Roll paper feeding device and roll paper feeding system

Abstract

To enable a residual number of spare pieces of roll paper to be easily checked.SOLUTION: The present invention includes: a holding part 21 that holds roll paper being used; a standby part 24 for standby of spare pieces of roll paper; and a sensor part 30 that detects the spare pieces of roll paper in standby in the standby part 24, and transmits, to the outside, information detected for displaying information regarding the number of spare pieces of roll paper in standby in the standby part 24. The information regarding the number of spare pieces of roll paper can be displayed in the display device, so that the residual number of spare pieces of roll paper can be easily checked.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Claims

1. A holding section for holding the roll paper in use, A standby section for storing multiple spare rolls of paper, The system includes a sensor unit that detects spare rolls of paper waiting in the standby unit and transmits the detected information to the outside in order to display information regarding the number of spare rolls of paper waiting in the standby unit. When a first spare roll of paper, which is located adjacent to the holding unit among the multiple spare rolls of paper waiting in the waiting unit, moves to the holding unit, the remaining spare rolls of paper waiting in the waiting unit are automatically transported towards the position they were in before the first spare roll of paper moved. The sensor unit has a light-emitting unit and a light-receiving unit, and detects the spare roll paper when light from the light-emitting unit is reflected by the spare roll paper and received by the light-receiving unit. The roll paper supply device is characterized in that the light-emitting unit emits light along the direction in which a plurality of spare roll papers waiting in the standby unit are arranged.

2. The roll paper supply device according to claim 1, characterized in that the sensor unit includes a detection unit for detecting a spare roll paper waiting in the standby unit and a transmission unit for transmitting the detected information.

3. The roll paper supply device according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the sensor unit detects information about the distance from the sensor unit to the nearest spare roll paper.

4. The waiting section has a plurality of spare rolls of paper arranged vertically, The roll paper supply device according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the sensor unit is positioned even higher than the uppermost of the multiple spare roll papers waiting in the standby unit.

5. The waiting section has a plurality of spare rolls of paper arranged diagonally, The roll paper supply device according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the sensor unit is positioned on the side wall opposite the holding unit, even further away from the holding unit than the spare roll paper that is located furthest from the holding unit among the multiple spare roll papers waiting in the standby unit.

6. A roll paper supply system comprising a roll paper supply device for supplying roll paper and a display device, The aforementioned roll paper supply device is A holding section for holding the roll paper in use, A standby section for storing multiple spare rolls of paper, The system includes a sensor unit that detects spare rolls of paper waiting in the standby unit and transmits the detected information to the outside in order to display information regarding the number of spare rolls of paper waiting in the standby unit. When a first spare roll of paper, which is located adjacent to the holding unit among the multiple spare rolls of paper waiting in the waiting unit, moves to the holding unit, the remaining spare rolls of paper waiting in the waiting unit are automatically transported towards the position they were in before the first spare roll of paper moved. The sensor unit has a light-emitting unit and a light-receiving unit, and detects the spare roll paper when light from the light-emitting unit is reflected by the spare roll paper and received by the light-receiving unit. The light-emitting unit emits light along the direction in which the multiple spare rolls of paper waiting in the standby unit are arranged. The aforementioned display device is A roll paper supply system characterized by displaying information regarding the number of spare rolls of paper waiting in the standby unit based on information transmitted by the sensor unit.

7. The aforementioned roll paper supply device is provided for each of the multiple toilet rooms. The aforementioned display device is The roll paper supply system according to claim 6, characterized in that it displays information regarding the total number of spare rolls of toilet paper in all of the aforementioned toilet rooms on a single screen.

8. The aforementioned roll paper supply device is provided for each of the multiple toilet rooms. The roll paper supply system according to claim 6, characterized in that the display device is provided for each of the plurality of toilet rooms.

9. The roll paper supply system according to any one of claims 6 to 8, characterized in that the display device displays information on the remaining number of spare rolls of paper waiting in the standby unit in three stages.

10. Equipped with a cleaner supply device that supplies toilet seat cleaner, The cleaner supply device is A container for storing the toilet seat cleaner, The system includes a cleaner sensor unit that detects the amount of cleaner remaining in the container and transmits the detected information to an external source in order to display information regarding the amount of cleaner remaining in the container. The aforementioned display device is The roll paper supply system according to claim 6 or 7, characterized in that it displays information regarding the amount of cleaner remaining in the container based on information transmitted by the cleaner sensor unit.

11. A placement sensor unit that detects when an item is placed on the placement unit, A user sensor unit that detects whether there is a user inside the toilet room, The roll paper supply system according to claim 6 or 8, further comprising: a notification unit that notifies that an article is placed on the aforementioned placement unit based on information detected by the placement sensor unit and information detected by the user sensor unit.

12. A placement sensor unit that detects when an item is placed on the placement unit, A door opening / closing sensor unit that detects when the toilet door is opened or closed, The roll paper supply system according to claim 6 or 8, further comprising: a notification unit that notifies that an article is placed on the aforementioned placement unit based on information detected by the placement sensor unit and information detected by the door opening / closing sensor unit.

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