WO1992002359A1 - Compacteur de recyclage tournant a conteneurs multiples - Google Patents

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WO1992002359A1
WO1992002359A1 PCT/US1991/005341 US9105341W WO9202359A1 WO 1992002359 A1 WO1992002359 A1 WO 1992002359A1 US 9105341 W US9105341 W US 9105341W WO 9202359 A1 WO9202359 A1 WO 9202359A1
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  • the apparatus of the present invention relates to refuse compacting for recycling. More particularly, the present invention relates to a recycling compactor including multiple refuse containers, housed in a configuration for use within the confined area such as an oil rig, and allowing selective separation of types of refuse for compacting and recycling.
  • Trash compacting for example, on an oil rig or platform, is a very useful alternative in assuring that waste materials are confined to a reduced area, and can be hauled off within a container.
  • waste materials resulting from oil exploration and production are quite varied, and range from quite hazardous materials to harmless materials such as glass or paper. Therefore, in striving to recycle the various components of refuse in this industry requires that the components be separated at their source, in order to begin the recycling process, and furthermore that each of the components after being separated be compacted in order to accommodate the various types of waste materials within the confined area such as an oil exploration and production platform. After the materials have been compacted as individual components of the refuse, the materials can then be easily removed from the area, and proceed further in the recycling process.
  • a refuse compacting system including a plurality of containers, each of the containers being substantially square and when placed in groups of four, forming four compacting stations, adjacent one another for occupying a reduced amount of space. Furthermore, the four containers would be positioned, through welding or the like, upon a manually rotatable table that would rotate upon a central axis for moving the containers to a specific point when that particular container would be the container for compaction.
  • the system would further include a dual or single hydraulically operated ram movable between upper and lower positions so that when a particular container is moved directly beneath the ram, the turn table would be manually placed in a stop position by means of a spring loaded foot pedal, and would remain at each container unless the foot pedal were held down.
  • a limit switch once a container is placed in position so that if the container were somehow moved during the compaction process, the limit switch would electronically interrupt the movement of the ram in the container.
  • the ram would be activated to move to the down position electronically in order to crush and containerize any waste materials in the container.
  • bag means contained in each of the containers, for allowing one to remove the compacted trash after the compaction is complete, which then can be continued in the recycling process. Further, there is included a means for allowing at least one of the walls of e.-ich of the container to hinge outwardly following compaction due to the fact that the material once compacted would be virtually impossible to remove due to the force on the walls of the container, and therefore the outward movement of one wall eases some of that pressure and allows the bag housing the compacted materials to be removed.
  • each of the bags contained on each of the containers is provided with a continuous draw string around its upper portion, so that as force is applied in the downward direction in the confines of the bag, the draw string attached to the outer portion of the container tends to pull the upper closure portion of the bag tightly around the outer edge of the container, thus helping to eliminate the problem of the bag being moved into the container inadvertently during compaction.
  • These straps would later be utilized to serve as the lifting means for lifting the bag out of the container, and to form a closure on the bag which would be then tied in order to prevent materials from falling out of the bag, which is against EPA regulations.
  • the present invention also provides that as an alternative to four square containers, the containers could be "pie" shaped, in order to provide a plurality of pie shaped containers on the table to allow for a greater number of compaction stations within the same table.
  • the tables would be interchangeable so that either square or pie shaped containers could be utilized depending on the needs during compaction.
  • the ram would have to be interchanged so as to configure to the shape of the particular type shape of containers used.
  • An additional embodiment would teach the use of multiple shaped rams which could be used in unison, for compacting materials which may be contained both in the pie-wedge shape containers, or rectangular or other shaped containers as the case may be.
  • FIGURE 1 is an overall perspective view of the preferred embodiment of the present invention
  • FIGURE 2 is an overall perspective view of one embodiment of the present invention
  • FIGURE 3 is a side view of the first embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIGURE 4 is a partial view of the platform portion of the first preferred embodiment of present invention.
  • FIGURE 5 is a partial view of the first preferred embodiment of the present invention illustrating the removal of a compacted refuse therefrom;
  • FIGURE 6A is an overall perspective view of a second preferred embodiment of the system of the present invention.
  • FIGURE 6B is a top view of a modification of the second preferred embodiment of the apparatus of the present invention
  • FIGURE 7 is a partial view of the internal platform component in the preferred embodiment of the apparatus of the present invention as illustrated also in FIGURE 4;
  • FIGURES 8A and 8B are views of a component of the preferred embodiment of the apparatus of the present invention utilized in the crushing of glass or the like material;
  • FIGURES 9A - 9C are overall and side views of the replaceable fabric bag utilized in the containers in the preferred embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIGURES 10A and 10B are top views of an additional embodiment illustrating containers of multiple shapes which may be utilized with multiple rams during the compaction process.
