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A lid operation arrangement of a container includes an automatic operated unit for automatically operating a lid panel, a foot operated unit for manually operating the lid panel, and a motorized unit operatively linked with the automatic operated unit and the foot operated unit. When the motorized u

A lid operation arrangement of a container includes an automatic operated unit for automatically operating a lid panel, a foot operated unit for manually operating the lid panel, and a motorized unit operatively linked with the automatic operated unit and the foot operated unit. When the motorized unit is activated by the automatic operated unit, the motorized unit is arranged for generating a torque enhancing force to move the lid panel from the opened position to the closed position and for generating a decelerating force to move the lid panel back to the closed position from the opened position in a hydraulic manner. After the lid panel is lifted up to the opened position by the foot operated unit, the motorized unit only generates the decelerating force to move the lid panel back to the closed position from the opened position in a hydraulic manner.

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1. A container, comprising: a container body having a receiving cavity and a top opening;a lid panel pivotally coupled with said container body to pivotally move between an opened position that said lid panel is pivotally and upwardly moved away from said top opening to expose said receiving cavity

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A container, comprising: a container body having a receiving cavity and a top opening;a lid panel pivotally coupled with said container body to pivotally move between an opened position that said lid panel is pivotally and upwardly moved away from said top opening to expose said receiving cavity and a closed position that said lid panel is pivotally and downwardly moved by gravity to cover at said top opening so as to enclose said receiving cavity; anda lid operation arrangement for driving said lid panel between said opened position and said closed position, wherein said lid operation arrangement comprises:an automatic operated unit which comprises a sensor supported at said container body for detecting a target movement of a user;a foot operated unit coupled at said container body for generating an upward lifting force to move said lid panel from said closed position to said opened position; anda motorized unit operatively linked with said automatic operated unit and said foot operated unit, wherein when said motorized unit is activated by said sensor, said motorized unit is arranged for generating a torque enhancing force to move said lid panel from said opened position to said closed position and for generating a decelerating force to move said lid panel back to said closed position from said opened position in a hydraulic manner, wherein after said lid panel is lifted up to said opened position by said foot operated unit that said motorized unit is idle to generate said torque enhancing force, said motorized unit only generates said decelerating force to move said lid panel back to said closed position from said opened position in a hydraulic manner, wherein said motorized unit comprises a DC power generator, a gear transmission unit which is operatively linked between said DC power generator and said lid panel for controllably lifting up and dropping down said lid panel at a speed determined by gear ratios of said gear transmission unit so as to move said lid panel between said opened and closed positions in a hydraulic manner, wherein when said lid panel is moved from said opened position to said closed position, said gear transmission unit is actuated by a downward motion of said lid panel to activate said DC power generator, such that said DC power generator generates said decelerating force, which is smaller than a gravitational force of said lid panel, to decelerate said downward motion of said lid panel. 2. The container, as recited in claim 1, wherein said motorized unit is actuated for generating a torque enhancing force to actuate said gear transmission unit so as to move said lid panel from said closed position to said opened position only when said sensor is activated. 3. The container, as recited in claim 1, wherein said motorized unit further comprises a current guider operatively coupled with said DC power generator and arranged in such a manner that when said lid panel is actuated by said foot operated unit, said current guider forms a current resistance to prevent an induction current being generated in said DC power generator, so as to enable said lid panel being moved to said opened position, and when said lid panel is moved back to said closed position, said current guider forms a current conductor to ensure said induction current being generated in said DC power generator so as to generate said decelerating force against said lid panel. 4. The container, as recited in claim 2, wherein said motorized unit further comprises a current guider operatively coupled with said DC power generator and arranged in such a manner that when said lid panel is actuated by said foot operated unit, said current guider forms a current resistance to prevent an induction current being generated in said DC power generator, so as to enable said lid panel being moved to said opened position, and when said lid panel is moved back to said closed position, said current guider forms a current conductor to ensure said induction current being generated in said DC power generator so as to generate said decelerating force against said lid panel. 5. The container, as recited in claim 2, wherein said motorized unit further comprises a current guider operatively coupled with said DC power generator and arranged in such a manner that when said lid panel is actuated by said foot operated unit, said current guider forms a current resistance to prevent an induction current being generated in said DC power generator, so as to enable said lid panel being moved to said opened position, and when said lid panel is moved back to said closed position, said current guider forms a current conductor to ensure said induction current being generated in said DC power generator so as to generate said decelerating force against said lid panel. 6. The container, as recited in claim 3, wherein said current guider is a diode electrically coupled with said DC power generator. 7. The container, as recited in claim 4, wherein said current guider is a diode electrically coupled with said DC power generator. 8. The container, as recited in claim 5, wherein said current guider is a diode electrically coupled with said DC power generator. 