Foot operation container
View Patent ↗A foot operation container includes a garbage bin having a bin lid, a foot-operable pedal mounted to the garbage bin, a pedal guide arrangement mounted to the garbage bin for enabling downward and upward movement of the foot-operable pedal, and a driving arrangement connected to the bin lid and the bin lid, wherein when the foot-operable pedal is pressed by a foot of a user, the foot-operable pedal moves downward under a guidance of the pedal guide arrangement to drive the pulling thread to lift up the bin lid. A pedal cushion arrangement is also provided to provide a cushion effect to avoid the production noise when the foot-operable pedal is released from the foot of the user.
1. A foot operation container, comprising:
a garbage bin comprising a bin lid;
a foot-operable pedal mounted to said garbage bin;
a pedal guide arrangement mounted to said garbage bin for enabling downward and upward movement of said foot-operable pedal; and
a driving arrangement comprising a pulling thread having a first end connected to said bin lid and a second end connected to said foot-operable pedal, wherein when said foot-operable pedal is pressed by a foot of a user, said foot-operable pedal moves downward under a guidance of said pedal guide arrangement to drive said pulling thread to lift up said bin lid, wherein said driving arrangement further comprises an adjusting arrangement for adjusting an effective length of said pulling thread, so that accurate sealing position of said bin lid is ensured, wherein said pulling thread comprises a first thread section and a second thread section, wherein said adjusting arrangement comprises a connecting element, a first mounting screw, and a second mounting screw, wherein said first thread section and said second thread section are respectively connected to said connecting element via said first mounting screw and said second mounting screw, wherein said effective length of said pulling thread is adjusted by operating on said first mounting screw and said second mounting screw.
2. A foot operation container, comprising:
a garbage bin comprising a bin lid;
a foot-operable pedal mounted to said garbage bin;
a pedal guide arrangement mounted to said garbage bin for enabling downward and upward movement of said foot-operable pedal;
a driving arrangement comprising a pulling thread having a first end connected to said bin lid and a second end connected to said foot-operable pedal, wherein when said foot-operable pedal is pressed by a foot of a user, said foot-operable pedal moves downward under a guidance of said pedal guide arrangement to drive said pulling thread to lift up said bin lid; and
a pedal cushion arrangement, wherein said pedal cushion arrangement comprises a crank connecting rod connected to said foot-operable pedal, a reduction gear box connected to said crank connecting rod, and a main motor coupled with said reduction gear box in such a manner that a cushion effect is provided to said foot-operable pedal via said crank connecting rod when said foot-operable pedal is released from the foot of the user, wherein said driving arrangement further comprises a thread sleeve for receiving said pulling thread, wherein said pulling thread is prevented from having frictional contact with said garbage bin, and an adjusting arrangement for adjusting an effective length of said pulling thread, so that accurate sealing position of said bin lid is ensured, wherein said pulling thread comprises a first thread section and a second thread section, wherein said adjusting arrangement comprises a connecting element, a first mounting screw, and a second mounting screw, wherein said first thread section and said second thread section are respectively connected to said connecting element via said first mounting screw and said second mounting screw, wherein said effective length of said pulling thread is adjusted by operating on said first mounting screw and said second mounting screw.
3. The foot operation container, as recited in claim 2 , wherein said pedal guide arrangement comprises at least one spring, wherein when said foot-operable pedal moves downward, said spring is arranged for preventing said garbage bin from shaking, wherein when said foot-operable pedal is released from the foot of the user, said spring drives said foot-operable pedal to move back to an original position of said foot-operable pedal.
4. The foot operation container, as recited in claim 3 , wherein said pedal guide arrangement further comprises a movable guide rail coupled with said foot-operable pedal, and a retaining guide rail mounted to said garbage bin, wherein said foot-operable pedal moves downward and upward along said retaining guide rail via said movable guide rail.
5. The foot operation container, as recited in claim 4 , further comprises at least one roller bearing for providing a sliding movement between said movable guide rail and said retaining guide rail.
6. The foot operation container, as recited in claim 4 , wherein said garbage bin further comprises a bin body defining a storing cavity, a bin top mounted to said bin body, and a bin bottom mounted to said bin body, wherein said foot-operable pedal and said pedal guide arrangement are mounted to said bin bottom, wherein said bin top defines an opening, wherein said bin lid is arranged for opening and closing said opening of said bin top, wherein said retaining guide rail is fixed to said bin bottom.
7. The foot operation container, as recited in claim 6 , wherein said bin body has two curling edges provided at two end portions thereof, wherein each of said bin top and said bin bottom comprises a barb which is coupled with said curling edge in such a manner that each of said bin bottom and said bin bottom is detachably mounted to said bin body.