JPH0593686U - Empty can crusher - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Purpose] The purpose of the present invention is to easily make empty cans made of steel that cannot be easily crushed with bare hands, as well as aluminum cans.
Another object of the present invention is to provide an empty can crusher that can crush reliably. [Constitution] The present invention includes a fixing piece provided along the can axis,
A movable piece that moves close to and away from the fixed piece and is inserted between the fixed piece and the movable piece for pinching and crushing the can axis, and the action point portion engages with the movable piece, and the force point portion moves in the vertical direction. To move the movable piece closer to the fixed piece side to crush the can and move the movable piece away from the fixed piece so that the force point portion of the lever member is located above. Urging means for urging, a can guide passage portion for guiding the cans in the axial direction between the fixed piece and the movable piece, and the fixed piece provided at the outlet of the can guide passage portion. It is characterized in that it further comprises a cutting means for cutting out a can to be crushed when the movable piece is moved apart, and a discharge passage for discharging the crushed can.

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

[Industrial applications]

 The present invention mainly relates to an empty can crushing machine for crushing an aluminum or steel empty can to reduce its volume.

[0002]

[Prior Art]

 Liquids such as beer and drinking water are generally sold in plastic containers, glass bottles, or aluminum or steel containers. Then, the used plastic containers are crushed and discarded, and the empty glass bottles are collected and reused.

[0003]

[Problems to be solved by the device]

 However, since steel containers, so-called empty cans, have high strength and cannot be easily crushed, they are currently discarded as non-burnable garbage in ordinary households. Therefore, abandoned empty cans have the drawback that they remain bulky and do not change in volume even if the contents disappear, and they become bulky when discarded as garbage.

Therefore, the present invention was devised in order to effectively solve this problem, and its purpose is to simply and easily form an aluminum can or a steel empty can that cannot be easily crushed with bare hands. (EN) An empty can crushing machine capable of surely crushing.

[0005]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention has a fixing piece provided along a can axis and a can inserted between the fixing piece by moving the fixing piece close to and away from the fixing piece while sandwiching the can axis. A movable piece for crushing and a lever member for crushing the can by moving the movable piece closer to the fixed piece side by engaging the action point portion with the movable piece and moving the force point portion in the vertical direction. An urging means for urging the movable piece away from the fixed piece so as to position the force point portion of the lever member upward, and a can between the fixed piece and the movable piece in the axial direction thereof. And a can guide passage part for guiding the cans side by side with each other, and a cutting means provided at an outlet part of the can guide passage part for cutting out a can to be crushed when the movable piece is separated from the fixed piece and crushed. And a discharge passage for discharging the can.

[0006]

[Action]

 Since the present invention is configured as described above, when an operator applies a load to the force point portion of the lever member and steps down, the cans in the can guide passage portion are cut out one by one to the fixed piece side by the cutting means. Next, when the worker removes the load applied to the force point portion of the lever member, the biasing means separates the movable piece from the fixed piece, and the empty can cut out by the cutting means separates the movable piece from the fixed piece. Fall in between. Then, when the worker again applies a load to the force point of the lever member and steps down, the movable piece comes close to the fixed piece due to the movement of the action point, and the sandwiched empty can is crushed in the axial direction. It will be. After that, when the worker removes the load applied to the force applying portion of the lever member, the urging means separates the movable piece from the fixed piece, and the crushed empty can is discharged from the discharge passage. Then, by continuing the same operation, the cans in the can guide passage portion are successively cut out to the fixed piece side by the cutting means, and at the same time, they are crushed and discharged.

[0007]

【Example】

 Hereinafter, a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of an empty can crushing machine 1 of the present invention. As shown in the drawing, the empty can crushing machine 1 includes a rectangular base 3 having wheels 2 at its ends, and a planar U-shaped fixing member 4 provided upright on the ends of the base 3. A sliding member 5 positioned so as to be surrounded by the fixing member 4, a lever member 6 sliding on the sliding member 5, a can guide passage portion 7 and a handle connected to the fixing member 4, respectively. It is mainly composed of the member 8.

