EP3722229B1 - Fastening device and waste collecting container comprising a fastening device - Google Patents

Description

The present invention firstly relates to a fastening device for pivotally fastening a lid device to the container body of a waste collection container according to the preamble of patent claim 1. Furthermore, the invention also relates to such a waste collection container according to the preamble of patent claim 14.

Waste collection containers themselves have been known for a long time and are used for the temporary storage of waste and recyclables, often in the form of mobile containers. A distinction is made in particular between two-wheeled, three-wheeled and four-wheeled waste collection containers.

The present invention relates in particular to two-wheeled and three-wheeled mobile waste collection containers, preferably with a capacity of up to 1000l. Such waste collection containers often have a rectangular or approximately rectangular container body, which consists of a container base and a side wall projecting upwards from the container base, the container base and the side wall delimiting a receiving space of the waste collection container. To move the waste collection container, it has in particular a chassis which has two wheels designed as bicycle wheels and an axle via which the bicycle wheels are arranged on the container body. Three-wheeled waste collection containers also have another wheel, which is in particular a guide wheel.

At the end of the container body opposite the container bottom, which corresponds to the upper edge of the container, the container body has a filling opening. This filling opening is usually closed by means of a lid device, the lid device being arranged or articulated in particular in a pivotable manner on the container body.

For some time now, the development of such waste collection containers has been such that different fractions of waste and recyclable materials can be collected separately at the same time in the receiving space delimited by the container body. In this case, the waste collection container has a partition wall which is arranged within the container body in such a way that the receiving space is divided into two separate, separate compartments. However, both compartments work together with the common filling opening.

In the general state of the art, solutions have already become known for such waste collection containers in which the lid device is divided and is formed from two lid elements. Each lid element covers part of the filling opening, but the lid elements together close the entire filling opening. In this way, when using a partition, each individual compartment of the receiving space can be opened and closed individually via a cover element assigned to it. The size of the individual cover elements is adapted to the size of the individual compartments, that is to say to the position where the partition is arranged within the container body.

Such waste collection containers have also developed in such a way that the partition walls can be positioned individually at different locations within the receiving space in order to be able to provide compartments of different sizes if necessary. The procedure is often such that the cover elements are adapted to the size of the compartments formed by the partition. This is achieved, for example, by arranging correspondingly large cover elements adapted to the respective compartment size on the container body.

The arrangement of the cover elements, or the cover device in an undivided form, takes place via corresponding fastening devices, which are basically already known in the prior art and which are often designed in the form of hinge devices. There is a need to be able to arrange the lid device, in particular the lid elements in the case of a split lid device, on the container body as simply as possible.

In another context, in the DE 694 22 798 T2 a container for wet wipes is described. This has a lid device with a lid element, wherein this lid element has a further lid element in the form of a lid-in-lid solution.

Further solutions in which a cover element is pivotally connected to the container body of a container via fastening devices are, for example, in US 2003/0213808 A1 , which discloses a garbage container with a fastening device according to the preamble of claim 1, but also in the US 2017/0283130 A1 , DE 43 02 269 A1 , US 2011/0309098 A1 , US 5,141,124 B , DE 93 01 795.2 U1 or EP 1 918 222 A1 described.

The present invention is based on the object of providing a fastening device for pivotally fastening a lid device to the container body of a waste collection container, which is structurally simple and also inexpensive, which also allows the objects fastened to one another via the fastening device to be easily replaced and which, moreover, also against a unintentional removal of one of the objects is secured.

This object is achieved according to the invention by the fastening device with the features according to independent patent claim 1, which represents the first aspect of the invention, and by the waste collection container with the features according to independent patent claim 14, which represents the second aspect of the invention. Further features and details of the invention emerge from the subclaims, the description and the drawings. Features and details that are disclosed in connection with one of the aspects of the invention also apply in full in connection with the other two aspects of the invention, and vice versa, so that with regard to the disclosure of the individual aspects of the invention, full reference is always made to the other aspects of the invention.

The basic idea of the present invention is that the fastening device is designed in a special way. The fastening device is designed for pivotally connecting a second object in the form of a lid device, in particular a split lid device, to a first object in the form of a container body of a waste collection container. The lid device, or the lid elements in the case of a split lid device, can be easily replaced. In addition, there is preferably a safeguard against accidental removal.

The fastening device initially has a first fastening element, which is designed such that it is able to be fastened to the first container body. In this case, the first fastening element is a component,
which is initially present as an independent component and which is then arranged or mounted on the first container body. This can be done in a detachable manner, for example by means of a locking device and/or fastening screws, or the like, or in an insoluble manner, for example by means of gluing, welding, riveting and the like. In another embodiment, the first fastening element is formed on the container body. This means that the first fastening element is an integral or fixed part of the container body and that the container body provides and assumes the function of a first fastening element in a certain area. These definitions mentioned also apply in the further course of the description, where components are arranged on one another or are formed on one another.

In addition, the fastening device has a second fastening element which is designed such that it is capable of being fastened to the lid device or which is formed on the lid device.

Preferred embodiments for corresponding first and second fastening elements are explained in more detail in the further course of the description.

The first and second fastening elements are in a certain relationship to one another in order to realize the pivotable fastening, namely such that the first fastening element and the second fastening element can be pivoted relative to one another via a common pivot axis. A pivot axis is in particular an axis about which the first and second objects are pivoted or rotated relative to one another. Relative pivotability to one another allows for various implementation options. In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the relative pivotability means that the container body is not pivotable, while the lid device is arranged on the container body in a pivotable or pivotable manner by means of the fastening device.

The common pivot axis can be implemented in different ways. In a preferred embodiment, the common pivot axis is realized in the form of a pin element. This means that the common pivot axis is formed by the pin element. A pin element is in particular an elongated, often cylindrical component made of metal or plastic, which connects workpieces, in the present case the container body and the lid device, to one another in a detachable or non-detachable manner. The pin element is inserted through corresponding openings in the first and second fastening elements, as will be explained in more detail below. In the present invention, a detachable connection is preferably implemented.

A pivotable connection as described above is preferably a hinge connection or articulated connection.

The fastening device, in particular in the form of the hinge device, serves, in addition to the pure fastening function, preferably also for positioning the lid device in relation to the container body.

The fastening device according to the invention is described below in accordance with the various aspects of the invention in connection with a waste collection container, which can also be a recycling container.

In the case mentioned, the fastening device has a first fastening element which is designed such that it is able to be fastened to the container body, in particular releasably, in the general manner described above. In addition, the fastening device has a second fastening element, which is designed such that it is able to be fastened to the lid device, in particular releasably, or which is formed on the lid device. Of course, other embodiments are also included, in which the second fastening element is arranged or formed on the container body and the first fastening element on the lid device. The first fastening element and the second fastening element can be pivoted relative to one another via a common pivot axis, which is realized in particular by a pin element. In a preferred embodiment, the first fastening element is arranged on the container body and therefore cannot itself be rotated or pivoted, while the second fastening element is provided on the lid device and can therefore be pivoted or rotated. This means that the lid device is rotatably or pivotally arranged or articulated on the container body via the fastening device, in particular in the form of the hinge device, so that the lid device can be pivoted back and forth between a closed position and a maximum open position.

The waste collection container is in particular a mobile waste collection container. This means that the waste collection container is equipped with wheels. Such a waste collection container is described in more detail below in connection with the third aspect of the invention.

According to the first aspect of the invention, a fastening device for pivotally fastening a lid device to the container body of a waste collection container is provided, the fastening device having the features of independent claim 1.

According to this first aspect of the invention, in addition to the actual pivoting movement, the fastening device should also be used to position the two fastening elements relative to one another and thus the objects connected to them. In particular, it should be made possible for the lid device in a waste collection container to be held and fixed in a specific position in relation to the container body.

