EP1274634A2 - Device for collecting animal faeces - Google Patents

Device for collecting animal faeces

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EP1274634A2
EP1274634A2 EP00988954A EP00988954A EP1274634A2 EP 1274634 A2 EP1274634 A2 EP 1274634A2 EP 00988954 A EP00988954 A EP 00988954A EP 00988954 A EP00988954 A EP 00988954A EP 1274634 A2 EP1274634 A2 EP 1274634A2
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animal faeces
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Heidi Béatrice Nicoud
Joel Nicoud
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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
    • B65F1/04—Refuse receptacles; Accessories therefor with removable inserts
    • B65F1/06—Refuse receptacles; Accessories therefor with removable inserts with flexible inserts, e.g. bags or sacks
    • B65F1/062—Refuse receptacles; Accessories therefor with removable inserts with flexible inserts, e.g. bags or sacks having means for storing or dispensing spare bags
    • 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
    • B65F1/141—Supports, racks, stands, posts or the like for holding refuse receptacles
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65F—GATHERING OR REMOVAL OF DOMESTIC OR LIKE REFUSE
    • B65F2240/00—Types of refuse collected
    • B65F2240/136—Dog dirt

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  • the present invention relates to the waste collection sector and more particularly to devices for the collection of animal excrement, in particular canine.
  • the device according to the invention comprises a housing provided with lateral openings or slots for delivering sachets, a door or lateral opening provided with an access opening arranged in said door or lateral opening and which makes it possible to introduce the sachets of used collection in a collection bag which is inside the box.
  • the interior of the housing includes a movable carriage which can be pulled out of the housing by sliding and which supports a waste collection bag.
  • This type of device if it provides means to allow the collection of excrement, is not concerned with the manner in which the container must be emptied. Indeed, due to its design, this type of device forces the operator who is responsible for emptying the container to lift the lid, which can cause problems, especially in winter when it can be frozen and covered with ice. and therefore very difficult to lift due to its adhesion with ice to the part of the container of the collection container.
  • Figure 1 is an external perspective view of an embodiment according to the invention.
  • Figure 2 is a front sectional view of the device according to a preferred embodiment of the invention.
  • Figure 3 is a perspective view of the movable carriage which is housed by the housing or envelope of the device and which rests on the support shelves. Figure 3 also shows an inclined wall which is folded down on one of the support shelves.
  • FIG. 4a represents a dorsal perspective view of a support device for rolls of collection bags with an inclined wall at its base.
  • Figure 4b is a front perspective view of a roll support device which supports a bag.
  • Figure 5 is a door closing device according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
  • the device for collecting animal faeces comprises a housing (1) which is substantially cubic and which has an upper wall with a profile suitable for water runoff, for example a rounded profile.
  • the housing can be fixed on any support, such as for example a stand (2).
  • the device also comprises at least one door or a removable side wall (3), at least one opening (5) on one of the faces or at the level of the door or removable side wall for the introduction of waste, at least one orifice or slot (9) for the delivery of collection bags (10).
  • This orifice (s) is / are present at at least one of its faces or at the level of the removable door or wall.
  • the collector comprises at least one internal support and distribution device (12) for collection bags which are for example in a roll, which support device is suitable for their delivery. out of the housing.
  • the latter is equipped with a door closing system (11).
  • the lower wall of the housing is provided with one or more drainage holes (14) in its lower wall for the evacuation of water in the event of cleaning or if rain or snow penetrates, this bottom wall of the housing may have a suitable profile to promote the flow of water towards the drainage holes.
  • the collector houses a movable carriage (15) which is designed to keep a waste collection bag (21) open and which is adapted to be pulled out by the door of said housing.
  • This mobile carriage has a substantially U-shaped lateral profile which is constituted by an upper plate (17) connected to a back wall (18) and a lower plate (19) provided with at least one hole (16) for the evacuation of liquids.
  • the lower plate of the mobile carriage rests on means, for example slides (24) which are arranged on the internal face of the lower wall of the housing. These means cooperate with suitable means which are present on the internal face from the bottom wall of the housing. The function of these means is to allow the carriage to slide out of the housing.
  • the carriage further comprises means for stopping its travel out of the housing and for preventing it from overturning when it is out.
  • the upper plate is provided with an opening (20) of suitable profile preferably without accident so as to be able to hold by pinching and without tearing it with a suitable clamping ring a waste collection bag (21).
  • the mobile carriage is constituted by the single upper plate, which makes it possible to drop the collection bag directly into a transport vehicle once the latter is released.
  • the upper plate is provided with a folding clamping ring (23) fixed on the plate or at the level of the edge formed by the upper plate and the dorsal wall of the carriage, this clamping ring has a contour suitable for fitting at least partially in the opening of the tray and pinch a bag to collect the collection bags and waste.
  • the carriage comprises a stiffening rod (27) also serving as a handle and which connects the upper plate and the lower plate, this rod prevents the upper plate from tilting under the weight of the bag when it is full. .
  • the lower plate of the mobile carriage is provided with lateral flanges (22). These make it possible to delimit additional spaces for the storage of bags in reserve as can be seen in Figure 2
  • a support shelf (29).
  • These tablets serve as a support for the upper plate and are provided with means adapted to cooperate with complementary means present on the underside of the plate (17) to allow the carriage to slide and guide out of the housing.
  • These means will for example be one or more grooves of a profile adapted to cooperate with a corresponding rib on the underside of the plate and having a sliding stop means.
  • These means for sliding the plate can be any known universal means.
  • the collector further comprises at least one support device (12) and dispenser for sachets which is fixed at the internal face of at least one wall of the housing and or at the door, this at a level orifice or slot for delivering the sachets, this preferably above the support shelves.
  • These distribution devices serve as support housing for receiving, for example, rolls of bags for collection.
  • the sachets are preferably linked together so that when one sachet has been taken, the next is in the right position to be taken in turn.
