JP2000326099A - Empty container crushing device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a collapsing device capable of easily and moreover rapidly collapsing an empty container to reduce its volume by only one hand and with a small force. SOLUTION: The ends of a lever 6 are attached to the rear of a base 1 so as to be freely rocked around a horizontal shaft 7, a recess 2 in which at least the lower half of an empty container is housed when the empty container is horizontally placed is provided on the upper surface of the base 1 so as to be arranged closely to the horizontal shaft 7 and parallel it, and also a pressurizing projection 8 capable of being fitted into the recess is provided in the lever 6.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an apparatus for crushing empty containers suitable for crushing empty containers such as PET bottles, steel cans and aluminum cans to reduce the volume.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, with the spread of vending machines for beverages, collection containers for collecting empty containers after drinking have been often installed close to the vending machines. . However, since empty containers are large in volume as they are, the collection containers have to be large, so that not only the cost and installation space increase, but also the cost of transporting and storing the collected empty containers increases. There was a problem.

[0003] In order to reduce the volume of an empty container by crushing the empty container, various crushing devices have been proposed, but all of them have been insufficient for practical use.

An object of the present invention is to provide a crushing apparatus which can crush an empty container with a weak force, that is, with one hand.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a crushing apparatus which can crush small empty containers.

It is another object of the present invention to provide a crushing apparatus capable of suppressing the restoration of a crushed empty container.

Another object of the present invention is to set an empty container in a crushing device, and to easily and quickly crush the container in one action without changing its posture or orientation. It is to provide a crushing device.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a crushing apparatus which can be installed without requiring a ground, a floor, a mounting table, and the like for installation.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a crushing device which can be operated in a comfortable posture while standing without squatting.

It is still another object of the present invention to provide a crushing device which is small and can be manufactured at low cost.

[0011]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to achieve the above-mentioned object, and its gist is to swing a base end of a lever around a horizontal axis at a rear portion of a base. At the same time, when the empty container is placed horizontally, a recess in which at least the lower half thereof is accommodated is provided on the upper surface of the base so as to be close to and parallel to the horizontal axis and in the recess. The crushing device for empty containers is characterized in that a pressable projection that can be fitted is provided on the lever.

[0012]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention is shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, wherein FIG.
FIG. 3 is a side view of the crushing device.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 30 denotes a collection box for collecting empty containers, which comprises a main body 31 and a lid 32 for covering an upper opening thereof. Are formed.

Reference numeral 100 denotes a crushing device, which is fixed to a rear portion of an upper surface 34 inclined forward and downward of the lid 32. On the upper surface of the base 1 of the crushing device 100, as shown in FIG. 2, a recess 2 for mounting an empty container is formed. A flange 3 extending forward and a flange 4 extending rearward are formed at the lower portion of the base 1, and these flanges 3 and 4 are fastened to the lid 32 by bolts 5.

A base end of a lever 6 is attached to a rear upper end of the base 1 so as to be swingable about a horizontal shaft 7. A pressing projection 8 is fastened to the lever 6 by a bolt 9.

When the empty container is crushed after drinking the beverage, first, the tip of the lever 6 is gripped with one hand to swing the lever 6 clockwise around the horizontal axis 7. To the state shown in FIG.

Next, the empty container is placed laterally in the recess 2 so that its axis is parallel to the horizontal axis 7, and then the lever 6 is depressed counterclockwise around the horizontal axis 7 as shown in FIG. State. Then, the empty container is crushed and folded by being pressed by the pressing surface 10 of the recess 2 and the pressing surface 11 of the pressing projection 8, and becomes a flat shape having a semicircular cross section.

Then, the lever 6 is again swung clockwise around the horizontal axis 7 to the state shown in FIG. 1 to take out the crushed empty container from the recess 2 and put it into the collection box 30 through the charging port 33. I do.

However, in order to crush the empty container with as little force as possible, the recess 2 and the pressing projection 8 are arranged parallel to the horizontal axis 7 and as close as possible to the horizontal axis 7. It is desirable to do.

It is preferable that the recess 2 has a shape and a size such that at least a lower half of the empty container is buried when the empty container is placed in the recess 2.

Furthermore, in order to easily place a long empty can in the recess 2 and to surely crush it, the length of the recess 2 and the pressing projection 8 should be longer than the height of these empty cans. It is desirable to keep. Also, in order to crush the PET bottle, when the PET bottle is placed in the recess 2, at least one end of the recess 2 is opened so that the neck extends outward from the end of the recess 2. It is desirable to keep.

In order to fold the crushed empty container into a flat shape with a semicircular cross section, when the pressing projection 8 is immersed in the recess 2, the pressing surface 10 of the recess 2 and the pressing projection 8
It is desirable to set the shape and dimensions of the recess 2 and the pressing projection 8 so that a predetermined gap is formed between the pressing surface 11 and the pressing surface 11.

Further, in order to prevent springback at the bent ends of the crushed empty container, it is necessary to make the gap between the portions contacting these bent ends slightly larger than twice the thickness of the empty container. desirable.

In order to crush a plastic bottle having a rectangular or hexagonal cross section, the bottom of the recess 2 may have a shape and a size matching these external dimensions.

The crushing device 100 is connected to the lid of the collection box 30.
By installing the crushing device on the top of the crushing device 100, the cost and the installation space can be saved because the mounting base of the crushing device 100 is not required. Into the collection box.

[0026]

According to the present invention, after placing an empty container horizontally in the recess, the empty container is easily and quickly crushed by pushing down the lever with one hand and with a small force to reduce its volume. Can be.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an installation procedure of a crushing device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a side view of the crushing device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 30 Collection box 31 Main body 32 Lid 33 Input port 34 Top surface 100 Crusher 1 Base 2 Recess 6 Lever 8 Pressing projection 7 Horizontal axis

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A base end of a lever is attached to a rear portion of a base so as to be swingable about a horizontal axis. When a vacant container is placed horizontally, at least a recess for accommodating a lower half thereof is located close to the horizontal axis. An apparatus for crushing an empty container, wherein the lever is provided with a pressing projection which is provided on the upper surface of the base so as to be parallel to the horizontal axis of the lever and which can be inserted into the recess.