JPH0761504A - Cup disposal apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide a cup disposal apparatus enabling the excellent performance of cup waste disposal. CONSTITUTION:A cup accommodation body 3 is provided which comprises a plurality of space sections 2 enabling a cup 1 to be accommodated in a stacked condition wherein the opening of each cup is directed upward. A cup throw-in portion 4 is provided at a position located above the cup accommodation body 3. And a cup introduction passageway 5 is provided for introducing the cup 1 thrown in from the cup throw-in portion 4 into the space 2. Further, an outlet portion 6 of the cup introduction passageway 5 is directed facing the space 2 of the cup accommodation body 3 while, on the other hand, an attitude alteration portion 7 for arranging the cup 1 so that the opening of the cup 1 thrown in from the cup throw-in portion 4 may be directed upward is provided in the cup introduction passageway 5. A cup equalization control section 8 is provided for controlling the cup 1 falling from the outlet portion 6 of the cup introduction passageway 5 to be equally accommodated into the space 2 of the cup accommodation body 3.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a cup treating apparatus capable of favorably treating used cups.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, vending machines for juices, cold water machines, etc. have always been equipped with paper or synthetic resin cups.

Up to now, when drinking juice or the like in a cup, the used cup is simply put in the trash box.

If the cup is simply put into the trash can as described above, the trash can becomes very bulky and the trash can soon becomes full.

It is a technical object of the present invention to provide a cup processing apparatus capable of accommodating a large number of cups without being bulky and therefore capable of simply and favorably disposing of a large number of cups.

[0006]

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

A cup container 3 having a plurality of spaces 2 for accommodating the cups 1 in a stacked state with their openings facing upward.
And a cup introduction part 4 is provided above the cup container 3 and a cup introduction path 5 for introducing the cup 1 introduced from the cup insertion part 4 into the space 2 of the cup container 3 is provided. A posture changing portion 7 that faces the outlet portion 6 of the cup introduction path 5 to the space 2 of the cup housing 3 so that the cup 1 fed from the cup feeding portion 4 has a posture in which the opening portion is directed upward. Is provided in the cup introduction path 5, and a cup equalization control section 8 is provided to control so that the cup 1 falling from the outlet section 6 of the cup introduction path 5 is evenly stored in the space 2 of the cup storage body 3. The present invention relates to a cup processing device.

[0008]

When the cup 1 is loaded from the cup loading section 4, the cup 1 passes through the cup introduction path 5, and the attitude changing section 7 changes the attitude of the cup 1 so that the opening is located above. It is introduced into the space 2 of the cup housing 3 from the outlet 6 of the cup 5.

At the time of introducing the cup housing 3 into the space 2, the cup 1 is moved to the space 2 by the cup equalization control section 8.
Will be stored evenly.

[0010]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT The drawings illustrate an embodiment of the present invention and are described below.

In this embodiment, by arranging in parallel with a vending machine for juice or the like, used cups made of synthetic resin or paper can be discarded without being bulky, and therefore, a cup processing apparatus capable of processing a large number of cups satisfactorily Becomes

The present embodiment is based on the knowledge that the processing volume is smaller when the cups are stacked than when the cups are crushed to discard as many cups as possible.

The cup referred to in the present embodiment has a protruding collar 1'formed on the periphery thereof and a hanging collar 1 "formed on the outer periphery of the bottom rear surface thereof.

The structure of this embodiment is as follows.

Box-shaped main body 9 having an opening / closing portion formed at an appropriate position
To provide. A container 10 is arranged below the box-shaped body 9, a vinyl bag 11 is arranged in the container 10, and the cup container 3 is housed in the vinyl bag 11.

The cup housing 3 is formed by arranging a cylindrical substrate 12 on a circular substrate 12 in a vertical state so as to hang down in a ring shape. The inner hole of the cylindrical body 13 becomes the space 2. Reference numeral 12 'is a locking brim with which the vinyl bag 11 is locked.

The cup equalization controller 8 will be described. The container 10 is detachably fixed to a rotating plate 15 fixed to a shaft 14 which is supported. Reference numeral 16 designates detachment concaves and convexes for attaching and detaching the rotary plate 15 and the container 10, which are provided at several places.

The rotary plate 15 is provided with six small holes 17 at equal intervals in an annular shape, and a swing rod 18 is swingably arranged near the rotary plate 15, and the swing rod 18 is swingable. A fitting pin 19 having a tapered tip is provided near the tip of the rod 18.

Further, a swinging pedal 20 is provided on one side of the box-shaped body 9, and a wire 21 is attached to the pedal 20.
Are connected in series, and the tip of the wire 21 is fixed to one side of the swing rod 18. In addition, a spring 22 is provided on the other side of the swing rod 18.
And the tip of this spring 22 is fixed to the inner surface of the box-shaped main body 9.

