JP5187986B1 - Toilet paper cutting edge separation device - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a separation device for a toilet paper cutting end that can be directly attached to an existing toilet paper holder and can reliably separate the cutting end of the toilet paper from the outer peripheral surface of the toilet paper.
A bearing unit 21 attached to a toilet paper holder 1 or a wall of a toilet, a rotation support shaft 24 rotatably attached to the bearing unit 21, and a rotation support shaft 24 fixed to the rotation support shaft 24 together. A lifting portion 22 that rotates and is hooked to an end 12A of the toilet paper 10 that is drawn upward, and a spring member 25 that biases the rotating support shaft 24 and the lifting portion 22 to rotate upward. .
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Description

  The present invention relates to a toilet paper cutting end separation device that makes it possible to easily grasp the cutting end without searching for the position of the cutting end of the toilet paper.

  The toilet paper holder to which the toilet paper is attached is generally composed of a main body that rotatably holds the toilet paper from both sides and a lid that covers the upper side of the toilet paper. In addition, this lid part is designed to rotate up and down around a rotation shaft provided on the back side of the main body part, and the edge part on the front side is applied to the outer peripheral surface of the toilet paper. And cut the toilet paper. Thus, even if the diameter of the lid portion is reduced by using the toilet paper, the edge portion rotates following the outer peripheral surface, and the toilet paper can be easily cut. ing.

  In the holder having such a structure, when the toilet paper is pulled out to the front side and cut at the edge portion, the cut end portion of the toilet paper (hereinafter referred to as the cut end portion) sticks to the cylindrical outer peripheral surface of the toilet paper. In some cases, the position of the cut end may not be known. Especially those who are elderly and have low vision hear that they have a hard time finding this sticky cut end. Moreover, even if the cut end is found, the work of peeling off the cut end attached to the outer peripheral surface of the toilet paper is troublesome.

In order to solve such a problem, various techniques have been conventionally proposed.
For example, a long hole is provided in the approximate center of the lid, and a finger is inserted through the long hole and the toilet paper is rotated in the pulling direction, so that the cut end of the toilet paper is sent downward without lifting the lid. Is known (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

  Moreover, a notch is made at the tip of the lid of the holder, and a push-up component having a protrusion for pushing up the toilet paper from this notch is attached. According to this structure, since the cut end portion of the toilet paper is pushed up by the cut portion, the cut end portion can be easily taken compared to the conventional case (see, for example, Patent Document 2).

  Furthermore, the leaf spring is used to urge the lid upward, and when the hand is released from the lid after the lid is pressed by hand and the toilet paper is cut, the leaf spring tries to lift the lid. The toilet paper is slightly rotated in the drawing direction by the repulsive force to make it easier to take the cut end (see, for example, Patent Document 3).

JP 2011-12049A JP 2010-110341 A JP 2009-470 A

  However, in the techniques of Patent Document 1 and Patent Document 2 described above, since it is necessary to form a long hole or a notch in the lid portion, the existing holder cannot be used as it is. Therefore, the cost for exchanging the whole holder or the lid is generated.

  On the other hand, in the technique of Patent Document 3, it can be configured only by attaching a leaf spring to the back side of the existing lid, but it is expected that the toilet paper feed length will be short, and the cutting end portion can be easily grasped. There is doubt whether it will be possible. In particular, the cut end portion of the toilet paper is often attached to the outer peripheral surface thereof by static electricity or the like, and in this case, it is difficult to sufficiently separate the cut end portion from the outer peripheral surface only by rotating the toilet paper. Furthermore, in the state where the cut end is lost, even if the toilet paper is rotated using this technique, the cut end cannot be found out and pulled out. These problems are also applicable to the technique of Patent Document 1.

  Furthermore, in the technique of Patent Document 2, even if the cut end is pushed up and separated by the protrusion, it is expected that after passing through the protrusion, the state is stuck to the outer peripheral surface again by static electricity, and the cut end is not necessarily obtained. It is hard to say that the part is easy to grasp. Further, since the cut extends to the edge portion, the toilet paper cannot be cut at this cut portion, which is not realistic.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described circumstances, and its purpose is to be able to be attached to an existing toilet paper holder as it is, and to reliably separate the cut end of the toilet paper from the outer peripheral surface of the toilet paper. An object of the present invention is to provide a separation device for a toilet paper cutting end that can be used.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention is attached to a toilet paper holder having a main body part for holding toilet paper and a lid part that covers the upper part of the toilet paper and that can be turned up and down. the cut ends after cutting a separator toilet paper cut end separating from the outer peripheral surface of the toilet paper, a bearing portion attached to the wall of the toilet paper holder or toilet, rotating in the bearing unit A pivot support shaft that is freely attached, a lifting portion that is fixed to the pivot support shaft and pivots together, and an end of the toilet paper that is pulled upward is hooked, and the lid portion is lifted wherein the spring member rotation support shaft and the lifting portion is biased to rotate upward, the pivot when A holding part that is rotatably attached to the holding shaft, rotates together with the lifting part, and presses the end of the toilet paper hooked on the lifting part together with the lifting part. It is characterized by comprising.

