JPH0840436A - Foldable trush case - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide a foldable case which is easily folded and assembled and from which collected trush can be easily removed. CONSTITUTION:The front face 65, the rear face 66, and right and left side faces 67, 67 are connected to each other through coil hinges 71, 72. The upper frant face 65U of the front face 65 is formed so as to be opened/closed through a coil hinge 70. Coil hinges 75 are provided at the center in the front and behind direction of the right and left side faces 67, 67 so as to fold inward at the middle. Fitting rods 76 are provided to laterally slide at the upper front face 65U. And fitting receives 81 where the fitting rods 76 are set, are rotatably attached to the side faces 67, 67. In this way, the upper front face 65U is pushed down and trush collected on the bottom of the trash case 61 can be easily removed. And the front face and the rear face 65, 66 can be folded almost fault so that they are superposed together, in a state that the fitting rods 76 are engaged in the fitting receives 81.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a trash can, and more particularly to a large foldable trash can.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Garbage is easily accumulated in a place where a large number of people gather, such as a park or a public facility. Particularly in outdoor facilities such as parks and outdoor grounds, it is necessary to install a large trash box for discarding bottles, soft drinks such as canned juice. Conventionally, as a large trash box to be installed in such a place, in order to reduce the weight, a box frame is used to combine adjacent rectangular sides with a substantially rectangular fence member in which wire rods are stretched over a machine frame made of a hollow metal pipe. The ones that are all bonded and fixed are used. This kind of trash can is transported to a destination such as a park or a public facility by a truck or the like, and then installed in a predetermined place.

Further, there is a trash box used for collecting trash from homes, etc., which requires a large trash box. This kind of trash box is located on the side of a road or on a sidewalk so that it can be easily collected by a garbage truck. It is installed in.

[0004]

DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION Problems to be Solved by the Invention The above-mentioned conventional trash box is made lightweight by forming a fence member with a metal pipe and a wire net. However, since it is large, it is difficult for one person to carry it, and there is a problem that several people have to carry it out when loading and unloading it on a truck or the like. In addition, when a temporary trash box is installed at a construction site, etc., if it is necessary to change the installation location as appropriate according to the progress of the construction, etc., several people must carry and carry it. .
Further, since the trash can has a high space occupation rate, it is difficult to load a large number of trash cans on a bed such as a truck.

Further, in the trash box for collecting trash from the household, the trash can be collected only on designated days several times a week, so it is unnecessary except on the collection day. The trash box narrows roads, sidewalks, etc. There was a problem that it got in the way of traffic. Therefore, it is conceivable to use an assembly-type trash can, but the conventional trash cans are cumbersome to assemble and disassemble and are not suitable for practical use, and it is also inconvenient to transfer the collected trash to a trash truck. It was

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to solve the above problems and provide a foldable trash box which is easy to fold and assemble, and which makes it easy to take out collected dust.

[0007]

A foldable trash can of the present invention is a foldable trash can having front and rear faces and both side faces made of a flat fence member, and is hinged approximately at the center in the height direction of the front face. A mechanism is provided to form an upper part of the front part so that the upper part can be undulated, and both side parts can be formed to be capable of being center-folded through a hinge mechanism, and a locking rod that slides in the lateral direction can be provided on the upper part of the front part. A locking receiving portion that locks on the locking rod is rotatably provided on the side surface portion.

[0008]

With the above construction, when the dust is thrown in through the upper opening and collected and the collected dust is taken out, the upper portion of the front part is tilted down to take out the dust inside. Further, the front and rear surface portions can be overlapped and folded into a substantially flat plate shape by folding both side surfaces inward, and conversely, the front and rear surface portions can be assembled by pulling them apart forward and backward. Further, since the lock receiving portion is rotatable, the folding and assembling can be performed in a state in which the upper portion of the front surface portion is raised and the lock rod is locked to the lock receiving portion on the side surface side.

