JP2007126224A - Refuse collecting facility and refuse collecting method - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To efficiently collect refuse with no much labor in a user-friendly manner. <P>SOLUTION: A plurality of storage parts 6 for freely storing refuse D generating from living spaces in a building are movably provided along a refuse carrying annular passage R in an annular shape. A driving mechanism 3 is provided for freely driving the circulation of the storage parts 6 along the refuse carrying annular passage R. Refuse charging parts for freely charging the refuse D into the storage parts 6 are individually provided corresponding to the living spaces. A refuse collecting part for freely collecting the refuse D charged into the storage parts 6 is provided at least one place. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  In the present invention, for example, in a multi-storey building, each floor is provided with a storage unit that can store waste, and the waste stored in the storage unit is moved to a waste collection unit such as the first floor or the basement. The present invention relates to a garbage collection facility configured to collect garbage from there.

Conventionally, as this kind of garbage collection equipment, an existing elevator (hereinafter referred to as a first conventional example), a dust chute (hereinafter referred to as a second conventional example), and a dust container are reciprocated up and down. There was a conveyor type drive (hereinafter referred to as a third conventional example).
The above-described conventional examples will be described in more detail. In the first conventional example, a dust container for storing and storing garbage is prepared for each floor, and the dust container is used for collecting garbage. It is collected by the procedure of carrying it to the floor where the garbage collection part is located on the existing elevator, dropping the dust container and collecting the dust, and then returning the dust container to the original installation location again by the elevator .
Literally, in the second conventional example, dust chutes are installed from the upper floor to the lower floor, and when garbage is introduced from the garbage input section installed on each floor, the garbage falls in the dust chute and falls. It is said that it will gather at the garbage collection department on the floor and be collected from there.
In the third conventional example, as shown in FIG. 10, a pair of conveyors 20 are arranged side by side so as to extend over each floor, and a pair of garbage input portions 21 is provided on each floor in a state corresponding to each conveyor 20. ing. A dust container 22 corresponding to each floor is detachably attached to only one conveyor 20, and the dust D introduced from the garbage input part 21 is received by the dust container 22. At the time of waste collection, if one of the conveyors 20 is lowered, the dust container 22 is separated from the conveyor on the lowest floor, and after collecting the waste D, it is attached to the other conveyor 20 and raised. It is said that this cycle is repeated until the dust container 22 finally reaches each floor (for example, refer to Patent Document 1).

JP-A-2-249801 (FIG. 1)

According to the first conventional example described above, since it is necessary to manually transport the waste container including the loading and unloading of the dust container to the elevator, it is time consuming and labor intensive. There is. There is also a risk of contaminating building common parts such as elevators and passages with filth such as juice from the garbage. Furthermore, while the dust container is being transported to the garbage collection section, there is a problem that it is inconvenient because it cannot be disposed even if new garbage is generated on each floor.
According to the second conventional example described above, the larger the difference between the garbage input floor and the garbage collection floor, the greater the fall energy, and there is a risk of dust scattering when landing in the shooter. It is easy to take time to collect scattered garbage. There is also a risk of generating vibration and noise due to the drop impact of the garbage. There is also a problem that garbage gets stuck in the shooter.
According to the third conventional example described above, most of the problems of the first and second conventional examples described above can be solved. However, when collecting garbage, the lowermost floor is lowered while lowering the one conveyor. After separating the dust container from the conveyor at the waste collection floor, collecting the waste inside, then attaching it to the other conveyor and raising it up, repeat this cycle until the dust containers finally reach each floor There is a need to. Therefore, in the process of executing a series of these waste collection cycles, there is a situation in which no dust container is placed on any floor, and no waste can be received. It must be stopped until all garbage collection work is completed. As a result, the problem of poor usability remains.

  Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a waste collection facility that solves the above-mentioned problems, can efficiently collect waste without trouble, and is easy to use.

  A first characteristic configuration of the present invention is that a plurality of accommodating portions capable of accommodating garbage generated from each living space in a building are provided movably along an annular waste conveyance annular path, There is a drive mechanism that can be circulated and driven along the circular path for waste transport, and there is a separate waste input section that can input waste into the storage section corresponding to each living space. There is at least one garbage collection section that can collect collected garbage.

