CN110342140B

CN110342140B - Garbage can with automatic dust and odor removing functions and control method

Info

Publication number: CN110342140B
Application number: CN201910619819.9A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 林文广; 连金良
Original assignee: Xiamen University of Technology
Current assignee: Xiamen University of Technology
Priority date: 2019-07-10
Filing date: 2019-07-10
Publication date: 2022-05-06
Anticipated expiration: 2039-07-10
Also published as: CN110342140A

Abstract

The invention provides a garbage can with an automatic dust and odor removing function and a control method. The dust and odor removing device comprises an air exhaust pipeline, a dust collecting bottle, filter cotton and an exhaust fan. According to the garbage can with the automatic dust and odor removing function and the control method, through the mutual cooperation of the pedestrian sensor, the controller and the dust and odor removing device, when the pedestrian sensor is used for sensing that a person approaches the garbage can body, the controller controls the exhaust fan of the dust and odor removing device to start working, so that dust and volatile substances in the garbage can body are extracted and stored in the dust collecting bottle, and the problem that when the existing garbage can is opened, the dust, the volatile substances and the odor flow towards the mouth and the nose of a user is solved.

Description

Garbage can with automatic dust and odor removing functions and control method

Technical Field

The invention relates to the field of garbage treatment, in particular to a garbage can with an automatic dust and odor removing function and a control method.

Background

The dustbin is one of the indispensable instrument in public place, closely relates to our life sanitation and environment. The existing garbage can has simpler functions and is often only used for storing garbage. Today the garbage classification movement is going deep into big cities.

Once the garbage can of kitchen garbage or wet garbage is opened, peculiar smell and volatile substances are generated due to bacterial reproduction in the garbage can, and the garbage can of kitchen garbage or wet garbage can spread on the floor, so that the garbage can is harmful to the health of a user. The existing patents CN201120207083.3, CN201410744715.8 and CN201820895810.1, which are designed on garbage cans with deodorizers or activated carbon bags, can treat part of peculiar smell in the garbage cans through the deodorizers, and the deodorizers are expensive in cost, and need to be replaced periodically, which is inconvenient to use.

And once the garbage can for dry garbage is opened, dust and volatile substances in the garbage can flow towards the mouth and the nose of a user, so that the health of the user is harmed. Therefore, a garbage can with the automatic dust and odor removing function is needed.

Disclosure of Invention

The invention provides a garbage can with an automatic dust and odor removing function, and aims to solve the problem that when the existing garbage can is opened, dust and volatile substances can flow towards the mouth and nose of a user.

A garbage can with an automatic dust and odor removing function comprises a can body, a can cover, a pedestrian sensor, a controller and a dust and odor removing device.

The dust and odor removing device comprises an air exhaust pipeline, a dust collecting bottle, filter cotton and an exhaust fan; one end of the air exhaust pipeline is communicated with the interior of the barrel body, and the other end of the air exhaust pipeline is communicated with the inlet of the dust collecting bottle; the exhaust fan is communicated with the outlet of the dust collecting bottle, and the filter cotton is arranged between the inlet and the outlet of the dust collecting bottle.

The pedestrian sensor is used for sensing whether a person approaches the barrel body or not and transmitting sensing information to the controller.

The controller is used for controlling the working state of the exhaust fan according to the sensing information of the pedestrian sensor.

In the preferred embodiment of the present invention:

as a further improvement, the barrel cover can cover and seal the barrel body, an air circulation gate is arranged on the barrel body, and the air circulation state inside and outside the barrel body is controlled by the air circulation gate.

The air circulation brake is in signal connection with the controller, and the controller is used for controlling the air circulation brake to be opened according to the working state of the exhaust fan.

As a one-step improvement, the controller is used for controlling the opening of the air circulation gate after the exhaust fan works for 2-5 seconds.

As a one-step improvement, the air circulation gates are provided with a plurality of air circulation gates and distributed on the barrel body at positions relatively far away from the inlet of the air suction pipeline.

As a one-step improvement, the inlet of the dust collecting bottle is arranged at the top of the dust collecting bottle, the outlet of the dust collecting bottle is positioned at the position of the side wall higher than the bottom surface of the dust collecting bottle, and the filter cotton is arranged at the position of the outlet of the dust collecting bottle.

As a one-step improvement, the dust collecting bottle is detachably connected with the air exhaust pipeline and the exhaust fan.

As a one-step improvement, the pedestrian sensor is an infrared sensor, and the controller is a single chip microcomputer. The air exhaust pipeline comprises a dust suction nozzle, a corrugated pipe and a straight-insertion connector, the corrugated pipe is communicated with the interior of the barrel body through the dust suction nozzle, and the corrugated pipe is communicated with the dust collecting bottle through the straight-insertion connector.

