EP2008728A1 - Behälterreinigungssystem - Google Patents

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EP2008728A1
EP2008728A1 EP07730459A EP07730459A EP2008728A1 EP 2008728 A1 EP2008728 A1 EP 2008728A1 EP 07730459 A EP07730459 A EP 07730459A EP 07730459 A EP07730459 A EP 07730459A EP 2008728 A1 EP2008728 A1 EP 2008728A1
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Juan Antonio PÉREZ CALVO
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B08—CLEANING
    • B08B—CLEANING IN GENERAL; PREVENTION OF FOULING IN GENERAL
    • B08B9/00—Cleaning hollow articles by methods or apparatus specially adapted thereto 
    • B08B9/08—Cleaning containers, e.g. tanks
    • B08B9/0821—Handling or manipulating containers, e.g. moving or rotating containers in cleaning devices, conveying to or from cleaning devices
    • B08B9/0826—Handling or manipulating containers, e.g. moving or rotating containers in cleaning devices, conveying to or from cleaning devices the containers being brought to the cleaning device
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B08—CLEANING
    • B08B—CLEANING IN GENERAL; PREVENTION OF FOULING IN GENERAL
    • B08B9/00—Cleaning hollow articles by methods or apparatus specially adapted thereto 
    • B08B9/08—Cleaning containers, e.g. tanks
    • B08B9/087—Cleaning containers, e.g. tanks by methods involving the use of tools, e.g. brushes, scrapers
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B08—CLEANING
    • B08B—CLEANING IN GENERAL; PREVENTION OF FOULING IN GENERAL
    • B08B9/00—Cleaning hollow articles by methods or apparatus specially adapted thereto 
    • B08B9/08—Cleaning containers, e.g. tanks
    • B08B9/093—Cleaning containers, e.g. tanks by the force of jets or sprays
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B08—CLEANING
    • B08B—CLEANING IN GENERAL; PREVENTION OF FOULING IN GENERAL
    • B08B9/00—Cleaning hollow articles by methods or apparatus specially adapted thereto 
    • B08B9/08—Cleaning containers, e.g. tanks
    • B08B9/20—Cleaning containers, e.g. tanks by using apparatus into or on to which containers, e.g. bottles, jars, cans are brought
    • B08B9/36—Cleaning containers, e.g. tanks by using apparatus into or on to which containers, e.g. bottles, jars, cans are brought the apparatus cleaning by using brushes
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65F—GATHERING OR REMOVAL OF DOMESTIC OR LIKE REFUSE
    • B65F7/00—Cleaning or disinfecting devices combined with refuse receptacles or refuse vehicles
    • B65F7/005—Devices, mounted on refuse collecting vehicles, for cleaning or disinfecting refuse receptacles

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  • the present description refers to a container-cleaning system of the type used for the periodical washing and disinfection of containers used for collecting rubbish, industrial or agricultural waste, etc, principally characterised in that the exterior and interior cleaning of the containers is performed automatically by an anthropomorphic robot with a number of axes of rotation, provided, at the end of its arm with brushes that are capable of reversible rotation through 360° and with a high-pressure circuit, the exterior cleaning being performed by means of a combined system of arcs of pressurised water with cleaning rollers, at fixed installations, or by means of the actual robot in the case of movable installations.
  • Containers of different types although with common characteristics are currently more and more commonly used for collecting rubbish, industrial waste, agricultural waste, etc. These containers need periodical cleaning and disinfection to prevent the dirt and accumulation of organic waste from decomposing and generating bad smells or sources of bacteria that could propagate or transmit infections or diseases, as well as the unpleasant appearance of dirty containers in the street.
  • European Patent 88430026 "Installation for semi-automatic cleaning of containers such as rubbish bins" presents an installation which comprises a washing box with a flexible panel or bellows with a cleaning lance on one of its side walls, handled by a worker from outside the box, however, this is no more than an enclosed version of cleaning by hand, with the same disadvantages and problems mentioned above, and only improves the working conditions slightly.
  • This self-propelled installation has the disadvantage of needing at least three workers (one to drive the vehicle, one to secure the containers to the rear of the vehicle and put them back when they are clean and a third to perform the actual washing). In addition, the washing work is very tedious for the worker, who must spend several hours in the washing cabin.
