Classifications

• • 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
  • B65F1/10—Refuse receptacles; Accessories therefor with refuse filling means, e.g. air-locks
• • 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
  • B65F1/1615—Lids or covers with means for locking, fastening or permanently closing thereof
• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
  • B65F—GATHERING OR REMOVAL OF DOMESTIC OR LIKE REFUSE
  • B65F2210/00—Equipment of refuse receptacles
  • B65F2210/108—Authorization means

Definitions

• Waste containers are periodically emptied by companies authorized to collect and transport the waste with specially equipped vehicles, which transport waste to places designated for processing.
• waste collection in the city environment where separate collection is required, they are ready, each for itself, intended for a separation or disposal of each specific type of waste according to the users.
• the proposed solution of the invention also enables a recording of a waste disposal after identification of the user.
• the present invention includes a locking mechanism preventing direct unauthorized waste disposal, making it possible only after unlocking an access to a waste deposit drum with the use of a user key coded to the name of the user of a device of the present invention.
• the user can unlock any device for controlled waste depositing in an area of operation of the waste collection and transport company with which the user has entered into a contract.
• the device is automatically activated following the user identification sequence.
• the device for controlled waste depositing does not use electricity for its operation, but bases its work on pure mechanical work.
• the next problem that appears in the existing devices is the malfunctions that occur when the user tries to open a mechanism of a disposal opening, controlled by a lever and/or a foot lever, when he has not yet completed the identification.
• the mechanical parts under the action of the user's force on the lever or foot lever are not able to move the necessary unlocking mechanism of the disposal opening when the electronic interface, with the recognition of the user's code, enables the disposal operation.
• the object of the present invention is to provide an improved device that is effectively protected against any interference at the moment of an attempt to unlock the storage hatch by an act of fraud, which is achieved by the high security of the protection of a lock and key used.
• a further object of the present invention is to provide a device that works efficiently in real conditions, even when an inexperienced user acts clumsily on a lever trying to open a waste hatch even though the identification has not yet been completed.
• the present invention relates to a device for waste disposal in the city, which consists of a fixed part united with a waste container on which there is a disposal opening, a movable part connected to a stationary one, and a control of the movable parts between a closed position when the disposal of waste is prevented and an open position where the waste disposal is possible.
• a locking mechanism consisting of a pivoting lever, a lock with a key, a gravity brake, two sliding stops and several mechanical stops that all interact with each other. It is necessary to harmonize operation of the locking mechanism of the waste deposit drum a mechanism operating a cylindrical drum bottom 23 for opening or closing the waste deposit drum.
• the purpose of slide stops, mechanical stops and a pivoting motion of the pivoting lever that carries the slide stops is to prevent the disposal opening of the waste deposit drum for depositing waste, except when the device for controlled waste depositing is unlocked with a user key.
• a device of the present invention is adapted for installation on containers of different sizes and manufacturers. Installation on containers with a volume of less than 1000 liters is possible but it is not profitable since such tanks have to be emptied often, which is not worthwhile for collection service providers.
• a locking part by means of a sliding stop mounted on a pivoting lever rotates the pivot lever and sets a second sliding detent in position to engage a mechanical stop and thus cause a waste deposit drum to reopen without unlocking a lock.
• the present invention relates to a waste collection container comprising a device for controlled waste depositing.
• a device for controlled waste depositing can be adapted to a size of a waste deposit drum according to the requirements of a waste collection and transport service provider.
• a simultaneous activity of sliding stops and mechanical stops fixedly connected to a waste depositing drum allows for high security in relation to tampering attempts, and offers a possibility of starting a device for controlled waste depositing without the use of great force.
• a waste deposit drum is rotatable about two drum shafts in relation to a stationary part being a device housing fixedly connected to a waste collection container.
• connection assembly of a device for controlled waste depositing is mounted on a device housing fixedly connected to a waste collection container.
• mechanism supports providing support to a waste deposit drum and a shaft around which the waste deposit drum rotates, the mechanism supports are fixedly attached to a device housing of a device for controlled waste depositing, and at the same time hold the waste deposit drum.
• a pivoting lever is connected a lock.
• first and second sliding stops are oscillating and elastically attached to a pivoting lever, enabling sliding of said sliding stops towards and from the side surface of the waste deposit drum.
• a gravity brake is activated by turning a pivoting lever and deactivated by a fourth mechanical stop fixed to a side surface of a waste deposit drum.
• all touching, sliding surfaces are made in such a way that they require minimal maintenance and ensure high reliability in operation.
• shafts around which parts of a device for controlled waste depositing rotate or oscillate are secured against falling out of a bearing.
• the present invention relates to a device for controlled waste depositing 1. It is also an object of the invention a waste collection container 2 integrating the aforesaid device 1. With reference to figures 1 and 2 , the waste collection container 2 integrates the device for controlled waste depositing 1.
