FR2475506A1 - WASTE CONTAINER, COMPRISING A CONTAINER AND A COVER - Google Patents

Abstract

THE INVENTION RELATES TO A WASTE CONTAINER INCLUDING A CONTAINER AND A LID. IN THIS CONTAINER, THE LID 10 AND THE CONTAINER 40 HAVE PROJECTING LATERAL PARTS 44, 55. THE CONTAINER 40 SWIVELS ON THE BOX, NEAR THE FILLING OPENING 44, BY MEANS OF UPPER 25 AND LOWER CORNERS 47 WITH WHICH COOPER VERTICAL PIVOTS 26. IN THE REGION OF ITS PROJECTING PART 55, THE COVER 10 SHOWS A RIB 21 CONCENTRIC TO THE PIVOT AXIS OF THE CONTAINER 40, AND AGAINST WHICH A SUPPORT ROLLER 37 IS APPLIED THAT CAN BE SELECTIVELY INTRODUCED INTO THE CONTAINER 40. ONE OF THE TWO WINDOWS 42, 43 HOUSEHOLD IN THE SAID PROJECTING PART 45. APPLICATION TO DETRITUS COLLECTOR DEVICES, IN PARTICULAR HOUSEHOLD GARBAGE.

Description

The present invention relates to a waste container comprising a

  container and a lid, and wherein said container can be mounted in an element or trunk

  fixed and pivoted about a vertical axis, said cover

  pivoting in said chest about a horizontal axis and accompanying said container in its pivoting movements, so that it is lifted automatically away from the filling opening of said container when the latter pivots out of the box, and automatically lowered on said filling opening when said container is retracted

by pivoting in said trunk.

  A waste container of this type, whose cover rotates automatically, has been described in the patent application.

  No. DE-AS-2,200,153 and in Utility Model NI DE-GM 7,600,464.

  In this container, a leaf spring is raised

  on the lid and, when the container enters

  in the trunk, this spring blade is requested by

  said container, which deflects it and the band.

  Since this leaf spring also bears against the cover, a counter torque is then generated and this torque rotates the cover towards the filling opening of the container. When said container is pivotally extended, the leaf spring is relaxed and then a counterweight or force is exerted

  antagonistic elastic which rotates the lid to the posi-

opening.

  In this known container, it is difficult to arrange

  ser selectively and simply, the vertical axis of pivoting of the container on the left or right side wall of a trunk panel. In addition, the pivoting mounting of the lid is considerably complicated and this lid does not

  can not be easily disassembled from its support and be cleaned.

  The present invention therefore relates to a waste container of the aforementioned type, which can, with simple means, be selectively articulated in the trunk, left or right, and wherein the pivoting mounting of the lid, as well as the mechanism automatic pivoting of the latter, are simplified so that no spring or counterweight is required and that said cover can

  however be easily dismounted desorn sport.

  According to the essential characteristics of the invention

  The lid and container have a substantially circular cross-section and only have integral lateral projections extending between them at a right angle; said container can pivot on the trunk, in

  the region of the filling opening and the bottom-de-die-

  denying, by means of upper and lower angles, with which vertically oriented pivots cooperate, said cover can be brought selectively and removably

  at one of two positions shifted by 900, by means of a

  rillon or stud associated with the upper angle; this cover

  includes, in the region of the lower face of its

  protrusion, a quarter-circle rib oriented

  centrally to the pivot axis of said container, and against which is applied a support roller selectively insertable into one of two housings or windows, formed in the protruding portion of the container; the height of said rib decreases regularly at both ends; when said lid is in the closed position, the sections of said

  rib, which have a reduced height, are located at--

  above the windows in which said support roller engages; and when pivoting the container, the pivoting of the lid is controlled according to the height of the rib with which said backing roll comes into contact. Because the upper angle can be selectively mounted on the lid, and the introduction of the support roller in the corresponding window of the protruding portion of the container, it is possible to determine with simple means the direction of articulation (to the left or to the right). In this case, the lid, resting under the effect of its own weight on the support roller, via the rib, follows the pivoting of the container, so as to be brought to an open position when said container comes out by pivoting the trunk, and to be returned to its closed position when said container returns by pivoting in said trunk. This cover can be removed from the upper angle by simply removing the stud. In that case,

  the backing roll can retain the position it occupies.

  Once the lid is cleaned, it is reassembled on the angle

superior by means of said stud.

