Patent ID: 8381933

Claim:
A garbage bin, comprising: a bin body; a bin head being detachably supported on said bin body, said bin head having an inlet, a top side, a rear portion with an inducting window, and an extension portion extending downwardly from said rear portion; an induction means for detecting an approaching target, wherein said inducting window communicates with said induction means, wherein said inducting window is supported at an inclined orientation at a predetermined angle with respect to a top surface of said bin head; a bin cover movably coupled at said bin head to move between an opened position and a closed position; a driving shaft supported in said bin head in an upright manner and eccentrically coupled with said bin cover; a driving unit arranged to drive said driving shaft to rotate so as to horizontally move said bin cover between said opened position and said closed position; a connection structure coupling between said driving shaft and said bin cover to enable said driving shaft to move said bin cover through said connection structure; and an actuation arrangement for transmitting power from said driving unit to said bin cover, wherein said actuation arrangement is housed in said extension portion of said bin head, wherein said extension portion is located at an exterior of said bin body when said bin head is supported on said bin body.