CN213949529U - Bury formula garbage bin feeder - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model provides a bury formula garbage bin feeding device, it is configured to collect rubbish on the ground and guide rubbish to the garbage bin of underground, and it includes: a tub defining a waste receiving opening at an upper end thereof for receiving waste, a waste discharge opening at a lower end thereof leading to the waste tub, and a waste passage extending from the waste receiving opening to the waste discharge opening at an interior thereof; a lid rotatably disposed relative to the bin body for opening and closing the waste receiving aperture in a rotational manner relative to the bin body; a foot pedal having one end hinged to the tub and another end having a foot-stepping area for engaging a user's foot; and a pull cord configured to couple rotation of the foot pedal with rotation of the lid, and the pull cord is disposed along the tub between the foot pedal and the lid.

Description

Bury formula garbage bin feeder

Technical Field

The utility model relates to a field is retrieved in the garbage collection, and more specifically relates to bury formula garbage bin's feeding device.

Background

With the increasing demand for environmental protection, buried trash stations have appeared that receive and collect trash on the ground in trash cans buried underground, such buried trash stations often include an above-ground platform disposed on the ground, a trash can disposed below the above-ground platform, and a feeder disposed on the above-ground platform for guiding the trash into the trash can. However, the existing batch feeder usually needs to use a handle to open the cover plate, which causes that the handle part is easy to be stained and dirty during batch feeding and is inconvenient; or the cover plate needs to be opened by treading the pedal and through the connecting rod mechanism, so that the internal structure of the batch feeder is complex, the manufacturing difficulty and the cost are high, too much batch feeding space can be occupied, and the cover plate of the existing batch feeder can be automatically opened due to gravity when the batch feeder is integrally turned over, so that the batch feeder can be impacted to make great noise and damage the cover plate, and even the surrounding users or workers can be injured.

Therefore, there is a need in the art for a feeding device that can save feeding space and prevent the cover from being opened accidentally.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

In order to solve the problem in the prior art, the utility model provides a bury formula garbage bin feeding device, it is configured to collect rubbish and guide rubbish to the garbage bin underground on the ground to include:

a tub defining a waste receiving opening at an upper end thereof for receiving waste, a waste discharge opening at a lower end thereof leading to the waste tub, and a waste passage extending from the waste receiving opening to the waste discharge opening at an interior thereof;

a lid rotatably disposed relative to the bin body for opening and closing the waste receiving aperture in a rotational manner relative to the bin body;

a foot pedal having one end hinged to the tub and another end having a foot-stepping area for engaging a user's foot; and

a pull cord configured to couple rotation of the foot pedal with rotation of the lid, and the pull cord is disposed along the tub between the foot pedal and the lid.

Optionally, the buried trash can feeder further comprises a connecting arm hinged to the can body and connected to the pull rope on one side of its axis of rotation and to the can lid on the other side.

Alternatively, the position at which the pulling rope is connected to the connecting arm is selected from a plurality of connecting positions, and distances between the plurality of connecting positions and the rotation axis are different from each other.

Optionally, the footboard is connected with the pull cord between its hinged position and the stepping area.

Optionally, the in-ground trash can feeder further comprises a self-locking mechanism comprising a hook hinged to a lower surface of the lid and a catch fixed to an inner surface of the can body, the hook being adapted to rotate relative to the lid under the action of gravity such that the hook and the catch are disengaged from each other when the can body is in an upright position and engaged with each other when the lid closes the trash receiving opening and the can body is in an inclined position.

Optionally, the in-ground trash can feeder further comprises a damper disposed between the can and the foot pedal, the damper configured to damp rotation of the foot pedal.

Optionally, the hinged position of the foot pedal is provided in a recess recessed inwardly from the outer surface of the bucket body, the recess and the refuse chute being isolated from one another.

Optionally, the footrest projects from the recess to an exterior of the tub such that the footrest area is external to the tub.

Optionally, the bin body further defines a rear bin body isolated from the refuse passageway, the rear bin body configured to house electrical components and an electrical harness.

Optionally, the lid further comprises a recessed handle recessed from an upper surface thereof.

