EP3072674A1 - Device for compacting waste, consisting of a housing with replaceable waste collection container - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention relates to a device for compacting waste, consisting of a housing with replaceable waste collection container (7) and a hydraulic pressing device (10) with in the waste container (7) movable into ram, the housing a chute to the task of waste and an opening for exchanging the refuse collection container (7). According to the invention, the housing has a closed design, wherein in the housing front area, which is designed as a door (1), a self-closing pendulum chute (2) is arranged. The housing side walls (4, 5) are provided inside the housing with guides (6) for receiving the refuse collection container (7) and the housing bottom (8) with an adjustable stop (9) for the refuse collection container (7). The housing bottom (8) is designed as a collecting tray for liquids. The housing volume has above the receiving space for the waste collection container (7) the actual pressing device (10) with a ram, wherein the ram is a horizontally extending plate (11) with toothed elements (12) at the bottom and the plate (11) with a vertical arranged baffle (13) is connected to allow a waste task even during the movement of the press ram.

Description

The invention relates to a device for compacting waste, consisting of a housing with replaceable waste container and a hydraulic pressing device with movable into the waste container into the press die, wherein the housing has a chute for abandoning the waste and an opening for exchange of the waste container, according to the preamble of Claim 1.

From the EP 1 638 704 B1 a compaction device is known, which can be operated autonomously with a photovoltaic energy storage energy. The compacting device comprises a housing, wherein within the housing a removable container is arranged. In addition, an access door is arranged on the housing, wherein objects can be introduced through the access door and enter the removable container. Furthermore, a compression ram is previously known, which is disposed within the housing, wherein the compression ram is positioned so that it is movable along a predetermined path in the interior of the housing and inside at least a portion of the removable container to objects introduced into the container, in particular Waste, to compact. In addition, a photovoltaic panel is disposed on an upper outer surface of the housing. About a storage battery, which is located within the housing, can be stored by the photovoltaic panel provided electrical energy. A drive mechanism located in the housing is coupled to the compression ram and is powered by electrical energy from the storage battery to correspondingly move the compaction ram inside the housing.

In the device for compaction of waste after DE 10 2010 026 737 A1 a waste collection container can be introduced into a housing, wherein a closable filling opening for the input of waste is present. The previously known device comprises a waste input region with a first pressing means, which is mounted to compress the waste about a first pivot axis pivotally mounted on the housing of the device, and at least one mating pressing means which is pivotally mounted about a second pivot axis on the housing of the device, wherein the mating pressing means of at least one holding means, which is located on the housing, can be fixed in a closed position. The counter-pressing means is pivotable at a predeterminable back pressure into an opening position to release an opening to the waste collecting means, wherein the filling opening is closable with a closure means which can be unlocked manually or automatically. As waste collection means, for example, a dumpster is available.

The EP 1 148 991 B1 discloses a trash compactor having a housing and a removable waste container housed within the housing. Furthermore, this waste press on sensors that can determine the amount of waste and thus the filling state.

The US 4,552,061 shows a garbage compacting device with a movable door for injecting garbage into the device. Furthermore, a sensor system is provided which detects the presence of a user and thus allows the door to be opened. During the actual compaction or pressing process, the door is locked.

According to the generic DE 20 2010 013 818 U1 includes a sluice chamber container for receiving garbage to the prior art, wherein in the sluice chamber container an integrated pressing device is formed, which compresses the thrown garbage in the sluice chamber container. According to a local embodiment of the lock chamber container is integrated into a housing. The enclosure is advantageously made of concrete, steel or plastic. The enclosure may completely or partially enclose the lock chamber container and / or the refuse collection container. In one embodiment, the lock chamber container on a security against, ie the lock chamber container is closed by means of a closure and can be locked. The lock is designed so that the lock chamber output only at Closed lock chamber lock can be opened and vice versa. If the lock chamber exit is not closed and the lock chamber container was therefore not set up to receive garbage, the lock can not be unlocked.

