Receiving device and housing device including the receiving 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 dirt or other objects, and a storage device including the receiving device.

Background Art

[0002] Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2017-214200 discloses an opening / closing receiving device capable of receiving an object such as dirt downward from an opening opened by a lid portion, and a container including the opening / closing receiving device.

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

Prior Art Documents

Patent Documents

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Patent Document 1

Summary of the Invention

Problems to be Solved by the Invention

[0005] An object of the present invention is to provide a receiving device that can prevent a space for storing an object such as dirt from directly communicating with an external space, and a storage device including the receiving device.

Means for Solving the Problems

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

[0007] (1) A receiving device having an upper opening, an upper lid portion capable of opening and closing the upper opening, a lower opening located below the upper opening, and a lower lid portion capable of opening and closing the lower opening, wherein the lower lid portion is in a position where an object received from the upper opening in a state where the upper lid portion is open can fall onto the closed lower lid portion, the closed lower lid portion can receive an object received from the upper opening and can drop the received object by opening downward, and the open lower lid portion can be closed upward, the upper lid portion can be opened in a state where the lower lid portion is closed, the lower lid portion can be opened downward after the opened upper lid portion is closed, and the lower lid portion can be closed upward, which is a characteristic of the receiving device.

[0008] (2) The lower lid portion capable of opening and closing the lower opening can rotate around a lower lid rotation axis, in a state where the lower opening is closed by the lower lid portion, the lower lid portion can open the lower opening by rotating downward by a required angle around the lower lid rotation axis, and in a state where the lower opening is open, the lower lid portion can close the lower opening by rotating reversely by a required angle around the lower lid rotation axis, and the upper lid portion capable of opening and closing the upper opening can rotate around an upper lid rotation axis, in a state where the upper opening is closed by the upper lid portion, the upper lid portion can open the upper opening by rotating by a required angle around the upper lid rotation axis, and in a state where the upper opening is open, the upper lid portion can close the upper opening by rotating reversely by a required angle around the upper lid rotation axis, which is the receiving device described in (1) above.

[0009] (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 around the upper lid rotation axis, and can close the upper opening by rotating reversely around the upper lid rotation axis, The lower lid portion can be maintained in a closed state by the lower lid closing biasing force of the lower lid biasing portion, and can be rotated downward against the lower lid closing biasing force of the lower lid biasing portion around the lower lid portion rotation axis to open, and can be closed by rotating in the reverse direction around the lower lid portion rotation axis. The receiving device according to (2) above.

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

[0011] (5) In a state where the upper lid portion and the lower lid portion are closed, the upper lid portion is opened by the drive mechanism, and after the upper lid portion is opened, the upper lid portion can be closed. After the upper lid portion is closed, the lower lid portion can be opened downward by the drive mechanism, and then the lower lid portion can be closed upward. The receiving device according to (4) above.

[0012] (6) The receiving device according to (2) or (3) above, which can perform the rotational opening of the upper lid portion and the rotational opening of the lower lid portion by the same rotary actuator.

[0013] (7) The receiving device according to (6) above, which can perform the rotational opening of the upper lid portion by rotating the same rotary actuator in one direction, and can perform the rotational opening of the lower lid portion by rotating the same rotary actuator in the reverse direction.

[0014] (8) Comprising one rotary actuator, The state where the upper lid portion and the lower lid portion are closed is the opening and maintenance of the opening state of the upper opening by the rotation of the required angle around the upper lid portion rotation axis of the upper lid portion against the upper lid closing biasing force by the forward rotation drive of the rotary actuator for a predetermined time from the state maintained by the upper lid closing biasing force of the upper lid biasing portion and the lower lid closing biasing force of the lower lid biasing portion respectively, The closing of the upper lid portion by the reverse rotation drive of the rotary actuator for a predetermined time after the lapse of the predetermined time and both or one of the upper lid closing biasing forces, Opening of the lower opening by rotating the lower lid portion by a required angle around the lower lid portion rotation axis against the lower lid closing force by reverse rotation driving of the rotary actuator for a predetermined time after or before closing the upper lid portion, and The receiving device according to (3) above, wherein the lower lid portion can be closed by driving the rotary actuator forward for a predetermined time and / or by the lower lid closing force from the state where the lower opening is open.

