JP3042929U - Empty can crusher - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Abstract] [PROBLEMS] To make it possible for women and children to easily crush empty cans with a simple structure. SOLUTION: The tip of a handle 7 is pivotally attached by a pin 8 to a column 6 standing upright on the tip of a main support rod 1, a cradle 4 is provided on the upper surface of the main support rod, and a push plate 9 is provided on the bottom surface of the handle. It is fixed so that when the empty can 11 on the stand is crushed by the lever action with the pin 8 as a fulcrum when the handle is pushed down, the stand and the push plate are set to be parallel to and close to each other. Since the empty can is crushed by the action of the lever, a small force is required, and since the structure is simple, it is inexpensive and there is no failure.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

[0001]

[Technical field to which the invention belongs]

 The present invention relates to an apparatus for crushing an empty can made of iron or aluminum, such as a used juice can or coffee can, by a person's force so that it can be easily processed.

[0002]

[Prior art]

 As the amount of used cans, etc. is increasing, the number of empty cans that must be taken out as garbage is also increasing, but even if they are landfilled, they can be reused as resource waste. However, if the empty cans are crushed to reduce the volume, they can be taken out from home and collected by the trash collector very efficiently.

There are many devices having a complicated structure using a motor, a hydraulic cylinder, or the like, in order to crush empty cans so that they can be easily processed because they are automatically crushed without using human power. However, such devices are expensive and bulky and cannot be installed in ordinary homes.

[0004]

[Problems to be solved by the device]

 The problem to be solved by the present invention is to make it possible to easily crush an empty can with a simple structure and with a small force of a person.

[0005]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 The feature of this invention is that the tip of the handle is pivotally attached by a pin to a column that is erected on the tip of the main support rod, a stand is provided on the top of the main support rod, and a push plate is provided on the bottom of the handle. When the empty cans on the stand are crushed by the lever action with the pin as a fulcrum, the stand and the push plate are set to face each other in parallel and close to each other. To be there.

[0006]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION 1 is a main support rod, a front stabilizer 2 is fixed to a front portion of a bottom surface thereof, and a rear stabilizer 3 is fixed to a rear end portion thereof. The front and rear stabilizers 2, 3 are formed in a horizontally long rectangular shape and are fixed orthogonally to the main support shaft 1. A stand 4 for the empty can 11 is fixed to the front upper surface of the main support rod 1. The front and rear stabilizers 2 and 3 are intended to stabilize the empty can crusher. Therefore, although the shape thereof is not limited to the illustrated example, the rear stabilizer 3 can be held by the foot.

Reference numeral 5 denotes a pair of left and right support rods, which are fixed to the tip of the main support rod 1 with the tip sandwiched. Numeral 6 is a stanchion provided at each tip of the stanchion support rod 5. In the illustrated example, the stanchion 6 is formed integrally with the stanchion support rod 5, but both 5 and 6 may be separate members.

Reference numeral 7 denotes a handle, the tip of which is pivotally attached to the upper end of the column 6 by a pin 8. The rear portion of the handle 7 is curved upward so that the operator can easily lift the handle 7. A push plate 9 is fixed to the front bottom surface of the handle 7. As shown in FIG. 1, when the handle 7 is pushed down to crush the empty can 11, the stand 4 and the push plate 9 are set to face each other in parallel and close to each other so that the empty can 11 can be uniformly crushed. There is. This setting can also be achieved by lowering the position of the pin 8 than in the illustrated example and bending the front part of the handle 7 from the push plate 9 downward.

Here, when the empty can 11 is placed on the stand 4 with its long axis parallel to the main support rod 1 and crushed, the left and right edges of the stand 4 are centered in the left-right direction to prevent the empty can 11 from rolling down. There is a slope that slopes down to the axis. Similarly, the push plate 9 is also provided with an inclined surface that slopes upward from the left and right edges toward the center axis in the left-right direction, and is formed so that when the empty can 11 is crushed, the empty can 11 can be easily pinched between the empty can 11 and the stand 4. ing.

It should be noted that, instead of the illustrated example, it is also possible to bend the tip of the main supporting rod 1 upward to form a pillar without separately providing the pillar support rod 5 and the pillar 6, and in this case, the handle The tip of 7 may be formed in a bifurcated shape, and the strut may be sandwiched by the bifurcated tip, and the pin 8 may be pivotally attached.

Alternatively, the empty can 11 may be laterally placed on the stand 4, that is, the long axis of the empty can 11 may be placed directly across the main support rod 1. Also in this case, if the stand 4 is provided with an inclined surface descending from the front and rear edges toward the center axis in the front-rear direction, and the push plate 9 is provided with an inclined surface inclined from the front and rear edges toward the center axis in the front-rear direction. Good. However, it is optional to provide the push plate 9 with the slope.

Since this empty can crusher is configured as described above, the handle 7 is lifted as shown in FIG. 2 to place the empty can 11 on the stand 4, and when the handle 7 is pushed down, the pin 8 is used as a fulcrum. By this action, the empty can 11 can be crushed with a small force.

[0013]

[Effect of the invention]

 Thanks to the lever action, even a weak woman or child can crush an empty can with a small amount of force.

Since the structure is extremely simple, it can be provided at a low cost, and there is no failure and it can be used for a long period of time.

If a sloping surface that slopes down toward the center axis in the left-right (or front-rear) direction is provided on the stand and a slope surface that slopes up toward the center axis in the left-right (front-rear) direction is provided on the push plate, rolling is facilitated. It is easy to crush a large empty can.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side view of a crushed empty can.

FIG. 2 is a side view of an empty can before placing it on a stand.

FIG. 3 is a plan view without a handle.

FIG. 4 is a bottom view of the handle.

FIG. 5 is a rear view.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Main support rod 4 Stand 6 Strut 7 Handle 8 Pin 9 Push plate 11 Empty can

Claims (3)

[Utility model registration claims] Claims: 1. A support rod vertically provided on the tip of the main support rod is pivotally attached to the tip of the handle with a pin. A table is provided on the upper surface of the main support rod and a push plate is provided on the bottom surface of the handle. When the empty cans on the stand are crushed by the lever action that is fixed and pushes down the handle and uses the pin as a fulcrum, the stand and the push plate are set to face each other in parallel and close to each other. vessel. 2. The empty can crusher according to claim 1, wherein a rear stabilizer which is pressed by a foot is fixed to the bottom surface of the main support rod. 3. The empty can crusher according to claim 1, wherein an upper surface of the placing plate is formed with an inclined surface that descends toward the center axis in the left-right direction.