JP3181505B2 - Vessel with openable lid - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a foot-operated container with a lid such as a trash container with a lid.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, as lifestyles have diversified,
The amount of garbage discharged from homes is increasing more than ever. Along with this, garbage storage containers for storing discharged garbage, so-called garbage containers, are currently diversified according to the needs of users. Among them, the foot-opening / closing type container has been rapidly increasing in demand in recent years because of the simplicity that the container user can open and close the lid without using a hand.

Therefore, as a form of a container with a foot-opening / closing type lid, a fulcrum shaft (pivot shaft) of a container body has conventionally been used as in a container with a foot-opening / closing type lid disclosed in JP-A-6-219504. ), The lid is generally mounted on the container body by fitting a shaft support hole of the lid.

[0004] Further, as in a container with a foot-opening / closing type lid disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Application Laid-Open No. 60-188155, the lid is provided with an escape groove for engaging with a fulcrum shaft (pivot shaft) of the container body. In recent years, the number of containers in which the lid can be detachably mounted on the container body has been increasing.

[0005]

However, in the case of the container with a foot-opening / closing lid disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 60-188155, when the lid is attached to the container main body, the fulcrum of the container main body is used. The shaft is mounted while sliding on the escape groove of the lid, but since there is no locking mechanism between the lid and the container main body, the user can mount the lid on the container main body. It is difficult to determine whether the lid is securely attached to the container main body, and it is difficult to determine whether the lid is securely attached to the container body, and this often leads to misuse.

Further, when the container falls over, the lid is easily detached from the container main body, and there is a problem that dust contained in the container is scattered around.

The present invention has been developed in view of the above points, and an object of the present invention is to provide a container user with a sufficient feeling of mounting when the lid is mounted on the container body. An object of the present invention is to provide a container with a foot-opening / closing type lid, which can be detached from the container main body even though the lid is detachable.

[0008]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has the following configuration in order to effectively achieve the above object. That is, a container with a foot-opening / closing lid according to the first aspect of the present invention is configured such that a container body having an opening formed in an upper portion and a pivot shaft formed on the upper edge of the container body are detachably pivoted. A lid that can be worn to open and close the opening, a pedal that is swingably attached to the lower part of the container body via a pivot shaft, and a back of the pedal and the lid are connected to swing the pedal. In a container with a foot-opening / closing type lid comprising a connecting rod capable of moving up and down to open and close the lid, a locking projection is formed on the upper edge back of the container body so as to protrude outward. A pivot shaft is formed on both sides of the stop protrusion, and at least an upper edge of the container body upper edge formed integrally with the lock protrusion near the lock protrusion is outwardly formed,
And a peripheral portion for engaging with the locking projection of the container body is formed on the back of the lid, and a lower protruding portion is formed on a lower end of a front portion of the peripheral portion. A pivotable long groove is formed with an open rear end side, and when the two pivotable long grooves in the peripheral portion of the lid are engaged with the pivotal shafts on both sides of the locking projection of the container body, the lower projection of the lid is The lower projection of the lid is engaged with the lower end of the upper edge of the container main body at the same time as it passes over the upper edge of the main body, so that the lid can be attached to the container main body.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a container with a foot-opening / closing type lid according to the first aspect of the present invention, wherein the lid is pivotally attached to a pivot shaft formed on the back of the upper edge of the container body. The configuration is such that the long groove is substantially L-shaped.

[0010] A container with a foot-opening / closing lid according to the present invention according to a third aspect of the present invention comprises:
A lid that can be detachably pivotally attached to a pivot shaft formed on the upper edge back of the container body and that can open and close the opening, a pedal that is swingably attached to the lower part of the container body via a pivot shaft, In a container with a foot-opening / closing lid comprising a connecting rod connecting the back of the pedal and the lid and moving up and down with the swing of the pedal to open and close the lid, the upper edge back of the container body In addition to forming a locking projection projecting outward, a pivot shaft is formed to protrude on both sides of the locking projection,
A projecting piece is formed at the upper edge of the container body adjacent to the locking projection, and a peripheral edge that fits with the locking projection of the container main body is formed at the back of the lid, and both sides of the peripheral edge are formed. A pivotable long groove whose rear end side is open at the inner surface is formed on the inner surface, and when the pivotable long grooves of the peripheral portion of the lid are engaged with the pivotal shafts on both sides of the locking projection of the container body, the lid is closed. The lower edge of the lid slides over the rear end of the projecting piece of the container body, and the lower edge of the lid rides over the projecting piece of the container body so that the inner edge of the lid engages with the projecting piece of the container body. Then, the lid is configured to be attached to the container body.