Further, the lifting portion, the pressing portion, the rotation support shaft, and the spring member may be integrally assembled with the bearing portion, and the bearing portion may be attached to an existing toilet paper holder .

In the separation device for the toilet paper cutting end according to the present invention, a bearing portion attached to a toilet paper holder or a toilet wall portion, a rotation support shaft rotatably attached to the bearing portion, and the rotation support A lifting part that is fixed to the shaft and pivots together, and the end of the toilet paper drawn upward is hooked, and the pivoting support shaft and the lifting part rotate upward when the lid is lifted. A spring member that is urged so as to move, and a toilet that is pivotally attached to the pivot support shaft, pivots together following the pivot of the lift, and is hooked on the lift since a pressing portion for hold down the ends of the paper together with the lifting unit, the lifting unit is lifted to the upper by the spring member, Toire' Cut ends of the paper so lifted automatically and upward. Therefore, the user can separate the cut end portion of the toilet paper from the outer peripheral surface only by lifting the lid portion of the holder, and can easily grasp the end portion of the toilet paper. Therefore, it is not necessary to search for a cut end portion attached to the outer peripheral surface, and convenience is improved particularly for an elderly person who has a weak visual acuity.
Moreover, it is possible to prevent the end of the toilet paper hooked on the tip of the lifting portion from falling down due to its own weight or the like. In particular, the end of the toilet paper was always hooked by pressing the end from the upper side with the pressing part, even when the diameter of the toilet paper was reduced by use and the end part was easily dropped by its own weight. The state can be maintained.

It is a disassembled perspective view showing the whole outline of the toilet paper holder to which the separation device of the toilet paper cutting end part concerning the implementation of the present invention is attached. (A) is a side view when the toilet paper having a large diameter is cut, and (B) is a state where the lid is lifted from the state of (A) and the cut end of the toilet paper is separated from the outer peripheral surface. It is a side view which shows a state. (A) is a side view when the toilet paper having a small diameter is cut, and (B) is a state where the lid is lifted from the state of (A) and the cut end of the toilet paper is separated from the outer peripheral surface. It is a side view which shows a state.

Hereinafter, a separation device 20 (hereinafter, referred to as a separation device 20) for a toilet paper cutting end according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
In addition, the up-down, front-back, left-right (width direction) directions used in the following description are directions when the toilet paper holder 1 (hereinafter referred to as the holder 1) is viewed from the front (direction viewed from the diagonally lower right side of FIG. Or the direction as viewed from the right side of FIG. 2 and FIG.

  The holder 1 is installed in a toilet such as a general house, a hotel room, or a public facility. At present, there are holders 1 having various structures and additional functions depending on ease of use, design, etc., but in the present embodiment, description will be given using the holder 1 that is very commonly used. .

  As shown in FIG. 1, the holder 1 includes side walls 2 and 2 that hold the toilet paper 10 to be attached from the left and right sides, a back wall 3 that is located on the back side of the toilet paper 10, and an upper side of the toilet paper 10. It is comprised with the cover part 4 to cover. The back wall 3 is formed integrally with the left and right side walls 2 and 2 and is formed of resin or metal.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the lid portion 4 is formed in a flat plate shape, and a curved portion 4 </ b> B that is gently curved along the outer peripheral surface 10 </ b> A of the toilet paper 10 is formed on the front side portion thereof. (See FIGS. 2 and 3). Further, an edge portion 4A for cutting the drawn toilet paper 10 is continuously formed along the width direction of the toilet paper at the front end portion of the curved portion 4B.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 1, attachment portions 4 </ b> C and 4 </ b> C are respectively provided on the left and right back sides of the lid portion 4. These attachment portions 4C are attached to the left and right side wall portions 2 and 2 via the rotation shafts 5 and 5 so as to be coaxially rotatable. Thereby, even if the cover part 4 is rotated up and down around the rotation shafts 5 and 5 and the diameter of the toilet paper 10 is reduced, the curved part 4B and the edge part 4A are the outer peripheral surfaces of the toilet paper 10. Follows 10A.

