JP2008137766A - Garbage container - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a garbage container of structure allowing taking out and carrying of a drain container with a lid body attached, and easy to determine whether the drain container is installed in a container body or not. <P>SOLUTION: This garbage container 10 comprises the container body 11, the drain container 12 and the lid body 13. The lid body 13 is fixed to the drain container 12 by fitting the lid body 13 on the drain container 12 and engaging a tip of an arm 54 with an engagement piece 34. The drain container 12 is provided with a spacer 33 on the outer surface of the upper edge thereof, and the upper edge of the container body 11 is provided with a body flange 21 on which an end of the spacer 33 abuts. The spacer 33 is formed into a predetermined dimension, and the upper edge of the drain container 12 is exposed outside the container body 12 with the drain container 12 inserted into the container body 11, and an operation space 61 for engagement of the engagement piece 34 of the drain container 12 with the tip of the arm 54 of the lid body 13 is secured between the engagement piece 34 and the upper edge of the container body 11. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a garbage container suitable for containing garbage containing moisture such as raw garbage.

Conventionally, for example, Patent Document 1 and Patent Document 2 have been proposed as garbage containers for storing garbage containing moisture such as raw garbage.
The garbage container provided with the drainer described in Patent Document 1 contains an inner container for containing garbage containing moisture and removing moisture from the garbage, and the inner container is detachably mounted, and is attached to the bottom side thereof. It consists of an outer container which has a storage part which stores a water | moisture content. The inner container includes a skeleton part that is arranged vertically and horizontally by a crosspiece and is framed, and a water permeable film formed inside the skeleton part. In addition, the upper end edge of the inner container is provided with a protruding protruding edge, the upper end surface of the outer container is provided with a mounting surface, and the inner container is stored in the outer container. The stop protrusion is engaged and placed on the placement surface, and the inner container is suspended inside the outer container. Further, when an outer lid is provided, a locking means is appropriately provided on the outer lid.

  The draining pail described in Patent Document 2 includes a rectangular tubular resin container main body and a resin draining basket that is housed and supported in the container main body and has a number of drain holes formed in the peripheral wall. A stepped portion is formed on the inner peripheral surface near the upper end of the container body, and a folded portion is formed on the outer peripheral edge near the upper end of the draining basket, and the draining basket is accommodated in the container body. Thus, the folded portion is placed on the stepped portion, and the draining basket is suspended inside the container body. In addition, a handle is pivotally supported by the drain basket, and the drain basket can be carried using this handle. Furthermore, the open / close lid is detachably attached to the container body via a hinge member.

JP 2002-12302 A JP 2006-264884 A

However, in the conventional garbage container, in order to discard the drained garbage, the lid must be opened every time an inner container or a draining basket as a draining container is taken out, which is troublesome. Moreover, when carrying the inner container or drainer basket which is a draining container, the lid is opened and the dust is exposed to the outside, which is unsanitary and poor in appearance. Furthermore, the inner container or drain basket which is a draining container is accommodated almost completely inside the outer container or container body which is a main body container. For this reason, it is difficult to determine whether or not the inner container or draining basket that is a draining container has been taken out, and the garbage that has not been drained in the state that the draining container is not accommodated is the outer container or container body that is the main body container. There is a risk of throwing it away.
The present invention has been made paying attention to such problems existing in the prior art. An object of the present invention is to provide a trash container that can be taken out and carried with the lid attached, and that can easily determine that the drainage container is attached to the main body container. .

  In order to achieve the above object, a garbage container according to claim 1 comprises a main body container, a draining container inserted in the main body container for draining the contents, and a lid. The base end of the arm having a hook shape is rotatably attached to the peripheral edge of the lid, and an engagement piece is extended to the upper edge of the draining container. The lid is fixed to the draining container by attaching the lid to the draining container and engaging the tip of the arm with the engagement piece. A spacer is provided on the outer surface at the edge, and a contact portion is provided on the upper edge of the main body container so that the end of the spacer contacts when the draining container is inserted. By setting the spacer or the corresponding contact portion to a predetermined size, the draining container is inserted into the main body container. In this state, the upper edge of the draining container is exposed to the outside of the main body container, and the engagement piece of the draining container and the tip of the arm of the lid body are engaged or disengaged. The gist of the invention is that an operation space for performing the above is secured between the engagement piece and the upper edge of the main body container.

