EP1619143A1 - Procédé et dispositif pour sécuriser la zone de travail d'un dispositif de vidange - Google Patents

Procédé et dispositif pour sécuriser la zone de travail d'un dispositif de vidange Download PDF

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EP1619143A1
EP1619143A1 EP05012975A EP05012975A EP1619143A1 EP 1619143 A1 EP1619143 A1 EP 1619143A1 EP 05012975 A EP05012975 A EP 05012975A EP 05012975 A EP05012975 A EP 05012975A EP 1619143 A1 EP1619143 A1 EP 1619143A1
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    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65FGATHERING OR REMOVAL OF DOMESTIC OR LIKE REFUSE
    • B65F3/00Vehicles particularly adapted for collecting refuse
    • B65F3/02Vehicles particularly adapted for collecting refuse with means for discharging refuse receptacles thereinto
    • B65F3/04Linkages, pivoted arms, or pivoted carriers for raising and subsequently tipping receptacles
    • B65F3/041Pivoted arms or pivoted carriers
    • B65F3/043Pivoted arms or pivoted carriers with additional means for keeping the receptacle substantially vertical during raising
    • B65F3/045Four-bar linkages
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65FGATHERING OR REMOVAL OF DOMESTIC OR LIKE REFUSE
    • B65F3/00Vehicles particularly adapted for collecting refuse
    • B65F3/02Vehicles particularly adapted for collecting refuse with means for discharging refuse receptacles thereinto
    • B65F2003/0293Means mounted on the vehicle for supporting the refuse receptacle in the tipping position
    • B65F2003/0296Means mounted on the vehicle for supporting the refuse receptacle in the tipping position the supporting means mounted on the discharging means
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65FGATHERING OR REMOVAL OF DOMESTIC OR LIKE REFUSE
    • B65F3/00Vehicles particularly adapted for collecting refuse
    • B65F3/001Vehicles particularly adapted for collecting refuse for segregated refuse collecting, e.g. vehicles with several compartments