According to the first characteristic configuration of the present invention, the waste generated from each living space can be stored in the corresponding storage section by simply putting it into the corresponding waste input section. By driving the drive mechanism, it is possible to move along the waste transport annular path. And if it moves to the said garbage collection part, the garbage of a storage part can be collect | recovered there. Further, in parallel with the series of movements, the container emptied due to the collection of the garbage sequentially returns to the place corresponding to each living space as it is along the garbage conveyance annular path. When collecting the waste from all the storage units, it can be carried out by repeating the waste recovery operation sequentially until all the storage units make a round of the waste transporting circular path.
That is, it is possible to efficiently carry out the waste collection without throwing away the waste or taking the trouble.
In addition, since each storage unit can be positioned in a daisy chain in the waste transporting annular path, each waste input unit is in the process of recovering waste from the storage unit that is stopped in the waste recovery unit. As a result, other storage units are located at the positions corresponding to each other, and as a result, even when garbage is being collected (except when each storage unit is moved to an adjacent position by the drive mechanism), it is newly generated. It becomes possible to throw the waste into the waste throwing-in portion so as to be accommodated in the corresponding accommodating portion. Therefore, usability as a waste collection facility is dramatically improved.
In addition, the refuse conveyance cyclic | annular path demonstrated here is the path | route formed cyclically | annularly in the building planar view, for example, the path | route formed cyclically | annularly in the building elevation view, or those combined The route corresponds to any installation state, and is collectively referred to as a waste transporting annular route.

  According to a second characteristic configuration of the present invention, the building includes a plurality of floors, the waste input section is installed on each of a plurality of floors, and the waste transport annular path includes the storage sections. It is set so as to make a round of a plurality of floors where the garbage input section is located.

According to the second characteristic configuration of the present invention, in addition to being able to achieve the above-described operation and effect of the first characteristic configuration of the present invention, it is possible to collect garbage from each of the plurality of floors provided with the garbage input portions. It becomes possible to carry out efficiently.
Then, if the arrangement of the waste transport annular path is arranged so that it is at the same top and bottom for each level, the waste transport annular path is placed in the `` garbage collection shaft '' formed in a state extending vertically in the building. It is possible to provide the waste by simply securing the minimum area without using a useless plane, and it is possible to save space in the building.
In addition, by adopting the form of a vertically disposed garbage transporting annular path, when each accommodating part is moved along the ring by the drive mechanism, each accommodating part is in the ascending direction on the left and right sides across the rotation axis of the annular path. At the same time, on the left and right sides of the annular path, each housing part moves in the downward direction, so that it is easy to balance gravity between the left and right sides of the rotating shaft, and each housing part can be moved with a small driving force. It becomes.

  A third characteristic configuration of the present invention is that a plurality of the dust input portions are provided for each floor.

  According to the third characteristic configuration of the present invention, in addition to being able to achieve the above-described operation and effect of the second characteristic configuration of the present invention, a plurality of garbage input portions provided on the same floor are provided, for example, It is possible to increase the variety of waste collection, such as a method used for throwing in the same kind of garbage and a method used for throwing in different kinds of garbage, thereby improving usability.

  According to a fourth characteristic configuration of the present invention, the storage portion includes a storage container and a support that supports the storage container, and the storage container is separable from the support. It is in place.

According to the 4th characteristic structure of this invention, in addition to being able to achieve the above-mentioned effect by the characteristic structure in any one of the 1st-3rd aspect of this invention, in the said waste collection | recovery part, garbage is accommodated from the accommodating part. When collecting the collected garbage, each collected container is separated from the support and taken out, and the collected garbage is collected together as compared with collecting each one of the collected garbage. Therefore, it is possible to improve the efficiency of the waste collection work.
In addition, the storage container that comes into direct contact with the dust in the storage section is easily contaminated and has a high risk of corrosion, but is configured to be separable from the support, so that the storage container can be cleaned. Maintenance such as repair and replacement can be easily performed.

