JP3089769U - Sorted collection container - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [PROBLEMS] To enable visually impaired persons to easily identify the disposal place of recyclable garbage and to easily perform the work for recycling the collected garbage. A configured separate collection container is provided. SOLUTION: The sorted collection container comprises a bottom wall, a pair of long side walls and a short side wall 14 erected along the peripheral edge of the bottom wall, and a container body 11 formed in a bottomed rectangular tube shape. It is configured. A display unit 36 is provided on the outer side surfaces of the pair of short side walls 14 facing each other.
A character 37 indicating the type of resource garbage and a Braille 38 translated from the character 37 are displayed. When a plurality of container bodies 11 are vertically stacked in a nesting state, the braille collection 38 displayed on the container body 11 located above is located above the upper edge of the container body 11 located below. It is configured to be.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

[0001]

[Technical field to which the invention belongs]

 The present invention relates to a separate collection container used for separating and collecting recyclable or recyclable trash, such as bottles, cans, and PET bottles. More specifically, by displaying the types of recyclable garbage in characters and braille, healthy persons and visually impaired persons can easily identify where to dispose of recyclable garbage and facilitate collection work. It is related to a segregated collection container that is configured to be able to use it.

[0002]

[Prior art]

 Conventionally, this type of separated collection container has a bottom wall formed in the shape of a long rectangular plate, and a pair of long side walls and short side walls erected along the periphery of the bottom wall. 2. Description of the Related Art There is known a separate collection container formed of a cylindrical container body. Further, a display unit for displaying the type of the collected resource waste is provided on the outer surface of the central portion of the pair of opposed short side walls of the separated collection container. On the display unit, characters such as "colorless bottle", "brown bottle", "other bottle", "can" or "plastic bottle" are displayed by letterpress printing. .

[0003]

[Problems to be solved by the invention]

 At present, there are at least several types of recyclable garbage collected in municipalities, etc., and the collection dates of these recyclable garbage almost always overlap. For this reason, on the day of collection of recyclable garbage, a number of separate collection containers of the same shape are laid out at the same collection site, and ordinary municipalities check the characters on the display of each container while checking the characters on the display. The waste is sorted out. However, since only the characters indicating the type of recyclable garbage are displayed on the display of these separate collection containers, for the visually impaired, the type of recyclable garbage disposed in each container is limited. Was extremely difficult to identify.

[0004] In recent years, interest in recycling and reuse of recyclable garbage has increased among the general municipalities, and interested civil society groups and volunteer groups have been providing services for recycling collected garbage. He is actively engaged in activities. Some people who are visually impaired want the opportunity to participate in their service activities with similar interests, and others want their work as a livelihood for economic independence. However, in the conventional sorting and collecting container, the fact that only characters are displayed on the display unit is a barrier for visually impaired persons, making it extremely difficult to engage in such work.

The present invention has been made by focusing on the problems existing in the prior art as described above. The aim is to make it easier for visually impaired people to identify where to dispose of recyclable garbage and to make it easier to recycle collected garbage. It is to provide a structured separation collection container.

[0006]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 In order to achieve the above object, a separation collection container according to the invention of claim 1 is a separation collection container used for collecting recyclable garbage, comprising a bottom wall and a periphery of the bottom wall. A container body formed in a cylindrical shape with a bottom, and the side wall is formed in a tapered shape expanding toward the upper side, and is located in the accommodation space of the container body located below. By inserting the bottom of the container body, a plurality of container bodies are stacked vertically in a nested state, and a pair of opposed stacking brackets are pivotally mounted on the upper end of the container body in a rotatable manner. By rotating both stacking fittings inward of the container body and making contact with the upper edge of the container body, a plurality of container bodies can be stacked up and down in a stacking state, and the outside of the container body can be stacked. On the side The radical 113 provided on its display unit, and a character indicating the type of recyclable waste, Ru der those characterized by being configured to display a braille that translate the characters.

[0007] In the sorting container according to the second aspect of the present invention, when a plurality of container bodies are vertically stacked in the nesting state in the device according to the first aspect, the containers are displayed on the container body located above. Position specifying means configured so that the Braille is positioned above the upper edge of the container body positioned below, and the position of the Braille displayed on the display unit can be specified by tactile sensation. It is characterized by having provided.