For this purpose, the invention provides that the fastening device has a stopper device which is provided in such a way that it is able to stop and fix the pivoting movement of the first and second fastening elements in relation to one another in at least one defined pivoting position. A stopper device is basically any form of device that makes it possible to at least temporarily prevent, i.e. stop, the pivoting course of the second fastening element in relation to the first fastening element. Preferred embodiments for such a stopper device are explained in more detail in the further course of the description. If the stopper device is activated, it is able to fix, i.e. fix, the lid device, which is connected to the second fastening element, in a fixed, defined pivoting position with respect to the container body, which is connected to the first fastening element. That means, that the pivoting movement is stopped or prevented in this defined pivoting position.

In the case of the waste collection container described above, this means in particular that the stopper device serves to stop or prevent the pivoting movement of the lid device in at least one defined pivoting position, which lies between the closed and fully open position of the lid device, and to ensure that the Lid device is held in this defined pivoting position, i.e. fixed.

This is preferably the case at an installation angle greater than 90 degrees, preferably over 100 degrees, especially at 115 degrees, or basically at an installation angle at which the lid device remains open due to the center of gravity, which simplifies filling and closing the waste collection container, since the lid device neither slams shut still opens completely.

As will be explained further below, the first fastening element, in particular the stopper device, is preferably designed in such a way that complete opening is also possible. Here the lid device simply has to be pushed beyond a resistance in the stopper position, which corresponds to the defined pivoting position.

In order to be able to fulfill the aforementioned functions, the stopper device has a first stopper element assigned to the first fastening element and a second stopper element assigned to the second fastening element, which cooperate in the defined pivoting position. The interaction means in particular that the two stopper elements work together or cooperate in the defined pivoting position in such a way that they jointly perform the desired function, namely fixing the two fastening elements in this position in relation to one another. How this can be achieved is described in detail below using preferred exemplary embodiments.

The first stopper element is provided with a spring element. The first stopper element preferably has a spring element which is arranged on the first fastening element. Alternatively, the first stopper element is designed as a spring element, which is formed on the first fastening element. A spring element is, in particular, a component which is or can be deformed elastically when a force is applied to it during use. This creates restoring forces in the spring element. If the acting force is canceled, the spring element moves back to its starting position due to the restoring forces. In a preferred embodiment, the spring element is designed in the form of a spiral spring, for example in the form of a spring tab. A spring tab is in particular a flat component that has resilient properties.

The second stopper element is provided with a stop element. The second stopper element is preferably a stop element that acts in relation to the first stopper element. A stop element is in particular an element up to which the first stopper element can be moved. If the first stopper element, for example the spring element, comes into contact with the stop element, further movement of the first stopper element, preferably in the defined pivoting position described above, is initially prevented, that is, fixed. However, due to the elasticity of the spring element, it is possible that a movement beyond this stop point is possible. With regard to the waste collection container and the possibility described above of opening the lid device beyond the defined pivoting position, this means that the opening process of the lid device is initially prevented when the spring element comes into contact with the stop element. However, due to the elasticity of the spring element, this resistance arising at the location of the stop can be overcome by applying force, since the spring element can be bent further due to its elasticity, to the extent that it can slide past the stop element in the bent state. The second stopper element is preferably a hook element or a plate-shaped or a pin-shaped element.

Depending on the design, the second stopper element can either be arranged on the second fastening element or be formed on it. In a preferred embodiment, the second stopper element is a fixed, in particular integral, part of the second fastening element.

In one embodiment, which is not the subject of the patent claims, the common pivot axis of the first and second fastening elements is through a Pin element realized. In this case, the fastening device has a pin element via which the first and second fastening elements are connected to one another. To fix the pin element, in particular against unwanted removal, against unwanted slipping out or to avoid vandalism, the pin element is preferably designed in a special way, namely in such a way that a first locking device is arranged or designed on the pin element. In the manner generally defined above, the first locking device can either be an independent component which is then connected to the pin element. Or a portion of the pin element is designed as such a locking device and therefore takes over its function. The first locking device is generally a device which brings about a deliberate blocking of the pin element when the pin element is inserted into the fastening device and connects the two fastening elements together, so that the pin element cannot be easily removed from the fastening device, if the first locking device is not deactivated beforehand. Preferred exemplary embodiments for suitable first locking devices are explained in more detail in the further course of the description.

The pin element preferably has a pin shaft which is delimited at its first end by a pin head and at its second end by a pin tip. Preferably, the first locking device is arranged or formed on the pin shaft, optionally in the area of the pin head, preferably in the upper third of the pin element, which faces the pin head. The pin element in particular has a longitudinal extent that extends over the length of the fastening device. The length of the fastening device is the extent of the fastening device in the direction in which the fastening device has its maximum extent.

The first locking device is preferably designed in the form of a first latching device. A latching device is in particular a holding device that engages with another component of the fastening device, for example engages behind it, preferably in that the latching device slides through an opening in the fastening device and then hooks or snaps there. Such an exemplary embodiment is described further below in connection with the description of the figures. For example, the first locking device in Be designed in the form of a locking tab, a locking spring or a locking hook. Such a component preferably additionally has a locking lug at one end.

The first locking device, in particular the first latching device, is preferably installed in the pin element. The installation is preferably implemented in such a way that the first latching device projects outwards over the surface of the pin shaft. For example, particularly if the pin element is made of plastic, this can be done through a length-limited incision in the pin element in the longitudinal direction of the pin element. The cut part can then be bent slightly outwards.

According to the invention, the second fastening element of the fastening device has at least one, preferably two cam element(s), wherein the first fastening element has at least one, preferably two sliding surface(s) which correspond/correspond to the at least one cam element, such that the at least one cam element in is able to slide along the corresponding sliding surface to initiate a pivoting movement due to the gravitational forces. The fastening device has special configurations on the first and second fastening elements. The second fastening element has at least one, preferably two cam element(s). The first fastening element has at least one, preferably two, sliding surface(s). which corresponds to the cam element(s). The at least one cam element and the at least one sliding surface work together in such a way that in the assembled state of the fastening device, the at least one cam element is able to slide along the corresponding sliding surface. The cam element is in particular a projection projecting from the first fastening element. This cam element/sliding surface construction serves in particular to ensure that the lid device begins to open due to gravity when the waste collection container is emptied and tilted in the process, in that the cam elements slide over the sliding surfaces, which are in particular curved.

In principle, it is sufficient if a sliding surface and a corresponding cam element are provided. However, two such cam elements are preferably provided, each with two corresponding sliding surfaces. This is particularly advantageous because the fastening devices according to the three aspects of the invention are designed as symmetrical components so that they can be installed in different installation directions.

By means of the cam elements and sliding surfaces, it is possible for a pivoting movement to be initiated due to the gravitational forces. This will be explained in more detail below using a preferred exemplary embodiment.

Some preferred developments of the fastening device are described below.

The first fastening element can thus be designed in a special way. In a preferred embodiment, the first fastening member has a base provided such that it is capable of being placed on the container body of the waste collection container. The first fastening element has a leg projecting from the base at each of the two ends of the base. The two legs each have an opening through which the common pivot axis extends, in particular for the passage of a pin element, or are designed as a socket through which the common pivot axis extends, in particular for the passage of a pin element. A bushing is in particular a hollow body, for example a hollow cylinder, which serves as a bearing for the pivot axis or the pin element.

The second fastening element preferably has a connecting element, which preferably has at least one opening through which the common pivot axis extends, in particular for passing the pin element, or is designed as a socket through which the common pivot axis extends, in particular for passing the pin element. The connecting element has the function of connecting the second fastening element to the first fastening element via the common pivot axis, preferably via the pin element. In a preferred embodiment, the second stopper element of the stopper device, which is designed in particular in the form of a stop element, is arranged or designed on the connecting element. For example, the connecting element has two legs which protrude from the second object, for example from the lid device, and one each Have an opening for passing the pin element through. The two legs can be connected to one another via a cross connection, for example for reasons of stability. The cross connection preferably forms the second stopper device, for example the stop device, of the stopper device.