  The 5th characteristic structure of this invention exists in the place with which the said accommodating part was equipped with the several accommodating area.

  According to the fifth characteristic configuration of the present invention, in addition to being able to achieve the above-described operation effect by any one of the first to fourth characteristic configurations of the present invention, it is different in correspondence with a plurality of accommodation areas. It becomes possible to accommodate different types of garbage, and it is possible to make it easier to separate and collect the garbage.

  According to a sixth characteristic configuration of the present invention, in the waste collection method using the waste collection facility according to any one of claims 1 to 5, the waste input from the waste input unit is stored in the storage unit. In this state, each drive unit is circulated and driven along the waste transport annular path by the drive mechanism, and the drive mechanism is driven and controlled so that the storage unit containing the waste stops at the waste collection unit. The waste is collected from the storage unit stopped at the waste collection unit.

  According to the sixth characteristic configuration of the present invention, it is possible to efficiently carry out waste collection without waste disposal and collection, and in addition to the action of circulatingly driving each container for waste collection, Since the containers that have collected are sequentially moved to the positions of the respective garbage input parts around the circular route for conveying the garbage, during the collection of the garbage (while each container is moved to the adjacent position by the drive mechanism). However, it is possible to put the newly generated garbage into the garbage input part so as to be accommodated in the corresponding accommodating part. Therefore, usability as a waste collection facility is dramatically improved.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. In the drawings, the parts indicated by the same reference numerals as those in the conventional example indicate the same or corresponding parts.

  FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of a “garbage collection facility” according to the present invention. The garbage collection facility 1 is incorporated in a multi-level apartment house (an example of a building according to the present invention) B.

The apartment house B is provided with a plurality of dwelling units (an example of a living space) 2 for each floor, and is configured so that garbage generated from each dwelling unit 2 can be collected by the garbage collection facility 1. Yes.
The said garbage collection equipment 1 is provided in the installation part of the shaft 1a provided in the state which penetrated each hierarchy vertically to a part of the apartment house B. As shown in FIG. The garbage collection facility 1 includes a vertical circulation type lifting device (corresponding to a drive mechanism) 3 installed in a state extending over each level in the shaft 1a, and a garbage collection unit 4 formed on the first floor portion of the shaft 1a. And a dust input part 5 formed on each level of the shaft 1a on the second and higher floors.

As shown in the figure, the elevating device 3 is provided with a number of cages 6a (corresponding to a support body that is a part of a storage unit described later) 6a corresponding to each dust input unit 5 as shown in FIG. In the present embodiment, a chain drive system is shown, and FIG. 2 shows one that can be rotated in the clockwise direction.
The cage 6a is attached to the drive chain 3a at an interval along the garbage transporting annular path. This interval is generally set to a dimension corresponding to the floor height of the building. In the housing complex B of this embodiment, the floor height for each floor is set to the same dimension.
Therefore, by rotating the lifting / lowering device 3, each cage 6a can be circulated and moved along the waste transporting annular path R, and one of the cages is stopped by the waste collection unit 4. By doing so, the other cages can be stopped at the positions corresponding to the dust input portions 5, respectively. The cage 6a is provided with a cart 6b (corresponding to a storage container that is a part of a storage section described later) 6b that can store garbage.
The cage 6a and the cart 6b constitute an accommodating portion 6 according to the present invention.
The driving of the lifting device 3 as described above is provided with a control mechanism (not shown in the figure), and is configured to be executed by this control mechanism.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the garbage collection part 4 is configured by an opening formed in the first floor wall of the shaft 1a, and the opening dimension is set to a dimension that allows the cart 6b to be taken in and out. Therefore, the cart 6b can be pulled out from the storage unit 6 stopped by the garbage collection unit 4, and the garbage D in the cart can be collected. An opening / closing door 4a is provided so that it can be closed except when the garbage D is collected. The opening / closing control of the opening / closing door 4a is also performed by the control mechanism.

