EP0405345A1 - Refuse collection vehicle - Google Patents

Abstract

The refuse collection vehicle has a collection container (2A) with an upper fill opening (14) and compacting means (7). An intermediate container (12A) adjacent the driver's cab has a fill opening (13A) and a discharge opening (14) communicating with the main container. Inside the intermediate container (12A) means (17) are provided for emptying its contents.

Description

The invention relates to a refuse collection vehicle which has a collection container which is preferably detachably arranged behind an operating station, in particular behind the driver's cab of a motor vehicle, which has a filling arranged in the upper region and at least one wall part which can be opened for emptying, preferably the end wall facing away from the filling opening, and which has Means for compaction of the waste filled in the collecting container is provided.

In the refuse collection vehicle of the aforementioned type known from US Pat. No. 3,202,305, the refuse collection vessels to be emptied into the collection container are each picked up from the floor in front of the cab via a pair of swivel arms connected to the collection container and swiveled high above the cab and thereby into the rear the filling opening of the collecting container lying in the cab is emptied by tipping over. A major disadvantage of these vehicles known as so-called overhead loaders is that when the waste collection container is pivoted the normal clearance profile of such vehicles is significantly exceeded for emptying into the overhead filler opening of the collecting container.

From DE-OS 25 45 051 a waste collection vehicle is also known in which a hopper is arranged on the chassis between the driver's cab and the collection container detachably connected to the vehicle. The waste collection containers are emptied into this hopper via a pair of swivel arms in the manner of an overhead loader by tipping over. The waste is then transferred from this hopper through a scoop device into the filler opening at the top of the collecting container. A compaction of the waste in the collection container is not possible, so that an optimal loading cannot be achieved. Apart from the above-described disadvantages of an overhead loader, this vehicle has the further disadvantage that the arrangement of the hopper between the collecting container and the driver's cab greatly reduces the volume available for the collecting container.

A waste collection vehicle is known from US Pat. No. 3,643,824, in which a hopper is arranged between the driver's cab and the collection container which is fixedly but tiltably connected to the chassis and which is loaded from the ground with small waste collection containers by hand or by means of a corresponding pouring device can. The waste lying in the hopper is then pushed into the collecting container via a slide through an opening arranged in the bottom area in the end wall of the collecting container and largely compressed in the process. Larger waste collection containers cannot be emptied.

The invention has for its object to provide a refuse collection vehicle of the type mentioned that, taking advantage of the advantages known from the overhead loader, namely that the garbage collectors can work in front of the cab in line of sight with the driver, the disadvantages of vorbe systems and avoids in particular the use in emptying low-volume waste collection vessels, in particular household waste collection vessels.

This object is achieved according to the invention in that at least one intermediate container for receiving the waste from waste collecting vessels is arranged in the front area of the driver's cab, which is connected to means for emptying its contents into the top filling of the collecting container, and an emptying opening separate from the filling opening has, which is at least during the emptying process in connection with the filling opening of the collecting container. In an expedient further embodiment of the invention, it is provided that the emptying opening of the intermediate container and / or the filling opening of the collecting container can be closed. This makes it possible to form the intermediate container closed except for the openings mentioned. The arrangement of such an intermediate container in the front area of the driver's cab has the advantage that the space behind the driver's cab is practically its entire length available for accommodating the collecting container, so that the largest possible collecting containers can be used. The term front area in the sense of the invention covers both the space in front of the cab and the space above the cab. Another advantage of the vehicle according to the invention over conventional refuse collection vehicles is a better weight distribution, since the components required for handling the refuse collection vessels, including the intermediate container, are absorbed by the vehicle front axle with their weight, so that the rear axle area is fully accommodated by the filled one Collection container defined load is available. This results in a better load distribution. Another advantage of the refuse collection vehicle designed according to the invention is that the emptying of the intermediate container by a opening at the top in the collecting container takes place, so that an optimal filling of the collecting container is possible in connection with a compression device. Filling from above is particularly important for the compression process, since here the amounts of waste given via the intermediate container are pushed together from the filling opening of the collecting container towards the end of the container onto the opposite end wall and in each case compacted to below the container ceiling. The compression device is preferably designed such that it essentially covers the entire container cross section. Since there must always be enough maneuvering space for the vehicle in the direction of travel, it is also ensured that there is sufficient space for handling the waste collection containers and that visual contact can easily be established between the driver and the operating team. The garbage collectors can give a signal to continue driving at the front of the vehicle before continuing to the next pick-up point, for example if they have climbed onto the vehicle. The concept of the refuse collection vehicle according to the invention can be constructed particularly advantageously on the basis of a series chassis. The waste collection vehicle can also be designed as a special vehicle in a so-called low-floor version with only little ground clearance. This makes it possible to provide a low-lying driver's cab and / or a low-lying chassis, so that a relatively large height is available for the intermediate container and also for the collecting container without the maximum permissible clearance profile for such vehicles being exceeded even when emptying, and thus a large capacity is available.

In a preferred embodiment of the invention it is provided that the intermediate container is connected to at least one device for handling the waste collection containers to be emptied therein. Depending on the design and / or arrangement of the intermediate container, it can be driven Convenient pouring devices are used, such as those used to handle household receptacles with a volume between 50 and 240 l and / or to handle large receptacles with a capacity of 1 to 2m³. While it is fundamentally possible to design the intermediate container as an open container, it is expedient to design the intermediate container in a closed construction with a fill opening that can be closed, for example openable via the pouring device. If only one intermediate container is arranged, this can also be connected to two or more pouring devices, so that several waste collection containers can be emptied at the same time.

In an embodiment of the invention, it is provided that the intermediate container is divided into at least two partial containers and that each partial container is assigned an emptying opening. In the case of a collection container subdivided in accordance with the invention, this already allows a sorting discharge into the intermediate container, for example via special collection vessels. Each sub-container can be connected to its own pouring device for the waste collection containers. It is also possible to provide two separate partial containers as intermediate containers, which is particularly advantageous in the case of configurations with a moving device for the intermediate container. Each subcontainer is then assigned its own moving device so that each subcontainer can be moved independently of the other.

In an expedient embodiment it is provided that at least a part of the partial containers is detachably connected to one another when the collecting container is divided. This has the advantage that, for example, household waste, which form the main part, is thrown into a larger basic container, which can also form the supporting body for the detachable partial containers. Hazardous waste can then be sorted into the sub-bins be dropped. For example, a large hospital or a remote health clinic can be served with just one disposal trip. The sub-containers with the special waste can then be disposed of separately from normal waste without any reloading. Glass or paper can also be sorted away with the household waste in this way if it is provided in a pre-sorted manner. In the arrangement of an intermediate container, the individual partial containers of the collecting container can then be approached in a targeted manner via a corresponding control on a moving device according to the invention for emptying.

In a preferred embodiment of the invention it is further provided that the emptying opening of the intermediate container and / or the filling opening of the collecting container is provided with an extension which at least protrudes into the other opening when the intermediate container is emptied. This offers the advantage in particular for refuse collection vehicles in which the intermediate container and the collection container can be separated from one another according to the invention that there is a perfect seal between the two openings which are assigned to one another and that no quantities of waste can escape to the outside. Such an extension, which in each case enters the other opening, also offers the possibility of sealing the transition region.

