EP1306321B1 - Müllsammelsystem - Google Patents

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EP1306321B1
EP1306321B1 EP02079454A EP02079454A EP1306321B1 EP 1306321 B1 EP1306321 B1 EP 1306321B1 EP 02079454 A EP02079454 A EP 02079454A EP 02079454 A EP02079454 A EP 02079454A EP 1306321 B1 EP1306321 B1 EP 1306321B1
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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
    • B65F3/00—Vehicles particularly adapted for collecting refuse
    • B65F3/02—Vehicles particularly adapted for collecting refuse with means for discharging refuse receptacles thereinto
    • B65F3/04—Linkages, pivoted arms, or pivoted carriers for raising and subsequently tipping receptacles
    • B65F3/048—Linkages
    • 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
    • B65F1/1426—Housings, cabinets or enclosures for refuse receptacles
    • B65F1/1447—Housings, cabinets or enclosures for refuse receptacles located underground
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65F—GATHERING OR REMOVAL OF DOMESTIC OR LIKE REFUSE
    • B65F3/00—Vehicles particularly adapted for collecting refuse
    • B65F3/02—Vehicles particularly adapted for collecting refuse with means for discharging refuse receptacles thereinto
    • B65F2003/0263—Constructional features relating to discharging means
    • B65F2003/0266—Constructional features relating to discharging means comprising at least one telescopic arm
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65F—GATHERING OR REMOVAL OF DOMESTIC OR LIKE REFUSE
    • B65F3/00—Vehicles particularly adapted for collecting refuse
    • B65F3/02—Vehicles particularly adapted for collecting refuse with means for discharging refuse receptacles thereinto
    • B65F2003/0263—Constructional features relating to discharging means
    • B65F2003/0269—Constructional features relating to discharging means capable of moving along the side of the vehicle

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  • the present invention relates to a system for collecting refuse according to the preamble of accompanying independent claims 1 and 8.
  • Such systems are known from publications EP-A-0.647.574 , US-A-5.762.461 and US-A-5.222.853 , which are considered to disclose the closest prior art, for containers to be disposed on a ground surface in order to collect refuse from such containers with a refuse collecting vehicle.
  • the refuse collecting vehicle has a loading space for receiving therein the refuse from the container.
  • a folding arm forming lifting and tilting means, which arm is provided with engaging means for engaging and lifting the container in the vicinity of the vehicle and tilting the container at an opening in the loading space in order to empty the content thereof into the loading space.
  • a system is known from the Netherlands patent 1.002.778 , according to which a rail system is arranged on the side of the loading space.
  • the intention is that the engaging means are coupled to a sunken container and are then carried upward with the container thereon along the rail and tilted at the highest point of the rail construction, so that the container also tilts and in overturned position is emptied into the opening of the loading space, which is therefore situated close to the highest point of the rail system.
  • lifting and tilting means which are designed as a rail along which the container is carried upward, has a number of drawbacks which make it impossible in practice to travel with the vehicle on a route along which containers are sunk for instance into the road surface, and to automatically engage the containers in question and empty them in overturned position.
  • a sunken container is stationary and the truck must travel toward the container and stop at exactly the right position, if it is to be possible to couple the container to the engaging means.
  • Exactly the right position is understood to mean the position of the truck in relation to the shape of the container as well as the distance of the truck from the container etc.
  • a rail system is stationary relative to the vehicle, so that the vehicle must be positioned exactly relative to the container to allow successful engaging of the container.
  • the container and the vehicle can have a different position relative to the horizontal.
  • the engaging means are then also too rigid to be able to still engage the container successfully.
  • the known system therefore has the following shortcomings.
  • the driver must stop at precisely the right moment in the direction of travel.
  • the vehicle may not herein stand in an angular position in the horizontal plane relative to the shape of the upper surface of the container.
  • the vehicle and the container may not herein have a differing angular position in vertical direction. If these conditions are met, which is practically impossible, the container can be engaged with the engaging means and emptied.
  • the present invention has for its object to at least alleviate and preferably even obviate problems related to the known systems.
  • the system according to the invention is distinguished from known systems by the features defined in the characterising portion of claims 1 and 8.
  • the system is preferably implemented in fully automated manner.
