NL2002732C2

NL2002732C2 - Collecting container with an inner bin and an outer bin.

Info

Publication number: NL2002732C2
Application number: NL2002732A
Authority: NL
Inventors: Hermann Oliver Schauerhuber
Original assignee: Casa Sl Marketing Und Vertriebsgesellschaft M B H
Priority date: 2009-04-09
Filing date: 2009-04-09
Publication date: 2010-10-12

Description

Collecting container with an inner bin and an outer bin 5 This patent application claims the priority of German patent application 102007051080.4, the disclosure content of which is hereby incorporated by reference.

The present application relates to a collecting container with an inner bin and an outer 10 bin.

Such a collecting container is known for example from document EP 1 449 793 Al.

The rubbish collector disclosed in that document has an inner bin and an outer casing placed over the inner bin, which is closed at the top except for a filling opening that can 15 be closed off by a flap. The flap is opened by means of a foot pedal and cable pull or Bowden cable.

A problem addressed by the present application is to disclose a collecting container which is particularly easy to handle and/or particularly simple to manufacture.

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This problem is solved by means of a collecting container with the features of Claim 1. Advantageous configurations and developments are disclosed in the dependent claims. The disclosure content of the claims is hereby expressly incorporated into the description by reference.

25 A collecting container, in particular a rubbish container, with an inner bin and an outer bin is disclosed. The collecting container has a lid that is releasably fixed to the outer bin and which has a filling opening which can be closed with a flap that is moveably mounted on the lid. In particular, the flap is hinge-connected to the lid.

By means of the removable lid, the inner bin can be particularly easily withdrawn from the outer bin, for example in order to empty the inner bin. The outer bin does not, for 30 2 example, need to be placed over the inner bin. The collecting container is thus particularly easy to handle.

The collecting container also has a first chain of control rods which is fixed to the lid.

5 The first chain of control rods engages with the flap and is provided for opening and/or closing the flap. In an advantageous development, the first chain of control rods is completely contained in an interior of the lid. In other words, the first chain of control rods does not protrude out of the lid.

10 The collecting container additionally has a second chain of control rods fixed to the outer bin, which is provided for activating the first chain of control rods. Preferably, the second chain of control rods is essentially completely contained in an interior of the outer bin. "Essentially completely" in the present context means that at most one end region of the second chain of control rods, in which the second chain of control rods is 15 externally acted upon, and/or one end region, with which the second chain of control rods acts upon the first chain of control rods, project out of the outer bin.

The term "chain of control rods" in the present context is to be understood as an arrangement of at least two control rods, wherein the control rods are fitted into one 2 0 another in pairs and/or connected together in an articulated manner. In particular a second end piece of a first of the two control rods is fitted into a first end piece of the second control rod or connected to a first end piece of the second control rod in an articulated manner. For example, the chain of control rods is provided for transmitting, by means of the interconnecting control rods or the control rods connected in an 2 5 articulated manner, a tensile force, a compressive force or a torque which acts on a first end piece of the first control rod, to a second end piece of the second control rod. Alternatively it can be provided to translate, by means of the interconnecting control rods or the control rods connected in an articulated manner, a tensile force acting on the first end piece of the first control rod into a compressive force or a torque on the second 3 0 end piece of the second control rod, to translate a compressive force acting on the first end piece of the first control rod into a tensile force or a torque on the second end piece of the second control rod and/or to translate a torque which acts on the first end piece of the first control rod into a compressive force or a tensile force on the second end piece 3 of the second control rod. For this purpose the articulated connection of the two control rods can have, for example, a diverting element. The end pieces of the two control rods which are connected in an articulated manner are preferably moveably mounted on the diverting element. Alternatively or additionally, at least one of the end pieces fitted into 5 one another or connected in an articulated manner can be constructed in the form of a lever.

The collecting container with the first and second chain of control rods has the advantage of being particularly easy to manufacture. The chains of control rods are 10 advantageously particularly robust. Costly and fault-susceptible mechanisms, such as for example cable pulls or Bowden cables, can be advantageously dispensed with.