In an advantageous embodiment of the invention it is further provided that at least one wall part oriented transversely to the longitudinal axis of the collecting container is designed to be displaceable in the longitudinal direction of the container and is connected to a preferably hydraulically actuated pressing device which acts on the displaceable wall part. The wall part can be formed by a container wall, but also by a press plate lying against the inside of a container wall. The arrangement on the end wall on the cab side has the advantage of considerable weight savings for the container, since the pressing device itself can be arranged on the vehicle, so that no hydraulic components have to be provided for compacting the garbage in the collecting container and, accordingly, the entire pressure supply can be installed permanently on the vehicle. On the displaceable wall part of the collecting container on the one hand and on the pressing device, which is formed, for example, by a preferably telescopic hydraulic unit, on the other hand, a separable coupling is to be provided in the case of a detachable design of the collecting container, which in operation has the required forward and return stroke for compression Front wall allowed. This also has the advantage that relatively small refuse collection vehicles can be used, which can also be moved in narrow streets. The arrangement of the intermediate container and its filling via the front area of the vehicle is particularly advantageous for this application because of the better maneuverability. The filled collection containers can then be parked by the waste collection vehicle within its area of use and replaced by a new, empty container, so that only the disposal district is to be traveled by for the waste collection vehicle with its operating team. The filled collection containers can then be transported off the road by other vehicles which are also capable of transporting several such collection containers, or else can be carried out via the rail network to more distant landfills. It is important that the waste does not have to be reloaded, but that the filled containers are only put down and then taken up again for transport. Depending on their size, the transport vehicles can then not only transport one or more such collection containers, but can also be driven with a trailer that can be loaded with collection containers. The arrangement can also be designed so that the pressing device is arranged in or on the collecting container, so that only one coupling is to be provided for the pressure supply.

In an advantageous embodiment of the invention, it is expedient here if the collecting container is provided with extendable floor supports. This makes it possible to use conventional truck chassis, which are set up for operation with so-called interchangeable bodies, for the transport of the collection containers described above with a corresponding design of the connecting elements on the collection container. This has the advantage that vehicles designed for the transport of the filled and emptied collection containers can be used for pure road traffic. If the waste is driven to a waste incineration plant, for example, the collecting container can be placed there on a tipping device, emptied and picked up again by the transport vehicle.

The refuse collection vehicle according to the invention is designed in one embodiment such that the intermediate container is arranged above the driver's cab and that the device for handling the refuse collection vessel is designed as a pouring device and has a receptacle for the collection vessels to be emptied that extends into the floor area in front of the cab. This arrangement has the advantage that an intermediate container with a relatively large capacity can be used. Two or more such pouring devices can also be provided, so that several waste collection containers can be handled independently and simultaneously. If the intermediate container is accessible from its front side, the dumping of the waste collection containers caused by the filling can be carried out in such a way that the clearance profile is not exceeded. The driver's view is not impaired during operation. The arrangement of the intermediate container above the driver's cab also allows a driver's cab with a second bench to be provided for the operating team, so that after handling the waste collection bins for longer intermediate journeys, for example in scattered settlements, they can get in from the front, i.e. in the driver's field of vision.

In a further embodiment of the invention, it is provided that the intermediate container above the driver's cab can be moved back and forth from a front position by means of a guide into an emptying position on the collecting container. This configuration is particularly advantageous if the collecting container and / or the intermediate container are divided into several subspaces. The intermediate container can then approach the assigned filling opening of the collecting container in a targeted manner. The guide can be designed in such a way that one section is arranged above the driver's cab and firmly connected to the chassis and the other section is firmly connected to the collecting container. This advantage also exists if the intermediate container is divided into at least two sub-containers that can be moved independently of one another.

In another preferred embodiment of the refuse collection vehicle according to the invention, a moving device for the intermediate container is connected to the vehicle, which moves it from its filling position in the floor area in front of the driver's cab over the driver's cab to its emptying position on the collector. This configuration has the advantage, among other things, that the dimensions of the intermediate container can extend almost over the entire width of the vehicle and approximately over the length of the cab, so that an intermediate container with a large capacity can be designed here. In the filling position, this intermediate container can then be filled by hand with waste bags and small waste containers. However, the usual waste collection containers can also be emptied via a corresponding pouring device assigned to the intermediate container. The particular advantage here is that only a small amount of lifting work has to be carried out for the waste collecting containers to be emptied and, accordingly, their emptying takes place more quickly. Since the intermediate container can be brought close to the ground by means of the moving device, the shortening of the stroke distance associated therewith also simplifies the design of the pouring device. As soon as the intermediate container is completely filled, it is used the traversing device is raised and moved to the level of the cab roof to the emptying opening of the collecting container behind the cab and emptied there with the aid of its emptying means. If the intermediate container is still in its emptying position, the refuse collection vehicle can already drive to the next pick-up location, where the intermediate container is then moved back into its pick-up position close to the ground via the moving device. With the arrangement of intermediate containers which can be moved independently of one another, a movement device is assigned to each.

In an advantageous embodiment of the invention it is provided that the moving device for the intermediate container is formed by a lifting device arranged in the front area of the driver's cab for a substantially vertical lifting movement and a drive device for a substantially horizontal movement above the driver's cab, preferably a longitudinal movement . This configuration has the advantage that the movement of the intermediate container is composed only of a substantially vertically extending lifting component and a movement component running in a substantially horizontal plane, so that, in contrast to the large swivel arms of the known overhead loader, at no time during the movement of the Intermediate container the prescribed clearance profile is exceeded. This makes it possible to perform all functions without any obstructions, even in gate entrances, under tram overhead lines or under trees. The lifting device can be formed, for example, by a carriage that can be moved up and down essentially vertically in front of the driver's cab with the aid of a lifting drive, or else by means of correspondingly arranged swivel levers that raise the intermediate container only up to the level of the horizontal movement plane. In this case, it can also be expedient to provide a slide guide for the basic movement of the lifting device and, in view of the greatest possible ground clearance, the final movement when lowering the Execute the intermediate container in the floor area using the swivel lever. The movement in the horizontal plane can take place by a swiveling movement, by means of which the intermediate container is swiveled about a vertical axis directly into its emptying position, possibly shifted after swiveling, or by a horizontal sliding movement on one following the lifting movement Guide that extends into the area of the filling opening of the collecting container.

In a further advantageous embodiment of the invention it is provided that drive means are provided which move the intermediate container on the guide into the emptying position on the collecting container and back again. This arrangement has the advantage that despite the relative mobility of the intermediate container on the guide of the latter via the drive means, for example horizontally acting hydraulic cylinders, revolving endless chains or a driven carriage receiving the intermediate container, it remains detectably connected to the refuse collection vehicle in the direction of movement. In this case, the intermediate container can be guided with its underside resting on the guides or, with corresponding connecting means, with its top or hanging laterally on the guides.

In a particularly expedient embodiment of an embodiment with an open intermediate container, it is provided that a pressure plate which can be moved on the horizontal guide is arranged and which closes the opening of the intermediate container in the raised position. This has the advantage that, for example, when the intermediate container is loaded with bulky waste or with garbage bags, the intermediate container is completed after the lifting movement for the horizontal movement and thus no outstanding bulky waste parts or garbage bags can interfere with the function. The pressure plate can at the same time be designed in such a way that it carries the intermediate container at the same time via releasable connecting means and thus forms a slide, which is connected to the drive means, for example hydraulic cylinders.

In an advantageous further embodiment of the invention, it is provided that the emptying opening of the intermediate container is provided with a lockable closure, and that actuating means for releasing the locking and / or opening the closure are arranged on the guide in the region of the emptying position at the associated filling opening of the collecting container . In the case of an intermediate container subdivided into several partial containers, each partial container can have a corresponding closure which can only be opened at the assigned filling opening of the collecting container.

