JPH08231002A - Rubbish storage container - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To contribute to improvement of environment by means of promoting sorting of rubbish and to improve efficiency of collection work by composing a rubbish storage container allowing confirmation of foreign matter mixed in the and the amount of rubbish without opening a lid body. CONSTITUTION: A dirt storage container is provided with a storage container body 3, which includes an opening part 2 opened upwards and stores in its interior rubbish thrown into it through the opening part 2, and also a lid body 5 which permits the opening part 2 to be opened and closed. A through hole 8 is provided on the surface 5a of the lid body 5 for looking in at the rubbish inside the rubbish storage container body. A transparent acrylic plate 9 covering the through hole 8 is fitted to the through hole 8.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a dust container for storing dust.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, a plurality of dust container are installed in a dust dumping place of an apartment house where a large amount of dust is produced, and these dust collecting containers have an opening opening upward. A dust container is provided with a dust container main body that stores dust that has been thrown in through the opening, and a lid that can open and close the opening. After opening the lids one by one to check the amount of dust, if dust is stored, transfer the dust in the dust storage container to the inside of the dust storage box of the dust collection vehicle and collect it. I am trying to do it.

[0003]

By the way, in order to improve the environment, it has been sought recently to separate dust particles, and when it is confirmed that foreign matter is mixed in from the dust particles in the dust container, the lid body is used. It was necessary to check the presence of foreign matter in the dust after opening the door, and the checking operation was very troublesome.

Moreover, in the above-mentioned dust container, since the amount of dust to be stored is not known until the lid is opened, the lids of the plurality of dust containers are opened one by one regardless of whether the dust is stored or not. It is necessary to confirm the amount. In that case, since it is not necessary to open the lid of the dust container that does not contain dust and does not contain dust, the work of opening the lid of the dust container that does not contain dust becomes useless, and the efficiency of dust collection work deteriorates. Connect.

The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and an object of the present invention is to construct a dust container for confirming the mixing of foreign matter in dust and the amount of dust without opening the lid. It is to promote separation and contribute to the improvement of the environment, and to improve the efficiency of dust collection work.

[0006]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, a solution means provided by the invention according to claim 1 has an opening portion which opens upward, and the dust thrown through this opening portion is used. As a dust storage container provided with a dust storage container main body to be stored and a lid capable of opening and closing the opening, at least one of a side surface of the dust storage container main body and an upper surface of the lid is a dust storage container. A through hole is provided for looking into dust in the main body, and a transparent body covering the through hole is attached to the through hole.

[0007] The solving means taken by the invention of claim 2 is,
According to the first aspect of the invention, the through hole is specified and provided on the side surface of the main body of the dust container.

[0008] The solution means taken by the invention of claim 3 is,
According to a second aspect of the present invention, the through holes are specified and a plurality of through holes are arranged in the vertical direction on the side surface of the dust container body.

[0009] The solution means taken by the invention of claim 4 is,
According to the second aspect of the present invention, the through hole is specified and provided on the side surface of the dust container container so as to extend in the vertical direction.

Further, the solution means taken by the invention of claim 5 is such that the through holes of the invention of claim 1 are specified and provided at the opposite positions of the side surface of the dust container main body.

[0011]

According to the above-mentioned structure, according to the first aspect of the present invention,
Through the holes provided on at least one of the side surface of the dust container main body and the top surface of the lid, the dust inside the dust container main body can be seen, so the lid should be closed without opening the lid. It is possible to confirm the entry of foreign matter in the dust in the dust container main body through the through hole, and the confirmation work can be easily performed. Moreover, since the dust inside the main body of the dust container can be seen with the lid closed, the amount of dust stored can be confirmed without opening the lid, and the wasteful work of opening the lid of the dust container not containing dust can be performed. Will be abolished.

Further, since the through-hole is covered with the transparent body, the see-through from the through-hole can be smoothly carried out without any trouble, and the blowing of wind and rain through the through-hole can be prevented.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, through the through hole provided on the side surface of the dust container body, it is possible to easily confirm the work of foreign matter mixing in the dust in the dust container container body from the outside of the side surface. Moreover, the amount of dust contained in the plurality of dust storage containers can be promptly confirmed only by looking from the outside of the side surface.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, the plurality of through holes provided in the side surface of the main body of the dust container are arranged in the vertical direction, so that the work of confirming the inclusion of foreign matter in the dust inside the main body of the dust container can be checked from the outside of the side surface. It can be easily and fully verified across directions. Moreover, the amount of dust stored in the plurality of dust storage containers can be quickly and accurately confirmed only by looking from the outside of one surface.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, the vertically elongated through hole provided in the side surface of the dust container main body extends in the vertical direction.
Since there is no blind spot in the vertical direction on the side surface of the dust container main body, it is possible to more easily and sufficiently check the foreign substance in the dust inside the dust container main body from the outside of the side face to the vertical direction. The capacity can be confirmed more quickly and accurately simply by looking from the outside of the side surface.

