JP3242507B2 - Garbage container - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a waste container capable of separating and storing different kinds of waste, for example, food waste and non-burnable waste such as bottles and cans.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventional waste containers are disclosed, for example, in Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 57-18321 or Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 57-18322.
As described in the publication, the partition plate is inserted into the bottomed container from the opening on the upper surface, the recess of the flange on the upper edge of the side wall of the container or the pocket in the middle of the side wall and the projection of the partition plate,
It is also known that a dirt storage chamber can be formed by engaging a groove in a bottom wall of a container with a bottom edge of a partition plate.

[0003]

The above-mentioned conventional refuse containers, for example, can separate and store garbage and garbage other than garbage, but since the inside of the container is partitioned by a partition plate. However, when the amount of garbage suddenly increases due to a visitor or the like, the size of the garbage storage unit is not sufficient, and there is a problem that it becomes troublesome.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a refuse container capable of easily increasing or decreasing the amount of refuse stored as required.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above object, a waste container according to the present invention has a large container having an opening at the top and an opening at the top so as to be housed inside the large container. At least one small container having
An attachment means for detachably attaching the small container to the outer wall surface of the large container is provided on at least one of the large container and the small container.

[0006] The material of the waste container of the present invention is not particularly limited, but thermoplastic synthetic resins such as polyethylene and polypropylene are preferably used. The shape of the garbage container is not particularly limited, but it is preferable that the garbage container has a rectangular shape even when the garbage container is placed in a room so that no useless space is formed between the garbage container and a corner of the room. It is preferable that the large container is provided with bag holding means for holding the opening of the garbage bag accommodated in the container in an open state. The large container is preferably provided with a lid, but the lid may be a manual lid, a foot-opening / closing lid, or a lid that can be opened and closed by a push button.

[0007] It is preferable that a protrusion for fixing the small container is provided on a side wall or a bottom surface of the large container so that the accommodated small container does not move or fall inside. It is preferable that the small container is provided with a hanging handle or the like so as to be easily carried. Further, it is preferable that the hanging hand is rotatably provided on the inner edge so as not to be in the way when the small container is accommodated in the large container. Further, it is preferable that the cross-sectional shape is substantially T-shaped so as to provide a clue for raising the fallen hanging hand.

[0008] The engaging means is not particularly limited,
For example, a combination of a handle protruding from a side surface of a large container and an engagement hole provided on a wall surface of the small container and engaged by the handle, and a hook-shaped member (hook) hooked to a periphery of an opening of the large container ), A magnetic part provided on the wall surface of the large container (or small container), a magnet provided on the wall surface of the small container (or large container), a suction cup and a hook-and-loop fastener adsorbing on the wall surface of the large container (or small container). No.

[0009]

According to the above construction, the small container is accommodated in the large container, and the inside of the large container can be divided into a plurality of accommodating portions. Attach to the desired outer wall of the large container,
The area of the garbage container can be increased.

[0010]

Next, the present invention will be further described with reference to the drawings showing embodiments thereof. FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 show a first embodiment of a refuse container according to the present invention. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the trash container A includes a large container 1 made of a synthetic resin and a small container 2 that can be stored in the large container 1.

As shown in FIG. 4, the large container 1 includes a container main body 3, a lid 4, and a stepping open / close mechanism 5 for opening and closing the lid 4. The container body 3 has a substantially truncated pyramid shape in which the cross-sectional area decreases as it goes downward, and is provided with handles 31, 31 serving as receiving portions on both side surfaces.
As shown in FIG. 3, a plurality of container bodies 3 can be stacked. Moreover, since the plurality of stacked container bodies 3 do not completely fit into the lower container body 3 by the handles 31, 31, the upper container body 3 can be easily attached. It can be pulled out and separated.

FIG. 1 shows an upper surface of each of the handles 31, 31.
As shown in FIG. 2, two through holes 31a are provided. At the center of the lower end on the front side of the container body 3, FIG.
As shown in FIG. 5, a pedal housing portion 32 is formed, and a link housing portion 33 is formed at the center on the rear side corresponding to the pedal housing portion 32.

The pedal housing 32 and the link housing 33
Is formed such that the wall surface of the container body 3 is depressed inward. That is, on the inner side of the container body 3, the protrusions 34,
35 project from each other. Further, the container body 3
As shown in FIG. 5, bag holding means 36 for holding the opening of the bag 6 provided inside the container body 3 in an open state are provided.

