JPH11116001A - Collapsible garbage collecting station - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To make a garbage collecting station collapsible in order not to occupy roads on the days when garbage is not gathered. SOLUTION: A garbage collecting station is made up of frames having partition panels 30 or hinged doors 31. Side frames 3 are connected to a front frame 1 and to a rear frame 2 with hinges while allowing the side frames 3 to be folded in the middle into a V-shape as required, and at the same time, a bottom frame 5 is hinged to the rear frame 2 raisingly and fallingly in upward direction, and a top frame 6 is connected to the rear frame 2 with double hinges so that the top frame 6 falls downward, or it opens or closes freely, thus allowing the whole parts to be folded together.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a foldable garbage collection station which is installed on a road or the like to collect garbage.

[0002]

A garbage collection station of this kind is used on a public road, a private road, etc. of a course where garbage trucks circulate for the purpose of maintaining aesthetic appearance in garbage collection, preventing crows, dogs, etc. from becoming a feeding ground. It is installed on roads, open spaces, etc., and is constructed as a stationary box with openings on the top, for example, so it always occupies a large space, impairs the cityscape, and prevents traffic, especially when walking or wheelchairs. There is a problem such as becoming.

[0003] The present invention has been made in view of such problems of the conventional garbage collection station, and a solution thereof is to extend the garbage collection day to form a box body to collect garbage. On the other hand, it is possible to fold it as compactly as possible during time periods other than garbage collection and on non-collection days to save space and to perform the above stretching and folding work with one touch as much as possible. An object of the present invention is to provide a collapsible garbage collection box which is made as easy to use as possible and which is as convenient as possible.

[0004]

According to the present invention, in accordance with the present invention, there is provided a garbage collection station, wherein the upper surface and the front surface are openable and closable, and the upper surface is used for introducing dust and the front surface is used for collecting dust. While being configured as a box body, a frame having partition panels is used, and the front and back facing frames are used to enable compact folding using the back facing frame (also referred to as the back frame) as a reference frame. In addition, the two oppositely foldable side frames are hinged to each other, the upper frame for dust input is hinged to the rear opposite frame, and the front opposite frame (also referred to as a front frame). Good), the partition panel is made of a hinged door that opens and closes for the garbage collection, and the two panels are openable and foldable. That is, the invention according to claim 1 is interposed between the opposed frames by being hingedly connected to the front and rear opposed frames and the vertical frames on both sides of the opposed frames, respectively, and the front and rear centers thereof are respectively provided. Opposite side frames that can be folded twice between the opposing frames by hinged connection at the position, and can be turned upside down by hinged connection to the lower frame material of one or both of the front and rear faces. A single or split bottom frame, and a double hinged connection to the upper frame material on the back of one of the opposite frames for opening and closing at the front or rear position, so that it can be turned up and down freely. And an upper frame that can be freely opened and closed upward, wherein each of the frames has a partition panel, and a partition panel of the front facing frame. Was a single swing or casement hinged door, dust inlet to the upper surface of the opening, the front and freely garbage collection stations fold characterized by comprising a refuse collection port the invention according to claim 2,
In addition to the above, the folding of the opposed side frames is performed so that the folding can be made more compact without protruding from the width of the front and rear facing frames.
The folding garbage collection station according to claim 1 is characterized in that the garbage collection station according to claim 1 is configured to be able to bend and fold two times between opposing frames by folding each valley. In order to show the form of a partition panel for opening and closing the front in place of the hinged door, instead of using the one-sided or two-sided hinged door, this can be folded or opened and closed on the side frame or bottom frame side. 3. A folding garbage collection station according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the garbage collection station is a retractable door that slides open and close to the front frame. In addition, in addition to the above, in order to eliminate the possibility of overturning during folding and to stably hold the folded upright, Claim 1 to a frame member of the over arm or side frames, characterized by comprising installing a means stop falling performs collapse stop when folded between the support object such as struts,
The garbage collection station according to claim 2 or 3 is a collapsible garbage collection station, and the invention according to claim 5 is, in addition to the above, replaced with the bottom frame as shown in another embodiment in the configuration of the bottom. A single or divided bottom plate having a hinge connecting frame member hinged to a lower frame member of one or both of the front and rear frames. A foldable garbage collection station as described in 3 or 4, which is used as a means for solving the above-mentioned problems as a gist of the invention.