In an expedient embodiment of the invention it is further provided that the emptying opening of the intermediate container is arranged at the rear end thereof and that a discharge device movable against the emptying opening is arranged in the intermediate container as a means for emptying. This configuration of the intermediate container can be used both in the case of an intermediate container which is arranged fixedly above the driver's cab and in the case of an intermediate container which can be moved via the moving device. Depending on the design of the intermediate container, the discharge device can also be used to partially compact the waste in the intermediate container. For emptying, the waste is then pushed through the discharge device through the emptying opening into the filling opening of the collecting container located in the upper area. The discharge device in the sense of the invention is both a movable push plate and a rolling or scraper floor or a so-called push rod floor in the intermediate container. It is primarily important that the waste quantities falling into the intermediate container are moved to its emptying opening.

In an expedient embodiment of the invention it is further provided that the emptying opening is arranged on the bottom of the intermediate container. This arrangement has the advantage that the intermediate container can be brought by the moving device to the filling opening arranged in the ceiling area of the collecting container and thus fits tightly, so that the waste from the intermediate container can fall directly into the collecting container after the closure has been opened. This arrangement is particularly advantageous in the case of intermediate containers divided into sub-containers and / or divided collecting containers, since the intermediate container can be moved over the collecting container to the assigned filling opening. The arrangement of appropriate sealing means on the lower edge of the intermediate container and / or on the edge of the filling opening of the collecting container, for example in the form of a circumferential rubber bead, results in a good sealing possibility here.

In a further advantageous embodiment of the invention it is provided that the moving device is arranged on a support frame connected to the vehicle chassis, which carries the lifting device in the front area and the guide and the drive means for the intermediate container in the area above the cab. This arrangement has the advantage that the moving device forms a self-contained system that can be detachably connected to the vehicle, if necessary, so that there is also the possibility of using the vehicle for other transport purposes after removing the moving device.

In a preferred embodiment of the invention it is provided that the support frame with one end, preferably with the end lying in front of the cab, over at least two front attachment points and with its other end, preferably with the end behind the cab over at least one, preferably in the longitudinal median plane of the vehicle, the rear attachment point on the vehicle is supported. This arrangement advantageously allows the support frame, which is necessarily rigid in itself, to be fastened in a manner which allows the chassis to be twisted during operation without impairment. Another advantage of this design is that the support frame in the front area can be attached to the ends of the chassis, which are in any case accessible from the outside and are designed in conventional trucks for connecting additional units.

In a further embodiment of the invention it is provided that the rear attachment point is formed by a joint with at least two degrees of freedom. The joint can be formed, for example, by a universal or ball joint, but also by a rubber joint.

In a further embodiment of the invention it is provided that the rear attachment point is designed to be detachable and the support frame is mounted so that it can be pivoted about a horizontal axis at the front attachment points. This design makes it possible, particularly in the case of so-called front-steering vehicles, in which the drive motors are partly inside the driver's cab and the driver's cab can be pivoted forward for repair purposes, to also perform this function in such a refuse collection vehicle. If an engine repair is required, the support frame is pivoted forward so that the cab can then be pivoted and the engine repair can be carried out. It is particularly expedient here if the support frame is provided with a controllable swivel drive, preferably at least one hydraulic cylinder. As a result, the support frame can not only be pivoted completely forward in order to also be able to tilt the driver's cab, but this also offers the possibility of pivoting the support frame only slightly, so that when the collection container is replaced, there is sufficient space for this required movement is available. In particular in the case of collecting containers with a filling opening located at the top, this additionally has the advantage that, when the collecting container is in place, the filling opening of the collecting container can be sealed off from the outside in the region of the transfer point on the supporting frame by lowering the supporting frame. It is useful if the support frame is detachably connected to the chassis.

In a further advantageous embodiment of the invention, it is further provided that the support frame is enclosed on all sides, at least in the area extending beyond the driver's cab, except for an entry opening for the intermediate container and a transfer opening which can be connected to the fill opening of the collecting container. This configuration has the advantage that the intermediate container is encapsulated outwards on its horizontal path after completion of the lifting movement, in particular the emptying area for the intermediate container at the filling opening of the collecting container being closed to the outside in a practically dust-tight manner, and thus a perfect emptying without polluting the environment is possible.

In a further advantageous embodiment of the invention it is further provided that the length of the space between the intermediate container in its filling position lying in the floor area in front of the driver's cab and the guide at least partially on the side facing the driver's cab and the adjoining side areas variable cover is arranged according to the lifting movement of the intermediate container. This has the advantage that, in the case of intermediate containers which are open at the top, the waste collecting vessels are emptied with extensive shielding from the outside. The forwardly lying area of the cover, through which the waste collection container to be emptied must be moved, is expediently designed in the form of a strip curtain or the like, which is mounted on the guide via a winding device, so that a corresponding reduction in length is possible according to the stroke movement. The side areas and the area facing the driver's cab can also be formed using curtains of this type. However, a cover in the form of a bellows is expedient here, which tightly encloses the side areas and the area on the cab side and has an approximately C-shaped plan, so that the forward-facing free opening of the C can then be closed off by the aforementioned strip curtain .

In an expedient embodiment it is further provided that the cover is attached with its upper end to the slide-shaped pressure plate which can be moved back and forth on the guide and with its lower end to the intermediate container. This arrangement has the advantage that the cover is mounted only on the movable parts and is firmly connected to them, the cover also being moved in the overhead travel position of the intermediate container connected to the pressure plate.

In a further embodiment of the invention it is provided that the intermediate container is exchangeably connected to the moving device. This arrangement has the advantage that such intermediate containers can also be used as large-volume waste collection containers, for example for special or bulky waste, so that the waste collection vehicle only takes up the parked intermediate container, empties it into the collecting container of the vehicle and sets it down again at the receiving point.

In a further embodiment of the invention it is provided that the moving device, in particular in the embodiment as a lifting device, is connected to a comminution device and / or a pressing device. This arrangement makes it possible to use the refuse collection vehicle according to the invention also for picking up bulky waste. The advantages of the refuse collection vehicle with detachable collection container can thus also be used advantageously for collecting bulky waste.

The arrangement of the intermediate container according to the invention in connection with a moving device which enables a substantially horizontal movement of the intermediate container above the driver's cab allows, in a further embodiment of the invention, that the device for handling the waste collection containers to be emptied is provided by a controllable receptacle arranged in the front area of the driver's cab - And emptying device is formed. Such a device, which can be designed in the manner of a so-called robot arm, as is used in industrial production technology, also simplifies the operation of the refuse collection vehicle, since all functions can be controlled from the vehicle by the driver, in particular by a second operator. without the movements overlapping.

In a preferred embodiment of the invention it is provided that the receiving device is pivotally mounted about a vertical pivot axis and has a gripping and pouring device for the waste collection containers to be emptied which can be pivoted about at least one coordinate axis and which is held on one arm in a manner variable in length from its pivot axis. With a receiving device designed in this way, waste collecting vessels of various sizes and in various configurations, for example from the roadside, can be specifically picked up and emptied.

In a further advantageous embodiment of the invention it is provided that in the area between the driver's cab and the front end of the waste collection container, a protected garbage collector location is arranged on at least one longitudinal side of the vehicle. This training has the advantage that the garbage collector in the immediate vicinity of the cab can still get in visual contact with the driver on the vehicle and up to can go to the next pick-up point without having to climb into the cab. This is particularly advantageous if, in settlement areas in which the staging areas for the waste collection containers to be emptied are at a distance from one another, they account for a multiple of the vehicle length. In these cases, the garbage collector can cover these greater distances sitting or standing on the vehicle, so that rapid emptying work is ensured. This garbage collector station can not only be provided with a cover to protect against weather influences, but also additional securing means can be provided which secure the garbage collector against falling out in the event of abrupt vehicle movements, for example in the event of emergency braking.

