KR20190093345A - Beverage container compression device - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a compression device for a beverage container and, more specifically, to a compression device for a beverage container which comprises; a frame having an accommodation space for accommodating beverage containers of various sizes; at least one rotation lever rotatably disposed with respect to the frame; a moving press for vertically compressing the beverage container accommodated in the accommodation space by the operation of moving into each of the vertical direction in the accommodation space in conjunction with the rotation operation of the rotation lever; and at least one slide bar for guiding the vertical movement of the moving press, thereby compressing the beverage containers of the various sizes and reducing costs.

Description

Compression device for beverage containers {BEVERAGE CONTAINER COMPRESSION DEVICE}

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a compression device for a beverage container, and more particularly, to a compression device for a beverage container capable of pressing various sizes of beverage containers in a simple operation.

In recent years, the importance of material saving and recycling has emerged, and the recycling of containers such as beverage cans and beverage plastics (so-called PET bottles) has emerged.

To recycle such containers, the government has recycling bins throughout the city so that they can be collected separately from general waste.

However, the provided recycling bins have a limited volume, while the PET bottle, which is a beverage container, has a large volume, and thus a large number cannot be accommodated, and general waste is discharged around the separation bin, which greatly damages the appearance of the downtown.

On the other hand, as in Patent Registration No. 10-1492777 (registered on February 5, 2015), a method of providing a compression device for an electrically operated beverage container may also be proposed, which is not only bulky but also greatly increases the manufacturing cost. There is a problem.

1.Registered Patent No. 10-1492777 (registered Feb. 05, 2014)

The present invention has been made in order to solve the above technical problem, it is possible to operate by manpower, not electric force, to provide a compression device of a beverage container that can reduce the volume by compressing the beverage container by a simple operation for that purpose. do.

One preferred embodiment of the compression apparatus of the beverage container according to the present invention, the frame portion is provided with a receiving space for accommodating a beverage container of various sizes, at least one rotation lever rotatably disposed with respect to the frame portion, the rotation lever A moving press for compressing the beverage container accommodated in the accommodation space in a vertical direction in an operation of moving in the up and down direction in the accommodation space in association with a rotational movement of the at least one slide bar for guiding the vertical movement of the moving press. Include.

Here, the frame unit includes a left frame arranged up and down on the left side of the accommodation space and a right frame disposed up and down on the right side of the accommodation space, the upper portion coupled to the upper end of the left frame and the right frame in a horizontal direction It may further include a support plate and a lower support plate coupled in a horizontal direction to the lower end of the left frame and the right frame.

In addition, the accommodation space is provided as a hexahedral space between the frame portion, the upper support plate and the lower support plate, the at least one slide bar is disposed perpendicular to each corner portion of the accommodation space, And the lower end may be provided with four connected to the upper support plate and the lower support plate, respectively.

In addition, a rear end of each of the upper support plate and the lower support plate may be provided with a fastening end having a fastening hole through which the fastening member penetrates.

In addition, the moving press may include an upper press that is moved up and down in the upper portion of the accommodation space and a lower press that is moved up and down in the lower portion of the accommodation space.

Further, when the rotation lever is rotated to one side, the upper press is moved downwards, the lower press is moved upwards, and when the rotation lever is rotated to the other side, the upper press is moved upwards, The lower press can be moved downwards.

The upper link and the frame part may be hinged rotatably with one end and the other end of the pivot lever corresponding to one side and the upper press, respectively, around the fixing point of the pivot lever to the frame part. The lower link may further include a lower link connected to one end and the other end of the rotating lever corresponding to the other side and the lower press by a pivot point of the rotating lever.

In addition, the upper link and the lower link, the upper press and the lower press has a maximum separation distance in the receiving space when one end of the rotation lever is located at the highest point, one end of the rotation lever at the lowest point When positioned, the upper press and the lower press may be connected to the pivot lever to have a minimum separation distance in the receiving space.

