JPH0412133B2 - - 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 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 main body having an upper storage section for storing the paper roll and a lower storage section for storing the above-mentioned fed-out paper roll so that the paper can be taken out; a drawer body having a partition plate held in the drawer body; a spindle provided on the drawer body in a direction opposite to the pull-out direction and holding the winding core of the feed paper roll in the lower storage unit; a holder for the drawer body; a receiving member provided on the drawer body that receives the spare paper roll that falls from the upper storage section when the paper roll is pulled out from the main body in the lower storage section; The winding core is configured to include a locking member that locks the winding core in the lower storage portion.

[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, FIG. 2 is a front longitudinal sectional view thereof, and FIGS. 3A and 3B are side sectional views thereof. The toilet paper roll holder of this embodiment comprises a holder main body 1 for storing a feeding paper roll A and a spare paper roll B, and a drawer body 10 attached to the holder main body 1 so as to be able to be pulled out.

The holder main body 1 has an upper storage section 2 in which a spare paper roll B is stored in the upper part, and a lower storage part 3 in which the delivered paper roll A is stored in the lower part. The upper storage section 2 includes both side plates 1a, 1a, a front plate 1b,
Together with the back plate 1c, it is formed into a cylindrical shape with a substantially square cross section. The lower storage portion 3 also includes a locking plate 4 and a back plate 1c extending downward from the front plate 1b, and a substantially U-shaped member located between both sides of the locking plate 4 and the back plate 1c. 5,5.

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.

Between the front plate 1b of the upper storage part 2 and the locking plate 4 of the lower storage part 3, notches 7, 7 extending approximately horizontally from both sides are formed. It continues from the lower edge of the front plate 1b via the central portion between the recessed portions 7, 7. In addition, a side plate 1 is provided at approximately the middle position on both sides of the upper storage part 2 and the lower storage part 3.
The lower edge of a, 1a and the upper side 5 of the U-shaped members 5, 5
Guide grooves 8, 8 are formed by a and 5a as shown in FIGS. 3A and 3B.

Further, the locking plate 4 is provided with an insertion hole 4a through which the support shaft 14 of the partition plate 11 is inserted.

The drawer body 10 includes a front plate 10a that covers the front surface of the lower storage section 3, and both side plates 1 that cover both sides of the lower storage section 3.
0b, 10b and the partition plate 11 on the upper surface form a substantially U-shaped cross section. In addition, the partition plate 11
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a notch 11a is formed in the holder body through the notches 7, 7 and guide grooves 8, 8 between the upper storage part 2 and lower storage part 3. It can be inserted into 1.

By inserting the partition plate 11 into the notches 7, 7 and guide grooves 8, 8, the drawer body 10 can be pulled out from the holder main body 1 while covering the lower storage part 3 from the front. It will be installed. Also,
The drawer body 10 is attached to the holder body 1 as shown in FIG. 3B.
can be pulled out in front of the When the drawer body 10 is pushed into the lower storage part 3 and covered, the partition plate 11 is located at approximately the middle position between the upper storage part 2 and the lower storage part 3 in the holder main body 1, and The spare paper roll B placed in the section 2 is placed on the partition plate 11 and held there. In addition, when the drawer body 10 is pulled out, as shown in FIG. 3B, the spare paper roll B is pulled outward from the inside of the holder body 1, so that the spare paper roll B can be dropped from the upper storage part 2 to the lower storage part 3. .

A support shaft 14 extending substantially horizontally toward the rear of the holder body 1 is provided on the inner surface of the front plate 10a of the drawer body 10. This support shaft 14 is connected to the lower storage section 3.
The winding core C of the paper roll A is rotatably held within the winding core C, and is formed to have a diameter that allows the winding core C to fit loosely therein, and a length that is approximately the same as that of the winding core C. In addition, the outer peripheral edge of the tip 14a is largely chamfered as shown in the figure, so that it can easily fit into 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, as described later. It's starting to fit together.

The support shaft 14 projects into the lower storage section 3 through the insertion hole 4a of the locking plate 4 when the drawer body 10 is returned to the lower storage section 3 side. In this state, the feeding paper roll A has its winding core C at the spindle 1.
4, it is rotatably held within the lower storage section 3. Further, when the drawer body 10 is pulled out from the lower storage portion 13, the support shaft 14 moves together with the drawer body 10 and is pulled out to the outside of the insertion hole 4a of the locking plate 4, as shown in FIG. 3B. Further, the insertion hole 4a of the locking plate 4 is formed so that its diameter is larger than the outer diameter of the support shaft 14 and smaller than the outer diameter of the winding core C. Therefore, when the drawer body 10 is pulled out forward with only the winding core C of the fed-out paper roll A remaining, the winding core C is inserted into the insertion hole 4a.
Since the spindle 14 is pulled out from the insertion hole 4a while being locked at the portion and located in the lower storage portion 3, the winding core C is detached from the spindle 14 and falls.

