JPS6316645Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] Industrial Application Field The present invention relates to a waste collection container for collecting waste such as empty bottles and cans.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Conventionally, most waste collection containers of this type have a bottom that can be opened and closed in order to discharge the collected waste stored inside the container to the outside of the container. An example of such a conventional waste collection container is the garbage container disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Application Publication No. 57-99805, which has a hook at the center of the ceiling of the approximately rectangular parallelepiped container body. It has a top lid that can be opened and closed on both the left and right sides, and has a bottom lid that can be opened horizontally and downwardly by operating a lock lever mechanism. This garbage container is placed at a waste collection site with the bottom lid closed, and waste can be thrown into the container body by opening the top lid. When discharging and collecting waste stored in the container body, use the garbage truck's crane to hook the hook on the side of the garbage truck, suspend the entire garbage container above the garbage truck, and operate the lock lever mechanism to lift the bottom of the container. When the lid is opened left and right and downward, the waste inside falls onto the garbage truck and is discharged.

Problems that the invention aims to solve: When discharging the waste stored inside to the outside, the conventional method of opening only the bottom cover that makes up the bottom does not allow all of the waste stored inside to be discharged. All of the weight is placed on the cover that rotatably attaches the bottom cover and the lock lever mechanism that secures the bottom cover in the closed state so that it will not be opened except when necessary. There was a problem in that the bottom cover was not easy to open and close, and the lock lever mechanism was inevitably damaged. Furthermore, with conventional containers where only the bottom lid is opened, it is difficult to drain out the waste inside the container, for example, when the inside of the container is packed with waste. However, simply opening the bottom cover does not open the entire container body into two parts, so the waste remains stuck inside the container body, making it difficult for the waste to fall and be drained smoothly. There was also the problem that

An object of the present invention is to provide a waste collection container that can solve the problems of conventional containers.

Means for Solving the Problems According to the present invention, in waste collection containers used by being placed at a waste collection site for collecting waste, when closed with respect to each other, waste is stored inside the container. a pair of container forming members that create space;
The pair of container forming members are connected to each other along the upper side so that the pair of container forming members can open left and right around the upper side, and always,
a steering means for applying a resilient force in the left and right opening direction to the pair of container forming members; leg portions for stably placing the waste collection container on the waste collection site in a closed state, and a leg portion for storing the waste on the top of at least one of the pair of container forming members. A waste input port for inputting waste into the storage space is provided, and an inner wall surface of the bottom side of each of the pair of container forming members is inserted into the waste storage space in the mutually closed state. The container is tilted downward from the outer side toward the bottom so as to generate an opening force in the left and right opening direction on the pair of container forming members when subjected to the gravity of the waste. The pair of container forming members are closed to each other against the elastic force of the opening means provided at the lower part of the pair of container forming members and the opening force due to the inclined inner wall surface of the bottom portion. a locking member for holding the device in a fixed state;
A hanging member provided on the upper side portions of the pair of container forming members for use in lifting the waste collection container from the disposed state at the waste collection site, and the lock. a lock release member associated with the member and used to release the locked state by the lock member in the lifted state of the waste collection container;
When the locked state by the locking member is released in the lifted state, the pair of container forming members is moved by the elastic force of the swinging means and the opening force of the waste in the waste storage space. The space is opened to the left and right so that the waste in the waste storage space can fall downward under its own weight and be discharged.

Embodiments Next, the present invention will be described in more detail with regard to embodiments of the present invention based on the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a closed state of the waste collection container as an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the waste collection container of FIG. 1 in an open state, and FIG. FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the waste collection container of FIG. 1;
The waste collection container 1 of this embodiment is shown in FIGS.
As shown in Figures 3 and 3, a pair of container-forming members 2 and 3, which when closed against each other create a waste receiving space 1A inside, consist of two inner layers 4 and 5 with each side 25 open. It is constructed by layered hollow molding, and a portion of the inner layer 4 and outer layer 5 are molded and fused 7 to increase the rigidity of the container itself. A reinforcing angle 9 is attached to the abutting surface 8 of the container forming members 2 and 3 with bolts 10.

