EP1064208A1 - Improvements relating to divided refuse vehicles - Google Patents
Improvements relating to divided refuse vehiclesInfo
- Publication number
- EP1064208A1 EP1064208A1 EP98960928A EP98960928A EP1064208A1 EP 1064208 A1 EP1064208 A1 EP 1064208A1 EP 98960928 A EP98960928 A EP 98960928A EP 98960928 A EP98960928 A EP 98960928A EP 1064208 A1 EP1064208 A1 EP 1064208A1
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- Prior art keywords
- refuse
- panel
- entrances
- collection vehicle
- vehicle according
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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
- B65F3/00—Vehicles particularly adapted for collecting refuse
- B65F3/14—Vehicles particularly adapted for collecting refuse with devices for charging, distributing or compressing refuse in the interior of the tank of a refuse vehicle
- B65F3/20—Vehicles particularly adapted for collecting refuse with devices for charging, distributing or compressing refuse in the interior of the tank of a refuse vehicle with charging pistons, plates, or the like
- B65F3/206—Vehicles particularly adapted for collecting refuse with devices for charging, distributing or compressing refuse in the interior of the tank of a refuse vehicle with charging pistons, plates, or the like with charging plates or the like rotating around a vertical axis
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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
- B65F3/00—Vehicles particularly adapted for collecting refuse
- B65F3/001—Vehicles particularly adapted for collecting refuse for segregated refuse collecting, e.g. vehicles with several compartments
Definitions
- the present invention relates generally to refuse collection containers such as for mounting on vehicles. More particularly, the present invention relates to apparatus for selectively diverting refuse emptied from a refuse bin into a refuse vehicle into an appropriate compartment or compartments in the refuse collection vehicle.
- Refuse vehicles having more than one refuse storage compartment are used where it is desired to keep different categories of refuse separate, such as to facilitate the recycling and/or disposal of different categories of refuse.
- Different categories of refuse may be pre-sorted by the user into different bins or into different compartments within a single multiple-compartment bin.
- a single multi-compartment refuse collection vehicle to collect different categories of refuse, whether stored in separate bins or in different compartments within multiple-compartment bins.
- a side-loading refuse collection vehicle divided into .two side-by-side refuse storage compartments by means of a vertical partition.
- the bin When the contents of a bin are to be emptied into the vehicle, the bin is partially inverted at a side of the vehicle over one of the refuse storage compartments in the vehicle.
- a bin being emptied into the vehicle is oriented so that one compartment is above the other when the bin is in a partially inverted emptying position.
- a swinging ramp In order for reluse stored in such a bin to be kept separate in the vehicle, there is provided a swinging ramp.
- the ramp is moved so as to be aligned with, and located in close proximity to, the divider in the bin when the bin is in the partially inverted position. Refuse from the top bin compartment is intended to fall onto the ramp and refuse from the bottom bin compartment is intended to fall into the vehicle compartment over which the bin is partially inverted.
- the ramp is moved so as to be entirely under the bin or away from the bin altogether, depending on which side of the vehicle the refuse is destined for.
- Bin lid opening devices are troublesome because they can break the bins. With a large number of bins being emptied, the cost of bin breakage is considerable. When a bin is broken, the refuse may not be properly emptied into the vehicle causing mess and uncleanliness.
- the opening of the lid must be accurately timed with respect to the movement of the ramp to avoid collision. Further it would be quite difficult to accurately locate the ramp quickly. Consequently, the mechanism is not expected to be very effective.
- each compartment is provided with a slideable deflector.
- the deflectors operate to deflect refuse falling from a bin into appropriate compartments in the vehicle. If all but one deflector is positioned under falling refuse, then all the refuse is deflected into a single compartment whereas if two deflectors are positioned under falling refuse, but spaced from each other horizontally, refuse separately stored in a divided refuse bin may be maintained separate in the vehicle. While this arrangement might satisfactorily deflect the entire contents of a bin into a single refuse storage compartment in the vehicle, it appears unlikely to be effective in maintaining the separation of separate streams of waste.