[0008]

[Embodiment of the invention]

 Hereinafter, embodiments embodying the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. As shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, the first sorting and collecting container of the embodiment includes a container main body 11 formed of a synthetic resin into a bottomed rectangular tube shape, and has a housing space inside the container main body 11. It is configured to be able to store sorted resource waste such as bottles, cans, and PET bottles. The container body 11 includes a bottom wall 12 formed in a long rectangular plate shape, and a pair of long side walls 13 and short side walls 14 erected along the periphery of the bottom wall 12. The upper opening is provided with a pair of left and right stacking fittings 15 formed in a substantially rectangular shape.

A plurality of drain holes are formed in the bottom wall 12 in a circular shape so that water leaking from a container such as a bottle, a can, or a plastic bottle can be discharged. There. Each of the pair of side walls 13 and 14 is formed in a tapered shape slightly expanding upward, and the bottom of another container main body 11 located above is inserted into the accommodation space of the container main body 11 located below. By doing so, the plurality of container bodies 11 can be stacked vertically in a nesting state. A large number of long holes are formed in the center of the side walls 13 and 14 so that the weight of the container body 11 is reduced.

At the upper end of each of the side walls 13, 14, a pair of upper and lower peripheral flanges 21 and 22 projecting outward from the container body 11 are provided. The upper peripheral flange 21 is formed so as to extend continuously along the upper edge of each of the side walls 13 and 14. The lower peripheral flange 22 protrudes from an upper end outer surface of each of the side walls 13 and 14 located slightly below the upper peripheral flange 21.

Each of the corners of the container body 11 is provided with a rotating cylinder 26 formed in a horizontal cylindrical shape. Each of the rotating cylinders 26 is located between the upper and lower peripheral flanges 21 and 22 and is fixed to open to the long side wall 13 side, so that the end of the stacking bracket 15 can be rotated. I'm involved. A pair of engaging recesses 27 are formed in the upper surface of the upper peripheral flange 21 located above both ends of the long side wall 13 so as to be cut out in a front arc shape.

The stacking metal member 15 is formed in a substantially rectangular shape (substantially C-shape) in which a central portion of one side is cut by bending an iron round bar having a plated surface. . Both ends of the stacking bracket 15 are rotatably mounted in the pair of rotating cylinders 26 facing each other, and the other side of the stacking bracket 15 is located above and outside the upper end of the short side wall 14. It is configured to be able to rotate so as to straddle. A pair of bent portions 31 are provided at both ends of the other side portion of the stacking metal member 15 so that the stacking metal member 15 becomes an L-shaped front as shown in FIG. Is formed.

Further, when the stacking member 15 is rotated inward of the container body 11 to the state shown in FIG. 3, both ends of the other side portion of the stacking member 15 located outside the bent portion 31 The portion is in contact with the upper surfaces of the opposing engagement recesses 27. Further, a central portion on the other side of the stacking fitting 15 located inside the bent portion 31 serves as a placing portion 32 for placing a bottom portion of the container body 11 located above. In addition, as shown in FIG. 2, the bent portion 31 and the mounting portion 32 are formed in a shape along the outer shape of the bottom of the container body 11 (the lower end of the bottom wall 12 and the long side wall 13). .

Then, in this sorting / collecting container, a pair of left and right stacking fittings 15 is rotated inwardly of the container body 11 to come into contact with the engaging recess 27, thereby enabling the stacking state shown in FIG. Can be Further, by placing the bottom of another container body 11 on the stacking fitting 15 of the container body 11 in a stackable state, a plurality of container bodies 11 can be stacked vertically in a stacking state. It is configured.

As shown in FIG. 1, a display section 36 is provided at the center of the outer side surfaces of the pair of short side walls 14 facing each other, and the display section 36 is bordered in a rectangular shape on the side. From the center to the lower end of the display unit 36, letters 37 of "PET BOTTLE" and "XX city" are displayed in letterpress form. At the upper end of the display unit 36, Braille 38 corresponding to “PET BOTTLE” is displayed in a letterpress shape. These characters 37 and braille 38 are both drawn by slightly projecting the outer wall surface of the display unit 36 outward. In addition, the display unit 36 is configured such that a nest having a concave portion for drawing characters 37 and Braille 38 in a letterpress shape is detachably attached to a mold body for molding the container body 11. Therefore, it is configured to be injection molded.