The invention may be embodied as exemplary embodiments in the drawings. It is to be noted, however, that the drawings are designed solely for purposes of illustration and that any changes which come within the teachings of the invention are intended to be embraced therein and are limited only by the scope of the invention as defined in the appended claims.

Drawings

The drawings illustrate exemplary embodiments of the invention. These drawings should not be construed as necessarily limiting the scope of the invention. The same and/or similar reference numbers may be used throughout to refer to the same and/or similar elements. Wherein:

fig. 1 is a schematic perspective view of a buried trash can feeder according to the present invention, wherein a can lid of the buried trash can feeder is in a closed position;

fig. 2 is a schematic perspective view of a buried trash can feeder according to the present invention, wherein a can lid of the buried trash can feeder is in an open position;

fig. 3 is a schematic perspective view of a buried trash can feeder according to the present invention, wherein the body of the buried trash can feeder is in a vertical position; and

fig. 4 is a schematic perspective view of the buried trash can feeding device according to the present invention, wherein the barrel of the buried trash can feeding device is in an inclined position.

Detailed Description

Various aspects and advantages of the invention will become apparent from the following description, which proceeds with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which exemplary embodiments of the invention are shown. This invention may, however, be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as necessarily limited to the exemplary embodiments set forth herein. Rather, these exemplary embodiments are provided only to illustrate the present invention and to convey the concept of the invention to those skilled in the art.

As the demand for environmental protection has increased, above-ground garbage stations for collecting and storing garbage on the ground have become more and more unsatisfactory, and therefore, there has been a buried garbage station for receiving garbage on the ground and collecting the garbage in garbage cans buried under the ground, such a buried garbage station often includes an above-ground platform disposed on the ground and a garbage can disposed under the above-ground platform, which is buried under the ground and covered by the above-ground platform when collecting the garbage, and when the garbage needs to be carried away from the garbage can, the above-ground platform can be rotated to expose the garbage can, then the garbage can is lifted above the ground by a lifting device, and then the garbage in the garbage can is transferred to a garbage truck, and finally the garbage truck can transport the collected garbage to the garbage station for recycling, burying, and the like. Such underground trash stations are more popular than conventional above-ground trash stations because they occupy less space above ground and collect trash in the ground to prevent the odor of the trash from escaping. However, as can be seen from the above, there are various problems with existing feeders mounted on an above-ground platform of an underground refuse station for collecting and directing refuse on the ground into a refuse bin below the above-ground platform. In order to solve the problems, the utility model provides a bury formula garbage bin feeding device modified. Non-limiting embodiments of a buried trash can feeder according to the present invention are described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Referring to figures 1-4 there is shown a buried trash can feeder according to the present invention installed on an above ground platform P of a buried trash station to receive and direct trash above ground into trash cans (not shown) below the above ground platform P (i.e. below ground). In particular, the underground trash can feeder generally comprises a can body 100 fixed to the above-ground platform P, the can body 100 defining a trash receiving opening 110 at an upper end thereof for receiving trash, a trash discharge opening 120 at a lower end thereof leading to a trash can therebelow, and a trash passage 130 extending from the trash receiving opening 110 to the trash discharge opening 120 at an interior thereof. Thus, the user can put the garbage into the garbage receiving opening 110, then the garbage will be guided to the garbage discharge opening 120 by the garbage passage 130, and finally the garbage discharge opening 120 discharges the garbage into the garbage can below for collecting the garbage. Particularly, the tub 100 further includes a reinforcing plate disposed along an upper end portion thereof, whereby the strength of the tub 100 can be improved to extend the life span thereof.

Further, the underground garbage can feeder further comprises a can cover 200, wherein the can cover 200 is rotatably connected to the can body 100, so that the can cover 200 can open and close the garbage receiving opening 110 in a manner of rotating relative to the can body 100. In particular, the in-ground trash can feeder further comprises a connecting arm 300, wherein the connecting arm 300 is hinged to the can body 100 such that the can body 100 defines a rotation axis XX ' of the connecting arm 300, and the connecting arm 300 is fixed to the can lid 200 at one side of the rotation axis XX ' (hereinafter referred to as a driven side 310) and connected to a foot pedal 410 as described below at the other side of the rotation axis XX ' (hereinafter referred to as a driving side 320), in other words, the connecting arm 300 is hinged to the can body 100 between the driven side 310 and the driving side 320. In this way, the user can depress the foot pedal 410 to rotate the connecting arm 300, and the connecting arm 300 will rotate the lid 200, so that the lid 200 can be switched between the positions of opening and closing the garbage receiving opening 110.