As a one-step improvement, the dust and odor removing device is also provided with a motor box for protecting an exhaust fan, and the exhaust fan is arranged in the motor box; the bottom of the barrel body is provided with a tire.

As a further improvement, an inner barrel is arranged in the barrel body, the height of the inner barrel is lower than the inlet position of the air exhaust pipeline, or a gap is formed in the side wall of the inner barrel corresponding to the inlet position of the air exhaust pipeline.

The invention also provides a garbage can control method, which is used for controlling the garbage can;

s1, the pedestrian sensor senses whether a person approaches the barrel body, if not, sensing information is not sent to the controller, and the exhaust fan does not work.

And S2, if yes, sending induction information to the controller, and controlling the exhaust fan to work by the controller.

The beneficial effects of the invention are: according to the garbage can with the automatic dust and odor removing function, the pedestrian sensor, the controller and the dust and odor removing device are matched with each other, when the pedestrian sensor is used for sensing that a person approaches the garbage can body, the controller controls the exhaust fan of the dust and odor removing device to start working, dust and volatile substances in the garbage can body are extracted and stored in the dust collecting bottle, and therefore the problem that when the existing garbage can is opened, the dust, the volatile substances and the odor rush to the mouth and nose of the user is solved.

The invention has reasonable structure, not only is simple to process, but also is easy to disassemble and assemble, and is suitable for most places; the garbage bin wholly adopts simple structure, and the cost is lower, uses the controller to cooperate with pedestrian's inductor moreover and carries out intelligent control and makes dust removal effect obvious and energy saving.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention, the drawings that are required to be used in the embodiments will be briefly described below, it should be understood that the following drawings only illustrate some embodiments of the present invention and therefore should not be considered as limiting the scope, and for those skilled in the art, other related drawings can be obtained according to the drawings without inventive efforts.

FIG. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a trash can with an automatic dust and odor removing function according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a schematic view of the trash can of FIG. 1 with the lid open;

FIG. 3 is a schematic view of a part of the structure of the dust and odor removing device of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a schematic view of the construction of the dust bottle and filter cotton of FIG. 3;

FIG. 5 is a schematic structural view of the inner barrel of FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a schematic flow chart illustrating a garbage can controlling method according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 7 is a schematic structural diagram of a trash can with an automatic dust and odor removing function according to another embodiment of the invention.

Icon:

a barrel body 1, an inner barrel 11, a barrel cover 2, a pedestrian sensor 3, a dust and odor removing device 4,

The air suction pipeline 41, the dust suction nozzle 42, the dust collecting bottle 5, the bottle mouth 51, the bottle cap 52, the transverse vent pipe 53, the filter cotton 6, the motor box 7, the hose 71, the tire 8 and the air circulation brake 9.

Detailed Description

In order to make the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the embodiments of the present invention more apparent, the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention will be described clearly and completely with reference to the accompanying drawings of the embodiments of the present invention, and it is obvious that the described embodiments are some, but not all embodiments of the present invention. All other embodiments, which can be obtained by a person skilled in the art without any inventive step based on the embodiments of the present invention, are within the scope of the present invention. Thus, the following detailed description of the embodiments of the present invention, presented in the figures, is not intended to limit the scope of the invention, as claimed, but is merely representative of selected embodiments of the invention. All other embodiments, which can be obtained by a person skilled in the art without any inventive step based on the embodiments of the present invention, are within the scope of the present invention.

In the description of the present invention, it is to be understood that the terms "center", "longitudinal", "lateral", "length", "width", "thickness", "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer", "clockwise", "counterclockwise", and the like, indicate orientations and positional relationships based on those shown in the drawings, and are used only for convenience of description and simplicity of description, and do not indicate or imply that the equipment or element being referred to must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and thus, should not be considered as limiting the present invention.

Furthermore, the terms "first", "second" and "first" are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance or to implicitly indicate the number of technical features indicated. Thus, a feature defined as "first" or "second" may explicitly or implicitly include one or more of that feature. In the description of the present invention, "a plurality" means two or more unless specifically defined otherwise.

In the present invention, unless otherwise expressly stated or limited, the terms "mounted," "connected," "secured," and the like are to be construed broadly and can, for example, be fixedly connected, detachably connected, or integrally formed; can be mechanically or electrically connected; either directly or indirectly through intervening media, either internally or in any other relationship. The specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention can be understood by those skilled in the art according to specific situations.

