| 摘要 |
A shredder 10 includes a waste receptacle 12 that has an interior waste receiving space (22, Fig.6a), and a shredder mechanism 14 that includes a motor (31, Fig.3) and cutter elements (32, Fig.3). The shredder mechanism 14 is positioned so that shredded articles are discharged downwardly into the waste receiving space (22, Fig.6a). The receptacle 12 includes a waste opening 24 separate from the shredder mechanism 14 for enabling articles to be discarded though the waste opening 24 and received in the waste receiving space (22, Fig.6a) without passing through the shredder mechanism 14. Further provided is a sensor 52 for sensing an article entering the waste opening 24, the sensor 52 being operatively connected to the shredder mechanism 14, the shredder mechanism 14 being inoperable at least when the sensor 52 senses the article entering the waste opening 24. |