The synthetic resin used in the container with a lid which can be opened and closed according to the present invention includes, for example, fluorine resin, polyvinyl chloride, polyurethane, acrylic resin, polyester, ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer and polyethylene. ,
Examples include polypropylene and thermoplastic elastomer.

[0012]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. A container 1a with a foot-opening / closing lid according to the present invention shown in FIGS. 1 to 7 includes a container body 3a made of synthetic resin having an opening 2 (see FIG. 1) formed at an upper portion thereof, and a container body 3a made of a synthetic resin. A synthetic resin lid 6 that can be removably pivotally attached to a pivot 5 formed on the upper edge back 4 and can open and close the opening 2.
and a pedal 8 attached to the lower part of the container body 3a so as to be swingable via a pivot shaft 7, and a back portion 13 of the pedal 8 and the lid 6a. And a connecting rod 9 which can be moved to open and close the lid 6a.

[0013] The container 1 with a foot-opening / closing lid having the above-mentioned structure.
In FIG. 2A, as shown in FIG. 2, a substantially U-shaped engaging projection 10 is formed at the center of the upper edge back portion 4 of the container main body 3a so as to project outward. . Of course, the locking projection 10 may have a shape other than a substantially U-shape. On both sides of the locking projection 10, pivot shafts 5 are formed so as to project horizontally outward. The locking projection 10 of the upper edge 11 of the container body formed integrally with the locking projection 10
The upper edge portion 12 is formed so as to bulge outward in a semicircular cross section.

On the other hand, as shown in FIG.
The locking projection 10 of the container body 3a (see FIG. 2)
A substantially U-shaped peripheral portion 14 that fits with the rim is formed.
A lower protruding portion 15 is formed at the front lower end of the peripheral portion 14, and a tapered protruding portion 16 is formed as shown in the drawing from the lower protruding portion 15 to the rear end of the peripheral portion 14. Further, the inner surface portions 17 on both sides of the peripheral portion 14 are provided.
A pivotable long groove 18 having an open rear end side is formed in one side (not shown). Note that a configuration in which the tapered protrusion 16 is not formed on the lid may be employed.

As shown in FIG. 4 to FIG. 7, when engaging the long groove 18 for both pivoting of the peripheral portion 14 of the lid 6a with the pivot shaft 5 on both sides of the locking projection 10 of the container body 3a. Is that the tapered projection 16 of the lid 6a is connected to the upper edge 12 of the container body 3a.
At the same time as the lower protruding portion 15 of the lid 6a gets over the upper edge 12 of the container body 3a, and at the same time, the lower protruding portion 1 of the lid 6a
5 engages with the lower end of the upper edge 12 of the container body 3a,
a can be mounted on the container body 3a.

As described above, when the lower protruding portion 15 of the lid 6a gets over the upper edge portion 12 of the container body 3a and is engaged (fitted), the user can obtain a feeling of wearing accompanied by resistance. In addition, although the lid 6a is detachable, the lower protruding portion 15 of the lid 6a is engaged with the upper edge 12 of the main body at the time of mounting, so that the lid 6a is very unlikely to come off from the container main body 3a.

The optimum set value of the amount of protrusion of the lower protruding portion 15 is as follows (see FIG. 6). When the angle at the time of attaching the lid is set to 70 °, and the distance between the root of the lower protruding portion 15 and the upper edge 12 of the main body = A, and the protruding amount of the lower protruding portion = B, respectively, A = 2 to 5 mm ( 3m in this example
m) and B = 6 to 9 mm (6 mm in this example).

FIGS. 8 to 12 show another foot-opening / closing type container 1b according to the present invention. The basic structure of the container 1b with lid and the structure of the container body 3b are as described above. This is the same as the container 1a with a lid with open / close step described in the description (see FIG. 1), and the same reference numerals are given and the description is omitted.

In the container 1b with a step-openable lid,
The structure of the lid 6b is different from that of the lidded container 1a (see FIG. 1). That is, as shown in FIG. 10, a substantially U-shaped peripheral portion fitted to the locking projection 10 of the synthetic resin container body 3b (see FIG. 9) is provided on the back portion 13 of the synthetic resin lid 6b. 14 are formed. As shown in the drawing, a substantially L-shaped pivoting long groove 19 having an open rear end 20 side of the peripheral portion 14 is formed in the inner surface portion 17 on both sides of the peripheral portion 14.

The lid 6b as described above is attached to the container body 3
11a and 11b, the lid 6b is attached to the pivots 5 on both sides of the locking projection 10 of the container body 3b as shown in FIGS.
And the substantially L-shaped bifurcated long groove 19 of the peripheral portion 14 is engaged. In this case, the lid 6b fits into the container main body 3b in two stages because the pivotally mounted long groove 19 is substantially L-shaped,
The container user can obtain a sufficient wearing feeling by the sense of resistance at that time. Further, since the long groove 19 for pivoting is substantially L-shaped, the lid 6b is hard to be detached from the container body 3b.

