toilet paper holder

Abstract

To provide a toilet paper holder which has elements limited to essential basic configurations that prioritize usability and is provided with design effects and robustness. [Solution] The holder comprises a holder body 2 formed from a thin, flat plate material and fixed to the toilet wall surface 50; a paper holding part 3 formed by bending a thin rod material into an L-shape and fixed to the holder body 2 in a cantilevered manner, and having a paper support part 3b that inserts horizontally into and supports the core hole Th of the toilet paper TP; a paper pressing part 4 formed in the form of a frame made of a rod material and journalled to the holder body 2 so that it can tilt in the vertical direction, and having a pressing roller 8 that presses and supports the cylindrical outer surface of the toilet paper TP from above so that it can roll; and a paper cutter part 5 that is provided upward on the front frame edge 4b of the paper pressing part 4 and cuts the unwinding tip Te of the toilet paper TP to any desired length.

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] This invention relates to a toilet paper holder, and more particularly to a toilet paper holder that holds a roll of toilet paper and cuts the unwound end of the toilet paper to any desired length. [Background technology]

[0002] As shown in Figure 6, a conventional toilet paper holder comprises essential basic components such as a holder main body a, a paper holding portion b that rotatably holds the toilet paper TP, a cover portion c that covers the toilet paper TP from above, and a paper cutter portion d that cuts the dispensed end Te of the toilet paper TP. In addition, although not specifically shown, the above basic components a to d may be equipped with additional components that perform specific functional functions, such as facilitating the dispense of the toilet paper TP or facilitating the cutting of the dispensed end Te, or decorative functions that characterize the aesthetic appearance, depending on the purpose (such as differentiation from competitors) (see, for example, Patent Documents 1 to 4, etc.). [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] Japanese Patent Publication No. 2020-163093 [Patent Document 2] Japanese Patent Publication No. 2020-171672 [Patent Document 3] Utility Model Registration No. 3226428 [Patent Document 4] Utility Model Registration No. 3234263 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] However, as shown in Figure 6, the basic components a to d in the above-mentioned conventional toilet paper holders all have a common external configuration that surrounds the toilet paper TP to maintain its functionality and strength, and the addition of the above-mentioned additional components tends to give the impression that the external configuration is visually somewhat bulky, and there has been a demand for a change to this external configuration.

[0005] This invention was made in consideration of the problems of the past, and its purpose is to provide a toilet paper holder that has a design effect and sufficient robustness while limiting the components to the essential basic configuration that prioritizes usability. [Means for solving the problem]

[0006] In order to achieve the above object, the toilet paper holder of the present invention comprises a holder body that is attached and fixed to the toilet wall, a paper holding part that is integrally formed with the holder body and rotatably supports a roll of toilet paper, a paper pressing part that is tiltable in the vertical direction on the holder body above the paper holding part and presses the cylindrical outer surface of the toilet paper from above, and a paper cutter part that cuts the tip of the toilet paper to any length. The holder body is formed from a thin, flat plate that abuts against the toilet wall, and the paper holding part is formed by bending a rod material into an L-shape and having a base end that protrudes forward from the holder body. The paper holder has a rectangular frame body made of a rod-shaped material, and the base ends of the left and right side frames of the frame body are pivotally supported on the holder body so that they can tilt up and down. A horizontal shaft that is joined across the two side frames is provided at a midpoint between the front and rear, and the paper holder has a pressing roller that is inserted through the horizontal shaft and is capable of rolling, and a front frame edge that is provided by joining the tips of the two side frames that are located forward of the paper holding part. The paper cutter has a cutter blade that is provided facing upward on the front frame edge of the paper holder.

[0007] In a preferred embodiment, a storage section is provided that extends horizontally forward from the top of the holder body, covers the upper side of the toilet paper, and is capable of placing small items. [Effects of the Invention]

[0008] The toilet paper holder of this invention has the unique effects listed below, and by limiting the components to the essential basic configuration that prioritizes usability, it is possible to provide a toilet paper holder that has design effects and sufficient robustness.

[0009] (1) The components consist of only the essential basic configuration of the holder body, paper holding part, paper pressing part, and paper cutter part, and the holder body is formed from a thin, flat plate material that abuts against the toilet wall, and the paper holding part and paper pressing part are formed from rod-shaped material, so the structure is simple, easy to use, and sufficiently robust.

