EP0655047B1 - Container with hinged lower sections for emptying, adapted for operation by forklift truck - Google Patents

Container with hinged lower sections for emptying, adapted for operation by forklift truck Download PDF

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EP0655047B1
EP0655047B1 EP93919772A EP93919772A EP0655047B1 EP 0655047 B1 EP0655047 B1 EP 0655047B1 EP 93919772 A EP93919772 A EP 93919772A EP 93919772 A EP93919772 A EP 93919772A EP 0655047 B1 EP0655047 B1 EP 0655047B1
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container
container portion
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Bo LÖRGARD
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D90/00—Component parts, details or accessories for large containers
    • B65D90/54—Gates or closures
    • B65D90/62—Gates or closures having closure members movable out of the plane of the opening
    • B65D90/623—Gates or closures having closure members movable out of the plane of the opening having a rotational motion
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65F—GATHERING OR REMOVAL OF DOMESTIC OR LIKE REFUSE
    • B65F1/00—Refuse receptacles; Accessories therefor
    • B65F1/12—Refuse receptacles; Accessories therefor with devices facilitating emptying
    • B65F1/125—Features allowing the receptacle to be lifted and emptied by its bottom
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B66—HOISTING; LIFTING; HAULING
    • B66F—HOISTING, LIFTING, HAULING OR PUSHING, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, e.g. DEVICES WHICH APPLY A LIFTING OR PUSHING FORCE DIRECTLY TO THE SURFACE OF A LOAD
    • B66F9/00—Devices for lifting or lowering bulky or heavy goods for loading or unloading purposes
    • B66F9/06—Devices for lifting or lowering bulky or heavy goods for loading or unloading purposes movable, with their loads, on wheels or the like, e.g. fork-lift trucks
    • B66F9/075—Constructional features or details
    • B66F9/12—Platforms; Forks; Other load supporting or gripping members
    • B66F9/19—Additional means for facilitating unloading

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  • the present invention relates to a bottom-dump container comprising a container portion having at least two bottom doors situated opposite to each other and hingedly connected to said container portion and fork tubes supporting said container portion, which when changing their relative distance by e.g. a fork truck having adjustable fork distance in the horizontal plane, admits opening or closing of the bottom doors.
  • the container portion now includes fewer parts than the containers mentioned above and other which are common on the market and also a much more rigid design. Furthermore the bottom doors according the invention have been integrated with the sides of the container, which results in that during dumping the lower part of the container is separated in an opposite direction so that the content is dumped very quickly and effectively.
  • the container 1 according to a preferred embodiment according to the present invention consists of a container portion 2 which at its lower part comprises two opposite bottom doors 4,5, which are hingedly connected to the container portion 2 by a hinge mounting in the form of a hinge 3 and fork tubes 6,7 supporting the container portion 2 and which are located at the lower part of the bottom doors 4,5 of the container portion 2.
  • the fork tubes 6,7 are provided to open the bottom doors 4,5 by increasing the horisontal distance of the fork tubes 6,7 from each other e.g.by aid of a fork truck having adjustable fork distance in the horizontal plane.
  • the horizontal distance of the fork tubes 6,7 is instead decreased in a direction from each other.
  • the fork tubes 6,7 are preferably integrally connected to the bottom doors 4,5 e.g. by welding against their bottom sides 8,9.
  • the respective fork tube 6,7 can be hingedly connected to bottom doors 4,5 along the corner portion of the fork tubes 6,7 facing towards each other.
  • Each bottom door 4;5 has an openig line 10, which over its extension along the hinge 3 from its ends 23 forms a border-line between adjacent edge portions of the end walls 15,16 of the container portion 2 and the side walls 11,12;13,14 of the bottom door 4;5,said border line from a direction mainly preferably parallel to the bottom plane of the container 2 or bottom sides 8,9 can take a direction which extends obliquely downwards up to the lower, free edge or corner portion 24 of the bottom door 4;5.
  • the side walls 11,12;13,14 have a triangular design and the end walls 15,16 of the container 2 have a pointed, lower portion.
  • the bottom doors 4,5 have the same size and extend over the whole length and width of the container portion 2.
  • Respective bottom door 4;5 is formed by the bottom side 8;9, at the underside of which one of the fork tubes 6;7 is fixed, two opposite side walls 11,12;13,14, which are perpendicular to the bottom side 8;9, said side walls in the closed position of the bottom door 4;5 being a part of the end walls 15;16 of the container portion 2, and a connecting wall 19;20 connecting the side walls 11,12;13,14 to the bottom side 8;9 and forming lower parts of the longitudinal sides 17;18 of the container portion 2, at the upper portion of said connecting wall and at the longitudinal sides 17;18 of said conatainer portion 2 the hinge 3 is located.
  • the connecting wall 19;20 on respective bottom door 4,5 has a height, which in the embodiment illustrated, is about 1/3 of the total height of the sides 17,18 of the container portion 2.
  • a cross bar 21 articulately fixed to respective side wall 11,12;13,14 of the bottom doors 4;5 near the hinge 3, the one end of the cross bar 21 being directly articulated in the upper portion of one of the side walls 11,12 while the other opposite end of the cross bar 21 is indirectly articulated via a distance bar 22 extending above the opening line 10 and at its upper portion a short distance above the opening line 10, when the bottom doors are in their closed position, in the other side wall 13,14. In this way it always occurs simultaneous an opening and a closing respectively of the bottom doors 4,5 and an eventual tilting danger for the container 1 is eliminated.
  • the fork tubes 6,7 can be designed with a cross section which admits that they are rotatable around the forks of a fork truck during dumping the container 1.

