EP1513674B2 - Device for compacting waste in containers and method of using the device - Google Patents

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EP1513674B2
EP1513674B2 EP03756031.5A EP03756031A EP1513674B2 EP 1513674 B2 EP1513674 B2 EP 1513674B2 EP 03756031 A EP03756031 A EP 03756031A EP 1513674 B2 EP1513674 B2 EP 1513674B2
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  • the invention relates to a waste compacting device contained in open containers in the upper part, the device comprising a compacting roller rotatably mounted at one end of a handling arm, the other end of which is mounted, in particular foldably, on a support frame.
  • the present invention will find its application in the field of waste compacting devices.
  • this articulated arm is pivotally mounted on a bracket overcoming a base capable of being slid under a container so as to preserve its stability during compaction.
  • a compacting device comprising a frame above which is able to move a press capable of diving into the container that we have taken care to place beforehand in the cage defined by said frame. After use, it can be moved using the same type of vehicle used for container transport.
  • this frame is equipped with hooking means through which it can be grasped by the lifting hook and loading of such a container transport vehicle.
  • containers are usually based on two longitudinal members and comprise, at the rear, rolling means in the form of rollers, while in the front part are formed hooking means with which is able to cooperate a handling hook fitted to a self-propelled transport vehicle. More specifically, by means of this hook and said attachment means, the transport vehicle is able to lift the front portion of said container to pull gradually on its loading tray.
  • the platform still includes retractable crutches to improve its stability in the compaction phase.
  • This device as described in this prior document is self-propelled. More specifically, the rear wheels are mounted on either side of a central hub, pivoting about a vertical axis and on which act said motor means, more particularly hydraulic type.
  • the one corresponding to the document EP-1046490 is mobile and can, therefore, be brought near a container to compact the waste and not the other way around, this mobility has a cost.
  • a waste compactor device adaptable at the front of a tractor.
  • This device comprises a handling arm pivotally mounted on a support frame provided in the lower part of two rails may be reported by screwing, laterally and in front, on the tractor chassis.
  • Said handling arm carries at its free end a compaction arm carrying a compactor plate that can be immersed in a container in the form of a trailer containing the waste to be compacted.
  • the present invention has found a perfect compromise in this field of compaction of waste contained in open containers in the upper part, especially through a device could not be simpler.
  • it makes it possible to use, as a means of transport but also as a support structure, the transport vehicles which are usually located on the industrial sites where such waste containers are stored.
  • such transport vehicle may possibly provide the compactor device the engine power that is necessary for its operation.
  • the compacting device according to the invention is of a structure that is cleverly adapted to easily take up position on the loading platform of a container transport vehicle which makes it possible to bring it very quickly in front of such a container stored on any industrial site, to compact its contents.
  • PHE Plauthine Executive, Vol. 13, No. 9, October 1999 pages 39 and 40 a compacting device according to the preamble of claim 1.
  • the invention relates to a compactor device according to claim 1.
  • this device can be provided with autonomous motor means, it can, in a simplified embodiment, include connection means, in the form of a hydraulic and / or pneumatic power take-off and / or electrical, to independent motor means, more particularly defined by said transport vehicle.
  • this vehicle can also provide the necessary engine power, whether for training the compactor roller or the control and movement of the articulated arm that is equipped.
  • the compactor device is here exempt from rolling means, in particular of orientable type. Furthermore, since its stability no longer needs to be ensured by the container in which the compacting operation is carried out, its structure is no longer directly dependent on that of such a container. It turns out, therefore, be very simple design, without affecting its performance or ease of use.
  • the present invention relates to a device 1 waste compactor 2 which are contained in containers 3 open in their upper part 4.
  • this device 1 comprises a compacting roller 5 rotatably mounted at one end 6 of an articulated handling arm 7 whose other end 8 is foldably attached to a support frame 9.
  • this support frame 9 comprises, at at least one of its transverse ends 10, 11 fastening means 12 provided adapted to cooperate with a lifting hook 13 of a self-propelled transport vehicle 14, type container transport vehicle.
  • the hook 13 with which are able to cooperate the attachment means 12 of the support frame 9 can ensure not only a lifting function, but also loading the waste compactor device 1 on the loading tray 15 of this transport vehicle 1.
  • its support frame 9 comprises, advantageously at its end transverse 11 opposite to the attachment means 12, rolling means 16 which can be defined by simple metal rollers or the like pivotally mounted about a horizontal axis of rotation - transverse.
  • the support frame 9 comprises, essentially, two longitudinal members 17, 18 defining slides along which will be able to evolve rollers 19 that usually comprises the loading platform 15 of the transport vehicle 14 for the loading, but also unloading, of the waste compacting device 1.
  • attachment means 12 they are defined, more particularly at the transverse end 10 of this support frame 9, by an inverted "V" structure 20 carrying, at its upper end, a fastening bar 21 with which the lifting hook 13 cooperates.
  • the waste compacting device 1 is functional when it is supported on the loading platform 15 of a container transport vehicle 14, making it possible to bring it very quickly to the right of each of the containers 3 in which it is appropriate to compact waste 2, it is also exploitable when it rests on the ground.
  • the articulated handling arm 7 is mounted at the transverse end 11 opposite to the attachment means 12. Under these conditions, the support frame 9 defines a counterweight to the compacting roller 5 when the latter is to be extended in said container 3 through the articulated arm 7.
  • the lifting and loading hook 13 cooperating with the attachment means 12, prevents, as visible in FIG. figure 3 , the displacement of this support frame 9, when one comes to maneuver the articulated arm handling 7.
  • This consists of two or more sections 22, 23, 24 articulated with respect to each other and actuated through defined drive members, preferably in the form of hydraulic and / or pneumatic cylinders 25, 26.
  • this device 1 can be provided with autonomous motor means, it can, in a simplified embodiment, include connecting means (not visible) to independent motor means defined, advantageously, by the transport vehicle 14.
  • connection means may consist of a hydraulic and / or pneumatic and / or electrical power take-off allowing, through this transport vehicle 14, to supply the power required for the control of the jacks 25, 26 of the articulated handling arm. 7, but also for the rotational drive of the compactor roller 5.
  • the compactor device 1 can be equipped with a cockpit 28. This is located, preferably, at the rear of the support frame 9, the opposite of the means hanging 12.
  • the waste compactor device 1 for container 3 is very simple in design. When its operation is, moreover, dependent on external motor means, in particular the transport vehicle coming to ensure its support, it is still very economical.