Further, as shown in FIG. 1, when the plurality of container bodies 11 are vertically stacked in a nesting state, the Braille 38 is located above the upper edge of the container body 11 located below. Is configured. In addition, the placement portion 32 of each stacking bracket 15 of the sorting container stacked in the nesting state is hung outside the short side wall 14 located at an intermediate height between the characters 37 and the braille 38. It is configured to be In addition, a gripping hole 39 formed in a rectangular shape with a long side surface penetrates the wall surface of the short side wall 14 located above the display unit 36 so that the container body 11 can be easily gripped. It has become.

The second sorting / collecting container of the embodiment has exactly the same configuration as the first sorting / collecting container except that characters 37 and “Braille” 38 representing “colorless bottle” are displayed on the display unit 36. Have. The third sorting / collecting container has exactly the same configuration as the first sorting / collecting container, except that characters 37 and Braille 38 representing “brown bottle” are displayed on the display section 36. The fourth sorted collection container has exactly the same configuration as the first sorted collection container, except that characters 37 and Braille 38 representing “other bins” are displayed on the display unit 36. The fifth sorted collection container has exactly the same configuration as the first sorted collection container, except that the display unit 36 displays a character 37 and a Braille symbol 38 indicating “can”.

The operation of the separate collection container will be described below. The first to fifth sorted collection containers configured as described above are collectively handled as one set of five types each. In other words, on the day before or early in the morning on the day of the collection of recyclable garbage, these five types of five separate collection containers are stacked one above the other in a nesting state and transported to each collection location by a transport vehicle for installation. You. By the way, the container body 11 of each of the sorted collection containers is laid out in a collection place of the resource garbage in a state where a pair of left and right stacking fittings 15 are hung outside the short side wall 14, and bottles, cans, and PET bottles are arranged. And other various kinds of recyclable waste.

At this time, the visually impaired person who brought the separated recyclable garbage to the collection place can feel the stacking brackets 15 suspended on both sides of each of the separated collection containers as a tangle or a metal-specific tactile sensation. To find out. Subsequently, the hand reaches slightly above the searched stacking bracket 15 and touches the outer surface of the short side wall 14 located between the stacking bracket 15 and the holding hole 39 to display the Braille 3 displayed on the display unit 36. Decrypt 8. Finally, the type of the resource refuse to be stored in the separated collection container is identified from the meaning of the decoded braille 38 and inserted into the container body 11.

When collecting these sorted collection containers from a collection place by a transport vehicle, first, a pair of stacking brackets 15 suspended on both sides of each separated collection container is placed inside the container body 11. Rotate to a stackable state as shown in FIG. Subsequently, these sorted collection containers are sequentially stacked upward in a stacking state on the carrier of the transport vehicle, and then transported to the resource garbage collection facility. The visually impaired person working in the collection facility for the waste trash identifies the type of the garbage contained in each container body 11 by the Braille 38 displayed on the display 36 of each of the sorted collection containers. In addition, work to recycle the collected resource garbage is performed.

The effects exerted by the above embodiment will be described below. The sorted collection container according to the embodiment has a bottom wall 12 formed in a long rectangular plate shape, and a pair of long side walls 13 and short side walls 14 erected along the periphery of the bottom wall 12. It is composed of a container body 11 formed in a square tubular shape. Further, a display portion 36 is provided on the outer surfaces of the pair of short side walls 14 facing each other, and the display portion 36 has a character 37 indicating the type of resource garbage and a braille 38 obtained by translating the character 37. And are displayed. Therefore, the Braille 38 allows a visually impaired person to easily identify a disposal place of the recyclable garbage, and can easily perform an operation for recycling the collected garbage. Furthermore, it is easy for healthy persons and visually impaired persons to cooperate with each other to carry out work to recycle collected resource waste. It also helps prevent visually impaired persons from inadvertently touching the cut end of the can, etc., thus helping to prevent injuries.

By forming each of the side walls 13 and 14 in a tapered shape that spreads slightly upward, a plurality of container bodies 11 can be stacked up and down in a nesting state. Empty container bodies 11 that have not been removed can be stored and transported in a small and compact manner. Furthermore, when the plurality of container bodies 11 are stacked vertically in a nesting state, the braille 38 displayed on the container body 11 located above is changed to the upper edge of the container body 11 located below. It is configured so as to be located above. For this reason, the type of the resource refuse to be accommodated in each container body 11 can be easily identified from the outside in the nesting state, so that the workability in the resource refuse collection work can be significantly improved. be able to.

