JP2002037402A - Trash box with compression mechanism - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a trash box with a compression mechanism having the simple mechanism for compressing paper scraps, etc., miniaturize them, and lighten the weight. SOLUTION: This trash box is provided with a trash box body 1 formed with an opening 2 in its upper end, a slide body 4 provided in the trash box body 1 so as to vertically freely slide between an upper waiting position and a lower compression position, a cover 7 fitted to the slide body 4 so as to move rotationally between an opening position opening the opening 2 and a closed position closing the opening 2, an operation lever 12 fitted to the trash box body 1, and a connecting member 19 having one end connected to the cover 7 and the other end connected to the operation lever 12, rotationally moving the cover 7 from the opening position to the closed position by the operation of the operation lever 12, and sliding the slide body 4 positioned in the waiting position to the compression position along with the cover 7 rotationally moved to the closed position. The cover 7 rotationally moved to the closed position is slid to the compression position along with the slide body 4 so as to compress the paper scraps, etc., in the trash box body 1.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a trash box with a compression function for efficiently storing paper trash and the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Paper trash, for example, paper towels, is very bulky, so if used paper towels are put into a trash can as it is, the trash can fills up in a short time.
The frequency of garbage disposal increases, which is troublesome and troublesome.

[0003] Therefore, as a trash can for paper trash, the invention of a trash can with a compression function in which paper trash put in the trash can is compressed by using a compression mechanism in the trash can and the compressed trash is discarded is proposed. For example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open
Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication Nos. 2604 and 8-119402 are known.

The above-described trash cans with a compression function described in JP-A-8-2604 and JP-A-8-119402 are provided with a blower, an air bag, a dust compression plate and the like as a mechanism for compressing dust. Therefore, a mechanism for compressing dust is large.

[0005]

Therefore, the trash cans with a compression function described in the above-mentioned JP-A-8-2604 and JP-A-8-119402 increase in size and weight, and are easy to handle. Not suitable.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a trash can having a compression function, which has a simple mechanism for compressing paper dust and the like, and can be reduced in size and weight.

[0007]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a trash can having a compression function, which is vertically slidable between a trash can body having an opening at an upper end and an upper standby position and a lower compression position. A slide body freely provided in the trash box body, a lid rotatably attached to the slide body to an open position for opening the opening and a closed position for closing the opening, and a lid attached to the trash box body. Operating lever, one end of which is connected to the lid and the other end of which is connected to the operating lever, and the operation of the operating lever causes the lid to rotate from the open position to the closed position and to be positioned in the standby position. And a connecting member for sliding the sliding body to the compression position together with the lid rotated to the closed position.

Therefore, when the operating lever is not operated,
The slide body is located at the upper standby position, and the lid is rotated to the open position that opens the opening, so that paper dust and the like can be put into the trash box main body through the opening. When paper litter or the like is accumulated in the trash box main body, when the operation lever is operated, the lid rotates to a closing position for closing the opening, and the lid rotated to the closing position slides to the lower compression position together with the slide body, During this sliding process, paper dust and the like in the trash box main body is compressed by the lid that is turned to the closed position. As a result, the capacity of the trash box with the compression function for storing paper trash and the like is increased, the frequency of trash disposal performed after the trash box with the compression function becomes full is reduced, and the labor required for trash disposal is reduced. Further, a mechanism for compressing paper dust and the like is simple, and the size and weight of the dust box with a compression function can be easily reduced. Moreover, since the trash can with a compression function has no electric parts, it can be used even without a power supply facility.

Here, the term "paper trash" is not limited to paper trash, but trash that can be reduced in volume by compression, such as trash such as paper or vinyl. means.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the trash can with a compression function according to the first aspect, the slide body is automatically returned to the standby position when the operation lever returns to the position before the operation. A return mechanism is provided for automatically returning the lid to the open position.