[0015] (9) The receiving device according to any one of (1) to (8) above, wherein the upper surface side portion of the upper lid portion in the state of closing the upper opening has an upwardly convex curved shape.

[0016] (10) The receiving device according to any one of (1) to (9) above, and A storage device comprising a storage portion for receiving an object that is received through the upper opening in the storage device, is received by the lower lid portion in a closed state, and falls when the lower lid portion rotates downward and opens.

Advantages of the Invention

[0017] According to the receiving device of the present invention and the storage device including the receiving device, it is possible to prevent the space for storing objects such as dirt from directly communicating with the external space.

Brief Description of the Drawings

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Embodiments for Carrying Out the Invention

[0019] [1] A receiving device as an example of an embodiment of the present invention and a storage device including the receiving device 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 storage container C is in the shape of a box with a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape having an upper opening, and the inside of the upper opening in the storage container C is a storage part for accommodating an object J (waste such as dirt or other objects).

[0022] The receiving device B can be attached to and detached from the storage container C, and can cover and close the upper opening of the storage container C while being located on the upper side of the entire storage container C.

[0023] (2) The receiving device B of this embodiment consists of a cover body 10 having a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape with an opening at the bottom, and an intermediate lid body 20 that can close the lower side of the cover body 10.

[0024] (2-1) The cover body 10 is horizontally long and substantially rectangular in plan view. On the left side of the cover body 10, there is provided a unit arrangement portion 12 where a drive control unit 30 for detecting an object J or a hand or the like, a geared motor 34, and a battery 36 (power source) are detachably arranged, and is opened and closed by an L-shaped lid 14 over the upper and left sides. Since the drive control unit 30 is detachable, battery replacement, replacement or repair of the drive control unit 30 itself can be easily performed.

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

[0026] (2-2) In the central portion of the upper surface portion of the cover body 10, there is provided a rectangular upper opening B1 in plan view.

[0027] Inside the cover body 10, an upper lid portion B2 that can open and close the upper opening B1 is supported so as to be rotatable about a left-right horizontal upper lid rotation axis located below the upper opening B1.

[0028] The upper lid portion B2 has a curved plate shape convex upward corresponding to a predetermined central angle portion of a cylindrical curved surface centered on the upper lid rotation axis, and fan-shaped annular plate portions B3 (or substantially fan-shaped trapezoidal plate portions) are provided on the left and right of the upper lid portion B2, respectively. At the upper lid shaft portions provided at the lower portions of both fan-shaped annular plate portions B3, it is rotatably supported with respect to a support wall B4 provided inside the cover body 10.

[0029] Also, on the support wall B4 provided on the left side of the left fan-shaped annular plate portion B3, a drive arm rotation axis R3 of a drive arm R having an upper lid drive portion R1 for rotationally driving the upper lid portion B2 and a lower lid drive portion R2 for rotationally driving the lower lid portion 22 at both ends is rotatably supported. At the left end portion of the drive arm rotation axis R3, there is 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 the 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 cover part B2 is lower than the height position of the outer peripheral part of the upper opening B1 on the upper surface part of the cover body 10 in any state such as the state where the upper opening B1 is open, the closed state, and the opening and closing process.

[0031] Also, the upper cover part B2 can have its rotation angle position in the closed state maintained by the upper cover closing biasing force of the upper cover biasing part B5 (a kick spring provided for the support wall B4 with respect to the upper cover shaft part), and can be opened by rotating by a required angle (about 50 degrees) against the upper cover closing biasing force around the upper cover rotation axis, and can close the upper opening B1 by rotating in the reverse direction around the upper cover rotation axis.

[0032] The rear part of the left fan-shaped annular plate part B3 has a driven overhanging part B6 that protrudes outward to the left. In the state where the upper cover part B2 is closed by the upper cover closing biasing force, when the driven overhanging part B6 is pushed backward by the upper cover driving part R1 of the driving arm R, the upper cover part B2 coupled to the left fan-shaped annular plate part B3 rotates backward against the upper cover closing biasing force, thereby opening the upper opening B1.