- the present invention accordingly overcomes or at least ameliorates at least some of the above identified deficiencies.
- the present invention provides apparatus for separately storing different categories of refuse emptied into a container from bins whether the bins have a single compartment or multiple compartments.
- the present invention provides a container for a refuse collection vehicle, the container having multiple refuse storage compartments and having an apparatus according to the present invention for separately storing different categories of refuse emptied into the container from bins whether the bins have a single compartment or multiple compartments.
- the present invention provides a refuse collection vehicle and bin combination where the refuse vehicle has a container according to the present invention with apparatus according to the present invention for separately storing different categories of refuse emptied into the container from bins whether the bins have a single compartment or multiple compartments.
- the present invention provides a method of refuse collection with a refuse collection vehicle according to the present invention.
- a method for converting a refuse vehicle with more than one refuse storage compartment into a vehicle that maintains the separation of different categories of refuse stored in bins whether the bins have a single compartment or multiple compartments.
- the invention provides a refuse collection vehicle including:
- first and second refuse entrances for facilitating entry of refuse into the respective first and second refuse storage compartments
- valve means operable to open and close entry through at least one of the refuse entrances when the panel is in registry with the respective refuse entrance.
- the panel may be pivotable. It may include drive means to pivot the panel into registry with alternative refuse entrances.
- the panel may be flat. It may have curved surfaces. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, part of the panel may be flat and part of the panel may have a curved surface. The surfaces on each side of the panel may be the same shape. They may be different shapes.
- the panel may be constructed from one component or from more than one component.
- the panel may include a frame.
- the frame may be covered with flat sheets provided on either side.
- the frame may include reinforcing ribs.
- a panel according to the present invention may be provided with the valve means.
- the valve means may include a valve to allow or stop the passage of refuse through the panel.
- the valve may consist of a single door.
- the valve may include more than one door.
- the valve may take the form of one or more sliding doors.
- the valve may include one or more doors rotatable about a hinge.
- a door may be moveable within the volume defined by the panel or may move out of the volume defined by the panel.
- a panel having a frame may include rods.
- the panel may have a valve in the form of a sliding door.
- the door is preferably provided with linear bearings.
- the bearings may slide along the rods whereby to effect a sliding door.
- the frame includes two rods and the bearings on the door are located near edges of the door.
- a valve according to the present invention preferably includes drive means whereby to open and/or close the valve.
- Drive means may include, without limitation, one or more of the following: hydraulic cylinders, rotary actuators, electromagnets, linear springs, torsional springs, pneumatic cylinders, electric motors or the like.
- a panel having a valve including a sliding door having a valve including a sliding door.
- the panel may be constructed so that when the valve is open the sliding door is located at least partially within a sleeve portion of the panel.
- the sliding door is moveable between a closed and an open position by means of a hydraulic cylinder.
- the hydraulic cylinder is located at least partially within a sleeve portion of the panel.
- First and second refuse entrances are preferably entrances to adjacent shafts or apertures.
- shafts or apertures are separated by a divider.
- a divider may be located adjacent the entrances.
- a divider may be located within a shaft.
- the refuse entrances are provided at the same end of the container. They may be located between the storage compartments and a driver's cabin provided on the refuse collection vehicle.
- One of the refuse entrances may lie within the other to provide outer and inner refuse entrances.
- the refuse entrances may each be in the form of a bowl or hopper.
- the inner refuse entrance may direct refuse into an upper refuse storage compartment with the outer refuse entrance directing refuse into a lower refuse storage compartment.
- the upper and lower refuse storage compartments are separated by a horizontal longitudinally extending floor.
- Moving means for moving refuse from the refuse entrances into the respective storage compartments are suitably provided in association with each storage compartment.
- the moving means may be located in the refuse entrances.
- the moving means may include a compactor for each storage compartment.
- the axis of rotation of the panel is preferably located substantially in a plane which is substantially coplanar with a portion of a divider.
- the panel accordingly may be moveable between a first position and a second position. In the first position, the panel may cover the first refuse entrance. In the second position, the panel may cover the second refuse entrance.
