EP0728680B1 - Müllbehälter - Google Patents

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EP0728680B1
EP0728680B1 EP96400390A EP96400390A EP0728680B1 EP 0728680 B1 EP0728680 B1 EP 0728680B1 EP 96400390 A EP96400390 A EP 96400390A EP 96400390 A EP96400390 A EP 96400390A EP 0728680 B1 EP0728680 B1 EP 0728680B1
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65F—GATHERING OR REMOVAL OF DOMESTIC OR LIKE REFUSE
    • B65F1/00—Refuse receptacles; Accessories therefor
    • B65F1/14—Other constructional features; Accessories
    • B65F1/16—Lids or covers
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05D—HINGES OR SUSPENSION DEVICES FOR DOORS, WINDOWS OR WINGS
    • E05D11/00—Additional features or accessories of hinges
    • E05D11/06—Devices for limiting the opening movement of hinges
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65F—GATHERING OR REMOVAL OF DOMESTIC OR LIKE REFUSE
    • B65F1/00—Refuse receptacles; Accessories therefor
    • B65F1/14—Other constructional features; Accessories
    • B65F2001/1653—Constructional features of lids or covers
    • B65F2001/1661—Constructional features of lids or covers relating to noise reduction, e.g. during opening or closing
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05Y—INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES E05D AND E05F, RELATING TO CONSTRUCTION ELEMENTS, ELECTRIC CONTROL, POWER SUPPLY, POWER SIGNAL OR TRANSMISSION, USER INTERFACES, MOUNTING OR COUPLING, DETAILS, ACCESSORIES, AUXILIARY OPERATIONS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, APPLICATION THEREOF
    • E05Y2999/00—Subject-matter not otherwise provided for in this subclass

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  • the invention relates to a container, in particular to waste.
  • containers including a tank consisting of a bottom and a side wall, provided with a rim defining the opening of the tank, as well as a cover hinged in rotation relative to the tank between two extreme opening and closing positions.
  • the articulation is obtained thanks to at least one wing, integral with the cover, cooperating with at least one associated wing, integral with the tank.
  • the cover can be folded back into position closing on the ledge, while in position opening it is moved towards one side of the side wall.
  • These containers especially when used in building courtyards, are made available to inhabitants, and periodically emptied by the services of roads. At present, these containers are for the mostly made of plastic, such as polyethylene.
  • Document EP-435,733 describes a container equipped of pads of elastic material, projecting between the underside of the cover and the rim of the tank for dampen the lid closing contact.
  • This document also describes a cylinder brake for slow the closing movement of the cover. This brake is heavy and built separately and then assembled cover, which increases the cost price.
  • Document DE-A-35.17.723 also describes a container fitted with elastic pads depreciation.
  • the document US-A-5,071,024 describes a device for locking or blocking a container cover in open position, in order to avoid tipping of this cover that could hit a person's legs moving the container.
  • the object of the invention is to solve this problem in a simple, light and economical way.
  • the object of the invention is a container according to the claim 1, of which at least one first wing is present a stroke limiter, acting on the associated wing, limiting the movement of the cover so that said cover cannot come into contact with said face lateral in said open position.
  • the stroke limiter can be placed either on a wing of the cover, or on one wing of the tank.
  • the first wing presents, facing the associated wing, a first face comprising a flat portion terminated by a stop prominent, against which the associated wing abuts in the open position.
  • the associated wing present, facing the flat portion of the first face of the first wing, an opposite planar face arranged to slide on said flat portion during the rotation of the cover, while the stroke limitation stopper has said profile combined with the profile of the lateral face adjacent to the opposite flat face.
  • the container has two wings protruding from the rim of the tank, curved upwards and spaced on either side of the vertical median plane of the tank, defining an axis of rotation located above the plan of the rim of the tank.
  • the wings of the tank have an edge lower with said convex profile.
  • Two wings extending the cover, associated with the two wings of the tank, have each a lateral reinforcement extending in the vertical plane wings of the tank, and have a stop surface having a concave profile combined with the convex profile of wings of the tank.
  • At least one of the wings has a contact element coming into contact with the edge of the wing associated with it, before the movement of closing the cover, to brake it in order to reduce noise when closing.
  • This contact element can be achieved by giving a beveled profile to the reinforcement side of the cover wing, on its side facing the associated wing of the tank in the closed position, so that this beveled surface comes into contact with the rim upper concave of the tank wing before the end of the lid closing movement.
  • This embodiment of the present invention can be made particularly advantageously by molding the cover with its wings and with its reinforcements limiting one-piece stroke, for example polyethylene or polypropylene.
  • the tank is molded in one piece and includes a side wall surmounted by a rim 3 formed so that it includes a flat surface 4 on which rests the cover 2.
  • One side of the tank is extended by a pair 5 identical wings, the body of which is substantially vertical and curved upwards as shown in the figure 2.
