Induction Actuation Trash Container Cover Panel Mechanism
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional induction trash containers face challenges in achieving a compact and aesthetically pleasing design due to their cover panel opening configuration, which also results in poor waterproof performance and complex maintenance, leading to reduced lifespan and user fatigue.
Innovation Solution
An induction actuated trash container with a novel cover panel opening mechanism utilizing an actuation arm, rotating shaft, and induction actuated arrangement, featuring a U-shaped actuation arm, sector gear, and resilient element, which isolates the actuation mechanism from the trash, allowing for easier assembly, disassembly, and improved waterproof performance.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Shape
If a rotating shaft is penetrated through the cover panel and hinged to the main housing body, then the cover panel can be opened, but the cover panel positioned at the rear side of the rotating shaft takes up space of the main housing body, making it difficult to design a compact and aesthetical trash container
Solution Approach 1:
The invention divides the opening mechanism into separate functional components: the cover panel, the actuation arm, and the rotating shaft are segmented such that the rotating shaft is mounted in an indented cavity rather than penetrating the cover panel. This segmentation allows the cover panel to be thinner and not obstruct the main housing body space, achieving a more compact and aesthetical design.
Solution Approach 2:
The rotating shaft is positioned in an indented cavity (a recessed dimension) rather than extending through the full thickness of the cover panel. This dimensional change allows the shaft to be hidden within the cavity, reducing the protrusion into the main housing body and improving both compactness and aesthetics.
2Ease of repair
If the cover panel is hinged with the main housing body, then the cover panel can be opened, but it is troublesome to detach, replace and remount the cover panel for maintenance
Solution Approach 1:
The connection between the cover panel and main housing body is segmented into detachable components. The actuation arm is detachably connected to both the cover panel and the rotating shaft, allowing the cover panel to be easily removed and replaced for maintenance without permanently fixing it to the housing body.
Solution Approach 2:
The hinged connection is extracted from a permanent fixture and replaced with a detachable coupling mechanism. The actuation arm can be detached from the rotating shaft and cover panel, enabling easy removal and replacement of the cover panel for maintenance purposes.
3Reliability
If the rotating shaft and gear are engaged with the cover panel opening mechanism, then the cover panel can be opened, but the gear and the internal space of the trash container cannot be isolated, resulting in poor waterproof and moisture resistance performance
Solution Approach 1:
The mechanism is segmented into a dry zone (indented cavity containing the rotating shaft and actuation arm) and a wet zone (trash storage space). The indented cavity acts as a waterproof compartment that isolates the mechanical components from moisture and trash, maintaining waterproof performance while preserving the opening function.
Solution Approach 2:
The indented cavity serves as an intermediary waterproof barrier between the mechanical components (rotating shaft and gear) and the trash storage space. This cavity prevents moisture and trash from directly contacting the mechanical parts, ensuring waterproof and moisture resistance performance.
4Ease of operation
If the cover panel opening mechanism uses a transmission bar coupled to the cover panel and engaged with a gear, then the cover panel can be opened, but the mechanism becomes complex and increases people's sense of fatigue when used at home
Solution Approach 1:
The complex transmission bar mechanism is extracted and replaced with a simpler actuation arm that directly connects the rotating shaft to the cover panel. This simplification reduces the number of components and the complexity of the opening mechanism, thereby reducing user fatigue.
Solution Approach 2:
Instead of using a gear-driven transmission bar mechanism that requires multiple transmission stages, the invention inverts the approach by using a directly actuated arm that translates rotational motion of the shaft into linear motion of the cover panel more efficiently, simplifying the overall mechanism.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The solution provides a compact, aesthetically pleasing design with enhanced waterproof and moisture resistance, facilitating easier maintenance and prolonging the lifespan of the trash container by ensuring effective force transmission and efficient operation.
Implementation Method 1
one end of the resilient element is biased against an inner surface of the main housing body for providing an urging force to balance the gravity of the cover panel
Implementation Method 2
An actuation output of the induction actuated arrangement is operatively coupled with one end portion of the rotating shaft for generating a rotational force to the rotating shaft so as to pivotally move the actuation arm
Data Source
AI summary
An induction actuation trash container with actuation arm includes an upper container body, a pressing ring and a lower container body. The upper container body includes a cover panel, a main housing body, a body seat, an actuation arm, a rotating shaft, and an induction actuated arrangement. The main housing body has an indented cavity formed at a rear side of an inner side of the main housing body, wherein the rotating shaft is mounted across the indented cavity and penetrates through a left sidewall and an opposing right sidewall thereof. One end of the rotating arm is coupled to the rotating shaft while the other end of the rotating arm is fixedly screwed to the cover panel. The induction actuated arrangement is disposed in an interior space defined between the main housing body and the body seat when the main housing body is engaged with the body seat, wherein an actuation output of the induction actuated arrangement is operatively coupled with one end portion of the rotating shaft for generating a rotational force to drive the rotating shaft to rotate and pivotally move the actuation arm.