  According to the above configuration, the lid can be fixed to the draining container by attaching the lid to the draining container and engaging the tip of the arm with the engagement piece. The drainer can be carried with the body attached. Further, since the upper edge of the draining container is exposed outside the main body container with the draining container inserted in the main body container, it can be easily determined that the draining container is mounted on the main body container. it can. Further, an operation space for engaging or releasing the engagement between the engagement piece of the draining container and the tip of the arm of the lid body is secured between the engagement piece and the upper edge of the main body container. By ensuring the operation space between the engagement piece and the upper edge of the main body container, and the upper edge portion of the draining container being exposed to the outside of the main body container with the draining container inserted in the main body container When the draining container is taken out from the main body container, the draining container can be taken out from the main body container with the lid attached.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the trash container invention of the first aspect, the spacer is provided with a plurality of pairs, and the engagement pieces are disposed between the pair of spacers. It is desirable.
According to the said structure, between a pair of spacer becomes an operation space, and ensuring of an operation space becomes easy.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided a garbage container according to the first or second aspect, wherein the upper edge of the main body container has a main body member having the same cross-sectional shape as the engaging piece of the draining container. A joining piece is inserted, and the lid can be fixed to the main body container by attaching the lid to the main body container and engaging the tip of the arm with the main body engaging piece. It is desirable that
According to the above configuration, the lid body can be shared between the main body container and the draining container without separately preparing the lid bodies for the main body container and the draining container.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the trash container invention according to any one of the first to third aspects, the bottom of the draining container is lower at one edge of the bottom than at the other edge. It is desirable that a plurality of slits be provided in parallel at the bottom so as to extend from the center of the bottom in the inclined direction.
According to the above configuration, since moisture accumulates and drops on the lower side of the slope, moisture does not drip from the other edge side of the bottom. Can be suppressed.

The invention according to claim 5 is the waste container invention according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein one edge side of the bottom portion is lower than the center of the bottom portion of the draining container. Thus, it is desirable that a slope portion is formed by being inclined half from the center, and a plurality of slits are provided in parallel on the slope portion so as to extend in the slope direction.
According to the above configuration, since moisture accumulates and drops below the slope portion, moisture does not drip from the other edge side of the bottom, and when carrying a draining container, the person carrying it gets dirty with moisture. Can be suppressed.

  According to the present invention, the draining container can be taken out and carried with the lid attached, and it can be easily determined that the draining container is attached to the main body container.

Hereinafter, an embodiment in which the garbage container of the present invention is embodied will be described.
As shown in FIG. 1, the garbage container 10 includes a main body container 11, a draining container 12, and a lid 13. The draining container 12 is inserted into the main body container 11. As shown in FIG. 2A, the lid 13 is attached to the draining container 12 with the draining container 12 inserted in the main body container 11. As shown in FIG. 2B, the lid 13 is attached to the main body container 11 in a state where the draining container 12 is not inserted into the main body container 11.

The main body container 11 is formed in a bottomed rectangular tube shape using a synthetic resin, metal, or the like as a material. As shown in FIGS. 3A and 3B, a main body flange 21 is formed on the outer surface upper end of the main body container 11 over the entire circumference of the main body container 11, and an outer edge of the main body flange 21 is formed on the outer edge of the main body flange 21. A reinforcing frame 22 that reinforces the main body flange 21 protrudes downward. On both sides of the outer surface of the main body container 11, there are provided handles 23 that are used when carrying the main body container 11. The handle 23 includes a pair of support plates 23A having a substantially fan shape and a rod-like handle 23B installed between the lower ends of the support plates 23A.
At the lower end of the reinforcing frame 22, a main body engaging piece 24 is formed between the pair of support plates 23A so as to extend obliquely downward. A locking projection 24 </ b> A having a semicircular cross section is formed on the lower surface of the distal end of the main body engagement piece 24. In addition, hooking step portions 25 are formed on both sides of the upper surface of the main body container 11 by denting the main body flange 21 downward.

The draining container 12 is formed in a bottomed rectangular tube shape using a synthetic resin, metal, or the like as a material. As shown in FIGS. 4A to 4C, a flange 31 is formed at the upper end of the outer surface of the draining container 12 over the entire circumference of the draining container 12. A reinforcing frame 32 that reinforces the flange 31 protrudes downward. A total of two pairs of spacers 33 are formed in the shape of a vertical plate on the outer edge both sides of the upper edge of the draining container 12.
At the lower end of the reinforcing frame 32, an engagement piece 34 is formed between each pair of spacers 33 so as to extend obliquely downward. A locking projection 34A having a semicircular cross section is formed on the lower surface of the front end of the engagement piece 34. The cross-sectional shapes of the engaging pieces 34 and the locking projections 34A are the same as the cross-sectional shapes of the main body engaging pieces 24 and the locking projections 24A of the main body container 11. The draining container 12 can be carried by placing the hand on the engaging piece 34. Further, hooking step portions 35 are formed on both sides of the upper surface of the draining container 12 by denting the flange 31 downward.
The bottom portion of the draining container 12 is formed into a sloped shape by generally inclining so that one edge side of the bottom wall 12A is lower than the other edge side. Further, a plurality of slits 36A are arranged in parallel on the bottom wall 12A so as to extend in the inclined direction from the center of the bottom. Furthermore, among the side walls of the draining container 12, a plurality of slits 36B are also juxtaposed so as to extend in the vertical direction at the lower end portion of the side wall 12B standing from one edge of the bottom wall 12A. Note that the slit 36A and the slit 36B are not connected to each other, and the strength of the bottom portion of the draining container 12 is secured by not providing a slit at the boundary between the bottom wall 12A and the side wall 12B. Further, a leg portion 37 is formed on the bottom surface of the draining container 12, and the draining container 12 with the bottom wall 12A inclined can be stably placed on the floor or the like. Has been.