In addition, one end may be connected to any one of the upper press and the lower press, and the other end may further include an elastic restoring member connected to the upper support plate or the lower support plate.

In addition, an inlet through hole may be formed at a central portion of the upper press, through which an upper end of a beverage container mounted in the accommodation space passes.

In addition, the small size fixed portion for fixing to the lower press, the upper end portion of the lower portion of the beverage container mounted in the receiving space through a portion of the lower press; It may further include.

In addition, the small size fixing portion,

Hanging plate horizontally disposed in the lower portion of the lower press, provided with a disc having a predetermined diameter, formed to be spaced apart a predetermined distance along the edge of the locking plate, a plurality of fixed ribs protruding upward to penetrate the lower press And one end may be connected to the lower press and the other end is connected to the locking plate may include an elastic portion for elastically supporting the locking plate upward.

In addition, the rotation lever may be provided in a pair symmetrically with respect to the frame part.

According to a preferred embodiment of the compression device of the beverage container according to the present invention can achieve various effects as follows.

First, it is possible to receive a variety of sizes of beverage containers can be stably compressed has the effect of improving the operation convenience.

Second, it is provided to be operated only by the manpower of the operator, not the electric force, there is a low cost manufacturing effect.

Third, since it can be directly coupled to one side of the separation container has the effect of improving the versatility.

1 is a perspective view showing a preferred embodiment of the compression device of the beverage container according to the present invention,
2 is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA of FIG. 1,
3a to 3c is a perspective view showing the operation of a preferred embodiment of the compression device of the beverage container according to the present invention,
4A and 4B are front views illustrating storage states of beverage containers of various sizes,
5 is a front view showing another embodiment of the compression device of the beverage container according to the present invention.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings so that those skilled in the art may easily implement the present invention. As those skilled in the art would realize, the described embodiments may be modified in various different ways, all without departing from the spirit or scope of the present invention. Like parts are designated by like reference numerals throughout the specification.

1 is a perspective view showing a preferred embodiment of the compression apparatus of the beverage container according to the present invention, Figure 2 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA of Figure 1, Figures 3a to 3c is a beverage container (V) according to the present invention 4A and 4B are front views illustrating a storage state of beverage containers V of various sizes.

According to a preferred embodiment of the compression device 1 of the beverage container according to the present invention, as shown in Figures 1 to 4b, the frame portion is provided with a receiving space (S) is accommodated drink containers (V) of various sizes 10 and at least one pivot lever 40 rotatably disposed with respect to the frame portion 10 and the pivot lever 40 are respectively moved upwards and downwards in association with the rotational movement of the pivot lever 40. It includes a moving press 30 for compressing the beverage container (V) accommodated in the accommodation space (S) in the vertical direction, and at least one slide bar (80) for guiding the vertical movement of the moving press (30). .

Here, the frame part 10 may include a left frame 11 disposed up and down on the left side of the accommodation space S and a right frame 13 disposed up and down on the right side of the accommodation space S. FIG.

The left frame 11 and the right frame 13 are provided with the same shape and the same size specification, and can be manufactured simultaneously by one mold. In addition, the storage space (S) in which the above-described beverage container (V) is accommodated is provided in the left frame (11) and the right frame (13), and the upper and lower lengths of the left frame (11) and the right frame (13). Is preferably formed larger than the vertical length of the beverage container (V) to be accommodated in the accommodation space (S).

The size of the beverage container V accommodated in the accommodation space S is not limited to the limit formed smaller than the accommodation space S. In other words, the beverage container (V), regardless of the can type beverage container (V) or the PET bottle type beverage container (V), can be compressed by the compression device (1) of the beverage container according to the invention This is the product.

On the other hand, a preferred embodiment of the compression device 1 of the beverage container according to the present invention, the upper support plate 21 and the left frame (coupled in the horizontal direction to the upper end of the left frame 11 and the right frame 13) 11) and a lower support plate 23 coupled to the lower end of the right frame 13 in a horizontal direction.