In one configuration the collecting container has a locking device with which the lid is releasably locked to the outer bin. For example, by means of the locking device a screw 15 connection and/or a snap-in connection is formed between the lid and the outer bin. For example, the lid has at least one locking element of the locking device and/or the outer bin has at least one locking element of the locking device. One locking element contains for example a screw element, a notch and/or a push-button.

2 0 Using the locking device, the lid can be locked to the outer bin in a releasable, and at the same time mechanically stable, manner. The risk of unintentional release of the lid is thus reduced, for example when the second chain of control rods exerts a force on the lid to activate the first chain of control rods.

25 In another configuration the collecting container has a positioning device, by means of which the lid and the outer bin can be aligned with respect to one another in a reproducible way. The positioning device can be used advantageously to achieve a precise positioning of the first and second chain of control rods relative to each other. 1 0 For example, the alignment of the lid relative to the outer bin is specified in a definite way by means of positioning elements of the positioning device. One positioning element has for example a recess and/or a projection of the lid or of the outer bin, and/or it has a notch. Preferably, one positioning element of the lid and one positioning 4 element of the outer bin respectively form an interacting pair of positioning elements of the positioning device.

In an advantageous extension, the locking device incorporates the positioning device.

5 For example, a locking element is simultaneously a positioning element.

In one configuration the lid is rotatably mounted on the outer bin. The rotational axis here is in particular a common central axis of the outer bin and the lid. In one configuration the locking device and/or the positioning device limits the angle of 10 rotation by which the lid can be rotated relative to the outer bin. The rotatably mounted lid allows particularly simple handling when engaging and releasing the locking mechanism.

In another configuration of the collecting container the first chain of control rods has a 15 connecting rod which, when the first chain of control rods is activated, opens the flap into an interior of the lid, and in particular pivots the lid into the interior.

In another configuration of the collecting container, the first chain of control rods contains a first reciprocating rod and the second chain of control rods contains a second 2 0 reciprocating rod. The first reciprocating rod is arranged along the elongation of a direction of principal extension of the second reciprocating rod. The direction of principal extension of the second reciprocating rod extends preferably parallel to the central axis of the outer bin. 1 2 5 The direction of principal extension is in particular that direction along which the reciprocating rod moves during activation of the chain of control rods. In one configuration the reciprocating rod is an essentially straight rod, that is, a rod which extends completely along a longitudinal axis, in particular except for one of the end pieces or except for both end pieces. One or both of the end pieces can - for example 2 0 for fixing the reciprocating rod to a further element of the chain of control rods - have a shape which deviates from a straight extension along the longitudinal axis. They can for example have a sharp bend or something similar. In such a straight rod, the direction of principal extension is given by the direction of the longitudinal axis.

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The second reciprocating rod preferably extends in a gap between outer bin and inner bin. In one configuration the inner bin has a groove-shaped indentation. In one configuration the second reciprocating rod, or at least one part of the second 5 reciprocating rod, extends preferably in area region of the gap between outer bin and inner bin, which is enclosed by the indentation.

In one development, the second reciprocating rod is pressed, for the purpose of activating the first chain of control rods, against the first reciprocating rod in such a 10 way that a translational motion of the second reciprocating rod causes a collinear translational motion of the first reciprocating rod .

Preferably, one end surface of the second reciprocating rod is pressed against one end surface of the first reciprocating rod. Here, one of the end surfaces can be configured 15 for example as a recess, into which the first or the second reciprocating rod engages during activation. Alternatively it can also be arranged that the second reciprocating rod is not directly pressed against the first reciprocating rod, but that a connection element is provided between the first and the second reciprocating rods, for example a connection sleeve, in which the first and/or the second reciprocating rod engages. In 2 0 this alternative the second reciprocating rod is pressed against the connection element, and the connection element is pressed against the first reciprocating rod by means of the second reciprocating rod to activate the first chain of control rods.

By means of the first and the second reciprocating rod, the action of the second chain of 2 5 control rods on the first chain of control rods, which is separate from the second chain of control rods, is obtained in a particularly simple way.

In one configuration the lid has a first guide element, with which the first reciprocating rod is guided. Alternatively or additionally, the outer bin has a second guide element 3 0 with which the second reciprocating rod is guided. The first and the second guides are preferably aligned relative to each other by means of the positioning device in such a way that the first reciprocating rod is arranged along the elongation of the direction of principal extension of the second reciprocating rod. For example, the first and/or the 6 second guide element contains a guide ring and/or a guide sleeve, through which the first or the second reciprocating rod respectively passes.

