RO137163A0 - Street facility for waste collection - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention relates to a facility for collecting household garbage or recyclable waste, located on the street above ground, in public spaces and in the vicinity of residential areas. According to the invention, the facility consists of one or more modules (8) associated in a bank, of parallelepipedal construction, each module (8) containing a parallelepipedal structure (2) that includes inside a garbage container (1), a tilting cover (3), which covers the upper part of the structure (2), some side panels (4 and 5, 6 and 11), a fixed and a pivoting one, a fixed front and a fixed rear panel, respectively, a mechanism (7) for mechanical operation, with the foot, which, by pressing, operates the tilting cover (3) for opening, a flexible connection (9) between the tilting cover (3) and the lid of the container (1) which allows them to be lifted simultaneously when an articulated arm (71) is actuated with the foot and an electrical circuit (13) that detects the filling and overflowing states of the garbage container (1).

Description

STREET FACILITY FOR WASTE COLLECTION

The invention refers to a collection facility for household or recyclable waste, arranged on the street and above ground, in public spaces and in the vicinity of residential areas.

Three categories of means are known for the collection and temporary storage of waste, on the street, in public spaces and in residential areas:

- storage in small bins placed on the street, for small waste related to various activities in public spaces;

- storage of increased capacity, in containers, arranged above ground, visible or hidden, for the collection of household and recyclable waste in particular;

for the collection of household and recyclable waste in particular.

Special technical problems arise in urban areas that must efficiently and harmoniously accommodate high-capacity storage facilities, such as containers, arranged underground or above ground. in principle, these means of storage should ensure as much as possible the taking over and temporary storage of waste without disturbing by appearance, by local pollution or inconvenient use, by high cost and expenses of servicing and relocation. They must be as close as possible to the place of waste production, as easy and hygienic to use and as concealed or harmoniously integrated into the environment as possible. Their unloading by the sanitation service must be done quickly, at low cost and if it can be charged, additional equipment will be required. Several technical solutions are known, underground or above ground, which more or less solve these problems.

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Underground facilities for the collection and storage of household waste and recyclables have long been considered the most appropriate means in modern urban development. in most cases they provide for a concrete enclosure in the shape of a parallelepiped pool that is inserted into the ground up to the level of the open upper part of the pool. A supporting metal structure, usually made of welded profits, carries inside it containers that can be fed from the top of the structure. On the upper part of the metal support structure there are the supply towers for each container. When filling the containers, the specialized sanitation service lifts the metal support structure together with the towers at ground level to empty the containers, after which the metal support structure is reintroduced into the concrete enclosure for a new cycle of waste collection. Lifting and lowering

for the communities served, these underground waste collection and storage facilities present the following disadvantages:

- underground installations are expensive, especially due to the need to set up a concrete underground enclosure. Their price increases even more if they include their own means of actuation for raising and lowering or include additional facilities (ventilation, elimination of leaks, detection of the degree of filling);

- serving them requires providing sanitation services with appropriate and expensive associated equipment (hydromotor systems, lifting systems, etc.);

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- they cannot be installed anywhere due to the underground network of facilities (water, gas, electricity, communications);

- any change of location imposed by the community's necessity imposes additional expenses for the redevelopment of the location of the underground concrete enclosure;

- their concealment in the public space is not possible because their presence remains highlighted at ground level through the access towers;

- it does not ensure a reduction in pollution because the containers remain open, and placing the waste underground does not eliminate its presence ("garbage placed under the mat");

- underground placement is efficiency for arranging more

of user for waste disposal to increase. Placing tor m residential areas with houses in blocks is inefficient and expensive

underground to decrease and be limited only to certain locations suitable for them. instead, interest is returning to above-ground installations that are cheaper and easier to service, can be easily placed and relocated in the urban environment according to its needs and developments. Although they are visible, by way of location, size, shape and appearance they are integrated more and more efficiently and with reasonable expenses in urban areas. in principle above-ground facilities envisage the use of a protective structure for individual containers that are used without closing their own lid. The protective structure has minimum arrangements to allow easy access for the storage of waste by users, the access of the seal for emptying the containers, a minimum isolation of the waste from the surrounding environment and the efficient and visibly harmonious framing as close as possible to the users. Their replacement is hassle-free, and installation and service costs much more easily borne by the community.

