Note: Descriptions are shown in the official language in which they were submitted.
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Dispenser, more particularly sanitary dispenser and refill
The invention relates to a dispenser, in particular a sanitary dispenser for
dispensing toilet
paper or hand towel paper. Furthermore, the invention relates to a refill and
a bearing unit for
such a refill.
In the application, the following terms are used substantially as follows,
without being limited
thereto:
Dispenser: The dispenser is a preferably wall-mountable apparatus with a
housing for
receiving refills with a material web wound into a roll. On the inside, the
dispenser typically has a guide path, which leads from an upper insertion
position into a lower dispensing position. Journals protruding from the refill
are
guided in this guide path. In the dispensing position, the refill can rotate
in order
to unwind material and dispense it from the dispenser in portions.
Refill: By refill is meant a material web, in particular made of paper,
wound into a roll.
Journals, via which the refill is rotatably mounted, protrude from the refill
on
both sides.
Journals: The journals protruding from the refill serve for the rotatable
mounting of the
refill in the dispenser.
Axle support: The axle support is connected to the material web wound into a
roll on the one
hand and supports the journals protruding beyond the roll on the other hand.
There are at least three types of axle support:
¨ An axle support which extends substantially through the roll of the
refill.
Such an axle support is called a supporting rod.
¨ Two separate axle supports which are inserted from the side into a roll ¨
preferably provided with a hollow cardboard core. Such axle supports are
called end caps.
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¨ Two separate axle supports which are preferably pressed into corelessly
wound rolls from the side in the axial region. Such axle supports are called
holding tips.
Bearing unit: Bearing unit denotes a unit consisting of axle support and
journals, which is
insertable in its entirety into a refill.
Dispensers for material webs (refills) wound into rolls are known in a variety
of designs. The
material webs are predominantly paper, in particular sanitary or hygiene
paper, kitchen paper,
etc. but also plastic films or metal foils. The dispensers often have opposing
walls, in which
guide paths from a filling point at least into a dispensing position, and
optionally further into a
collection chamber for empty bearing units accommodating the rolls, are
provided.
With the two journals of a bearing unit a new refill is thus inserted into the
two guide paths and
then generally slides downwards into the dispensing position under the
influence of gravity. If
the journals are formed on the ends of a supporting rod, then once the roll
has been used up
the empty supporting rod falls further downwards into the collection chamber,
and can be
removed from there.
If the refills are always to be inserted in the same way and in the correct
position, for example
in order that the material web is always provided in the same position, then
both the two guide
paths and the two journals are formed differently, in order to prevent
incorrect insertion.
The correspondence between the mirror-inverted element pair of guide path and
journal is
called coding, and known codings comprise for example the diameter of the
journal and the
gap width of the guide path, a journal with a bearing channel and bars on the
guide path
engaging therein, parallel non-rotating surfaces on the journal and on the
guide path, etc. By
means of different codings, it is possible in particular to prevent a
dispenser from being refilled
with unsuitable rolls, and to ensure that matching products are used (EP
1927308 B1).
A further development of the above-described coding is shown in WO 2013/123536
A2. The
supporting rod (bearing unit) described there for a material web wound into a
roll has a journal
which is rotatably mounted on the rest of the supporting rod. In the dispenser
itself, there is a
device (in the simplest case a ridge which engages in a groove of the journal)
which holds the
journal in a rotationally fixed manner. Through the rotatability of the
journal relative to the other
supporting rod on which the material web is wound, the roll with the material
web can rotate
in the dispensing position and thus the material web can be unwound, although
¨ as already
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mentioned ¨ the journal is held in a rotationally fixed manner. If a "wrong"
supporting rod is
inserted, in the case of which the relative rotatability between bearing
surface and the rest of
the supporting rod is not provided, the roll cannot rotate in the dispensing
position and the
dispenser is jammed. As a whole, this function is called a "rotary coding".
The object of the invention is to specify a further coding possibility for a
dispenser, a refill or
an associated bearing unit and/or to specify a bearing unit or refill which
can move, guided
well, in at least one guide path of a dispenser.
This object is achieved by a refill with the features of claim 10 or 31, a
bearing unit with the
features of claim 24 and/or a dispenser with the features of claim 1 or 32.