[0033] In front of the space where the upper cover part B2 and the left and right fan-shaped annular plate parts B3 rotate, a front inclined plate B7 having a number of vertical ridges (not shown in the figure) in parallel is provided on the surface on the space side, and behind the space, a rear inclined plate B8 having a number of vertical ridges B8a in parallel is provided on the surface on the space side. Between the ridges B8a in the rear inclined plate B8, a slit part B8b is formed for guiding the components of the deodorant accommodated in the deodorant accommodation part 18 into the space through the gap part provided in the deodorant accommodation part 18.

[0034] (2 - 3) The intermediate cover body 20 as a whole forms a horizontally long substantially rectangular tray shape in plan view, and at the central part in the left - right direction, it is provided with a lower opening 24 and a plate - like lower cover part 22 that can open and close the lower opening 24 downward.

[0035] The lower cover part 22 is rotatably supported at the rear lower side with respect to the main body of the intermediate cover body 20 about the horizontal rotation axis of the lower cover part in the left - right direction. By the lower cover closing biasing force of the lower cover biasing part 26 (a kick spring provided for the lower cover part 22 with respect to the main body of the intermediate cover body 20), a state where it is inclined downward by about 15 degrees forward and the lower opening 24 is closed can be maintained. It can rotate downward against the lower cover closing biasing force of the lower cover biasing part 26 about the lower cover rotation axis to open, and can be closed by rotating reversely about the lower cover rotation axis.

[0036] On the upper side of the lower cover part 22 in the closed state, there are a number of ridge parts 22a in the front - rear direction (downward when the lower cover part 22 is opened downward) in a parallel manner as shown in FIG. 11 (omitted in FIG. 3).

[0037] At the upper left end of the lower cover part 22 in the closed state, there is a driven flat part 22b. When the lower cover part 22 is in the closed state by the lower cover closing biasing force, the driven flat part 22b is pushed downward by the lower cover driving part R2 of the driving arm R, so that the lower cover part 22 rotates downward against the lower cover closing biasing force, and the lower opening 24 can be opened.

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

[0039] (2 - 4) When the object J is received from the upper opening B1 (from the outside downward) in the state where the lower cover part 22 is closed and the upper cover part B2 is opened, the received object J can fall onto the lower cover part 22 in the state where the lower opening 24 is closed.

[0040] The closed lower cover part 22 can receive the object J received from the upper opening B1, and can drop the received object J by rotating downward to open. After the object J drops, the opened lower cover part 22 can rotate reversely upward to close the lower opening 24.

[0041] (3) As described above, in the receiving device B of this example and the housing device A including 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 biasing force and the lower lid closing biasing force, respectively. However, when the sensor 32 detects an object J or a hand, etc., based on the signal, the drive control unit 30 and the drive mechanism including the drive arm R operate as follows.

[0042] (i) In the state where the upper lid portion B2 and the lower lid portion 22 are closed (Fig. 1(a)), the geared motor 34 is driven to rotate forward for a predetermined time (e.g., 4 seconds), so that the driven protruding portion B6 is pushed backward by the upper lid drive portion R1 of the drive arm R as described above, and the upper lid portion B2 rotates by a required angle around the upper lid rotation axis (against the upper lid closing biasing force) to open the upper opening B1. Even when the rotation itself stops, the opening state is maintained by the forward rotation torque of the geared motor 34 until the predetermined time elapses. The lower lid portion 22 is in a closed state.

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

[0044] (ii) Next, when the predetermined time elapses, the geared motor 34 is driven to rotate backward for a short time of 0.1 second or less and then set to a freely rotatable state (non-excited state [power saving]), and the upper lid portion B2 is closed by the upper lid closing biasing force. (Fig. 1(c))

[0045] (iii) From a little before the upper lid portion B2 is completely closed, the geared motor 34 is driven to rotate backward for a predetermined time (e.g., 2 seconds), and the driven flat portion 22b is pushed downward by the lower lid drive portion R2 of the drive arm R as described above, and the lower lid portion 22 rotates downward by a required angle around the lower lid rotation axis (against the lower lid closing biasing force) to open the lower opening 24. Then, the object J received on the lower lid portion 22 falls downward from the lower opening 24. (Fig. 1(d))

