JP5114442B2 - Garbage collection box - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a garbage collection box that is installed in a garbage collection place such as a local government, a park, or a business office and temporarily collects garbage taken out of a home or business office.

  In order to protect the garbage bags, etc., which are put out at the garbage collection site from birds and beasts or wind and rain, and to prevent the contents from being scattered, a garbage collection box is installed at the garbage collection site. As this garbage collection box, there is known a waste collection portion formed inside a box body and provided with a lid capable of opening and closing a waste inlet provided at an upper portion of the waste storage portion (for example, Patent Documents). 1).

  In such a garbage collection box, the lid is locked with a lock, or a receiving metal fitting is provided on the lid side, a hanging metal fitting is provided on the box body side, and locked with a padlock. Some are made available (see, for example, Patent Document 2).

  A push-pull lock (inverted latch lock) that is not a lid of a garbage collection box but is attached to a building door and can be easily opened by pushing or pulling a handle is well known. (For example, see Patent Documents 3, 4, and 5.)

JP 2001-180801 A Registered Utility Model No. 30603602 JP 2003-176646 A JP 2007-154499 A JP 2008-163592 A

  However, in the above-mentioned dust collection box that locks the lid, if you forget to lock it, the lid may unexpectedly be blocked by the wind pressure coming into the dust container from the front panel or side panel consisting of the lattice panel or punching panel of the dust collection box. There is a problem that the protection function from birds and beasts or wind and rain is lost in such cases.

  The present invention has been made to solve such a problem, and the object of the present invention is to use a latch lock, which is a modified push-pull lock, before the lid locks, so that the lid unexpectedly becomes wind pressure. Another object of the present invention is to provide a garbage collection box that can be prevented from being blown up by the user and can be easily opened by simply pressing the handle.

The garbage collection box according to the present invention will be described with reference to the reference numerals shown in FIGS. 1 to 8 to facilitate understanding of the contents of the invention. A box body 2 having a dust container 6 surrounded by a panel 5 and having a dust inlet 7 formed on the upper surface side, and a lid 3 for opening and closing the garbage inlet 7 are provided. In a garbage collection box whose side is pivotally attached to the rear side of the garbage inlet 7 so as to be pivotable in the vertical direction, a latch lock 20 is provided near the center of the front end side of the lid 3. The latch lock 20 is attached to a lock casing 24 embedded in the front end portion of the lid 3, and the tip of the latch lock 20 is disposed in the lock casing 24 so as to be able to protrude and retract with respect to the front of the lock casing 24, and is always urging means. Latch 25 which is projected and biased by A handle 21 attached to the outer surface of the front end portion of the lid 3 so as to be able to rotate in the vertical direction around the rotation center axis 30, and the latch 25 is locked around the lock casing 24 as the handle 21 is pushed upward to rotate around the rotation center axis 30. A lock mechanism 19 that is immersed in and unlocked. A strike 22 is attached to the upper end side of the front panel 5, and the upper end surface of the strike 22 is latched when the lid 3 is closed. A latch engaging recess 33 that engages in a protruding state is formed so as to open upward, and an engaging protrusion 34 is provided on the front side of the strike 22 so as to protrude forward, and is formed on the front end of the lid 3. A receiving member 35 having a protrusion engaging hole 38 that can be engaged with and disengaged from the engaging protrusion 34 is attached, and the protrusion engaging hole 38 of the receiving member 35 is engaged with the engaging protrusion 34 as the lid 3 is closed. Match Are those particular having the features which are to.

According to this, when the lid 3 is closed, the front end of the latch 25 protrudes and engages with the latch engaging recess 33 of the strike 22 to maintain the closed state, so that the lid 3 is unexpectedly blown up by wind pressure. Can be prevented from being opened.
When the lid 3 is opened, the latch 25 can be inserted into the lock casing 24 via the lock mechanism 19 and unlocked by simply pushing the handle 21 upward and rotating. The lid 3 can be easily rotated around the hinge shaft 13. It can be opened by rotating upward.