A receiving member 16 is attached to the rear part of the drawer body 10 to receive the spare paper roll B falling from the upper storage part 2 to the lower storage part 3. The receiving member 16 includes a receiving portion 16a located across the side plates 10a, 10a of the drawer body 10, and a receiving portion 16a located across the side plates 10a of the drawer body 10,
Slide portions 16b, 16 extending upward from both ends a.
b is formed into a substantially U-shape. The receiving member 16 has its slide portions 16b, 16b connected to the guide members 1 provided at the rear of the side plates 10a, 10a.
It is guided and supported by 7 and 17 and is slidable in the vertical direction. Moreover, the slide portion 16b,
Springs 18, 18 are provided between 16b and the guide members 17, 17, and the receiving member 16 is always urged upward by the springs 18, 18.

In a normal state, the receiving member 16 is pulled upward by the springs 18, 18, and the receiving part 16a is attached to the lower side of the U-shaped member 5.
It is located in contact with b. Moreover, if the drawer body 10 is pulled out and the spare paper roll B falls,
As shown in the wavy line in FIG. 2 and in FIG. 3B, the receiving member 1
6 is pushed by the fallen spare paper roll B and slides downward, but the locking part 16c at the upper end of the sliding part 16b locks with the lower side 5b of the U-shaped member 5, so that it is moved to the illustrated position. The paper roll B is held in the lower storage section 3. At this time, the preliminary paper roll B is held at a position where the hole of the winding core C thereof faces the insertion hole 4a of the locking plate 4.

Further, a take-out port 20 for unwinding and taking out the paper roll A is formed in the lower part of the drawer body 10. The lower edge of the side plate 10b, which is one end of the outlet 20, is adapted to cut the paper taken out.

In the above embodiment, the drawer body 10 is formed into a cover shape with a U-shaped cross section, but the drawer body 10 only needs to have a support shaft 14 and a receiving member 16, and its shape can be the same as shown in the drawings. Not specified. Also,
The drawer body 10 may be pulled out not only forward but also sideways.

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 drawer body 10 is pulled out as shown in FIG. 4A. At this time, since the support shaft 14 is pulled out from the insertion hole 4a of the locking plate 4, the winding core C fixed by the locking plate 4 gradually comes off from the support shaft 14. When the drawer body 10 is completely pulled out, the winding core C detaches from the support shaft 14 and falls as shown in FIG. 4B.
Since the partition plate 11 disappears, the spare paper roll B in the upper storage part 2 falls into the lower storage part 3. At this time, the fallen spare paper roll B is
As described above, it is received by the receiving portion 16a of the receiving member 16 that slides downward and is held at the illustrated position.

Next, when the drawer body 10 is returned to the holder main body 1, the support shaft 14 is fitted into the winding core C of the preliminary paper roll B through the insertion hole 4a of the locking plate 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. At this time, the receiving member 16 moves backward together with the drawer 10 and comes off the outer periphery of the fallen spare paper roll B, so it slides upward under the bias of the spring 18 as shown in FIG. 4C and returns to its original position. Return to position. In this state, the receiving member 1
6 is located at the rear of the preliminary paper roll B, even if an attempt is made to pull out the drawer body 10, the receiving member 16 is locked to the rear surface of the preliminary paper roll B, making it impossible to pull it out.

With the above steps, loading of the spare paper roll B is completed. Also, after loading, as shown in Figure 4C,
Open the opening/closing lid 6 and store a new spare paper roll in the upper storage part 2.

[Effects of the Invention] As explained above, according to the present invention, there is provided a drawer body having a partition plate for holding a spare paper roll, a spindle for holding a winding core of a fed-out paper roll, and a receiving member for receiving a falling spare paper roll. is provided in the holder body so that it can be pulled out, and by providing a locking member that locks the winding core when the spindle is pulled out from the holder body together with the drawer body, the windings that remain when the drawer body is pulled out and returned are removed. Since the core can be taken out and a spare paper roll can be loaded, there is no need to insert a hand directly into a narrow holder to pull it out, as in the past, and loading the paper roll can be done extremely easily with 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, and FIG. 2 is a front sectional view of the toilet paper roll holder shown in FIG.
3A and 3B are side sectional views of the toilet paper roll holder shown in FIG.
FIG. 3 is a diagram for explaining the operation of the toilet paper roll holder shown in the figure. 1...Holder body, 2...Upper storage section, 3...
lower storage section, 4... locking plate, 5... U-shaped member,
10... Drawer body, 11... Partition plate, 14... Support shaft, 16... Receiving member, 17... Guide member.

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 drawer body having a partition plate that is removable from the lower storage section of the holder main body and holds the spare paper roll in the upper storage section; a support shaft that is provided in the drawer body in a direction opposite to the pull-out direction and that holds the winding core of the feed paper roll in the lower storage section; a receiving member provided on the drawer for receiving a spare paper roll in the lower storage; and a locking member for locking the winding core in the lower storage when the spindle is pulled out from the holder body together with the drawer. A toilet paper roll holder comprising: a stop member.