The essence of the invention is that on the one hand a special formation with
an asymmetrical
circumferential groove is specified for the refill or its journals and/or on
the other hand a special
guide path with a guide bar which is aligned parallel to the path plane is
proposed for a
dispenser.
These features make it possible to provide a novel coding, in which only
particular journals or
refills fit into particular dispensers.
The asymmetrical circumferential groove according to the invention and/or the
guide bar, fitting
it, provided on the dispenser side and aligned parallel to the path plane
also, irrespective of
the novel coding, make it possible to guide the refill in the dispenser
exactly during the
movement from the insertion position into the dispensing position, whereby a
jamming or tilting
of the refill in the dispenser is reliably prevented.
In general, the asymmetrical circumferential groove according to the invention
will be provided
only on one side of the refill, precisely like the associated guide bar in the
dispenser (there as
close as possible to the insertion position), in order to ensure that the
refill cannot be inserted
into the dispenser inverted by 180 .
A guide bar arranged in the region of the insertion position can in the first
place prevent an
incorrect insertion of a refill or of a wrongly coded or uncoded refill.
However, the guide bar can be inserted in a further manner, namely on the way
from the
insertion position to the dispensing position by attaching a "coding trap",
which is preferably
formed as a gap in the guide path, there for example in a horizontal or
slightly inclined section.
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The gap, or also several gaps offset one behind another, can be arranged such
that only one
end of a journal guided by the guide bar exactly over it passes the gaps or
interruptions in the
guide path. Wrongly coded or uncoded journals fall into the gap and thus
cannot be used or
dispensed in the dispenser.
A further insertion possibility of the guide bar aligned according to the
invention is insertion in
the dispensing position itself. There, it can in turn hold the correspondingly
coded axle journal
exactly in position and ¨ if this is desired ¨ also hold it in a rotationally
fixed manner. In such
a case, a movability of the refill with respect to the axle journal then has
to be provided, since,
without this movability/rotatability, no dispensing of a paper web can be
effected in the case
of an axle journal held firmly. A rotary coding can thus be realized in which
only refills which
have such a rotary-coded property are suitable for the dispensing. This rotary
coding can on
the one hand be realized in that the axle journal the asymmetrical
circumferential groove of
which is held in a rotationally fixed manner is mounted rotatably with respect
to an axle support.
This axle support can consist for example of an end cap which is pushed into a
cardboard
sleeve, but it can also be formed as a continuous rod transverse through a
paper roll.
Another possibility for producing a rotatability between the journal and the
material web is to
mount the material web sliding on an axle support which is fixedly connected
to the journal. A
relative rotatability of the refill relative to the journal held firmly is
then also realizable.
The subject of the invention is not only a specially formed dispenser, but
also a refill in which
the journal has at least one circumferential groove formed asymmetrical with
respect to the
axis of rotation. This circumferential groove will be formed in terms of its
shape and its
dimensioning such that it fits a corresponding guide bar in the associated
dispenser.
A formation in which the circumferential groove, at its greatest depth,
starting from the
circumference up to beyond the axis of rotation, extends into the journal is
particularly
favourable. Through such a very deep circumferential groove in the form of a
cut, very tall
associated guide bars, which on the one hand allow a good mechanical guiding
and on the
other hand have a high level of coding security against the insertion of
wrongly coded or
uncoded rods, can be provided on the dispenser side.
If the floor of the circumferential groove is substantially flat and
preferably runs transverse to
the axis of rotation and next to it, it can easily be achieved that no
rotation of the journal is
possible for example in the dispensing position. This then has to be achieved
relative to the
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refill, whereby a rotary coding is achieved in combination with the
asymmetrically formed
circumferential groove.
The term the circumferential groove incidentally does not mean that the groove
extends over
the entire circumference in the form of a continuous channel: on the contrary,
it is preferably
provided that the circumferential groove only extends over part of the
circumference, whereas
the rest of the circumferential region is preferably essentially part of a
cylinder barrel. An
asymmetry of the journal can thus be achieved in a simple manner, in
particular in the form of
a cut.
The invention relates not only to dispenser and refill, but also to a bearing
unit around which
the material web wound into a roll is then wound. The bearing unit itself
consists substantially
of an axle support, which is connected to the material web, and a specially
coded journal. The
axle support itself can be formed for example of two separate end caps.
However, it can also
be a continuous rod.
