Reception device and storage device with reception device

Abstract

To provide a reception device capable of preventing a space where an object such as dirt is stored from directly communicating with an outside space, and a storage device with the reception device.SOLUTION: A container C contains an object J such as dirt inside. A reception device B comprises a cover body and an intermediate lid body 20 capable of closing a lower side thereof. A drive control unit is provided on the left side of the cover body. An upper opening part B1 is provided at a top surface center part of the cover body. The cover body is provided inside with an upper lid part B2 which can rotate to open / close the upper opening part B1 and energizes the same to close. The intermediate lid body 20 comprises, at a center part, a lower opening part 24 and a plate-like lower lid part 22 which can rotate downward to open / close the lower opening part 24 and energizes the same to close. The upper lid part B2 can be opened with the lower lid part 22 closed, the lower lid part 22 rotates downward to open after the opened upper lid part B2 is closed, and the lower lid part 22 can rotate upward to close.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a receiving device for receiving waste such as soil or other matter, and to a storage device including such a receiving device. [Background technology]

[0002] Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2017-214200 discloses an openable / closable receiving device that can receive objects such as waste downward through an opening opened by a lid portion, and a container equipped with the openable / closable receiving device.

[0003] An opening / closing lid body 30 having a lid part 31 for opening and closing the opening 11 is provided on a cover part 10 having an opening 11 that opens entirely upward, and a drive mechanism 40 for driving the opening / closing lid body 30 to open and close the opening 11 with the lid part 31 is provided inside the cover part 10. The lid part 31 has an upwardly convex curved plate shape when the opening 11 is closed, and can open and close the opening 11 by rotating about a rotation axis located on the inside side of the lid part 31. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0004] [Patent Document 1] JP 2017-214200 A Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0005] An object of the present invention is to provide a receiving device capable of preventing a space for receiving objects such as waste from being directly connected to an external space, and a storage device equipped with the receiving device. [Means for solving the problem]

[0006] The present invention can be expressed, for example, as follows.

[0007] (1) A receiving device having an upper opening, an upper cover capable of opening and closing the upper opening, a lower opening located below the upper opening, and a lower cover capable of opening and closing the lower opening, the lower lid is located at a position where an object received through the upper opening when the upper lid is open can fall onto the lower lid when the upper lid is closed; The lower lid part in the closed state can receive an object received through the upper opening, and can drop the received object by opening downward, and the opened lower lid part can be closed upward, A receiving device characterized in that the upper cover portion can be opened when the lower cover portion is closed, and the lower cover portion can be opened downward after the open upper cover portion is closed, and the lower cover portion can be closed upward.

[0008] (2) The lower cover portion capable of opening and closing the lower opening can rotate about a lower cover rotation axis, When the lower opening is closed by the lower lid portion, the lower lid portion can be rotated downward by a required angle about the lower lid portion rotation axis to open the lower opening, and when the lower opening is open, the lower lid portion can be rotated in the reverse direction by a required angle about the lower lid portion rotation axis to close the lower opening, an upper cover portion capable of opening and closing the upper opening portion is rotatable about an upper cover portion rotation axis; A receiving device as described in (1) above, in which, when the upper opening is closed by the upper cover portion, the upper opening can be opened by rotating the upper cover portion by a required angle around the upper cover portion rotation axis, and, when the upper opening is open, the upper opening can be closed by rotating the upper cover portion in the reverse direction by a required angle around the upper cover portion rotation axis.

[0009] (3) The top lid portion can be maintained in a closed state by the top lid closing biasing force of the top lid biasing portion, can be opened by rotating against the top lid closing biasing force about the top lid portion rotation axis, and can close the upper opening by rotating in the reverse direction about the top lid portion rotation axis, The receiving device described in (2) above, in which the lower lid portion can be maintained in a closed state by the lower lid closing force of the lower lid biasing portion, can be opened by rotating downward against the lower lid closing force of the lower lid biasing portion about the lower lid portion rotation axis, and can be closed by rotating in the reverse direction about the lower lid portion rotation axis.

[0010] (4) A receiving device according to any one of (1) to (3) above, wherein the upper and lower lids are opened by a drive mechanism.

