Toilet paper holder for toilet paper stocker

Abstract

Provided is a toilet paper holder for a toilet paper stocker. 【Solution means】The toilet paper 3 for replenishing the paper holder is stored vertically, and among the toilet paper stored in the bottomed cylindrical paper stocker 2 having an opening for taking out the toilet paper stored in the lowermost stage at the lower part of the side wall, there is a biasing member 8 for biasing the second and subsequent toilet paper upward from the bottom. Further, the paper stocker is configured such that the axis of the roll-shaped toilet paper is horizontal, and the biasing member is constituted by a leaf spring having a base fixed inside the front wall of the paper stocker and abutting against the lower part of the curved outer peripheral part of the toilet paper at the tip side and biasing upward.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention particularly relates to a holder for biasing an upper toilet paper stored in a stocker capable of storing a plurality of toilet papers in the vertical direction upward.

Background Art

[0002] (1. Description of a conventional toilet paper stocker)

[0003] Since toilets in stations and the like are used by many people, the roll-shaped toilet paper set in the paper holder is replaced frequently. Therefore, a paper stocker in which a plurality of roll-shaped toilet papers are stored vertically is placed close to the paper holder. When the toilet paper in the paper holder runs out, the lowermost toilet paper stored in the paper stocker is slid into the paper holder for replenishment.

[0004] FIG. 6 shows an example of a conventional paper stocker 2 close to a paper holder 1. The paper stocker 2 is fixed to the wall surface adjacent to the lower part of the paper holder 1 fixed to the wall surface in the toilet room, for example.

[0005] The paper holder 1 is not particularly limited as long as it can hold the toilet paper 3 moved from within the paper stocker 2. For example, as shown in FIG. 6, the paper holder 1 includes a lid member 1b formed with a paper cutter portion 1a for cutting the sheet of the toilet paper 3, and a paper support bar 1c with a horizontal axis that inserts the roll-shaped toilet paper 3 to be used into the central hole 3a of the toilet paper 3 and supports it in a cantilever manner.

[0006] Further, as shown in FIG. 6 for example, the paper stocker 2 includes a stocker main body 4 having a bottomed cylindrical shape with a rectangular cross-section extending in the vertical direction, and an opening 5 formed in a side wall 2a facing the paper holder 2 and sized to take out the stored roll-shaped toilet paper 3. A plurality of toilet papers 3 are vertically stacked and stored in the stocker main body 4 such that their axes are parallel to the axis of the paper support rod 1c.

[0007] Note that 6 indicates an opening hole extending in the vertical direction provided in the front wall 2b of the stocker main body 4 for internal confirmation, and the toilet paper inside the stocker can be confirmed through this hole 6.

[0008] Further, 7 indicates an openable and closable lid that closes the upper end opening of the stocker main body 4, and toilet paper is replenished from the upper end opening.

[0009] When the toilet paper 3 in the paper holder 1 runs out, the toilet user can replenish the toilet paper 3 in the paper holder 1 by laterally moving the lowermost toilet paper 3 in the paper stocker 2 through the opening 5 into the paper holder 1.

[0010] After the movement of the toilet paper 3, the toilet paper 3 placed on the moved toilet paper 3 drops downward and becomes available as the next replenishment toilet paper.

[0011] Therefore, a plurality of toilet papers can be stored in the paper stocker 2, and since the toilet user can perform the replenishment work to the holder 1, the worker for replenishing and replacing the toilet paper 3 can reduce the labor of the replenishment and replacement work.

[0012] As an example of a paper holder having such a paper stocker, there is Patent Document 1.

Prior Art Documents

Patent Document

[0013]

Patent Document 1

Summary of the Invention

Problems to be Solved by the Invention

[0014] If the number of toilet papers 3 that can be stored in the paper stocker 2 is increased, the replenishment and replacement work of the toilet paper can be reduced accordingly.

[0015] However, when the number of replenishable toilet papers 3 is increased, the lowermost toilet paper 3 may be difficult to move into the paper holder due to the weight of the toilet papers stacked above.

[0016] The present invention eliminates the above-mentioned drawbacks.

Means for Solving the Problems

[0017] The toilet paper holder for a toilet paper stocker of the present invention is provided in a bottomed cylindrical paper stocker that stores toilet papers for replenishing a paper holder vertically, and has an opening for taking out the toilet paper stored in the lowermost stage at the lower part of the side wall. It is characterized by having a biasing member for biasing the second and subsequent toilet papers from the bottom upward among the stored toilet papers.

[0018] Further, the paper stocker is configured to store the toilet paper in a roll shape with the axis horizontal, and the biasing member is constituted by a leaf spring whose base is fixed inside the front wall of the paper stocker and whose tip abuts against the lower part of the curved outer peripheral part of the toilet paper and biases upward.

[0019] Further, the leaf spring is characterized in that the fixing position and biasing force of the leaf spring are adjusted so that the toilet paper held by the leaf spring and the toilet paper below the toilet paper can be separated from each other.

[0020] Further, an opening for operating the tilting of the leaf spring is further provided in the front wall of the paper stocker.

