EP2386504B1 - Récipient de stockage de déchets multi-compartiments - Google Patents

Récipient de stockage de déchets multi-compartiments Download PDF

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EP2386504B1
EP2386504B1 EP11166128.6A EP11166128A EP2386504B1 EP 2386504 B1 EP2386504 B1 EP 2386504B1 EP 11166128 A EP11166128 A EP 11166128A EP 2386504 B1 EP2386504 B1 EP 2386504B1
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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
    • B65F3/001—Vehicles particularly adapted for collecting refuse for segregated refuse collecting, e.g. vehicles with several compartments
    • 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
    • B65F3/14—Vehicles particularly adapted for collecting refuse with devices for charging, distributing or compressing refuse in the interior of the tank of a refuse vehicle
    • B65F3/20—Vehicles particularly adapted for collecting refuse with devices for charging, distributing or compressing refuse in the interior of the tank of a refuse vehicle with charging pistons, plates, or the like
    • B65F3/201—Vehicles particularly adapted for collecting refuse with devices for charging, distributing or compressing refuse in the interior of the tank of a refuse vehicle with charging pistons, plates, or the like the charging pistons, plates or the like moving rectilinearly
    • 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
    • B65F3/14—Vehicles particularly adapted for collecting refuse with devices for charging, distributing or compressing refuse in the interior of the tank of a refuse vehicle
    • B65F3/20—Vehicles particularly adapted for collecting refuse with devices for charging, distributing or compressing refuse in the interior of the tank of a refuse vehicle with charging pistons, plates, or the like
    • B65F3/205—Vehicles particularly adapted for collecting refuse with devices for charging, distributing or compressing refuse in the interior of the tank of a refuse vehicle with charging pistons, plates, or the like with two or more movable and co-operating plates or the like for charging refuse from the loading hopper to the interior of a refuse vehicle
    • 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
    • B65F3/24—Vehicles particularly adapted for collecting refuse with devices for unloading the tank of a refuse vehicle
    • 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
    • B65F3/24—Vehicles particularly adapted for collecting refuse with devices for unloading the tank of a refuse vehicle
    • B65F3/28—Vehicles particularly adapted for collecting refuse with devices for unloading the tank of a refuse vehicle by a lengthwise movement of a wall, e.g. a plate, a piston, or the like

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  • the present invention relates to a multi-compartment recyclable refuse storage container for mounting on a wheeled chassis.
  • Such a multi-compartment recyclable refuse storage container for mounting on a wheeled chassis is generally of the type in which the storage container comprises a plurality of side-by-side in-line refuse receiving compartments mounted along the wheeled chassis from a proximal end to a distal end of the chassis.
  • An enclosed upper recyclable material compartment extending across some or all of the other refuse receiving compartments from adjacent the proximal end to the distal end of the chassis is also provided.
  • US-A-6027300 discloses such a multi-compartment recyclable refuse storage container in which some of the refuse contents is lifted into an enclosed upper recyclable material compartment by a lifting device through an opening in the floor of the enclosed upper recyclable material compartment.
  • the lifting device used in this prior art document is comprised of a complicated bucket and chain mechanism which is prone to mechanical failure.
  • the container which is a multi-compartment container usually has a number of compacting devices mounted in more than one compartment to facilitate crushing and compacting of the refuse which if not compacted would occupy too large a volume of the compartment. This is particularly the case with paper and cardboard where, for example, the cardboard is not pre-shredded but often is effectively an article of packaging with a considerable amount of voids.
  • Another example of articles which are difficult to handle include containers and bottles made of plastics material or metal such as beverage cans. Many of these articles are effectively sealed so that even when engaged by compactors, the articles do not compact or reduce in volume as they are sealed and prevented from doing so by virtue of being sealed. Additionally, the articles often have a considerable active memory.
  • a further problem with known refuse recycling containers is that the level of noise which emanates from the container when recyclable glass is emptied into the container exceeds regulatory stipulations. In Ireland and the UK, regulations state that the level of noise must be less than 85dB for an operator on a daily basis. Current multi-compartmental refuse recyclable container vehicles do not address this problem.
  • the present invention is directed to overcoming at least some of these problems and additionally providing a more efficient construction of multi-compartment recylable refuse storage container for mounting on a wheeled chassis.
  • the present invention is directed towards a multi-compartment recyclable refuse storage container for mounting on a wheeled chassis according to claim 1.
  • the lifting and compacting device forms part of the profile of the floor of the enclosed upper recyclable material compartment when in the lifted position. Therefore, this increases the capacity of the enclosed upper recyclable material compartment as a final load of recyclable material may be passed into the multi-compartmental recyclable refuse storage container and lifted up into the enclosed upper recyclable material compartment, compacted and then the lifting and compacting device is held in its extended, lifted position to hold the final load of the recyclable material up in the enclosed upper recyclable material compartment.