In one configuration of the collecting container, the first reciprocating rod is connected 5 to the connecting rod of the first chain of control rods by means of a diverting element such as a diverting plate, for example a triangular diverting plate. For example the translational motion of the first reciprocating rod takes place in a direction along a central axis of the lid and is translated by means of the diverting element into a motion of the connecting rod which extends essentially obliquely or perpendicularly to the 10 central axis. In a development, the first reciprocating rod and the connecting rod engage with lever arms of the diverting element with different lengths, so that this causes a mechanical advantage.

In a further configuration, the collecting container has a foot pedal which is provided 15 for activating the second chain of control rods. The foot pedal is, for example, hinge- connected to the outer bin. Alternatively, it can be rigidly connected to the lever rod.

In one configuration, in which the foot pedal is in particular rigidly connected to the lever rod, a rotation of the foot pedal about the direction of principal extension of the 2 0 lever axis causes a rotary motion of the lever axis. In another configuration, a lowering of the foot pedal is translated into a rotary motion or into a tilting motion of a lever rod of the second chain of control rods.

In the case of a tilting motion the lever rod is rotated about a rotational axis that is 2 5 essentially perpendicular to the direction of principal extension of the lever rod. In particular, the lever rod in this configuration acts as a rocker.

In the case of a rotary motion, the rotational axis is aligned along the direction of principal extension of the lever rod. For example, end regions are formed onto or out of 3 0 the lever rod, which extend at least in places obliquely or perpendicularly to the direction of principal extension, i.e. in particular at an angle to or at right angles to the direction of the rotational axis. The lever pieces, formed by means of the end pieces, preferably extend in different directions away from the rotational axis. The directions in 7 which the end pieces extend away from the rotational axis preferably differ by an angle between 90° and 180°, the limits being included. At an angle of 180° the end pieces extend away from the rotational axis in mutually opposed directions. The direction in which an end piece extends away from the rotational axis in this case is the direction of 5 the spacing vector from one point of the end piece to the rotational axis.

The rotary or tilting motion of the lever rod is preferably converted into a translation motion of the second reciprocating rod, for example by means of one of the lever parts, wherein the translation motion takes place essentially along the direction of principal 10 extension of the second reciprocating rod.

In one configuration, the lever rod laterally overlaps a floor of the inner bin. In particular, the lever rod extends in a clearance between a floor of the outer bin and a floor of the inner bin. If the lowering of the foot pedal is translated into a rotation of the 15 lever rod, the clearance between the floor of the inner bin and the floor of the outer bin can be kept particularly small.

In a further configuration of the collecting container, the inner bin is supported by the outer bin. For example, the inner bin is supported by a covering collar of the outer bin.

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The covering collar preferably covers a gap between the inner bin and the outer bin. In particular, it is arranged on an edge region of the outer bin facing the lid. This reduces the risk that objects or substances with which the inner bin is filled unintentionally get into the gap between the inner bin and outer bin.

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Further advantages and advantageous configurations and extensions result from the exemplary embodiment illustrated in the following in combination with the figures.

In the figures,

Figure 1 shows a schematic cross-section through a collecting container according to an exemplary embodiment, 30 8

Figure 2 shows a schematic sectional representation of the collecting container according to Figure 1 in the plane C-C,

Figure 3 shows a schematic sectional representation of the detail A of the 5 collecting container according to Figure 1,

Figure 4 shows a schematic sectional representation of the detail B of the collecting container according to Figure 1, 10 Figure 5 shows a schematic perspective view of a detail of a locking device of the collecting container according to the exemplary embodiment of Figure 1,

Figure 6 shows a schematic perspective view of a mounting ring of a lid of the collecting container according to Figure 1, and 15

Figure 7 shows a schematic perspective view of a detail of a covering collar of an outer bin of the collecting container according to the exemplary embodiment of Figure 1.