  • the system can comprise an imaging device and an actuable control for the positioning mechanism, whereby the positioning mechanism can be driven by a user with this control on the basis of watching the imaging device.
  • the system is thus automated in the sense that the user can remain in the cab of the vehicle if the imaging device is placed there.
  • the positioning mechanism can comprise a detector for automatically determining the position of the container (and preferably also the orientation and angular position) relative to the vehicle, in addition to a control which can be set into operation selectively and which is connected to the detector to drive the positioning mechanism on the basis of a position (and preferably also angular position and orientation) determined with the detector.
  • the system can be implemented in fully automated manner, i.e. without any intervention by a user. The user is then only needed to drive the vehicle along the diverse containers of the system.
  • the lifting and tilting means comprise a folding arm and an additional folding arm.
  • both folding arms extend between the vehicle and the engaging means and, through separate control of each of the folding arms, any desired adjustment is possible within a limited range.
  • the folding arms use can be made of telescopic arms arranged pivotally in at least two directions on the vehicle. The telescopic arms are then preferably arranged on the vehicle for three-dimensional tilting, and the engaging means are again arranged for driven tilting on the free end of the telescopic arms.
  • FIG. 1 In fig. 1 is shown a schematic rear view of a system having only one folding arm.
  • the system comprises a vehicle in the form of a refuse collection vehicle 1 having a loading space 2 on the frame 3 thereof.
  • Loading space 2 has a filling opening 4 close to the top side thereof.
  • Sunk into a pit 5 is a container 6 which can be engaged on the upper edge 7.
  • Container 6 has to be emptied into the loading space 2 via filling opening 4 of refuse collection vehicle 1.
  • a lifting and tilting mechanism is provided for this purpose to remove container 6 out of the pit and to tip it into overturned position at the filling opening 4.
  • This lifting and tilting mechanism is formed by a folding arm 8 which is connected on one side via hinge 9 to refuse collection vehicle 1 and connected on the other side via hinge 10 to engaging means 13 for engaging the upper edge of container 6.
  • Folding arm 8 further comprises two arms 11 which are each connected to one of the hinges 9, 10 and are mutually connected via a hinge 12.
  • Engaging means 13 are random and designed for instance as those known from the above mentioned Netherlands patent 1.002.778 .
  • the distance 14 between pit 5 and refuse collection vehicle 1 is not a specific requirement when refuse collection vehicle 1 is parked at pit 5, because within a limited range of distances 14 the folding arm 8 is able to engage the upper edge 7 of a container 6 with engaging means 13.
  • FIG. 2A shows the situation in which the truck 1 arrives at the pit 5.
  • Folding arm 8 is positioned with arms 11 mutually in line against a side wall of loading space 2 and the engaging means lie on the roof of loading space 2 or extend into opening 4.
  • Fig. 2B shows that folding arm 8 is folded out, wherein engaging means 13 are oriented horizontally for coupling to upper edge 7 of container 6.
  • container 6 is lifted in upright position out of pit 5 in the direction of arrow A.
  • container 6 is carried into the vicinity of filling opening 4.
  • folding arm 8 forms a positioning mechanism for the engaging means for the purpose of positioning the engaging means relative to container 6 from refuse collection vehicle 1.
  • engaging means 13 are displaced at the same height, i.e. a height corresponding with the upper edge 7 of container 6, with the folding arm from a position adjacently of the wheels of the refuse collection vehicle to a position in which the two arms 11 of folding arm 8 lie mutually in line.
  • the container 6 can be coupled to the engaging means for emptying thereof.
  • Folding arm 8 thus forms a positioning mechanism because the container can be engaged with engaging means 13 within this indeed limited range.
  • Fig. 3 shows a first embodiment of the system according to the invention. It is noted that in the diverse embodiments of a system as presented here, the same reference numerals are used for the same or similar components.
  • Fig. 3 shows a configuration with a first folding arm 8 and with an additional folding arm 15. Both folding arms 8, 15 are further mounted on a carriage 16 which is displaceable along a rail 17 on refuse collection vehicle 1.
  • Rail 17 is for instance a gear rack along which the schematically shown carriage is displaceable within a limited range.
