CN1239461A - Container for polluted and/or contaminated materials - Google Patents

Abstract

Device for storing polluted and/or contaminated materials, comprising a container which can be closed by at least one swivelling, opening cover and a drive mechanism enabling said cover to be opened temporarily. A proximity sensor located in cover opening area controls an electric motor which actuates a rocking lever via a control cable in such a way that the rocking lever swings into rest position by virtue of the cover's own weight and the wound cable rolls off onto a roller placed on the axis of the electric motor and shuts the cover.

Description

The container of foul and/or pollutants

The present invention relates to claim 1 a kind of device as described in the preamble and advantageous applications thereof.

As everyone knows, in the Public toilets, in the hotel, all various fouls are thrown away in the lavatory at private residence in addition, so that cause the lavatory to stop up, even the draining that blocks the drain.

The reason that causes the behavior of this serious consequence all is owing to be not provided with due to proper container and/or this container operation inconvenience in the position that requires " removing " in most applications.

So the present invention is intended to propose a kind of device that can collect foul and/or pollutants and material, and don't with the foreign range of the set container of contact, particularly do not contact its input port and lid.

This device only needs minimum auxiliary energy to operate, so also can make battery powered structural shape.In addition, for example also available manual operations when power supply voltage deficiency or shortage of this device.

This purpose is that the feature by claim 1 realizes.

The present invention can prevent the throwing thing district of foul and/or pollutants contacting container, does not also need with hand or with this container of tool in contact.

Owing to guaranteed certain open angle of container cover, prevented also that the input thing from not dropping in the container and contaminated environment by transmission device.

Because gravity has caused the active homing of container cover, has produced good especially energy-saving effect.Transmission device only causes very little loss due to friction by rope gearing, so, same electric energy that only need be very little.

In case of necessity, available hand is opened container cover, and does not damage transmission device.

Other improvement of the present invention are narrated in every dependent claims.

According to claim 2, be favourable on dynam with very economical with the rope gearing of a rocking bar.

According to claim 3, adopt gear can reach nonslipping power transmission.

According to claim 4, this device causes to rotatablely move and turns to, and preferably turns to 90 °, and what produce like this rotatablely moves and can directly or indirectly be delivered on the container cover.

According to the structure of claim 5, can save floor area especially and help forming with plastics die casting, this structure helps-and whole with rocking bar and rocking arm-formation.

Structure according to claim 6 is particularly advantageous; It can be installed this device on the wall.

According to the structural shape of claim 7, guaranteed very simple replacing container.

According to Claim 8, only hang up when being ready to work just energized at container.

A kind of power supply of providing for oneself-with battery and/or with solar cell (photoemissive element) even-guarantee that this device also can use in the place that does not have line voltage.

By means of accompanying drawing a preferred embodiment of the present invention is described below.

Accompanying drawing is represented:

Fig. 1 represents to deposit in the sanitary accomodation side-looking and the part cross sectional drawing of the device that sanitary towel uses;

Fig. 2 to Fig. 4 presentation graphs 1 container is at three views that take off under the extension state;

Fig. 4 has represented to open the container of lid;

Fig. 1 bell-type support and transmission device and the respective electronic control part that has proximity transducer that Fig. 5 represents not draw and covers;

Fig. 6 represents the simplification diagram of block of the controller of container cover.

Represent removable container with 1 in Fig. 1, this container has a container cover 2, and this lid has a main operating panel 3 as decoration.

Container 1 part is with cutting state representation open; Can see on container cover 2 that a side plate 4 that is provided with has is used for sliding the chute 5 that foul is used, and this container cover 2 can be around axle journal 6 rotations that are positioned at the inside, and this axle journal is arranged on the rhomboidal connecting rod 7.Also can see a rocking arm 8, this rocking arm is fitted in the rear side of connecting rod 7 with a cam 9.Rocking arm 8 can be bearing in S. A. 11 rotations on the support lug 10 around one.Retracing spring 21 is engaged on the rocking arm 8.

Consider stability, above-mentioned cam drive is double, that is is symmetrical in two narrow limits settings of container cover 2.

The rotating distance of opening motion and rocking arm 8 of representing container cover 2 with A.

At container 1 bottom dress deodorizing gel 15, women's sanitary towel of throwing into by container cover 2 drops on the deodorizing gel.

By reliable closed container lid 2 and the deodorizing gel that mixes with a kind of common disinfectant (camphor), around the odor dispersion that does not have a decomposition in the time of growing arrives.