Further, bury formula garbage bin feeder still includes: a foot pedal 410, wherein one end of the foot pedal 410 is hinged to the tub 100 (as shown hinged to the lower portion of the tub 100), and the other end of the foot pedal 410 has a foot-stepping area for engaging a user's foot; and a draw string 500 (e.g., a steel wire draw string, a nylon draw string, etc.) of constant length (i.e., non-retractable) coupling the foot pedal 410 to the tub cover 200. Specifically, one end of the pulling rope 500 is connected to the driving side 320 of the connecting arm 300, and the other end of the pulling rope 500 is connected to the pedal plate 410, wherein the position where the pulling rope 500 is connected to the pedal plate 410 is between both ends of the pedal plate 410, in other words, the position where the pulling rope 500 is connected to the pedal plate 410 is between the hinge position and the pedal region of the pedal plate 410. Specifically, as shown in a partially enlarged view in fig. 1, the other end of the pulling rope 500 is fixed to a hinge 450, and the hinge 450 is hinged to the foot board 410. In this way, the rotation of the foot pedal 410 about its rotation axis YY 'is coupled with the rotation of the tub cover 200 about its rotation axis XX'. Specifically, when the user depresses the foot pedal 410, the foot pedal 410 will move the pulling rope 500 downwards, and the pulling rope 500 will move the driving side 320 of the connecting arm 300 downwards, and since the driving side 320 and the driven side 310 of the connecting arm 300 are located at two sides of the rotation axis XX', the driven side 310 will move upwards, and thus the tub cover 200 will move upwards, so that the tub cover 200 opens the garbage receiving opening 110, and thus the user can put garbage into the garbage receiving opening 110. After the garbage is put in, the user releases the foot pedal 410, the tub cover 200 moves downward by its own weight until the garbage receiving opening 110 is closed, and in the process, the tub cover 200 pulls up the foot pedal 410 by the pulling string 500 to reset the foot pedal 410.

Further, as shown, the draw cord 500 extends from the foot pedal 410 along the tub 100 to the tub cover 200 (particularly, the driving side 320 of the connecting arm 300). In this manner, the pull cord 500 will not take up space inside the refuse chute 130, unlike prior art linkage mechanisms that pass inside the refuse chute. Therefore, compared with the prior art, the utility model discloses the required space of the inside drive mechanism of feeder has been saved to can provide bigger space that supplies rubbish to pass through inside the feeder, this allows the utility model discloses a bury formula garbage bin feeder and receive more large-traffic rubbish, simultaneously because stay cord 500 extends along staving 100 and not pass inside refuse channel 130, so the rubbish that passes through in refuse channel 130 can not receive the hindrance of stay cord 500, of course, just also reduced rubbish and hung the risk on stay cord 500, this can bring more satisfied experience for the user.

In particular, the draw string 500 extends along the inner surface of the tub 100. In this way, the pull cord 500 can be more easily arranged, thereby simplifying the assembly process and reducing the cost of the feeder.

In particular, the drawstring 500 extends along a groove (not shown) provided within the material of the tub 100. In this way, the risk of refuse passing within the refuse chute 130 being obstructed by the pull cord 500 can be further reduced. More particularly, the gutter and the refuse chute 130 are isolated from each other. In this way, it is completely avoided that refuse passing in the refuse chute 130 is obstructed by the pulling rope 500.

In particular, as shown in fig. 1 and 2, the underground trash can feeder further comprises a damper disposed between the can 100 and the foot pedal 410, the damper configured to damp rotation of the foot pedal 410. In particular, the damper is a gas spring, a tension spring, a torsion spring, or the like that applies force due to deformation. Due to the damper, the pedal plate 410 does not instantly descend or ascend, so that the tub cover 200 coupled with the pedal plate 410 through the draw cord 500 is not instantly opened or closed, thereby preventing the phenomenon that the hand of a user is clamped and noise is generated due to the tub cover colliding with the box body, and thus protecting the safety of the user and bringing better use experience to the user.