[0009]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A first embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. 1 to 7 show a first embodiment of the present invention, in which 61 is a foldable trash can, 62 is a fence member, and this fence member 62
Is a machine frame 63 that is a peripheral part made of a light metal round bar such as aluminum, a hollow pipe, or a plated metal round bar.
And a fence surface 64 formed of a wire rod made of light metal stretched over the machine frame 62, the fence member 62 is
65 is the front part of the trash box 61, 66 is the rear part, 67,
67 forms the left and right side surfaces, and 69 forms the top surface. The front part
65 is substantially in the center in the height direction, and the upper front surface portion 65U and the lower front surface portion
It is divided into two parts, 65D and 63, 63 that are vertically adjacent to each other.
Comrades are rotatably joined by a metal coil hinge 70 that is a hinge mechanism, that is, the coil hinge 70 is attached to the lower part of the machine frame 63 of the upper front surface portion 65U and the upper part of the machine frame 63 of the lower front surface portion 65D.
The outer front surface portion 65U is formed so that it can be undulated. Also, the lower front surface portion 65D, the left and right side surface portions 6
7, 67 and the machine frame 63 of the peripheral portion adjacent to the rear surface portion 66,
Coil hinges 71, 72, 71, 72, which are hinge mechanisms, are rotatably joined. Further, the top surface portion 69 is divided into a front top surface portion 69F and a rear top surface portion 69B through a coil hinge 70A, which is a hinge mechanism, into front and rear parts, and a rear portion of the machine frame 63 of the top surface portion 69B is the rear surface portion 66. A coil hinge 70B, which is a hinge mechanism, is rotatably joined to the upper portion of 63. Also, to the left and right of the machine frame 63 of the top surface portion 69, L
Stoppers 73 made of mold wire are provided, and these stoppers 73 are engaged with the upper parts of the machine frame 63 of the left and right side surfaces 67, 67. Further, a stopper 73A is provided on the front portion of the top plate 65, and the stopper 73A is provided on the upper front portion 65.
It is locked on the upper part of the machine frame 63 of U.

The left and right side surfaces 67, 67 are respectively composed of a front side surface portion 67F and a rear side surface portion 67B. As shown on the left side of FIG. 1, the left and right side surface portions 67F are parallel to the front portion of the machine frame 63 of the rear side surface portion 67B. The provided vertical rod 74 and the rear portion of the machine frame 63 of the front side surface portion 67F are joined by a coil hinge 75, which is a hinge mechanism.
1 is formed so that it can be folded inward, and as shown on the right side in FIG. 1, the vertical rod 74 provided in parallel with the rear portion of the machine frame 63 of the front side surface portion 67F and the machine frame 63 of the rear side surface portion 67B. The front part and the front part are joined by a coil hinge 75, which is a hinge mechanism.
67 is formed so that it can be folded inward. The upper front part
Locking rods 76 that slide in the lateral direction are provided on the left and right of the upper part of the front surface of the 65U, respectively.
A pair of positioning members 77, 77 composed of vertical round bars are vertically installed on the horizontal wire 64A of 64 with a space left and right, and the positioning member 77, 77 is a mounting frame member 78 in which the wire is formed into a substantially rectangular shape.
Is fixed, and rod guide portions 79, 79 protruding forward in a curved shape are formed on the left and right sides of the mounting frame member 78, and these rod guide portions are formed.
79, 79 and the positioning members 77, 77 along the locking rod.
76 slides in the lateral direction, and further, in its locking rod 76,
A U-shaped handle 80 having a width substantially equal to the distance between the positioning members 77, 77 is provided, and both arm portions 80 of the handle are provided.
A and 80A are bent downward in a substantially V-shape, and the upper ends of the base ends 80B and 80B of the two arm portions 80A and 80A are fixed to the outer surface of the locking rod 76, which is indicated by the solid line in FIG. At the lower rotation position of the handle 80, the base ends 80B, 80 of the both arm portions 80A, 80A
B is engaged with the positioning members 77 and 77, respectively, to engage the engaging rod.
The slide of 76 is restricted, and the restriction is released at the upper turning position of the handle 80 shown by the alternate long and short dash line in FIG. And by the base ends 80A, 80A,
A positioning locking portion that locks with the positioning member 77 and restricts the sliding of the locking rod 76 is formed. Incidentally, reference numeral 64B in the drawing denotes a vertical wire which constitutes a part of the fence surface 64. In addition, the left and right side surface portions 67, corresponding to the locking rods 76, 76,
C-shaped lock receiving portions 81 are provided on the upper portions of the 67, and the base ends of the lock receiving portions 81 are connected to the machine frame of the front side surface portion 67F.
A ring-shaped bend is formed around the vertical portion of the upper front end of 63, and the lock receiving portion 81 is attached so as to be horizontally rotatable. The locking rod 76 is inserted into the corner portion of the lock receiving portion 81, and the locking rod 76 is inserted and locked in the locking receiving portion 81.