  Moreover, as shown in FIG. 1, the toilet paper holding | maintenance parts 6 and 6 protrude toward the center on the left and right side wall parts 2 and 2, respectively. The toilet paper holders 6 and 6 are configured to be pivotable upward, and are accommodated in the housing grooves 2A and 2A of the left and right side walls 2 and 2 when pivoted upward. In the toilet paper holders 6 and 6, the holding holes 11A of the core 11 of the toilet paper 10 to be attached are inserted from the left and right, and the toilet paper 10 is rotatably held.

  When the toilet paper 10 is attached to the holder 1 and the drawn toilet paper is cut substantially horizontally along the edge portion 4A, the cut end portion 12 may stick to the outer peripheral surface 10A of the toilet paper 10 exactly. is there. Therefore, in the present embodiment, a separation device 20 that can always separate the cut end 12 from the outer peripheral surface 10A is attached.

As shown in FIG. 1, the separation device 20 includes a bearing portion 21 located on the back side, a lifting portion 22 that protrudes from the bearing portion 21 toward the front side, and a pressing portion 23.
The bearing portion 21 extends substantially horizontally, and a rotation support shaft 24 is rotatably supported at both left and right end portions thereof.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the lifting portion 22 is formed by bending a rod-like member into a substantially U-shape, and is attached so that the U-shaped tip portion 22 </ b> A faces the front side. Further, the left and right end portions (the end portion on the side opposite to the tip portion 22A) on the back side of the U-shape are fixed to the rotation support shaft 24 described above. As a result, the lifting portion 22 rotates up and down as the rotation support shaft 24 rotates. The lifting portion 22 and the rotation support shaft 24 can be configured by using a metal material, or can be integrally formed by using a resin material.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 1, torsion springs 25 and 25 are provided between the bearing portion 21 and the lifting portion 22 at both left and right ends of the rotation support shaft 24. The torsion springs 25 and 25 are biased so that the rotation support shaft 24 (and the lifting portion 22) rotate upward, and the lid 4 is opened (FIG. 2B and FIG. 3). In B), the tip 22A of the lifting portion 22 is pushed up to an upper position away from the outer peripheral surface 10A of the toilet paper 10.

  On the other hand, the lifting portion 22 is pushed down by the weight of the lid portion 4 in a state where the lid portion 4 is closed to the lower side (see FIGS. 2A and 3A). It can be pushed down to the position where it touches the top. The lifting portion 22 can be easily rotated downward by lightly pushing down the tip portion 22A by hand even when the lid portion 4 is lifted.

  Further, the inner width dimension L2 (see FIG. 1) of the lifting portion 22 that is bent into a U-shape is formed to be larger than the width dimension L1 of the toilet paper 10. Thereby, although the details will be described later, the end portion 12A of the drawn toilet paper 10 can be attached so as to pass through the inside of the lifting portion 22 and to be hooked on the tip portion 22A of the lifting portion 22 ( 2 and 3).

  As shown in FIG. 1, the holding portion 23 is formed by bending a rod-like member into a substantially U shape, like the lifting portion 22, so that the U-shaped tip portion 23 </ b> A faces the front side. It is attached. Further, the rear end of the U-shape is fixed to a cylindrical shaft 26 as shown in FIG. The cylindrical shaft 26 has a rotation support shaft 24 inserted through a hole inside the cylinder, is supported by the rotation support shaft 24, and can freely rotate with respect to the rotation support shaft 24. It can be done. Thereby, the holding | suppressing part 23 comes to rotate together in the aspect which follows the rotation operation | movement to the up-and-down of the lifting part 22. As shown in FIG. Further, the pressing portion 23 can be lifted up independently without depending on the rotation operation of the lifting portion 22.

  The width of the pressing portion 23 is formed to be shorter (narrower) than the inner width L2 of the lifting portion 22 and the width L1 of the toilet paper 10. Further, the length in the front-rear direction of the pressing portion 23 is formed longer than the length in the front-rear direction of the lifting portion 22, and the distal end portion 23 </ b> A of the pressing portion 23 projects forward from the distal end portion 22 </ b> A of the lifting portion 22. It is comprised in the aspect. Thereby, although the details will be described later, the pressing portion 23 presses the end portion 12A of the toilet paper 10 hooked on the distal end portion 22A of the lifting portion 22 from above, and the end portion 12A is formed by the pressing portion 23 and the lifting portion 22. Is sandwiched vertically (see FIGS. 2 and 3).

