JPH0723116Y2 - Empty can crusher - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an empty can crusher for manually compressing and flattening empty cans such as beer and juice.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, a large amount of aluminum and steel canned beer and juice have been consumed, and although the empty cans can be recycled, it is incombustible because it takes time and money to collect them. At present, they are either discarded as sex garbage or illegally dumped, which is a major social problem as garbage pollution. For this reason,
Conventionally, empty can crushers have been found to reduce the volume of empty cans and facilitate collection, but in both cases, the mechanism is complicated and considerable force is required to completely compress and flatten empty cans. However, there is a possibility that a failure may occur, and there is a drawback in that there is a difficulty in working safety.

[0003]

The problem to be solved is that the conventional empty can crusher has a complicated mechanism, and
Not only a considerable amount of force was required to completely flatten the empty can, but it was also dangerous in terms of work.

[0004]

According to the present invention, a wall body for partitioning the longitudinal direction into front and rear is provided upright in the vicinity of the central portion of the upper surface of a rectangular substrate, and on the upper surface of the substrate on the rear side of the wall body, While forming a base member having a recessed portion along the longitudinal direction and a penetrating portion at a position facing the wall of the base member of the rectangular plate body,
On the lower surface of the plate body on the rear side of the penetrating portion, a rear pressing protrusion having a front part as an inclined surface and a front pressing protrusion having a rear part as an inclined surface are provided in the width direction at a distance in the front-rear direction and an operating body. Consists of
The base body and the shaft body having an axis line in the width direction provided on the rising piece at the rear end portion of the actuating body pivotally mount the both.

Further, it is preferable that the rising pieces are provided at the longitudinal edges of the rectangular base body and the rectangular actuating body, respectively. Then, the recessed portions of the base body may be formed by hill-shaped bodies arranged at intervals in the width direction of the substrate and arranged in parallel along the longitudinal direction.

Further, the actuating body may be axially attached to the base body in the closed state in a floating state. Further, the operating body may be formed narrower than the base body. Then, a reinforcing body that covers the penetrating portion may be provided on the upper surface of the actuation body.

[0007]

Then, the base body is placed on the ground or on the floor, and one end of the base body is brought into contact with the wall body in the recessed portion of the base body in which the operating body is opened to support the empty can, and the operating body is stepped on. By the means of, the rotation in the closing direction around the shaft is caused,
The empty can between the base and the actuator is compressed and flattened. At this time, the empty can has an upper portion of the other end of the empty can due to the front inclined surface of the rear pressing protrusion provided on the shaft side of the actuating body or the plate surface between the rear pressing protrusion and the shaft in a large empty can. It is pressed against the wall and bent.

Then, by further stepping on the operating member in the closing direction, the rear inclined surface of the front pressing protrusion is pressed against the end of the empty can on the wall side, the empty can is bent from the front and rear parts, and finally the front and rear pressing protrusions are used. It presses the front and back surfaces of the to flatten it. For small empty cans,
The empty can is placed at a position where the rear pressing protrusion is directly pressed against the can body, and the can body is directly pressed together with the front pressing protrusion to flatten the empty can without bending.

[0009]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. Reference numeral 1 is a rectangular base having a channel-like upward cross section in which a rising piece 2 is formed along an edge in the longitudinal direction. In the width direction near the central portion in the longitudinal direction of the upper surface, a wall body 4 that partitions the longitudinal direction into front and rear is provided upright. Denoted at 5 is a concave portion formed along the longitudinal direction on the upper surface of the substrate 3 on the rear side of the wall body 4, which is formed by the hill-shaped bodies 6 arranged at intervals in the width direction of the substrate 3 and arranged along the longitudinal direction. There is.

Reference numeral 7 denotes a rectangular actuating member which forms a rising piece 8 lower than the rising piece 2 of the base body 1 along the longitudinal edge, and has a narrower cross section than the base body 1 and has an upward channel shape. A penetrating portion 10 facing the wall body 4 of the base body 1 is formed in the body 9, and a rear pressing protrusion 12 having an inclined surface 11 on the front portion is formed on the lower surface of the plate body 9 on the rear side of the penetrating portion 10 and a rear portion. A front pressing protrusion 14 having an inclined surface 13 is provided in the width direction so as to be spaced at the front and rear.

