KR20200118310A - waste basket - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a trash can, comprising: a main body which has an accommodation space for accommodating a plastic bag therein and wherein the top is open; and a hanger unit installed to be exposed and protrude from the top of the main body in the direction in which the outer diameter extends from the main body, and formed to be elastically deformed to reduce its outer diameter when descending by an external force applied downward and thus to enter the main body and allow a plastic bag to be placed thereon. According to the present trash can, the plastic bag is placed to throw trash and the plastic bag can be easily separated, and therefore user convenience is improved.

Description

Trash can {waste basket}

The present invention relates to a trash can, and more particularly, to a trash can that supports easy mounting and separating of a plastic bag on a main body.

Garbage generated from homes and offices is put in a pay-as-you-go garbage bag (hereinafter referred to as a bag) sold by local governments and discarded.

However, since the volume-based garbage bag is made of plastic, it is very difficult to keep it upright. Most of the garbage is collected from time to time in a separate garbage can, and when the garbage can is full, the garbage can be collected one by one and put in a volume-based garbage bag at a time. have.

Alternatively, a general plastic bag is inserted inside the trash can, and when the plastic bag is full of trash, the plastic bag is collected, placed in a pay-as-you-go trash bag, and then discharged.

In this way, since there are many cases where a volume-based bag made of a plastic material or a general bag is inserted into the trash can, various kinds of trash cans in which the plastic bag can be mounted have been proposed.

However, the conventional trash bin has a disadvantage in that the process of mounting the plastic bag to be supported by the user is complicated, and the separation operation of the mounted plastic bag is not easy.

The present invention has been invented to improve the above-described problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a trash can that supports easy mounting and separating of plastic bags.

In order to achieve the above object, the trash can according to the present invention includes a main body having an accommodation space for accommodating a plastic bag therein and an open top thereof; It is installed to protrude from the top of the main body in the direction that the outer diameter expands from the main body, but is elastically deformed so that the outer diameter is reduced when descending downward by an external force applied downward, so that the plastic bag can be mounted. It includes; a hanger unit formed to be.

Preferably, the main body includes an inner cylinder portion forming the receiving space capable of accommodating a plastic bag; It is coupled to the outside of the inner cylinder portion so as to accommodate the inner cylinder portion while surrounding the inner cylinder portion so that the upper portion of the receiving space is opened, and a portion of the hanger unit can be lifted and lowered between the inner cylinder portion. An outer cylinder portion formed with a space for elevating and descending; and the hanger unit is mounted in the elevating space of the outer cylinder portion and the inner cylinder portion to elevate and descend along the outer surface of the inner cylinder portion. Ring and; It is coupled to the elevating ring and extends to be exposed to the upper surface of the outer cylinder portion, but when the length protruding upward from the upper surface of the outer cylinder portion is elongated, it is elastically deformed in the direction in which the outer diameter is expanded, and the external force is applied to the When descending in the direction closer to the upper surface of the outer cylinder portion, the expansion distance ring is elastically deformed in the direction in which the outer diameter is reduced and the plastic bag can be mounted; And a position adjusting unit capable of adjusting the elevating position by operating the elevating ring from the outside of the outer cylinder.

According to an aspect of the present invention, the expansion mounting ring is spaced apart from each other along the upper surface edge region of the outer cylinder and extends in an arc shape, and the outer cylinder extends downward from both ends of the adjacent arc-shaped portions. A connection part is provided on the upper surface of the part to enter the elevation allowable space along an inlet guide groove formed in communication with the elevation allowable space and is coupled to the elevational ring, and the elevational ring has a lower end of the connection section. There is a hook that is fixedly coupled.

In addition, a lid rotatably coupled to the main body so as to open and close the receiving space of the main body; A foot lever provided to enable seesaw movement through a seesaw hinge under the body; An interlocking mechanism configured to open the lid according to a pressing operation of the foot lever; It is preferable to further include a fixed adjustment unit capable of fixing and releasing the foot lever in a lowered state to maintain and release the lid in an open state.

