EP2580148B1 - Waste container equipped with a collection display device - Google Patents

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EP2580148B1
EP2580148B1 EP11730244.8A EP11730244A EP2580148B1 EP 2580148 B1 EP2580148 B1 EP 2580148B1 EP 11730244 A EP11730244 A EP 11730244A EP 2580148 B1 EP2580148 B1 EP 2580148B1
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Jean-Pierre Petri
David Bouguedra
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  • the present invention relates to the field of waste collection bins, including individual rolling collection bins having a capacity of between 60 and 1200 liters.
  • a waste collection tank having a tank having a bottom and side walls and open at its upper end.
  • a tank also comprises a lid rotatable about a substantially horizontal axis between a position in which it closes the upper end of the tank resting on a flange surrounding the upper end of the tank and a position in which it leave free access to the tank.
  • This bin is used to collect the waste of individual users and is emptied regularly during the passage of a waste collection truck.
  • Document is known US 6,295,946 a waste container according to the preamble of claim 1, comprising a tank open at its upper end and a lid movable around a horizontal axis relative to the tank between a closed configuration in which it closes the upper end of the tank and an open configuration, the waste container also comprising a signaling device changing state to indicate that one has accessed to the container.
  • the present invention therefore relates to a waste container allowing a fairer pricing of the collection service by the waste producer, allowing him in particular to indicate effectively when he wishes or not that his container is collected.
  • the invention relates to a waste container comprising a tank open at its upper end and a cover movable about a horizontal axis relative to the tank between a closed configuration in which it closes the upper end of the tank and an open configuration, the waste container also comprising, on one of its walls visible from the outside when the lid is closed, a display device comprising at least one element movable between two indication positions.
  • the display device carries information on two distinct portions and is arranged so that, in each of the two indicating positions of the mobile element, only one portion of the device is visible, the portion of the device visible in each of the positions being distinct.
  • the information can be colors, for example the color green to indicate that the user wants the container to be collected and the color red to indicate that he wishes it not to be collected, but also phrases, pictograms, etc.
  • the display device is more difficult to damage or separate from the container since it is integral with it or even totally integrated therewith.
  • the display device is therefore more robust and makes it possible to transmit the wishes of the user as best as possible and in all circumstances.
  • the lid 10 conventionally comprises a lid body 12 and fins 13 for connecting it to the tray so that it is rotatable about a horizontal axis 14. It can then take, when the tray is in position of use, a closed configuration represented on the figure 1 in which the lid is substantially horizontal and covers the tank, and an open configuration.
  • the lid is made of plastic.
  • the lid is also provided, on its side turned towards the outside of the container when the lid is in closed configuration, with a display device 16 described hereinafter.
  • It also includes a lock having a member 18 on the lid and a complementary member located in the bowl, engageable to hold the lid in a closed configuration.
  • the user can open the lid by means of a key of its own and which deactivates the connection between the two members of the lock cooperating with the member 18.
  • the lock is made so that the connection between the two lock members are deactivated without key action when the lid is in tilt configuration, namely vertical with its axis at the upper end of the lid.
  • the display device 16 comprises a housing 20 arranged on the cover body 12 and secured thereto.
  • the housing 20 is particularly reported by screwing, riveting or any other method of attachment to the lid body.
  • a movable member 22 is arranged in the housing. This element is movable in translation relative to the housing, in a horizontal direction perpendicular to the axis of rotation 14.
  • the movable element and the housing can also be made of plastic.
  • the upper face of the housing 20 comprises an alternation of blades 24 or opaque areas and openings 26 or transparent areas of substantially identical width.
  • the movable element also comprises a coating having an alternation of green strips 28 and red strips 30, substantially of the same width as the blades and openings of the housing.
  • the green bands 28 form a first portion of the mobile element having a first information (the green color) while the red bands 30 form a second portion of the mobile element having a second information (the red color).
  • a collector sees only one color at a time from outside the container, for example the green color on the configuration shown in FIG. the figure 2 .
  • Each color reflects a wish of the user: the green color means for example that the user wants his bin to be collected while the red color means that the user does not wish to be collected.
  • the movable element further comprises a slider 34 intended to cooperate with a recess 32 of the housing 20.
  • the recess and the slider allow the good positioning of the movable element.
  • the slider 34 is in contact with the rear edge of the recess 32, the green color is visible from the outside whereas, when the slider is in contact with the front edge of the recess 32, it is the color red which is visible from the outside of the container.
  • the lid body 12 also includes an opening 36 facing the recess 32 so that the slider is accessible from within the container, thereby allowing the user to place the movable member in the proper position.
  • the mobile element 22 automatically resumes and without intervention of the collector a position in which it indicates that it is not necessary to collect the container (visible red color of outside). Thus, if the user does not change the position of the mobile element, the container can remain in the street without being collected wrongly.
  • a lid 30 almost identical to that of the figure 1 .
  • a cover comprises in particular a body 32, fins 34 and a lock 36 identical to those of the cover of the first embodiment. It also comprises a display device 38 which differs from that of the first embodiment and which will be described below.
  • the display device 38 comprises a plastic housing 40 integral with the cover body 32 and fixed thereto by screwing, riveting or any other method of attachment.
  • a movable member 42 is positioned in the housing so as to be rotatable about an axis substantially parallel to the axis of rotation of the lid relative to the housing 40.
  • This element 42 is made of plastic. It is cylindrical or of another geometry of revolution and hollow.
  • the housing comprises on its inner face a housing 44 located at each end and intended to receive an axis of the movable member so that the axis is rotatable relative to the housing.
  • the housing comprises on its upper face an opening 46 to make visible the movable member 42 from outside the tray.
  • the movable element comprises a colored zone.
  • a first portion 48 corresponding essentially to one half of its envelope is colored green and a second portion 50 corresponding essentially to the other half is colored red. As in the previous embodiment, this allows the user to indicate whether or not he wants his container to be collected.
  • the movable element also has a tubular housing 52 open at both ends to accommodate a locking rod 54 of shape complementary housing.
  • the rod is movable in translation relative to the movable member and is adapted to block the position of the movable member in cooperation with a recess 56 of the housing located opposite the housing.
  • the rod 54 can take a position in which its lower end is located in the recess 56 thus immobilizing the mobile element 42 (activated state of the locking means) in rotation and a position in which it is outside the the recess, leaving the movable member 42 free to rotate (deactivated state of the locking means).
  • the rod 54 and the recess 56 form locking means for the movable element.
  • the rod is by default inserted in the recess 56 under the effect of gravity but the cover body 32 includes an orifice 58 opposite the recess, allowing the user to disable the connection between the rod 54 and the recess 56, from inside the container.
  • the user is, as in the first embodiment, the only one to be able to change the position of the movable element, because of the presence of the lock 36 on the cover.
  • To modify the position of the movable element he introduces his finger or an object into the orifice then rotates the movable element through the access through the upper opening 46 until the rod 54 reintegrates the recess 56.
  • the movable member 42 also comprises a counterweight 60 arranged so that the distribution of the mass of the movable element is not uniform. In this way, under the effect of gravity, when the rod 54 is not in the recess 56, and without the user's contrary action, the movable element tends to assume a predetermined position, represented on the figure 4 in which the flyweight is at the lower end of the movable member.
  • the weight 60 is located under the portion 50 of the movable element covered with a green coating.
  • FIGS. 1-10 represent a container 70 comprising a lid 72 rotatable about a horizontal axis 74 relative to a vessel of the container.
  • the lid is here represented in its closed configuration in which it covers the tank.
  • the lid comprises, as in the embodiments described above, a body 76 and fins 78 allowing its connection with the tank.
  • a display device 80 is also arranged on the cover.
  • This device comprises two plates 82, 84.
  • the plate 82 is integral with the lid body while the plate 84 is movable relative to the body. It can be placed on the plate 82, as shown in FIG. figure 6 , or in front of it so that it is not superimposed on the plate 82, as shown in FIG. figure 5 .
  • the device 80 also comprises four metal elements 86, 88 shaped in arches and secured to the lid body.
  • the plates 82, 84 comprise orifices designed to be traversed respectively by a branch of one of the two arches 86, and located essentially at the lateral ends of these plates in the vicinity of an edge thereof.
  • the plates also include an opening shaped to accommodate an entire arch and located in the vicinity of the opposite edge of the plate of the one comprising the orifices.
  • the plate 84 is in this way movable in translation along a path guided by the arches 86, between the two positions of the Figures 5 and 6 .
  • the plate 84 guided by the arches has a behavior similar to that of a sheet stored in a ring binder.
  • the arch 88 located at the front of the lid is inserted into the opening thereof.
  • the arch 88 located at the back of the lid which is inserted in the opening of the plate 84.
  • a padlock can be inserted in an arch 88 thus preventing if necessary passage of the opening of the plate, and thus immobilize the plate 84 in position.
  • the plate 84 comprises a face colored in red and an opposite face colored green. In this way, as a different face of the plate 84 is visible in each of the positions shown in FIGS. Figures 5 and 6 each position of the plate 84 gives a different instruction for the collector.
  • a container cover 90 also comprising a body 92 and fins 94, as well as a display device 96.
  • This device is arranged on the body of the lid, on one side thereof facing outwards. It comprises a movable member 98 rotatable relative to the body of the cover 92, along a substantially vertical axis when the lid is in closed configuration, and shaped disk.
  • It also comprises a cover 100 secured to the body 92 and shaped to cover a part, in particular a half, of the movable member 98.
  • This mobile element 98 comprises two distinct portions: a first portion colored in green and a second portion colored in red, which makes it possible to transmit information between the user and the collector. Each portion forms one half of the disc. It is expected that the user configures the disk so that one of the two portions is completely covered by the cache.
  • locking means are also provided. These means comprise a key lock 102 positioned at the axis of rotation of the disc. The rotation of the disc can only be performed if the key drives the disc in rotation and therefore only by an authorized person.
  • the devices described can also be arranged on a wall of the tank of the container facing outwards.
  • the housing may comprise one half of its upper wall covered with a cover and another open half instead of alternating blades and openings.
  • the movable element of the second embodiment could have a parallelepipedal shape instead of cylindrical.
  • the plate 82 could be removed.
  • the cache could cover more or less than half of the disk.
  • the information on the different portions of the mobile element may not be colors but pictograms, text, etc. This information could also be placed on a fixed element, the mobile element forming a cover covering this fixed element.
  • the disk it might be quite possible for the disk to be fixed and for the mobile element to be the cache.
  • the locking means of the movable element are optional. They may also be different from what has been described.
  • the disk can be free to rotate and include an arch-shaped metal element extending perpendicularly to the plane of the disk and located at the interface between the two portions of the disk. This arch would be able to cooperate with at least one identical arch located on the cache. The arches would then be arranged so that that of the movable element can be placed against that of the cache. In this position, a padlock can be inserted in these two arches and secure the cache to the movable member.
  • the means for recalling in a predetermined indication position the display device are also optional.
  • notches may be provided in the recess of the housing to maintain the slider in position relative to the housing even under the effect of gravity.
  • the mass can also be distributed homogeneously.
  • the lock to hold the lid in closed configuration is also optional. It may also not open when the container goes into a failover configuration.
  • the lock of the lock activated by the key of the user or by any other means such as a magnetic card, can be fixed independently on the lid or on the tank.