  • the wings 5 in the shape of "ears" curved towards the top define a horizontal axis of rotation, which can be materialized by a handle, and on which is hinged cover 2.
  • the cover is extended by a pair of wings 7.
  • Each has an orifice circular 8, suitable for being placed opposite the opening circular 6 corresponding to a wing 5 of the tank.
  • the wings 5 and 7 thus form a joint by hinge or hinge.
  • the wings 7 each have a flat surface 9 surrounding the orifice 8, coming opposite the flat surface corresponding 10 of the associated wing of the tank.
  • the faces planes 9 and 10 opposite the wings of the tank and the cover are here in contact. They are in slightly distant achievements, given the games and manufacturing tolerances.
  • the wing 7 On the side of the cover, the wing 7 has a extra thickness forming a stop 11.
  • the stop ends with a stop surface 12 adjacent to the flat face 9 of wing 7 of the cover.
  • the stop 11 also constitutes a reinforcement of the wing 7 which improves the strength and longevity of the cover 2.
  • the cover-wing-stop assembly is molded in one piece of material plastic.
  • the thickened stop 11 decreases thickness of the side adjacent to the abutment surface 12 according to an oblique surface 14 forming a bevel and projecting the wing.
  • the stop 11 (actually its surface 12) is located in the rotation stop position shown in PA.
  • the stop 11 therefore acts as a stroke limiter which prevents impact of the central part of the cover against the tank, shock generally generating significant nuisances sound, especially when the tank is empty and forms a box of resonance.
  • wing 5 The structure and dimensions of wing 5 in particular are calculated so that the deformation cannot not tamper with cover 2, for its entire duration of use.
  • the surface 12 of the stop is sort of unwound against ledge 13, up to an end of deformation position illustrated in PF on the figure 2.
  • the wing 7 of the cover 2 regains a state without deformation, stable and such that surface 12 is at a location close to or confused with the PF position.
  • At least one wing 5 of the tank 1 has a lower edge 13 with a convex profile
  • at at least one corresponding wing 7 of the cover 2 has a abutment surface 12 of which a concave profile is substantially complementary to that of edge 13, the latter 13 and the abutment surface 11 being arranged so that at the opening of the cover 2, edge 13 and surface 12 come in partial contact by interrupting the rotation of the cover 2 at a determined distance from the side wall of the tank 1, a space then being provided between the edge 13 and the surface 12 to allow elastic deformation damping of wing 5 of cover 2 until the edge 13 and the surface 12 substantially match, without the cover 2 does not strike the tank 1.
  • At least one block (like block 11a in FIG. 3A) respectively in projection from the surface 12 and / or from the rim 13 as well as towards this rim 13 and / or the surface 12 are provided.
  • the studs are in the form of a sphere section.
  • these studs are of increasing dimensions (diameter, projection) a direction included in a plane perpendicular to the articulation of the cover 2, and in a direction moving away of this joint.
  • the bevelled surface 14 does not act as a limiter race but it comes into contact with the top edge 15 of wing 5 before the cover is completely closed.
  • the stop 11 is said to be deformable.
  • the manufacturing materials used including polyethylene (PET), with a certain elasticity, stopping the race causes a soft elastic shock, including the effects are much less violent than a direct shock against the wall of the tank.
  • PET polyethylene
  • the modified cover according to the invention has the advantage of being able to adapt to pre-existing tanks.
  • a pair of material skates elastic such as rubber, absorb the noise of the lid closing and are arranged at the tank cover-rim contact.
  • the elastic pad (s) absorbing the shock and noise of the closure not on the cover, but on the rim of the tank.
  • the tank rim is wide and can accommodate skids larger elastic bands.
  • This provision is also advantageous because the noise produced by a cover, both when opening and closing, is depending on its moving mass: by placing the pads elastic on the tank and not on the cover, we slightly reduces the mass of the latter, and, taking into account the position of a shock absorbing pad located on a cover at the level of the area that describes the largest arc of circle, we reduce the kinetic energy it takes absorb at the end of opening or at the end of closing lid.