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The invention relates to a device for compacting waste which is disposed in containers that are open at the top thereof. The inventive includes a compactor roller which is pivot-mounted to one end of a handling arm, the other end of the arm being mounted to a support frame in a collapsible manner. The device is characterized in that at least one of the transverse ends of the support frame has an anchoring device which can co-operate with a lift and load hook of a container transport vehicle.

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L'invention concerne un dispositif compacteur de déchets contenus dans des conteneurs ouverts en partie supérieure, dispositif comportant un rouleau compacteur monté en rotation à une extrémité d'un bras de manutention dont l'autre extrémité est montée, notamment de manière repliable, sur un châssis support.The invention relates to a waste compacting device contained in open containers in the upper part, the device comprising a compacting roller rotatably mounted at one end of a handling arm, the other end of which is mounted, in particular foldably, on a support frame.

La présente invention trouvera son application dans le domaine des dispositifs compacteurs de déchets.The present invention will find its application in the field of waste compacting devices.

A ce propos, il est d'ores et déjà connu, en particulier par le document EP-0.042.580 , selon le préambule de la revendication 1, un tel dispositif comportant un rouleau compacteur monté à l'extrémité d'un bras articulé de manière à pouvoir plonger dans un conteneur au travers de son ouverture en partie supérieure.In this respect, it is already known, in particular by the document EP-0042580 , according to the preamble of claim 1, such a device comprising a compactor roller mounted at the end of an articulated arm so as to be able to dive into a container through its opening in the upper part.

Plus précisément, ce bras articulé est rapporté de manière orientable, sur une potence surmontant une embase capable d'être glissée sous un conteneur de manière à préserver sa stabilité en cours de compactage.More specifically, this articulated arm is pivotally mounted on a bracket overcoming a base capable of being slid under a container so as to preserve its stability during compaction.

