FR2630415A1 - GARBAGE CONTAINER - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention relates to a garbage container. This device is characterized by the fact that it has at least one orifice for introducing the refuse 9 at the lower part of which is pivotally mounted a receptacle 7 which is movable between a position for receiving the refuse where it projects outwards. of the container being substantially horizontal, and an emptying position where it extends substantially vertically; and that it comprises control means allowing said receptacle 7 to pass from one of these positions to the other, as well as closure means 8 closing said orifice 9 in the two positions of said receptacle 7. Application to the garbage collection.

Description

The present invention relates to a removable garbage container of the kind

  which can be deposited at a suitably chosen location in an urban or rural site, which is progressively filled with garbage of all kinds by the users, and which is then removed to be replaced by an empty container, the full container then being transported to a landfill or a treatment plant

  garbage where it is emptied and cleaned.

  Such devices are well known in various embodiments, but they have a number of disadvantages, such as the fact that the orifice

  planned for the introduction of refuse may remain

  open, which is obviously embarrassing.

  Also, the object of the present invention is to provide a garbage container of this kind that overcomes the disadvantages of known devices, while being simple, reliable, relatively inexpensive and a satisfactory appearance

in terms of aesthetics.-

  According to the invention, this purpose, as well as others which

  will appear later, are achieved thanks to a

  garbage tree of the kind specified above which is

  rised by the fact that it has at least one

  garbage ducting at the bottom of which is pivotally mounted a receptacle which is movable between a garbage receiving position where it protrudes outwardly of the container being substantially horizontal, and a dump position where it extends so substantially vertical; and that it comprises control means allowing the receptacle in question to pass from one to the other of these positions, as well as closure means closing the introduction opening of the garbage in the two positions

of the receptacle.

  It is understood that in such a device, it is sufficient for the user to act on the control means specified above to cause the receptacle to appear in front of him.

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  in loading position. He deposits his garbage, and then acts in the opposite direction on the control means. The receptacle unloads the garbage inside the container

  it contains, however, before and after this operation

  the container remains closed, which was one of the goals

covered by the present invention.

  Admittedly, devices known as "rubbish dump" are already being used in which waste is deposited in a receptacle which is rotated, which, on the one hand, makes the waste pass through an evacuation pipe, and On the other hand, close a communication component between

  receptacle and the outside. According to another form of

  tion, the rotation of the receptacle is only possible if a

lid is closed.

  However, these known devices would be difficult

  adaptable to a garbage container of the type referred to here, and, above all, they do not have a receptacle that can project outwardly, unlike that of the invention which, so to speak, offers itself the user to deposit garbage, this

  which is an advantageous disposition.

  According to a preferred embodiment of the

  According to the invention, its shutter means comprise a double flap which is pivotally mounted, substantially in the middle, on the upper part of the waste introduction orifice and which is associated with the control means of the device, its inner panel closing this hole when the receptacle specified above is in the garbage receiving position, and its outer panel closing it when this

  receptacle is in emptying position.

  Advantageously, the outer and inner panels of this double shutter form between them an almost flat angle

  and, preferably, close to 140.

  Preferably, the controller of the device is a handle integral with the outer panel of the double flap in question. The user lowers it to bring the

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  outer panel of the double flap to close the garbage introduction port in place of the other panel that pivots inward of the container. Simultaneously, the receptacle tilts inside the latter to throw the garbage after having passed between the two

double shutter panels.

  This arrangement also avoids disgorging garbage in case of tropplein. Indeed, when the waste reaches a certain level in the container, the inner panel of the double shutter is locked on the

  heap and prevents the opening of the system.

  Preferably, the pivot axis of the double flap is integral with the latter and connected by a transmission to a tilting axis integral with the waste receptacle. This transmission can be constituted by a Galle chain or a toothed belt passing on two toothed wheels secured respectively to the receptacle and the double flap. Of course, it must be designed in such a way that these two members rotate in opposite directions of one another, because the double flap mounted at the top of the waste introduction port and the receptacle which is mounted to its base must rotate simultaneously towards the inside of the container. In addition, the transmission ratio must be such that these two bodies arrive simultaneously in their end positions, whether at the opening or at the end of the race.

the closure.

  As far as the clean container is concerned

  In fact, it advantageously includes several compartments

  Separate gages which are intended for example for glass for one, for packaging for another and the garbage proper for others, only the latter being provided with the waste introduction device which has just been described. According to an advantageous embodiment. the container according to the invention comprises a box of form

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  parallelepipedal general, its various compartments being separated from each other by partitions which extend between its lateral edges and its central axis, the latter may be provided at its upper end with a hook or a similar member allowing the removal of the container by a machine

  handling crane type classic.

  Preferably, the substance of each of these compartments

  ments is pivotally mounted on an axis adjacent to one of the edges of the box, and it can rotate, for example by means of a crank, which allows to open it for the evacuation

  down garbage enclosed in the container.