As can be seen from the name, the left frame 11 and the right frame 13 are provided on the left and right sides of the storage space S so as to be spaced apart from each other by the left and right width lengths.

Here, the upper support plate 21 is provided to connect the upper ends of the left frame 11 and the right frame 13 horizontally, and the lower support plate 23 is the left frame 11 and the right frame 13. It may be provided to be connected to the lower end of the horizontal respectively.

Therefore, the above-mentioned accommodation space (S) is limited by the left frame 11 and the right frame 13 and the upper support plate 21 and the lower support plate 23 can be formed to penetrate in the front and rear direction. .

Before, after, left and right directions indicated in the embodiment of the present invention means any direction that can be applied differently according to the site where the compression device 1 of the beverage container is installed, according to the specification of the present invention Note that it is not limited. Hereinafter, for convenience of understanding, it will be described using the 'direction' defined in the drawings.

The left frame 11, the right frame 13, the upper support plate 21 and the lower support plate 23 serves to form the overall skeleton of the compression device 1 of the beverage container according to the present invention, the above-described rotation It is preferable to have a strength that the appearance is not deformed by the attraction force transmitted through the lever 40, it may be formed of a metal material with excellent strength as possible.

In addition, in the preferred embodiment of the compression device 1 of the beverage container according to the present invention, as shown in Figure 1, the fastening member penetrates through the rear end of each of the upper support plate 21 and the lower support plate 23, respectively. A fastening end 25 having a fastening hole 27 formed therein may be provided.

The fastening member may be provided with a screw or bolt that is commonly used, and the fastening member penetrates through the fastening hole 27 and is fastened to one surface of the separate container, not shown, thereby discharging the beverage container V requiring compression to the separate container. This gives you the advantage of doing compression beforehand.

On the other hand, the accommodation space S has a different space depending on the shapes of the left frame 11, the right frame 13, the upper support plate 21 and the lower support plate 23 described above, but in the embodiment of the present invention, The left frame 11, the right frame 13, the upper support plate 21, and the lower support plate 23 are formed in a rectangular shape, and the accommodation space S may be provided as a space having a shape of a cube.

Here, at least one slide bar 80 is disposed perpendicular to each corner portion of the accommodation space (S), the upper and lower may be provided with four connected to the upper support plate 21 and the lower support plate 23, respectively. have.

In addition, the above-mentioned moving press 30 has the upper press 31 which moves to an up-down direction from the upper side of the accommodation space S, and the lower press 33 which moves to an up-down direction from the lower side of the accommodation space S. As shown in FIG. ) May be included.

That is, the upper press 31 is moved in the up-down direction from the upper part about the middle of the up-down longitudinal direction of the frame part 10, and the lower press 33 is the middle of the up-down longitudinal direction of the frame part 10. It may be provided to be moved in the vertical direction from the lower side to the center.

The four slide bars 80 are arranged to penetrate the four corner portions of the upper press 31 and the lower press 33, respectively, and interlock with the rotation lever 40 to allow the upper press 31 and the lower press 33 to rest. ) May be moved while keeping the horizontal by the four slide bars (80) when moved in the vertical direction.

Rotating lever 40, as shown in Figure 1, is made of a substantially 'c' shaped bar, one bar 41 is connected to the left frame 11, the other bar 42 is the right The upper end of one bar 41 and the other bar 42 are connected to the frame 13, and a handle 43 may be provided at the connection part.

Therefore, the user can provide the compressive force to the beverage container (V) accommodated in the accommodation space (S) by the user to hold the handle 43 to rotate downward or upward.

On the other hand, the upper press 31 and the lower press 33 is moved in the up and down direction in conjunction with the rotation operation of the rotation lever 40, the upper press 31 and the lower press when the rotation lever 40 is rotated to one side. When the 33 is moved close to each other, and the rotation lever 40 is rotated to the other side, the upper press 31 and the lower press 33 may be provided to be moved so as to be spaced apart from each other.