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La présente invention concerne le domaine des bacs de collecte de déchets, notamment des bacs de collecte individuels roulants présentant une capacité comprise entre 60 et 1200 litres.The present invention relates to the field of waste collection bins, including individual rolling collection bins having a capacity of between 60 and 1200 liters.

On connaît un bac de collecte de déchets comportant une cuve ayant un fond et des parois latérales et ouverte à son extrémité supérieure. Un tel bac comprend également un couvercle mobile en rotation autour d'un axe essentiellement horizontal entre une position dans laquelle il ferme l'extrémité supérieure de la cuve en reposant sur une collerette entourant l'extrémité supérieure de la cuve et une position dans laquelle il laisse l'accès libre à la cuve.There is known a waste collection tank having a tank having a bottom and side walls and open at its upper end. Such a tank also comprises a lid rotatable about a substantially horizontal axis between a position in which it closes the upper end of the tank resting on a flange surrounding the upper end of the tank and a position in which it leave free access to the tank.

Ce bac est utilisé pour collecter les déchets des utilisateurs particuliers et est vidé régulièrement lors du passage d'un camion de collecte de déchets.This bin is used to collect the waste of individual users and is emptied regularly during the passage of a waste collection truck.

Toutefois, au vu du coût croissant de la collecte de déchets, de plus en plus de collectivités territoriales envisagent de mettre en place une tarification individuelle pour le service de collecte des bacs, chaque producteur de déchets étant facturé selon le nombre de collectes subies par son bac lors d'une année.However, in view of the growing cost of waste collection, more and more local authorities are planning to set up an individual tariff for the bins collection service, each producer of waste being invoiced according to the number of collections suffered by his bac during a year.

On a constaté que certains bacs individuels stationnaient sur le trottoir pour différentes raisons pratiques. Ils sont alors vidés alors que cela n'est pas nécessaire ou pas souhaité par l'utilisateur. En outre, comme le nombre de collectes effectuées pour un bac est déterminé lorsque le bac est basculé dans une benne de camion de collecte, par une communication entre une puce électronique placée sur le bac et un lecteur situé sur le camion de collecte, la collecte est facturée à l'utilisateur, même si le vidage n'est pas souhaité, notamment lorsque le bac est vide.It was found that some individual bins were parked on the sidewalk for various practical reasons. They are then emptied when it is not necessary or not desired by the user. In addition, since the number of collections made for a bin is determined when the bin is tipped in a collection truck body, by communication between an electronic chip placed on the bin and a reader located on the collection truck, the collection is charged to the user, even if the emptying is not desired, especially when the tray is empty.

Il existe donc un besoin pour rendre cette forme de tarification plus juste à l'égard des producteurs de déchets en toutes circonstances et ce même lorsqu'ils laissent leur bac stationner dans la rue, par exemple parce qu'ils partent en vacances.There is therefore a need to make this form of pricing more fair to waste producers in all circumstances and even when they leave their bin parked on the street, for example because they go on vacation.