• Fig. 1 eine Ausführungsform für ein Abfallsammelfahrzeug mit festste­hendem Zwischenbehälter,
• Fig. 2 eine weitere Ausführungsform mit feststehendem Zwischenbehälter,
• Fig. 3 eine Ausführungsform mit verfahrba­rem Zwischenbehälter,
• Fig. 4 eine Ausführungsform mit Hubeinrichtung für den Zwischenbehälter,
• Fig. 5 eine abgewandelte Bauform der Ausfüh­rungsform gem. Fig. 4,
• Fig. 6 eine Ausführungsform mit Hub- und Verfahreinrichtung und zusätzlicher Handhabungseinrichtung für die Abfall­sammelgefäße,
• Fig. 7 eine Aufsicht auf einen unterteilten Sammelbehälter,
• Fig. 8 eine weitere Ausführungsform mit einer kippbaren Hub- und Verfahreinrichtung,
• Fig. 9 Einzelheiten an der Hub- und Verfahrein­richtung der Ausführungsform gem. Fig. 8,
• Fig. 10 eine Ausführungsform mit horizontal schwenkbarem Zwischenbehälter,
• Fig. 11 eine Aufsicht auf die Ausführungsform gem. Fig. 9,
• Fig. 12 und 13 in einer Aufsicht und einem Querschnitt einen längsgeteilten Sammelbehälter,
• Fig. 14a bis g die Abfolge der einzelnen Funktionsschritte,
• Fig. 15 perspektivisch einen Drei-Stoff-Sammel­behälter,
• Fig. 16 eine schematische Seitenansicht einer Hubeinrichtung für den Zwischenbehälter.

The invention is explained in more detail with reference to schematic drawings of exemplary embodiments. Show it:

• 1 shows an embodiment for a refuse collection vehicle with a fixed intermediate container,
• 2 shows a further embodiment with a fixed intermediate container,
• 3 shows an embodiment with a movable intermediate container,
• 4 shows an embodiment with a lifting device for the intermediate container,
• Fig. 5 shows a modified design of the embodiment. Fig. 4,
• 6 shows an embodiment with a lifting and moving device and an additional handling device for the waste collecting vessels,
• 7 is a plan view of a subdivided collecting container,
• 8 shows a further embodiment with a tiltable lifting and moving device,
• 9 details according to the lifting and moving device of the embodiment. Fig. 8,
• 10 shows an embodiment with a horizontally pivotable intermediate container,
• 11 is a top view of the embodiment according to FIG. Fig. 9,
• 12 and 13 in a plan view and a cross section a longitudinally divided collecting container,
• 14a to g the sequence of the individual functional steps,
• 15 is a perspective view of a three-substance collecting container,
• 16 is a schematic side view of a lifting device for the intermediate container.

1 shows a simple embodiment for a refuse collection vehicle, on which the basic structure and the basic functions are to be explained primarily. In this case, a collecting container 2 is detachably fastened on a chassis 1, for example by means of locking means 3 customary on container transport vehicles. The rear side of the collecting container 2 is designed as an emptying opening and therefore has a hinged rear wall 4 on. In the illustrated embodiment, the rear wall 4 can be opened upwards and held in the closed position by a lock 5. On the front wall of the collecting container 2 facing the driver's cab 6, a pressure plate 7 is arranged on the inside and guided in the longitudinal direction of the container in the collecting container 2. In the illustrated embodiment, the press plate 7 is formed in two parts. This has a base part 8, which is connected to a pressing device 9, for example a telescopic hydraulic cylinder, and a slide part 10, which can be pushed vertically upwards, so that the press plate with the extended slide part 10 covers approximately the entire container cross section as shown in dashed lines. In its end position on the end wall and when the slide part 10 is lowered, the collecting container 2 has a filling opening 11 in the upper region. The filling opening 11 can be closed by the slide part 10.

An intermediate container 12 is fixedly mounted above the driver's cab 6, which is provided with a filling opening 13 in the front area and which extends essentially over the entire width of the driver's cab 6. At the rear end, the intermediate container 12 has an emptying opening, the size of which corresponds to the filling opening 11 of the collecting container 2. The emptying opening of the intermediate container 12 is provided with an extension 14, so that the emptying opening of the intermediate container projects into the collecting container 2 and thereby bridges the vertical space between the end plane of the intermediate container 12 and the rear wall of the cab 6. On the front of the driver's cab 6 there is a device for handling the waste collection containers in the form of a pouring device 26, which is raised by a lifting device 15, each with a waste container 16, from floor level into the area above the intermediate container 12 and there with pivoting of the waste container 16 into the intermediate container 12 can drain. The filling opening 13 is only shown schematically.

It is expediently attached to the intermediate container in connection with the pouring device in such a way that when the waste collecting vessel 16 is pivoted into the emptying position, the clearance profile is at most only exceeded slightly.

Several, preferably two pouring devices can also be arranged side by side, which can be actuated independently of one another, so that two waste collecting vessels 16 can be emptied simultaneously. The waste emptied into the intermediate container 12 is then inserted into the collecting container 2 via a schematically indicated discharge device 17 in the intermediate container 12 through the filling opening 11. Instead of the push plate shown, the intermediate container can also have a rolling or scraper floor, for example, which promotes the incoming waste in the collecting container 2.

With the press plate 7 in the collecting container 2, the waste filled into the collecting container is pushed against the rear wall 4 at appropriate intervals, so that after reaching a corresponding filling volume, the waste is pressed against the rear wall and compressed in the process. For each new filling process from the intermediate container 12 there is therefore a sufficient free filling space below the filling opening 11. In the final phase, a small remainder can then be introduced via the slide device 17 of the intermediate container 12 into the space directly in the area of the filling opening 11, so that the filling opening can then be completely closed via the slide part 10.

The collection container, which is almost completely filled with waste in this way, can then be driven to a parking space and set down there by the vehicle. In the exemplary embodiment shown, supports 18 which can be extended and locked downwards in a telescopic manner are provided for this purpose on the outside of the collecting container 2. After extending of the supports 18, the locking means 3 are released and, depending on the design of the collecting containers, are raised somewhat before the supports are locked or the vehicle is lowered somewhat after the supports have been locked, for example with the aid of its air suspension. The vehicle can then drive out from under the collecting container 2, which has been erected in this way, and can also take up an empty container, which has also been installed, and drive into the area of use again. The filled collection containers can then be picked up by a pure transport vehicle and driven to the unloading point, be it an incineration plant or a landfill.

The modified embodiment shown in FIG. 2 corresponds to the embodiment according to. Fig. 1. Here, the intermediate container 12 is extended to the rear over the cab 6 and thus covers a recess on the collecting container 2. The level of the filling opening 11 on the collecting container 2 thus runs horizontally, so that the associated emptying opening of the intermediate container 12 is arranged in the floor. The intermediate container 12 is also emptied here via a discharge device 17.

Fig. 3 shows a further modification. Here the intermediate container 12 is arranged horizontally displaceable above the driver's cab 6. A guide 20 is provided with which the intermediate container is connected in a hanging manner, for example. On the ceiling of the collecting container 2, a guide 34 adjoining the guide 20 is arranged, so that the intermediate container 12 can be driven into the collecting container 2 through the filling opening 11 via a traction drive, not shown, and can be emptied there, for example, via a bottom flap. In this embodiment, the intermediate container is filled in the manner described above. The guide 20 can also be arranged directly on the roof of the cab 6, so that the intermediate container only runs into the guides 34 on the collecting container when entering the collecting container, which then hold it for the emptying process.