In more detail, when the rotation lever 40 is rotated to one side, the upper press 31 is moved downward and the lower press 33 is moved upward to move closer to each other, which is accommodated in the accommodation space (S) The beverage container V can be compressed simultaneously up and down.

On the contrary, when the rotation lever 40 is rotated to the other side, the upper press 31 is moved upward and the lower press 33 is moved downward while being spaced apart from each other, and the beverage container compressed in the accommodation space S (V) can be drawn out.

Thus, the preferred embodiment of the compression device 1 of the beverage container according to the present invention so that the upper press 31 and the lower press 33 is moved in the vertical direction by the interlocking of the rotation lever 40, the frame portion An upper link connected to one end of the rotation lever 40 corresponding to one side and the upper press 31 by one end and the other end of the rotation lever 40 with respect to the fixed point of the rotation lever 40 so as to be hinged pivotably. 51 and the lower link 53 which is connected to the other end of the rotation lever 40 corresponding to the other side and the lower press 33 by one end and the other end so as to be hinged rotatable, respectively, around the fixed point of the rotation lever 40. ) May be further included.

Here, the upper link 51 and the lower link 53 are rotated relative to one end and the other end of the rotation lever 40, and the upper press 31 and the lower press 33, respectively. When the rotational force of one side or the other side of the rotation lever 40 is transmitted, the upper press 31 and the lower press 33 move along the four slide bars 80 according to the transmission direction of the rotational force. It is moved in the vertical direction.

For example, as shown in FIGS. 3A to 3C, after the user mounts the beverage container V in the accommodation space S, the upper press 31 is rotated downward by grasping the upper end of the rotation lever 40. And the lower press 33 is moved by receiving the rotational force through the upper link 51 and the lower link 53, respectively, the upper press 31 is moved downward and the lower press 33 is moved upward In close proximity to each other, the beverage containers V accommodated therebetween are respectively compressed in the vertical direction.

On the contrary, when the user grasps the upper end of the rotation lever 40 and rotates upward, the upper press 31 and the lower press 33 are moved in the direction away from each other, so that the user moves the compressed beverage container V to the outside. Can be withdrawn and discharged to a separate container.

Here, the upper link 51 and the lower link 53, when one end of the rotation lever 40 is located at the highest point (that is, see the 'rotation lever 40' of Figure 3a), the upper press 31 And the lower press 33 is preferably connected to the rotation lever 40 to have a maximum separation distance in the receiving space (S).

In addition, the upper link 51 and the lower link 53, when one end of the rotation lever 40 is located at the lowest point (that is, see the 'rotation lever 40' of Figure 3c), the upper press 31 and The lower press 33 is preferably connected to the rotation lever 40 to have a minimum separation distance in the accommodation space (S).

On the other hand, a preferred embodiment of the compression device 1 of the beverage container according to the present invention, as shown in Figure 2, one end is connected to any one of the upper press 31 and the lower press 33, the other An end portion may further include an elastic restoring member 60 connected to the upper support plate 21 or the lower support plate 23.

For example, as shown in FIG. 2, the elastic restoring member 60 has one end connected to the lower press 33 and the other end connected to the lower support plate 23, thereby operating the rotation lever 40. After the lower press 33 is moved upward by the user's operating force is released by the elastic restoring force of the elastic restoring member 60 even if the user does not apply a separate external force to restore the rotation lever 40 to its original position Can be.

In FIG. 2, the elastic restoring member 60 is illustrated as being limited to being connected to the lower support plate 23 and the lower press 33, respectively. Although not shown in the drawing, the elastic restoring member 60 is each of the upper support plate ( It will be obvious that it is also possible to be connected to the 21 and the upper press 31.

In addition, in FIG. 2, the elastic restoring member 60 is limited to being provided in a single number, but may be provided to provide a pair of symmetric elastic restoring forces.

