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- a trash compactor including a housing, a ram mounted for vertical movement in an upper rear portion of the housing, and an open top drawer slidable in the housing between a compacting position beneath the ram and non-compacting position wherein the open top of the drawer is not aligned with the ram.
- a compartment for initially receiving waste material, particularly smaller objects, is situated near the upper front of the housing in position to empty into the drawer when the latter is out of the compacting position.
- U.S. Pat. No. 3,353,478 discloses one type of unit in which a compacting ram is situated within the compactor housing in opposition to an open top container which is supported in the housing beneath the ram.
- the side walls of the trash receiving container are made low enough to provide sufficient clearance between the upper edges of the side wall and the lower surface of the ram so that solid waste materials can be deposited in the receptacle through a small hinged door located adjacent the front of the unit.
- the entire front of the compactor When the receptacle is filled with compacted waste material the entire front of the compactor is swung downwardly, permitting the receptacle to be removed from the interior of the housing. Obviously, in order to provide sufficient clearance between the upper edge of the receptacle wall and the lower surface of the compacting ram some sacrifice in the volume or capacity of the receptacle must be made. Additionally, it will be noted that in a unit of this type when it is desired to empty the receptacle the entire front of the compactor must be swung downwardly to gain access to the interior thereof.
- U.S. Pat. No. 3,537,390 Another compacting unit of the same general type is shown in U.S. Pat. No. 3,537,390.
- the trash receiving receptacle comprises a drawer which, in its fully retracted position within the housing, has its open top positioned to receive a compacting ram mounted within the housing and vertically movable into and out of the drawer. While this type of unit does not sacrifice volume or capacity in order to provide clearance between the lower face of the ram and the upper edge of the drawer, it does necessitate sliding the drawer outwardly of the unit each time waste materials are to be placed therein, regardless of the dimensions of the objects deposited.
- a compactor in accordance with the present invention includes a unique arrangement of a solid waste material receiving compartment and a compaction receptacle which obviates the disadvantages of prior art constructions of this general type.
- the compactor of the present invention includes a receptacle in the form of a drawer slidable between a compacting position, in which the open top of the drawer is positioned beneath a vertically movable ram for compacting material deposited on the drawer, and non-compacting positions in which material can be deposited in the drawer or receptacle and compacted material can be removed therefrom.
- the compactor in accordance with the present invention includes a compartment positioned adjacent the upper front of the compactor housing which is adapted to receive solid waste material, particularly smaller objects, without the necessity of sliding the entire drawer outwardly of the unit.
- a compartment positioned adjacent the upper front of the compactor housing which is adapted to receive solid waste material, particularly smaller objects, without the necessity of sliding the entire drawer outwardly of the unit.
- solid waste materials are allowed to accumulate in an initial receiving compartment until such time as the drawer is moved outwardly, as when, for example, it is desired to deposit a large object in the compactor.
- the materials accumulated in the compartment automatically drop down into the drawer so that when the drawer is subsequently pushed into the housing in its fully retracted position these materials may be compacted.
- the drawer will normally be positioned in a non-compacting position with its open top offset with respect to the ram but accessible through the door leading into the compartment positioned above the drawer.
- the entire drawer assembly is moved rearwardly from a non-compacting to the compacting position, aligning the open top of the receptacle with the compacting ram so that the ram may enter it and compact the waste material therein.
- FIG. 1 is a side elevational view showing one embodiment of the present invention
- FIG. 2 is a view similar to FIG. 1, showing a second embodiment of the present invention
- FIG. 3 is another side elevational view showing a third embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 4 discloses yet another embodiment
- FIG. 5 is a plan view showing a drive arrangement suitable for use in any of the embodiments of the present invention.
- a compactor in accordance with the present invention includes a housing 10 having a ram 12 mounted adjacent the upper rear thereof and driven with a vertically reciprocal movement.
- a drive system suitable for this purpose is disclosed in detail in U.S. Pat. No. 3,734,009, issued May 22, 1973.
- three stationary jack screws 14 are disposed within the housing in a triangular pattern and receive complementarily threaded sprockets 16 rotatably mounted on the ram 12.