  • the lifting and compacting device may be a pantographic type of lifting and compacting device.
  • the pantographic type lifting and compacting device may be a scissors lift.
  • This is advantageous as scissor lifts are not prone to mechanical failure and are more reliable than the lifting devices known in the prior art.
  • scissor lifting devices have been dismissed as these types of lifting devices do not allow for continual operation. Namely, when the scissors lift is in a raised, extended position, recyclable material cannot be passed into the recyclable material compartment as the recyclable material compartment is-not ready to receive the recyclable material. The operator must wait for the scissor lift to be lowered so that the recyclable material can be placed into the area above the scissor lift.
  • the known lifting mechanisms do not have this disadvantage and therefore have been preferred to date as they offer a continual operation in that a never-ending loop of buckets are presented to the operator to allow the operator to pass recyclable material into the recyclable material compartment at any moment.
  • Using a scissor lift type of lifting device is counterintuitive to the teachings to date.
  • the enclosed upper recyclable material compartment comprises a pair of facing elongated sidewalls connecting the floor and the roof, a proximal end wall and a distal end wall having a discharge door; and the upper recyclable material compartment includes a recyclable material transferring device to move the recyclable material, after compaction, away from its proximal end wall towards its distal end wall.
  • the distal end wall of the upper recyclable material compartment further comprises an outwardly and downwardly extending L-shaped lip along its upper edge to receive and retain the discharge door in a closed and/or locked position.
  • L-shaped lip can hold the discharge door in a closed and locked position and any pressure exerted on the discharge door, which predominantly forms the distal end wall, by recyclable material which has been shifted down the enclosed upper recyclable material compartment by the recyclable material transferring device, will not cause the discharge door to inadvertently spring open.
  • the simple mechanical nature of the L-shaped lip ensures that a mechanical failure of the discharge door is extremely unlikely.
  • the roof above the opening incorporates a recyclable material piercing device onto which the recyclable material is directed by the lifting and compacting device.
  • a recyclable material piercing device onto which the recyclable material is directed by the lifting and compacting device.
  • the recyclable material piercing device comprises a plurality of downwardly directed spikes.
  • the recyclable material piercing device comprises a plurality of downwardly projecting spikes mounted on a base plate and projecting through a recyclable material engaging plate with biasing means urging the recyclable material engaging plate downwards against any recyclable material impinging thereon.
  • the biasing means comprises a plurality of springs each of which is mounted intermediate the roof of the upper recyclable material compartment and the recyclable material engaging plate.
  • the recyclable material piercing device comprises a plurality of pointed, replaceable tips mounted on a plurality of cylinder shafts which form part of a plurality of cylinders.
  • one of the recyclable refuse receiving compartments is a paper receiving compartment
  • the paper receiving compartment comprises a two-part floor, a proximal end wall mounting one part of the two-part floor, a distal hinge mounted door mounting the other part of the two-part floor, and, a pair of facing sidewalls connecting the proximal end wall to the distal hinge mounted door.
  • the two-part of floor is seen to be an advantage over known prior art containers as the split caused by the two-part floor allows compressed paper to be easily ejected from the paper receiving compartment.
  • the paper receiving compartment houses a paper compacting device which acts downwardly to compact paper against the two-part floor.
  • a paper compacting device which acts downwardly to compact paper against the two-part floor.
  • the one part of the two-part floor mounted on the proximal end wall is downwardly pivotable relative to the proximal end wall. Again, this further assists with ejection of the compressed paper from the paper receiving compartment.
  • the paper receiving compartment further comprising at least one set of compressed paper locking pins movable laterally with respect to the movement of the paper on compression to hold compressed paper in position upon the paper compacting device being withdrawn on completion of a compression cycle.
  • At least one of the refuse receiving compartments is a flowable material receiving compartment and includes an additional refuse receiving wheel-mounted stillage whereby the flowable material is delivered into the wheel-mounted container for subsequent removal; whereby, the additional refuse receiving wheel-mounted stillage comprises a receiving means to allow the refuse receiving wheel-mounted stillage to be lifted and locked into the flowable material receiving compartment.
  • the recyclable refuse storage container comprises a recyclable glass receiving compartment having a mounting plate which pivots outwardly to receive and secure a recyclable glass bin, and, a sound reducing curtain to cover the gap formed when the mounting plate is outwardly pivoted from a supporting frame of the recyclable glass receiving compartment;
  • the mounting plate comprises a recyclable glass receiving opening formed therein which allows recyclable glass pass from the recyclable glass bin to the recyclable glass receiving compartment, recyclable glass bin retaining means provided on its outer face to secure the recyclable glass bin, and, an arcuate chute surrounding the recyclable glass receiving opening and projecting inwardly from its inner face; whereby, the mounting plate and/or the arcuate chute are arranged to only direct recyclable glass from the recyclable glass bin to the recyclable glass receiving compartment when a discharge end of the arcuate chute has been pivoted inwardly beyond the plane of the sound reducing curtain.