That is, the bag holding means 36, 36 have a shape in which a plate-like member is bent into a substantially U-shape, and both ends are fixed to the opening edge of the container body 3 so that the container When it is rotatably supported by the main body 3 and becomes substantially parallel to the upper end edge of the container main body 3, the bag holding means 36 is accommodated in the container main body 3 and the outer side surface of the bag holding means 36 It comes into contact with the surface. Therefore, after the bag 6 is inserted into the container body 3 and its open end is bent from the inside of the bag holding means 36 to the outside, the bag holding means 36 is wound around the open end of the bag 6, and then the bag holding means By rotating the outer surface of the container 36 so as to elastically contact the inner peripheral surface of the container body 3, the open end of the bag 6 is held between the outer surface of the bag holding means 36 and the inner peripheral surface of the container body 3. Then, as shown in FIG.
Is kept open.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the lid 4 covers the opening of the container body 3 so as to be openable, and is rotatably supported on the container body 3 via a hinge 41 as shown in FIG. Have been. The opening / closing mechanism 5 includes a pedal 51 as shown in FIG.
And a link 52. The pedal 51 includes a pedal portion 51a and a connecting portion 51b. The pedal portion 51a faces the inside of the pedal housing portion 32 and the connecting portion 5a.
1 b extends to the rear side of the container body 3 through the lower side of the container body 3. As shown in FIG. 5, shafts 51c, 51c extend horizontally in the middle of the connecting portion 51b, and the shafts 51c, 51c are rotatably supported by the container body 3. Therefore, when the pedal 51 is depressed, the rear end (the rear end of the container body 3) of the connecting portion 51b is lifted upward.

On the other hand, the link 52 is accommodated in the link accommodating portion 33 so as not to protrude from the back surface of the container body 3, and the lower end is axially fixed to the rear end of the connecting portion 51b, and the upper end is the cover 4 It is fixed to the back of. Therefore,
When the pedal 51a is depressed, the opening / closing mechanism 5
The link 52 also lifts up along the link accommodating part 33 by raising the rear end side of 1b upward and the rear end side of this connection part 51b. Then, the lid 4 is pushed up by the upper end of the link 52 and rotated about the hinge 41 so that the lid 4 can be opened.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 6, the small container 2 can be accommodated in the container body 3 of the large container 1 and, when accommodated in the container body 3, the inner periphery of the container body 3 The outer surface is supported by the surfaces and the protruding portions 34 and 35 so as not to move or fall down in the container body 3. Also, this small container 2
It is provided with a hanging hand 22 and an engaging hole 23 as an engaging means as shown in FIG.

The hanging member 22 is formed by bending a member having a substantially T-shaped cross section into a substantially U-shape and forming a rib 22a on the inner side. It is freely supported and enters the inside of the small container 2 when it is fallen down until it is parallel to the upper edge of the small container 2,
The outer surface thereof comes into elastic contact with the inner peripheral surface of the small container 2. In addition, the hanging hand 22 that has entered the inside of the small container 2
If you hook your hand on the rib 22a and lift it up,
As shown by a two-dot chain line in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 7, the engaging hole 23 is formed in such a size that the handle 31 of the container body 3 which is an engaging means on the side of the large container 1 can be inserted, and extends downward from the upper peripheral edge. Two locking projections 23a, 23a protrude. That is, the small container 2 is supported along the outer surface of the container main body 3 of the large container 1 by engaging the engagement hole 23 with the handle 31. In addition, the locking projections 23a, 23a of the engagement hole 23 are
Since it is locked to a, it can be more securely engaged.

The container A of this embodiment is as described above. As shown in FIG. 8A, the small container 2 is accommodated inside the large container 1 and the inside of the large container 1 is garbage. It can be divided into a housing part and other parts. FIG.
As shown in (b), when the small container 2 is taken out of the large container 1 and is attached along the outer surface of the large container 1, even when the amount of garbage increases, other containers are not prepared. There is an effect that may be.

Further, the small container 2 is shown in FIG.
As shown in (d), two may be prepared. That is, when there are two small containers 2, the small containers 2 are supported on both outer surfaces of the large container 1 as shown in FIG. 8C, or one small container as shown in FIG. The container 2 may be accommodated inside the large container 1 and the other small container 2 may be supported outside the large container 1.

FIG. 9 shows a second embodiment of the container according to the present invention. As shown in FIG. 9, the container B includes a large container 1 and a small container 9 that can be accommodated in the large container 1 as in the first embodiment, and is attached to one side of the small container 9 as a fastening means. Is provided. Then, as shown in FIG. 9, by engaging the hook-shaped member 91 with the upper end edge 39 of the container body 3 as a receiving portion, the small container 9 is moved along the outer surface of the container body 3 of the large container 1. It can be engaged.

In this embodiment, the width of the lid 3 is set so that the lid 3 can be closed even when the small container 9 is engaged along the outer surface of the large container 1 as shown in FIG. Is set. FIG. 10 shows a third embodiment of the refuse container according to the present invention. As shown in FIG. 10, in the trash container C, the small containers 2 are arranged in the front-rear direction of the large container 1 and can be accommodated in the large container 1.
The structure is the same as that of the first embodiment except that the small container 2 can be detachably attached to the three surfaces except the front side of the container.

