EP2308760A1 - Entsorgungsanlage, insbesondere für leicht verformbare Behälter - Google Patents

Entsorgungsanlage, insbesondere für leicht verformbare Behälter Download PDF

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EP2308760A1
EP2308760A1 EP09425391A EP09425391A EP2308760A1 EP 2308760 A1 EP2308760 A1 EP 2308760A1 EP 09425391 A EP09425391 A EP 09425391A EP 09425391 A EP09425391 A EP 09425391A EP 2308760 A1 EP2308760 A1 EP 2308760A1
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Massimo Felloni
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65B—MACHINES, APPARATUS OR DEVICES FOR, OR METHODS OF, PACKAGING ARTICLES OR MATERIALS; UNPACKING
    • B65B69/00—Unpacking of articles or materials, not otherwise provided for
    • B65B69/0008—Opening and emptying bags
    • B65B69/0016—Opening and emptying bags for urine bags or medical drainage bags
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65B—MACHINES, APPARATUS OR DEVICES FOR, OR METHODS OF, PACKAGING ARTICLES OR MATERIALS; UNPACKING
    • B65B69/00—Unpacking of articles or materials, not otherwise provided for
    • B65B69/0008—Opening and emptying bags

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  • the present invention relates to a disposal assembly, particularly for deformable containers.
  • the aim of the present invention is to solve the problems described above, by providing an assembly that allows the disposal of deformable containers such as bags for collecting urine in a practical and easy way.
  • an object of the invention is to provide an assembly that allows the disposal of deformable containers, such as urine collection bags, without exposing the assigned personnel to any risk.
  • Another object of the invention is to provide an assembly that can be installed directly in hospitals, nursing homes and the like.
  • Another object of the invention is to provide an assembly that ensures high reliability in operation.
  • Another object of the invention is to provide an assembly that can be obtained easily starting from commonly commercially available elements and materials.
  • Another object of the invention is to provide an assembly that has low costs and is safe in application.
  • a disposal assembly particularly for deformable containers, characterized in that it comprises at least one station for loading on a processing station, which is at least partially shielded, for at least one container of a deformable type of substances to be disposed, said processing station comprising at least one element for the selective opening of the container and the consequent draining of the substance.
  • a disposal assembly comprising at least one station 2 for loading onto a processing station 3, which is at least partially shielded, for at least one container 4 of the deformable type of substances to be disposed.
  • a preferred application of the invention is the disposal of bags for collecting the urine of patients in a hospital, in a nursing home and the like.
  • the container 4 therefore preferably consists of a collecting bag, even of a known type and typically made of plastics, while the urine that fills the bag partially or completely constitutes the substance to be disposed of.
  • the processing station 3 comprises at least one element 5 for the selective opening of the container 4 and the consequent draining of the substance.
  • the shielding at least of the processing station 3 prevents the operator from coming into contact with the urine in some way during emptying, and thereby avoids the biological risk with a solution that is extremely simple and easy to use, thus achieving the intended aim.
  • the loading station 2 and the processing station 3 can substantially coincide: assemblies 1 can in fact be provided in which the operator feeds, even manually, containers 4 directly into the processing station 3 (provided for example in the ways described hereinafter).
  • Access to the processing station 3 can be prevented selectively by a protective screen, in order to protect the operator against any splashes and leaks of substance; as anticipated in the preceding paragraph, the loading station 2 and the processing station 3 in this embodiment substantially coincide.
  • the assembly 1 according to the invention comprises a line 6 for moving the container 4 from the loading station 2 to an unloading station 7, with the processing station 3 interposed between the loading station 2 and the unloading station 7.
  • This conveying line 6 is preferably arranged substantially parallel to the ground, but different orientations thereof are not excluded if this is deemed preferable.
  • the line 6 allows the parallel movement of two series of containers 4 in order to allow therefore the simultaneous opening of two of them by means of two respective selective opening elements 5, thus increasing the achieved productivity.
  • the processing station 3 comprises a supporting framework 8 for the element 5: the framework 8 can move automatically and selectively from a first configuration, in which the element 5 is spaced from the line 6, to at least one second configuration, in which it substantially crosses the line 6, in order to allow the element 5 to open the container 4 and thus cause the consequent draining of the substance, and vice versa.
  • the stroke of the framework 8 can continue beyond the second configuration for piercing the containers 4 from side to side and ensure their optimum emptying.
  • the element 5 substantially consists of a needle 9, which is adapted to pierce the container 4 substantially in the second configuration.
  • Transition from the first configuration to the second configuration is thus provided by lowering the framework 8, which moves toward the line 6, moving the needle 9 so that it pierces the container 4, thus allowing the outflow of the urine (or other substance to be disposed of).
  • each container 4 is achieved by means of the action of four needles 9, which are arranged for example at the vertices of an imaginary square (accordingly, eight needles 9 are provided to pierce the two containers 4 to be emptied in each work cycle).
  • the needle 9 is internally hollow and open at its pointed end (designed to pierce the container 4): along the lateral surface of the needle 9 there is at least one hole 10 for allowing the outflow of any substance that may have risen within the needle 9 through the open pointed end.
  • the pointed end can have an obliquely bevel-cut tip so as to obtain a profile (optionally with more than one cutting edge) which can better pierce the bag.
  • the processing station 3 comprises at least one pusher, which is associated with the supporting frame 8: at least in the second configuration, the pusher moves so as to press against the container 4 to be pierced and thus facilitates its complete emptying in addition to ensuring its motionlessness during piercing.
  • the pusher substantially consists of a plate 11 which is substantially parallel to the direction defined by the conveying line 6 and can move at right angles thereto from the first configuration, in which the plate 11 is lifted from the line 6, to at least the second configuration, in which it is instead pressed against the container 4, and vice versa.
  • the processing station 3 comprises an elastic element for connection between the plate 11 and the supporting frame 8.
  • the elastic reaction of the elastic element is in fact capable of keeping the plate 11 under pressure against the container 4 for any volume and degree of filling thereof (thus compensating for dimensional differences that impart strokes of different length to the plate 11 in passing from the first configuration to the second configuration).