[0010] (2) Since the components are made of thin, flat plate-like materials and rod-like materials, the external structure is visually small and simple, and has a design effect of creating a neat impression. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0011] [Figure 1] FIG. 1(a) shows a perspective view of a toilet paper holder according to one embodiment of the present invention with toilet paper installed and held therein, and FIG. 1(b) is a side view of the same toilet paper holder with toilet paper installed and held therein. [Figure 2] FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the toilet paper holder. [Figure 3] FIG. [Figure 4] FIG. [Figure 5] FIG. [Figure 6] FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an example of a conventional toilet paper holder in use. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0012] DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will now be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which like reference numerals denote like components or elements throughout the drawings.

[0013] The toilet paper holder of the present invention is shown in Figures 1 to 5. As shown in Figure 1, this toilet paper holder 1 is attached and fixed to a toilet wall surface 50, holds a roll of toilet paper TP, and cuts the unwinding end Te of the toilet paper TP to any desired length.

[0014] The toilet paper holder 1 comprises a holder body 2, a paper holding part 3, a paper pressing part 4, a paper cutter part 5 and a storage part 6 as main parts, and has a simple, lightweight and robust structure.

[0015] As shown in the figure, the holder body 2 is formed from a thin, flat plate material that abuts closely against a flat toilet wall surface 50, and as shown in Figure 1(b), it is attached and fixed to the toilet wall surface 50 using mounting fixtures 10, 10 such as mounting screws.

[0016] The plate material is preferably made of iron, aluminum, or the like, and in the illustrated embodiment, a thin steel plate is used, and the surface is subjected to a corrosion-resistant treatment.

[0017] As shown in Figures 2 and 3, the holder body 2 is provided with insertion holes 11, 11, 12 for inserting the above-mentioned mounting fixtures 10, 10, 10, and the insertion hole 11 is in the form of a horizontally elongated hole extending in the left-right direction, while the insertion hole 12 is in the form of a vertically elongated hole extending in the up-down direction.

[0018] As a result, when attaching the holder body 2 to the toilet wall surface 50, the holder body 2 can be moved and adjusted in the left-right and up-down directions as appropriate, thereby ensuring the optimum attachment position using the insertion holes 11, 11, 12. Furthermore, when attaching and fixing the toilet paper holder 1 in place of an old toilet paper holder that was previously attached and fixed, it is possible to attach and fix the new toilet paper holder by simply using the screw holes, etc. that were used to attach and fix the old toilet paper holder.

[0019] In addition, as described below, a storage section 6 is provided at the top of the holder main body 2, and in connection with this, a support plate 7 for mounting and supporting the storage section 6 is integrally provided at the top of the holder main body 2.

[0020] Specifically, this support plate 7 is formed by bending the top of the holder main body 2 so that it extends horizontally continuously forward, and the storage section 6 is attached and fixed to the upper surface of this support plate 7 using mounting fixtures 13, 13 such as mounting screws.

[0021] The paper holding part 3 rotatably supports the roll of toilet paper TP, and is integrally attached and fixed to the front surface of the holder main body 2, as shown in FIG.

[0022] Specifically, the paper holding portion 3 in the illustrated embodiment is formed by bending a thin rod material into an L-shape, as shown, and is composed of an attachment support portion 3a at the base end and a paper support portion 3b at the tip end.

[0023] As with the holder body 2, iron, aluminum, etc. are preferably used as the constituent material of the rod material, and in the illustrated embodiment, an iron round bar with a shaft diameter of 9 mm is used, and its surface is coated with a corrosion-resistant paint.

[0024] The base end of the attachment support portion 3a is attached and fixed to the front surface of the holder body 2 by suitable fixing means such as welding or brazing, and the paper holding portion 3 is fixed in a cantilevered state.

[0025] In this fixed attachment state, the attachment support portion 3a is disposed at a downward incline relative to the holder body 2, and the paper support portion 3b is disposed horizontally. A retaining portion 3c is provided at the tip of the paper support portion 3b, and the retaining portion 3c is bent so as to be parallel to the attachment support portion 3a and is slanted upward.

[0026] The core hole Th of the toilet paper TP (which may or may not have a paper core) is inserted horizontally into the paper support portion 3b from the side of the anti-slip portion 3c and supported, and the toilet paper TP is prevented from falling out by the anti-slip portion 3c, so that the toilet paper TP is supported horizontally and rotatably on the paper holding portion 3.

[0027] The paper pressing portion 4 presses down from above the cylindrical outer surface of the toilet paper TP, which is rotatably supported by the paper support portion 3b, and is mounted on the holder main body 2 above the paper holding portion 3 so as to be tiltable in the vertical direction, as shown in Figure 2.

[0028] As shown, the paper pressing portion 4 in the illustrated embodiment is in the form of a frame made of rod-shaped material, and specifically, a pair of left and right side frames 4a, 4a extend parallel to the front, and the paper cutter portion 5 is integrally connected to the front frame edge 4b of these side frames 4a, 4a to form the frame.