  • These distribution devices have a lateral profile substantially similar to a printing capital, these distribution devices can have a width dimension which may be equal to the width of the side walls of the housing or a width that is less but substantially equivalent to the width sachets to ensure good support.
  • the collector is provided with a door closing system or removable side wall.
  • This collector closing system is any known universal door locking and closing device.
  • This door locking device (11), in a preferred embodiment of the invention comprises a control lock (36) of a preferably flat and rigid plate (37) which is fixed in free rotation in its middle on the inside of the door when the lock is unlocked.
  • the closure system comprises guides (40) for the rods (39a, 39b) which are, for example, fixed on the internal face of the front wall or of the door.
  • the upper plate comprises at its front edge, a passage notch (41) of the rod 39a.
  • the internal face of the lower wall of the housing is provided for example with a notch (43) adapted to receive the free end of the closure rod (39 b) which, when it enters it blocks the door.
  • the walls (47) are provided with all known universal means to allow their rotation about an axis (A) which is located at one of the edges of the wall (47).
  • the role of these walls inside the box is to prevent used collection bags which are thrown inside the box from remaining on the shelves.
  • These walls can be provided with a device (49) in order to prevent a person from grabbing the sachets which are possibly stored in the space (E).
  • the device according to the present invention can naturally be made of any suitable and interesting material from a simple economic point of view such as for example metal or a suitable plastic ⁇ * , 1 and from basic elements which will be easily commercially available.
  • the internal elements of the collection device such as the clamping ring (23), the carriage (15), the side flanges (22), the support shelves (29), the inclined side walls (47), the support and distribution device (12), the collection and collection bags are made of a plastic material of the high density polyethylene (HDPE), low density polyethylene (LDPE) or similar type, comprising a fragrance.
  • HDPE high density polyethylene
  • LDPE low density polyethylene
  • This fragrance makes it possible to perfume the interior of the collection device, as well as the sachets when they are extracted from the device, so as to mask the foul smell of animal droppings.
  • the fragrance release time will depend on the type of material and the fragrance used.
  • the device according to the invention is equipped with a sound device which is activated when a user extracts a sachet from the collection device.
  • This sound device is powered by a means known to those skilled in the art such as a battery powered by a solar panel, or an electrical outlet.
  • the sound device When a user extracts a bag from the collection device, the sound device is activated and emits a voice which, for example, thanks the user or broadcasts an advertising slogan.
  • the invention also covers all the embodiments and all the applications which will be directly accessible to those skilled in the art on reading the present application, their own knowledge.

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Abstract

The invention relates to an animal waste collection device. The device claimed for the invention comprises a casing provided with side collection bag removal openings, at least one movable equipped side door or wall, at least one access opening which is made in such removable side door or wall or any other surface which is not a lower surface and which permits introduction of used individual collection bags into the interior of such casing. The interior of the casing holds a moving carriage which may be pulled toward the exterior by sliding motion and which carries a gathering bag for individual collection bags.

Description

Dispositif de collecte de déjections animales. Device for collecting animal excrement.
La présente invention concerne le secteur de la collecte des déchets et plus particulièrement des dispositifs pour la collecte des déjections animales notamment canines.The present invention relates to the waste collection sector and more particularly to devices for the collection of animal excrement, in particular canine.
Le dispositif selon l'invention comprend un boîtier muni d'ouvertures ou fentes latérales de délivrance de sachets, une porte ou ouverture latérale pourvue d'une ouverture d'accès aménagée dans ladite porte ou ouverture latérale et qui permet d'introduire les sachets de ramassage usagés dans un sac de collecte qui se trouve à l'intérieur du boîtier. L'intérieur du boîtier comprend un chariot mobile qui peut être tiré par coulissement à l'extérieur du boîtier et qui supporte un sachet de collecte des déchets.The device according to the invention comprises a housing provided with lateral openings or slots for delivering sachets, a door or lateral opening provided with an access opening arranged in said door or lateral opening and which makes it possible to introduce the sachets of used collection in a collection bag which is inside the box. The interior of the housing includes a movable carriage which can be pulled out of the housing by sliding and which supports a waste collection bag.
Le nombre d'animaux de compagnie dans les pays développés n'a cessé de croître depuis des années. Cette population animale croissante, notamment des chiens et qui est particulièrement concentrée en milieu urbain ne va pas sans poser des problèmes.The number of pets in developed countries has grown steadily for years. This growing animal population, especially dogs and which is particularly concentrated in urban areas is not without problems.
En effet, par manque de moyens adaptés, les propriétaires de chiens par commodité laissent leur animal déféquer sur le domaine public, les trottoirs, les jardins publics, les squares, les bacs à sables réservés aux enfantsIndeed, for lack of suitable means, dog owners for convenience let their animal defecate on public property, sidewalks, public gardens, squares, sand boxes reserved for children
Ce comportement engendre des problèmes de pollution olfactive, des problèmes d'hygiène, mais aussi des problèmes liés au risque de chute. Le problème des déjections canines est particulièrement aigu en milieu urbain, ceci en raison d'une concentration forte des déjections. Une telle pollution, est de plus en plus mal supportée notamment en milieu urbain et surtout par les personnes qui ne possèdent pas d'animal de compagnie. De plus, les budgets consentis par les villes pour le nettoyage sont en constante augmentation ce qui n'est pas supportable.This behavior causes odor pollution problems, hygiene problems, but also problems related to the risk of falling. The problem of dog excrement is particularly acute in urban areas, this due to a high concentration of excrement. Such pollution is increasingly poorly supported, especially in urban areas and especially by people who do not have a pet. In addition, the budgets allocated by cities for cleaning are constantly increasing which is not bearable.
