EP0636100A1

EP0636100A1 - Separate rubbish collection container.

Info

Publication number: EP0636100A1
Application number: EP93907769A
Authority: EP
Inventors: Erich Mundhenke
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1992-04-17
Filing date: 1993-03-27
Publication date: 1995-02-01
Anticipated expiration: 2013-03-27
Also published as: WO1993021088A3; DE59301267D1; WO1993021088A2; EP0636100B1; ATE132107T1; DE9205344U1

Abstract

A separate rubbish collection container has more than one removable insert (3) provided with an opening for the insertion of rubbish and a carrier (1) provided at its upper end with a cover (2). Inserts having a similar or different design are arranged in the carrier (1), beneath the cover, and can be moved or pivoted in such a way that their openings are cleared for the insertion of rubbish.

Description

Material separation container and seating with one container

Statutory regulations for the disposal of waste are to be expected or are already in force, which stipulate that the waste must be collected separately according to its nature in order to facilitate recycling. An already realized example of this is the "Green Dot" of the Dual System Germany (DSD). The separate collection means that not only separate collection containers are placed on the streets, for example for paper, glass, metal, packaging, normal waste and compostable waste, but that there must also be the possibility already in the house or apartment or at work. the garbage after his

Collect texture and composition sorted in waste containers.

Although it is known from EP 0276339 B1 a shelf carousel for a cupboard, in particular a kitchen cupboard with a swing-out garbage container, in which the shelf is mounted with an axis of rotation arranged vertically in the cupboard, the garbage container described there can only be rotated by opening a cupboard door, however not standing freely on the floor for yourself. A connection of the shelf with the cabinet door is essential for the rotation of the shelf.

Furthermore, from German utility model G 91 05 707 as a further development of the device known from EP 0 276 339, a shelf carousel for a cabinet with swing-out garbage containers is known, in which it is excluded from the system table that the garbage container can tip over on the outside and in which a garbage container vertical force for locking in a predetermined position acts. This known device can also be used only in connection with a cabinet, but not separately and separately from it.

The invention has for its object to provide a container for separate waste separation with more than one removable insert, which is simple in construction and therefore inexpensive to manufacture, saves space and avoids the disadvantages of the known device.

The object is achieved according to the invention in that the container for separate waste collection has more than one removable insert provided with an opening for inputting waste, one at its upper end with a

Cover provided support body, in which the same or different trained inserts are arranged below the cover and the insert or inserts are movable or pivotable so that their opening is released for input.

The container described by the invention can be placed anywhere and for

Retrofitting can be used in the household. Due to the closed shape with the cover, it is extremely stable and easy to use.

It is expedient if the use required for loading is carried out by. Rotation of the container can be brought into an easily accessible position. In addition, the

In a first alternative, containers are placed on a rotating carousel or rotating base. In a second alternative, the support body of the container is rotatably mounted about its vertical central axis. Both alternatives can of course also be trained together.

The handling of the container is particularly convenient when it is designed to allow the container or its inserts to be rotated into the desired position. In addition, the rotation of the container is not dependent on opening a cabinet door, as described in EP 0276339 B1. As a result, in contrast to the known device, the installation of the container at any point in the

Household or at work. Different sizes of the inserts offer the possibility of making the inserts stackable one inside the other, and it is possible to take into account a different amount of waste types.

The cover can contain a hinged or removable cover for every application. Such an arrangement is useful if the waste bin is freely accessible on the floor or can be swung out of a cabinet with a door, as is the case e.g. is described in the mentioned EP 0276 339.

However, it is particularly advantageous if a closed cover is firmly connected to the support body and the inserts in the support body are each tiltable about an axis perpendicular to the central axis so that their upper opening is released for loading in the tilted position. Then the trash can can be placed anywhere.

Each insert preferably has tipping means or a rib on the bottom thereof rests in an associated groove or recess in the bottom of the support body, so that the inserts can be tilted outwards around the edge of their bottom rib or by the tilting means. By slightly lifting the insert in the closed position, the rib can be disengaged from the groove and the insert can be removed for emptying in a collection container.

