JP4568317B2 - Disposable beverage cup collection tool - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a disposable beverage cup collection tool to be installed and used in the vicinity of vending machines such as coffee, cocoa and juice.

As a tool for collecting disposable paper cups and transparent synthetic resin cups for various beverages, there is a form in which multiple cup insertion guides are set on the opening / closing lid of the cup storage box or suspended from the opening / closing lid These are disclosed in the following patent documents, and according to these, it can be said that there is an advantage that the disposable beverage cups can be efficiently accommodated in a state of being sequentially stacked one by one and at the same time are easy to collect.
JP 2004-142931 A JP 2002-104601 A JP-A-6-298301

  However, in any of the configurations of the above-mentioned known inventions, it is necessary to drop the disposable beverage cups in a state where they are sequentially stacked one by one, and the cup insertion guide is open as it is as a simple straight pipe, and most of them Is in an invisible state inside the cup storage box, so foreign objects other than the disposable beverage cup, which is the original collection object from the vending machine, can easily be introduced without resistance. Will be clogged in the middle of the cup loading guide before the cup storage box is full.

  In particular, in the case of a vending machine installed in a resort area or other outdoors, the disposable beverage cup collection tool may be a plastic film bag wrapped with various food residues, infant diapers, or even other waste. As a result of the fact that beverage cups, which are the original collection object, are scattered around, the vending machine manager is currently screaming in the collection operation, and the above-mentioned known invention Such a problem cannot be solved with this configuration.

The present invention aims to improve such a problem, and in order to achieve the object, in claim 1, the cup is used as a straight pipe having an opening diameter substantially corresponding to the maximum outer diameter of the disposable beverage cup. a glass containing stand accept stacked falling state, in the recovery tool formed Ru disposable drinking cups from its opening lower end bottom cover removably attached to,

The cup storage stand is made from a hard synthetic resin that can be seen through,

A separate hard synthetic resin fixed elbow tube with the upper end of the cup storage stand attached and integrated in communication therewith, and a hard synthetic resin fitted slidably forward and backward to the inside of the fixed elbow tube Bend as a cup insertion elbow with a pipe joint structure consisting of a movable elbow pipe,

While projecting the screw shaft outward and integrally from the circumferential surface of the movable elbow pipe, the slide guide slot for penetrating the screw shaft is notched in the circumferential surface of the fixed elbow pipe,

Loosen a special key-shaped fixing nut that is fastened to the projecting tip of the screw shaft with a special rotating tool that fits it, and slides the movable elbow pipe in the longitudinal direction relative to the fixed elbow pipe. Thus, the relationship is set such that the bending angle of the cup loading elbow can be adjusted in accordance with the change in the depth of the cup as the collection object.

Further, in claim 2, as a straight pipe having an opening diameter substantially corresponding to the maximum outer diameter of the disposable beverage cup, a cup dropping chute for receiving the cup by itself, and an openable and closable state installed in communication with the lower end of the opening In the disposable beverage cup collection tool consisting of a cup storage box,

The cup drop chute is made from a hard plastic that can be seen through,

A separate rigid synthetic resin fixed elbow pipe with the upper end of the cup drop chute attached and integrated in communication therewith, and a hard synthetic resin fitted inside the fixed elbow pipe so as to be slidable back and forth. Bend as a cup insertion elbow with a pipe joint structure consisting of a movable elbow pipe,

While projecting the screw shaft outward and integrally from the circumferential surface of the movable elbow pipe, the slide guide slot for penetrating the screw shaft is notched in the circumferential surface of the fixed elbow pipe,

Loosen a special key-shaped fixing nut that is fastened to the projecting tip of the screw shaft with a special rotating tool that fits it, and slides the movable elbow pipe in the longitudinal direction relative to the fixed elbow pipe. Thus, the relationship is set such that the bending angle of the cup loading elbow can be adjusted in accordance with the change in the depth of the cup as the collection object.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, along the vertical direction of the cup storage stand or the cup drop chute, a pair of opposed long holes for removing foreign substances clogged in the cup is arranged in parallel in a cut-out manner. .

Further, the present invention is characterized in that the screw shaft and the slide guide through hole for penetrating the screw shaft are respectively installed at the corners of the circumferential surface of the movable elbow pipe and the fixed elbow pipe.