[0011] (5) A receiving device as described in (4) above, in which, when the upper and lower lid portions are closed, the upper lid portion can be opened by the driving mechanism, and after the upper lid portion is opened, the upper lid portion can be closed, and after the upper lid portion is closed, the lower lid portion can be opened downward by the driving mechanism, and then the lower lid portion can be closed upward.

[0012] (6) A receiving device according to (2) or (3) above, in which the upper cover portion and the lower cover portion can be rotated and opened by the same rotary actuator.

[0013] (7) A receiving device as described in (6) above, in which the same rotary actuator can be rotated in one direction to rotate and open the upper lid portion, and in the opposite direction to rotate and open the lower lid portion.

[0014] (8) a rotary actuator; opening the upper opening and maintaining the open state by rotating the upper lid part about the upper lid part rotation axis by a required angle against the upper lid closing biasing force by driving the rotary actuator in a forward rotation for a predetermined time from a state in which the upper lid part and the lower lid part are maintained in a closed state by the upper lid closing biasing force of the upper lid biasing part and the lower lid closing biasing force of the lower lid biasing part, respectively; Closing the top lid portion by both or one of the reverse rotation drive of the rotary actuator for a predetermined time after the predetermined time has elapsed and the top lid closing biasing force; Opening the lower opening by rotating the lower lid part by a required angle about the lower lid part rotation axis against the lower lid closing force by driving the rotary actuator in a reverse rotation for a predetermined time from before or after the upper lid part is closed, and The receiving device according to (3) above, wherein the lower lid portion can be closed by driving the rotary actuator in a forward direction for a predetermined period of time from the lower opening open state and / or by the lower lid closing biasing force.

[0015] (9) The receiving device according to any one of (1) to (8) above, wherein the upper cover has an upper surface portion that is curved upwardly and convexly when the upper opening is closed.

[0016] (10) A receiving device according to any one of (1) to (9) above; a storage device comprising a storage section for receiving an object through the upper opening of the receiving device, being held by the lower cover section in a closed state, and for storing an object that falls when the lower cover section rotates downward to open. Effect of the Invention

[0017] According to the receiving device of the present invention and the storage device equipped with the receiving device, it is possible to prevent a space for storing objects such as waste from being directly connected to the outside space. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0018] [Figure 1] FIG. [Diagram 2] FIG. [Diagram 3] FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the storage device with the cover body removed. [Figure 4] FIG. [Diagram 5] FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the storage device with the unit placement section open. [Figure 6] FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the storage device with the unit placement section open. [Figure 7] FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the storage device with the unit placement section removed. [Figure 8] FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the storage device with the unit placement section removed. [Figure 9] 1 is a perspective view of a main part of a storage device with a deodorant storage section opened. FIG. [Figure 10] FIG. 2 is a partially exploded perspective view of the storage device with the top cover open. [Figure 11] 1 is a vertical sectional perspective view of a container device with an upper lid portion closed and a lower lid portion open; FIG. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0019] [1] A receiving device and a storage device including the receiving device as an example of an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

[0020] (1) The storage device A of this embodiment includes a receiving device B and a storage container C.

[0021] The container C is a box-like shape having a generally rectangular parallelepiped shape with an upper opening, and the inside of the upper opening of the container C is a container section for storing a target object J (waste material such as dirt or other objects).

[0022] The receiving device B can be attached to and detached from the container C, and can cover and close the upper opening of the container C when positioned at the upper side of the entire container C.

[0023] (2) The receiving device B of this embodiment comprises a cover body 10 in the shape of a substantially rectangular parallelepiped box that opens downward, and an intermediate lid body 20 capable of closing the lower side of the cover body 10.

[0024] (2-1) The cover body 10 has a horizontally elongated, generally rectangular shape in a plan view, and a unit mounting section 12 is provided on the left side of the cover body 10, in which a drive control unit 30 including a sensor 32 for detecting an object J or a hand, a geared motor 34, and a battery 36 (power source) is detachably mounted, and is opened and closed from above and to the left by an L-shaped lid 14. Because the drive control unit 30 is detachable, battery replacement, replacement or repair of the drive control unit 30 itself, etc. can be easily performed.