Next, the method of using the trash box 61 will be described. The trash box 61 is used for collecting trash from homes, such as construction sites and parks. For example, when trash cans are collected from homes. If not, fold them except on the day of collection and store them in a guardrail at the collection site or in a corner of the road.
First, when collecting dust, as shown in FIG.
F is superposed on the rear top surface portion 69B, and dust is thrown in and collected from the half-opened upper opening. When collecting the garbage collected by the garbage collection vehicle, the handle 80 is operated to disengage the locking rod 76 from the locking receiving portion 81, and the upper front surface portion 65U is tilted forward as shown in FIG. Take out the garbage. When the handle 80 is rotated diagonally upward, the arm 80
The base 80B of A can slide the locking rod 76 without being locked to the positioning member 77, and after the outer end of the locking rod 76 is locked to the lock receiving portion 81, the handle 80 is released. As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the handle 80 rotates downward due to its own weight, and in this state, the arm 80A is locked to the positioning member 77, so that the locking rod 81 to the locking rod 76 are locked. It does not come off. In order to fold the trash box 61, first, the top surface portion 69 is rotated along the back side of the rear surface portion 66, and the left and right side surface portions 67, 67 are folded inward as shown in FIG. The part 65 can be folded into a substantially flat plate by overlapping the rear part 66,
At this time, a locking member 81 that locks to the locking rod 76 is rotatably provided on the machine frame 63, and the lock receiving portion 81 rotates as the front side surface portion 67F rotates. As shown in FIGS. 2 and 4, the locking rod 76 and the locking receiving portion 81 allow the upper front surface portion 65U and the front side surface portion 67F to be folded while being joined. Then, it is stored compactly in the folded state shown in FIG.
The upper surface is closed by the top surface portion 69 by assembling so that the space between the 65 and the rear surface portion 66 is opened back and forth. In this case, a plurality of stoppers 73 and 73A provided on the top surface portion 69 are locked to the upper portion of each machine frame 63, so that the top surface portion 69 can be stably covered without rattling.

As described above, in this embodiment, in the foldable trash can 61 including the front and rear surface portions 65 and 66 and the both side surface portions 67 and 67, which are made of the flat fence member 62, the front surface portion 65 is substantially centered in the height direction. The coil hinge 70, which is a hinge mechanism, is installed on the front
The upper front surface portion 65U, which is the upper portion of 65, is formed so as to be capable of undulating, and both side surface portions 67, 67 are formed so as to be capable of being center-folded via a coil hinge 75, which is a hinge mechanism, and are formed laterally on the upper front surface portion 65U of the front portion 65. Since the locking rod 76 that slides is provided and the lock receiving portion 81 that locks to the locking rod 76 is rotatably provided on the side surface portions 67, 67, the entire top surface portion 69 or a part thereof. When you open and open to throw in the dust and collect it, and you want to take out this dust, you can easily take out the dust accumulated at the bottom of the dustbin 61 by tilting the upper front part 65U and opening the upper part of the front. . Also, the front and rear surface portions 65 and 66 can be overlapped and folded into a substantially flat plate shape by folding both side surface portions 67 and 67 inward, and conversely, the front and rear surface portions 65 and 66 can be separated. Can be assembled with the lock receiving part
Since 81 is rotatable, the folding and assembling can be easily performed in a state where the upper front surface portion 65U of the front surface portion 65 is raised and the locking rod 76 is locked to the locking receiving portion 81. Further, by constructing each surface by the fence member 62, the weight of the dust box 61 can be reduced.

