JPH09315505A - Folding garbage box - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a folding garbage box capable of being assembled into a rectangular solid shape only for the required time and capable of being housed by being folded into a small size in not using. SOLUTION: Both side plates 13, 14 are folded inward. When the inward folded both side plates 13, 14 are so folded as to be pinched between a front surface plate 11 and a back surface plate 12, the tip of a base end side cover plate 15 extends to the position facing the edge of the outer side surface of the front surface plate 11, and a tip end side cover plate 16 is folded in the folded state so as to be overlapped on the front part of the front surface plate 11.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a foldable trash can, and more particularly to a rectangular parallelepiped foldable trash can including a front plate, a back plate, both side plates and a lid plate.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Garbage, such as garbage, discharged from each home is
It is filled in a plastic bag or the like and taken out to a pre-designated collection place on the road. Then, the above garbage is collected by a garbage truck that travels at a predetermined date and time, and a predetermined disposal according to the type of the garbage is performed.

[0003]

When the garbage discharged from the household is put out at a designated collection place on the road in this way,
By the time the garbage truck arrives, crows and cats will break the bags containing the garbage and scatter the contents, which will significantly deteriorate the environment on the streets around the garbage collection points. Also, it becomes very difficult to clean up the scattered contents and to clean up afterwards.

Although concrete or wooden trash cans have been conventionally used, such trash cans have a predetermined size and, when placed at a predetermined position on the road, take up an effective space on the road. This obstructs traffic, so it is rarely used at present.

The present invention is a foldable trash box which is suitable for use in preventing trash, cats, etc. from breaking the bag and scattering the contents when garbage is taken out to the collection place. Moreover, it is an object of the present invention to provide a foldable trash can that is easy to move and has low manufacturing cost and transportation cost.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention is a rectangular parallelepiped foldable trash can comprising a front plate, a back plate, both side plates, and a lid plate, the both side plates being folded inward. The lid plate rotatably attached to the upper end of the back plate is divided into a base end side cover plate and a tip end side cover plate, and the base end side cover plate and the tip end side cover plate are separated. The plate and the plate are rotatably connected via a hinge, and when the both side plates folded inward are sandwiched between the front plate and the rear plate, the tip of the base end side cover plate is A foldable trash can, characterized in that it extends to a position substantially corresponding to the edge of the outer surface of the front plate, and the front end side cover plate overlaps with the front plate in a folded state. It is a thing.

The front plate, the rear plate, both side plates, and the cover plate may be assembled by bending a steel plate, and a corner cover made of synthetic resin may be attached to the corner portion.

The front plate, the rear plate, both side plates, and the lid plate may be made of a stainless steel plate, and a reinforcing frame made of a light alloy extruded material may be attached to the peripheral edge of the stainless steel plate.

A large number of ventilation holes may be formed in the stainless steel plate by punching.

[0010]

1 to 3 show the entire structure of a foldable trash can according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. A face plate 11, a back plate 12, and left and right side plates 13, 1 which are bent at an intermediate position to be folded inward.
4 and a cover plate including a base end side cover plate 15 and a front end side cover plate 16.

Casters 19 and 20 are attached to the lower part of the front plate 11 and the lower part of the rear plate 12, respectively, so that the casters 19 and 20 can be moved. Further, a lock mechanism 21 is attached to the front end side portion of the front end side cover plate 16 so as to lock the front end side portion of the cover plate in the use state as shown in FIG. Further, another lock mechanism 22 is provided on the lower end side portion of the front plate 11, and the front end portion of the front end side cover plate 16 is locked in a folded state as shown in FIG. There is.

In particular, this foldable trash can is characterized in that the side plates on both sides are composed of two left and right plates 13 and 14, and these plates 13 and 14 can be folded so as to be folded inward. It is connected to. A hinge 37 as shown in FIG. 10 may be used for such a purpose. A spring 38 is preferably set on the hinge 37, and it is preferable to always apply a biasing force in the direction in which the hinge 37 closes. Moreover, the side plates 13 and 14 are foldably connected to the front plate 11 and the rear plate 12, respectively, as shown in FIG.

The lid plates 15 and 16 are foldably connected to each other by a hinge at their connecting positions, and the base end side portion of the base end side cover plate 15 is rear plate 12.
It is foldably connected to the upper end of the via a hinge.

In the case of use, as shown in FIG. 1, side plates consisting of two side plates 13 and 14 on both sides are pulled out and assembled in a rectangular parallelepiped shape. At this time, the front plate 11 and the rear plate 12
The upper openings of the four sides formed by the side plates 13 and 14 are closed by the cover plates 15 and 16. When such a foldable trash can is fixed and used at a predetermined position, the back plate 12 may be fixed to a predetermined position such as the outside of the fence by the screws 48 shown in FIG.