  • the recyclable glass receiving compartment further comprises gas struts to assist with pivoting the mounting plate having the recyclable glass bin secured thereto from a lowered, open position to a raised, closed position. This is advantageous as is assists the operator to raise the mounting plate from its lowered, outwardly pivoted position to the raised, closed position.
  • a multi-compartment recyclable refuse storage container indicated generally by the reference numeral 1 mounted on a wheeled chassis, indicated generally by the reference numeral 2.
  • the wheeled chassis 2 in this embodiment is a vehicle only the wheels 3a and cab 3b of which are illustrated.
  • the storage container 1 comprises a plurality of side-by-side in-line refuse receiving compartments, namely a packaging receiving compartment 5, a flowable material receiving compartment 6, a glass material receiving compartment 7, a further flowable material receiving compartment 6 and a paper receiving compartment 8 extending from a proximal end 9 of the storage container 1 towards a distal end 10 together with an enclosed upper recyclable material compartment 11 extending across some or all of the other refuse receiving compartments 5, 6, 7 and 8.
  • each of the refuse receiving compartments 5, 6, 7 and 8 all have hinged main doors 15 which in turn include smaller hinged refuse receiving flaps 16.
  • Some or all of the doors 15 and flaps 16 may be duplicated on the opposite side of the container 1 while some of the compartments may in fact be divided into two by divider walls.
  • the paper receiving compartment 8 comprises a two-part floor wherein one part 28 of the two-part floor is connected to a proximal end wall 21 and an other part 27 of the two-part wall is connected to a hinge mounted door 24.
  • One part 28 of the floor is pivotable relative to the proximal end wall 21.
  • the one part 28 is shown in its downwardly pivoted position in Figures 3a and 3b .
  • a vertically arranged compacting plate 22 is mounted on an actuating scissors mechanism 23 in the paper receiving compartment 8.
  • the compacting plate 22 is shown in its downwardly extended position in Figure 3b .
  • the compacting place 22 is used to contact and compress paper in the paper receiving compartment 8, and it is also used to assist with ejecting paper from the paper receiving compartment 8.
  • a paper compartment cylinder 29 is connected intermediate a proximal end of the proximal end wall 21 and a proximal end of the one part 28 of the floor.
  • the paper receiving compartment 8 in more detail comprising a one piece floor 20 which connects with a proximal end wall 21 and a paper compacting device comprising a vertically arranged compacting plate 22 on an actuating scissors mechanism 23.
  • a further hinge mounted door 24 is provided.
  • the floor 20 may preferably form part of the hinge mounted door 24 so as to form a cantilevered L-shaped rear door.
  • Dowels may be provided on one or both of the floor 20 of the rear door and/or the proximal end wall 21 to allow the floor 20 to solidly interlock with the proximal end wall 21.
  • locking pins 26 are provided to allow a user (not shown) to pass the locking pins 26 through bushes 25 on the hinge mounted door 24 so as to prevent the paper, which can have a strong memory for shape, from expanding back up to fill the paper receiving compartment 8 after the compacting plate 22 has compressed the paper.
  • the locking pins ensure that a maximum amount of paper can be held in the paper receiving compartment 8 as the compartment will not appear full due to paper expanding after compression.
  • a plurality of bushings 25 may be provided at differing heights to accommodate the locking pins 26 at different heights as the paper receiving compartment 8 fills up. It will be appreciated that receptive blind holes will be provided opposite the bushings 25 to receive the tips of the locking pins 26.
  • the upper recyclable material compartment 11 comprises a floor 30, a roof 31 a pair of facing elongate sidewalls 32 connecting the floor 30 and the roof 31 and a proximal end wall 33 and a distal end wall 34.
  • the roof 31 and sidewalls 32 may be preferably be constructed from a plurality of sheets of stainless steel so as to facilitate and quick and relatively inexpensive replacement of just a portion of a sidewall or roof should that portion, which is to say plate of stainless steel, become damaged.
  • the roof 31 and sidewalls 32 and distal end wall 34 may be advantageously constructed so as to form a single structure which may be removed from the storage container 1 to allow easy access to other components of the storage container 1 for maintenance and the like.
  • the proximal end wall 33 mounts a recyclable material transferring device, indicated generally by the reference numeral 35 comprising in this embodiment a compacting plate 36 on an actuating scissors mechanism 37.
  • the distal end wall 34 mounts a hinged discharge door 38 which effectively provides substantially the entire distal end wall 34 in this embodiment.
  • the discharge door 38 in one embodiment has tapered dowel pins which locate in a tapered section at the bottom of the distal end wall 34. The purpose is to ensure that the discharge door 38 is firmly locked in position during compaction as will be described below.