[0046] (iv) Next, drive the geared motor 34 in the forward rotation (for a short time, such as about 1 second), and then set the geared motor 34 to a freely rotatable state (no excitation state [power saving]). By doing so, the lower lid portion 22 is rotated forward by the lower lid closing biasing force to close the lower opening 24, and the upper lid portion B2 and the lower lid portion 22 are both returned to the closed state. (Fig. 1(e))

[0047] The upper lid portion B2 and the lower lid portion 22 are linked such that the upper lid portion B2 can open when the lower lid portion 22 is closed, the lower lid portion 22 can rotate downward and open after the opened upper lid portion B2 is closed, and the lower lid portion 22 can rotate reversely upward and close. Therefore, when the upper lid portion B2 and the lower lid portion 22 are both in the open state, it is possible to prevent, as much as possible, the odor of the object, etc. from leaking to the outside through the direct connection between the space below the lower lid portion 22 (for example, the dirt storage space) and the external space above the upper opening B1.

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

[0049] (1) The receiving device of the present invention includes an upper opening, an upper lid portion capable of opening and closing the upper opening, a lower opening located below the upper opening, and a lower lid portion capable of opening and closing the lower opening. The lower lid portion is a receiving device in a position where an object (waste such as dirt or other objects) received from the upper opening in a state where the upper lid portion is open can fall onto the closed lower lid portion.

[0050] When an object is received from the upper opening (from the outside downward) in a state where the upper lid portion is open, the received object can fall onto the closed lower lid portion.

[0051] The lower lid portion in the closed state can receive an object received through the upper opening, and can reliably drop the received object by opening downward. After the object drops, the opened lower lid portion can be closed upward. The lower lid portion in the closed state can, for example, rotate downward (for example, rotate downward around a predetermined [preferably horizontal] lower lid rotation axis) to open. The opened lower lid portion can be closed by rotating upward (for example, rotating reversely around the lower lid rotation axis).

[0052] (1-1) In order to make the reception of the object and the dropping of the object by opening downward as reliable as possible, the lower lid portion in the closed state can, for example, be inclined downward by about 10 to 20 degrees forward or substantially along the horizontal plane. Also, in the closed state, the lower lid portion can, for example, be plate-shaped or tray-shaped concave downward in order to make the reception of the object and the dropping of the object by opening downward as reliable as possible, and can have several or more protruding ridges parallel to each other and facing downward in the downward opened state.

[0053] (1-2) When the lower lid portion is in the closed state, the upper lid portion can be opened. After the opened upper lid portion is closed, the lower lid portion can be opened downward (for example, by rotating, preferably rotating around the lower lid rotation axis), and the lower lid portion can be closed upward (for example, by rotating reversely, preferably rotating reversely around the lower lid rotation axis). (It is desirable that the upper lid portion and the lower lid portion are linked to open and close in this way.). By preventing the upper lid portion and the lower lid portion from being opened simultaneously, it is possible to prevent the space below the lower lid portion (for example, the dirt storage space) from directly communicating with the space above the upper opening (for example, the external 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 of the present invention 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 be, for example, 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 can, for example, cover and close the upper opening of the container. As an example of such a receiving device, it can be composed of 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 can be provided with the lower opening and a lower lid portion that can open and close the lower opening. The intermediate lid body can be detachable from one or both of the cover body and the container, for example, but is not limited thereto.

[0060] Also, the receiving device can be detachable from other parts such as the container, for example, but is not limited thereto.

[0061] The outer shell parts of the receiving device and the container (for example, the cover body, the upper lid portion, and the intermediate lid body including the lower lid portion) can be made of synthetic resin, for example, but are not limited thereto.

[0062] (3) The upper lid portion that can open and close the upper opening can rotate around, for example, an upper lid portion rotation axis [for example, an upper lid portion rotation axis located below the upper opening (preferably in the horizontal direction)]. In a state where the upper opening is closed by the upper lid portion, the upper lid portion can open the upper opening by rotating around the upper lid portion rotation axis by a required angle (for example, 40 degrees to 60 degrees). In a state where the upper opening is open, the upper lid portion can close the upper opening by rotating in the reverse direction by a required angle around the upper lid portion rotation axis.