Therefore, after the operation lever is operated to compress the paper dust and the like put into the trash box main body, the return of the slide body to the standby position and the return of the lid to the open position are automatically performed. Even after compressing the paper dust and the like put into the trash box, the paper trash and the like can be thrown into the trash box promptly and continuously.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided a trash can with a compression function, wherein the trash can body has an opening formed at an upper end thereof, and is vertically slidable between an upper standby position and a lower compression position. A lid provided on the slide body so as to be rotatable to an open position for opening the opening and a closed position for closing the opening, and a motor provided in the trash box main body, One end is connected to the lid and the other end is connected to the motor, and the motor is driven to rotate the lid from the open position to the closed position and to move the slide body at the standby position to the closed position. And a connecting member that slides to the compression position together with the lid that has been turned.

Therefore, when the motor is not driven, the slide body is located at the upper standby position, the lid is rotated to the open position to open the opening, and paper dust or the like is thrown into the trash box main body from the opening. Can be. After the paper dust and the like are accumulated in the trash box main body, when the motor is driven, the lid rotates to a closing position for closing the opening, and the lid that has rotated to the closing position slides to the lower compression position together with the slide body, During this sliding process, paper dust and the like in the trash box main body is compressed by the lid that is turned to the closed position. As a result, the capacity of the trash box with the compression function for storing paper trash and the like is increased, the frequency of trash disposal performed after the trash box with the compression function becomes full is reduced, and the labor required for trash disposal is reduced.
Further, a mechanism for compressing paper dust and the like is simple, and the size and weight of the dust box with a compression function can be easily reduced.

The invention described in claim 4 is the first to third aspects of the present invention.
In the trash can with a compression function according to any one of the above, a guide portion for guiding the slide body that slides in a vertical direction is formed on an inner peripheral surface of the trash can main body.

Therefore, the slide body is smoothly slid in the vertical direction, and the paper dust and the like put into the trash box main body is smoothly compressed.

[0016] The invention according to claim 5 provides the invention according to claims 1 to 4.
In the trash box with a compression function according to any one of the above, an inner bag is mounted in the trash box main body from above the opening, and an opening edge of the inner bag is attached to a rotating side edge of the lid.

Therefore, the inner bag can be easily attached to and detached from the trash box main body. In addition, paper dust and the like thrown into the trash box main body through the opening are stored in the inner bag and do not come into contact with the inner peripheral surface of the trash box main body or the slide body provided in the trash box main body. When compressing paper dust, etc., stored in the inner bag, the inner bag is closed and the lid is compressed from above with the lid, so that the lid does not come into contact with paper dust, etc. It is possible to sanitarily compress paper dust and the like without touching it.

[0018]

FIG. 1 shows a first embodiment of the present invention.
A description will be given with reference to FIG. FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the entire structure of a trash can with a compression function, FIG.
3 to 5 are vertical sectional front views for explaining the operation of compressing paper dust and the like.

The trash box with a compression function according to the present embodiment has a trash box main body 1 formed in a vertically long rectangular parallelepiped shape, and an opening 2 is formed at the upper end of the trash box main body 1. Opening 2
A pair of handle portions 3 are formed at the edges of the trash can for carrying the trash can with a compressor function.

In the trash box main body 1, a slide body 4 is provided so as to be vertically slidable between an upper standby position (position shown in FIG. 3) and a lower compression position (position shown in FIG. 5). The slide body 4 is formed in a rectangular frame shape that slides on the inner peripheral surface of the trash box main body 1. A guide groove 5 which is a guide portion extending vertically is formed on two opposing inner peripheral surfaces of the trash box main body 1, and a convex portion 6 engaging with the guide groove 5 is formed on an outer peripheral surface of the slide body 4. Have been.

A pair of lids 7 are rotatably attached to the slide body 4 by pins 8. These lids 7
Opening position to open opening 2 (position shown in FIGS. 1 and 3)
And a closing position for closing the opening 2 (position shown in FIGS. 4 and 5). Pin 8 has lid 7
A return spring 9 which is a part of a return mechanism for automatically returning the lock from the closed position to the open position is attached. Pin 8
A ring-shaped fastener 10 for preventing the pin 8 from coming off and the return spring 9 from the pin 8 to come off is attached to the tip of the.

