JP2010195595A - Cup recovery box - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a cup recovery box that enables quickly recovery of a large number of cups in piles with no beverage liquid remaining in the cups. <P>SOLUTION: The cup recovery box includes: a casing 4 having a space S opened to a side between a top plate 2 provided at an upper part and a residual liquid tray 3 provided at a lower part; inlet members 6 each having an inlet 5 for inserting cups C vertically upside down which are mounted on the top plate 2 of the casing; and receiving plates 8 each hung with a plurality of hanging wires 7 hanging at spaces around the inlet of the inlet member. The receiving plates are each provided with a recess 9 opened to the outside of the casing 4 to allow the insertion of a finger, and the hanging wires 7a, 7b provided on both sides of the recess are formed of a vertically extensible wire. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a cup collection box that collects used cups in a stacked state.

  In places where a large number of people gather, such as at stadiums and concert venues, a large amount of used cups are dumped, and if these used cups are thrown away into a trash can, the collection work is complicated. become. For this reason, when throwing away used cups, it is desirable to collect them in an orderly stacked state.

  Thus, as a conventional configuration in which used cups are collected in a stacked state, referring to Patent Document 1, the cup collector of this document was placed on the floor as shown in FIG. An annular receiving portion 31 is provided on the upper surface of the fixed base 30, and a cylindrical holder 32 is inserted into the receiving portion 31 and supported in an upright state.

  According to such a configuration, the cylindrical holder 32 can be freely inserted into and removed from the receiving portion 31, and the cups C put into the cylindrical holder 32 are stacked in an orderly manner. However, since the above-mentioned cylindrical holder is provided with the bottom plate 34 having the drain hole 33, in order to take out the cup C stacked in the cylindrical holder 32, each cylindrical holder 32 is received from the receiving portion 31. The troublesome work of pulling out and turning it upside down is necessary.

  In addition, as shown in FIG. 7, a cup collection container described in Patent Document 2 is used to save labor as much as possible in the cup collection operation as described above. The container 35 includes a trash bag 36 that is detachably installed in the container 35, and a storage cylindrical body group 37 that can be taken in and out of the trash bag 36. The storage cylindrical body group 37 holds the disposable cup C vertically. A plurality of storage tubular bodies 39 having a top of which can be inserted 38 and an opening at the bottom thereof; and a coupling means such as a plastic snap 40 for joining adjacent storage tubular bodies 39, 39 to each other; It is what has.

  In such a configuration, a plurality of storage cylindrical bodies 39, 39... Are combined to collect the cups C stacked by being put into the respective storage cylindrical bodies 39. The operation of lifting the cylindrical body group 37 is required, and the cup C stacked inside each storage cylindrical body 39 by this operation passes through the opening at the bottom of each storage cylindrical body 39, 39. It remains in the inside of the garbage bag 36 provided in 35. However, as described above, the work of lifting the storage cylindrical body group 37 composed of a plurality of storage cylindrical bodies 39, 39... Requires a lot of labor, and when the beverage remains in the cup C. This leads to an inconvenient situation where the moisture remains in the garbage bag 36 without being discarded.

JP 2000-53205 A JP 2004-142931 A

  The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and provides a cup collection box that can be easily and quickly collected in a state where a large number of cups are stacked in a state where no beverage remains in the cup. Objective.

  In order to achieve the above object, the cup collection box according to claim 1 of the present invention has a space opened laterally between a top plate provided above and a residual liquid tray provided below. In a cup collection box having a housing having an insertion port member, which is a member attached to the top plate of the housing and has an insertion port for vertically inserting a cup, and the insertion port of the insertion port member And a receiving plate suspended by a plurality of hanging wires suspended at intervals around the periphery of the housing, and a finger is inserted into the receiving plate by opening it toward the outside of the housing All the cups stacked on the receiving plate are provided with recesses made possible, and the suspended wire rods provided on both sides of the recesses are made of stretchable wire rods, and the fingertips are put into the recesses of the receiving plate. Can be lifted at the same time and has the elasticity Characterized in that that both sides of the hanging underline material from outlet which is opened by spreading the left and right was removable cups stacked on the receiving plate outwardly.

  The cup collection box according to claim 2 of the present invention is characterized in that, in claim 1, the suspended wire other than the stretchable suspended wire is made of a rigid wire.