[0025] A deodorant storage section 18 that can be opened upward by a plate-shaped lid 16 is provided on the right side of the cover body 10 .

[0026] (2-2) The cover body 10 has an upper opening B1 that is rectangular in plan view at the center of the upper surface thereof.

[0027] An upper lid portion B2 capable of opening and closing an upper opening B1 is supported inside the cover body 10 so as to be rotatable about a horizontal upper lid portion rotation axis located below the upper opening B1.

[0028] The upper cover portion B2 is in the form of an upwardly convex curved plate having a shape corresponding to a specified central angle portion of a cylindrical curved surface centered on the upper cover portion rotation axis, and a sectorial ring-shaped plate portion B3 (or an approximately sectorial trapezoidal plate portion) is provided on each side of the upper cover portion B2, and is rotatably supported by a support wall B4 provided inside the cover body 10 at the upper cover shaft portions provided at the lower part of both sectorial ring-shaped plate portions B3.

[0029] Further, a support wall B4 provided on the left side of the left sectorial ring plate portion B3 rotatably supports a drive arm rotation shaft R3 of a drive arm R having, at both ends, an upper cover drive portion R1 for rotatably driving the upper cover portion B2 and a lower cover drive portion R2 for rotatably driving the lower cover portion 22. The left end of the drive arm rotation shaft R3 has an input coupling portion R4 located in the unit arrangement portion 12, which meshes with an output coupling portion provided on the output shaft of a geared motor 34 of the drive control unit 30 arranged in the unit arrangement portion 12, and the drive arm R is rotated by the geared motor 34.

[0030] The upper lid portion B2 is lower than the height position of the outer periphery of the upper opening B1 on the top surface of the cover body 10 in any state, such as when the upper opening B1 is open, closed, or in the process of opening or closing.

[0031] In addition, the top lid part B2 can be maintained in a closed rotation angle position by the top lid closing force of the top lid biasing part B5 (a kick spring provided against the support wall B4 for the top lid shaft part), and can be opened by rotating the required angle (approximately 50 degrees) against the top lid closing force around the top lid part rotation axis, and the upper opening B1 can be closed by rotating in the reverse direction around the top lid part rotation axis.

[0032] The rear of the left sectorial ring plate B3 has a driven protrusion B6 that protrudes outward to the left. When the top cover B2 is closed by the top cover closing force, the driven protrusion B6 is pushed rearward by the top cover driving part R1 of the driving arm R, causing the top cover B2 connected to the left sectorial ring plate B3 to rotate rearward against the top cover closing force, thereby opening the upper opening B1.

[0033] A front inclined plate B7 having many parallel vertical protrusions (not shown) on its surface facing the space in which the top cover B2 and the right and left sectorial ring plate B3 rotate is provided at the front of the space, and a rear inclined plate B8 having many parallel vertical protrusions B8a on its surface facing the space is provided at the rear of the space. Between the protrusions B8a on the rear inclined plate B8, slits B8b are formed to guide the components of the deodorant contained in the deodorant containing section 18 to the space through gaps provided in the deodorant containing section 18.

[0034] (2-3) The intermediate cover 20 has a generally horizontally elongated rectangular tray shape in plan view as a whole, and is provided with a lower opening 24 in the left-right center and a plate-shaped lower cover portion 22 that can open and close the lower opening 24 downward.

[0035] The lower cover portion 22 is supported at the lower rear side so as to be rotatable around the lower cover portion rotation axis in the horizontal left-right direction relative to the main body of the intermediate cover body 20, and can be kept in a closed state by tilting downward and forward by about 15 degrees due to the lower cover closing force of the lower cover biasing portion 26 (a kick spring provided on the main body of the intermediate cover body 20 for the lower cover portion 22), and can be opened by rotating downward against the lower cover closing force of the lower cover biasing portion 26 about the lower cover portion rotation axis, and can be closed by rotating in the reverse direction about the lower cover portion rotation axis.

[0036] The upper side of the lower lid portion 22 in the closed state has a number of parallel protrusions 22a in the front-rear direction (facing downward when the lower lid portion 22 is open downward) as shown in FIG. 11 (omitted in FIG. 3).

