EP1274634A2 - Vorrichtung zur aufnahme von tierexkrementen - Google Patents

Vorrichtung zur aufnahme von tierexkrementen

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EP1274634A2
EP1274634A2 EP00988954A EP00988954A EP1274634A2 EP 1274634 A2 EP1274634 A2 EP 1274634A2 EP 00988954 A EP00988954 A EP 00988954A EP 00988954 A EP00988954 A EP 00988954A EP 1274634 A2 EP1274634 A2 EP 1274634A2
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collecting animal
housing
animal faeces
door
faeces according
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EP1274634B1 (de
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Heidi Béatrice Nicoud
Joel Nicoud
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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
    • B65F1/04—Refuse receptacles; Accessories therefor with removable inserts
    • B65F1/06—Refuse receptacles; Accessories therefor with removable inserts with flexible inserts, e.g. bags or sacks
    • B65F1/062—Refuse receptacles; Accessories therefor with removable inserts with flexible inserts, e.g. bags or sacks having means for storing or dispensing spare bags
    • 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
    • B65F1/141—Supports, racks, stands, posts or the like for holding refuse receptacles
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65F—GATHERING OR REMOVAL OF DOMESTIC OR LIKE REFUSE
    • B65F2240/00—Types of refuse collected
    • B65F2240/136—Dog dirt

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  • the present invention relates to the waste collection sector and more particularly to devices for the collection of animal excrement, in particular canine.
  • the device according to the invention comprises a housing provided with lateral openings or slots for delivering sachets, a door or lateral opening provided with an access opening arranged in said door or lateral opening and which makes it possible to introduce the sachets of used collection in a collection bag which is inside the box.
  • the interior of the housing includes a movable carriage which can be pulled out of the housing by sliding and which supports a waste collection bag.
  • This type of device if it provides means to allow the collection of excrement, is not concerned with the manner in which the container must be emptied. Indeed, due to its design, this type of device forces the operator who is responsible for emptying the container to lift the lid, which can cause problems, especially in winter when it can be frozen and covered with ice. and therefore very difficult to lift due to its adhesion with ice to the part of the container of the collection container.
  • Figure 1 is an external perspective view of an embodiment according to the invention.
  • Figure 2 is a front sectional view of the device according to a preferred embodiment of the invention.
  • Figure 3 is a perspective view of the movable carriage which is housed by the housing or envelope of the device and which rests on the support shelves. Figure 3 also shows an inclined wall which is folded down on one of the support shelves.
  • FIG. 4a represents a dorsal perspective view of a support device for rolls of collection bags with an inclined wall at its base.
  • Figure 4b is a front perspective view of a roll support device which supports a bag.
  • Figure 5 is a door closing device according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
  • the device for collecting animal faeces comprises a housing (1) which is substantially cubic and which has an upper wall with a profile suitable for water runoff, for example a rounded profile.
  • the housing can be fixed on any support, such as for example a stand (2).
  • the device also comprises at least one door or a removable side wall (3), at least one opening (5) on one of the faces or at the level of the door or removable side wall for the introduction of waste, at least one orifice or slot (9) for the delivery of collection bags (10).
  • This orifice (s) is / are present at at least one of its faces or at the level of the removable door or wall.
  • the collector comprises at least one internal support and distribution device (12) for collection bags which are for example in a roll, which support device is suitable for their delivery. out of the housing.
  • the latter is equipped with a door closing system (11).
  • the lower wall of the housing is provided with one or more drainage holes (14) in its lower wall for the evacuation of water in the event of cleaning or if rain or snow penetrates, this bottom wall of the housing may have a suitable profile to promote the flow of water towards the drainage holes.
  • the collector houses a movable carriage (15) which is designed to keep a waste collection bag (21) open and which is adapted to be pulled out by the door of said housing.
  • This mobile carriage has a substantially U-shaped lateral profile which is constituted by an upper plate (17) connected to a back wall (18) and a lower plate (19) provided with at least one hole (16) for the evacuation of liquids.
  • the lower plate of the mobile carriage rests on means, for example slides (24) which are arranged on the internal face of the lower wall of the housing. These means cooperate with suitable means which are present on the internal face from the bottom wall of the housing. The function of these means is to allow the carriage to slide out of the housing.
  • the carriage further comprises means for stopping its travel out of the housing and for preventing it from overturning when it is out.
  • the upper plate is provided with an opening (20) of suitable profile preferably without accident so as to be able to hold by pinching and without tearing it with a suitable clamping ring a waste collection bag (21).
  • the mobile carriage is constituted by the single upper plate, which makes it possible to drop the collection bag directly into a transport vehicle once the latter is released.
  • the upper plate is provided with a folding clamping ring (23) fixed on the plate or at the level of the edge formed by the upper plate and the dorsal wall of the carriage, this clamping ring has a contour suitable for fitting at least partially in the opening of the tray and pinch a bag to collect the collection bags and waste.
  • the carriage comprises a stiffening rod (27) also serving as a handle and which connects the upper plate and the lower plate, this rod prevents the upper plate from tilting under the weight of the bag when it is full. .
  • the lower plate of the mobile carriage is provided with lateral flanges (22). These make it possible to delimit additional spaces for the storage of bags in reserve as can be seen in Figure 2
  • a support shelf (29).
  • These tablets serve as a support for the upper plate and are provided with means adapted to cooperate with complementary means present on the underside of the plate (17) to allow the carriage to slide and guide out of the housing.
  • These means will for example be one or more grooves of a profile adapted to cooperate with a corresponding rib on the underside of the plate and having a sliding stop means.
  • These means for sliding the plate can be any known universal means.
  • the collector further comprises at least one support device (12) and dispenser for sachets which is fixed at the internal face of at least one wall of the housing and or at the door, this at a level orifice or slot for delivering the sachets, this preferably above the support shelves.
  • These distribution devices serve as support housing for receiving, for example, rolls of bags for collection.
  • the sachets are preferably linked together so that when one sachet has been taken, the next is in the right position to be taken in turn.
  • These distribution devices have a lateral profile substantially similar to a printing capital, these distribution devices can have a width dimension which may be equal to the width of the side walls of the housing or a width that is less but substantially equivalent to the width sachets to ensure good support.
  • the collector is provided with a door closing system or removable side wall.
  • This collector closing system is any known universal door locking and closing device.
  • This door locking device (11), in a preferred embodiment of the invention comprises a control lock (36) of a preferably flat and rigid plate (37) which is fixed in free rotation in its middle on the inside of the door when the lock is unlocked.
  • the closure system comprises guides (40) for the rods (39a, 39b) which are, for example, fixed on the internal face of the front wall or of the door.
  • the upper plate comprises at its front edge, a passage notch (41) of the rod 39a.
  • the internal face of the lower wall of the housing is provided for example with a notch (43) adapted to receive the free end of the closure rod (39 b) which, when it enters it blocks the door.
  • the walls (47) are provided with all known universal means to allow their rotation about an axis (A) which is located at one of the edges of the wall (47).
  • the role of these walls inside the box is to prevent used collection bags which are thrown inside the box from remaining on the shelves.
  • These walls can be provided with a device (49) in order to prevent a person from grabbing the sachets which are possibly stored in the space (E).
  • the device according to the present invention can naturally be made of any suitable and interesting material from a simple economic point of view such as for example metal or a suitable plastic ⁇ * , 1 and from basic elements which will be easily commercially available.
  • the internal elements of the collection device such as the clamping ring (23), the carriage (15), the side flanges (22), the support shelves (29), the inclined side walls (47), the support and distribution device (12), the collection and collection bags are made of a plastic material of the high density polyethylene (HDPE), low density polyethylene (LDPE) or similar type, comprising a fragrance.
  • HDPE high density polyethylene
  • LDPE low density polyethylene
  • This fragrance makes it possible to perfume the interior of the collection device, as well as the sachets when they are extracted from the device, so as to mask the foul smell of animal droppings.
  • the fragrance release time will depend on the type of material and the fragrance used.
  • the device according to the invention is equipped with a sound device which is activated when a user extracts a sachet from the collection device.
  • This sound device is powered by a means known to those skilled in the art such as a battery powered by a solar panel, or an electrical outlet.
  • the sound device When a user extracts a bag from the collection device, the sound device is activated and emits a voice which, for example, thanks the user or broadcasts an advertising slogan.
  • the invention also covers all the embodiments and all the applications which will be directly accessible to those skilled in the art on reading the present application, their own knowledge.

