EP2257484A1 - Dispositif destiné à contenir des déchets et pourvu d un compacteur - Google Patents

Dispositif destiné à contenir des déchets et pourvu d un compacteur

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EP2257484A1
EP2257484A1 EP09715592A EP09715592A EP2257484A1 EP 2257484 A1 EP2257484 A1 EP 2257484A1 EP 09715592 A EP09715592 A EP 09715592A EP 09715592 A EP09715592 A EP 09715592A EP 2257484 A1 EP2257484 A1 EP 2257484A1
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waste containing
containing device
container
compacting plate
waste
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Antonio Pieriboni
Renato Papa
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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
    • B65F1/1405—Compressing means incorporated in, or specially adapted for, refuse receptacles
    • 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
    • B65F1/1436—Housings, cabinets or enclosures for refuse receptacles having a waste receptacle withdrawn upon opening of the enclosure
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65F—GATHERING OR REMOVAL OF DOMESTIC OR LIKE REFUSE
    • B65F2220/00—Properties of refuse receptacles
    • B65F2220/124—Properties of refuse receptacles stackable

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  • the present invention concerns a device for containing waste particularly suited to be used in homes, offices or other public premises, especially for collecting light and bulky waste, like for example paper, cardboard, plastic, cans and the like.
  • the compactor generally comprises a moving plate arranged above the container, in which it can be thrusted using a manoeuvring grip that is accessible to a user and is connected to the compacting plate via a rod and/or lever mechanisms that push the plate towards the bottom of the container.
  • the compactor is associated with the cover that closes the upper loading mouth of the container.
  • the compacting plate itself serves as a cover for the container.
  • the plate is directly associated with the container by means of lever mechanisms that make it possible both to thrust the plate and compress the waste and to extract it from the container in order to clear its loading mouth, in such a way as to allow the waste to be delivered and the container to be emptied.
  • a drawback posed by both the embodiments described above is represented by the fact that they are not very practical, in fact it is necessary to lift the cover or plate in order to introduce the waste and to put it back when it is necessary to compress the waste.
  • the containers described above need some manoeuvring space above them, so that the cover or plate can be removed in the cases described above.
  • the container is housed in a case and more precisely it is hinged to the base of said case, in such a way as to be able to be extracted laterally, according to a so-called “transom” movement that makes its upper loading mouth accessible, Furthermore, a compacting plate arranged in the case is also provided, more precisely above the container's loading mouth.
  • the plate is connected to a rod that is slidingly associated with the upper wall of the case and that at its upper end is provided with a manoeuvring grip that projects from the case itself.
  • this embodiment poses a drawback, which is represented by the fact that it requires a manoeuvring space above the case for using the grip, and therefore the container cannot be arranged under a writing desk, a sink or in similar positions.
  • the present invention intends to overcome all the drawbacks of the known art as outlined above.
  • the waste containing device that is the subject of the invention since it does not require a manoeuvring space above it, it can be positioned in smaller spaces compared to the devices of known type. For example, advantageously, it can be fitted under a writing desk, table, sink or in other places where waste containers are usually positioned. In particular, advantageously, when the device is positioned under a writing desk the user can comfortably use it while he/she remains seated. Still advantageously, the upper wall of the device can be usefully exploited to place various objects thereon.
  • FIG. 1 shows an axonomethc view of the waste containing device that is the subject of the invention
  • FIG. 2 shows an axonomethc view of the device shown in Figure 1 , in a different operating configuration
  • - Figure 3 shows an exploded axonomethc view of the device shown in Figure 1 ;
  • Figure 9 shows an assembly comprising several devices of Figure 1 , stacked on one another;
  • It comprises a waste container 5, provided at the top with a loading mouth 5a, and a supporting case 2 provided with a front opening 2a defined between two opposing side walls 3, 4.
  • the container 5 is rotatingly connected to the case 2 via hinge means 7a that define, for the container 5, a horizontal rotation axis Y arranged at the level of the base B of the case 2.
  • the hinge means 7a preferably but not necessarily comprise pins belonging to the container 5, associated with seats created in the base B of the case 2.
  • the seats are preferably open at the top, in such a way as to allow the removal of the container 5 from the case 2, in order to advantageously allow it to be emptied.
  • the container 5 may also be connected to the supporting case 2 through sliding guides or any other connection means 7 instead of through hinge means 7a, provided that they make it possible to extract the container 5 from the case 2 in order to make its loading mouth 5a accessible.
  • the waste containing device 1 also comprises a compacting plate 8 associated with first guide means 9 that define a mainly vertical shifting direction X of the plate 8 in relation to the container 5.