[0037] The lower lid part 22 has a driven flat part 22b at the upper left end part in the closed state. When the lower lid part 22 is closed by the lower lid closing biasing force, the driven flat part 22b is pushed downward by the lower lid driving part R2 of the driving arm R, and the lower lid part 22 rotates downward against the lower lid closing biasing force, thereby opening the lower opening 24.

[0038] The intermediate lid body 20 is attachable to and detachable from both the cover body 10 and the container C.

[0039] (2-4) When the lower lid portion 22 is closed and the upper lid portion B2 is open, if an object J is received through the upper opening B1 (from the outside downward), the received object J may fall onto the lower lid portion 22 with the lower opening 24 closed.

[0040] When closed, the lower lid portion 22 can receive an object J received through the upper opening B1, and can drop the received object J by rotating downward to open it. After the object J has been dropped, the open lower lid portion 22 can rotate back upward to close the lower opening 24.

[0041] (3) As described above, in the receiving device B of this example and the storage device A equipped with the receiving device B, the upper lid portion B2 and the lower lid portion 22 are both maintained in a closed state by the upper lid closing force and the lower lid closing force, respectively. When the sensor 32 detects an object J or a hand, etc., the drive mechanism including the drive control unit 30 and the drive arm R operates as follows based on the signal.

[0042] (i) With the top lid B2 and bottom lid 22 closed (FIG. 1(a)), the geared motor 34 is driven to rotate in the forward direction for a predetermined time (e.g., 4 seconds), so that the driven protrusion B6 is pushed backward by the top lid driving part R1 of the driving arm R, the top lid B2 rotates around the top lid rotation axis by a required angle (against the top lid closing biasing force) and the upper opening B1 opens, and even if the rotation itself stops, the forward rotation torque of the geared motor 34 maintains the open state until the predetermined time has elapsed. The bottom lid 22 is in a closed state.

[0043] When an object J is received through the upper opening B1 in this state, the received object J falls onto the lower cover portion 22 in the closed state and can be received on the lower cover portion 22 (FIG. 1(b)).

[0044] (ii) Next, after the predetermined time has elapsed, the geared motor 34 is driven in reverse rotation for a short period of time, less than 0.1 seconds, and then placed in a freely rotatable state (de-energized state [power saving]), and the upper cover B2 is closed by the upper cover closing force (FIG. 1(c)).

[0045] (iii) Shortly before the top cover B2 is completely closed, the geared motor 34 is driven in reverse rotation for a predetermined time (e.g., 2 seconds), and as described above, the driven flat portion 22b is pushed downward by the bottom cover driving portion R2 of the driving arm R, and the bottom cover 22 rotates downward by the required angle about the bottom cover rotation axis (against the bottom cover closing biasing force) and the bottom opening 24 opens. Then, the object J received on the bottom cover 22 falls downward from the bottom opening 24. (Fig. 1(d))

[0046] (iv) Next, the geared motor 34 is driven to rotate in the forward direction (for a short period of time, such as about one second), and then the geared motor 34 is placed in a freely rotatable state (de-energized state [power saving]), causing the lower lid portion 22 to rotate in the forward direction by the lower lid closing force, closing the lower opening 24, and returning both the upper lid portion B2 and the lower lid portion 22 to their closed states (FIG. 1(e)).

[0047] The upper lid part B2 and the lower lid part 22 are linked so that when the lower lid part 22 is closed, the upper lid part B2 can open, and after the open upper lid part B2 is closed, the lower lid part 22 can rotate downward to open, and then the lower lid part 22 can rotate upward in the opposite direction to close. Therefore, by having the upper lid part B2 and the lower lid part 22 open at the same time, it is possible to prevent as much as possible the space below the lower lid part 22 (e.g., the waste storage space) and the external space above the upper opening B1 from communicating directly with each other, thereby preventing odors from the object from leaking to the outside.

[0048] [2] The embodiments of the receiving device and the storage device including the receiving device of the present invention will be further described, including embodiments other than those described above.

[0049] (1) The receiving device of the present invention comprises: An upper opening; An upper cover portion that can open and close the upper opening portion; a lower opening located below the upper opening; a lower lid portion that can open and close the lower opening, The lower lid portion is a receiving device that is positioned so that objects (waste such as dirt or other objects) received through the upper opening when the upper lid portion is open can fall onto the lower lid portion when the upper lid portion is closed.

