Material or article handling – Device for emptying portable receptacle – Elevator type
Patent
1995-07-13
1997-04-22
Werner, Frank E.
Material or article handling
Device for emptying portable receptacle
Elevator type
414404, 414414, 414403, 414266, 414460, 414626, 414749, 294 6823, 220908, B65G 6532
Patent
active
056224680
DESCRIPTION:
BRIEF SUMMARY
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a disposal facility for loading a container of large dimension which is opened at its upper portion. It relates more particularly to a perfected disposal facility.
2. Description of Background and Relevant Information
The loading of a container can present certain difficulties of material handling when the container is of large dimension and/or when the elements to be loaded are heavy or cumbersome. In certain cases, the person loading the container is not experienced and/or does not have available a specific apparatus or machine adapted for material handling i.e., a crane, a loader or any other universal machine. Such a situation occurs, for example, when containers are installed in public places so that population can dispose of cumbersome objects. The solution commonly adopted includes a platform with an edge in the vicinity of an upwardly open upper portion of the container, thus making it possible for any person to throw objects therein.
A loading platform presents numerous disadvantages. The provision of a platform requires substantial and costly construction. Furthermore, the place occupied by the container, the platform and its access ramp is relatively substantial, and the installation is not movable. Because the platform is level with only one lateral edge of the container, the loading is always carried out on the same side and the container is not filled in a uniform manner. Often, objects pass between the container and the edge of the platform, and it is necessary to clean the location frequently. Finally, a platform may be dangerous to surrounding property or people, particularly children.
Furthermore, known installations for collecting public waste are not properly suited for urban use because they do not respond to the most elementary criteria of health safety, architectural quality and environmental management.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
Such installations have been improved by the apparatus described in European Patent No. 0329 574, but the present invention yet provide further improvements by proposing an installation in which a plurality of containers are associated with various bins, while the loading apparatus is movable and disconnectable with respect to the various bins.
Thus, the disposal facility for loading objects stored in a bin into a container comprises activation means adapted to container.
According to the present invention, the disposal facility includes at least two subassemblies, and an activation unit. The at least two sub-assemblies may include a container and a bin, the activation means may include a movable gantry displacable with respect to the ground, into the space occupied by storage subassemblies to be placed above one or the other of the subassemblies. The gantry, which may carry a movable carriage displacable into the space occupied by the container and the bin, may include a gripping assembly. The gripping assembly may include a removable connection means and the activation unit of the bin.
According to one aspect of the invention, each of the storage subassemblies is provided such that the bin is resting on the ground in front of a corresponding container and spaced therefrom to create an intermediate space.
According to another aspect of the invention, each of the storage subassemblies is arranged parallel to an adjacent subassembly and separated therefrom to create a longitudinal adjacent space between two adjacent subassemblies.
According to yet another aspect of the present invention, the gantry is movable along two guiding and rolling paths or rails, a front rail extends transversely into the intermediate space between the containers and the bins, and a rear rail extends parallel to the front rail and transversely behind the containers. Four vertical poles are also provided including at least one horizontal beam extending frontwardly, beyond the plane of two vertical front poles, and on which the carriage is mounted for translation movement.
According to another aspe
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Robin S.A.
Werner Frank E.
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