Further, in the present invention as defined in claim 5, one of the through holes is used as a light cut by the through holes provided at opposite positions on the side surface of the dust container body, and the dust is inserted by the light through the light cut. It is also possible to confirm the storage amount of the dust in the dust container through the other through hole from a position where the occupant of the dust collection vehicle is lit up by illuminating the inside of the container.

[0017]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 shows a dust container according to the first embodiment of the present invention. A plurality of this dust container 1 is arranged in a line in a dust dump of a housing complex where a large amount of dust is produced. Are arranged. The dust container 1 has an opening 2 that opens upward, and a dust container main body 3 that accommodates the dust introduced through the opening 2 and a rear surface 3b of the dust container 3 A lid 5 is provided at an upper edge (which will be described later) so as to be openable upward through a pair of left and right hinges 4 and 4, and allows the opening 2 to be opened and closed.

The dust container main body 3 is formed in the shape of a square cylinder with a bottom, and has a front surface 3a corresponding to the front, rear, left and right directions thereof.
It has a rear surface 3b, a left side surface 3c, a right side surface 3d, and a bottom surface 3e. Further, the lid 5 has a substantially rectangular flat plate-like upper surface 5a that substantially matches the shape of the opening 2, and the upper surface so as to cover the outer surfaces of the front surface 3a and the left and right side surfaces 3c and 3d when closed. 5a has flange pieces 5b, ... Hanging from the front side and the left and right side edges. And, the dust in the dust container main body 3 is adapted to be thrown into an input port of a dust throwing box continuously provided at a rear portion of a dust collecting vehicle (not shown), and at the rear of the dust throwing box, It is equipped with a reversing device (not shown) for reversing the dust storage container main body 3 in a fixed state so that the dust in the dust storage container main body 3 is thrown into the charging port. The reversing operation of the dust container housing body 3 by this reversing device is performed with the lid 5 open, and the rod-shaped reversing metal fitting is fixed to the front surface 3a of the dust container housing body 3 substantially at the center by the reversing device. 6 is provided extending in the left-right direction. Casters 7, ... Are provided at the four corners of the bottom surface 3e of the dust container main body 3.

On the upper surface 5a of the lid 5,
A circular through hole 8 having a diameter of about 100 mm is provided at a substantially central position in the dust container main body 3 where dust can be easily seen. A flat plate-shaped transparent acrylic plate 9 as a transparent body is attached to the through hole 8 so that the transparent acrylic plate 9 covers the through hole 8. Around the transparent acrylic plate 9 is provided a peripheral flange 9a for fixing the transparent acrylic plate 9 to the opening edge of the through hole 8 with a screw.

Therefore, in the above embodiment, since the dust in the dust container main body 3 can be seen through the through hole 8 provided in the upper surface 5a of the lid 5, the lid 5 can be opened without opening it. With 5 closed, foreign matter in dust in the dust container main body 3 can be confirmed through the through hole 8, and confirmation work can be easily performed to promote the separation of dust and improve the environment. You can contribute. Moreover, since the dust inside the dust container main body 3 can be seen with the lid 5 closed, the amount of dust contained is confirmed without opening the lid 5, and the waste of opening the lid of the dust container not containing dust Since unnecessary work is abolished, it is possible to improve the efficiency of dust collection work.

Further, since the transparent acrylic plate 9 is attached to the through hole 8, it is possible to smoothly see through the through hole 8 without any trouble, and to prevent wind and rain from blowing through the through hole 8. be able to.

Next, a modification of the first embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.

In this modification, one surface on which the through hole is provided is changed.

