JPH0588792U - Empty can crusher - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Construction] It is a foot-operated empty can crusher in which the front edge of the tread 2 is pivotally attached to the front edge of the empty can support plate 1 and the tread 2 is provided on the empty can support plate 1 so that it can be opened and closed. Then, the urging spring 3 for urging the tread plate 2 against the empty can support plate 1 in an open state is attached to the pivotally connecting portion between the empty can support plate 1 and the tread plate 2, and the tread plate 2 can be stepped on. An empty can crusher provided so as to maintain a predetermined opening state. [Effect] When the footboard 2 is stepped down against the urging spring 3, the empty can 4 is crushed to a flat state, and then the foot is separated from the footboard 2, the footboard 2 is again stepped on by the restoring force of the urging spring 3. Since it returns to the opened state at a possible predetermined angle, it is possible to provide a foot-operated empty can crusher which is very easy to use and has a simple structure for household use and which is extremely excellent in work efficiency.

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

[Industrial applications]

 The present invention relates to a stepping type empty can crusher.

[0002]

[Problems to be solved by conventional techniques and devices]

 Conventionally, various empty can crushers have been developed, and there are various types ranging from large mechanical power type to simple type for household use.For this household use, the tread plate is undulated on the empty can support plate. There is a stepping type empty can crusher.

Conventionally, this stepping type empty can crusher has a lifting string attached to the undulating side end of the undulating tread, and the tread is lifted and opened by this lifting string to open the empty can as the empty can receiving plate. It is used to step on the upper surface of the tread plate on the undulating side with your foot to crush empty cans.It is excellent in that it can be opened and closed while standing by using a lifting string, but when you crush empty cans, you can lift them one by one. Since the string had to be pulled up, it was very troublesome, and it was not efficient to crush a large number of empty cans one after another.

The present invention is a simple foot-operated type that can be used only for home use, and provides an empty can crusher that solves the above-mentioned drawbacks and is very easy to use and has a high work efficiency.

[0005]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 The gist of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

A stepping type empty can crusher in which the front edge of the tread plate 2 is pivotally attached to the front edge of the empty can support plate 1 and the tread plate 2 is undulated and opened and closed on the empty can support plate 1. An urging spring 3 for urging the empty can support plate 1 in an open state is attached to a pivotally connecting portion between the empty can support plate 1 and the tread plate 2, and the tread plate 2 is held in a predetermined open state in which it can be stepped on. The present invention relates to an empty can crusher, which is characterized by being provided as follows.

[0007]

[Action]

 The empty can 4 is inserted into the empty can receiving plate 1 of the present product held in the open state, and the tread 2 is stepped down against the urging spring 3 to crush the empty can 4 into a flat state.

When the foot is released from the tread 2, the restoring force of the urging spring 3 causes the tread 2 to return to the original opened state at a predetermined angle at which the foot can be stepped.

[0009]

【Example】

 In this embodiment, a channel-shaped empty can support plate 1 and a tread plate 2 are pivotally attached to the left and right side wall portions that overlap each other at their front edges with a pivot shaft 5 mounted on the empty can support plate 1. The tread 2 is provided up and down freely.

A coil-shaped urging spring 3 is fitted on the pivot rod 5, one end of the urging spring 3 is fixed to the empty can support plate 1, and the other end is fixed to the tread plate 2. ..

The urging spring 3 urges the tread plate 2 upward with respect to the empty can receiving plate 1 so as to maintain the open state.

In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 4, a stopper portion 6 with which the front edge of the tread plate 2 biased upward abuts is attached to the empty can support plate 1, and the tread plate 2 is normally depressed. It is designed to be held in an open state that is lifted up to an appropriate angle that makes it good. This predetermined angle holding structure is not limited to this embodiment, but can be designed as appropriate. Further, in this embodiment, the locking ridge 7 which is locked to the edge 4'of the empty can 4 inserted under the tread 2 and serves to prevent the slipping of the empty can 4 when the empty can 4 is crushed is provided on the upper surface of the empty can support plate 1. The underside of the tread 2 is molded in two steps. Although the width of the footboard 2 is set to a width on which the foot is placed, side walls (not shown) are formed on the upper left and right to prevent the foot from slipping off. It is desirable to attach a plate.