[0050] When an object is received through the upper opening (from the outside downward) with the top lid open, the received object may fall onto the bottom lid which is in the closed state.

[0051] The lower lid in the closed state can receive an object received through the upper opening, and can drop the received object with high reliability by opening downward, and after the object is dropped, the open lower lid can close upward. The lower lid in the closed state can be opened, for example, by rotating downward (e.g., by rotating downward about a predetermined [preferably horizontal] lower lid rotation axis). The open lower lid can be closed by rotating upward (e.g., by rotating in the reverse direction about the lower lid rotation axis).

[0052] (1-1) In order to ensure as much as possible that the lower cover receives an object and that the object falls when it opens downward, the lower cover in the closed state may, for example, be inclined downward by about 10 to 20 degrees or may be substantially parallel to a horizontal surface. In order to ensure as much as possible that the lower cover receives an object and that the object falls when it opens downward, the lower cover may, for example, be in the form of a plate or a tray concave downward, and may have several or more parallel protrusions that face downward when it opens downward.

[0053] (1-2) When the lower lid is closed, the upper lid can be opened, and after the open upper lid is closed, the lower lid can be opened downward (e.g., by rotating, preferably around the lower lid rotation axis), and the lower lid can be closed upward (e.g., by rotating in the reverse direction, preferably around the lower lid rotation axis) (it is desirable that the upper lid and the lower lid are linked to open and close in this manner.) By preventing the upper lid and the lower lid from being in the open state at the same time, it is possible to prevent a direct connection between the space below the lower lid (e.g., waste storage space) and the space above the upper opening (e.g., outside space).

[0054] (1-3) The lower lid part may be a double-opening structure. That is, when one lower lid part and the other lower lid part are closed (for example, along one plane), they can receive an object received from the upper opening, and the received object can be dropped by opening the lower lid parts downward (for example, by rotating, preferably rotating around a predetermined [preferably horizontal] lower lid part rotation axis), and the opened lower lid parts can be closed upward (for example, by rotating, preferably by rotating in the opposite direction around the lower lid part rotation axis). As such a double-opening structure, for example, a double-opening door (lid) structure in which opening and closing one door (lid) links with opening and closing the other door (lid) as shown in JP 2001-295548 or JP 2012-97420 can be used, but is not limited thereto.

[0055] (1-4) It is desirable that when the upper and lower lid portions of the receiving device are closed, the space between the upper and lower openings of the receiving device and the outside is sealed.

[0056] (2) The storage device of the present invention comprises: The receiving device; The receiving device is provided with a container for receiving an object through the upper opening, being held by the lower lid portion in a closed state, and for containing an object that falls from the receiving device when the lower lid portion rotates downward to open.

[0057] The container may be, for example, box-shaped and open at the top.

[0058] The receiving device can, for example, be located at the upper part of a container having a storage section for storing an object (e.g., the upper part of the entire container or the upper part of a part of the container), and can store an object received from an upper opening through the lower opening in the storage section located below.

[0059] The receiving device may be, for example, a device that covers and closes the upper opening of the container. An example of such a receiving device may be a device that includes a box-shaped cover body that opens downward and an intermediate lid body that can close the lower side of the cover body. The intermediate lid body may include the lower opening and a lower lid part that can open and close the lower opening. The intermediate lid body may be, for example, detachable from one or both of the cover body and the container, but is not limited thereto.

[0060] Furthermore, the receiving device may be detachable from another part, such as a container, but is not limited to this.

[0061] The outer shell of the receiving device and the container (eg, the cover body, the intermediate lid body including the upper lid body and the lower lid body) may be made of, for example, a synthetic resin, but is not limited to this.

[0062] (3) The upper cover portion that can open and close the upper opening portion can be rotated, for example, around an upper cover portion rotation axis [for example, an upper cover portion rotation axis that is located below the upper opening portion (preferably horizontal)], When the upper opening is closed by the upper cover portion, the upper opening can be opened by rotating the upper cover portion a required angle (e.g., 40 to 60 degrees) about the upper cover portion rotation axis, and when the upper opening is open, the upper opening can be closed by rotating the upper cover portion in the reverse direction a required angle about the upper cover portion rotation axis.

