Dual roll paper towel dispenser
A dual roll paper towel dispenser, a method of dispensing towel from a dual roll paper towel dispenser, and a method of servicing a dual roll paper towel dispenser are disclosed herein. The dual roll paper towel dispenser can be provided with a dispenser mechanism disposed in a dispenser housing. The dispenser mechanism can include a first drive roller for dispensing paper from an upper first roll of paper and a second drive roller for dispensing paper from a lower second roll of paper. The dispenser mechanism can further include a drive system including a motor for selectively operating the first drive roller and the second drive roller, wherein the drive system powers the motor in a first rotational direction to actuate the first drive roller and powers the motor in a second rotational direction opposite the first rotational direction to actuate the second drive roller.
1. A method of monitoring and operating a dual roll paper towel dispenser comprising:
(a) providing a motor carrying out dispensing cycles;
(b) detecting that one or more rolls in the dispenser is empty when a paper sensor does not detect paper after two consecutive dispensing cycles from the same roll;
(c) monitoring an opened and closed status of a door of the dispenser;
(d) conducting a paper loading operation for each roll that has been detected as being empty when the door status has changed from opened to closed;
(e) recording that a new roll has been loaded into the dispenser when the paper sensor detects that a sheet has been dispensed; and
(f) resetting a direction setting of the motor to match a setting that existed prior to the paper loading operation.
2. The method of claim 1 , further including activating an indicator light upon detection of a roll being empty.
3. The method of claim 1 , further including the step of changing a direction setting of the motor when an empty roll is detected.