[0005]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be described in more detail with reference to the examples shown in the drawings. A is a collapsible garbage collection station.
Are the front and rear opposing frames 1 and 2, the opposing side frames 3, the bottom frame 5 and the top frame 6
Each of the frames has a partition panel 30, and each of the frames forms a hollow stationary box body surrounding the six-surface panel.

The side frames 3 facing each other are connected to the vertical frames 12 on both sides of the front and rear sides of the front and rear frames 1 and 2 by means of hinges 20, respectively.
The bottom frame 5 can be folded in two between the opposing frames 1 and 2 by connecting the hinges 20 at the front and rear center positions, respectively, between the opposing frames 1 and 2. 2 lower frame material 11
The upper frame 6 is used for raising and lowering the upper frame member 10 on one of the back opposing frames 2 and for opening and closing the front or rear position thereof by connecting the hinge 20 to the upper frame member 10. The hinge panel 20 is double-connected so that it can be turned upside down and opened and closed upward. The partition panel is located on the front facing frame 1 and can be opened or closed. 31. This is a garbage collection station A which is a hollow stationary box body surrounding the above-described six-panel.
Is made to be compact and foldable with reference to the opposing frame 2 on the back, openable and closable on the top and front of the six surfaces, and has a dust inlet 17 on the top and a dust collection port 18 on the front. There is.

At this time, in the present embodiment, the opposing side frames 3 can be folded in two between the opposing frames 1 and 2 by valley-folding them, whereby the dust collection station A In folding, the side frame 3 is folded and accommodated between the opposing frames 1 and 2 so as to fit within the lateral width of the opposing frames 1 and 2 without protruding from the side frame 3, thereby further reducing the size when folding. It is as having intended.

In this embodiment, the front and rear facing frames 1 and 2 and the bottom frame 5 are formed of a frame material made of, for example, an extruded aluminum material in the form of a square or a rectangle. On the other hand, the opposing side frames 3 are formed by a pair of divided frames 4 which are divided into front and rear, and the pair of divided frames 4
For example, it is assumed that a frame material made of, for example, an extruded aluminum material is framed into a square, a rectangle, or a trapezoid that is inclined upward as shown in the figure, and is connected to each other by a hinge 20 described later. The upper frame 6 is made up of a frame body 7 and a frame connecting frame member 8, and the frame body 7 is made of, for example, an aluminum extruded frame material in a square or rectangular shape. A pair of members which are the same length as the frame body 7 and are horizontally long, for example, also made of an extruded aluminum material, are connected to each other by a hinge 20 which will be described later, and these frames (or the frame body) may be One or a plurality of intermediate frame members 14 are interposed for reinforcement to improve the strength of the frame (or the frame body).

Of these frame members or intermediate frame members, the vertical frame member 12 in the front and rear facing frames 1 and 2 and the side frame 3 and the divided frame 4 in the present embodiment.
Between the vertical frame members 12, between the lower frame member 11 of the rear one opposing frame 2 and the rear horizontal frame member 13 of the bottom frame 5, and between the upper frame member 10 and the upper frame 6 of the rear one opposing frame 2. In the present embodiment, directly between the frame main body 7 and the frame connecting frame member 8 and, in the case of the opposed side frame 3, further between the vertical frame members 12 which are in contact with the divided frame 4 at the front and rear middle. For the connection or for the indirect connection with the hinge connection frame 23 also made of extruded aluminum,
One of the rotating shafts 21 is integrally or integrally formed with the corresponding frame member or the hinge connecting frame, and the other is integrally or integrally formed with the corresponding frame member or the hinge connecting frame. And a bearing 22 formed in the shape of a C-shaped groove, and an aluminum hinge made of an extruded aluminum material in which the rotating shaft 21 and the bearing 22 are rotatably fitted, respectively. 90 ° to 100 over the entire length in the direction
An aluminum full-surface hinge having a rotation range of .degree. Is provided, and the above-mentioned hinge 20 is connected by the aluminum full-height hinge, whereby the side frame 3 is folded into two valleys between the opposing frames 1 and 2. The frame (or the frame main body) can be turned by freely bending, allowing the bottom frame 5 to be flipped up and down in this example, and the top frame 6 to be able to be tilted down and down. It is connected to