Further, as an effect of the embodiment, the handle 80
Since the base end 80B of the arm 80A is locked to the positioning member 77 when the handle 80 is tilted, the locking between the locking rod 76 and the lock receiving portion 81 is mistakenly released unless the handle 80 is rotated upward. There is nothing to do. Further, the top surface portion 69 is also configured by the fence member 62,
In addition, since it is joined by the coil hinges 70A and 70B, it can be opened and closed easily, and in the closed state, the stopper 73
Since the lock engages with the upper part of the machine frame 63, the lid can be stably covered without rattling. Further left side 67
Then, since the overlapping portion K where the front outer surface of the rear side surface portion 67B overlaps is formed on the rear inner surface side of the front side surface portion 67F, the side surface portion
67 does not fold outwards and does not spread, as well as the right side
In 67, since the overlapping portion K where the rear outer surface of the front side surface portion 67F overlaps is formed on the front inner surface side of the rear side surface portion 67B, the side surface portion 67 does not fold outward and spread.

A second embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. 8 to 12 show a second embodiment of the present invention.
1 shows an embodiment, in which 1 is a trash can which is a folding type and has a substantially box shape when assembled, 2 is a machine frame 2A which is a round bar made of light metal such as aluminum or a peripheral pipe made of a hollow pipe, A fence member comprising a fence surface 2B formed of a light metal wire rod stretched over the machine frame 2A, wherein the fence member 2 includes 21 as a bottom surface portion, 22 and 23 as left and right side surface portions, and 24 and 25, respectively. Is the back, 26
Is a top surface portion, 27 is a front surface portion, and 28 is an inclined surface portion which is a dust disposal portion. 22A and 23A are stoppers for the inclined surface portion 28, and 22B and 23B are stoppers for the top surface portion 26. Further, four leg members 4 are screwed on the lower surface side of the bottom surface portion 21. The leg member 4 has a mounting member 21 which will be described later on the upper portion thereof.
A male screw 4A that can be screwed on A is formed.

As shown in the development view of FIG. 9, each of the fence members 2 has another fence member 2 arranged in a substantially cross shape with the bottom surface 21 as the center. That is, the side surface portions 22 and 23 are arranged in the left-right direction in the figure with the bottom surface portion 21 as the center, the lower back surface portion 24, the upper back surface portion 25 and the top surface portion 26 are arranged above, and the front surface portion 27 and the sloped surface are arranged below. The part 28 is arranged. Then, the machine frames 2A of the adjacent peripheral portions of the fence member 2 arranged in this way are rotatably joined by the coil hinges 31A, 31B, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37 which are the hinge mechanism 3. ing. In addition, the bottom part 21 and the lower back part
24 is a coil hinge 31A hooked on the bottom surface 21 side and a coil hinge 31B hooked on the back surface portion 24 side are intertwined with each other, so that they can be slightly moved vertically. It is joined. Mounting members 21A are fixedly installed at four corners of the fence surface of the bottom surface portion 21, and screw holes 21B capable of being screwed into the male threads 4A of the leg member 4 are formed at substantially the center of the mounting member 21A. ing. Also slope 28
10, an opening window portion 28A is formed in the center, and the door bodies 29, 29A divide the opening window portion 28A into two parts, left and right, by a coil hinge 38 on one side of the opening window portion. It is rotatably fixed by. The door members 29, 29A are respectively provided with handle members 291, 291 at the center of the opening window portion 28A.
A is rotatably attached. Note that 292, 292
A is a stopper for the door bodies 29, 29A. Reference numeral 5 is a fixing member for fixing the machine frame 2A adjacent to the fence member which is not joined by the coil hinges at the time of assembling. The fixing member 5 is a U-bolt 51 as shown in FIG.
And a closing body 52 that can be fitted to both ends of the U-bolt, and a nut 53 that fastens each end of the U-bolt. Further, as shown in FIG. 10, the vertical machine frame 2A of the doors 29, 29A is superposed on the vertical machine frame 2A of the opening window portion 28A. A U-shaped wire rod 54 is externally fitted from above the machine frame 2A in a reverse U-shape, and both lower ends of the U-shaped wire rod 54 are fixed to the machine frame 2A of the opening window portion 28A, and the U-shaped wire rod 54 is a door body. The upper and lower end positions of the machine frame 2A in the vertical direction of 29, 29A are respectively provided, whereby doors 29, 29 are provided.
When opening and closing A, the doors 29, 29A can be opened and closed without lowering. That is, in the case where only the coil hinge 38 is connected, the door body may slightly lower and open due to its own weight at the time of opening and closing due to the play between the coil hinge 38 and the net-shaped fence surface 2B. It is solved by providing.