Container 1 is hung on the bell-type support 12, and this support is equipped with the transmission device of entire belt power supply and controller below its cover 12 '.

Can see the floor 16 and the part wall 17 in lavatory in the drawings.Installed one with the fixing wall hook 18 of connecting element 19 on wall 17, this wall hook puts in suspension ring of bell-type support 12 and holds this support.Park on cover 12 ' one and a positioning indicator 51 to be set, the operation ready signal of this indicating device issue device, the proximity transducer 50 of packing under it on the face 20.In order to prevent that unrelated person from opening this device, an available lock 13 is locked.

Fig. 2 represents the front elevation of container 1.Here can see the control panel 3 of container cover 2 and lip.Below container 1, be provided with lug boss 20, this lug boss can stably make the container 1-that will change for example in its replacing process-be put on the floor.

Fig. 3 represents to cover 2 top view, can see its profile and the control panel 3 of protrusion here, and the effect of this control panel is: be convenient to strike with the hand open container 1, suitably beautify and reset to as container 1 added weight of closed condition.

Fig. 4 represents that container 1 is positioned at open mode A.The another kind of structural shape of all right control panel 3, lid 2 and side plate 4 and rinforcement bar 4 ' and connecting rod 7.This connecting rod is made pivot point with the axle journal 6 of its hidden setting.

Fig. 5 represents to be arranged on the whole elements on the bell-type support 12, on the hook that its suspension ring of these support 12 usefulness 18 are hung on the wall, and fixes on the wall with locking hole 60.Be used for hanging aforesaid container 1 with bell-type support 12 whole bonded assembly rack connecting plates 59.The existence of container 1 is sent signal by a microswitch 33 that is provided with here, then the connect spring 33 ' that is provided with on the weight operation microswitch 33 by container 1, and connect this device, perform operation and prepare.

Whole element is protected with a removable cover 12 ', and this cover is positioned on strengthened edge muscle 57 and the center pin 62, and by 61 lockings of a locking piece.

Cover 2 and the electrical motor 22 that is provided with is contained in the lower right corner of back plate 12 by means of clamping plate 23 in order to drive.Small sheave 25 of motor reel 24 supporting, pulley is provided with not shown hole, and thin tightwire 26-is by a node-penetrate in the hole fixing.Electrical motor 22 is guided to another binding post 27 ' that is arranged on the battery box 63 by its binding post 27 through supply line 28,28 ' and is powered, and terminal voltage is provided is 6 volts direct current (DC).

The other end of cable wire 26 is tied a knot on hole 30, and this hole is arranged in the rocking bar 29 of left side spin rotating shaft 31.Rocking bar 29 with plastic monoblock processing is connected with quadrant gear 32, these quadrant gears are parts of bevel drive, and meshing another quadrant gear 32 ' with one 45 ° angle, this quadrant gear is connected with side bearing 11 ' with a S. A. 11, and has a cam 9.This transmission device is bearing in the plane vertical with bell-type support 12, promptly is bearing on the support lug 10.

Press similar manner and constitute a corresponding bearing, other has a retracing spring 21 to be engaged on the right cam 9.

Whole connecting cable 56 is guided to by cable locking spare 58 and is contained in a Connector Clip 55 on the circuit card 52.Except the electronic component shown in Fig. 6 diagram of block, on Fig. 5 circuit card 52, can see the proximity transducer 50, light-emitting diode 53, receptor, photodiode 54 and the positioning indicator 51 that have transmitter.

The electronic control part of Fig. 6 block diagram diagrammatic sketch 5 transmission devices; All element all is available on the open market, and carries out specific selecting for use by well-known mode.

Microcontroller 65 is by 64 controls of a general beat generator.A mouth of microcontroller 65 is controlled light-emitting diode 53 by an amplifier 68 (exiter), this light-emitting diode emitting infrared radiation.This infrared radiation is in operation and is received by a photodiode 54.The output signal of photodiode 54 is through an input end of a comparator 67 of an amplifier 69 inputs; On second input end, insert a reference voltage U _R, this reference voltage is imported another comparator 66.The cell pressure U of battery box 63 is provided on second input end of comparator 66 _BComparator 66 and two mouths of 67 are guided to microcontroller 65.

Connect a positioning indicator 51 on two other mouth of microcontroller 65, this indicating device has two light-emitting diodes.One of them sends the preparation run signal with gr (=green) expression, and second with rt (=redness) expression, shows possible outage.