In order to make it easier for the inserts to tip out, a recessed grip is attached to their upper end and / or a carrying handle is located near the upper opening. This is preferably shaped so that it rests on the edges of the upper opening when the insert is in the support body.

In order to enable smooth rotation, it is advantageous if the support body rests on a foot and has a central tube which surrounds a mandrel of the foot which projects into the tube from below and which is guided radially through the mandrel. In order to also axially secure the support body on the mandrel, the mandrel preferably projects only into the lower region of the tube and has at its upper end a spreading clip onto which a cross connection can be snapped into the tube.

The supporting body can also have several rollers on its underside, which rest on a rail of the foot. These rollers are preferably arranged tangentially on the circumference of the support body and rest in a circular bead on the foot.

It is also expedient to provide the container according to the invention with a seat, the cover preferably also serving as such, so that the container not only serves as a waste bin, but also as a seat or swivel chair. The container according to the invention thus simultaneously or singularly fulfills two completely different functions which the container swivel chair can be used very well, particularly when space is limited. It is particularly advantageous if, in this application, swiveling roller wheels or rollers are arranged on the underside of the container, with which the container swivel chair can be moved over the floor. The swivel castors are known from office chairs.

The invention is explained in more detail below with the aid of a number of exemplary embodiments shown in the drawings. 1 is a side view of a container constructed in accordance with the invention;

Fig. 2 is a plan view of the trash can of Fig. 1 with in part 3 a section along the line BB in FIG. 2,

4 in an enlarged view the area X in FIG. 3

Fig. 5 is a side view of the trash can with one removed

6 is a partially sectioned side view of a rotatable on rollers

A side view of a non-rotatable container according to the invention, a section through the container according to FIG. 7, a cross section through the lower part of a waste bin standing on a swivel base, a section along the line CC in FIG. 9 a section along the line BB in Fig. 2 with a representation of

12 a side view of a container according to the invention which is placed on a support provided with rollers. 13 is a plan view of the container according to FIG. 12

14 shows a cross section of an alternative embodiment to FIG. 2

The container shown in the drawings as a waste bin contains a support body

1 or frame, which may have the illustrated round shape or the shape of a polygon and is provided at its upper end with a cover 2, which is connected to the support body 1 by gluing, by means of screws or by locking means or other fastening means. Four inserts 3 are removably arranged in the supporting body 1 in a ring around the central axis 4 of the supporting body 1 and can be rotated with the supporting body about its vertical central axis 4 relative to a foot. According to FIG. 3, the foot has an upwardly projecting mandrel 6, on which a tube 7 of the supporting body surrounding the central axis 4 is rotatably mounted. The mandrel only protrudes into the lower part of the tube 7 and is provided at its upper end in the middle with a locking means designed as an expansion clip 8, on which one as with a

Collar 9 provided cross connection 10 can be snapped into the tube 7 as a counterpart assigned to the locking means. As a result, the support body 1 is axially secured on the foot 5. A bearing 11, for example in the form of a disk, can be arranged between the cross connection 10 and the upper surface of the dome 6. Another bearing 12, for. B. in the form of a metal ring is located on the lower end of the dome 6 - so separate from the first bearing 11 - to guide the support body 1 radially. Instead of the Another connection of the support body 1 is also possible, for example by means of a ball fastened on the dome 5 or a spherical cap formed thereon and a counter bearing adapted to the spherical shape in the cross connection. Likewise, a known ball or roller bearing for axially and radially guiding the support body can be formed between the support body and the foot.

On the upper side of the cover, a carrying handle connected to the supporting body 1 is attached centrally as the carrying means of the container and lies centrally in the central axis 4, with which the entire container can be carried by a user.

The cover 2 can, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, be closed, or be provided with openings above the inserts which facilitate loading.

In the free space 35 above the dome 6, inside the tube 7 there is a container 13 open at the top, which can be removed laterally through an opening 32 in the tube and / or from above through an opening 34 in the cover provided with a cover 15 after removing the lid 15 can be filled and used. This container can be used to hold used batteries, for example.