The operation of the above configuration will be described. FIG.
In the substantially box-shaped trash box 1 as shown in FIG. 1, first, after removing the fixing member 5, the top surface portion 26 and the sloped surface portion 28 are rotated so as to open and spread each surface, and then the both side surface portions are rotated. By expanding 22 and 23, it can be expanded as shown in FIG. After unfolding in this way, fold it as follows. First, the top surface portion 26 is rotated and folded on the upper back surface portion 25, and then the upper back surface portion 25 is stacked on the lower back surface portion 24. Also, fold both side surface parts 22, 23 on the bottom surface part 21,
Fold 21 onto the lower back surface 24. Then, the front surface portion 27 and the inclined surface portion 28 are sequentially folded on the upper side of the bottom surface portion 21 so that they can be folded as shown in FIG. Particularly, in the second embodiment, the bottom surface portion 21 and the lower back surface portion 24 are joined by two coil hinges, that is, the coil hinge 31A and the coil hinge 31B so as to be slightly movable in the vertical direction. Even if the four fence members 2 of the side surface portions 22 and 23, the top surface portion 26, and the upper back surface portion 25 are narrowed in between, the bottom surface portion 21
Therefore, the lower back portion 24 does not bend. In addition, at the time of folding, the leg member 4 can be removed as needed.

The trash can 1 thus folded and space-saving can be reassembled after being placed on a truck bed or the like and transported to a desired place. The assembly is performed by the reverse operation of the folding operation. That is, the inclined surface portion 28 and the front surface portion 27 are sequentially rotated to open and expand, and then the bottom surface portion 21 is rotated to open and expand, and both side surface portions 22 and 23 are further expanded.
Spread out. Next, the upper back surface portion 25 and the top surface portion 26 are opened and expanded to develop as shown in FIG. Thereafter, with reference to the bottom surface portion 21, side surface portions 22 and 23, a rear surface portion 24, a front surface portion 25.
And the top surface 26 is placed on both side surface portions 22 and 23 to lock the side surface portion to the stopper 23B, and the slope portion 28 is placed on the oblique side of the side surface portions 22 and 23 so that the side surface portion is By engaging with the stopper 23A, it can be assembled in a substantially box shape. After assembling in this way, the peripheral portions of the adjacent machine frames that are not joined by the coil hinges may be fixed by the fixing member 5 as necessary. The fixing by the fixing member 5 is performed by first hooking the U bolt 51 over the two machine frames 2A, and then fitting the closing body 52 to both ends of the U bolt.
This can be done by fastening the ends of the U bolts with bolts 53.