  • engaging means 13 can couple to upper edge 7 of container 6 by displacing carriage 16 along rail 17 and a subsequent operation as shown in fig. 2A-2F.
  • the displaceability of carriage 16 in the direction of arrow B along rail 17 makes the exact position where the refuse collection vehicle 1 comes to a halt much less critical than in the known art.
  • the upper edge 7 of container 6 can be successfully engaged when vehicle 1 stops at a position where container 6 lies within the length of rail 17.
  • Fig. 4 is a schematic top view in which the foregoing is clearly shown.
  • Fig. 5 is a schematic top view of a situation in practice which shows clearly the advantage of a folding arm 8 and an additional folding arm 15.
  • refuse collection vehicle 1 comes to a halt in a position wherein the length direction of vehicle 1 is at an angle relative to a side edge of container 6, it is possible to compensate for this as shown in fig. 5.
  • Fig. 6 shows another situation in practice wherein the ground surface adjacently of the road 18 over which the refuse collection vehicle 1 is travelling slopes upward. Depending on the height of container 6 or the depth thereof, this situation, which cannot be resolved with the known art, can also be dealt with in the manner shown in fig. 6.
  • Fig. 7 further shows a schematic rear view of the situation in practice wherein refuse collection vehicle 1 and the container have relative angular positions in vertical direction.
  • refuse collection vehicle 1 stands horizontally but container 6 slants upward in the travel direction of vehicle 1.
  • container 6 can be lifted and emptied into opening 4 reliably and with certainty.
  • a camera 19 forming an imaging device is arranged on refuse collection vehicle 1.
  • This is connected to imaging means, for instance computer 20, which in addition to a monitor 21 also comprises a so-called joystick 22 forming an actuable control.
  • the images recorded by camera 19 are displayed on monitor 21 of computer 20.
  • Computer 20 is arranged for instance in the cab of refuse collection vehicle 1. Making use of joystick 22, the driver of the refuse collection vehicle can influence control of folding arm 8 and additional folding arm 15 such that engaging means 13 are aligned with the upper edge of container 6, or at least with points of engagement on this upper edge, or possibly thereunder.
  • computer 20 is able to align the engaging means 13 without the intervention of the driver using for instance joystick 22, whereby a fully automated process is realized.
  • the driver of the refuse collection vehicle has only to drive to the various containers 6 along a route and to stop in the vicinity of such a container 6 within the limited range of the thus designed lifting and tilting means with a positioning mechanism in the form of folding arms 8, 15.
  • Fig. 8 shows in particularly schematic manner a second embodiment of the system according to the invention which is also provided with a folding arm 8 and an additional folding arm 15, but where use is made, instead of the carriage 16 displaceable along a rail 17, of an extra hinge function designated with arrow C, wherein folding arms 8, 15 can pivot in the length direction, i.e. in the travel direction of refuse collection vehicle 1, and not just forward and backward from and to loading space 2.
  • fig. 9 shows a totally different third embodiment of the system according to the invention.
  • a folding arm 8 or 15 but of telescopic arms 23 (only one telescopic arm (23) in shown in fig.9).
  • These arms are connected for instance via a carriage and a rail to loading space 2 of refuse collection vehicle 1, although alternatively an extra hinge function can also be realized as shown in fig. 8.
  • Engaging means 13 are arranged pivotally on the free outer ends of telescopic arms 23.
  • an upward pivoting movement of telescopic arms 23 is accompanied by an extending thereof from the position thereof shown in broken lines, or by shortening telescopic arms 23 until the position thereof shown with broken lines reached.
  • the engaging means can be positioned relative to the refuse collection vehicle so that a precisely accurate positioning of the whole truck is not necessary to achieve the same for the engaging means.

