KR20150002321U - Food waste bucket - Google Patents

Abstract

There is provided a food garbage can which can be easily treated by applying appropriate pressure to food garbage with a simple structure. The food garbage can includes a container portion formed with an opening on the upper side and an accommodation space on the inner side for accommodating food waste, a lid portion coupled to the upper side of the container portion to close the opening portion, a sliding portion passing through the lid portion, A compression bar having a pressure plate at an upper end thereof, and a pressure plate located inside the container and coupled to a lower end of the compression bar.

Description

Food waste bucket

The present invention relates to a food garbage can, and more particularly, to a food garbage can which can easily treat food garbage with appropriate pressure by simple structure.

Food waste can occur wherever food can be consumed at home, at work, at work, and so on. Food waste is easy to decompose and has a bad odor, so it is disposed in a different way from general waste disposal.

In order to treat food waste, a sealed process space is required. For example, food waste can be stored in a closed process space and treated with heat or pressure. To this end, a food garbage disposal apparatus including a separate electric heating, a pressurizing device, an electric heating, and a pressurizing device is manufactured and sold.

However, these heating, pressurizing devices and food waste disposal devices are bulky and heavy and have a disadvantage in that they are used only in certain places. That is, a processing device can be installed and used only at a limited place such as an indoor or a kitchen where electric wiring is provided, and there is a limitation in using the processing device conveniently at a desired place.

On the other hand, the food waste is stored and discharged in a food waste container in the form of a closed container. However, the conventional food garbage cans merely serve as a container for storing food garbage, and it is difficult to directly apply heat or pressure to food garbage stored in the garbage cans. Therefore, it is necessary to store only the food waste that has been processed through a separate processing apparatus. When food waste is stored without going through a separate processing apparatus, it is difficult to prevent the decay of the food waste in the waste.

Korean Utility Model Publication No. 20-1999-0039492, (November 15, 1999)

The technical problem to be solved by the present invention is to solve this problem, and to provide a food garbage can which can easily process the food garbage by applying appropriate pressure to the garbage with a simple structure.

The technical problem of the present invention is not limited to the above-mentioned problems, and other technical problems not mentioned can be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the following description.

The food waste container according to the present invention comprises: a container portion having an opening formed on an upper side thereof and a receiving space in which food waste is received; A lid part coupled to an upper side of the container part to seal the opening part; A compression bar slidably moving through the lid part and having a pressing plate formed at an upper end protruding from the lid part; And a pressure plate located inside the container and coupled to a lower end of the compression bar.

The food garbage can further include a fixing member formed at one side of the lid unit and pressing the compression rod to fix the compression rod.

The fixing member may include a cam-shaped pressing portion hinged to one side of the lid portion, and a lever portion connected to the pressing portion.

The food garbage bin may further include a fixing ring fixed between the container portion and the lid portion and configured to press-fix at least a part of the sealing member inserted into the container portion.

The food garbage bin includes a first fixing clip extending from the fixing ring and bound to the outside of the container portion and a second fixing clip extending from the lid portion and bound to the outside of the container portion at a position different from a position where the first fixing clip is engaged And may further include a second securing clip.

The pressing plate may have a plurality of holes formed therein, and the cover may be formed with a discharge hole into which a cap capable of being hermetically sealed or opened is inserted.

The food garbage bin may further include a support portion provided at an inner lower portion of the container portion and including a support plate and a plurality of support legs for supporting the support plate.

The compression bar may include an elastic member that absorbs compressive force.

At least one of the compression rod and the support leg may include an elastic member that absorbs compressive force.

According to the present invention, food garbage can be stored in the garbage can be stored in a sealed manner, and the simple structure of the food garbage stored in the garbage can be directly applied to the garbage. Therefore, such a food garbage can be used without any place, and it is possible to obtain a very useful effect of directly treating and storing food garbage at a place of use.

1 is a perspective view of a garbage bins according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the food garbage can of FIG. 1. FIG.
3 is a sectional view showing the internal structure of the garbage bin of Fig. 1. Fig.
FIG. 4 and FIG. 5 are operation diagrams of the food garbage can of FIG. 1;
Figs. 6 and 7 are views showing the state of use of the garbage bins shown in Fig. 1. Fig.
8 is a cross-sectional view illustrating the internal structure of the food garbage can according to another embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 9 is a view showing the state of use of the garbage bins shown in Fig. 8. Fig.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The advantages and features of the present invention and the manner in which it may be accomplished will be apparent by reference to the embodiments detailed below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. It should be understood, however, that the present invention is not limited to the disclosed embodiments, but may be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein, It is intended to give the owner a complete indication of the category of design, and the design is only defined by the claims. Like reference numerals refer to like elements throughout the specification.