  In one embodiment in accordance with the

  vention, to ensure a vertical pivoting of the container, the projecting portion of the latter is closed at the top and bottom; this protruding portion has, near the filling opening and its corner, a hole or housing for receiving an assembly element shaped stud; said connecting pin is introduced into one of two holes in sections or lugs of said upper angle; and the trunnion with a head is held irremovable from the upper bracket connected to the lid. In these conditions, to allow a selective articulation left or right, the assembly stud engaged in the hole made in the

  considered angle of the upper angle, as well as the

  placed in the projecting part of the container, are situated on the bisector of a right angle between the parts

  protruding from the lid and the container, the distance

  respective corner of said projecting parts being

held as low as possible.

  In one embodiment, to allow the pivotal mounting of the cover on the upper angle, the

  protruding part of this cover, on its underside

  rim, edges coming in the extension of the border of said cover. Moreover, the internal faces of these edges

  have integral consoles located at a distance from each

  that edge considered, which they are parallel, and whose holes are aligned with orifices in said edges; the upper angle has two curved legs

  upwards, the external dimension of which coincides with the

  separating a console from the respective parallel edge of the projecting portion; the journal allowing the articulation of the cover to pass through an orifice formed in the edge of the protruding portion of said cover, the two legs of said bracket

  upper, and a console secured to said lid.

  Therefore, this pin is permanently guided in two remote locations, both on the lid and on the upper angle, which gives the pivot resistance

at sufficient torsion.

  In an alternative embodiment according to the invention, so that the assembly bolt of the container, insertable in the upper bracket, retains a suitable disposition with respect to said container, whether the lid is hinged to the left or to the right, said upper bracket is pierced by two eyelets which, symmetrical with respect to the legs, are traversed by said assembly bolt of said container

  and are aligned with the housing provided in the

  said container, depending on the disposition of said

angle relative to the lid.

  The top angle must be removable between the lid and the container. According to an improvement of the invention, in order that this removal can take place without disturbance of the position of the lid on the filling opening of the container, the free bottom edges of the edges of the projecting part of the lid have

  recessed regions corresponding to the thickness of said body

  higher, the setbacks coinciding with the

the angle of this angle.

  According to another embodiment, to ensure the mounting of the support roller on the container, the roller rotates in a fork ending in a nestable projection of non-circular section; and the size of the windows

  in the salient part of the container, which house this sail-

  bindable by preventing it from turning, corresponds to that

of the section of said projection.

  Under these conditions, so that the support roller can roll on the rib of the cover, the axis of rotation

  of this support roller is oriented horizontally and radi-

  relative to said rib.

  In another embodiment according to the invention

  to adapt the pivoting of the lid to that of the con-

  content, the distance separating the support roller from the protruding portion of said container and the sections of the rib of the lid, having a reduced height, are harmonized so that, when the container has pivoted into the trunk, the border lid rests on said container. Since these sections of the rib, whose height decreases constantly, can be kept very short, a slight pivoting of the container is sufficient to open

  completely or to close the lid.

  The invention will be described in more detail with reference to the accompanying drawings by way of non-limiting example and in which:

  Figure 1 is a fragmentary view with tear-off

  in perspective and in exploded form, organs allowing the articulation of the lid on the container, as well as a

  automatic control of the movement of said lid, in accordance

  to the invention; FIG. 2 is a fragmentary view of the face

  lower part of the protruding part of the lid and

  higher level; Figure 3 is a fragmentary section along the line III-III of Figure 2, in the region of the pivoting joint of said lid; and FIG. 4 is a fragmentary section in the direction of arrow IV of FIG. 2, the support roller being

  embedded and applied against the rib.

  FIG. 1 represents only a container 40 that

  the integral lateral portion 45 protruding at right angles.

  A filling opening 44 of the container 40 (which

  an essentially circular section) is only indicated by a numerical reference, since it does not

  plays no important role in the present invention.

  tion. In the illustrated example, the projecting portion 45 is closed in the region of the bottom of the container and the filling opening 44. In the bottom of this projecting portion 45, a pivot 46 occupies a vertical position. This pivot 46 is introduced into a hole 48 formed in a lower bracket 47. The latter can be secured by means of

  at the side wall of an element or trunk

  the container. The pivot 46 then constitutes the vertical axis

  pivoting member of the container 40, as shown in FIG.

  The projecting portion 45 of this container 40 comprises, in its

  closed upper face, a hole or housing 41 intended to receive

  see another pivot aligned in the pivot axis. As

  described below, this pivot is introduced into an upper angle

  25, on which the cover 10 pivots.

  The cover 10 also has a substantially circular section, and an integral portion 55 protruding at right angles. A border 24 of this lid

  is then connected to edges 11 and 13 of this part

  55. On their internal faces, these edges 11 and 13 comprise

  Attendable consoles 15 and 17, pierced with holes 16 and 18. These consoles 15 and 17 are spaced from each considered edge 13 or 11, which they are parallel, while their holes 16 and 18 are aligned with orifices 20

  and 19 formed in said edges 13 and 11, respectively.