According to the configuration of the first aspect, even if the cup storage stand of the collection tool is made of a straight tube, the upper end of the opening is bent as a cup insertion elbow, and the bending angle is set to the depth of the beverage cup that is the collection target. Since the size can be adjusted in accordance with the change in height and the cup loading elbow can be passed, even if the depth of the beverage cup that is the collection target differs for each vending machine, the collection tool is hindered. It can be used universally and can prevent deep drink cups and various wastes (foreign substances) that are different from drink cups from being randomly introduced, eliminating the problems of the prior art described at the beginning. There is an effect to get.

Then, the beverage cups of the objects to be collected that have passed through the cup insertion elbow of the cup storage stand and are sequentially stacked in the storage stand, are collected at once by removing the bottom lid. Since it can be extracted downward, the collection work can be easily and conveniently performed.

On the other hand, according to the configuration of claim 2, even if the cup drop chute of the recovery tool is made of a straight pipe, the bending angle of the cup insertion elbow that forms the upper end of the opening is set to the depth of the beverage cup that is the recovery object. Since the size can be adjusted in accordance with the change and the cup charging elbow can be passed, it is possible to suppress the introduction of foreign matter / waste other than the drinking cup as in the case of claim 1 above. Yes, it is possible to store a drinking cup as a collection target in the cup storage box communicating with the lower end of the cup dropping chute as much as possible, and to have a cup dropping chute with a bent cup elbow for that purpose. There is also an effect that the cup storage box can be stably installed.

In that case, since the cup storage stand of claim 1 and the cup drop chute of claim 2 are both made of a hard synthetic resin that can be seen through inside, anybody can see through from the outside foreign matter other than the drinking cup. As a result of this, there is an effect that the introduction of foreign matter can be discouraged psychologically and sensorially.

Further, in any of the first and second aspects, the cup insertion elbow is fitted to the inside of the fixed elbow pipe made of a hard synthetic resin separate from the cup storage stand and the cup dropping chute. This is a double-structure pipe joint consisting of a hard synthetic resin movable elbow pipe, and a screw that projects integrally outward from the inner movable elbow pipe through the slide guide long hole for threaded shaft penetration of the fixed elbow pipe A special key-shaped fixing nut is screwed to the tip of the shaft.

Therefore, unless you use a special rotating tool that fits the fixing nut, loosen the fixing nut of the screw shaft and slide the movable elbow pipe back and forth in the longitudinal direction of the fixed elbow pipe to put the cup into the cup. The elbow's refraction angle cannot be adjusted, and the adjustment state cannot be fixed by tightening the fixing nut, which is useful for preventing mischief by a third party.

In particular, if the configuration of claim 3 is adopted, when a foreign object other than the object to be collected is clogged inside the cup storage stand or the cup drop chute, an appropriate plate material or By inserting and pushing down a tool or the like, there is an effect that the foreign matter can be removed, and the convenience is excellent.

Furthermore, if the structure of Claim 4 is employ | adopted, there is no possibility that the drink cup which passes a cup insertion elbow should be locked to the head part of a screw shaft by any chance.

Hereinafter, specific configurations of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIGS. 1 to 12 show a first embodiment of a recovery tool according to the present invention, and (1) is a constant height (H) ( A cup storage stand that is preferably about 60-100 cm which is easy for children to use, and has an opening diameter (S) that substantially corresponds to the maximum outer diameter (D) (for example, about 72-77 mm) of the disposable beverage cup (2). For example, the beverage cup (2) is received in a falling state that is sequentially stacked one by one.

(3) is a bottom lid that is detachably attached to the lower end of the opening of the cup-holding stand (1), which is also made of a hard synthetic resin. If this is removed, the beverage cup (2) is a cup. Since it falls out of the storage stand (1), it can be collected in a separately prepared garbage bag (not shown).

In this regard, in the illustrated embodiment, the bottom lid (3) is screwed to the outer peripheral surface of the cup storage stand (1) as a so-called U-shaped cap nut, but this is removed and the beverage cup (2 As long as it can be extracted, other various attachment means can be employed. The beverage cup (2) can be not only a paper cup but also a transparent synthetic resin cup.