In the exemplary embodiment shown in FIG. 2, the carrying body 1 or frame has four radially extending partitions 16, so that four compartments for receiving the inserts 3 of the same design are formed. To load the inserts, covers 2 which can be opened or removed can be provided in the cover 2 above the inserts 3 (via their upper openings).

It is more expedient, however, to mount the inserts 3 in the support body 1 such that they can be tilted about an axis perpendicular to the central axis 4 in such a way that their upper opening is released for loading in the tilted position, which is shown in broken lines in FIG. 3. Each insert 3 has on its bottom as a rib 17 formed tilting means, which rests in an associated recess 18 formed as a groove in the bottom of the supporting body 1, so that the inserts 3 can be tilted outwards around the edge of their bottom rib 17. The tilting means 50 is located as far as possible from the central axis at the lower front end of the insert. Each insert has at its upper rear end a first stop designed as an elongated edge 19, which comes into contact with a second stop 20 on the circumference of the cover 2 in the pivoted-out position. At the same time, a third stop of the insert 3, designed as a lower front edge 14, comes into contact with the top of the foot. The tilting means 17 on the bottom of the inserts 3 and the associated recesses 18 can also have pins on the sides of the inserts which lie in matching grooves on the inside in the intermediate walls 16 of the support body 1 and which form the substantially horizontal tilting axis.

When not swung out, there is between the upper edge of the

Inserts and the underside of the cover 2, a small space which is just sufficient to lift the tipping means out of the recess 18 by lifting the insert 3, so that the insert can be removed laterally from the container, which is shown in FIG. 5. At the upper end, the inserts are each provided with a recessed grip 21 in order to simplify the tilting and removal of the insert 3. Near the top opening of each insert is a support device designed as a support wire bracket 22, the bracket being pivotally mounted in or on the side walls of the insert and having such a shape that it rests on the edges 23 of the top opening when the support body is in the support body.

The bottom 24 of the support body 1 is provided with a bead 26, a rib 26 and a nose 27 to form the groove 18.

Instead of mounting the supporting body 1 on a dome, the mounting shown in FIG. 6 is also possible. Here, on the underside 28 of the bottom 24 of the support body, a plurality of rollers 29 are attached in brackets which rest on a circular rail 30 of the base 5 and allow the support body 1 to rotate exactly about its central axis. A cylindrical elevation 31, which engages in the tube 7, keeps the support body centered on the center axis 4 and makes it easier to place the support body on the foot. The rollers can of course also be arranged on the base 5.

6, the foot 5 can also be dispensed with entirely, so that the wheels or rollers 29 or trailing fixed wheels (not shown) rest directly on the floor. If the rollers or wheels tangent to the circumference of the support body arranged, it is ensured that the waste bin preferably rotates about its central axis.

The support body 1 and the inserts and, if possible, further parts of the container are preferably made of plastic or thermoplastic material, the number of inserts not being limited to the four inserts shown. More or fewer inserts can also be arranged in the support body and around the tube 7, and the inserts can have a different size so that they can be stacked one inside the other for transport and storage.

It is also expedient to provide the inserts 3 or the area of the cover 2 above them with a field for information, so that the user is informed about the different types of waste or categories to be collected, or can make individual notes for the correct use.

Fig. 7 shows the side view of a non-rotatable container. As shown in Fig. 8, the support body 1 rests stationary on a rigid foot 42, so that the inserts 3 can be tilted outwards, but can only be rotated about the central axis thereof with the entire support body or frame. The container shown in FIGS. 7 and 8 has all the essential advantages of the invention and can be just as expedient as the rotatable container shown in FIGS. 1-6, in particular it can be described in FIGS. 9 and 12 , fixed or detachable on rotatable bases.