On connaît déjà dans l'état de la technique un bandage coloré en tissu mis en place par l'utilisateur sur le bac, notamment sur une poignée située à son extrémité arrière. Ce bandage coloré indique que l'utilisateur souhaite que l'on collecte son bac. Toutefois, un tel bandage est susceptible d'être dégradé rapidement car il peut être facilement arraché, ou endommagé du fait des conditions météorologiques. De ce fait, un tel système n'est pas réellement satisfaisant.Already known in the state of the art a colorful fabric bandage set up by the user on the tray, including a handle located at its rear end. This colored bandage indicates that the user wants his bin to be collected. However, such a bandage is likely to be degraded quickly because it can be easily torn off, or damaged due to weather conditions. As a result, such a system is not really satisfactory.

On connaît du document US 6,295,946 un conteneur de déchets selon le préambule de la revendication 1, comprenant une cuve ouverte à son extrémité supérieure et un couvercle mobile autour d'un axe horizontal relativement à la cuve entre une configuration fermée dans laquelle il ferme l'extrémité supérieure de la cuve et une configuration ouverte, le conteneur de déchets comprenant également un dispositif de signalement changeant d'état de manière à indiquer que l'on a accédé au conteneur.Document is known US 6,295,946 a waste container according to the preamble of claim 1, comprising a tank open at its upper end and a lid movable around a horizontal axis relative to the tank between a closed configuration in which it closes the upper end of the tank and an open configuration, the waste container also comprising a signaling device changing state to indicate that one has accessed to the container.

La présente invention a donc pour objet un conteneur de déchets permettant une tarification plus juste du service de collecte par le producteur de déchets, lui permettant notamment d'indiquer de façon efficace lorsqu'il souhaite ou non que son conteneur soit collecté.The present invention therefore relates to a waste container allowing a fairer pricing of the collection service by the waste producer, allowing him in particular to indicate effectively when he wishes or not that his container is collected.

A cet effet, l'invention se rapporte à un conteneur de déchets comprenant une cuve ouverte à son extrémité supérieure et un couvercle mobile autour d'un axe horizontal relativement à la cuve entre une configuration fermée dans laquelle il ferme l'extrémité supérieure de la cuve et une configuration ouverte, le conteneur de déchets comprenant également, sur une de ses parois visibles depuis l'extérieur lorsque le couvercle est fermé, un dispositif d'affichage comprenant au moins un élément mobile entre deux positions d'indication.For this purpose, the invention relates to a waste container comprising a tank open at its upper end and a cover movable about a horizontal axis relative to the tank between a closed configuration in which it closes the upper end of the tank and an open configuration, the waste container also comprising, on one of its walls visible from the outside when the lid is closed, a display device comprising at least one element movable between two indication positions.

Selon l'invention, le dispositif d'affichage porte des informations sur deux portions distinctes et est ménagé de sorte que, dans chacune des deux positions d'indication de l'élément mobile, une seule portion du dispositif est visible, la portion du dispositif visible dans chacune des positions étant distincte. Les informations peuvent être des couleurs, par exemple la couleur verte pour indiquer que l'utilisateur souhaite que l'on collecte le conteneur et la couleur rouge pour indiquer qu'il souhaite qu'on ne le collecte pas, mais aussi des phrases, des pictogrammes, etc. De cette façon, le dispositif d'affichage est plus difficilement endommagé ou séparé du conteneur puisqu'il est d'un seul tenant avec celui-ci, voire totalement intégré à celui-ci. Le dispositif d'affichage est donc plus robuste et permet de transmettre au mieux et en toutes circonstances les souhaits de l'utilisateur.According to the invention, the display device carries information on two distinct portions and is arranged so that, in each of the two indicating positions of the mobile element, only one portion of the device is visible, the portion of the device visible in each of the positions being distinct. The information can be colors, for example the color green to indicate that the user wants the container to be collected and the color red to indicate that he wishes it not to be collected, but also phrases, pictograms, etc. In this way, the display device is more difficult to damage or separate from the container since it is integral with it or even totally integrated therewith. The display device is therefore more robust and makes it possible to transmit the wishes of the user as best as possible and in all circumstances.

En outre, grâce au dispositif du conteneur, aucun état de collecte ou de non-collecte n'est indiqué par une absence d'affichage. Les informations sont donc transmises plus efficacement entre le collecteur et l'utilisateur et les erreurs sont plus facilement évitées. En outre, avec un conteneur selon l'invention, il est moins fréquent que l'utilisateur omette d'indiquer qu'il souhaite que l'on collecte le conteneur.In addition, thanks to the device of the container, no state of collection or non-collection is indicated by a lack of display. The information is transmitted more efficiently between the collector and the user and errors are more easily avoided. In addition, with a container according to the invention, it is less common that the user fails to indicate that he wishes the collection of the container.

L'invention comprend également l'une ou plusieurs des caractéristiques de la liste suivante :