The lid 13 is formed in a shallow dish shape using a synthetic resin, metal, or the like as a material. At the lower end of the outer surface of the lid body 13, a lid flange 51 is formed over the entire circumference of the lid body 13, and at the outer edge of the lid flange 51, a reinforcing frame 52 that reinforces the lid flange 51 is downward. It protrudes toward you. As shown in FIGS. 5A and 5B, arm attachment portions 53 are formed on both sides of the outer surface at the lower end portion of the lid body 13. A base end of an arm 54 is rotatably attached to the arm attachment portion 53.
The arm 54 is formed in a substantially box shape having a pair of side plates 54A facing each other and a connecting plate 54B connecting the outer edges of the side plates 54A, and a pivot shaft 54C formed at one end of the side plate 54A. It is attached to the arm attachment portion 53 of the lid body 13 via the via. The arm 54 is provided with a locking plate 54D extending obliquely upward on the inner side of the distal end, and has a hook shape at the distal end by providing a locking projection 54E at the distal end of the locking plate 54D. ing.

The waste container 10 is assembled by inserting the draining container 12 into the main body container 11 from its upper opening, and further attaching the lid 13 to the draining container 12 (see FIG. 2A).
As shown in FIG. 6A, in the state where the draining container 12 is inserted into the main body container 11, the draining container 12 uses the main body flange 21 of the main body container 11 as a contact portion and the lower end of the spacer 33 as the main body flange. The main body container 11 is suspended by being placed in contact with the main body 21. On the other hand, in the state in which the lid 13 is attached to the draining container 12, the lid 13 rotates the arm 54 downward so that the locking projection 54E of the locking plate 54D is engaged with the engagement of the draining container 12. By being engaged with the locking projection 34 </ b> A of the combined piece 34, it is fixed to the draining container 12.

  The dimension of the spacer 33 is set to be a predetermined vertical dimension. The predetermined vertical dimension means that the draining container 12 is inserted into the main body container 11, the upper edge of the draining container 12 is exposed to the outside of the main body container 11, and the draining container The operation space 61 is formed between the 12 engagement pieces 34 and the upper surface of the main body flange 21 which is the upper edge of the main body container 11. That is, the spacer 33 has a flange 31 so that the flange 31 of the draining container 12 does not contact the body flange 21 of the main body container 11 in a state where the draining container 12 is inserted into the main body container 11. Is separated from the main body flange 21. As a result, the arm 54 of the lid 13 and the engaging piece 34 of the draining container 12 are disposed between the engaging piece 34 of the draining container 12 and the upper surface of the main body flange 21 that is the upper edge of the main body container 11. An operation space 61 is formed for engaging or disengaging.

  By providing the operation space 61, the lid 13 attached to the draining container 12 can be opened and closed even when the draining container 12 is inserted into the main body container 11. . In addition, since the operation space 61 is provided, a finger can be easily extended to the lower surface of the flange 31 inside the engagement piece 34, so that the lid 13 remains fixed to the draining container 12. However, the draining container 12 can be lifted and removed from the main body container 11 without releasing the fixation. Furthermore, since the upper edge portion of the draining container 12 is exposed to the outside of the main body container 11, it is easily determined whether or not the draining container 12 is inserted into the main body container 11. Can do.