FIG. 9 shows the lower part of a non-rotatable container as shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, which rests on a camshell or rotating base 45. Centering and holding means of the rotating foot 45 designed as a dome 46 engage in the downwardly open tube 7 of the supporting body 1, which receives the inserts 3 and the cover 2. At the bottom of the supporting body 1, a downward-running, circumferential bead 43 or elevation is formed, which in the support shown in FIG. 9 rests on rollers 44 of the rotating foot 45. The centering and holding means can be provided with locking means 41 in order to ensure a firm and / or releasable connection of the container to the swivel base 45. If the container is not on the swivel base, the circumferential bead 43 lies on the floor.

FIG. 10 shows a top view of the swivel base shown in FIG. 9. The Swivel base 45 has six rollers 44 arranged at a certain distance from the central axis and a dome 41 which can engage in the supporting body. The holding or latching means 41 can be arranged on the swivel base or on the support body 1.

Instead of a turntable, it is of course also possible to place the container shown in FIG. 9 on a turntable (not shown) which can be fixedly or releasably connected to the container.

FIGS. 12 and 13 show, as a further example, a container designed as a piece of seating furniture 39, which has a base or a base 37, which is provided on the underside with a plurality of trailing castors or swivel castors 36 known from office chairs. By means of the rollers 36, the container can not only be rotated about its central axis, but can also be moved to any place in a room without having to lift it off the floor. The connection of the pad to the container can be done via snap connections or other connecting means such as

Screws, gluing, anchors, etc. are made. The separation of the base from the container can be particularly useful when transporting this container. Of course, it is also possible to set up and use the container alone without the pad. Due to the quasi-tagential arrangement of the wheels 36 on the outer circumference of the base, rotation of the container about its central axis is facilitated without it immediately evading to the side. The container can be rotatable in itself, as shown in FIG. 1, or also rigid, as shown in FIG. 8. The cover 2 of the container in FIG. 12 is designed as a seat surface 40 and is provided, for example, with a seat cushion 38. The double function as a container and seating creates great space advantages, particularly in confined living and space conditions, so that the "container chair" according to the invention shown in FIG. 12 can be used practically anywhere.

FIG. 11 shows an alternative embodiment to the representation in FIG. 3. Here, a catch 50 or snap spring element on the support body 1 or is used as the latching means

Cover 2 is provided which releasably holds an insert 3 in the untilted state in the container against low centrifugal forces. This locking means 50 is used so that the insert does not accidentally tip outwards when the container is rotated due to the centrifugal forces that occur. The snap element is designed as an approximately U-shaped spring, the first leg 51 of which is fastened to the supporting body 1 and the second or free leg end 52 of which is slightly towards the first leg is curved. The front part of the free leg 52 thus forms a trough-like depression, under which the front edge 20 of the insert 3 comes into contact with the container in the untilted state, but does not necessarily engage with it. When the container is tilted outwards, the user has to exert only a small force for the upper recess when engaging in the recessed grip 21

To release part of the insert from the snap connection or to overcome the resistance of the spring. The snap element 50 itself can also be used separately from the container in other functions. The part 55 of the first leg, which is arranged fixedly or releasably in the support body, has a hook 55 at its outer end, with which it hooks behind an edge 48 of the support body. To detach the snap element, the edge or the supporting body part 49 connected to it can be pulled back to the central axis after the container 13 has been removed or pressed in the opposite direction, in order thus to enable removal and / or replacement of the first leg or the snap element downward . Part 54 is a support bracket for lifting the container.

It should be noted that there must be no contact between the snap spring element and the insert 3 in the untilted state of the insert and that the spring element also does not press the insert down.

Only when the insert tips out does the upper front edge of the insert briefly touch the spring element, which is pressed slightly upwards and then moves back down into its desired position. It should also be noted that the container is readily operable without a snap element, as shown in FIG. 14. Fig. 14 further shows that the insert abuts with its upper rear edge 21 against a stop 20 of the cover 2 when it is tipped out. In addition, the support body or the associated rotating foot 5 has the roles already described, on which a circumferential bead 43 of the support body lies. The rib of the insert lies in the groove 17.

The container according to the invention is not limited to the collection of waste, but can be used wherever the separate storage of different materials is necessary or desirable.