  As described above, according to the cup collection box of the present invention, the receiving plate is suspended by the plurality of suspended wire members that are suspended at intervals around the insertion port of the insertion port member provided on the top plate of the housing. Because of the installed configuration, the cup dropped in a vertical state lying down from the insertion opening can be neatly stacked on the receiving plate without breaking the falling posture. Also, when taking out the stack of such cups, insert the operator's finger into the recess of the receiving plate and lift the lowermost cup from below, so that all the cups stacked in the row can be removed at once. Can be lifted. Furthermore, it is possible to quickly collect the cups by an easy and quick work of taking out the cups stacked on the receiving plate from the opening opened by expanding the stretchable hanging wire on both sides. It becomes possible.

  In addition, even if the drinking liquid remains in the used cup, when the cup is dropped with the cup lying down, the residual liquid in the cup flows down on the residual liquid tray of the housing, and the liquid is in the cup. Since they are stacked without remaining, they can be collected hygienically and efficiently without the risk of liquid splashing during collection by the operator.

  In addition, the cup collection box of the present invention opens the lower part of the top plate so that the stacking state of the cups can be easily visually checked. The stacking state of the cups can be made uniform by dropping the cup. Moreover, when performing a collection | recovery operation | work, an operator has the convenience that he can confirm the stacking state of a cup visually.

It is a whole perspective view which shows the cup collection | recovery box in the Example of this invention. It is a top view which shows the cup collection | recovery box in the Example of this invention. (a) is a front view which shows the cup collection | recovery box in the Example of this invention, (b) is the side view. It is a perspective view which shows the single-piece | unit structure which consists of the insertion port member of the cup collection | recovery box in the Example of this invention, several suspension wire material, and a receiving plate, (a) is crossing the suspension wire material which has the elasticity of both sides (B) shows a state in which the cross-shaped hanging wire is expanded and the outlet is opened, and (c) shows a vertically extending hanging wire having elasticity. . (a), (b) is a fragmentary figure which shows the attachment structure of the guidance bulletin board attached to the back part of the cup collection | recovery box in the Example of this invention. It is a partial cross section front view of the cup collection device concerning patent documents 1. 10 is a perspective view of a cup collection container relating to Patent Document 2. FIG.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

  As shown in FIG. 1, a cup recovery box 1 of the present invention has a housing having a space S opened laterally between a top plate 2 provided above and a residual liquid tray 3 provided below. A body 4, an insertion port member 6 that is a member that is attached to the top plate 2 of the housing 4 and that is inserted in a vertical shape with the cup C turned down, and an insertion port of the insertion port member 6 5 has a receiving plate 8 suspended by a plurality of suspended wire rods 7, 7... Suspended around the periphery of 5, and the receiving plate 8 is open toward the outside of the housing 4. Thus, the concave portion 9 into which a finger can be inserted is provided, and the suspended wire rods 7a and 7b provided on both sides of the concave portion 9 are made of a wire material having elasticity.

  In FIG. 1 or FIG. 4, the cup C is drawn in a perspective shape for easy understanding of the drawing, but it can be used regardless of the material such as a plastic cup or a paper cup.

  The cup collection box 1 of this embodiment will be described in detail. As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the housing 4 is provided in parallel above the two side support frames 11, 11 each having a rectangular shape. The top plate 2 and a residual liquid tray 3 provided in parallel downward are provided, and the bottom four sides of the residual liquid tray 3 are provided with casters 12, 12,. 4 can be moved and can be stopped. Further, since the supporting frames 11 and 11 on both sides have the pressing portions 11a protruding upward from the top plate 2, when the casing 4 is moved, it is convenient to grasp and press and pull the pressing portions 11a. It is said that.

  Between the top plate 2 and the residual liquid tray 3, there is a space S (see FIG. 1) that is opened outward. For this reason, as will be described later, the overlapping state of the cups C stacked on the upper portions of the respective receiving plates 8 is confirmed from the outside, or a hand is extended below the top plate 2 to take out the cups C to the outside. It is easy to do. In addition, the entire remaining liquid tray 3 has a concave bottom 3a so that the spilled beverage does not leak outside.

  The top plate 2 is provided with an insertion port member 6 provided with an insertion port 5 into which the cup C is inserted vertically. As shown in FIG. 1, a plurality of the insertion port members 6 are provided on the top plate 2. The number of the insertion port members 6 is also related to the width of the top plate 2.

