Classifications

• • 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
  • B65F3/24—Vehicles particularly adapted for collecting refuse with devices for unloading the tank of a refuse vehicle
  • B65F3/26—Vehicles particularly adapted for collecting refuse with devices for unloading the tank of a refuse vehicle by tipping the tank
• • 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
  • B65F2003/006—Constructional features relating to the tank of the refuse vehicle
  • B65F2003/008—Constructional features relating to the tank of the refuse vehicle interchangeable
• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
  • B65F—GATHERING OR REMOVAL OF DOMESTIC OR LIKE REFUSE
  • B65F2210/00—Equipment of refuse receptacles
  • B65F2210/108—Authorization means
• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
  • B65F—GATHERING OR REMOVAL OF DOMESTIC OR LIKE REFUSE
  • B65F2210/00—Equipment of refuse receptacles
  • B65F2210/124—Counting means
• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
  • B65F—GATHERING OR REMOVAL OF DOMESTIC OR LIKE REFUSE
  • B65F2210/00—Equipment of refuse receptacles
  • B65F2210/172—Solar cells

Definitions

• This invention is a collection method and a multitank for the separate collection of solid urban waste.
• the method uses a mobile apparatus that can be moved onto and off of a relative means of transport .
• a recognised method for activating the separate collection of solid urban waste is the transfer of a series of waste accumulation containers near the home of those for whom the collection service is provided.
• the containers are autonomous and in general differ from each other because of their shape and dimensions, and are recognisable in relation to the different types of refuse they are to contain.
• the Company in charge of the collecting service reaches the house containers daily using specialised means with particular eguipment for grasping, moving and unloading the containers near the served housing area; same specialised means is equipped with a bin for the collective accumulation and possible compacting of the refuse that is collected from the various household containers.
• the collection service empties the containers, according to the type of refuse to be collected, near each housing area daily.
• the emptied containers are then repositioned in the housing area, in which they remain for the use of the local users, until the next emptying which will be automatically proposed when all the different types of container have been alternated in an orderly manner in the programmed sequence of periodic emptying.
• a first problem is determined by the fact that the refuse is collected separately for recycling and this is done on a daily basis depending upon the specific kind of refuse collected that specific day, the daily recurrence of collecting a pluralism of differently separated refuse follows a multi-daily periodicity; periodicity that extends accordingly to the selection of refuse separated by home users .
• the primary purpose of this invention is to eliminate these problems using a collection method and collecting equipment that make it possible to collect refuse separately with simultaneous collection of the various types of refuse coming from local home producers, domestic and not.
• Another purpose of the invention is to simplify the collecting system equipment, making it constructively simpler, less costly and easier, and making handling more economic and faster, being possible even with a single operator who is trained to collect m less time than that required for collection using traditional methods.
• Yet another purpose is to make available smaller containers for tne separate collection of refuse but with the same accumulation capacity as the noted containers; with an intrinsically tidy configuration and a pleasant aesthetic aspect the containers become less disturbing in the surrounding environment.
• a further purpose of this invention is to permit the easy, fast and economic cleaning and disinfection of the containers to protect the health of both humans and animals and the conservation integrity of the natural environment.
• consent with the invention these purposes are reached using a collection method and apparatus, the characteristics of which are shown in one or more of the attached claims.
• FIG. 1 - figures 1, 2 and 3 are perspective views of an apparatus showing the invention represented in its entirety during different operation phases.
• FIG. 4-10 schematically illustrate a succession of phases in which the collection method of the solid urban refuse using the apparatus demonstrated in the previous figures is shown.
• position 1 of figure 1 shows a whole apparatus for the separate collection of solid urban refuse that is essentially made up of a structure (3) with removable multitanks that can be removed from and transported on the plane (11) of a vehicle (2) and which can be loaded onto and unloaded from same plane (11) using autonomous first movement devices (7) with which the structure (3) is equipped.
• the multitank structure (3) essentially includes a variety of independent tanks (4), for example five tanks, made preferably from a lightweight aluminium alloy, each of which contains a single type of solid urban refuse from among the typical selection of refuse that is habitually thrown away by the producers of same refuse in a separate collection context.
• the multitank structure (3) includes a smooth, horizontal frame (13), preferably made from steel, structured in a suitable manner for giving collective support to the tanks (4), positioned one beside the other above the frame (13) .
• the previously mentioned first movement devices (7) are connected to the frame (13) .
• These first movement devices (7) are solidly realised preferably in the shape of four linear actuators (10), oleodynamic and hydraulically extendable, which are rigidly connected to the frame (13) in correspondence with the relative vertex and connected two by two to a pair of vertical projections (13s) which are connected to two parallel sides of the frame (13) .
• the actuators (10) are substantially connected to four uprights (13m) of the frame (13); they are directed perpendicularly towards the lying plane of the frame (13) and four rods (10s), carrying on their respective free ends a foot (lOp) for floor support, project towards the floor.
• the actuators (10) are used to lift or lower the frame (13) to variable heights from the ground, heights that can be selected as required, using suitable controlled modulation of the exit or entry run of the rods (10s) .