  • FIGURES 1 through 3 show the preferred embodiment of the apparatus of the present invention, designated by the numeral 10.
  • apparatus 10 would comprise a circular base platform 12 that would be positioned in the floor 14 or the like, of an oil rig or production platform, in the preferred embodiment.
  • Stationary circular platform 12 would be provided with a movable table 16 resting thereupon.
  • circular table 16 would be rotatable upon stationary platform 12 via a plurality of rollers 18, spaced apart along its circular side wall 20 so that the rollers would make contact with the upper surface 22 of stationary platform 12 and would rotate there around, around the central axis 24 in either direction as indicated by Arrow 26.
  • roller assemblies 27, 29 which include a plurality of rollers 18 (3) positioned upon an axle 17, and intermediate bearing assemblies 15 with the pair of roller assemblies 27, 29 being positioned adjacent one another at the point directly below ramming arm 62 as it forces materials in the containers to be compacted.
  • the assemblies 27, 29 are necessary to withstand the force of the compaction arm as it moves downward, in order to allow table 16 to be able to rotate freely and not to buckle under the weight of the force of the compaction.
  • the system would further include a plurality of containers 32 positioned upon the upper surface 31 of table 16, each of the containers 32 including four side walls 34, of substantially equal width, thus forming a square container for each of the containers 32.
  • Each of the containers would include a floor portion 36, resting upon the upper surface 31 of table 16, and would be open ended at 38 on their top portion, the reason for which will be described further.
  • the containers would be positioned upright on movable table 16, and would be substantially the height of a standard trash container for undertaking trash compaction.
  • each of the four containers 32 are positioned adjacent one another so that the four containers form a larger square area, and each of the containers 32 would occupy substantially a quadrant of that square.
  • the four containers 32 as illustrated in position upon platform 16 would provide for a means to occupy a reduced amount of space upon a platform and yet have the ability, for example in this particular embodiment, to have a four container station for allowing the separation of refuse materials both hazardous and non-hazardous into four separate groups for further recycling.
  • Compacting means 60 would include (as illustrated particularly in FIGURE 3), a central shaft 62, which at its lower most end is provided with a ramming member 64, which comprises a plate having a substantially flat compaction surface, and a three to four inch side wall surrounding the compaction surface, which would eliminate the possibility of the material being compacted from rolling between the side wall of the container and the flat surface of the ramming member, thus maintaining the material under the surface of the ramming member for compaction.
  • a central shaft 62 which at its lower most end is provided with a ramming member 64, which comprises a plate having a substantially flat compaction surface, and a three to four inch side wall surrounding the compaction surface, which would eliminate the possibility of the material being compacted from rolling between the side wall of the container and the flat surface of the ramming member, thus maintaining the material under the surface of the ramming member for compaction.
  • the ramming means 60 would be operated via a hydraulic system 66 (not illustrated) , which would allow for the movement of the ram between the up position, as seen in full view in FIGURE 3, and to the down position as seen in phantom view in FIGURE 3 in the direction of Arrows 68.
  • a hydraulic system 66 not illustrated
  • any refuse or the like contained within the container would be compacted from the entire space that it might occupy within the container 32 down to the confined space 70 beneath ram 64 as illustrated in FIGURE 3.
  • the bag would then be removed with the over head winch system 72, the process as illustrated in FIGURE 5.
  • FIGURE 3 simply shows the compaction of trash in a single container, this is but one facit cf the operation.
  • each of the containers 32 would serve as a separate space in which different types of refuse can be compacted for purposes of safety or the like.
  • one container 32 may contain only glass, one container only metal, one container only non-hazardous soft waste, and one container any hazardous waste. Therefore, having the ability to have four containers positioned on the turn ⁇ table 16, allows for the manual separation of the waste to each of the containers.
  • lid member 74 which would allow that when waste is being placed in the container the lid member 74 would be moved to the opened position, and after waste has been placed therein the lid member 74 is returned to the down position, as seen in FIGURE 1, so as to prevent moisture such as rain or the like from entering the waste while it is being accumulated for future compaction.
  • one of the primary features of the system is the ability to compact waste in a plurality of different containers in the manner as illustrated.
  • the compaction process is on-going in a single container. After the ram 64 has moved to the up position, one would then manually release upper platform 16 via the foot pedal 28, and one could manually rotate the platform in either direction f Arrows 80, 82, until the next container was in position under ram 64 at which time the foot pedal 28 would reengage the stop means and the platform 16 would automatically stop in the proper position.
  • a safety means with the use of a limit switch, which would prevent the container being compacted from being shifted out of position during the compaction process. If such were to occur, the limit switch would shut the system off, and the compaction would cease until the container returned to its rightful position. The electrical switching 84 could then be enacted so as to allow ram 64 to return to the compaction process, thus compacting the waste materials contained in the second container 32. This process would be repeated manually until all the containers which contained refuse would have the refuse compacted within the bag 42, and therefore there would be four different sets of trash compacted in the process.