  4 (a) to 4 (c) illustrate a single structure (hereinafter referred to as “collected body 10”) composed of the insertion port member 6, a plurality of suspended wire rods 7, 7... Yes, such a collection body 10 is inserted into a through hole 13 (see FIG. 1) provided in the top plate 2 and, as shown in FIG. 1, a hole 6a formed at one place of the insertion port member 6 It is fixed by inserting a screw 14 in the vicinity of the through hole 13 and screwing it. With such a configuration, it is possible to perform the mounting operation as a single structure of the collection body 10 composed of the insertion port member 6, the plurality of suspended wire rods 7, 7,. Become.

  4 (a), a plurality of hanging wire rods 7, 7... Are suspended around the insertion port member 6 at intervals, and a receiving plate 8 is fixed to the lower ends of these hanging wire rods 7, 7.. Accordingly, the receiving plate 8 is configured to be suspended in the upper hollow position in the vicinity of the residual liquid tray 3 by a plurality of suspension wires 7, 7... (See FIG. 3A). Further, each receiving plate 8 is formed with a recessed portion 9 that is concave and is opened from the vicinity of the center of the receiving plate 8 toward the outside of the housing 4.

  In such a configuration, each of the suspended wire rods 7, 7... Is provided with a plurality of circumferential shapes so that the posture of the cup C dropped vertically from the insertion port 5 is maintained. It can be dropped. Further, as shown in FIG. 4 (a), when the stack of cups C dropped from the insertion port 5 in a state where the cups C are turned down and stacked one after another on the receiving plate 8 is taken out, As shown in FIG. 4B, the operator's finger (in FIG. 4C, an arrow 15 is shown instead of the finger) is put in the recess 9 of the receiving plate 8, and the lowermost cup C is put with the finger. By lifting from below, all the cups C, C... Stacked in the row are lifted at once.

  In the present embodiment, among the plurality of hanging wire rods 7, 7... Suspended around the insertion port member 6, the hanging wire rods 7 a and 7 b provided on both sides of the recess 9 of the receiving plate 8 are made of rubber. A material or an elastic wire is formed into a thin coil shape, and is composed of a wire having elasticity. The suspension wires 7, 7... Other than the suspension wires 7 a, 7 b having elasticity are composed of rigid metal wires or synthetic resin wires, so that the mounting position of the receiving plate 8 can be set on the remaining liquid tray 3. The upper hollow position in the vicinity is maintained.

  Further, the above-described stretchable suspension wires 7a and 7b are provided vertically as shown in FIG. 4 (c), and the upper insertion port member 6 and the lower receiving member as shown in FIG. 4 (a). It is preferable to stretch in a cross shape between the plate 8. Thereby, it is possible to prevent the stack of cups C stacked on the receiving plate 8 from falling outward. That is, the stack of the cups C stacked on the receiving plate 8 is more likely to fall down as the bulk increases. However, by stretching the suspended wire rods 7a and 7b on both sides in a cross shape, The stacked body extends these suspended wire rods 7a and 7b so as not to fall outward.

  Further, in the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1, a residual liquid tank 16 for discarding a leftover liquid in the cup C is detachably provided on the side of the housing 4. That is, a side plate 17 is provided on the side of the housing 4, and suspension pins 18, 18 are fixed to the upper portion of the side plate 17 so as to be separated from each other on the left and right sides. It can be removably fixed by hooking the formed left and right holes 16a, 16a.

  Further, a plate member 19 having a large number of pores 19a, 19a,... Is provided in the upper part of the residual liquid tank 16, and when the residual liquid in the cup C is thrown into the residual liquid tank 16, other than liquid remains. The liquid tank 16 is prevented from entering and the drain 20 provided at the lower part of the residual liquid tank 16 is not clogged. The drain 20 is provided with a drain valve so that the liquid in the residual liquid tank 16 can be discharged.

  Further, in the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1, it is preferable to provide a guidance bulletin board 22 on the back of the cup collection box 1. In the following description, since the structure for mounting the guidance bulletin board 22 is bilaterally symmetrical, only the structure on one side is shown in FIGS. 5 (a) and 5 (b).