On the other hand, when not used, the left and right side plates 13 and 14 are bent inward so as to overlap each other, as shown in FIG. When completely bent, as shown in FIG. 3, the edge of the outer surface of the front plate 11 and the portion 15 on the base end side of the lid plate are formed.
The front end portion 16 of the cover plate substantially corresponds to the front end portion of the front plate 11, and the front end portion 16 of the cover plate is bent so as to overlap the front plate 11. As a result, as shown in FIG. 3, the foldable trash can is folded flat, and the foldable trash can can be folded without requiring a space.

Therefore, when it is not used, it becomes possible to keep a small space in close contact with the outside portion of the fence or the like, which is a place where dust is collected on the road. Further, when taking out the dust, it is assembled into a rectangular parallelepiped shape as shown in FIG. 1 and the dust is stored therein. In this case, since the upper opening is covered by the cover plates 15 and 16, it is possible to prevent damage to the crow and the cat, and the crow and the cat rupture the bag containing the garbage and the contents are Scattering is reliably prevented. When collecting with a garbage truck, cover plates 15 and 1
Open 6 and collect the garbage from this foldable trash.

The front plate 11, the rear plate 12, the side plates 13 and 14, and the lid plate 1 which constitute such a foldable trash can.
Each of 5 and 16 is constructed by bending a punched steel plate. Explaining the front plate 11 as an example, as shown in FIG. 4, an outer upright plate 26 is continuously provided around the front plate 11, and a flat plate 27 is further provided on the tip side of the outer upright plate 16. It is connected. And the flat plate 2
An inner upright plate 28 is continuously provided on the leading end side of 7.

A joining plate 29 is continuously provided on the leading end side of the inner upright plate 28. The joint plate 29 is formed with a locking hole 30 punched out in a slit shape. The locking pieces 31 inserted into the locking holes 30 are provided so as to be arranged on the front plate 11 as shown in FIG.
Such a locking piece 31 is formed by punching a predetermined position of the front plate 11 and raising it.

A locking claw 34 is formed on one side of the flat plate 27 of the front plate 11 (see FIG. 5), and the flat plate 27 is opposite to the locking plate 34 so as to correspond to the locking claw 34. A locking hole 35 is formed at the side end.

Next, the assembling of the front plate 11 will be described. 7 and 8 show the assembled front plate 11
Is shown. When assembling the front plate 11, first, the outer upright plate 26 is bent at a right angle to the front plate 11 as shown in FIG. Then, the flat plate 27 is further bent at a right angle to the outer upright plate 26. Then, the inner upright plate 28 is further bent at a right angle to the plane plate 27, and the joining plate 29 is bent at a right angle in the opposite direction. And this joining plate 2
The locking piece 31 is inserted into the locking hole 30 of 9 and the tip portion thereof is bent. Further, the locking claw 3 provided at one end of the flat plate 27
4 into the corresponding locking holes 35, and the inserted locking claws 3
Bend the tip of 4. As a result, as shown in FIGS. 7 to 9, the front plate 11 whose peripheral portion has a rectangular tube shape is assembled. Back plate 12, side plates 13, 14, lid plates 15, 16
The assembly is also performed in the same manner.

Moreover, corner covers 40 are attached to the four corners of the front plate 11 as shown in FIG. The corner cover 40 is a synthetic resin molded body having the structure shown in FIGS. 11 to 13, and the entire shape thereof is substantially U-shaped, and the inside thereof has a pair of claws 4 on its upper surface.
1 is formed, and a pair of left and right claws 42 are formed on the inner side surface. Corner cover 40
As shown in FIG. 14, the claw 41 on the upper surface side of is inserted into the locking hole 44 provided at the corner of the flat plate 27. At this time, the claw 41 is elastically deformed as shown in FIG. 16 and rides over the edge portion of the locking hole 44, whereby it is locked inside the edge of the locking hole 44 as shown in FIG.

A pair of pawls 42 formed inside the corner cover 40 and on both side surfaces thereof are engaged with engaging holes 45 provided in the outer upright plate 26 and the inner upright plate 28, respectively. . As shown in the enlarged view of FIG. 18, the locking hole 45 has a large width at the upper end thereof, and therefore the claw 42 is inserted into such a large width portion.
Then, when the corner cover 40 is moved downward in this state, the claws 42 are locked by the edges of the narrow portions of the locking holes 45. As a result, the corner covers 40 are attached to the four corners of the front plate 11 as shown in FIG.

As described above, the front plate 11, the rear plate 12, the side plates 13 and 14, and the lid plates 15 and 16 of the foldable trash can according to the present embodiment can be assembled by bending punched steel plates. As a result, not only is the manufacturing cost low, but it is also extremely lightweight and becomes a trash can that is easy to carry and move. Moreover, since the corner covers 40 made of synthetic resin are attached to the respective corners, such corner covers 40 reinforce the corners, and the hands may be damaged during handling. Will be prevented.