The upper sides of the container forming members 2 and 3 are connected to each other by a pair of hinges 13 that include a spring 11 having a resilient force in the opening direction and a hanging ring 12 as a hanging member. These numbers 13 are attached to the upper side of the reinforcing angle 9 of each container forming member 2 and 3. Therefore, the container forming members 2 and 3
Due to the elastic force in the opening direction caused by the spring 11 of the opening number 13, a force is always applied downwardly to both sides centering on the upper side.

Below the abutting surfaces 8 of the container forming members 2 and 3, two fixing pins 14, which constitute a part of the locking member, are provided at the reinforcing angles 9 on both sides of one of the container forming members 2 in this embodiment. Opening/closing fittings 15 are provided at the reinforcing angles 9 on both sides of the other container forming member 3, corresponding to each of the fixing pins 14 and forming a part of the locking member. Each opening/closing fitting 15 is rotatably attached to the reinforcing angle 9, and has a fixing pin 14 at one end.
A hook portion 15A is formed to engage with the hook portion 15A, and the other end thereof is connected to each other by a connecting bar 16. Furthermore, the other ends of the lower opening/closing fittings 15 on both sides are as follows.
They are connected by an opening/closing lever 17. A hook 22 is provided at the center of the opening/closing lever 17 for use in opening the container as described later (see FIGS. 3 and 4). The opening/closing lever 17 may be detachable so that it can be connected to the other end of the opening/closing fitting 15 only when in use.

As shown in FIG. 1, in order to hold the container 1 in a closed state, the opening/closing lever 17 is operated to engage the hook portion 15A of each opening/closing fitting 15 with the corresponding fixing pin 14. Just leave it there. As shown in FIG. 2, in order to open the container 1, the opening/closing lever 17 is operated to rotate the opening/closing fitting 15 so that the hook portion 15A is removed from the fixing pin 14. Each container forming member 2 and 3 is
Due to the elastic force in the opening direction of the spring 11 of the chatter 13 as described above, they are automatically moved in the opening direction with respect to each other.

As clearly shown in the sectional view of FIG. 3, in this embodiment, the inner wall surface 19 at the bottom of each container forming member 2 and 3 has a steep slope that slopes downward from the outer side toward the bottom. It is considered to be a slope. this is,
If the bottom part is flat, frictional resistance will occur due to the objects placed in the container 1 leaning against each other, which may make it difficult to open and dispose of the container 1. If the slope is steeply sloped as shown in FIG. This is because it acts to generate an opening force in the left and right opening directions as described above with respect to the container forming members 2 and 3, which is preferable in terms of improving the operability of waste disposal.

Furthermore, legs 20 are provided at the bottom of each container forming member 2 and 3 in order to allow the container 1 to be stably placed on a horizontal surface at a waste collection site. This leg portion 20 is attached and fixed to the bottom surface of the outer layer 5 of each container forming member 2 and 3 using a fixing bolt 21.

Furthermore, an input port 18 is provided at the upper part of the container forming member 2 to allow waste to be input into the waste storage space 1A of the container 1 in a closed state. Such an inlet is connected to the container forming member 3.
It may also be provided.

Furthermore, it is preferable to provide a suitable nameplate attachment surface 23 in the middle portion of the container forming member 2.

Next, an example of the use of the waste collection container 1 having such a structure will be described with particular reference to FIG. 4.

