Paper Storage Box Capable of Dispensing Paper Without User Contact

Abstract

A paper storage box capable of dispensing paper without requiring a user to contact the paper includes a housing, a pickup roller installed in the housing in a rotatable manner, a protection plate installed on the housing above the pickup roller, an elastic device installed on the protection plate facing the pickup roller, a driving device installed outside the housing for driving the pickup roller, a paper outlet installed on the housing corresponding to the pickup roller, and a paper inlet installed on the housing facing the paper outlet.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

1. Field of the Invention

The present invention provides a paper storage box, and more particularly, a paper storage box capable of dispensing paper without requiring the user to contact the paper.

2. Description of the Prior Art

Name cards are little cards illustrating succinct personal information, and are made of paper, plastic, etc. A user can store the name cards in a cardcase or a wallet. When taking out the name cards, the user opens the cardcase or the wallet to draw out a name card. Obviously, while doing this, it is easy to leave the user's fingerprint on the name card, especially when the name card is made of photo paper.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

It is therefore a primary objective of the claimed invention to provide a paper storage box capable of dispensing paper without requiring the user to contact the paper.

An exemplary embodiment of a paper storage box capable of dispensing paper without requiring the user to contact the paper comprises a housing, a pickup roller installed in the housing in a rotatable manner, a protection plate installed on the housing above the pickup roller, an elastic device installed on the protection plate facing the pickup roller, a driving device installed outside the housing for driving the pickup roller, a paper outlet installed on the housing corresponding to the pickup roller, and a paper inlet installed on the housing facing the paper outlet.

These and other objectives of the present invention will no doubt become obvious to those of ordinary skill in the art after reading the following detailed description of the preferred embodiment that is illustrated in the various figures and drawings.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 illustrates an external diagram of a paper storage box capable of dispensing paper without requiring the user to contact the paper in accordance with the present invention.

FIG. 2 illustrates an internal diagram of the paper storage box shown in FIG. 1.

FIG. 3 illustrates a front view diagram of the paper storage box shown in FIG. 1.

FIG. 4 illustrates a fabricating diagram of the paper storage box shown in FIG. 1.

FIG. 5 illustrates a schematic diagram of a driving device of the paper storage box shown in FIG. 1.

FIG. 6 illustrates a schematic diagram of the paper storage box shown in FIG. 1 fabricated with a driving device.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

Please refer to FIG. 1 to FIG. 4. FIG. 1 illustrates an external diagram of a paper storage box 10 capable of dispensing paper without requiring the user to contact the paper in accordance with the present invention. FIG. 2 illustrates an internal diagram of the paper storage box 10. FIG. 3 illustrates a front view diagram of the paper storage box 10. FIG. 4 illustrates a fabricating diagram of the paper storage box 10. The paper storage box 10 preferably includes a housing 100, a pickup roller 102, a protection plate 104, an elastic device 106, a driving device 108, a paper outlet 110, a paper inlet 112, a low-friction plan 114, and bearing rollers 116, 118, 120, 122, and 124.

The pickup roller 102 and the bearing rollers 116, 118, 120, 122, and 124 are covered by rubber material, and installed in the housing 100 in a in a rotatable manner. The pickup roller 102 is drived by the driving device 108. The protection plate 104 is installed on the housing 100 above the pickup roller 102 and the bearing rollers 116, 118, 120, 122, and 124. The elastic device 106 is installed on the protection plate 104 facing the pickup roller 102, utilized for pressing down, and can be leaf springs. The low-friction plan 114 is installed between the elastic device 106 and a group of the pickup roller 102 and the bearing rollers 116, 118, 120, 122, and 124. Therefore, a paper storing space 126 is formed between the low-friction plan 114 and the bearing rollers 116, 118, 120, 122, and 124. The front and rear of the paper storing space 126 correspond to the paper outlet 110 and the paper inlet 112. The paper storing space 126 is pressed by the elastic device 106, so that paper stored in the paper storing space 126 closely contacts the pickup roller 102 and the bearing rollers 116, 118, 120, 122, and 124. A user can rotate a wheel of the driving device 108 to rotate the pickup roller 102, so as to send out paper stored in the paper storing space 126 from the paper outlet 110. As to a structure of the driving device 108, please refer to FIG. 5. The driving device 108 includes a housing 200, a worm gear 202, a worm wheel 204, a wheel 206, a belt 208, and belt pulleys 210 and 212. As shown in FIG. 5, one end of the worm gear 202 is installed in the housing 200 in a rotatable manner, and another end can buckle to an axis of the pickup roller 102. Therefore, when rotating the wheel 206, the belt pulley 212 drive the belt 208 forward or back, so as to rotate the worm wheel 204, to rotate the worm gear 202, and to drive the pickup roller 102.