[0021] Further, the tip of the leaf spring is characterized by having an operating piece that bends forward.

[0022] Further, the paper stocker is a vertical stocker part of an L-shaped paper stocker composed of a vertical stocker part for storing toilet paper in the vertical direction and a horizontal stocker part for storing toilet paper in the horizontal direction.

Advantages of the Invention

[0023] According to the present invention, since the upper toilet paper is biased upward by the toilet paper holder, the movement of the lowermost toilet paper becomes easy regardless of the number of the upper toilet papers.

[0024] Also, there is an advantage that the operation of the leaf spring is very simple.

Brief Description of the Drawings

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Mode for Carrying Out the Invention

[0026] Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. The same parts as those in the conventional example are denoted by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof will be omitted.

Embodiment

[0027] (2.1. Explanation of the Structure of the Present Invention)

[0028] In the present invention, as shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, an urging member is provided on the front wall 2b inside the toilet paper stocker 2 for storing toilet paper in the conventional up-and-down direction to urge the second and subsequent toilet papers 3 from the bottom upward among the stored toilet papers. Note that the second and subsequent ones mean the order in the state where the toilet paper is stored up to the bottom inside the stocker.

[0029] The urging member is, for example, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, a rectangular leaf spring 8 that is formed such that its base is fixed to the inner surface of the front wall 2b, is elastically deformable at the base, abuts against the lower part of the curved outer peripheral portion of the toilet paper 3 at the tip side, and urges and holds it upward, and the leaf spring 8 extends obliquely downward at an angle of, for example, 45 degrees with respect to the vertical when no force is applied to the leaf spring 8, tilts in the vertical direction when a force is applied, and is formed to return to its original position when the force is removed.

[0030] Also, the lower side of the leaf spring 8 has an operation piece 8a that is bent forward. Note that this operation piece 8a may be omitted.

[0031] In addition, an opening 9 is provided in the front wall 2b so that the leaf spring 8 can be operated from the outside with a finger or the like.

[0032] Note that 8b is a fixing member for fixing the leaf spring 8 to the front wall 2b of the stocker 2.

[0033] When the leaf spring 8 biases and holds the lower part of the curved outer periphery of the second-stage toilet paper housed in the stocker 2 upward, for example, the second-stage toilet paper is attached at a position where it can be separated upward from the lowermost-stage toilet paper by a desired distance.

[0034] In addition, the elastic force of the leaf spring 8 is adjusted to an elastic force that can withstand the weight of the second-stage and higher-stage toilet papers, allow separation upward from the lowermost-stage toilet paper, and be bent downward by the user of the toilet to such an extent that the upper toilet paper can fall.

[0035] Note that the leaf spring 8 may be provided at a position where it holds the third-stage and higher-stage toilet papers instead of holding the second-stage toilet paper.

[0036] Note that the leaf spring 8 may be, for example, in a position where it only biases the held toilet paper upward and contacts the lower toilet paper, and also as an elastic force.

[0037] In the leaf spring 8, for example, it is not necessary to adjust the elastic force to withstand the weight of the second-stage and higher-stage toilet papers.

[0038] Even in such a case, since the weight from the toilet paper above the lowermost-stage toilet paper can be reduced, the lowermost-stage toilet paper can be moved.

[0039] Further, without operating the leaf spring 8 with a finger or the like, when the lowermost toilet paper runs out, it may naturally tilt downward due to the weight of the upper toilet paper, and the toilet paper held by the leaf spring 8 may fall downward.

[0040] Due to the installation space, the cross-sectional size of the stocker body 4 is formed in a rectangular shape slightly larger than that of the toilet paper. For example, the width is 125 mm, the depth is 130 mm, and the height is 800 mm, and a roll-shaped toilet paper with an outer diameter of 120 mm, a length of 114 mm, and a hole diameter of 39 mm can be stored in six pieces.

[0041] The toilet paper 3 held by the leaf spring 8 receives a force on the back side, but the movement to the back side is blocked by the back wall of the paper stocker 4.

[0042] Further, the leaf spring is formed, for example, with a width of 75 mm and a length of 50 mm, and its base is fixed at a position 230 mm above the bottom of the stocker 4, and is fixed by inclining downward at an angle of about 45 ± 5 degrees. However, it is not limited to this size, shape, and angle.

[0043] In addition, although the above description has been made for the paper stocker 2 extending in the vertical direction, as shown in FIG. 5, the leaf spring 8 may be provided on the vertical stocker portion 10a of the L-shaped paper stocker 10 including a vertical stocker portion 10a for storing toilet paper in the vertical direction and a horizontal stocker portion 10b for storing toilet paper in the horizontal direction.

[0044] (2.2. Description of the operation and effect of the present invention)

[0045] Next, the operation and effect of the present invention will be described.

[0046] In the present invention, first, the toilet paper replenishment and replacement worker opens the lid 7 of the upper end opening of the paper stocker 2 and replenishes the first toilet paper 3 from above.