- the panel is preferably moveable to one or more positions intermediate the first position and the second position. Preferably the panel is moveable by rotation. Preitably the panel lies horizontal or close to horizontal in the first and second positions.
- the panel is rotatable about an axis passing through the panel at or near the bottom edge of the panel.
- the axis of rotation may be horizontal or inclined.
- the axis of rotation is slightly inclined so that refuse on the panel will be influenced by gravity to fall in a direction having a component directed parallel to the axis of rotation.
- the panel arrangement so described may be placed in other orientations.
- the axis of rotation of the panel is inclined to the horizontal.
- the first and second positions of the panel are such that, in either position, the panel is inclined in such a manner that refuse on the panel will be influenced by gravity to fall in a direction which has a component directed towards the axis of rotation of the panel.
- a panel having a valve may be located in either the first or the second position.
- the valve is to be in the open position.
- the dual compartment bin to be emptied is oriented so that the divider in the bin causes each compartment of the bin to be aligned with a different refuse entrance.
- the valve may be open so that refuse stored in the bin compartment being emptied into the entrance covered by the panel, will fall through the valve and through the refuse entrance otherwise covered by the panel. Refuse in the other bin compartment will fall directly into the other entrance as it is not covered. In this way a dual compartment bin may be emptied into a dual compartment container while maintaining the separation of the refuse.
- the valve In use, when the entire contents of a bin are to be emptied into a single compartment of the container, the valve will be shut. When a bin is emptied into the container, some of the refuse will fall into one of the entrances while the remainder of the refuse will fall onto the panel which covers the other entrance. In this way, refuse is prevented from entering the covered entrance. Some of the refuse on the panel may slide off the panel and into the appropriate entrance. The panel may subsequently be rotated to increase its degree of inclination to the horizontal so that substantially all the refuse on the panel will fall into the appropriate entrance. It may then return to its original position ready for the next bin.
- the panel may be used as a divider between the two entrances.
- a panel may or may not be provided with a valve.
- the panel when a bin with two compartments is to be emptied into a container, the panel is to be driven to a position so that it is substantially coplanar with the divider in the bin. In this orientation, the panel does not cover either the first entrance or the second entrance, hi this orientation, when a dual compartment bin is emptied, the refuse from the first bin compartment will fall through the first entrance unobstructed by the panel and the refuse from the second bin compartment will fall through the second entrance unobstructed by the panel.
- the refuse collection vehicle may be provided with means to move the bin lid out of the way or the lid may have a central split which coincides with the position of the panel so that the panel may effectively pierce the lid by protruding through the slit.
- the panel when the entire contents of a bin are to be emptied into a single compartment of the container, the panel is to be located in the first position or the second position as the case may be so as to cover the appropriate entrance as previously described. Additionally, as previously described, any refuse on the panel after emptying the bin may be assisted in falling off the panel into the appropriate entrance by moving the panel so that it is further inclined to the horizontal.
- a refuse collection vehicle may be provided with a lid stopping means whereby to prevent the lid of a bin having its contents emptied into the container from swinging open past a predetermined position.
- a lid stopping means whereby to prevent the lid of a bin having its contents emptied into the container from swinging open past a predetermined position.
- This limitation of the position of a bin lid may be used to prevent refuse being emptied into the container from spilling to an unwanted location.
- a refuse collection vehicle may optionally be provided with a refuse barrier means whereby to prevent refuse being emptied into the container from spilling to an unwanted location.
- Figure 1 shows a plan view of a panel for use in the present invention
- Figure 1A shows an end view of the right hand side of the panel shown in Figure 1 ;
- Figure IB shows an end view of the left hand side of the panel shown in Figure 1;
- Figures 1C and ID show upper and lower plan views of the sliding door shown in Figure 1 with the panel rotated at 90 °C and the door retracted;
- Figure 2 shows a partial plan view of a container of a refuse vehicle according to the present invention
- Figure 3 shows a front elevation of the section B-B of Figure 2;
- Figure 4 shows a side elevation of the section A-A of Figure 2 together with a full refuse vehicle configuration
- Figures 5A to 5C show a series of simplified drawings indicating refuse flows.
