Garbage box

Abstract

To provide a garbage box which allows a user to throw away garbage in a natural posture.SOLUTION: A garbage box comprising a garbage box body 1, a lid 3 for freely opening and closing an upper opening 2 of the garbage box body 1, and link means having a foot pedal for opening and closing the lid 3, the link means comprises a seesaw member having the foot pedal at a front end and disposed at a lower position of a bottom surface wall part of the garbage box body 1 so as to swing up and down, and an elevating interlocking band body 8 pivotally attached to a rear end of the seesaw member. A pair of cantilevered arms 9 are formed at an upper end of the elevating interlocking band body 8 so as to protrude outwardly to the left and right. The pair of left and right cantilevered arms 9 each have an engagement protrusion 10 which protrudes forward, at a tip part thereof. A pair of front and rear ring bodies 11 are provided on a back side of the lid 3 so that the engagement protrusion 10 can be inserted and engaged.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a trash can. [Background technology]

[0002] 2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, pedal-type trash cans are known, the lid of which opens when the pedal is stepped on with the foot (see, for example, Patent Document 1). [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] Design Registration No. 1157912 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] However, the trash can in Patent Document 1 has a pedal on the front and a lid that opens with a downward tilt toward the rear, so when throwing trash, the user must step on the pedal on the front and throw trash from approximately the front, which requires an unnatural posture. In particular, when the lid is half-open, the user must throw trash in an unnatural posture.

[0005] Therefore, the present invention aims to provide a trash can that allows a user to throw away trash in a natural posture. In particular, the present invention aims to provide a trash can that allows a user to throw away trash from the side in a natural posture even when the lid is half-open. The present invention also aims to provide a trash can that can be installed on a kitchen counter in an island kitchen by selecting either a state in which the left side is close to the counter or a state in which the right side is close to the counter. In other words, the present invention aims to provide a trash can that can be freely switched between a left-opening state and a right-opening state depending on the installation location. [Means for solving the problem]

[0006] The trash can of the present invention comprises a trash can body, a lid which opens and closes the upper opening of the trash can body, and link means having a foot pedal for opening and closing the lid, wherein the link means comprises a seesaw member which has the foot pedal at its front end and is arranged below the bottom wall of the trash can body and swings up and down, and a lifting and lowering interlocking band pivotally attached to the rear end of the seesaw member, and a pair of cantilever arms are formed at the upper end of the lifting and lowering interlocking band so as to protrude outward to the left and right, and each of the left and right pair of cantilever arms has an engaging protrusion which protrudes forward at its tip, and a pair of front and rear ring bodies protruding from the back side of the lid into which the engaging protrusions can be inserted and engaged are provided, and one of the pair of front and rear ring bodies of the lid can be engaged with one of the pair of left and right engaging protrusions to enable the lid to be switched between a left-opening state and a right-opening state.

[0007] The lid has a pair of front and rear protruding shafts, and the trash can body has fitting recesses into which the protruding shafts are detachably fitted and pivotally supported. The lid has a pair of front and rear protruding shafts, and the trash can body has holes into which the protruding shafts are detachably fitted to pivotally support the trash can body. The trash can body has a protruding shaft, and the lid has a hole or a dovetail-shaped fitting recessed groove into which the protruding shaft is detachably fitted and pivotally supported.

[0008] Also, an annular packing is attached to the upper edge of the trash can body to seal the gap between the upper edge and the lid. Further, the length of the cover in the front-rear direction is set to be greater than the width in the left-right direction. Effect of the Invention