In any case, one or a plurality of drainage drains (4) are formed in the bottom lid (3) so that beverages, rainwater, etc. that can be collected inside the cup storage stand (1) can be taken from here. It is preferable to determine so that it can be discharged.

Moreover, as a straight pipe used as the said cup accommodation stand (1), it is desirable to make this from transparent or semi-transparent hard synthetic resin. Then, when a foreign object other than the disposable beverage cup (2) is introduced, anyone can see it from the outside, so that the introduction of the foreign object can be discouraged psychologically and sensorially.

Furthermore, it is preferable that one or a plurality of long holes (5) as shown in FIGS. Then, the long hole (5) of the cup storage stand (1) can be used as an internal viewing window, and when a foreign object is clogged inside the cup storage stand (1), the long hole (5) This is because, by inserting and pushing down an appropriate plate material or tool (not shown), the foreign matter can be removed from the lower end of the opening of the cup storage stand (1). For that purpose, it is more preferable that the long holes (5) are arranged in parallel as a pair facing each other.

On the other hand, the upper end of the opening of the cup storage stand (1) is a cup charging elbow (6), and is attached to the upper end of the opening of the cup storage stand (1) by an adhesive or the like. A double elbow pipe joint composed of a hard synthetic resin fixed elbow pipe (6a) and a movable synthetic resin movable elbow pipe (6b) which is slidably fitted in and out of the fixed elbow pipe (6a). The movable elbow pipe (6b) is moved back and forth in the longitudinal direction with respect to the fixed elbow pipe (6a), so that the bending angle (θ) of the cup loading elbow (6) The size can be adjusted according to the depth change of a certain beverage cup (2).

In other words, considering the fact that the depth (L) of the beverage cup (2), which is the collection object, varies depending on the vending machine, the above configuration is adopted in order to make the collection tool versatile. For example, when used as a tool for collecting a shallow beverage cup (2) of about 8 cm, the bending angle (θ) of the cup loading elbow (6) is set to a moderately large angle ( θ1) (for example, about 60 degrees), for example, when used as a tool for collecting a beverage cup (2) having a depth of about 12 cm, the bending angle (θ) of the cup loading elbow (6) is also shown in FIGS. In this way, the sharp small angle (θ2) (for example, about 38 degrees) is adjusted and set so that the beverage cup (2) of a certain depth (L) that is a collection target can pass through anyway.

(7) is a screw shaft that projects integrally outward from the circumferential surface of the movable elbow pipe (6b), and its head is insert-molded in a state embedded in the movable elbow pipe (6b). (8) is a slide guide slot for passing through the screw shaft (7), which is cut out and extended on the circumferential surface of the fixed elbow pipe (6a), through which the fixed elbow pipe (6a) A fixing nut (9) is screwed and fastened to the protruding tip of the screw shaft (7) exposed from the circumferential surface of the screw.

Moreover, the fixing nut (9) is shaped as a special key shape such as an elliptical shape or a conical shape, and if it is not rotated using a special dedicated tool (T) that matches the key shape, By loosening the fixing nut (9), the movable elbow pipe (6b) cannot be moved back and forth in the longitudinal direction, and the bending angle (θ) of the cup loading elbow (6) can be adjusted. There is no such thing.

Only a vending machine manager holds a special dedicated turning tool (T) used for locking and unlocking the fixing nut (9), so that other third parties can easily put the cup elbow The bending angle (θ) of (6) is locked so that it cannot be changed.

In that case, as shown in FIGS. 8 and 9 corresponding to FIGS. 3 and 4, the screw insertion elbow ( Among the circumferential surfaces of the fixed elbow pipe (6a) and the movable elbow pipe (6b) that form 6), it is particularly preferable that the elbow pipe be installed at the corner. Then, there is no possibility that the drinking cup (2) passing through the cup insertion elbow (6) will be locked to the head of the screw shaft (7), and as a result, the screw for the movable elbow pipe (6b). This is because the shaft (7) can be easily attached without restriction.

And the collection tool of 1st Embodiment provided with the said structure set the cup accommodation stand (1) on the ground surface (G) so that it may become clear from FIGS. 10-12 which shows the use condition, The middle What is necessary is just to fix to a vending machine (A) or the wall surface of the vicinity with suitable attachment tools, such as the clamp metal fitting (10) which can open and close a height position.

