EP0728680A1 - Müllbehälter - Google Patents

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EP0728680A1
EP0728680A1 EP96400390A EP96400390A EP0728680A1 EP 0728680 A1 EP0728680 A1 EP 0728680A1 EP 96400390 A EP96400390 A EP 96400390A EP 96400390 A EP96400390 A EP 96400390A EP 0728680 A1 EP0728680 A1 EP 0728680A1
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    • 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
    • B65F1/14—Other constructional features; Accessories
    • B65F1/16—Lids or covers
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05D—HINGES OR SUSPENSION DEVICES FOR DOORS, WINDOWS OR WINGS
    • E05D11/00—Additional features or accessories of hinges
    • E05D11/06—Devices for limiting the opening movement of hinges
    • 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
    • B65F1/14—Other constructional features; Accessories
    • B65F2001/1653—Constructional features of lids or covers
    • B65F2001/1661—Constructional features of lids or covers relating to noise reduction, e.g. during opening or closing
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05Y—INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES E05D AND E05F, RELATING TO CONSTRUCTION ELEMENTS, ELECTRIC CONTROL, POWER SUPPLY, POWER SIGNAL OR TRANSMISSION, USER INTERFACES, MOUNTING OR COUPLING, DETAILS, ACCESSORIES, AUXILIARY OPERATIONS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, APPLICATION THEREOF
    • E05Y2999/00—Subject-matter not otherwise provided for in this subclass

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  • the invention relates to a container in particular for waste.
  • Containers comprising a tank consisting of a bottom and a side wall, provided with a rim defining the opening of the tank, as well as a cover hinged in rotation relative to the tank between two extreme positions. opening and closing.
  • the articulation is obtained thanks to at least one wing, integral with the cover, cooperating with at least one associated wing, integral with the tank.
  • the cover can be folded down in the closed position on the rim, while in the open position it is moved towards one face of the side wall.
  • These containers are made available to residents, and emptied periodically by road services. At present, these containers are mostly made of plastic, such as polyethylene.
  • a drawback of these containers is that they are relatively noisy, in particular when they are moved, and when their lid is operated.
  • noise pollution is produced when the cover, raised, falls on the horizontal rim of the tank. Also when, after having noted it beyond the vertical, the cover is released against the adjacent face of the side wall and strikes it.
  • the largest of these containers can be dangerous for the fingers or the hand, when the lid is suddenly released, after being lifted, and it then falls sharply, either on the rim of the tank, or on the adjacent face of the side wall.
  • Document EP-435,733 describes a container fitted with pads of elastic material, projecting between the underside of the cover and the rim of the tank to absorb the closing contact of the cover.
  • This document also describes a jack brake to slow the closing movement of the cover. This brake is heavy and built separately and then assembled with the cover, which increases the cost price.
  • Document DE-A-35.17.723 also describes a container fitted with pads of elastic damping material.
  • Document US-A-5,071,024 describes a device for locking or blocking a container cover in the open position, in order to avoid tipping of this cover which could strike the legs of a person moving the container.
  • the object of the invention is to solve this problem in a simple, light and economical manner.
  • the object of the invention is a container of the type defined above, of which at least one first wing has a stroke limiter, acting on the associated wing, limiting the movement of the cover so that said cover cannot come into contact with said side face in said open position.
  • the stroke limiter can be placed either on a wing of the cover or on a wing of the tank.
  • the first wing has, facing the associated wing, a first face comprising a flat portion terminated by a prominent stop, against which the associated wing comes into abutment in the open position.
  • the associated wing has, opposite the planar portion of the first face of the first wing, an opposite planar face arranged to slide on said planar portion during the rotation of the cover, while the stroke limitation stop has a profile combined with the profile of the lateral face adjacent to the opposite flat face.
  • the container has two wings projecting from the rim of the tank, curved upwards and spaced apart on either side of the vertical median plane of the tank, defining an axis of rotation situated above the plane of the rim of the tank.
  • the wings of the tank have a lower edge with a convex profile.
  • At least one of the wings has a contact element coming into contact with the edge of the wing which is associated with it, before the end of the closing movement of the cover, for braking this in order to reduce the noise at closing.
  • This contact element can be produced by giving a beveled profile to the lateral reinforcement of the cover wing, on its side facing the associated tank wing in the closed position, so that this beveled surface comes into contact with the concave upper rim of the tank wing before the end of the lid closing movement.
  • the lateral reinforcement can also be extended by a protruding portion, with an oblique profile relative to the associated wing of the tank.
  • This embodiment of the present invention can be carried out particularly advantageously by molding the cover with its wings and with its reinforcements limiting one-piece stroke, for example polyethylene or polypropylene.
  • a container is seen comprising a tank 1 and a cover 2.
  • the tank is molded in one piece and comprises a side wall surmounted by a rim 3 formed so that it comprises a flat surface 4 on which the cover 2 rests.
  • One of the faces of the tank is extended by a pair of identical wings 5, the body of which is substantially vertical and bent upwards as shown in FIG. 2.
  • the wings 5 in the shape of "ears" curved upwards define a horizontal axis of rotation, which can be materialized by a handle, and on which the cover 2 is articulated.
  • the cover is extended by a pair of wings 7.
  • Each has a circular orifice 8, capable of being placed opposite the corresponding circular opening 6 of a wing 5 of the tank.
  • the wings 5 and 7 thus form a hinge or hinge articulation.
  • the wings 7 each have a flat surface 9 surrounding the orifice 8, facing the corresponding flat surface 10 of the associated wing of the tank.
  • the flat faces 9 and 10 facing the wings of the tank and the cover are here in contact. They are in slightly distant designs, given the clearances and manufacturing tolerances.
  • the wing 7 On the side of the cover, the wing 7 has an additional thickness forming a stop 11.
  • the stop ends in a stop surface 12 adjacent to the flat face 9 of the wing 7 of the cover.
  • the stop 11 also constitutes a reinforcement of the wing 7 which improves the solidity and the longevity of the cover 2.
  • the cover-wing-stop assembly is molded in one piece from plastic.
  • the thickened stop 11 decreases in thickness on the side adjacent to the stop surface 12 along an oblique surface 14 forming a bevel and projecting from the wing.
  • stop surface 12 is moved away from the corresponding wing 5 of the tank when the cover is closed, and also during almost all of its opening movement. .
  • the stop 11 (in fact its surface 12) is located in the rotation stop position shown in PA.
  • the stop 11 therefore acts as a stroke limiter which prevents the impact of the central part of the cover against the tank, shock generally generating significant noise, especially when the tank is empty and forms a resonance box.
  • the structure and the dimensions of the wing 5 in particular are calculated so that the deformation cannot alter the cover 2, throughout its expected duration of use.
  • the wing 7 of the cover 2 regains a state without deformation, stable and such that the surface 12 is at a location close to or coincident with the position PF.
  • At least one wing 5 of the tank 1 has a lower edge 13 with a convex profile
  • at least one corresponding wing 7 of the cover 2 has an abutment surface 12 of which a concave profile is substantially complementary to that of the edge 13, the latter 13 and the abutment surface 11 being arranged so that when the lid 2 is opened, the edge 13 and the surface 12 come into partial contact by interrupting the rotation of the lid 2 at a determined distance from the wall side of the tank 1, a space then being formed between the edge 13 and the surface 12 to allow an elastic damping deformation of the wing 5 of the cover 2 until the edge 13 and the surface 12 match substantially, without the cover 2 hitting the tank 1.
  • At least one stud (such as stud 11a in FIG. 3A) respectively projecting from the surface 12 and / or from the rim 13 as well as towards this rim 13 and / or the surface 12, are provided.
  • the studs are in the form of a sphere section.
  • these studs are of increasing size (diameter, projection) in a direction included in a plane perpendicular to the articulation of the cover 2, and in a meaning moving away from this articulation.
  • the bevelled surface 14 does not act as a stroke limiter, but it comes into contact with the upper edge 15 of the wing 5 before the cover is completely closed.
  • the stop 11 is said to be deformable.
  • PET polyethylene
  • the modified cover according to the invention has the advantage of being able to adapt to pre-existing tanks.
  • the cover can also be fitted with a device limiting the closing noise.
  • a pair of pads of elastic material such as rubber, absorb the noise of the lid closing and are arranged in contact with the lid-rim of the vessel.
  • This arrangement is also advantageous because the noise produced by a cover, both when opening and closing, is a function of its moving mass: by placing the elastic pads on the tank and not on the cover, it reduces slightly the mass of the latter, and, taking into account the position of a shock-absorbing pad located on a cover at the level of the zone which describes the largest arc of a circle, the kinetic energy which must be absorbed is reduced at the end opening or closing of the cover.