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The invention WO2022041777A1 is known which describes an apparatus for recycling ecological waste, comprising a portal frame (1); a compaction cylinder (2) is fixedly mounted in the upper central position of the portal frame; a compaction box (3) is fixedly mounted on the inside of the portal frame near the middle position; a bracket (4) is slidably connected to the upper inner position of the portal frame; a support rod (5) is fixedly mounted in the lower part of the console; a compaction block (6) is fixedly mounted in the lower part of the support rod; the front part of the compaction box is equipped with a material unloading mechanism (7); an anti-splash mechanism (8) is arranged between the front of the portal frame and the cantilever. Also disclosed is a method of using an ecological waste recycling apparatus.

The invention JP202201673 IA is known which presents a garbage collection box with a superior functionality, which allows the garbage remaining at the bottom to be easily swept from a lower part of the sweeping opening 14 only with an inserted broom and then

easily swept into a dust box 17 placed outside at the opening part 14.

The invention DE102020129597A1 is known which relates to a flap (1), preferably for a waste bin (2), and for an advantageous embodiment a flap (1) to comprise at least a first flap body (3) and at least one hinge (4), which has a first hinge part (5) and a second hinge part (6), which are connected to each other in an articulated manner, the first hinge part (5) being fixed to the first flap body (3), in particular removable, the second part of the hinge (6) has two legs (7,8), in particular each in the form of a plate, and a transverse strip (9) being connected to two legs (7, 8) with a common boundary of an intermediate space (10) and in which at least one threaded through-hole (13), into which a screw (14) is screwed, extends through at least one of

RO 137163 AO the two legs. (7, 8). The invention also relates to a trash can (2), comprising a housing that has at least one opening, the opening being bordered by at least one part of the housing (25).

Also known is the invention RO135379A0 which refers to a street cabinet with several compartments for storing garbage containers. According to the invention, the cabinet has a front wall (1), two side walls (7 and 8) and a back wall (9), as well as two plates (10 and 11), one upper and one base, the front wall (1 ) being provided with access doors (2 and 3) articulated by hinges and which can be secured with a safety device (4), such as a latch and a padlock or lock, the front wall (1) having upper openings (a and b ) for inserting garbage bags, which are closed by closing the metal hatches (5 and ty, the back wall ( 9) being equipped with ventilation grills (c and d).

The invention RO201800008U1 is also known, which refers to an above-ground platform for the selective collection of waste. According to the invention, the platform consists of an assembly (A) of several individual modules (M) placed side by side, having inside some standard collection containers (EC), each module (M) being made of a parallelepiped metal structure consisting of some profiles (1) on which some fastening elements (2) are placed for the quick mounting of some removable walls (3) made of thermal insulation panels, some front and rear walls (4 and 5) connected to each other by a horizontal a ceiling (6) continued by an inclined wall (7) provided with some hinges (8) and a slot (F) provided with a hinged cover (9) and some pads (10), while inside it presents a passage for waste (11) consisting of a chute through which the refuse slides.

The invention RO132568A0 is known which refers to an above-ground platform for the selective collection of waste. According to the invention, the platform consists of an assembly (A) of several individual modules (M)

RO 137163 AO placed next to each other and fixed on them, inside which there are standard waste collection containers, each such module (M) comprising a metallic parallelepiped, the structure made of some profiles (1) on which some elements are mounted fixing (2) for the quick installation of removable walls (3) made of thermal insulation panels, two walls, respectively one front and one rear, fixed on each side by means of a board (6) and an upper cover (7), each between the modules (M) at the ends being provided with a side wall (8) and the floor (6) consisting of some perforated plates (9) that allow fixing on a concrete platform (P), on the front wall (4) there is a rectangular slot (F) having a waste passage section (11) which has two surfaces with two slopes (sl and s2), inside the slot (F) there is an oscillating flap (15) provided with some pads (10) and a counterweight.