De même, il est connu par document FR-A-2.630.718 un dispositif de compactage comportant un châssis au-dessus duquel est à même de se déplacer une presse susceptible de plonger dans le conteneur que l'on aura pris soin de placer préalablement dans la cage que définit ledit châssis. Après usage, celui-ci peut être déplacé au moyen du même type de véhicule utilisé pour le transport des conteneurs. En particulier, à l'une de ses extrémités transversales, ce châssis est équipé de moyens d'accrochage au travers desquels il peut être saisi par le crochet de levage et de chargement d'un tel véhicule de transport de conteneurs.Similarly, it is known by document FR-A-2630718 a compacting device comprising a frame above which is able to move a press capable of diving into the container that we have taken care to place beforehand in the cage defined by said frame. After use, it can be moved using the same type of vehicle used for container transport. In particular, at one of its transverse ends, this frame is equipped with hooking means through which it can be grasped by the lifting hook and loading of such a container transport vehicle.

Il convient de remarquer que les dispositifs compacteurs décrits dans chacun de ces documents antérieurs sont fonctionnels lorsqu'ils reposent au sol et que le conteneur dont le contenu est à compacter définit le contrepoids nécessaire pour compenser la force de compactage imprimée par un rouleau compacteur ou une presse. De plus, n'étant pas mobile, après compactage du contenu d'un conteneur celui-ci doit être retiré pour laisser place à un autre conteneur pour l'exécution d'une nouvelle opération de compactage.It should be noted that the compacting devices described in each of these prior documents are functional when they rest on the ground and the container whose content is to compact defines the counterweight necessary to compensate for the compaction force printed by a compactor roller or press. In addition, not being mobile, after compacting the contents of a container it must be removed to make room for another container for the performance of a new compacting operation.

Il est clair que ces manipulations successives des conteneurs représentent une perte de temps non négligeable et nécessitent l'usage d'engins de transport adaptés. En particulier, de tels conteneurs reposent, habituellement, sur deux longerons et comportent, à l'arrière, des moyens de roulement sous forme de rouleaux, tandis qu'en partie avant sont ménagés des moyens d'accrochage avec lesquels est à même de coopérer un crochet de manutention venant équiper un engin de transport automoteur. Plus précisément, par l'intermédiaire de ce crochet et desdits moyens d'accrochage, le véhicule de transport est à même de soulever en partie avant ledit conteneur pour le tirer progressivement sur son plateau de chargement.It is clear that these successive manipulations of containers represent a significant loss of time and require the use of adapted transport vehicles. In particular, such containers are usually based on two longitudinal members and comprise, at the rear, rolling means in the form of rollers, while in the front part are formed hooking means with which is able to cooperate a handling hook fitted to a self-propelled transport vehicle. More specifically, by means of this hook and said attachment means, the transport vehicle is able to lift the front portion of said container to pull gradually on its loading tray.

Par ailleurs, il est connu par le document EP-1.046.190 un dispositif compacteur de déchets similaire, tenant compte que la potence, recevant le bras articulé pourvu du rouleau compacteur, est montée; ici, sur une plate-forme d'où s'étendent, en partie avant, deux longerons respectant entre eux un écartement important et pourvus, à leur extrémité libre, d'un rouleau métallique de section réduite. Dans sa partie arrière, cette plate-forme comporte des roues orientables, aux dimensions plus conséquentes et respectant entre elles un écartement plus faible.Moreover, he is known by the document EP-1046190 a similar waste compacting device, taking into account that the stem, receiving the articulated arm provided with the compactor roller, is mounted; here, on a platform from which extend, in the front part, two spars respectfully spaced apart and provided, at their free end, a metal roll of reduced section. In its rear part, this platform comprises steerable wheels, with larger dimensions and respecting a lower spacing between them.

Dans cette même partie arrière la plate-forme comporte encore des béquilles escamotables en vue d'améliorer sa stabilité en phase de compactage.In this same rear portion the platform still includes retractable crutches to improve its stability in the compaction phase.

Ce dispositif tel que décrit dans ce document antérieur est automoteur. Plus précisément, les roues arrière sont montées de part et d'autre d'un moyeu central, pivotant autour d'un axe vertical et sur lequel agissent lesdits moyens moteurs, plus particulièrement de type hydraulique.This device as described in this prior document is self-propelled. More specifically, the rear wheels are mounted on either side of a central hub, pivoting about a vertical axis and on which act said motor means, more particularly hydraulic type.

Si, contrairement au dispositif compacteur décrit dans le document EP-0.042.580 , celui correspondant au document EP-1.046.490 est mobile et il peut, de ce fait, être amené à proximité d'un conteneur pour en compacter les déchets et non l'inverse, cette mobilité a un coût.If, unlike the compactor device described in the document EP-0042580 , the one corresponding to the document EP-1046490 is mobile and can, therefore, be brought near a container to compact the waste and not the other way around, this mobility has a cost.