[0063] The upper opening of the receiving device may be, for example, rectangular in plan view, but is not limited to this.

[0064] The upper cover portion can preferably have an upper surface portion that, when the upper opening is closed, is curved and convex upward, for example, a curved surface centered on the rotation axis of the upper cover portion (preferably in the horizontal direction) (for example, a shape corresponding to a specified central angle portion of a cylindrical curved surface centered on the rotation axis of the upper cover portion, for example, a curved plate shape).

[0065] The top cover may, for example, be supported by a structure for opening and closing (eg, for opening and closing by rotation as described above).

[0066] It is preferable that the top lid is lower than the height position of the top surface of the receiving device (preferably lower than the height position of the outer periphery of the top opening on the top surface of the receiving device) in any state, such as when the top opening is open, closed, or during the opening and closing process. This is to avoid, as much as possible, the top lid being opened or closed in a state where opening or closing of the top lid is hindered, such as when baggage or the like is placed near the top opening.

[0067] (4) The upper and lower lids may be opened by a drive mechanism, and either or both of the upper and lower lids may be closed by a drive mechanism.

[0068] In addition, one or both of the upper lid and the lower lid can be maintained in a closed state by a biasing portion (e.g., a kick spring or the like that elastically biases the upper lid or the lower lid in a closing direction). For example, the upper lid can be maintained in a closed state by an upper lid closing biasing force of the upper lid biasing portion, and the lower lid can be maintained in a closed state by a lower lid closing biasing force of the lower lid biasing portion.

[0069] An example of a driving mechanism is one that drives the upper cover portion (or a portion connected to the upper cover portion) or the lower cover portion (or a portion connected to the lower cover portion) using a power source (including one that drives via a member such as a driving arm).

[0070] The drive mechanism may include a power source, but for example, the portion including the power source may be detachable from other portions of the drive mechanism.

[0071] Examples of power sources that can be used include, but are not limited to, a rotary actuator that can control the rotation angle (e.g., an electric motor such as a geared motor or a stepping motor), control circuits and software, and necessary reduction gears.

[0072] (5) The receiving device of the present invention and a storage device equipped with the receiving device can be configured so that, when both the top and bottom lids are closed, the top lid can be opened by a drive mechanism based on a signal input from a signal generating unit, such as a sensor or various switches that detects an object or a human hand provided on the receiving device or other locations, and after the top lid is opened, the top lid can be closed (e.g., after a predetermined time has elapsed, for example, by the drive mechanism or by the top lid closing force of the drive mechanism and the top lid biasing unit), and after the top lid is closed, the bottom lid can be opened downward (e.g., by rotating) by the drive mechanism, and then the bottom lid can be closed upward (e.g., by rotating) (e.g., by one or both of the bottom lid closing forces of the drive mechanism and the bottom lid biasing unit).

[0073] (6) Suitable examples of the receiving device of the present invention and the storage device including the receiving device include: The upper lid is (Preferably, the closed state can be maintained by the upper cover closing force of the upper cover biasing portion (e.g., a kick spring). The device can be opened by rotating around a (preferably horizontal) upper lid rotation axis (against the upper lid closing biasing force if an upper lid biasing part is provided), and can close the upper opening by rotating in the opposite direction around the upper lid rotation axis, The lower cover is (Preferably, the closed state can be maintained by a lower lid closing biasing force of a lower lid biasing portion (e.g., a kick spring).) The cover can be opened by rotating downward (against the lower cover closing biasing force if a lower cover biasing part is provided) around a lower cover rotation axis (preferably parallel to the upper cover rotation axis) and can be closed by rotating in the opposite direction around the lower cover rotation axis, Examples of such actuators include those that can be operated by the same rotary actuator (which can, for example, control the rotation angle) (via a member such as a drive arm if necessary) to rotate and open the top lid (which may include rotating and closing, or may include rotating and closing in cooperation with the top lid biasing part or by the top lid biasing part) and rotate and open the bottom lid (which may include rotating and closing, or may include rotating and closing in cooperation with the bottom lid biasing part or by the bottom lid biasing part), with the top lid opening or closing and the bottom lid opening or closing being performed at different times (for example, opening the top lid by rotating forward [rotating in one direction], opening the bottom lid by rotating reverse [rotating in the other direction], or opening the top lid and opening the bottom lid by rotating in one direction at a different time) or at the same time.