  • An opening 39 in the form of a hole is provided in the floor 30 connecting the upper recyclable material compartment 11 to the recyclable material receiving compartment 5.
  • the distal end wall 34 which is predominantly formed by the discharge door 38 is open, closed and locked using a single hydraulic cylinder 44.
  • the hydraulic cylinder 44 is connected to the discharge door 38 via a linkage mechanism 45, 46, 47 which passes through a pair of rollers 48a, 48b.
  • the discharge door 38 is hinged in slotted mountings 49a which allow the discharge door 38 to travel upwardly and downwardly relative to the container 1.
  • An L-shaped lip 49b acts as a catch along an upper edge of the distal end wall 34 of the enclosed upper recyclable material compartment 11.
  • the refuse receiving compartment 5 incorporates a lifting and compacting device indicated generally by the reference numeral 40.
  • the lifting and compacting device 40 comprises a plate 41 having inclined end walls 42 mounted on a pantographic like device such as a scissors lift mechanism 43.
  • the product piercing device 50 comprises a base plate 51 for mounting on the roof 31.
  • the base plate 51 carries a plurality of downwardly projecting spikes 52 which, in turn, carry a recyclable material engaging plate 53 urged away from the base plate 51 by biasing means, indicated generally by the reference numeral 54 in this case springs 55.
  • FIG. 14 there is illustrated an alternative construction of recyclable material piercing device, indicated generally by the reference numeral 60 which comprises a plurality of sealed pneumatic cylinders 61.
  • Each pneumatic cylinder 61 comprises a downwardly acting cylinder shaft 62 which comprises a pointed, replaceable tip 63.
  • FIG. 16 there is illustrated a flowable material receiving wheel mounted stillage indicated generally by the reference numeral 70 having an inlet door 72 which stillage 70 is so constructed as to fit snugly in the flowable material compartment 6 with the inlet door 72 coinciding with the inlet flaps 16 in the door 15.
  • the wheel mounted stillage 70 has sockets 73 for reception of the tines of a forklift truck (not shown).
  • the flowable material receiving wheel mounted stillage 70 further comprises a lip 74 to receive a locking bar (not shown).
  • a lifting mechanism indicated generally by reference numeral 75 is shown to lift and lock the flowable material receiving wheel mounted stillage 70 into the flowable material compartment 6.
  • the lifting mechanism 75 lowers the flowable material receiving wheel mounted stillage 70 as indicated by reference arrow A and allows flowable material receiving wheel mounted stillages 70 on both sides of the multi-compartment recyclable refuse storage container 1 to be wheeled away as indicated by reference arrows B.
  • the lifting mechanism 75 comprises a drive mechanism, such as a hydraulic cylinder 77 to raise and lower a pair of locking bars 78, which are dimensioned to inter-engage in a complementary manner with lips 74 on the wheel mounted stillages 70 on either side of the multi-compartment recyclable refuse storage container 1.
  • Guide rails 76 are also provided to assist with security mounting the flowable material receiving wheel mounted stillages 70 on to the chassis of the multi-compartment recyclable refuse storage container 1.
  • a recyclable glass receiving compartment which comprises an outer frame 82 which pivotably mounts a mounting plate 83.
  • the mounting plate 83 pivots outwardly to receive and secure a recyclable glass bin 84.
  • the mounting plate 83 comprises a recyclable glass receiving opening 87 which allows recyclable glass to pass through from the recyclable glass bin 84 into a storage bucket (not shown) in the recyclable glass receiving compartment.
  • the mounting plate 83 comprises recyclable glass bin retaining means 85a, 85b on its outer face which act to receive and secure the recyclable glass bin 84 to the mounting plate 83. At least one of the recyclable glass bin retaining means 85a, 85b may be a movable spring biased retaining means.
  • An arcuate chute 86 extends from an inner face of the mounting plate 83.
  • the arcuate chute 86 surrounds the recyclable glass receiving opening 87.
  • the outer face of the mounting plate 83 is not truly horizontal, the outer face of the mounting plate 83 is angled so that the mounting plate 83 must be pivoted to a predetermined angle before any glass will fall out of the recyclable glass bin 84 and pass through the recyclable glass receiving opening 87.
  • a strip curtain is provided in the recyclable glass receiving compartment to minimise the amount of noise which emanates from within the recyclable glass receiving compartment and which can be heard by an operator.
  • brush curtains 88a, 88b are provided on either side of the mounting plate 83 within the outer frame 82 to assist with the reduction of noise which can be heard by an operator and for safety purposes.
  • Gas struts 89a, 89b are also provided to assist an operator (not shown) to lift the mounting plate 83 from a lowered, open position to a raised, closed position. This is important as there may be up to 15 kg of glass and/or other recyclable materials in the recycling bin which is connected to the mounting plate 83. It will be appreciated that other types of recycling bins and retaining means may be used.
  • a handle (not shown) may be provided to assist an operator to pull the mounting plate 83 into an open position.