As shown in FIG. 2, the fixing member 4 includes a fixing piece 9 made of a relatively thick steel plate provided along the can axis, and a steel plate supporting the fixing piece 9 from both sides. It is composed of two support pieces 10a and 10b, and is firmly fixed to the end portion of the base 3 provided with the wheels 2 by bolt coupling or welding. Further, the lower ends of the support pieces 10a and 10b are folded back inward so as to face each other, and rail portions 11a and 11b bent further in the horizontal direction are formed, which will be described later with reference to FIG. The bearing portion 12 of the member 5 is fitted. In addition, hinge holes 13a and 13b are formed in the upper ends of the supporting pieces 10a and 10b, respectively, so that both ends of a hinge rod 23 shown in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 4, the sliding member 5 is positioned so as to face the fixed piece 9 of the fixed member 4, and the movable piece 14 made of a relatively thick steel plate and the movable piece 14 The rear surface is composed of two engaging pieces 15a, 15b made of steel plates, each of which extends at a right angle, and is arranged so as to be located inside the fixing member 4. Further, as shown in the figure, these two engaging pieces 15a, 15b are provided with vertically long engaging grooves 16a, 16b respectively at the upper end portions thereof, so that the sliding rod 17 of the lever member 6 shown in FIG. Sliding bearings 17a and 17b provided at both ends are engaged with each other. A plurality of bearings 12 are provided at the lower ends of the engaging pieces 15a and 15b, and slide along the rail portions 11a and 11b of the fixing member 4 in the longitudinal direction of the base 3. The movable piece 14 is arranged to be close to and separated from the fixed piece 9. Further, a can receiving plate 14a is formed at the upper end of the movable piece 14 so as to be inclined upward in the direction of the engaging pieces 15a, 15b, and constitutes a part of a can cutting means K described later. Further, one end of two coil springs 18a, 18b, which are biasing means biased in the contracting direction, are connected to the back surface of the movable piece 14, that is, the surface facing the engaging pieces 15a, 15b, respectively. Further, the other ends of the coil springs 18a and 18b are respectively engaged with protrusions 19a and 19b formed on the upper surface of the base 3 shown in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 3, the lever member 6 is composed of two inverted steel V-shaped arm plates 21a and 21b. The lever members 6 are provided at the rear ends of the lever plates 21a and 21b. A semicircular pedal 22 serving as the force point portion of 6 is formed so as to bridge these. A hinge rod 23 is provided at the tip of each of the arm plates 21a and 21b so as to penetrate them integrally. Further, both ends of the hinge rod 23 are provided with the hinge holes of the fixing member 4 described above. The fulcrum part of the lever member 6 is formed by fitting with 13a and 13b. That is, the arm plates 21a and 21b are vertically swingable around the hinge rod 23 as a fulcrum. The bent portions of the arm plates 21a and 21b are connected to each other by the sliding rods 17, and the sliding bearings 17a and 17b provided at both ends of the sliding rods 17 serve as the sliding member 5 described above. The action points of the lever member 6 are formed by engaging with the engagement grooves 16a and 16b. Further, the hinge rod 23 and the sliding rod 17 are provided with a plate piece-shaped empty can stopper 24 whose tip is bent at a substantially right angle, and the bent tip portion thereof is a can cutting means K described later. Form part of the. A support plate 26 is connected between the arm plates 21a and 21b to reinforce them so that they will not be twisted even when a large force is applied to the pedal 22. The arm plates 21a, 21b and the support plate 26 may be integrally formed.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 5, the can guide passage portion 7 has empty cans 25 arranged side by side in the axial direction thereof so that the fixed piece 9 of the fixed member 4 and the movable piece 14 of the sliding member 5 are arranged. It has a U-shaped cross section with both sides bent upward. The outlet portion is placed on the upper end portion of the fixing piece 9 of the fixing member 4, the outlet end portion is supported by the hinge rod 23, and the inlet portion is further inclined. It is installed so as to incline upward. Therefore, the empty cans 25 that have been thrown in are successively rolled down toward the outlet side when in use, and when not in use, they rotate toward the lever member 6 side with the hinge rod 23 as a fulcrum.

Further, as shown in FIG. 5, can outlet means K is provided at the outlet of the can guide passage 7. As described above, the can cutting means K is composed of the empty can stopper 24 and the can receiving plate 14a, and the cans 25 in the can guide passage portion 7 are removed one by one by the action described later. The fixed piece 9 and the movable piece 14 of the sliding member 5 are cut out and guided.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the handle portion 8 is for a worker to grip the handle portion 8 at the time of work, and extends upward so as to straddle the two support pieces 10 a and 10 b of the fixing member 4. It is composed of a substantially inverted U-shaped pipe body 27 that is drawn out. Both lower ends thereof are rotatably hinged to hinge holes 28a, 28b provided at the lower ends of the two supporting pieces 10a, 10b of the fixing member 4, respectively. Fixing screws 29 are provided on the pipe body 27 and slightly above the hinge joints, and these fixing screws 29 have different heights from the hinge holes 28a and 28b of the fixing member 4. Fixing the substantially inverted U-shaped pipe body 27 to the base 3 in a slightly vertical or horizontal direction by screwing it into the upper screw holes 30a, 30b and the lower screw holes 31a, 31b formed at the positions. You can do it.

Further, as shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, between the fixed piece 9 of the fixed member 4 and the movable piece 14 of the sliding member 5 and the base 3 located on the fixed piece 9 side, Along with opening in the can axis direction, a discharge passage 32 penetrating obliquely downward is formed, and an empty can 25a crushed in the can axis direction and deformed into a plate shape is dropped. It is needless to say that the size of the opening of the discharge passage 32 is formed so that only the can 25a, which has been crushed and reduced in volume, passes through.

Reference numeral 33 in FIG. 1 denotes a shatterproof cover, which prevents a part of the empty can, contents or the like from scattering when the empty can is crushed. The scattering prevention cover 33 is also hinge-coupled to the hinge rod 23 similarly to the can guide passage portion 7, and is rotated toward the lever member 6 side with the hinge rod 23 as a fulcrum.