2 0 In the figures and the exemplary embodiment, identical components or those that have similar functions are provided with the same reference symbols. The figures and the proportions of the elements illustrated in the figures are not to be regarded as true to scale. Rather, for better understanding and/or case of illustration, individual elements may be shown exaggerated in size.

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Figure 1 shows an exemplary embodiment of a collecting container in a schematic cross-section.

The collecting container has an outer bin 1, an inner bin 2 and a lid 3. The outer bin 1, 3 0 the inner bin 2 and the lid in the present example have a common central axis 10.

The outer bin 1 is constructed for example from multiple parts. In the present example it has a base plate 11, a surrounding side wall 12 and a covering collar 13.

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In the present exemplary embodiment the side wall is constructed in the form of an annular, in particular circular, circumferential side wall. A circumferential side wall 12 with a polygonal cross-section, for example a rectangular or square cross-section, is 5 also conceivable.

A lower edge region of the circumferential side wall 12 has, for example, a serrated or toothed construction. The tines or teeth of the lower edge region are advantageously fitted into depressions or perforations of the base plate 11.

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The covering collar 13 is placed over an upper edge region of the side wall 12. In the present exemplary embodiment it is held by retaining elements 131 which encompass the upper edge region of the surrounding side wall 12, said edge region being beaded to the inside. This is shown more accurately in Figure 4, which shows an enlarged 15 schematic cross-section of the detail B marked in Figure 1.

The inner bin 2 has an overhang 21, which overlaps laterally with the covering collar 13, that is, in plan view on to an opening of the inner bin 2. The overhang 21 allows the inner bin 2 to be supported by the covering collar 13 of the outer bin 1. The covering 2 0 collar 13 covers a gap 7 between the outer bin 1 and the inner bin 2.

The lid 3 is placed over the covering collar 13 of the outer bin 1. In the present example a mounting ring 31 of the lid 3 is supported on the covering collar 13. The mounting ring 31 is fixed to an edge region of a dome part 32 of the lid 3, the edge region facing 2 5 the outer bin 1. The mounting ring 31 is fixed to the edge region by means of retaining elements 311. Analogously to the retaining elements 131 of the outer bin 1 the retaining elements 311 of the mounting ring 31 encompass the edge region, beaded to the inside, of the dome part 32 (see Figure 4). 1 0 The mounting ring 31 has an L-shaped cross-section. It is placed over the covering collar 13 in such a way that it encompasses the covering collar 13 from one upper side and one outer side. The upper side referred to is the side of the outer bin 1 facing away from the base plate 11, and the outer side means the side of the side wall 12 of the outer 10 bin 1 facing away from the inner bin 2. In this way, the lid 3 on the outer bin 1 is advantageously mounted so that it can rotate about the common central axis 10 of the outer bin 1 and the lid 3.

5 The covering collar 13 and the mounting ring 31 have locking elements of a locking device, with which the lid 3 is detachably fixed to the outer bin 1. The locking device in the present example also represents a positioning device, by means of which the lid 3 can be aligned with respect to the outer bin 1 in a reproducible way.

10 The locking elements are shown in more detail in Figures 5, 6 and 7, in which Figure 5 shows a schematic perspective view of a detail of the covering collar 13 and the mount ing ring 31, Figure 6 shows a schematic perspective view of a detail from the mounting ring 31 and Figure 7 shows a schematic perspective view of a detail of the covering collar 13.

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First, a screw connection is made between the lid 3 and the outer bin 1 by means of the locking device. For this purpose, the covering collar 13 and the mounting ring 31 have screw elements 132,312. One screw element 132 of the covering collar 13 and one screw element 312 of the mounting ring 31 are screwed together, in particular in a 2 0 positive-locking and/or force-fitting manner, by means of a rotation of the lid 3 about the common central axis 10 of the lid 3 and outer bin 1. The screw elements 132, 312 that are screwed together are preferably applied flat against each other.

Each screw element 132 of the covering collar 13 in the present example is arranged in 25 a recess 134 of the covering collar 13. The recess 134 has a maximum length in the circumferential direction of the covering collar 13 that is at least as large as the sum of the lengths of the screw element 132 arranged in the recess 134 and the screw element 312 of the mounting ring 31 interacting with it. The recess 134 extends in the direction of the central axis 10 from a lid-side edge of the covering collar 13 to below the screw 3 0 element 132 of the covering collar 13. Thus, the screw element 312 of the mounting ring 31 lies within the recess 134 when the screw elements 132, 312 are screwed together.