- Figure 1 shows a panel 10.
- Panel 10 includes frame 11 having end pieces 12, 13, lower rod 14 and upper rod 15.
- Panel 10 has sliding door 16 which acts as a valve and sleeve portion 17. Sliding door 16 may slide between an open position and a closed position. The closed position of sliding door 16 is shown in figure 1. In the open position, sliding door 16 is located inside sleeve portion 17.
- Sliding door 16 has arms 23 and cover 24. Sliding door 16 is provided with ceramic linear bearings 19 so that it may slide between the open position and the closed position and vice versa.
- Panel 10 is provided with hydraulic actuator comprising cylinder 18 and actuator rod 5 whereby to drive door 16 between the open position and the closed position and vice versa.
- Cylinder 18 is attached to end piece 12 at joint 20.
- Actuator rod 5 is attached to the end of the sliding door at joint 21.
- Cylinder 18 is inside sleeve portion 17.
- Actuator rod 5 is inside cover 24. When door 16 is in the open position so that hydraulic actuator 18 is retracted, cylinder 18 is inside cover 24 and door 16 is inside sleeve portion 17.
- the entire panel 10 can rotate between the first position and the second position about lower rod 14. Panel 10 may be driven between the first position and the second position and vice versa by rotary actuator 22.
- FIG. 2 there is shown a fragmentary view of a container 30 which has first refuse entrance 31 and second refuse entrance 32.
- panel 10 is shown in the second position, ie. panel 10 is over second refuse entrance 32.
- the container 30 is provided with a combined hopper entrance 29, a first refuse entrance 31 and a second refuse entrance 32.
- the first refuse entrance surrounds the second refuse entrance 32, the outer extremities of each of the refuse entrances being defined by the side walls 33 and 34 and access to both refuse entrances is via the combined hopper entrance 29.
- the side wall of the first refuse entrance 33 defines the side wall of the upper hopper and the side wall of the second refuse entrance defines the side wall of the lower hopper 34.
- a roof 35 which partly covers the refuse entrances but completely covers the container 30 is provided as well.
- the upper hopper includes an upper hopper floor 40 shown in Figure 4 and the lower hopper has a lower hopper floor 41.
- the two hoppers are separated by the side wall 33 and upper hopper floor 40.
- the upper hopper floor 40 extends into the container 30 to form the divider 42 between the upper refuse storage compartment 48 and the lower refuse storage compartment 49.
- the upper hopper floor is provided with oscillating compactor 50 and the lower hopper floor is provided with a compactor 51, both compactors being driven by the drive shaft 52.
- a panel 10 in three possible positions. In position 10a the panel is shown as closing off the second refuse entrance 32. It is noted that the panel may have a rubbery extension 43 which extends to the side wall of the respective refuse entrance to prevent unwanted refuse from entering the respective refuse entrance when it is closed by the panel .
- the panel is shown as closing off the first refuse entrance 31.
- the panel may in fact allow entry of refuse into the respective refuse entrance even though it is closed off by the panel if the valve described with reference to Figure 1 formed by the movable sliding door is open.
- the panel is also shown in an intermediate position 10b where it is vertically directed. In this position both the first and second refuse entrances are left open.
- This configuration may be suitable for situations where the rubbish bins used to load rubbish into the refuse collection vehicle do not have a lid which could otherwise interfere with the vertically directed panel 10b.
- the refuse collection vehicle or bin concerned may have means to move a lid out of registry or other contact with the panel 10b. This may even involve having a split lid which has a central portion allowing the panel 10b to protrude through what would otherwise be the lid portion.
- Section B-B of Figure 2 when translated to Figure 3 shows the panel 10 in Figure 3 in the configuration 10b (i.e. directed vertically) as per Figure 4 rather than directed horizontally in the configuration 10a as is shown in Figure 2.
- the refuse collection vehicle includes a bin lifter 55 which may be provided at the side of the refuse collection vehicle.