  • a means for maintaining the wall closed which is a latching member, that can be moved from the open position in order to allow the wall to hinge outwardly, to the closed position, as seen in FIGURE 3, securing the wall flush against its adjacent walls.
  • This latching member includes a handle portion 90, a pair of arm members 94, 96 and hinged at point 92 along wall 35. Each of the arm members 94 and 96 would latch into a latching bracket 98, at each ends of the wall, so that as handle member 90 is moved in the direction of Arrow 106, arms 94 and 96 are pulled inwardly and are unlatched and are therefore allowed the wall to hinge outwardly.
  • wall 35 is moved back into position, and arm 90 is moved back into its original position as seen in FIGURE 3, and therefore, the arm members 94, 96 are latched and held in place as illustrated in FIGURE 3.
  • each of the forward wall portions 35 of each of the containers includes a means for releasing the wall from its closed position as see- in side view in FIGURE 3.
  • This means would include a latching member 90, hingedly attached to the wall portion 35, having a latching element 92, which would latch to a latching element 94 on the second wall of the container.
  • the latching element Upon closing of the wall portion 35, the latching element would attach to the side wall and would be latched closed.
  • This second manner of latching the wall member closed is a quite simpler method than the method as seen in FIGURE 3, and maybe the preferred manner of securing the wall 35 in the closed position.
  • An additional feature of the present invention is a feature wh.ch enables one to compact glass without the consequences of the glass particles or the like being released from the container as the glass is being compacted.
  • This feature includes a flexible flap (as seen in phantom view) 65, which is attached to the ram plate 64, and would extend outwardly beyond the side wall of the ram 64. Therefore, as the ram 64 is moving into the container as seen in FIGURE 3, the flexible material would be pushed back against the wall of the container and it will serve as a seal around the entire outer perimeter of the face of the ram as it moves downward into the container. Therefore, any glass or the like that may have a tendency to fly out of the container between the ram and the wall of the container would be kept in place via the flexible member 65.
  • FIGURES 8A and 8B there is included a means insertable into the fabric bag prior to the crushing of glass in a container.
  • This means would comprise a multi-sided stainless steel insert 120, which would be configured in the shape of a particular container being utilized.
  • the stainless steel insert would be open ended on its upper and lower ends 121 and 123, and would be slipped into the bag 40 after the bag has been set in place. Therefore, glass would be thrown into the interior of the jacket 120, and the ram would crush the glass contained within the stainless steel jacket 120.
  • the stainless steel jacket 120 which would include handle members 122, would be pulled out of the bag, and the glass would then be maintained within the fabric bag 40. Therefore, during the compaction process, the glass being crushed or compacted would make contact only with the stainless steel jacket 120 and not with the fabric bag itself, other than the bottom of the bag 40.
  • FIGURES 6A and 6B An additional second embodiment is illustrated in FIGURES 6A and 6B.
  • This particular embodiment of the system of the present invention addresses the need for a multiple compaction system that may yet provide a greater multiplicity of containers than is provided in the first preferred embodiment i.e., four containers.
  • the movable table 16 placed upon stationary platform 12 would accommodate a plurality of containers 32 formed from a circular formation, with each of the containers 32 defining a triangulated or "pie-wedge" 33 part of the circle. Therefore, as seen, for example in FIGURE 6, the circular container pattern has been divided into numerous separate pie-wedge container spaces 33, so that each of the container spaces 33 would be provided with a separate container bag 42, in the same manner as seen in the first preferred embodiment.
  • each of the bags would be secured in place in this similar fashion, and each would allow for the removal of the bag in a similar fashion, as in the first preferred embodiment.
  • this embodiment may accommodate anyvtiere from four or more container spaces depending on the particular need of a customer for that particular system.
  • the only modification that would be absolutely necessary in this regard is the fact that the compaction member 64 would have to be similarly shaped to fit within the space of the particular size of each of the "pie-wedge" containers that would be utilized. It is foreseen that each of the compaction member 64 could be easily removed from the compaction arm 62, and could be replaced depending on the particular size of wedge that would be utilized in the system.
  • FIGURE 6B is yet an additional embodiment of the pie wedge configuration.
  • the table 16 would support a plurality of seven equally shaped pie wedge containers 32, with an eighth pie wedge container 35 being of larger area.
  • the seven equally shaped containers would be utilized for various types of non-hazardous types of waste, and the larger pie shaped area would be utilized for, for example, hazardous waste materials and would be compacted in that greater quantity. Therefore, it is clear that the configuration of the containers are quite varied, and depending on the number and need of the particular system, a different combination of containers can be utilized within basically the same general area in the syste .