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When placing the lid 3 on to the outer bin 1 the screw element 312 of the mounting ring 31 is inserted from the direction of the lid-side edge into that region of the recess 134 which is free of the screw element 132 of the covering collar 13. A reproducible positioning of the lid 3 on the outer bin 1 is thus obtained.

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The screw elements 132, 312 have additional snap-in elements 133,313 as locking elements, by means of which in the present example a snap-in connection is established. For example, one of the screw elements 312 has a projection as a snap-in element 313, and the screw element 132 interacting with this has a depression 10 corresponding with the projection as a snap-in element 133.

The lid 3 has an opening 33 which can be closed with a flap 34. The flap 34 is fixed to a hinged lug 35 of the lid 3 and can be pivoted about a pivot axis passing through the hinged lug 35 into the inner cavity of the lid 3. The pivot axis in this example extends 15 essentially perpendicular to the central axis 10.

For opening the flap 34, the lid 3 has a first chain of control rods. The first chain of control rods has the following elements: a first reciprocating rod 41, a diverting plate 42 mounted on a retaining lug 45, a connecting rod 43 and an extension 44 of the flap 2 0 34. The first reciprocating rod 41 is connected in an articulated manner to the connecting rod 43 by means of the diverting plate 42 mounted on the retaining lug 45.

The first reciprocating rod 41 extends for example essentially parallel to the central axis 10 of the lid 3 and the outer bin 1. It engages in a first comer region on the diverting 2 5 plate 42. The diverting plate 42 is rotatably fixed to the lid 3 at a second comer region by means of the retaining lug 45. One of the end pieces of the connecting rod 43 is fixed in a third comer region of the diverting plate 42. The opposite end piece of the connecting rod 43 engages with the extension 44 of the flap 34. 1 0 The first chain of control rods converts a translational motion of the first reciprocating rod 41 into a rotation of the diverting plate 42. The translational motion of the first reciprocating rod 41 takes place essentially in the direction of its direction of principal 12 extension, which in this example extends parallel to, or at least approximately parallel to, the central axis 10 of the lid 3.

The direction of principal extension of a rod is understood in the present context to 5 mean in particular the direction in which a central region of the rod extends. End pieces or at least one or more parts of an end piece of the rod can also extend in a direction that deviates from the direction of principal extension, for example for the purpose of attaching to additional parts of the chain of control rods. For example, at least one end piece of the rod can have a curve or a sharp bend. In one configuration the end piece is 10 L-shaped.

The rotation of the diverting plate 42 is translated into a pulling motion of the connecting rod 43, so that the flap 34 is tilted inwards about the pivot axle by means of the extension 44 on which the connecting rod 43 engages.

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In an advantageous configuration the flap 34 is subject to a force in the direction of closure by means of gravity and/or a spring force. In other words, the opening 33 is closed by the flap 34 without the action of external forces on the first chain of control rods. The spring force is effected for example by torsion springs (not shown in the 2 0 drawings).

The second chain of control rods in this example has a second reciprocating rod 51 and a lever rod 52.

2 5 The direction of principal extension of the second reciprocating rod 51 is essentially parallel to the central axis 10 of the outer bin 1. The second reciprocating rod 51 extends in the gap between the outer bin 1 and inner bin 2.

In one configuration (not shown in the drawings) the inner bin has a groove-shaped 3 0 indentation for receiving the second reciprocating rod 51. In this configuration a particularly small gap 7 between the inner bin 2 and outer bin 1 can be achieved.

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The direction of principal extension of the lever rod 52 extends parallel or at least approximately parallel to the base plate 11. The lever rod 52 overlaps laterally with a base 22 of the inner bin 2. A central piece 522 of the lever rod 52 passes through between the base 11 of the outer bin 1 and the base 22 of the inner bin 2. A first end 5 piece 521 of the lever rod 52 is brought out of the outer bin 1 through an aperture in the outer bin 1 - for example through a hole in the side wall 12.