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  1. Abfallsammelsystem mit:
    - verschiedenen Behältern (6), die in Gebrauch voneinander beabstandet angeordnet sind, und
    - einem Fahrzeug (1) mit einem Laderaum (2) zur Aufnahme des Abfalls aus dem Behälter (6) darin, wobei das Fahrzeug (1) Hebe- und Kippmittel aufweist, die mit dem Fahrzeug (1) verbunden sind, und einen Positionierungsmechanismus (8, 15) für Eingriffsmittel (13) zum Ergreifen und Heben eines Behälters (6) in der Nähe des Fahrzeugs (1) und zum Kippen des Behälters (6) an einer Öffnung (4) des Laderaums (2) zur Leerung seines Inhalts in den Laderaum (2), wodurch die Eingriffsmittel (13) mit dem Positionierungsmechanismus (8, 15) in Übereinstimmung mit zumindest der Position des Behälters (6) relativ zu dem Fahrzeug (1) positioniert werden können,
    dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass
    die verschiedenen Behälter (6) zumindest teilweise auf dem Boden angeordnet sind und
    dass die Positionierungsmittel einen Klapparm (8) und einen zusätzlichen Klapparm (15) aufweisen, die beide schwenkbar (9) mit einem Ende mit dem Fahrzeug (1) verbunden sind und mit dem anderen Ende schwenkbar (10) mit den Eingriffsmitteln (13) in einem Abstand voneinander.
  2. System nach Anspruch 1, wobei die Eingriffsmittel (13) ferner mit dem Positionierungsmechanismus in Übereinstimmung mit der Orientierung oder der Winkelposition des Behälters (6) relativ zu dem Fahrzeug (1) positioniert werden können.
  3. System nach Anspruch 1 oder 2 mit ferner einer Bildvorrichtung (19) und einer betätigbaren Steuerung (22) für den Positionierungsmechanismus, wodurch der Positionierungsmechanismus durch einen Benutzer mit der Steuerung (22) auf Basis von Überwachungsbildmitteln (20, 21) betrieben werden kann, die mit der Bildvorrichtung (19) verbunden sind.
  4. System nach Anspruch 3, wobei die Bildmittel (20, 21) in einem Fahrerhaus des Fahrzeugs (1) angeordnet sind.
  5. System nach Anspruch 1 oder 2, wobei der Positionierungsmechanismus einen Detektor aufweist zum automatischen Bestimmen der Position des Behälters (6) relativ zu dem Fahrzeug (1) und eine Steuerung, die selektiv in Betrieb gesetzt werden kann und die mit dem Detektor verbunden ist, um dem Positionierungsmechanismus (8, 15) auf Basis einer Position zu betreiben, die durch den Detektor bestimmt wird.
  6. System nach einem der vorstehenden Ansprüche, wobei der Positionierungsmechanismus (8, 15) ausgebildet ist, die Eingriffsmittel (13) in Fahrtrichtung zu verschieben.
  7. System nach Anspruch 6, wobei eine Schiene (17), die sich in Fahrtrichtung erstreckt, auf dem Fahrzeug (1) angeordnet ist, wobei auf der Schiene (17) ein Gestell (16), das den Positionierungsmechanismus (8, 15) trägt, verschiebbar ist.
  8. System zur Abfallsammlung mit
    verschiedenen Behältern (6), die in Gebrauch in einem Abstand voneinander angeordnet sind, und
    einem Fahrzeug (1) mit einem Laderaum (2) zur Aufnahme des Abfalls von dem Behälter (6) darin, wobei das Fahrzeug (1) Hebe- und Kippmittel aufweist, die mit dem Fahrzeug (1) verbunden sind, und einen Positionierungsmechanismus (23) für Eingriffsmittel (13) zum Ergreifen und Heben eines Behälters (6) in der Nähe des Fahrzeugs (1) und zum Neigen des Behälters (6) an einer Öffnung (4) in dem Laderaum (2) zum Leeren seines Inhaltes in den Laderaum (2), wodurch die Eingriffsmittel (13) mit dem Positionierungsmechanismus (23) in Übereinstimmung mit zumindest der Position des Behälters (6) relativ zu dem Fahrzeug (1) positioniert werden können,
    dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass
    die verschiedenen Behälter (6) zumindest teilweise auf dem Boden angeordnet sind und
    dass der Positionierungsmechanismus (23) einen Teleskoparm (23) aufweist und einen zusätzlichen Teleskoparm (23), die beide schwenkbar mit einem Ende mit dem Fahrzeug (1) verbunden sind und mit dem anderen Ende schwenkbar mit dem Eingriffsmittel (13) in einem Abstand voneinander verbunden sind.
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