  The structure shown in FIG. 5 (a) is formed so that the vertical grooves 23, 23 face each other above the top plate 2 on the back side of the support frames 11, 11 on both sides of the cup collection box 1. The left and right ends of the guide bulletin board 22 having a rectangular shape are inserted into the vertical grooves 23 and 23 so that the guide bulletin board 22 is erected vertically on the back of the cup collection box 1. Further, the structure shown in FIG. 5 (b) is a structure in which the brackets 24, 24 having a U-shaped cross section are fixed to the both side support frames 11, 11 in a vertical shape without forming the vertical groove 23 as described above. Similar to the above configuration, the left and right ends of the guide bulletin board 22 are inserted into the grooves of the metal fittings 24, 24 on both sides. In any of the configurations, the guidance bulletin board 22 can be extracted by lifting it upward, and can be replaced with another guidance bulletin board or can be repaired.

  The above-mentioned guidance bulletin board 22 is also useful for prompting various cautions when throwing in used cups. For example, as shown in FIG. ”Is in progress!” To promote the collection of used paper cups, and particularly important is that when the used cup C is discarded, the remaining liquid in the cup is discarded to the residual liquid tank 16. By displaying the cup C in the face down state and prompting it to be inserted into the insertion ports 5, 5,..., The function existing in the cup collection box 1 of this embodiment can be more reliably exhibited. .

  In order to use the cup collection box 1 configured as described above, in FIG. 1, when the beverage liquid remains in the cup C, discard the cup C in the residual liquid tank 16 and empty the contents. When dropped in a state of being lowered from the insertion port 5 of the top plate 2, the cup C is stacked on the receiving plate 8 in a state of being vertically lowered. At this time, even if the beverage liquid remains in the cup C, when the cup C is turned down, the residual liquid in the cup C flows down to the concave bottom 3a of the residual liquid tray 3, and the liquid remains in the cup C. Therefore, there is no possibility that the liquid is scattered during the collection operation by the operator, and the stacked cups C, C...

  Further, as shown in FIG. 1, the cup collection box 1 of the present embodiment is opened when the lower part of the top plate 2 is opened and the stacking state of the cup C can be easily seen. When the cup C is dropped into the insertion port 5 having a vacant space above, the overlapping state of the cups C in the respective collection bodies 10 becomes uniform. Moreover, also when performing collection | recovery operation | work, the operator can confirm the accumulation state of the cup C visually from the outside.

  Furthermore, in order to take out the stacked cup C from the receiving plate 8, as shown in FIG. 4 (b), the outlet 21 is opened simply by spreading the elastic hanging wire 7 on both sides to the left and right as shown by arrows. It becomes possible to take out the cups C, C... Stacked in the row at a time from the outlet 21 only by putting a fingertip into the recess 9 of the receiving plate 8 and lifting the lowermost cup C.

  The cup collection box of the present invention can be used as a cup collection box that collects used cups in a face down state so that no beverage remains, and can easily and quickly take out the stacked cups. In particular, it can be used as a convenient cup collection box when it is necessary to collect a large amount of used cups in places where a large number of people gather, such as stadiums and concert venues.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Cup collection box 2 Top plate 3 Residual liquid tray 4 Housing | casing 5 Insertion port 6 Insertion port member 7 Hanging wire material 7a, 7b Hanging wire material 8 Receptacle 9 Recess 10 Recovery body 11 Support frame 11a Holding part 12 Caster 13 Through-hole 14 Screw 15 Arrow 16 Residual liquid tank 16a Hole 17 Side plate 18 Hanging pin 19 Plate member 19a Pore 20 Drain 21 Outlet 22 Guide bulletin board 23 Vertical groove 24 U-shaped bracket C Cup S Space

Claims (2)

In a cup collection box comprising a housing having a space opened laterally between a top plate provided above and a residual liquid tray provided below,
An insertion port member, which is a member attached to the top plate of the housing and has an insertion port for inserting a cup vertically, and a plurality of members suspended from the insertion port at intervals around the insertion port A receiving plate suspended by the suspended wire rod, and the receiving plate is provided with a recess that allows the finger to be inserted by being opened outwardly of the housing. The suspended wire provided on both sides is made of a stretchable wire,
It is possible to lift all the cups stacked on the receiving plate at once by putting a fingertip into the recess of the receiving plate,
A cup collection box characterized in that the cups stacked on the receiving plate can be taken out from the open outlet by spreading the stretchable hanging wire on both sides to the left and right. 2. The cup collection box according to claim 1, wherein the suspended wire other than the stretchable suspended wire is made of a rigid wire.