  • the invention also comprises a manoeuvring grip 10 that can be reached by a user and is operatively associated with the compacting plate 8 via connection means 11 , in order to allow the user to thrust the plate 8 into the container 5 when it is necessary to compress the waste contained therein.
  • the above mentioned connection means 11 are arranged in the air spaces 12, 13 between the container 5 and each one of the two above mentioned side walls 3 and 4 of the case. The arrangement described above allows the connection means 11 to move at the sides of the container 5 and not above it.
  • connection means 11 comprise two shaped bodies 14 connected to the compacting plate 8, each one of which is arranged in one of said corresponding air space 12, 13 and cooperates with a corresponding extension 15 of the manoeuvring grip 10.
  • the shaped bodies 14 and the extensions 15 connect the manoeuvring grip 10 to the compacting plate 8, so that the vertical movement of the grip 10 shifts the plate 8 in the above mentioned shifting direction X.
  • the presence of two shaped bodies 14 and of two corresponding extensions 15 on opposite sides of the case 2 makes it possible to exert a considerable force on the compacting plate 8, thus favouring the compressing action.
  • construction variants of the invention may include a single shaped body 14 arranged in one of the air spaces 12 or 13 and associated with a corresponding extension 15 of the manoeuvring grip 10.
  • each one of them comprises two first projecting cores 14a, 14b that slidingly cooperate with a first reference profile 15a and a second reference profile 15b defined on the opposite upper and lower sides of the corresponding extension 15.
  • first reference profile 15a has a groove 23 at one end, suited to house the corresponding first projecting core 14a in order to push it during the downward movement of the grip 10.
  • both the first projecting cores 14a, 14b take part in the thrusting action of the compacting plate 8, thus allowing a particularly high compacting force to be exerted.
  • the first guide means 9 of the compacting plate 8 they comprise a second projecting core 14c belonging to each shaped body 14, sliding in a corresponding first guide groove 16 belonging to the side wall 3, 4 of the supporting case 2 facing said shaped body 14.
  • the first guide means 9 also comprise a third projecting core 14d, visible in Figure 3, which belongs to the shaped body 14 and is slidingly housed in a second guide groove 20 created in the container 5.
  • the first lower projecting core 14b and the third projecting core 14d preferably but not necessarily develop on opposite sides of the shaped body 14 and are aligned with each other. It is clear that the presence of the first upper projecting core 14a, of the second projecting core 14c and of the third projecting core 14d hold the plate 8 correctly oriented while it shifts vertically.
  • the manoeuvring grip 10 is preferably associated also with the container 5 through second guide means 17 which, though constraining it to the container 5, allow it to slide vertically and to operate the compacting plate 8.
  • the second guide means 17 comprise a guide profile 18 obtained on each side of the container 5, which cooperates with a corresponding counterprofile 19 created in the manoeuvring grip 10 and whose section matches the guide profile 19. Since the grip 10 is constrained to the container 5, it also serves to extract the container 5 from the case 2, as shown in Figures 7 and 8.
  • the above mentioned double function of the grip 10 makes the device 1 extremely compact.
  • the grip 10 also comprises an end-of-stroke profile 24 which advantageously prevents it from lowering during the rotation of the container 5.
  • the manoeuvring grip 10 is slidingly associated also with the supporting case 2 through third guide means 21.
  • the third guide means 21 work only when the manoeuvring grip 10 is lowered to operate the compacting plate 8, while when the grip 10 is pushed upwards it is released from the case 2, thus allowing the extraction of the container 5.
  • the third guide means 21 prevent the container 5 from being inadvertently extracted from the case 2 during the movement of the plate 8.
  • the first guide groove 16 on the compacting plate 8 comprises two sections 16a and 16b that are joined to each other, as shown in detail in Figure 4. During the vertical shifting of the compacting plate 8, the second projecting core 14c slides in the first section 16a, which develops mainly in the vertical direction.
  • the second section 16b which develops mainly horizontally, houses also the first upper projecting core 14a.
  • the two above mentioned projecting cores 14a and 14c slide inside the second section 16b of the first guide groove 16, advantageously maintaining the compacting plate 8 lifted, so that it does not interfere with the movement of the container 5.
  • the second section 16b of the first guide groove 16, however, is provided with a lower opening 25 to allow the first projecting core 14a to be lowered when the container 5 is positioned in the case 2, in such a way as to operate the compacting plate 8.
  • the second section 16b furthermore, has a curved configuration that determines the rotation of the compacting plate 8 during the extraction of the container 5, according to the explanation given below.
  • the first reference profile 15a of the manoeuvring grip 10 lifts the corresponding first projecting core 14a.
  • the first reference profile 15a has such a shape that the contact point P between the first reference profile 15a and the first projecting core 14a is at a minimum distance from the base B of the case 2 when the container 5 is arranged inside the case 2 itself, while this distance increases as the container
  • the first projecting core 14a When lifted, the first projecting core 14a is guided in the second section 16b of the first groove 16 towards the front opening 2a of the case 2.
  • the second projecting core 14c which also slides in the second section 16b, lowers down due to the curvature described above.
