JPH0138061Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] The present invention relates to a novel structure of a paper tip dispenser that can reliably take out stored paper tips one by one.

In a conventional paper tip dispenser, the edge of the paper tip is supported by a supporting member protruding from the inner surface of the paper tip, and when the paper tip is pulled out, the supporting member prevents the deformed paper tip from passing. There are two types: those in which the paper tip itself is deformed and passed through the support member. In the former case, in order to make it easier to pull out the paper tips, the elasticity of the supporting member needs to be small, and when a large number of paper tips are stored, there is a risk that they may fall out due to their own weight. be.
In the latter case, when you grab the paper tip and pull it out, you also grab the higher-ranking paper tip as well.
There is a risk that two or more paper tips may be pulled out at the same time.

The present invention was made with the aim of eliminating the drawbacks of the conventional ones as described above.
A roughly cylindrical body with a paper tip insertion slot at the top and an individual outlet for paper tips at the bottom has a plurality of vertical ribs in contact with the cylinder, which is slightly larger than the maximum outer diameter of the paper tip, on the lower part of the inner surface of the body. A projecting portion is provided below the lower end of the vertical rib at a distance slightly larger than the width of the edge of the paper tip, and is in contact with a cylinder slightly smaller than the maximum outer diameter of the paper tip at a position between the vertical ribs. It is characterized by a protruding support piece that can be elastically deformed.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Examples of the paper tip dispenser of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a front view of a liquid container to which a paper drop dispenser of the present invention is attached. The liquid container is provided with a liquid inlet 2 at the center of the upper part of a liquid container main body 1, and a liquid outlet 3 at the lower part. At the upper part of the liquid container main body 1, substantially arc-shaped lowering hands 4 are rotatably supported at both end portions thereof on both sides of the liquid container main body 1. As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, a paper tip dispenser mounting portion 5 is formed near the rotation axis of at least one of the lowering hands 4.
A paper tip dispenser 6 of the present invention is detachably attached to the paper tip dispenser attachment portion 5.

The paper tip dispenser 6 is shown in FIGS. 2 and 3.
As shown in the figure, a paper tip insertion opening 8 is formed in the upper part of the cylindrical body 7 and is closed with a lid 9 that can be opened and closed, and an individual paper tip extraction opening 10 is opened in the lower part of the body 7. A vertically long peephole 11 is bored in the side of the body 7 so that the remaining amount of paper tips can be visually checked. A pair of locking pieces 12 are provided on one side of the body 7 of the paper tip dispenser 6.
is provided protrudingly, and the locking piece 12 is attached to the paper tip dispenser mounting portion 5 of the lowering handle 4 of the liquid container.
It is slidably locked up and down and is removably attached.

A plurality of vertical ribs 13 are provided protruding from the lower inner surface of the body 7. A plurality of support pieces 14 are installed below the lower ends of the vertical ribs 13 so as to be inclined slightly downward. The vertical rib 13 is provided so as to be in contact with a cylinder slightly larger than the maximum outer diameter of the paper tip 15, so that the paper tip 15 can be inserted into the vertical rib 13 without resistance. . Further, the support piece 14 is provided so as to be in contact with a cylinder slightly smaller than the maximum outer diameter of the paper tip 15, so that the edge 15a of the paper tip 15 can be supported by the support piece 14. A space slightly larger than the width of the edge 15a of the paper tip 15 is formed between the lower end of the vertical rib 13 and the supporting piece 14, and the supporting piece 14 is connected to the vertical rib 13.
In the embodiment shown in the drawings, eight vertical ribs 13 are provided and four supporting pieces 14 are provided. It is provided below at a position between the vertical ribs 13.

When several paper tips 15 are stacked and inserted from above into the paper tip dispenser 6 of the present invention, these paper tips 15 are brought to the center of the body 7 by the vertical ribs 13 and As shown by the solid line in Figure 4, the edge 15a of the bottom paper tip 15 is the support piece 1.
Supported by 4. The lowermost paper tip 15 is supported with its lower body protruding from the individual paper tip outlet 10.

When the lowest paper tip 15 is pulled out downward in this state, the support piece 14 is bent downward and the paper tip 15 is pulled out while being slightly deformed as shown by the chain line in FIG.

At this time, the edge 15a of the paper tip 15 is
By distorting inward at position 4, the support piece 14
In the position where there is no paper tip, it will be distorted so as to expand outward, but since there is a gap slightly larger than the width of the edge 15a of the paper tip 15 between the lower end of the vertical rib 13 and the support piece 14, paper tips 15
can have its edge 15a deformed within this distance.

However, as the bottom paper tip 15 is distorted as described above, the paper tips 15 above the second one from the bottom are also distorted in the same way. When the paper is about to be distorted, vertical ribs 13 are formed on the outside except for the bottom paper tip, and the edge 15
The outer periphery of a is pressed strongly against the vertical ribs 13 and cannot be distorted. Furthermore, since the support piece 14 cannot be distorted outward in the position where the support piece 14 is not present, the support piece 1
Even at position 4, it is no longer possible to sufficiently distort inward.

Therefore, when the main body of the bottom paper tip 15 is grasped and pulled downward, only the bottom paper tip 15 can be distorted enough to pass through the support piece 14, and the other paper The tip 15 cannot be distorted, and instead is pressed against the vertical rib 13 and held. Therefore, when the paper tip 15 held as it is is pulled downward, only the lowest paper tip can pass through the support piece 14 and be pulled out, and the second and subsequent paper tips from the bottom will not be pulled out. be.

Also, when pulling out the paper tip 15,
Even when you grip it tightly with your hand, the bottom paper tip 15
may be held down, and the paper tip 15 above may also be grabbed and pulled downward, but as the paper tip 15 at the top is distorted, it is pressed from the outside by the vertical ribs 13 and is not fully pulled. Since it cannot be distorted, it will not be pulled out together with the bottom paper tip 15.

When the bottom paper tip 15 is pulled out, the support piece 1
4 returns to its original position due to its elasticity, and the second and subsequent paper tips 15 are also deformed and have no frictional resistance with the vertical ribs 13, and descend, with their edges 15a touching the support piece 1.
Supported by 4. In this way, the paper tips 15 in the paper tip dispenser 6 are taken out one by one.

Since the present invention has the above-mentioned configuration, it is possible to securely store and hold the paper cups, and to easily separate and take out the paper cups one by one. The tip is never removed.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a front view showing an example of a liquid container to which a paper drop dispenser of the present invention is attached. 2 to 4 show an embodiment of the paper drop dispenser of the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a central vertical cross-sectional view of the device attached to the liquid container, and FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view taken from FIG. 2. FIG. 4 is a sectional view showing a state in which the paper tip is stored. 6...Paper dispenser, 7...Body,
8...Paper tip insertion slot, 10...Paper tip individual outlet, 13...Vertical rib, 14...Support piece, 1
5...Paper tip.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] A roughly cylindrical body with a paper tip insertion slot at the top and an individual outlet for paper tips at the bottom has a plurality of vertical ribs in contact with the cylinder, which is slightly larger than the maximum outer diameter of the paper tip, on the lower part of the inner surface of the body. protrudingly provided below the lower ends of the vertical ribs at a position slightly larger than the width of the edge of the paper tip at a position between the vertical ribs;
A paper tip dispenser characterized by having an elastically deformable support piece protruding from a cylinder that is slightly smaller than the maximum outer diameter of the paper tip.