The position adjustment unit is coupled to the elevating ring and one end of the elevating control lever formed to be extended to be exposed to the outside of the elevating guide groove formed to open to the outside in the outer cylinder portion; A locking guide bar coupled to one end of the elevating ring and extending downwardly and having a plurality of locking grooves extending in a direction thereof; A clasp supported by a support bracket mounted on the outer side of the outer cylinder portion so as to enter and retreat into the locking groove of the locking guide bar; And a spring for applying an elastic force to the clasp so that the clasp enters the locking groove.

According to another aspect of the present invention, the arc-shaped portion has a first horizontal portion extending horizontally from an upper end of the connection portion, and a height gradually lowering than the first horizontal portion at the end of the first horizontal portion, and the The first inclined portion extending obliquely downwardly away from the first horizontal portion, and one end formed to be coupled to the end of the first inclined portion, the skewer portion formed in the shape of a sharp arrowhead, and at the other end of the skewer portion It is formed in a structure having a second inclined portion extending upwardly away from the skewer portion, and a second horizontal portion extending horizontally from an upper end of the second inclined portion and connected to an adjacent connecting portion.

Alternatively, the arc-shaped portion has a first horizontal portion extending horizontally from the upper end of the connection portion and one end at the end of the first horizontal portion, and is lower in height than the first horizontal portion and part of the plastic bag. It is formed in a structure having a fitting ring portion having a fitting groove whose upper portion is opened for insertion and mounting, and a second horizontal portion extending horizontally from the other end of the fitting ring portion and connected to an adjacent connecting portion.

According to the trash can according to the present invention, the user's convenience is improved by supporting the easy operation of placing and separating plastic bags so that trash can be input.

1 is a perspective view showing a trash can according to a first embodiment of the present invention,
2 is a perspective view showing a state in which the lid of the trash can of FIG. 1 is opened,
Figure 3 is a front view of the trash can of Figure 2,
Figure 4 is an exploded perspective view showing a partial cut to explain the elevating and descending structure of the expansion base of Figure 2,
5 is an exploded perspective view showing an exploded clasp of FIG. 4,
6 is a cut-away perspective view for explaining the operating structure of the interlocking mechanism for opening the lid of Figure 2,
7 is a perspective view showing a trash can to which the expansion bores are applied according to a second embodiment of the present invention,
8 is a perspective view showing a trash can to which the expansion is applied according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, a trash can according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a perspective view showing a trash can according to a first embodiment of the present invention, Fig. 2 is a perspective view showing a state in which the lid of the trash can of Fig. 1 is opened, and Fig. 3 is a front view of the trash can of Fig. 2, and 4 is an exploded perspective view showing a partially cut-away to explain the elevating structure of the expansion base of FIG. 2, FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view showing the clasp of FIG. 4 by exploding, and FIG. 6 is It is a cut-away perspective view for explaining the operating structure of the interlocking mechanism to open.

1 to 6, the trash bin 100 according to the present invention includes a body 110, a hanger unit 150, and a lid 180.

The main body 110 has an accommodation space 122 capable of accommodating the plastic bag 10 therein, and has an open top structure. The main body 110 is capable of accommodating some elements of the hanger unit 150 supporting the mounting of the secret bag 10, and is provided with an inner cylinder portion 120 and an outer cylinder portion 130 when separated. do.

The inner cylinder portion 120 is a portion forming a receiving space 122 capable of accommodating the plastic bag 10 and is formed in a cylindrical shape. The inner bottom surface 124 of the inner cylinder part 120 is partially cut to provide an operating space for the foot lever 194 to be described later, and unlike the illustrated example, the foot lever ( When constructed to provide an operating space of 194), the inner bottom surface 124 may be formed to be closed.

