JPH0412131B2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Application Field] The present invention is a method for holding a paper roll that is used by unwinding a paper wound into a roll shape and a spare paper roll arranged above and below. Relating 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 the Problems] The present invention solves the above conventional problems, and provides a toilet paper roll holder that holds a dispensing paper roll to be used and a spare paper roll arranged vertically, the above-mentioned spare paper roll. a holder main body having an upper storage section for storing the paper roll and a lower storage section for storing the feed paper roll so as to be able to take out the paper, and releasing a spare paper roll in the upper storage section provided at an approximately intermediate position within the holder main body. a temporary holding piece that releasably holds the spare paper roll that has come off from the holding piece provided at an approximately intermediate position within the holder body; a rotating body that is rotatably supported; a spindle that is provided integrally with the rotating body and that stands up from the bottom in the lower housing and is inserted into the winding core of the feeding paper roll; and an operating section integrally provided on the rotating body that releases the holding piece from the spare paper roll when the rotating body moves and releases the temporary holding piece from the spare paper roll when the rotating body closes. Become.

[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. 2A and 2B are a side sectional view thereof, and FIG. 3 is a cross sectional view thereof. The toilet paper roll holder of this embodiment includes a holder main body 1 for storing a feeding paper roll A and a spare paper roll B, and a rotating body 10 having a support shaft 14 rotatably attached to the holder main body 1. It consists of:

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 front plate 1b and the back plate 1c are formed into a cylindrical shape with a substantially square cross section, and the lower storage section 3 is formed by the side plates 1a, 1c.
a and the back plate 1c, the cross section is formed into a substantially U-shape with an open front.

An opening/closing lid 6 is provided on the upper surface of the upper storage section 2 of the holder main body 1 so as to be openable and closable, and by opening the opening/closing lid 6, the upper storage section 2 can be replenished with spare paper rolls B. ing.

Inside the side plates 1a, 1a of the holder main body 1, a pair of holders are provided at approximately intermediate positions between the upper storage section 2 and the lower storage section 3 for holding the spare paper roll B within the holder main body 1. Pieces 4, 4 and temporary holding pieces 5, 5 are provided, respectively.

The holding pieces 4, 4 are formed into a substantially L-shape as shown in the figure, and are rotatably supported by bearing pieces 7, 7 formed on the inside fronts of the side plates 1a, 1a, respectively. There is. These holding pieces 4, 4 are attached to the pressing tool 8.
The holder body 1 is always urged backward by the holder body 1, and the holder body 1 is stopped in a state facing substantially the center of the holder body 1, as shown in FIG. The spare paper roll B stored in the upper storage part 2 is held in the upper storage part 2 by having its lower surface supported by the holding pieces 4, 4, as shown in FIG.

The temporary holding pieces 5, 5 have a substantially triangular shape as shown in the figure, and are rotatably supported by the bearing pieces 7, 7 on the inner rear side of the side plates 1a, 1a. These temporary holding pieces 5, 5 are always held on the holder main body 1 by the pressing tool 9.
It is biased forward and, like the holding pieces 4, 4, it stops in a state facing approximately the center of the holder body 1. The temporary holding pieces 5, 5 are for temporarily catching and holding the spare paper roll B that comes off from the holding pieces 4, 4 and falls, as will be described later, and the upper ends of the temporary holding pieces 5, 5 support the spare paper roll B. The portions 5a, 5a are the upper end portions 4 of the holding pieces 4, 4.
It is located slightly below a and 4a.

The rotating body 10 includes a front part 10a that covers the lower storage part 3 of the holder main body 1 from the front, and a front part 10a.
A bottom surface portion 10b extending from the lower end and forming the bottom surface of the holder body 1, and a front surface portion 10a extending from both sides of the holder body 1.
It has a shape having side portions 10c, 10c extending inward. This rotating body 10 has a front part 10a.
The lower end of the holder body 1 is rotatably supported by a shaft 11 at the lower end of both side plates 1a, 1a of the holder main body 1 so as to be rotatable in the lower front part. A support shaft 14 is provided on the upper surface of the bottom surface portion 10b of the rotary body 10 for rotatably holding the winding core C of the feeding paper roll A at the center position of the holder. This support shaft 14 is formed to have approximately the same length as the winding core C, and the outer peripheral edge of its tip 14a is largely chamfered as shown in the figure. The hole in the winding core C of the preliminary paper roll B falling onto the paper roll can be surely fitted into the hole.

Further, a take-out port 15 is formed in the front face portion 10a of the rotating body 10, through which the paper roll A can be rewound and the paper can be taken out. One edge of both sides of the outlet 15 is
It is designed to cut the paper that is taken out.