  In addition, as shown in FIG. 3, the waste input section 5 is provided at two locations corresponding to each of the ascending direction dust transport annular route R and the descending direction waste transport annular route R for each level. The opening K is comprised. Moreover, the dimension is set to an opening dimension so that the waste D can be thrown into the cart 6b of the corresponding container 6 stopped in the shaft, and the opening / closing door 5a is also provided in this part. ing. For example, when the lifting / lowering device 3 is driven, the control mechanism controls the opening / closing so that the lifting / lowering device 3 cannot be opened.

  The operation of the waste collection facility 1 can be performed, for example, from an operation panel P installed in the vicinity of the waste collection unit 4.

  Next, a normal garbage collection procedure will be described.

[1] Garbage D is appropriately loaded into the corresponding cart 6b through the garbage loading unit 5 on each floor.
The opening / closing door 5a is operated by an opening / closing switch (not shown) provided in the vicinity of the dust input part 5. The waste D mentioned here is not particularly sorted but is so-called “garbage”. However, since there are two garbage input sections 5 on each floor, for example, it is possible to restrict one side to burn trash and the other to input non-burnable trash. Separate collection is possible.
[2] When the garbage D stored in the cart 6b reaches a predetermined amount, the garbage collection operation is started.
The accommodation state such as the accommodation rate of the garbage D with respect to the cart 6b can be implemented by visual confirmation, for example, by providing a monitor camera, automatically determined by camera image processing, or a sensor (for example, an optical sensor or a weight). It can be automatically determined using a sensor that can detect changes. However, it is possible to set the operation to collect garbage every predetermined day.
Specifically, the garbage collection is performed by stopping the elevating device 3 so that any of the storage units 6 (the ones into which the garbage is put) is stopped in the garbage collection unit 4, and then opening the opening / closing door 4 a to open the storage unit 6. Pull out the cart 6b and collect the waste D from the cart 6b. Then, the cart 6b that has been collected is returned to the original storage unit 6, and the next uncollected storage unit 6 is moved to the garbage collection unit 4 with the open / close door 4a closed. repeat.
During these series of garbage collection, the open / close doors 5a of the garbage input section 5 are kept closed until the collection of the garbage in all the storage sections 6 is completed, or only when the lifting device 3 is driven. Adjustments can be made as appropriate by changing the setting of the control mechanism, such as closing the door 5a.
[3] When the garbage D is collected from all the storage units 6, the operation of the lifting device 3 is stopped until the next collection operation.

According to the waste collection facility 1 of the present embodiment, the waste D generated from each living space can be stored in the corresponding storage unit 6 simply by charging the corresponding waste input unit 5, and each of these storage units 6. If the waste D in the storage unit 6 can be recovered there, the storage unit 6 emptied by the recovery of the waste D is As it is, it can be sequentially returned to the locations corresponding to the respective levels along the waste transporting circular route R, so that it is possible to efficiently carry out waste collection without waste disposal and collection. Furthermore, it becomes possible to almost always throw in the waste into the waste throwing-in part 5, and the usability as a waste collection facility is dramatically improved.
In addition, since there are two waste input sections 5 on each floor, it is possible to use different types of waste input to each of the waste input sections 5 so that waste can be separated and collected more efficiently. It becomes.

[Another embodiment]
Other embodiments will be described below.

