JPH0130405Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed explanation of the idea] <Industrial application field> The present invention relates to a household waste compactor.

<Prior art> Conventionally, as a garbage compressor,
There is one numbered 33678. This is a bottomed cylindrical container whose circumferential side wall is divided at the center in the left and right direction, and whose movable part can be opened and closed with respect to a fixed part, and which compresses the garbage in the garbage bag stored in this bottomed cylindrical container. A compression lid is installed in a bottomed cylindrical container so that it can move up and down,
The compression lid is equipped with a power-type forced lowering device for forcibly moving the compression lid downward.

According to this, there are the following advantages.

(1) The number of garbage bags used will be reduced by approximately half.

(2) You only need to leave half of the space in your house until collection day.

(3) There is less need to carry garbage bags to the collection point.

(4) The number of garbage bags will be reduced by about half, reducing the time and effort required by the garbage collectors.

(5) There are fewer places to put out garbage bags (collection points), and roads can be used more widely.

<Problem to be solved by the invention> However, the above-mentioned conventional compressor forced lowering device has the following problems:
Since it is powered, installation locations are limited and it is expensive.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a manual garbage compressor that can be installed anywhere and is inexpensive.

<Means for Solving the Problem> The means for solving the problem according to the present invention is as shown in Figs. 1, 2, and 3, the circumferential wall D is divided E in the center in the left and right direction, and the movable part D1 can be opened and closed with respect to the fixed part D2. An F-cylindrical container G with a bottom is provided, and a garbage bag H is installed in the F-cylindrical container G with a bottom so as to be movable up and down in order to compress the garbage in the garbage bag H stored in the F-cylindrical container G with a bottom. In a household waste compressor comprising a compression lid J and a forced lowering device K for forcibly moving the compression lid J downward, the forced lowering device K includes a pair of supports fixed to both sides of a fixed part D2. 4, 4, and a horizontal bar 4' that connects the upper ends of these columns 4 into a gate shape, and a guide body 6 with a nut 5 fixed to the center of the upper part of this horizontal bar 4', A push rod 8 having a smaller diameter than the hole and connected to the compression lid J by a rotatable joint 7 at the lower end.
, a screw rod 10 which is detachably attached to the upper end of the press rod 8 via a concave/convex portion 9, and a rotating handle 11 of the screw rod 10, which is provided on one of the pillars 4 so as to be movable up and down, and which is attached to the compression lid. A foot pedal 12 is provided to move the compression lid J upward, and the foot pedal 12 and the compression lid J are connected by a cable 13.

<Operation> In the problem solving means described above, with the screw rod 10 removed, the pedal 12 is moved downward as shown by arrow A, the lid J and the push rod 8 are moved upward as shown by arrow A, the push ring 2 is removed, and the garbage is removed. The upper edge of the bag H is pushed into the receiving piece 1, the push ring 2 is placed on the receiving piece 1, and garbage, small boxes, etc. are thrown into the garbage bag H. When not charging, move the pedal 12 upward to lower the lid J. When the amount of dust increases, engage the screw rod 10 with the upper end of the push rod 8, then push it down as shown by the arrow B1, screw the threaded part into the nut 5, and rotate it as shown by the arrow B2.
The lid J moves downward as shown by arrow b while deforming the rubber ring 3 without rotating, thereby forcibly compressing the dirt and the like. Next, rotate the screw rod 10 in the opposite direction to return it to the solid line state in Figure 1 and remove it, move the lid J and push ring 2 upward, open the movable part D2 as shown by arrow C, and take out the garbage bag H and carry it to the collection site. .

<Example> Hereinafter, the present invention will be explained based on the embodiments shown in the drawings. The garbage compressor of the present invention has a circumferential side wall D divided E at the center in the left and right direction, and a movable part D1 thereof can be opened and closed with respect to a fixed part D2. A compressor is installed in the bottomed F cylindrical container G to compress the garbage in the garbage bag H stored in the bottomed F cylindrical container G, and is movable up and down in the bottomed F cylindrical container G. In a household waste compressor comprising a lid J and a forced lowering device K for forcibly moving the compression lid J downward, a pair of pillars 4, 4 fixed to both sides of the fixing part D1, and these pillars are provided. 4, and a foot pedal 12 which is movable up and down on one of the supports 4 and which moves the compression lid J upward.

In addition, in the illustrated example, the bottom F of the container G is also divided E at the center, with one part F1 being part of the movable part D1 and the other part F2 being part of the movable part D1.
is integrally molded with the fixing part D2, but the bottom F may be integrally molded with the fixing part D2 without being divided.

In addition, 1 is divided at the center and each movable part D1
and a garbage bag upper edge receiving piece integrated with the fixing part D2, 2
is an annular garbage bag upper edge press ring, and a rubber ring 3 is fixed to the inner circumference thereof.