A support pin 11 is provided on the outer periphery of the trash box main body 1.
A foot lever 12, which is an operation lever, is attached so as to be rotatable up and down around the fulcrum. A return spring 13 which is a part of a return mechanism for automatically returning the foot lever 12 to the upper position and automatically returning the slide body 4 to the standby position is attached to the support pin 11. At the tip of the support pin 11, a ring-shaped fastener 14 for preventing the support pin 11 from coming off and the return spring 13 from coming from the support pin 11 is attached.

A connection pin 15 is attached to the foot lever 12, and a slide groove 16 through which the connection pin 15 is slidably formed is formed in the trash box main body 1. The slide groove 16 is formed in an arc shape centering on the support pin 11.

The connecting pin 15 is connected to the foot lever 12.
, The slide body 4 is connected. Foot lever 1
The connection between the slide body 2 and the slide body 4 is performed by inserting a connection pin 15 into a slide groove 17 formed in the slide body 4 and attaching a fastener 18 for preventing the slide pin 4 from coming off at the end thereof. The slide groove 17 includes an arc portion 17 a formed in an arc shape overlapping the slide groove 16, and an arc portion 1.
7a and a horizontal portion 17b extending horizontally from the lower end.

Further, the lid 7 is connected to the foot lever 12. The connection between the foot lever 12 and the lid 7 is performed by connecting the upper ends of a pair of bands 19, which are connecting members, to the lid 7 by pins 20 and connecting the lower ends of the bands 19 to the connection pins 15. I have.

An inner bag 21 is mounted in the trash box main body 1. Attaching the inner bag 21 to the trash box main body 1 and
The inner bag 21 is removed from the trash box main body 1 through the opening 2. Attachment of the inner bag 21 to the trash box main body 1 is performed by turning the opening edge of the inner bag 21 outward and covering the folded portion on the turning side edge of the lid 7 that is turning to the open position. (See FIG. 3). A hook or the like may be provided on the lid 7 as a stopper for preventing the inner bag 21 from coming off.

In such a configuration, the trash box with the compression function is normally moved to a position (open position) where the lid 7 is substantially upright as shown in FIG. 3 (when paper dust or the like is input). The trash can body 1
Inside, an inner bag 21 is mounted. When paper dust or the like is put into the trash box main body 1 through the opening 2, the paper dust or the like is
The paper trash and the like are stored in the trash box and do not come into contact with the inner peripheral surface of the trash box main body 1 or the slide body 4, and the trash box with the compression function is prevented from coming into contact with the paper trash and becoming dirty.

When the paper dust and the like accommodated in the inner bag 21 are full, the foot lever 12 is stepped on and turned to compress the paper dust and the like described later.

When the foot lever 12 rotates, in the initial stage of the rotation, the connecting pin 15 is
Slides down along. As a result, the band 19 whose lower end is connected to the connecting pin 15 is pulled downward, and the lid 7 rotates to the closed position with the pin 8 as a fulcrum (see FIG. 4). Thereby, the mouth of the inner bag 21 is closed, and the lid 7 is located above the inner bag 21. The connection pin 15 slides in the arc 17a of the slide groove 17 until the lid 7 rotates from the open position to the closed position (until the lid 7 rotates from the position shown in FIGS. 3 to 4). (Fig. 3
(B), FIG. 4 (b)), the slide body 4 does not move downward, and the slide body 4 is maintained at the standby position.

When the foot lever 12 is further rotated,
The connecting pin 15 slides further downward along the slide groove 16, and the connecting member 15 contacts the lower end edge of the horizontal portion 17b of the slide groove 17, whereby the slide body 4 slides from the standby position to the compression position. Is done. Thereby, the lid 7 slides down integrally with the slide body 4,
Paper dust and the like stored in the inner bag 21 are compressed by the lid 7. When the slide body 4 slides downward, since the convex portion 6 is engaged with the guide groove 5, the slide body 4 is smoothly slid to the compression position, and the compression of paper dust and the like is smoothly performed. Done in Also, when the slide body 4 is compressed to slide downward, the connecting pin 15
Is kept in contact with the lower edge of the horizontal portion 17b, and slides in the horizontal portion 17b in a direction away from the connection portion with the arc portion 17a.