In the present invention, unless otherwise expressly stated or limited, "above" or "below" a first feature means that the first and second features are in direct contact, or that the first and second features are not in direct contact but are in contact with each other via another feature therebetween. Also, the first feature being "on," "above" and "over" the second feature includes the first feature being directly on and obliquely above the second feature, or merely indicating that the first feature is at a higher level than the second feature. A first feature being "under," "below," and "beneath" a second feature includes the first feature being directly under and obliquely below the second feature, or simply meaning that the first feature is at a lesser elevation than the second feature.

Example 1

Referring to fig. 1 to 5, a trash can with an automatic dust and odor removing function includes a can body 1 and a can cover 2, a pedestrian sensor 3, a controller, and a dust and odor removing device 4.

Referring to fig. 3, the dust and odor removing device 4 includes an air exhaust pipe 41, a dust collecting bottle 5, a filter cotton 6 and an exhaust fan; one end of the air exhaust pipeline 41 is communicated with the inside of the barrel body 1, and the other end is communicated with the inlet of the dust collecting bottle 5. The exhaust fan is communicated with the outlet of the dust collecting bottle 5. Therefore, when the exhaust fan works, air inside the garbage can, dust in the air and volatile substances generating peculiar smell are sucked into the exhaust pipeline 41 due to the air pressure difference, pass through the dust collecting bottle 5 and then are exhausted through the exhaust outlet of the exhaust fan.

Wherein, filter pulp 6 sets up between the entry of dust collecting bottle 5 and the export, consequently by the dust in the gas of combustion, produce the volatile substance of peculiar smell after filter pulp 6 filters, can remain in dust collecting bottle 5 inside to make by the air exhauster exhaust gas also can not have the peculiar smell, do not have the peculiar smell around the garbage bin promptly.

The pedestrian sensor 3 is used for sensing whether a person approaches the barrel body 1 or not and transmitting sensing information to the controller. The controller is used for controlling the working state of the exhaust fan according to the sensing information of the pedestrian sensor 3.

In this embodiment, it is set that when a pedestrian is close to the barrel body 1 three meters and is located in the barrel body 1 three meters, the pedestrian sensor 3 sends the sensing information of the person close to the barrel body 1 to the controller. In other embodiments, the distance can be set to be 2-5 m or other distance values, and the sensing information of people approaching the barrel body 1 is sent to the controller. Further, the distance value can be freely set by the customer as needed.

When the person leaves the barrel body 1 for three meters, the pedestrian sensor 3 sends the sensing information that the person is not approaching the barrel body 1 to the controller, and the controller stops working. In other embodiments, the pedestrian sensor 3 may sense that a person leaves the bucket 1, that is, the person stops sending the sensing information that the person approaches the bucket 1 to the controller after throwing away the garbage. The controller controls the exhaust fan to stop working.

According to the garbage can with the automatic dust and odor removing function, the pedestrian sensor 3, the controller and the dust and odor removing device 4 are matched with each other, when the pedestrian sensor 3 is used for sensing that a person approaches the garbage can body 1, the controller controls the exhaust fan of the dust and odor removing device 4 to start working, dust and volatile substances in the garbage can body 1 are extracted and stored in the dust collecting bottle 5, and therefore the problem that the dust, the volatile substances and the odor flow to the mouth and the nose of a user when the existing garbage can is opened is solved.

The invention has reasonable structure, not only is simple to process, but also is easy to disassemble and assemble, and is suitable for most places; the garbage bin wholly adopts simple structure, and the cost is lower, uses the controller to cooperate with pedestrian's inductor 3 moreover and carries out intelligent control and makes dust removal effect obvious and energy saving.

Referring to fig. 2, the inlet of the dust bottle 5 is disposed at the top of the dust bottle 5, and the outlet of the dust bottle 5 is located at a position higher than the sidewall of the bottom of the dust bottle 5. The inlet of the dust collecting bottle 5 is a bottle mouth 51 of the dust collecting bottle 5, the dust collecting bottle adopts an external thread structure to be connected with a bottle cap 52, and the bottle cap 52 is connected with an air exhaust pipeline 41.

The export of dust collecting bottle 5 is from the lateral wall outside the lateral wall horizontal breather pipe 53 that extends, filter pulp 6 set up in the exit position of dust collecting bottle 5, consequently, the dust that gets into dust collecting bottle 5 through exhaust duct 41, the volatile substance that produces the peculiar smell is stayed in the filter pulp 6 stops the filter pulp in the back to when the air exhauster stop work, the dust and the volatile substance that produces the peculiar smell receive gravity factor to fall to dust collecting bottle 5 bottom.