When the stacking bracket 15 is suspended outside the container main body 11, the stacking bracket 15 is located between the letters 37 and the braille 38 displayed on the display unit 36. Is configured such that the mounting portion 32 is disposed. For this reason, it does not prevent the stacking fitting 15 from discriminating the characters 37 and the braille 38 from the outside.

In this sorting / collecting container, in a state where the stacking bracket 15 is hung outside the container body 11, the Braille 38 is displayed slightly above the mounting portion 32 of the stacking bracket 15. It is configured. For this reason, by using the stacking fitting 15 as a position specifying means, the display position of the Braille 38 can be specified very easily only by the tactile sensation. In particular, since the stacking bracket 15 is suspended outside the container body 11 so as to be naturally rotated with the wobble around the rotation cylinder 26, the stacking bracket 15 is responsive to the hand or the touch through the cane. Its existence can be identified very easily. Further, since the container main body 11 except for the stacking fitting 15 is entirely made of a synthetic resin, the presence thereof can be extremely easily specified by the tactile sensation of the metal unique to the stacking fitting 15. Further, the function and effect of the stacking fittings 15 as the position specifying means functions exactly the same when a plurality of container bodies 11 are vertically stacked in a nesting state as shown in FIG.

In the separate collection container, since the gripping hole 39 is characteristically opened slightly above the Braille 38, it is extremely easy to find the gripping hole 39 only by touch. Therefore, by using the gripping holes 39 as position specifying means, the display position of the braille 38 can be specified very easily only by the tactile sensation. In addition, the characteristic touch of a large number of long holes makes it possible to easily specify and exclude an area where the Braille 38 is not displayed, and to easily specify the display position of the Braille 38. These slots can also be used as position specifying means.

The present embodiment can be embodied with the following modifications.・ A pattern (mark) that abstracts a bottle, can, or plastic bottle is displayed in the letterpress shape near the character 37.

The character 37 may be displayed as a concave portion instead of being displayed in a letterpress shape. That is, the outer wall surface of the display unit 36 is slightly depressed inward so that the character 37 is drawn.

A display sticker on which characters 37 and braille 38 are printed may be attached to the surface of the display unit 36. In addition, the Braille 38 of the display sticker is printed in a letterpress shape. Further, the display sticker may be configured to be divided into two stickers, a character sticker on which the character 37 is printed and a braille sticker on which the braille 38 is printed.

The elongated hole or the holding hole 39 may be omitted.

[0030]

[Effect of the invention]

 As described above in detail, according to the present invention, the following effects can be obtained. According to the separate collection container according to the present invention, the visually impaired person can easily identify the disposal place of the resource garbage, and can recycle the collected resource garbage. Can be easily performed.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side view showing a sorting collection container in a nesting state according to an embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a side view showing a separated collection container in which a part of the embodiment is broken.

FIG. 3 is a plan view showing the sorting and collecting container of the embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a front view showing a separated collection container in which a part of the embodiment is broken.

[Explanation of symbols]

11: Container main body, 12: Bottom wall, 13: Long side wall as a side wall, 14 ... Short side wall as a side wall, 15 ... Stacking bracket as a position specifying means, 36 ... Display unit, 37 ... Character,
38: Braille, 39: Holding holes as position specifying means.

Claims (2)

[Utility model registration claims] 1. A separate collection container used for collecting recyclable garbage, wherein the container is formed in a bottomed cylindrical shape with a bottom wall and a side wall erected along the periphery of the bottom wall. A main body, wherein the side walls are formed in a tapered shape that expands upward, and a plurality of container bodies are vertically nested in a nesting state by inserting a bottom portion of an upper container body into a housing space of the lower container body. A pair of stacking brackets facing each other are rotatably mounted on the upper end of the container body, and both stacking brackets are rotated inwardly of the container body to form an upper edge of the container body. By contacting, a plurality of container bodies are stacked vertically in a stacking state, and a display portion is provided on the outer surface of the container body, and the display portion has characters indicating the type of resource garbage. Separate collection container, characterized in that it has been configured to display and Braille translation of the character. 2. A structure in which, when a plurality of container bodies are stacked vertically in a nesting state, the Braille displayed on the upper container body is positioned higher than the upper edge of the lower container body. The sorting and collecting container according to claim 1, further comprising a position specifying unit configured to be able to specify a position of the braille displayed on the display unit by a tactile sensation.