  As described above, the separation device 20 is configured integrally by assembling the lifting portion 22, the pressing portion 23, the rotation support shaft 24, and the torsion springs 25, 25 to the bearing portion 21. In the separation device 20, the rear surface portion of the bearing portion 21 is attached to the back wall portion 3 of the holder 1. For example, a double-sided tape (not shown) is affixed to the rear wall portion 3 and is adhered to the rear surface portion and the flat surface of the rear wall portion 3. Further, depending on the structure of the holder 1, there may be a case in which the rear wall portion 3 is not provided. In this case, the rear surface portion of the bearing portion 21 may be directly attached to the toilet wall with a double-sided tape.

  Next, the operation of the separation device 20 according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 2 (A), 2 (B), 3 (A), and 3 (B).

  First, a method for setting the separation device 20 will be described. As shown in FIG. 2B, the unused toilet paper 10 is attached to the holder 1 with the lid 4 and the lifting portion 22 of the separation device 20 being rotated upward. Although this attachment method differs depending on the structure of the holder 1, in the case of the holder 1 of this embodiment, the toilet paper holding part 6 is tilted inward and inserted into the holding hole 11 </ b> A of the toilet paper 10.

  After the toilet paper 10 is attached, the pressing portion 23 of the separation device 20 is further rotated upward, and the end portion 12A of the toilet paper 10 is passed from the inside of the lifting portion 22 and hooked on the tip portion 22A (see FIG. 2 (B)). Then, the pressing portion 23 is lowered to press the end portion 12A of the toilet paper 10 from the upper side. Finally, the lid 4 is lowered to complete the setting (see FIG. 2A).

  Next, a method for using the separation device 20 will be described. The user first lifts the lid 4 upward. When the lid portion 4 is lifted, the lifting portion 22 is biased upward by the torsion spring 25 and automatically lifts upward simultaneously with the lid portion 4 (see FIG. 2B). At this time, the end portion 12 </ b> A of the toilet paper 10 that is hooked on the distal end portion 22 </ b> A of the lifting portion 22 is lifted upward by the lifting portion 22. Thereby, the cut end 12 of the toilet paper 10 is separated from the outer peripheral surface 10 </ b> A of the toilet paper 10. As shown in FIG. 2B, the user can easily grasp the end portion 12A that hangs downward from the tip portion 22A.

  Further, the user can easily pull out the toilet paper 10 by pulling the gripped end portion 12A toward the front side. At this time, the lifting portion 22 freely moves up and down by the elasticity of the torsion spring in accordance with the pulling force, so that it is possible not to apply excessive tension to the toilet paper 10. Then, after pulling out the predetermined length, the user lowers the lid 4 downward and cuts the toilet paper 10 at the edge 4A (see FIG. 2A). Further, the next user can easily grasp the end portion 12A without looking for the cut end portion 12 by raising the lid portion 4 again from this state (see FIG. 2B). It becomes like this.

  The explanation in FIG. 2 described above is a case where the diameter of the toilet paper 10 is large, but even when the diameter is small (see FIGS. 3A and 3B), the same operation is performed. The cut end 12 can be separated from the outer peripheral surface 10A. However, when the diameter is reduced, the angle from the outer peripheral surface 10A of the toilet paper 10 to the tip 22A becomes steep with the end 12A hooked on the tip 22A (FIG. 3B). reference). Therefore, the end 12A may fall from the tip 22A to the lower side due to the weight of the end 12A of the toilet paper 10 or static electricity acting on the outer peripheral surface 10A, and may not be caught by the tip 22A. In order to prevent this, a pressing portion 23 is provided. Even if the diameter is reduced by use, the end 12A of the toilet paper 10 is pressed (pinched) into the tip 22A by the presser 23 so that the end 12A is always hooked on the tip 22A. It is trying to maintain the state that was made.

  According to the separation device 20 for the toilet paper cutting end according to the embodiment of the present invention, the separation device 20 for separating the cut end 12 after cutting the toilet paper 10 from the outer peripheral surface 10 </ b> A of the toilet paper 10. The bearing portion 21 attached to the toilet paper holder 1, the rotation support shaft 24 rotatably attached to the bearing portion 21, and the rotation support shaft 24 fixed to the rotation support shaft 24 are rotated together and pulled out upward. In addition, since the lifting portion 22 to which the end portion 12A of the toilet paper 10 is hooked and the rotation support shaft 24 and the torsion spring 25 that urges the lifting portion 22 to rotate upward are provided. The torsion spring 25 lifts upward, and the cut end 12 of the toilet paper 10 is automatically lifted upward. It becomes so that. Therefore, the user can separate the cut end 12 of the toilet paper 10 from the outer peripheral surface 10 </ b> A simply by lifting the lid 4 of the holder 1, and can easily grasp the end 12 </ b> A of the toilet paper 10. Will be able to. Therefore, it is not necessary to search for the cut end portion 12 attached to the outer peripheral surface 10A, and the convenience for the elderly person whose vision is weakened is improved.