Next, another embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. In this embodiment, the front plate 11 and the rear plate 1
2, the side plates 13 and 14, and the lid plates 15 and 16 are both made of a stainless steel plate 52. The stainless steel plate 52 is punched into a predetermined shape as shown in FIG. 19, and a large number of ventilation holes 53 are formed by punching. The stainless steel plate 52 having such ventilation holes 53 has a structure in which the peripheral portion is reinforced by a reinforcing frame 54 made of an extruded aluminum alloy. Moreover, corner members 55 are attached to the corners of the reinforcing frame 54, and the reinforcing frames 54 on both sides of the corner are connected to each other by the connecting plates 56 shown in FIG. 21 inside the corner member 55. .

As shown in FIGS. 20 and 21, the reinforcing frame 54 made of an extruded material of aluminum alloy has a hollow inside, and a slit 59 is formed in the substantially central portion of the bottom side thereof. The peripheral edge of the stainless steel plate 52 can be inserted inside.
Both sides of the slit 59 are formed into V-shaped guide portions 60 so that the stainless steel plate 52 can be smoothly inserted. Further, such a reinforcing frame 54 has thick portions 61, 6 inside the upper surface side and inside the both side surfaces, respectively.
2 is provided.

As shown in FIG. 21, the reinforcing frame 54 made of aluminum alloy extruded material has its ends cut at an angle of 45 °, and the reinforcing frames 54 on both sides cut at an angle of 45 °. The end surface is pressed against a corner member 55 made of a synthetic resin molded body. The corner member 55 is formed with a pair of protrusions 65 on the upper surfaces of both sides thereof, and these protrusions 65 and 66 are engaged with both sides of the thick portion 61 of the reinforcing frame 54, respectively. . The pair of protrusions 66 formed on the lower portions of both sides of the corner member 55 are adapted to engage with the lower sides of the thick portions 62 on both sides of the reinforcing frame 55. Further, the corner member 55 is provided with a notch 67 from the bottom to the top.
And a through hole 68 through which the connecting plate 56 is inserted is formed.

21 and 22 with the reinforcing frames 54 pressed against the end surfaces on both sides of the corner member 55, respectively.
As shown in FIG. 5, a screw 72 is inserted through the through hole 71 into the L-shaped connecting plate 56 that is inserted through the through hole 68 of the corner member 55, and the screw 72 is screwed into the female screw hole 70 of the connecting plate 56. As a result, the reinforcing frames 54, which are orthogonal to each other, on both sides of the corner member 55 are joined together.

Further, a hinge 73 is attached to the required portion of the reinforcing frame 54 as shown in FIG. The hinge 73 has its mounting portion fixed to the reinforcing frame 54 with screws 74. Here, the screw 74 is the reinforcing frame 54.
It is adapted to be screwed into the female screw holes of the thick portions 62 on both sides of, and thereby the screw 73 is fixed.

As described above, in this embodiment, the stainless steel plate 52 and the reinforcing frame 54 made of the extruded material of aluminum alloy are used for assembling, and the trash box having a high-class feeling is provided. Is.

As the extruded material of the aluminum alloy forming the reinforcing frame 54, a material subjected to a colored alumite treatment is used in order to achieve corrosion resistance and a high-grade feeling.
Various colors can be selected as needed.
The stainless steel plate 52 has a large number of holes 5 for ventilation.
3 is punched by a press, and a corner member 55 made of synthetic resin is attached to the corner portion so as to cover burrs and edges during machining.

The corner member 55 has four ends on both ends of the extruded material 54.
The corner member 55 is cut at 5 ° and attached so as to be pressed against both side surfaces of the corner member 55, and the projections 65 and 66 provided on both sides of the corner member 55 respectively cause the corner member 55
The relative positioning between the reinforcing frame 54 and the reinforcing frame 54 is performed. Moreover, the female screw hole 70 of the connecting plate 56 which is attached so as to penetrate the through hole 68 of the corner member 55 is used to tighten the screw 72 through the through hole 71 of the reinforcing frame 54 to fix the reinforcing frames 54 on both sides. There is.

A hinge 73, which is attached as necessary,
A screw 74 is used to fix the aluminum alloy to the thick wall portion 62 of the reinforcing frame 54 by screwing.

Since the stainless steel plate 52 and the reinforcing frame 54 both have high corrosion resistance in the trash box using such a plate-like body, it is not necessary to apply coating for preventing corrosion. In addition, even if it gets dirty due to dust inside, it can be easily cleaned by washing with water, giving a high-class feeling and providing a highly durable trash can that can be used for a long period of time. become able to.