Ainsi, il convient, ici, de pourvoir la plate-forme du dispositif de moyens de roulement, dont certains orientables, et il y a lieu de l'équiper de moyens moteurs autonomes et d'un groupe hydraulique.Thus, it is appropriate, here, to provide the platform of the rolling bearing means, some of which are adjustable, and it is necessary to equip it with autonomous drive means and a hydraulic unit.

A noter, à ce propos, qu'il est également connu par le document GB-2.261.832 un dispositif compacteur de déchets dont le bras articulé, muni de son rouleau compacteur, équipe, finalement, un véhicule automoteur, du type engin de travaux publics, comportant un poste de pilotage. Si cet engin est d'une très grande mobilité et peut passer très vite d'un conteneur à un autre, il s'avère d'un coût de revient bien plus élevé encore par rapport à un dispositif automoteur décrit plus haut.Note, in this connection, that it is also known from the document GB-2,261,832 a waste compacting device whose articulated arm, equipped with its compactor roller, finally equips a self-propelled vehicle, of the public works machinery type, comprising a cockpit. If this machine is very mobile and can move quickly from one container to another, it turns out to cost much higher still compared to a self-propelled device described above.

On connait encore par le document US-3759171 un dispositif compacteur de déchets adaptable en partie avant d'un tracteur. Ce dispositif comporte un bras de manutention monté basculant sur un châssis support pourvu en partie inférieure de deux rails susceptibles d'être rapportés par vissage, latéralement et en partie avant, sur le châssis du tracteur. Le dit bras de manutention porte à son extrémité libre un bras de compactage portant un plateau compacteur que l'on peut faire plonger dans un conteneur sous forme d'une remorque contenant les déchets à compacter.We still know from the document US 3759171 a waste compactor device adaptable at the front of a tractor. This device comprises a handling arm pivotally mounted on a support frame provided in the lower part of two rails may be reported by screwing, laterally and in front, on the tractor chassis. Said handling arm carries at its free end a compaction arm carrying a compactor plate that can be immersed in a container in the form of a trailer containing the waste to be compacted.

La présente invention a su trouver un compromis parfait dans ce domaine du compactage de déchets contenus dans des conteneurs ouverts en partie supérieure, tout particulièrement au travers d'un dispositif on ne peut plus simple. En particulier, celui-ci permet de mettre à profit, en tant que moyen de déplacement mais aussi en tant que structure support, les véhicules de transport qui se trouvent, habituellement, sur les sites industriels où sont entreposés de tels conteneurs de déchets. Dans ce contexte il a encore été imaginé qu'un tel véhicule de transport puisse, éventuellement, fournir au dispositif compacteur la puissance moteur qui lui est nécessaire pour son fonctionnement.The present invention has found a perfect compromise in this field of compaction of waste contained in open containers in the upper part, especially through a device could not be simpler. In particular, it makes it possible to use, as a means of transport but also as a support structure, the transport vehicles which are usually located on the industrial sites where such waste containers are stored. In this context it has been further imagined that such transport vehicle may possibly provide the compactor device the engine power that is necessary for its operation.

En somme, le dispositif de compactage selon l'invention est de structure astucieusement adaptée pour prendre aisément position sur le plateau de chargement d'un véhicule de transport pour conteneur qui permet de l'amener très rapidement au devant d'un tel conteneur stocké sur un site industriel quelconque, pour en compacter le contenu. Il est également connu par le document PHE: Plauthine executive, vol. 13, Nº9, d'octobre 1999 pages 39 et 40 un dispositif compacteur selon le préambule de la revendication 1.In short, the compacting device according to the invention is of a structure that is cleverly adapted to easily take up position on the loading platform of a container transport vehicle which makes it possible to bring it very quickly in front of such a container stored on any industrial site, to compact its contents. He is also known by the document PHE: Plauthine Executive, Vol. 13, No. 9, October 1999 pages 39 and 40 a compacting device according to the preamble of claim 1.

Ainsi l'invention concerne un dispositif compacteur selon la revendication 1.Thus the invention relates to a compactor device according to claim 1.

