JP2001335109A - Garbage collector with crusher - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a garbage collector with a crusher capable of easily inspecting, repairing, etc., a periphery of the crusher even without removing a hopper. SOLUTION: The garbage collector with the crusher on which a drum 3 provided with a spiral blade 9 along the axial direction on an inner peripheral surface is mounted on a chassis 1 free to rotate, a cover 4 is provided against a rear opening part of the drum 3 and the crusher 29 to deliver garbage to the drum 3 while crushing it is provided on this cover 4 constitutes its characteristic feature of installing the hopper 6 facing against the crusher 29 on the chassis 1 free to take derricking motion.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a garbage truck equipped with a crusher that crushes general industrial waste or branches and leaves produced by pruning a street tree, stores the crushed leaves in a drum, and discharges them at a predetermined place.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, a garbage collection vehicle for collecting industrial waste and garbage in the form of chips made from the branches and leaves of a street tree has a rotating drum rotatably mounted on a chassis, and an inner peripheral surface of the rotating drum. A helical blade is provided along the direction, and a large amount of dust introduced from the rear opening of the drum when the drum is rotated forward is sent to the front of the drum via the blade to be stored therein.

[0003] Then, after transporting the dust to a predetermined disposal place, the drum in the place is reversed, so that the dust in the drum is sent out via a blade and discharged from the rear opening of the drum.

In this case, as a cover provided with a crusher for crushing refuse at the rear of the drum, for example, a refuse collection vehicle as disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 8-225101 has been developed.

[0005] In this refuse collection vehicle, a rotary drum is rotatably connected to a chassis, and a cover with a crusher opposed to a rear opening is provided on the drum so as to be openable and closable.

In this garbage collection vehicle, refuse crushed by a crusher is stored in a drum via a blade, and at the time of discharge, the cover is opened and the drum is discharged while discharging the refuse to a predetermined location from the rear opening of the drum. Is what you do.

[0007]

However, in the refuse collection vehicle equipped with a crusher as described above, it is inconvenient to input refuse since a hopper is not provided facing the crusher.
Therefore, it is known that it is preferable to provide a hopper facing the crusher side and to smoothly input a large amount of dust. However, if a hopper is simply provided, the crusher is clogged, and if there is damage to the cutter, etc. It is necessary and the task is cumbersome and difficult.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a refuse-equipped garbage truck with which a crusher can be easily inspected and repaired without removing the hopper.

[0009]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention is directed to a drum having an inner peripheral surface provided with a spiral blade extending along an axial direction, the drum being rotatably mounted on a chassis. A cover is provided facing the rear opening of the garbage collector, and a crusher equipped with a crusher that crushes the garbage and sends the garbage into the drum is provided. It is characterized by being freely mounted.

[0010]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
Branches and leaves released by the pruning of the street tree are crushed into chips by a crusher, sent to the drum via a blade and stored,
Furthermore, it is suitable for discharging after being transported to a predetermined disposal place, but it can also be used for crushing general industrial waste with a crusher, storing it in a drum similarly, and discharging it further. is there.

As shown in FIG. 1, the refuse collection vehicle according to the present invention includes a storage drum 3 rotatably mounted on a chassis 1 of a vehicle A via a roller 2 in a forward or reverse rotation direction. Inside, a spiral blade along the axial direction is provided on the inner peripheral surface in the same manner as a known drum.

A fixed cover 4 is provided opposite to the rear opening of the drum 3. As will be described later, the fixed cover 4 has a dust input port and an opening window for discharging dust. A crusher is provided at the dust input port, a hopper 6 is provided facing the crusher, and a hopper 6 is provided with a chute 5 serving as a lid and a guide, and a flow guide 7 is provided facing an opening window for discharging dust. Have been.

Thus, for example, the branches and leaves obtained by pruning the street tree are opened into the chute 5 and pushed into the hopper 6, which is crushed into chips by a crusher. After being transported to a predetermined place, the refuse stored in the drum 3 is turned over, the drum 3 is reversed, sent out to the opening window side by the blade, and then discharged to the outside via the flow guide 7. .

The structure of each mechanism will be described below in detail with reference to FIGS. 2 to 4. The chassis 1 of the vehicle A is provided with a pair of rollers 2, 2 on which a support ring is provided. The drum 3 is rotatably mounted in the normal rotation direction and the reverse rotation direction through the rotary shaft 8.

As is well known, the drum 3 is provided with helical blades 9 along its inner peripheral surface in the axial direction so that the blades 9 and 9 send dust forward or backward when the drum 3 rotates. I have to.

At the center of the rear opening 10 of the drum 3, a sheet pipe 12 having a blade 11 on the inner periphery is integrally provided. A bracket 13 orthogonal to the chassis 1 is fixed to the chassis 1, and an annular support frame 14 is fixed to the bracket 13 via brackets 15, 15.

The support frame 14 is composed of a frame 14a divided into two sections having a U-shaped cross section.
A protruding ring 16 formed at the rear portion is rotatably fitted.

An annular seal 17 made of rubber or the like is fixed to the front outer surface of the frame 14a via a stopper and an annular pressing plate 18, so that dust and the like in the drum 3 do not leak outside.

A plate-shaped fixed cover 4 facing the opening 10 of the drum 3 is fixed to the rear outer surface of the frame 14a via a fastener such as a bolt, and the opening 10 of the drum 3 is fixed by the fixed cover 4. Sealed.