  The upper angle 25 is fixed to the trunk by means of a branch 34 pierced with fixing holes 35. Two lugs 30 and 32 are curved upwards from the other branch of the upper angle 25, and they are pierced with holes 31 and 33. The outer dimension of these tabs 30 and 32 coincide

  with the distance separating the console 15 from the edge 13 or the

  sole 17 and the edge 11, respectively. As a result, the upper bracket 25 can be mounted in two locations offset by 900 on the lid 10, in which case, as shown in FIG. 2, a pin 52 consisting of a stud with a head 53 constitutes the horizontal axis. of the pivoting of the cover on said upper angle 25. This trunnion crosses

  then the orifice 19 of the edge 11 and the hole 18 of the console 17.

  The lower edges of the edges 11 and 13 have

  regions, as indicated by the presence of

  12 and 14. These breaks have the function of permitting

  be removal of the upper angle 25 between the neck

  10 and the container 40, without shifting the border 24 of said cover resting on said container 40, as illustrated in FIG. 3. In addition, it is only thanks to these recesses 12 and 14 that the cover 10 articulated

  on the upper angle 25, can rotate.

  Stretches or tabs 26 and 23 of the upper angle 25 are pierced with eyelets 27 and 29 which can be crossed.

  by an element or stud 50. Before the

  upper re 25 is mounted on the cover 10, this stud is introduced into the eyelet 27 or 29, depending on the

  considered arrangement of said bracket 25 on said neck

  The eyelet in which the assembly stud is inserted is always the eyelet which is aligned with the vertical axis of pivoting of the container 40. In the position of the upper angle 25, illustrated in FIG. 27. As is evident from FIG. 3, the assembly stud 50 is thus irremovable and is engaged, by its protruding part beyond said bracket 25, in the housing 41 of the part salient 45 of the container

  40. Thus, in a simple manner, the cover 10 may not

  only one projecting part 55, while being able to

  around a horizontal axis, either on the left or the

right side of the chest.

  At the lower face of its projecting portion 55, the cover 10 has a rib 21, which constitutes a track

  quarter-circle support around the vertical pivot axis

  2 at their ends, extending into the edges 11 and 13, sections 22 and 23 of this rib 21 have a continuously decreasing height, which provides space for the support roll 37. The latter is mounted in a fork 36 and pivots around

  horizontal axis 38. The fork 36 ends with a sail

  lie nestable 39, which is offset and has a non-circular section, for example square. This projection 39 can be nested in the window 42 or 43 of the protruding part

  container 40, this window preventing it from rotating.

  When the container 40 is mounted against the left side face of a chest, it pivots away from the chest by a dextral movement. The upper angle is applied against the console 15 and the edge 13 of the

  projecting portion 55 of the cover 10. The roll 37 is inserted

  in the window 42, so that when the container is in its retracted position by pivoting, this roll is turned towards the section 22 of the rib. When pivoting said container 40, said roller 37 rises along this section 22 to the rib 21, resulting in a forced upward pivoting of the lid 10. The pivot angle is then determined by the rib 21. When the container 40 pivotally returns, the support roller 37 slides down again, shortly before reaching its extreme position, against the section 22 whose height decreases continuously over a short distance. Therefore, under the effect of its own weight, the cover 10 can return to its closed position

on the container 40.

  When, on the other hand, the container 40 is mounted on

  a right side wall of a chest, it comes out

  The upper angle 25 is applied against the bracket 17 and the edge 11 of the projecting portion 55 of the cover 10, as shown in FIG. 1. The roll 37 is introduced into the window 43, so that, when the container 40 occupies its pivotally retracted position, this roll is supported by the section 23 of the rib, or it is housed in the space it delimits. roll 37 rises along the rib 21, via

  section 23, resulting in a forced lifting of the

  circle 10, which pivots around the journal 52, which is mounted

as shown in Figure 2.

  FIG. 4 is a fragmentary section illustrating the cover 10 in the closed position, the support roll 37

  being applied against the origin of the section 22 of the rib.

  It is clear from this figure that this section 22, of reduced height, provides sufficient space for the fork 36 and said roller 37, and that a pivoting of the container 40 at a very small angle is sufficient for the roller 37 raises

  the cover 10 by sliding on said section 22.

  It goes without saying that many modifications can be made to the container described and shown, without leaving

of the scope of the invention.