On the other hand, in the center portion of the upper press 31, the inlet through-hole 32 through which the upper end of the beverage container (V) mounted in the receiving space (S) may be formed. This is for the purpose of easily compressing only the remaining portion except for the inlet portion of the beverage container V, which is hard to compress, when the beverage container V is particularly provided in a PET bottle type.

In addition, a preferred embodiment of the compression device 1 of the beverage container according to the present invention, as shown in Figures 4a and 4b, is fixed to the lower press 33, a portion of the upper end of the lower press 33 It may further include a small size fixing portion 70 for receiving the periphery of the lower end of the beverage container (V) mounted through the receiving space (S).

The small size fixing part 70 may be unstable when a relatively small sized beverage container V is mounted in the accommodation space S in which various sizes of beverage containers V are accommodated. A portion of the upper portion protruding upward of the 33 serves to accommodate the beverage container V around the lower end of the small size, thereby enabling stable mounting.

Here, as shown in FIGS. 4A and 4B, the small size fixing part 70 is disposed horizontally under the lower press 33 and includes a locking plate 71 provided with a disc having a predetermined diameter. Is formed to be spaced apart a predetermined distance along the edge of the locking plate 71, a plurality of fixed ribs 72 protruding upward through the lower press 33, one end is connected to the lower press 33 and the other end Is connected to the locking plate 71 may include an elastic portion 75 for elastically supporting the locking plate 71 upward.

Therefore, when the beverage container V larger than the diameter of the plurality of fixed ribs 72 is mounted into the accommodation space S, the fixed ribs 72 are pushed downward by the beverage container V, When the beverage container V smaller than the diameter of the fixed rib 72 is mounted into the accommodation space S, the plurality of fixed ribs 72 protrude upwardly of the lower press 33 to stably drink small sizes. Since the container (V) can be mounted, it is possible to improve the user convenience by lowering the operation failure rate during the compression operation.

On the other hand, the small size fixing portion 70, which is pushed downward by the large beverage container V, rotates the rotation lever 40 after the compression operation is completed, and the upper press 31 and the lower press 33 are rotated. When spaced apart, the elastic portion 75 is restored to its original position so that the plurality of fixing ribs 72 protrude upwards of the lower press 33, so that the compression operation of the beverage container V of a small size is easy later. Done.

5 is a front view showing another embodiment of the compression device 1 of the beverage container according to the present invention.

One preferred embodiment of the compression device (1) of the beverage container according to the present invention, the rotating lever 40 is provided with a single number on the front side to the user to rotate the rotation lever 40 from the front upper side to the front lower side. It is limited to one provided to enable the compression operation.

However, embodiments of the present invention are not necessarily limited to the above-described preferred embodiment. That is, as shown in FIG. 5, it may be provided as a pair 40, 40 ′ symmetrically with respect to the frame portion 10.

More specifically, for example, as shown in FIG. 5, the front pivot lever 40 is provided in front of the left frame 11 and the right frame 13, and the left frame 11 and the right frame 13 are provided. A rear pivot lever 40 'may be provided at the rear of the.

The front pivot lever 40 and the rear pivot lever 40 ′, as described in the preferred embodiment above, have one upper end and the other end separated from the upper press 31 and the lower press 33, respectively. Of course, it can be provided to be connected via the 51, 51 ') and the lower link (53, 53').

According to another embodiment of the present invention, since the user's operating force is transmitted to the beverage container (V) through a pair of rotation levers (40, 40 '), it is possible to compress the beverage container (V) with a stronger compression force. That provides the benefits.

Or more, with reference to the accompanying drawings an embodiment of the compression device of the beverage container according to the present invention was described in detail. However, it should be noted that the embodiments of the present invention are not necessarily limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications and equivalent implementations may be made by those skilled in the art. Will be taken for granted. Therefore, the true scope of the present invention will be determined by the claims described below.