The base and the legs of the first fastening element delimit a receiving space, in particular a U-shaped receiving space, for the connecting element of the second fastening element. The base preferably limits the receiving space downwards, while the legs limit the receiving space laterally.

In the assembled state of the fastening device, it is preferably provided that the first locking device is positioned in a leg of the first fastening element, or between a leg of the first fastening element and the connecting element of the second fastening element. For example, the pin element, which has the first locking device, for example in the form of the first latching device, can be pushed through the opening or socket of one of the legs of the first fastening element, the latching device being activated after sliding through this opening or socket by activating the latching device behind snaps into this opening or socket. The pin element can therefore no longer be pulled out of the opening or socket of the leg.

In a further preferred embodiment, the first fastening element has a second locking device, in particular at least one second latching device, which is designed such that it is able to be inserted into a corresponding receptacle for fastening to the container body of the waste collection container.

This second locking device serves to fasten the fastening device, in particular its first fastening element, to the container body of the waste collection container. For this purpose, if the second locking device is designed as a second latching device, this second latching device can have one or more, preferably two, latching tab(s) with a spring function. At one end, the second latching device is connected to the first fastening element, for example at its base, and projects downwards therefrom. The second, preferably free end of the second latching device preferably has a outside protruding locking lug. When inserted into the receptacle, the second latching device, preferably the latching tabs, slides into the receptacle and is thereby compressed. Because of the restoring forces, as soon as the latching device has passed the receptacle, the latching device snaps back, so that it can no longer be easily pulled out. In addition, the first fastening element can also be screwed using fastening screws.

In a preferred embodiment, the first stopper element of the stopper device, which is in particular designed in the form of a spring element, is arranged or formed on the second locking device, for example on the second latching device, in particular on a latching tab of the second latching device.

A preferred exemplary embodiment is explained below, which illustrates the functionality of the cam elements and sliding surfaces of the fastening device described generally above.

The starting point here is that the first fastening element and the second fastening element in the assembled state of the fastening device, when the first fastening element and the second fastening element are connected to one another via the common pivot axis, in particular via the pin element, have play in relation to one another at least in certain pivot positions . For example, the receiving space of the first fastening element is dimensioned so large that the connecting element of the second fastening element does not abut the legs of the first fastening element, but can move back and forth in the receiving space within limits along the common pivot axis, for example along the pin element. This game is now used to give the first impulse to initiate a pivoting process.

If a lid device is pivotally connected to the container body of a waste collection container via the fastening device, the game can be used, for example, to give a first impulse to open the lid device when the waste collection container is emptied. In such a case, the waste collection container is turned off from an initially vertical position to a horizontal, horizontal position into an emptying position that goes beyond this horizontal position.

The fastening device preferably has at least one cam element which is arranged or formed on the second fastening element. For example, the at least one cam element can be designed or arranged to protrude outwards from the connecting element of the second fastening element and directed towards one of the legs of the first fastening element, which laterally delimit the receiving space. For the reasons of symmetry described above, it is preferably provided that the second fastening element has two such cam elements, which preferably extend from each side end of the connecting element in the direction of each leg of the first fastening element.

The first fastening element has at least one sliding surface corresponding to the at least one cam element. The sliding surface is preferably arranged or formed on a leg of the first fastening element, preferably on a side or surface of the leg which is directed into the receiving space formed by the first fastening element. For the reasons of symmetry mentioned, both legs of the first fastening element, which laterally delimit the receiving space, preferably have such a sliding surface.

The sliding surface(s) preferably have an oblique contour or an oblique course. In particular, it is realized that the sliding surfaces have an oblique course from a first end to a second end, which enlarges or widens the receiving space. When the lid device is in the closed state, the at least one cam element is located at the first end of the sliding surface, so that the connecting element of the second fastening element is centered in the receiving space of the first fastening element at this point by the distance between the legs of the first fastening element and no until there is little play. When the waste collection container is tilted into an emptying position, the cam element slides along the sloping sliding surface, so that there is play due to the increasing distance between the legs of the first fastening element and the resulting enlarging receiving space. Due to the tilting process, the lid device receives a first impulse to open due to its weight.

According to the second aspect of the invention, a waste collection container is provided which has the features of independent claim 14. The waste collection container has at least one of the fastening devices according to the invention, via which a lid device of the waste collection container is arranged or articulated in a swiveling manner on the container body. In order to avoid repetition, reference is therefore made in full to the statements on the first aspect of the invention, particularly with regard to the design, functionality and effect of the fastening device.

The waste collection container is preferably designed as a waste collection container which has a capacity of up to 1000l. The waste collection container is used in particular for the temporary storage of waste and/or recyclables. A preferred exemplary embodiment of such a, in particular mobile, two-wheeled or three-wheeled waste collection container is described below, in which the present invention is implemented.

The waste collection container initially consists of the container body. The container body has a side wall that laterally delimits the container body. In principle, the invention is not limited to specific shapes of the side wall. For example, the side wall could have a round, oval, or similar shape. In another embodiment, the side wall has a polygonal shape. In a preferred embodiment, the side wall has a rectangular shape or a shape close to a rectangle, so that the container body also has such a rectangular shape or a shape close to a rectangle. In this case, the side wall or the container body has four wall segments, each of which adjoins one another at their edges. The edges are preferably designed as rounded edges. In this case, the side wall of the container body preferably consists of a front wall, a rear wall and two side walls which extend between the front wall and rear wall and connect them to one another.

The container body is closed off at the bottom by the container base, from which the side wall, in particular the wall segments, protrudes and extends upwards, that is, away from the container base.

The side wall, or the wall segments, and the container base delimit an interior space of the container body, which is provided for receiving the waste and/or recyclables and which forms the receiving space of the waste collection container. Depending on the container type, the interior or the receiving space has, for example, a volume of up to 1000 l, the volume being defined in particular by the entire interior space within the waste collection container, especially when the lid device is closed. For example, the interior has a volume of up to 1201, preferably up to 140l, preferably up to 1901, preferably up to 240l, preferably up to 3901, preferably up to 700l.

In order to be able to collect different waste and/or recyclable material fractions in the waste collection container, at least one partition wall is preferably arranged within the receiving space, which divides the receiving space into two or more compartments. Additionally or alternatively, one or more additional containers can also be placed in the receiving space, for example by means of a suitable frame construction. In a preferred embodiment, the waste collection container of the present invention is designed as such a multi-chamber container with two or more compartments for holding different waste and/or recyclable material fractions.

The waste collection container is preferably characterized in that it has a height that is greater than its maximum width and/or maximum depth and/or than the maximum expansion distance of the container base. If the waste collection container is, for example, one with a rectangular container body, the width of the container is preferably the distance between the two side walls. In such a case, the depth of the container is preferably the distance between the front wall and the rear wall. In such a case, the maximum expansion distance of the container base is preferably the diagonal of the container base. For example, if the waste collection container has a round container body, the maximum expansion distance of the container base is the diagonal. With an oval design of the container body, the maximum expansion distance of the container base is the maximum distance between two opposing edge points of the container base.

The present invention is not limited to certain geometric specifications for the waste collection container; rather, these arise in particular depending on the area of use and intended use of the waste collection container and/or its use Volume. Some preferred exemplary embodiments are described below, these examples being based in particular on the above requirement that the height of the waste collection container is greater than its maximum width and/or maximum depth and/or than the maximum expansion distance of the container bottom. For example, the height of the container body can be between 700mm and 1300mm, preferably between 850mm and 1050mm. The total height of the waste collection container, in which the height of the closed lid device is also taken into account in addition to the height of the container body, is, for example, between 700mm and 1400mm, preferably between 900mm and 1300mm.

The waste collection container can preferably have a slightly tapered design. This means that the cross-sectional area of the container body, starting from the insertion opening, where the lid device is articulated on the container body, becomes smaller in the direction of the container bottom. This means that the container body tapers from the filling opening towards the bottom of the container. At the upper end of the container body there is often a container edge which can protrude outwards over the edge of the container body, i.e. over its side wall.