The outer cylinder portion 130 is coupled to the outside of the inner cylinder portion 120 in a cylindrical shape to accommodate the inner cylinder portion 120 while surrounding the inner cylinder portion 120 so that the upper portion of the receiving space 122 is opened. The outer cylinder portion 130 is formed to have an elevating allowable space 134 between the inner cylinder portion 120 and a portion of the hanger unit 150 to elevate and descend. When the outer cylinder portion 130 is divided, the upper surface portion 131 extending in the direction in which the outer diameter extends from the inner cylinder portion 120 at the upper end of the inner cylinder portion 120 to form the upper surface of the body 110, and the upper surface portion ( It extends downwardly to be spaced apart from the inner cylinder portion 120 to have an elevating allowable space 134 in which a part of the hanger unit 150 can elevate and descend between the edge of the 131 and the inner cylinder portion 120 It has a structure having a side portion 132 and an outer bottom surface 133 formed to close the lower portion at the lower end of the side portion 132.

In the upper surface 131 of the outer cylinder portion 131 that becomes the upper surface of the main body 110, a lead-in guide groove 136 is formed to be spaced apart from each other by communicating with the elevation allowable space 134 along the circumferential direction.

The hanger unit 150 is installed to protrude from the top of the main body 110 in a direction in which the outer diameter expands from the main body 110, but is elastically deformed so that the outer diameter is reduced when descending downward by an external force applied downward. As it enters into the body 110, the plastic bag 10 is formed to be mounted.

The hanger unit 150 includes an elevating ring 152, an expansion distance ring 160, and a position adjustment unit 170.

The elevating ring 152 is mounted in the elevating space 134 of the outer cylinder portion 130 and the inner cylinder portion 120 to elevate and descend along the outer surface of the inner cylinder portion 120 to form a circular ring in the shape of a closed track. Has been.

The expansion base 160 is coupled to the elevating ring 152 to extend to be exposed to the upper surface of the outer cylinder portion 130 and the upper surface 131, but the length protruding upward from the upper surface 131 of the outer cylinder portion 130 is increased. When ascending, the outer diameter is elastically deformed and restored in the direction in which the outer diameter is expanded, and when lowered, the outer diameter is elastically deformed in the direction in which the outer diameter is reduced by the applied external force. It is formed of a metal wire that can be elastically deformed and restored so that the bag 10 can be mounted. The expansion ridge 160 is partly entered along the inlet guide groove 136 formed on the upper surface 131 of the outer cylinder portion 130 and is coupled to the elevating ring 152, and when distinguishing this, the arc-shaped portion 161 And, the connection portion 163 is repeatedly connected in series to form a closed orbit.

The arc-shaped portion 161 is a portion that is spaced apart from each other along the edge region of the upper surface 131 of the outer cylinder portion 130 and extends in an arc shape.

The connection part 163 is a part that interconnects the adjacent arc-shaped parts 161 and extends downward from both ends of the adjacent arc-shaped parts 161 to allow elevating and descending space on the upper surface 131 of the outer cylinder part 130 ( It enters into the elevation allowable space 134 along the entry guide groove 136 formed in communication with the 134 and is coupled to the elevation ring 152. When the connection part 163 is divided, the first and the first and the inclined extending so that the distance to the inner tube part 120 becomes closer as it proceeds downward, respectively, extending downward from both ends of the two adjacent arc-shaped parts 161 of the connection object. The second elastically deformed entry and exit portions 163a and 163b and the lower ends of the first and second elastically deformed entry and exit portions 163a and 163b are formed of a horizontal joint portion 163c that connects horizontally to each other.

Here, the first and second elastically deformed entry and exit portions 163a and 163b have a vertical inclination angle with the arc-shaped portion 161 as they enter the lower portion so that the length exposed to the outside with respect to the entry guide groove 136 is shortened. Is formed to be elastically deformed to gradually decrease.

The horizontal joint portion 163c is inserted into and fixed to a hook 154 having a fitting groove that is protruded upward from the upper surface of the elevating ring 152 and opened horizontally.