1: compression device 10: frame portion
11: left frame 13: right frame
21: upper support plate 23: lower support plate
30: moving press 31: upper press
33: lower press 25: tightening end
27: fastening hole 40: rotation lever
41: one side bar 42: the other side bar
43: handle 51: upper link
53: lower link 60: elastic restoring member
70: small size fixing part 71: locking plate
72: fixed rib 75: elastic portion

Claims (13)

A frame provided with an accommodation space for accommodating beverage containers of various sizes;
At least one pivot lever rotatably disposed with respect to the frame;
A moving press for compressing the beverage container accommodated in the accommodation space in the up and down direction by moving in the up and down direction in the accommodation space in association with the rotation operation of the rotation lever; And
At least one slide bar for guiding a vertical movement of the moving press; Compression device of a beverage container comprising a.
The method according to claim 1,
The frame includes a left frame disposed up and down on the left side of the accommodation space, and a right frame disposed up and down on the right side of the accommodation space,
An upper support plate coupled in a horizontal direction to upper ends of the left frame and the right frame; And
A lower support plate coupled in a horizontal direction to lower ends of the left frame and the right frame; Compression device of a beverage container further comprising.
The method according to claim 2,
The accommodation space is provided as a hexahedral space between the frame, the upper support plate and the lower support plate,
The at least one slide bar,
It is disposed perpendicular to each corner portion of the accommodation space, the compression device of the beverage container is provided with four upper and lower ends connected to the upper support plate and the lower support plate, respectively.
The method according to claim 3,
The rear end of each of the upper support plate and the lower support plate, the compression device of the beverage container is provided with a fastening end is formed with a fastening hole through the fastening member.
The method according to claim 3,
The moving press,
An upper press moved in an up and down direction from an upper portion of the accommodation space, and
Compression apparatus for a beverage container including a lower press, which moves in the vertical direction from the lower side of the accommodation space.
The method according to claim 5,
When the rotation lever is rotated to one side, the upper press is moved downward, the lower press is moved upward,
When the rotation lever is rotated to the other side, the upper press is moved upwards, the lower press is moved downward compression device of the beverage container.
The method according to claim 5,
An upper link pivotally connected to one end and the other end of the pivoting lever corresponding to one side of the pivoting lever with respect to the frame and to the upper press, respectively; And
A lower link having one end and the other end hingedly connected to the other end of the pivoting lever corresponding to the other side and the lower press with respect to the fixing point of the pivoting lever relative to the frame, respectively; Compression device of a beverage container further comprising.
The method according to claim 7,
The upper link and the lower link, the upper press and the lower press has a maximum separation distance in the receiving space when one end of the pivoting lever is located at the highest point, one end of the pivoting lever is to be located at the lowest point And wherein said upper press and said lower press are connected to said pivoting lever to have a minimum separation distance within said receiving space.
The method according to claim 5,
An elastic restoring member connected to one of the upper press and the lower press, the other end of which is connected to the upper support plate or the lower support plate; Compression device of a beverage container further comprising.
The method according to claim 5,
Compressor of the beverage container formed in the center portion of the upper press, the inlet through-hole is formed through the upper end of the beverage container mounted in the receiving space.
The method according to claim 5,
A small size fixing part fixed to the lower press, the upper part of which receives a circumference of the lower end of the beverage container mounted in the receiving space through the lower press; Compression device of a beverage container further comprising.
The method according to claim 11,
The small size fixing part,
A locking plate disposed horizontally under the lower press and provided with a disc having a predetermined diameter;
A plurality of fixing ribs formed to be spaced apart a predetermined distance along an edge of the locking plate, protruding upward and penetrating the lower press; And
An elastic part having one end connected to the lower press and the other end connected to the locking plate to elastically support the locking plate upward; Compression device of a beverage container comprising a.
The method according to claim 7,
The rotation lever is a compression device of the beverage container is provided in a pair symmetrically with respect to the frame.

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