FIG. 4 shows an embodiment in which the intermediate container 12 can be moved via a moving device 19 from its filling position in front of the driver's cab in the floor area over the driver's cab to its emptying position on the collecting container 2. The intermediate container 12 is shown in dashed lines in its emptying position. The emptying also takes place here with a discharge device, as was described, for example, with reference to FIG. 1.

In the exemplary embodiment shown, the moving device 19 again has a guide 20 above the driver's cab 6, which can be designed, for example, in the form of two spaced-apart, parallel rails, in which, for example, a slide that can be connected to the intermediate container or to the intermediate container 12 connected sliding or rolling body 21 are held.

A lifting device 22 for the vertical movement of the intermediate container 12 is arranged in the front area of the driver's cab 6. In the illustrated embodiment, this lifting device 22 has vertically extending guides 23 in the front area, in which a lifting frame or a lifting fork 24 can be moved up and down in the vertical direction with the aid of a lifting drive 25, for example in the form of hydraulic cylinders or an oil motor-driven quick-push spindle drives . The lifting frame 24 also has corresponding rails for receiving the intermediate container 12.

A schematically indicated pouring device 26 of conventional design can be arranged on the front side of the lifting frame 24, with which the waste collection containers to be emptied can be emptied into the intermediate container 12. Garbage bags can be thrown into the filling opening 13 by hand.

The moving device 19 is also provided with drive means by means of which, in the raised position shown, the intermediate container 12 can be advanced via the guide 20 into its emptying position and withdrawn again. In the illustrated embodiment, a hydraulic cylinder 27 is provided as the drive means, which is attached to the lifting frame 24 and engages the intermediate container 12 in the bottom region. However, the drive means can also be arranged in the region of the guides 20, so that, for example, when using a hydraulic cylinder, the piston rod is retracted in the emptying position, which also represents the driving position, so that the intermediate container 12 can be pressed and locked against the collecting container 2 . In the embodiment shown in FIG. 8, the cylinder with the slide 42 and the piston rod are expediently fixed at the rear end of the guide for this purpose. In the emptying position, which also represents the driving position, the piston-cylinder unit is then pushed together. However, the horizontal movement of the intermediate container can also take place via other drive systems, for example oil motors, electric motors or driven rotating chains.

The end wall of the intermediate container 12 facing the filling opening 11 of the collecting container 2 can be closed with at least one lockable flap 28. Actuating means, for example in the form of hydraulic cylinders, are now provided on the guide 20 in the region of the emptying position shown in dashed lines, which come into engagement when the intermediate container is pushed from the lifting position into the emptying position, with the aid of which the locking of the flap 28, not shown, is released and / or the flap 28 can be opened. The waste can now be pushed out of the intermediate container into the collecting container 2 via a discharge device which is arranged in the intermediate container 12 and is not shown here.

5 is a modified embodiment of an embodiment according to. Fig. 4 shown. In terms of its structure and function, the traversing device essentially corresponds to the traversing device of the exemplary embodiment according to FIG. Fig. 4. The difference in this embodiment, however, is that the collecting container 2 is stepped at the end facing the cab 6 in the length and height of the intermediate container 12, so that the upper region of this stepped end also the filling opening of the container 2nd forms. The guides 20 are guided up to this stepped area of the collecting container 2, so that the intermediate container can be moved over this area. This can be done in such a way that the guides are attached to the vehicle over their entire length. However, an arrangement is expedient in which according to the design according to. 3 the part of the guides lying in the area of the filling opening of the collecting container is fastened to the latter. The intermediate container 12 can be emptied into the area below the collecting container 2 via the bottom flaps 29 shown in dashed lines, which in turn can be unlocked, opened and closed and locked again after emptying by means of appropriate actuating means. This filling area can always be kept clear by means of a pressure plate 30 which can be moved back and forth in this area of the collecting container 2. The press plate 30 is in turn actuated by a hydraulic cylinder 9 which is detachably connected to the press plate 30 by means of a coupling. For this purpose, an opening is provided in the end wall of the collecting container 2 through which a coupling 31 connected to the press shield 30 projects, which can be connected to the free end of the pressing device 9. This opening is closed by the press shield 30 when the collecting container 2 is completely filled. The press plate together with the hydraulic cylinder can also be arranged in the collecting container 2.

The collecting container 2 for the embodiments described with reference to FIGS. 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 has its fill Each opening opens a closure flap, not shown here, which is firmly closed as soon as the collection container is to be detached from the vehicle and parked after it has been completely filled.

The embodiment shown in Fig. 6 shows a through a transverse wall 33 in two sub-containers 33 'divided collection container 2, which is provided on its top with two filling openings. The guide 20 has extensions 34, for example in the form of rails which are fixedly connected to the collecting container, so that the collecting container 2 can also be releasably connected to the chassis here. The collecting container can also be designed according to Fig. 3, i.e. the intermediate container can enter this through an opening.

In this collecting container, both end walls can be opened, so that the filling in each container part not only compresses but can also be pushed out after opening the respective end wall via the two pressing plates 30 ', 30' supported on the transverse wall 33. With such a collection container, which can also have more subdivisions, pre-sorted waste can be collected with a vehicle. If there are more than two transverse divisions, the collection container can be emptied via appropriate openings in the side wall. A longitudinal division is also possible. In this case, the intermediate container must then be provided with correspondingly assigned emptying openings. In the case of a longitudinal subdivision, the emptying of the collecting container and the compression can take place via a plurality of parallel, mutually independent pressing plates. As shown, the partial containers can form a closed unit. However, the sub-containers can also be connected to the chassis as separate containers and detachably for themselves. Each sub-container can be provided with its own press plate, the pressing device of which can be connected to the hydraulic supply of the vehicle via a plug connection.

FIG. 12 shows a schematic top view and FIG. 13 shows a cross section of such a longitudinally divided collecting container. For reasons of better weight distribution, the part of the container intended for larger quantities of waste can be arranged in the middle. Even with a longitudinal division, the partial containers can be detachably fastened to one another or to a base frame.

FIG. 6 also shows a receiving and emptying device 35 for waste collecting vessels 16 to be emptied into the intermediate container 12 in the manner of a robot arm. The device 35 is pivotally connected to the vehicle or the guide 20 about a vertical axis 36 and has an arm part 37 which can be changed in length horizontally and an arm part 38 which is also pivotably articulated and pivoted thereon. With a device designed in this way, the clearance profile is not exceeded during handling. At the free end of the arm part 38, a schematically indicated gripping device 39 is arranged, which in turn can be pivoted relative to the arm part 38 about at least one coordinate axis, so that practically every form of waste collection container 16 is picked up from the roadside, positioned exactly in front of the intermediate container 12, in this by pivoting the gripping device can be emptied and put down again. Such a pick-up device can be operated from the driver's cab or from an operating station located on the side of the vehicle. The gripping device 39 is in this case provided with means (not shown in more detail) for opening and holding the lid on the waste collection container during the emptying process. With appropriate training, the gripping device can also be used to pick up garbage bags and small bulky items. With the shown pick-up device, waste collection vessels standing at an angle to the roadside can advantageously also be picked up if the gripping device can be pivoted about all three coordinate axes.

In all embodiments, the intermediate container 12 can be completely closed and also has a filler opening which can also be closed for the waste collection to be emptied be provided container that is only opened when emptying the waste container. The filler opening of the intermediate container, which can be closed by one or more lid flaps, can also extend almost over the entire container top.

