EP2623436A1 - Garbage container - Google Patents
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- EP2623436A1 EP2623436A1 EP13150190.0A EP13150190A EP2623436A1 EP 2623436 A1 EP2623436 A1 EP 2623436A1 EP 13150190 A EP13150190 A EP 13150190A EP 2623436 A1 EP2623436 A1 EP 2623436A1
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
- B65F—GATHERING OR REMOVAL OF DOMESTIC OR LIKE REFUSE
- B65F1/00—Refuse receptacles; Accessories therefor
- B65F1/14—Other constructional features; Accessories
- B65F1/16—Lids or covers
- B65F1/1623—Lids or covers with means for assisting the opening or closing thereof, e.g. springs
- B65F1/1638—Electromechanically operated lids
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
- B65F—GATHERING OR REMOVAL OF DOMESTIC OR LIKE REFUSE
- B65F1/00—Refuse receptacles; Accessories therefor
- B65F1/14—Other constructional features; Accessories
- B65F1/16—Lids or covers
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
- B65F—GATHERING OR REMOVAL OF DOMESTIC OR LIKE REFUSE
- B65F1/00—Refuse receptacles; Accessories therefor
- B65F1/14—Other constructional features; Accessories
Abstract
Description
- The present invention relates to a garbage container, more specifically to a garbage container which is able to be opened easily by pressing or stepping on.
- A conventional garbage container usually has a lid on a opening of the container to prevent odors diffusing or mosquitoes breeding due to the garbage therein. However, when the lid is independent from the container, a user should remove the lid from the container and keep holding the lid before disposal of garbage, and it is troublesome to a user who has had garbage in his hand.
- A garbage container with a liftable lid is thereby disclosed, wherein the garbage container can be triggered by pluralities of means. The most common way to trigger the lid to lift is by stepping on a pedal, as disclosed in
TW M265363 TW M312517 US 6,010,024 , andUS 6,883,676 . The pedal is disposed on the container near ground, and the pedal connects to the lid via two linking rods or other similar structure. When the pedal is stepped on, the lid is lifted due to the lever principle. On the contrary, when the pedal is released, the lid falls and covers the opening of the container. However, this kind of structure brings about pluralities of problems. For example, if the lid is bulky and heavy, a user who doesn't have sufficient strength such as a female or a disable is difficult to step on entirely. Besides, due to the limitation of the operation of linking rods, the pedal has to be disposed on a fixed and specific position, so the pedal can not be placed at a preferable position to accommodate to different situations. - A garbage container with an automatically liftable lid is disclosed in
TW I352054 TW M316879 TW 201103842 US 6,774,586 ,US 6,812,655 ,US 7,714,527 ,US 7,750,591 , andUS 7,911,169 . The container has an IR induction sensor or an electrostatic induction sensor. When an object approaches the sensor, the lid is triggered to lift by the sensor. Although the automatically opening container is convenient, it also has some problems. For instance, the sensor and operation structure have to be disposed near the opening to facilitate the lid lifting, so the opening is not quite large enough to receive disposals. Moreover, the sensor detects anytime, so the sensor consumes electricity anytime too. On the other hand, the lid opens when an object approaches the sensor, so the lid may open even if a person just passes by. Also, when malfunctioning, the sensor may open automatically even if no object approaches. - The main object of the present invention is to provide a garbage container which can be opened more easily. Also, the garbage container is more electricity-saving and has a larger opening to receive disposals.
- To achieve the above and other objects, a garbage container of the present invention includes a main body, a controller, a sensor, a pedal, a connecting member, a driving mechanism, a power supply, and a lid.
- A receiving opening is formed on a top of the main body. An opening is formed on a wall of the main body near ground. The controller can be an IC board and is disposed on a bottom of the main body. A resistance of the sensor changes when pressure the sensor received changes, and then the sensor sends a signal to the controller. The pedal is partially inserted into the opening and contacts with the sensor. When the pedal is stepped on or pressed, pressure the sensor received changes. The connecting member is able to move between a first position near ground and a second position away from ground. The driving mechanism includes a motor, a decelerating mechanism, and an arm. An end of the arm connects to the decelerating mechanism, and the other opposite end of the arm connects to the connecting member. The arm is triggered to pivot by the motor and the decelerating mechanism to enable the connecting member to move between the first and the second positions. The power supply provides energy to the controller and the driving mechanism. The lid is disposed outside of the receiving opening and is able to pivot relatively to the receiving opening. When the connecting member is at the first position, the lid covers on the receiving opening to segregate the receiving opening from an external space. When the connecting member is at the second position, the lid is lifted to enable the receiving opening to communicate with the external space.
