Method for distributing tissues in tissue box and computer equipment

By designing a tissue box with sensors, the output of user-defined tissue length is achieved, and the problem of only one tissue can be output at one time in the prior art is solved, which improves the flexibility and efficiency of tissue use.

CN119586917APending Publication Date: 2025-03-11SVAVO TECH (HUIZHOU) CO LTD
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Application Number
CN202411802899.9
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Applications(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-12-09
Publication Date
2025-03-11

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Technical Problem

Existing tissue dispensers can only output one tissue at a time, and cannot distribute the length of the user-defined tissue.

Method used

Design a tissue box that contains side walls and sensors. By putting the paper roll into the storage cavity and adjusting the position of the tear line, the sensor is used to calculate and control the inversion and forward rotation of the paper roll to achieve the output of the user-defined tissue length.

Benefits of technology

The function of freely allocating the length of tissues by users is realized, improving the flexibility and efficiency of tissue use.

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Abstract

The invention provides a tissue box tissue distribution method and computer equipment, the tissue box comprises at least one side wall, the side wall encloses a containing cavity, the containing cavity is used for containing roll paper, the roll paper comprises at least one section of tissue and a front edge, a tearing line is arranged between every two adjacent tissues, the side wall comprises a bottom side wall, the bottom side wall is provided with an alignment line, and the alignment line is arranged on the front edge. A first sensor is arranged above or below the alignment line, and the method comprises the steps that roll paper is placed into the containing cavity, the front edge of the roll paper is exposed out of the tissue box, and one tearing line is aligned with the alignment line; controlling the roll paper to reversely rotate to the front edge to leave the first sensor, and calculating the length between the tearing line and the front edge; and the roll paper is controlled to rotate forwards and stretch out by the length so that the user can tear off the roll paper by the length. By adopting the method, a user can freely allocate the paper delivery length.
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Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present application relates to the field of cleaning, and in particular to a method for dispensing paper towels from a paper towel box and a computer device. Background Art

[0002] Tissue dispensers are usually installed in sanitary spaces in shopping malls, hospitals, hotels and other places. When a user needs to wipe his hands, the user draws a tissue from the tissue dispenser for use. However, currently, when the user senses the paper, usually only one tissue can be dispensed. Application Contents

[0003] The embodiments of the present application provide a method for dispensing tissues from a tissue box and a computer device to solve the above technical problems.

[0004] The implementation method of the present application achieves the above-mentioned purpose through the following technical solutions.

[0005] In a first aspect, the present application provides a method for dispensing tissues from a tissue box, wherein the tissue box comprises at least one side wall, wherein the side wall encloses a receiving cavity, wherein the receiving cavity is used to receive a roll of tissue, wherein the roll of tissue comprises at least one section of tissue and a leading edge, wherein a tear line is provided between adjacent tissues, wherein the side wall comprises a bottom side wall, wherein the bottom side wall is provided with an alignment line, wherein a first sensor is provided above or below the alignment line, wherein the method comprises:

[0006] Put the roll of paper into the accommodating cavity, expose the front edge of the tissue box, and align one of the tear lines with the alignment line;

[0007] Controlling the paper roll to reverse until the leading edge leaves the first sensor, and calculating the length between the tear line and the leading edge;

[0008] The paper roll is controlled to rotate forward and extend to the length so that the user can tear off the paper towel.

[0009] In one embodiment, controlling the paper roll to rotate forward and extend the length includes: rotating forward until the tearing line is located above the first sensor.

[0010] In one embodiment, the calculating the length between the tear line and the leading edge comprises:

[0011] With respect to the direction in which the bottom side wall is far away from the paper roll, the distance between the alignment line and the first sensor is H1;

[0012] When the front edge is exposed from the tissue box and one of the tear lines is aligned with the alignment line, the distance between the front edge and the first sensor is H2;

[0013] The length between the tear line and the leading edge is H1+H2.

[0014] In one embodiment, the bottom side wall includes a peripheral side surface, the peripheral side surface includes an edge line away from the paper roll, and the edge line is the alignment line.

[0015] In one embodiment, the tissue box further includes a front cover, and placing the tissue roll into the accommodating cavity includes: opening the front cover and placing the tissue roll into the accommodating cavity.