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Housing For Livestock And Birds (AREA)
  • Refuse Receptacles (AREA)
  • Pharmaceuticals Containing Other Organic And Inorganic Compounds (AREA)
  • Soil Working Implements (AREA)
  • Medicines Containing Material From Animals Or Micro-Organisms (AREA)
EP00988954A 1999-12-30 2000-12-18 Vorrichtung zur aufnahme von tierexkrementen Expired - Lifetime EP1274634B1 (de)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
FR9916836A FR2803275B1 (fr) 1999-12-30 1999-12-30 Dispositif de collecte de dejections animales
FR9916836 1999-12-30
PCT/FR2000/003581 WO2001049588A2 (fr) 1999-12-30 2000-12-18 Dispositif de collecte de dejections animales

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EP1274634A2 true EP1274634A2 (de) 2003-01-15
EP1274634B1 EP1274634B1 (de) 2004-04-14

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EP (1) EP1274634B1 (de)
AT (1) ATE264240T1 (de)
AU (1) AU2528601A (de)
DE (1) DE60009957D1 (de)
FR (1) FR2803275B1 (de)
WO (1) WO2001049588A2 (de)

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WO2001049588A3 (fr) 2002-10-17
FR2803275A1 (fr) 2001-07-06
AU2528601A (en) 2001-07-16
ATE264240T1 (de) 2004-04-15
US20030101943A1 (en) 2003-06-05
DE60009957D1 (de) 2004-05-19

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