  • pressurized water nozzles are also used, being similar to those described in Utility Model 9001274 "Device for cleaning cisterns and containers" which uses a mechanical rotating pressurized water nozzle for cleaning the inside of containers, which greatly improves effectiveness, but has the disadvantage that its mechanical complexity impedes it from working with liquids at a very high pressure, thus reducing its cleaning capacity, added to which this mechanical complexity makes it prone to frequent breakdowns that spoil or slow down the cleaning process, making it notably more expensive.
  • this type of washing device can only be used in fixed stations or wash tunnels, as their mechanical complexity impedes them from being used as a mobile station, on a truck for example, and they must be made to measure for a specific type of container, so if a different type of container is used, of a different size, the size or the rollers needs to be modified, with the consequent downtime in the work line.
  • a vehicle for the automatic washing of containers described in French Patent 2585303 comprising a washing box with an opening to insert the containers, loading means to place the containers inside the mentioned container through the mentioned opening, means for hermetically closing this opening, and a plurality of wash-heads in the aforementioned box, one of the mentioned heads being placed so as to project pressurized water inside the container/s that have been placed inside the box and at least one of the other wash-heads being placed to project pressurized water onto the external walls of the container/s.
  • wash-heads are rotating, but they are in a fixed position inside the box, during container washing.
  • the external surfaces, and above all the internal surfaces of the rubbish containers are normally covered with different types of congealed matter forming deposits of widely varying thicknesses, more or less adhered to the surfaces and distributed over them irregularly, from one container to another, in such a manner that a more or less significant part of these deposits has not been dislodged and remains adhered to the walls of the containers if the water jets produced by the wash-heads do not impact on the deposits with sufficient force.
  • the container-cleaning system that is the object of the present invention has been designed, cleaning the inside of the containers automatically by means of an anthropomorphic robot with a number of axes of rotation, provided, at the end of its arm with brushes that are capable of reversible rotation through 360° and with a high-pressure circuit of nozzles to spray the fluids necessary for cleaning, carrying out the cleaning of the exterior by means of a combined system of arcs of pressurized water with vertical and horizontal cleaning rollers, in fixed installations, or carrying out all the operations, both inside and outside, using the same robot in the case of mobile installations, mounted, for example on a truck bed.
  • the cleaning system presented consists of a series of sequential phases, controlled by an electronic control module with dedicated software:
  • a prior pre-wash tipper phase can be added, during which any large-sized remains of rubbish, waste or similar materials that may remain inside the containers are eliminated.
  • This container-cleaning system offers many advantages over the systems currently available, the most important being that it performs rapid and intensive cleaning and disinfection, without leaving any traces of waste on the inside or outside of the container, in a completely automatic manner.
  • Another advantage of this invention is that it has been designed for implementation in both fixed and mobile installations, which permits great adaptation of its application.
  • Another important advantage is that it is totally automatic; therefore only one person is needed to supervise the process, loading the dirty containers and unloading the clean containers, with the resulting economic and labour savings.
  • Another advantage of the present invention is that the quality of the cleaning and disinfection is the same for all containers, thanks to its automation.
  • Yet another added advantage is that during the main process, the container is at no time tipped, enabling the cleaning system to be much simpler and more reliable, significantly reducing the rate of failures and breakdowns.
  • figure - 1 - shows a schematic top view of the transport mechanism with all the phases of the procedure.
  • Figure - 2 - shows a side view of the transport mechanism.
  • Figure - 3 - shows a profile view of the passage through one of the product spray arcs.
  • Figure - 4 - shows a profile view of the phase of the cleaning of the interior, carried out by the robot and its associated elements
  • Figure - 5 - shows a top view of the side attachment arms and the arms for opening the container lid.
  • Figure - 6 - shows views of the passing of the container through the rollers for cleaning the container exterior.
  • Figure - 7 - shows a side view of the optional pre-wash tipper.
  • Figure -8- shows a schematic view of the alternative embodiment of the cleaning system mounted on a truck.
  • the container-cleaning system that is the object of the present invention, is basically formed, as can be seen in the annexed drawing, by a linear transport mechanism (1), preferably a conveyor belt or a drag chain (2) driven by one or several motors (3), preferably of the hydraulic type, the necessary reduction gears and some sprockets or rollers, at the beginning of which, the container (4) to be cleaned is placed, either manually or by means of an automatic feeder, which transports the container (4) automatically through the entire cleaning process until it is expelled at the exit end, completely clean.