FIGS. 13 to 18 show another foot-operated lid-type container 1c according to the present invention. The basic configuration of the lid-type container 1c is the same as that of the container described above. 1a, 1b
(Refer to FIG. 1 and FIG. 8).

As shown in FIG. 14, in the container 1b with a foot-opening / closing type lid, the corner 21 of the upper edge 12 of the container main body formed integrally with the locking projection 10 of the container main body 3c made of synthetic resin. Is formed with a protruding piece 22. The width of the projecting piece 22 is equal to or slightly longer than the length of the pivot shaft 5.

As shown in FIG. 15, the locking projection 1 of the container body 3c is provided on the back 13 of the lid 6c made of synthetic resin.
0 (see FIG. 14), a substantially U-shaped peripheral portion 14 is formed. On both inner surfaces 17 of the peripheral portion 14, a pivotal long groove 18 with the rear end 20 opened is provided.
Are formed.

As shown in FIG. 16 to FIG. 18, when the both pivotable long grooves 18 of the peripheral portion 14 of the lid 6c are engaged with the both side pivot shafts 5 of the locking projection 10 of the container body 3c. Then, the lower edge 23 of the peripheral edge of the lid 6c slides on the rear end 24 of the projecting piece 22 of the container body 3c, and the lower edge 23 of the peripheral edge of the lid 6c.
Moves over the projecting piece 22 of the container main body 3c, and when the pivot shaft 5 is located at the back of the long groove 18, the inner edge 25 of the lid 6c fits into the projecting piece 22 of the container main body 3c, and the lid 6c is closed. It can be mounted on the container body 3c.

In this container 1c with a stepped openable lid, the lid 6c
When the container body 3c is mounted on the container body 3c, the locking projection 10 of the container body 3c fits into the inner edge 25 of the lid 6c, so that a sufficient feeling of mounting can be obtained, and the lid 6c is also attached to the container body 3c.
It is hard to come off from c.

The optimum set value of the amount of protrusion of the protruding piece 22 is as follows (see FIG. 17). When the angle at the time of attaching the lid is set to 70 °, and the distance between the root of the protruding piece 22 and the lower portion of the peripheral portion 14 is set to A, and the amount of protrusion of the protruding piece 22 is set to B, A = 2 It is desirable that the overlap be 5 mm (3 mm in this example) and B = 5 to 9 mm (5 mm in this example).

Further, the shapes of the locking projections of the container body and the peripheral edge of the lid fitted to the locking projections in the present invention are limited to the substantially U-shape as described above. Instead, the design may be changed to any shape as long as the shape allows the peripheral portion of the lid to be fitted to the locking projection of the container body.

[0028]

As is apparent from the above description, in the container with a foot-opening / closing lid according to the first aspect of the present invention, the lid is fitted to the container main body because the lid is provided with the locking projection. At the time of combining, a sufficient feeling of wearing can be obtained because the container user gives a sense of resistance. Further, although the lid is detachable, the projection of the lid and the upper edge of the main body are locked, so that the lid is very unlikely to come off the container main body.

Further, in the container with a foot-opening / closing lid according to the second aspect of the present invention, since the long groove for pivoting formed in the lid is substantially L-shaped, the lid is attached to the container body in two stages. Since it is attached and gives a sense of resistance to the user of the container, a sufficient wearing feeling can be obtained. In addition, although the lid is detachable, the long groove for pivoting is L-shaped, so that the lid is very unlikely to come off the container body.

Further, in the container with a foot-opening / closing lid according to the third aspect of the present invention, since the projecting piece is formed on the container main body, when the lid is engaged with the container main body, the container user has resistance. It gives a feeling and a sufficient wearing feeling can be obtained. In addition, although the lid is detachable, the projecting piece of the container main body and the upper edge of the container main body are locked, so that the lid is hardly detached from the container main body.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a longitudinal sectional view of a container 1a with a foot-opening / closing lid according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a main part showing a back part of a container main body of the container 1a with a foot-opening / closing lid according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a main part of the lid of the container 1a with a foot-opening / closing lid according to the present invention, as viewed from the back surface of the lid.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory view at the time of assembling the container 1a with a foot-opening / closing lid according to the present invention.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory view at the time of assembling the container 1a with a foot-opening / closing lid according to the present invention.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory view at the time of assembling the container 1a with a foot-opening / closing lid according to the present invention.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory view at the time of assembling the container 1a with a foot-opening / closing lid according to the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a vertical cross-sectional view of a container 1b with a foot-opening / closing lid according to the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a perspective view of a main part showing the back of the container body of the container 1b with a foot-opening / closing lid according to the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a perspective view of a main part of the rear part of the lid of the container with foot-operated lid 1b according to the present invention as viewed from the back.