After the foot lever 12 is turned to the lowermost position to compress paper dust and the like, and then the foot is released from the foot lever 12, the foot lever 12 is moved toward the initial position shown in FIG. To rotate. At the time of this rotation, the slide body 4 is pushed up to the standby position shown in FIG. 4 by the connecting pin 15 abutting on the upper edge of the horizontal portion 17b of the slide groove 17. Further, the foot lever 12 continues to rotate upward after the slide body 4 is pushed up to the standby position, so that the lid 7 rotates to the open position shown in FIG.

After the foot lever 12 is depressed to compress paper dust and the like, when the slide body 4 slides to the standby position and the lid 7 rotates to the open position as shown in FIG. Since the paper dust and the like are compressed and a large empty space is formed in the upper part of the inner bag 21, it becomes possible to put the paper dust and the like into the inner bag 21 from the opening 2 again.

When the inside of the inner bag 21 becomes full of paper dust and the like again, the foot lever 12 is stepped on and turned as described above to compress the paper dust and the like in the inner bag 21 again. I do. By storing paper dust and the like in the inner bag 21 while repeating such a compression operation several times, the amount of paper dust and the like that can be stored in the inner bag 21 can be greatly increased. The frequency of taking out the trash from the trash box main body 1 and discarding the trash is greatly reduced, and the labor required for discarding the trash is reduced.

According to the trash box with the compression function, when compressing the paper trash etc., the mouth of the inner bag 21 containing the paper trash etc. is closed, and the garbage is compressed by pressing the lid 7 from above. When compressed, the lid 7 does not come into contact with paper dust, etc.
Since the compression worker does not touch paper dust and the like, the compression work can be performed hygienically.

Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.
This will be described with reference to FIG. 1 to 5
The same reference numerals are used for the same parts as those described in, and the description is omitted.

The basic structure of the trash can with compression function of the present embodiment is the same as that of the trash can with compression function described in the first embodiment, except that the lid 7 moves from the open position to the closed position of the lid 7. The turning operation and the sliding operation of the slide body 4 from the standby position to the compression position are performed electrically using a motor instead of the operation of the foot lever 12.

The trash box with a compression function according to the present embodiment has a trash box main body 22 formed in a vertically long rectangular parallelepiped shape, and the trash box main body 22 is detachably connected to the cylindrical portion 22a and the cylindrical portion 22a. The opening 2 is formed at the upper end of the cylindrical portion 22a.

A motor 2 having a speed reduction mechanism is provided on the bottom plate portion 22b.
3 and a pair of rotating bodies 24 which are connecting members that are vertically rotated by a motor 23 are attached. The band 1 as a connecting member is connected to the rotating body 24 by the connecting pin 15.
9 are connected to each other, and the connection pin 15 is slidably inserted into a slide groove 17 formed in the slide body 4.

At the edge of the opening 2 in the trash box main body 22, two switches 25 for driving the motor 23 are provided.
An operation panel 26 provided with is provided. By pressing the switch 25, a series of operations set in advance, that is, the lid 7 rotates from the open position to the closed position, the slide body 4 slides from the standby position to the compression position, and the slide body 4 waits from the compression position. An operation of sliding the cover 7 into the region and rotating the lid 7 from the closed position to the open position is performed.

If the user releases the switch 25 during this series of operations, the series of operations stops halfway, and the switch 2
When 5 is pressed again, a series of operations is restarted from the middle. Further, in order to reliably prevent an accident that one hand is pinched by the lid 7 during the compression operation of operating the switch 25, the motor 23 is driven when the two switches 25 are simultaneously pressed.