Si, dans un premier mode de réalisation, ce dispositif peut être pourvu de moyens moteurs autonomes, il peut, dans un mode de réalisation simplifié, comporter des moyens de raccordement, sous forme d'une prise de force hydraulique et/ou pneumatique et/ou électrique, à des moyens moteurs indépendants, plus particulièrement définis par ledit véhicule de transport.If, in a first embodiment, this device can be provided with autonomous motor means, it can, in a simplified embodiment, include connection means, in the form of a hydraulic and / or pneumatic power take-off and / or electrical, to independent motor means, more particularly defined by said transport vehicle.

Dans la mesure où des véhicules de transport de conteneurs interviennent, soit de manière permanente, soit périodiquement, sur les lieux où sont entreposés des conteneurs de déchets, l'on a imaginé qu'un tel véhicule, puisse assurer, en particulier pendant les périodes où il n'a pas d'autre utilité, la prise en charge du dispositif compacteur. Cette prise en charge consiste à conférer à ce dernier la mobilité et la stabilité nécessaires pour lui permettre de se présenter individuellement devant chaque conteneur dans lequel il convient de compacter les déchets.To the extent that container transport vehicles operate either permanently or periodically at the places where waste containers are stored, it has been imagined that such a vehicle can be used, particularly during periods where it has no other use, the support of the compactor device. This support consists of giving the latter mobility and stability necessary to allow it to stand individually before each container in which it is appropriate to compact the waste.

Eventuellement, ce véhicule peut aussi lui fournir la puissance moteur nécessaire, que ce soit pour l'entraînement du rouleau compacteur ou la commande et le déplacement du bras articulé qui en est équipé.Optionally, this vehicle can also provide the necessary engine power, whether for training the compactor roller or the control and movement of the articulated arm that is equipped.

En somme, le dispositif compacteur est, ici, dispensé de moyens de roulement, en particulier de type orientable. Par ailleurs, dans la mesure où sa stabilité n'a plus besoin d'être assurée par le conteneur dans lequel s'effectue l'opération de compactage, sa structure n'est plus directement dépendante de celle d'un tel conteneur. Il s'avère, être par conséquent, de conception très simple, sans que cela n'influe sur ses performances ou l'aisance de son utilisation.In short, the compactor device is here exempt from rolling means, in particular of orientable type. Furthermore, since its stability no longer needs to be ensured by the container in which the compacting operation is carried out, its structure is no longer directly dependent on that of such a container. It turns out, therefore, be very simple design, without affecting its performance or ease of use.

Dépourvu de moyens moteurs autonomes, ce dispositif s'avère en plus on ne peut plus économique.Devoid of autonomous motor means, this device proves moreover can not be more economical.

L'invention concerne encore un procédé de compactage de déchets contenus dans des conteneurs ouverts en partie supérieure, mettant en oeuvre un tel dispositif compacteur selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, comportant un rouleau compacteur monté en rotation à une extrémité d'un bras de manutention dont l'autre extrémité est montée, de manière repliable, sur un châssis support, essentiellement constitué de deux longerons définissant des glissières pour le chargement dudit dispositif compacteur sur le plateau de chargement d'un véhicule de transport de conteneurs, caractérisé par le fait que :

  • on amène le crochet de levage du véhicule de transport en coopération avec des moyens d'accrochages que comporte, à l'une au moins de ses extrémités transversales le châssis support du dispositif compacteur pour le chargement de ce dernier sur le plateau de chargement dudit véhicule;
  • on assure la prise en charge dudit dispositif compacteur par le véhicule de transport pour l'amener au-devant d'un conteneur;
  • on étend le rouleau compacteur dans ledit conteneur au travers du bras articulé on assure le compactage du contenu dudit conteneur.
The invention also relates to a method for compacting waste contained in containers open at the top, implementing such a compactor device according to any one of the preceding claims, comprising a compactor roll rotatably mounted at one end of an arm. handling device whose other end is mounted, foldably, on a support frame, consisting essentially of two longitudinal members defining slides for loading said compactor device on the loading platform of a container transport vehicle, characterized by the make that :
  • the lifting hook of the transport vehicle is brought into cooperation with catching means that comprises, at least at one of its transverse ends, the support frame of the compacting device for loading the latter onto the loading platform of said vehicle ;
  • the said compacting device is taken over by the transport vehicle to bring it in front of a container;
  • the compacting roller is extended in said container through the articulated arm compacting the contents of said container.

D'autres buts et avantages de la présente invention apparaîtront au cours de la description qui va suivre se rapportant à un mode de réalisation, donné à titre d'exemple indicatif et non limitatif.Other objects and advantages of the present invention will become apparent from the following description relating to an embodiment, given by way of indicative and non-limiting example.