  For security reasons, these funds are advantageously locked in the closed position by a

  bolt operated from the outside by a handle.

  It can thus be seen, in summary, that the container according to the present invention, by its simplicity of operation, can be perfectly rented for a season at a tourist resort, because it does not require any additional specialized service or equipment. Indeed, such a device can be removed or set up by transport companies

  current rented for the season.

  For example, full containers can be removed each day, replaced with empty containers, transported to a landfill or treatment plant where they are emptied, and cleaned for disposal.

place the next day.

  The following description, which does not present

  no limiting character, will make it possible to understand

  The present invention can be practiced. It must be read in conjunction with the attached drawings, among which:

  FIG. 1 represents a schematic sectional view

  that garbage container of the invention which is taken in a plane passing substantially through its vertical axis of symmetry; and: - Figure 2 shows a horizontal view of the

  container taken along the line II-II of Figure 1.

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  As can be seen in the figures, the garbage container according to the invention, in its illustrated embodiment, has the general shape of a parallelepiped

  whose edges are rounded for aesthetic reasons.

  This box is designated as a whole by the reference 1 and it has four compartments 2a to 2d, two, 2a and 2c for example, can be intended for garbage cleanly

  say, the other two 2b and 2d can respectively receive

  glass and packaging which is known to be

  O interesting to collect them separately.

  The four compartments 2a to 2d are separated from each other by vertical partitions 3 which each extend between an edge of the parallelepipedic box 1 and a rod

  central 4 surrounding the vertical axis of symmetry thereof.

  This rod 4 is extended above the roof 5 of the caissox-1 by a ring 6 or by a similar member allowing the removal and setting up of the container, for example

  by means of a winch mounted on a transport vehicle.

  Each of the compartments intended to receive the

  0 garbage itself is equipped with a device for introducing

  waste ducting according to the invention which is shown in its open position or receiving garbage on the left part of Figure 1 in solid bold lines, and in its closed position, in normal lines on the right and left of ' this same figure. The compartments for glass and packaging, for their part, are provided with conventional unrepresented introductory devices which will not be discussed here, because they come out of

framework of the invention.

  On the contrary, the garbage introduction device according to the invention comprises a receptacle 7 in the form of a shovel and a double flap generally designated by the reference 8, which are pivotally mounted, respectively, at the base and at the apex. a rectangular orifice 9 formed in the wall of the compartment concerned of the box i.

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  More specifically, the receptacle 7 is movable about a horizontal axis 10 between a garbage reception position shown in bold black on the left-hand part of FIG. 1, where it projects horizontally towards the outside of the box, and a closed position o it extends slightly inward of the latter, as is shown in normal lines on the right and

& left of the same figure 1.

  As has been said, the receptacle 7 has the shape of a shovel, and it consists of two inverted roof planes which meet at a lower edge 7a and which are flanked on both sides by a vertical wall 7b. In its open position, thus obtaining a generally horizontal bucket for collecting a sufficiently large volume of garbage, while in its closed position, the portion of the bottom of the shovel between the edge 7a and the axis of pivoting 10 is substantially vertical, which allows garbage to

  flow down inside box 1.

  As regards now the double flap 8, it extends substantially symmetrically on either side of its axis of rotation 11 at the top of the opening 9, and it consists of two panels, one outside , 8a, and the other interior, 8b, which form an angle

  almost equal flat, for example, & about 140. At its end

  mité libre, the outer flap 8a has a handle 12

  which can be a crossbar.

  By pivoting about the axis 11 counterclockwise, the flap 8 can 'go from a position shown in bold black lines on the left part of Figure 1, o its panel. 8a outside extends upwardly outside the box 1, and o its inner panel 8b is substantially directed towards the axis of tilting of the receptacle 7 by closing the box 1, a position shown in normal lines on the right and to the left

  in the same figure 1 o the outer panel 8a has sensitive-

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  took the place of the other, 8b, so that he is directed

  towards the axis of rotation 11 of the flap.8, while the end

  free of the inner panel 8b is in the vicinity of

roof 5.

  The axes of rotation 10 and 11 of the receptacle 7 and the double flap 8, respectively, are interconnected by a transmission shown very schematically at 13 in FIG. 1. This transmission 13 is opposite, which means that the axes 10 and They turn in opposite directions, one in relation to the other. In addition, its ratio is such that the receptacle 7 and the double flap 8 pass together their positions shown in bold black lines to the left of Figure 1 to those indicated in normal lines. Such

  chain or timing belt transmissions, by.

  example, are well known in the art, and they do not

  will not be described here in detail.

  As a result, if one starts from the position shown in bold black lines to the left of FIG. 1, and if, by means of the handle 12, the double D-flap 8 is rotated in the direction of the arrow F , the receptacle 7 switches in the direction of the arrow F 'towards the inside of the

  box 1 where it projects the garbage that has been deposited there.