Hereinafter, a garbage bin according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 1 to 7. FIG.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a food waste container according to one embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the food waste container of FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is a sectional view illustrating an internal structure of the food waste container of FIG.

1 to 3, the food garbage can 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a container portion 100 having an opening 101 formed on an upper side thereof and a receiving space 102 formed on an inner side thereof, 200 and a pressing plate 320 coupled to a lower end of the compression bar 300. The compression bar 300 is slidably moved through the lid unit 200 and slides. Accordingly, by operating the compression bar 300, the pressure plate 320 can pressurize the food waste stored inside the container unit 100 to an appropriate pressure. That is, the food garbage can 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention easily stores food waste in a closed structure and simultaneously treats the stored food garbage with a simple press structure including the compression bar 300 and the press plate 320 can do.

In addition, the compression bar 300 can be fixed firmly to prevent it from moving by using the fixing member 220 formed on one side of the lid 200 in the sliding movement state. Accordingly, the push plate 320 can continuously pressurize the food waste until the stored food waste is sufficiently treated. The food garbage can 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention can easily treat and store food waste with such a simple structure.

Hereinafter, each component of the garbage can 1 having such features will be described in more detail with reference to the drawings.

First, an opening portion 101 is formed on the upper side of the container portion 100, and a receiving space 102 in which food garbage is received is formed on the inner side. As shown in FIG. 2, the container unit 100 may be formed in the shape of a cylindrical container having one end opened and the other end closed. A handle 120 is provided on the outer circumference of the container unit 100 to allow the user to grip the handle 120 The alignment state of the entire food garbage can 1 including the container portion 100 and the container portion 100 can be easily changed. The shape of the container portion 100 is not limited to the cylindrical shape as shown in the drawings. For example, a three-dimensional shape of a polygon may be used as long as the accommodation space 102 is formed on the inner side and the opening portion 101 is formed on the upper side. As shown in FIG.

The lid part 200 is coupled to the upper side of the container part 100 to seal the opening part 101. It is preferable that the lid part 200 is formed in a shape corresponding to the shape of the container part 100 such that the end part of the lid part 200 is in close contact with the opening part 101 of the container part 100. In the case where the container unit 100 is formed in a cylindrical shape as shown in each drawing, the lid unit 200 may be formed in a circular shape or a disk shape corresponding to the shape of the container unit 100. The container unit 100 may be formed in an angular shape The shape may be deformed correspondingly.

A second securing clip 240 is formed on the outer circumferential surface of the lid 200. The second fixing clip 240 is tightly bonded to the outside of the container 100 at different positions together with the first fixing clip 410 formed on the fixing ring 400 as shown in FIG. 200, the fixing ring 400 and the container unit 100 are tightly coupled to each other by the binding force of the first fixing clip 410 and the second fixing clip 240. When the first fixing clip 410 and the second fixing clip 240 are detached from the container unit 100, the binding is released and the lid unit 200, the fixing ring 400 and the container unit 100 are separated from each other It is easily separated. The fixing clip will be described later in more detail.

On the other hand, a hinge part 210 is formed on one side of the lid part 200 to accommodate the above-described fixing member 220 in a flowable manner. The hinge part 210 may be formed at the center of the lid part 200 and is connected to the through hole 201 passing through the center of the lid part 200 to slide through the through hole 201 The compression rod 300 can be guided.

The fixing member 220 is hinged to the hinge part 210. The fixing member 220 may be formed so as to rotate in one direction or the other direction around the hinge shaft 211 passing through the fixing member 220, And a lever portion 222 connected to the pressing portion 221 so that the pressing portion 221 is brought into close contact with the compression bar 300 by applying a rotational force to the lever portion 222 . When the cam-shaped pressing portion 221 rotates and comes into close contact with the compression bar 300, the compression bar 300 is pressed and fixed.

However, the fixing member 220 need not be limited to including the cam-shaped pressing portion 221 in this way. That is, the fixing member 220 can be variously modified as needed as long as the compression rod 300 can be pressed and fixed. For example, the fixing member 220 is driven by a lever or the like, A clamp shape, or the like, so that the compression bar 300 can be easily fixed by another method.