[0074] A preferred example (particularly a preferred example in which the opening or closing of the top lid and the opening or closing of the bottom lid can be performed at different times) is one in which the drive arm for driving the top lid and the drive arm for driving the bottom lid (or the top lid drive portion and the bottom lid drive portion in one drive arm) are rotated by the same rotary actuator (and therefore the drive arm for driving the top lid and the drive arm for driving the bottom lid [or the top lid drive portion and the bottom lid drive portion in one drive arm] in the same direction) (for example, the drive arms can be rotated in the same direction by switching between forward and reverse rotation as necessary).

[0075] Such an example of a receiving device and a containing device including the receiving device can be controlled and operated, for example, using a single rotary actuator as follows.

[0076] (i) With both the top and bottom lids closed, the rotary actuator is driven in forward rotation for a predetermined time (for example, for a few seconds such as 4 seconds), causing the top lid to rotate (for example, by the top lid driving part of the drive arm) around the top lid rotation axis by a required angle (against the top lid closing biasing force) to open the upper opening, and even if the rotation itself stops, the forward rotation torque of the rotary actuator maintains the open state until the predetermined time has elapsed. The bottom lid is in a closed state.

[0077] When an object is received through the upper opening in this state, the received object falls onto the closed lower lid and can be received on the lower lid (it is also possible that the weight of the object exceeds expectations and the lower lid closing force cannot support it, causing the lower lid to rotate downward and fall).

[0078] (ii) When the predetermined time has elapsed, the forward rotation drive of the rotary actuator is terminated, for example, The top cover is closed by driving the rotary actuator in the reverse direction, or By putting the rotary actuator into a freely rotatable state, the top lid is closed by the top lid closing biasing force of the top lid biasing portion, or The rotary actuator is rotated in reverse for a short period of time (e.g., 0.1 seconds or less) before being allowed to rotate freely. As a result, the top lid is closed with high reliability by the top lid closing biasing force of the top lid biasing portion.

[0079] (iii) The reverse rotation drive of the rotary actuator that started before the top cover was closed continues for a predetermined time (e.g., several seconds, such as 2 seconds) after the top cover is closed, or After the upper lid portion is closed by the upper lid closing biasing force of the upper lid biasing portion while the rotary actuator is freely rotatable, or before the upper lid portion is closed, the rotary actuator is driven to rotate in reverse for a predetermined time. As a result (for example, by the lower cover driving portion of the drive arm), the lower cover rotates (against the lower cover closing biasing force) about the lower cover rotation axis by the required angle (rotation in the opposite direction) and the lower opening opens. Then, the object received on the lower cover falls downward from the lower opening.

[0080] (iv) Next, the rotary actuator is made free to rotate, whereby the lower lid is rotated forward by the lower lid closing force, closing the lower opening, and returning both the upper lid and the lower lid to their closed states.

[0081] If necessary, before the rotary actuator is made freely rotatable, the rotary actuator can be driven in a forward rotation (for a short period of time, for example, about one second) to ensure that the lower cover is rotated in the forward direction and the lower opening is closed. [Explanation of symbols]

[0082] A. Containment device B. Receptor B1 Upper opening B2 Top lid B3 Fan-shaped annular plate part B4 Support wall B5 Upper lid biasing part B6 Driven overhang B7 Front inclined plate B8 Rear inclined plate B8a protrusion B8b Slit section C Container J Object R Drive Arm R1 Top cover drive part R2 Lower cover drive part R3 Drive arm rotation axis R4 Input coupling section 10 Cover body 12 Unit Placement Section 14 L-shaped lid 16 Plate-shaped lid 18 Deodorant storage section 20 Intermediate lid 22 Lower lid part 22a Projection 22b Driven flat part 22c 24 Lower opening 26 Lower cover biasing part 30 Drive control unit 32 Sensors 34 Geared motor 36 Batteries