Des tentatives pour remédier à ces problèmes ont été faites, cependant il ne semble pas qu'elles aient rencontré un réel succès. En effet, dés le début des années 1980, des dispositifs de collecte des déjections canines ont été proposés, un tel dispositif est par exemple connu dans le document de brevet EP 0082118. Ce document décrit un récipient à déchet qui comporte un bac sur lequel vient se fixer un sachet de collecte. Ce sac est maintenu par un couvercle par pincement du sac entre le couvercle et le bac qui sert de réceptacle. Le couvercle comprend une ouverture frontale pour introduire les déchets ainsi que des ouvertures ou fentes latérales de délivrance de sachets de ramassage de déjection canines. Les sachets étant stockés dans des logements aménagés à l'intérieur du couvercle.Attempts to remedy these problems have been made, however it does not appear that they have met with real success. Indeed, from the beginning of the 1980s, devices for collecting dog excrement were proposed, such a device is for example known in patent document EP 0082118. This document describes a waste container which comprises a bin on which a collection bag is fixed. This bag is held by a cover by pinching the bag between the cover and the tray which serves as a receptacle. The cover includes a front opening for introducing the waste as well as side openings or slots for delivering canine debris collection bags. The bags being stored in housings arranged inside the lid.
Ce type de dispositif s'il met à disposition des moyens pour permettre le ramassage des déjections, ne se préoccupe pas de la manière avec laquelle le récipient doit être vidé. En effet, en raison de sa conception, ce type de dispositif oblige l'opérateur qui est chargé de vider le récipient de soulever le couvercle, ce qui peut poser des problèmes, notamment en hiver où celui-ci peut être gelé et recouvert de glace et donc très difficile à soulever du fait de son adhésion avec de la glace à la partie du bac du récipient de collecte.This type of device, if it provides means to allow the collection of excrement, is not concerned with the manner in which the container must be emptied. Indeed, due to its design, this type of device forces the operator who is responsible for emptying the container to lift the lid, which can cause problems, especially in winter when it can be frozen and covered with ice. and therefore very difficult to lift due to its adhesion with ice to the part of the container of the collection container.
Un autre inconvénient de ce type de dispositif réside dans la préhension du sac elle-même pour le sortir du bac. En effet, pour sortir le sac du bac, l'opérateur est obligé de sortir ce dernier en le soulevant à la verticale hors du bac.Another drawback of this type of device lies in the gripping of the bag itself to remove it from the bin. Indeed, to remove the bag from the bin, the operator is forced to remove the latter by lifting it vertically out of the bin.
Un inconvénient supplémentaire de ce genre de dispositif est que, l'opérateur qui veut vider le collecteur est obligé de se pencher au-dessus du sac pour le retirer du récipient, il est alors fortement incommodé par les odeurs qui s'en dégagent.An additional disadvantage of this type of device is that, the operator who wants to empty the collector is forced to bend over the bag to remove it from the container, he is then greatly inconvenienced by the odors which emanate from it.
Cette manière d'opérer est très peu pratique, de plus en raison de la nature des déchets, des déjections canines, les sacs de collecte peuvent atteindre des poids dépassant 20 KG. Une telle masse, est très pénible à manipuler et oblige l'opérateur à faire un effort qui se concentre sur son dos. La répétition de cette manipulation, de nombreuses fois pendant le cycle de travail est pénible pour l'opérateur qui est sujet à des pathologies au niveau du dos ceci en relation avec son travail. Il semble qu'en raison de ces inconvénients, les dispositifs de ce type n'aient pas rencontré leur succès. La présente invention se propose de remédier à de tels inconvénients en mettant à disposition un dispositif, pratique dans son utilisation. On comprendra mieux l'invention au regard des figures qui accompagnent la description et qui sont données à titre d'illustration d'un mode de réalisation préféré de l'invention et qui ne limite pas l'invention bornée dans les revendications.This way of operating is very impractical, moreover due to the nature of the waste, dog excrement, the collection bags can reach weights exceeding 20 KG. Such a mass is very difficult to handle and forces the operator to make an effort which is concentrated on his back. The repetition of this manipulation, many times during the work cycle is painful for the operator who is subject to pathologies at the level of the back this in relation to his work. It seems that because of these drawbacks, devices of this type have not met with their success. The present invention proposes to remedy such drawbacks by providing a device which is practical in its use. The invention will be better understood with reference to the figures which accompany the description and which are given by way of illustration of a preferred embodiment of the invention and which do not limit the invention limited in the claims.
La figure 1 est une vue en perspective extérieure d'un mode de réalisation selon l'invention.Figure 1 is an external perspective view of an embodiment according to the invention.
La figure 2 est une vue en coupe frontale du dispositif selon un mode de réalisation préféré de l'invention.Figure 2 is a front sectional view of the device according to a preferred embodiment of the invention.
La figure 3 est une vue en perspective du chariot mobile qui est abrité par le boîtier ou enveloppe du dispositif et qui repose sur les tablettes de support. La figure 3 montre également une paroi inclinée qui est rabattue sur une des tablettes de support.Figure 3 is a perspective view of the movable carriage which is housed by the housing or envelope of the device and which rests on the support shelves. Figure 3 also shows an inclined wall which is folded down on one of the support shelves.
La figure 4a représente une vue en perspective dorsale d'un dispositif de support pour des rouleaux de sachets de ramassage avec à sa base une paroi inclinée.FIG. 4a represents a dorsal perspective view of a support device for rolls of collection bags with an inclined wall at its base.
La figure 4b est une vue en perspective de face d'un dispositif de support de rouleau qui supporte un sachet.Figure 4b is a front perspective view of a roll support device which supports a bag.
La figure 5 est un dispositif de fermeture de porte selon un mode de réalisation préféré de la présente invention.Figure 5 is a door closing device according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
L'invention sera mieux comprise à la lecture de la description détaillée qui va suivre. Le dispositif de collecte de déjection animales selon la présente invention comprend un boîtier (1) qui est sensiblement cubique et qui présente une paroi supérieure d'un profil adapté pour le ruissellement de l'eau, par exemple un profil arrondi. Le boîtier peut être fixé sur tout support, tel que par exemple un pied (2).The invention will be better understood on reading the detailed description which follows. The device for collecting animal faeces according to the present invention comprises a housing (1) which is substantially cubic and which has an upper wall with a profile suitable for water runoff, for example a rounded profile. The housing can be fixed on any support, such as for example a stand (2).