By means of the aperture through the outer bin 1 and a retaining element 111 of the base 11 of the outer bin 1, the lever rod 52 is rotatably mounted about a longitudinal 10 axis of the central piece 522. A pin 112, together with the retaining element 111, locks the lever rod 52 against a translational motion along the longitudinal axis of the central piece 522, that is, along the direction of principal extension of the lever rod 52. This is illustrated e.g. in Figure 2, which shows a schematic cross-section through the outer bin 1 along the plane labelled C-C in Figure 1, and therefore also shows a schematic plan 15 view of the base plate 11 and the lever rod 52.

A second end piece 523 of the lever rod 52 has an L-shaped construction, such that it has a lever arm extending obliquely or, preferably, perpendicularly to the longitudinal axis of the central piece 522. The lever arm is guided through an eye constructed on a 2 0 lower end of the reciprocating rod 51. In other words, the second end piece 523 of the lever rod 52 and the lower end of the reciprocating rod 51 are fitted into one another.

By means of the lever arm, a rotation of the lever rod 52 about the longitudinal axis of the central piece 522 is converted into a translational motion of the second 2 5 reciprocating rod 51. This translational motion of the second reciprocating rod 51 takes place essentially along its direction of principal extension. In the present embodiment this means that it takes place essentially along the central axis 10 of the outer bin 1.

The first end piece 521 of the lever rod 52 in this example has an essentially V-shaped 3 0 construction, such that it also constitutes a lever.

A distance vector from a point of the first end piece 521 to the longitudinal axis of the central piece 522 and a distance vector from a point of the second end piece 523 to the 14 longitudinal axis of the central piece 522 advantageously enclose an angle between 90° and 180°, the limits being included. For example, at an angle of 180° the first and the second end pieces 521, 523 extend away from the longitudinal axis in mutually opposed directions. Thus when a rotation of the lever rod 52 occurs about the 5 longitudinal axis of the central piece 522, for example a movement of the first end piece 521 directed towards the base plate 11 - i.e. downwards - is translated into a movement of the second end piece 522 away from the base plate 11 - i.e. upwards.

A foot pedal 6 is placed loosely over the first end piece 521, in particular on to the tip 10 of the V-shaped first end piece 521. The foot pedal 6 is mounted in a hinged manner for example in at least one opening of the side wall 12 of the outer bin 1. In this example the foot pedal 6 has two projections 61, which are each guided through a slot 121 in the side wall 12.

15 The second chain of control rods is activated by means of the foot pedal 6. By pressing the foot pedal down 6 the first end piece 521 of the lever rod 52 is also moved downwards, i.e. in the direction of the base plate 11. The lever rod 52 is thus set into rotation about the longitudinal axis of its central piece 522. The rotation is translated by means of the second end piece 523 into an upwardly directed translational motion of 2 0 the second reciprocating rod 51.

The first reciprocating rod 41 of the first chain of control rods is arranged in such a way that it elongates the second reciprocating rod 51. The upwardly directed translational motion presses an end surface of the second reciprocating rod 52 against a facing end 2 5 surface of the first reciprocating rod, in such a way that the upwardly directed translational motion of the second reciprocating rod causes a likewise upwardly directed translational motion of the first reciprocating rod 41 and the first chain of control rods is thus activated for opening the flap 34. 1

0 As illustrated in Figure 3, which shows a schematic cross-section of the excerpt A

labelled in Figure 1, in this example the second reciprocating rod 51 is guided in a guide sleeve 135 that is contained in the covering collar 13. The first reciprocating rod 41 is also guided in a guide element 315. The guide element 315, in which the first 15 reciprocating rod 41 is guided, is also represented by way of example in Figure 3 as a guide sleeve 315, which projects out of a main surface of the mounting ring 31. In Figures 5 and 6 it is represented by way of example as a guide ring 315, which is formed by a hole in the mounting ring 31.

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By locking of the lid 3 to the outer bin 1, the guide elements 135 and 315 are aligned relative to each other in such a way that the first and second reciprocating rods 41,51 elongate each other. In particular, in the locked condition of the lid 3, the openings of the guide elements 135,315 overlap in plan view along the central axis 10.