<1> The building B according to the present invention is not limited to the housing complex described in the previous embodiment, and may be, for example, an office building, a hotel, a hospital, a health facility, a commercial facility, etc. It is collectively called a building.
Therefore, the living space 2 is not limited to the dwelling unit described in the previous embodiment, for example, an office room, a room, a hospital room, an operating room, a store, a kitchen, etc. These are collectively referred to as living space 2.
<2> The drive mechanism 3 is not limited to the chain drive type lifting device described in the previous embodiment, and may be, for example, another known drive type.
<3> The garbage collection unit 4 is not limited to the one provided on the first floor of the building B as described in the previous embodiment. For example, as illustrated in FIG. Alternatively, it may be provided in a higher hierarchy. Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 5 (b), each may be provided in a plurality of layers.
Moreover, when the building B is provided with an underground hierarchy, the garbage collection part 4 may be provided in the underground floor (refer FIG. 5 (B)). In short, it is sufficient that at least one part is provided in any part of the waste transport annular route R.
<4> The storage unit 6 is not limited to the configuration including the support 6a and the storage container 6b described in the previous embodiment, and the storage unit 6 may be configured integrally.
Moreover, the accommodating part 6 may be provided with several accommodating area S, for example, as shown in FIG. 6, other than what is provided only with the single garbage accommodating area, In this case, the waste D of Separation and collection are easier to implement.
<5> The dust input part 5 is not limited to one provided with one opening at one place as described in the previous embodiment. For example, as shown in FIG. When the area S is provided in the accommodating part 6, a plurality of openings K may be provided so as to correspond to the respective accommodating areas S.
In addition, the waste input unit 5 is not limited to one or two provided for one level, and for example, as shown in FIG. 8, when the amount of generated waste D varies greatly from level to level. It can also be said that the number of the dust input units 5 is set to three or more for a hierarchy with a large amount of generation. In this case, as shown in the figure, it is possible to easily cope with this by changing a part of the linear shape of the refuse transport annular route R.
<6> As described in the previous embodiment, the building B is not limited to the one in which the floor height is set to the same dimension over all the floors. For example, as illustrated in FIG. It may have a hierarchy. However, as long as the pitch h0 of each container 6 on the waste transporting annular route R is set to the same value, as shown in FIG. On the other hand, there is a risk that the accommodating portion 6 is displaced. In order to correct this, as shown in FIG. 9 (b), it is possible to adjust the apparent pitch h1 by bending a part of the refuse transport annular route R as shown in the figure.

  In addition, as mentioned above, although the code | symbol was written in order to make contrast with drawing convenient, this invention is not limited to the structure of an accompanying drawing by this entry. In addition, it goes without saying that the present invention can be carried out in various modes without departing from the gist of the present invention.

Side view sectional view showing garbage collection equipment Front view sectional view showing garbage collection equipment Top view showing the garbage input part Top view showing garbage collection section Front view sectional drawing which shows the installation condition of the waste collection part of another embodiment The top view which shows the accommodating part of another embodiment The top view which shows the refuse input part of another embodiment Front view sectional drawing which shows arrangement | positioning of the waste input part of another embodiment Front view sectional drawing which shows the waste collection equipment of another embodiment Partially cutaway perspective view showing conventional waste collection equipment

Explanation of symbols

2 dwelling units (example of living space)
3 Lifting device (equivalent to drive mechanism)
4 Garbage collection unit 5 Garbage input unit 6 Storage unit 6a Cage (corresponding to support)
6b cart (equivalent to a container)
B apartment house (example of building)
D Garbage R Garbage transport ring route S Storage area

Claims (6)

  A plurality of storage units that can store the waste generated from each living space in the building are provided so as to be movable along an annular waste transporting annular route, and each storage unit can be driven to circulate along the waste transporting annular route. There is a separate waste collection unit that is provided with a separate drive mechanism and is capable of collecting garbage into the accommodation unit in correspondence with each living space, and a garbage collection unit that can collect the garbage thrown into the accommodation unit. At least one garbage collection facility.   The building has a plurality of floors, and the waste input sections are installed on a plurality of floors, respectively, and the waste transporting annular path makes a round of the plurality of floors in which each storage section has the waste input section. The waste collection facility according to claim 1, wherein the facility is set up to do so.   The garbage collection facility according to claim 2, wherein a plurality of the garbage input sections are provided for each floor.   The said accommodating part is provided and comprised including the accommodating container and the support body which supports the accommodating container, and the said accommodating container is installed detachably with respect to the said support body. The waste collection facility according to any one of the above.   The garbage collection facility according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the accommodation unit includes a plurality of accommodation areas. A waste collection method using the waste collection facility according to any one of claims 1 to 5,
In a state in which the waste thrown in from the waste throwing-in portion is housed in the housing portion, each housing portion is circulated and driven along the waste transporting annular path by the drive mechanism, and the housing portion in which the waste is housed is A garbage collection method in which the drive mechanism is driven and controlled to stop at the garbage collection unit, and the garbage is collected from the storage unit stopped at the garbage collection unit.

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