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  • Pallets (AREA)
  • Forklifts And Lifting Vehicles (AREA)
  • Refuse-Collection Vehicles (AREA)
  • Fittings On The Vehicle Exterior For Carrying Loads, And Devices For Holding Or Mounting Articles (AREA)
EP93919772A 1992-08-24 1993-08-24 Container with hinged lower sections for emptying, adapted for operation by forklift truck Expired - Lifetime EP0655047B1 (en)

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SE9202410 1992-08-24
SE9202410A SE501113C2 (sv) 1992-08-24 1992-08-24 Bottentömmande godsbehållare, vilken öppnas och stängs medelst inbördes rörliga gafflar hos t ex en gaffeltruck
PCT/SE1993/000703 WO1994004444A1 (en) 1992-08-24 1993-08-24 Container with hinged lower sections for emptying, adapted for operation by forklift truck

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EP0655047A1 EP0655047A1 (en) 1995-05-31
EP0655047B1 true EP0655047B1 (en) 1998-07-29

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SE505691C2 (sv) * 1996-05-23 1997-09-29 Sesam Container Ab Bottentömmande godsbehållare
GB9721318D0 (en) * 1997-10-09 1997-12-10 Farr Kenneth Operational pallet based system for handling material goods
CA2288043C (en) * 1998-03-09 2004-06-15 Ems-Tech Inc. Cargo discharge gate
GB0120692D0 (en) 2001-08-24 2001-10-17 Ems Tech Inc Angled cargo discharge gate
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GB969124A (en) * 1961-11-13 1964-09-09 Ford Motor Co Improved fork lift and pallet and bottom-dump container for use therewith
SE460185B (sv) * 1987-03-25 1989-09-18 Bo Loergaard Bottentoemmande godsbehaallare

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GB969124A (en) * 1961-11-13 1964-09-09 Ford Motor Co Improved fork lift and pallet and bottom-dump container for use therewith
SE460185B (sv) * 1987-03-25 1989-09-18 Bo Loergaard Bottentoemmande godsbehaallare

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CN108382770A (zh) * 2018-03-17 2018-08-10 杨丽娜 一种绿化环保维护设备
CN108382770B (zh) * 2018-03-17 2020-02-14 云南英诺威环境工程有限公司 一种绿化环保维护设备

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DE69320047D1 (de) 1998-09-03
SE501113C2 (sv) 1994-11-21
SE9202410D0 (sv) 1992-08-24
WO1994004444A1 (en) 1994-03-03
DK0655047T3 (da) 1999-04-26
SE9202410L (sv) 1994-02-25
DE69320047T2 (de) 1999-04-15
EP0655047A1 (en) 1995-05-31

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