DE8900980U1 - Collection containers for waste fractions - Google Patents

Description

POSTAL CHECK ACCOUNT: HAN 3&Ogr;8193-302 ATTORNEY FILE: , , - -

Applicant: Gloria-Werke H.Schulte-Frankenfeld GmbH * Co Diestedder Straße 39 4724 Wadersloh

Designation: Collection container for waste fractions

The innovation relates to a collection container for different recyclable waste fractions with at least two container segments.

According to current legal regulations, waste generated in both industry and households must be collected, sorted and, if possible, recycled. Accordingly, the waste must be sorted into different fractions that can be recycled or disposed of, which should be made easier by appropriately designed waste collection containers.

In the kitchen sector, waste collection containers are known that are designed in the style of a conventional waste collection bucket with an inner container, but here the inner container is divided into two container segments that can be removed separately from the waste collection bucket. Both container segments of the known design are the same size, which is not sufficient for different waste fractions. Such waste collection containers were primarily created to separate out the waste that is to be collected in the so-called "green bin".

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On the other hand, collection containers known as "eco-cabinets" are known, which are designed like a cupboard and accommodate several pull-out inserts as collection containers, which are all the same size. Such a cupboard is complex to construct because the individual containers have to be mounted on pull-out rails so that they are easily accessible. Nevertheless, it is a disadvantage that the openings for throwing in the waste are not arranged next to each other, which makes it difficult to assign the respective waste to the relevant collection container.

The innovation is therefore based on the task of creating a collection container whose container segments with their openings are located on one level for easy accessibility, whereby the size and number of container segments can be easily varied according to the respective occurrence of the individual waste fractions.

This task is solved in a collecting container of the generic type according to the innovation in that a plurality of container segments are arranged on a receiving drum with a circular base, which complement each other seamlessly on the base of the receiving drum over an arc of 360°.

The particular advantage of a new collection container is that the containers all have the same depth in the radial direction, but their arc length can be easily varied in the circumferential direction of the collection drum in order to be able to adapt the collection volume of each individual container segment to the amount of waste generated in each case. The collection drum can easily be made space-saving.

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The containers can be stored in a horizontal position, with the openings of the individual container segments always being on the upper front side and, if necessary, being easily accessible by rotating the receiving drum. For this purpose, the receiving drum can be mounted so that it can rotate like a carousel, which is particularly advantageous when arranged on cupboard drawers or the like.

In a further advantageous development of the innovation, the individual container segments that can be inserted into the receiving drum can be handled individually. For this purpose, handles that protrude inwards or outwards are conveniently arranged on the curved inner and outer walls on the upper edges of the container segments, so that each individual container segment can be easily lifted out of the overall assembly. This is important because the receiving drum is advantageously designed as a hollow cylindrical body that is open at the top in order to fix the container segments in the radial direction.

The container segments advantageously complement each other in a ring shape, so that they leave a cylinder space of negligible volume free along the axis of the receiving drum. The inner free space thus makes it easy to grasp the inwardly protruding handle elements on the inner upper edge of the container segments and to handle the individual container segments well. In addition, with this design, the receiving drum can be equipped with an inner, central tube, which serves to additionally guide the container segments and can be used to attach a handle element, by which the entire collection container can be carried.

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Finally, a lid covering all of the container segments can be provided for the collection container, which can be secured to the collection container using clamping rings or clamping straps, depending on the purpose of the collection container, which is particularly important when collecting waste from doctor's offices/clinics or the like.

Further advantages of the innovation arise from the subclaims and from the following description.

The innovation is explained in more detail below using the drawing of an example. Shown are:

Fig. 1 shows a perspective view of a collecting container with circularly arranged container segments,

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of one of the container segments of the collecting container according to Fig. 1,

Fig. 3 a cross-section through one of the container segments of the collecting container.

Fig. 4 a partial section through the lower part of the receiving drum of the collecting container,

Fig. 5 a section through the upper central area of the receiving drum with the inner tube of the collecting container,

Fig. 6 a top view of the support device visible in Fig. 5 on the inner tube of the receiving tube of the collecting container and

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Fig. 7 is a partially sectioned side view of the collection container with the lid in place.

In detail, Fig. 1 shows the essential elements of a collection container for receiving different waste fractions, which has a receiving drum 1 with a circular base 2 as a support frame. The circular base 2 is formed by a circular base 3 of the receiving drum 1, which has a cylindrical wall 4 that protrudes upwards from the edge of the circular base 3. Coaxially to the wall 4, the receiving drum 1 has an inner tube 5 that has the same height as the outer wall 4.

The receiving drum 1 receives a plurality of container segments 6, which complement each other seamlessly on the base surface 2 of the circular base 3 over an arc of 360°. The height of the container segments 6 corresponds to the height of the receiving drum 1 with its outer wall 4 and its inner tube 5. In principle, the outer wall 4 and the inner tube 5 of the receiving drum 1 can also be made lower than the container segments 6, which is sufficient for fixing the container segments 6 in the radial direction.