Therefore, when the pedal 20 is stepped on, the wire 21 is pulled, and the swing rod 18 swings downward in FIG. 4 accordingly, and the fitting pin 19 is fitted in the small hole 17 (FIG. 5).
The rotation plate 15 rotates 1/6 by the swing of the swing rod 18 (clockwise in FIG. 4), and when the pedal 20 is released,
The elasticity of the spring 22 causes the swing rod 18 to return to its original state.
At this time, since the tip of the fitting pin 19 is formed in a taper shape, the fitting pin 19 can be removed from the small hole 17 without trouble while pressing the spring 23 (see FIG. 6).

The cup equalization control unit 8 of the present embodiment employs the above-mentioned structure, but the cup equalization control unit 8 is not limited to this structure. For example, a ratchet mechanism or the like is used to rotate the rotating plate 15. It is also possible to rotate a predetermined angle.

Reference numeral 24 is a holder for holding the rotary plate 15, and 38 is a notch for receiving the holder 24.

A liquid recovery container 28 is disposed in front of the cup holder 3 inside the box-shaped body 9.

On the upper side of the box-shaped body 9, a cup introduction path 5 communicating with the cup insertion portion 4 formed on the top of the box-shaped body 9 is formed in an inclined state.

The cup introduction path 5 has a bottomed structure having a U-shaped cross section and is arranged in an inclined state. The cup introduction path 5 opens downward in the latter half of the outlet side, and an upper edge is formed in the opening 42. Two plates 25, which are inclined, are arranged opposite to each other with a predetermined space therebetween. The lower end portion (outlet portion 6) of the upper edge of the plate 25 is positioned in the space 2 of the cup housing 3. A projection 26 (posture changing portion 7) having a predetermined height is provided at the end of the bottom surface 5'where the cup 1 abuts and slides in the front half of the cup introduction path 5.

The width L of the insertion opening of the cup insertion portion 4 is set to be substantially equal to the height of the cup 1, and the space between the plates 25 is the size of the diameter of the cup 1, more specifically, the cup 1. The projecting brim 1 ′ is locked to the upper inclined edges of the plates 25, and the cup 1 is slidable along the upper inclined edges of the plates 25. Further, the height of the protrusion 26 is set to be shorter than the length of the hanging collar 1 ″ of the cup 1.

A liquid receiving portion 27 is provided below the outlet portion 6, and the liquid recovery container 28 is disposed below the liquid receiving portion 27. Therefore, the liquid introduced into the liquid receiving portion 27 is stored in the liquid recovery container 28.

The liquid receiving portion 27 is formed so as to partially project outside the box-shaped main body 9 and is provided with a liquid introduction port 29.

Reference numeral 30 is a lid plate of the cup insertion portion 4, and the lid plate 30 is connected to the pedal 20 by a wire 31. The wire 31 is slightly slackened, and is designed so that when the pedal 20 is stepped on, the standing of the lid plate 30 is slightly delayed from the rotation of the rotary plate 15. When the lid plate 30 immediately stands up when the pedal 20 is stepped on and the cup 1 is immediately inserted from the cup insertion part 4, unless the 1/6 rotation of the cup introduction path 5 is completed, the cup 1 is placed in the space 2. The situation where it is not introduced occurs. The wire 31 is slightly loosened to avoid this point.

Reference numeral 32 indicates each space 2 of the cup housing 3
Is a display plate with an appropriate display indicating that the box is full, and the display plate 32 is normally lying on the top of the box-shaped main body 9. In this normal state, the display board 32
2 is pressed to the right in FIG. 2 by the spring 33, but the lower end 32 ′ of the display plate 32 is supported by the rod 34 standing upright in the box-shaped body 9, so that the fall state is maintained. It

A notch groove 35 is formed in the middle of the rod 34,
An arm rod 36 fitted in the notch groove 35 is swingably arranged near the rod body 34. Reference numeral 37 is a spring that presses the arm rod 36.

Further, the arm rod 36 is fitted into the notch groove 35, so that the rod body 34 is held in the lifted state. This arm rod
The positional relationship between 36 and the cup housing 3 (substrate 12) is the same as the arm rod 36.
Is located slightly above the cup housing 3, and when the cups 1 are loaded into all the spaces 2 of the cup housing 3 and more cups 1 are loaded into the space 2, the cups 1 are stored in the cups. The body 3 is slightly projected from the top surface of the substrate 12. When the cup storage body 3 rotates in this state, the arm rod 36 is caught by this protruding portion, and the arm rod 36 is disengaged from the notch groove 35 of the rod body 34 against the spring 37.

