontally as shown. Further, a guide 1 having a guide groove 18a is provided at a position approximately midway between the upper storage portion 2 and the lower storage portion 3 on the inner side surfaces of both side plates 1a and 1a of the holder main body 1.
8 and 18 are fixed at the same angle of inclination as the slide bar 17. The slide bars 17, 17 are connected to the guide grooves 18 of the guides 18, 18.
a, and thereby the partition plate 11 is slidably attached to the holder main body 1. With this structure, the partition plate 1
1 is housed in the holder main body 1 along the guide 18, the partition plate 11 is located approximately in the middle position between the upper storage part 2 and the lower storage part 3, as shown by the solid line in FIG. When pulled out from the holder body 1 along the guide 18, the partition plate 11 is lifted forward and upward by a certain height due to the inclination of the guide 18, as shown by the broken line in FIG. It will be located 1 in front.

When the partition plate 11 is housed in the holder main body 1, the spare paper roll B placed in the upper storage part 2 is placed on the partition plate 11 and held as shown in FIG. . Further, when the partition plate 11 is pulled out as described above, the spare paper roll B can fall from the upper storage section 2 to the lower storage section 3 because the partition disappears.

A spindle 4 provided on the bottom plate 1b of the partition plate 11
A movable shaft 13 is provided at an upper position corresponding to the movable shaft 13, which projects downwardly and retractably. This movable axis 1
3 is attached to a recess 14 provided on the lower surface of the partition plate 11 via a spring 15, as shown in FIG. ing. In addition, the movable shaft 13, like the support shaft 4, is formed in a size that allows the hole of the winding core C of the feeding paper roll A to fit smoothly, and the outer circumferential edge of its tip 13a fits into the hole of the winding core C. However, it has a large chamfer to ensure a secure fit.

In the movable shaft 13, the partition plate 11 is connected to the holder main body 1.
The upper end of the winding core C of the feed-out paper roll A stored in the lower storage part 3 is fitted in the state stored inside. The feeding paper roll A has the movable shaft 13 fitted to the upper end of the winding core C, and the bottom plate 1b fitted to the lower end.
By fitting the supporting shaft 4 of the lower housing part 3, it is rotatably held within the lower housing part 3. In this state, the paper roll A is rewound, and the paper is pulled out from the outlet 5 and used.

In the above embodiment, the partition plate 11 is slidably attached using the slide bar 17 and the guide 18, but it is sufficient that the partition plate 11 can be slid with respect to the holder body 1 so that it can be drawn out and stored. For example, guide grooves may be formed directly on both side plates 1a, 1a, and both sides of the partition plate may be fitted therein so as to be slidable. The movable shaft 13 may also be of any type as long as it can protrude into and out of the partition plate 11 or extend and retract, and its structure and shape are not limited to those of the above-mentioned embodiments. Also,
A spring 15 that retractably supports the movable shaft 13
The material is not limited to springs, but may be any material that provides elastic force, such as a leaf spring.

Next, the loading operation of the spare paper roll B in the toilet paper roll holder of this embodiment constructed as described above will be explained with reference to FIGS. 5A to 5D.

When the use of the feeding paper roll A in the lower storage section 3 is finished and the winding core C remains,
First, as shown in FIG. 5A, the partition plate 11 is pulled forward and pulled out from the holder body 1. As the partition plate 11 is pulled out, the winding core C tilts outward together with the partition plate 11, and the upper end of the winding core C gradually separates from the movable shaft 13. At this time, as described above, the partition plate 11 is guided by the guide 18 and is pulled out while being lifted forward and upward, so as it is pulled out, the movable shaft 11
3 is removed by moving upward away from the upper end of the winding core C. Therefore, the winding core C can be pulled out very easily. As shown in FIG. 5B, the partition plate 11
When the roll core C is pulled out further, the winding core C is completely detached from the movable shaft 13, pulled out to the outside, and falls. At the same time, the spare paper roll B in the upper storage section 2 is detached from the partition plate 11 and automatically falls. As shown in FIG. 5C, it is placed on the bottom plate 1b of the lower storage section 3. At this time, the winding core C of the fallen preliminary paper roll B fits into the support shaft 4 of the bottom plate 1b.

Next, as shown in FIG. 5C, the partition plate 11 is
When pushed into the holder main body 1 side from the state shown in Figure B, the movable shaft 13 comes into contact with the top surface of the fallen spare paper roll B and is pushed. slide. When the partition plate 11 is completely housed in the holder body 1, the movable shaft 13 is projected by the elastic force of the spring 15 and fitted onto the upper end of the winding core C of the preliminary paper roll B, as shown in FIG. 3D. As a result, the preliminary paper roll B is rotatably held by the support shaft 4 and the movable shaft 13 in the same manner as the above-mentioned feed-out paper roll A.
It is used as a feed-out paper roll A. With the above steps, loading of the spare paper roll B is completed.
After loading, the opening/closing lid 6 is opened as shown in FIG. 4D.
Open it and store a new spare paper roll in the upper storage part 2.

Note that the rear end of the slide bar 17 and the guide 1
Locking pieces 17a and 18b that lock each other when the partition plate 11 is pulled out are provided at the inner front part of the guide groove 18a of No.8.
The partition plate 11 is prevented from falling off from the holder main body 1 by the locking of the partition plate 8b.

[Effects of the Invention] As explained above, according to the present invention, a partition plate for holding a spare paper roll is provided so as to be slidable and stored in a drawer with respect to the holder main body, and the partition plate is provided with a partition plate for holding a spare paper roll. By providing a movable shaft that fits, you can pull out the remaining core and load a spare paper roll by simply pulling out the partition plate and returning it to its original position, making it possible to directly insert your hand into the narrow holder unlike conventional methods. This eliminates the need to pull out paper rolls, making it extremely easy to load paper rolls. In addition, since the winding core is pulled out by lever action accompanying the pulling out of the partition plate, it also has the effect that the winding core can be pulled out with a light force.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a toilet paper roll holder according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIGS. 2 and 3 are side sectional views of the toilet paper roll holder shown in FIG. 1, and FIG. Front sectional view of the toilet paper roll holder shown in Figure 1, Figures 5A, B,
C and D are diagrams for explaining the operation of the toilet paper roll holder of this embodiment, respectively. DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1... Holder main body, 1a... Side plate, 1b... Bottom plate, 2... Upper storage part, 3... Lower storage part, 4...
...Spindle, 5...Takeout port, 6...Opening/closing lid, 11
... Partition plate, 13 ... Movable shaft, 17 ... Slide bar, 18 ... Guide, A ... Feeding paper roll, B ... Spare paper roll, C ... Winding core.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1. A toilet paper roll holder that holds a dispensing paper roll to be used and a spare paper roll arranged above and below, which comprises an upper storage section for storing the above-mentioned spare paper roll and an above-mentioned dispensing paper roll. a holder main body having a lower storage section for storing paper in a manner that allows it to be drawn out, and a support shaft on the bottom surface of the lower storage section that is inserted into the lower end of the winding core of the feeding paper roll; a partition plate that is inserted into and pulled out from an intermediate position of the side storage section and holds the spare paper roll; and a movable shaft that is provided to protrude downward from the partition plate and is inserted into the upper end of the winding core of the fed-out paper roll. When the partition plate is pulled out from the holder body, the winding core of the feeding paper roll comes off and the spare paper roll falls into the lower storage section, and when it is returned to the holder body, the movable shaft is attached to the upper end of the winding core. A toilet paper roll holder configured to be inserted into the toilet paper roll holder.