Dispenser

Abstract

Disclosed is a dispenser for dispensing sheet products, particularly sanitary paper sheet products, such as paper towels, hand towels, paper napkins, facials, toilet paper, or other wiping products in sheet form. The dispenser includes a housing for accommodating paper towels. The housing includes a front surface and side surfaces, which respectively extend from the front surface towards a back of the dispenser. The housing further includes a dispensing opening for dispensing the paper towels. The dispenser further includes a dispensing mechanism accommodated in the housing for feeding the paper towels through the dispensing opening, a proximity sensor unit configured to detect a motion of an user, and a controller configured to operate the dispensing mechanism upon detection of the motion. The proximity sensor unit is configured to detect the motion in a first sensing region and a second sensing region.

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