  • a recyclable glass receiving compartment formed as a glass material recycling stillage indicated generally by reference numeral 90 having an inlet drawer 91.
  • the inlet drawer 91 is dimensioned to form a tight fit with the glass material recycling stillage 90 so as to reduce the noise emanating from the stillage 90 as the glass is emptied into the stillage 90.
  • a legal recommendation is that noise levels which users of the recycling vehicle are exposed to on a daily basis should not exceed 85dB.
  • the stillage 90 is so constructed as to fit snugly in the glass material compartment 7. It will also be noted that the stillage 90 has a plurality of brushes 92 to assist with noise reduction as glass is emptied on top of glass already in the stillage 90.
  • refuse is delivered from domestic houses, commercial properties or other premises into designated refuse receiving compartments whether it be packaging, general refuse, paper or indeed glass products as almost certainly one or more of the refuse receiving compartments will be designated for receiving the latter product.
  • paper is passed into the paper receiving compartment 8.
  • the paper is compressed using the compression device 22, 23 by extending the compression device 22, 23 using the scissors lift downwardly towards the floor of the paper receiving compartment 8.
  • the paper compartment hydraulic cylinder 29 is shown to be connected intermediate a proximal end of the proximal end wall 21 and a proximal end of one part 28 of the floor.
  • One part 28 of the floor interconnects with the other part 27 of the floor in such a manner that the two-part floor cannot open inadvertently through mechanical failure.
  • the interlocking mechanism comprises overlapping, abutting edges which do not allow the hinge mounted door 24 to pivot outwardly open.
  • the paper compartment hydraulic cylinder 29 is extended to slightly lift the one part 28 of the floor upward, thus releasing the hinge mounted door 24 to pivot outwardly as shown in Figure 3e .
  • the paper compartment hydraulic cylinder 29 is then withdrawn to pivot the one part 28 of the floor downwardly to assist the compressed paper in being ejected from the paper receiving compartment 8 as shown in Figure 3f .
  • paper is passed into the paper receiving compartment 8 through flaps 16.
  • the paper is compressed using the compression device 22, 23 by extending the compression device 22, 23 using the scissors lift downwardly towards the floor 20 of the paper receiving compartment 8.
  • the locking pins 26 may be inserted through the bushings 25 which are located on the hinge mounted door 24. It will be appreciated that the use of these horizontally arranged compressed paper locking pins 26 for retaining compressed paper and cardboard will eliminate spring back caused by material memory will greatly increase the capacity.
  • the hinge mounted door 24 is opened as shown in Figure 6 .
  • the compression device 22, 23 is extended in order to assist the paper out of the paper receiving compartment 8. It will be understood that the proximal end wall 21 will direct the paper out would leave from the paper receiving compartment 8. It will also be appreciated that using the compression device 22, 23 to discharge the paper and cardboard is particularly efficient.
  • at least one set of compressed paper locking pins 26 movable laterally with respect to the movement of the paper on compression to support compressed paper on the paper compacting device 22, 23 will be provided and are designed and controlled to be withdrawn on completion of a compression cycle.
  • the hydraulic cylinder 44 in order to open the discharge door 38, the hydraulic cylinder 44 extends the cylinder shaft 45. Due to the linkage mechanism 46, 47 and the rollers 48a and 48b, the weight of the discharge door 38 causes the discharge door 38 to travel downwardly in the slotted mountings 49a. This downward movement unlocks the discharge door 38. As the hydraulic cylinder shaft 45 further extends, the discharge door 38 pivots outwardly into a partially open position as shown in Figure 9 . It will be appreciated that in the fully open position, the discharge door 38 will pivot to at least a horizontal level, and preferably to below the horizontal level. When the discharge door 38 is to be closed, the hydraulic cylinder 44 is activated to retract the hydraulic cylinder shaft 45.
  • the hydraulic cylinder shaft 45 pulls the linkage mechanism 46, 47 through the rollers 48a and 48b.
  • the discharge door 38 is first pivoted back into a closed position, and then due to the continued retraction of the hydraulic cylinder shaft 45 by the hydraulic cylinder 44, the discharge door at 38 is shifted slightly upwardly so that the upper edge of the discharge door at 38 extends into the L-shaped lip 49b which acts as a safety catch.
  • the plate 41 when the plate 41 is lowered to coincide with the floor 30 covering the opening 39, the plate 41 acts as a part of an extended floor in the upper recyclable material compartment 11.
  • the plate 41 In known kerbside recycling vehicles, it is common for up to 17% of the length of the upper recyclable material compartment 11 to be used to accommodate a lifting and compacting device to lift packaging materials into the upper recyclable material compartment. Therefore, on the last lift of packaging materials into the upper recyclable material compartment 11, the plate 41 may be held in a raised state coincident with the floor 30 of the upper recyclable material compartment 11 to lengthen the effective floor area of the upper recyclable material compartment 11.