The container segments 6 have the outline of a circular sector, the central tip of which is, however, cut off by a circular arc that is concentric with the outer circular arc. Accordingly, the container segments 6 have side walls 7 and outer walls 8 extending radially to the axis of the receiving drum 1, as well as inner walls 9, each of which represents a cylinder jacket section. The container segments 6 enclose a cylindrical

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drical space which accommodates the central inner tube 5 of the receiving drum 1.

Depending on the volume of the respective waste fraction, the container segments 6 can be assembled according to a combination mirror with the same and/or different arc lengths. In addition, the individual container segments 6 can be divided, for which purpose they have receiving devices 11 for partition walls 10. These receiving devices 11 expediently consist of parallel ribs with a groove in between either on the inside of the side walls 7 or the inside of the outer walls 8 and inner walls 9 of the container segments 6, whereby the partition walls 10 can be inserted into the groove between the ribs from the opening side of the container segments 6.

The container segments 6 can be lifted out of the receiving drum 1 individually, for which purpose they have handle elements 12 that protrude outwards at least along their upper outer edges on the upper edge of the outer walls 8. The container segments 6 advantageously also have such handle elements 14 on their inner upper edge, which protrude inwards into the central space left free by the container segments 6. As can be seen in the area of the container segment 6 lifted out of the assembly in Fig. 1, the outer handle element 12 extends far enough outwards over the upper edge 13 of the wall 4 of the receiving drum 1 that the fingers of the operating hand can still grasp the handle element 12. In the same way, the inner handle element 14 also protrudes inwards over the upper edge of the inner tube 5.

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The entire collection container can be arranged on a furniture pull-out 15 or the like, whereby the plate-shaped pull-out 15 has a square or rectangular basic shape and, when viewed in vertical projection, its corners protrude outwards beyond the receiving drum 1. Since the pull-out 15 is generally housed in a cubic cupboard, there are gussets above the corners of the pull-out 15 which are not actually used in the cylindrical shape of the receiving drum 1. Therefore, an additional container 16 can be provided outside the receiving drum 1 on the pull-out 15 in the area of at least one of the corners, which is arranged with its longitudinal axis parallel to the axis of the receiving drum 1. In cross section, this container 16 is adapted to the gusset shape remaining on the pull-out 15.

Fig. 2 and 3 show the details of one of the container segments 6 even more clearly; in particular, the bottom 33 closing the respective container segment 6 is visible in the sectional view of Fig. 3.

Regardless of whether the receiving drum 1 is arranged on a pull-out 15 or the like, it can be mounted so that it can rotate in the manner of a carousel. This is illustrated in Fig. 4. Below the circular base 3 of the receiving drum 1, a base plate 17 is arranged here, to or on which bearing bodies 18 for rolling elements 19 are fastened, the rolling elements 19 being exposed with their respective upper areas and correspondingly projecting upwards over the base plate 17 or the bearing bodies 18. The receiving drum 1 is mounted on these rolling elements 19 with the underside of its circular base 3, so that the receiving drum 1 can be rotated in its circumferential direction, the rolling elements 19 being arranged on the underside of the circular base 3 along a

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Roll along a circular path. So that the receiving drum 1 can be fixed in preferred positions in the direction of rotation, recesses or beads 20 are worked into the underside of the circular base 3 in the rolling area of the rolling elements 19, into which the rolling elements 19 dip and enter into an surmountable positive connection with the circular base 3. As Fig. 4 further shows, the central position fixing of the receiving drum 1 can be achieved via the inner tube 5, which has an extension 21 protruding downwards over the underside of the circular base 3 and thus engages over a centering member 22 protruding upwards over the base plate 17. This can be a tube section that engages into the extension 21 of the inner tube 5 from below.

Figures 5 and 6 show a carrying device for the entire collecting container. It consists of a handle 23, which can be inserted with angled, hook-shaped ends 24 into receiving openings 27, which are located either in the area of the inner side of the inner tube 5 or on a ring part 25, which is firmly inserted into the interior of the inner tube 5 near the upper end. In the latter case, the ring part 25 has radially inwardly projecting, horizontally aligned tabs 26, which are perforated to form the receiving openings 27 for the handle 23. The upwardly angled ends 24 of the handle 23 and, accordingly, the receiving openings 27 of the tabs 26 lie on a circle that is smaller than the diameter of the ring part 25. As a result, the handle bar 23 can be lowered from above into the interior of the inner tube 5 outside the area of the tabs 26, e.g. in the position shown in Fig. 6, after which the handle bar 23 is then rotated so that the angled ends 24 are below the tabs 26, after which the ends of the tabs can be raised by lifting the handle bar 23.

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24 can be brought into engagement with the receiving openings 27 of the tabs. Since the inner tube 5 is firmly connected to the circular base 3 of the receiving drum 1, the entire collecting container can be lifted using the inserted handle 23.