Claims (10)

  A garbage container, comprising a container and a lid, and wherein said container can be mounted in a fixed member or chest and pivot about a vertical axis, said lid being pivotable in said chest about a horizontal axis and accompanying said container in its pivoting movements, so that it is   raised automatically away from the opening of fill   wise said container when the latter pivots out of said trunk and lowered automatically on said filling opening when said container is retracted by pivoting   container, characterized in that said neck   vercle (10) and said container (40) have a substantially circular section and have only integral lateral projections (45,55) between them a right angle; in that said container (40) is pivotable on the box, in the region of the filling opening (44) and the bottom thereof, by means of upper and lower brackets (25, 47) with which   pivots (46,50) oriented vertically; in that said neck   vircle (10) can be brought selectively and amo   in one of two offset positions 900, by means of a stud or pin (52) associated with the upper angle (25); in that said cover (10) comprises, in the area of the lower face of its projecting portion (55), a rib (21)   quarter-circle concentrically oriented to the pivot axis   said container (40), and against which is applied a support roller (37) selectively insertable into one of two housings or windows (42,43) formed in the projecting portion (45) of the container ( 40); in that the height of said rib (21) decreases regularly at both ends; in that, when said cover (10) is in the closed position, the sections (22, 23) of said rib, which have a reduced height, are located above the windows (42, 43) in which said cover engages backing roll (37); and in that, during the pivoting of the container (40), the pivoting of the lid (10) is controlled according to the height of the rib (21) with which said roll support (37) comes into contact.   Container according to claim 1, characterized   in that the projecting portion (45) of the container (40) is fer-   at the top and at the bottom; in that the projecting portion (45) has, near the filling opening (44) and its corner, a hole or recess (41) for receiving a stud-shaped connecting element (50); in that said connecting bolt is inserted into one of two holes (27,29) formed in said holes or lugs (26,28) of said upper angle (25); and in that the journal having a head (53) is kept immovable from the upper angle (25) connected to the lid (10).   Container according to one of claims 1 and 2,   characterized in that the assembly stud engaged in the hole (27; 29) formed in the considered tab of the upper angle (25), as well as the housing (41) formed in the projecting portion (45) of the container (40). ), are located on the   bisector of a right angle between the parts   lants (45,55) of the lid (10) and the container (40),   respectively, and that the distance from the corner   respective said protruding portions (45, 55) is maintained. the weakest possible.   4. Container according to any one of the claims   1 to 3, characterized in that the protruding portion (55) of the cover (10) has, on its underside, edges (11,13) coming in line with the edge (24) of said cover. 5. Container according to claim 4, characterized in that the internal faces of the edges (11, 13) comprise integral brackets (15, 17) located at a distance from each considered edge (13; 11), to which they are parallel, and whose holes (17, 18) are aligned with orifices (19, 20) formed in said edges (11, 13); in that the upper angle (25) has two tabs (30,32) curved upwards, the outer dimension coincides with the distance separating a bracket (15; 17) from the respective parallel edge (13; 11) of the part protruding (55); and in that the trunnion (52) enabling the hinge of the lid (10) to pass through an orifice (19; 20) formed in the edge (11; 13) of the protruding part of said lid (10), the two lugs (30) , 32) of said   an upper angle (25) and a bracket (17; said lid (10).   Container according to any one of the claims   1 to 5, characterized in that the upper angle (25) is pierced by two eyelets (27, 29) which, symmetrical with respect to   with the legs (30,32), are crossed by the dowel of   appearance (50) of the container (40) and are aligned with the box   (41) in the projecting portion (45) of said container   neur (40), depending on the relevant provision of the   angle (25) relative to the cover (10).   Container according to any one of the claims   1 to 6, characterized in that the lower edges   free edges (11,13) of the projecting portion (55) of the   vircle (10) have corresponding indented regions   at the thickness of the upper angle (25), the   12,14) coinciding with the width of said bracket (25).   8. Container according to any one of the claims   1 to 7, characterized in that the support roller (37) rotates in a fork (36) ending in a nestable projection (39) of non-circular section, and in that the   size of the windows (42,43) in the   1'ante (45) of the container (40), which house this projection embro-   table (39) preventing it from rotating, corresponds to that of the section of said projection (39).   Container according to claim 8, characterized in that the axis of rotation (38) of the support roller (37) is   oriented horizontally and radially to the nerve vure (21) of the lid (10).   Container according to any one of the claims   1 to 9, characterized in that the distance between the wheel and   the support water (37) and the protruding part (45) of the container (40) and the sections (22, 23) of the rib of the cover (10) having a reduced height are harmonized so that when said container (40) has pivoted into the trunk, the rim (24) of said lid (10) is on said container (40).