The position adjustment unit 170 is provided on both sides of the main body 110 so that the user can manipulate the elevating ring 152 from the outside of the outer cylinder portion 130 to adjust the elevating position of the expansion base 160.

The position adjustment unit 170 includes an elevating operation lever 171, a locking guide bar 173, a support bracket 174, a clasp 177, and a spring 178.

The elevating operation lever 171 has a handle formed in a rectangular shape by extending to be exposed to the outside of the elevating guide groove 137 formed to be opened to the outside by one end coupled to the elevating ring 152 It is structured.

The engaging guide bar 173 is coupled to one end to the elevating ring 152 so as to be exposed by the elevating guide groove 137 and extending downward, but a plurality of serrated engaging grooves 173a form a plurality of extension directions. Has been.

The clasp 177 is supported by a support bracket 174 mounted to protrude to maintain an open state of the elevating guide groove 137 on the outside of the outer cylinder part 130, and is in the locking groove 173a of the locking guide bar 173. It is equipped to allow entry and exit. Here, the support bracket 174 is extended to protrude from both sides around the elevating guide groove 137, but the first and second protruding bars having sliding guide grooves 174a1 drawn inwardly on opposite surfaces ( 174a) (174b) and the end of the first and second protruding bars (174a) (174b) is formed in a'U' shape having a closing bar (174c) interconnecting.

The clasp 177 can be entered into the interior receiving space of the support bracket 174, but the advance and retreat body 177a formed in the shape of a square frame with an empty inside so that the user's finger or hand can enter, and the advancing and retreating body 177a. A locking piece (177b) protruding in a direction toward the locking guide bar 173 at the rear facing the descending guide groove 137 and entering the locking groove (173a), and a support pin protruding from the front of the advancing and retreating body (177a) It has a structure with (177c).

Spring 178 is inserted outside the support pin (177c) to apply an elastic force to the latch (177) so that the locking piece (177b) of the latch (177) enters the locking groove (173a) and supported inside the finishing bar (174c) Installed.

According to this structure, when it is desired to raise the expansion grip 160 to insert the plastic bag or to separate the previously inserted plastic bag 10, the locking piece 177b of the latch 177 becomes the locking guide bar 173 ), the fixing force is released by the operation in a direction separated from each other, and it rises by the restoring force of the expansion base 160, and by operating the lift operation lever 171 upward, the lift can proceed more smoothly. Likewise, when the plastic bag 10 is spread over the arc-shaped portion 161 of the ridge 160 and then lowered and fixed, the locking piece (177b) of the clasp 177 is a locking guide bar In the state that it is kept separate from (173), if the lifting and lowering operation lever 171 is operated downward and then the operation force applied to the latch 177 is released, the latch 177 is expanded to enter the locking guide bar 173 Distance ring 160 maintains a fixed state.

The lid 180 is formed to open and close the accommodation space 122 of the main body 110 from the top, and is rotatably coupled to the main body 110 through a main hinge 181.

The lid 180 has a cap-shaped cover portion 182 formed in the shape of a hat to have an inner diameter that is larger than the main body 110 so as to cover the main body 110, and the cover portion 182 is rotatable by a hinge at the center. It has a structure having a rotating opening and closing plate 184 that is coupled to open and close the input port formed in the center of the cover portion 182.

An Ottogi weight portion 186 is formed at the center of the bottom of the pivoting opening and closing plate 184 to form a center of gravity so as to be protruded downward and return to the position where the inlet is closed when no external force is applied.

The lid 180 is provided with a lid opening and closing operation unit to be opened and closed by a user's foot operation.

The lid opening and closing operation unit includes a foot lever 194 and an interlocking mechanism 196.

The foot lever 194 is formed to extend in a plate shape to enable seesaw movement to both sides by using the seesaw hinge 192 supported by the main body 110 at the lower part of the main body 110 as a rotation center, but the operation part 194a where the user's foot is stepped on ) Extends to be exposed to the outside through a lower opening 112 formed to be opened in a square shape under the main body 110.

