JPH0136805Y2 - - 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.

Conventional Technology Conventionally, this type of waste collection container has been of the top-opening type, in which waste is input into the container and waste is discharged outside the container through the same upper opening; There are open-bottom types in which waste is introduced into the container through the opening at the top, and waste is discharged from the container by opening the bottom.
Generally, conventional waste collection containers with an open bottom have a hinge that attaches the bottom wall so that it can rotate freely to open the bottom, and a fixing device that keeps the bottom wall closed so that it does not open except when necessary. It is equipped with

Problems that the invention aims to solve The structure of conventional open-bottom waste collection containers,
The entire weight of the waste stored in the container will be applied to the hinges and fixing device, making it difficult to open and close the bottom wall, and damaging the hinges and fixing device. The problem was that it inevitably got worse.

The purpose of the present invention is to solve the problems of conventional containers and provide a waste collection container that can be easily opened for waste discharge and that does not damage any parts. be.

Means for Solving the Problems The waste collection container according to the present invention has a hook hole in the upper part for creating a storage space for waste and for hanging a lifting hook, and allows waste to be thrown into the waste storage space. A container forming member having an input port for discharging the waste put into the waste storage space and an opening on the bottom wall surface for discharging the waste thrown into the waste storage space, and installing the container forming member at a waste collection place. A base member is provided at the bottom of the container forming member so that the container forming member can be placed on a surface with good stability, and the base member includes a base member for opening and closing the opening of the container forming member. An opening/closing plate is provided, and the base member and the opening/closing plate include:
A lock and a lock release member are provided for locking the opening/closing plate in the closed state and releasing the closed state, and the area of the opening is equivalent to the area of the bottom wall surface of the container forming member. The bottom wall surface of the container forming member excluding the opening is inclined downward toward the opening.

Function: In the waste collection container of the present invention, the area of the opening provided in the bottom wall of the container forming member is considerably smaller than the area of the bottom wall, so that the waste contained in the container The load of the object is not so much applied to the opening/closing plate that closes the opening, and a considerable portion of the load is applied to the bottom wall surface other than the opening. Therefore, even when the waste collection container of the present invention is lifted up while containing waste, the load applied to the locking and unlocking members of the opening/closing plate is small, and the contained waste cannot be removed from the opening. The opening/closing plate can be easily opened for discharge. In this way, when the opening/closing plate is opened while the waste collection container is lifted, the contained waste falls downward from the opening due to its own weight and is discharged.
In this case, even if the area of the opening is considerably smaller than the area of the bottom wall, the bottom wall slopes downward toward the opening, so
Following the slope, the waste falls in an orderly manner toward the opening and is discharged from the opening, and does not become clogged at the opening and cannot 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 the installed state of a waste collection container as an embodiment of the present invention. This first
As shown in the figure, this waste collection container 100
creates an internal waste storage space. For example, a container forming member 110 made of a plastic material, and a base member provided at the bottom of the container forming member 110 so that the container forming member 110 can be placed with good stability on the installation surface of a waste collection site. 120.

A hook hole 111 is provided in the upper part of the container forming member 110 for hanging a lifting hook in order to lift the container 100 when collecting waste. This hook hole 111 is located at A in FIG.
As clearly shown in FIG. 5, which is a sectional view taken along the line -A, reinforcement is achieved by fixing reinforcing plates 111A, such as metal plates, to both sides with bolts 111B. Furthermore, at least one of the upper sides of the container-forming member 110 is provided with an input port 112 that allows waste to be introduced into the waste storage space. It is preferable to attach an input port cover 112A having a slit to the input port 112 to prevent rainwater and other debris from entering.
Further, in order to prevent rainwater from flowing into the container from the input port 112, it is preferable to provide a protruding rib 112B around the input port 112.