La compréhension de cette description sera facilitée en se référant au dessin ci-joint dans lequel :

  • la figure 1 est une représentation schématisée et en perspective du dispositif compacteur conforme à l'invention ;
  • la figure 2 est une représentation schématisée et en élévation de ce dispositif compacteur lors de sa prise en charge par un véhicule de transport de conteneurs ;
  • la figure 3 est une vue schématisée en élévation de ce dispositif, monté sur un véhicule de transport et en cours de compactage de déchets contenus dans un conteneur.
The understanding of this description will be facilitated by referring to the attached drawing in which:
  • the figure 1 is a schematic representation in perspective of the compactor device according to the invention;
  • the figure 2 is a schematic representation in elevation of this compacting device when it is taken over by a container transport vehicle;
  • the figure 3 is a schematic view in elevation of this device, mounted on a transport vehicle and being compacted waste contained in a container.

Tel que représenté dans les figures 1 à 3 des dessins ci-joints, la présente invention a trait à un dispositif 1 compacteur de déchets 2 qui sont contenus dans des conteneurs 3 ouverts dans leur partie supérieure 4.As shown in the Figures 1 to 3 attached drawings, the present invention relates to a device 1 waste compactor 2 which are contained in containers 3 open in their upper part 4.

Ainsi, ce dispositif 1 comporte un rouleau compacteur 5 monté en rotation à une extrémité 6 d'un bras de manutention 7 articulé dont l'autre extrémité 8 est rapportée, de manière repliable, sur un châssis support 9. En fin de compte et selon l'invention, ce châssis support 9 comporte, à l'une 10 au moins de ses extrémités transversales 10, 11 des moyens d'accrochage 12 prévus aptes à coopérer avec un crochet de levage 13 d'un véhicule de transport automoteur 14, de type véhicule de transport de conteneurs.Thus, this device 1 comprises a compacting roller 5 rotatably mounted at one end 6 of an articulated handling arm 7 whose other end 8 is foldably attached to a support frame 9. In the end and according to the invention, this support frame 9 comprises, at at least one of its transverse ends 10, 11 fastening means 12 provided adapted to cooperate with a lifting hook 13 of a self-propelled transport vehicle 14, type container transport vehicle.

Ainsi et comme représenté dans les figures 2 et 3, le crochet 13 avec lequel sont à même de coopérer les moyens d'accrochage 12 du châssis support 9 peuvent assurer, non seulement, une fonction de levage, mais également de chargement du dispositif compacteur de déchets 1 sur le plateau de chargement 15 de ce véhicule de transport 1.So and as depicted in the Figures 2 and 3 , the hook 13 with which are able to cooperate the attachment means 12 of the support frame 9 can ensure not only a lifting function, but also loading the waste compactor device 1 on the loading tray 15 of this transport vehicle 1.

A ce propos, dans le but de faciliter ce chargement, mais également dans le cas d'une utilisation d'un véhicule de transport plus rudimentaire, pour faciliter le glissement au sol du dispositif compacteur 1 son châssis support 9 comporte, avantageusement à son extrémité transversale 11 opposée aux moyens d'accrochage 12, des moyens de roulement 16 qui peuvent être définis par de simples rouleaux métalliques ou similaires montés pivotants autour d'un axe de rotation horizontal - transversal.In this regard, in order to facilitate this loading, but also in the case of a use of a more rudimentary transport vehicle, to facilitate the ground sliding of the compactor device 1 its support frame 9 comprises, advantageously at its end transverse 11 opposite to the attachment means 12, rolling means 16 which can be defined by simple metal rollers or the like pivotally mounted about a horizontal axis of rotation - transverse.

Il convient, cependant, de remarquer que de tels moyens de roulement 16 ne sont nullement indispensables et, pour cette raison, n'ont été représentés qu'en traits discontinus dans la figure 2.It should be noted, however, that such rolling means 16 are in no way indispensable and, for this reason, have been represented only in broken lines in the figure 2 .

A noter, encore, que le châssis support 9 comporte, essentiellement, deux longerons 17, 18 définissant des glissières le long desquelles vont pouvoir évoluer des galets de roulement 19 que comporte, habituellement, le plateau de chargement 15 du véhicule de transport 14 pour le chargement, mais aussi le déchargement, du dispositif compacteur de déchets 1.Note also that the support frame 9 comprises, essentially, two longitudinal members 17, 18 defining slides along which will be able to evolve rollers 19 that usually comprises the loading platform 15 of the transport vehicle 14 for the loading, but also unloading, of the waste compacting device 1.