That is, in this modified example, as shown in FIG. 2, a diameter of about 100 mm is provided at a substantially central position in the vertical direction on the right side surface 3d of the dust container main body 3 so that dust can easily be seen inside the dust container container 3. A circular through hole 11 is provided. In this case, the plurality of refuse storage containers 1 are arranged in a line at the dust dumping site with the right side surface 3d of the dust storage container main body 3 facing the road side through which the refuse collection vehicle can pass. The structure other than the through hole 11 is the same as that of the above-described embodiment, and the same portions are denoted by the same reference numerals and detailed description thereof will be omitted.

In this modification, the through hole 11 provided on the right side surface 3d of the dust container main body 3 is used to check the foreign matter in the dust in the dust container main body 3 from the front side, that is, from the road side. It can be confirmed just by looking at it, and it can contribute to the improvement of the environment by promoting the separation of dust, and the dust storage capacity in multiple dust storage containers 1 can also be confirmed quickly from the road side (front). It is possible to further improve the recovery work efficiency.

In the above-described first embodiment and modification, the upper surface 5a of the lid 5 and the right side surface 3d of the dust container main body 3 are provided.
Although the through holes 8 and 11 are provided in the above, it is needless to say that the through holes may be provided in one of the side surfaces other than the right side surface of the dust container main body and the top surface of the lid.

Further, in the above-mentioned first embodiment and modification,
Although the transparent acrylic plate 9 is used as the transparent body, any transparent material such as cured glass may be used. Further, in this embodiment, the plate-shaped transparent acrylic plate 9 is used, but a spherical transparent acrylic plate which bulges slightly outward may be used. In this case, the dust container by the spherical effect. The inside is easier to see, and it is easier to check foreign matter in the dust and check the amount of dust stored.

Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.

In the second embodiment, the number of through holes on one surface is changed.

That is, in this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 3, a circular through hole 21 having a diameter of about 100 mm is provided at the upper and lower positions of the right side surface 3d of the dust container body 3, and at the upper and lower positions of the right side surface 3d. 21 are provided respectively. The rest of the configuration other than the through hole 21 is the same as that of the above-described embodiment, and the same portions are denoted by the same reference numerals and detailed description thereof is omitted.

Further, in this embodiment, the two through holes 21 and 21 in the upper and lower positions of the right side surface 3d of the dust container main body 3 are provided.
By doing so, it is possible to easily and sufficiently confirm the foreign matter mixture in the dust inside the dust container main body 3 in the vertical direction only by looking at it from the road side, which contributes to the improvement of the environment accompanying the promotion of the separation of dust. In addition, it is possible to quickly and accurately confirm the storage amount of dust in the plurality of dust storage containers 1 and further improve the dust collection work efficiency.

In the second embodiment, the through holes 21 and 21 are provided at the upper and lower portions of the right side surface 3d of the dust container main body 3, but as shown in FIG. Three
d may be provided with a vertically elongated elliptical through hole 31 that makes it easier to see dust in the dust container main body 3 between the upper and lower sides. In this case, in the dust container main body 3 Since the through hole 31 having no blind spot is formed in the vertical direction of the right side surface 3d, it is possible to more easily and sufficiently confirm the foreign substance mixture in the dust in the dust container main body 3 in the vertical direction, and at the same time, the dust can be checked. The storage capacity of can be confirmed more quickly and accurately.

It is needless to say that the vertically elongated elliptical through hole may be provided on another surface of the main body of the dust container other than the front surface, or on another surface.

Further, in the second embodiment, the two through holes 21 and 2 are provided at the upper and lower positions of the right side surface 3d of the dust container body 3.
However, these circular through holes may be provided on the other surface of the main body of the dust container excluding the right side surface, or on the other surface together with the right side surface.

Next, a third embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.

In the third embodiment, the number of surfaces provided with through holes is changed.

That is, in this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 5, a circle having a diameter of about 100 mm is respectively provided at the substantially vertical center position of the left side surface 3c and the vertical center position of the right side surface 3d of the dust container container 3. The shaped through holes 41, 41 are provided one by one so as to face each other. The through hole 4
The configuration other than 1 is the same as that of the above-described embodiment, and the same portions are denoted by the same reference numerals and detailed description thereof will be omitted.

Further, in this embodiment, the through holes 4 provided on the left side surface 3c are formed by the through holes 41 provided at the opposite positions of the left and right side surfaces 3c, 3d of the main body 3 of the dust container.
1 is used as a lighting device, and the inside of the dust container container 3 is illuminated by the light inserted through the lighting device, and the through hole 41 of the right side surface 3d of the dust container container 3 is separated from the occupant of the dust collecting vehicle. It is also possible to confirm the amount of dust collected in the dust storage container via the, and it is possible to more effectively improve the dust collection work efficiency.