Next, the operation of the present invention will be described.

In the state shown in FIG. 5, first, when an operator puts his / her foot on the pedal 22 of the lever member 6 and depresses it, the lever member 6 pivots downward with the hinge rod 23 as a fulcrum. . Then, as shown in FIG. 6, the sliding rod 17 connected to the bent portions of the arm plates 21a and 21b moves forward, and the sliding bearing 17a of the sliding rod 17 engages the sliding bearing 17a. The moving member 5 is pushed forward to the worker along the rail portions 11a and 11b of the fixed member 4, the movable piece 14 of the sliding member 5 approaches the fixed piece 9 of the fixed member 4, and in the meantime. The existing empty can 25 is crushed in the axial direction of the can. Further, as shown in the figure, in this state, the tip of the empty can stopper 24 of the can cutting means K is lifted to release the flow of the empty can 25, and the next empty can 25 in the can guide passage 7 is taken out. There is no risk that it will fall onto the can receiving plate 14a of the means K and accidentally fall onto the back surface of the movable piece 14, that is, the lever member 6 side.

Next, when the worker releases his / her foot from the pedal 22 of the lever member 6 in the state of FIG. 6, the sliding member 5 is moved by the urging force of the coil spring 18 serving as the urging means connected to the sliding member 5. The pedal 22 of the lever member 6 is returned to the upper position, that is, the original position while being pulled back along the rail portions 11a and 11b of the fixing member 4. Further, the crushed can 25a falls from the discharge passage 32, and at the same time, the empty can 25 located on the can receiving plate 14a is separated from the movable piece 14 of the sliding member 5 and the fixed member 4 by the inclination of the can receiving plate 14a. It will fall between the fixing pieces 9. Further, as a result, the tip of the empty can stopper 24 of the cutting means K 1 is lowered to stop the flow of the empty cans 25 in the can guide passage portion 7, so that a plurality of empty cans 25 of the sliding member 5 simultaneously. It does not fall between the movable piece 14 and the fixed piece 9 of the fixed member 4.

Then, by continuing the same operation as described above again, the cans 25 in the can guide passage portion 7 are cut out one by one by the cutting means K and are placed on the can receiving plate 14 a. At the same time as waiting, it will be crushed and discharged one after another.

As described above, according to the present invention, the hinge rod 23 of the arm member 6 is used as a fulcrum, the pedal 22 is used as a force point, and the sliding rod 17 is used as a point of action. The sliding rod 17 converts the force in the lateral direction, the lateral force is transmitted to the sliding member 5, and is converted into the pushing force to crush the empty can 25 in the axial direction of the can. Not only aluminum cans, but also relatively strong steel empty cans 25 can be crushed easily and reliably. Moreover, as described above, the empty cans that are cut out from the can guide passage portion 7 in order to be crushed by the cutting means K are always one by one operation, and the crushing work is light for children and the like. It can be easily performed by workers. Further, since the empty can 25 to be crushed is simply placed on the can guide passage portion 7, it is rolled down between the pressing surface 14 of the sliding member 5 and the contact surface 9 of the fixed member 4 due to its own weight. The crushing work only needs to be done by stepping on the pedal 22, and the work efficiency is extremely high. Further, since the handle portion 8 is provided, the postures of the fixing member 4 and the worker are stable, and the work is easy. Further, as described above, since the handle 8, the in-can-passage 7 and the shatterproof cover 33 can be respectively rotated to the lever member 6 side and are foldable, the storage can be made compact. Since the base 3 is provided with the wheels 2, it is easy to carry.

[0022]

[Effect of the device]

 In summary, according to the present invention, not only aluminum cans but also steel cans that cannot be easily crushed with bare hands can be easily and reliably crushed, and the size thereof is about 1/5 (13 mm). Since it can be reduced in size, it exhibits excellent effects such as easy disposal of dust.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of a fixing member according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of a lever member according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of a sliding member according to the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view showing a state of various members before the empty can is crushed.

FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view showing a state of various members when the empty can is crushed.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Empty Can Crusher 6 Lever Member 7 Can Guide Passage 9 Fixed Piece 14 Movable Piece 18 Energizing Means 25 Empty Can 32 Discharge Passage K Cutting Out Means

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A fixed piece provided along a can axis, and a movable piece for crushing a can inserted between the fixed piece and the fixed piece by inserting the can into the can axis. The action point portion engages with the movable piece, and the force point portion moves in the vertical direction, thereby moving the movable piece closer to the fixed piece side and crushing the can, and the movable piece from the fixed piece. A biasing means for moving the lever member apart so as to position the force point portion of the lever member upward, and a can guide passage portion for guiding the cans between the fixed piece and the movable piece side by side in the axial direction thereof. A cutting means for cutting out a can to be crushed when the movable piece is moved away from the fixed piece, and a discharge passage for discharging the crushed can. An empty can crusher that is characterized by