At this time, in the upper frame 6, the connecting position of the hinge 20 for tilting, which can be tilted downward in a downward-hanging manner, is connected to the front and rear facing frames 1, 1.
The total thickness of the side frame 3 and the bottom frame 5 folded in two valleys in the folded state is defined as a forward projecting position that projects forward by using the frame connecting frame member 8 and that can absorb the thickness. The upper frame 6, in this example, the frame body 7 is in the folded state, is positioned in front of the front facing frame 1, and is suspended so as to overlap with the front facing frame 1. The garbage collection station A is made as compact as possible by this arrangement so that the garbage collection station A is folded over.

Further, in addition to the connection of the hinge 20 for raising and lowering, the connection of the hinge 20 for opening / closing at the rear position in the present embodiment allows the upper frame 6 to be connected to the upper frame member 10 of the opposite frame 2 on the back side. Double hinge 20
In this example, the hinge 20 for opening and closing the upper frame 6 is connected to the opposite frame 2 on the rear side.
This is done by disposing an aluminum hinge similar to that described above, particularly an aluminum full-surface hinge, between the upper frame member 10 and the upper frame 6 in this example, and the frame connecting frame member 8 in this example. Has a rotation range similar to that described above, and the rotation direction thereof is opposite to the rotation direction of the connection of the hinge 20 for raising and lowering.
The frame main body 7 and the frame connecting frame member 8 by the connection of the raising and lowering hinges 20 form a flat plate in a non-rotating flat state, and are opened and closed in an upwardly flipping manner. The dust input port 17 is formed on the upper surface of the upper frame 6 with the upper frame 6 opened.

On the other hand, in this embodiment, the partition panel 30
Is made of a transparent or opaque material such as a metal plate, a synthetic resin plate, or a wooden plate, and a panel receiving groove and a panel receiving portion are formed in a frame material and an intermediate frame material of each frame. The frame is integrated with these frames by being attached to the frames or by abutting or placing on the frames. At this time, the hinged door 31 provided by the partition panel installed on the front facing frame 1 is provided in this example. In this example, between the vertical frame member 12 of the front facing frame 1 and the hinged door formed by the partition panel 30, and in the present example, the same aluminum hinge as described above, especially The hinges 20 are connected to each other by arranging hinges on the entire surface of the aluminum, and the hinges are made of a double door that can be opened and closed freely. At this time, the panel body in the frame is made of a metal plate and a composite as described above. A transparent or opaque thing such as a fat board or a wood board is used, and the garbage collection station A has a double door 31 with the above-mentioned partition panel at the front to open the double door and open the front. A refuse collecting port 18 for collecting the inputted refuse is formed.

In the figure, reference numeral 40 denotes a support means for supporting the free end provided between the free end on the non-hinge connection side of the movable bottom frame 5 and the frame material of the opposing frame corresponding to the free end. The support means 40 of the present embodiment is provided between the front horizontal frame member 13 of the bottom frame 5 and the inside of the upper frame member 10 on the back of the opposing frame 2, one of which is an arrowhead with a constricted portion. The catch is formed by a catch fitting which is a hook-shaped locking projection and the other of which is resiliently locked in the constricted portion, so that when folded, the free end of the bottom frame 5 rising upward is received. To prevent the bottom frame 5 from rotating and falling, thereby preventing the dust collection station A from being folded, and simplifying the work.