[0016] In one embodiment, the front cover further includes a second sensor, which is arranged opposite to the first sensor, and the controlling the reversal of the paper roll includes: closing the front cover, and after the first sensor and the second sensor sense each other, controlling the reversal of the paper roll.

[0017] In one embodiment, the tissue box further includes a third sensor, and the controlling the roll of paper to rotate forwardly includes: the user sensing the third sensor, and after the third sensor senses, the roll of paper is controlled to rotate forwardly.

[0018] In one embodiment, the tissue box further includes a front cover, and the third sensor is located on the front cover.

[0019] In one embodiment, the controlling of the paper roll to rotate forward until the tear line is above the first sensor for the user to tear off the paper towel also includes: if the user does not tear off the tear line, controlling the paper roll to reverse until the leading edge leaves the first sensor.

[0020] In a second aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a computer device, including a memory and a processor, wherein the memory stores a computer program, and wherein the processor implements the steps of the method described above when executing the computer program.

[0021] Compared with the prior art, the present application provides a method and computer device for dispensing tissues from a tissue box, wherein the tissue box comprises at least one side wall, the side walls enclose a receiving cavity, the receiving cavity is used to receive a roll of paper, the side walls comprise a bottom side wall, the bottom side wall is provided with an alignment line, a first sensor is provided above or below the alignment line, the roll of paper comprises at least one section of tissue and a leading edge, and a tear line is provided between adjacent tissues, and the method comprises: placing the roll of paper into the receiving cavity, with the leading edge exposed from the tissue box, and aligning one of the tear lines with the alignment line; controlling the roll of paper to reverse until the leading edge leaves the first sensor, calculating the length between the tear line and the leading edge; controlling the roll of paper to rotate forward, so as to rotate forward until the tear line is above the first sensor, so that the user can tear off the tissue. The use of the present method allows the user to freely distribute the length of the paper output. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0022] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the implementation modes of the present application, the drawings required for use in the description of the implementation modes will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some implementation modes of the present application. For those skilled in the art, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without creative work.

[0023] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of a tissue box provided in an embodiment of the present application.

[0024] Figure 2 A schematic structural diagram of a tissue box provided in an embodiment of the present application with a tissue roll placed therein but the front cover opened.

[0025] Figure 3 A schematic structural diagram of a tissue box provided in an embodiment of the present application with a tissue roll placed therein and a front cover closed. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0026] In order to enable those skilled in the art to better understand the solution of the present application, the technical solution in the implementation mode of the present application will be clearly and completely described below in conjunction with the drawings in the implementation mode of the present application. Obviously, the described implementation mode is only a part of the implementation mode of the present application, not all the implementation modes. Based on the implementation mode in the present application, all other implementation modes obtained by those skilled in the art without making creative work are within the scope of protection of the present application.

[0027] The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application will be described clearly and completely below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present application.

[0028] In the description of this application, it should be understood that the terms "first" and "second" are used for descriptive purposes only and should not be understood as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features indicated. Therefore, features defined as "first" and "second" may explicitly or implicitly include one or more of the features.

[0029] In the description of the present application, it should be understood that the terms "width", "thickness", "up", "down", "front", "back", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", etc., indicating positions or positional relationships, are based on the positions or positional relationships shown in the drawings, and are only for the convenience of describing the present application and simplifying the description, rather than indicating or implying that the device or element referred to must have a specific position, be constructed and operated in a specific position, and therefore cannot be understood as a limitation on the present application. In the description of the present application, unless otherwise specified, "plurality" means two or more.

