Electronic residential tissue dispenser
First Claim
1. An dispenser assembly for dispensing sheet material, the dispenser assembly comprising:
- a dispenser housing including a discharge;
a supply of sheet material that is supported at least partially along the dispenser housing;
a dispensing mechanism arranged adjacent the supply of sheet material and comprising at least one driving roller for driving sheet material from the supply of sheet material along a feed path through the dispenser housing and to the discharge thereof;
a plurality of pressing rollers at least partially contacting the sheet material such that the sheet material is engaged against the at least one driving roller to cause the sheet material to be drawn between the plurality of pressing rollers and the at least one driving roller as the at least one driving roller is rotated; and
a drive mechanism including at least one motor coupled to a transmission assembly operable to transfer power from the at least one motor to the at least one driving roller, and to the plurality of pressing rollers so as to drive the pressing rollers substantially in cooperation with the driving roller for drawing of the sheet material therebetween;
at least one drive belt operatively connected to the transmission assembly and to the plurality of pressing rollers.
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Abstract
The present disclosure is, in one aspect, directed to a sheet material dispenser assembly including a dispenser housing with at least one support and a discharge. The dispense assembly has a supply sheet material at least partially supported by the at least one support, and at least one driving roller driven to direct sheet material from the supply of sheet material to the discharge. In addition, the dispenser assembly includes a plurality of pressing rollers at least partially engaging the sheet material against the at least one driving roller as the at least one driving roller is driven to direct the sheet material towards the discharge, which pressing rollers are held in a substantially tensioned arrangement to facilitate a consistent drawing or pulling of the sheet material.
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15 Claims
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1. An dispenser assembly for dispensing sheet material, the dispenser assembly comprising:
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a dispenser housing including a discharge; a supply of sheet material that is supported at least partially along the dispenser housing; a dispensing mechanism arranged adjacent the supply of sheet material and comprising at least one driving roller for driving sheet material from the supply of sheet material along a feed path through the dispenser housing and to the discharge thereof; a plurality of pressing rollers at least partially contacting the sheet material such that the sheet material is engaged against the at least one driving roller to cause the sheet material to be drawn between the plurality of pressing rollers and the at least one driving roller as the at least one driving roller is rotated; and a drive mechanism including at least one motor coupled to a transmission assembly operable to transfer power from the at least one motor to the at least one driving roller, and to the plurality of pressing rollers so as to drive the pressing rollers substantially in cooperation with the driving roller for drawing of the sheet material therebetween;
at least one drive belt operatively connected to the transmission assembly and to the plurality of pressing rollers. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An dispenser assembly for dispensing sheet material, the dispenser assembly comprising:
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at least one paper roll holder, and a discharge through which the sheet material is at least partially fed; a supply of sheet material supported by the at least one support of the dispenser housing; at least one driving roller that is rotatably mounted along a feed path for the sheet material between the supply of sheet material and the discharge and about which the sheet material is at least partially engaged;
wherein as the at least one driving roller is rotated, the sheet material is drawn from the supply of sheet material and fed along the feed path to the discharge; anda plurality of pressing rollers, the pressing rollers arranged adjacent the at least one driving roller, and the pressing rollers at least partially engaging the sheet material against the at least one driving roller such that the pressing rollers are driven as the at least one driving roller is rotated to cause the sheet material to be fed along its feed path such that the pressing rollers are driven between the plurality of pressing rollers and the driving roller, and wherein the plurality of pressing rollers are held in a substantially tensioned arrangement to facilitate a substantially consistent drawing or pulling of the sheet material between the at least one driving roller and the pressing rollers with respect to the at least one driving roller so as to be driven at a substantially equivalent or cooperative rate with the at least one driving roller;
a drive mechanism including at least one drive motor operatively connected to the at least one driving roller and at least one drive belt in communication with the drive motor and in a tensioned engagement with the plurality of pressing rollers for cooperatively driving the plurality of pressing rollers with the rotation of the at least one drive roller. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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