Next, in the rear upper part of both side parts 10c, 10c located inside the lower storage part 3 of the rotating body 10,
Claw-shaped operation parts 17, 17 are formed for operating the holding pieces 4, 4 and temporary holding pieces 5, 5, respectively, described above. When the rotary body 10 is closed, the operating parts 17, 17 operate as shown in FIG.
It is engaged with the temporary holding pieces 5, 5, and the temporary holding pieces 5, 5 are rotated to the rear of the holder main body 1 and held down. Further, when the rotating body 10 is rotated about the shaft 11 as a fulcrum and pulled out forward, the operating parts 17, 17 move forward away from the temporary holding pieces 5, 5 and come into contact with the holding pieces 4, 4. The holding pieces 4, 4 are rotated and held in front of the holder main body 1.

Due to the above-described structure of the rotating body 10, when the rotating body 10 is closed, the feeding paper roll A is placed in the lower storage portion 3 with the winding core C fitted to the support shaft 14.
is rotatably held within the Also, at that time,
Since the holding pieces 4, 4 are positioned protruding from the upper part of the feeding paper roll A, facing toward the center of the holder main body 1, the spare paper roll B is received by the upper end parts 4a, 4a of the holding pieces 4, 4 and stored in the upper side. It is held in section 2.

In addition, in the above embodiment, the rotating body 10 is
a, an example is shown in which it is formed into a cover shape having a bottom surface portion 10b and a side surface portion 10c, but this rotating body is rotatably attached to the holder body 1 and is attached to the support shaft 14.
It is only necessary to have an operation part that operates the holding pieces 4, 4 and the temporary holding pieces 5, 5 in accordance with the rotation, and the shape thereof is not limited to that of the illustrated embodiment.

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. 4A to 4D.

When the use of the paper roll A in the lower storage section 3 is finished and only the core C remains, the rotating body 10 is rotated forward as shown in FIG. 4A to open it. The rotation of the rotating body 10 causes the bottom portion 10b and the support shaft 14 to rotate and move forward,
As shown in the figure, the winding core C is positioned so as to protrude outward from the opening on the front surface of the lower storage section 3. Therefore, in this state, the winding core C can be easily pulled out from the support shaft 14.

Furthermore, as the rotating body 10 rotates, the operating section 1
7 and 17 are separated from the temporary holding pieces 5 and 5, the temporary holding pieces 5 and 5 return to their original positions indicated by broken lines in FIG. 3 due to the urging force of the pressing tool 9. In addition, the operation section 17,
17, the holding pieces 4, 4 are pushed forward and rotated to the position shown by the broken line in FIG.
It comes off from the bottom of the. When the holding pieces 4, 4 are removed, the preliminary paper roll B automatically falls and hits the upper ends 5a, 5a of the above-mentioned temporary holding pieces 5, 5, and is temporarily held at that position.

Next, when the rotating body 10 is returned and closed after pulling out the winding core C, the temporary holding pieces 5, 5 are pushed backward by the operating parts 17, 17 and rotated, so that the preliminary paper roll B is temporarily held. It comes off from the holding pieces 5, 5 and falls into the lower storage part 3, and its winding core C fits into the support shaft 14. Thereby, the preliminary paper roll B is rotatably held by the support shaft 14 in the same manner as the above-mentioned delivery paper roll A, and is used as the delivery paper roll A. With the above steps, loading of the spare paper roll B is completed.

In addition, after loading, the holding pieces 4, 4 rotate to their original positions, so when the opening/closing lid 6 is opened, the upper storage section 2
When a new spare paper roll is stored in the upper housing part 2, the spare paper roll is supported by the holding pieces 4, 4 and held in the upper storage part 2.

[Effects of the Invention] As described above, according to the present invention, the holder body is provided with a holding piece and a temporary holding piece for holding a spare paper roll, and the supporting shaft and the holding piece and temporary holding piece are attached to the holder body. By providing a rotating body with an operating part for operating the paper roll, it is possible to load a spare paper roll simply by opening and closing the rotating body, which eliminates the need to insert a hand directly into a narrow holder to pull it out. This makes loading the paper roll extremely easy.

[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. 2A and B are side sectional views of the embodiment, and FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of the embodiment. , and FIGS. 4A to 4D are diagrams for explaining the operation of the toilet paper roll holder of one embodiment. DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1... Holder main body, 1a... Side plate, 2... Upper storage part, 3... Lower storage part, 4... Holding piece, 5...
...temporary holding piece, 6...opening/closing lid, 10...rotating body, 1
1... shaft, 14... spindle, 15... outlet,
17...Operation unit, A...Feeding paper roll, B...
...Spare paper roll, C...Windling 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 removable manner; a holding piece for releasably holding a spare paper roll in the upper storage section provided at an approximately intermediate position within the holder main body; a temporary holding piece that releasably holds the spare paper roll that has come off from the holding piece, which is provided at an approximately intermediate position of the holding piece; a rotating body that is rotatably supported by the lower storage portion of the holder body; a support shaft that is provided integrally with the rotating body and that stands up from the bottom in the lower storage section and is inserted into the winding core of the feeding paper roll, and the holding piece is released from the spare paper roll when the rotating body opens the rotating body; A toilet paper roll holder characterized in that the toilet paper roll holder is characterized by comprising: an operating section integrally provided on the rotating body for releasing the temporary holding piece from the preliminary paper roll in accordance with the closing operation of the rotating body.