[0030] See also Figures 1 to 3 The present application provides a method for dispensing tissue paper from a tissue box. The tissue box 1 includes at least one side wall 2. The side wall 2 includes a bottom side wall 21, surrounding side walls 22, and a top side wall 23. The side wall 2 encloses a receiving cavity 3. The receiving cavity 3 is used to receive a roll of paper 4. The roll of paper 4 includes at least one section of tissue paper 41 and a front edge 42. That is, the roll of paper 4 includes multiple sections of tissue paper 41. The last tissue paper 41 has a front edge 42. There is a tearing line 43 between adjacent tissue paper 41. The tearing line 43 is used to tear the tissue paper 41. The bottom side wall 21 is provided with an alignment line 211. A first sensor 212 is provided above or below the alignment line 211. That is, along the X direction, the first sensor 212 is provided above the alignment line 211, or the first sensor 212 is provided below the alignment line 211. The method for dispensing tissue paper from the tissue box includes:

[0031] S100, putting the roll of paper 4 into the accommodating cavity 3, with the front edge 42 exposed from the tissue box 1, and aligning one of the tearing lines 43 with the alignment line 211;

[0032] When placing the roll of paper 4 into the accommodating cavity 3, the user pulls out the last tissue 41, exposes the front edge 42 from the tissue box 1, and aligns one of the tear lines 43 with the alignment line 211. The tear line 43 here can be the tear line 43 of the last section of tissue, or the tear line 43 of the last two sections of tissue 41. This step is used to allow the user to allocate the length of tissue to be used.

[0033] S200 , the roll paper 4 is controlled to reverse until the leading edge 42 leaves the first sensor 212 , and the length between the tear line 43 and the leading edge 42 is calculated.

[0034] After one of the tear lines 43 is aligned with the alignment line 211, the paper roll 4 is controlled to reverse, that is, the paper roll 4 is controlled to rotate so that the leading edge 42 moves toward the paper roll 4. The paper roll 4 is reversed until the leading edge 42 leaves the first sensor 212, that is, the leading edge 42 moves above the first sensor 212. When the leading edge 42 leaves the first sensor 212, the first sensor 212 can sense that the paper towel 41 leaves, thereby calculating the length between the tear line 43 and the leading edge 42. This step is used to calculate the length of the paper towel allocated by the user.

[0035] S300, controlling the roll paper 4 to rotate forward and extend a certain length so that the user can tear off the length.

[0036] After calculating the length between the tear line 43 and the front edge 42, the roll 4 rotates forward and extends the length between the tear line 43 and the front edge 42 for the user to tear off the length. The above-mentioned user can be a toilet manager of a shopping mall, hotel or hospital, and the manager is used to reasonably allocate the paper length of the paper towel, and the user here can be a person who uses paper towels in a shopping mall, hotel or hospital, and the user uses the paper towel according to the paper length reasonably allocated by the user. Alternatively, the user can be an individual, and the individual reasonably allocates the paper length of the paper towel, and the user here is also the same person, and the individual uses the paper towel according to the paper length reasonably allocated by himself.

[0037] In one embodiment, controlling the roll paper 4 to rotate forward and extend the length includes: rotating forward until the tearing line 43 is located above the first sensor 212 .

[0038] The length here refers to the length between the tear line 43 and the leading edge 42 calculated above, that is, the length of paper freely allocated by the user. The setting in which the tear line is located above the first sensor 212 allows the first sensor 212 to sense whether the paper towel has been torn off after the user tears off the length. Therefore, when the paper towel 41 is used next time, it can sense that there is no paper towel 41 at present, and that the paper towel 41 of the same length is extended later.

[0039] In one embodiment, calculating the length between the tear line 43 and the leading edge 42 includes:

[0040] S100, relative to the direction in which the bottom side wall 21 is far away from the paper roll 4, the distance between the alignment line 211 and the first sensor 212 is H1 (not marked in the figure);

[0041] S200, when the front edge 42 is exposed from the tissue box 1 and one of the tear lines 43 is aligned with the alignment line 211, the distance between the front edge 42 and the first sensor 212 is H2 (not marked in the figure);

[0042] S300, the length between the tear line 43 and the front edge 42 is H1+H2.

[0043] The direction relative to the bottom side wall 21 is far away from the roll paper 4, that is, along the X direction. Because the first sensor 212 is arranged above or below the alignment line 211, when the first sensor 212 is arranged above the alignment line 211, H1 is a negative value relative to the direction relative to the bottom side wall 21 is far away from the roll paper 4, and when the first sensor 212 is arranged below the alignment line 211, H1 is a positive value relative to the direction relative to the bottom side wall 21 is far away from the roll paper 4. After one of the tearing lines 43 is aligned with the alignment line 211, the roll paper 4 is controlled to reverse until the front edge 42 leaves the first sensor 212, thereby the distance between the front edge 42 and the first sensor 212 can be calculated as H2, and then the length between the tearing line 43 and the front edge 42 can be calculated as H1+H2.