Le dispositif comprend par ailleurs au moins une porte ou une paroi latérale amovible (3), au moins une ouverture (5) sur une des faces ou au niveau de la porte ou paroi latérale amovible pour l'introduction de déchets, au moins un orifice ou fente (9) pour la délivrance de sachets de ramassage (10). Ce(s) orifice(s) est/sont présents au niveau d'au moins une de ses faces ou au niveau de la porte ou paroi amovible.The device also comprises at least one door or a removable side wall (3), at least one opening (5) on one of the faces or at the level of the door or removable side wall for the introduction of waste, at least one orifice or slot (9) for the delivery of collection bags (10). This orifice (s) is / are present at at least one of its faces or at the level of the removable door or wall.
Afin de maintenir les sachets de ramassage à l'intérieur du boîtier, le collecteur comprend au moins un dispositif interne de support et de distribution (12) de sachets de ramassage qui sont par exemple en rouleau, lequel dispositif de support est adapté pour leur délivrance hors du boîtier. Pour éviter une dissémination malveillante des déchets qui sont collectés à l'intérieur du collecteur, celui-ci est équipé d'un système de fermeture (11) de la porte.In order to keep the collection bags inside the housing, the collector comprises at least one internal support and distribution device (12) for collection bags which are for example in a roll, which support device is suitable for their delivery. out of the housing. To avoid malicious dissemination of the waste which is collected inside the collector, the latter is equipped with a door closing system (11).
Par ailleurs, la paroi inférieure du boîtier est munie d'un ou plusieurs trous d'évacuation (14) dans sa paroi inférieure pour l'évacuation de l'eau en cas de nettoyage ou si de la pluie ou de la neige pénètre, cette paroi inférieure du boîtier pourra présenter un profil adapté pour favoriser l'écoulement de l'eau en direction des trous d'évacuation.Furthermore, the lower wall of the housing is provided with one or more drainage holes (14) in its lower wall for the evacuation of water in the event of cleaning or if rain or snow penetrates, this bottom wall of the housing may have a suitable profile to promote the flow of water towards the drainage holes.
Enfin, le collecteur abrite un chariot mobile (15) qui est prévu pour maintenir ouvert un sachet de collecte de déchets (21) et qui est adapté pour être sorti par la porte dudit boîtier par traction.Finally, the collector houses a movable carriage (15) which is designed to keep a waste collection bag (21) open and which is adapted to be pulled out by the door of said housing.
Ce chariot mobile présente un profil latéral sensiblement en forme de U renversé qui est constitué par un plateau supérieur (17) relié à une paroi dorsale (18) et un plateau inférieur (19) pourvu d'au moins un trou (16) pour l'évacuation des liquides. De plus, le plateau inférieur du chariot mobile repose sur des moyens, par exemple des glissières (24) qui sont disposées sur la face interne de la paroi inférieure du boîtier. Ces moyens coopèrent avec des moyens adaptés et qui sont présents sur la face interne de la paroi inférieure du boîtier. La fonction de ces moyens est de permettre le coulissement du chariot hors du boîtier. Le chariot comprend en outre des moyens pour arrêter sa course hors du boîtier et pour empêcher son renversement lorsqu'il est sorti.This mobile carriage has a substantially U-shaped lateral profile which is constituted by an upper plate (17) connected to a back wall (18) and a lower plate (19) provided with at least one hole (16) for the evacuation of liquids. In addition, the lower plate of the mobile carriage rests on means, for example slides (24) which are arranged on the internal face of the lower wall of the housing. These means cooperate with suitable means which are present on the internal face from the bottom wall of the housing. The function of these means is to allow the carriage to slide out of the housing. The carriage further comprises means for stopping its travel out of the housing and for preventing it from overturning when it is out.
Le plateau supérieur est muni d'une ouverture (20) de profil adapté de préférence sans accident pour pouvoir maintenir par pincement et sans le déchirer avec une bague de serrage adapté un sachet de collecte des déchets (21).The upper plate is provided with an opening (20) of suitable profile preferably without accident so as to be able to hold by pinching and without tearing it with a suitable clamping ring a waste collection bag (21).
Dans un autre mode de réalisation de l'invention, le chariot mobile est constitué par le seul plateau supérieur, ce qui permet de faire tomber le sac de collecte directement dans un véhicule de transport une fois que celui-ci est libéré.In another embodiment of the invention, the mobile carriage is constituted by the single upper plate, which makes it possible to drop the collection bag directly into a transport vehicle once the latter is released.
Le plateau supérieur est muni d'une bague de serrage rabattable (23) fixée sur le plateau ou au niveau de l'arête formée par le plateau supérieur et la paroi dorsale du chariot, cette bague de serrage présente un contour adapté pour s'emboîter au moins partiellement dans l'ouverture du plateau et maintenir par pincement un sac de collecte des sachets de ramassage et des déchets.The upper plate is provided with a folding clamping ring (23) fixed on the plate or at the level of the edge formed by the upper plate and the dorsal wall of the carriage, this clamping ring has a contour suitable for fitting at least partially in the opening of the tray and pinch a bag to collect the collection bags and waste.
De plus, le chariot comprend une tige de rigidification (27) servant également de poignée et qui relie le plateau supérieur et le plateau inférieur, cette tige évite que le plateau supérieur ne s'incline sous le poids du sac lorsque celui- ci est plein.In addition, the carriage comprises a stiffening rod (27) also serving as a handle and which connects the upper plate and the lower plate, this rod prevents the upper plate from tilting under the weight of the bag when it is full. .