[0034]

According to the present invention, both side plates are folded inward, and the cover plate rotatably attached to the upper end of the back plate is a base end side cover plate and a front end side cover. It is divided into a plate and both are rotatably connected via a hinge, and when both side plates folded inward are folded so as to be sandwiched between the front plate and the rear plate, the base end side The front end portion of the cover plate is formed to extend to a position corresponding to the edge of the outer surface of the front plate, and the front end side of the front end side cover plate overlaps with the front plate in a folded state.

Therefore, according to the present invention, it is possible to arbitrarily fold it as required, and it is possible to assemble it into a rectangular parallelepiped shape only when it is used and to store dust therein, and to fold it small after use. This makes it possible to save space.

The front plate, the rear plate, both side plates, and the cover plate are assembled by bending the steel plates, and the corner cover made of synthetic resin can be attached to the corners. It is possible to provide the foldable trash box of the above, and the corner cover reinforces the corner portion, and the hand is prevented from being injured during handling.

The front plate, the rear plate, both side plates, and the lid plate are made of stainless steel plate, and the reinforcing frame of the extruded material of light alloy is attached to the periphery of the stainless steel plate. It is possible to provide a foldable trash box that has the property of being capable of being easily washed with water even if it becomes soiled.

According to the structure in which a large number of ventilation holes are formed in the stainless steel plate by punching, the air flows inside through the ventilation holes.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an external perspective view of a foldable trash can.

FIG. 2 is an external perspective view showing a folding operation.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a folded state.

FIG. 4 is a developed plan view of a steel plate for assembling the front plate.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of locking pawls that are continuously provided on a punched steel plate.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a locking piece that is continuously cut and raised on a punched steel plate.

FIG. 7 is a plan view of the assembled front plate.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view of the same.

FIG. 9 is a vertical sectional view showing an operation of assembling the front plate.

FIG. 10 is an external perspective view of a hinge.

FIG. 11 is a front view of a corner cover.

FIG. 12 is a side view of the corner cover.

FIG. 13 is a bottom view of the corner cover.

FIG. 14 is a perspective view showing attachment of a corner cover.

FIG. 15 is a perspective view showing a state where a corner cover is attached.

FIG. 16 is a perspective view showing a locking operation of a claw.

FIG. 17 is a vertical sectional view showing a state in which a pawl is locked.

FIG. 18 is a perspective view of a main part showing a locking operation of the claws on both side surfaces.

FIG. 19 is an external perspective view of a front plate of another embodiment.

FIG. 20 is a longitudinal sectional view of the same.

FIG. 21 is an exploded perspective view showing assembly of a corner portion.

FIG. 22 is a vertical cross-sectional view showing assembly of a corner portion.

FIG. 23 is a longitudinal sectional view of an essential part showing attachment of a hinge.

[Explanation of symbols]

 11 Front Plate 12 Rear Plate 13, 14 Side Plate 15 Lid Plate (Base End Side) 16 Lid Plate (Front End Side) 19, 20 Casters 21, 22 Lock Mechanism 26 Outer Upright Plate 27 Flat Plate 28 Inner Upright Plate 29 Joining Plate 30 Engagement Stop hole 31 Locking piece 34 Locking claw 35 Locking hole 37 Hinge 38 Spring 40 Corner cover 41 Claw (upper surface) 42 Claw (both sides) 44 Locking hole (upper) 45 Locking hole (side) 48 Screw 52 Stainless steel Steel plate 53 Ventilation hole 54 Reinforcement frame 55 Corner member 56 Connecting plate 59 Slit 60 V-shaped guide part 61, 62 Thick part 65, 66 Projection part 67 Notch 68 Through hole 70 Female screw hole 71 Through hole 72 Screw 73 Hinge 74 Screw

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A rectangular parallelepiped foldable trash can comprising a front plate, a back plate, both side plates, and a cover plate, wherein the both side plates are each folded inward, and A cover plate rotatably attached to the upper end of the back plate is divided into a base end side cover plate and a front end side cover plate, and the base end side cover plate and the front end side cover plate are rotated via a hinge. It is movably connected, and when the both side plates folded inward are sandwiched by the front plate and the rear plate, the tip of the base end side cover plate is the edge of the outer surface of the front plate. A foldable trash can, characterized in that it is formed so as to extend to a position substantially corresponding to, and the front end side cover plate overlaps with the front plate in a folded state. 2. A front plate, a back plate, both side plates, and a cover plate are assembled by bending a steel plate, and a corner cover made of synthetic resin is attached to the corner portion. The foldable trash can according to claim 1. 3. A front plate, a back plate, both side plates, and a lid plate are made of stainless steel plate, and a reinforcing frame of extruded light alloy is attached to the peripheral edge of the stainless steel plate. The foldable trash can according to claim 1. 4. The foldable trash can according to claim 3, wherein a large number of ventilation holes are formed in the stainless steel plate by punching.