For example, the waste collection container can have a maximum width between 400mm and 1300mm, for example 580mm, 750mm or 1255mm. The maximum depth of the waste collection container can be between 500mm and 950mm, preferably between 520mm and 900mm. The dimension of a handle element, which is provided for handling purposes of the waste collection container, is often also added to the measured depth, if available.

At the upper end of the side wall, which represents the end of the side wall opposite the bottom of the container, that is to say at the upper edge of the container body, which in particular also corresponds to the upper edge of the container, the container body has a filling opening for waste and / or recyclable materials, the filling opening is preferably limited by the side wall of the container body or by the upper edge of the container and extends over the entire cross-sectional area of the container body in the area of its upper edge.

To close the filling opening and thus the container body, the waste collection container has a lid direction, the lid device in particular is arranged pivotably on the container body, namely by means of the fastening device (s) according to the invention, which is, for example, a hinge connection or an articulated connection. The lid device is preferably divided and consists of several lid elements, for example two lid elements. The lid device can be closed or lockable via a suitable lock, for example a gravity lock. A single lock for the entire lid device, or a separate lock for each lid element, can be implemented here.

In the upper end region of the waste collection container, for example at the upper edge of the container body, at least one handle element is preferably arranged or designed, by means of which the waste collection container can be handled by the user.

Such waste collection containers are generally provided in order to be emptied into a disposal vehicle by means of an emptying device, for example by means of a bed, such as a comb bed. Such beds themselves are already known and familiar to those skilled in the art. Of course, the invention is not limited to a specific design of the emptying device. The waste collection container preferably has, particularly in its upper edge region, a device which can cooperate with the emptying device. If the emptying takes place via a bed as described above, the waste collection container preferably has a bed receptacle in the upper edge area, for example in the form of a comb and/or a honeycomb structure.

The waste collection container is preferably made of plastic, in particular a weather-resistant, solid plastic, or metal.

In a preferred embodiment, the lid device is designed as a split lid device, with the split lid device having more than one lid element, preferably two lid elements. The lid device is preferably designed in two parts or in several parts, which means that the lid device has two or more lid elements or is divided into two or more lid elements. The lid device is therefore a split lid device. In principle, the invention is not limited to a specific number of cover elements per cover device. In a preferred one In this embodiment, the lid device is designed in two parts and consists of two independent lid elements. Each cover element serves to close a partial area of the filling opening, that is to say a partial opening of the filling opening. The cover elements in their entirety then close the entire filling opening.

Each cover element is arranged on the container body via at least one fastening device, preferably via two fastening devices. The cover elements are preferably articulated laterally on the container body. If the lid device is undivided, it is also arranged on the container body via at least one fastening device, preferably via two fastening devices. The arrangement can be either on the side or on a rear wall.

Furthermore, it is preferably realized that each cover element of the cover device is arranged or articulated on the container body, in particular on the upper edge of the container body, preferably with a pivoting direction in opposite directions to one another. This means that each cover element is arranged or articulated on its own and independently of the other cover elements on the container body, in particular on the upper edge of the container, via the fastening devices. Each cover element can therefore be operated independently of the other cover elements. The arrangement or articulation of the cover elements on the container body takes place in such a way that the cover elements are pivotable. This means that the cover elements can be operated, i.e. opened and closed, by performing a pivoting movement.

Each cover element has a cover element surface which is delimited by two or more cover element edges. The number of cover element edges results in particular from the shape of the cover element surface.

One of the cover element edges is designed as a first cover element edge. This first lid element edge is characterized in that in the closed operating state of the lid device, when the lid device or the corresponding lid element closes the filling opening, it faces a first lid element edge of another, adjacent lid element. The task of the lid device is to close the filling opening of the waste collection container. The closed operating state is therefore the state in which the lid device, i.e. all lid elements, are in a closed position, i.e. are closed and close the filling opening. The closed operating state of the cover device is characterized in particular by the fact that the cover elements are in one plane and that the first cover element edges of the cover elements are directed towards one another. The first lid element edges are in particular those lid element edges which are aligned in the direction of the center of the filling opening when the lid device is in the closed operating state. For example, it can be provided that the cover elements abut or abut one another in the closed operating state of the lid device, or at least almost abut or abut one another. In this case, the first cover element edge can also be referred to as a kind of abutting edge. A butt edge is in particular an edge on which the cover elements with their end surfaces, which are formed by the first cover element edges, meet or approximately meet each other, for example while maintaining a small gap of a few centimeters, in particular a few millimeters.

The first cover element edges of adjacent cover elements in particular have a course that corresponds to one another. The course is in particular the direction or the spatial extent in which the first cover element edges extend. The first cover element edges correspond to one another in particular when their course corresponds or is coordinated with one another or fits together.

At least one further cover element edge, which delimits the cover element surface, is designed as a second cover element edge. The second cover element edge is characterized in that it lies opposite the first cover element edge. This means in particular that the second cover element edge is located on the other side, in particular on the opposite side, of the cover element or the cover element surface in relation to the first cover element edge and delimits the cover element surface on the other side, in particular on the opposite side. The fastening devices are preferably arranged or formed on these second cover element edges, so that the second cover element edge is the fastening edge.

The functionality of a split lid device can be illustrated using the following example. In this example with a two-part lid device, the lid device consists of two lid elements, each lid element being pivotally arranged or articulated on the container body via corresponding fastening devices. This means that each cover element can be operated independently of the other cover element, that is, opened, for example folded up, and closed, for example folded down. When both cover elements are in the closed operating state, they together close the entire filling opening of the waste collection container. If one of the cover elements is opened and the other cover element is closed, only part of the filling opening is released. When both lid elements are opened, the entire filling opening is exposed. If such a waste collection container uses a partition in the receiving space of the container body to form two separate compartments in which different fractions of waste and / or recyclable materials can be collected, each of the compartments is closed by one of the cover elements. If the partition wall is now arranged in the container body in such a way that its position can be changed individually, this means that the size of the compartments is also variable. However, the use of the split lid has the task of only opening the lid element belonging to this compartment in order to fill a specific compartment of the waste collection container. The other cover element of the other compartment should, if possible, remain closed, but at least largely closed, for example so that it does not rain in there, or that bad smells escape from the compartment, or that the person filling the waste collection container is faced with an unsightly sight due to the waste stored in the compartment , which are located in the unusable part. This means that when one of the cover elements is opened, the compartment closed by the second cover element should remain closed as well and as completely as possible.

In a preferred embodiment, each cover element has a cover element surface which is delimited by four cover element edges. The third cover element edge and the fourth cover element edge then protrude from the two ends of the first cover element edge, each including an internal angle. These interior angles can be, for example, 90 degrees or approximately 90 degrees. The third and fourth cover element edges are arranged with their respective first ends at the ends of the first cover element edge and are connected to them. At the other ends The third and fourth cover element edges are connected to the respective ends of the second cover element edge. Preferably, the third and fourth cover element edges have the same or different lengths compared to each other. If the length is the same, the two cover elements of the cover device each have a rectangular configuration.

The cover element surfaces of the cover elements can preferably be congruent, that is to say congruent with one another.

In another preferred embodiment, the cover elements are assembled into a rectangle when the cover device is in the closed operating state. This means that all cover elements together, when in the closed operating state, cover the area of a rectangle. Such a design of the lid device is realized in particular if the container body and in particular the filling opening in the container body of the waste collection container also has such a rectangular shape.

In a preferred embodiment, the first fastening element of the fastening device is arranged or formed on the container body, while the second fastening element of the fastening device is arranged or formed on the lid device. Or, in another preferred embodiment. the second fastening element of the fastening device is arranged or formed on the container body, while the first fastening element of the fastening device is arranged or formed on the lid device.