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  • the invention relates to a device for securing the working area of emptying devices for emptying refuse containers in a collecting container, in particular emptying devices with laterally arranged barriers, wherein the emptying device has a lift truck.
  • the invention also relates to a method for securing emptying devices and to an emptying device.
  • the truck serves to hold and fix the garbage container to be emptied and can be designed in different ways.
  • a lift truck has a so-called receiving comb for suspending the refuse container and abutment elements for supporting the container wall.
  • the truck is usually via at least one swivel arm with a drive device, for. B. a pivoting drive device, which causes the tipping of the refuse container into the pouring opening of the collecting container.
  • the drive device may also include a lifting device with which the lift truck is first raised and then pivoted first.
  • Hubkipp- or tilting devices are known from DE 34 05 997 C2.
  • laterally arranged barriers or barriers are provided, the blocking on leaving the securing position on the control circuit of the tilting or Tilting device act and z. B. cause a stop the emptying, so that during the automatic draining operation no danger from the emptying device for the operating personnel or uninvolved persons is caused.
  • DE 44 30 833 C1 is based on the object to secure the feeder area.
  • a feeder area of the part of the working area is considered before the emptying device, which is provided for the removal and transport of the refuse containers by the garbage workers.
  • at least one light barrier is arranged at the free end of the barriers, wherein the transmitter is attached to one barrier and the receiver opposite to the other barrier and the light barrier is connected to a control device which is used to activate the light barrier during a period of the emptying process and Preventing or interrupting the emptying process is formed when the light barrier is interrupted.
  • a similar monitoring device is known from EP 0 928 756 A1. On lateral barriers is omitted in this device and the hedge of the work area is z. B. performed by means of a sonar device, which is arranged on the emptying device. Here, a two- or three-dimensional area is scanned, whereby both the lateral and the feeder area is detected.
  • This object is achieved with a device which is characterized in that between the collecting container and the truck from a rest position in a securing position and vice versa movable barrier device is arranged, which extends in the securing position below the lift truck in the range of motion of the lift truck.
  • the barrier device In the rest position, the barrier device is behind the pallet truck, so that the pallet truck is accessible from the front and the refuse containers can be removed and transported. A hedge of the work area is required only when the truck is equipped with the waste container to be emptied and this is to be emptied. As soon as the pallet truck has moved out of its receiving position and has released the barrier device located behind the pallet truck, it is moved from its rest position into the securing position under the pallet truck. By means of the barrier device, the movement area below the lift truck, in particular from the feeder area, is mechanically sealed off, so that persons who run into this area are effectively retained.
  • the barrier device is in securing position preferably in a height of 80 to 120 cm.
  • the barrier device is connected to a control device which is formed during a period of time (monitoring phase) of the emptying of the emptying device to interrupt the emptying process when leaving the securing position of the barrier device.
  • the barrier device preferably has a sensor device which is connected to the control device and which detects the position of the barrier device. This sensor device determines whether the barrier device is moved during the monitoring phase from its securing position, z. B. in that a person is supported on the barrier device.
  • the sensor device can also serve to detect its position during extension and retraction of the barrier device in order to switch the monitoring phase on and off.
  • the sensor device may preferably comprise an inductive switch or a rotary encoder.
  • the control device is preferably the control device of the emptying device.
  • the barrier device is preferably arranged on a movable fastening element of the emptying device or on a stationary fastening element of the emptying device or of the collecting container.
  • the movable fastening element of the emptying device may be, for example, the pivoting arm of the lifting carriage or the pivoting shaft.
  • a stationary fastener is the rear wall of the bulkhead housing in question, which is part of the emptying device, or a wall of the collecting container.
  • a drive device In order to move the barrier device from its rest position into the securing position and possibly also back, a drive device is provided.
  • a spring device which is supported on the fastening element, wherein the spring device may preferably comprise at least one gas spring.
  • the drive device may also be at least one pressure medium motor supported on the fastening element.
  • the spring device is preferably designed so that it presses the barrier device in the securing position. This means that the movement of the barrier device must take place from the securing position to the rest position against the spring force. This is preferably done by the emptying device. When the lift truck is moved back to its original position, this presses against the barrier device and pushes them back to their rest position.
  • the barrier device is preferably designed such that it is movable by means of the emptying device at least from its securing position in the rest position.
  • the emptying device can also pull the barrier device into its securing position if it itself moves into the emptying position.
  • the barrier device can be fastened to the lift truck via a cable or a chain, which retracts the barrier device.
  • a drive element such as a pressure medium motor may be provided which moves the barrier device in its intended position during the movement of the lift truck.
  • the barrier device can execute any desired movement in order to move from the rest position into the securing position and vice versa. However, it is preferred to pivotally mount the barrier device on the fastener.
  • the barrier device has at least one horizontally arranged barrier element.
  • a barrier element is for example a rod, a pipe or a beam of metal in question.
  • the barrier device has at least one lever arm, which on the one hand is connected to the barrier element and on the other hand has a pivot bearing which is arranged on the fastening element.
  • a damping element for a metal pipe, this can be for example, a foam rubber roll, which is mounted on the tube.
  • the damping element also serves to cushion and protect the barrier element when the barrier device is pushed by the lowering lowering device or the lowering lifting carriage.
  • the barrier device has a T-shaped or L-shaped configuration.
  • the length of the lever arm is preferably greater than or equal to the length of a pivot arm of the emptying device. The length also depends on how the barrier device is designed and where the barrier device is attached. It must be ensured that the movement area under the lift truck is secured by the barrier device.
  • the lever arm in the securing position with respect to the vertical preferably assumes an angle ⁇ with 70 ° ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ 90 °.
  • This angle has been found to be advantageous if the pivotable barrier device is arranged on the bulkhead housing below the pivot axis of the emptying device.
  • the barrier element has in safety position a distance from the ground of 80 - 120 cm.