From the foregoing, it is an object of the invention to provide an advanced device for compacting waste, consisting of a housing with replaceable waste container and hydraulic pressing device with hineinfahrbarem in the refuse bin press die, which is in a compact manner for at least temporarily receiving a waste collection container suitable, which actual compression and pressing device receives and in the filling of waste even during the compression process is possible without representing a user-side risk.

The object of the invention is achieved by the feature combination according to claim 1, wherein the dependent claims comprise at least expedient refinements and developments.

It is therefore assumed that a device for compacting waste, this consisting of a housing with replaceable waste container along with hydraulic pressing device with vertical in the waste container can be moved in compression ram. According to a preferred embodiment, the pressing means is located above the refuse collection container, i. in the upper region of the housing, so that the base area of the housing is essentially limited to the base area of the waste collection container.

The housing has a chute for abandoning the waste and an opening for exchanging the waste collection container. In case of operation, the housing is virtually closed on all sides and has only one over the chute intended for the task of waste access.

According to the invention, therefore, the housing has a closed design, wherein in the housing front region, which is preferably designed as a door, a self-closing pendulum chute is arranged.

The housing side walls have inside the housing guides for receiving the waste collection container. This ensures that the waste container is always located in such a position that damage to the same when retracting the ram can be excluded.

Furthermore, an adjustable stop for the waste container is available at the bottom of the housing.

This stop is variable in particular from the point that there is the possibility of receiving differently designed waste collection container in the housing.

In accordance with the invention, the housing bottom is designed as a collecting trough. This sump provides a way to retain certain volumes of fluid, e.g. due to the fact that a user has placed a plastic bottle in the waste container, which still contains residual liquid. An unnecessary pollution of the environment at the installation of the device is thereby excluded.

As already mentioned, the housing volume above the receiving space for the refuse container on the pressing device with a ram, wherein the ram is formed as a horizontally disposed or horizontally extending plate with toothed elements on the underside, wherein the plate is connected to a vertically arranged baffle to to allow a waste task during the movement of the press ram.

When retracting or extending the ram with plate, the baffle performs a corresponding vertical movement, leaving between the baffle and the wall of the waste container a gap in the continue waste can be abandoned. It must therefore not be interrupted during the compaction process or when raising the ram the task.

In a preferred embodiment of the invention, a status indicator light is arranged on the housing, the service personnel compared to clearly makes, that a maintenance, in particular an exchange of waste collection container is required.

According to the invention, the pendulum chute has multicolored illumination in its opening region, this multicolor illumination having a signal function. If the pendulum chute is pivoted into the open state with the aid of a handle and if, for example, a green light can be seen, the user is signaled in a simple way that a task of waste can take place. If the lighting changes to a warning color, e.g. a red color, is signaled that no abandonment of waste is possible or such a waste task on the chute must be completed soon, since a corresponding degree of filling of the waste container is reached or, for example, a fault exists.

In a preferred embodiment of the invention, a frame-like means for fixing advertising material or other information materials is provided on at least one of the outer sides of the housing.

The aforementioned drip pan can be achieved in a particularly simple manner by an upstand of the housing bottom. The upstand can be designed so that the same also causes a locking of located at the bottom of the refuse bin transport wheels.

The pendulum chute is inserted in a recess in the housing front area and comprises on its underside a counterweight for setting the specification of the closing torque. Over the handle of the flap-like pendulum chute, which is located on the outside, so the pendulum chute is brought into an open state. Now waste, e.g. Plastic material in the form of disposable bottles, to be abandoned. With the letting go of the pendulum chute this moves into a closed position, wherein the chute floor extends over a sloping and falling surface into the opening area of the waste collection container. Thus, the pendulum chute is unloaded almost automatically into the waste container.

In a preferred embodiment, the ram plate has an adapted to the cross-section of the waste container surface, the tooth elements on the one hand at the edge on the underside and on the other hand as in Disk center crossing rows of teeth are formed to both perforate or tear up waste and to increase the stability of the punch plate.