Enfin pour éviter que le sac n'accroche lors de sa sortie du boîtier, le plateau inférieur du chariot mobile est muni de rebords latéraux (22). Ceux-ci permettent de délimiter des espaces supplémentaires pour l'entreposage de sachets en réserve comme on peut le voir à la figure 2 A l'intérieur du boîtier se trouve fixée sur chacune des faces internes des parois latérales du boîtier de préférence dans un plan perpendiculaire au plan de la paroi latérale, une tablette de support (29).Finally, to prevent the bag from catching on leaving the housing, the lower plate of the mobile carriage is provided with lateral flanges (22). These make it possible to delimit additional spaces for the storage of bags in reserve as can be seen in Figure 2 Inside the housing is fixed on each of the internal faces of the side walls of the housing, preferably in a plane perpendicular to the plane of the side wall, a support shelf (29).
Ces tablettes servent de support au plateau supérieur et sont munies de moyens adaptés pour coopérer avec des moyens complémentaires présents sur la face inférieure du plateau (17) pour permettre le coulissement et le guidage du chariot hors du boîtier. Ces moyens seront par exemple une ou plusieurs rainures d'un profil adapté pour coopérer avec une nervure correspondante de la face inférieure du plateau et possédant un moyen d'arrêt du coulissement. Ces moyens pour faire coulisser le plateau pourront être tous moyens universels connus.These tablets serve as a support for the upper plate and are provided with means adapted to cooperate with complementary means present on the underside of the plate (17) to allow the carriage to slide and guide out of the housing. These means will for example be one or more grooves of a profile adapted to cooperate with a corresponding rib on the underside of the plate and having a sliding stop means. These means for sliding the plate can be any known universal means.
De plus, à l'intérieur du boîtier se trouvent deux parois latérales inclinées (47) dont la pente descendante est dirigée à partir des faces des parois latérales en direction de l'ouverture du sachet de collecte.In addition, inside the housing are two inclined side walls (47) whose downward slope is directed from the faces of the side walls towards the opening of the collection bag.
Le collecteur comprend en outre au moins un dispositif de support (12) et de distribution de sachets qui est fixé au niveau de la face interne d'au moins une paroi du boîtier et ou au niveau de la porte, ceci au niveau d'un orifice ou fente de délivrance des sachets, ceci de préférence au dessus des tablettes supports. Ces dispositifs de distribution servent de logement support pour recevoir par exemple des rouleaux de sachets pour le ramassage. Les sachets seront de préférence reliés entre eux afin que lorsqu'un sachet a été prélevé, le suivant se trouve dans la bonne position pour être prélevé à son tour.The collector further comprises at least one support device (12) and dispenser for sachets which is fixed at the internal face of at least one wall of the housing and or at the door, this at a level orifice or slot for delivering the sachets, this preferably above the support shelves. These distribution devices serve as support housing for receiving, for example, rolls of bags for collection. The sachets are preferably linked together so that when one sachet has been taken, the next is in the right position to be taken in turn.
Ces dispositifs de distribution présentent un profil latéral sensiblement similaire à un L capital d'imprimerie, ces dispositifs de distribution peuvent présenter une dimension en largeur qui peut être égale à la largeur des parois latérales du boîtier ou une largeur inférieure mais sensiblement équivalente à la largeur des sachets afin de leur assurer un bon maintien.These distribution devices have a lateral profile substantially similar to a printing capital, these distribution devices can have a width dimension which may be equal to the width of the side walls of the housing or a width that is less but substantially equivalent to the width sachets to ensure good support.
De plus l'angle entre les 2 barres du L est supérieur à 90 °et inférieur ou égal à 180°. Afin d'éviter une dissémination malveillante des déchets collectés, le collecteur est pourvu d'un système de fermeture de la porte ou paroi latérale amovible. Ce système de fermeture du collecteur est tout dispositif de verrouillage et de fermeture universel de porte connu.In addition, the angle between the 2 bars of the L is greater than 90 ° and less than or equal to 180 °. To avoid malicious dissemination of the collected waste, the collector is provided with a door closing system or removable side wall. This collector closing system is any known universal door locking and closing device.
Ce dispositif de verrouillage (11) de la porte, dans un mode de réalisation préféré de l'invention comprend un verrou de commande (36) d'une plaque de préférence plate et rigide (37) qui est fixée de manière libre en rotation en son milieu sur la face interne de la porte lorsque le verrou est déverrouillé.This door locking device (11), in a preferred embodiment of the invention comprises a control lock (36) of a preferably flat and rigid plate (37) which is fixed in free rotation in its middle on the inside of the door when the lock is unlocked.
Sur la plaque (37) sont fixées de manière libre en rotation à une de leur extrémité, deux tringles de fermeture (39 a, 39b) de part et d'autre de l'axe de rotation de la plaque plate et rigide. Lorsqu'un opérateur ouvre la porte à l'aide d'une clé, il provoque le pivotement de la plaque et simultanément un mouvement vertical de montée de la tringle 39b) et un mouvement vertical vers le bas de la tringle 39a) ce qui provoque le déverrouillage de la porte. Par ailleurs, le système de fermeture comporte des guides (40) pour les tringles (39a, 39b) qui sont par exemple fixés sur la face interne de la paroi frontale ou de la porte.On the plate (37) are fixed so as to rotate freely at one of their ends, two closing rods (39 a, 39b) on either side of the axis of rotation of the flat and rigid plate. When an operator opens the door using a key, it causes the pivoting of the plate and simultaneously a vertical movement of upward movement of the rod 39b) and a vertical movement downwards of the rod 39a) which causes unlocking the door. Furthermore, the closure system comprises guides (40) for the rods (39a, 39b) which are, for example, fixed on the internal face of the front wall or of the door.
Pour permettre le passage de la tringle supérieure 39a) le plateau supérieur comprend au niveau de son arête frontale, une encoche de passage (41) de la tringle 39a.To allow the passage of the upper rod 39a) the upper plate comprises at its front edge, a passage notch (41) of the rod 39a.
Pour que la fermeture soit efficace, la face interne de la paroi inférieure du boîtier est munie par exemple, d'une encoche (43) adaptée pour accueillir l'extrémité libre de la tringle de fermeture (39 b) qui lorsqu'elle y pénètre bloque la porte.For the closure to be effective, the internal face of the lower wall of the housing is provided for example with a notch (43) adapted to receive the free end of the closure rod (39 b) which, when it enters it blocks the door.