  • This lifting action offers the advantage of clearing the loading mouth 5a of the container 5 completely, in such a way as to favour the delivery of the waste contained therein.
  • the second guide groove 20 ensures the return of the plate 8 to its initial position during the insertion of the container 5 in the case 2.
  • the invention preferably but not necessarily includes also through slits 22 in the walls of the container 5, each one of which faces a corresponding side wall 3, 4 of the supporting case 2.
  • each shaped body 14 is connected to the compacting plate 8 through a connection element that, during the above mentioned vertical shifting, slides in the corresponding through slit 22.
  • connection elements between the shaped bodies 14 and the compacting plate 8 should be arranged at a sufficient distance from the upper edge of the container 5 to allow the complete shifting of the plate 8 along the shifting direction X.
  • the projecting cores 14a, 14b, 14c and 14d preferably have circular cross section. The circular cross section advantageously allows the projecting cores to slide more effectively inside the corresponding grooves.
  • the device 1 that is the subject of the invention offers the further advantage that the upper wall of the case 2 can be used as a supporting surface, since the manoeuvring grip 10 and the connection means 11 are arranged at the front and not on top of the case 2. Therefore, advantageously the upper wall of the device 1 can be provided with compartments 27, visible in Figures 1 -3 and 9, suited to accommodate various objects. Furthermore, another waste containing device of similar type can be positioned on the upper wall.
  • Figure 9 shows, by way of example, an assembly 50 comprising three stacked waste containing devices 1.
  • the waste containing device 1 of the invention preferably but not necessarily comprises joining means 26 arranged on the base B and on top of each supporting case 2.
  • the above mentioned joining means 26, partially visible in Figure 3 can be constituted, for example, by shaped profiles that are coupled with counterprofiles present on the opposite side of a second case 2.
  • a second embodiment of the waste containing device that is the subject of the invention, which is simpler to carry out than the previous embodiment, is shown in Figure 10 and indicated as a whole by 30.
  • the manoeuvring grip 31 is connected only to the compacting plate 32 but not to the container 34, which therefore is provided with a grip profile 34a for the extraction of the case 33.
  • the connection means 41 between the manoeuvring grip 31 and the compacting plate 32 comprise two shaped bodies 35 belonging to the plate 32, each one of which is provided with two first projecting cores 35a, 35b that define a guide channel 37.
  • a corresponding extension 36 of the manoeuvring grip 31 slides in the guide channel 37 and its cross section matches said guide channel 37.
  • the manoeuvring grip 31 can, therefore, be extracted from the case 33 independently of the container 34, according to a direction Z incident on the shifting direction X of the compacting plate 32.
  • the manoeuvring grip 31 can then be shifted vertically, thus allowing the compacting plate 32 to be lowered and lifted inside the container 34.
  • the compacting plate 32 is associated with first guide means 38 that comprise two second projecting cores 35c, 35d on each shaped body 35, each one of which is slidingly connected to a corresponding first guide groove 39, 40 created in the supporting case 33.
  • One of the first guide grooves 40 has a curvilinear profile which makes the corresponding second projecting core 35d slide according to a curvilinear trajectory.
  • the curvilinear trajectory makes it possible to rotate the compacting plate 32 when it is in the upper position, in order to reduce its vertical dimensions.
  • the rotation of the plate 32 makes it possible to exert a greater compacting force due to the effect of the considerable lever arm defined by the grip 31 when extracted, thus contributing to the achievement of the aim to make the device 30 of the invention more comfortable to use.
  • the user extracts the container 5, 34 from the case 2, 33 in order to deliver the waste, as exemplified in Figures 7, 8 and 12.
  • the user can operate the compacting plate 8, 32 acting on the manoeuvring grip 10, 31 , as can be observed in Figures 5, 6 and 1 1.
  • the waste containing device that is the subject of the invention may undergo further changes or modifications concerning, for example, the geometry, arrangement and number of the guide grooves provided in the device.

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Abstract

La présente invention concerne un dispositif destiné à contenir des déchets (1; 30), qui comprend les éléments suivants : un boîtier de support (2; 33) doté d’une ouverture avant (2a); un récipient (5; 34) pourvu à son sommet d’un orifice de chargement de déchets (5a), accueilli de manière amovible dans le boîtier de support (2; 33) par un moyen de raccordement (7) adapté pour permettre son extraction par l’ouverture avant (2a); une plaque de compactage de déchets (8; 32) associée à un premier moyen de guidage (9; 38); une poignée (10; 31) permettant de manœuvrer la plaque de compactage (8; 32); et des moyens (11; 41) permettant de raccorder la poignée de manœuvre (10; 31) à la plaque de compactage (8; 32). Les moyens de raccordement (11; 41) sont disposés dans les espaces vides (12, 13; 42, 43) délimités entre le récipient (5; 34) et chacune des parois latérales (3, 4) du boîtier de support (2; 33).
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ITVI20080051 ITVI20080051A1 (it) 2008-02-29 2008-02-29 Dispositivo portarifiuti con compattatore
PCT/EP2009/052351 WO2009106604A1 (fr) 2008-02-29 2009-02-27 Dispositif destiné à contenir des déchets et pourvu d’un compacteur

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