  This movement stops in the position shown in normal lines and is limited - moreover in 'mourning sense - by stops not shown. It can be seen that, in the first of these positions, the receptacle 7 in the form of a shovel or bucket is, in a way, stretched towards the user so that he deposits his garbage, while the panel 8b of the double shutter 8 closed

Opening 9.

  In the other position, on the other hand, it is the panel 8a which has passed behind the receptacle 7 to close the opening 9, while the receptacle has poured into the box 1 the garbage it contained. Thus, the container of the invention is found closed in these two positions, even if a user has forgotten to act on the

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  handle 12 to fold the receptacle 7, which, in any case

obviously, limits the nuisances.

  Finally, it will be noted that when a compartment provided with such a device is full, its opening is prevented by the fact that the inner panel 8b of the double flap 8 strikes the top of the garbage pile and opposes the complete tilting of the garbage. receptacle 7, which constitutes an interesting safety, Now concerning the emptying of the container which has just been described, the bottom 14 of each of its compartments 2a to 2d is pivotally mounted on a horizontal axis 15 adjacent to the wall corresponding side. It is therefore movable between a closed position shown in broken lines in Figure 1 where it is blocked by a bolt indicated schematically in 16 and mounted on the central rod 4, and a closed position shown in phantom

  full o garbage can escape down.

  To enable pivoting of the bottom of the compartment to the open position, it is first necessary to erase the bolt 16 against a not shown return spring by pulling on an external handle 17 to which it is

connected by a flexible cable 18.

  A removable crank 19 is then rotated and introduced into an irreversible reducer 20, the latter then rotating in the desired direction.

  the axis 15 and the bottom 14 which is secured.

  The device may be shaped in such a way that the rotation of the crank 19 simultaneously opens or closes all the compartments 2a to 2d of the box 1. However, it is possible to provide one or more additional cranks, such as that shown at 19 ', for act on the bottom of one or more other compartments. Such variants are within reach. of the man of the art, and they do not

  will not be described here in detail.

  It will be noted that the edges of the funds 14 of the

  compartments 2a to 2d are raised to prevent leakage

  nasty liquids from garbage, and a double wall. 21 is advantageously arranged inside the box to lock away the garbage

  the mechanisms of the receptacle 7 and the bottom 14.

  Finally, when the funds 14 are open, the int (-

  the box can be effectively cleaned by vertical tubes which are introduced from below and which have rotating jets at the top.

  projecting under high pressure water and disinfectant.

  In the foregoing, reference has been made to the case of a substantially parallelepipedic box, the surface occupied on the ground could be, for example, 2.50 x 2.50 m; and which has four equal compartments, the volume of the assembly then being about 10 m3. In one version

  less cumbersome, however, one could use half a

  box, like the one shown on the right or on the left of the

  line X-X 'in Figure 2, which would then include a

  center 2b framed by half of each of the two

  compartment 2a and 2c then delimited by a top wall -

22.

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Claims (10)

- CLAIMS -   Garbage container, characterized in that it has at least one waste introduction port (9)   at the bottom of which is pivoted a receiver   tackle (7> which is movable between a garbage receiving position where it protrudes outwardly of the container being substantially horizontal, and a dump position where it extends substantially vertically; control means for said receptacle (7) to pass from one to the other of these positions, and closure means (8) closing said orifice <9 in   the two positions of said receptacle (7).   2. Container according to claim 1, characterized in that said closure means comprise a double flap (8) which is pivotally mounted substantially in the middle, on the upper part of said orifice (9) and which   is associated with said control means, its integrated panel   (8a) closing this orifice (9) when said receptacle (7) is in the garbage receiving position, and its outer panel (8b) closing it when this receptacle (7) is in 20. dump position.   3. Container according to claim 2, characterized in that the outer (8a) and inner (8b) panels of said double flap (8) form between them an angle almost   flat and, preferably, close to 140.   Container according to any one of the claims   1 & 3, characterized in that said control member is a handle (12) integral with the outer panel (8b) said double flap (8).   Container according to any one of the claims   1 to 4, characterized in that the pivot axis (11) of said double flap (8) is integral with the latter and connected by a transmission (13) to a tilting axis (10) integral with said receptacle (7). he   Container according to any one of the claims   1 to 5, characterized in that it comprises several separate compartments (2a to 2d).   7. Container according to claim 6, characterized in that it comprises a box (1) of generally parallelepiped shape, its various compartments being separated from each other by partitions (3) which extend between its   lateral edges and its central axis (4).   Container according to one of the claims   0 7 and 8, characterized in that the bottom (14) of each of said compartments (2a a 2d), in view of its opening to the outside, is pivotally mounted on an axis (15> neighbor   one of the edges of said box (1).   9. Container according to claim 8, characterized in that said funds (14) are locked ç =. closing position by a bolt (16) actuated from the outside by a handle (17).   Container according to any one of the claims   7 to 9, characterized by the fact that the central axis (4) of said 0 box (1) comlcrte at its upper end an organ   (6) hooking to a handling machine.