  • the elastic element substantially consists of a spring 12, which is substantially coaxial to the needle 9 and wound around it: the fixed end of the spring 12 is coupled to the framework 8, while the movable end thereof is coupled to the plate 11, which in turn is associated slidingly with the needle 9.
  • the disposal assembly 1 comprises an outer casing 13, which forms a chamber 14 that can be shielded completely with respect to the outside and accommodates the line 6: the complete shielding of the chamber 14 is thus an absolute guarantee of safety for the operator, who cannot come into contact in any way with the urine and/or the other substances to be disposed of during bag emptying operations.
  • entry hatch 15 and at least one exit hatch 16 for selective access to the line 6 to allow respectively the loading and unloading of the containers 4; the entry hatch 15 and the exit hatch 16 are in fact substantially provided respectively at the loading station 2 and at the unloading station 7.
  • the latter comprises, substantially proximate to the lower end face 13a of the casing 13, a discharge manifold 17 for the substances to be disposed.
  • a collector 18 which substantially consists of a plurality of funnel-shaped surfaces 19 which lead toward the manifold 17, in order to collect the substances to be disposed of and discharge them to the outside by the effect of gravity.
  • the manifold 17 can thus be connected directly to the sewage network, in order to ensure disposal of the urine without said urine, after introduction in the assembly 1, being able in any way to return into contact with operators assigned to disposal.
  • the disposal assembly 1 comprises an apparatus for washing and sterilizing the chamber 14 in order to prevent the accumulation of the substance to be disposed of, particularly for deposits along the internal walls of the casing 13 and/or on the various internal components of the assembly 1, with consequent loss of the necessary conditions of hygiene and more simply the inevitable inconvenience caused by bad odor.
  • the washing and sterilization apparatus comprises a plurality of nozzles which are arranged inside the chamber 14 and are adapted to spray it with appropriate gaseous substances for its washing and sterilization.
  • the disposal assembly 1 comprises a dripping station, which is interposed between the processing station 3 and the unloading station 7, in order to allow complete emptying of the container 4.
  • a dripping station which is interposed between the processing station 3 and the unloading station 7, in order to allow complete emptying of the container 4.
  • an operator for example a nurse or a worker of the hospital or nursing home
  • can load one or more containers 4 to be emptied onto the conveying line 6 in the hypothesis shown in the figure, he places two containers for each working cycle).
  • the line 6 moves the containers 4 until they are at the processing station 3 (below the element 5 and the supporting framework 8), which is in the first configuration described above.
  • an appropriately provided driving unit actuates the descending motion of the supporting framework 8 and accordingly of the needles 9 and the plate 11.
  • the descending motion of the frame 8 can be actuated by a rotary pusher crank system 20 (which therefore constitutes the driving unit cited above).
  • the plate 11 thus rests on the bag and, as the descent of the framework 8 continues, moves so as to press elastically against it while it slides on the lateral surfaces of the needles 9.
  • the presence of the springs 12 ensures that the plate 11 achieves the task for any degree of filling of the container 4 and also allows handling of any variations of format thereof.
  • the needles 9 continue their stroke and pierce the bag upward, thus commencing its emptying and reaching the second configuration. In this step, the urine can rise along the needle 9 and exit through the holes 10, avoiding the danger of bursting due to excessive pressure.
  • the framework 8 continues in its descending stroke in order to allow the needles 9, which have already penetrated into the bag, to exit from it on the opposite side (in a lower region) and ensure optimum emptying.
  • the conveying line 6 thus consists of a platform consisting of a net, for example of the type of a chain conveyor 21, the links of which can thus be crossed by the needles 9 that have penetrated the bags.
  • locators 22 along the belt 21 which protrude vertically from the deck and are thus able to push the containers 4 during motion.
  • the framework 8 can rise, thus disengaging the needles 9, and then the plate 11, from the bags; such bags then advance along the line 6 and it is possible to provide subsequently a further stop for them at a dripping station in order to better ensure complete emptying.
  • the bags are sent from the dripping station to the unloading station 7, where the bags which are now empty can be for example collected, manually or better still automatically, in containers which can even be made of plastics to be then sent to the disposal plants.
  • the assembly 1 according to the invention ensures the disposal even of large quantities of bags filled with urine with a solution that is practical, easy and compact and can therefore be installed easily directly in hospitals and in nursing homes, relieving them of the burden of managing the full bags.
  • the possibility is provided of equipping the assembly 1 with safety devices which for example prevent the opening of the entry hatch 15 or of the exit hatch 16 during the movement of the line 6 or the rise and descent of the element 5, in order to avoid accidental exposures to the liquid contained in the bags.
  • safety devices which for example prevent the opening of the entry hatch 15 or of the exit hatch 16 during the movement of the line 6 or the rise and descent of the element 5, in order to avoid accidental exposures to the liquid contained in the bags.
  • Figure 1 further shows the possibility of providing a further supplemental hatch 24, for example to allow the connection of the discharge manifold 17 to the sewage system or to provide a convenient access to the tank that contains the gaseous substance assigned to washing and sterilization.
  • the method for disposal particularly of deformable containers, consists, in a first step a), in feeding a loading station 2 with at least one container 4 of substances to be disposed of of the deformable type.
  • the method provides for transferring, in a step b), the container 4 to a processing station 3 that is at least partially shielded.
  • the processing station 3 (which can also coincide with the loading station 2) comprises at least one element 5 for selective opening of the container 4 and consequent draining of the substance.
  • the assembly according to the invention fully achieves the intended aim, by means of the choice to resort to an assembly which comprises at least one station for loading onto a processing station, which is at least partially shielded, for at least one container of substances to be disposed of, with the processing station which, by comprising at least one element for selective opening of the container and consequent drainage of the substance, ensures disposal of such containers in a practical and easy manner.
  • the materials used may be any according to requirements and to the state of the art.