The housing of the device according to the invention is designed so that it is suitable or adaptable for receiving standard rubbish bins.

The invention will be explained below with reference to an embodiment and with the aid of figures.

Fig. 1

eine perspektivische Darstellung der erfindungsgemäßen Vorrichtung zum Verdichten von Abfällen etwa im Maßstab 1:10 mit geschlossener Gehäusetür und erkennbarer Pendelschütte mit entsprechender Klappe;

Fig. 2

eine Darstellung ähnlich derjenigen nach Fig. 1, jedoch mit geöffneter Tür und erkennbaren Einzelheiten der Pendelschütte, wobei innerhalb des Gehäuses noch kein Abfallsammelbehälter eingesetzt ist;

Fig. 3

eine Darstellung ähnlich derjenigen nach Fig. 1, jedoch teilweggebrochen mit im Inneren erkennbarem Abfallsammelbehälter und in Abwärtsbewegung befindlichem Pressstempel mit Pressplatte und vertikal orientiertem Prallblech, welches eine Prallfläche aufweist, und

Fig. 4

verschiedene Darstellung der Pressstempel-Platte, und zwar oberseitig links eine Ansicht der Unterseite; oberseitig rechts eine Ansicht der Oberseite der Pressstempel-Platte und unten, Mitte eine perspektivische Ansicht auf die Unterseite der Pressstempel-Platte mit Zahnelementen, die einerseits randseitig an der Unterseite und andererseits als im Plattenschwerpunkt sich kreuzende Zahnreihen ausgebildet ist.

Hereby show:

Fig. 1

a perspective view of the device according to the invention for compacting waste about the scale 1:10 with closed door and recognizable Pendelschütte with appropriate flap;

Fig. 2

a representation similar to that after Fig. 1 , but with the door open and recognizable details of the pendulum chute, whereby within the housing still no waste container is inserted;

Fig. 3

a representation similar to that after Fig. 1 , but partially broken away with recognizable in the interior waste collection container and in downward movement press punch with pressure plate and vertically oriented baffle plate, which has a baffle, and

Fig. 4

different representation of the punch plate, on the upper left side a view of the bottom; on the upper right side a view of the top of the punch plate and bottom, center is a perspective view of the underside of the punch plate with tooth elements, which is on the one hand edge on the bottom and on the other hand formed as in the plate centroid crossing rows of teeth.

The inventive device for compacting waste according to the embodiment and the figures consists of a housing in a closed design. The housing front area is designed as a door 1. In a corresponding recess of the door 1, a pendulum chute 2 is arranged, which comprises a flap with handle 3.

Furthermore, housing side walls 4; 5 available.

Inside the housing side walls, in Fig. 2 the housing side wall 5, at least one guide 6 for receiving a waste collection container 7 (see Fig. 3 ) educated.

The housing bottom 8 has at its remote from the door 1, the rear end of a stop 9, which forms a corresponding stop for the waste container 7.

The housing bottom 8 is also designed as a collecting tray for liquids.

The housing volume above the receiving space for the waste container 7 receives the pressing device 10 with a press die, wherein the press ram is formed as a horizontally extending plate 11 with tooth elements 12.

The plate 11 is connected to a vertically oriented baffle 13 to allow a waste task also during the movement of the ram 10.

In this regard, a gap 14 remains between the baffle 13 and the front or front container wall of the waste container 7.

On the housing, in particular on its front side or else also on the upper side of the housing, a status indicator light 15 is provided in an embodiment.

The pendulum chute 2 has in its opening area a figuratively not shown multi-colored lighting, which also has a signal function, which can be conveniently coupled to the signal function of the status indicator light.

At least one of the outer sides of the case, e.g. the outside of the housing 4, a frame 16 is provided as a means for fixing information and promotional materials.

