Sheet material dispenser assembly for selectively dispensing sheet material from a plurality of supplies of rolled sheet material

A sheet material dispenser, comprising:

• a dispenser housing with a first and a second supply of sheet material supported therein;
• a first driven roller rotatably mounted within the dispenser housing and configured to drive sheet material from the first supply of sheet material;
• a second driven roller rotatably mounted within the dispenser housing and configured to drive sheet material from the second supply of sheet material;
• a drive mechanism operably coupled to a select one of the first or second driven roller to selectively drive rotation of the select one of the first or the second driven roller, the drive mechanism comprising:
• a motor configured to drive in a first rotation direction and further configured to drive in a second rotation direction, opposite to the first rotation direction;
• a plurality of gears for transferring power from the drive mechanism to the select one of the first or the second driven roller, the plurality of gears comprising;
• a drive gear mounted to the motor;
• an intermediate gear configured to be slidably received within a transmission guide defined in a first end plate of the housing that extends along a path between the respective first and second driven rollers, wherein the intermediate gear is positioned in engagement with the drive gear and rotates in a direction that is in opposition to the select first or second rotation direction of the motor;
• a first roller gear mounted to a distal end of the first driven roller;
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• a second roller gear mounted to a distal end of the second drive roller, wherein selective rotation of a respective first or second roller gear affects a complementary rotation of the coupled first or second driven roller;
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• a control circuitry in communication with the drive mechanism that is programmed to selectively actuate the motor to drive in the first or second rotation direction to feed the sheet material from a selected supply of the first supply of sheet material or the second supply of sheet material through a discharge defined in the dispenser housing.

A sheet material dispenser, comprising:

• a dispenser housing with a first and a second supply of sheet material supported therein;
• a first driven roller rotatably mounted within the dispenser housing and configured to drive sheet material from the first supply of sheet material;
• a second driven roller rotatably mounted within the dispenser housing and configured to drive sheet material from the second supply of sheet material;
• a drive mechanism operably coupled the first and second driven rollers to selectively drive rotation of a select one of the first or the second driven rollers, the drive mechanism comprising:
• a motor having a drive shaft that has a proximal section and a spaced distal section, wherein the motor is configured to drive in a first rotation direction and in a second, opposite, rotation direction;
• a first belt gear coupled to the first driven roller and a second belt gear coupled to the second driven roller;
• a first drive gear mounted on the proximal section of the drive shaft and a second drive gear mounted on the distal section of the drive shaft;
• a first drive belt configured to engage the first belt gear and the first drive gear and a second drive belt configured to engage the second belt gear and the second drive gear;
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• a plurality of clutch assemblies, at least one clutch assembly configured to be operably integrated with the first drive gear and at least one clutch assembly configured to be operably integrated with the second drive gear, wherein, upon selective rotation of the motor in the first rotation direction, the at least one clutch assembly configured to be operably integrated with the first drive gear disengages with the second drive gear and operatively engages the first drive gear to affect transfer of torque to the first drive gear so that the first driven roller is driven by the first drive belt and first drive gear to rotate and dispense its supply of sheet material, and wherein, upon selective rotation of the motor in the second rotation direction, the at least one clutch assembly configured to be operably integrated with the second drive gear disengages with the first drive gear and operatively engages the second drive gear to affect transfer of torque to the second drive gear so that the first driven roller is driven by the second drive belt and second drive gear to rotate and dispense its supply of sheet material.

A sheet material dispenser, comprising:

• a dispenser housing with a first and a second supply of sheet material supported therein;
• a first driven roller rotatably mounted within the dispenser housing and configured to drive sheet material from the first supply of sheet material;
• a second driven roller rotatably mounted within the dispenser housing and configured to drive sheet material from the second supply of sheet material;
• a drive mechanism operably coupled the first and second driven rollers to selectively drive rotation of a select one of the first or the second driven rollers, the drive mechanism comprising:
• a motor having a drive shaft that has a proximal section and a spaced distal section, wherein the motor is configured to drive in a first rotation direction and in a second, opposite, rotation direction;
• a first drive gear mounted on the proximal section of the drive shaft and a second drive gear mounted on the distal section of the drive shaft;
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• a plurality of clutch assemblies configured to be operably integrated with the first drive gear and with the second drive gear, wherein, upon selective rotation of the motor in the first rotation direction, at least one clutch assembly disengages from the second drive gear and operatively engages the first drive gear to affect transfer of torque to the first drive gear so that the first driven roller is driven to rotate and dispense its supply of sheet material, and wherein, upon selective rotation of the motor in the second rotation direction, the at least one clutch assembly disengages from the first drive gear and operatively engages the second drive gear to affect transfer of torque to the second drive gear so that the first driven roller to rotate and dispense its supply of sheet material.