The disadvantages of the known technical solutions are related to the fact that they store the waste in containers that remain open during storage, the isolation of the contaminated environment from the outside being superficially ensured only by some mobile hatches or inefficiently blocked holes. They are not equipped with mechanisms to detect the condition of containers being too full.

The technical problem of the invention consists in creating a street waste collection facility that is of simple construction, with low execution and operating costs, that allows the waste to be kept doubly protected with the lid of the containers closed, ensuring the decorative integration of the containers into the surrounding environment and the use their hygiene.

The street waste collection installation according to the invention removes the above disadvantages in that it consists of one or more modules, associable in a battery, of parallelepipedal construction, wrapped on the sides by some panels to include and isolate some containers of bins that keep the lid closed during storage and allow hygienic access to

RO 137163 AO of users and control of their filling status. A basic module is constituted by assembling the following subassemblies:

- a metallic parallelepipedal structure made of square pipes with dimensions to include inside it a garbage container with its lid closed;

- a tilting cover, gable roof type with green or brick bituminous shingles, to cover the upper part of the structure, attached with hinges to the structure and to be hinged to allow access to the upper part of the garbage container placed inside the structure ;

- a pivoting panel, with a stylized drawing of a dustbin, which is hinged to the structure on one side and which, by opening and closing, allows access and manipulation of the garbage containers arranged inside the structure;

- a fixed side panel, covered with a layer of artificial leaves, attached to the structure on the opposite side of the pivoting panel;

- a fixed front panel, covered with a layer of artificial leaves, attached to the structure on the side corresponding to the neighboring edge with the pivoting edge of the cover, opposite edge to the hinges on the structure;

- a fixed back panel, covered with a layer of artificial leaves, attached to the structure on the face corresponding to the hinged edge;

- a mechanical actuation mechanism with the foot of an articulated arm arranged embedded in the plane of the face of the structure, opposite to the face with the pivoting panel, the articulated arm acting by means of a flexible cable that passes over a support roller a vertical arm articulated in the structure in the area of the upper edge of the face of the structure, on a cylindrical sleeve on which an arm is fixed horizontally along the edge of the structure, the arm having some rollers at the end with which by pressing

RO 137163 When lifting, the tilting lid is actuated to open, the same lifting pressure being carried out at the opposite end of the tilting lid by an arm also equipped with some rollers, the arm being attached to a shaft articulated on the structure and which crosses the structure to be solid with the arm by means of the cylindrical sleeve, ensuring in this way the simultaneous pressing of the tipping cover, on its extreme sides, when lifting as a result of the actuation with the foot of the articulated arm;

- a flexible link between the tipping lid and the container lid that allows them to be lifted simultaneously when the articulated arm is operated with the foot and that allows the tipping lid to be disconnected from the container lid thanks to a bayonet ring when removing the container from the mod enclosure for emptying.

- an electrical circuit comprising a battery, a signal bulb, a time relay with a delay in opening and a micro limiter which is mounted on the parallelepipedal structure and is in the normally open position while the cover sits on the parallelepipedal structure and moves into position for powering the time relay and the signaling bulb when, due to the filling of the container, the lid no longer closes and thus, after a waiting period, the overfull status signaling bulb lights up and a signal can be transmitted via the GSM wireless system at the headquarters of the sanitation operator.