When throwing away garbage into the garbage container 10, the fixing of the lid 13 to the draining container 12 is released. Also in this case, since the operation space 61 is provided, the finger can be easily extended to the inside of the engagement piece 34, so that the engagement of the distal end of the arm 54 with the engagement piece 34 can be easily released. Although not specifically shown, the removed lid 13 can be stored by hooking the tip of the arm 54 on the catching step 35 of the draining container 12.
Now, when garbage is thrown away into the garbage container 10, the garbage is first accommodated in the draining container 12 as a stored item. In the draining container 12, the garbage drops water on the bottom wall 12 </ b> A of the draining container 12. The water dripped on the bottom wall 12A is shifted to one edge side of the bottom wall 12A and directly into the main body container 11 through the slits 36A and 36B because the bottom wall 12A is formed in a slope shape. drop down. As shown in FIG. 6B, since the draining container 12 is suspended from the main body container 11, a space 62 is formed in the main body container 11 below the bottom wall 12 A of the draining container 12. The water that has been formed and has dropped into the main body container 11 is stored in the space 62. As a result of the water being stored in the main body container 11 as described above, the raw garbage in the draining container 12 is drained and stored as garbage in the draining container 12.

In the drainer 12, the bottom wall 12 </ b> A is not limited to the entire bottom wall as described above, but as shown in FIG. 7, the bottom wall 12 </ b> A is centered so that one edge side of the bottom is lower than the center. It is also possible to form a slope portion by inclining half of the slope, and to arrange a plurality of slits 36A in the slope portion so as to extend in the slope direction. In addition, by changing the thickness of the bottom wall 12A as appropriate, the inner bottom surface may be inclined while the bottom surface of the draining container 12 is kept flat. Further, the draining container 12 may be configured by omitting the slit 36B.
Further, the removed lid 13 may be hooked and held on the hooking step portion 25 of the main body container 11 as long as the draining container 12 is not inserted in the main body container 11.
Further, a caster may be provided on the bottom surface of the main body container 11 so that the garbage container 10 can be easily transported.
In addition, when draining raw garbage, the predetermined vertical dimension of the spacer 33 is determined from the viewpoint of preventing the water stored in the space 62 in the main body container 11 from being sucked again by the dust in the draining container 12. It is desirable to set the dimensions such that the bottom surface of the draining container 12 is located at a height of about half to one third of the container 11. In addition, it is not limited only to the dimension setting of the spacer 33, for example, a protrusion is provided at a position corresponding to the spacer 33 on the upper surface of the main body flange 21 of the main body container 11. May be set so that the operation space 61 can be secured.

The disassembled perspective view which shows the garbage container of embodiment. (A) is a perspective view which shows the garbage container of embodiment, (b) is a perspective view which shows the garbage container of another usage form. (A) is front sectional drawing which shows a main body container, (b) is a front sectional view which expanded a part which shows a main body container. (A) is front sectional drawing which shows a draining container, (b) is a sectional side view which shows a draining container, (c) is a front sectional view which expanded a part which shows a draining container. (A) is front sectional drawing which shows a cover body, (b) is a front sectional view which expanded a part which shows a cover body. (A), (b) is the front sectional view which expanded a part which shows a garbage container. Side sectional view showing another type of draining container

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Garbage container 11 Main body container 12 Draining container 13 Lid body 21 Main body flange as contact part 24 Main body engagement piece 33 Spacer 34 Engagement piece 54 Arm 61 Operation space

Claims (5)

A waste container comprising a main body container, a draining container inserted into the main body container to drain the contents, and a lid,
At the periphery of the lid body, a base end of a hook-shaped arm is rotatably attached, and an engagement piece is extended to the upper edge of the draining container,
The lid can be fixed to the draining container by attaching the lid to the draining container and engaging the tip of the arm with the engagement piece.
A spacer is provided on the outer surface of the upper edge of the draining container, and the upper edge of the main body container is in contact with the end of the spacer when the draining container is inserted. Part is provided,
By setting the spacer or the corresponding contact portion to a predetermined size, the upper edge of the draining container is exposed to the outside of the main body container in a state where the draining container is inserted into the main body container, and An operation space for engaging or disengaging the engaging piece of the draining container and the tip of the arm of the lid is secured between the engaging piece and the upper edge of the main body container. A garbage container characterized by being. The garbage container according to claim 1, wherein the spacer is provided with a plurality of pairs, and the engaging pieces are disposed between the pair of spacers. A main body engagement piece having the same cross-sectional shape as the engagement piece of the draining container is inserted on the upper edge of the main body container, and the lid is attached to the main body container and the tip of the arm The garbage container according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the lid body can be fixed to the main body container by engaging the main body engaging piece. The bottom portion of the draining container is formed into a sloped shape by being entirely inclined so that one edge side of the bottom portion is lower than the other edge side, and a plurality of slits are formed in the bottom portion from the center of the bottom portion. The garbage container as described in any one of Claims 1-3 arranged in parallel so that it may extend in an inclination direction. A slope portion is formed on the bottom portion of the draining vessel by being inclined half from the center so that one edge side of the bottom portion is lower than the center, and a plurality of slits are inclined in the slope portion. The trash container according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the trash container is juxtaposed so as to extend to the outside.