As described above in connection with the fastening device according to the invention, the fastening device preferably has a first locking device which is assigned to the pin element and which is in particular designed in the form of a first latching device formed or arranged on the pin element. In order to be able to release this locking device again after it has been activated, the container body preferably has an opening for unlocking the first locking device in the area of the arrangement of the first fastening element. This makes it easy to replace the lid device, or individual or all lid elements of the split lid device, since the locking device can be accessed via the opening, for example using a thin screwdriver or a metal pin. can be reached. Alternatively, instead of such an opening, a drilling mark can be provided, which can be drilled out if necessary. This makes unwanted access to the first locking device even more difficult.

In a further embodiment, at least individual cover elements and/or individual fastening devices are designed in different colors. The different colors can be used to signal to the user of the waste collection container, which is closed with such a lid device, what type of waste and / or recyclable materials should be thrown into the area of the waste collection container assigned to the corresponding lid element. In another embodiment, the cover elements and/or the fastening devices are designed in the same color. In order to realize a different coloring as described above, in such a case, color markings, in particular differently colored, are preferred, for example in the form of clips, labels, labels, plaques or the like, arranged on at least one cover element or a component of the cover element. Depending on the number of receiving compartments provided in the waste collection container for, in particular, different waste fractions, the number and color of the color markings used can vary. The color preferably signals to a user what type of waste or recyclables should be thrown into the waste collection container at the correspondingly marked location.

As already described above, the individual lid elements of the lid device should lie as close to one another as possible in the closed operating state, in which the individual lid elements are closed and close the filling opening, in order to prevent the ingress of moisture or the like. In practice, however, it will not rarely be the case that there is a small gap between the first cover element edges of adjacent cover elements. In order to avoid the penetration of moisture or the like, it is preferably provided that at least a first cover element edge of a cover element, which faces a first cover element edge of another cover element in the closed operating state of the cover device, has a sealing device which is arranged on the first cover element edge or is trained. Such sealing devices are preferably located on all first cover element edges. The invention is not limited to specific types of sealing devices. For example, these can be designed in the form of sealing lips made of an elastic material. In another In one embodiment, the sealing device is designed as a sealing edge, which is preferably located on one of the cover elements and protrudes beyond the first cover element edge of the cover element, in particular protrudes so far that it rests or can rest on the outer surface of the other cover element corresponding to the cover element. The sealing edge thus forms a kind of roof when the lid is closed, which spans the gap between the two opposing first lid element edges and covers it.

In order to be able to operate the lid device, for example the lid elements of the lid device, at least one handle element is preferably arranged or formed on the lid device or on each lid element, in particular on at least one of the lid element edges. For example, color markings as described above can be arranged on the handle elements, or the handle elements themselves are designed in a corresponding color. If the lid element has a first, second, third and optionally fourth lid element edge as described above, and if the lid element is articulated to the container body via its second lid element edge, at least one handle element can be arranged on the first and/or the third and/or optionally fourth lid element edge be trained. The at least one handle element is designed, for example, in the form of a pass-through handle.

On the upper surface of the lid device, for example the lid elements, that is to say on the upper surface of the lid element surfaces, further configurations and/or lid components can be implemented, for example in the form of beads or surfaces for attaching labels, logos and the like. Beads serve in particular to stiffen the cover device or the cover elements.

Preferably, at least one, in particular displaceable or adjustable, partition wall, preferably releasable, is arranged within the container body, preferably within its receiving space. For example, a single partition can be provided. As described above, different compartments can be created in the receiving space of the container body via the partition wall. A movable partition has the particular advantage that the displacement can take place continuously, for example along a displacement device, for example in the form of a rail or the like, so that compartments of any size can be formed. In another embodiment, the partition can be adjustable. This means in particular that the partition between can be adjusted to predetermined positions. For example, it is conceivable that the partition can be adjusted into three different positions, so that, for example, two compartments in a ratio of 50:50 or 60:40 or 40:60 can be set through the partition. In the latter two cases, the individual cover elements can preferably simply be rotated. Using the fastening devices according to the invention, the individual cover elements can be easily detached from the container body and, if necessary, replaced by other cover elements.

In addition, the waste collection container can have further components, some of which are described below as examples.

The waste collection container preferably has a chassis which has at least two main wheels designed as bicycle wheels and at least one axle, in particular a single continuous axle, via which the bicycle wheels are arranged on the container body. The waste collection container therefore has a chassis which includes those components of the waste collection container which serve to connect the waste collection container, in particular its container body, to the subsurface, that is to say the floor. The chassis comprises at least two main wheels designed as bicycle wheels and an axle, in particular a single continuous axle, the bicycle wheels being arranged on the container body via the axle. Alternatively, two partial axes can also be implemented, which are arranged and aligned one behind the other or next to one another, with one bicycle each being arranged on the container body via a partial axis. However, the use of a single, continuous axis is particularly preferred. The bicycles are the wheels with which the waste collection container can be moved, i.e. moved, between different locations, especially after it has been tipped. The bicycle wheels are the large wheels described above, which represent the main wheels of the two-wheeled waste collection container.

For attaching the chassis to the waste collection container, at least one first receiving device is provided in a manner known per se, which is arranged or designed on the container body, which is provided for receiving the axle and in which the axle with the bicycle wheels is mounted.

If the waste collection container only has two such bicycles, it is preferably a two-wheeled waste collection container. If the waste collection container has four wheels, it is a four-wheeled waste collection container.

The chassis is preferably located in the bottom area of the waste collection container, for example below the container bottom, or in the extension of a wall segment of the container body, where the wall segment comes into contact with the container bottom, or on the side wall in its lower area.

The present invention is not limited to specific diameters for these bicycles. The bicycle wheels preferably have a diameter of greater than 170mm, in particular greater than 195mm. Preferred diameters of the two bicycle wheels designed as main wheels are 200mm or 250mm or 300mm. The diameter of the bicycle wheels depends in particular on the size of the waste collection container and its volume, and thus on its weight when filled. So that the waste collection container can be moved comfortably, and especially for reasons of stability, the diameter of the wheels of the chassis should not be smaller than 170mm. The bicycles are preferably made of a plastic material and can, for example, have solid rubber tires.

Such a chassis with two large wheels and a continuous axle, in particular supplemented by a foot step as explained in more detail below, enables the container to be tilted easily and the container to be moved comfortably in the tilted state. It also makes it easier to overcome curbs and other small obstacles.

In a further preferred embodiment, the waste collection container has a receiving area on the container body, in particular on the end of the container body facing the container bottom, on the side facing away from the receiving space, for receiving further container components, this receiving area being designed in particular in the form of a recess. A depression is in particular a part of the container body that is located lower than its surroundings. Such a depression can also be referred to, for example, as an indentation, notch, depression or trough. If the waste collection container is a square container as described above, the receiving area is preferably provided on the front wall. In In any case, it is preferred that the receiving area is provided on the opposite side of the container body with respect to the side on which the chassis is located.

Preferably, a further wheel in the form of a guide wheel, in particular in the form of a guide wheel that can be rotated through 360 degrees, can be arranged on a receiving area as described above. In this case, the waste collection container is a three-wheeled waste collection container. In comparison to the two main wheels of the waste collection container, the bicycle wheels of the chassis, the guide wheel is preferably a third wheel. The guide wheel can preferably have a diameter that is smaller than the diameter of the main wheels in the form of the bicycle wheels of the chassis. For example, the guide wheel can have a diameter of less than 150mm, for example a diameter of 125mm or 80mm. This additional guide wheel is used in particular to enable the waste collection container to be moved in narrow spaces and driveways. In particular, the additional guide wheel makes it possible to easily turn the waste collection container on the spot. Such a third wheel can also take on a supporting function.