A l'intérieur du boîtier se trouvent deux parois latérales inclinées (47) dont la pente est dirigée à partir des faces des parois latérales en direction de l'ouverture du sachet de collecte. Ces deux parois inclinées sont fixées de manière libre en rotation entre les parois frontales et dorsales du boîtier' de telle manière qu'elles puissent être rabattues et relevées. Les parois (47) sont munies de tous moyens universels connus pour permettre leur rotation autour d'un axe (A) qui est situé au niveau d'une des arêtes de la paroi (47).Inside the housing are two inclined side walls (47) whose slope is directed from the sides of the side walls towards the opening of the collection bag. These two inclined walls are fixed so as to rotate freely between the front and back walls of the housing so that they can be folded down and raised. The walls (47) are provided with all known universal means to allow their rotation about an axis (A) which is located at one of the edges of the wall (47).
Le rôle de ces parois à l'intérieur du boîtier est d'éviter que des sachets de ramassage usagés qui sont jetés à l'intérieur du boîtier ne restent sur les tablettes.The role of these walls inside the box is to prevent used collection bags which are thrown inside the box from remaining on the shelves.
Les parois inclinées (47), lorsqu'elles sont rabattues délimitent avec les tablettes de support et les parois latérales un espace (E) qui peut servir de logement pour entreposer des sacs de ramassage comme on peut le voir à la figure 2. Ces parois inclinées peuvent être munies d'un dispositif (49) afin d'éviter qu'une personne ne s'empare des sachets qui sont éventuellement stockés dans l'espace (E).The inclined walls (47), when folded down, delimit with the support shelves and the side walls a space (E) which can serve as a housing for storing collection bags as can be seen in FIG. 2. These walls can be provided with a device (49) in order to prevent a person from grabbing the sachets which are possibly stored in the space (E).
Enfin pour éviter que de l'eau ou de la neige ne s'introduisent à l'intérieur du boîtier, toutes les ouvertures ou fentes qui sont présentes au niveau du boîtier et de la porte sont protégées de l'eau et de la neige par une languette (45) issue de la paroi dudit boîtier ou de la porte ou paroi latérale amovible ou bien encore par un élément fixé sur la paroi du type marquise.Finally, to prevent water or snow from entering the interior of the housing, all the openings or slots that are present at the housing and the door are protected from water and snow by a tongue (45) from the wall of said housing or from the removable door or side wall or alternatively by an element fixed to the wall of the marquee type.
On se rend compte après cette description détaillée d'un mode de réalisation préféré selon l'invention que les inconvénients que présentaient les dispositifs de l'art antérieur sont éliminés. En effet, en raison du boîtier monobloc, les problèmes liés à l'ouverture du compartiment qui abrite le sac de collecte dans les dispositifs selon l'art antérieur sont éliminés, l'ouverture du compartiment reste aisée en toute circonstance. Bien entendu, la ou les ouvertures pour l'introduction des déchets pourront être présentes sur n'importe quelle face du boîtier sauf naturellement la face inférieure.It will be appreciated after this detailed description of a preferred embodiment according to the invention that the drawbacks presented by the devices of the prior art are eliminated. Indeed, due to the one-piece housing, the problems associated with the opening of the compartment which houses the collection bag in the devices according to the prior art are eliminated, the opening of the compartment remains easy in all circumstances. Of course, the opening or openings for the introduction of waste may be present on any face of the housing except naturally the underside.
De plus, pour sortir le sac de collecte, il suffit que l'opérateur tire sur le chariot pour faire sortir celui-ci, il ne lui reste plus alors qu'à soulever la bague de serrage du sachet pour libérer ce dernier et le faire glisser dans un véhicule de récupération, ceci sans avoir à se pencher au-dessus du sachet et sans avoir à le soulever et ainsi être soumis aux odeurs.In addition, to take out the collection bag, the operator just has to pull on the cart to take it out, all that remains for him to do is to lift the clamping ring of the bag to release the bag and do so. slip into a vehicle recovery, without having to bend over the sachet and without having to lift it and thus be subject to odors.
Le dispositif selon la présente invention pourra naturellement être réalisé dans tout matériau adapté et intéressant d'un simple point de vue économique tel que par exemple du métal ou une matière plastique adaptée ι* ,1 et à partir d'éléments de base qui seront facilement disponibles dans le commerce.The device according to the present invention can naturally be made of any suitable and interesting material from a simple economic point of view such as for example metal or a suitable plastic ι * , 1 and from basic elements which will be easily commercially available.
Dans un mode de réalisation particulier, les éléments internes du dispositif de collecte, tels que la bague de serrage (23), le chariot (15), les rebords latéraux (22), les tablettes de support (29), les parois latérales inclinées (47), le dispositif de support et de distribution (12), les sachets de collecte et de ramassage sont réalisés en une matière plastique du type polyéthylène haute densité (PEHD), polyéthylène basse densité (PEBD) ou analogue, comprenant une fragrance.In a particular embodiment, the internal elements of the collection device, such as the clamping ring (23), the carriage (15), the side flanges (22), the support shelves (29), the inclined side walls (47), the support and distribution device (12), the collection and collection bags are made of a plastic material of the high density polyethylene (HDPE), low density polyethylene (LDPE) or similar type, comprising a fragrance.
Cette fragrance permet de parfumer l'intérieur du dispositif de collecte, ainsi que les sachets lors de leur extraction hors du dispositif, de manière à masquer l'odeur nauséabonde des déjections animales. La durée de libération de la fragrance dépendra du type de matériau et de la fragrance utilisés.This fragrance makes it possible to perfume the interior of the collection device, as well as the sachets when they are extracted from the device, so as to mask the foul smell of animal droppings. The fragrance release time will depend on the type of material and the fragrance used.