Wherein a dust collecting cavity is arranged between the outlet of the dust collecting bottle 5 and the bottom surface of the dust collecting bottle 5. In this embodiment the height of the dust collecting chamber is 12 cm.

The dust bottle 5 is detachably connected to the air suction duct 41 and the air suction fan. When the dust collecting bottle is used for a certain time, the dust collecting bottle 5 can be detached and cleaned conveniently by manpower.

Wherein filter pulp 6 adopts and fills in horizontal breather pipe 53 to the mode of card in horizontal breather pipe 53 corresponds the recess is fixed at the exit position of dust collecting bottle 5, consequently, when dismantling dust collecting bottle 5, can also be convenient dismantle out the washing with filter pulp 6, practice thrift the cost, convenient sustainable use.

In this embodiment, the pedestrian sensor 3 is an infrared sensor, and the controller is a single chip microcomputer. And a singlechip is used as a control core, so that the response speed is guaranteed, and the economy is also guaranteed.

Further, the air exhaust pipeline 41 comprises a dust suction nozzle 42, a corrugated pipe and a straight-through joint, the corrugated pipe is communicated with the inside of the barrel body 1 through the dust suction nozzle 42, and the corrugated pipe is communicated with the dust bottle 5 through the straight-through joint. Specifically, the in-line connector communicates with the cap 52 of the dust bottle 5.

Wherein, the exhaust fan is communicated with the dust collecting bottle 5 by a hose 71, and the hose 71 can adopt a corrugated pipe.

Wherein, dust removal removes peculiar smell device 4 and still has motor case 7 that is used for protecting the air exhauster, the air exhauster installation in motor case 7, motor case 7 has the opening of intercommunication hose 71 to and the bottom is equipped with the air exit.

In order to facilitate the movement of the garbage can, the tire 8 is arranged at the bottom of the can body 1.

Referring to fig. 5, an inner barrel 11 is disposed in the barrel body 1, and the height of the inner barrel 11 is lower than the inlet of the air exhaust pipe 41, or a gap is formed on the sidewall of the inner barrel 11 corresponding to the inlet of the air exhaust pipe 41. The inner barrel 11 type garbage can is adopted, the garbage can be conveniently treated, and when the inner barrel 11 is damaged, only the inner barrel 11 needs to be replaced, and the whole garbage can does not need to be replaced. And the later maintenance cost and difficulty are reduced.

Referring to fig. 2, the tub cover 2 is hinged to a side wall of the tub 1, and has a turning driver for driving the tub cover 2 to open relative to the tub 1. The side wall is defined as a rear side wall, wherein the dust and odor removing device 4 is disposed on the rear side wall.

The overturning driver is communicated with the controller, and the controller is used for controlling the overturning driver to drive the barrel cover 2 to be opened relative to the barrel body 1 when the pedestrian sensor 3 detects that a person is close to the barrel body within 10.3 meters.

Referring to fig. 6, the present invention further provides a control method for controlling the trash can of this embodiment

S1, the pedestrian sensor 3 senses whether a person is close to the barrel body within 13 meters, if not, sensing information is not sent to the controller, and the exhaust fan does not work.

Example 2

The device provided by the embodiment of the present invention has the same implementation principle and the same technical effects as those of the embodiment 1, and for brief description, corresponding contents in the embodiment 1 can be referred to for the points not mentioned in the embodiment.

Referring to fig. 7, in the present embodiment, when the barrel cover 2 covers the barrel body 1, an inner cavity of the whole trash can is in a sealed state, and the inner air and the outer air cannot be convected. In other embodiments, when the barrel cover 2 covers the barrel body 1, a gap is still formed to allow convection of air inside and outside the garbage barrel. Or when the exhaust fan works, the controller drives the barrel cover 2 to be opened relative to the barrel body 1 through the turnover driver.

Therefore, in this embodiment, the bung 2 can cover the sealing barrel 1, so that when the trash can is not used, the trash and the volatile matter with the peculiar smell in the trash can cannot fly out, so that the peculiar smell and the dust are dispersed to the periphery of the trash can to pollute the environment.

In this embodiment, an air circulation gate 9 is disposed on the barrel 1, and the air circulation gate 9 controls the air circulation state inside and outside the barrel 1.

The air circulation brake 9 is in signal connection with the controller, and the controller is used for controlling the opening of the air circulation brake 9 according to the working state of the exhaust fan. That is, in the normal state, when the suction fan is not operated, the air circulation gate 9 is in the sealed state.