The street waste collection installation according to the invention has the following advantages:

- maximum simplicity construction based on a garbage container protection module that can be placed alone or in a battery of 2 or 4 coupled modules;

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- ensure the storage of waste under conditions where the lid of the garbage containers remains closed between uses;

- ensures the notification of the condition of being too full and the possibility of efficient management of waste collection by the sanitation service;

- ensures through covering panels, bearing layers of artificial leaves, the possibility of harmonious integration with the surrounding environment in the immediate vicinity of the users;

- does not require special maintenance services and additional equipment from the sanitation service;

- they allow the storage capacity to be adapted according to needs by grouping in batteries of 2 or 4 modules grouped in an enclosure surrounded by elevated panels, carrying informative, advertising or decorative messages;

- in the case of grouping in batteries, in enclosures fenced with panels, they allow recovery of expenses from receipts from advertising messages.

An example of an embodiment of the invention is given below in connection with the figures which represent:

Fig.l- Schematic representation, in perspective and disassembled of the components of a module of the street waste collection installation (there are layers of artificial leaves);

Fig.2- Perspective representation of the installation module without the side panels;

Fig.3- Perspective representation of the rectangular frame that incorporates the mechanical actuation mechanism with the foot for opening the cover of the installation module;

Fig.4- Cross-sectional representation of the installation mode;

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Fig.5- Representation in longitudinal section of the installation mode;

Fig.6- Top view, without cover, of the installation module;

Fig.7- Perspective representation of the way of covering the side panels; Fig. 8- Perspective view of the lid opening actuation mechanism;

Fig.9- Section through the lid opening actuation mechanism;

Fig. 10- Schematic representation of the realization of the installation in two versions of the covering cover made of bituminous shingle, brick and green;

Fig.l 1- Representation of the battery association of two modules in an installation with elevated advertising, informative and decorative panels;

The street waste collection installation according to the invention is basically constituted as an installation of one or more modules associated in the battery, which include standard waste storage containers whose lids remain closed during storage as well as the lids of the modules, the user using for storage only foot pressure, no manual contact with the container, the modules being simple and cheap, easy to place and reposition. The street installation notices the condition of containers being too full and signals it to users and the sanitation service. The installation can be made with the association of modules in batteries of 2 or 4 modules, which are included in a protected enclosure and which, through the panels that delimit it, provide advertising, information or decorative functions for harmonious integration with the urban environment. The installation is implemented in urban public spaces, but mainly in collective residence areas (housing in blocks), as close as possible to the users.

of waste according to the invention is constituted on the basis of a module 8 (Fig.1), of parallelepipedal construction, wrapped on the sides by some panels 4, 5, 6 that include and isolate some garbage containers 1 that keep the lid closed during storage and

RO 137163 AO allow hygienic user access and control of the filling status. Basic module 8 constructively associates the following elements:

- a metallic parallelepipedal structure 2 preferably formed of square pipes to the dimensions of the structure that includes inside it a garbage container 1 with its lid closed (Figl — Fig.5);

- a tilting lid 3, gable roof type with bituminous shingles, which covers the upper part of the structure 2, attached to some hinges of the structure 2 and which is hinged to allow access to the upper part of the garbage container 1 arranged inside structure 2. The tilting cover 3 is connected to the container cover by a flexible connection 9 ( Fig.2 and Fig.4), which can be undone when the container 1 needs to be removed from the module 8 for emptying, by unlocking a bayonet ring 91 ( Fig. 4). When the empty container 1 is reinserted, the connection of the two lids is restored. The flexible connection 9 between the tilting lid 3 and the lid of the container 1 allows the simultaneous lifting of the two lids when, upon actuation of the foot of an articulated arm 71 of an opening mechanism 7 incorporated in the frame structure 2, the user empties the waste into the container 1 (Fig.8 -9);

- a pivoting panel 5 which hinges on the structure 2 on one side and which, through closing-opening, allows access and manipulation of the garbage containers 1 arranged inside the structure 2 (Fig. 2-6). The panel has the stylized drawing of a dustbin on the outer face;