  • le dispositif d'affichage est ménagé sur le couvercle du bac et est de cette façon plus visible pour le collecteur,
  • le conteneur comprend des moyens de blocage de l'élément mobile dans au moins une des positions d'indication. De cette façon, on évite qu'une autre personne que l'utilisateur du bac puisse modifier la position de l'élément mobile et on assure ainsi l'authenticité des informations indiquées par le dispositif d'affichage,
  • le conteneur comprend des moyens de verrouillage du couvercle en position fermée, notamment une serrure apte à s'ouvrir lorsque le couvercle prend une configuration de basculement, dans lequel il est vertical avec son axe de rotation situé à son extrémité supérieure. Cela est également avantageux puisque cela permet d'éviter qu'une personne autre que l'utilisateur ne jette ses déchets dans le bac de l'utilisateur. La serrure apte à s'ouvrir lorsque le bac est en configuration de basculement évite une opération d'ouverture du bac préalable à la collecte, et assure donc un gain de temps pour le collecteur. On ne décrit pas plus avant une telle serrure, classique,
  • le conteneur comprend des moyens d'activation du mouvement de l'élément mobile, situés sur une face du conteneur orientée vers l'intérieur de la cuve lorsque le couvercle est fermé. Ceci est particulièrement avantageux lorsque le conteneur comprend des moyens de verrouillage. Ainsi, le dispositif d'affichage ne pouvant être activé par l'utilisateur que depuis l'intérieur du conteneur, il n'est pas nécessaire de ménager sur le conteneur des moyens autres que les moyens de verrouillage pour bloquer l'élément mobile. Cela permet de simplifier le conteneur,
  • le dispositif d'affichage est agencé de sorte que l'élément mobile est apte à se déplacer pour prendre une position d'indication prédéterminée lorsque le couvercle prend une configuration déterminée, notamment la configuration fermée ou la configuration de basculement. De cette façon, l'élément mobile se replace dans une position donnée suite au basculement de conteneur. Cette position est notamment celle dans lequel le collecteur comprend qu'il n'est pas nécessaire de collecter le conteneur,
  • les moyens de blocage sont agencés pour prendre un état activé, dans lequel l'élément mobile est bloqué dans la position d'indication, lorsque le couvercle est dans la configuration de basculement et un état désactivé, dans lequel l'élément mobile demeure mobile, lorsque le couvercle est en configuration fermée. Cette caractéristique est particulièrement avantageuse dans le cas où l'élément mobile est en une position d'indication prédéterminée lorsque le couvercle prend une configuration fermée. Dans ce cas, en effet, l'élément mobile prend la position d'indication prédéterminée (indiquant que le conteneur a été collecté et est vide) lorsque l'on referme le couvercle suite au basculement, puisque les moyens de blocage sont alors désactivés, puis, une fois le couvercle fermé, les moyens de blocage reprennent leur état activé et l'élément mobile est bloqué dans la position d'indication. Lorsqu'on ouvre le couvercle sans basculement, les moyens de blocage empêchent l'élément mobile de bouger et celui-ci n'atteint ainsi la position d'indication sans aide de l'utilisateur que lors du basculement du conteneur et non à la simple ouverture/ fermeture du couvercle. Cela permet donc d'indiquer efficacement que le contenu du conteneur a été collecté,
  • dans un mode de réalisation particulier, l'élément mobile est mobile en rotation autour d'un axe essentiellement horizontal et présente une répartition de masse hétérogène, de sorte que l'élément mobile est ramené dans la position d'indication prédéterminée par gravité,
  • dans un autre mode de réalisation, le dispositif d'affichage comprend un cache formant un boîtier dans lequel est agencé l'élément mobile, le cache comprenant au moins un rail de guidage coopérant avec l'élément mobile de sorte qu'il soit mobile en translation relativement au cache. Préférentiellement, le dispositif d'affichage est disposé sur le couvercle et le rail de guidage est orienté dans une direction perpendiculaire à celle de l'axe de rotation du couvercle, ce qui permet d'obtenir le replacement de l'élément mobile dans une position donnée dans laquelle il est à l'extrémité avant du rail suite au basculement du conteneur en vue de son vidage,
  • dans un autre mode de réalisation, l'élément mobile est mobile en translation ou tout autre mode d'articulation, selon une trajectoire conforme à un guide formant une arche, deux faces opposées de l'élément mobile formant de préférence les portions comportant les informations.
The invention also includes one or more of the features of the following list:
  • the display device is provided on the lid of the tray and is this way more visible to the collector,
  • the container comprises means for blocking the mobile element in at least one of the indication positions. In this way, it is avoided that another person than the user of the tray can change the position of the movable element and thus ensures the authenticity of the information indicated by the display device,
  • the container comprises lid locking means in the closed position, in particular a lock capable of opening when the lid assumes a tilting configuration, in which it is vertical with its axis of rotation located at its upper end. This is also advantageous since it makes it possible to prevent a person other than the user from throwing his waste into the user's bin. The lock capable of opening when the tray is in tilt configuration avoids an opening operation of the tray prior to collection, and thus saves time for the collector. No further description of such a lock, classic,
  • the container comprises means for activating the movement of the movable element, located on one side of the container facing the inside of the tank when the lid is closed. This is particularly advantageous when the container comprises locking means. Thus, the display device can be activated by the user only from inside the container, it is not necessary to spare the container means other than the locking means for locking the movable member. This simplifies the container,
  • the display device is arranged such that the movable member is movable to assume a predetermined indication position when the cover is in a determined configuration, including the closed configuration or the tilting configuration. In this way, the movable element is returned to a given position following the container tilting. This position is in particular that in which the collector understands that it is not necessary to collect the container,
  • the blocking means are arranged to assume an activated state, in which the movable element is locked in the indication position, when the cover is in the tilt configuration and a deactivated state, in which the movable element remains mobile, when the lid is in closed configuration. This feature is particularly advantageous in the case where the movable member is in a predetermined indication position when the lid is in a closed configuration. In this case, in fact, the movable element takes the predetermined indication position (indicating that the container has been collected and is empty) when the lid is closed after tilting, since the locking means are then deactivated, then, once the lid closed, the locking means resume their activated state and the movable element is locked in the indication position. When the lid is opened without tilting, the blocking means prevent the mobile element from moving and it thus reaches the indication position without the user's help that during the tilting of the container and not simply opening / closing the lid. This makes it possible to indicate effectively that the content of the container has been collected,
  • in a particular embodiment, the movable element is rotatable about a substantially horizontal axis and has a heterogeneous mass distribution, so that the movable element is returned to the predetermined indication position by gravity,
  • in another embodiment, the display device comprises a cover forming a housing in which the movable element is arranged, the cover comprising at least one guide rail cooperating with the movable element so that it is movable in translation relative to the cache. Preferably, the display device is disposed on the cover and the guide rail is oriented in a direction perpendicular to that of the axis of rotation of the cover, which makes it possible to obtain the replacement of the movable element in a position data in which it is at the front end of the rail following the tilting of the container for emptying,
  • in another embodiment, the mobile element is movable in translation or any other mode of articulation, according to a trajectory according to a guide forming an arch, two opposite faces of the mobile element preferably forming the portions comprising the information.

Le conteneur peut comprendre des caractéristiques de la liste suivante :

  • le dispositif d'affichage comprend un cache recouvrant partiellement l'élément mobile ou un un élément d'affichage recouvert par l'élément mobile. Dans ce cas, l'élément mobile est plus particulièrement mobile en rotation selon un axe essentiellement vertical ou en translation selon une direction sensiblement horizontale,
  • les moyens de blocage comprennent par exemple des moyens pour attacher un cadenas, de préférence au moins un anneau agencé sur le couvercle, la cuve ou le cache apte à coopérer avec l'élément mobile. Un tel anneau peut par exemple être placé contre un anneau identique de l'élément mobile, le cadenas étant inséré à l'intérieur des deux anneaux. L'élément mobile peut également comprendre un orifice ménagé pour pouvoir accueillir l'anneau.
The container may include features from the following list:
  • the display device comprises a cover partially covering the movable element or a display element covered by the movable element. In this case, the mobile element is more particularly mobile in rotation along a substantially vertical axis or in translation in a substantially horizontal direction,
  • the locking means comprise for example means for attaching a padlock, preferably at least one ring arranged on the lid, the tank or the cover adapted to cooperate with the movable member. Such a ring may for example be placed against an identical ring of the movable member, the padlock being inserted inside the two rings. The movable element may also include a hole arranged to accommodate the ring.

De nombreux autres modes de réalisation dans lesquels l'élément mobile est mobile en translation, en rotation ou par une combinaison d'une pluralité de translations et/ou de rotations, sont bien entendu également possibles.Many other embodiments in which the movable member is movable in translation, in rotation or by a combination of a plurality of translations and / or rotations, are of course also possible.

L'invention sera mieux comprise à la lecture de la description qui va suivre, donnée uniquement à titre d'exemple et faite en se référant aux dessins dans lesquels :

  • la figure 1 est une vue en perspective d'un couvercle d'un conteneur selon un premier mode de réalisation de l'invention,
  • la figure 2 est une vue en coupe du couvercle du conteneur de la figure 1;
  • la figure 3 est une vue en perspective d'un couvercle d'un conteneur selon un deuxième mode de réalisation de l'invention,
  • la figure 4 est une vue en coupe du couvercle du conteneur de la figure 3;
  • la figure 5 est une vue en perspective d'un conteneur selon un troisième mode de réalisation de l'invention, muni d'un dispositif d'affichage dans une première position d'indication,
  • la figure 6 est une vue du conteneur de la figure 5 avec le dispositif d'affichage dans la deuxième position d'indication.
  • la figure 7 est une vue d'un couvercle d'un conteneur selon un quatrième mode de réalisation de l'invention.
The invention will be better understood on reading the description which follows, given solely by way of example and with reference to the drawings in which:
  • the figure 1 is a perspective view of a lid of a container according to a first embodiment of the invention,
  • the figure 2 is a sectional view of the container lid of the figure 1 ;
  • the figure 3 is a perspective view of a lid of a container according to a second embodiment of the invention,
  • the figure 4 is a sectional view of the container lid of the figure 3 ;
  • the figure 5 is a perspective view of a container according to a third embodiment of the invention, provided with a display device in a first indication position,
  • the figure 6 is a view of the container from the figure 5 with the display device in the second indication position.
  • the figure 7 is a view of a lid of a container according to a fourth embodiment of the invention.