  Further, it is rotatably attached to the rotation support shaft 24, and rotates together with the rotation of the lifting portion 22, and the end portion 12A of the toilet paper 10 hooked on the lifting portion 22 is lifted. Since the holding part 23 for pressing down with 22 is provided, it can prevent the edge part 12A of the toilet paper 10 hooked on the front-end | tip part 22A of the lifting part 22 from falling below by dead weight. In particular, even if the diameter of the toilet paper 10 is reduced by use and the end portion 12A is easily dropped due to its own weight, the end portion 22A is always pressed onto the distal end portion 22A by pressing the end portion 12A from above. The state where the end 12A is hooked can be maintained.

  Furthermore, since the bearing portion 21 is directly attached to the back wall portion 3 of the existing holder 1 or the wall portion of the existing toilet, it is not necessary to replace or modify the existing holder 1. Therefore, the useful effect of the separation device 20 can be obtained only by attaching the separation device 20 to the existing holder 1. Naturally, the separating device 20 of the present invention may be attached to the newly installed toilet paper holder 1 and configured as a set.

  As mentioned above, although the separation apparatus 20 of the toilet paper cutting | disconnection edge part which concerns on embodiment of this invention was described, this invention is not limited to above-mentioned embodiment, Based on the technical thought of this invention, it is various. Variations and changes are possible.

  For example, in the present embodiment, the separation device 20 is attached to the back wall portion 3 of the holder 1 with a double-sided tape, but it can be attached by various methods other than the double-sided tape. For example, a mounting protrusion may be separately provided on the bearing 21 and the protrusion and the back wall 3 may be attached with a tapping screw. Further, a hole may be made in the left and right side wall portions 2 and 2 of the holder 1, and the rotation support shaft 24 may be inserted into the hole. As described above, according to the structure and shape of the existing holder 1, the separation device 20 can be appropriately attached by a method easy to attach.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the pressing portion 23 is provided, but even if the diameter of the toilet paper 10 is reduced, the end portion 12A that is hooked on the distal end portion 22A does not appear to fall by its own weight. In this case, it is possible to configure without the holding portion 23. For example, in the case where the tip portion 22A protrudes largely toward the front side, the possibility that the end portion 12A falls due to its own weight is low, and thus it is conceivable that the pressing portion 23 is not provided.

  Furthermore, although the press part 23 in this Embodiment uses what bent the rod-shaped member in the U shape, it is not limited to this. That is, as long as the end portion 12A of the toilet paper 10 can be pressed from the upper side, it may be formed in a flat plate shape, for example.

  Moreover, you may comprise so that the length in the front-back direction of the lifting part 22 and the holding | suppressing part 23 can be adjusted freely. According to this, the length can be adjusted arbitrarily according to the existing toilet paper holder 1, and it can be used in an optimal state.

1 Toilet paper holder (holder)
2 Side wall part 2A Accommodating groove 3 Back wall part 4 Lid part 4A Edge part 4B Curved part 4C Mounting part 5 Rotating shaft 6 Toilet paper holding part 10 Toilet paper 10A Toilet paper outer peripheral surface 11 Core 11A Holding hole 12 Cut end part 12A End of toilet paper 20 Separation device (separation device) of cutting end
21 Bearing portion 22 Lifting portion 22A Tip portion 23 Holding portion 23A Tip portion 24 Rotating support shaft 25 Torsion spring (spring member)
26 Cylindrical shaft L1 Width of toilet paper L2 Inner width of lift

Claims (2)

A body part for holding toilet paper, and a toilet paper holder that covers the upper part of the toilet paper and has a lid part that can be rotated up and down, and the cut end part after the toilet paper is cut by the lid part is attached to the toilet paper. A separation device for a toilet paper cutting end to separate from an outer peripheral surface,
A bearing portion attached to the toilet paper holder or the wall of the toilet;
A rotation support shaft rotatably attached to the bearing portion;
A lifting portion fixed to the rotation support shaft and rotated together, and the end of the toilet paper drawn upward is hooked;
A spring member that urges the rotation support shaft and the lifting portion to rotate upward when the lid portion is lifted ;
For pivotally attaching to the pivot support shaft, pivoting together following the pivot of the lifting portion, and pressing the end of the toilet paper hooked on the lifting portion together with the lifting portion And a pressing device for separating the toilet paper. 2. The lifting portion, the pressing portion, the rotation support shaft, and the spring member are integrally assembled to the bearing portion, and the bearing portion is attached to an existing toilet paper holder. The separation apparatus of the toilet paper cutting | disconnection end part of description.

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