Finally, Fig. 7 shows that the entire collection container can be covered by a lid 28, which covers all of the container segments 6 inserted into the receiving drum 1. The lid 28 has a downwardly bent edge 29, which is expediently designed so that it fits tightly onto the handle elements 12 protruding outwards at the upper edge of the container segments 6.

A bowl 30 with through-openings 31 in the wall is inserted into a central upper opening of the lid 28 and is intended to hold an odor-reducing deodorant. The bowl 30 is covered by means of a closure part 32 which can be attached to the lid 28 so tightly that it also serves as a handle for the lid 28. The lid 28 can be firmly connected to the receiving drum 1 by means of clamping rings, clamping bands or the like, which are not shown in Fig. 7, in order to prevent unauthorized access to the waste collected in the container segments 6.

Unlike shown in the drawing, the receiving drum 1 does not have to have a closed wall 4, so the receiving drum 1 can also be designed as a cage-like structure into which the container segments 6 are suspended.

Claims (1)

Protection claims: 1. Collection containers for different recyclable waste fractions with at least two container segments, characterized, that a plurality of container segments (6) are arranged on a receiving drum (1) with a circular base (2), which complement each other seamlessly on the base (2) of the receiving drum (1) over an arc of 360 degrees. 2. Collecting container according to claim 1,
characterized, that a combination of equal-sized and unequal-sized container segments (6) is arranged on the receiving drum (1). 3. Collecting container according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the receiving drum (1) has a circular base (3) with a cylindrical wall (4) projecting upwards at the edge or a corresponding wall section of low height. 4. Collecting container according to claim 3,
characterized, that the take-up drum (1) has a cylindrical inner wall (4) or the wall section coaxial with the inner wall (4) - 2 - 3623 inner pipe (5) of the same height and the container segments (6) are correspondingly shortened towards the inside and have an inner wall (9) in the shape of a cylinder jacket parallel to the outer wall (8). 5. Collecting container according to one of claims 1-4, nolrann?o &iacgr; rhnof . that the container segments (6) have an outwardly projecting handle element (12) on their upper outer edge. 6. Collecting container according to claim 5, characterized in that the container segments (6) also have an inwardly projecting handle element (14) on their upper inner edge. 7. Collecting container according to claim 5 or 6, characterized in that the handle elements (13-14) engage ^over the drum housing (4) of the receiving drum (1) or its inner tube (5) and furthermore project outwards or inwards. 8. Collecting container according to one of claims 1-7, characterized in that the container segments (6) have side walls (7) extending radially to the axis of the receiving drum (1). 9. Collecting container according to claim 8, characterized in 3623 that receiving devices (11) for intermediate walls (10) are arranged on the inner sides of the side walls (7) or the outer wall (8) and the inner wall (9) of the container segments (6). 10. Collecting container according to claim 9, characterized in that the receiving devices (11) for the intermediate walls (10) each consist of two mutually parallel ribs of the respective wall (7; 8, 9). 11. Collecting container according to one of claims 1 - 10, characterized in that that the take-up drum (1) is mounted so as to be rotatable like a carousel. 12. Collecting container according to claim 11, characterized in that underneath the receiving drum (1) there is a base plate (17) with rolling elements exposed at the top (19) is arranged, on which the receiving drum (1) is supported with its circular base (3). 13. Collecting container according to claim 12, characterized in that recesses or beads are cut into the underside of the circular base (3) of the receiving drum (1) according to the arrangement and size of the rolling elements (19) (20) for the surmountable fixation of the receiving drum (1) in the direction of rotation. - 4- - 4 - 3623 ls. Collecting container according to claim 12 or 13, characterized in that the inner tube (5) of the take-up drum (1) is extended beyond the underside of the circular base (3) and engages over a centering member (22) on the base plate (17). 15. Collecting container according to one of claims 1-14, characterized in that that the receiving drum (1) is arranged on or on a furniture extension (15). 16. Collecting container according to claim 15, characterized in that that the furniture pull-out (15) has a rectangular or square basic shape, which protrudes with its corners beyond the receiving drum (1) in the vertical projection, wherein in the area of at least one of the corners a further container (16) is arranged with its longitudinal axis parallel to the axis of the receiving drum (11). 17. Collecting container according to one of claims 4-16, characterized in that that at the upper end of the inner tube (5) on or near its inner wall there are receiving openings (27) into which the ends (24) of a handle bar (23) can be inserted. 18. Collecting container according to claim 17, characterized in - 5 - 3623 that the receiving openings (27) for the handle bar (23) are arranged on inwardly projecting tabs (26) of a ring part (25) firmly inserted into the inner tube (5). 19. Collecting container according to one of claims 1 - 18, characterized in that a lid (28) can be placed on the container segments (6), which covers all container segments (6) at the same time. 20. Collecting container according to claim 19, characterized in that the lid (28) receives a perforated tray (30) in an opening, which has a closure part (32) on the outside. 21. Collection container according to claim 20, characterized in that the closure part (32) of the bowl (30) is simultaneously designed as a handle of the lid (28).