[0044] In one embodiment, the bottom side wall 21 includes a peripheral side surface 213 , and the peripheral side surface 213 includes an edge line 2131 away from the paper roll, and the edge line 2131 is the alignment line 211 .

[0045] The bottom side wall 21 is a side wall with thickness, and the side wall with thickness has an upper and lower surface (not shown in the figure) and a peripheral side surface 213. The peripheral side surface 213 includes four edge lines. The edge line away from the roll paper is edge line 2131, and edge line 2131 is alignment line 211. This setting can facilitate the user to align the tear line 43 with the alignment line 211.

[0046] In one embodiment, the tissue box further comprises a front cover 5 , and placing the roll of tissue 4 into the accommodating chamber 3 comprises: opening the front cover 5 and placing the roll of tissue into the accommodating chamber 3 .

[0047] The provision of the front cover 5 can protect the roll paper 4 from being contaminated. Due to the provision of the front cover 5 , the front cover 5 needs to be opened before the roll paper 4 is placed in the accommodating chamber 3 .

[0048] In one embodiment, the front cover 5 further includes a second sensor (not shown in the figure), which is arranged opposite to the first sensor 212. Controlling the reversal of the paper roll 4 includes: closing the front cover 5, and after the first sensor 212 and the second sensor are sensed, controlling the reversal of the paper roll 4.

[0049] A second sensor is arranged on the inner wall of the front cover 5 close to the paper roll 4. The second sensor is equivalent to a trigger sensor. When the front cover 5 is closed, the second sensor can be arranged opposite to the first sensor 212, so that the first sensor 212 and the second sensor are sensed, and the trigger signal controls the reversal of the paper roll 4. Further, the first sensor 212 is one of the transmitting sensor or the receiving sensor, and the second sensor is the other of the transmitting sensor or the receiving sensor.

[0050] In one embodiment, the tissue box 1 further includes a third sensor (not shown in the figure), and controlling the roll of paper 4 to rotate forward includes: a user senses the third sensor, and after the third sensor senses, the roll of paper 4 is controlled to rotate forward.

[0051] The third sensor may be a gesture sensing sensor. When the user waves his hand in front of the tissue box 1, the gesture sensing sensor senses the human body and controls the roll of paper to rotate forward and extend the length between the tear line 43 and the front edge 42 calculated above.

[0052] In one embodiment, the third sensor is located on the front cover 5 .

[0053] When the third sensor is located on the front cover, it is convenient for the user to sense the third sensor, thereby making it convenient for the user to control the tissue box 1 to dispense the tissues 41 .

[0054] In one embodiment, the paper roll 4 is controlled to rotate forward until the tear line 43 is located above the first sensor 212, so that the user can tear off the paper towel 41, and further includes: if the user does not tear off the tear line 43, the paper roll 4 is controlled to reverse until the leading edge 42 leaves the first sensor 212.

[0055] When the paper roll 4 is being rotated out for the user to use, the user may not need the paper towel 41 in some cases, such as due to a user's misoperation or the user suddenly does not want to wipe his hands. If the paper towel 41 is not reversed and retracted, it is easy to cause the paper towel 41 to be contaminated by bacteria in the atmosphere. Therefore, the paper roll 4 is controlled to be reversed so that the exposed paper towel 41 is retracted back into the paper towel box 1, and reversed until the leading edge 42 leaves the first sensor 212, so that the length of the tear line 43 and the leading edge 42 calculated above can be conveniently calculated for the next paper output.

[0056] In a second aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a computer device, including a memory and a processor, wherein the memory stores a computer program, and wherein the processor implements the steps of the above-mentioned method of dispensing tissues 41 from the tissue box 1 when executing the computer program.