On a représenté sur la figure 1 un couvercle 10 d'un conteneur selon un premier mode de réalisation de l'invention. Le couvercle 10 comprend de façon classique un corps de couvercle 12 et des ailettes 13 permettant de le relier au bac de sorte qu'il soit mobile en rotation autour d'un axe horizontal 14. Il peut alors prendre, lorsque le bac est en position d'utilisation, une configuration fermée représentée sur la figure 1, dans laquelle le couvercle est essentiellement horizontal et recouvre la cuve, et une configuration ouverte. Le couvercle est réalisé en matière plastique.We have shown on the figure 1 a lid 10 of a container according to a first embodiment of the invention. The lid 10 conventionally comprises a lid body 12 and fins 13 for connecting it to the tray so that it is rotatable about a horizontal axis 14. It can then take, when the tray is in position of use, a closed configuration represented on the figure 1 in which the lid is substantially horizontal and covers the tank, and an open configuration. The lid is made of plastic.

Le couvercle est également muni, sur sa face tournée vers l'extérieur du conteneur lorsque le couvercle est en configuration fermée, d'un dispositif d'affichage 16 décrit ci-après.The lid is also provided, on its side turned towards the outside of the container when the lid is in closed configuration, with a display device 16 described hereinafter.

Il comprend également une serrure comportant un organe 18 sur le couvercle et un organe complémentaire situé dans la cuve, pouvant venir en prise pour maintenir le couvercle en configuration fermée. L'utilisateur peut ouvrir le couvercle à l'aide d'une clé qui lui est propre et qui désactive la liaison entre les deux organes de la serrure en coopérant avec l'organe 18. La serrure est réalisée de sorte que la liaison entre les deux organes de la serrure est désactivée sans action de la clé lorsque le couvercle est en configuration de basculement, à savoir vertical avec son axe à l'extrémité supérieure du couvercle.It also includes a lock having a member 18 on the lid and a complementary member located in the bowl, engageable to hold the lid in a closed configuration. The user can open the lid by means of a key of its own and which deactivates the connection between the two members of the lock cooperating with the member 18. The lock is made so that the connection between the two lock members are deactivated without key action when the lid is in tilt configuration, namely vertical with its axis at the upper end of the lid.

Le dispositif d'affichage 16, plus visible sur la figure 2, comprend un boîtier 20 agencé sur le corps de couvercle 12 et solidaire de celui-ci. Le boîtier 20 est notamment rapporté par vissage, rivetage ou tout autre mode de fixation sur le corps de couvercle. Un élément mobile 22 est agencé dans le boîtier. Cet élément est mobile en translation relativement au boîtier, selon une direction horizontale perpendiculaire à l'axe de rotation 14. L'élément mobile et le boîtier peuvent également être réalisés en matière plastique.The display device 16, more visible on the figure 2 , comprises a housing 20 arranged on the cover body 12 and secured thereto. The housing 20 is particularly reported by screwing, riveting or any other method of attachment to the lid body. A movable member 22 is arranged in the housing. This element is movable in translation relative to the housing, in a horizontal direction perpendicular to the axis of rotation 14. The movable element and the housing can also be made of plastic.

Comme on le voit sur la figure 2, la face supérieure du boîtier 20 comporte une alternance de lames 24 ou zones opaques et d'ajours 26 ou zones transparentes, de largeur sensiblement identique. Sur sa face supérieure, l'élément mobile comprend également un revêtement présentant une alternance de bandes vertes 28 et de bandes rouges 30, sensiblement de même largeur que les lames et ajours du boîtier. Les bandes vertes 28 forment une première portion de l'élément mobile comportant une première information (la couleur verte) alors que les bandes rouges 30 forment une deuxième portion de l'élément mobile comportant une deuxième information (la couleur rouge).As we see on the figure 2 , the upper face of the housing 20 comprises an alternation of blades 24 or opaque areas and openings 26 or transparent areas of substantially identical width. On its upper face, the movable element also comprises a coating having an alternation of green strips 28 and red strips 30, substantially of the same width as the blades and openings of the housing. The green bands 28 form a first portion of the mobile element having a first information (the green color) while the red bands 30 form a second portion of the mobile element having a second information (the red color).

Comme les lames et ajours du boîtier et les bandes de l'élément mobile 22 sont de même largeur, un collecteur ne voit qu'une seul couleur à la fois depuis l'extérieur du conteneur, par exemple la couleur verte sur la configuration représentée à la figure 2.As the blades and openings of the housing and the strips of the movable member 22 are of the same width, a collector sees only one color at a time from outside the container, for example the green color on the configuration shown in FIG. the figure 2 .

Chaque couleur traduit un souhait de l'utilisateur : la couleur verte signifie par exemple que l'utilisateur souhaite que l'on collecte son bac alors que la couleur rouge signifie que l'utilisateur ne souhaite pas qu'on le collecte.Each color reflects a wish of the user: the green color means for example that the user wants his bin to be collected while the red color means that the user does not wish to be collected.

Comme on le voit sur la figure 2, l'élément mobile comprend en outre un curseur 34 destiné à coopérer avec un évidement 32 du boîtier 20. L'évidement et le curseur permettent le bon positionnement de l'élément mobile. Lorsque le curseur 34 est en contact avec le bord arrière de l'évidement 32, la couleur verte est visible depuis l'extérieur alors que, lorsque le curseur est en contact avec le bord avant de l'évidement 32, c'est la couleur rouge qui est visible depuis l'extérieur du conteneur.As we see on the figure 2 , the movable element further comprises a slider 34 intended to cooperate with a recess 32 of the housing 20. The recess and the slider allow the good positioning of the movable element. When the slider 34 is in contact with the rear edge of the recess 32, the green color is visible from the outside whereas, when the slider is in contact with the front edge of the recess 32, it is the color red which is visible from the outside of the container.

Le corps de couvercle 12 comprend également une ouverture 36 en regard de l'évidement 32 de sorte que le curseur est accessible depuis l'intérieur du conteneur, autorisant ainsi l'utilisateur à placer l'élément mobile dans la position adéquate.The lid body 12 also includes an opening 36 facing the recess 32 so that the slider is accessible from within the container, thereby allowing the user to place the movable member in the proper position.

Comme il est difficile d'accéder à l'intérieur du conteneur sans l'autorisation de l'utilisateur au vu de la présence sur le conteneur de la serrure 18, seul l'utilisateur peut changer la position de l'élément mobile, ce qui évite le vandalisme.As it is difficult to access the interior of the container without the authorization of the user in view of the presence on the container of the lock 18, only the user can change the position of the moving element, which avoids vandalism.

En outre, on notera que, lorsque le couvercle est en configuration de basculement, l'élément mobile se trouvant en position telle que représentée sur la figure 2 avec la couleur verte visible depuis l'extérieur du conteneur, le curseur 34 se déplace sous l'effet de la gravité pour prendre la position dans laquelle il est en contact avec le bord avant de l'évidement 32.In addition, it will be noted that when the lid is in the tilting configuration, the movable element is in the position as shown in FIG. figure 2 with the green color visible from the outside of the container, the slider 34 moves under the effect of gravity to take the position in which it is in contact with the front edge of the recess 32.