Quant aux moyens d'accrochage 12, ils sont définis, plus particulièrement à l'extrémité transversale 10 de ce châssis support 9, par une structure en « V » renversée 20 portant, à son extrémité supérieure, une barre d'accrochage 21 avec laquelle vient coopérer le crochet de levage 13.As for the attachment means 12, they are defined, more particularly at the transverse end 10 of this support frame 9, by an inverted "V" structure 20 carrying, at its upper end, a fastening bar 21 with which the lifting hook 13 cooperates.

Si dans la figure 3 il est visible que le dispositif compacteur de déchets 1 est fonctionnel lorsqu'il est pris en charge sur le plateau de chargement 15 d'un véhicule de transport de conteneurs 14, permettant de l'amener très rapidement au droit de chacun des conteneurs 3 dans lesquels il convient de compacter des déchets 2, il est également exploitable lorsqu'il repose au sol.If in the figure 3 it can be seen that the waste compacting device 1 is functional when it is supported on the loading platform 15 of a container transport vehicle 14, making it possible to bring it very quickly to the right of each of the containers 3 in which it is appropriate to compact waste 2, it is also exploitable when it rests on the ground.

A ce propos, le bras articulé de manutention 7 est monté à l'extrémité transversale 11 opposée aux moyens d'accrochage 12. Dans ces conditions, le châssis support 9 définit un contrepoids au rouleau compacteur 5 lorsque ce dernier vient à être étendu dans ledit conteneur 3 au travers du bras articulé 7.In this regard, the articulated handling arm 7 is mounted at the transverse end 11 opposite to the attachment means 12. Under these conditions, the support frame 9 defines a counterweight to the compacting roller 5 when the latter is to be extended in said container 3 through the articulated arm 7.

Evidemment, positionné sur un véhicule de transport de conteneurs 14, le crochet de levage et de chargement 13, coopérant avec les moyens d'accrochage 12, empêche, comme visible dans la figure 3, le déplacement de ce châssis support 9, lorsque l'on vient manoeuvrer le bras articulé de manutention 7.Obviously, positioned on a container transport vehicle 14, the lifting and loading hook 13, cooperating with the attachment means 12, prevents, as visible in FIG. figure 3 , the displacement of this support frame 9, when one comes to maneuver the articulated arm handling 7.

Celui-ci est constitué de deux ou davantage de tronçons 22, 23, 24 articulés les uns par rapport aux autres et actionnés au travers d'organes moteurs définis, préférentiellement, sous forme de vérins hydrauliques et/ou pneumatiques 25, 26.This consists of two or more sections 22, 23, 24 articulated with respect to each other and actuated through defined drive members, preferably in the form of hydraulic and / or pneumatic cylinders 25, 26.

On observera que pour permettre le repliement de ce bras 7 au-dessus du châssis support 9, il est également monté articulé sur ce dernier.It will be observed that to allow the folding of the arm 7 above the support frame 9, it is also mounted articulated on the latter.

Si, dans un premier mode de réalisation, ce dispositif 1 peut être pourvu de moyens moteurs autonomes, il peut, dans un mode de réalisation simplifié, comporter des moyens de raccordement (non visibles) à des moyens moteurs indépendants définis, avantageusement, par le véhicule de transport 14.If, in a first embodiment, this device 1 can be provided with autonomous motor means, it can, in a simplified embodiment, include connecting means (not visible) to independent motor means defined, advantageously, by the transport vehicle 14.

De tels moyens de raccordement peuvent consister en une prise de force hydraulique et/ou pneumatique et/ou électrique permettant, au travers de ce véhicule de transport 14, de fournir la puissance nécessaire pour la commande des vérins 25, 26 du bras articulé de manutention 7, mais aussi pour l'entraînement en rotation du rouleau compacteur 5.Such connection means may consist of a hydraulic and / or pneumatic and / or electrical power take-off allowing, through this transport vehicle 14, to supply the power required for the control of the jacks 25, 26 of the articulated handling arm. 7, but also for the rotational drive of the compactor roller 5.