The bottom cover (3) of the cup storage stand (1) is a base plate provided with the overhang flange (11) shown in the partial first modified embodiment of FIG. 13, and the overhang flange (11) is illustrated. You may install and fix to a ground surface (concrete floor slab) (G) with an outer anchor bolt.

Further, as is apparent from the partial second modified embodiment of FIGS. 14 and 15, a large single bottom cover (3) common to the lower end of the opening of the cup storage stand (1) arranged as a plurality of cups is provided. Can be detachably attached, and the bottom lid (3) is also fixed to the ground surface (G), or a plurality of cup storage stands (1) are automatically sold with a common clamp fitting (10), etc. You may attach and fix to a machine (A) or the wall surface of the vicinity.

Next, FIGS. 16 and 17 show a second embodiment of the present invention. This recovery tool includes a cup drop chute (12) shorter than the cup storage stand (1) of the first embodiment and its opening. It consists of a separate cup storage box (13) installed in communication with the lower end, and receives and stores the disposable beverage cup (2) from its drop chute (12) into the cup storage box (13). .

That is, the cup drop chute (12) is planted integrally upward from the large cup storage box (13) that is stably installed and fixed to the ground plane (G), and the overall height (H) Is sized approximately the same as the first embodiment. (14) is a fixing nut that is screwed into the lower end of the cup drop chute (12) from the inside of the cup storage box (13).

And the cup drop chute (12) is a hard provided with an opening diameter (S) substantially corresponding to the maximum outer diameter (D) of the beverage cup (2), like the cup storage stand (1) of the first embodiment. It consists of a round straight tube of synthetic resin, and the upper end of the opening is also bent as a cup charging elbow (6) under the same configuration as that of the first embodiment. Therefore, only the reference numerals corresponding to those in FIGS. 1 to 12 are written in FIGS. 16 and 17, and the detailed description of the cup charging elbow (6) is omitted.

On the other hand, the cup storage box (13) of the second embodiment is made of a hard synthetic resin or a metal plate, and an opening / closing metal fitting (16) is attached to the open / close door (15). Only the dealer of the vending machine (A) that owns this is locked so that the cup storage box (13) can be opened and closed.

In this regard, FIGS. 16 and 17 show the open / close door (15) pivotally attached to the cup storage box (13) by a hinge (hinge) (17). In this case, a garbage bag (not shown) hanging on the upper edge of the opening of the cup storage box (13) may be pressed by its canopy.

Further, even in the configuration of the second embodiment, as shown in the modified embodiment of FIG. 18, a plurality of cup drop chutes (12) are arranged side by side, and one large cup storage box ( 13) can be integrally extended.

It is a slope view showing a 1st embodiment of a recovery tool concerning the present invention. It is a side view of FIG. FIG. 3 is a front view of FIG. 2. FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view taken along line 4-4 of FIG. FIG. 5 is an enlarged sectional view taken along line 5-5 in FIG. FIG. 3 is a perspective view corresponding to FIG. 1 showing a locked state in which the bending angle of the cup loading elbow is adjusted and set small. It is a sectional side view of FIG. It is a front view which shows the suitable deformation | transformation embodiment corresponding to FIG. It is a 9-9 line expanded sectional view of FIG. It is sectional drawing which shows the standing use state by which the bending angle of the cup insertion elbow was adjusted and set large. It is an 11-11 line expanded sectional view of FIG. It is sectional drawing which shows the standing use state by which the bending angle of the cup insertion elbow was adjusted and set small. It is sectional drawing which shows the partial 1st modified embodiment of the said 1st Embodiment. It is sectional drawing which shows the partial 2nd modified embodiment of the said 1st Embodiment. FIG. 15 is a cross-sectional view taken along line 15-15 in FIG. 14. It is a perspective view which shows 2nd Embodiment of the collection | recovery tool which concerns on this invention. FIG. 17 is a side sectional view of FIG. 16. FIG. 17 is a partially broken front view showing a partially modified embodiment of FIG. 16.