Ainsi, après chaque basculement du conteneur dans une benne de ramassage des déchets, l'élément mobile 22 reprend automatiquement et sans intervention du collecteur une position dans laquelle il indique qu'il n'est pas nécessaire de collecter le conteneur (couleur rouge visible de l'extérieur). Ainsi, si l'utilisateur ne modifie pas la position de l'élément mobile, le conteneur pourra rester dans la rue sans pour autant être collecté à tort.Thus, after each tilting of the container in a waste collection bin, the mobile element 22 automatically resumes and without intervention of the collector a position in which it indicates that it is not necessary to collect the container (visible red color of outside). Thus, if the user does not change the position of the mobile element, the container can remain in the street without being collected wrongly.

On va maintenant décrire le deuxième mode de réalisation de l'invention, représenté sur les figures 3 et 4.We will now describe the second embodiment of the invention, represented on the Figures 3 and 4 .

On a représenté sur la figure 3 un couvercle 30 quasiment identique à celui de la figure 1. Un tel couvercle comprend notamment un corps 32, des ailettes 34 et une serrure 36 identiques à ceux du couvercle du premier mode de réalisation. Il comprend également un dispositif d'affichage 38 qui diffère de celui du premier mode de réalisation et qui va être décrit ci-après.We have shown on the figure 3 a lid 30 almost identical to that of the figure 1 . Such a cover comprises in particular a body 32, fins 34 and a lock 36 identical to those of the cover of the first embodiment. It also comprises a display device 38 which differs from that of the first embodiment and which will be described below.

Le dispositif d'affichage 38 comprend un boîtier 40 en matière plastique solidaire du corps de couvercle 32 et fixé sur celui-ci par vissage, rivetage ou toute autre mode de fixation. Un élément mobile 42 est positionné dans le boîtier de façon à être mobile en rotation selon un axe essentiellement parallèle à l'axe de rotation du couvercle relativement au boîtier 40. Cet élément 42 est réalisé en matière plastique. Il est cylindrique ou d'une autre géométrie de révolution et creux. Le boîtier comprend sur sa face interne un logement 44 situé à chaque extrémité et destiné à recevoir un axe de l'élément mobile de sorte que l'axe soit mobile en rotation relativement au logement.The display device 38 comprises a plastic housing 40 integral with the cover body 32 and fixed thereto by screwing, riveting or any other method of attachment. A movable member 42 is positioned in the housing so as to be rotatable about an axis substantially parallel to the axis of rotation of the lid relative to the housing 40. This element 42 is made of plastic. It is cylindrical or of another geometry of revolution and hollow. The housing comprises on its inner face a housing 44 located at each end and intended to receive an axis of the movable member so that the axis is rotatable relative to the housing.

Le boîtier comprend sur sa face supérieure une ouverture 46 permettant de rendre visible l'élément mobile 42 depuis l'extérieur du bac.The housing comprises on its upper face an opening 46 to make visible the movable member 42 from outside the tray.

L'élément mobile comprend une zone colorée. Une première portion 48 correspondant essentiellement à une moitié de son enveloppe est colorée en vert et une deuxième portion 50 correspondant essentiellement à l'autre moitié est colorée en rouge. Comme dans le mode de réalisation précédent, cela permet à l'utilisateur d'indiquer s'il souhaite ou non que son conteneur soit collecté.The movable element comprises a colored zone. A first portion 48 corresponding essentially to one half of its envelope is colored green and a second portion 50 corresponding essentially to the other half is colored red. As in the previous embodiment, this allows the user to indicate whether or not he wants his container to be collected.

L'élément mobile présente également un logement tubulaire 52 ouvert à ses deux extrémités pour accueillir une tige de verrouillage 54 de forme complémentaire du logement. La tige est mobile en translation relativement à l'élément mobile et est apte à bloquer la position de l'élément mobile en coopération avec un évidement 56 du boîtier situé en regard du logement. En effet, la tige 54 peut prendre une position dans laquelle son extrémité inférieure est située dans l'évidement 56 immobilisant ainsi en rotation l'élément mobile 42 (état activé des moyens de blocage), et une position dans laquelle elle est en dehors de l'évidement, laissant l'élément mobile 42 libre en rotation (état désactivé des moyens de blocage). La tige 54 et l'évidement 56 forment des moyens de blocage de l'élément mobile.The movable element also has a tubular housing 52 open at both ends to accommodate a locking rod 54 of shape complementary housing. The rod is movable in translation relative to the movable member and is adapted to block the position of the movable member in cooperation with a recess 56 of the housing located opposite the housing. Indeed, the rod 54 can take a position in which its lower end is located in the recess 56 thus immobilizing the mobile element 42 (activated state of the locking means) in rotation and a position in which it is outside the the recess, leaving the movable member 42 free to rotate (deactivated state of the locking means). The rod 54 and the recess 56 form locking means for the movable element.

La tige est par défaut insérée dans l'évidement 56 sous l'effet de la gravité mais le corps de couvercle 32 comprend un orifice 58 en regard de l'évidement, permettant à l'utilisateur de désactiver la connexion entre la tige 54 et l'évidement 56, depuis l'intérieur du conteneur. Ainsi, l'utilisateur est, comme dans le premier mode de réalisation, le seul à pouvoir modifier la position de l'élément mobile, du fait de la présence de la serrure 36 sur le couvercle. Pour modifier la position de l'élément mobile, il introduit son doigt ou un objet dans l'orifice puis tourne l'élément mobile grâce à l'accès par l'ouverture supérieure 46 jusqu'à ce que la tige 54 réintègre l'évidement 56. Il y a donc seulement deux positions dans lesquelles l'élément mobile est verrouillé, ces deux positions correspondant aux deux positions de l'élément mobile pour lesquelles on voit une unique couleur de l'élément mobile depuis l'extérieur du conteneur.The rod is by default inserted in the recess 56 under the effect of gravity but the cover body 32 includes an orifice 58 opposite the recess, allowing the user to disable the connection between the rod 54 and the recess 56, from inside the container. Thus, the user is, as in the first embodiment, the only one to be able to change the position of the movable element, because of the presence of the lock 36 on the cover. To modify the position of the movable element, he introduces his finger or an object into the orifice then rotates the movable element through the access through the upper opening 46 until the rod 54 reintegrates the recess 56. There are therefore only two positions in which the movable element is locked, these two positions corresponding to the two positions of the movable element for which we see a single color of the movable element from outside the container.

L'élément mobile 42 comprend également une masselotte 60 agencée de sorte que la répartition de la masse de l'élément mobile ne soit pas uniforme. De cette façon, sous l'effet de la gravité, lorsque la tige 54 n'est pas dans l'évidement 56, et sans action contraire de l'utilisateur, l'élément mobile a tendance à prendre une position prédéterminée, représentée sur la figure 4, dans laquelle la masselotte se trouve à l'extrémité inférieure de l'élément mobile.The movable member 42 also comprises a counterweight 60 arranged so that the distribution of the mass of the movable element is not uniform. In this way, under the effect of gravity, when the rod 54 is not in the recess 56, and without the user's contrary action, the movable element tends to assume a predetermined position, represented on the figure 4 in which the flyweight is at the lower end of the movable member.

