Method for the sequential provision of portions of a towel web
US5340045A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 16, 1992 |
| Grant date | Aug 23, 1994 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 16, 2012 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA47K10/28
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
In a towel dispenser, a selection can be made between a standard program, in which, to form a towel loop, first a portion of unused towel and subsequently a shorter portion of used towel is released, and a hygiene program, in which only unused towel is released. In both cases, a movement sensor monitors whether the towel is moved as a result of external action, and if this is so the towel portion is drawn in as used 3 seconds after the movement has ceased. If the towel, after being dispensed, is not moved for 20 seconds, it is retracted as unused. In both cases, economy programs with a dispensing of shorter towel portions can be selected. Within the standard program, a selection can be made between a normal program, in which used towel is first drawn in and subsequently unused towel is provided, and a fast program, in which the dispensing of unused towel takes place first. Where the tripping of towel dispensing is concerned, a selection can be made between a trip by the movement sensor, which, in the state of rest, detects movements imparted to a short loop, or a trip by an infrared sensor. In the fast program, the towel dispensing takes place without a trip.
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