The lid 200 is provided with a discharge hole 202 formed through the lid 200. The user can easily discharge the liquid waste discharged from the food garbage compartment 1 through the discharge hole 202 while the food waste is compressed. At this time, it is possible to easily change the position and alignment state of the food garbage can 1 using the above-described handle 120 so as to facilitate discharge. As shown in FIG. 2, a detachable cap may be inserted into the discharge hole 202 to open or close the discharge hole 202.

The compression bar 300 is formed through the lid 200 as shown. The compression bar 300 can be inserted through the through hole 201 formed at the center of the lid 200 and can be freely slid in the longitudinal direction of the compression bar 300 while being inserted into the through hole 201. The upper end of the compression bar 300 passing through the lid 200 is exposed to the outside of the lid 200 and the lower end is accommodated inside the container 100 as shown in FIG.

A pressure plate 310 is formed on an upper end of the compression bar 300 and a pressure plate 320 is coupled to a lower end of the compression bar 300. The pressure plate 310 may be coupled to the upper end of the compression bar 300 exposed to the outside of the lid unit 200 by a screw or the like and the pressure plate 320 may be coupled to the upper end of the compression bar 300 And can be firmly coupled to the lower end portion. When the user applies an external force to the pressure plate 310, the compression rod 300 is slid and the pressure plate 320 moving together with the compression bar 300 presses the food waste stored inside the container unit 100, can do.

The presser plate 320 is connected to the lower end of the compression bar 300 to move the inside of the container unit 100 in parallel. Therefore, it is possible to apply appropriate pressure to the food garbage while changing the position at different points inside the container unit 100. The pressure plate 320 may be formed in a disc shape extending in the horizontal direction and a plurality of holes 321 may be formed to allow liquid residue left from the food waste to be pressurized between the pressure plate 320 and the container unit 100 It can move through the pressure plate 320 without being trapped. Through this, the food waste can be compressed and processed into a solid portion in which the liquid residue is separated.

Meanwhile, a support part 500 may be installed in the lower part of the inside of the container part 100. The supporter 500 may be positioned below the container 100 to support the stored food waste. When the pressure is applied to the supporter 500, the supporter 500 acts on the opposite side of the pressure plate 320 to treat the food waste more easily. The supporting part 500 may be formed of a supporting plate 510 formed parallel to the press plate 320 and a plurality of supporting legs 520 connected to the supporting plate 510 to support the supporting plate 510. The support part 500 may be inserted into the container part 100 as needed, or may be separated from the container part 100 and removed.

According to one embodiment of the present invention, the presser plate 320 and the support plate 510 are formed in a disk shape parallel to each other, but the present invention is not limited thereto. The push plate 320 may be deformed into various shapes including a conical shape or an angular shape including, for example, a portion protruding downward, and the support plate 510 may be deformed into various shapes corresponding thereto. That is, the push plate 320 and the support plate 510 can be deformed into various shapes as long as they easily pressurize the food garbage and easily support the food garbage.

The stationary ring 400 is fixed between the cover part 200 and the container part 100. The stationary ring 400 may be formed in a shape that overlaps with the shape of the container unit 100, such as a circular ring. The fixing ring 400 can be easily fixed to the container unit 100 by using the first fixing clip 410 formed on the outer peripheral portion and inserted into the container unit 100 through the opening 101 It is possible to press and fix at least a part of the sealing member B in close contact with the sealing member (see FIG. 6 and FIG. 7B).

The first securing clip 410 extends from the securing ring 400 and the second securing clip 240 extends from the lid 200 and is located on the outside of the container 100 both as shown in Figures 1 and 2 But are bound to each other at different positions. Therefore, the first fixing clip 410 and the second fixing clip 240 bound to different points of the container unit 100 can be separated from the cover unit 200, the fixing ring 400, and the container unit 100 can be easily bonded to each other. The first fixing clip 410 and the second fixing clip 240 may be formed along the outer periphery of the fixing ring 400 and the cover 200 and may be staggered so as to be spaced apart from each other . The first fixing clip 410 and the second fixing clip 240 include protrusions 241 and 411 protruding toward the container 100 as shown in Figure 2 so that the protrusions 241 and 411 And may be formed to be engaged with the engaging jaws 110 of the container unit 100, respectively.

Hereinafter, the operation of the garbage canister and the garbage disposal process according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 4 to 7. FIG.