As in particular from the Fig. 3 can be seen, the baffle 13 is formed so that when moving the ram with plate 11 in the waste container 7 into the gap 14 between baffle 13 and the pendulum chute 2 facing wall of the waste container 7 remains.

The drip pan can be formed by an upstand 161 in the housing base 8.

It can be seen from the figures that the pendulum chute 2 is inserted into a corresponding recess in the housing front area, i. is inserted into the door 1 and includes on its underside a counterweight 17 for setting and specification of the closing torque. As a counterweight, preferably the lower, the Schüttweg forming plate can be used here.

The door 1 is secured by a closure 18, so that unauthorized persons can not reach the waste container 7.

As shown in the pictures Fig. 4 becomes clear, the punch plate 11 has on its underside the mentioned rows of teeth. The rows of teeth 12 are both attached to the edge of the underside of the plate as well as realized as intersecting rows of teeth 120, both to perforate waste and to increase the stability of the ram plate 11. The surface of the ram plate is adapted to the respective cross-sectional shape of the waste container 7, which in the views Fig. 4 can be removed, in any case care must be taken that the gap 14 between the vertically oriented baffle plate 13 and the container wall remains and inasmuch as in this respect the surface of the ram plate does not occupy the entire cross section of the waste collection container 7.

Like from the Fig. 3 is traceable, is used as a waste container 7 a classic rubbish bin, which has an axle with wheels 71. The housing volume is in this case designed so that the waste container 7 can be received in the housing with the lid open 72 and closing the door 1 can be done.

The bulk length of the pendulum chute as well as the bulk width is designed so that when swiveling the flap-like opening of the pendulum chute the waste material placed in the flap safely enters the waste container 7.

Claims (10)

Device for compacting waste, consisting of a housing with replaceable refuse collection container (7) and a hydraulic pressing device (10) with movable into the waste collection container (7) in compression ram, wherein the housing is a chute for abandoning the waste and an opening for the exchange of waste collection container (7),
characterized in that
the housing (7) has a closed design, wherein in the housing front area, which is designed as a door (1), a self-closing pendulum chute (2) is arranged, the housing side walls (4; 5) inside the housing guides (6) for receiving the waste container ( 7) and the housing bottom (8) have an adjustable stop (9) for the waste container (7), the housing bottom (8) is designed as a collecting trough for liquids and the housing volume above the receiving space for the waste container (7) the pressing device (10) with a punch, wherein the punch is a horizontally extending plate (11) with toothed elements (12) on the underside, wherein the plate (11) with a vertically arranged baffle (13) is in communication to a waste task also during the movement of To allow press stamp. Device according to claim 1,
characterized in that
on the housing a status indicator light (15) is provided. Apparatus according to claim 1 or 2,
characterized in that
the pendulum chute (2) has a multicolor illumination with signal function in its opening area. Device according to one of the preceding claims,
characterized in that
on at least one of the outside of the housing means (16) are provided for the attachment of promotional materials. Device according to one of the preceding claims,
characterized in that
the baffle surface (13) is formed so that when moving the press ram into the refuse collection container (7) a gap (14) remains between the baffle surface (13) and the wall of the refuse collection container (7) facing the shuttle chute (2). Device according to one of the preceding claims,
characterized in that
the drip pan is formed by an upstand (161) of the housing bottom (8). Device according to one of the preceding claims,
characterized in that
the pendulum chute (2) is inserted into a recess in the housing front region and comprises on its underside a counterweight (17) for setting and specifying the closing torque. Device according to one of the preceding claims,
characterized in that
the ram plate (11) has a surface adapted to the cross-section of the refuse bin (7), the tooth elements (12) being formed on the underside on the edge and on the plate center of gravity (120) to perforate both wastes or rupture as well as increase the plate stability. Device according to claims 2 and 3,
characterized in that
the signal functions of indicator light (15) and lighting of the pendulum chute (2) are synchronized. Device according to one of the preceding claims,
characterized in that
the garbage bin is a standard garbage bin.

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