[0009] According to the trash can of the present invention, the user can throw away trash in a natural posture. In particular, even if the lid is half-open, the user can throw away trash from the side in a natural posture. Furthermore, the trash can can be installed at a desired position relative to the kitchen counter of an island kitchen. In other words, the trash can can be freely switched between a left-opening state and a right-opening state depending on the installation location. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0010] [Figure 1] FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a first embodiment of the present invention. [Diagram 2] FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the main parts showing the state in which the lid is opened to the left. [Diagram 3] FIG. [Figure 4] FIG. [Diagram 5] FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional side view of a main portion showing a non-stepping state. [Figure 6] FIG. [Figure 7] FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing the upper end of the lift-up interlocking band. [Figure 8] FIG. [Figure 9] FIG. [Figure 10] FIG. [Figure 11] FIG. 2 is a front view showing the main part of the trash can body. [Figure 12] FIG. [Figure 13] FIG. [Figure 14] FIG. [Figure 15] FIG. [Figure 16] FIG. 11 is a perspective view of a main part showing a second embodiment. [Figure 17] FIG. 11 is a perspective view of a main part showing a third embodiment. [Figure 18] FIG. 13 is a perspective view of a main part showing a fourth embodiment. [Figure 19] 13A and 13B are views showing a main part of a cover according to a fourth embodiment, in which (A) shows a hole, and (B) shows a fitting recessed groove. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0011] The present invention will be described in detail below based on the illustrated embodiments. 1 to 15 show a first embodiment of the present invention. As shown in Figures 1 to 3, the trash can of the present invention comprises a trash can body 1, a lid 3 which enables an upper opening 2 of the trash can body 1 to be opened and closed freely, and a link means 5 having a foot pedal 4 for opening and closing the lid 3.

[0012] As shown in Figures 3 to 6, the link means 5 includes a seesaw member 7 having a foot pedal 4 at its front end and arranged below the bottom wall 6 of the trash can body 1 so as to swing up and down, and a lifting and lowering linkage band 8 pivotally attached to the rear end of the seesaw member 7.

[0013] The seesaw member 7 has a pivot shaft 12 at the middle position in the front-rear direction. This pivot shaft 12 is pivotally supported in a locking recess (not shown) formed in the trash can body 1. A locking portion 14 formed on the lower end of the lifting / lowering interlocking band 8 is locked to a shaft portion 13 at the rear end of the seesaw member 7, and the lifting / lowering interlocking band 8 is pivotally attached to the seesaw member 7.

[0014] As shown in Fig. 7, a pair of cantilever arms 9 are formed on the upper end of the lift-down interlocking band 8 so as to protrude outward to the left and right. An engaging protrusion 10 protruding forward is provided at the tip of each of the pair of cantilever arms 9. As shown in Figs. 2, 8 and 9, a pair of front and rear ring bodies 11 are protrudingly provided on the back side of the lid 3, into which the engaging protrusions 10 can be inserted and engaged.

[0015] As shown in FIGS. 2 to 9, the link means 5 is made up of a foot pedal 4, a seesaw member 7, a lifting and lowering interlocking band 8, an engaging protrusion 10, a ring body 11, and the like.

[0016] The lid 3 is removably pivotally attached to the trash can body 1. Specifically, as shown in Fig. 10, the lid 3 has a pair of front and rear protruding shafts 15. As shown in Figs. 2, 11 to 13, the trash can body 1 has dovetail-shaped fitting recesses 16 at the four corners of the upper opening 2 into which the protruding shafts 15 are detachably fitted and pivotally supported. An annular packing (not shown) is attached to the upper edge of the trash can body 1 to seal the space between the upper edge and the lid 3.

[0017] As shown in Fig. 10, the front-to-rear length dimension L of the lid 3 is set to be greater than the left-to-right width dimension W. When the front-to-rear length dimension L of the lid 3 is equal to or less than the left-to-right width dimension W, the moment for opening the lid 3 is greater than when the front-to-rear length dimension L of the lid 3 is greater than the left-to-right width dimension W. In other words, in order to open the lid 3, the foot pedal 4 needs to be pressed with a large force.

[0018] Next, opening and closing of the lid 3 will be described. As shown in Fig. 1, in the free state, the lid 3 closes the upper opening 2 (see Fig. 2) of the trash can body 1. That is, as shown in Fig. 5, in the free state (unpressed state) where the foot pedal 4 is not pressed, the seesaw member 7 is tilted downward and rearward, the foot pedal 4 is disposed at an upper position, and the lifting and lowering interlocking band 8 is disposed at a lower position.

[0019] As shown in Fig. 6, when the foot pedal 4 is stepped on as indicated by the arrow F (stepped state), the seesaw member 7 swings around the pivot shaft 12 and tilts upward backward, and the lift-up / lowering interlocking band 8 is disposed in an upper position (moves upward). As shown in Figs. 2 to 9, the engagement protrusion 10 formed on the lift-up / lowering interlocking band 8 pushes up the lid 3 via the ring body 11, and the lid 3 swings around the protruding shaft portion 15 and opens. As shown in Figs. 1 to 5, when the foot is removed from the foot pedal 4, the weight of the lid 3 causes the lid 3 to close the upper opening 2 (see Fig. 2) of the trash can body 1. In other words, the state returns to the non-stepped state.