The forced lowering device K is formed into a gate shape by a pair of columns 4, 4 fixed to both sides of the fixed part D2, and a horizontal bar 4' connecting the upper ends of these columns 4,
Moreover, the nut 5 fixed at the upper center of the horizontal bar 4'
and a push rod 8 which has a smaller diameter than the hole of the nut 5 and is connected to the compression lid J by a disc-shaped joint 7 at the lower end.
The screw rod 10 is detachably attached to the upper end of the press rod 8 via a concave-convex portion 9 by magnetic attachment, and a rotating handle 11 thereof. It is stably supported by the pillars 4, 4 and the horizontal bar 4'.

Note that the upper end of the garbage bag H is usually sealed with a compression lid J, which is sanitary. In addition, the foot pedal 12 that moves the compression lid J upward when putting in garbage is attached to the support 4.
Since the garbage can be moved up and down, garbage can be easily thrown into the garbage bag H with one hand. Foot pedal 12
and the lid J are connected by a cable 13, and the pedal is stopped at the two positions shown in the figure using a magnet. 14 is a hinge for rotating the movable part D2; 15 is a claw of the movable part D2; 16 is a known latch attached to the column 4 and the fixed part D2 so as to engage with the claw 15 and fix the movable part D2; 17; is a wheel.

Next, to explain how to use it, close the latch 16,
With the screw rod 10 removed, move the pedal 12 down as shown by the arrow A, move the lid J and the push rod 8 up as shown by the arrow A, remove the push ring 2, and place the upper edge of the garbage bag H on the receiving piece 1. Push the push ring 2 into the state where it is placed on the receiving piece 1, and throw garbage, small boxes, etc. into the garbage bag H. When not charging, move the pedal 12 upward to lower the lid J. When the amount of dust increases, engage the screw rod 10 with the upper end of the press rod 8, then push it down as shown by the arrow B1, screw the threaded part into the nut 5, and rotate it as shown in the arrow B2. J does not rotate but deforms the rubber ring 3 while moving downward as shown by the arrow B to forcibly compress the garbage. At this time, the pedal 12 rises to the top of the column 4 without interfering with the latch 16. Next, rotate the screw rod 10 in the opposite direction to return it to the state shown by the solid line in Figure 1 and remove it, move the lid J and push ring 2 upward, remove the latch 16, open the movable part D2 as shown by arrow C, and remove the garbage bag H. Remove and transport to collection point.

As described above, in the compressor of the present invention, half of the circumferential wall of the container can be opened and closed as a movable part, so the garbage bag can be easily taken out after use, and the compression lid and its forced lowering device can be used to remove garbage. can be compressed into a small size.

(Effects of the Invention) As is clear from the above explanation, the compressor of the present invention is sanitary because the upper end of the garbage bag is normally sealed by the compression lid that moves downward under its own weight. In addition, a foot pedal that moves the compression lid upward when putting in garbage is installed on the support column so that it can move up and down.
By stepping on the foot pedal, garbage can be easily thrown into the garbage bag with one hand, and since the forced lowering device is manual, there are no restrictions on where it can be installed, and it is inexpensive.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a partially cutaway front view of a compressor according to an embodiment of the present invention with the movable part removed, FIG. 2 is a side view with the screw bolt removed, and FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view. D... Circumferential wall, D1... Movable part, D2... Fixed part, G... Cylindrical container, H... Garbage bag, J... Compression lid, K... Forced lowering device, 4... Support column, 4'...
Horizontal bar, 5... nut, 6... guide, 7... joint, 8... push rod, 9... uneven portion, 10... screw rod,
11... Rotating handle, 12... Foot pedal,
13... cable.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] A bottomed cylindrical container whose circumferential side wall is divided at the center in the left and right direction and whose movable part can be opened and closed relative to a fixed part, and a container for compressing garbage in a garbage bag stored in the bottomed cylindrical container. In a household waste compactor comprising a compression lid installed on a bottomed cylindrical container so as to be movable up and down, and a forced lowering device for forcibly moving the compression lid downward, the forced lowering device is configured to It is formed into a gate shape by a pair of columns fixed on both sides and a horizontal bar connecting the upper ends of these columns, and a guide body with a nut is fixed at the center of the upper part of this horizontal bar, and a guide body with a diameter smaller than the hole of this nut is fixed to the center of the upper part of this horizontal bar. The screw rod is composed of a push rod connected to the compression lid by a rotatable joint at the lower end, a screw rod that can be attached and detached at the upper end of the push rod through a concave and recessed part, and a rotation handle of the screw rod, and one of the supports 1. A household waste compactor, characterized in that a foot pedal is provided which is movable up and down and moves the compression lid upward, and the foot pedal and the compression lid are connected by a cable.