From the representation acc. Fig. 4 can easily be seen that a refuse collection vehicle designed in this way can also be designed in such a way that a comminution device can be arranged on the lifting frame 24 instead of a chute 26. With a correspondingly adapted configuration of the intermediate container 12, which in this case is expediently designed as a container open at the top, such a waste collection vehicle can then also be used for collecting bulky waste. The emptying of the intermediate container 12 into the collecting container 2 can then take place after the displacement either via a corresponding discharge device, via bottom flaps or also by tipping over.

7 shows a schematic top view of a collecting container 2 which has a basic container 2a, which at the same time forms a support frame for partial containers 2b, 2c and 2d which can be detachably connected to the basic container 2a. The basic container and the partial containers are provided with filling openings (not shown in more detail), through which the waste can be disposed of in a presorted manner by an intermediate container which can be moved on the extensions 34 of the guide. Depending on the intended use, the sub-containers can be arranged independently from the intermediate container, for example in each case in a side wall. For example, paper can be placed in the subcontainer 2b, while special waste, for example from hospitals, can be placed in the subcontainer 2c and 2d. The partial containers can then be removed from the collecting container or the vehicle and emptied without emptying, while the normal waste contained in the basic container 2a is tipped over in the usual way.

In the embodiment shown in a side view in FIG. 10 and in a top view in FIG. 11, the intermediate container 12 is fastened to a lifting column 35, by means of which the intermediate container can be raised to above the height of the driver's cab. The subsequent horizontal movement into the emptying position is carried out by pivoting about the axis of the lifting column 35, that is to say in a horizontal plane, as can be seen from FIG. 11.

In a modification of the embodiment shown in FIG. 10, the lifting column 35 can also be arranged centrally in front of the driver's cab, so that the intermediate container 12 can be brought into its emptying position on the collecting container by a pivoting movement running in a horizontal plane. In the case of a subdivided collecting container, following the pivoting movement of the intermediate container on the corresponding guides, it can be moved into its emptying position above the partial container to be approached on or in the collecting container 2.

Depending on the dimensions of the intermediate container and driver's cab, a horizontal sliding movement can also follow the swiveling process. This is expedient, for example, in order to create a tight seal between the emptying opening of the intermediate container and the filling opening of the collecting container.

The embodiment shown in FIGS. 10 and 11 can also be modified with regard to the horizontal sliding movement in such a way that the intermediate container is pushed into the collecting container after the pivoting process, as shown in FIG. 3, or in the case of a collecting container. Fig. 7 or 12, 13 on guides 34 on or on the container until the associated filling opening is moved. In the case of a longitudinally divided container, as shown in FIGS. 12, 13, after the swiveling process, but before the horizontal sliding process in the longitudinal direction, it can be conveniently above the driver house, another shift in the transverse direction, so that the corresponding partial container can then be approached in the longitudinal movement. Here, too, the intermediate container is provided with a pouring device 26 (FIG. 4) or a handling device, for example in the form of a robot arm 35 (FIG. 6).

The most expedient embodiments with a movable intermediate container are the designs in which the intermediate container is only moved in a horizontal plane after the lifting process, so that the predetermined maximum height is never exceeded.

A further embodiment is shown in FIG. 8, in which the displacement device 19 is formed by a self-contained support frame connected to the vehicle chassis 1, which carries the guides 20 and the drive means for the horizontal movement of the intermediate container 12 above the cab 6. The vertically extending guides 23 for the lifting device, not shown here, are rigidly connected to the guide 20, which extends from the filling opening 11 of the collecting container 2 to the front area in front of the driver's cab. The guide 20 is in the form of a rectangular channel which is closed on all sides and extends on the front through the guides 23 and on the back to the transfer area 40 above the filling opening 11 on the collecting container 2. The transfer area 40 is connected in a downward direction via an interposed seal 41 to the filling opening 11 on the collecting container 2. In the rectangular channel, the intermediate container 12 can be pushed back and forth on a slide 42 designed as a cover plate with the aid of drive means (not shown here), for example via a circulating chain drive running horizontally in the guide 20, or also via hydraulic cylinders. The width of the rectangular channel is such that the intermediate one can hold 12 together with its sled-shaped cover plate 42. The rear wall 40 'is closed.

The support frame forming the moving device 19 is articulated at the front end of the vehicle chassis at two attachment points 43 and is supported on the abutment for the press cylinder 9 at an attachment point 44, so that a three-point support is present here. The attachment point 44 is designed as a joint, so that the vehicle chassis 1 is rigid in relation to it

Support frame of the moving device 19 can twist without constraint. The attachment point can be designed in the form of a universal joint, which permits additional transverse displacements of the part on the vehicle side relative to the part on the support frame.

On both sides of the support frame 19 designed as a traversing mechanism, a hydraulic cylinder 45 is connected as a pivot drive, through which the support frame can be raised by a small amount from the horizontal position (operating position) shown, so that the filling opening 11 is released and the collecting container 2 from Vehicle can be separated. The hydraulic cylinders 45 are dimensioned such that the displacement device 19 can be swiveled forward into the position shown in dashed lines, so that the cab 6 can also be pivoted into the shown dashed position in the usual manner for repair or maintenance work on the vehicle engine.

The mode of operation of the vehicle type described in FIG. 8 otherwise corresponds to the exemplary embodiment described according to FIGS. 4 and / or 5. In the intermediate container 12, which is indicated by dashed lines in FIG. 8 in its filling position near the bottom, the waste collecting vessels are emptied via the pouring device (not shown here). Subsequently, the intermediate arranged on a lifting frame or a lifting fork is placed over the lifting device, not shown here Move the container 12 against the slide-shaped pressure plate 42 and lock it with it. Then the pressure plate, together with the intermediate container 12, is moved from the lifting frame into the channel-shaped region of the guide 20 to the emptying position via the drive means present in the guides 20. Here opens a closure flap (not shown in more detail) which forms the rear wall of the intermediate container, so that the waste contained in the intermediate container 12 can be pushed out into the transfer area 14 via the hydraulically driven discharge device 17 and can fall into the collecting container 2 through the filling opening 11. Here the garbage is then pushed into the rear part of the collecting container via the press plate. The press plate 30 is advanced via the hydraulic press device 9 until it has swept over the cross section of the filling opening located in a lower ceiling area of the collecting container 12. The garbage is pressed out of the smaller cross-section of the container into the large cross-section of the container, and due to the structure of the garbage in the final phase of the filling, the larger cross-sectional area of the collecting container 12 at the front is almost completely filled by the pressing process.

Due to the design as a rectangular channel, the horizontal range of movement of the intermediate container 12, which is already closed by the cover plate, is closed to the outside in the transfer area 40. In order to now also complete the range of the vertical lifting movement towards the outside, a cover 46 which can be changed in length is provided here, which is fastened to the slide-like cover plate 42 at the upper end and is connected to the intermediate container at the lower end. The cover 46 closes both the two side areas and the rear area facing the driver's cab. Only the front area is provided with an openable cover, for example in the form of a strip curtain, which, however, is also its length can be changed. The waste collection vessel to be emptied can then be moved through the at least partially openable area of the front cover with the aid of the pouring device and can be emptied into the intermediate container which is open at the top without significant amounts of dust escaping to the outside.

In Fig. 9, an embodiment of such a cover is shown and described on a larger scale. For reasons of clarity, only the stroke range of the moving device 19 designed as a supporting frame is shown. The lifting drive is also omitted, so that only the guides 23 and the lifting frame 24 which can be moved vertically up and down on the guides 23 and to which the pouring device 26 is fastened are visible.