[0047] The first inserted toilet paper 3 falls from the upper end opening and is held by the leaf spring 8. However, the replenishment and replacement worker inserts a finger through the opening 9 into the leaf spring 8 and pulls it forward until the operating piece 8a of the leaf spring 8 becomes almost vertical, causing the held toilet paper 3 to fall to the lowermost stage and be stored at the bottom of the paper stocker 2.

[0048] In addition, when the elastic force of the leaf spring 8 is set to be weak, the leaf spring 8 tilts due to the self-weight of the toilet paper 3 and falls as it is, and is stored at the bottom.

[0049] Next, the next toilet paper 3 is inserted from above, and the fall is blocked by the leaf spring 8, and it is held separately from the first toilet paper.

[0050] In addition, when the elastic force of the leaf spring 8 is set to be weak, it is placed on the lowermost toilet paper 3, but the upward biasing force of the leaf spring 8 can reduce the burden of gravity on the lowermost toilet paper.

[0051] Furthermore, when the toilet paper 3 is inserted from above, the toilet paper 3 is placed on the second toilet paper 3, and by sequentially replenishing the toilet paper 3, it is placed on the lower toilet paper.

[0052] After the toilet paper is stored, the lid 7 is closed and locked for anti-theft purposes.

[0053] When the toilet paper 3 in the paper holder 1 runs out, the toilet user moves the lowermost toilet paper in the stocker 2 horizontally into the paper holder 1 through the opening 5 for replenishment.

[0054] At this time, since there is no (or little) weight of the upper toilet paper, it can be easily moved horizontally.

[0055] At this time, if the leaf spring 8 is not operated and the biasing force of the leaf spring 8 is strong, the second toilet paper 3 remains placed on the leaf spring 8.

[0056] Next, when the toilet paper 3 in the paper holder 2 runs out, another toilet user pulls the leaf spring 8 forward until it is almost vertical, drops the second toilet paper, lets it fall to the bottom of the stocker 2, and then horizontally moves the toilet paper 3 to the side of the paper holder 1 to make it available for use.

[0057] Due to the opening 9, it can be easily seen that there is no toilet paper at the lower part of the paper stocker, and it can also be easily grasped that the upper toilet paper is held by the leaf spring 8. Also, since the operation of the operation piece 8a is simple, even a first-time toilet user can easily move the toilet paper to the holder 1.

[0058] In addition, by describing an arrow and an explanation for pulling forward on the leaf spring 8, the operation for dropping the toilet paper becomes even easier to understand.

[0059] After pulling the leaf spring 8 forward to drop the upper toilet paper, due to the restoring force of the leaf spring 8, the leaf spring 8 tilts upward, and the next toilet paper 3 is held on the tilted leaf spring 8.

[0060] According to the present invention, since the upper toilet paper is biased upward by the toilet paper holder, the movement of the lowermost toilet paper becomes easy.

[0061] Also, the state of the toilet paper can be easily seen from the opening, and it can be dropped simply by pulling the leaf spring 8 forward, making the operation easy.

Explanation of Signs

[0062] 1 Paper Holder 1a Paper Cutter Part 1b Lid Member 1c Paper Support Rod 2 Paper Stocker 2a Side Wall 2b Front Wall 3 Toilet Paper 3a Central Hole 4 Stocker Body 5 Opening 6 Opening Hole 7 Lid Part 8 Leaf Spring 8a Operation Piece 8b Fixed Member 9 Opening 10 L-shaped Paper Stocker 10a Vertical Stocker Part 10b Horizontal Stocker Part

Claims

1. This toilet paper holder for a toilet paper stocker is characterized in that it is provided in a bottomed cylindrical paper stocker which stores toilet paper above and below to be replenished in a paper holder and has an opening in the lower part of the side wall for removing the toilet paper stored in the lowest tier, and has a biasing member for biasing upward the second and subsequent toilet paper sheets from the bottom among the stored toilet paper sheets.

2. The paper stocker is configured to store rolled toilet paper with its axis horizontal, A toilet paper holder for a toilet paper storage device as described in claim 1, characterized in that the biasing member is composed of a leaf spring whose base is fixed to the inside of the front wall of the paper storage device and whose tip abuts against the lower part of the curved outer periphery of the toilet paper, biasing it upward.

3. A toilet paper holder for a toilet paper storage device as described in claim 2, characterized in that the fixed position and biasing force of the leaf spring are adjusted so that the toilet paper held by the leaf spring can be separated from the toilet paper below it.

4. 4. The toilet paper holder for a toilet paper stocker according to claim 3, further comprising an opening in a front wall of the paper stocker for controlling the tilting movement of the leaf spring.

5. 5. The toilet paper holder for a toilet paper stocker according to claim 4, wherein the tip of the leaf spring has an operating piece that bends towards the front.

6. A toilet paper holder for a toilet paper storage device as described in any one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that the paper storage device is a vertical storage device portion of an L-shaped paper storage device consisting of a vertical storage device portion that stores toilet paper in the vertical direction and a horizontal storage device portion that stores toilet paper in the horizontal direction.

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