- a fixed side panel 4 attached to the structure 2 arranged on the face opposite the pivoting panel 5 (Fig.2-5) on which a film 10 with artificial leaves is attached on the outer face (Fig.6). In the case of using the battery module, film 10 may be missing;

- a fixed front panel 6 attached to the structure 2 on the face corresponding to the neighboring edge with the pivoting edge of the cover 3, the opposite edge to the hinges on the structure 2. At the base of the fixed front panel there is the pedal of the articulated arm 71a

RO 137163 AO of the opening mechanism 7 (Fig.2-5), and a film 10 with artificial leaves is attached to the outer face of the panel (Fig.6);

- a back panel 11 fixed to the structure on the face corresponding to the hinged edge on which a film 10 with artificial leaves is attached. In the case of using the battery module, film 10 may be missing;

- a mechanism 7, for mechanical actuation with the foot (Fig.2-6), of an articulated arm 71 arranged in the plane of the inner face of the structure 2 opposite to the face with the pivoting panel 5, the articulated arm 71 acting, by means of a flexible cable 72 passes over a support roller 73, a vertical arm 74 articulated in the structure 2 in the area of the upper edge of the structure 2, on a cylindrical sleeve 741 (Fig.8-9). In the sleeve 741 is fixed an arm 76 arranged horizontally along the edge of the structure 2 which penetrates into a cylindrical sleeve 742 arranged in the opposite vicinity of the inner face of the structure 2. The arm 76 is arranged articulated on the structure 2 inside some bushings 743 mounted in the structure 2. Thus by pressing the hinged arm 71, the tilting cover 3 is actuated on one side of it by means of rollers 77. The same lifting pressure is carried out by an arm 78 through some rollers 79 at the opposite end of the tilting cover 3. The pivoting movement of the arms 75 and 78, for lifting the lid 3, by pressing simultaneously on the ends, ensures the correct lifting of the lid 3 and subsequently of the lid of the container 1, avoiding their tendency to deform. The length of the arms 75 and 78 is equal, and that of the vertical arm 74 is set so that the lifting force determined by the actuation of the articulated arm 71 corresponds to the possibilities of the users.

A locking mechanism 12 is available on the structure 2 on the external, accessible part, which allows the pivoting panel 5 to be opened only by the authorized personnel of the sanitation service.

In order to detect the condition of being too full, an electric circuit 13 is mounted on the structure 2, including a battery, a signal bulb, a time relay with

RO 137163 AO opening delay. A track microlimiter is mounted on the structure 2 and is set in the normally open position while the cover 3 rests on the structure 2, but it switches to the power supply position for the time relay and the signal bulb when, due to the filling of the container 1 cover 3 does not close any more and thus after a waiting period the overfull indicator light turns on and a signal can be transmitted via a GSM wireless system to the premises of the sanitation operator.

The street waste collection installation according to the invention can work with a single module 8, or in battery with several associated modules 8. In one version of the implementation of the invention, the battery consists of the parallel association of two modules 8 or in series of two modules 8. In another version of the implementation of the invention, the association is made with for four modules 8.

In another version of the implementation of the invention, the associations of two or four modules can be implemented in the surrounding urban environment by framing them with elevated panels that disguise the existence of the modules and that can be used for advertising, information or for decorative purposes (Fig.l 1 ).

