Trash compactor
AssigneeAlignex, Inc.
InventorAlexander Kachkovsky
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Abstract
A side loading trash compactor, comprising a frame defining a cavity, a receptacle for containing trash, a platen movable to compress trash collected in the receptacle, a first set of linkages having a first end attached to the frame by a first simple hinge joint, the first simple hinge joint having an axis of rotation, and a second end attached to the platen by a second simple hinge joint, a second set of linkages having a first end attached to the frame by a third simple hinge joint, and a second end attached to the platen by a fourth simple hinge joint, and a drive mechanism configured to move the plate up and down, wherein the first and second set of linkages operate in intersecting planes.
Claims41
A side loading trash compactor, comprising:
- a frame defining a cavity;
- a receptacle for containing trash disposed within the frame;
- a platen movable to compress trash collected in the receptacle;
- a first set of linkages having a first end attached to the frame by a first simple hinge joint, the first simple hinge joint having an axis of rotation, and a second end attached to the platen by a second simple hinge joint, the first set of linkages operating in a first plane normal to the axis of rotation of the first simple hinge joint;
- a second set of linkages having a first end attached to the frame by a third simple hinge joint, the first simple hinge joint having an axis of rotation, and a second end attached to the platen by a fourth simple hinge joint, the second set of linkages operating in a second plane normal to the axis of rotation of the third simple hinge joint;
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- a drive mechanism configured to move the plate up and down,
- wherein the first and second planes intersect.
A side loading trash compactor, comprising:
- a frame defining a cavity;
- a trash receptacle for collecting trash disposed in the cavity;
- a platen for compacting trash in the trash receptacle;
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- a platen driving mechanism having a first and second set of sets of linkages, each set of linkages having a first end connected by a simple hinge joint to the platen, wherein each simple hinge joint has an axis of rotation and wherein each set of linkages moves in a plane normal to the axis of rotation of its simple hinge joint and wherein the planes of the first and second sets of linkages are perpendicular to each other.
A side loading trash compactor, comprising:
- a frame defining a cavity;
- a trash receptacle for collected trash disposed in the cavity;
- a platen for compacting trash in the trash receptacle;
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- a platen driving mechanism comprising
- a plate;
- an actuator for actuating the plate along a vertical axis;
- a first set of linkages that includes an upper linkage, a lower linkage and a drive linkage, wherein the upper linkage is connected to the frame by a simple hinge joint and to the lower linkage by a simple hinge joint, wherein the lower linkage is connected to the platen at the first end, and wherein the drive linkage is connected to the platen driving mechanism by a simple hinge joint and to the upper linkage by a simple hinge joint;
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- a second set of linkages that includes an upper linkage, a lower linkage and a drive linkage, wherein the upper linkage is connected to the frame by a simple hinge joint and to the lower linkage by a simple hinge joint, wherein the lower linkage is connected to the platen at the first end, and wherein the drive linkage is connected to the platen driving mechanism by a simple hinge joint and to the upper linkage by a simple hinge joint.
A side loading trash compactor, comprising:
- a frame defining a cavity;
- a trash receptacle for collecting trash disposed in the cavity;
- a platen for compacting trash in the trash receptacle;
- a platen driving mechanism for moving the platen between a first raised position and a second lowered position;
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- a guide linkage system having a first and second set of sets of linkages, each set of linkages having a first end connected by a simple hinge joint to the platen, wherein each simple hinge joint has an axis of rotation and wherein each set of linkages moves in a plane normal to the axis of rotation of its simple hinge joint and wherein the planes of the first and second sets of linkages are not parallel to each other.
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