[0020] Next, the direction in which the lid 3 opens will be described. One of the pair of front and rear ring bodies 11 of the lid 3 is engaged with one of the pair of left and right engaging protrusions 10 (see FIG. 2), so that the lid 3 can be switched between a left-opening state (see FIG. 14) and a right-opening state (see FIG. 15). That is, as shown in FIGS. 2, 9, and 14, the pair of front and rear ring bodies 11 of the lid 3 are arranged on the left side, the protruding shaft portion 15 of the lid 3 is engaged with the pair of left-side engaging recesses 16 out of the four engaging recesses 16 of the trash can body 1, and the ring body 11 (11b) arranged on the rear side of the lid 3 is engaged with the left-side engaging protrusion 10, so that the lid 3 is in a left-opening state. In addition, by positioning the pair of front and rear ring bodies 11 of the lid 3 on the right side, engaging the protruding shaft portion 15 of the lid 3 with the pair of right-side engaging recesses 16 of the four engaging recesses 16 of the trash can body 1, and engaging the ring body 11 (11a) arranged on the rear side of the lid 3 with the right-side engaging protrusion 10, the lid 3 becomes capable of being opened to the right, as shown in Figure 15.

[0021] Figure 16 shows the second embodiment. The trash can body 1 has holes 19 at the four corners of the upper opening 2 into which the protruding shafts 15 (see Figure 10) are detachably fitted and pivotally supported. When the protruding shafts 15 are attached or detached, the lid 3 is (slightly) elastically deformed. The other configurations are the same as those of the first embodiment.

[0022] 17 shows the third embodiment. The trash can body 1 has dovetail-shaped fitting recesses 16 in which the protruding shaft 15 is detachably fitted and pivoted at two corners on the front side of the upper opening 2, and has holes 19 in which the protruding shaft 15 is detachably fitted and pivoted at two corners on the rear side of the upper opening 2. The other configurations are the same as those of the first embodiment.

[0023] 18 and 19 show the fourth embodiment. A trash can body 1 has protruding shafts 20 at the four corners of an upper opening 2, and a lid 3 has a pair of front and rear holes 21 (see FIG. 19(A)) into which the protruding shafts 20 are detachably fitted and pivotally supported, or a pair of front and rear dovetail-shaped fitting recessed grooves 22 (see FIG. 19(B)) into which the protruding shafts 20 are detachably fitted and pivotally supported. The other configurations are the same as those of the first embodiment.

[0024] The present invention allows for design modifications, and for example, the structure for making the lid 3 detachable is not limited to the above, and various structures may be used. The annular packing may be omitted. It is also preferable to form recesses (recesses, holes) in the lifting / lowering interlocking band 8 to reduce weight.

[0025] As described above, the present invention relates to a trash can comprising a trash can body 1, a lid 3 for freely opening and closing an upper opening 2 of the trash can body 1, and a link means 5 having a foot pedal 4 for opening and closing the lid 3, said link means 5 comprising a seesaw member 7 having the foot pedal 4 at its front end and disposed below the bottom wall 6 of the trash can body 1 so as to swing up and down, and a lifting and lowering interlocking band 8 pivotally attached to the rear end of the seesaw member 7, and a lifting and lowering interlocking band 8 having a top end protruding outwardly to the left and right. A pair of cantilever-like arms 9 are formed in a shape similar to the one shown in FIG. 1, and a forward-projecting engaging protrusion 10 is provided at the tip of each of the pair of left and right cantilever-like arms 9. A pair of front and rear ring bodies 11 into which the engaging protrusion 10 is inserted and engaged is provided on the back side of the lid 3. One of the pair of front and rear ring bodies 11 of the lid 3 is engaged with one of the pair of left and right engaging protrusions 10, so that the lid 3 can be switched between a left-opening state and a right-opening state, allowing the user to throw away garbage in a natural posture. In particular, even if the lid 3 is half-open, the user can throw away garbage from the side in a natural posture. In addition, the lid can be installed in a state where the left side surface 17 is close to the cooking counter A (see FIG. 14) or the right side surface 18 is close to the cooking counter A (see FIG. 15) of an island kitchen (see FIG. 14 and FIG. 15). In other words, the left-opening state and the right-opening state can be switched freely depending on the installation location. In particular, simply by attaching and detaching the lid 3 to the trash can body 1, the trash can can be switched between a left-opening state and a right-opening state.