On the other hand, simply attaching the latch lock 20 may not prevent the lid 3 from being lifted by wind pressure. That is, when there is backlash in the lid 3, also a strong wind pressure which may cover 3 is lifted by, but as the garbage collection box according to claim 1, wherein the projections engagement with receptacle 35 to close the lid 3 If the hole 38 is engaged with the engagement protrusion 34, the lid 3 can be reliably prevented from being lifted by rattling, and the complementary function of the latch lock 20 can be exhibited. It can be further increased. Moreover, since the engaging protrusion 34 is provided on the front side of the strike 22, the number of members can be reduced accordingly.

  According to the present invention, when the lid is closed, the latch of the latch lock engages with the latch engagement recess of the strike so that the lid can be automatically closed and locked, so that the lid can be prevented from being accidentally opened by wind pressure, Moreover, the lid can be easily opened by simply pushing the handle of the latch lock upward and rotating it around the rotation center axis, which is easy to use.

It is a top view of the refuse collection box which shows one example of the present invention. It is a front view of the accumulation box of FIG. It is a side view of the accumulation box of FIG. It is a partial front view of the accumulation box of FIG. It is XX sectional drawing in FIG. It is a front view of the handle | steering-wheel of the refuse collection box of FIG. 1, and an inversion type latch lock periphery part. It is a vertical side view of the handle | steering-wheel collection box of FIG. 1, and an inversion-type latch lock periphery part. FIG. 2 is a bottom view showing a part of the dust collecting box of FIG. 1 and a peripheral part of the inverted latch lock as viewed from below, with a part broken away.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail based on examples. 1 to 5, a dust collection box 1 according to the present invention includes a box body 2 and a lid 3. The box body 2 has a dust container 6 (see FIG. 5) surrounded by left and right side panels 4 made of a lattice panel and a front panel 5 made of a punching panel and the like, and is made of a metal plate or the like on the upper surface side. A dust inlet 7 (see FIG. 5) that is opened and closed by a lid 3 having a cross-sectional shape is formed. Although the bottom plate 8 is laid on the bottom side in the box body 2, the bottom plate 8 does not necessarily have to be laid.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, a pair of left and right front struts 9a and 9a and a pair of left and right rear struts 9b and 9b are erected at the installation location of the garbage collection box 1, and the front struts 9a and 9a and the rear The lower ends of the columns 9b and 9b are fastened and fixed to the pair of left and right front anchor bolts 10a and 10a and rear anchor bolts 10b and 10b, respectively, embedded in a place where the garbage collection box 1 is installed using screw means.

  In FIGS. 1 and 5, the lid 3 is attached so as to be openable and closable in the vertical direction about a hinge shaft 13 pivoted at the rear end of the lid 3 on the rear side of the dust inlet 7. As shown in FIGS. 2 and 4, the lid 3 has seat portions 14 attached to the left and right portions of the lower surface of the front end portion, and when the lid 3 is fully closed, the seat portion 14 is located between the left and right front struts 9 a and 9 a. Is placed on the trunk edge 15 which is passed to the upper end side of the front panel 5.

  As shown in FIG. 5, a damper 16 such as a gas spring is disposed between the front column 9a and the lid 3 to control the sudden opening / closing rotation of the lid 3 and to rotate the lid 3 arbitrarily. It can be stopped and held at an angular position. Further, a rear panel 17 is disposed between the left and right rear columns 9b, 9b (see FIG. 5). However, the garbage collection box 1 may be installed on the front side of a wall or the like, and in this case, the back panel 17 is not necessarily required.

  6 to 8, the front panel 5 is disposed between the left and right front columns 9 a and 9 a, and the lid 3 is disposed between the trunk edge 15 passed to the upper side of the front panel 5 and the front end portion of the lid 3. The latch lock 20 and the latch lock handle 21 are attached to the front end side of the front edge of the front panel 5, while the latch 15 disposed on the upper end side of the front panel 5 The strike 22 for latch lock is attached with a screw 43 (see FIGS. 6 and 7) or the like.