In the figure, reference numeral 41 designates a fall prevention member which is provided on the frame material of the front and rear opposed frames 1 and 2 or the side frame 3 to prevent the object from being folded when it is folded with a support object 42 such as a support. Means, the fall-preventing means 41 of the present embodiment.
Is a plate-shaped metal fitting with a through-hole or a notch hole provided on the back side of the vertical frame member 12 at both ends of the opposite frame 2 on the back side, and in this example, the lower end is buried in the ground to stand. A pair of supporting columns 42 to be installed or supporting members such as a hook fitting, a lock receiving fitting, and a connecting member for connecting and connecting these members integrally with a rope, a chain, a lock, or the like. In this way, when the garbage collection station A is folded and stored in the stationary place at a time other than the garbage collection time or on a non-collection day, the possibility of the fall is eliminated. Further, in the case where the lock is fixed by a connecting member of the lock or the like, theft can be prevented.

In the figure, reference numeral 15 denotes an upper frame 6 in this embodiment.
The frame connecting frame member 8 is installed at both ends in the longitudinal direction, and is suspended by receiving and supporting the opposing side frame 3 at its upper end, and extending the side frame 3 to a fixed position. Stopper 16 for the front facing frame 1 also in this example.
The lower frame 11 is provided integrally with the lower
Fin-shaped protruding free-end receiving receiving part supporting and supporting the free end of
32 is a stopper for stopping the door provided on the assembling frame of the double door, and 44 is slidably mounted or slidably mounted on one of the double doors, so that the combustible garbage, the collection date thereof, the incombustible garbage and The collection date is displayed on the front and back, respectively, to indicate the flammable and non-combustible garbage collection date. In this example, the garbage collection display detachable panel 45 installed together with the partition panel facilitates the attachment and detachment. , The garbage input port 17
And a support rod for supporting the opened state of the upper frame 6 so that the upper frame 6 can be opened.

Although the illustrated example has been described above, the bottom frame, particularly the front horizontal frame member thereof, is hinged to the lower frame member of one of the front facing frames, so that the bottom frame can be turned upside down. In place of the single bottom frame, divided bottom frames are used, and these are hinged to the lower frame members of the front and rear facing frames, respectively. The bottom frames are abutted at their free ends so that they can be turned upside down so as to form a flat bottom surface. At this time, in order to support the free ends, for example, a free end made of an L-shaped angle material is attached to the lower frame of both frames. Use a support bracket for support, use a free end support means such as installing a rubber cushion material in the middle of the free end longitudinal direction, and use the partition panel of the front frame as a hinged door In place of the double-sided door, a single-sided hinged door hinged to one of the vertical frames on the front facing frame shall be used. In place of the single-sided or double-sided door, the door shall be folded to the top or bottom frame. Folding doors or retractable doors that can be rolled open and closed, or sliding doors that slide to the left and right on the front frame. When using the above folding doors or retractable doors, this should be one-sided or two-sided. When installing a fall-preventing means for preventing the object from falling when it is folded between a supporting object such as a column, install it on the frame material of the front facing frame or the side frame, or install it on these. For the hinge connection for hinge connection to the lower frame material of the front or one of the opposite frames instead of the bottom frame. Using a bottom plate provided with a material, making one or both of the side frames mountain-foldable to allow two-fold folding between the opposing frames, and connecting the hinges using a commercially available hinge fitting. When using the above aluminum hinge, the hinge should be connected intermittently in the longitudinal direction. Including this case, the rotating shaft and bearing of the aluminum hinge should be formed of extruded aluminum, respectively. In order to integrally fix to the frame member of the frame and to perform double hinge connection of the upper frame, the turning directions for raising and lowering and opening and closing are different. Fairness 4-
Using the composite aluminum hinge shown in No. 50392,
The direct hinge connection is performed without using a connecting member such as the frame connecting frame member, and the opening / closing hinge connection is positioned in front of the flip hinge connection in the double hinge connection. In this case, in place of the frame connecting frame member, an upper frame connecting member hingedly connected to the upper frame member of the rear facing frame so as to form a part of the upper frame member. Hinges by means of a hinge for raising and lowering, and when using the above-mentioned support means, this shall be a latching fitting having a hook fitting and a receiving fitting. In the practice of the present invention, the frame shall be made of transparent resin or transparent glass, or the partition panel shall be provided with a window made of these or through holes. Bottom frame, top frame, partition panel, hinged door, garbage inlet, garbage collection port, folding door used as required, retractable door, sliding door, fall prevention means, bottom plate, each member shown in the above example, The specific materials, shapes, structures, relationships among these, and additions to these components and the like can be of various forms as long as they do not contradict the gist of the present invention.