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demand 1 characterized by the fact that the tilting cover (3) has two oppositely inclined faces on the outside, gable roof type, on which a brick or green bituminous shingle is attached, and on the side facing the fixed front panel (6) an elongated rectangular face vertically to cover the access area to the container (1) and serving as a support for user information messages. 6. Street installation for waste collection according to claim 1 characterized in that the modules (8) can be used individually or associated 2 or 4 in an inserted modular system or in parallel defining some multiple enclosures that achieve a semi-open protection of the modules by RO 137163 AO ¹⁷ elevated panels on which advertising, informative or decorative messages are displayed. 7. Street facility for waste collection as claimed 1 . Street installation for waste collection consisting of one or more modules, associable in battery, of parallelepipedal construction, wrapped on the sides by some panels (4,5,6) that include and isolate some garbage containers (1) that keep the lid closed during storage and allow hygienic access for users and control of their filling status characterized by the fact that a module (8) is constituted by the association of the following subassemblies: - a metallic parallelepipedal structure (2) made of square pipes with dimensions that include inside it a garbage container (1) with the lid or closed; - a tilting lid (3), gable roof type with bituminous shingles, to cover the upper part of the structure (2), attached with hinges to the structure (2) and to be hinged to allow access to the upper part of the container garbage (1) arranged inside the structure (2); - a pivoting panel (5) which hinges on the structure (2) on one side and which, by closing-opening, allows access and manipulation of the garbage containers (1) arranged inside the structure (2); - a fixed side panel (4) attached to the structure (2) arranged on the face opposite the pivoting panel (5) on which a film (10) with artificial leaves is attached on the outer face; - a fixed front panel (6) attached to the structure (2) on the face corresponding to the neighboring edge with the pivoting edge of the lid (3), the edge opposite the hinges on the structure (2) on which a film (10) with leaves is attached on the outer face artificial; RO 137163 AO /? - a back panel (11) fixedly attached to the structure (2) on the face corresponding to the hinged edge on which a film (10) with artificial leaves is attached to the outside - a mechanism (7) for mechanical actuation, with the foot, of an articulated arm (71) arranged in the plane of the inner face of the structure (2) opposite the face with the pivoting panel (5), the articulated arm (71) acting by means of a flexible cable (72) passing over a support roller (73) a vertical arm (74) articulated in the structure (2), in the area of the upper edge of the face of the structure (2), on a cylindrical sleeve (741) on which an arm is fixed (75) arranged horizontally along the edge of the structure (2), the arm (75) having at the end some rollers (77) with which the tilting lid (3) is pressed to open, the same lifting pressure being carried out at the opposite end of the lid tipper (3) by an arm (78) also provided with some rollers (79), the arms (75 and 78) being attached to a shaft (76) articulated in the structure (2) and which crosses the structure (2) thus ensuring simultaneous pressing of the tipping cover (3), on its extreme sides, when lifting, as a result of actuation with articulated arm leg (71); - a flexible link (9) between the tipping cover (3) and the container cover (1) to allow their simultaneous lifting when the articulated arm (71) is actuated with the foot; - an electric circuit (13) to detect the state of filling and overflowing of the container (1), signaled to the user and transmitted to the sanitation service. 2. Street installation for waste collection according to claim 1, characterized in that the removal of the container (1) for emptying is done with the prior release of the flexible connection (9) between the cover (3) and the cover of the container (1) by unlocking the bayonet ring (91) ), opening access to the premises by operating a latch mechanism (10) on RO 137163 AO structure (2), with key in the possession of authorized persons and pivoting of the pivoting panel (5). 3. Street installation for waste collection according to claim 1, characterized in that for detecting the overfull condition when filling the container (1), an electric circuit (12) comprising a battery, a signal bulb, a time relay with opening delay and a micro limiter that is mounted on the structure (2) and is in the normally open position while the cover (3) sits on the structure (2), it switches to the power supply position for the time relay and the signal bulb when the cause of filling the container (1) the lid (3) no longer closes and thus, after a waiting period, the overfull status signaling bulb lights up and a signal can be transmitted via the GSM wireless system to the sanitation operator's headquarters. 4. . Street installation for waste collection according to claim 1 characterized in that the panels (4, 5, 6) which are mechanically fixed to the structure (2) have attached on their outer parts some films (10) with artificial leaves to obtain a superior framing effect in the urban environment. 5. Street facility for waste collection as claimed 5 characterized in that the multiple enclosures can be associated with additional, enclosing panels and of a higher height than that of the modules (8) so as to create an additional protection area and framing in the area of the location of use.