Although not shown, in order to determine whether the empty can 4 made of iron or the can 4 made of aluminum is formed, a fitting recess is formed at an intermediate position between the two locking projections 7 of the tread 2. It is advisable that the magnet body is fitted and adhered to the fitting recess so as to slightly project from the lower surface of the tread 2.

This magnet body may have a magnetic force enough to attract the empty can 4 made of iron when the empty can 4 is stomped, the foot is released and the tread 2 is opened upward by the restoring force of the urging spring 3. In addition, a strong magnet body is simply attracted and fixed to the upper surface of the tread 2 so that a magnetic force sufficient to attract the empty can 4 made of iron to the lower surface of the tread 2 is exerted through the plate surface of the tread 2. It is also possible to appropriately design the mounting method and the mounting position of the magnet body as long as the magnetic force can attract the empty can 4 made of iron.

Further, the present embodiment also has a degassing mechanism for safely discarding the spray can 8 and the like.

The degassing mechanism will be described.

Curved recesses 9 and 10 for mounting the spray can 8 are cut out on the left and right side wall portions on the opening tip side of the empty can support plate 1, and a tread plate at a position corresponding to the spray can 8 mounted on the curved recesses 9 and 10. A degassing needle 11 is provided on the lower surface of 2.

As shown in FIG. 5, the degassing needle 11 is pierced into the spray can 8 by depressing the tread 2 in the same manner as the crushing of the empty can 4, and the gas is vented.

In this embodiment, an inverted bowl-shaped body 12 made of a flexible material such as rubber is attached to the degassing needle 11, and when the spray can 8 is a paint spray can, for example, the remaining paint is gas. When the extraction needle 11 is pierced, it is reliably prevented from scattering.

Further, since the inverted bowl-shaped body 12 is made of a flexible material such as rubber, and as shown in FIG. 6, the inverted bowl-shaped body 12 is attached so that the degassing needle 11 can be housed therein. When piercing the degassing needle 11, the spray can 8 placed in the curved recesses 9 and 10 is pressed so that the inverted bowl-shaped body 12 does not shift its position. A gas vent needle 11 can be pierced into the lathe can 8 to vent gas.

As shown in FIG. 7, reference numeral 13 is a locking hook for holding the empty can support plate 1 and the tread plate 2 in a superposed state during storage or carrying, and 14 is a gas for crushing empty cans. In order to prevent the extraction needle 11 from hitting the upper surface of the empty can receiving plate 1, stopper plates projecting from the upper surface of the empty can receiving plate 1 and 15 are reinforcing strips formed on the left and right side walls of the empty can receiving plate 1.

[0022]

[Effect of the device]

 Since the present invention is configured as described above, the tread plate is stepped down against the urging spring, the empty can is crushed into a flat state, and then the foot is released from the tread plate. Since the tread plate returns to the original opened state at a predetermined angle at which it can be stepped on, it is possible to provide a foot-type empty can crusher that is extremely easy to use, has a simple structure for use in the home, and has extremely excellent work efficiency. Becomes

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the present embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a side view of a use state of the present embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a front view of a main part of this embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a side sectional view of a main part of this embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a side view of the present embodiment in a degassing use state.

FIG. 6 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of a tread plate showing a gas vent needle and an inverted bowl-shaped body of the present embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a side view of the empty can receiving plate and the tread plate of this embodiment in a state of being held in a superposed state.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Empty can support plate 2 Tread plate 3 Energized spring

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A foot-operated empty can crusher in which a front edge of a tread plate is pivotally attached to a front edge of the empty can support plate, and the tread plate is provided on the empty can support plate so that the tread plate can be undulated and opened and closed. A urging spring for urging the pedestal against the open state is attached to the pivotally connecting portion between the empty can receiving plate and the tread plate, and is provided so as to hold the tread plate in a predetermined open state in which the foot can be stepped on. An empty can crusher.