A voltage stabilizer 70 and each one are set as exiter bonded assembly amplifier 71,72 on other mouths of microcontroller 65, these two amplifiers are guided to a terminal of electrical motor 22 through bridge resistor 73,74.Second terminal of electrical motor 22 is connected with 6 volts of positive sources in the battery box 60 on the one hand, then guides on the other hand on unique mouth of voltage stabilizer 70.

The negative pole of battery is added on the common ground connection, and E represents here.

Another comparator 75 is regulated the electric current of electrical motor 22, and an input end is introduced between the mouth and bridge resistor 74 of amplifier 72, and second input end is then guided to reference voltage U _RThe mouth of comparator 75 is received on another input end of microcontroller 65.

In the microprocessor of controller 65, produce reference voltage U _R

When the radiation of light-emitting diode 53 by a hand and/or when reflexing on the photodiode 54 by a certain object, electrical motor 22 began to rotate 0.6 second; Cable wire 26 coiling (see figure 5)s.

Because rocking bar 29 is rotated down, by transmission device 32,32 ' motion is delivered on the S. A. 11, so cam 9 leaves bell-type support 12, that is leave wall shown in Figure 1 17.So just cam 9 is pressed onto on the connecting rod 7, thereby container cap 2 is opened along direction A.

Container cap 2 falls after 3 seconds, makes it get back to dead position again by its deadweight; Container 1 cuts out.

Circuit is like this design and coupling, and it is out-of-action that opening of promptly repeating in 3 seconds time gap attempted, so make the unrelated person process container 1 inside difficulty that becomes at least.

As microcontroller 65 available model PIC16C620-04P (trade mark MICROCHIP, the U.S. makes), as pressure regulator 70 available model LM2936Z-5 (MICROCHIP), as the DC motor of electrical motor 22 available model RSS459H242 (trade mark MARBUCHI, Japan makes).

Motor power (output) is 5 watts, and rated speed of rotation is 700 rev/mins.

On average use in every day and to throw under foul and the situation this device assurance failure-free operation more than 1 year for 25 times with the four common monocells of joint (1.5V battery).

In actual use, according to the intensity of regular use, container is changed in short or long time gap, and the foul in the container is concentrated removing, and is reusable behind the vessel cleaning.Owing in the inner chamber of container, form steam atmosphere and satisfy whole hygienic requirements, so only need use very a spot of deodorizing gel.

Certainly, the invention is not restricted to use in the sanitary accomodation; Make an amendment slightly and just can be used for chemical laboratory, operating room and research department.

So this container for example can be equipped with the material of chemically-resistant and/or received radiation, container cover can be joined suitable seal.The thrust of covering on container edge can be regulated easily by selecting operating panel for use.Also available other the material of same deodorizing gel replaces, and for example disinfectant, absorbent or moderator replace.

Claims (10)

1. depositing the device that foul and/or pollutants use is made up of a container, this container cuts out with a swinging top cover, and has a transmission device of temporarily opening this lid usefulness, it is characterized in that: in the throwing thing scope of this top cover (2), be provided with a proximity transducer (50), this sensor control electrical motor (22), this electrical motor is by a rope gearing (25,26,29) operation rocking arm (8); Rocking arm (8) is turned back to its dead position by the deadweight of top cover (2,3); The cable wire (26) that is contained in the last winding of pulley (25) on electrical motor (22) axle winds off can close top cover (2).

2. the device of claim 1 is characterized in that, an end of cable wire (26) is engaged on the rocking bar (29), and this rocking bar makes rocking arm (8) deflection by driving device (32,32 ').

3. by the device of claim 2, it is characterized in that transmission device (32,32 ') is made up of two gears.

4. by the device of claim 3, it is characterized in that gear is quadrant gear (32,32 '), and partly make finishing bevel gear cuter.

5. by the device of claim 4, it is characterized in that quadrant gear (32,32 ') is connected with the power ways of connecting with rocking arm (8) with rocking bar (29) respectively.

6. by the device of claim 1, it is characterized in that transmission device and proximity transducer are contained on the common bell-type support (12).

7. by the device of claim 6, it is characterized in that be provided with a rack connecting plate (59) on bell-type support (12) at least, container (1) hangs on this plate.

8. by the device of claim 7, it is characterized in that be provided with a microswitch (33) in the scope of rack connecting plate (59), this switch is energized when hanging up container (1).

9. by the device of claim 1, it is characterized in that this device has one power autonomous (63).

10. be placed on the sanitary accomodation by the device of aforementioned each claim and be used for the store soiled thing, in order to avoid stop up the draining of lavatory and/or drain hose.

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