JP3390262B2 - Garbage can - Google Patents

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a trash box that can easily separate household trash generated at home or the like, and more particularly to a trash box that can be stacked and connected vertically.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art For the general purpose of separating trash, use Kaikaihei 6-3
There is one described in Japanese Patent No. 904. This trash can 1
As shown in FIG. 9, the first box-shaped opening is opened at the top.
A small second container 3 that is inserted inside the container 2 is provided.

The opening of the second container 3 coincides with a part of the opening of the first container 2. An edge frame 4 for stopping a plastic bag or the like is attached to the opening portion of the first container 2, and is connected to the first container 2 side by a buckle 5 provided outside the first container 2. There is. The edge frame 4 is provided with a partition 6 corresponding to the opening portions of the first container 2 and the second container 3, and separate lids 7 and 8 are provided for the first container 2 and the second container 3, respectively. ing.

With the above configuration, the first
Separate garbage can be discarded in the container 2 and the second container 3, respectively. In addition, since the first container 2 and the second container 3 can be handled separately by removing the edge frame 4 at the time of trash disposal, there is an advantage that the separated trash can be easily taken out. is there.

However, such trash cans 1 cannot be stacked in the upward direction, and when the number of classifications increases, a plurality of trash cans 1 are required, which requires a large space.

[0006]

When the conventional trash can 1 is provided with a classification function, the number of classifications increases and the space efficiency deteriorates, and a wide space is required.

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a space-efficient trash box that does not increase the required floor area even when the number of classifications is increased. To aim.

[0008]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a lower main body having an upper opening, a connecting lid attached to an opening of the lower main body and having a side opening, and a connecting lid. provided with the first engagement surface perpendicular to the longitudinal direction on top of the second engagement surface perpendicular to the lateral direction at the top of the connecting cover is provided, lower connecting opposite the front and rear left and right direction of the engaging surface means provided above is placed on top of the connecting lid provided a body on a box-shaped having an opening, a third engagement surface for engaging the first engagement surface to the bottom of the upper body is provided, the upper body a fourth engagement surface for engaging the second engaging surface on the bottom portion is provided, a trash provided with connecting means on which detachably connected to the lower connecting means in the upper body, further the
The left and right sides are fan-shaped in the slot formed on the side of the connecting lid.
The door body is rotatably pivoted, and the fan-shaped side surface of the door body
The trash can is provided with an engaging shaft that engages with the inside of the connecting lid in the open state at the rear end .

The invention according to the second aspect is a connecting lid.
Form guide grooves on both sides of the upper end of the charging port, and
With the door body elastically deformed in the id groove,
It is in the trash can with the top inserted .

[0010]

According to the first aspect of the invention, the third and fourth engaging surfaces are engaged with the first and second engaging surfaces, respectively, so that the third lid is placed on the connecting lid. Prevents the main unit from moving back and forth and left and right. Also, since the connecting lid and the upper body are connected by the upper connecting means and the lower connecting means, it is possible to prevent the upper body from accidentally falling down in the connected state, and when detaching, remove it by the upper and lower connecting means. be able to. In addition, the insertion port formed on the side of the connecting lid
The opening angle of the door provided on the can be limited by the engagement shaft.
It

According to the second aspect of the invention, the connecting lid is
The door slides in the guide groove formed on the
Therefore, even if the door is not equipped with a lock mechanism,
The degree or closed state can be maintained.

[0012]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. The trash box 10 shown in FIG. 1 includes a lower body 11a having a first trash container 12 and a second trash container 13
And an upper main body 11b. 1st garbage container 1
Each of the second and second garbage containers 13 is set to a height dimension capable of vertically inserting a large-sized plastic bottle (for example, 2 liters), and a plurality of plastic bottles can be put therein.

As shown in FIG. 5, the first garbage container 12 is provided with a connecting lid 14 on the upper portion thereof. The connection lid 14 is formed in a box shape with an open lower surface, and as shown in FIG. 3, a fixing claw 15 is formed on the front edge and a fixing buckle 16 is provided on the rear edge. There is. The fixing claw 15 is extended inward, and the fixing buckle 16 is the connecting lid 1.
4 is pivotally attached to the outside of the edge portion and the engagement portion is extended to the inside.

The connecting lid 14 is detachably connected by a fixing claw 15 and a fixing buckle 16 so as to close the opening of the first dust container 12.

Further, the connecting lid 14 is extended upward, and a dust inlet 17 is opened in the front surface portion. As shown in FIG. 5 and FIG.
A door body 18 is provided so that the left and right side surfaces form a fan shape. The door body 18 is provided with a pivot shaft 19 as shown in FIG. 6, and is pivotally mounted inside the connecting lid 14 via the shaft 19 so as to be freely rotatable.

