JP2896981B2 - Trash can with foot pedal - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention enables a lid to be opened and closed by a foot pedal, allows dust to be thrown in without seeing dust already thrown in, Is related to a trash can with a foot pedal that does not scatter outside.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there is known a trash can in which a rotary lid is opened and closed by a foot pedal. However, since a rotary lid that covers the entire dust inlet is opened and closed, the rotary lid is rotated. There is a disadvantage that the operation of the foot pedal is heavy due to the large and heavy lid, and the stroke for rotating the foot pedal is increased when trying to reduce the operation. In addition, when the lid is opened, the garbage inside can be seen and it is unpleasant as well as unpleasant.In addition, when the trash can is accidentally knocked down, the rotating lid opens and the garbage inside scatters outside. There was a disadvantage that there is.

[0003]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to operate a foot pedal lightly and with a small stroke so that dust can be thrown in without seeing dust that has already been thrown in. An object of the present invention is to provide a garbage can with a foot pedal so that garbage inside does not scatter outside.

[0004]

In order to achieve the above object, a trash can with a foot pedal according to the present invention is provided with a lid device having a trash input port on an upper surface and covering an upper opening of the trash box, and a cross-section of a plate-like member. A pair of lids that are bent substantially in an L-shape and have an outer lid and an inner lid connected to each other are provided rotatably at the opposite edges of the dust inlet of the lid device. A foot pedal that penetrates the lower side wall of the trash can and has one end protruding outside is provided rotatably, and the upper end of a connecting rod that is connected to the other end of the foot pedal and supported movably up and down is the pair of lids. When the pedal is not depressed, the outer lid closes to close the dust inlet when the pedal is not depressed.In addition, when the pedal is depressed, the outer lid opens and the inner lid is filled with dust. The mouth is closed.

[0005]

In a state where the foot pedal is not depressed, the pair of lids are rotated downward by their own weight, the edges of the outer lids are in contact with each other, and the dust inlet is closed. When the pedal is depressed, the upper end of the connecting rod pushes up the inner lid to rotate the lid, the outer lid opens, and at the same time the pair of raised inner lids closes the trash inlet and makes the contents of the trash box invisible. . So, when you put garbage on the inner lid and release the foot pedal, the lid rotates again by its own weight and the inner lid opens, the garbage on it falls into the trash box and at the same time the edge of the outer lid part The dust input ports are closed by contacting each other. In addition, even if the trash can is collapsed and the outer lid is opened, the inner lid is closed at the same time, so that the garbage does not scatter outside.

[0006]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of a trash can with a foot pedal according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is an overall perspective view, FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a lid, and FIG. 3 is an explanatory view showing a rotating operation of the lid. An almost rectangular trash can 1
A cover device 2 made of plastic or the like is detachably provided to cover the upper opening. The dust input port 3 is formed on the upper surface of the lid device 2, and the dust
Are respectively rotatably supported. The lid body 4 is formed by bending a thin plate-shaped member such as metal or plastic so that the cross section thereof is substantially L-shaped. One of the bent portions is the outer lid portion 4a, and the other is the inner lid portion 4b. , And is supported by the lid device 2 by a support shaft 4c fixed to the bent portion, and the outer lid portion 4a and the inner lid portion 4b of both lids 4 are arranged so as to face each other. Lid device 2
A support projection 2a having a chevron shape is provided on the inner surface of both side walls that support the lid 4 so that when the outer lids 4a are closed, they are brought into contact with each other and positioned.

[0007] A foot pedal 5 is provided rotatably in the vertical direction through the lower side wall of the trash can 1 so that the end inside the trash can 1 rises when operated by stepping on the end exposed outside with a foot. Has become. A T-shaped connecting rod 6 as shown in FIG. 3 is supported movably in the vertical direction along the inner wall of the trash can 1, and the tip of the foot pedal 5 is connected to the lower end thereof. The upper end of the connecting rod 6 is in contact with the edge of the middle lid part 4b of the pair of lids 4, and when the foot pedal 5 is depressed, the connecting rod 6 rises, and the lid 4 moves as shown in FIG. It is designed to rotate. Middle lid part 4b with which the upper end of connecting rod 6 contacts
A cylindrical contact shaft 4d is attached to an edge portion of the column for smooth operation.

Next, a method of using the trash can with a foot pedal will be described. When the foot pedal 5 is not depressed, as shown in FIG. 3A, the pair of lids 4 is lowered by its own weight, the outer lid 4a comes into contact with the support protrusion 2a, and the dust inlet 3 is closed. Is in a state of being Now, when the foot pedal 5 is depressed to put dust, the connecting rod 6 rises and the upper end pushes up the inner lid part 4b, so that the lid body 4 rotates as shown in FIG. The outer lid part 4a is opened by moving, and the
When the edges of b contact each other, the dust input port 3 is closed to make the contents of the trash box invisible. Then, when dust is put on the inner lid portion 4b and the foot pedal 5 is released, the lid body 4 is rotated downward by its own weight, the inner lid portion 4b is opened, and the dust thereon is dropped into the trash box. At the same time, the edges of the outer lid portion 4a come into contact with each other, and the dust inlet 3 is closed.

Even when the trash box is accidentally knocked down and the outer lid part 4a is opened, the inner lid part 4b is closed and the garbage inlet 3 is closed at the same time, so there is no fear that the garbage inside will scatter outside. In the above embodiment, the lengths of the outer lid portion 4a and the inner lid portion 4b are slightly longer in the former, and the bending angles of both are almost right angles, but are not necessarily limited to this. However, the design can be changed as needed. In addition, the range of rotation of the lid 4 and the range of movement of the connecting rod 6 are matters that can be appropriately set in designing.

[0010]

As described above, in the trash can with a foot pedal of the present invention, each lid covers only half of the dust inlet and is small and light, so that the operation of the foot pedal is light and the stroke of operation is also small. Small, and when the outer lid is opened, the inner lid closes and the garbage inlet is closed, so you can throw in garbage without seeing the garbage that has already been thrown in, without feeling unpleasant It is hygienic and has the effect that garbage inside does not scatter outside when the trash can is accidentally knocked down.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a trash can with a foot pedal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the lid.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory view showing a rotation operation of the lid.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 Bag trash can 2 Lid device 2a Support projection
3 Garbage inlet 4 Lid 4a Outer lid 4b Middle lid
4c Support shaft 4d Contact shaft 5 Foot pedal 6 Connecting rod

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. A lid device having a dust inlet on an upper surface and covering an upper opening of a dust box, wherein a plate-like member is bent into a substantially L-shaped cross section, and an outer lid portion and a middle lid portion are connected to each other. A pair of lids are provided so that their bent portions are rotatably provided on the opposite edges of the trash input port of the lid device, respectively, and the foot pedal which penetrates the lower side wall of the trash can and has one end exposed to the outside is rotated. capable provided, to face the upper end of the connected vertically movably supported connected rod to the other end of the foot pedal on the lower side of the inner lid part of the pair of lid, pedal
When the foot is not stepped on, the outer lid closes and dust is thrown.
Close the entrance and open the outer lid when the pedal is depressed.
A trash can with a foot pedal, wherein the inner lid closes the trash inlet .