- This bin lifter is arranged to pick up a bin and dump the contents into the region bounded by the first and second refuse entrances 31 and 32.
- the bin may have a divider in line with the dividing line 56 in order that sorted refuse contained in both sides of the bin may be initially directed to the respective refuse entrances.
- the valve of the panel 10 when the valve of the panel 10 is open and refuse from a divided bin is directed by the bin lifter to the refuse collection vehicle, refuse provided in either side of the bin is directed to the first and second refuse entrances in accordance with their alignment to the compartments in the bin.
- the panel 10 may be moved to close off either the first or second refuse entrance with the valve in a closed configuration.
- the refuse collection vehicle may include an automatic cycle which lifts the panel to something approximating the position shown in Figure 4 at location 10b to dump the "hung up refuse" into the open refuse entrance. It may then return to its original position closing off the respective refuse entrance ready for the next bin dumping cycle.
- the lower rod 14 about which the panel pivots may be directed at a slight angle to the horizontal in order to assist refuse to fall into the opening created for entry into the respective refuse entrance when the valve constituted by the sliding door 16 is open.
- FIG. 5A there is shown a single bin 100 ie. a bin which is not compartmentalised, inverted above the combined hopper entrance 29 giving access to the two refuse entrances 31 and 32.
- the panel 10 is shaded to indicate that the sliding door 16 or valve is closed, thus blocking entry of all refuse into the lower hopper 39.
- all refuse from the bin 100 ultimately falls along the direction of the arrow 108 into the upper hopper 38 when the panel is located in the position illustrated in the drawing.
- the panel may be moved to a position near vertical to ensure that any refuse hung up on the panel ultimately drops into the upper hopper.
- the panel 10 is again shown with the sliding door 16 closed, but in this configuration the panel blocks entry to the upper hopper 38 and all refuse flows to the lower hopper as shown by the arrow 105.
- valve is open and refuse from the left side of the split bin 101 shown by the arrow 106 falls through the open valve into the lower hopper to be compacted by compactor 51 and pushed into the lower refuse storage compartment 49.
- the refuse from the right side of the split bin as shown by arrow 107 falls into the upper hopper to be compacted by the compactor 50 and pushed into the upper refuse storage compartment.
- the refuse vehicle of the invention is very adaptable as it can be used to pick up refuse from single bins or split bins while still being able to keep segregrated refuse from the split bins separated. Furthermore it can accommodate single bins having different types of refuse by diverting a particular refuse type to one or the other of the storage compartments. It can even be used for situations where there is no refuse segregation as the refuse can be simultaneously directed to both storage compartments, or alternately to one or the other storage compartment depending on how full they are. For example, if one storage compartment is full while the other still has further capacity, sensing means which may be associated with the paddles or the storage compartments themselves may act to divert further refuse to the unfilled compartment.
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Applications Claiming Priority (3)
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AUPP109597 | 1997-12-23 | ||
AUPP1095A AUPP109597A0 (en) | 1997-12-23 | 1997-12-23 | Divided refuse vehicle |
PCT/AU1998/001071 WO1999033718A1 (en) | 1997-12-23 | 1998-12-22 | Improvements relating to divided refuse vehicles |
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EP1064208A1 true EP1064208A1 (en) | 2001-01-03 |
EP1064208A4 EP1064208A4 (en) | 2001-08-22 |
EP1064208B1 EP1064208B1 (en) | 2004-08-04 |
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EP98960928A Expired - Lifetime EP1064208B1 (en) | 1997-12-23 | 1998-12-22 | Divided refuse collection vehicle |
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AU (1) | AUPP109597A0 (en) |
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WO (1) | WO1999033718A1 (en) |
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WO1993015982A1 (en) * | 1992-02-10 | 1993-08-19 | Firebelt Pty. Limited | A side-loading refuse vehicle |
WO1997006031A1 (en) * | 1995-08-04 | 1997-02-20 | Kann Manufacturing Corporation | Channeling mechanism for multi-compartmentalized refuse collection vehicle body |
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