In another preferred embodiment, a locking device can be arranged on a receiving area as described above. The present invention is not limited to specific embodiments for the locking device. In a preferred embodiment, such a locking device can be equipped, for example, with a return spring and a low-wear buffer, for example made of hard rubber. A pedal bolt, at the end of which is the buffer, is pressed down until the buffer is pressed against the surface. This prevents further movement of the waste collection container. When the pedal bolt is pressed down, the return spring compresses. To release the locking device, the return spring is relaxed so that the pedal bolt is moved upwards again and the buffer moves away from the ground. If a third guide wheel as described above is used, a locking device can be implemented in the form of a wheel brake integrated in the guide wheel.

In order to ensure easy tilting of the waste collection container, especially when full, it is preferably further provided that on or in the Side wall of the container body, for example on or in the rear wall, above the axis of the chassis, a foot tilting device is arranged or formed. This is preferably a type of foot step that is arranged or designed as a tilting aid in the axle area of the container body.

Figur 1

ein Ausführungsbeispiel eines Behälterrumpfs eines Abfallsammelbehälters, an dem eine erfindungsgemäße Befestigungseinrichtung angeordnet wird;

Figur 2

die schematische Ansicht einer geteilten Deckeleinrichtung mit zwei Deckelelementen, die über die erfindungsgemäße Befestigungseinrichtungen am Behälterrumpf des Abfallsammelbehälters angeordnet wird;

Figur 3

den Montagevorgang der Deckeleinrichtung am Behälterrumpf des Abfallsammelbehälters;

Figuren 4 und 5

verschiedene Ansichten zur Erläuterung des Aufbausund der Funktion der erfindungsgemäßen Befestigungseinrichtung;

Figuren 6 und 7

verschiedene Ansichten des Abfallsammelbehälters mit unterschiedlich weit aufgeklappten Deckelelementen;

Figuren 8 und 9

ein weiteres Ausführungsbeispiel eines ersten Befestigungselements einer erfindungsgemäßen Befestigungseinrichtung;

Figuren 10 und 11

ein weiteres Ausführungsbeispiel eines zweiten Befestigungselements einer erfindungsgemäßen Befestigungseinrichtung;

Figuren 12 und 13

die in den Figuren 8 bis 11 dargestellten ersten und zweiten Befestigungselemente im zusammengebauten Zustand;

Figur 14

verschiedene Teilungsmöglichkeiten der geteilten Deckeleinrichtung; und

Figuren 15 bis 17

verschiedene Ansichten des erfindungsgemäßen Abfallsammelbehälters mit unterschiedlich aufgeklappten Deckelelementen der Deckeleinrichtung.

The invention will now be explained in more detail using exemplary embodiments with reference to the accompanying drawings. Show it

Figure 1

an embodiment of a container body of a waste collection container, on which a fastening device according to the invention is arranged;

Figure 2

the schematic view of a split lid device with two lid elements, which is arranged on the container body of the waste collection container via the fastening devices according to the invention;

Figure 3

the assembly process of the lid device on the container body of the waste collection container;

Figures 4 and 5

various views explaining the structure and function of the fastening device according to the invention;

Figures 6 and 7

different views of the waste collection container with the lid elements opened to different extents;

Figures 8 and 9

a further embodiment of a first fastening element of a fastening device according to the invention;

Figures 10 and 11

a further embodiment of a second fastening element of a fastening device according to the invention;

Figures 12 and 13

those in the Figures 8 to 11 first and second fasteners shown in the assembled state;

Figure 14

various division options for the divided lid device; and

Figures 15 to 17

different views of the waste collection container according to the invention with the lid elements of the lid device opened in different ways.

The Figures 1 to 17 show various exemplary embodiments in relation to a waste collection container in the form of a mobile, two-wheeled waste collection container a capacity of up to 1000l, preferably with a capacity of up to 204l, or up to 3801, or up to 6601. The same components in the different drawings are each provided with identical reference numbers,

First of all, based on the Figures 1 to 3 the basic structure of the waste collection container 10 is explained.

The waste collection container 10 is made according to Figure 1 first from the container body 11. The container body 11 has a side wall 42 which laterally delimits the container body 11. The side wall 12 has a rectangular shape, so that the container body 11 also has such a rectangular shape. With such a rectangular shape, the side wall 12 or the container body 11 has four wall segments in the form of a front wall 13, a rear wall 14 and two side walls 15, 16, which each adjoin one another at their rounded container edges 17.

The container body 11 is closed at the bottom by the container base 18, from which the side wall 12, in particular the walls 13, 14, 15, 16, protrude and extend upwards. The side wall 12 and the container bottom 18 delimit the receiving space 19 of the container body 11, into which waste and / or recyclable materials can be filled.

At the upper end of the side wall 12, which represents the opposite end of the container body 11 compared to the container bottom 18, that is to say at the upper edge 20 of the container body 11, which in particular also corresponds to the upper container edge, the container body 11 has a filling opening 22 for waste and / or recyclable materials, the filling opening 22 preferably being delimited by the side wall 12 of the container body 11 and extending over the entire cross-sectional area of the container body 11 in the area of its upper edge 20.

In the upper edge 20 there are four identical receptacles 21, which serve to accommodate fastening devices 60 according to the invention. Parts of these fastening devices 60, which are detailed in the Figures 4 and 5 are already described in the Figure 1 shown, namely a first fastening element 61, which is screwed, among other things, to the upper end 20 of the container body by means of fastening screws 78, and a pin element 68.

On the container body 11 there is a handle element 23 in the area of the upper edge 20, by means of which the waste collection container can be handled. In the area of the container bottom 18, a chassis 24 is also provided, consisting of two bicycle wheels 26, each of which is rotatably arranged on the container body 11 via an axle 25.

The fastening devices 60 are used as in Figure 2 Lid device 40 shown is arranged pivotably on the container body 11. The lid device 40 is designed as a two-part lid and comprises two lid elements 41, 42, each of which has a rectangular basic shape. In Figure 2 the lid device 40 is shown in the closed operating state, in which both lid elements 41, 42 are closed. In this state, the cover elements 41, 42 are assembled into a rectangle. The cover elements 41, 42 are of different sizes in a ratio of 40/60.

The cover element 41 has a cover element surface 44 which is delimited by four cover element edges. The cover element 42 also has a cover element surface 44, which is also delimited by four cover element edges. A first cover element edge 45 of the cover element 41 is designed so that in the closed operating state of the cover device 40 it faces a first cover element edge 46 of the other cover element 42, the two first cover element edges 45, 46 having a mutually corresponding course. In both cases, the first cover element edges 45, 46 have a straight course, although this course can of course also be designed differently.

A further edge of the cover element surfaces 44 of the cover element 41, 42 is each designed as a second cover element edge 47, 48, which lies opposite the first cover element edges 45, 46. The second cover element edges 47, 48 are designed as fastening edges and are fastened to the container body of the waste collection container via two fastening devices 60 each. In Figure 2 You can also see second fastening elements 78, which also form part of the fastening devices 60 and which, in contrast to the first fastening elements 61 ( Figure1 ) are each arranged or formed on the cover elements 41, 42 of the cover device 40.

In addition, the cover element surfaces 44 of the cover elements 41, 42 are each delimited by a third cover element edge 53 and a fourth cover element edge 54, these third and fourth cover element edges 53, 54 extending between the first 45, 46 and second 47, 48 cover element edges and these on the connect respective ends.

Handle elements 50, which can have different color markings 51, are arranged or designed on some cover element edges for handling the cover elements 41, 42.

A gap 55 located between the two first cover element edges 45, 46 is sealed by means of a sealing device 49.

Figure 3 shows a combination of the in the Figures 1 and 2 individually illustrated components, wherein the first cover element 41 of the cover device 40 is already arranged on the container body 11 via two fastening devices 60. while the second cover element 42 of the cover device 40 is still in the assembled state.

In the Figure 3 It can also be seen that in the receiving space 19 located in the container body 11, a partition 29 is installed, which divides the receiving space 19 into two compartments 30, 31, with one of the compartments 30, 31 being closed via a cover element 41, 42 assigned to it . The size of the cover elements 41, 42 is adapted to the size of the compartments 30, 31.