(1) ・ Cup storage stand (2) ・ Beverage cup (3) ・ Bottom lid (4) ・ Drain drain (5) ・ Long hole (6) ・ Copping elbow (6a) ・ Fixed elbow pipe (6b) ・ Movable Elbow pipe (7), Screw shaft (8), Slide guide slot (9), Fixing nut (10), Clamp bracket (11), Overhang flange (12), Cup drop chute (13), Cup storage box (14 ) ・ Fixing nut (15) ・ Opening and closing door (16) ・ Locking and unlocking bracket (17) ・ Hinge (A) ・ Vending machine (D) ・ Maximum outer diameter (G) ・ Grounding surface (H) ・Height (L), cup depth (T), special turning tool (S), opening diameter (θ) (θ1) (θ2), bending angle

Claims (4)

A cup storage stand (1) for receiving the cup (2) in a falling state, which is stacked on its own, as a straight pipe having an opening diameter (S) substantially corresponding to the maximum outer diameter (D) of the disposable beverage cup (2), Ru color to open lower end portion removably attached bottom lid (3) formed in the recovery tool disposable beverage cups,
The cup storage stand (1) is made of a hard synthetic resin that can be seen through inside,
A separate hard synthetic resin fixed elbow pipe (6a) in which the upper end of the opening of the cup storage stand (1) is attached and integrated in communication therewith, and can slide forward and backward to the inside of the fixed elbow pipe (6a). And bent as a cup insertion elbow (6) of a pipe joint structure comprising a hard synthetic resin movable elbow pipe (6b) fitted to
The screw shaft (7) is integrally projected outwardly from the circumferential surface of the movable elbow pipe (6b), while the slide guide elongated hole (8) for penetrating the screw shaft is provided around the circumference of the fixed elbow pipe (6a). Notch on the surface,
The special key-shaped fixing nut (9) to be fastened to the projecting tip of the screw shaft (7) is loosened with a special special turning tool (T) that matches this, and the movable elbow pipe (6b) is removed. The bending angle (β) of the cup insertion elbow (6) is increased or decreased in accordance with the change in the depth of the cup (2) to be collected by performing a sliding operation in the longitudinal direction with respect to the fixed elbow pipe (6a). A disposable beverage cup collection tool characterized in that the relationship is set so that it can be adjusted . As a straight pipe having an opening diameter (S) substantially corresponding to the maximum outer diameter (D) of the disposable beverage cup (2), the cup dropping chute (12) for receiving the cup (2) by itself and the lower end of the opening In a disposable beverage cup collection tool comprising an openable and closable cup storage box (13) installed in a communicating state,
The cup drop chute (12) is made of a hard synthetic resin that can be seen through the inside,
A separate rigid synthetic resin fixed elbow pipe (6a) in which the upper end of the cup drop chute (12) is attached and integrated in communication therewith, and can slide forward and backward to the inside of the fixed elbow pipe (6a). And bent as a cup insertion elbow (6) of a pipe joint structure comprising a hard synthetic resin movable elbow pipe (6b) fitted to
The screw shaft (7) is integrally projected outwardly from the circumferential surface of the movable elbow pipe (6b), while the slide guide elongated hole (8) for penetrating the screw shaft is provided around the circumference of the fixed elbow pipe (6a). Notch on the surface,
The special key-shaped fixing nut (9) to be fastened to the projecting tip of the screw shaft (7) is loosened with a special special turning tool (T) that matches this, and the movable elbow pipe (6b) is removed. The bending angle (θ) of the cup insertion elbow (6) is increased or decreased according to the depth change of the cup (2) as a recovery object by performing a sliding operation in the longitudinal direction with respect to the fixed elbow pipe (6a). recovery tool of the beverage cups discarded have used you, characterized in that the related set so that it can be adjusted. A pair of opposing long holes (5) for removing foreign substances clogged in the cup storage stand (1) or cup drop chute (12) in the vertical direction are cut out in parallel. 3. The disposable beverage cup collection tool according to claim 1 or 2. The screw shaft (7) and the slide guide elongated hole (8) for penetrating the screw shaft are respectively installed at the corners of the circumferential surface of the movable elbow pipe (6b) and the fixed elbow pipe (6a). 3. The disposable beverage cup collection tool according to claim 1 or 2 .

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