Patent ID: 9604811
Date: 2017-03-28
CPC Classifications: A47K,B65H,G07F,Y10T

Claim:
1. A sheet product dispenser, comprising: a loading station for loading a roll of sheet material; a sheet feeding mechanism configured to feed sheet material from the roll; a presentation station for presenting one or more discrete sheet products of the sheet material to an end user; a folding station configured for folding the sheet material downstream of the sheet feeding mechanism and prior to presentation at the presentation station; a sheet product conveying mechanism configured to convey the one or more discrete sheet products to the presentation station; a separation mechanism for separating the one or more discrete sheet products from the sheet material, the separation mechanism configured to drive the sheet feeding mechanism at a first speed and the sheet product conveying mechanism at a second speed that is higher than the first speed; a sensor downstream of the sheet feeding mechanism and upstream of the sheet product conveying mechanism, the sensor being configured to detect a presence of the sheet material; and a controller configured to facilitate dispensing of the one or more discrete sheet products to the presentation station in response to a signal, the controller also being configured to receive and store data comprising data associated with the sensor.