FIG. 4 and FIG. 5 are operation diagrams of the food garbage can of FIG. 1;

Referring to FIG. 4, the compression rod 300 is freely slid in the longitudinal direction through the through hole 201 formed in the lid 200 as described above. The user can grasp the pressure plate 310 and slide the entire compression rod 300 upward or downward in the drawing. By moving the compression rod 300 in this way, the pressure plate 320 at the lower end of the compression rod 300 It can be adjusted to be located at an appropriate point inside the container portion 100. [ At this time, the fixing member 220 is kept apart from the compression bar 300 and not in contact therewith.

5, when the position of the pressure plate 320 is appropriately adjusted by moving the compression rod 300, the compression rod 300 can be pressed by moving the fixing member 220. As described above, the fixing member 220 includes the cam-shaped pressing portion 221 and the lever portion 222 to rotate the lever portion 222 so that the cam-shaped pressing portion 221 is rotated by the hinge shaft 211 As shown in Fig. As shown in the figure, one side of the pressurizing part 221 is closely attached to the compression bar 300 to press the compression bar 300 and securely fix it. Therefore, the compression rod 300 is held in a fixed state and the pressure plate 320 is fixed with the compression rod 300 inside the container 100 to maintain its position and to continuously apply pressure to the food waste .

Figs. 6 and 7 are views showing the state of use of the garbage bins shown in Fig. 1. Fig.

6 and 7, the amount of food waste A stored in the container unit 100 may vary depending on the situation. When the amount of the food waste A is not relatively large, as shown in FIG. 6, the supporting part 500 may be provided so that the pressing force of the pressure plate 320 and the reaction force of the supporting part 500 are used together to form the food waste A ). ≪ / RTI > In addition, when the amount of the food waste A is relatively large, as shown in FIG. 7, the space inside the container unit 100 can be more positively utilized by removing the support unit 500 by removing it.

As shown in the respective figures, the food waste A may be stored in the sealing member B inserted into the container portion 100. That is, when the food waste container 1 according to one embodiment of the present invention is used, the container unit 100, the fixing ring 400 and the lid unit 200 are separated from each other (see FIG. 2) It is possible to insert the sealing member B and store the food waste A in the container portion 100 in which the sealing member B is inserted and then connect the fixing ring 400 and the cover portion 200 one after another .

When the food garbage A is stored as described above, an external force is applied to the pressure plate 310 to press the compression bar 300 and the pressure plate 320 inside the container 100. Accordingly, the food waste A stored inside the container unit 100 can be compressed to a predetermined size by being supplied with a compressive force by contacting the push plate 320.

At this time, the compression rod 300 is pressed and fixed by the fixing member 220 formed on one side of the lid unit 200 as described above, so that the food is stored in the food garbage can 1 as shown in Figs. 6 and 7 Appropriate pressure can be continuously applied to the food waste (A). As a result, the food waste A is compressed and processed into a solid state in which the liquid waste is separated, and the liquid waste is discharged into the discharge hole 202 from which the cap (see 230 in FIG. 2) To the outside of the food garbage can (1). With this simple structure, the food waste A can be stored and processed very easily.

Hereinafter, the garbage bin according to another embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 8 and 9. FIG.

FIG. 8 is a sectional view showing the internal structure of the garbage bins according to another embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 9 is a state of use of the garbage bins shown in FIG.

Hereinafter, portions that are different from the above-described embodiments will be mainly described so that the description is concise and clear, and the remaining matters not described separately will be replaced with the above description.

The food garbage can 1-1 according to another embodiment of the present invention is configured such that at least one of the compression bar 300 to which the pressure plate 320 is coupled and the support leg 520 to support the support part 500, The elastic members 330 and 530 absorb the compressive force provided through the elastic members 330 and 530. Description will be made on the basis of the case where the elastic members 330 and 530 are formed on both the compression bar 300 and the support leg 520 according to another embodiment of the present invention.

8, grooves 300a and 520a are formed at the lower end of the compression bar 300 and the lower end of the support leg 520, respectively, and an insertion portion 322 extending from the pressure plate 320 is formed And can be inserted into the groove portion 300a at the lower end of the compression bar 300. [ An insertion portion 522 extending from the receiving portion 521 may be inserted into the groove 520a at the lower end of the supporting leg 520. The receiving portion 521 may be coupled to the supporting leg 520, The extension portions 322a and 522a extending inwardly of the respective groove portions 300a and 520a may be formed at the ends of the insertion portions 322 and 522. The groove portions 300a and 520a Portions 300b and 520b may be formed so as to be extended to each of the extension portions 322a and 522a. The elastic members 330 and 530 are interposed between the pressing plate 320 and the engaging portion 300b at the lower end of the compression bar 300 and between the receiving portion 521 and the engaging portion 520b at the lower end of the supporting leg 520, .