- Thereby, the garbage container of the present invention is more energy-saving and easier to use. Also, a larger receiving opening is provided to facilitate disposal.
- The present invention will become more obvious from the following description when taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, which show, for purpose of illustrations only, the preferred embodiment(s) in accordance with the present invention.
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Fig. 1 is a stereogram drawing showing a garbage container of the present invention; -
Fig. 2 is a breakdown drawing showing a garbage container of the present invention; -
Fig. 3 is a cross-section drawing showing a garbage container of the present invention; -
Fig. 4 is an operation illustration showing a garbage container of the present invention; -
Fig. 5 is an illustration showing an inside of a main body of a garbage container of the present invention; -
Fig. 6 is an illustration showing a second embodiment of a garbage container of the present invention; -
Fig. 7 is an illustration showing a third embodiment of a garbage container of the present invention; -
Fig. 8 is an illustration showing a forth embodiment of a garbage container of the present invention. - Please refer to
Fig. 1 to Fig. 5 for a major embodiment of the present invention. The garbage container of the present embodiment includes amain body 1, acontroller 2, at least asensor 3, at least apedal 4, a connectingmember 5, adriving mechanism 6, apower supply 7, and alid 8. - A receiving
opening 11 is formed on a top of themain body 1, and at least anopening 12 is formed on a wall of themain body 1 near a bottom of themain body 1. Themain body 1 hasfirst room 13 and asecond room 14 which are segregated from each other. Thefirst room 13 communicates with the receiving opening 11. Thecontroller 2, the connectingmember 5, thedriving mechanism 6, and thepower supply 7 are located in thesecond room 14. - The
controller 2 can be an IC board and is disposed on the bottom of themain body 1. A resistance of thesensor 3 changes when pressure thesensor 3 received changes. And then thesensor 3 sends a signal to thecontroller 2. In the major embodiment of the present invention, thesensor 3 is fixed in themain body 1. Thepedal 4 is detachably inserted into theopening 12 and thesensor 3 to enable a user to step on. In other possible embodiment of the present invention, pluralities of thesensors 3 and pluralities of thepedals 4 corresponding to thesensors 3 are provided. Themain body 1 also has pluralities ofopenings 12 to enable thesensors 3 and thepedals 4 to be disposed on at least one side of themain body 1. - The connecting
member 5 is able to move between a first position near ground and a second position away from ground. More specifically, the connectingmember 5 is a rod and is able to move longitudinally. - The
driving mechanism 6 includes amotor 61, adecelerating mechanism 62, and anarm 63. Themotor 61 is controlled by signals sent by thecontroller 2. An end of thearm 63 connects with thedecelerating mechanism 62, and the other opposite end of thearm 63 connects with the connectingmember 5. Thearm 63 is able to pivot when being driven by themotor 61 and thedecelerating mechanism 62 to enable the connectingmember 5 to move between the first and the second positions. Thepower supply 7 provides energy to thecontroller 2 and thedriving mechanism 6. For the few requirement of energy, thepower supply 7 can be just a battery assembly. - The
lid 8 is disposed on the outside of the receivingopening 11 and is capable of pivoting relatively to the receivingopening 11. A position of fringe of thelid 8 connects to an end away from thearm 63 of the connectingmember 5. When the connectingmember 5 is at the first position, thelid 8 covers the receivingopening 11 to segregate the receivingopening 11 from an external space. When the connectingmember 5 is at the second position, thelid 8 pivots away from the receivingopening 11 to enable the receivingopening 11 to communicate with the external space. - Please refer to
Fig. 3 . When thepedal 4 is not pressed or stepped on, pressure thesensor 3 received doesn't change, so the resistance of thesensor 3 doesn't change too. Thus, thesensor 3 doesn't send signals to thecontroller 5, and the connecting member is at the first position to keep thelid 8 closed. Referring toFig. 4 , a contrary condition is illustrated. When thepedal 4 is pressed or stepped on, pressure thesensor 3 received changes, so the resistance of thesensor 3 is changed too. Thus, thesensor 3 sends a signal to thecontroller 2 to trigger thedriving mechanism 6. Themotor 61 and thedecelerating mechanism 62 drive thearm 63 to elevate, and then the connectingmember 5 is elevated to the second position. Thus, thelid 8 is lifted and opened. More particularly, thecontroller 2 is able to control persisting time of thelid 8 opening. A user just has to steps on thepedal 4 lightly but not to keep stepping on thepedal 4, and thelid 8 can be kept opening for seconds or tens of seconds. After the opening period of thelid 8, thecontroller 2 stops sending signals, so thearm 63 descends. Thus, the connectingmember 5 is descended to the first position to close thelid 8. - Besides, the
sensor 3 and thepedal 4 can be placed at a position outside of themain body 1 to facilitate operation. In a second embodiment of the present invention, referring toFig. 6 , when no enough space at periphery of themain body 1 can be used to dispose thepedal 4, thesensor 3 and thepedal 4 can be disposed at a more appropriate position. When thepedal 4 is pressed or stepped on, the resistance of thesensor 3 changes, and thesensor 3 sends a signal to thecontroller 2 to trigger thelid 8 to open by wires or by other wireless way. In a second and a third embodiments, referring toFig. 7 andFig. 8 , thesensor 3 and thepedal 4 can be disposed on a wall. Thepedal 3 can be pressed by hand or hit by feet to trigger thelid 8 to open. Also, pets and children can be prevented from opening thelid 8 accidentally. - To sum up, the garbage container of the present invention has a plurality of advantages listed below.