First, the waste collection container 1 is placed in a completely closed state as shown in FIG. 1 at a collection site for waste such as empty bottles and cans. and,
When waste is put into the waste collection container 1 from the input port 8 and the container 1 is full, the collection vehicle 26 is loaded into the waste collection container 1 as shown schematically in FIG. Using the crane 27 etc. equipped on the
Hook the container 1 to a predetermined position on the recovery vehicle 26 by hooking it to the hook 28, and hook the tip of the container 1 to the hook 22 of the opening/closing lever 17 of the opening/closing fitting 15 in advance. When the operator 30 pulls the opening wire rope 29 deployed through the opening wire rope 28, the hook portion 15A of the opening/closing fitting 15 is released from the fixing pin 14, and the hook portion 15A of the opening/closing fitting 15 comes off due to the elastic force in the opening direction of the opening number 13 and the weight of the contents. The container 1 opens due to the force in the opening direction, and the waste outlet 24 (base 2
(see figure), the waste stored in the container 1 can be dropped into the collection vehicle 26 and easily collected.

Effects of the invention As mentioned above, the waste collection container of the invention has the following features:
The entire container body is divided into two parts, and the whole body is opened to both sides.Moreover, the spring 13 including the spring 11 provides an elastic force in the opening direction, and the inner wall surface 19 has an inclined bottom part. By applying an opening force of 1, the container can be opened very easily in order to drain the contents. Moreover, since the entire container has a structure that opens in two, even if the contents are tightly packed, if you open the container in two from side to side, the contents will be
It can be reliably dropped and ejected. Further, in the structure of the present invention, the container forming members 2 and 3
By sloping the inner wall surface 19 of the bottom of the
The weight of the contents is not only applied downward, but is also dispersed as an opening force in the left and right directions as mentioned above, so the weight of the contents applied to the opening and closing fittings is also applied at least downward and in the left and right directions. 2
It is dispersed in all directions, so there is no excessive force being applied in one direction to the hinges, opening/closing fittings, etc.
The operability of the hinges, opening/closing fittings, etc. is further improved, and damage caused by use of the opening/closing fittings, etc. can be reduced.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 of the accompanying drawings is a perspective view showing a waste collection container according to an embodiment of the present invention in a closed state, and FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the waste collection container of FIG. 1 in an open state. 3 is a sectional view of the waste collection container shown in FIG. 1, and FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram for explaining an example of use of the waste collection container shown in FIG. 1. DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1...Waste collection container, 1A...Waste storage space, 2, 3...Container forming member, 11...Spring, 12...Hanging ring, 13...Block number, 14...Fixing pin, 15... ...Opening/closing fittings, 16...Connection bar,
17... Opening/closing lever, 18... Inlet, 19...
Inner wall surface of the bottom portion, 20... leg portion.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] A waste collection container used by being placed at a waste collection site for collecting waste includes a pair of container forming members that create a waste storage space inside when closed with respect to each other; The pair of container forming members are connected to each other along the upper side so that the container forming members can open to the left and right around the upper side, and the left and right sides are always connected to the pair of container forming members. and a control means for applying a resilient force in the direction of opening the container, and a control means provided at the bottom of each of the pair of container forming members, and the container forming member is provided at the bottom of each of the pair of container forming members, and the container is disposed of at the waste collection site in a state in which the pair of container forming members are mutually closed. and legs for stably placing the waste collection container, and an upper portion of at least one of the pair of container forming members is provided for placing waste into the waste storage space. A waste input port is provided, and the inner wall surface of the bottom side of each of the pair of container forming members absorbs the gravity of the waste input into the waste storage space in the mutually closed state. The pair of container forming members is inclined downwardly from the outer side toward the bottom portion so as to generate an opening force in the left and right opening direction against the pair of container forming members when received. The pair of container forming members are held in the mutually closed state against the elastic force of the guarding means provided at the lower part of the member and the opening force by the inclined inner wall surface of the bottom part. and a hanging member provided on the upper side of the pair of container forming members for use in lifting the waste collection container from the above-mentioned position at the waste collection site. a lowering member; and a lock release member associated with the lock member and used to release the locked state by the lock member when the waste collection container is in the lifted state; When releasing the locked state by the members, the pair of container forming members are opened to the left and right by the elastic force by the opening means and the opening force by the waste in the waste storage space, A waste collection container characterized in that the waste in the waste storage space is configured to fall downward under its own weight and be discharged.