In the illustrated embodiment, the cover 46 is formed by a bellows 47 which is C-shaped in plan and which encloses the lifting area on the sides and towards the driver's cab, so that the opening points forward with respect to the direction of travel. This opening is closed to the front by a strip curtain 48. Both the bellows 47 and the strip curtain with its outermost edge strip are attached to the intermediate container 12 on the one hand and to the sled-shaped pressure plate 42 on the other. If, after the intermediate container 12 has been completely filled, it is lifted over the lifting frame 24 and pressed against the pressure plate 42, the bellows 47 pushes together and is partially received by recesses 49 in the sled-shaped pressure plate 42. The strip curtain 48 lying at the front is wound up via a winding device 50 connected to the sled-shaped pressure plate 42. As soon as the intermediate container 12 is locked with the pressure plate 42, the entire system including the cover 46 can be moved into the emptying position shown in FIG. 8. The lifting frame 24 then remains in the raised position.

The cover 46 in the filling position of the intermediate container 12 near the ground shown in FIG. 9 obscures the driver's view directly to the front. However, this is not harmful since the intermediate container 12 can be quickly raised via its lifting frame 24 via the lifting device of the moving device 19 and the view is thereby released. The intermediate container must then be moved up and down several times for further movement of the vehicle, depending on the size of the waste collection containers to be emptied, for smaller containers that have to be taken up over a longer distance, until it is completely filled and can be emptied. When filling with large waste collection bins or if, for example, a large number of smaller waste collection bins are provided in apartment buildings, the intermediate container is usually completely filled at one location so that it can then be emptied and the vehicle can be emptied during the horizontal movement and during the emptying process can be driven to the next pick-up point.

If, instead of waste collection containers for waste, sacks are used which are dropped without being emptied into the intermediate container 12, which is designed as an open container for this purpose, then as shown in FIG. 8, there is a slide-shaped pressure plate 42 arranged on the travel device 19 above the lifting device Appropriately, which closes the filling opening of the intermediate container 12 in the raised position and compresses the contents. This pressure plate 42 is carried along with the horizontal movement of the intermediate container 12 until it has reached its emptying position above the collecting container. Instead of a separate pressure plate, the filler opening of the intermediate container can be closed with flaps which are fastened to the intermediate container 12 and which, in embodiments without the cover 46 in the opened position, enclose the filler opening on three sides and thus a windbreak during the emptying of the waste collection containers into the intermediate container form.

As can be seen from the side view in FIG. 8, there is an intermediate space between the rear of the driver's cab 6 and the end wall of the collecting container 2, which is delimited to the inside of the vehicle by the vehicle chassis 1 and the stand of the pressing device 9. This intermediate space is sufficient to use a protected garbage collector's place 51, on which the garbage collector can stay during the journey between two distant receptacles for waste collection containers. This garbage collector can be provided with a closed wall at the top and on three sides, so that the garbage worker is protected from the weather during his stay on the garbage collector. At the same time, the garbage collector has a secure hold here while driving, even if the vehicle suddenly has to brake.

14a to 14g show the sequence of the individual functions on the basis of a vehicle in the embodiment according to FIG. 8 and 9 are shown.

14a shows the emptying of a large waste collecting vessel 16 into the intermediate container 12 located in the position close to the floor. The space above the intermediate container is enclosed by the cover 46, so that the waste collecting vessel 16 can only be pivoted into this space by a strip curtain.

14b shows the lifting process.

14c shows the displacement of the intermediate container 12 in the channel-shaped guide 20 up to the emptying position. The lifting frame 24 is held in the raised position.

Fig. 14d shows the emptying of the intermediate container 12 in the collecting container 2, wherein a rear closure flap 12 'on the intermediate container 12 releases its emptying opening.

14e and f show the return movement of the intermediate container 12. In FIG. 14f the insertion of the refuse into the rear region of the collecting container 2 is also shown by the press plate 30.

14g shows the vehicle with the travel device 19 slightly pivoted forward and the floor supports 18 extended on the collecting container 2. By lowering the vehicle relative to the collecting container in the manner customary in vehicles with swap bodies, the vehicle detaches from the collecting container and can move forward. A new, empty collection container is added in reverse order.

If maintenance and / or repair work is to be carried out on the motor, the moving device 19 is pivoted further into the position shown in FIG. 8. In the embodiment shown in FIG. 14, deviating from FIG. 8, the hydraulic cylinders forming the swivel drive 45 are aligned horizontally and articulated with the fixed end on the upper part of the support 9 'for the pressing device 9. This has the advantage, among other things, that a larger space is available for the garbage collector 51.

The vehicle can only be driven as soon as the intermediate container is raised. This is brought about by additional securing means which are connected to the control of the moving device, for example in the form of a so-called locking device, which only enables the brake to be released when the intermediate container is raised.

15 shows a perspective view of a collecting container 2 for a vehicle according to FIG. Fig. 8 in an embodiment for a pre-sorting collection of waste, as has already been described in connection with FIGS. 12 and 13. This collecting container can be formed in one piece, so that the individual sub-containers 2a. 2b, 2c are formed by longitudinal partition walls. This collection container can also consist of three narrow individual containers can be assembled, which can be placed together on the vehicle and can also be detached from one another by means of releasable locking means (not shown in more detail) that are joined together to form a compact unit. The filled part containers can then be moved separately to different disposal points.

The filling openings 11 of the individual partial containers 2a, 2b, 2c can be closed with separate closure flaps 52 after they have been released from the vehicle. In this design of the collecting container, the intermediate container 12 is also divided into three corresponding subchambers, which are filled and emptied separately. Here, the transfer area 40 is also subdivided by corresponding dividing plates above the filling openings 11.

In order to avoid unwanted mixing even in the task area of the divided intermediate container 12 when emptying the waste collection containers filled with the most varied types of waste, the length of the container 46 above the intermediate container 12 and in extension with its divided intermediate walls can be changed in length in accordance with the stroke Partial walls arranged.

In the embodiments acc. 4, 5, 6, 8 and 10, a lifting device can be used for lifting and lowering the intermediate container 12 in front of the cab 6, as is known from forklift trucks. As shown schematically in FIG. 16, such a lifting device has at least one hydraulic cylinder 82, in which a roller 84 is arranged at the free end of the piston rod 83. About this role, a link chain 85 is guided, which is fastened with one end 86 in the lower region of the vehicle and with its other end 87 on the lifting frame 24, so that when the piston rod is extended, the lifting frame extends vertically upwards from the filling position in the floor area into the overhead area of the drive device 27 for the horizontal movement of the Intermediate container 12 is moved.

The device 35 shown in FIG. 6 for handling the waste collection containers can be used in all embodiments of the vehicle in which the intermediate container 12 is first raised vertically and then moved horizontally to the collection container 2. The particular advantage of the device 35 in connection with the intermediate container according to the invention is that both parts can be moved freely without colliding with one another during their movements.