In the third embodiment, the through holes 41 and 41 are provided on the left and right side surfaces 3c and 3d of the dust container body 3, respectively. However, the through holes are formed on the front and rear surfaces of the dust container container body which face each other. It may be provided, or through holes may be provided on the front, rear, left and right sides of the main body of the dust container,
In that case, it goes without saying that a through hole may be provided on the upper surface of the lid. Further, the through holes provided at the opposite positions of the side surfaces may have a plurality of per surface or an irregular shape such as an ellipse that extends vertically to cover one surface.

Further, in each of the above embodiments and each modification,
Although the dust container main body 3 is formed in the shape of a square cylinder with a bottom, it can be applied to any shape with a circular cross section, such as a cylinder with a bottom, a polygonal cylinder with a bottom, or a deformed cylinder with a bottom.

[0042]

As described above, according to the dust container of the present invention, the dust in the dust container can be seen through at least one through hole of the dust container. It is possible to facilitate the work of confirming the inclusion of foreign matter in the dust, promote the classification of dust and contribute to the improvement of the environment, and check the storage amount of dust with the lid closed to improve the dust collection work efficiency. It is possible to improve. Moreover, since the through hole is covered with the transparent body, it is possible to smoothly see through the through hole without any trouble, and it is possible to prevent wind and rain from being blown through the through hole.

According to the dust container of the second aspect of the present invention, since the through hole is provided on the side surface of the dust container body, it is possible to easily perform the work of confirming the mixture of foreign matter when viewed from the outside of the side surface, and to separate the dust particles. This can contribute to the improvement of the environment by facilitating the recycling of waste, and can easily confirm the amount of dust stored in the plurality of dust storage container bodies from the outside of the side surface to further improve the dust collection work efficiency.

According to the dust container of the third aspect of the present invention, since a plurality of through holes are provided in the vertical direction on the side surface of the main body of the dust container, it is easy to check the foreign matter in the vertical direction. In addition, it can contribute to the improvement of the environment associated with the promotion of the separation of dusts by thoroughly confirming it, and can also improve the efficiency of dust collection work by quickly and accurately confirming the amount of dusts stored in multiple dust storage containers. Can be planned.

According to the dust container of the present invention, since the vertically elongated through hole is provided on the side surface of the dust container body in the vertical direction, the blind spot in the vertical direction of the side surface of the dust container container is reduced. Therefore, it is possible to more easily and sufficiently check the foreign matter mixture in the vertical direction, and it is possible to more quickly and accurately check the amount of dust contained in the plurality of dust container.

Further, according to the dust container of the invention as defined in claim 5, since the through holes are provided on at least two surfaces, the inside of the dust container is brightened and the amount of dust contained in the body of the dust container is increased. The confirmation work can be performed from a distance, and the efficiency of dust collection work can be improved more effectively.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a dust container according to a first embodiment of the present invention as viewed obliquely from above and frontward.

FIG. 2 is a view corresponding to FIG. 1 according to a modification of the first embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a view corresponding to FIG. 1 according to a second embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a view corresponding to FIG. 1 according to a modification of the second embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a view corresponding to FIG. 1 according to a third embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Dust Storage Container 2 Opening Part 3 Dust Storage Container Main Body 3a Front Surface 3b Rear Surface 3c Left Side Surface 3d Right Side Surface 5 Lid Body 5a Top Surface 8, 11, 21, 31, 41 Through Hole 9 Transparent Acrylic Plate (Transparent Body)

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A dust container accommodating main body having an opening opening upward and accommodating the dust thrown through the opening, and a lid body capable of opening and closing the opening. A dust container, wherein at least one of the side surface of the dust container body and the upper surface of the lid is provided with a through hole for looking into the dust in the dust container body, and The dust container is characterized in that a transparent body covering the through hole is attached to the hole. 2. The dust container according to claim 1, wherein the through hole is provided on a side surface of the dust container body. 3. The dust container according to claim 2, wherein a plurality of the through holes are provided side by side in the vertical direction on the side surface of the dust container main body. 4. The dust container according to claim 2, wherein the through hole is provided on a side surface of the dust container main body so as to extend in a vertical direction. 5. The dust container according to claim 1, wherein the through holes are provided at opposing positions on a side surface of the dust container main body.