Furthermore, the input port 11 of the container forming member 110
2, it is convenient to provide a sticker attachment surface 113 on which a sticker with instructions for use of the container can be attached.
Lower it one step as shown by A, or use the reference number 1.
Providing a convex rib around the periphery, as shown by 13B, may help prevent the sticker stuck there from peeling off. When waste accumulates in the waste storage space inside the container, the container forming member 110 tends to bulge out. To prevent this bulging, the lower part of both sides of the container forming member 110 is , it is preferable to provide a plurality of reinforcing ribs 114. By providing such reinforcing ribs 114, the rigidity of the container forming member 110 can be increased and its life can be extended.

FIG. 2 shows the container forming member 110 and the base member 1.
20 in detail, the container forming member 1
10 is a partially broken exploded partial perspective view showing a state in which the base member 120 is removed from the bottom of the device 10. FIG. As clearly shown in FIG. 2, the container forming member 110
A waste storage space 110 is provided on the bottom wall surface 115 of the
A discharge opening 116 is formed to be as small as possible so that the waste stored in A can be discharged. In this way, by making the discharge opening 116 as small as possible, the area of the remaining bottom wall surface 115 increases, and the bottom wall surface 115 itself functions as a reinforcing rib. The load applied to the opening/closing plate 130 is reduced in proportion to the ratio of the maximum cross-sectional area of the container to the area of the opening 116, and furthermore, solid objects such as empty bottles and cans lean against each other. This is effective in that the load applied to the plate 130 is reduced to a fraction of the total load. Furthermore, when discharging waste, the waste does not fall all at once but falls little by little, so the falling sound is small and it is safe. However, if the area of the opening 116 is made smaller in proportion to the area of the bottom wall surface, that is, if the bottom wall surface is increased, even after the opening/closing plate 130 is opened, the waste storage space 11
A problem arises in that waste materials such as empty bottles tend to remain in the 0A. Therefore, in order to avoid such a problem, in this embodiment, the bottom wall surface 115 is inclined downward toward the opening 116. By providing the bottom wall surface 115 with a slope in this manner, when the opening/closing plate 130 is open, the waste can slide down the bottom wall surface 115 and not be left in the waste storage space 110A, but can be removed from the opening 116 to the outside. It will all be discharged to.

The bottom wall surface 115 is formed with a bolt attachment part 117 for attaching a bolt 121 for attaching the base member 120, and the base member 120 is provided with a fixing surface 123 that joins to the bolt attachment part 117. A bolt hole 123A is formed in this fixing surface 123. Base member 1
20 denotes these bolt mounting parts 117 and the fixing surface 1
At 23, it is firmly attached and fixed to the bottom of the container forming member 110 using bolts 121 and 122. In this way, when the base member 120 is fixed with the bolt attachment part 117 protruding from the bottom wall surface 115 of the container forming member 110, the container forming member 11
This is convenient because it also increases the rigidity of 0.

An opening/closing plate 130 is rotatably attached to the base member 120 using a hinge 131 on one side, and a fixing bar 132 is attached to the opposite side of the opening/closing plate 130 with bolts 132A. and is attached to the opening/closing plate 130. A return leaf spring 131A may be provided between the base member 120 and the opening/closing plate 130. A pin 133 forming part of the locking and unlocking member is provided at the end of the fixing bar 132. On the other hand, an opening/closing fixture 1 is provided on the side of the base member 120.
34 is fixed with bolts. Opening/closing fixture 1
34, as clearly shown in the partial cross-sectional view of FIG.
5 is rotatably attached. Opening/closing fitting 1
35 is provided with a hook portion 135B,
When the hook portion 135B engages with the pin 133, the opening/closing plate 130 is held in a closed state and prevents the waste stored in the waste storage space 110A from being discharged.

As clearly shown in the partial cross-sectional view of FIG. 4, when the container 100 is installed at the collection site, if the opening/closing plate 130 is always in contact with the ground, the waste will be stored in the waste storage space 110A. Even when things are full, there is almost no load on the hinge 131, the pin 133 as a lock/unlock member, and the opening/closing fitting 135, which is convenient because damage to them can be minimized. , it is also effective in terms of safety.