Dans un autre mode de réalisation particulier, le dispositif selon l'invention est équipé d'un dispositif sonore qui est activé lorsqu'un utilisateur extrait un sachet hors du dispositif de collecte. Ce dispositif sonore est alimenté par un moyen connu de l'homme du métier tel qu'une batterie alimentée par panneau solaire, ou une prise d'électricité.In another particular embodiment, the device according to the invention is equipped with a sound device which is activated when a user extracts a sachet from the collection device. This sound device is powered by a means known to those skilled in the art such as a battery powered by a solar panel, or an electrical outlet.
Quand un utilisateur extrait un sachet hors du dispositif de collecte, le dispositif sonore est activé et émet une voix qui par exemple remercie l'utilisateur ou diffuse un slogan publicitaire.When a user extracts a bag from the collection device, the sound device is activated and emits a voice which, for example, thanks the user or broadcasts an advertising slogan.
L'invention couvre également tous les modes de réalisation et toutes les applications qui seront directement accessibles à l'homme de métier à la lecture de la présente demande, de ses connaissances propres. The invention also covers all the embodiments and all the applications which will be directly accessible to those skilled in the art on reading the present application, their own knowledge.

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1. - Dispositif de collecte de déjections animales qui comprend un boîtier (1) sensiblement cubique, fixé sur un support et présentant une paroi supérieure d'un profil adapté pour le ruissellement de l'eau, caractérisé en ce qu'il comprend au moins une porte ou paroi latérale amovible (3), au moins une ouverture sur au moins une des faces et/ou au niveau de la porte pour l'introduction de déchets dans le boîtier, au moins un orifice ou fentes (9) pour la délivrance de sachets (10) sur au moins une de ses faces et ou au niveau de la porte, au moins un dispositif interne de maintien et de distribution de sachets de ramassage adapté pour leur délivrance (12), un dispositif de verrouillage et de fermeture de la porte (11), au moins un orifice (14) dans sa paroi inférieure, un chariot mobile (15) adapté pour maintenir ouvert un sachet de collecte de déchets (21) et adapté pour être tiré en dehors dudit boîtier.1. - Device for collecting animal droppings which comprises a substantially cubic housing (1), fixed on a support and having an upper wall of a profile suitable for the runoff of water, characterized in that it comprises at least a removable door or side wall (3), at least one opening on at least one of the faces and / or at the door for the introduction of waste into the housing, at least one orifice or slots (9) for delivery bags (10) on at least one of its faces and or at the door, at least one internal device for holding and distributing collection bags suitable for their delivery (12), a device for locking and closing the door (11), at least one orifice (14) in its lower wall, a movable carriage (15) adapted to keep open a waste collection bag (21) and adapted to be pulled out of said housing.
2. - Dispositif de collecte de déjections animales selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que le chariot mobile présente un profil latéral sensiblement en forme de U renversé constitué par un plateau supérieur (17) une parois dorsale (18) et un plateau inférieur (19).2. - Device for collecting animal faeces according to claim 1, characterized in that the movable carriage has a lateral profile substantially in the form of an inverted U constituted by an upper plate (17) a back wall (18) and a lower plate ( 19).
3. - Dispositif de collecte de déjections animales selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que le chariot mobile est constitué par le seul plateau supérieur.3. - Device for collecting animal faeces according to claim 1, characterized in that the mobile carriage is constituted by the single upper plate.
4. - Dispositif de collecte de déjections animales selon la revendication 2 ou 3, caractérisé en ce que le plateau supérieur est muni d'une ouverture (20) de profil adapté sans accidents pour maintenir sans déchirer un sac de collecte par pincement avec une bague de serrage d'un contour adapté.4. - Device for collecting animal faeces according to claim 2 or 3, characterized in that the upper plate is provided with an opening (20) of profile adapted without accidents to maintain without tearing a collection bag by pinching with a ring tightening a suitable contour.
5. - Dispositif de collecte de déjections animales selon la revendication5. - Device for collecting animal faeces according to claim
4, caractérisé en ce que le plateau supérieur est muni d'une bague de serrage rabattable (23) d'un contour adapté pour s'emboîter au moins partiellement dans l'ouverture du plateau et maintenir un sac de collecte (21). 4, characterized in that the upper plate is provided with a folding clamping ring (23) of a contour adapted to fit at least partially into the opening of the plate and maintain a collection bag (21).
6. - Dispositif de collecte de déjections animales selon la revendication 2, caractérisé en ce que le chariot comprend une tige de rigidification (27) du plateau supérieur et du plateau inférieur entre eux.6. - Device for collecting animal faeces according to claim 2, characterized in that the carriage comprises a stiffening rod (27) of the upper plate and the lower plate between them.
7. - Dispositif de collecte de déjections animales selon la revendication 6, caractérisé en ce que le plateau inférieur est muni de rebords latéraux (22)7. - Device for collecting animal faeces according to claim 6, characterized in that the lower plate is provided with lateral flanges (22)
8. - Dispositif de collecte de déjections animales selon la revendication 1 , caractérisé en ce qu'à l'intérieur du boîtier se trouvent fixée sur chacune des faces internes des parois latérales du boîtier, une tablette de support (29) fixée dans un plan de préférence perpendiculaire au plan de la paroi latérale.8. - Device for collecting animal faeces according to claim 1, characterized in that inside the housing are fixed on each of the internal faces of the side walls of the housing, a support shelf (29) fixed in a plane preferably perpendicular to the plane of the side wall.
9. - Dispositif de collecte de déjections animales selon la revendication9. - Device for collecting animal faeces according to claim
8, caractérisé en ce que les tablettes de support sont munies de moyens adaptés pour coopérer avec des moyens complémentaires présents sur la face inférieure du plateau (17) pour faire coulisser le chariot hors du boîtier.8, characterized in that the support shelves are provided with means adapted to cooperate with complementary means present on the underside of the plate (17) for sliding the carriage out of the housing.