• the multitank structure (13) can be lifted from the ground in a manner that renders it self-loading onto the vehicle (2). This is clearly shown in figure 1, from which it can be seen that if the multitank structure (3) is lifted suitably the plane (11) of the vehicle (2) can be positioned between the frame (13) and the ground.
• a subsequent command for the progressive re-entry of the rods (10s) of the actuators (10) makes it possible to deposit the multitank structure (13) on the plane (11).
• the multitank structure (3) can be transported on board the vehicle (2) from one location to another in the territory. If the operations described above are carried out in reverse, the multitank structure (3) can be unloaded from the vehicle (2) using the actuators (10).
• the multitank structure (3) includes also second movement devices (8) interposed in an orderly manner between the frame (13) and each of the tanks (4) .
• the movement devices are present to allow selective emptying of the contents of each tank (4).
• These second movement devices preferably include hinging organs (12) that allow each tank (4) to rotate around a longitudinal side of the frame (13).
• the second movement devices (8) include power or torque actuators (14) - made for example from a system of articulated arms - positioned between each of the tanks (4) and the frame (13), the controlled movements of which allow the user to rotate the corresponding tank (4) on the hinging organs (12) between two extreme positions.
• the tank (4) is basically overturned for emptying the refuse it contains; in the other position, it is instead associated with the frame (13) in such a manner as to receive the refuse when the refuse is poured into it directly by the domestic producers.
• the tanks (4) have lids (15) moved by two symmetrical doors (15p), bilateral on one side (15c) and fixed in the centre, that have a handle (15m) for manual opening, and which are equipped with a closing device (16) that can be opened using a key (17).
• the key (17) is preferably activated by electronic means (18) including pnysical organs ana relative lUim ⁇ rig software that carry out the personal recognition of the user of the tanks (4).
• These electronic means (18) include an electronic switchboard (19) which makes it possible to subordinate lid (15) opening and gain access to the relative tank (4) upon recognition and identification of the user.
• the switchboard (19) can be electrically powered by electric power supply means (20) that include batteries that recharge using solar energy captured by solar panels installed preferably on the fixed, central, and upper part of the lids (15c) of the tanks (4) .
• electric power supply means (20) that include batteries that recharge using solar energy captured by solar panels installed preferably on the fixed, central, and upper part of the lids (15c) of the tanks (4) .
• the equipment (1) makes it possible to carry out a particularly innovative and advantageous method of collection that manifests itself in a subsequence of operative phases that are schematically shown in the figures from 4 to 10.
• the first movement devices (7) can be activated and controlled in just a few minutes by a single operator equipped with for example a handheld remote control (9), preferably portable .
• a handheld remote control (9) preferably portable .
• the unloaded vehicle (2) together with the plane (11) subsequently return to the premises of the Company charged with collecting, while the multitank structure (3), which is deposited in the household location (5), remains available in the same place for the users to dispose of their household refuse.
• the multitank structure (3) together with the refuse previously accumulated in the household location (5) (figure 9) is transported by the vehicle (2) to a discharge location (6), in which each of the tanks (4) is selectively emptied by activating the second movement devices (8). After this the cycle can be repeated again, starting from the initial situation outlined in Figure 4.
• the described sequence preferably includes a tank (4) washing and disinfecting phase, subsequent to which the multitank structure (3) can be redelivered to the household user and a new cycle restarted beginning from the conditions outlined in Figure 4.
• the equipment (1) that has just been described gives the advantage of placing in the household location (5) a multitank structure (3) of reduced dimensions and limited bulk that can be easily positioned even in reduced spaces, for example those available in the urban areas of historical centres.
• the tanks (4) being permanently connected to the frame (13) and positioned close to each other, present a tidy, pleasant aspect and also make best rational use of the available spaces. There is no useless and unused dead space between one tank (4) and another.
• the multitank structure (3) presents an external view that is extremely pleasant to the eye given the substantial external continuity of the front surface of the tanks (4), their complementary shape, and their reciprocal positioning on the frame (13). They create an almost continuous surface which, when necessary, can be further camouflaged in respect of or in coordination with the surrounding urban scenery, for example by the placing of films and/or decorative images.
• the presence of the multitank structure (3) in urban household locations (5) does not cause any disadvantage to the wellbemg of people and animals, nor does it contaminate the surrounding environment.
• the multitank structure (3) makes it possible to collect all types of refuse daily and contemporaneously from households, all the problems related to the permanence of refuse in household locations (5) while waiting for the specific collection turns are avoided.
• the capacity of the tanks (4) can be advantageously reduced further, on account of the fact that the collection routine is carried out several times a day, therefore it is useless to make available a large accumulation capacity to stock the whole mass of refuse produced.
• a further advantage of the invention is given by the fact that the household refuse can be collected during a short stoppage time and without producing unpleasant noises characteristically produced by conventional methods, which involve manipulation and discnarge of the refuse containers directly in the household location (5) of collection.
• the invention designed in this manner can be evidently applied for industrial use; it can also be modified and varied within the ambit of the invention concept; in addition all details can be replaced by technically equivalent elements.

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