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CN105083603A (zh) * 2015-08-31 2015-11-25 山东金科力电源科技有限公司 铅酸蓄电池复合添加剂生产装置

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FR2463737A1 (fr) * 1979-08-23 1981-02-27 Comav Srl Machine automatique pour vider des sacs
CH654479A5 (de) * 1982-01-28 1986-02-28 Kurt Brandenberger Einrichtung zum entleeren von urinbeuteln.
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DE19946141C1 (de) * 1999-09-27 2001-01-04 Getinge Produktions Gmbh Fuer Vorrichtung zum selbsttätigen Öffnen von Beuteln mit einer darin enthaltenen, zu entsorgenden Flüssigkeit

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DE1223765B (de) * 1965-01-26 1966-08-25 Miag Muehlenbau Verfahren und Vorrichtung zum Entleeren von Saecken
EP0015861A1 (de) * 1979-03-05 1980-09-17 S.A.T.I.L. Société anonyme: Verfahren und Vorrichtung zum mechanischen Entleeren von Säcken
FR2463737A1 (fr) * 1979-08-23 1981-02-27 Comav Srl Machine automatique pour vider des sacs
CH654479A5 (de) * 1982-01-28 1986-02-28 Kurt Brandenberger Einrichtung zum entleeren von urinbeuteln.
EP0579051A2 (de) * 1992-07-15 1994-01-19 CIRIO, BERTOLLI, DE RICA SOCIETA GENERALE DELLE CONSERVE ALIMENTARI SpA System zur aseptischen Entleerung von flexiblen Nahrungsmittelbehältern
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DE19946141C1 (de) * 1999-09-27 2001-01-04 Getinge Produktions Gmbh Fuer Vorrichtung zum selbsttätigen Öffnen von Beuteln mit einer darin enthaltenen, zu entsorgenden Flüssigkeit

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CN104960717B (zh) * 2015-06-08 2017-04-19 杭州娃哈哈集团有限公司 一种自动连续破袋卸料装置
CN105083603A (zh) * 2015-08-31 2015-11-25 山东金科力电源科技有限公司 铅酸蓄电池复合添加剂生产装置

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