10. - Dispositif de collecte de déjections animales selon la revendication 1 , caractérisé en ce qu'au moins un dispositif (12) de distribution de sachets est fixé sur la face interne d'au moins une des parois et/ou de la porte au niveau d'un orifice ou fente de délivrance des sachets.10. - Device for collecting animal faeces according to claim 1, characterized in that at least one device (12) for distributing sachets is fixed on the internal face of at least one of the walls and / or of the door at level of an orifice or slot for delivering the sachets.
11. - Dispositif de collecte de déjections animales selon la revendication 10, caractérisé en ce que le dispositif de distribution des sachets présente un profil latéral sensiblement similaire à un L capital d'imprimerie.11. - Device for collecting animal faeces according to claim 10, characterized in that the bag distribution device has a lateral profile substantially similar to an L printing capital.
12. - Dispositif de collecte de déjections animales selon la revendication 11 , caractérisé en ce que l'angle entre les 2 barres du L est supérieur à 90 °et inférieur ou égal à 180°.12. - Device for collecting animal faeces according to claim 11, characterized in that the angle between the 2 bars of the L is greater than 90 ° and less than or equal to 180 °.
13. - Dispositif de collecte de déjections animales selon la revendication 1 , caractérisé en ce que le dispositif de fermeture du collecteur est tout dispositif de verrouillage de porte universel connu. 13. - Device for collecting animal faeces according to claim 1, characterized in that the collector closing device is any known universal door locking device.
14. Dispositif de collecte de déjections animales selon la revendication 1 , caractérisé en ce que le plateau supérieur comprend au niveau de son arête frontale, une encoche de passage (41 ) de la tige de fermeture 39 a).14. Device for collecting animal faeces according to claim 1, characterized in that the upper plate comprises at its front edge, a passage notch (41) of the closure rod 39 a).
15. - Dispositif de collecte de déjections animales selon la 5 revendication 1 , caractérisé en ce que le boîtier comporte sur la face interne de sa paroi inférieure, une encoche (43) adaptée pour accueillir l'extrémité libre de la tige de fermeture 39 b).15. - Device for collecting animal faeces according to claim 5, characterized in that the housing comprises on the internal face of its lower wall, a notch (43) adapted to receive the free end of the closure rod 39 b ).
16. - Dispositif de collecte de déjections animales selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que toutes les ouvertures ou fentes qui o sont présentes au niveau du boîtier et de la porte sont protégées de l'eau et de la neige par une languette (45) issue de la de la paroi dudit boîtier ou de ladite porte.16. - Device for collecting animal faeces according to claim 1, characterized in that all the openings or slots which o are present at the housing and the door are protected from water and snow by a tongue (45 ) from the wall of said housing or said door.
17. - Dispositif de collecte de déjections animales selon la revendication 13, caractérisé en ce que le dispositif de fermeture de la porte 5 (11) comprend, un verrou (36) de commande d'une plaque de préférence plate et rigide (37), fixée de manière libre en rotation en son milieu, sur la face interne de la porte et où sont fixées de manière libre en rotation deux tringles de fermeture (39 a, 39b) de part et d'autre de l'axe de rotation de la plaque plate et des guides de tringle (40).17. - Device for collecting animal faeces according to claim 13, characterized in that the device for closing the door 5 (11) comprises a lock (36) for controlling a plate, preferably flat and rigid (37) , fixed freely in rotation in the middle, on the internal face of the door and where are fixed in free rotation two closing rods (39 a, 39b) on either side of the axis of rotation of the flat plate and rod guides (40).
18. - Dispositif de collecte de déjections animales selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce qu'à l'intérieur du boîtier se trouvent deux parois latérales inclinées et rabattables (47) dont la pente est dirigée à partir des faces des parois latérales en direction de l'ouverture du sachet de collecte.18. - Device for collecting animal faeces according to claim 1, characterized in that inside the housing are two inclined and foldable side walls (47) whose slope is directed from the sides of the side walls in the direction from the opening of the collection bag.
I 19. - Dispositif de collecte de déjections animales selon la revendication 2, caractérisé en ce que la face interne de la paroi inférieure du boîtier comprend des moyens (24) adaptés pour coopérer avec des moyens adaptés présents sur la face inférieure du plateau inférieur (19) pour permettre le coulissement du chariot hors du boîtier. I 19. - Device for collecting animal faeces according to claim 2, characterized in that the internal face of the lower wall of the housing comprises means (24) adapted to cooperate with suitable means present on the lower face of the lower plate ( 19) to allow the carriage to slide out of the housing.
20. - Dispositif de collecte de déjections animales selon la revendication 19, caractérisé en ce que le chariot est muni de moyens pour arrêter sa course hors du boîtier et empêcher son renversement.20. - Device for collecting animal faeces according to claim 19, characterized in that the carriage is provided with means for stopping its race out of the housing and preventing its overturning.
21. - Dispositif de collecte de déjections animales selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes caractérisé en ce que les éléments internes du dispositif de collecte, tels que la bague de serrage (23), le chariot (15), les rebords latéraux (22), les tablettes de support (29), les parois latérales inclinées (47), le dispositif de support et de distribution (12), les sachets de collecte et de ramassage sont réalisés en une matière plastique du type polyéthylène haute densité (PEHD), polyéthylène basse densité (PEBD) ou analogue, comprenant une fragrance.21. - Device for collecting animal faeces according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the internal elements of the collection device, such as the clamping ring (23), the carriage (15), the lateral flanges (22 ), the support shelves (29), the inclined side walls (47), the support and distribution device (12), the collection and collection bags are made of a plastic material of the high density polyethylene (HDPE) type. , low density polyethylene (LDPE) or the like, comprising a fragrance.
22. - Dispositif de collecte de déjections animales selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes caractérisé en ce que le dispositif est équipé d'un dispositif sonore qui est activé lorsqu'un utilisateur extrait un sachet hors du dispositif de collecte. 22. - Device for collecting animal faeces according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the device is equipped with a sound device which is activated when a user extracts a sachet from the collection device.
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