The foot lever 194 is lower of the lower opening 112 to fix the lowered state in a state in which one side of the foot lever 194 is lowered to open the lid 180 with respect to the seesaw hinge 192. When the operation part 194a is moved to the left in the horizontal direction, the fixing groove 113 is formed to be expanded horizontally so that the upward rotation is blocked. In this case, the manipulating part 194a of the foot lever 194 may be constructed to have a clearance capable of moving left and right with respect to the seesaw hinge 192 so that it can enter and exit into the fixing groove 113 horizontally.

Here, the fixing groove 113 is applied as a fixing adjustment unit capable of fixing and releasing the foot lever 194 in a lowered state so that the lid 180 can be maintained and released in an open state.

The interlocking mechanism 196 is configured to be opened by rotating the lid 180 to be interlocked upward according to a downward pressing operation of the foot lever 194. The interlocking mechanism 196 is hinged with the opposite side of the operating part 194a of the foot lever 194 and extended upwardly by a vertical link 196a, and the upper end of the vertical link 196a is hinged to the inside of the lid 180. It is a rotating arm link (196b) that is combined with the side and rotates with the lid (180) with the main hinge (181) as a rotational center.

On the other hand, the arc-shaped portion 161 is in the form of turning the top of the plastic bag 10 downward in the direction in which the outer diameter is expanded as shown in FIG. It may be constructed to support the deferment, and an example thereof will be described with reference to FIGS. 7 and 8. Elements having the same function as in the drawings shown above are denoted by the same reference numerals.

Referring to FIG. 7, some of the arc-shaped portions 161 are formed to have a skewer portion 161c formed in the shape of an arrowhead. When the arc-shaped portion 161 is divided along the extension direction, the first horizontal portion 161a, the first inclined portion 161b, the skewer portion 161c, the second inclined portion 161d, and the second It is formed in a structure having a horizontal portion 161e.

The first horizontal portion 161a is a portion extending horizontally from the top of the connection portion 163, and the first inclined portion 161b is higher than the first horizontal portion 161a at the end of the first horizontal portion 161a. Is a portion extending obliquely downward to be further away from the first horizontal portion 161a while being gradually lowered. The skewer part 161c is formed to have one end coupled to the end of the first inclined part 161b, but is a part formed in the shape of a sharp arrowhead, and the height of the peak is higher than that of the first and second horizontal parts 161a and 161e. It is preferred to apply slightly lower. The second inclined portion (161d) is a portion extending upwardly away from the skewer portion (161c) at the other end of the skewer portion (161c), and the second horizontal portion (161e) is horizontal at the top of the second inclined portion (161d). It extends to and is connected to the adjacent connection portion 163.

According to this structure, it is possible to support by inserting the wing portion of the plastic bag 10 into the skewer portion (161a).

Unlike this, as illustrated in FIG. 8, some of the arc-shaped portions 161 may be formed to have a fitting ring portion 161g so that the plastic bag 10 is rolled and supported.

When the arc-shaped portion 161 is divided along the extension direction, it is formed in a structure having a first horizontal portion 161a, a fitting ring portion 161g, and a second horizontal portion 161e.

The first horizontal portion 161a is a portion extending horizontally from the top of the connection portion, and the fitting ring portion 161g has one end coupled at the end of the first horizontal portion 161a and is higher than the first horizontal portion 161a. It is a part of a structure having a circular fitting groove whose upper part is open so that a part of the plastic bag 10 can be inserted and mounted while being low, and the second horizontal part (161e) extends horizontally from the other end of the fitting ring part (161g) It is a part connected to the adjacent connection part.

According to this structure, the blades of the plastic bag 910 can be rolled up and mounted so as to be supported by the fitting ring part 161g.

According to the trash can described above, the convenience of the user is improved by supporting the easy operation of placing and separating the plastic bag so that trash can be input.