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1.Waste collection vehicle which has a collection container which is preferably detachably arranged behind an operating station, in particular behind a driver's cab of a motor vehicle, which has a filling arranged in the upper region and at least one wall part which can be opened for emptying, preferably the front wall facing away from the filling opening, and which has means for Compression of the waste filled into the collecting container is provided, characterized in that
that at least one intermediate container (12) for receiving the waste from waste collection containers (16) is arranged in the front area of the driver's cab, which is connected to means (17) for emptying its contents into the overhead filling of the collection container (2) and at least one of them Filling opening has separate emptying opening, which is at least in connection with a filling opening (11) of the collecting container (2) during the emptying process. 2. Waste collection vehicle according to claim 1, characterized in that the intermediate container (12) with at least one device (15; 19; 26; 35) for handling the waste collection vessels (16) to be emptied in this connection. 3. Refuse collection vehicle according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the emptying opening of the intermediate container (12) and / or the filling opening (11) of the collecting container (2) can be closed. 4. Waste collection vehicle according to one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that the intermediate container (12) is divided into at least two partial containers and each partial container is assigned an emptying opening. 5. Waste collection vehicle according to one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that the emptying opening of the intermediate container (12) and / or the filler opening (11) of the collecting container (2) is provided with an extension (14) is, and protrudes into the other opening at least when the intermediate container is emptied. 6. Waste collection vehicle according to one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that at least one wall part (7; 30) aligned transversely to the longitudinal axis of the collection container is designed to be displaceable in the longitudinal direction of the container and is connected to a preferably hydraulically actuated pressing device (9) the displaceable wall part of the collecting container (2) acts. 7. Waste collection vehicle according to one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that the collecting container (2) is provided with extendable floor supports (18). 8. Waste collection vehicle according to one of claims 1 to 7, characterized in that the collecting container is divided into at least two partial containers (33 ') and that the container subspaces are each provided with a filling. 9. Refuse collection vehicle according to one of claims 1 to 8, characterized in that at least a part of the sub-container (2b, 2c, 2d) is detachably connected to the vehicle. 10. Waste collection vehicle according to one of claims 1 to 9, characterized in that each container sub-space has a press plate (30 ', 30˝), which is arranged opposite the openable wall part of the collection container. 11. Waste collection vehicle according to one of claims 1 to 10, characterized in that the intermediate container (12) above the driver's cab (6) is arranged and that the device (26) for handling the waste collection containers is designed as a pouring device and one in front of the floor area the driver's cab has sufficient receptacle for the waste collection containers (16) to be emptied. 12. Waste collection vehicle according to one of claims 1 to 11, characterized in that the intermediate container over the cab from a front position by means of a guide (20) in an emptying position on the collecting container is reciprocable. 13. Garbage collection vehicle according to one of claims 1 to 12, characterized in that with the vehicle (1) a moving device (19) for the intermediate container (12) is connected, this from its in the floor area in front of the cab (6) lying filling position the cab (6) moves into its emptying position on the collecting container (2). 14. Refuse collection vehicle according to one of claims 1 to 13, characterized in that the displacement device (19) for the intermediate container (12) by a lifting device (22) arranged in the front region of the driver's cab (6) for a substantially vertical lifting movement and a drive device (27) is formed for a movement which is essentially horizontal, preferably a longitudinal movement, above the driver's cab. 15. Waste collection vehicle according to one of claims 1 to 14, characterized in that for a horizontal sliding movement of the intermediate container (12) extending into the region of the filling opening on the collecting container (2) guide (20, 34) is provided. 16. Waste collection vehicle according to one of claims 1 to 15, characterized in that drive means (27) are provided which move the intermediate container (12) on the guide (20) into the emptying position on the collection container and back again. 17. Waste collection vehicle according to one of claims 1 to 16, characterized in that with an open intermediate container on the horizontal guide (20) a movable slide-shaped pressure plate (42) is arranged, which closes the overhead opening of the intermediate container (12) in the raised position. 18. Waste collection vehicle according to one of claims 1 to 17, characterized in that the pressure plate (42) is designed as a driving device for the horizontal movement of the intermediate container and is provided with releasable connecting means for coupling the intermediate container. 19. Waste collection vehicle according to one of claims 1 to 18, characterized in that the emptying opening of the intermediate container (12) is provided with a lockable closure (28, 29) and that on the guide (20) in the region of the emptying position at the associated filling opening of the Collection container actuating means for releasing the lock and / or for opening the closure are arranged. 20. Refuse collection vehicle according to one of claims 1 to 19, characterized in that the emptying opening of the intermediate container (12) is arranged at the rear end thereof and a discharge device (17) movable against the emptying opening is provided as means for emptying. 21. Waste collection vehicle according to one of claims 1 to 20, characterized in that the emptying opening is arranged in the bottom of the intermediate container (12). 22. Waste collection vehicle according to one of claims 1 to 21, characterized in that the guide (20) is channel-shaped and with a front entry opening for the intermediate container (12) and a to the filling opening (11) of the collection container (2) sealingly connectable discharge opening is provided. 23. Refuse collection vehicle according to one of claims 1 to 22, characterized in that the displacement device (19) on a support frame connected to the vehicle frame (1) is arranged, which carries the lifting device (25) in the front area and the guide (20) and the drive means (27) for the intermediate container (12) in the area above the driver's cab (6). 24. Waste collection vehicle according to one of claims 1 to 23, characterized in that the support frame with one end, preferably with the end in front of the driver's cab (6) via at least two front fastening points (43) and with its other end, preferably with the rear the end of the driver's cab (6) is supported on the chassis (1) by at least one rear attachment point (44), preferably located in the longitudinal median plane of the vehicle. 25. Refuse collection vehicle according to one of claims 1 to 24, characterized in that the rear attachment point (44) is formed by a joint with at least two degrees of freedom. 26. Waste collection vehicle according to one of claims 1 to 25, characterized in that the rear attachment point (44) is detachable and the support frame is pivotally mounted about a horizontal axis at the front attachment points (43). 27. Refuse collection vehicle according to one of claims 1 to 26, characterized in that the support frame is provided with a controllable swivel drive (45), preferably at least one hydraulic cylinder. 28. Refuse collection vehicle according to one of claims 1 to 27, characterized in that the support frame is detachably connected to the vehicle chassis (1). 29. Waste collection vehicle according to one of claims 1 to 28, characterized in that on the guide (20) a space between the intermediate container (12) in its filling position and the guide (20) at least on the driver House (6) facing side and surrounding the adjoining side areas, the length of which can be varied in accordance with the stroke movement of the intermediate container. 30. Waste collection vehicle according to one of claims 1 to 29, characterized in that the cover (46) with its upper end on the slide-shaped pressure plate (42) which can be moved back and forth on the guide (20) and with its lower end on the intermediate container (12 ) is attached. 31. Waste collection vehicle according to one of claims 1 to 30, characterized in that the cover (46) in the movement range of the receiving device (26) for the waste collection vessels (12) is designed to be openable. 32. Waste collection vehicle according to one of claims 1 to 31, characterized in that the intermediate container (12) is exchangeably connected to the moving device (19). 33. Waste collection vehicle according to one of claims 1 to 32, characterized in that the displacement device (19) is connected in particular as a lifting device (22) with a comminution device. 34. Waste collection vehicle according to one of claims 1 to 33, characterized in that the device for handling the waste collection containers to be emptied is formed by a controllable receiving and emptying device (35) arranged in the front area of the driver's cab. 35. Refuse collection vehicle according to one of claims 1 to 34, characterized in that the receiving device (35) is pivotally mounted about a vertical pivot axis (36) and a gripping and pouring device (39) pivotable about at least one coordinate axis for the waste collection containers to be emptied ( 16), which is at a distance from it The pivot axis (36) is held on an arm (37, 38) and is adjustable in length. 36. Waste collection vehicle according to one of claims 1 to 35, characterized in that in the area between the driver's cab (6) and the front end of the waste collection container (2) on at least one longitudinal side of the vehicle a protected garbage collector station (51) is arranged. 37. Refuse collection vehicle according to one of claims 1 to 36, characterized in that in an intermediate container divided into at least two partial containers (12) of the space enclosed by the variable-length cover (46), each by a length adjoining the subdivision of the intermediate container the stroke variable partition is divided.

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