Hand towel dispenser having means for data capture and transmission
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
A47K-010/28
G07F-009/02
A47K-010/32
출원번호
US-0376421
(2012-02-03)
등록번호
US-9524604
(2016-12-20)
국제출원번호
PCT/CH2012/000028
(2012-02-03)
§371/§102 date
20141107
(20141107)
국제공개번호
WO2013/113129
(2013-08-08)
발명자
/ 주소
Erb, Markus
출원인 / 주소
CWS-Boco Supply AG
대리인 / 주소
Rankin, Hill & Clark LLP
인용정보
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1인용 특허 :
6
초록▼
A hand towel dispenser capable of data capture and transmission. The hand towel dispenser includes a reel shell for holding a hand towel roll that includes fresh dispenser material, a rotatably held reel that takes up used dispenser material, a measuring apparatus for capturing measured values that
A hand towel dispenser capable of data capture and transmission. The hand towel dispenser includes a reel shell for holding a hand towel roll that includes fresh dispenser material, a rotatably held reel that takes up used dispenser material, a measuring apparatus for capturing measured values that represent the quantity of used dispenser material, and a radio module that is connected to the measuring apparatus to receive the measured values captured by the measuring apparatus. The radio module is designed to transmit radio signals, each of which contains at least one measured value. The measuring apparatus includes at least one first sensor for capturing the quantity of used dispenser material. And, the sensor is connected to the radio module.
대표청구항▼
1. A hand towel dispenser comprising: a reel shell for receiving a hand towel roll containing fresh dispenser material;means for rotatably receiving a reel roll that winds up used dispenser material;a measuring device comprising a first sensor and a second sensor, said measuring device being configu
1. A hand towel dispenser comprising: a reel shell for receiving a hand towel roll containing fresh dispenser material;means for rotatably receiving a reel roll that winds up used dispenser material;a measuring device comprising a first sensor and a second sensor, said measuring device being configured to capture measured values from the first sensor that represent an amount of used dispenser material wound up on the reel roll,capture measured values from the second sensor that represent an amount of fresh dispenser material dispensed from the hand towel roll, anddetermine when a “floor loop” condition has occurred based upon a comparison of measured values captured from the first sensor and the second sensor; anda radio module that is connected to the measuring device, said radio module being configured to receive the measured values captured by the measuring device and to transmit radio signals that contain at least one measured value;wherein the measuring device comprises a first signal-initiating element fastened on a drive roller driving the reel roll,wherein the measuring device comprises a second signal-initiating element fastened on a deflection shaft for the hand towel roll containing fresh dispenser material, andwherein the radio module is configured to transmit a radio signal “dispenser not drawing in” when the measuring device determines that a “floor loop” condition has occurred. 2. The hand towel dispenser according to claim 1, wherein the measuring device comprises a third sensor and a third signal-initiating element, wherein the third signal-initiating element is stationarily fastened on a housing of the hand towel dispenser. 3. The hand towel dispenser according to claim 1, wherein the radio module and the first sensor are fastened on the reel shell. 4. The hand towel dispenser according to claim 1, wherein the second sensor and/or a third sensor is arranged on the reel shell. 5. The hand towel dispenser according to claim 1, wherein an indication of a supply of dispenser material as determined by the measuring device is transmitted, wherein a first supply state “dispenser almost empty” is transmitted when a remaining supply of dispenser material is less than 25%, and wherein a second supply state “dispenser empty” is transmitted when the residual supply of dispenser material is depleted. 6. The hand towel dispenser according to claim 5, wherein the first supply state “dispenser almost empty” is transmitted when the remaining supply of dispenser material is less than 15%. 7. The hand towel dispenser according to claim 1, wherein the radio module comprises a microcontroller with which the used amount of dispenser material can be determined from the measured values captured by the measuring device. 8. The hand towel dispenser according to claim 1, wherein the hand towel dispenser comprises a protocol converter configured to receive data transmitted by the radio module and forward said data wirelessly to an external communication network. 9. The hand towel dispenser according to claim 8, wherein the protocol converter is a gateway that comprises a clock so that a forwarded radio signal also comprises, in addition to the at least one measured value, the time of its forwarding. 10. The hand towel dispenser according to claim 1, wherein a level indication representing a current amount of used dispenser material is transmitted in a periodically transmitted radio signal by the radio module. 11. The hand towel dispenser according to claim 1, wherein the radio module transmits a periodic signal that indicates that the radio module is in operation. 