  • the compaction system may be provided with one or more rams in order to accommodate the refuse rather than the single ram that is disclosed primarily in the preferred embodiment. It is foreseen of course, that structurally the table housing the containers would have to be reinforced in the similar manner that the table is now reinforced to accommodate the second or third ram.
  • each of the containers 32 as illustrated in 9A would be provided with a loop member 35 centrally positioned along each of the side walls 34 of each of the containers 32, and along the upper edge 33 thereof as illustrated in FIGURE 9A.
  • FIGURE 9B there is illustrated an interior bag liner 40, which has been positioned within container 32, with the upper end 42 of bag liner 40 folded around the upper edge 33 of each of the containers 32, prior to placing refuse in the containers.
  • Each of the bag portions 32 would include a continuous draw string 44 threaded through an upper channel 46 of the bag.
  • openings 49 in the channel 46 for providing access to four slack portions 48 in the draw string that may be pulled out of the channel 46 and secured in the loops 50 on the four side walls of the container as illustrated in FIGURE 9B.
  • bag liner 40 is still in the rather loose condition, since compacting has not begun.
  • FIGURE 9C there is illustrated bag liner 40 with the ram member 64 moving downward into the container 32 in order to compact trash contained therein.
  • the upper edge 33 of the bag liner held in place by the drawstring loops 48 would then serve as a means for tightening around the upper edge of the container 32, thus preventing bag 40 from being pulled or sucked into the container as the compaction goes forward.
  • This tightening of the upper end 33 of the bag 40 around the container 32 would prevent any problems of the bag being lost in the container, and when the compaction is completed, the drawstring 44 would then be utilized to remove the bag which would be tidily compacted into the container via the use of the overhead winch system 72.
  • the bag would then be closed tightly with the use of the drawstring so that any of the compaction material within the bag would not fall from the bag when the material is being transported for further recycling.
  • FIGURES 10A and 10B illustrate top views of an additional embodiment of the present invention of a multi- container compaction system by the numeral 100.
  • compaction system 100 would be utilizing a similar compaction means including the ramming means 60, operated via the hydraulic system 66, placed upon the circular platform that is illustrated and discussed in the preferred embodiment.
  • the embodiment 110 as illustrated in FIGURES 10A and 10B there is illustrated a plurality of six "pie-wedge" containers 112, by a pair of rectangular containers 114 as illustrated in the FIGURES.
  • a ramming means 120 which provides a means for including both a first triangular ramming member 122 for compacting waste contained in the pie-wedge containers, and a second ramming member 124 for compacting waste contained in the rectangular trash containers.
  • both of these ramming members may be positioned along a common tract 130, and simply, as with the preferred embodiment, be operated under the same process as would the preferred embodiment, in that the table would be rotated when a particular pie-wedge or rectangular container had to be compacted, so that the container would be positioned beneath either the rectangular ram or the triangular ram, as the case may be, and that particular ram could then be operated separately from the other ram if necessary through the hydraulic action of the ram.
  • the rectangular containers would be used in most cases for larger material such as cardboard boxes or the like, and the pie-wedge containers would be used for the various uses as was described in the preferred embodiment. It is through the dual action rams that would allow the compaction process to take place on an accelerated basis, and allow literally twice as much trash to be compacted during the compaction process through the use of the dual rams as illustrated.
  • the rams are positioned adjacent one another, and are positioned along substantially one half of the circular table, so that containers on the other portion of the circular table are open to have access to trash that would be placed in them, prior to the table being rotated so that the container could be positioned beneath the ram that would compact the trash within that particular container.

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Système de compactage de déchets (10) comprenant une pluralité de conteneurs (32), dont chacun est carré. Lorsque ces conteneurs (32) sont placés en groupes de quatre, ils forment quatre stations de compactage adjacentes les unes aux autres afin d'occuper une quantité réduite d'espace. De plus, les quatre conteneurs (32) peuvent être placés sur une plate-forme rotative manuellement (16) pouvant tourner sur un axe central afin de faire tourner les conteneurs (32) jusqu'à un point spécifique lorsqu'un conteneur particulier constitue le point de compactage. Le système (10) comprend également un piston plongeur individuel (64) de préférence à commande hydraulique, pouvant être déplacé entre des positions supérieure et inférieure, de sorte que lorsqu'un conteneur particulier est déplacé directement au-dessous dudit piston plongeur, le plateau tournant (16) est placé manuellement dans une position d'arrêt, ledit piston plongeur (64) se déplaçant jusqu'à la position basse afin d'écraser et de conteneuriser n'importe quelle matière de déchet dans le conteneur. Des sacs (40) contenus dans chacun des conteneurs (32) permettent de retirer les détritus compactés une fois le compactage achevé.
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