  As shown in FIGS. 6 to 8, the latch lock 20 is embedded in a portion near the center in the left-right direction on the front end side of the lid 3. The latch lock 20 includes a lock casing 24 having a movable actuating portion 23 (see FIG. 7) and a latch 25 that is reversed by a slight movement of the actuating portion 23 to be able to be immersed in the lock casing 24. The latch lock 20 employs a latch lock 20 that is modified from a handle of a known push-pull lock disclosed in the above-mentioned Patent Documents 3 to 5 and that can be used for other configurations. The latch 25 has a distal end disposed in the lock casing 24 so as to be able to protrude and retract with respect to the front of the lock casing 24, and is always projected and biased by a biasing means such as a spring member (not shown).

  The handle 21 attached to the outer surface of the front end portion of the lid 3 includes a round bar-like handle body 26 and left and right brackets 28 and 29 attached to the left and right of the handle body 26 via handle arms 27. ing.

  The left bracket 28 and the right bracket 29 are fixed to the outer surface of the front end portion of the lid 3 with screws 41 (see FIG. 8) or the like. The left and right handle arms 27 and 27 are pivotally attached to the left and right brackets 28 and 29 so as to be rotatable in the vertical direction around the rotation center shaft 30 incorporated therein. Each of the left and right rotation center shafts 30 is pushed upward (in the direction of arrow A) from the normal position indicated by the solid line in FIG. 7 and rotated by a predetermined angle, thereby rotating the rotation angle position indicated by the phantom line B in FIG. After being stopped, a return spring 31 (see FIG. 8) for returning the handle 21 to the original normal position is externally fitted.

  In either one of the left and right brackets 28 and 29 (left bracket 28 in the illustrated example), as shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, a presser 32 for operating the operating portion 23 in the lock casing 24 is provided. It is provided toward the casing 24. The rotation shaft 30 is inserted through the base of the presser 32 and the tip of the presser 32 is moved by pushing the operating part 23 in the lock casing 24. The lock mechanism 19 (see FIG. 7) that reverses the latch 25 to be immersed in the lock casing 24 and unlocked when the handle 21 is pushed upward about the rotation center axis 30 and rotated by the operating portion 23 and the presser 32. Is configured.

  As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the strike 22 for the latch lock is formed by bending a sheet metal or the like, and the top end portion of the latch 25 is engaged with the upper end surface of the strike 22 in a protruding state. The mating latch engaging recess 33 is formed in an open upward shape. An engaging projection 34 is provided on the front side of the strike 22 so as to project forward. As shown in FIGS. 6 to 8, on the front lower surface side of the lock casing 24 at the front end portion of the lid 3, a receiver 35 that can be engaged with and disengaged from the engaging protrusion 34 is attached with a screw 42 or the like as the lid 3 is opened and closed. ing. The receiving member 35 includes a top plate 37 having a latch through hole 36 (see FIG. 8) through which the tip of the latch 25 passes, and a projection that is bent downward from the front end of the top plate 37 and can be engaged with and disengaged from the engagement projection 34. The front plate 39 having the engagement hole 38 is formed in an inverted L-shaped cross section.

According to the garbage collection box 1 having the above configuration, as shown in FIG. 5, the lid 3 can be opened and closed around the hinge shaft 13 to allow the garbage to be taken in and out from the garbage inlet 7.
In the fully closed state of the lid 3, the latch 25 is projected and urged by the urging means, and is inserted into and engaged with the latch engaging recess 33 of the strike 22 as shown in FIG. 7. In the state shown in FIG. 7, even if the lid 3 is moved upward in the drawing, the vertical engagement surface 25 a at the tip of the latch 25 and the opening edge of the latch engagement recess 33 are in contact with the latch engagement recess 33. Since the latch 25 does not enter the lock casing 24, the lid 3 is locked and cannot move upward in the drawing. Accordingly, at this time, the lid 3 can be prevented from being unexpectedly opened by the wind pressure entering from the front panel 5, the side panel 4, the back panel 17, or the like. Further, the engagement protrusion 34 of the strike 22 is fitted and engaged with the protrusion engagement hole 38 of the receiving member 35, so that the lid 3 can be lifted by wind pressure even if the lid 3 is slightly rattled. The complementary function of the latch lock 20 that reliably blocks is exhibited.