9. The container, as recited in claim 1, wherein said motorized unit further comprises a battery supply electrically coupled with said automatic operated unit and said motorized unit, and a switch operatively coupled with said battery supply and arranged in such a manner that when said battery supply is switched on, said lid panel is operated by said automatic operated unit, and when said battery supply is switched off, said lid panel is operated by said foot operated unit. 10. The container, as recited in claim 8, wherein said motorized unit further comprises a battery supply electrically coupled with said automatic operated unit and said motorized unit, and a switch operatively coupled with said battery supply and arranged in such a manner that when said battery supply is switched on, said lid panel is operated by said automatic operated unit, and when said battery supply is switched off, said lid panel is operated by said foot operated unit. 11. The container, as recited in claim 1, wherein said motorized unit is supported at a rear and exterior side of said container body. 12. The container, as recited in claim 10, wherein said motorized unit is supported at a rear and exterior side of said container body. 13. A container, comprising: a container body having a receiving cavity and a top opening;a lid panel pivotally coupled with said container body to pivotally move between an opened position that said lid panel is pivotally and upwardly moved away from said top opening to expose said receiving cavity and a closed position that said lid panel is pivotally and downwardly moved by gravity to cover at said top opening so as to enclose said receiving cavity; anda lid operation arrangement for driving said lid panel between said opened position and said closed position, wherein said lid operation arrangement comprises:an automatic operated unit which comprises a sensor supported at said container body for detecting a target movement of a user;a foot operated unit coupled at said container body for generating an upward lifting force to move said lid panel from said closed position to said opened position; anda motorized unit operatively linked with said automatic operated unit and said foot operated unit, wherein when said motorized unit is activated by said sensor, said motorized unit is arranged for generating a torque enhancing force to move said lid panel from said opened position to said closed position and for generating a decelerating force to move said lid panel back to said closed position from said opened position in a hydraulic manner, wherein after said lid panel is lifted up to said opened position by said foot operated unit that said motorized unit is idle to generate said torque enhancing force, said motorized unit only generates said decelerating force to move said lid panel back to said closed position from said opened position in a hydraulic manner, wherein said motorized unit comprises a DC power generator, a gear transmission unit which is operatively linked between said DC power generator and said lid panel for controllably lifting up and dropping down said lid panel at a speed determined by gear ratios of said gear transmission unit so as to move said lid panel between said opened and closed positions in a hydraulic manner, wherein said motorized unit further comprises a current guider operatively coupled with said DC power generator and arranged in such a manner that when said lid panel is actuated by said foot operated unit, said current guider forms a current resistance to prevent an induction current being generated in said DC power generator, so as to enable said lid panel being moved to said opened position, and when said lid panel is moved back to said closed position, said current guider forms a current conductor to ensure said induction current being generated in said DC power generator so as to generate said decelerating force against said lid panel. 14. The container, as recited in claim 1, wherein said motorized unit is actuated for generating a torque enhancing force to actuate said gear transmission unit so as to move said lid panel from said closed position to said opened position only when said sensor is activated. 15. The container, as recited in claim 14, wherein when said lid panel is moved from said opened position to said closed position, said gear transmission unit is actuated by a downward motion of said lid panel to activate said DC power generator, such that said DC power generator generates said decelerating force, which is smaller than a gravitational force of said lid panel, to decelerate said downward motion of said lid panel. 16. The container, as recited in claim 15, wherein when said lid panel is moved from said opened position to said closed position, said gear transmission unit is actuated by a downward motion of said lid panel to activate said DC power generator, such that said DC power generator generates said decelerating force, which is smaller than a gravitational force of said lid panel, to decelerate said downward motion of said lid panel. 17. The container, as recited in claim 13, wherein said current guider is a diode electrically coupled with said DC power generator. 18. The container, as recited in claim 14, wherein said current guider is a diode electrically coupled with said DC power generator. 19. The container, as recited in claim 15, wherein said current guider is a diode electrically coupled with said DC power generator. 20. The container, as recited in claim 13, wherein said motorized unit further comprises a battery supply electrically coupled with said automatic operated unit and said motorized unit, and a switch operatively coupled with said battery supply and arranged in such a manner that when said battery supply is switched on, said lid panel is operated by said automatic operated unit, and when said battery supply is switched off, said lid panel is operated by said foot operated unit. 21. The container, as recited in claim 19, wherein said motorized unit further comprises a battery supply electrically coupled with said automatic operated unit and said motorized unit, and a switch operatively coupled with said battery supply and arranged in such a manner that when said battery supply is switched on, said lid panel is operated by said automatic operated unit, and when said battery supply is switched off, said lid panel is operated by said foot operated unit. 22. The container, as recited in claim 13, wherein said motorized unit is supported at a rear and exterior side of said container body. 23. The container, as recited in claim 21, wherein said motorized unit is supported at a rear and exterior side of said container body.