  • the product piercing devices 50 and 60 as illustrated in Figures 13 and 14 respectively.
  • the product piercing device 50 as the recyclable material is being pushed up towards the roof 31 it will impinge against the spikes 52 which will penetrate the packaging which would then be forced further onto the spikes 52 pushing the product engaging plate 53 towards the base plate 51 which will compress the springs 54.
  • the springs will 54 will urge the product engaging plate 53 down over the spikes 52 to release the pierced recyclable material.
  • each pneumatic cylinder 61 is activated to extend its shaft 62 downwardly into the recyclable material.
  • the pointed, replaceable tips 63 pierce the recyclable material.
  • the product engaging place 64 will release the pierced recyclable material from the tips 63.
  • the flowable material receiving wheel mounted stillage 70 is held aloft from the ground by a lifting and locking mechanism 75.
  • the locking mechanism 75 is lowered by a pneumatic cylinder 77 to lower the flowable material receiving wheel mounted stillage 70 into contact with the ground.
  • the lip 74 on the flowable material receiving wheel mounted stillage 70 disengages from the locking bar 78 on the locking mechanism 75.
  • the flowable material receiving wheel mounted stillage 70 may be then wheeled away by a user to be emptied in a particular recycling area, remote from the storage container 1.
  • the locking bar 78 may extend along the length of the storage container 1 so that all of the stillages that are lifted and locked into place will be contemporaneously lowered to ground level and released so as to be removable from their compartments respectively.
  • individual locking mechanisms may be used for each stillage in each particular compartment. Hooks, loops, or other such receiving means may be used instead of the lip 78. It is envisaged that the additional locking mechanisms may be activated to securely hold the spillage in place as the storage container 1 is in movement.
  • an operator having secured the recyclable glass bin 84 to the mounting plate 83, closes the mounting plate 83.
  • the free end of the arcuate chute 86 passes through the plane of the outer frame 82 so that the noise reducing strip curtain (not shown) forms a loose seal around the arcuate chute 86 to minimise the made of noise which can emanate from the recyclable glass receiving compartment to be heard by the operator.
  • the gas struts 89a, 89b assist the operator to pivot the mounting plate 83 upwards with the weight of the recyclable glass bin 84 attached to the mounting plate 83.
  • this embodiment is extremely advantageous due to the significant amount of noise reduction which is achieved through the design of the mounting plate 83, the arcuate chute 86 and the use of a strip curtain and brush curtains 88a, 88b.
  • the operation of an alternative glass material recycling stillage 90 will now be described hereinunder with reference to Figures 28 and 29a to 29c .
  • Glass is placed into the inlet drawer 91 of the glass material recycling stillage 90.
  • the inlet drawer 91 is hinged to the stillage 90.
  • the inlet drawer 91 comprises a glass receiving bucket 93. When the bucket 93 is full, the inlet drawer 91 is rotated so as to dispose of the glass in the bucket 93 into the stillage 90.
  • the inlet drawer 91 and the glass receiving bucket 93 are designed such that no material is released from the bucket 93 until a front face 94 of the inlet drawer 91 has passed the outward face 95 of the stillage 90. In this manner, due to the tight fitting nature of the inlet drawer 91 to the stillage 90, a reduced level of noise from the glass falling and breaking within the stillage 90 will emanated from the stillage 90. Additionally, the brushes 92 will also reduce the level of noise. In a preferred embodiment, natural rubber may line the bucket 93, the inner part of the stillage 90 so as to further reduce the level of noise.
  • the glass receiving compartments and/or stillages may be advantageous located adjacent wheeled axels of the container 1 for a load-bearing purposes.
  • compartments will be so constructed as to have smoothed inner faces so as to avoid refuse been trapped on protrusions.
  • hydraulic or pneumatic cylinders will be used to open and close the doors which generally will be as wide as possible to prevent the necessity of an operator having to leave a vehicle cab.
  • the control for all operations including compaction transfer and discharge will be controlled electronically.
  • the standard CanBus protocol will be used to provide an icon based control system to an operator in the vehicle cab.
  • a display screen of the icon based control system would show the operator the current status of an ongoing operation, any faulty components such as a transducer, a solenoid, a valve and the like to allow for a quick replacement of the broken component part.
  • the kerbside cycling vehicle may comprise an air axle on the chassis which acts to lower the ride height of the kerbside recycling vehicle when the vehicle is in a stationary position.
  • This control may be incorporated into the CanBus control mechanism and may be automatically activated when the kerbside recycling vehicle is programmed to be in a refuse collection operative state.
  • the reduction in ride height of the vehicle will allow easier access to the refuse receiving flaps for operators.
  • the ride height may be increased to a normal operating level again should the speed of the vehicle increase above a predetermined threshold, such as 5 km/h.