That is, in this embodiment, the small container 2 is attached to one side of the container body 3, the small container 2 is attached to both sides, or the small container 2 is attached to one side and the rear side.
Can be freely selected. As shown in FIG. 10, the small container 2 is provided on the outer wall surface 3a of the large container 1.
Not only can be detachably attached, but also other small containers 2a, 2b, 2c different in shape from the small container 2 can be attached.

That is, as described above, another small container 2
If a, 2b, and 2c are attached to the outer wall surface of the large container 1, it is possible to separate and separate the container, and all the containers can be compactly integrated into one part, so that the container can be easily organized. is there. FIG. 11 shows a fourth embodiment of the refuse container according to the present invention. As shown in FIG.
The trash container D is configured such that when the push button 4a provided at the front center is pressed, the lock with the container body 3 is released and the lid 4 is opened, and the container body 3 of the large container 1 is opened. Small container 2 on all four outer wall surfaces 3a
Is the same as the first embodiment, except that it can be engaged.

FIG. 12 shows a fifth embodiment of the waste container according to the present invention.
An example is shown. As shown in FIG. 12, in this refuse container E, a magnetic plate 15 as an attachment means is integrally formed on one side of the large container 1 and a magnet 24 as an attachment means is attached on one side of the small container 2, respectively. Except for being provided, it is the same as the first embodiment. That is, according to this embodiment, the small container 2 connects the magnet 24 with the magnetic plate 15.
, It can be engaged along the outer wall surface 3a of the large container 1.

The waste container according to the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment. For example, the cross-sectional shape of the container body 3 may be triangular, pentagonal or more polygonal, or the cross-sectional shape may be partially arc-shaped and polygonal in other portions. The cross section of the container body is semicircular, and the cross section of the small container is a quarter circle having the same radius as the container body. The two small containers described above may be engaged with each other so that the planar shape of the entire container is circular.

Also, the cross-sectional shape of the container main body is an isosceles triangular shape, an equilateral triangular shape or the like, and the cross-sectional shape of the small container is a triangular shape obtained by bisecting the container main body vertically. The shape of the garbage container can be changed into various shapes by changing the planar shape of the entire container into a square shape or a rhombus shape depending on how the garbage container is attached to the outer wall surface of the garbage container. Needless to say, it is possible to increase the separation processing and the garbage storage capacity.

[0029]

Since the refuse container of the present invention is constructed as described above, by storing a small container in a large container, the large container can be divided into a plurality of storage portions.
Not only is it possible to separate and collect garbage, but also when the amount of garbage increases,
By attaching the small container to the desired outer surface of the large container, the capacity of the entire container can be easily increased.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a first embodiment of a refuse container according to the present invention, showing a state in which a small container is accommodated in a large container and in an open state.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a state where the small container of FIG. 1 is engaged with a side surface of a large container.

FIG. 3 is a front view showing a state where the container bodies of the refuse container of FIG. 1 are stacked so as not to be bulky.

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of the container main body of the refuse container of FIG. 1 as viewed from a side.

FIG. 5 is a sectional view of the state of FIG. 2 as viewed from the front.

FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view of the closed state of the lid of FIG. 1 as viewed from the front.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a state where a small container is engaged with a large container.

FIG. 8 is an arrangement diagram for explaining an example of arrangement of small containers with respect to large containers.

FIG. 9 is a partially cutaway front view showing a second embodiment of the refuse container according to the present invention, in which a small container is attached to an outer surface of a large container.

FIG. 10 is a perspective view showing a third embodiment of the refuse container according to the present invention, in which a small container is engaged with three outer wall surfaces of a large container.

FIG. 11 is a perspective view showing a fourth embodiment of a refuse container according to the present invention, in which a small container is engaged with four outer wall surfaces of a large container.

FIG. 12 is a simplified cross-sectional view showing a fifth embodiment of a refuse container according to the present invention, in which a small container is engaged with an outer wall surface of a large container.

[Explanation of symbols]

 A Garbage Container B Garbage Container C Garbage Container D Garbage Container E Garbage Container 1 Large Container 2 Small Container 3a Outer Wall 9 Small Container 15 Magnetic Plate (Mounting Means) 23 Engagement Hole (Mounting Means) 24 Magnet (Mounting) Means) 31 Handle (engaging means) 91 Hook-shaped member (engaging means)

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. A large container having an opening at an upper part and at least one small container having an opening at an upper part which can be accommodated in the large container and is provided on an outer wall surface of the large container. A garbage container characterized in that engaging means for detachably attaching along a line is provided on at least one of a large container and a small container.