12. The hand towel dispenser according to claim 1, wherein the radio module transmits radio signals in a frequency range between 868 MHz and 870 MHz. 13. The hand towel dispenser according to claim 1, wherein a transmission time of a radio signal of the radio module is between 55 ms and 65 ms. 14. The hand towel dispenser according to claim 1, wherein a number of revolutions that the reel roll that winds up the used dispenser material carries out is captured by the measuring device. 15. The hand towel dispenser according to claim 1, wherein the drive roller is fastened on the reel shell and is configured to wind used dispenser material around a reel axis of the reel roll. 16. The hand towel dispenser according to claim 15, wherein the hand towel dispenser comprises a spring storage drive with which the drive roller is driven. 17. The hand towel dispenser according to claim 16, wherein a deflection roller is arranged on a housing of the hand towel dispenser and is driven during a winding off of dispenser material from the hand towel roll containing fresh dispenser material and by which the spring storage drive is pre-tensioned. 18. The hand towel dispenser according to claim 16, wherein the spring storage drive comprises a time-delay device that is activated during the winding off of dispenser material from the hand towel roll containing fresh dispenser material and after a course of a set time span activates the spring storage drive for drawing in the used dispenser material. 19. The hand towel dispenser according to claim 15, wherein the drive roller forms a rotatable frictional contact with the reel roll comprising the used dispenser material. 20. The hand towel dispenser according to claim 19, wherein the drive roller is provided with nubs on its jacket surface. 21. The hand towel dispenser according to claim 9, wherein the hand towel dispenser comprises a signal amplifier or signal preparer that is arranged between the radio module and the gateway. 22. The hand towel dispenser according to claim 1, wherein the radio module comprises a battery, and wherein a state of the battery is captured by the radio module and transmitted from the radio module as another data signal. 23. The hand towel dispenser according to claim 1, wherein the hand towel dispenser comprises a manual defect switch connected to the radio module so that upon actuation of the defect switch a message “dispenser defect” is transmitted by the radio module. 24. The hand towel dispenser according to claim 5, wherein the radio signals that comprise the supply states “dispenser almost empty” and “dispenser empty” can be transmitted in real time by the radio module. 25. The hand towel dispenser according to claim 1, wherein the radio signals transmitted by the radio module comprise an identification of the product dispenser. 26. The hand towel dispenser according to claim 1, wherein the radio signals transmitted by the radio module comprise a location of the product dispenser. 27. The hand towel dispenser according to claim 1, wherein the hand towel dispenser is connected to a central data processing system for data transmission via an external communication network via a gateway. 28. The hand towel dispenser according to claim 27, wherein the external communication network is a mobile telephone network and wherein the data transmission from the gateway to the central data processing system takes place via the mobile telephone network. 29. A kit for retrofitting a hand towel dispenser according to claim 1, comprising: a first sensor, a second sensor and a third sensor;a first magnet, a second magnet and a third magnet; anda gateway. 30. A method for monitoring and servicing a hand towel dispenser according to claim 27, wherein the method comprises the steps: capturing a supply state “dispenser almost empty” or “dispenser empty” in at least one hand towel dispenser by the measuring device;receiving a radio signal “dispenser almost empty” or “dispenser empty” transmitted from the radio module in real time by the protocol converter; andforwarding a received radio signal “dispenser almost empty” or “dispenser empty” together with an indication of a time of the transmission via the protocol converter by the external communication network to the central data processing system. 31. The method according to claim 30, further comprising the steps: capturing the used amount of dispenser material on the winding-up reel roll by the measuring device;forwarding the captured, used amount of dispenser material in a periodically transmitted radio signal from the radio module to the protocol converter;forwarding the radio signal together with the indication of the time of the transmission from the protocol converter to the central data processing system;storing the captured, used amount of dispenser material in a data memory of the central data processing system; andprocessing the detected amounts of dispenser material with the particular indications of time with the central data processing system to data concerning the frequency of use and the product consumption of the hand towel dispenser. 32. A method for retrofitting a hand towel dispenser such that it becomes a hand towel dispenser according to claim 1, comprising the steps: replacing an original reel shell with a reel shell having a pre-assembled radio module; andincorporating magnets in the hand towel dispenser.
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