  • the container 1 will be manufactured from lightweight stainless steel with high-strength space framed twin skin construction with the sheeting forming the sides of the container and made for easy removal and replacement of damaged panels and components.
  • strip curtains such as those commonly found in the entrance way to cold rooms, maybe alternatively used.
  • wheeled chassis includes not just simply a trailer mounted on wheels for towing behind a vehicle, but also a vehicle itself and any other form of transporting device or equipment. Indeed, one could well envisage situations where the chassis would not have wheels would simply be loaded on an off a transport vehicle while resting on skids. However, in general the chassis would-be wheeled trailers or vehicles. Thus, the term “wheeled chassis” must be accorded the widest possible interpretation.
  • distal and proximal are essentially used for convenience and do not, strictly speaking, in any way limit the invention in the sense that something should always be at one particular end of a vehicle or container.

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  1. Contenant de stockage (1) de déchets recyclables à plusieurs compartiments à des fins de montage sur un châssis à roues (2) ce par quoi le contenant de stockage (1) comporte :
    une pluralité de compartiments de réception de déchets recyclables (5, 6, 7, 8) disposés en un alignement et côte-à-côte au niveau inférieur et s'étendant depuis une extrémité proximale (9) jusqu'à une extrémité distale (10) du contenant de stockage (1) et adaptés à des fins de montage sur le châssis à roues (2) ;
    un compartiment fermé pour matériaux recyclables au niveau supérieur (11) s'étendant en travers d'un ou plusieurs des compartiments de réception de déchets recyclables (5, 6, 7, 8) disposés en un alignement et côte-à-côte au niveau inférieur ; ce par quoi,
    le compartiment de réception de déchets recyclables au niveau inférieur (5) situé au niveau de l'extrémité proximale (9) du contenant de stockage (1) de déchets est en communication avec le compartiment fermé pour matériaux recyclables au niveau supérieur (11) au travers d'une ouverture (39) dans le plancher (30) du compartiment fermé pour matériaux recyclables au niveau supérieur (11) ;
    caractérisé en ce que
    le contenant de stockage (1) comporte par ailleurs un dispositif de levage et de compactage (40) servant à soulever des matériaux recyclables depuis le compartiment de réception de déchets recyclables au niveau inférieur (5) jusque dans le compartiment fermé pour matériaux recyclables au niveau supérieur (11) au travers de l'ouverture (39), et servant à compacter les matériaux recyclables contre le toit (31) du compartiment pour matériaux recyclables au niveau supérieur (11).
  2. Contenant de stockage (1) de déchets recyclables à plusieurs compartiments selon la revendication 1, dans lequel :
    le compartiment fermé pour matériaux recyclables au niveau supérieur (11) comporte une paire de parois latérales allongées orientées l'une vers l'autre (32) reliant le plancher (30) et le toit (31), une paroi d'extrémité proximale (33) et une paroi d'extrémité distale (34) ayant une porte de décharge (38) ; et
    le compartiment pour matériaux recyclables au niveau supérieur (11) comprend un dispositif de transfert de matériaux recyclables (35) servant à déplacer les matériaux recyclables, après compactage, à distance de sa paroi d'extrémité proximale (33) vers sa paroi d'extrémité distale (34).
  3. Contenant de stockage (1) de déchets recyclables à plusieurs compartiments selon la revendication 2, dans lequel la paroi d'extrémité distale (34) du compartiment pour matériaux recyclables au niveau supérieur (11) comporte par ailleurs une lèvre en forme de L s'étendant vers l'extérieur et vers le bas (49b) le long de son bord supérieur pour recevoir et retenir la porte de décharge (38) dans une position fermée.
  4. Contenant de stockage (1) de déchets recyclables à plusieurs compartiments selon la revendication 1, dans lequel le toit (31) au-dessus de l'ouverture (39) incorpore un dispositif de perçage de matériaux recyclables (50, 60) sur lequel les matériaux recyclables sont dirigés par le dispositif de levage et de compactage (40).
  5. Contenant de stockage (1) de déchets recyclables à plusieurs compartiments selon la revendication 4, dans lequel le dispositif de perçage de matériaux recyclables (50) comporte une pluralité de pics dirigés vers le bas (52).
  6. Contenant de stockage (1) de déchets recyclables à plusieurs compartiments selon la revendication 4 ou la revendication 5, dans lequel le dispositif de perçage de matériaux recyclables (50) comporte une pluralité de pics faisant saillie vers le bas (52) montés sur une plaque de base (51) et faisant saillie au travers d'une plaque de mise en prise de matériaux recyclables (53) munie d'un moyen de sollicitation (54) sollicitant la plaque de mise en prise de matériaux recyclables (53) vers le bas contre tout matériau recyclable venant empiéter dessus.