Further, an engaging shaft 20 which engages with the inside of the connecting lid 14 in an opened state is provided at an end portion of the door body 18 on the rotating side so as to limit the opening angle in the state shown in FIG. Is configured. Further, the door 18 is formed as shown by the solid line in FIG. 6, and when it is attached to the connecting lid 14, it is elastically deformed and attached to the state shown by the broken line.

With this structure, since the door body 18 slides inside the guide groove 21 formed in the connecting lid 14 with a predetermined pressure, even if a lock mechanism is not provided,
It can hold the angle or closed state to open the door body 18.

The dust inlet 17 and the door 18 are set to have vertical and horizontal dimensions capable of vertically inserting a large-sized PET bottle, so that ordinary dust generated at home can be easily input.

Further, on the top surface of the connecting lid 14, there is formed a step portion 22 in the shape of a flat plate which is one step higher. The step portion 22 has a flat top surface, the front and rear facing surfaces are formed as a first engaging surface 23, and the left and right facing surfaces are formed as a second engaging surface 24. The first engagement surface 23 and the second engagement surface 24 are formed in directions orthogonal to each other.

Further, the first engagement surfaces 23 facing each other in the front-rear direction are respectively provided with connecting grooves 25, 26 constituting lower connecting means.
Are formed. These connecting grooves 25, 26 are horizontal grooves that are long in the left-right direction, and are formed so that the depth direction is directed toward the central portion side of the step portion 22. Here, the connecting groove 2
5 and 26 are for the function of connecting, and even the connecting holes penetrating the connecting lid 14 can perform the same function.

The second container 13 is placed on the upper portion of the connecting lid 14 constructed as described above. The bottom of the second container 13 is provided with a connecting rib 27 formed to hold the contour of the step portion 22 from the outside. Connecting rib 2
Reference numeral 7 constitutes a third engagement surface 28 and a fourth engagement surface 29, respectively.

That is, the third engagement surface 28 formed by the front and rear portions of the connecting rib 27 is adapted to be joined to the first engagement surface 23 from the outside. Further, the fourth engagement surface 29 formed by the left and right portions of the connecting rib 27 is adapted to be joined to the second engagement surface 24 from the outside. As a result, it is possible to prevent displacement in the front-rear and left-right directions.

Further, at the rear side edge portion of the connecting rib 27,
A connecting claw 30 that forms a part of the upper connecting means that engages with the connecting groove 26 is integrally provided. The buckle 3 forming a part of the upper connecting means is provided on the front side of the connecting rib 27.
1 is provided.

Here, the buckle 31 of the second waste container 13
The portion to which is attached is formed to be inclined so that the outer wall shape (flat cross section) becomes smaller toward the lower side along the entire circumference. This facilitates the operation of the buckle 31.

As shown in FIG. 4, the buckle 31 is mounted inside a mounting recess 32 formed in the front surface of the second dust container 13 on the bottom side, and a second dust is provided by a support shaft 33 extending laterally outward. It is pivotally attached to the container 13. At the bottom of the buckle 31, a fitting claw 34 that fits into the connecting groove 25 is provided.
Is provided, and the fitting claw 34 can be fitted into the connection groove 25 by rotating the support shaft 33 downward.

A spring 35 is attached to the support shaft 33 inside the buckle 31, and the fitting claw 34 is connected to the connecting groove 2.
It is biased to rotate to the 5 side.

The second waste container 13 can be detachably connected to the connecting lid 14 by the upper connecting means constructed as described above.

By the first engaging surface 23, the second engaging surface 24, the third engaging surface 25 and the fourth engaging surface 26, the connecting portion between the connecting lid 14 and the second waste container 13 is located in front of and behind. A shift in the left-right direction can be prevented, and further, the connecting grooves 25, 26, the connecting claw 30, and the buckle 31 allow the connecting lid 14 and the second lid to be separated from each other.
The garbage container 13 can be detachably connected. An upper end lid 36 is attached to the upper opening portion of the second waste container 13. As shown in FIG. 3, the upper end cover 36 is fixed to the fixed frame 3
7 and an opening / closing lid 38 pivotally attached to the fixed frame 37. The opening / closing lid 38 is rotatably pivotally attached to a pivot shaft 39 provided on the fixed frame 37, and is biased in the arrow direction shown in FIG. 2 by a coil spring (not shown). Further, a push switch 40 is provided on the fixed frame 37 corresponding to the end of the opening / closing lid 38 on the rotating side. By pushing the push switch 40 downward, the closing claw 41 provided at the tip of the opening / closing lid 38 is forcibly released from being engaged with the edge of the fixed frame 37. There is.

With such a configuration, as shown in FIG. 2, unburnable dust such as empty can A and glass bottle on one side, and burnable dust such as raw dust and waste paper M on the other, as shown in FIG. You can put them separately.

Here, the first waste container 12 and the second waste container 13 are the same, and the connecting claw 30 and the buckle 31 as the upper connecting means provided at the bottom are provided at the bottom of the first waste container 12. Is also provided.

