Receptacles – Compartmented container – Closure for compartment
Patent
1999-02-16
2000-10-10
Cronin, Stephen K.
Receptacles
Compartmented container
Closure for compartment
220526, 2202125, 220826, 220833, 220843, 220844, 220909, B65D 124
Patent
active
061292338
DESCRIPTION:
BRIEF SUMMARY
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The invention relates to commercially available multichamber refuse containers, or refuse containers for which a partition is to be provided, said refuse containers generally being made by plastic injection molding and having an approximately quadrangular cross-sectional shape. These divided refuse containers allow cost-efficient collection of various types of refuse.
DESCRIPTION OF THE PRIOR ART
The emptying of multichamber refuse containers takes place in such a manner that the various fractions are simultaneously emptied into different filling chutes of a collection vehicle very feasibly without losing any time. This principle is shown for the first time in DE 25 58 433 and since then has been introduced successfully internationally. If the container having a partition (or partitions) is raised up by the lifting and tipping device and with its filling opening tipped downward for emptying, its partition has to be rapidly and securely brought against the partition of the filling device on the vehicle so that the refuse fractions pass safely into the particular storage spaces in the vehicle. This does not generally pose any problems in those refuse containers whose partitions remain perpendicular during emptying, as long as the refuse containers are hooked manually into the lifting and tipping device on the vehicle with the lid or the section lids being opened manually beforehand.
Problems arise if the loading of the refuse containers takes place automatically from the driver's cab because the lid or the lids likewise have to be opened automatically. The object of the invention is, in particular in the case of refuse containers having a "longitudinal division", i.e. in which the partition in the refuse container runs perpendicularly to the axis of rotation of the container lid, to find ways and means of enabling the opening to take place without manual intervention, if possible. In this case, care is to be taken that the section lids do not collide with the partition in the vehicle since this would obstruct the opening. The section lids themselves, as seen with respect to each other, thus have to open widely and when the refuse container is closed have to cover the latter in a manner such that they tightly adjoin each other or even overlap so that rain does not penetrate into the container interior, and it should be possible to simultaneously empty all of the compartments of the refuse container. The intention is for this process to be feasible, if possible without those aids which are described in AU-A-17769/95 in which the lid or lids are opened with a water jet, as this can lead to valuable substances in the refuse container being thoroughly soaked and additionally requires a water tank to be carried on the vehicle.
Following is a discussion of other related prior art:
At 356 003 shows a multichamber refuse container having "a longitudinal division" and individual lids over the chambers, with an overlid ensuring that the container is sealed against the weather. DE G 90 13 881.3 and DE 40 01 717 C2 likewise do not go into the matter of rainproofness and the wide, spread-apart opening of the section lids. In these cases, the individual compartments of the container are emptied separately in a consecutive sequence which in addition is a technical/financial disadvantage in comparison to the compartments being emptied simultaneously. The problem of the simultaneous, wide opening of section lids is likewise not addressed. DE G 90 10 025.5 shows a section lid having a rain channel. However, the manner in which the section lids are caused to open such that they do not collide with the vehicle partition or tipping partition remains open. SE 501 538 merely gives one reference to fastening the partition. DE 42 00 034 A1 shows two coupled refuse containers which do actually keep a useful distance apart in the lid region, but this arrangement is expensive and difficult to maneuver in comparison to a single container having a partition. Also DE 35 31 554 A1 having a lid which can be displac
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Cronin Stephen K.
Kinberg Robert
Spencer George H.
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