[0029] As shown in the figure, the pair of left and right side frames 4a, 4a are thin rods that extend linearly forward with their tips inclined downward. As with the paper holder 3, the rods are preferably made of iron, aluminum, or the like, and in the illustrated embodiment, a round iron bar with a shaft diameter of 9 mm is used, with its surface coated with a corrosion-resistant coating.

[0030] The paper pressing unit 4, which is in the form of a frame, has base ends of the side frames 4a, 4a pivotally supported 16, 16 on the front surface of the holder main body 2 via support brackets 15, 15 so as to be tiltable in the vertical direction, and the paper cutter unit 5, which serves as the tip frame, is horizontal and parallel to the paper support unit 3b of the paper holding unit 3. A horizontal shaft 8a, joined across the side frames 4a, 4a on the rear side of the paper cutter unit 5, is provided at a midpoint in the front-to-rear direction, and furthermore, a cylindrical pressing roller 8 is provided through which the horizontal shaft 8a is inserted.

[0031] This pressure roller 8 presses and supports the cylindrical outer surface of the toilet paper TP from above so that it can roll. Specifically, it is in the form of a cylindrical roller made of plastic, and is supported rotatably and in a bridge-like manner between the two side frames 4a, 4a, and is arranged horizontally parallel to the paper cutter section 5 and the paper support section 3b of the paper holding section 3.

[0032] The pressure roller 8 of the paper pressure section 4, which is tiltably attached and supported on the holder main body 2, rollably engages with the cylindrical outer surface of the toilet paper TP, which is rotatably and horizontally supported on the paper holding section 3, from above with a predetermined pressing force, using the horizontal shaft 8a as the rotation axis, to rotatably press and support the toilet paper TP.

[0033] In this case, the pressure force of the pressure roller 8 against the cylindrical outer surface of the toilet paper TP is determined by the weight of the pressure roller 8 and the weight of the paper pressure section 4, which is tiltably attached and supported on the holder main body 2. However, as mentioned above, the paper pressure section 4 is formed by bending a rod-shaped material, and the pressure roller 8 is also a lightweight structure made of plastic, so the pressure roller 8 presses and supports the toilet paper TP with an appropriately light pressure, so the toilet paper TP does not deform.

[0034] The paper cutter section 5 cuts the leading end Te of the toilet paper TP to any desired length, and is made from a stainless steel plate and has a cutter blade 5a that faces upward on the front frame edge 4b.

[0035] Then, the leading end Te of the toilet paper TP is pressed down from above against the cutter blade 5a, whereby the leading end Te is cut to a desired length.

[0036] The storage section 6 covers the upper side of the toilet paper TP attached and held in the paper holding section 3 and is capable of placing small items thereon, and is provided at the top of the holder main body 2, extending horizontally forward.

[0037] The storage section 6 in the illustrated embodiment is attached and fixed to the upper surface of a support plate 7 which is integrally bent and formed at the top of the holder body 2 by means of attachments 13, 13 such as attachment screws.

[0038] In the toilet paper holder 1 configured as described above, to attach the toilet paper TP, the paper pressing portion 4 is tilted upward and opened, and the core hole Th of the toilet paper TP is inserted into the paper support portion 3b of the paper holding portion 3 from the side of the anti-slip portion 3c, and inserted further back than the anti-slip portion 3c (to the left in Figures 2 and 3), thereby preventing the toilet paper from falling out by the anti-slip portion 3c.After this, the paper pressing portion 4 is tilted downward, and the pressure roller 8 presses the cylindrical outer surface of the toilet paper TP, so that the toilet paper TP is rotatably attached and held in the toilet paper holder 1.

[0039] In this attached and held state, the toilet paper TP can be put into a usable state by pulling the end Te of the toilet paper TP and extending it to the top side of the paper cutter unit 5.

[0040] When using the toilet paper TP, the unreeled end Te is pulled and unreeled to the desired length according to the user's preference, and then the unreeled end Te is pressed down to be cut by the cutter blade 5a of the paper cutter unit 5.

[0041] At this time, the toilet paper TP is unwound while rotating on the paper support part 3b of the paper holding part 3, and the pressing roller 8 of the paper pressing part 4 guides the cylindrical outer surface of the toilet paper TP from above so that it can roll, so that the toilet paper TP is smoothly rotated while remaining horizontal.

[0042] In addition, when cutting the unreeled end Te of the toilet paper TP with the paper cutter section 5, the pressing action of the pressure roller 8 of the paper pressing section 4 effectively prevents the unreeled end Te from being unreeled too much, making it easy, smooth and reliable to cut the unreeled end Te of the toilet paper TP to any desired length.