110: main body 150: hanger unit
152: elevating ring 160: expansion ring
170: positioning unit 180: lid

Claims (7)

A main body having an accommodation space for accommodating a plastic bag therein and an open top thereof;
It is installed to protrude from the top of the main body in the direction that the outer diameter expands from the main body, but is elastically deformed so that the outer diameter is reduced when descending downward by an external force applied downward, so that the plastic bag can be mounted. A trash can comprising a; hanger unit formed to be. The method of claim 1, wherein the body
An inner cylinder portion forming the receiving space capable of accommodating a plastic bag;
It is coupled to the outside of the inner tube portion so as to accommodate the inner tube portion while surrounding the inner tube portion so that the upper portion of the receiving space is opened, but a part of the hanger unit can be raised and lowered between the inner tube portion. It has an outer cylinder portion formed to have an elevation allowable space;
The hanger unit is
An elevating ring mounted in the elevating space of the outer cylinder portion and the inner cylinder portion and formed in a closed track shape to elevate and descend along the outer surface of the inner cylinder portion;
It is coupled to the elevating ring and extends to be exposed to the upper surface of the outer cylinder portion, but when the length protruding upward from the upper surface of the outer cylinder portion is elongated, it is elastically deformed in the direction in which the outer diameter is expanded, When descending in the direction closer to the upper surface of the outer cylinder portion, the expansion distance ring is elastically deformed in the direction in which the outer diameter is reduced and the plastic bag can be mounted;
A trash bin comprising: a position adjusting unit capable of adjusting the elevating position by operating the elevating ring from the outside of the outer cylinder. The method of claim 2, wherein the expansion mounting ring
A plurality of arc-shaped portions that are spaced apart from each other along the upper surface edge region of the outer cylinder portion and extended in an arc shape, respectively, extending downward from both ends of the adjacent arc-shaped portions, and formed to communicate with the elevation allowable space on the upper surface of the outer cylinder portion. It has a connecting portion that is coupled to the elevating ring by entering the elevation allowable space along the entry guide groove,
The elevating ring is a trash can characterized in that formed with a hook for fixing the lower end of the connecting portion. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising: a lid rotatably coupled to the main body so as to open and close the receiving space of the main body;
A foot lever provided to enable seesaw movement through a seesaw hinge under the body;
An interlocking mechanism configured to open the lid according to a pressing operation of the foot lever;
A trash can further comprising: a fixed adjustment unit capable of fixing and releasing the foot lever in a lowered state to maintain and release the lid in an open state. The method of claim 3, wherein the position adjustment unit
An elevating control lever having one end coupled to the elevating ring and extending to be exposed outside the elevating guide groove formed to be opened to the outside in the outer cylinder portion;
A locking guide bar coupled to one end of the elevating ring and extending downwardly and having a plurality of locking grooves extending in a direction thereof;
A clasp supported by a support bracket mounted on the outer side of the outer cylinder portion so as to enter and retreat into the locking groove of the locking guide bar;
And a spring for applying an elastic force to the latch so that the latch enters the locking groove. The method of claim 3, wherein the arc-shaped portion has a first horizontal portion extending horizontally from an upper end of the connection portion, and the first horizontal portion gradually lowers in height than the first horizontal portion at an end of the first horizontal portion. A first inclined portion extending obliquely downwardly from the portion, a skewer portion formed in a shape of an arrowhead having a sharp point, and a skewer portion formed at the end of the first inclined portion, and the skewer portion at the other end of the skewer portion And a second inclined portion extending upwardly away from and horizontally extending from an upper end of the second inclined portion and connected to an adjacent connection portion. The plastic bag according to claim 3, wherein the arc-shaped portion has a first horizontal portion extending horizontally from an upper end of the connection portion and one end at the end of the first horizontal portion, and having a height lower than that of the first horizontal portion. Characterized in that it is formed in a structure having a fitting ring portion having a fitting groove whose upper portion is opened so that a part of the fitting ring may be inserted and a second horizontal portion connected to an adjacent connecting portion extending horizontally from the other end of the fitting ring portion. trash can.

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