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  • Closures For Containers (AREA)
  • Refuse Receptacles (AREA)
  • Filters For Electric Vacuum Cleaners (AREA)
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  • Main Body Construction Of Washing Machines And Laundry Dryers (AREA)

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  1. Müllbehälter mit einem Behälter (1), bestehend aus einem Gefässboden und aus einer Seitenwand, die mit einer Randleiste (3, 4) versehen ist, welche die Öffnung des Behälters (1) abgrenzt, und einem Deckel (2), der im Verhältnis zu dem Behälter durch Drehung zwischen zwei Ausgangsstellungen, nämlich der Öffnung und des Verschlusses aufklappbar ist, und zwar dank mindestens eines mit dem Deckel formschlüssig verbundenen Flügels (7), der mit mindenstens einem entsprechenden Flügel (5), der mit dem Behälter formschlüssig verbunden ist, zusammenarbeitet, so dass der Deckel auf die Randleiste (3, 4) in Verschlubstellung umgeklappt werden kann, und in Öffnungsstellung in Richtung einer Front der Seitenwand, wobei mindestens einer der beiden Flügeln (5, 7) mit einem Bewegungsbegrenzer ausgestattet ist, der auf den mit ihm verbundenen zweiten Flügel (7, 5) einwirkt, und somit die Bewegung des Deckels (2) einschränkt, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass mindestens ein Flügel (5) des Behälters (1) eine untere Kante (13) mit einem konvexen Profil aufweist , während mindestens ein Flügel (7), der dem Deckel (2) entspricht, eine Anschlagsfläche (12) besitzt, deren konkaves Profil annähernd dem Profil der Kante (13) entspricht und dieses ergänzt. Die untere Kante (13) des Flügels und die Anschlagsfläche (12) sind hierbei so angeordnet, dass die Kante (13) und die Anschlagsfläche (12) bei Öffnung des Deckels (2) teilweise miteinander in Berührung stehen, wobei die Drehung des Deckels (2) in einem bestimmten Abstand zur Seitenwand des Behälters (1) unterbrochen wird, wobei ein Zwischenraum zwischen dem restlichen Teil der Kante (13) und der Anschlagsfläche (12) entsteht, der wiederum eine elastische Verformung der Pufferung des mit dem Deckel (2) verbundenen Flügels (5) bewirkt, und zwar so lange, bis sich die Kante (13) und die Anschlagsfläche (12) annähernd ineinander einfügen, ohne dass der Deckel (2) an den Behälter (1) anschlägt.
  2. Müllbehälter lt. Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der erste Flügel, in Richtung des damit verbundenen Flügels eine erste Fläche aufweist, die aus einem ebenen Abschnitt (9) besteht, der mit einem vorspringenden Anschlag (11) abschliesst, gegen den der besagte verbundene Flügel in der besagten Öffnungsstellung anschlägt.
  3. Müllbehälter lt. Anspruch 2, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der verbundene Flügel, gegenüberstehend des ebenen Abschnittes (9) der ersten Seite, einen entgegengestellten ebenen Abschnitt (10) aufweist, der so angeordnet und konzipiert ist, dass er während der Drehung des Deckels (2) über den ebenen Abschnitt (9) gleitet, wobei der Anschlag (11) das besagte Profil aufweist, das dem Profil der Seitenwand (13), die an die gegenüberliegende ebene Seite (10) anschliesst, annähernd entspricht.
  4. Müllbehälter entsprechend eines der Ansprüche 1 bis 3, durch die Anwesenheit von zwei Flügeln (5) gekennzeichnet, die über den Rand des Behälters hinausragen, wobei diese Flügel nach oben gebogen sind und beiderseits einer senkrechten Mittelebene des Behälters (1) angeordnet sind, wobei eine Drehachse bestimmt wird, die über der Ebene (4) der Randleiste des Behälters definiert wird.
  5. Müllbehälter entsprechend eines der Anprüche 1 bis 4, durch die Anwesenheit einer Berührungstelle (14) auf mindestens einem Flügel (5, 7) gekennzeichnet, der mit der Randleiste des verbundenen Flügels (7, 5) vor Beendigung des Verschlusses des Deckels in Reibungskontakt steht, und zwar ohne diese besagte Bewegung einzuschränken.
  6. Müllbehälter entsprechend Anspruch 5, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die besagte Berührungstelle eine Reibungsfläche (14) aufweist, die auf dem Anschlag (11) liegt, und welche die Bewegung eines jeden der Flügel des Deckels (7) einschränkt, und die an die Anschlagsfläche (12) angrenzt, und gegenüber der oberen konkaven Randleiste (15) des verbundenen Flügels (5) des Behälters angeordnet ist.
  7. Müllbehälter entsprechend eines der Ansprüche 1 bis 6, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Flügel, auf welchen der Anschlag sitzt, mit letzterem zusammen in einem Stück gegossen sind , sowie mit dem Behälter oder dem Deckel auf dem die Flügel angebracht sind.
  8. Müllbehälter entsprechend eines der Ansprüche 1 bis 7, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass er mindestens eine Platte aus elastischem Material, wie z.B. Gummi, aufweist, die über die Oberfläche der Randleiste (3, 4) überhängt und die dazu geeignet ist, in Verschlubstellung gegenüberstehend des Deckelrandes (2) zu liegen.
  9. Müllbehälter entsprechend eines der Ansprüche 1 bis 8, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass er mindestens einen Führer (11 a) aufweist, der jeweils die Oberfläche (12) und/oder die Randleiste (13) überragt, sowie in Richtung dieser Randleiste (13) und/oder dieser Oberfläche (12).
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