Specifically, as shown in fig. 1 and 2, the hinge position of the foot pedal 410 and the damper 420 are disposed in a groove 430 recessed inward from the outer surface of the tub 100, the groove 430 and the trash channel 130 being isolated from each other. In this way, it is possible to prevent the garbage in the garbage passage 130 from contaminating the foot pedal 410 and the damper 420, and prevent the garbage from flowing out of the garbage passage 130 through the groove 430. More particularly, the groove 430 is open to the outside only at an opening 440 configured to define a movable range of the foot pedal 410, and a foot-stepping area of the foot pedal 410 protrudes to the outside of the tub 100 through the opening 440. Since the opening 440 is configured to define the movable range of the foot board 410, the opening 440 has been made as small as possible. In this way, not only the hinge position of the foot pedal 410 and the damper 420 are prevented from being contaminated by the garbage in the garbage passage 130, but also the hinge position of the foot pedal 410 and the damper 420 are prevented from being contaminated by external dust, dirt, etc., so that the service lives of the foot pedal 410 and the damper 420 can be extended.

In particular, as shown in fig. 1 and 2, the tub 100 further defines a rear bin body 140 isolated from the refuse channel 130, the rear bin body 140 being configured to house electrical components and an electrical harness. In this way, since the rear bin body 140 is isolated from the garbage channel 130, the electrical components and the electrical wiring harness therein can be protected from being polluted by the garbage in the garbage channel 130, thereby ensuring that the electrical components and the electrical wiring harness can stably operate and prolonging the service life thereof.

Specifically, as shown in a partially enlarged view in fig. 1, the position at which the pulling rope 500 is connected to the connecting arm 300 (more specifically, the driving side 320 of the connecting arm 300) is one connecting position selected from a plurality of connecting positions (three are shown in the figure) whose distances from the rotation axis XX' are different from each other. In this way, it is possible to select to rotate the tub cover 200 at a greater or lesser angle for the same rotation angle of the footboard 410, and specifically, the closer the connection position is to the rotation axis XX', the greater the rotation angle of the tub cover 200 for the same rotation angle of the footboard 410, and vice versa. Therefore, the connection position can be flexibly selected according to different use occasions.

In particular, as shown in fig. 1 to 4, the underground garbage can batch feeder further comprises a self-locking mechanism 600, wherein the self-locking mechanism 600 comprises a hook 610 hinged to the lower surface of the can cover 200 and a latch 620 fixed to the inner surface of the can body 100. As shown in fig. 1 and 3, when the tub 100 is in the vertical position, the hook 610 naturally droops and is separated from the catch 620, which allows the opening and closing of the tub cover 200 to be unaffected by the hook 610 and the catch 620. When the tub cover 200 closes the garbage receiving opening 110 and as the tub 100 rotates from the upright position of fig. 3 to the inclined position of fig. 4, the hook 610 rotates relative to the tub cover 200 by its own weight until engaging with the catch 620, and after the hook 610 engages with the catch 620, the tub cover 200 is locked to the tub 100, that is, the tub cover 200 cannot rotate relative to the tub 100 to open the garbage receiving opening 110, which can prevent the tub cover 200 from opening by itself and striking the tub 100 by its own weight to make a loud sound or to injure users and workers when the underground garbage can feeder rotates together with the above-ground platform P to leave the ground, thereby protecting the environment from noise pollution and protecting the safety of users and workers when transporting garbage in the underground garbage can. When the tub cover 200 is rotated back with the tub 100 from the tilted position of fig. 4 toward the vertical position of fig. 3, the hook 600 will still rotate relative to the tub cover 200 under the influence of gravity and disengage the catch 620 when the tub cover 200 is rotated back with the tub 100 to the vertical position, so as to unlock the tub cover 200 from the tub 100, thereby enabling the tub cover 200 to rotate relative to the tub 100 to open and close the garbage receiving opening 110.