[0017]

The present invention is configured as described above.
According to the first aspect of the present invention, the garbage can be collected by extending the box on the garbage collection day to form a box body and collect the garbage in a time zone other than garbage collection or on a non-collection day. In this way, it is possible to save the space, and to make the above-mentioned stretching and folding work as easy as possible with one touch. And a foldable garbage collection station that can be of a design that matches the cityscape. The invention according to claim 2 is characterized in that, in addition to the above, the foldable garbage collection station includes In addition to the above, the invention according to claim 3 can open and close the garbage collection port similarly to the case of the hinged door, without having to protrude from the width. The door opening and closing form can be those used selectively suitable for, the invention according to claim 4,
Similarly, in addition to the above, it is possible to eliminate the possibility of overturning at the time of folding, and to stably maintain the folded upright state. The configuration of the bottom surface can be simplified.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a garbage collection station.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the garbage collection station with an open / close panel opened.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a state in which the garbage collection station is being folded;

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a state where the garbage collection station is folded and stored.

FIG. 5 is a front view of a garbage collection station.

FIG. 6 is a side view of the garbage collection station.

FIG. 7 is a plan view of the garbage collection station.

FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view of the garbage collection station.

FIG. 9 is a vertical sectional view of a garbage collection station.

FIG. 10 is a partially enlarged view showing an example of hinge connection.

[Explanation of symbols]

 A garbage collection station 1 opposed frame 2 opposed frame 3 side frame 5 bottom frame 6 top frame 10 upper frame material 11 lower frame material 12 vertical frame material 20 hinge 30 partition panel 31 hinged door 40 support means 41 fall prevention means

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A front and rear facing frame, and a vertical frame on both sides of the facing frame are hinged to each other so as to be interposed between the facing frames, and to be hinged at front and rear central positions, thereby forming a space between the facing frames. An opposing side frame which can be folded and folded, a single or divided bottom frame which can be turned upside down by being hingedly connected to a lower frame material of one or both of the front and rear faces; An upper frame, which can be freely turned downward and opened and closed upward by being double hingedly connected to the upper frame material of one of the opposite rear frames for opening and closing and opening or closing the front or rear position thereof. Each of the frames has a partition panel, and the partition panel of the front facing frame is a one-sided or two-sided hinged door. A collapsible garbage collection station, wherein the upper surface serving as a garbage input port and the front side serve as a garbage collection port. 2. The foldable garbage collection station according to claim 1, wherein the opposed side frames are each folded by valley folding so as to be able to be folded twice between the opposed frames. 3. A folding door which can be folded and opened on a side frame or a bottom frame side or a retractable door which can be folded and opened or closed, or a sliding door which can be slidably opened and closed on a front frame in place of the single or double door. The foldable garbage collection station according to claim 1 or 2, wherein: 4. A frame member of the front or rear facing frame or the side frame is provided with a fall prevention means for preventing a fall when folded between the frame and a supporting object such as a column. A foldable garbage collection station according to claim 1, 2 or 3. 5. A single or divided bottom plate having a hinge connecting frame member hinged to a lower frame member of one or both of the front and rear faces, instead of the bottom frame. 5. A foldable garbage collection station according to claim 1, 2, 3 or 4.