As described above, in this embodiment, the foldable trash can 1 is formed by assembling a plurality of flat fence members 2 into a substantially box shape, and the adjacent peripheral edges of each fence member 2 are the coil hinges 31A serving as the hinge mechanism 3. , 31B, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36,
37.38 is rotatably and deployably joined, and one of the fence members 2 has an opening window 28A.
Are formed, and the bottom surface portion 21 and the left and right side surface portions 2 are formed.
A plurality of flat fence members 2 forming 3, 24, a back surface portion 25, a top surface portion 26, a front surface portion 27, and a slope portion 28 are assembled in a substantially box shape, and a machine frame adjacent to the fence member 2 is formed. 2A
Since the two are joined by a coil hinge which is a hinge mechanism 3 so as to be rotatable and expandable, the fence member 2 can be folded after being rotated and expanded by the coil hinge. Such a foldable trash can 1 according to the second embodiment can be carried by a single person or a considerably large trash can, and since it does not take up space, it can be loaded in large numbers on a truck or the like. Furthermore, it is possible to save space when storing in a warehouse or the like. Also,
After transporting the folded trash can 1 to a desired place,
It can be assembled into a box shape again. In particular, the coil hinge has a simple structure and is easily attached, and the fence member 2 can be rotatably joined in a wide range. Further, an opening window portion 28A is formed on the sloped surface portion 28, and a rotatable door body 29, 29A is attached to the opening window portion 28A so that the door body 29, 29A is opened and closed to remove dust from the opening window 28A. Can be input.

Although the present invention has been described above with reference to the accompanying drawings, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, but various modifications can be made. For example, in the first embodiment, the positioning locking portion is formed by the base end of the handle 80, but the locking rod 67 may be provided with a protruding positioning locking portion separately from the handle. The hinge mechanism is not limited to the coil hinge as in the first and second embodiments, but may be another hinge mechanism. Further, the shape of the trash box is not limited to the shape of the second embodiment, but may be a rectangular parallelepiped or a cubic shape, and the top surface portion 26 may not be provided in some cases. Furthermore, the procedure of folding and assembling is not limited to that of the second embodiment, and can be folded in various patterns if it can be made compact. Further, the fixing member 5 is the machine frame 2
Attach it to either A in advance, and after assembling 2
The individual machine casings 2A may be reattached so as to be fixed. Further, the fixing member 5 is not limited to the U-bolt as shown in FIG. Wires and chains can also be used.

[0020]

According to the present invention, in a foldable trash can having front and rear surfaces and both side surfaces made of a flat fence member, a hinge mechanism is provided substantially at the center of the front surface in the height direction, and an upper portion of the front surface is provided. Is formed so as to be capable of undulating, and both side surface portions are formed so as to be capable of being center-folded via a hinge mechanism, and a locking rod that slides in the lateral direction is provided at the upper portion of the front surface portion, and is locked to this locking rod. Since the locking receiving portion is rotatably provided on the side surface portion, it is possible to provide a foldable trash box which is easy to fold and assemble and to easily collect collected dust.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a foldable trash can according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of an essential part showing a state in which a side surface portion is folded inward according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a vertical cross-sectional view around the locking rod according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a plan sectional view of a locking rod according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a use state of the folding trash can according to the first exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a usage state of the folding trash can according to the first exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view schematically showing a folded state of the folding trash can according to the first exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing a foldable trash can according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a development view showing a foldable trash can according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a plan view showing a slope portion of a foldable trash can according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 11 is a perspective view showing a fixing member of a foldable trash can according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 12 is a side view schematically showing a folded state of a folding trash can according to a second exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 61 Foldable trash can 62 Fence member 63 Machine frame 65 Front part 65 Upper front part (upper part of front part) 66 Rear part 67 Side part 69 Top part 70 71 72 Coil hinge (hinge mechanism) 76 Locking rod 81 Locking receiving part

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A foldable trash can comprising front and rear faces and both side faces made of a flat fence member, wherein a hinge mechanism is provided substantially at the center of the front face in the height direction so that the upper part of the front face can be undulated. In addition, the both side surfaces are formed so as to be capable of being center-folded via a hinge mechanism, a locking rod that slides in the lateral direction is provided on the upper portion of the front surface, and a locking receiving portion that locks to the locking rod is provided. A foldable trash can, characterized in that a portion is rotatably provided on the side portion.