Particularly, as shown in fig. 1 and 2, the tub cover 200 further includes a built-in handle 220 recessed from an upper surface thereof. Thus, when a user feels that it is difficult to open the tub cover 200 to a proper position by stepping on the foot pedal 410, especially when the amount of garbage to be thrown into the tub cover is large and/or the volume of garbage is large, the user can pull the built-in handle 220 by hand to open the tub cover 200 to a proper position, and thus the presence of the built-in handle 220 makes the buried garbage can feeder more convenient to use.

In particular, as shown in fig. 2, the tub cover 200 further includes a hoop 230 disposed along a circumference thereof. Accordingly, the strength of the tub cover 200 is improved, so that the life span thereof is also improved.

Preferred but non-limiting embodiments of an underground trash can feeder according to the invention are described in detail above with the aid of the accompanying drawings. Modifications and additions to the techniques and structures, without departing from the scope and spirit of the disclosure as set forth in the following claims, are deemed to be within the scope of the invention. Accordingly, such modifications and additions as may be contemplated under the teachings of the present invention are intended to be part of this disclosure. The scope of the present disclosure is defined by the following appended claims, and includes equivalents known at the time of filing this disclosure and equivalents not yet foreseen.

Claims (10)

1. An underground trash can feeder configured to collect trash above ground and direct the trash into a trash can below ground, comprising:

a tub (100), the tub (100) defining a waste receiving opening (110) at an upper end thereof for receiving waste, a waste discharge opening (120) at a lower end thereof leading to the waste tub, and a waste passage (130) extending from the waste receiving opening (110) to the waste discharge opening (120) at an interior thereof;

a tub cover (200), the tub cover (200) being rotatably provided with respect to the tub (100) to open and close the garbage receiving opening (110) in a manner of rotating with respect to the tub (100);

its characterized in that, bury formula garbage bin feeder still includes:

a foot pedal (410), one end of the foot pedal (410) being hinged to the tub (100), the other end having a foot-stepping area for engaging a user's foot; and

a draw cord (500), the draw cord (500) configured to couple rotation of the footboard (410) with rotation of the lid (200), and the draw cord (500) disposed along the tub (100) between the footboard (410) and the lid (200).

2. The in-ground trash can feeder of claim 1 further comprising a connecting arm (300), the connecting arm (300) being hinged to the can body (100) and connected to the pull cord (500) on one side of its axis of rotation XX' and to the can lid (200) on the other side.

3. The in-ground trash can feeder of claim 2, characterized in that the position where the pulling rope (500) is connected to the connecting arm (300) is selected from a plurality of connecting positions, the distances between the connecting positions and the rotation axis XX' being different from each other.

4. The in-ground trash can feeder of claim 1, characterized in that the foot pedal (410) is connected to the pull cord (500) between its hinged position and the foot pedal area.

5. The in-ground trash can feeder of claim 1, further comprising a self-locking mechanism (600), the self-locking mechanism (600) comprising a hook (610) hinged to a lower surface of the lid (200) and a catch (620) fixed to an inner surface of the can body (100), the hook (610) being adapted to rotate under gravity relative to the can body (200) such that the hook (610) and the catch (620) are disengaged from each other when the can body (100) is in an upright position and engaged with each other when the can cover (200) closes the trash receiving opening (110) and the can body (100) is in an inclined position.

6. The in-ground trash can batch charger of any one of claims 1 to 5, further comprising a damper (420) disposed between the can (100) and the foot pedal (410), the damper configured to damp rotation of the foot pedal (410).

7. The in-ground trash can feeder of any one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that the hinged position of the foot pedal (410) is provided in a groove (430) recessed inwardly from the outer surface of the can (100), the groove (430) and the trash channel (130) being isolated from each other.

8. The in-ground trash can feeder of claim 7, wherein the foot pedal (410) protrudes from the groove (430) to the outside of the can (100) such that the foot pedal area is outside the can (100).

9. The in-ground trash can batch charger of any one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that the can (100) further defines a rear bin body (140) isolated from the trash channel (130), the rear bin body (140) being configured to house electrical components and an electrical wiring harness.

10. The in-ground trash can dispenser of any one of claims 1 to 5 wherein the can lid (200) further comprises a recessed handle (220) recessed from an upper surface thereof.

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