Therefore, the user can insert paper into the paper storing space 126 through the paper inlet 112, or open the protection plate 104 and the low-friction plan 114, and put paper into the paper storing space 126. After the low-friction plan 114 and the protection plate 104 are closed, paper stored in the paper storing space 126 closely contacts the pickup roller 102 and the bearing rollers 116, 118, 120, 122, and 124. The user can rotate the wheel 206 to rotate the pickup roller 102, so as to draw out a piece of paper from the paper outlet 110. Therefore, the user can draw out paper stored in the paper storing space 126 without touching the paper, and the user's fingerprint will not stain the paper. In other words, when taking a name card from the paper storage box 10, the user can rotate the wheel 206, and the paper storage box 10 sends out the name card from the paper outlet 110, so that the name card is not stained by the user's fingerprint.

FIG. 4 shows fabricating of the paper storage box 10. Those skilled in the art can replace the driving device 108 with other structures. For example, in FIG. 6, a wheel 600 is utilized for implementing functions of the driving device 108, and can be rotated to drive the pickup roller 102.

In summary, paper stored in the paper storage box 10 can be drawn out without requiring the user to contact the paper, so that name cards made of photo paper can be carried cleanly. Moreover, those skilled in the art can change the size of the paper storage box 10 to match a portable printer, so as to print name cards, or little cards on the go.

Those skilled in the art will readily observe that numerous modifications and alterations of the device and method may be made while retaining the teachings of the invention. Accordingly, the above disclosure should be construed as limited only by the metes and bounds of the appended claims.

Claims

1. A paper storage box capable of dispensing paper without requiring a user to contact the paper comprising: a housing; a pickup roller installed in the housing in a rotatable manner; a protection plate installed on the housing above the pickup roller; an elastic device installed on the protection plate facing the pickup roller; a driving device installed outside the housing for driving the pickup roller; a paper outlet installed on the housing corresponding to the pickup roller; and a paper inlet installed on the housing facing the paper outlet.

2. The paper storage box of claim 1 further comprising a low-friction plate installed between the elastic device and the pickup roller.

3. The paper storage box of claim 1 further comprising a plurality of bearing rollers installed in the housing in a rotatable manner and parallel to the pickup roller.

4. The paper storage box of claim 3, wherein the plurality of bearing rollers are covered by rubber material.

5. The paper storage box of claim 1, wherein the driving device includes a wheel.

6. The paper storage box of claim 5, a diameter of the wheel is larger than a diameter of the pickup roller.

7. The paper storage box of claim 1, wherein the pickup roller is covered by rubber material.

8. The paper storage box of claim 1, wherein the driving device comprises: a worm gear having one end installed in the housing in a rotatable manner and another end capable of buckling to an axis of the pickup roller; a worm wheel installed in the housing in a rotatable manner and engaged with the worm gear; a wheel installed in the housing in a rotatable manner and parallel to the worm wheel, the wheel partially protruding from the housing; and a belt encircling the wheel and the worm wheel.

9. The paper storage box of claim 8, wherein the driving device further comprises a first belt pulley installed on the worm wheel, and a second belt pulley installed on the wheel.