The journal itself is preferably specially coded only on one side, namely by
an asymmetrical
circumferential groove.
The invention will now be described in more detail below with reference to the
figures of the
attached drawing, without being limited thereto. There are shown in:
Fig. 1 a schematic oblique view of a dispenser,
Figs. 2 and 3 partial cross sections through the side walls of a dispenser
housing,
Fig. 4 an inside view of a side wall with a first design of the arresting
device,
Fig. 5 an oblique view of an opened dispenser with a correctly coded
supporting rod,
Fig. 6 an oblique view of an opened dispenser with a first design of a
wrongly coded
supporting rod,
Fig. 7 a partial cross section through the side wall according to Fig.
6 in the region of
the arresting device,
Fig. 8 a partial cross section through the side wall according to Fig.
6 in the region of
the arresting device with a second design of a wrongly coded supporting rod,
Fig. 9 a top view of the arresting device,
Fig. 10 a top view of a variant of the arresting device, and
Figs. 11 and 12 oblique views of the region of the arresting device on a
dispenser
according to Fig. 5,
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Fig. 13 a perspective inside view of an opened dispenser with
supporting rods in
different positions,
Fig. 14 an enlarged representation in the region of the insertion
position according to
Fig. 13,
Fig. 15 a journal in the dispensing position,
Fig. 16 an embodiment example of a toilet paper dispenser in a
perspective opened
position,
Fig. 17 a similar representation to Fig. 16, but with an inserted
journal in two different
positions (once in the insertion position, once in the dispensing position),
Fig. 18 a bearing unit formed of two opposing end caps,
Fig. 19 an embodiment example of a refill according to the invention
with two end caps
in a perspective view,
Fig. 20 the refill of Fig. 19 in a side view,
Fig. 21 a bearing unit with a continuous axle support in a perspective
view,
Figs. 22 and 23 a top view with different rotational state of the journal,
Fig. 24 an embodiment example with a continuous journal with a large
diameter, in
which the journal with the asymmetrical circumferential groove is firmly
connected to the axle support.
A dispenser for toilet paper, hand towel paper or the like has, according to
Fig. 1, a housing 1
with a rear wall, two side walls 3 parallel to one another and an openable
cover 6. In the side
walls 3 parallel to one another, two differently formed guide paths 4, 5
extend in each case in
a plane from top to bottom into a dispensing position 10, in which elements,
not shown, form
a temporary bearing until the material web 12 wound into a roll 8 has been
used up. The roll
8 rotates about its axis, in which a supporting rod 11 with journals 14, 15
protruding beyond
the roll 8 on both sides is arranged. Instead of a supporting rod 11, the
material web 12 can,
according to Fig. 9 and Fig. 10, also be arranged on a cardboard sleeve 31
closed by means
of two end caps 30, wherein the journals 14, 15 protrude axially from the two
end caps 30.
As Figs. 2 and 3 show, the guide paths 4, 5 in the side walls 3 have a
different cross section.
The guide path 4 is a simple groove with a rectangular cross section, and the
guide path 5
represents a groove with a more complex cross section. The journals 14, 15 are
also formed
correspondingly, i.e. the journal 14 represents a cylindrical peg which
engages loosely in the
guide path 4. In contrast, the journal 15 has an end flange 24, which is
recessed from the
supporting rod 11 or from the end cap 30 by a neck groove 23 and in which a
circumferential
groove 25 formed as a cut is provided parallel to the neck groove 23. The
circumferential
groove 25 comprises in particular more than half of the diameter of the
journal 15, and only a
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residual cross section in the shape of a circular segment remains. A fin-like
bar 22 of the guide
path 5 protrudes into the cut 25, with the result that the journal 15 slides
in the guide path 5 in
an axially non-displaceable and torque-proof manner. The fin-like bar 22
extends at least along
a horizontal or moderately inclined section of the guide path 5, optionally up
to just before the
dispensing position 10. The fin-like bar 22 in each case bridges the arresting
device visible in
Fig. 4 for wrongly coded or uncoded journals, which has at least two
interruptions 20a, 20b in
the guide path, as will be explained in even more detail below.
Fig. 4 shows a section of a side wall 3 of the dispenser provided with the
guide path 5. The
guide path 5 begins at the insertion position 9 for the roll 8 with an
entrance region tapering in
a funnel-like manner, and continues in a section falling downwards in a
slightly inclined manner.