  • a linear transport mechanism (1) preferably a conveyor belt or a drag chain (2) driven by one or several motors (3), preferably of the hydraulic type, the necessary reduction gears and some sprockets or rollers, at the beginning of which, the container (4) to be cleaned is placed, either manually or by means of an automatic feeder, which transports the container (4) automatically through the entire cleaning process until it is expelled at the exit end, completely clean.
  • This linear transport mechanism (1) can be physically divided into several sections, so as to provide better control of the phases of the cleaning process, the preferred number of sections being three: Entry belt (5), intermediate belt (6) and exit belt (7), as well as an access ramp (8) and an exit ramp (9).
  • the cleaning procedure consists of a sequential series of phases, controlled by an electronic control module (10) provided with dedicated software:
  • the drain plug located at the bottom of the container (4) is manually removed.
  • this automatically starts up, simultaneously detecting, by means of size sensors (11), preferably optical, the type and size of the container (4), informing the electronic control module (10) so it can carry out the necessary adjustments in the whole of the process and then moving the container (4) under a spray arc (12), provided with a plurality of sprayers (13) that project the cleaning descaling products all over the outside part to clean it.
  • the container (4) impregnated in this way with cleaning products, reaches the end of the entry belt (5).
  • side attachment arms (13) to stop the container moving during the subsequent phase of cleaning the interior, at the same time carrying out the opening of the lid of the container (4) by means of articulated arms (14) governed by the electronic control module (10) according to the type of container (4) detected in the previous phase.
  • an anthropomorphic robot with multiple axes of rotation, preferably 6, located beside the conveyor belt and being provided, at the end of its arm, with brushes (16), preferably two, cylindrically-shaped and positioned perpendicularly one to the other, working at the front and sides at the same time, being capable of reversible rotation through 360° and with a high pressure circuit provided with moveable nozzles (17) preferably ceramic to withstand the high pressure of the water, carries out the cleaning of the whole of the interior of the container (4).
  • the internal cleaning itinerary performed by the arm of the robot (15) is controlled by the software of the electronic control module (10), optimised for each of the possible types of containers (4), and being able to be adapted at any moment to new types of containers (4) or new cleaning cycles.
  • the robot stops , the articulated arms (14) close the container lid and the side attachment arms (13) holding the container (4) release it so it can continue the cleaning process, going to the intermediate conveyor belt (6).
  • the itinerary ends with a spray arc (12) for final cleaning, which sprays rinsing liquid and disinfectant, and the clean and disinfected container (4) is then placed on the exit ramp (9), where it can be collected by the operator, putting the drain plug that was previously removed back in place, and leaving the container (4) ready for distribution to its point of use.
  • a prior phase of pre-wash tipping is added, in which, before beginning the actual washing process, a pre-wash is carried out in a tipper (21), with the aim of eliminating any possible large remains of rubbish that may still be inside the containers and could subsequently block the drains.
  • the container (4) is moved to the tipper (21) which grips it laterally, lifts it with a rotating movement whilst opening the lid, and places the open mouth of the container over a waste tank (23), destined for the collection of rubbish and over a pressurized water lance (22) that automatically performs a horizontal and vertical movement sweeping the inside, which causes the largest remains to be dragged by gravity into the waste tank (23).
  • the container (4) is again placed on the ground, where it is moved to the beginning of the entry belt (8).
  • a mobile embodiment of the invention for implementation on, for exampled, a truck (24) bed, in which both the entry and exit spray arcs (12) as well as the exterior cleaning rollers (18,19) are eliminated.
  • the robot arm (15) with its cleaning brushes (16) and the high pressure nozzles (17) that spray descaling cleaner, rinsing liquid, disinfectant or any other element needed, performs both the interior and exterior cleaning of the container (4).
  • the truck (24) has a elevating platform (30), located on the side or at the rear of the truck (24) and which positions the container (4) on a rotating support (29) that can rotate up to 360° to facilitate the work of the robot (15).
  • control unit (10) with its dedicated software being integrated into the corresponding control sets (28) (pressure, electric, hydraulic and robotic) for this mobile application, and a series of complementary elements among which we can highlight the dirty water tank (25), the clean water tank (26) and the sludge tank (27).
  • This solution despite the fact that it does not clean at the speed of the previously described complete solution for a fixed installation, is much more compact and transportable.

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ES200600967A ES2263398B1 (es) 2006-04-17 2006-04-17 Sistema de limpieza de contenedores.
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