Dans tous les cas, pour la gestion de son fonctionnement le dispositif compacteur 1 peut être équipé d'un poste de pilotage 28. Celui-ci se situe, préférentiellement, à l'arrière du châssis support 9, soit à l'opposé des moyens d'accrochage 12.In all cases, for the management of its operation the compactor device 1 can be equipped with a cockpit 28. This is located, preferably, at the rear of the support frame 9, the opposite of the means hanging 12.

Finalement et tel que cela ressort de la description qui précède, le dispositif compacteur de déchets 1 pour conteneur 3 s'avère de conception très simple. Lorsque son fonctionnement est, en plus, dépendant de moyens moteurs externes, en particulier du véhicule de transport venant assurer sa prise en charge, il est encore on ne peut plus économique.Finally and as is apparent from the foregoing description, the waste compactor device 1 for container 3 is very simple in design. When its operation is, moreover, dependent on external motor means, in particular the transport vehicle coming to ensure its support, it is still very economical.

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  1. Compacting device for waste contained in containers (3), which are open in the upper option (4), which device (1) includes a compacting roller (5) rotationally mounted at one end (6) of a handling arm (7) the other end (8) of which is mounted in a foldable way on a supporting frame (9), said supporting frame (9) being essentially comprised of two longitudinal beams (17, 18) defining sliding rails for loading said device on the load platform (15) of a vehicle for transporting containers (14), this supporting frame (9) defining a counterweight for the compacting roller (5) when the latter is extended in said container (3) through the articulated arm (7), and is provided, at its one transversal end (10), with coupling means (12) designed capable of co-operating with a hoisting and loading hook (13) said vehicle for transporting containers (14) includes, wherein the other end of said handling arm (7) is foldably applied on said supporting frame (9) at the transversal end (11) of the latter opposite said coupling means (12).
  2. Waste-compacting device according to claim 1, wherein the supporting frame (9) includes, at its transversal end (11) opposite said coupling means (12), rolling means (16), namely in the form of metallic rollers pivotally mounted about a horizontal-transversal axis of rotation.
  3. Waste-compacting device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the coupling means (12) are formed, at the transversal end (10) of the supporting frame (9), by a reversed «V»-shaped structure (20) bearing, at its upper end, a coupling bar (21), which said hoisting and loading hook (13) is capable of co-operating with.
  4. Waste-compacting device according to any of the preceding claims, wherein the handling arm (7) is comprised of two or more segments (22, 23, 24) articulated with respect to each other and operated through driving organs designed, in particular, in the form of hydraulic and/or pneumatic jackets (25, 26).
  5. Waste-compacting device according to any of the preceding claims, which is provided with a driving station for controlling its operation.
  6. Waste-compacting device according to any of the preceding claims, which is provided with autonomous driving means.
  7. Waste-compacting device according to any of the preceding claims, which includes means, in the form of a hydraulic and/or pneumatic and/or electric power take-off, for connecting to independent driving means, in particular formed by said transport vehicle (14).
  8. Method for compacting waste contained in containers (3), which are open in the upper option (4), implemented by a compacting device (1) according to any of the preceding claims including a compacting roller (5) rotationally mounted at one end (6) of a handling arm (7) the other end (8) of which is mounted in a foldable way on a supporting frame (9) essentially comprised of two longitudinal beams (17, 18) defining sliding rails for loading said compacting device (1) on the load platform (15) of a vehicle for transporting containers (14), this supporting frame (9) defines a counterweight for the compacting roller (5) when the latter is extended in said container (3) through the articulated arm (7) and is provided, at its one transversal end (10), with coupling means (12) designed capable of co-operating with a hoisting and loading hook (13) said vehicle for transporting containers (14), wherein:
    - the hoisting hook (13) of the transport vehicle (14) is brought into cooperation with coupling means (12) the supporting frame (9) of the compacting device (1) includes, at least at one of its transversal ends (10), for loading the latter on the load platform (15) of said vehicle (14) ;
    - the taking up of said compacting device (1) by the transport vehicle (14) is ensured in order to bring it in front of the container (3) ;
    - the compacting roller (5) is extended in said container (3) through the articulated arm (7), the compacting of the contents of said container (3) is ensured.
  9. Method according to claim 8, wherein the transport vehicle (14) provides, through connecting means in the form of a hydraulic and/or pneumatic and/or electric power take-off, the driving power necessary for controlling the jacks (25, 26) of the articulated handling arm (7) and for rotationally driving the compacting roller (5).
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