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

[0064] Preferably, the upper surface side portion of the upper lid portion in a state where the upper opening is closed has an upwardly convex curved shape, for example, a curved surface centered on the (preferably horizontal) upper lid portion rotation axis (for example, a shape corresponding to a predetermined central angle portion of a cylindrical curved surface centered on the upper lid portion rotation axis, for example, a curved plate shape).

[0065] The upper lid portion can be supported, for example, by a structural portion for opening and closing (for example, for opening and closing by rotation as described above).

[0066] The upper lid portion is preferably lower than the height position of the upper surface portion of the receiving device (desirably, lower than the height position of the outer peripheral portion of the upper opening on the upper surface portion of the receiving device) in any state such as the state where the upper opening is open, the closed state, and the opening and closing process. This is to avoid as much as possible the opening and closing operation of the upper lid portion in a state where the opening and closing of the upper lid portion is hindered, such as when an object is placed near the upper opening.

[0067] (4) The upper lid portion and the lower lid portion can be opened by a drive mechanism. Also, one or both of the upper lid portion and the lower lid portion can be closed by a drive mechanism.

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

[0069] Examples of the drive mechanism include those that drive the upper lid portion (or a portion coupled to the upper lid portion) or the lower lid portion (or a portion coupled to the lower lid portion) by a power source (including those that drive through a member such as a drive arm).

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

[0071] As the power source, for example, a rotary actuator capable of controlling the rotation angle (for example, an electric motor such as a geared motor or a stepping motor), a circuit and software for control, and a necessary speed reduction device can be used, but it is not necessarily limited to these.

[0072] (5) In the receiving device of the present invention and the housing device including the receiving device, when both the upper lid portion and the lower lid portion are closed, for example, based on signals input from a signal generation unit such as a sensor or various switches that detect an object or a person's hand provided in the receiving device or other locations, the upper lid portion is opened by a drive mechanism. After the upper lid portion is opened, (for example, after a predetermined time has elapsed, for example, by the drive mechanism or by the upper lid closing biasing force of the drive mechanism and the upper lid biasing portion), the upper lid portion can be closed. After the upper lid portion is closed, the lower lid portion can be opened downward (for example, rotated) by the drive mechanism, and then, (for example, by one or both of the lower lid closing biasing forces of the drive mechanism and the lower lid biasing portion), the lower lid portion can be closed upward (for example, rotated).

[0073] (6) As a preferred example of the receiving device of the present invention and the housing device including the receiving device, The upper lid portion (Preferably, the closed state can be maintained by the upper lid closing biasing force of the upper lid biasing portion (for example, a kick spring),) opens by rotating around the upper lid portion rotation axis (preferably in the horizontal direction) (against the upper lid closing biasing force when having the upper lid biasing portion), and can close the upper opening by rotating in the reverse direction around the upper lid portion rotation axis. The lower lid portion (Preferably, the closed state can be maintained by the lower lid closing biasing force of the lower lid biasing portion (for example, a kick spring),) rotates downward around the lower lid portion rotation axis (preferably parallel to the upper lid portion rotation axis) (against the lower lid closing biasing force when having the lower lid biasing portion) to open, and can close by rotating in the reverse direction around the lower lid portion rotation axis. (For example, the rotation angle can be controlled) By the same rotary actuator, (optionally via a member such as a drive arm) the rotary opening of the upper lid (which can include rotary closing. Or, it can include rotary closing by cooperation with the upper lid biasing part or by the upper lid biasing part.) and the rotary opening of the lower lid (which can include rotary closing. Or, it can include rotary closing by cooperation with the lower lid biasing part or by the lower lid biasing part.) can be performed at different timings (for example, the opening of the upper lid by forward rotation [rotation in one direction], the opening of the lower lid by reverse rotation [rotation in the other direction], or the opening of the upper lid and the lower lid at different timings during rotation in one direction) or the same timing as the opening or closing of the upper lid and the opening or closing of the lower lid.

[0074] As a preferred example (particularly a preferred example in terms of being able to perform the opening or closing of the upper lid and the opening or closing of the lower lid at different timings), there can be mentioned those in which the drive arm for driving the upper lid and the drive arm for driving the lower lid (or the upper lid driving part and the lower lid driving part in one drive arm) are rotated by the same rotary actuator (therefore, the drive arm for driving the upper lid and the drive arm for driving the lower lid [or the upper lid driving part and the lower lid driving part in one drive arm] in the same direction) (for example, it can be rotated in the same direction by switching between forward rotation and reverse rotation as necessary).