In the Figures 4 and 5 The fastening device 60 will now be described in detail, by means of which the lid device 40 is fastened to the upper edge 20 of the container body 11 of the waste collection container 10.

The fastening device 60 has a first fastening element 61 and a second fastening element 79. The fastening device 60 is arranged on the upper edge 20 of the container body 11 via the first fastening element 61, while the fastening device 60 is arranged or formed on the lid device 40 via the second fastening element 79.

The first fastening element 61 initially has a base 62, at the ends of which two legs 63 protrude. Both legs 63 each have an opening 64 for passing a pin element 68 through. The legs 63 and the base 62 delimit a receiving space 65, which is in particular a U-shaped receiving space. The length 66 of the fastening device 60 is defined by the distance between the two legs 63. In the receiving space 65, a component of the second fastening element 79 is accommodated in the form of a connecting element 80, which is designed in the form of a bushing 81 for passing the pin element 68 through.

To realize the pivoting movement, the connecting element 80 of the second fastening element 79 is inserted into the receiving space 65 of the first fastening element 61. The pin element 68 is inserted through the openings 64 in the legs 63 and through the socket 81 of the connecting element 80 in the insertion direction 77, so that a hinge device is created which enables the pivoting movement of the lid device 40 on the container body 11 of the waste collection container 10. The pin element 68 represents the common pivot axis 67 for the first fastening element 61 in relation to the second fastening element 79.

The first fastening element 60 is attached to the upper edge 20 of the container body 11 as follows. A second locking device 75 protrudes downward from the base 62 in the form of a second latching device 76, the second latching device 76 having two latching tabs 87, at the ends of which there are ratchet lugs 88. The locking tabs 87 are inserted into the corresponding receptacle 21 in the upper edge 20 of the container body 11 and thereby compressed. Once the locking lugs 88 have passed the receptacle 21, they snap back and engage behind the receptacle 21.

Various functions can now be implemented via the fastening device 60. First of all, it is possible for the pivoting movement of the lid device 40 with respect to the container body 11 of the waste collection container 10 to be at least temporarily prevented and fixed in a specific position, which is referred to as a defined pivoting position.

For this purpose, the fastening device 60 has a stopper device 82. The stopper device 82 serves to prevent the pivoting movement of the lid device 40 in a defined pivoting position 52, which is between closed and fully open Position of the lid device is to stop or prevent it and to ensure that the lid device 40 is held, i.e. fixed, in this defined pivoting position 52. Such a defined pivot position is in Figure 6 shown. The defined pivot position 52 is preferably at an installation angle greater than 90 degrees, preferably over 100 degrees, particularly at 115 degrees, or basically at an installation angle at which the lid device 40 remains open due to the center of gravity, which allows the container body 11 of the waste collection container 10 to be filled and closed simplified because the lid device 40 neither slams nor opens completely. In Figure 6 Both cover elements 41, 42 of the cover device are in this defined pivot position 52.

The stopper device 82 is preferably designed in such a way that complete opening is also possible, which is in Figure 7 is shown. Here the lid device 40 simply has to be pushed beyond a resistance in the stopper position.

In order to be able to fulfill the aforementioned functions, the stopper device 82 points back to the Figures 4 and 5 , plus a first stopper element 83 assigned to the first fastening element 61 and a second stopper element 85 assigned to the second fastening element 79, which cooperate in the defined pivot position. The interaction means in particular that the two stopper elements 83, 85 work together or cooperate in the defined pivoting position in such a way that they jointly perform the desired function, namely fixing the two fastening elements 61, 79 in this position in relation to one another.

The first stopper element 83 has a spring element 84, which is arranged on one of the locking tabs 87 of the second locking device 75 of the first fastening element 61. The second stopper element 85 is a stop element 86 acting in relation to the first stopper element 83. If the spring element 84 of the first stopper element 83 comes into contact with the stop element 86, further movement of the first stopper element 83 is initially prevented, that is, fixed (please refer Figure 6 ).

Depending on the design, the second stopper element 85 can either be arranged on the second fastening element 79 or be formed on it. In a further preferred embodiment, the second stopper element 85 is a stop element 86 for the first stopper element 83. The stop element 86 has the shape of a hook and is integrally formed on the second fastening element 79.

A further function of the fastening device 60 is that in order to fix the pin element 68 against unwanted removal, against unwanted slipping out or to avoid vandalism, the pin element 68 is designed in a special way, namely in such a way that a first locking device 73 is on the pin element 68 is arranged or designed. This is particularly in Figure 5 shown.

The pin element 68 has a pin shaft 69, which is delimited at its first end by a pin head 71 and at its second end by a pin tip 72. The pin element 68 has a longitudinal extent that extends over the length 66 of the fastening device 60.

The first locking device 73 is designed in the form of a first locking device 74 in the form of a locking tab.

The first locking device 73, in particular the first latching device 74, is preferably installed in the pin element 68 and is located in the upper third of the pin element 68, which faces the pin head 71. The installation is implemented in such a way that the first latching device 75 projects outwards over the surface 70 of the pin shaft 69. For example, particularly if the pin element 68 is made of plastic, this can be done by a length-limited incision in the pin element 68 in the longitudinal direction of the pin element 68. The cut part can then be bent slightly outwards and can have a locking lug 89 at the end.

In order to be able to unlock the first locking device 74 in the activated state, an opening 28 for unlocking the first locking device is provided in the upper edge 20 of the container body 11, through which a thin screwdriver or pin can be inserted in order to close the first locking device 74 accordingly actuate. Alternatively, only a drilling mark can be provided, so that a hole must first be drilled if necessary.

Another embodiment of the fastening device 60 according to the invention is shown in FIG Figures 8 to 13 shown. Identical components are provided with identical reference numbers.

The Figures 8 and 9 first show the first fastening element 61 of the fastening device 60. You can see the U-shaped receiving space 65, which is delimited laterally by the two legs 63 and downwards by the base 62. The legs 63 are designed as hollow profile elements, with one side wall thereof having the opening 64 for the pin element to pass through. Projecting downwards from the base 62 is the second locking device 75 in the form of the latching device 76 with the two latching tabs 87 and the latching lugs 88. The first stopper element 83 in the form of the spring element 84 is arranged on the one latching tab 87.

On their side 90 directed into the receiving space 65, the legs 63 of the first fastening element 61 each have an oblique sliding surface 91, which is directed into the receiving space 65 formed by the first fastening element 61. The sliding surfaces 91 have an oblique contour or an oblique course, such that the sliding surfaces 91 have an oblique course from a first end 92 towards a second end 93, which enlarges or widens the receiving space 65.

Like that Figures 10 and 11 As can be seen, the second fastening element 79 of the fastening device 60 has a connecting element 80. In the in the Figures 10 and 11 In the exemplary embodiment shown, the connecting element 80 has two legs 94, each of which has an opening 95 for passing the pin element through. The two legs 94 are connected to one another via a cross connection 96, this cross connection 96 also simultaneously forming the stop element 86 of the second stopper element 85.

Two cam elements 97 protrude outwards from the connecting element 80, in particular from the legs 94, in the direction of the legs 63 of the first fastening element 61, which laterally delimit the receiving space 65. This results in particular from the Figures 12 and 13 .

The Figures 12 and 13 show the assembled fastening device 60, consisting of the first fastening element 61 of Figures 8 and 9 and the second fastening element 79 of Figures 10 and 11 . When the lid device 40 is in the closed state with respect to the container body 11 of the waste collection container 10, the cam elements 97 are located at the first end 92 of the sliding surface 91, so that the connecting element 80 of the second fastening element 79 passes through in the receiving space 65 of the first fastening element 61 the distance between the legs 63 of the first fastening element 61 is centered at this point and has little to no play. When the waste collection container 10 is tilted into an emptying position, the cam element 97 slides along the oblique sliding surface 91 in the direction of its second end 93, so that due to the increasing distance of the legs 63 of the first fastening element 61 and the thus increasing receiving space 65 Game results. Due to the tilting process, the lid device 40 receives a first impulse to open due to its weight. So that the fastening device 60 can be used universally, it is constructed symmetrically, so that each leg 63 has a corresponding sliding surface 91. Likewise, the connecting element 80 has a cam element 97 corresponding to the sliding surfaces 91 on both sides.