Dans ce mode de réalisation, la masselotte 60 est située sous la portion 50 de l'élément mobile recouverte d'un revêtement vert.In this embodiment, the weight 60 is located under the portion 50 of the movable element covered with a green coating.

Ainsi, lorsque le couvercle est en configuration de basculement, ce qui se produit lors de son vidage, la connexion entre la tige 54 et l'évidement 56 est désactivée et l'élément mobile est libre de tourner. Lorsque l'on remet le couvercle en configuration fermée, l'élément mobile se replace donc sans action externe du collecteur dans la position telle que représentée à la figure 4, face rouge de l'élément mobile visible depuis l'extérieur sous l'action de la gravité. La tige s'insère également à nouveau dans l'évidement 56 et l'élément mobile est bloqué en rotation. Par conséquent, suite au vidage, le collecteur ne collecte pas à nouveau le conteneur, au vu des informations affichés par le dispositif d'affichage, à moins que l'utilisateur n'ait modifié entre temps la position de l'élément mobile.Thus, when the lid is in tilt configuration, which occurs during its emptying, the connection between the rod 54 and the recess 56 is deactivated and the movable element is free to rotate. When the cover is returned to the closed configuration, the movable element is therefore replaced without external action of the collector in the position as represented in FIG. figure 4 red face of the mobile element visible from the outside under the action of gravity. The rod is also inserted again in the recess 56 and the movable element is locked in rotation. As a result, after the dump, the collector does not collect again the container, in view of the information displayed by the display device, unless the user has meanwhile changed the position of the movable member.

On va maintenant décrire un troisième mode de réalisation d'un conteneur selon l'invention à partir des figures 5 et 6.We will now describe a third embodiment of a container according to the invention from the Figures 5 and 6 .

Ces figures représentent un conteneur 70 comprenant un couvercle 72 mobile en rotation autour d'un axe horizontal 74 relativement à une cuve du conteneur. Le couvercle est ici représenté dans sa configuration fermée dans laquelle il recouvre la cuve. Le couvercle comporte comme dans les modes de réalisation décrits précédemment, un corps 76 et des ailettes 78 permettant sa liaison avec la cuve.These figures represent a container 70 comprising a lid 72 rotatable about a horizontal axis 74 relative to a vessel of the container. The lid is here represented in its closed configuration in which it covers the tank. The lid comprises, as in the embodiments described above, a body 76 and fins 78 allowing its connection with the tank.

Un dispositif d'affichage 80 est également agencé sur le couvercle. Ce dispositif comprend deux plaques 82, 84. La plaque 82 est solidaire du corps de couvercle tandis que la plaque 84 est mobile relativement au corps. Elle peut être placée sur la plaque 82, comme cela est représenté à la figure 6, ou devant celle-ci de sorte qu'elle n'est pas superposée à la plaque 82, comme cela est représenté à la figure 5.A display device 80 is also arranged on the cover. This device comprises two plates 82, 84. The plate 82 is integral with the lid body while the plate 84 is movable relative to the body. It can be placed on the plate 82, as shown in FIG. figure 6 , or in front of it so that it is not superimposed on the plate 82, as shown in FIG. figure 5 .

Le dispositif 80 comprend également quatre éléments métalliques 86, 88 conformés en arches et solidaire du corps de couvercle. Les plaques 82, 84 comprennent des orifices dimensionnés pour être traversés respectivement par une branche d'une des deux arches 86, et situés essentiellement aux extrémités latérales de ces plaques au voisinage d'un bord de celles-ci. Les plaques comprennent également une ouverture conformée pour accueillir une arche entière et située au voisinage du bord opposé de la plaque de celui comprenant les orifices.The device 80 also comprises four metal elements 86, 88 shaped in arches and secured to the lid body. The plates 82, 84 comprise orifices designed to be traversed respectively by a branch of one of the two arches 86, and located essentially at the lateral ends of these plates in the vicinity of an edge thereof. The plates also include an opening shaped to accommodate an entire arch and located in the vicinity of the opposite edge of the plate of the one comprising the orifices.

La plaque 84 est de cette façon mobile en translation en suivant une trajectoire guidée par les arches 86 , entre les deux positions des figures 5 et 6. La plaque 84 guidée par les arches a un comportement similaire à celui d'une feuille rangée dans un classeur à anneaux.The plate 84 is in this way movable in translation along a path guided by the arches 86, between the two positions of the Figures 5 and 6 . The plate 84 guided by the arches has a behavior similar to that of a sheet stored in a ring binder.

Lorsque la plaque 84 est dans la position de la figure 6, l'arche 88 située à l'avant du couvercle est insérée dans l'ouverture de celle-ci. Lorsqu'elle est dans la position représentée à la figure 5, c'est l'arche 88 située à l'arrière du couvercle qui est insérée dans l'ouverture de la plaque 84.When the plate 84 is in the position of the figure 6 , the arch 88 located at the front of the lid is inserted into the opening thereof. When in the position shown in figure 5 it is the arch 88 located at the back of the lid which is inserted in the opening of the plate 84.

Un cadenas peut être inséré dans un arche 88 empêchant donc si nécessaire passage de l'ouverture de la plaque, et immobilisent ainsi la plaque 84 en position.A padlock can be inserted in an arch 88 thus preventing if necessary passage of the opening of the plate, and thus immobilize the plate 84 in position.

La plaque 84 comprend une face colorée en rouge et une face opposée colorée en vert. De cette façon, comme une face différente de la plaque 84 est visible dans chacune des positions représentées aux figures 5 et 6, chaque position de la plaque 84 donne une instruction différente pour le collecteur.The plate 84 comprises a face colored in red and an opposite face colored green. In this way, as a different face of the plate 84 is visible in each of the positions shown in FIGS. Figures 5 and 6 each position of the plate 84 gives a different instruction for the collector.

On va ensuite décrire un conteneur selon un quatrième mode de réalisation de l'invention en référence à la figure 7.Next, a container according to a fourth embodiment of the invention will be described with reference to FIG. figure 7 .

Sur cette figure, on a représenté un couvercle 90 de conteneur comprenant également un corps 92 et des ailettes 94, ainsi qu'un dispositif d'affichage 96.In this figure, there is shown a container cover 90 also comprising a body 92 and fins 94, as well as a display device 96.

Ce dispositif est agencé sur le corps du couvercle, sur une face de celui-ci tournée vers l'extérieur. Il comprend un élément mobile 98 mobile en rotation relativement au corps du couvercle 92, selon un axe essentiellement vertical lorsque le couvercle est en configuration fermée, et conformé en disque.This device is arranged on the body of the lid, on one side thereof facing outwards. It comprises a movable member 98 rotatable relative to the body of the cover 92, along a substantially vertical axis when the lid is in closed configuration, and shaped disk.

Il comprend aussi un cache 100 solidaire du corps 92 et conformé pour recouvrir une partie, notamment une moitié, de l'élément mobile 98.It also comprises a cover 100 secured to the body 92 and shaped to cover a part, in particular a half, of the movable member 98.

Cet élément mobile 98 comprend deux portions distinctes : une première portion colorée en vert et une seconde portion colorée en rouge, ce qui permet de transmettre des informations entre l'utilisateur et le collecteur. Chaque portion forme une moitié du disque. Il est prévu que l'utilisateur configure le disque de sorte qu'une des deux portions soit entièrement recouverte par le cache.This mobile element 98 comprises two distinct portions: a first portion colored in green and a second portion colored in red, which makes it possible to transmit information between the user and the collector. Each portion forms one half of the disc. It is expected that the user configures the disk so that one of the two portions is completely covered by the cache.

