JPH10216990A - Empty can crushing machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To crush an empty can into an extremely small discoid shape, to easily house many empty cans more than heretofore without leaking out inside liquid, without sharply cutting its outer circumferential part and without cutting a housing a bag and to make a volume reducing rate to a prescribed rate by driving a pressing body in the axial direction of the can placed on a base. SOLUTION: An empty can 13 is vertically placed on a base 12, by turning a pressing lever 3 upward and pressing downward by a foot, a ratchet paw 7 is engaged to a ratchet to move a rack 8 downward. When the pressing lever 3 is turned upward, the ratchet paw 7 is pushed up upward by a ratchet releasing plate 11 to be disengaged from the ratchet, that is, engagement with the ratchet is disengaged, and is turned while sliding upward, successively, when turning the pressing bar 3, the ratchet paw 7 is engaged to the ratchet and is turned, a pinion is turned downward to move the rack 8 downward. By repeating this action, the rack 8 is successively descended to vertically press the empty can 13, which is vertically placed on the base 12, from upperside.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an empty can crusher for vertically placing and crushing empty cans on a base.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a conventional empty can crusher, an empty can is placed on a base and crushed flat from above by a pressing member.

[0003]

In the above prior art, the flattened end of the crushed can is cut and the liquid inside flows out.
There is a problem that the stored bag is broken, and the stored items are spilled out.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problems, and is characterized in that a pressing body is driven in an axial direction of a can placed on a base.

[0005]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail based on an embodiment shown in the drawings. Reference numeral 1 denotes a frame, on which a horizontal shaft 2 is fixed, and a pressing lever 3 and a pinion 4
And a connecting sleeve 5 integral with the pinion 4 and a ratchet 6
, And a ratchet pawl 7 integral with the pressing lever 3 is meshed with the ratchet 6. Reference numeral 8 denotes a rack that is vertically movable and meshes with the pinion 4. A pressing plate 9 is fixed to a lower end of the rack. 10 is a handle for lifting the pressing lever 3 and 1
1 is a ratchet pawl release plate, and 12 is a base. Instead of the above embodiment, the pressing body may be pressed in the axial direction of the empty can by a drive source such as a hydraulic pressure, a motor, a solenoid, or the like.

Next, the operation will be described. When the empty can 13 is placed vertically on the base 12 and the pressing lever 3 is turned upward and pressed down with the foot, the ratchet pawl 7 meshes with the ratchet 6 and turns downward to move the rack 8 downward. I do. When the pressing lever 3 is pivoted upward, the ratchet pawl 7 is pushed upward by the ratchet releasing plate 11, disengaged from the ratchet 6, disengages from the ratchet 6, and pivots while sliding upward, When the ratchet 3 is pivoted downward, the ratchet pawl 7 is engaged with the ratchet 6 and pivots, and the pinion is pivoted downward to move the rack 8 downward. This operation is repeated, and the racks 8 are sequentially lowered, and the empty cans 13 placed vertically on the base 12 are pressed vertically from above and crushed as shown in FIG.

[0007]

According to the present invention, since the pressing body is driven in the axial direction of the can placed on the base, the empty can is crushed very small in a disk shape and the outer peripheral portion is also sharply cut. Without leaking the liquid inside without cutting the storage bag, it is easy to store, and it can store more than before,
Volume reduction rate can be increased 5 times.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a plan view of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a front view of a crushed can according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Frame 2 Axis 3 Press Lever 4 Pinion 6 Ratchet 7 Ratchet Claw 8 Rack 9 Press Plate 12 Base 13 Empty Can

Claims (1)

[Claims] An empty can crusher characterized in that a pressing body is driven in the axial direction of a can placed on a base.