Waste compaction and lift gate mechanism

A waste compaction and lifting gate mechanism comprises,

• an external body;
• a waste receptacle;
• a compacting mechanism;
• the external body comprises a tray holder, linear guide rails, leveling feet, a compactor enclosure, and a front door;
• the compactor enclosure comprises side walls, a top wall, a rear wall, and a bottom wall;
• the rear wall having a top end, a bottom end, a right side, and a left side;
• the side walls being connected to the right side and the left side in perpendicular relationship to the rear wall;
• the top wall being connected to the side walls and the rear wall on the top end;
• the bottom wall being connected to the side walls and the rear wall on the bottom end;
• the top wall, the bottom wall, the side walls, and the rear wall defining a waste chamber;
• the front door being jointly attached to the side walls;
• the tray holder overlapping the top wall;
• the front door comprises a door frame, door covers, a lift chamber, and a lift gate;
• the door frame comprises a gate opening;
• the door cover comprises a gate window;
• the door frame connecting to the door covers defining the lift chamber;
• the gate opening being an opening positioned on the door frame and being aligned with to the gate window;
• the gate window being an opening positioned on the door cover;
• the lift gate being positioned and connected to the front door within the lift chamber;
• the lift gate comprises a gate linear actuator, a gate linear actuator bracket, a gate linear actuator coupling, gate ball bearings, a gate bearing block, a gate screw nut, a gate screw, an upper limit switch, an lower limit switch, a solenoid latch, a gate switch bracket, a gate close indicator switch, a lock bar, a flag, a locking pin bracket, a locking pin, a sensor bracket, a proximity sensor, a gate hinge, a gate door, a gate cover, a gate lever, a gate safety device, a gate connection bracket, a upper linear guide bearing, a upper gate bracket, a gate linear guide rail, a lower gate bracket, and a lower linear guide bearing;
• the gate linear actuator being connected to the gate linear actuator bracket;
• the gate screw being connected to the gate linear actuator by means of a gate linear actuator coupling;
• the gate screw being inserted through the gate ball bearings, the gate bearing block, and the gate screw nut;
• the gate positioning flag connected to the gate screw nut and positioned between the upper limit switch and the lower limit switch;
• the upper limit switch being connected to the door frame;
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• the lower limit switch being connected to the door frame downwardly from the upper limit switch.

A waste compaction and lifting gate mechanism comprises,

• an external body;
• a waste receptacle;
• a compacting mechanism;
• the external body comprises a tray holder, linear guide rails, leveling feet, a compactor enclosure, and a front door;
• the compactor enclosure comprises side walls, a top wall, a rear wall, and a bottom wall;
• the rear wall having a top end, a bottom end, a right side, and a left side;
• the side walls being connected to the right side and the left side in perpendicular relationship to the rear wall;
• the top wall being connected to the side walls and the rear wall on the top end;
• the bottom wall being connected to the side walls and the rear wall on the bottom end;
• the top wall, the bottom wall, the side walls, and the rear wall defining a waste chamber;
• the front door being jointly attached to the side walls;
• the tray holder overlapping the top wall;
• the front door comprises a door frame, door covers, a lift chamber, and a lift gate;
• the door frame comprises a gate opening;
• the door cover comprises a gate window;
• the door frame connecting to the door covers defining the lift chamber;
• the gate opening being an opening positioned on the door frame and being aligned with to the gate window;
• the gate window being an opening positioned on the door cover;
• the lift gate being positioned and connected to the front door within the lift chamber;
• the lift gate comprises a gate linear actuator, a gate linear actuator bracket, a gate linear actuator coupling, gate ball bearings, a gate bearing block, a gate screw nut, a gate screw, an upper limit switch, an lower limit switch, a solenoid latch, a gate switch bracket, a gate close indicator switch, a lock bar, a flag, a locking pin bracket, a locking pin, a sensor bracket, a proximity sensor, a gate hinge, a gate door, a gate cover, a gate lever, a gate safety device, a gate connection bracket, a upper linear guide bearing, a upper gate bracket, a gate linear guide rail, a lower gate bracket, and a lower linear guide bearing;
• the gate linear actuator being connected to the gate linear actuator bracket;
• the gate screw being connected to the gate linear actuator by means of a gate linear actuator coupling;
• the gate screw being inserted through the gate ball bearings, the gate bearing block, and the gate screw nut;
• the gate positioning flag connected to the gate screw nut and positioned between the upper limit switch and the lower limit switch;
• the upper limit switch being connected to the door frame;
• the lower limit switch being connected to the door frame downwardly from the upper limit switch;
• the compacting mechanism comprises a platen, a upper linear actuator bracket, a upper arms bracket, a middle bar, a linear actuator screw nut, a compact linear actuator, a linear actuator screw, a linear actuator screw assembly, upper arms, and lower arms;
• the platen comprises a mechanism chamber, a lower plate, upper platen blocks, lower arm blocks, platen linear guide bearings, and L-shaped connectors;
• the upper linear actuator bracket being connected to the top wall;
• the compact linear actuator being secured with the linear actuator screw by the linear actuator screw assembly;
• the linear actuator screw protruding from the linear actuator screw assembly;
• the linear actuator screw being independently rotatable from the compact linear actuator and the linear actuator screw assembly;
• the linear actuator screw assembly being jointly attached to the upper linear actuator bracket;
• the upper arm bracket being connected to the top wall aligned and in parallel relationship to the upper linear actuator bracket;
• the upper arms having first upper ends and second upper ends;
• the upper arm bracket being jointly connected to the first upper ends;
• the middle bracket being jointly connected to the upper arms adjacent to the first upper ends in a perpendicular relationship;
• the middle bracket having a through hole;
• the linear actuator screw nut being connected to the middle bracket and being concentrically aligned to the through hole;
• the linear actuator screw being inserted through the through hole and the linear actuator screw nut;
• the lower arms having a first lower ends and a second lower ends;
• the lower arms being jointly connected to the upper arms by the first lower ends and the second upper ends, respectively;
• the lower arms being jointly connected to the lower arm blocks at the second lower ends;
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• the compact linear actuator being activated to push or pull on the middle bracket to lift or lower the platen by means of the upper arms and the lower arms along the linear guide rails.