[0075] Such a receiving device and a housing device including the receiving device can be controlled and operated as follows, for example, using one rotary actuator.

[0076] (i) When both the upper lid and the lower lid are closed, the rotary actuator is driven to rotate forward for a predetermined time (for example, several seconds such as 4 seconds), so that (for example, by the upper lid driving part in the drive arm) the upper lid rotates by a required angle around the upper lid rotation axis (against the upper lid closing biasing force) and the upper opening opens. Even after the rotation itself stops, the opening state is maintained by the forward rotation torque of the rotary actuator until the predetermined time elapses. The lower 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 lower lid portion in the closed state and can be received on the lower lid portion (it is also possible that the lower lid portion rotates downward and falls because the weight of the object exceeds the assumption and cannot be supported by the lower lid closing biasing force).

[0078] (ii) When the normal rotation drive of the rotary actuator ends due to the elapse of the predetermined time, for example, the upper lid portion is closed by driving the rotary actuator in reverse rotation, or, the upper lid portion is closed by making the rotary actuator freely rotatable and by the upper lid closing biasing force of the upper lid biasing portion, or, the rotary actuator is driven in reverse rotation for a short time (for example, 0.1 second or less) and then made freely rotatable so that the upper lid portion is surely closed by the upper lid closing biasing force of the upper lid biasing portion.

[0079] (iii) The reverse rotation drive of the rotary actuator from before the upper lid portion closes is continued for a predetermined time (for example, several seconds such as 2 seconds) even after the upper lid portion closes, or, after the upper lid portion is closed by the upper lid closing biasing force of the upper lid biasing portion with the rotary actuator in a freely rotatable state, or from before the upper lid portion closes, the rotary actuator is driven in reverse rotation for a predetermined time so that (for example, by the lower lid drive portion in the drive arm), the lower lid portion rotates (in the reverse direction) by a required angle around the lower lid portion rotation axis against the lower lid closing biasing force and the lower opening opens. Then, the object received on the lower lid portion falls downward from the lower opening.

[0080] (iv) Next, by making the rotary actuator freely rotatable, the lower lid portion is rotated forward by the lower lid closing biasing force to close the lower opening, and both the upper lid portion and the lower lid portion are returned to the closed state.

[0081] Before making the rotary actuator rotatable freely as necessary, the rotary actuator can be driven to rotate forward (for a short time such as about 1 second) to surely rotate the lower lid portion forward to close the lower opening portion.

Explanation of Signs

[0082] A Storage device B Receiving device B1 Upper opening B2 Upper lid B3 Sector-shaped annular plate portion B4 Support wall B5 Upper lid biasing portion B6 Driven protruding portion B7 Front inclined plate B8 Rear inclined plate B8a Ridge portion B8b Slit portion C Container J Object R Driving arm R1 Upper lid driving portion R2 Lower lid driving portion R3 Driving arm rotation axis R4 Input coupling portion 10 Cover body 12 Unit placement portion 14 L-shaped lid 16 Plate-shaped lid 18 Deodorant storage portion 20 Intermediate lid body 22 Lower lid portion 22a Ridge portion 22b Driven flat portion 22c 24 Lower opening 26 Lower lid biasing portion 30 Drive control unit 32 Sensor 34 Geared motor 36 Battery

Claims

1. A receiving device having an upper opening, an upper lid portion capable of opening and closing the upper opening, a lower opening located below the upper opening, and a lower lid portion capable of opening and closing the lower opening, wherein the lower lid portion is positioned such that an object received from the upper opening in a state where the upper lid portion is open can fall onto the closed lower lid portion, the closed lower lid portion can receive an object received from the upper opening and can drop the received object by opening downward, and the open lower lid portion can be closed upward, in a state where the lower lid portion is closed, the upper lid portion can be opened by a power source, after the opened upper lid portion is closed, the lower lid portion can be opened downward by the power source, and in a state where the upper lid portion is closed, the lower lid portion can be closed upward, a receiving device characterized by this.