Pour maintenir l'élément mobile en une position d'indication donnée, des moyens de blocage sont également prévus. Ces moyens comprennent une serrure 102 à clé positionnée au niveau de l'axe de rotation du disque. La rotation du disque ne peut être effectuée que si la clé entraîne le disque en rotation et donc seulement par une personne autorisée.To keep the movable element in a given indication position, locking means are also provided. These means comprise a key lock 102 positioned at the axis of rotation of the disc. The rotation of the disc can only be performed if the key drives the disc in rotation and therefore only by an authorized person.

On notera que l'invention n'est pas limitée aux modes de réalisation décrits.It should be noted that the invention is not limited to the embodiments described.

Tout d'abord, les dispositif décrits peuvent également être agencés sur une paroi de la cuve du conteneur tournée vers l'extérieur.First, the devices described can also be arranged on a wall of the tank of the container facing outwards.

En outre, les formes et les matériaux décrits pour les différents éléments du conteneur ou du dispositif d'affichage ne sont pas limitées à ce qui a été décrit.In addition, the shapes and materials described for the different elements of the container or the display device are not limited to what has been described.

Par exemple, concernant le premier mode de réalisation, le boîtier peut comprendre une moitié de sa paroi supérieure recouverte d'un cache et une autre moitié ouverte au lieu d'une alternance de lames et d'ajours.For example, concerning the first embodiment, the housing may comprise one half of its upper wall covered with a cover and another open half instead of alternating blades and openings.

L'élément mobile du deuxième mode de réalisation pourrait avoir une forme parallélépipédique au lieu de cylindrique.The movable element of the second embodiment could have a parallelepipedal shape instead of cylindrical.

Dans le troisième mode de réalisation, la plaque 82 pourrait être supprimée.In the third embodiment, the plate 82 could be removed.

Dans le quatrième mode de réalisation, le cache pourrait recouvrir plus ou moins d'une moitié du disque.In the fourth embodiment, the cache could cover more or less than half of the disk.

Les informations sur les différentes portions de l'élément mobile peuvent ne pas être des couleurs mais des pictogrammes, du texte, etc. Ces informations pourraient également être placée sur un élément fixe, l'élément mobile formant un cache recouvrant cet élément fixe. Dans le quatrième mode de réalisation, on pourrait par exemple tout à fait envisager que le disque soit fixe et que l'élément mobile soit le cache.The information on the different portions of the mobile element may not be colors but pictograms, text, etc. This information could also be placed on a fixed element, the mobile element forming a cover covering this fixed element. In the fourth embodiment, one For example, it might be quite possible for the disk to be fixed and for the mobile element to be the cache.

En outre, les moyens de blocage de l'élément mobile sont optionnels. Ils peuvent également être différents de ce qui a été décrit. Par exemple, dans le mode de réalisation de la figure 7, le disque peut être libre en rotation et comprendre un élément métallique en forme d'arche, s'étendant perpendiculairement au plan du disque et situé à l'interface entre les deux portions du disque. Cette arche serait apte à coopérer avec au moins une arche identique située sur le cache. Les arches seraient alors arrangées de sorte que celle de l'élément mobile puisse être placée contre celle du cache. Dans cette position, un cadenas peut être inséré dans ces deux arches et solidariser le cache à l'élément mobile.In addition, the locking means of the movable element are optional. They may also be different from what has been described. For example, in the embodiment of the figure 7 , the disk can be free to rotate and include an arch-shaped metal element extending perpendicularly to the plane of the disk and located at the interface between the two portions of the disk. This arch would be able to cooperate with at least one identical arch located on the cache. The arches would then be arranged so that that of the movable element can be placed against that of the cache. In this position, a padlock can be inserted in these two arches and secure the cache to the movable member.

Les moyens permettant de rappeler dans une position d'indication prédéterminée le dispositif d'affichage sont également optionnels. Dans le premier mode de réalisation, des crans peuvent être ménagé dans l'évidement du boîtier pour maintenir le curseur en position relativement au boîtier même sous l'effet de la gravité. Dans le deuxième mode de réalisation, la masse peut aussi être répartie de façon homogène.The means for recalling in a predetermined indication position the display device are also optional. In the first embodiment, notches may be provided in the recess of the housing to maintain the slider in position relative to the housing even under the effect of gravity. In the second embodiment, the mass can also be distributed homogeneously.

La serrure pour maintenir le couvercle en configuration fermée est également optionnelle. Elle peut aussi ne pas s'ouvrir lorsque le conteneur passe en configuration de basculement.The lock to hold the lid in closed configuration is also optional. It may also not open when the container goes into a failover configuration.

Le verrou de la serrure, activé par la clé de l'utilisateur ou par tout autre moyen tel qu'une carte magnétique, peut être fixé indépendamment sur le couvercle ou sur la cuve.The lock of the lock, activated by the key of the user or by any other means such as a magnetic card, can be fixed independently on the lid or on the tank.

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  1. Waste container comprising a tank open at its upper end and a lid (10; 30; 72; 90) movable about a horizontal hinge (14; 74) relative to the tank between a closed configuration in which it closes the upper end of the tank and an open configuration, the waste container further comprising, on one of its walls visible from the outside when the lid is closed, a display device (16; 38; 80; 96) comprising at least one element (28; 42; 84; 98) movable between two indication positions, characterised in that the display device (16; 38; 80; 96) bears information concerning two different portions and is arranged so that, in each of the two indication positions of the movable element (28; 30; 48; 98), only one portion of the device is visible, a different portion of the device being visible in each of the positions.
  2. Container according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the display device is arranged on the container lid (10; 30; 72; 90).
  3. Container according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the container comprises means (34; 54; 56; 88; 102) for locking the movable element in at least one of the indication positions.
  4. Container according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the container comprises means for locking the lid in the closed position, in particular a lock (18; 36) adapted to open when the lid takes up a tipping configuration, in which it is vertical with its axis of rotation located at its upper end.
  5. Container according to the preceding claim, wherein the container comprises means (34) for activating the movement of the movable element, located on a side of the container facing towards the inside of the tank when the lid is closed.
  6. Container according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the display device (16; 38) is arranged so that the movable element is adapted to move to take up a predetermined indication position when the lid takes up a specific configuration, in particular the closed configuration or the tipping configuration.
  7. Container according to the preceding claim, wherein the movable element (42) is movable in rotation about a substantially horizontal hinge and has a heterogeneous weight distribution, so that the movable element is returned to the predetermined indication position by gravity.
  8. Container according to one of claims 4 to 7, wherein the locking means (54; 56) are arranged to take up an activated state, in which the movable element is locked in the indication position when the lid is in the tipping configuration, and a deactivated state in which the movable element remains movable when the lid is in the closed configuration.
  9. Container according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the display device comprises a cover (20) forming a box in which the movable element (22) is arranged, the cover comprising at least one guide rail (32) cooperating with the movable element so that it is movable in translation relative to the cover.
  10. Container according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the movable element (84) is movable in translation along a guide forming an arch (86), two opposite sides of the movable element preferably forming the portions bearing the information.
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