Next, an example of the use of the waste collection container having such a structure will be described with reference to the schematic diagram of FIG. 6.

First, this waste collection container 100 is installed in a state as shown in FIG. 1 at a collection site for waste such as empty bottles and cans. Then, when waste is put into the waste collection container 100 from the input port 112 and the container becomes full,
As schematically shown in FIG. 6, the waste collection container 100 is lifted up by a collection vehicle 200 using a crane 201 or the like equipped on the collection vehicle 200. In this case, the lifting hook 202 of the crane 201 is hooked onto the hook hole 111 at the top of the waste collection container 100, and the opening/closing lever 203 is installed in advance on one end of the opening/closing fitting 135 at the bottom of the waste collection container 100. This opening/closing lever 203 is
If the container 5 is carried around and can be attached to the opening/closing fitting 135 of any waste collection container as needed, it will also serve as a key to prevent anyone other than an outsider from easily opening and closing the container. Become,
Moreover, it is advantageous that the cost of the container can be reduced as a whole. Furthermore, the opening/closing lever 2 is opened via the hook part.
Hook the tip of the wire 204 onto the key hook portion 203A of 03.

When the waste collection container 100 is lifted and moved to a predetermined position above the collection vehicle 200 and the collection company 205 pulls the wire 204, the hook portion 135B of the opening/closing fitting 135 is released from the fixing pin 133, and the hinge 131 is removed. The opening/closing plate 130 is opened in a semicircular manner centering on the waste storage space 110A.
The waste stored inside is discharged to the outside of the container 100 and is easily collected onto the collection vehicle 200. When the discharge is finished, the container 100 is lowered to the ground as it is, but the opening/closing plate 130 is smoothly closed without any manual intervention due to the action of the return leaf spring 131A.

Effects of the invention As mentioned above, the waste collection container of the invention has the following features:
By making the area of the opening considerably smaller than the area of the bottom wall of the container forming member, the load applied to the opening/closing plate is reduced, the opening/closing plate can be opened easily, and the bottom wall has a slope. This also makes it easier to discharge waste. Further, when discharging waste, the waste does not fall all at once but falls little by little, so the falling sound is small and it is safe. Furthermore, even when waste is stored, the load applied to the opening/closing plate is small, so the load applied to the hinges, locks, and unlocking members related to the opening/closing plate is also small, and damage to them can be minimized. .

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 of the accompanying drawings is a perspective view of a waste collection container as an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a partially cutaway exploded perspective view of the waste collection container of FIG. 1, and FIG. FIG. 4 is a partial sectional view showing details of the locking and unlocking members of the waste collection container shown in FIG.
Fig. 5 is a partial sectional view showing the hinge part of the waste collection container in Fig. 1 in detail, Fig. 5 is a sectional view taken along line A-A in Fig. 1, and Fig. 6 is a use of the waste collection container in Fig. 1. FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram illustrating an example. 100...Waste collection container, 110...Container forming member, 110A...Waste storage space, 11
1... Hook hole, 112... Inlet, 115...
Bottom wall surface, 116...opening, 120...base member, 130...opening/closing plate, 133...pin, 134...
...Opening/closing fixture, 135...Opening/closing fixture.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] A waste storage space is created and a hook hole for hanging a lifting hook is provided at the top, and the waste is input into the waste storage space, and the waste is input into the waste storage space. a container forming member having an opening on the bottom wall surface for discharging collected waste; and a container forming member that allows the container forming member to be placed with good stability on the installation surface of the waste collection site. a base member provided at the bottom of the container, the base member is provided with an opening/closing plate for opening and closing the opening of the container forming member, and the base member and the opening/closing plate include: A lock and a lock release member are provided for locking the opening/closing plate in the closed state and releasing the closed state, and the area of the opening is equivalent to the area of the bottom wall surface of the container forming member. The waste collection container is characterized in that the bottom wall surface of the container forming member excluding the opening is inclined downward toward the opening.