  • the advantage of attachment to the bulkhead housing has the advantage that no adaptation of the barrier device is necessary to peculiarities and mounting dimensions of the collecting container. An adjustment of the barrier device is eliminated.
  • the horizontal extent of the barrier element is preferably greater than or equal to the width of the emptying device, wherein preferably Also, the width of the recorded refuse container is taken into account.
  • an induction switch or a rotary angle transmitter is preferably provided, wherein the rotary encoder can be arranged on the lever arm.
  • the method for securing the working area of a lifting truck having a discharge device for emptying refuse containers in a collecting container is characterized in that during a period of time (monitoring phase) of the emptying of the movement area is secured below the lift truck by means of a barrier device by the barrier device in a securing position in the movement range of the lift truck is brought and that the emptying process is interrupted when the barrier device leaves the securing position during the monitoring phase.
  • the monitoring phase is shorter than the emptying process, wherein the monitoring phase is terminated prematurely before completion of the emptying process.
  • the premature termination of the monitoring phase is advantageous if the lift truck pushes the barrier device from its securing position back to the rest position. Otherwise, the emptying device would shut itself off by detecting the barrier device.
  • the invention also provides an emptying device for emptying refuse containers into a collecting container which has a device for securing the working area, as has been described above.
  • Devices for securing the work area can be installed as a retrofit kit for existing emptying devices.
  • the emptying device is already shipped with a device for securing the work area and installed.
  • the emptying devices are usually provided with a packing housing, which is attached as a structural unit to the collecting container, the device for securing the working area is preferably attached to this packing housing. This has the advantage that when installing the device to secure the work area no adjustments to different designs of the collection must be made.
  • FIG. 1 the rear of a refuse vehicle 1 is shown, which has a collecting container 2, on the rear wall 5, a packing housing 6 is attached to a discharge device 10.
  • the filling housing 6 has a pouring opening 3, below which a pivot shaft 24 is arranged with a pivot drive, not shown, to which a pivot arm 23 is articulated, which extends in the position shown in Figure 1 vertically downwards.
  • an upper hinge strut 21 and a lower hinge strut 22 are arranged, which are articulated on a lift truck 11.
  • the lift truck 11 has vertical struts 12, which together with the hinge struts 21, 22 and the pivot arm 23 form a parallelogram joint 20.
  • a receiving comb 13 for attaching a refuse container (not shown) is arranged.
  • an abutment member 14 is mounted for supporting the container wall.
  • a contact element 26 is provided, which cooperates with the barrier device 30 to be described later.
  • the barrier device 30 is arranged between the packing housing 6 or the collecting container 2 on the one hand and the lifting carriage 11 or its pivoting arm 23 on the other hand.
  • the barrier device 30 is mounted in a pivot bearing 34 below the pivot shaft 24 on the rear wall 7 of the bulkhead housing 6 and has a lever arm 33, at the free end of a barrier element 31 is arranged, extending in the horizontal direction across the width of the emptying device, or Lifting truck 11 extends, as will be explained in connection with Figure 2.
  • the length of the lever arm 33 is greater than the length of the pivot arm 23, so that the barrier element 31, which is formed as a tube or rod, is located below the free end of the pivot arm 23.
  • the attached to the pivot arm 23 contact element 26 pushes the barrier device 30 to the rear and holds them in the rest position shown in Figure 1.
  • the area in front of the lift truck 11 is referred to as a feeder area Z, in which the refuse containers are removed and transported.
  • the rear view of the collecting container 2 is shown. It can be seen that two emptying devices 10a, 10b are arranged side by side. Accordingly, two barrier devices 30 are arranged side by side, each having a T-shaped configuration. It can be seen that the lever arms 33 extend parallel to the respective pivot arms 23 of the emptying devices 10a, 10b and that the barrier elements 31 are arranged horizontally.
  • a sensor device 40 is arranged, each with an inductive switch 41, which is connected to a separate control device 45.
  • the position of the barrier device 30 is detected and corresponding signals are output to the control device 45. It can be determined by means of the switch 41, whether z. B. the lever arm 33 is also in the securing position.
  • the emptying device 10 is shown in Einkipp ein. This means that the refuse container 8 dips into the pouring opening 3, so that the container contents fall into the collecting container 2, not shown in FIG.
  • the range of movement of the emptying device 10 is characterized by the swivel range S.
  • the barrier device 30 is in the illustrated in Figure 3 representation in its securing position.
  • the lever arm 33 takes an angle ⁇ in the order of 75 °. It can clearly be seen that the entire pivoting area S is covered by the barrier device, so that this area is mechanically blocked off from the feeder side.
  • a drive means 37 in the form of a spring means 35.
  • the spring means 35 consists of a gas pressure cylinder 37 which is disposed on the one hand on the lever arm 33 and on the other hand on the pivot bearing 34.
  • the pivot bearing 34 is fixed to the stationary fastening element in the form of the rear wall 7 of the bulkhead housing 6.
  • the sensor device 40 has a rotary encoder 42, which is integrated into the pivot bearing of the lever arm 33.
  • FIG. 5 shows a further embodiment shown, wherein the emptying device 10 is in Einkippwolf.
  • the barrier device 30 is pivotally mounted on the lift truck 11 and is self-securing position when the emptying device 10 is pivoted up. Between the lift truck 11 and the lever arm 33, a drive device 37 is provided, which positions the barrier device 30 in the securing position and, when pivoting back the emptying device, draws in the barrier device 30.
  • FIG. 6 shows a further embodiment in which the two barrier devices 30 are each L-shaped.
  • the two lever arms 33 of the two barrier devices 30 are arranged adjacent to each other and attached to a common pivot bearing 34. Respectively on the outside gas springs 36 are articulated.
  • the barrier elements 31 have a damping element 32 in the form of a foam roller, which are pulled over the tubular barrier elements 31.

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  • Refuse-Collection Vehicles (AREA)
  • Control Of Motors That Do Not Use Commutators (AREA)
  • Power Steering Mechanism (AREA)
  • Electrical Discharge Machining, Electrochemical Machining, And Combined Machining (AREA)
  • Filling Or Emptying Of Bunkers, Hoppers, And Tanks (AREA)
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EP05012975A 2004-07-22 2005-06-16 Procédé et dispositif pour sécuriser la zone de travail d'un dispositif de vidange Expired - Lifetime EP1619143B1 (fr)

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PL05012975T PL1619143T3 (pl) 2004-07-22 2005-06-16 Sposób i urządzenie do zabezpieczania obszaru pracy urządzeń opróżniających
SI200530223T SI1619143T1 (sl) 2004-07-22 2005-06-16 Postopek in naprava za zavarovanje delovnega obmoäśja izpraznjevalne naprave
MEP-2008-188A ME01764B (me) 2004-07-22 2005-06-16 Postupak i uređaj za osiguranje radnog područja oko uređaja za pražnjenje

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ES2299919T3 (es) 2008-06-01
ME01764B (me) 2010-05-07
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