• the device for controlled waste depositing 1 comprises a device housing 17 fixedly connected to the waste collection container 2 and which is an integral part of the waste collection container 2 and a waste deposit drum 3 which rotates relative to the device housing 17, i.e.
• the waste deposit drum 3 is adapted for depositing a waste being rotatably engaged with respect to the device housing 17 by means of two drum shafts 18, each drum shaft 18 is engaged with mechanism supports 6 and 22 arranged in each of a side surface of the waste deposit drum 3, where the mechanism supports 6 and 22 are fixedly attached to the device housing 17 and at the same time hold the waste deposit drum 3.
• the waste deposit drum 3 has a cylindrical surface and two parallel planes, the two parallel planes are side surfaces of the waste deposit drum 3.
• the device housing 17 comprises a lock 5 fixed to a body of the device housing 17 enabling inserting of the waste in the waste deposit drum 3 by means of a coded user key for unlocking the device for controlled waste disposal 1, and a handle 4 arranged on an outer side of the waste deposit drum 3 enabling rotating of the waste deposit drum 3 within the device housing 17.
• the waste deposit drum 3 is rotatably engaged with respect to the device housing 17 by means of two drum shafts 18, each drum shaft 18 is engaged with mechanism supports 6 and 22 arranged in each of the side surface of the waste deposit drum 3.
• the device housing 17 comprises fixedly attached mechanism supports, i.e. the right mechanism support 6 and left mechanism support 22 to which the waste deposit drum 3 is rotatably engaged by means of the drum shaft 18.
• Each of the mechanism supports 6 and 22 is arranged parallel to each side surface of the waste deposit drum 3, where the right and left supports 6 and 22 are fixedly attached to the device housing 17 and at the same time hold the waste deposit drum 3 adapted for depositing the waste.
• one side surface of the waste deposit drum 3 is provided with a mechanism operating the cylindrical drum bottom 23 for opening or closing the disposal opening 26 of the waste deposit drum 3 and an opposite side surface of the waste deposit drum 3 is provided with a locking mechanism.
• the disposal opening 26 is indicated with a dotted line.
• Said opposite side surface of the waste deposit drum 3 is provided with the locking mechanism enabling disposing the waste into the waste deposit drum 3 by using the coded user key for unlocking the device for controlled waste disposal 1 and after closing the waste deposit drum 3 automatically locking said mechanism preventing unauthorized waste disposal into the waste deposit drum 3, wherein the locking mechanism is configured to enable rotation of the waste deposit drum 3 from an open to a closed position and vice versa.
• the cylindrical surface of the waste deposit drum 3 comprises the disposal opening 26 in a form of a cylinder section.
• the disposal opening 26 of the waste deposit drum 3 may be in an open or closed position by means of a cylindrical drum bottom 23.
• the cylindrical drum bottom 23 is coupled to a shaft 24 by a hinge assembly where the cylindrical drum bottom 23 is configured to rotate around the shaft 24.
• the lever 25 is fixedly connected to the shaft 24, the lever 25 is extending over the side surface provided with the curved track 19.
• the lever 25 may be arranged in a first position when the disposal opening 26 of the of the waste deposit drum 3 is in the open position and in a second position when the disposal opening 26 of the of the waste deposit drum 3 is in the closed position.
• Said hinge assembly and the shaft 24 are arranged along an outer cylindrical surface of the waste deposit drum 3, the shaft 24 is fixed to the mechanism supports 6 and 22.
• the cylindrical drum bottom 23 is configured to slide inside an inner surface of the waste deposit drum 3, so when the waste deposit drum 3 rotates clockwise in the direction that allows garbage to be deposited into the waste deposit drum 3, the sliding track 19 pushes the lever 25 from the first position into the second position the disposal opening 26 enabling depositing the waste into the waste deposit drum 3, said drum 3 starts rotating counterclockwise, the curved track 19 also rotates enabling sliding of the lever 25 from the second position to the first position, rotating the cylindrical drum bottom 23 around the shaft 24 and coming out of the waste deposit drum 3 hanging freely thereby providing that the disposal opening 26 of the waste deposit drum 3 is in the open position. In position when the disposal opening 26 of the waste deposit drum 3 is in the open position, the disposal opening 26 is directed towards a bottom of the waste collection container 2 enabling the waste to fall out of the waste deposit drum 3 into the waste collection container 2.
• the locking mechanism is arranged consisting of a lock 5 for receiving the coded user key, pivoting lever 7, slide stops 9 and 10, gravity brake 8, pivoting lever shaft 15, return spring 16 and first, second, third and fourth mechanical stops 11, 12, 13 and 14.
• the mechanism support 6 is fixedly connected to the device housing 17 and at the same time holds the waste deposit drum 3 and the pivoting lever 7.
• the pivoting lever 7 is arranged parallel to the mechanism support 6 and configured to oscillate around the pivoting lever shaft 15, the pivoting lever shaft 15 is arranged perpendicular to the shaft 18.