- the ram 12 also includes a drive motor 18 having a drive shaft 20 projecting upwardly therefrom and carrying a pulley 22 at its outer end.
- a timing belt 24 wraps the pulley 22 and a second pulley 26 mounted on a shaft 28 rotatably mounted by suitable means, not shown, on the ram 12.
- Fixed to the opposite end of the shaft 28 is a sprocket 30 wrapped by a chain 32 which also is trained about each of the sprockets 16.
- drawer 34 In the lower portion of the housing a receptacle in the form of a drawer 34 is positioned with its upper edge 36 disposed in closely spaced relationship to the lower face 38 of the ram 12. Suitable guides 40 are mounted on the interior of the housing 10, only one of which is shown in FIG. I, with the guides 40 receiving movable guides 42 which also engage guides 44 fixed to opposite sides of the drawer 34. It will also be noted that drawer 34 includes a sloping drainage shelf 46 which slopes from adjacent the front of the housing downwardly and rearwardly, terminating adjacent the lower forward end of a wall 50. This shelf can be pivotably mounted, as indicated at 51, permitting access to the drawer space below where supplies such as disposable bags used in the drawer can be stored.
- Hingedly mounted near the top front of the housing 10 is a small door 48 hinged at 49 to pivot about its lower edge from the closed position shown in solid lines to the position shown in dotted lines in FIG. 1 of the drawings.
- Door 48, drainage shelf 46, wall 50 and the top of the housing define a material receiving compartment 52 which, as shown, occupies a position near the upper front of the housing 10.
- the door 48 is provided with at least one wing 53 which cooperates with a detent 54 to hold the door closed, or in at least one open position where the inner surface of the door functions as a sloping ramp for articles dropped thereon to fall into the compartment.
- the majority of solid waste materials to be disposed of may be deposited in the compartment 52 by merely opening the small door 48 to gain access thereto. Since in the closed position of the receptacle there is only restricted communication between the compartment 52 and the receptacle 34, materials deposited in the compartment will accumulate until such time as the drawer 34is moved outwardly, as when, for example, relatively large object is to be deposited therein. At that time, during movement of the drawer from the compacting position toward the dotted line position shown in FIG. 1, accumulated materials will dump into the receptacle 34, so that the compartment 52 is emptied before the drawer reaches the fully extended position shown in dotted lines.
- compartment 52 An exception to retention in the compartment 52 is, of course, that liquids and finely divided materials deposited in compartment 52 may drain into the receptacle 34 without delay.
- communication between the compartment and receptacle is restricted, there is no attempt made to seal the compartment from the receptacle when the receptacle is in the compacting position.
- the bulk of the materials accumulated in the compartment 52 will be retained in the compartment 52 and will automatically drop into the drawer 34 as it is moved outwardly to the phantom line position shown in FIG. 1 of the drawings.
- the drawer may be returned to the solid line position shown in FIG. 1 of the drawings and the ram 12 actuated to compress the solid waste materials deposited in the receptacle 34.
- the ram 12 actuated to compress the solid waste materials deposited in the receptacle 34.
- the housing 10 includes a ram 12 which, although not shown in FIG. 2 may be driven in the same manner as the embodiment of FIG. I, and a drawer or receptacle 34 slidably between the compacting position shown in solid lines and a non-compacting position shown in dotted lines. Additionally, a compartment 52 is defined adjacent the upper front of the compactor by the sloping surface 46 and the wall 50.
- the door 55 providing access to the compartment 52 is hingedly connected along its lower edge, not to the housing 10, but to the upper surface of the front of the drawer 34. Therefore, although operation of the embodiment of FIG. 2 is otherwise the same as the operation of the embodiment shown in FIG. 1 of the drawings, when the drawer is slid outwardly to the dotted line position the door 55 will also move outwardly to provide greater access to the interior of the compactor.
- FIG. 1 or FIG. 2 it is possible to provide a flap or a flexible blade 56, (FIG. 6) to restrict further the communication between the compartment 52 and the drawer, or alternately it is possible to construct these parts with a closer clearance where it is desired to restrict the flow of liquids and small solids between the drawer and the compartment.