FIG. 11 is an explanatory view at the time of assembling the container 1b with a foot-opening / closing lid according to the present invention.

FIG. 12 is an explanatory view at the time of assembling the container 1b with a foot-opening / closing lid according to the present invention.

FIG. 13 is a vertical cross-sectional view of a container 1c with a foot-opening / closing lid according to the present invention.

FIG. 14 is a perspective view of a main part showing the back of the container body of the container 1c with a foot-opening / closing lid according to the present invention.

FIG. 15 is a perspective view of a main part of the back of the lid of the container 1c with a foot-opening / closing lid according to the present invention, as viewed from the back.

FIG. 16 is an explanatory view at the time of assembling the container 1c with a foot-opening / closing lid according to the present invention.

FIG. 17 is an explanatory view at the time of assembling the container 1c with a foot-opening / closing lid according to the present invention.

FIG. 18 is an explanatory view at the time of assembling the container 1c with a foot-opening / closing lid according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1a Vessel with Opening and Closing Lid 1b Vessel with Opening and Closing Lid 1c Vessel with Opening and Closing Lid 2 Opening 3a Container Main Body 3b Container Main Body 3c Container Main Body 4 Upper Edge Back 5 Pivot Shaft 6a Lid 6b Lid 6c Lid Reference Signs List 7 pivot axis 8 pedal 9 connecting rod 10 locking projection 11 upper edge of container body 12 upper edge 13 back 14 peripheral edge 15 lower projection 16 tapered projection 17 inner surface 18 long groove for pivoting 19 long groove for pivoting 20 rear End 21 Corner 22 Projecting piece 23 Peripheral edge 24 Rear end 25 Inner edge

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Claims (3)

(57) [Claims] 1. A container body having an opening formed in an upper part thereof, a lid which can be removably pivotally mounted on a pivot supported on an upper edge of the container body to open and close the opening, and a container body. A pedal pivotally attached to the lower part of the pedal via a pivot shaft, and a connecting rod connecting the back of the pedal and the lid to move up and down with the swing of the pedal so that the lid can be opened and closed. In the container with a foot-opening / closing lid comprising: a locking projection protruding outward on the upper edge back of the container body, and a pivot shaft protruding on both sides of the locking projection, At least an upper edge of the upper edge of the container main body formed integrally with the locking projection is protruded outward, and the locking projection of the container main body is provided on the back of the lid. And a lower protruding part at the lower end of the front part of this peripheral part. And a pivotable long groove having an open rear end side is formed on both inner surfaces of the peripheral portion, and the pivotal long grooves of the peripheral portion of the lid are engaged with both side pivot shafts of the locking projection of the container body. At this time, the lower projecting portion of the lid climbs over the upper edge of the container body, and at the same time, the lower projecting portion of the lid engages with the lower end of the upper edge of the container body so that the lid can be attached to the container body. A container with a foot-opening / closing lid. 2. A container body having an opening formed in an upper part thereof, a lid which can be removably pivotally attached to a pivot formed on an upper edge back of the container body to open and close the opening, and a container body. A pedal pivotally attached to the lower part of the pedal via a pivot shaft, and a connecting rod connecting the back of the pedal and the lid to move up and down with the swing of the pedal so that the lid can be opened and closed. The container with a foot-opening / closing type lid comprising: a long groove for pivotally mounting the lid, which engages with a pivot shaft formed on the back of the upper edge of the container body, is substantially L-shaped. The container with a foot-opening / closing lid according to 1. 3. A container body having an opening formed in an upper portion thereof, a lid which can be removably pivotally attached to a pivot supported on an upper edge of the container body to open and close the opening, and a container body. A pedal pivotally attached to the lower part of the pedal via a pivot shaft, and a connecting rod connecting the back of the pedal and the lid to move up and down with the swing of the pedal so that the lid can be opened and closed. In the container with a foot-opening / closing lid comprising: a locking projection protruding outward on the upper edge back of the container body, and a pivot shaft protruding on both sides of the locking projection, A projecting piece is formed at the upper edge of the container body adjacent to the locking projection, and a peripheral edge that fits with the locking projection of the container main body is formed at the back of the lid, and both sides of the peripheral edge are formed. A pivotable long groove with an open rear end on the peripheral edge is formed on the inner surface to lock the container body. When engaging the two long grooves on the peripheral edge of the lid with the pivot shafts on both sides of the protrusion, the lower end of the peripheral edge of the lid slides on the rear end of the projecting piece of the container body, and the peripheral edge of the lid A foot-opening / closing lid, wherein the inner edge of the lid engages with the projecting piece of the container body when the lower end passes over the projecting piece of the container body, so that the lid can be attached to the container body. container.