[0057] Those skilled in the art can understand that all or part of the processes in the above-mentioned embodiments can be completed by instructing the relevant hardware through a computer program, and the computer program can be stored in a non-volatile computer-readable storage medium. When the computer program is executed, it can include the processes of the embodiments of the above-mentioned methods. Among them, any reference to the memory, database or other medium used in the embodiments provided in this application can include at least one of non-volatile memory and volatile memory. Non-volatile memory can include read-only memory (ROM), magnetic tape, floppy disk, flash memory, optical memory, high-density embedded non-volatile memory, resistive random access memory (ReRAM), magnetic random access memory (MRAM), ferroelectric random access memory (FRAM), phase change memory (PCM), graphene memory, etc. Volatile memory can include random access memory (RAM) or external cache memory, etc. As an illustration and not limitation, RAM can be in various forms, such as static random access memory (SRAM) or dynamic random access memory (DRAM). The database involved in each embodiment provided in this application may include at least one of a relational database and a non-relational database. Non-relational databases may include distributed databases based on blockchains, etc., but are not limited to this. The processor involved in each embodiment provided in this application may be a general-purpose processor, a central processing unit, a graphics processor, a digital signal processor, a programmable logic device, a data processing logic device based on quantum computing, an artificial intelligence (AI) processor, etc., but are not limited to this.

[0058] The technical features of the above embodiments may be combined arbitrarily. To make the description concise, not all possible combinations of the technical features in the above embodiments are described. However, as long as there is no contradiction in the combination of these technical features, they should be considered to be within the scope of this application.

[0059] The above embodiments only express several implementation methods of the present application, and the descriptions thereof are relatively specific and detailed, but they cannot be understood as limiting the scope of the present application. It should be pointed out that, for a person of ordinary skill in the art, several variations and improvements can be made without departing from the concept of the present application, and these all belong to the protection scope of the present application. Therefore, the protection scope of the present application shall be subject to the attached claims.

Claims

1. A method for dispensing tissues from a tissue box, characterized in that: The tissue box comprises at least one side wall, the side wall encloses a receiving cavity, the receiving cavity is used to receive a tissue roll, the tissue roll comprises at least one tissue section and a front edge, and a tear line is provided between adjacent tissues, the side wall comprises a bottom side wall, the bottom side wall is provided with an alignment line, a first sensor is provided above or below the alignment line, and the method comprises: Put the roll of paper into the accommodating cavity, expose the front edge of the tissue box, and align one of the tear lines with the alignment line; Controlling the paper roll to reverse until the leading edge leaves the first sensor, and calculating the length between the tear line and the leading edge; The roll of paper is controlled to rotate forward and extend the length so that the user can tear off the length.

2. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that The controlling the paper roll to rotate forward and extend the paper roll to the length comprises: The tear-off line is located above the first sensor.

3. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that: The calculating the length between the tear line and the leading edge comprises: Relative to the bottom side wall in the direction away from the paper roll, the distance between the alignment line and the first sensor is H1; The front edge of the tissue box is exposed, and one of the tear line is aligned with the alignment line, the distance between the front edge and the first sensor is H2; The length between the tear line and the leading edge is H1+H2.

4. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that The bottom side wall includes a peripheral side surface, and the peripheral side surface includes an edge line away from the roll paper, and the edge line is the alignment line.

5. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that The tissue box also includes a front cover, and the step of placing the roll of tissue into the accommodating cavity includes: Open the front cover and put the roll of paper into the accommodating cavity.

6. The method according to claim 5, characterized in that The front cover further includes a second sensor, which is arranged opposite to the first sensor. The controlling the paper roll to reverse includes: The front cover is closed, and after the first sensor and the second sensor are sensed, the roll paper is controlled to be reversed.

7. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that The tissue box further includes a third sensor, and the control of the roll of paper forward rotation includes: The user senses the third sensor, and after the third sensor senses, the paper roll is controlled to rotate forward.

8. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that The tissue box further comprises a front cover, and the third sensor is located on the front cover.

9. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that: The method of controlling the roll of paper to rotate forward until the tearing line is above the first sensor so that the user can tear off the paper towel also includes: If the user does not tear off the tear line, the paper roll is controlled to reverse until the leading edge leaves the first sensor.

10. A computer device comprising a memory and a processor, wherein the memory stores a computer program, characterized in that: When the processor executes the computer program, the steps of the method according to any one of claims 1 to 9 are implemented.

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