Dispenser for sheet products and operating method
US11363918B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 9, 2017 |
| Grant date | Jun 21, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 9, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG07B3/04
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
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, and 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. The controller is further configured to receive a low-level signal indicating that the amount of sheet products left within the housing has been reduced to below a predetermined level and, upon receiving said low-level signal, to enter into a low-level mode in which the sending of the drive signal in response to the pull-out signal is disabled.
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