Garbage collecting device

• US 5,377,706 A
• Filed: 05/21/1993
• Issued: 01/03/1995
• Est. Priority Date: 05/21/1993
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Huang, Jih-Tung
• Original Assignee: Huang, Jih-Tung
• Inventors: Huang, Jih-Tung
• Primary Examiner(s): Stinson, Frankie L.
• Application Number:
  US08/065,264
• Time in Patent Office: 592 Days
• Field of Search: 134/104.1, 134/115 G, 134/166 R, 134/169 R, 134/198, 134/201, 414/325, 414/327, 414/314, 414/328, 220/908, 220/87.2
• US Class Current: 134/104.1
• CPC Class Codes: B65F 1/10 with refuse filling means, e.g. air-locks
• CPC Class Codes: B65F 1/12 with devices facilitating emptying
• CPC Class Codes: B65G 65/32 Filling devices
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 220/908 Trash container

Abstract

Disclosed is the structure of a garbage collecting device. The present invention utilizes a tower shell body to store the garbage. Garbage can be placed on an elevator from a garbage inlet and then dumped into the tower shell body and stored therein. A rubbish container can stop beside said shell body, then dump the garbage into the rubbish container by a conveyor. A washing device is provided to flush the interior of the shell body in order to prevent odor.

Claims

1. A garbage collecting device for collecting garbage, comprising:

a vertically extended shell body, having opposite walls and a top and a bottom, said top including an exhaust exit, one of said walls having a garbage exit and a garbage exit door covering said garbage exit, the other one of said walls having a garbage inlet and a garbage inlet door covering said garbage inlet door, said bottom having fixing legs;

a circular elevator, having two chains and a plurality of garbage carriers, each chain forming an equivalent reversed "L" shaped circular trajectory, each garbage carrier having two hinges attached to said two chains and a plate rotatably connected to said two hinges at its two ends whereby said plate is capable of being lifted in a horizontal gesture and lowered in a vertical gesture, each garbage carrier being equally spaced apart;

an elevator driving means, for driving said chains and said garbage carriers to circulate alone said reversed "L" shaped circular trajectory;

a reversed "L" shaped partition plate, provided between said chains within said elevator, for guiding said garbage carriers uprightly and dumping garbage inside said shell body;

an "L" shaped partition plate, provided beside said chains, for guiding said chains and said garbage carriers downward, and associating with said walls of said shell body in order to form a garbage storing space inside said shell body, the bottom of said "L" shaped partition plate being inclined to form a drainage; and

a conveyer, provided at the bottom of said garbage storing space, for conveying the garbage inside said garbage storing space toward said garbage outlet.

2. A garbage collecting device for collecting garbage as claimed in claim 1, wherein:

said conveyer includes two downward conveyers and a horizontal conveyer, said two downward conveyers are inclined toward said horizontal conveyer in order to force the garbage to drop on said horizontal conveyer.

3. A garbage collecting device for collecting garbage as claimed in claim 1, wherein:

said elevator driving means automatically stops when said garbage inlet door is not closed.

4. A garbage collecting device for collecting garbage as claimed in claim 1, wherein:

said garbage exit door is funnel-like.

5. A garbage collecting device for collecting garbage as claimed in claim 1, further comprising:

a washing device provided within said shell body, for showering said garbage storing space.