Operation panel 26 provided with switch 25
Can be detached as a separate unit. As shown in FIG. 8, the operation panel 26 is attached to the front wall side of the wash basin, and the trash box main body 22 is installed below the wash basin.
Paper dust or the like may be input through an input hole 28 provided with a rotating lid 27 formed in the washstand, and the switch 25 may be operated to perform a compression operation.

In such a configuration, similarly to the dust box with the compression function of the first embodiment, the opening 2 is opened when the lid 7 is turned to the substantially upright open position. The paper trash and the like thrown in through the opening 2 are opened and stored in the inner bag 21 mounted in the trash box main body 22.

When the paper dust or the like stored in the inner bag 21 becomes full, the switch 25 is pressed with both hands to drive the motor 23. At the time of driving the motor 23, the rotation of the rotating body 2
4 is rotated downward to a predetermined position, and then the motor 2 is rotated.
The rotating body 24 rotates upward by the reverse rotation of 3.

When the motor 23 rotates forward and the rotary body 24 rotates downward, the cover 7 is rotated from the open position to the closed position by pulling the band 19 downward.
Further, after the connecting pin 15 that has slid along the arc portion 17a of the slide groove 17 abuts on the lower edge of the horizontal portion 17b, the rotating body 24 continuously rotates downward,
The slide body 4 slides from the standby position to the compression position, and at this time, paper dust and the like contained in the inner bag 21 are compressed by the lid 7 that is rotating to the closed position.

When the motor 23 rotates in the reverse direction or when the rotary body 24 rotates upward, the connecting pin 15 abuts on the upper edge of the horizontal portion 17b of the slide groove 17, so that the slide body 4 waits from the compression position. Pushed up to position. Further, when the rotating body 24 rotates upward, the lid 7 rotates to the open position by the urging force of the spring 9.

When the cover 7 is turned to the open position after the compression of the paper dust and the like by the driving of the motor 23 is completed, the paper dust and the like in the inner bag 21 are compressed, so that the upper portion of the inner bag 21 is compressed. Has a large empty space, so that paper dust and the like can be thrown into the inner bag 21 from the opening 2 again.

When the inside of the inner bag 21 becomes full of paper dust and the like again, the switch 25 is pressed to drive the motor 23 as described above, thereby compressing the paper dust and the like in the inner bag 21 again. By storing paper dust and the like in the inner bag 21 while repeating such a compression operation several times, the inner bag 2
The amount of paper dust and the like that can be accommodated in the container 1 can be greatly increased, the frequency of taking out the inner bag 21 from the trash box main body 1 and discarding the dust is greatly reduced, and the labor required for discarding the dust is reduced.

According to the trash box with the compression function, when compressing the paper trash and the like, the mouth of the inner bag 21 containing the paper trash and the like is closed, and compression is performed by pressing the lid 7 from above. When compressed, the lid 7 does not come into contact with paper dust, etc.
Since the compression worker does not touch paper dust and the like, the compression work can be performed hygienically.

In this embodiment, the case where the rotation of the rotating body 24 in the vertical direction is switched by switching the rotating direction of the motor 23 has been described as an example. When the rotor 23 rotates forward and the rotating body 24 rotates to a predetermined lower position, the ratchet may be released and the rotating body 24 may return to the original upper position.

