JPH08174288A - Compression equipment for solid matter - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To attain a device compressing the unnecessary solid matters of different thicknesses by a grasping power. CONSTITUTION: A solid matter is compressed by putting the solid matter between plate 1 and plate 2 connected to two hinges of a connecting plate 3, and by grasping two handles 4 so that they are brought near each other. When putting the solid matter between the turned-over plate 1 and the plate 2, the solid matters of different thicknesses can be compressed. For instance, the solid matter of about 10cm thickness is easily compressed to the one of about 3cm thickness.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a device for compressing bulky and unnecessary solid matter generated in domestic life and reducing its volume. This is a device that makes it easy to handle by compressing the cans that remain after the use of canned beverages, and the solids such as the case containing small items before they are temporarily managed or transported until they are discarded. The two plates that are connected via the two hinges of the connecting plate each have a grip,
While holding them, put unnecessary solids between them and hold them firmly with your hands. Then, with the hinge serving as a fulcrum, the hand grip portion acts as a lever and the portion corresponding to the solid substance acts as a lever, and the solid substance can be easily boosted and compressed. At that time, the solid material having a large thickness is sandwiched as shown in FIG. 3, and the solid material having a relatively small thickness is made by turning two plates around two hinges as shown in FIG. One of the features of the present invention is the place where it is sandwiched. With this feature, this device is easy to grip with one hand, maximizes the grip force, and can be compressed.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, unnecessary solid substances generated in general households have been discarded as they are or after being trampled with their feet, they are discarded as garbage. However, with the spread of multi-family houses, the number of places to be trampled has decreased, and the bulky solids have to be put in small bags little by little and thrown away frequently, which is a troublesome process. Recently, a foot-operated empty can compressing device has been put on the market, but if liquid remains in the empty can, it may pollute the floor and has not been widely used.

[0003]

Therefore, there has been a problem to develop a device for easily compressing unnecessary solid matter generated at home on a sink or the like.

[0004]

[Means for Solving the Problems] As a compact compressing device that can be used at home, an object that works by the force of grasping by hand was examined. In order to make it compact, a plate is provided between the hinge that acts as a fulcrum and the handgrip portion that acts as a force point, and the target solid material is compressed there. This method is not suitable for gripping because the distance between the two hand grips differs greatly due to the difference in the size of solid objects. Therefore, two hinges are provided through a connecting plate, and the plates holding the grips are sandwiched as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, so that the two hinge plates are used as axes during use. The structure is such that the distance between the sandwiched plates can be adjusted by replacing the plates with each other.

[0005]

The function of the present invention will be described. A solid material of about 10 cm can be easily made into a thickness of about 3 cm by first sandwiching and compressing it in the form shown in FIG. Further, by turning over the two plates and compressing by sandwiching the solid material as shown in FIG. 4, it is possible to manually compress the plate to a thickness of 1 cm or less.

[0006]

EXAMPLE A plate (1), a plate (2) and a connecting plate (3) can be made of steel. Note that the material is not limited to other metals, and plastics or the like can be used as long as they have strength. The part of the grip (4) attached to the edges of the plates (1) and (2) may be cylindrical, but it is also possible to make an indentation or combine other materials to make it easier to grip. The surface of the two plates contacting the solid object to be compressed can be used in a flat shape as shown in FIG.
It becomes expensive to cover a part or the whole of the surface with unevenness, grooves, or other plastic having a sliding effect and a soundproof effect, but the strength is increased and the compression is facilitated. The screw number of the connecting plate can be formed by a rotating shaft and a bearing, but the bearing portion can be not only circular but oval. Further, it is also possible to adopt a structure in which the plate and the connecting plate can be separated by appropriately deforming the shape of the bearing.
In addition, by using a material of a combination of two or more connecting plates, the distance between the two butterfly plates can be changed, so that a larger solid material can be compressed.

[0007]

As described above, the use of the present apparatus makes it possible to easily compress solid materials such as empty cans with minimum noise. Moreover, because it is small, it can be stored in a drawer in the kitchen. It can also contribute to the promotion of resource recycling such as aluminum cans that are easy to compress. In addition, when used, a feeling similar to that of the grip spring of a sports tool for grip strength enhancement can be obtained. The product of the present invention is also useful as an auxiliary tool for opening a lid such as a bottle when it is tightly closed.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 Plan view

[Figure 2] Elevation

FIG. 3 is an elevation view when the present invention is used.

FIG. 4 is an elevational view of another use of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 is a plate 2 is a plate 3 is a connecting plate 4 is a grip 5 is a hinge

Claims (1)

[Claims] (A) Two plates, a plate (1) and a plate (2) with grips, are connected via a connecting plate (3) having two hinges attached in parallel. (B) The plate (1) and the plate (2) with the grips have a structure in which a surface is provided at a position deviated from the plane connecting the grips (4) and the axis of the hinge to sandwich the solid matter. . (C) By turning the plate over, there are two methods of sandwiching the solid matter between the two plates. A solid compaction device configured as described above, which is applicable to solids having different thicknesses and which is actuated by a hand gripping force.