  7. Contenant de stockage (1) de déchets recyclables à plusieurs compartiments selon la revendication 6, dans lequel le moyen de sollicitation (54) comporte une pluralité de ressorts (55) dont chacun est monté entre le toit (31) du compartiment pour matériaux recyclables au niveau supérieur (11) et la plaque de mise en prise de matériaux recyclables (53).
  8. Contenant de stockage (1) de déchets recyclables à plusieurs compartiments selon la revendication 4, dans lequel le dispositif de perçage de matériaux recyclables (60) comporte une pluralité de pointes remplaçables pointues (63) montées sur une pluralité d'arbres de cylindre qui font partie d'une pluralité de cylindres (61).
  9. Contenant de stockage (1) de déchets recyclables à plusieurs compartiments selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans lequel l'un des compartiments de réception de déchets recyclables (6, 7, 8) est un compartiment de réception de papier (8), ce par quoi le compartiment de réception de papier (8) comporte un plancher en deux parties, une paroi d'extrémité proximale (21) à des fins de montage d'une partie (28) du plancher en deux parties, une porte montée par charnière distale (24) à des fins de montage de l'autre partie (27) du plancher en deux parties, et une paire de parois latérales orientées l'une vers l'autre reliant la paroi d'extrémité proximale (21) sur la porte montée par charnière distale (24).
  10. Contenant de stockage (1) de déchets recyclables à plusieurs compartiments selon la revendication 9, dans lequel le compartiment de réception de papier (8) loge un dispositif de compactage de papier qui agit vers le bas à des fins de compactage du papier contre le plancher en deux parties.
  11. Contenant de stockage (1) de déchets recyclables à plusieurs compartiments selon la revendication 9 ou la revendication 10, dans lequel ladite une partie (28) du plancher en deux parties montée sur la paroi d'extrémité proximale (21) est en mesure de pivoter vers le bas par rapport à la paroi d'extrémité proximale (21).
  12. Contenant de stockage (1) de déchets recyclables à plusieurs compartiments selon les revendications 9 à 11, le compartiment de réception de papier (8) comportant par ailleurs au moins un ensemble de broches de blocage de papier comprimé (26) en mesure de se déplacer dans le sens latéral par rapport au mouvement du papier lors de la compression pour tenir le papier comprimé en position dès que le dispositif de compactage de papier est retiré à la fin d'un cycle de compression.
  13. Contenant de stockage (1) de déchets recyclables à plusieurs compartiments selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans lequel au moins l'un des compartiments de réception de déchets (6, 7, 8) est un compartiment de réception de matériaux fluides (6) et comprend une plate-forme supplémentaire de réception de déchets montée sur roues (70) ce par quoi les matériaux fluides sont acheminés dans un contenant monté sur roues à des fins de retrait ultérieur ; ce par quoi, la plate-forme supplémentaire de réception de déchets montée sur roues (70) comporte un moyen de réception permettant à la plate-forme de réception de déchets montée sur roues (70) d'être soulevée et verrouillée dans le compartiment de réception de matériaux fluides (6).
  14. Contenant de stockage (1) de déchets recyclables à plusieurs compartiments selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans lequel le contenant de stockage (1) de déchets recyclables comporte un compartiment de réception de verre recyclable (7) ayant une plaque de montage (83) qui pivote vers l'extérieur pour recevoir et assujettir une caisse pour verre recyclable (84), et un rideau d'isolement acoustique servant à recouvrir l'espace formé quand la plaque de montage (83) est pivotée vers l'extérieur depuis un cadre de support (82) du compartiment de réception de verre recyclable ;
    la plaque de montage (83) comporte une ouverture de réception de verre recyclable (87) formée dans celle-ci qui permet au verre recyclable de passer de la caisse pour verre recyclable (84) au compartiment de réception de verre recyclable (7), des moyens de retenue (85a, 85b) de caisse pour verre recyclable étant mis en oeuvre sur sa face extérieure pour assujettir la caisse pour verre recyclable (84), et une trémie arquée (86) entourant l'ouverture de réception de verre recyclable (87) et faisant saillie vers l'intérieur depuis sa face intérieure ; ce par quoi,
    la plaque de montage (83) et/ou la trémie arquée (86) sont agencées pour uniquement diriger le verre recyclable depuis la caisse pour verre recyclable (84) jusqu'au compartiment de réception de verre recyclable (7) quand une extrémité de décharge de la trémie arquée (86) a été pivotée vers l'intérieur au-delà du plan du rideau d'isolement acoustique.
  15. Contenant de stockage (1) de déchets recyclables à plusieurs compartiments selon la revendication 14, dans lequel le compartiment de réception de verre recyclable (7) comporte par ailleurs des amortisseurs à gaz (89a, 89b) servant à des fins d'assistance au levage de la plaque de montage (83) ayant la caisse pour verre recyclable (84) assujettie sur celle-ci depuis une position ouverte abaissée jusqu'à une position fermée relevée.
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