[0050]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a trash can having a compression function, wherein the lid is rotatable between an open position, a closed position, and a closed position.
A slide body that slides from the standby position to the compression position is provided together with the lid, and the lid and the slide body are driven by operating the operation lever to compress paper dust and the like put into the trash box main body. Further, a mechanism for compressing paper dust and the like can be simplified, and the size and weight of the dust box with a compression function can be easily reduced. Moreover, since the trash can with a compression function has no electric parts, it can be used even without a power supply facility.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, in the trash can with a compression function according to the first aspect, the slide body is automatically returned to the standby position and the lid is returned when the operation lever returns to the position before the operation. Since the return mechanism is provided to automatically return the paper dust to the open position, the paper dust can be quickly and continuously input into the dust bin even after the paper dust is compressed.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, a lid rotatable between an open position and a closed position, and a slide body that slides from the standby position to the compression position together with the lid are provided. The lid and the slide body are driven by a motor to compress the paper dust and the like thrown into the trash box body, so the structure for compressing the paper dust and the like is simplified, and the size of the trash can with compression function is reduced. The weight and the weight can be easily reduced.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, in the trash can with a compression function according to any one of the first to third aspects, a guide portion for guiding a sliding body that slides in a vertical direction on an inner peripheral surface of the trash can main body. Is formed, the slide body can be smoothly slid in the up and down direction, and the paper dust and the like put into the trash box main body can be smoothly compressed.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the trash box with a compression function according to any one of the first to fourth aspects, an inner bag is mounted in the trash box main body from above the opening, and an opening edge of the inner bag is provided. Is attached to the rotating side edge of the lid, so that the inner bag can be easily attached to and detached from the trash can body, and paper dust and the like put into the trash can body through the opening is stored in the inner bag. It does not come into contact with the inner peripheral surface of the trash box main body or the slide body provided inside the trash box main body, and when compressing paper dust etc. stored in the inner bag, close the mouth of the inner bag and Since the cover is configured to be compressed by the lid, the lid does not come into contact with paper dust and the like, and furthermore, the compression operator does not touch the paper dust and the like, so that the paper dust and the like can be stored in a sanitary manner.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a trash can with a compression function according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view thereof.

FIG. 3A is a longitudinal sectional front view showing a state in which a lid rotates to an open position and a slide body is located at a standby position;
(B) is a side view showing the positional relationship between the connection pin and the slide groove at that time.

FIG. 4A is a longitudinal sectional front view showing a state in which a lid rotates to a closed position and a slide body is located at a standby position;
(B) is a side view showing the positional relationship between the connection pin and the slide groove at that time.

FIG. 5A is a longitudinal sectional front view showing a state in which a lid rotates to a closed position and a slide body slides to a compression position, and FIG. 5B shows a positional relationship between the connection pin and the slide groove at that time. FIG.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view illustrating a trash can with a compression function according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is an exploded perspective view thereof.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing the state of use.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1, 22 Trash main body 2 Opening 4 Slide body 5 Guide part 7 Lid 9, 13 Return mechanism 12 Operation lever 19, 24 Connection member 21 Inner bag 23 Motor

Claims (5)

[Claims] A trash can body having an opening formed at an upper end thereof; a slide body provided in the trash can body so as to be vertically slidable between an upper standby position and a lower compression position; A lid rotatably attached to the slide body to an open position to open and a closed position to close the opening; an operation lever attached to the trash can body; one end connected to the lid and the other end connected to the lid. The compression unit is connected to the operation lever, and rotates the lid from the open position to the closed position by operating the operation lever, and compresses the slide body located at the standby position together with the lid rotated to the closed position. A connecting member to slide to a position,
A trash can with a compression function, characterized by having: 2. A return mechanism for automatically returning the slide body to the standby position and automatically returning the lid to the open position with the return of the operation lever to the position before the operation is provided. The trash can with a compression function according to claim 1, wherein 3. A trash box main body having an opening formed at an upper end portion; a slide body provided in the trash box main body so as to be vertically slidable between an upper standby position and a lower compression position; A lid rotatably attached to the slide body to an open position to open and a closed position to close the opening; a motor provided in the trash box main body; one end connected to the lid and the other end connected to the lid. The lid is connected to the motor, and the lid is rotated from the open position to the closed position by driving the motor, and the slide body located at the standby position is moved to the compression position together with the lid rotated to the closed position. A trash can with a compression function, comprising: a connecting member that slides. 4. The compression function according to claim 1, wherein a guide portion for guiding the slide body that slides vertically is formed on an inner peripheral surface of the trash can main body. With trash. 5. An inner bag is mounted in the trash box main body from above the opening, and an opening edge of the inner bag is attached to a rotating side edge of the lid. 4. A trash can with a compression function according to any one of 4.