In the Figure 14 Various examples are shown in a schematic representation of how the individual cover elements 41, 42 of the cover device 40 can be formed proportionally. The upper part of Figure 14 shows an embodiment in which the cover elements 41, 42, 41, of the cover device 40 are each in a ratio of 50/50. The middle part of Figure 14 shows an embodiment in which the cover elements 41, 42 are in a ratio of 40/60. In the lower part of Figure 14 the cover elements 41, 42 are in a ratio of 60/40.

In the Figures 15 to 17 Finally, different operating states of the waste collection container 10 are shown. In these embodiments, the waste collection container 10 has a third wheel 27 in the area of the container base 18 on the container body 11 in addition to the chassis 24 with the two bicycle wheels 26, which takes on a guiding function. Figure 15 shows the closed operating state in which the two cover elements 41, 42 of the cover device 40 are closed. Figure 16 shows an operating state in which the lid element 42 is closed while the Lid element 41 is opened. Figure 17 shows the operating state in which both the cover element 41 and the cover element 42 are opened.

Reference symbol list

10

Waste collection container

11

Container body

12

side wall

13

front wall

14

Back wall

15

Side wall

16

Side wall

17

container edge

18

container bottom

19

Recording room

20

Top edge of the container body

21

Recording for the fastening device

22

Filling opening

23

Handle element

24

landing gear

25

axis

26

Bicycle

27

Third wheel

28

Opening for unlocking the first locking device

29

partition wall

30

compartment

31

compartment

32

First position

33

Second position

34

Third position

40

Lid device

41

Lid element

42

Lid element

43

Lid element surface

44

Lid element surface

45

First cover element edge

46

First cover element edge

47

Second cover element edge

48

Second cover element edge

49

Sealing device

50

Handle element

51

Color marking

52

Defined pivot position

53

Third cover element edge

54

Fourth cover element edge

55

gap

60

Fastening device

61

First fastener

62

Base

63

leg

64

Opening for passing the pin element through

65

Recording room

66

Length of the fastening device

67

Pivot axis

68

Pen element

69

Penship

70

Surface of the pen shaft

71

Pen head

72

Pen tip

73

First locking device

74

First locking device

75

Second locking device

76

Second locking device

77

Insertion direction

78

Fastening screw

79

Second fastener

80

connecting element

81

Socket for passing the pin element through

82

Stopper device

83

First stopper element

84

Spring element

85

Second stopper element

86

stop element

87

locking tab

88

detent nose

89

detent nose

90

Side of the thighs facing into the recording space

91

sliding surface

92

First end of the sliding surface

93

Second end of the sliding surface

94

leg

95

Opening for passing the pin element through

96

Cross connection

97

Cam element

Claims (15)

1. Fastening device (60) for pivotably fastening a lid device (40) to the container body (11) of a waste collection container (10), comprising a first fastening element (61) adapted to be fastened to the container body (11), in particular releasably, a second fastening element (79) adapted to be fastened to the lid device (40), in particular releasably, or formed on the lid device (40), wherein the first fastening element (61) and the second fastening element (79) are pivotable relative to each other about a common pivot axis (67), further comprising the fastening device (60) having a stopper device (82) provided so as to be capable of stopping and fixing the pivotal movement of the first and second fastening elements (61, 79) relative to each other in at least one defined pivot position (52), in that the stopper device (82) has, for this purpose, a first stopper element (83) with a spring element (84), which is assigned to the first fastening element (61), and a second stopper element (85) with an abutment element (86) for the first stopper element (83), which is assigned to the second fastening element (79), which interact with each other in the defined pivot position (52), characterized in the second fastening element (79) comprises at least one, preferably two, cam element(s) (97), in that the first fastening element (61) comprises at least one, preferably two, sliding surface(s) (91), which correspond(s) with the at least one cam element (97), in such a way that the at least one cam element (97) is capable, for initiating a pivoting movement due to the gravitational forces, to slide along the corresponding sliding surface (91).
2. Fastening device according to claim 1, characterised in that the first stopper element (83) comprises a spring element (84) which is attached to the first fastening element (61), or in that the first stopper element (83) is formed as a spring element (84) which is formed on the first fastening element (61).
3. Fastening device according to claim 2, characterized in that the spring element (84) is a bending spring, in particular a spring shackle.
4. Fastening device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that the second stopper element (85) is an abutment element (86) acting with respect to the first stopper element (83), which abutment element (86) is attached to or provided at the second fastening element (79), or which interacts with the second fastening element (79), and that the second stopper element (85) is in particular a hook element or a plate-shaped element or a pin-shaped element.
5. Fastening device according to anyone of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that the second stopper element (83) is an integral part of the second fastening element (79).
6. Fastening device according to anyone of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that the at least one cam element (97) is provided as a projection protruding from the second fastening element (79).
7. Fastening device according to anyone of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that the at least one sliding surface (91) is curved.
8. Fastening device according to any one of claims 1 to 7, characterized in that the first fastening element (61) comprises a base (62) provided so as to be capable of being arranged on the container body (11) of the waste collection container (10), in that the fastening element (61) comprises at the two ends of the base (82) in each case a leg (63) projecting from the base (62), in that the two legs (63) each comprise an opening (64) through which the common pivot axis (67) extends, in particular for the passage of a pin element (68), or are formed as a socket through which the common pivot axis (67) extends, in particular for the passage of a pin element (68), in that the second fastening element (79) comprises a connecting element (80) and that the base (62) and the legs (63) delimit a receiving space (65) of the first fastening element (61), in particular a U-shaped receiving space, for the connecting element (80) of the second fastening element (79).
9. Fastening device according to claim 8, characterised in that the at least one cam element (97) is formed or arranged to project outwardly from the connecting element (80) and to face towards one of the legs (63) of the first fastening element (61).
10. Fastening device according to claim 8 or 9, characterized in that the sliding surface (91) is arranged or formed on one of the legs (63), preferably on a side or surface of the leg that is directed into the receiving space (65) formed by the first fastening element (61).
11. Fastening device according to any one of claims 8 to 10, characterised in that the sliding surface (91) has an inclined course, and in that the sliding surface (91) has, in particular, an inclined course extending from a first end (92) of the sliding surface (91) to a second end (92) of the sliding surface (91), that enlarges the receiving space (65).
12. Fastening device according to any one of the claims 1 to 11, characterised in that the first fastening element (61) comprise a locking device (75), in particular at least one latching device (76), which is designed in such a way that it is capable of being inserted into a corresponding mount (21) for fastening to the container body (11) of the waste collection container (10).
13. Fastening device according to claim 12, characterised in that the first stopper element (83) of the stopper device (82) is arranged or formed on the locking device (75), in particular on the latching device (76).
14. A waste collection container (10) having a container body (11) comprising a container bottom (18) and a sidewall device (12) projecting upwardly from the container bottom (18), wherein the container bottom (18) and the side wall device (12) delimit a receiving space (19) of the waste collection container (10), the container body (18) having, at its end opposite the container bottom (18), an upper container edge (20) which delimits a filling opening (22), and the waste collection container (10) comprising, for closing the filling opening (22), a lid device (40) which is pivotably mounted on the container body (11), in particular at the upper edge (20), characterised in that the lid device (40) is arranged on the container body (11) by means of at least one fastening device (60) according to any one of the claims 1 to 13.
15. Waste collection container according to claim 14, characterized in that the lid device (40) is provided as a divided lid device, in that the divided lid device (40) comprises more than one lid element, preferably two lid elements (41, 42), and in that each lid element (41, 42) is arranged to the container body (11) via at least one fastening device (60), preferably via at least two fastening devices (60).

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