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  • Refuse Receptacles (AREA)
  • Filters For Electric Vacuum Cleaners (AREA)
  • Centrifugal Separators (AREA)
  • Main Body Construction Of Washing Machines And Laundry Dryers (AREA)
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FR9502200A FR2730979B1 (fr) 1995-02-24 1995-02-24 Conteneur a dechets

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DE19811991B4 (de) * 1998-03-19 2004-01-22 Fritz Schäfer GmbH Behälter, insbesondere Mülltonne, mit einem Deckel
US8484940B2 (en) 1996-12-31 2013-07-16 The Quantum Group, Inc. Composite elastomeric yarns and fabric

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DE3517723A1 (de) * 1985-05-17 1986-11-20 Bitsch, Bartholomäus, 6145 Lindenfels Muellgefaess mit schalldaempfung
EP0435733A1 (de) * 1989-12-26 1991-07-03 Allibert Sa. Müllbehälter mit Stossdämpfungsvorrichtung
US5071024A (en) * 1990-08-23 1991-12-10 Rubbermaid Commercial Products Inc. Cover latch for a container
US5141124A (en) * 1990-04-09 1992-08-25 The Heil Co. Refuse container with snap-on cover
DE9217421U1 (de) * 1992-12-19 1993-02-25 Fritz Schäfer GmbH, 5908 Neunkirchen Hohlbehälter, insbesondere Müllgefäß

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DE3517723A1 (de) * 1985-05-17 1986-11-20 Bitsch, Bartholomäus, 6145 Lindenfels Muellgefaess mit schalldaempfung
EP0435733A1 (de) * 1989-12-26 1991-07-03 Allibert Sa. Müllbehälter mit Stossdämpfungsvorrichtung
US5141124A (en) * 1990-04-09 1992-08-25 The Heil Co. Refuse container with snap-on cover
US5071024A (en) * 1990-08-23 1991-12-10 Rubbermaid Commercial Products Inc. Cover latch for a container
DE9217421U1 (de) * 1992-12-19 1993-02-25 Fritz Schäfer GmbH, 5908 Neunkirchen Hohlbehälter, insbesondere Müllgefäß

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* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US8484940B2 (en) 1996-12-31 2013-07-16 The Quantum Group, Inc. Composite elastomeric yarns and fabric
US9234304B2 (en) 1996-12-31 2016-01-12 The Quantum Group, Inc. Composite elastomeric yarns and fabric
DE19811991B4 (de) * 1998-03-19 2004-01-22 Fritz Schäfer GmbH Behälter, insbesondere Mülltonne, mit einem Deckel

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