When the exhaust fan works, the controller controls the air circulation gate 9 to be opened, so that clean air flows into the barrel body 1 from the outside of the barrel body 1 through the air circulation gate 9, and the air in the barrel body 1 is pumped out of the garbage barrel through the exhaust fan and filtered by the filter cotton 6. Through the inflow of clean air, the air quality in the garbage bin is improved, and meanwhile, the phenomenon that the air pressure in the garbage bin is too low to cause too large load of an exhaust fan and damage is avoided.

Further, the controller is used for controlling the air circulation gate 9 to be opened after the exhaust fan works for 2-5 seconds. The air with peculiar smell or dust can be effectively prevented from overflowing from the air circulation gate 9 to pollute the surrounding environment.

The air circulation gates 9 may be disposed in a plurality and distributed at positions on the barrel 1 relatively far away from the inlet of the air exhaust pipeline 41, so that the air flowing in from the air circulation gates 9 can replace the original air in the trash can.

In the present embodiment, the number of the air circulation gates 9 is 3, and the size of the flow aperture of the air circulation gate 9 is 1.5 cm. In other embodiments, it is preferable that the number of the air circulation gates 9 is 3 to 5, and the size of the flow aperture of the air circulation gate 9 is 1 to 3 cm.

The above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention and is not intended to limit the present invention, and various modifications and changes may be made by those skilled in the art. Any modification, equivalent replacement, or improvement made within the spirit and principle of the present invention should be included in the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A garbage can with an automatic dust and odor removing function comprises a can body and a can cover, and is characterized by further comprising a pedestrian sensor, a controller and a dust and odor removing device; the pedestrian sensor is an infrared sensor, and the controller is a single chip microcomputer;

the dust and odor removing device comprises an air exhaust pipeline, a dust collecting bottle, filter cotton and an exhaust fan; one end of the air exhaust pipeline is communicated with the interior of the barrel body, and the other end of the air exhaust pipeline is communicated with the inlet of the dust collecting bottle; the exhaust fan is communicated with the outlet of the dust collecting bottle, and the filter cotton is arranged between the inlet and the outlet of the dust collecting bottle;

the inlet of the dust collecting bottle is arranged at the top of the dust collecting bottle, the outlet of the dust collecting bottle is positioned at the position of the side wall higher than the bottom surface of the dust collecting bottle, the filter cotton is arranged at the position of the outlet of the dust collecting bottle, and the dust collecting bottle is detachably connected with the air exhaust pipeline and the exhaust fan; the air exhaust pipeline comprises a dust suction nozzle, a corrugated pipe and a straight-insertion connector, the corrugated pipe is communicated with the interior of the barrel body through the dust suction nozzle, and the corrugated pipe is communicated with the dust collecting bottle through the straight-insertion connector;

the pedestrian sensor is used for sensing whether a person approaches the barrel body or not and transmitting sensing information to the controller;

the controller is used for controlling the working state of the exhaust fan according to the sensing information of the pedestrian sensor;

the barrel cover can cover and seal the barrel body, an air circulation gate is arranged on the barrel body, and the air circulation state inside and outside the barrel body is controlled by the air circulation gate;

the air circulation gate is in signal connection with the controller, and the controller is used for controlling the air circulation gate to be opened according to the working state of the exhaust fan;

when the pedestrian sensor senses that a person leaves the bucket body, the sensor stops sending sensing information that the person approaches the bucket body to the controller, and the controller controls the exhaust fan to stop working;

when the pedestrian inductor senses that someone is close to the barrel body, the controller controls the exhaust fan of the dust and odor removing device to start working, and dust and volatile substances in the barrel body are extracted.

2. The trash can with the automatic dust and odor removing function according to claim 1, wherein the controller is used for controlling the air circulation gate to be opened after the exhaust fan works for 2-5 seconds.

3. The trash can with automatic dust and odor removing function according to claim 1, wherein the air circulation gate is provided in a plurality of numbers and is distributed on the can body at a position relatively far away from the inlet of the air suction pipeline.

4. The trash can with the automatic dust and odor removing function according to claim 1, wherein the dust and odor removing device is further provided with a motor box for protecting an exhaust fan, and the exhaust fan is installed in the motor box; the bottom of the barrel body is provided with a tire.

5. The trash can with the function of automatically removing dust and odor as claimed in claim 1, wherein an inner barrel is arranged in the can body, the height of the inner barrel is lower than the inlet position of the air exhaust pipeline, or a gap is arranged on the side wall of the inner barrel corresponding to the inlet position of the air exhaust pipeline.

6. A trash can control method for controlling the trash can according to any one of claims 1 to 5;

s1, the pedestrian sensor senses whether a person approaches the barrel body, if not, sensing information is not sent to the controller, and the exhaust fan does not work;