[0026] In addition, the lid 3 has a pair of front and rear protruding shaft portions 15, and the trash can body 1 has an engaging recess 16 into which the protruding shaft portions 15 are detachably engaged and pivotally supported, so that the lid 3 can be opened and closed smoothly. In addition, the lid 3 has a pair of protruding shaft portions 15 at the front and rear, and the trash can body 1 has a hole portion 19 into which the protruding shaft portions 15 are detachably fitted and pivoted, so that the lid 3 can be opened and closed smoothly. In addition, the trash can body 1 has a protruding shaft portion 20, and the lid 3 has a hole portion 21 or a dovetail-shaped fitting groove 22 into which the protruding shaft portion 20 is detachably fitted and pivoted, so that the lid 3 can be opened and closed smoothly.

[0027] Furthermore, an annular packing is attached to the upper edge of the trash can body 1 to seal the gap between the upper edge and the lid 3, thereby preventing the smell of trash from escaping. In addition, because the length L of the lid 3 in the front-to-rear direction is set to be greater than the width W in the left-to-right direction, the lid 3 can be opened with a smaller moment (by lightly stepping on the foot pedal 4) than when the length L of the lid 3 in the front-to-rear direction is equal to or less than the width W in the left-to-right direction. In addition, the height dimension of the lid 3 when opened is lower than when the length L of the lid 3 in the front-to-rear direction is equal to or less than the width W in the left-to-right direction, so the dead space above the installation location is smaller (which is advantageous for installation on a counter or under a shelf). [Explanation of symbols]

[0028] 1 Trash can body 2 Upper opening 3 Lid 4 Foot pedals 5 Linking Methods 6 Bottom wall 7 Seesaw member 8. Lifting and lowering interlocking belt 9 Cantilever Arm 10 Engagement protrusion 11 Ring body 15 Protruding shaft part 16 Fitting recess 19 Hole 20 Protruding shaft part 21 Hole 22 (Dovetail) fitting groove L Front-rear length dimension W: Left-right width

Claims

1. A trash can comprising a trash can body (1), a lid (3) for opening and closing an upper opening (2) of the trash can body (1), and a link means (5) having a foot pedal (4) for opening and closing the lid (3), The link means (5) comprises a seesaw member (7) having the foot pedal (4) at its front end and disposed below the bottom wall (6) of the trash can body (1) to swing up and down, and a lifting and lowering linkage band (8) pivotally attached to the rear end of the seesaw member (7), A pair of cantilever arms (9) are formed at the upper end of the lift-and-lower interlocking band (8) so as to protrude outward to the left and right, and each of the pair of cantilever arms (9) has an engagement protrusion (10) protruding forward at its tip, A pair of front and rear ring bodies (11) into which the engaging protrusions (10) can be inserted and engaged are provided on the back side of the lid (3), The trash can is characterized in that the lid (3) can be freely switched between a left-opening state and a right-opening state by engaging one of a pair of front and rear ring bodies (11) of the lid (3) with either one of the pair of left and right engaging protrusions (10).

2. 2. A trash can as described in claim 1, wherein the lid (3) has a pair of front and rear protruding shaft portions (15), and the trash can body (1) has an engaging recess (16) into which the protruding shaft portions (15) are detachably engaged and pivotally supported.

3. 2. A trash can as described in claim 1, wherein the lid (3) has a pair of front and rear protruding shaft portions (15), and the trash can body (1) has a hole portion (19) into which the protruding shaft portions (15) are detachably fitted and pivotally supported.

4. 2. A trash can as described in claim 1, wherein the trash can body (1) has a protruding shaft portion (20), and the lid (3) has a hole portion (21) or a dovetail-shaped fitting groove (22) into which the protruding shaft portion (20) is detachably fitted and pivotally supported.

5. 5. A garbage can according to claim 1, 2, 3 or 4, wherein an annular packing is attached to the upper edge of said garbage can body (1) to form a tight seal between said upper edge and said lid (3).

6. 5. A trash can according to claim 1, 2, 3 or 4, wherein the length (L) of said lid (3) in the front-rear direction is set to be greater than the width (W) in the left-right direction.

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