2. A receiving device having an upper opening, an upper lid portion capable of opening and closing the upper opening, a lower opening located below the upper opening, and a lower lid portion capable of opening and closing the lower opening, wherein the lower lid portion is positioned such that an object received from the upper opening in a state where the upper lid portion is open can fall onto the closed lower lid portion, the closed lower lid portion can receive an object received from the upper opening and can drop the received object by opening downward, and the open lower lid portion can be closed upward, in a state where the lower lid portion is closed, the upper lid portion can be opened, after the opened upper lid portion is closed, the lower lid portion can be opened downward, and in a state where the upper lid portion is closed, the lower lid portion can be closed upward, a receiving device characterized in that one or both of the upper lid portion and the lower lid portion can be maintained in a closed state by a biasing portion.

3. The receiving device according to Claim 1 or 2, excluding the case where the lower lid portion can be inclined toward one or the other and can distribute an object received and held from the upper opening in the direction of inclining the lower lid portion.

4. The receiving device according to Claim 1, wherein one or both of the upper lid portion and the lower lid portion can be maintained in a closed state by a biasing portion.

5. The lower lid portion capable of opening and closing the lower opening can rotate around a lower lid portion rotation axis, In a state where the lower opening is closed by the lower lid portion, the lower lid portion can open the lower opening by rotating downward by a required angle around the lower lid portion rotation axis line. In a state where the lower opening is open, the lower lid portion can close the lower opening by rotating in the reverse direction by a required angle around the lower lid portion rotation axis line. An upper lid portion capable of opening and closing the upper opening is rotatable around an upper lid portion rotation axis line. The receiving device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein in a state where the upper opening is closed by the upper lid portion, the upper lid portion can open the upper opening by rotating by a required angle around the upper lid portion rotation axis line, and in a state where the upper opening is open, the upper lid portion can close the upper opening by rotating in the reverse direction by a required angle around the upper lid portion rotation axis line.

6. The upper lid portion can have a closed state maintained by the upper lid closing biasing force of the upper lid biasing portion, open by rotating against the upper lid closing biasing force around the upper lid portion rotation axis line, and close the upper opening by rotating in the reverse direction around the upper lid portion rotation axis line. The receiving device according to claim 5, wherein the lower lid portion can have a closed state maintained by the lower lid closing biasing force of the lower lid biasing portion, open by rotating downward against the lower lid closing biasing force of the lower lid biasing portion around the lower lid portion rotation axis line, and close by rotating in the reverse direction around the lower lid portion rotation axis line.

7. The receiving device according to claim 5, wherein the rotation of the upper lid to open and the rotation of the lower lid to open can be performed by the same rotary actuator as a power source.

8. The receiving device according to claim 7, wherein the same rotary actuator can be rotationally driven in one direction to open the upper lid by rotation and rotationally driven in the reverse direction to open the lower lid by rotation.

9. Comprising one rotary actuator as a power source. When the upper lid portion and the lower lid portion are in a closed state, from the state maintained by the upper lid closing biasing force of the upper lid biasing portion and the lower lid closing biasing force of the lower lid biasing portion respectively, by the forward rotation drive of the rotary actuator for a predetermined time, the upper opening is opened and the open state is maintained by the rotation of the upper lid portion by a required angle around the upper lid portion rotation axis line against the upper lid closing biasing force. Closing of the upper lid portion by the reverse rotation drive of the rotary actuator for a predetermined time after the lapse of the predetermined time and by both or one of the upper lid closing biasing force. Opening of the lower opening by rotation of the lower lid portion by a required angle around the lower lid portion rotation axis against the lower lid closing biasing force by reverse rotation driving of the rotary actuator for a predetermined time after or before closing of the upper lid portion, and The receiving device according to claim 6, wherein the lower lid portion can be closed by forward rotation driving of the rotary actuator for a predetermined time and / or either one of the lower lid closing biasing forces from the lower opening open state.

10. The receiving device according to any one of claims 1, 2, or 4, wherein an upper surface side portion of the upper lid portion in a state of closing the upper opening has an upwardly convex curved shape.

11. The receiving device according to any one of claims 1, 2, or 4, and A storage device including a storage portion for storing an object that is received through the upper opening in the receiving device, received by the lower lid portion in a closed state, and falls when the lower lid portion rotates downward to open.

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