  When the lid 3 is opened, when the handle 21 is pushed upward as shown by the arrow A in FIG. 7 and rotated around the rotation center axis 30, the tip of the presser 32 is shown around the rotation center axis 30 by this rotation (FIG. 7). Rotate clockwise. Then, the actuating portion 23 in the lock casing 24 moves downward in the figure (FIG. 7), the latch 25 is inverted into the lock casing 24 and can be immersed, and the lid 3 is moved upward by the force of pushing the handle 21. (See the virtual line state in FIG. 5). As the lid 3 is opened, the protrusion engaging hole 38 of the receiving member 35 comes out of the engaging protrusion 34 of the strike 22, and the engagement is released.

  When the lid 3 is closed, the slope 25b (see FIG. 7) at the tip of the latch 25 abuts on the upper slope of the engaging projection 34 of the strike 22, and the latch 25 is biased by the biasing means by the component of the pushing force. The latch 25 is inserted into the lock casing 24 against the force, and the leading end of the latch 25 gets over the engaging protrusion 34 and is simultaneously inserted into and engaged with the latch engaging recess 33 of the strike 22 by the urging force of the urging means. 3 is automatically closed and locked. For this reason, it is possible to prevent the lid 3 from being unexpectedly opened by the wind pressure. Further, as the lid 3 is closed, the protrusion engaging hole 38 of the receiving member 35 is fitted and engaged with the engaging protrusion 34 of the strike 22. As a result, as described above, even if the lid 3 has a backlash, the complementary function of the latch lock 20 that reliably prevents the lid 3 from being lifted by the wind pressure can be exhibited.

  In the above embodiment, the side panel 4, the front panel 5, and the back panel 17 are grid panels in which wires are welded in a grid pattern, but other than these, panels made of metal or inorganic materials may be used. it can. The front and rear columns 9a and 9b are fixed to the ground using anchor bolts 10a and 10b. However, it is also possible to provide a caster device at each lower end of the front and rear columns 9a and 9b so that the garbage collection box 1 can be moved. .

  In the illustrated example (see FIGS. 6 and 8), the left bracket 28 is provided with a cylinder lock 40 that prevents the latch 25 from being immersed. According to this, after the lid 3 is closed, the cylinder lock 40 can be locked with the key, and it is not unlocked even if the handle 21 is rotated. However, the cylinder lock 40 is not necessarily required.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Garbage collection box 2 Box main body 3 Lid 4 Side panel 5 Front panel 6 Garbage storage part 7 Garbage inlet 13 Hinge shaft 19 Lock mechanism 20 Latch lock 21 Handle 22 Strike 23 Actuator 24 Lock casing 25 Latch 30 Rotation center axis 33 Latch Engaging recess 34 Engaging protrusion 35 Receiving member 36 Latch through hole 37 Upper surface plate 38 Protrusion engaging hole 39 Front surface plate

Claims (2)

A box main body having a dust container surrounded by a side panel and a front panel and having a dust inlet on the upper surface side; and a lid for opening and closing the garbage inlet, In the garbage collection box, the end side of which is attached so as to be freely openable and closable in the vertical direction around a hinge shaft pivotally attached to the rear side of the dust inlet,
A latch lock is attached near the center of the front end side of the lid, and this latch lock has a lock casing embedded in the front end portion of the lid, and the front end of the lock casing can be moved in and out of the front of the lock casing. Provided on the outer surface of the front end of the lid, and is attached to the outer surface of the front end of the lid so as to be rotatable about the center axis of rotation. A locking mechanism that immerses the latch into the lock casing and unlocks it as it is pushed upward and rotated,
A strike is attached to the upper end side of the front panel, and a latch engagement recess is formed on the upper end surface of the strike so as to open upward when the lid is closed and the front end of the latch engages in a protruding state. and it is,
An engaging protrusion is provided in a forward protruding shape on the front side of the strike, and a receiving tool having a protrusion engaging hole that can be engaged with and disengaged from the engaging protrusion is attached to the front end of the cover, and as the cover is closed A dust collection box, wherein the protrusion engaging hole of the receiving member is engaged with the engaging protrusion . The receiver has a top plate having a latch through-hole through which the tip of the latch penetrates, and a cross-section reverse L having a protrusion engaging hole that is bent downward from the front end of the top plate and can be engaged and disengaged with the engaging protrusion. 2. The garbage collection box according to claim 1, wherein the garbage collection box is a receiving member having a shape.

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