Claims

1. A receiving device having an upper opening, an upper cover part capable of opening and closing the upper opening, a lower opening located below the upper opening, and a lower cover part capable of opening and closing the lower opening, the lower lid is located at a position where an object received through the upper opening when the upper lid is open can fall onto the lower lid when the upper lid is closed; The lower lid part in the closed state can receive an object received through the upper opening, and can drop the received object by opening downward, and the opened lower lid part can be closed upward, A receiving device characterized in that the upper cover portion can be opened when the lower cover portion is closed, and the lower cover portion can be opened downward after the open upper cover portion is closed, and the lower cover portion can be closed upward.

2. a lower lid portion capable of opening and closing the lower opening is rotatable about a lower lid portion rotation axis; When the lower opening is closed by the lower lid portion, the lower lid portion can be rotated downward by a required angle about the lower lid portion rotation axis to open the lower opening, and when the lower opening is open, the lower lid portion can be rotated in the reverse direction by a required angle about the lower lid portion rotation axis to close the lower opening, an upper cover portion capable of opening and closing the upper opening portion is rotatable about an upper cover portion rotation axis; 2. A receiving device as described in claim 1, wherein, when the upper opening is closed by the top cover portion, the upper opening can be opened by rotating the top cover portion by a required angle about the top cover portion rotation axis, and, when the upper opening is open, the upper opening can be closed by rotating the top cover portion in the reverse direction by a required angle about the top cover portion rotation axis.

3. The upper lid portion can be maintained in a closed state by the upper lid closing biasing force of the upper lid biasing portion, can be opened by rotating against the upper lid closing biasing force about the upper lid portion rotation axis, and can close the upper opening by rotating in the reverse direction about the upper lid portion rotation axis, The receiving device according to claim 2, wherein the lower lid portion can be maintained in a closed state by the lower lid closing force of the lower lid biasing portion, and can be opened by rotating downward against the lower lid closing force of the lower lid biasing portion about the lower lid rotation axis, and can be closed by rotating in the reverse direction about the lower lid rotation axis.

4. 4. The receiving device according to claim 1, wherein the upper and lower lids are opened by a drive mechanism.

5. A receiving device as described in claim 4, wherein when the upper lid portion and the lower lid portion are closed, the upper lid portion can be opened by the driving mechanism, and after the upper lid portion is opened, the upper lid portion can be closed, and after the upper lid portion is closed, the lower lid portion can be opened downward by the driving mechanism, and then the lower lid portion can be closed upward.

6. 4. The receiving device according to claim 2 or 3, wherein the upper cover portion and the lower cover portion can be rotated and opened by the same rotary actuator.

7. 7. The receiving device according to claim 6, wherein the same rotary actuator can rotate to open and close the upper lid by driving it to rotate in one direction, and can rotate to open and close the lower lid by driving it to rotate in the opposite direction.

8. A rotary actuator is provided. opening the upper opening and maintaining the open state by rotating the upper lid part about the upper lid part rotation axis by a required angle against the upper lid closing biasing force by driving the rotary actuator in a forward rotation for a predetermined time from a state in which the upper lid part and the lower lid part are maintained in a closed state by the upper lid closing biasing force of the upper lid biasing part and the lower lid closing biasing force of the lower lid biasing part, respectively; Closing the top lid portion by both or one of the reverse rotation drive of the rotary actuator for a predetermined time after the predetermined time has elapsed and the top lid closing biasing force; Opening the lower opening by rotating the lower lid part by a required angle about the lower lid part rotation axis against the lower lid closing force by driving the rotary actuator in a reverse rotation for a predetermined time from before or after the upper lid part is closed, and 4. The receiving device according to claim 3, wherein the lower cover can be closed by driving the rotary actuator in a forward direction for a predetermined time from an open state of the lower opening and / or by the lower cover closing biasing force.

9. 4. The receiving device according to claim 1, wherein the upper cover has an upper surface portion that is curved upwardly and convexly when the upper opening is closed.

10. A receiving device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, a storage device comprising a storage section for receiving an object through the upper opening of the receiving device, being held by the lower cover section in a closed state, and for storing an object that falls when the lower cover section rotates downward to open.

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