In this section, approximately in the middle, two interruptions 20a, 20b are
provided one after
the other in the form in each case of a bulge or depression in the lower side
wall of the guide
path 5. As mentioned, the fin-like bar 22 begins in the entrance region and
extends over the
two interruptions 20a, 20b.
Fig. 5 shows an opened dispenser with a supporting rod 11, represented
simplified, pushed
into the guide paths 4, 5. As can be seen, the journal 15 slides over the
interruptions 20,
because, as can be seen from the enlarged representation in Fig. 3, the
bearing width of the
head region 24, thus its extent parallel to the axis of the roll 8, is larger
than the width of each
of the two interruptions 20a, 20b. A displacement of the supporting rod 11 or
of the cardboard
sleeve with end caps 30 in the axial direction is prevented by a guide
surface, which can be
provided in a different manner. For one thing, the guide surface can be formed
on the fin-like
bar 22 protruding into the circumferential groove 25. Furthermore, it is
conceivable that a bar,
not shown, or the like protrudes into the neck groove 23, and finally the
guide surface can also
be provided on the opposite second side wall 3 of the dispenser shown in Fig.
2.
Figs. 6 to 8 show, corresponding to Figs. 5 and 6, the same situation with two
supporting rods
11' that are wrong or do not fit. As can be seen in detail from Figs. 7 and 8,
the journal 17 of
a supporting rod 11' is shorter, with the result that, when inserted into the
guide path 5, it finds
space on the left or, in the case of a wider neck groove 23, on the right next
to the fin-like bar
22. Having arrived at the interruptions 20a or 20b, the journal 17 falls into
the depression, from
which the supporting rod 11' wound with the full roll 8 can be gripped and
taken out again by
hand only quite laboriously. The interruptions 20a, 20b thus represent an
arresting device for
rolls 8 with protruding, wrongly coded or uncoded journals 17.
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Figs. 9 and 10 in each case show a top view of the section of the guide path 5
from Fig. 4
provided with the interruptions 20a, 20b in two different designs. Fig. 9
shows the offset
arrangement of the two interruptions 20a, 20b one after the other as well as
the fin-like bar 22
cut approximately parallel thereto. A schematically indicated journal 15 is
shown in three
positions one behind another, wherein it is guided by the bar 22 during its
forward movement.
The width of the side wall of the groove is larger than the width of the
journal, thus its axial
extent parallel to the axis of the roll 8, and larger than the width of the
interruptions 20a, 20b,
with the result that the travelling journal 15 cannot fall into either of the
two interruptions 20a,
20b of the arresting device, because it rests at least on one of the remaining
strips 27a, 27b,
27c of the side wall.
A design with two interruptions 20a, 20b arranged next to one another and only
separated by
a thin middle strip 27d is represented in Fig. 10, wherein the guide surface
is formed against
axial displacement of the supporting rod 11 or of the cardboard sleeve
provided with end caps
30 by resting against the opposite side wall 3 of the dispenser or in the
guide path 4 thereof.
It is obvious that wrongly coded or uncoded supporting rods 11', as shown in
Figs. 7 and 8,
fall into the interruptions 20a, 20b of the arresting device.
Figs. 11 and 12 show oblique views of the section of the guide path according
to Fig. 5,
wherein a journal 15 is represented in the insertion position at the entrance
into the guide path
5 in Fig. 11. The circumferential groove 25 parallel to the neck groove 23
between the head
region 24 and the body of the journal 15 is clearly recognizable. The
asymmetrical
circumferential groove 25 represents a possibility of a journal-side coding,
which the fin-like
bar 22 is shaped to fit as coding of the guide path 5.
In the embodiment example represented in Fig. 13 the inside of an opened
dispenser is shown.
A guide path 4, which has a guide bar 22, is arranged in the side wall 3. The
guide bar 22,
which extends into the guide path 4 from above in the manner of a fin, engages
in the
circumferential groove 25 formed asymmetrically according to the invention in
the end region
of the journal 15 and guides the latter into a first section of the guide path
4 following the
insertion position 9. The interruption 20, already described further above,
which stops wrongly
coded or uncoded journals is also provided in this first section of the guide
path 4. Only
correctly coded journals with an asymmetrical circumferential groove 25, which
are guided by
the fin-like guide bar 22, can come over the interruption 20 safely by resting
on the guide path
4.