• the waste deposit drum 3 rotates around the drum shaft 18 and the pivot lever 7 around the pivoting lever shaft 15.
• the lock 5 is fixed to the body of the device housing 17. By inserting the user key into the lock 5 and turning it for 180°, the locking mechanism is released and the user can lift the handle 4, open the waste deposit drum 3 and insert the waste through the disposal opening 26 into the waste deposit drum 3. Lowering the handle 4 closes the waste deposit drum 3 and the inserted waste falls into the waste container 2. For each waste deposit, the user must reinsert the user key and turn it.
• the pivoting lever 7 is configured to be pivotable around shaft 15 between a locked position and unlocked position.
• the pivoting lever 7 on an upper side oriented to the device housing 17 comprises two parallelly arranged first and second sliding stops 9 and10 connected to the pivoting lever 7 using frames enabling sliding of the first and second sliding stops 9 and10 towards and from the side surface of the waste deposit drum 3.
• the first sliding stop 9 is arranged between the lock 5 and the pivoting lever shaft 15 and the second sliding stop 10 is arranged between the pivoting lever shaft 15 and near an opposite end of the lock 5.
• a lower side of the pivoting lever 7 comprises the return spring 16 connecting the mechanism support 6 and the pivoting lever 7.
• the return spring 16 is fixed internally to the lower side of the pivoting lever 7 and a side surface of the mechanism support 6, the return spring 16 is configured to push the pivot lever 7 to the initial locked position.
• the return spring 16 is configured to bring the pivot lever 7 into an initial locked position when the waste deposit drum 3 is in the closed position, before the action of the unlocking the lock 5.
• the return spring 16 operates between the pivoting lever 7 and the mechanism support 6 fixed internally to the lower side of the pivoting lever 7 and a side surface of the mechanism support 6, the return spring 16 is configured to push the pivot lever 7 to the initial locked position.
• the waste deposit drum 3 When the third mechanical stop 13 is pushed and the second sliding stop 10 passes, the waste deposit drum 3 has reached an end position (it is closed) and can no longer be opened, which is ensured by the third mechanical stop 13 and the second sliding stop 10. At the same time, the curved track 19 no longer acts on the lever 25, the cylindrical drum bottom 23 rotates around the shaft 24 enabling the waste to fall out of the waste deposit drum 3 into the waste collection container 2.
• the second and third mechanical stops 12 and 13 are fixedly attached to the side surface of the waste deposit drum 3 and arranged so that when the waste deposit drum 3 rotates clockwise they pass under the second sliding stop 10.
• the fourth mechanical stop 14 is also attached to the side surface of the waste deposit drum 3 and arranged so that when the waste deposit drum 3 rotates clockwise the fourth mechanical stop 14 deactivates the gravity brake 8.
• the fourth mechanical stop 14 deactivates the gravity brake 8, and by the action of the return spring 16, the pivot lever 7 rotates in the counter-clockwise direction and activates the second sliding stop 10.
• the lever 25 When rotating the waste deposit drum 3 to the end position, the lever 25 is brought into a position where the curved track 19 no longer acts on the lever 25, the cylindrical drum bottom 23 is automatically released enabling falling of the waste into the waste collection container 2.
• the fourth mechanical stop 14 is configured to deactivate the gravity brake 8 and the return spring 16 returns the pivoting lever 7 to the initial closed position, wherein simultaneously blocking the second and third mechanical stops 12 and 13 by the second sliding stop 10 preventing returning the waste deposit drum 3 to the open position.
• the rotation of the waste deposit drum 3 moves the second and third mechanical stops 12 and 13 under the second sliding stop 10, causing the waste deposit drum 3 to be in the closed position without any possibility to re-open it without re-inserting the user key 5.
• the curved track 19 acts on the lever of the 25 to raise the disposal opening 26 and prepare the space for depositing waste.
• the fourth mechanical stop 14 deactivates the gravity brake 8 and the return spring 16 returns the pivoting lever 7 to the initial position, simultaneously producing the effect that the second and third mechanical stops 12,13 are blocked by the second sliding stop 10, and it is no longer possible to return the waste deposit drum 3 to the open state, but it is necessary to start a new cycle with the help of the user's key.
• Elements for unlocking and locking the device 1 are exclusively affected by mechanical forces that the user transmits via the handle 4 to all the mechanism assemblies except for those whose movement is caused by their own weight (gravity force).
• the pivot lever 7 When the user's key unlocks the lock 5, the pivot lever 7 is turned and the user's key is returned to the initial position and removed from the lock 5 and no longer affecting the continuation of the cycle.
• the user's key is in the function of unlocking the device for controlled waste disposal 1, the locking/unlocking action is performed completely automatically by closing the waste deposit drum 3 by the user's action on the handle 4.
• the locking mechanism no longer allows re-opening.
• the next generation cycle is only possible after re-inserting the user key and activating the system, which results in a new recording of the waste disposal in the user's new cost record.

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