Reference numeral 15 is a shaft body which pivotally supports a rising piece 8 at the rear end of the operating body 7 above the rising piece 2 at the rear end of the base body 1.
The base body 1 is provided with an axis line in the width direction and is closed.
The operating body 7 is openable and closable with respect to the base body 1 so that a slight gap is formed between the upper surface of the hill-shaped body 6 and the plate body 9 of the operating body 7. 16 is a spacer through which the shaft 15 is inserted to form a gap 17 between the rising pieces 2 and 8, 18 is a hole for connecting a string formed in the rising piece 8 at the open end of the actuating body 7, 19 Is a reinforcing body that covers above the penetrating portion 10 of the actuation body 7.

The reinforcing member 19 in this embodiment is a plate member 9.
Is bulged upward and the through-hole 10 is formed on the back surface. However, the through-hole 10 is simply an elongated hole formed in the width direction of the plate body 9, and a reinforcing body for covering the elongated hole is separately formed. It may be attached above the actuation body 7.

[0013]

The present invention is constructed as described above, and the crushing of the empty can can be performed in one step by simply pushing the operating member toward the base body. The empty can is formed by the recessed portion of the base body and the wall body. Stable work can be carried out reliably and flat work can be performed. Moreover, since the base body is divided into front and rear by the wall body, and flat work is performed in the rear part, there is no risk of fingers, feet, etc. being caught in the front part. Of. Further, since the rectangular base body and the rectangular actuating body are provided with the rising pieces along the longitudinal edges, respectively, and have a channel-like upward cross section, the strength of the base body and the actuating body is increased and the empty can is pushed. It is possible to handle crushing work sufficiently.

Further, since the concave portions of the base body are formed by the hill-shaped members which are arranged in the width direction of the substrate and arranged in parallel along the longitudinal direction, the substrate itself is strengthened at the same time as holding the empty can. It is also possible to perform more stable flat work. Then, the operating body is axially attached to the base body in the closed state in a floating state,
Even when the empty can is completely flattened during the flattening work, there is a gap, and the safety in the front part of the wall body is further ensured.

Further, since the actuation body is formed narrower than the base body, a gap is generated between the rising piece of the base body and the rising piece of the actuation body during flattening work, and the fingers and the like are pinched. The flat work can be performed safely without the risk of being caught. Moreover, by providing the reinforcing body that covers the penetrating portion on the upper surface of the actuation body, even if the empty can is completely flattened and the wall body projects from the penetrating portion, the projecting portion of the wall body is covered with the reinforcing body,
Not only is it safe, but the actuating body is made tougher by the reinforcing body, and reliable flat work can be performed stably.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of an open state.

FIG. 2 is a side view of the same.

FIG. 3 is a rear view of the same.

FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along line AA.

FIG. 5 is a vertical sectional view of a working state.

FIG. 6 is a vertical cross-sectional view of a work completed state.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Base 2 Standing piece 3 Substrate 4 Wall 5 Recessed part 6 Hilly body 7 Actuator 8 Standing piece 9 Plate 10 Penetrating part 11 Slope 12 Back push protrusion 13 Slope 14 Front push protrusion 15 Shaft 19 Reinforcement body

Claims (6)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A rectangular substrate (3) is provided with a wall (4) standing in the vicinity of a central portion of an upper surface of the substrate so as to partition the longitudinal direction into front and rear, and the substrate (3) on the rear side of the wall (4). A base (1) having a recess (5) formed along the longitudinal direction on the upper surface of the base plate and a penetrating part (10) at a position facing the wall (4) of the base (1) of the rectangular plate (9). ) And the penetration part (1
0) on the lower surface of the plate (9) on the rear side, the front part is inclined (1
1) and the rear pressing protrusion (12) and the rear portion of the inclined surface (1
3) The front pressing protrusion (14) and the actuating body (7) projecting in the width direction at an interval in the front-rear direction are provided, and the base body (1) and the rear end portion of the actuating body (7) rise. Piece (2),
An empty can crusher in which both are pivotally mounted so as to be openable and closable by a shaft body (15) having an axis line in the width direction provided in (8). 2. The rising pieces (2), (8) are provided at the longitudinal edges of the rectangular base body (1) and the rectangular actuating body (7), respectively. Empty can crusher. 3. The recesses (5) of the base body (1) are formed by hills (6) arranged in parallel along the longitudinal direction at intervals in the width direction of the substrate (3). The empty can crusher according to 1 or 2. 4. The empty can crusher according to claim 3, wherein the actuating body (7) is axially attached to the base body (1) in a closed state in a floating state. 5. The empty can crusher according to claim 1, 2, 3 or 4, wherein the operating body (7) is formed narrower than the base body (1). 6. A penetrating part (10) on the upper surface of the actuating body (7).
The empty can crusher according to claim 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5, which is provided with a reinforcing body (19) for covering.