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Finally, the journal passes over the positions 15`, 15" ultimately into the
position 15¨, which
corresponds to the dispensing position 10. From there, the paper or generally
the material
web wound into a roll is then dispensed. It is to be mentioned here that, for
the sake of clarity,
only the journal 15 itself is shown in Fig. 13. In reality, the journal is
only part of a bearing unit,
namely an end cap, as is shown on the left in Fig. 18. The entire bearing unit
of Fig. 18 consists,
for the rest, of the left-hand end cap with the journal 15 and the right-hand
end cap with a
purely cylindrical uncoded journal.
Fig. 14 shows a section of Fig. 13 in the region of the insertion position 9
again in detail,
wherein it is clearly visible how the guide bar 22 running parallel to the
path plane engages in
the asymmetrical circumferential groove 25 of the journal 15 and thus guides
it safely over the
interruption. The interruption, which is generally denoted 20 in Fig. 13, is
in detail a two-part
interruption with two laterally offset interruptions 20a and 20b lying one
behind the other.
Fig. 15 shows the journal 15 in the dispensing position 10, in which the
dispensing of the paper
is effected by rotating the refill. Also in this dispensing position 10, a
guide bar 20a aligned
parallel to the path plane of the guide path engages in the asymmetrical
circumferential groove
25. In this position, the journal is held in a torque-proof manner by the
engagement of the
guide bar 20a in the circumferential groove 25. A rotation of the refill roll,
as is shown in Fig.
19, is only possible because the journal 15 is mounted rotatably relative to
the end cap, which
is plugged into a cardboard sleeve of the refill. Bearings which do not have
this rotary coding
jam. In such a case, no paper can be pulled off a roll.
The embodiment example represented in Fig. 16 is not a hand towel dispenser,
as in the
previously described figures, but a smaller dispenser for dispensing toilet
paper, which is also
designed more simply. However, a guide path 4 is again provided in the side
path 3. In the
left-hand side wall in Fig. 16, the mere guide path is shown without inserted
journals. In the
opposite, similarly running guide path, which has a simpler profile however,
two right-hand
end caps 30a are shown schematically, as will be explained in even more detail
with reference
to Fig. 18.
Fig. 17 differs from Fig. 16 only in that there two journals 15 are shown in
two different positions,
namely in the insertion position at the top and in the dispensing position 10
at the bottom.
Figs. 16 and 17 show, in the insertion position 9, a guide bar 22b, protruding
in a fin-like
manner, which in turn cooperates with an asymmetrical circumferential groove
25 of great
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depth in the journal 15, with the result that only refills which have such an
asymmetrical
circumferential groove ¨ coding ¨ can be inserted into the dispenser in the
first place.
In addition to the guide bar 22b in the region of the insertion position 9,
there is also a second
guide bar 22a in the region of the dispensing position 10 in Figs. 16 and 17.
There, the journal
15¨, as Fig. 17 shows, rests on a bearing 29 of a control lever 28. This
control lever is moved
away via a mechanism, not represented in more detail, if the paper roll has
been used up,
whereby the journal and thus the empty refill can fall downwards out of the
dispenser.
In the dispensing position represented in Fig. 17, the journal 15¨ is also
held in a rotationally
fixed manner. The refill can only rotate because the journal 15¨ is mounted
rotatably relative
to the end cap (rotary coding).
It can still be seen in Fig. 16 that the guide bar 22b in the insertion
position 9 has a sloped
region 18, which makes an easier insertion of a journal with an asymmetrical
circumferential
groove possible.
The embodiment example represented in Fig. 18 is a bearing unit which has two
separate end
caps 30 and 30a as axle support, which are insertable into a cardboard core
sleeve 7, not
represented here, of the refill (roll of wound paper). In order to make this
insertion secured
against rotating, the two end caps 30 and 30a have protrusions 26.
The right-hand end cap 30a in Fig. 18 is a standard end cap with a cylindrical
journal 14. The
left-hand end cap 30 is a special end cap according to the invention; in
addition to the end cap
itself, it also comprises a rotatably mounted journal 15, which is rotatable
relative to the end
cap 30 about an axis of rotation 13 (centre axis through the journal).