Accordingly, the pressing plate 320 and the compression bar 300 can be elastically compressed toward each other as the elastic members 330 and 530 are expanded and contracted, and the supporting leg 520 and the supporting plate 510 are also elastically Lt; / RTI > It is possible to easily absorb or eliminate at least a part of the compressive force applied directly or indirectly to the push plate 320, the support unit 500, and the container unit 100 along the compression bar 300. [

That is, as shown in FIG. 9, when the food waste A is stored in the food garbage bag 1-1 and pressurized, the compression bar 300 is kept in a fixed state by the fixing member 220 Accordingly, excessive pressure may be unintentionally applied between the compression bar 300 and the pressure plate 320, or between the support leg 520 and the bottom surface of the container 100. Such a pressure may be generated by an external force applied by the user directly through the compression rod 300, but may also occur when the food waste A is expanded due to chemical change due to decay of the food waste A It may be. In any case, when the excessive pressure is applied, the compression bar 300, the pressure plate 320, the fixing member 220, the support portion 500, and the container portion 100 may be damaged.

The elastic members 330 and 530 may be configured to absorb some or all of the pressure or compressive force exerted excessively while being elastically contracted or inflated and may compress the compression bar 300 and the pressure plate 320 And the distance between the support portion 500 and the container portion 100 can be appropriately maintained. Accordingly, the process of applying pressure to the food waste A to store and process the food waste A can proceed more safely and smoothly. In this way, it is also possible to treat and store the food waste A easily and efficiently.

While the embodiments of the present invention have been described with reference to the accompanying drawings, those skilled in the art will appreciate that various modifications, additions and substitutions are possible, without departing from the scope and spirit of the invention as disclosed in the accompanying claims. It will be understood. It is therefore to be understood that the above-described embodiments are illustrative in all aspects and not restrictive.

1, 1-1: Food waste bin 100: Container
101: opening 102: accommodating space
110: latching jaw 120: handle
200: lid part 201: through hole
202: discharge hole 210: hinge portion
211: hinge shaft 220: fixing member
221: pressing portion 222: lever portion
230: stopper 240: second retaining clip
241, 411: protrusion 300: compression rod
300a, 520a: grooves 300b, 520b:
310: pressure plate 320: pressure plate
321: Hole 322, 522:
322a, 522a: extension part 330, 530: elastic member
400: retaining ring 410: first retaining clip
500: Support part 510: Support plate
520: support leg 521:
A: food waste B: sealing member

Claims (9)

A container portion having an opening formed on an upper side thereof and a receiving space in which food waste is received;
A lid part coupled to an upper side of the container part to seal the opening part;
A compression bar slidably moving through the lid part and having a pressing plate formed at an upper end protruding from the lid part; And
And a pressure plate located inside the container portion and coupled to a lower end portion of the compression rod. The method according to claim 1,
And a fixing member formed at one side of the lid unit and pressing the compression rod to fix the compression rod. 3. The method of claim 2,
Wherein the fixing member includes a cam-shaped pressing portion hinged to one side of the lid portion, and a lever portion connected to the pressing portion. The method according to claim 1,
Further comprising a fixing ring fixed between the container portion and the lid portion and for pressing and fixing at least a part of the sealing member inserted inside the container portion. 5. The method of claim 4,
A first retaining clip extending from the retaining ring and bound to the outside of the container,
And a second securing clip extending from the lid portion and bound to the outside of the container portion at a position different from a position where the first securing clip is engaged. The method according to claim 1,
The press plate has a plurality of holes formed therein, and the lid portion is formed with a discharge hole into which a cap capable of being hermetically sealed or opened is inserted. The method according to claim 1,
Further comprising: a support portion provided at an inner lower portion of the container portion and including a support plate and a plurality of support legs for supporting the support plate. 7. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 6,
Wherein the compression bar includes an elastic member that absorbs compressive force. 8. The method of claim 7,
Wherein at least one of the compression rod and the support leg includes an elastic member that absorbs compressive force.

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