Dispenser for sheet products and operating method
US11051664B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 9, 2017 |
| Grant date | Jul 6, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 15, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG07B7/00
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A dispenser for sheet products includes a housing having a space inside for accommodating a stack of sheet products, wherein the housing includes a dispensing opening for dispensing a sheet product from the front of the stack, an electronic controller configured to receive a pull-out signal indicating the removal of a product from the front of the stack through the dispensing opening and, upon receiving said pull-out signal, to send out a drive signal to transfer a number of sheet products from the front of the stack into a presentation position, and a pull-out detector for detecting the removal of a product from the front of the stack through the dispensing opening and for providing the pull-out signal to the controller.
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