[0043] If the toilet paper TP is used up over time, if the toilet paper TP does not have a paper core as in the illustrated embodiment, then new toilet paper TP can be attached to the toilet paper holder 1 in the manner described above.If the toilet paper TP has a paper core, then the core (not shown) of the used toilet paper TP will need to be removed from the toilet paper holder 1 before new toilet paper TP can be attached.Even in this case, the paper core can be easily removed by pulling it out from the paper support part 3b of the paper holding part 3 while the paper pressing part 4 is tilted downward and closed.

[0044] In addition, in the illustrated embodiment of the toilet paper holder 1, a storage section 6 is provided at the top of the holder body 2, so that the user can temporarily place small items such as a watch or smartphone on the storage section 6, or can decorate the toilet room by placing an interior accessory such as a vase with flowers on the storage section 6.

[0045] As described above in detail, the toilet paper holder 1 of this embodiment provides the following unique effects.

[0046] (a) The components consist of only the essential basic configuration of the holder body 2, the paper holding part 2, the paper pressing part 4 and the paper cutter part 5, and the holder body 2 is formed from a thin, flat plate material that abuts against the toilet wall surface 50, and the paper holding part 3 and the paper pressing part 4 are formed from rod-shaped material, so the structure is simple, easy to use, and sufficiently robust.

[0047] (b) Since the components are made of thin, flat plate-like materials and rod-like materials, the external structure is visually small and simple, and has a design effect of creating a neat impression.

[0048] It should be noted that the above-described embodiments merely show preferred implementations of the present invention, and the present invention is not limited to these embodiments. Various design modifications are possible within the scope of the present invention, such as the modifications described below.

[0049] (1) The specific structures of the main components of the toilet paper holder 1, namely the holder body 2, the paper holding portion 3, and the paper pressing portion 4, are not limited to those shown in the figure, and may be modified to other structures having similar functions.

[0050] (2) In the illustrated embodiment, the main components 2, 3, and 4 are made of iron, but to further reduce weight, they may be made of aluminum, a lightweight metal, for example. For the same purpose, the side frames 4a, 4a of the paper holding portion 3 may be formed of hollow aluminum pipes instead of solid iron round bars as in the illustrated example.

[0051] (3) The toilet paper holder 1 in the illustrated embodiment is a single-type configuration that holds only one roll of toilet paper TP, making it highly versatile and space-saving to install. However, when used in situations where the toilet paper TP needs to be replaced frequently, such as when there are a large number of users, it is also possible to use a configuration in which two toilet paper holders 1 in the illustrated embodiment are arranged side by side, making it a double-type toilet paper holder that holds two rolls of toilet paper TP. [Explanation of symbols]

[0052] TP toilet paper Te toilet paper unwinding end Th toilet paper roll hole 1 toilet paper holder 2 Holder body 3 Paper holder 3a Mounting support for paper holder 3b Paper support part of paper holder 3c Paper support stopper 4 Paper holder 4a Side frame of paper holder 4b Front edge of paper holder 5 Paper cutter section 5a Paper cutter blade 6 Storage area 7 Support plate 8 Presser roller for paper presser 8a Horizontal axis 50 Toilet wall

Claims

1. A holder body that is attached and fixed to the toilet wall; a paper holding portion that is integrally provided with the holder body and rotatably supports a roll of toilet paper; a paper pressing portion that is tiltable in the vertical direction and is provided on the holder body above the paper holding portion, and that presses the cylindrical outer peripheral surface of the toilet paper from above; and a paper cutter unit that cuts the tip of the toilet paper roll to any length. The holder body is formed from a thin, flat plate material that contacts the toilet wall surface, The paper holding portion is formed by bending a rod material into an L-shape, with the base end portion projecting forward from the holder body and fixed in a cantilevered state, and the tip end portion is bent horizontally in the left-right direction to form a paper support portion that inserts horizontally into and supports the core hole of the toilet paper, The paper pressing portion is in the form of a square frame body made of a rod-shaped material, and the base ends of the left and right side frames of the frame body are pivotally supported on the holder main body so as to be tiltable in the vertical direction, and a horizontal shaft joined across and between the two side frames is provided at a midpoint between the front and rear, and the paper pressing portion is provided with a pressing roller that is inserted through the horizontal shaft and is capable of rolling, and a front frame edge that is provided by joining the tips of the two side frames that are located forward of the paper holding portion, The paper cutter section has a cutter blade provided upward on the front frame edge of the paper pressing section. A toilet paper holder characterized by:

2. A storage section extends horizontally forward from the top of the holder body, covers the upper side of the toilet paper, and is provided on which small items can be placed.

2. The toilet paper holder of claim 1.

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