- a ram 12 which may be driven in the manner shown in FIGS. 1 and 5 of the drawings, it positioned adjacent the upper rear of the housing 57 and vertically reciprocal therein.
- a receptacle 58 having spaced front and back walls 60 and 61, a bottom wall 62, and spaced side walls, only one of which is shown at 64, is slidably mounted within the housing 57.
- a door 66 is hingedly mounted along its lower edge to the housing 57 and provides access to a compartment 68 defined by door 66, wall 50, the top of the housing and the upper edge 70 of the receptacle 58.
- FIG. 4 of the drawings a fourth embodiment of the invention is shown which is similar in some respects to that shown in FIG. 3 of the drawings and wherein like characters designate like parts.
- the housing 57 in FIG. 4 mounts, adjacent the upper rear thereof, a ram 12, preferably powered in the manner shown in FIGS. 1 and 5 of the drawings.
- a receptacle 58 having spaced front and back walls 60 and 61, a bottom wall 62 and side wall, only one of which is shown at 64, is slidably received within the lower portion of the housing 57.
- a door 72 is hinged directly to the front of the drawer assembly carrying the receptacle 58.
- This construction provides greater access to the interior of the housing when the drawer is positioned to the left, as shown in dotted lines in F IG. 4 of the drawings, although in all respects operation of the embodiment of FIG. 4 is the same as that shown in FIG. 3 and will not be repeated herein.
- the present invention provides several embodiments of compactors, each of which incorporates the unique combination of a material receiving compartment and compaction receptacle.
- a compactor comprising:
- a compactor housing having a front and a rear
- c. means mounting said receptacle for movement between a compacting position in said housing adjacent the rear thereof and non-compacting positions displaced from said compacting position
- a material receiving compartment positioned within said housing adjacent said front thereof and above said receptacle and in free communication with said receptacle in a non-compacting position thereof
- a compactor as defined in claim 1 including a detent operable on said door to retain said door in an open position.
- a compactor comprising:
- c. means mounting said drawer for movement between a compacting position in said housing and non-compacting positions displaced from said compacting position
- a material receiving compartment positioned within said housing in free communication with said drawer in a non-compacting position thereof and in restricted communication therewith in said compacting position thereof, and
- said drawer having a portion forming a bottom wall of said compartment.
- said bottom wall slopes downwardly from the front of said housing toward the rear thereof, and
- a wall in said housing cooperates with said sloping bottom wall in the compacting position of said drawer to restrict articles in said compartment from falling into said receptacle.
- a compactor comprising:
- a compactor housing having a front and a back
- said receptacle including spaced front and back walls, a bottom wall and spaced side walls defining an open top receptacle,
- said back wall of said receptacle being positioned adjacent said back of said housing in said compacting position of said receptacle and said back wall of said receptacle being in spaced relationship to said back of said housing in non-compacting positions of said receptacle,
- a compactor as defined in claim 7 further comprising:
- a sloping wall at the upper front of said receptacle forming the bottom of said compartment and extending to an edge of said receptacle providing a discharge surface over which articles will fall into said receptacle when it is moved to its noncompacting position.
- a compactor comprising:
- a compaction receptacle having spaced front, back and side walls, and a bottom wall defining an open top receptacle
- c. means mounting said receptacle for movement between a compacting position in said housing and non-compacting positions displaced from said compacting position
- a material receiving compartment located within said housing in front of said ram and above said receptacle and in free communication with said receptacle in a non-compacting position thereof
- a door providing access to said compartment from the exterior of said housing.
- a compactor comprising:
- c. means mounting said receptacle for movement between an inner non-compacting position and a compacting position, both in said housing, and a non-compacting position at least partially withdrawn from said housing,
- said receptacle including spaced front and back walls, a bottom wall and spaced side walls defining an open top receptacle,
- hinge means supporting said door for opening and closing movement.
- a compactor comprising:
- a compactor housing having a front and back
- a compacting ram within said housing located in vertical alignment with and above said receptacle when the latter is in its compacting position, the horizontal cross-sectional dimensions and shapes of said ram and receptacle being such that the ram will fit into the receptacle with its sides being closely spaced relative to the sides of the receptacle when positioned therein,
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