The fixed cover 4 is formed with a lower dust inlet 19, an upper left dust opening window 20 for discharging dust, and an upper viewing window 21 which are opposed to the inside of the drum 3. The viewing window 21 is an opening for inspecting the inside of the drum 3, and is usually closed by a cap 22.

A frame 24 provided with two upper and lower screwers 23 is inserted into the dust inlet 19 and connected thereto.
A seal 26 supported by a holding plate 25 is provided on the outer periphery of the holding member 25.

Further, behind the screver 23, two
A crusher 29 provided with a plurality of cutters 27 and 28 is provided. The crusher 29 includes a frame 30, cutters 27, 28 provided above and below the frame 30, and a motor 31 for rotating the shafts of the cutters 27, 28. The frame 30 is fixed on the chassis 1. ing.

Further, a hopper 6 is provided at the rear of the crusher 29 so as to be able to move up and down in opposition to the crusher 29. For this reason, when the pruned branches and the like are manually pushed into the crusher 29 from the hopper 6 from the chute 5, the cutters 27 and 28 of the crusher 29 crush the branches and leaves into chips and push the chips toward the screver 23 side. The chips on the screver 23 are successively sent into the sheet pipe 12 through the input port 19, and are stored while being compressed in front of the drum 3 by the blade 9 with the forward rotation of the drum 3.

The hopper 6 has a tapered cylindrical body 32, an opening 33 formed at the front of the cylindrical body 32, an opening 34 formed at the rear, and a hinge 35 at the lower rear end of the cylindrical body 32.
And a chute 5 which also serves as a guide, which is rotatably connected via the.

The hopper 6 is connected via a bracket b to a support P which normally stands on the chassis 1 side.

Further, a bracket 36 is provided downward on the lower surface of the cylindrical body 32 of the hopper 6, and the bracket 36 is rotatably hinged to a leg 37 provided on the chassis 1, whereby the hopper 6 The whole is mounted on the chassis 1 so as to be able to undulate.

The hopper 6 may be provided so as to face the crusher 29. However, the hopper 6 is provided so as to be able to be raised and lowered for the purpose of inspecting the crusher 29. I can do it.

Further, the cylindrical body 32 of the hopper 6 may be short, but in the case of dust longer than ordinary dust, such as pruned branches, there is a possibility that the dust may protrude from the hopper 6. It is preferable to lengthen the part main body 32.

On the other hand, when the cylindrical body 32 is long, there is a problem that the hand cannot be reached when the branch or the like is manually pushed into the crusher 29 side. Therefore, in the present invention, when the cylindrical portion main body 32 is formed to be short and the chute 5 is hingedly connected to the cylindrical portion main body 32, usually, when the chute 5 seals the entrance of the cylindrical portion main body 32 and inserts a branch or the like. Rotates the chute 5 to the horizontal position as shown in FIG. 4 and guides branches and the like using the chute 5 as a guide.
Branches are prevented from falling to the ground. Further, when the branches and the like are pushed into the cylinder main body 32 as required, the cylinder main body 32 can be manually pushed deeper by the short length.

Next, the flow guide 7 comprises a rectangular frame 39 having an opening 38, a chute 40 provided diagonally downward below the frame 39, a frame 39 and the chute 4.
And a housing 41 fixed over the housing 4
1 is provided with a lid 42 for a viewing window provided on the upper part of the apparatus 1, and a lid 43 serving as a discharge chute is provided below the housing 41 via a hinge.

The frame 39 is fixed to the outer surface of the fixed cover 4, and the opening 38 faces the opening window 20 of the fixed cover 4. With this, the lid 43 is rotated downward through the hinge and opened, and when the drum 3 is reversed, dusts such as chips in the drum 3 are pushed out by the blade 9 and the opening window 20 is opened.
-It is discharged to the outside through the opening 38-the chute 40-the lid 43.

By providing the lid 43 in the flow guide 7, chips and the like can be discharged smoothly and uniformly, and the chips and the like can be led out to the rear of the vehicle by the length of the lid 43. For example, the vehicle can be stopped at a position far from the edge of the refuse disposal site composed of a large hole or the like, and the risk of the vehicle slipping into the hole by mistake can be prevented.

Further, the housing 41 has an effect of preventing dust and the like from being scattered outside, and is preferable in appearance.

[0034]

According to the present invention, the following effects can be obtained.

(1) According to the first aspect of the invention, since the hopper is provided to face the crusher, a large amount of dust can be smoothly sent to the crusher side. In addition, the hopper is mounted on the chassis so that it can be raised and lowered. Thus, the workability of inspection and repair is remarkably improved.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a refuse collection vehicle according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the refuse collection vehicle according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is an enlarged rear view of a part of a birch in the refuse collection vehicle of FIG.

FIG. 4 is an enlarged front view of a hopper in the refuse collection vehicle of FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Chassis 3 Drum 4 Cover 6 Hopper 9 Blade 29 Crusher

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Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A drum provided with a spiral blade along an axial direction on an inner peripheral surface is rotatably mounted on a chassis, and a cover is provided facing a rear opening of the drum, and dust is crushed on the cover. A refuse collection vehicle with a crusher provided with a crusher for feeding the crusher into the drum while the hopper facing the crusher is mounted on a chassis so as to be able to move up and down.