By this detachment, the rod 34 is lowered by its own weight, and the support of the lower end 32 'is released, so that the display plate 32 is erected. At this time, the lower end of the rod 34 is lowered to the position where the protruding rod 18 'of the swing rod 18 comes into contact, and the swing of the swing rod 18 is also locked.

Reference numeral 38 is a guide for the rod 34, and 41 is a recovery container for recovering the cans, bottles 40, etc. accidentally inserted from the cup insertion portion 4.

Since this embodiment has the above-mentioned structure, the following operational effects are exhibited.

After drinking the juice from the vending machine, when the pedal 20 is stepped on, the wire 21 is moved, the cup housing 3 rotates 1/6, and the lid plate 30 stands up with a slight delay.
The cup insertion part 4 opens.

In this state, the cup 1 is inserted from the cup insertion part 4 with the opening or bottom facing downward (the pedal 20 may be released after the cup 1 is inserted, and when the pedal 20 is released, the lid plate 30 is closed). The fitting pin 19 comes out of the small hole 17 and the swing rod 18 returns.), And the cup 1 descends in the front half portion of the cup introduction path 5 by its own weight. At the end of the first half, when the hanging collar 1 "of the cup 1 comes into contact with the protrusion 26,
The cup 1 falls forward, and subsequently, the protruding brim 1 ′ of the cup 1 is locked by the upper edge of the plate 25, and the cup 1 descends while being suspended from the plate 25.

Since the cup 1 falls forward due to the protrusion 26,
Even if the juice remains in the cup 1, the juice is discharged and stored in the liquid recovery container 28 via the liquid receiving section 27 (note that the juice in the cup 1 is stored before being charged in the cup charging section 4). It may be introduced into the liquid outlet 29.).

The cup 1 descending from the upper inclined edge of the plate 25 is led out downward from the outlet portion 6 of the cup introduction path 5 and introduced into the space 2 of the cup housing 3.

Similarly, by stepping on the pedal 20, the next cup 1 is introduced into the next space 2, and this operation sequentially fills all the spaces 2 with the cup 1.

In this state, when the cup 1 is further loaded into the cup loading portion 4, the cup 1 is brought into a protruding state in the space 2 of the cup housing 33, so that the cup housing 3 is formed.
The arm rod 36 comes into contact with the projecting cup 1 by the rotation of the arm rod 36, the arm rod 36 is disengaged from the notch groove 35 of the rod body 34, and the rod body 34 descends by its own weight. The swing of the moving rod 18 is locked, the outside is informed that the device is full of the cup 1, and even if the pedal 20 is depressed, the device does not operate.

When the cup container 3 is thus filled with the cup 1, the container 10 is removed from the rotary plate 15 and taken out of the box-shaped body 9, the cup container 3 is pulled out from the container 10, and the vinyl bag 11 is removed. By appropriately discarding, the cup 1 can be favorably discarded.

In this embodiment, even if a can, a bottle 40 or the like is mistakenly thrown from the cup throwing section 4, it falls from between the plates 25 and is picked up by the pick-up container 41. Also in this respect, the present embodiment is excellent in practicality.

Further, in the present embodiment, the cup 1 is housed in each space 2 by rotating the cup housing 3, but the cup housing 3 is fixed and the cup introduction path 5 is moved to move the cup 1 Can be evenly stored in each space 2.

Further, this embodiment has a structure in which the cups 1 are introduced into one space 2 one by one, but when all the predetermined number of cups 1 are introduced into one space 2, the cup 1 is introduced into the next space 2.
A structure such as introducing

In the present embodiment, the pedal 20 performs the series of operations, but it goes without saying that a series of operations may be performed by a drive motor or the like.

[0047]

Since the present invention is constructed as described above, it is a cup processing apparatus which can perform a cup disposal process very well.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a main part of this embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view of the present embodiment.

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

FIG. 4 is a plan sectional view of a main part of the present embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of a main part of this embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view of a main part of this embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a plan sectional view of a main part of this embodiment.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view of a main part of this embodiment.

FIG. 9 is a perspective view of a main part of this embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 cup 2 space 3 cup container 4 cup insertion part 5 cup introduction path 6 outlet part 7 posture change part 8 cup equalization control part

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A cup container having a plurality of spaces for accommodating cups in a stacked state with the opening facing upward, and a cup insertion part is provided above the cup container, and the cup insertion part is inserted from the cup insertion part. A cup introduction path for introducing the cup into the space of the cup housing is provided, and the outlet of the cup introduction path is exposed to the space of the cup housing.
A posture changing unit is provided in the cup introduction path so that the cup inserted from the cup insertion section has a posture with the opening facing upward, and the cups falling from the outlet of the cup introduction path are even in the space of the cup container. A cup processing device, characterized in that a cup equalizing control unit is provided for controlling so as to be stored in the cup.