- 1. The operation is similar with conventional garbage containers, but a user doesn't have to keep stepping on the pedal anymore.
- 2. The resistance-type sensor is sensitive, so a user doesn't have to step on the pedal hard to open a heavy lid.
- 3. Comparing to the automatic garbage containers by induction, the garbage container of the present invention don't have larger sensor and control mechanism, so a larger receiving opening is provided.
- 4. Comparing to the automatically garbage containers by induction which detects anytime and consumes electricity anytime, the garbage container of the present invention operates only when the pedal is pressed or stepped on to save energy.
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- A garbage container, including:a main body (1), a receiving opening (11) being formed on a top of the main body (1);a controller (2), being disposed on a bottom of the main body (1);at least one sensor (3), being able to be changed in resistance when the sensor (3) is under a change of pressure, the sensor (3) being able to send signals to the controller (2) when the sensor (3) is changed in resistance;at least one pedal (4), the pedal (4) contacting with the sensor (3), pressure the sensor (3) receives being changed when the pedal (4) is pressed;a connecting member (5), being able to move between a first position near ground and a second position away from ground;a driving mechanism (6), being able to drive the connecting member (5) to elevate or descend when receiving a signal from the controller (2);a power supply (7), providing power to the controller (2) and the driving mechanism (6);a lid (8), being disposed outside of the receiving opening (11) and being able to pivot relatively to the receiving opening (11), a position of fringe of the lid (8) connecting to an end of the connecting member (5), the lid (8) covering the receiving opening (11) to segregate the receiving opening (11) from an external space when the connecting member (5) is at the first position, the lid (8) pivoting away from the receiving opening (11) to enable the receiving opening (11) to communicate with the external space when the connecting member (5) is at the second position.
- The garbage container of claim 1, wherein the main body (1) has a first room (13) and a second room (14) which are segregate from each other, the first room (13) communicating with the receiving opening (11), the controller (2), the connecting member (5), the driving mechanism (6), and the power supply (7) are located in the second room (14).
- The garbage container of claim 1, wherein the sensor (3) is disposed in the main body (1), an opening (12) is formed on a wall of the main body (1) near a bottom of the main body (1), an end of the pedal (4) is arranged through the opening (12) to contact with the sensor (3).
- The garbage container of claim 3, wherein the pedal (4) is detachably inserted into the opening (12) and the sensor (3).
- The garbage container of claim 3, having pluralities of sensors (3) and pluralities of pedals (4) corresponding to the sensors (3), the main body (1) forming pluralities of openings (12) to enable the sensors (3) and the pedals (4) to be disposed on at least one side of the main body (1).
- The garbage container of claim 1, wherein the sensor (3) and the pedal (4) are disposed on a wall outside of the main body (1).
- The garbage container of claim 1, wherein the sensor (3) and the pedal (4) are disposed on a ground outside the main body (1).
- The garbage container of claim 1, wherein the driving mechanism (6) includes a motor (61), a decelerating mechanism (62), and an arm (63), an end of the arm (63) rotatably connects to the decelerating mechanism (62), another end of the arm (63) connects to the connecting member (5), the arm (63) is able to pivot when being driven by the motor (61) and the decelerating mechanism (62) to enable the connecting member (5) to move between the first and the second positions.
- The garbage container of claim 1, wherein the power supply (7) is a battery assembly.
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