That is, the first waste container 12 and the second waste container 13 can be connected to each other by using the connecting lid 14 even if the vertical relationship is changed.

In the assembled state shown in FIG. 2,
The total height is set to 800 mm, which is several centimeters lower than the height of a typical kitchen sink of about 840 mm. With such a height setting, the upper end cover 3
By opening 6 and sliding a cutting board or the like on the sink to move it, raw garbage or the like can be easily put into the second upper waste container 13.

A second embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIG. The trash box 50 shown in the figure has two upper and lower parts.
It has a stepped structure, and the connection lids 14 used in the first embodiment are provided at the respective opening portions of the first waste container 12 and the second waste container 13. By sequentially providing the connecting lids 14 in this manner, stacking can be continuously performed without being limited in height.

A third embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIG. The trash box 60 shown in FIG.
The second and third waste containers 61, 62, 63 are provided. Then, the lower two-stage first and second waste containers 6
The connection lids 14 are attached to the upper portions of the reference numerals 1, 62, respectively.

An upper end lid 36 is attached to the upper part of the uppermost third trash container 61, and is set to have the same height as the trash box 10 described in the first embodiment. Such a trash box 60 is, for example, a third trash container 63.
The size is set so that two 2 liter plastic bottles can be placed side by side vertically in a state of falling.

The trash box 60 constructed as described above can be stacked in three stages, and there is no risk of the upper trash containers 62, 63 falling down. The small trash containers 61 to 63 are optimal for sorting small items such as dry batteries, which are important for sorting, and can provide a trash box 60 that is easy to use.

In the above embodiment, the first and second engaging surfaces 23 and 24 utilize the side surface of the step portion 22,
The third and fourth engaging surfaces 28.29 utilize the annular connecting ribs 27 corresponding to the contour of the step portion 22, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the third and fourth engaging surfaces 28.29 are engaged in the front-rear, left-right direction to prevent the deviation. The same effect can be obtained as long as the engagement surfaces are compatible with each other. That is, the same effect can be obtained even if the ribs of the ridges are engaged with each other.

[0038]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, since the stacked garbage containers are securely connected to each other without being displaced, and the detachable connecting means is provided, falling and the like are prevented. Even in a small space, it is possible to stack more than three steps, and the sorting function can be enhanced.

According to the invention of claim 2, the connecting lid is
The door slides in the formed guide groove with a certain pressure.
Therefore, even if the door is not equipped with a lock mechanism,
Alternatively, the closed state can be maintained.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a connected state of trash boxes according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a side view showing a usage state of the trash can of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a side sectional view of the trash can of FIG. 1.

FIG. 4 is a side sectional view showing a buckle stop portion of the trash can of FIG.

5 is a perspective view showing a first waste container of the waste bin of FIG. 1. FIG.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram of the door body in FIG. 5 viewed from a direction of an arrow T.

FIG. 7 is a side view showing a trash box according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a front view comparing a trash can of a third embodiment of the present invention with a trash can of the first embodiment.

FIG. 9 is an exploded perspective view showing a conventional separation type trash can.

[Explanation of symbols]

10 Trash 11a Lower body 11b Upper body 14 Connection lid 17 Garbage input port 23 First engagement surface 24 Second engagement surface 25 Connection groove (lower connection means) 26 Connection groove (lower connection means) 28 Third engagement surface 29 Fourth engagement surface 30 Connection Claw (upper connection means) 31 Buckle (upper connecting means)

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Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] 1. A box-shaped lower main body having an upper opening, a connecting lid attached to an opening of the lower main body and having a side opening, and a first member provided on an upper portion of the connecting lid and perpendicular to the front-rear direction. and mating surface, and a second engaging surface perpendicular to the lateral direction provided in the upper portion of the connecting lid, the lower connecting means formed to face in one direction of longitudinal and lateral of the engagement surface, the upper portion of the connecting lid is placed, a body on the upper is formed in a box shape having an opening, and a third engagement surface is formed on the bottom of the upper body for engaging the first engagement surface is formed on the bottom of the upper body wherein a fourth engagement surface that engages the second engagement surface, a trash having an upper connection means provided on the main body detachably connected to the lower connecting means Te, the
The left and right sides are fan-shaped in the slot formed on the side of the connecting lid.
The door body can rotate freely via the pivot shafts provided on both sides of the lower end.
And is open to the rear end of the fan-shaped side surface of the door body.
2. A trash can, characterized in that an engaging shaft that engages with the inside of the connecting lid is provided . 2. The connecting lid extends from both sides of the upper end of the charging port.
Guide groove is formed, and the door body is elastically deformed in the guide groove.
The upper part of the left and right fan-shaped side faces are inserted in the shape
Trash of claim 1, wherein a.