However, in operation ¨
as already mentioned previously ¨ the journal is held stationary in the
dispensing position 10,
while the entire refill 2 (material web 12/roll 8) rotates together with the
end caps 30 and 30a.
An asymmetrical circumferential groove in the form of a cut is seen in Fig. 18
in the head
region 24 of the journal 15. The term circumferential groove is used because
the groove
originates from the circumference of the otherwise cylindrical head region.
The cut is deeper
than the axis of rotation 13. The two side walls 25a are parallel to one
another and are
perpendicular to the axis of rotation 13. The groove floor 25b is preferably
flat and likewise lies
perpendicular to the axis of rotation, but in Fig. 18 runs past this
underneath.
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The invention is not limited to cylindrical head regions of the journal, for
example cubic or
differently formed head regions can by all means also be provided. The
important thing is that
a groove is present which originates from the circumferential surface into the
inside and is
formed asymmetrical with respect to the axis of rotation.
Fig. 19 shows an embodiment example of a refill according to the invention
with the end caps
of Fig. 18 (the rear end cap 30a is not visible in Fig. 19). The wound
material web 12 (roll 8)
preferably has a cardboard core sleeve 7, which is not visible here, in the
middle. The two end
caps 30 and 30a are plugged into this. However, they can in principle also be
plugged directly
into a material web wound with a hollow space.
In the embodiment example represented in Fig. 20, the two end caps 30 and 30a
are seen
with their respective journals 14 and 15, wherein the journal 15 is formed
specially according
to the invention. On the one hand, it is preferably mounted rotatably relative
to the end cap 30
about the axis 13. According to the invention it has a circumferential groove
in the form of a
cut 25, which is so deep that it goes to beyond the axis of rotation. The two
side walls 25a are
substantially parallel to one another, optionally opened upwards in a slightly
V-shaped manner,
in order to make an easier penetration of a guide bar 22 of the dispenser
possible.
The floor 25b of the groove is preferably formed flat, in order that a guide
bar 22a provided in
the dispensing position can rest there and prevents a rotation of the head
region of the journal
15. A particular rotary coding can thus be realized, because the paper
(material web 12) can
be unwound from the refill 2 only when the journal 15a is mounted rotatably
relative to the end
cap 30 and thus relative to the entire rest of the refill.
Fig. 21 shows a further embodiment example of a bearing unit according to the
invention, in
which two separate end caps 30 and 30a are not provided as axle support, but
one continuous
axle support 11 is. The latter again has protrusions 26, in order that this
axle support can be
inserted into a preferably corelessly wound roll secured against rotating. The
journal 15 and
the axle support 11 are mounted rotatably relative to one another. The axle
journal 15 again
has an asymmetrical circumferential groove originating from the circumference
and running
perpendicular to the axis of rotation.
The bearing unit represented in perspective in Fig. 21 is seen in Figs. 22 and
23, again in a
top view with two different positions of the journal 15 relative to the axle
support 11. In the
position represented in Fig. 22 the deeply cut circumferential groove is seen
with substantially
parallel side walls which open slightly outwards. The axle journal 15 is
rotated by 90 in Fig.
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23, with the result that the view is into the groove 25 from above. The groove
floor is thus also
visible.
The two parts 15 and 11 are rotatably connected to one another by retaining
means not
represented in more detail in an axle bearing region 27. For example, they can
be injection-
moulded parts, which have protruding catch lugs or catch recesses, with the
result that the
two parts catch against one another but still remain rotatable after being
pushed in. There are
numerous possibilities for producing the relative rotatability of the two
parts 15 and 11.
In the embodiment example represented in Fig. 24, a journal 15 which has an
asymmetrical
circumferential groove is again provided. The head region 24, which is larger
in diameter than
a neck groove 23, is also clearly recognizable.
In this embodiment example, the journal 15 is not rotatable relative to the
fixed supporting rod,
which has quite a large diameter, but rather is fixedly connected. If the
journal 15 is held in a
rotationally fixed manner in the dispenser via the asymmetrical
circumferential groove 25 in
the dispensing position 10, the material web 12 (roll 8) of the refill 2 can
be unwound only
when this material web is rotatable relative to the fixed supporting rod 11a
by sliding.
Optionally, a cardboard core 7 can be present, but it is also possible for the
material web to
be wound directly onto the fixed supporting rod 11a.
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