Electronic Tissue Dispenser Roll Feed With Dual Pressing Rollers
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional electronic tissue dispensers face issues with perforated tissue paper breaking inside the dispenser, leading to malfunction, and accumulate static electricity, posing hygiene and operational risks.
Innovation Solution
An electronic tissue dispenser with a dual pressing roller mechanism that ensures continuous feeding of tissue paper even if perforations break between the rollers, and incorporates a static release mechanism to dissipate static electricity.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Device complexity
If a single pressing roller mechanism is used in electronic tissue dispensers, then the device complexity is reduced, but the tissue paper breaks inside the dispenser leading to malfunction
Solution Approach 1:
The pressing mechanism is segmented into two separate pressing rollers (first pressing roller and second pressing roller) that independently press the tissue paper against the driving roller at different locations. This segmentation ensures that if the tissue breaks at one location, the other pressing roller can still maintain contact and allow continuous feeding.
Solution Approach 2:
The dual pressing roller mechanism acts as a preventive measure against tissue breakage. By having redundant pressing points before the tissue exits the dispenser, the system cushions against the risk of perforation breakage, ensuring continuous operation even if one pressing point fails to maintain proper contact.
2Object-affected harmful factors
If electronic dispensers are used in public restroom facilities, then hygiene is improved by hands-free operation, but static electricity accumulates causing user shock and operational interference
Solution Approach 1:
The patent converts the harmful static electricity accumulation into a beneficial grounding system. By incorporating a grounding mechanism that safely dissipates static charge to earth, the system transforms the potential hazard of static shock into a protective feature that prevents both user shock and electronic interference while maintaining the hands-free hygienic operation.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The dual pressing roller mechanism prevents tissue paper breakage and ensures continuous dispensing, while the static release mechanism enhances user safety and operational reliability by eliminating static shocks and electrical interference.
Implementation Method 1
The dispenser can include a static release mechanism to dissipate static electricity during the dispense cycle. If the static charge is not dissipated, the user may receive a static shock if he touches the dispenser during use. The static charge can adversely affect the electronic control and sensor circuitry in the dispenser.
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AI summary
An automatic electronic dispenser for dispensing a roll of paper product. A dispenser module drives paper from the roll through a discharge chute at the bottom of the module. A front cover hinged on each side rotates to an open position for loading a paper roll. A back cover enables mounting the electronic dispenser to a vertical surface such as a wall. A paper roll holder is attached to the sides of the dispenser module. A driving roller unrolls the paper from the paper holder in response to a signal from an electronic sensor. A plurality of pressing rollers engaging the driving roller as paper is being dispensed along a path between the pressing and driving rollers to a discharge chute.