Claims

Expectations

1. Container or trash can with more than one removable insert, characterized in that the container contains at its upper end with a cover (2) provided with a central axis (4) carrying body (1), in which the same or differently shaped inserts (3) are arranged below the cover.

2. Container or waste bin with more than one removable insert, characterized in that the container contains a support body (1) rotatably mounted about its vertical central axis (4) and provided at its upper end with a cover (2), in which the same or inserts (3) of different sizes are arranged below the cover (2) in a ring around the central axis (4).

3. Container or waste bin according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the cover (2) for each insert (3) contains a hinged lid or an opening or is closed.

4. Container or waste bin according to one of claims 1-3, characterized in that the cover (2) with the support body (1) is fixedly connected and the inserts (3) in the support body (1) each about a to the central axis (4th ) the vertical axis can be tilted so that its upper opening is open for loading or material input in the tilted position.

5. Container or waste bin according to claim 4, characterized in that each insert (3) on its bottom has tilting means (17) which lies in an associated recess (18) in the bottom of the supporting body, so that the inserts (3) around the Tilting means (17) or the edge of which can be tilted outwards.

6. Container or waste bin according to claim 5, characterized in that each insert (3) has at its upper rear end a first stop (19) and the cover (2) on its periphery an edge (20) as a second stop on which the first stop (19) comes to rest in the tilted position of the insert (3).

7. Container or waste bin according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that each insert has means (19) with a correspondingly assigned spring element (50) on the support body or the cover for the purpose of a detachable connection of the insert with the support body or the cover work together.

8. Container or waste bin according to claim 5, characterized in that the tilting means (17) on the bottom of each insert and the associated recess in the bottom of the support body (1) are arranged so that the insert (3) remains in its tilted position or automatically tilts back.

9. Container or waste bin according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that an insert (3) is provided at its upper end with a recessed grip (21) for operation and / or that near the upper opening (14) of the insert (3) a carrying means (22) is arranged.

10. Container or waste bin according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the supporting body (1) rests on a foot (5) and has a central tube (7) which has a guide means or dome projecting from below into the tube (7) (6) of the foot (5) surrounds and is guided radially by the guide means or the dome (6).

11. Container or waste bin according to claim 11, characterized in that the guide means or the dome (6) protrudes only into the lower region of the tube (7) and has at its upper end third locking means (8), the fourth

Latching means (10) can be snapped into the tube for axially securing the support body.

12. Container or waste bin according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that a pivot bearing (11) is arranged between the support body and the foot.

13. A container or waste bin according to claim 12, characterized in that a metal ring or the pivot bearing (11) is formed between the fourth latching means designed as a cross connection and the end face of the dome (6).

14. Container or waste bin according to one of claims 11-13, characterized characterized in that a further open insert (13) is arranged in the tube (7) above the fourth latching means (10), which is preferably from above through an opening (34) in the cover (2) via a removable cover (15) is accessible.

15. Container or waste bin according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the support body (1) on its underside or bottom

(28) has a plurality of rollers or running wheels or steering wheels distributed around the circumference as trained rolling means (29).

16. A container according to claim 15, characterized in that the rolling means

(29) rest on a circular bead (30) of the foot (5) or the rolling means (29) is formed in the foot (5) and the bead (30) on the underside of the support body (1) in the bottom (28) .

17. Container or waste bin according to claim 15, characterized in that the rolling means (29; 36) can be placed directly on the floor of a room.

18. Container or waste bin according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the support body (1) has four radial, distributed over the circumference partitions (16) through which four mutually offset, preferably 90 ° offset chambers (Fig. 2) for receiving inserts (3).

19. Container or waste bin according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the container is assigned as a carousel or swivel base (45) or turntable rotating means (44) on which the container is firmly or releasably connectable thereon.

20. Container or waste bin according to claim 19, characterized in that the container has on its underside a circular bulge (43) which can be brought into engagement with the rotating means (44) (Fig. 9).

21. Container or waste bin according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the container or waste bin as a seat or

Seating (39) or chair or swivel stool with a seat (40) is formed.