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The first reciprocating rod 41 preferably does not protrude out of the mounting ring 31 in the direction of the second reciprocating rod 51, and in particular not beyond the guide element 315. In the initial position - i.e. in particular with no external application of force on the second chain of control rods - the second reciprocating rod 51 15 advantageously does not protrude out of the covering collar 13 in the direction of the first reciprocating rod 41 and in particular not beyond the guide sleeve 135. With the foot pedal 6 depressed, the second reciprocating rod 51 advantageously protmdes out of the covering collar 13 towards the lid 3, and in one development penetrates into or through the guide element 315 of the first reciprocating rod 41.

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The description of the invention based on the exemplary embodiment does not limit it to this. Rather, it comprises any new feature and any combination of features, which in particular includes any combination of features in the patent claims, even if this feature or this combination is not explicitly disclosed in the exemplary embodiment or in the 2 5 claims.

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References 1 outer bin 2 inner bin 5 3 lid 6 foot pedal 7 gap 10 central axis 11 base plate 10 12 sidewall 13 covering collar 21 overhang 22 base 31 mounting ring 15 32 dome part 33 opening 34 flap 35 hinged lug 41 first reciprocating rod 2 0 42 diverting element 43 connecting rod 44 extension 45 retaining lug 51 second reciprocating rod 25 52 lever rod 61 projection 111 retaining element 112 pin 121 slot 30 131 retaining element 132 screw element 133 snap-in element 134 recess 135 guide element 35 311 retaining element 312 screw element 313 snap-inclement 315 guide element 17 521 first end piece 522 central piece 523 second end piece 5

Claims

1. Opslagcontainer met een binnen- en een buitenbak, omvattende - een deksel, welke losneembaar is bevestigd aan de buitenbak en een vulopening heeft, 5 waarbij de vulopening sluitbaar is met een klep die beweeglijk is bevestigd aan het deksel, - een eerste keten van bedieningsstaven bevestigd aan het deksel, welke aangrijpt op de klep en is aangebracht om de klep te openen en te sluiten, en - een tweede keten van bedieningsstaven bevestigd aan de buitenbak, aangebracht om 10 de eerste keten van bedieningsstaven te activeren.A storage container with an inner and an outer bin, comprising - a lid, which is detachably attached to the outer bin and has a filling opening, the filling opening being closable with a flap movably attached to the lid, - a first chain of operating rods attached to the lid, which engages the valve and is arranged to open and close the valve, and - a second chain of operating rods attached to the outer tray arranged to activate the first chain of operating rods.

2. Opslagcontainer volgens conclusie 1, omvattende een blokkeringsmechanisme met welke het deksel losneembaar geblokkeerd is aan de buitenbak.Storage container according to claim 1, comprising a blocking mechanism with which the lid is releasably locked on the outer tray.

3. Opslagcontainer volgens conclusie 2, waarbij middels het blokkeringsmechanisme, een schroefverbinding gevormd wordt tussen het deksel en de buitenbak.Storage container according to claim 2, wherein a screw connection is formed between the cover and the outer container by means of the blocking mechanism.

4. Opslagcontainer volgens een van de conclusies 2 of 3, waarbij middels het 20 blokkeringsmechanisme, een inklikverbinding gevormd wordt tussen het deksel en de buitenbak.4. Storage container as claimed in any of the claims 2 or 3, wherein a snap-in connection is formed between the cover and the outer container by means of the blocking mechanism.

5. Opslagcontainer volgens een der voorgaande conclusies, omvattende een positioneerinrichting middels welke het deksel en de buitenbak ten opzichte van elkaar 25 op een herhaalbare wijze uitgelijnd kunnen worden.5. Storage container as claimed in any of the foregoing claims, comprising a positioning device by means of which the lid and the outer tray can be aligned with respect to each other in a repeatable manner.

6. Opslagcontainer volgens conclusie 5 en een van de conclusies 2 tot 4, waarbij het blokkeringsmechanisme de positioneerinrichting vervat.Storage container according to claim 5 and one of claims 2 to 4, wherein the blocking mechanism comprises the positioning device.

7. Opslagcontainer volgens een der voorgaande conclusies, waarbij het deksel roteerbaar geplaatst is op de buitenbak.Storage container as claimed in any of the foregoing claims, wherein the lid is rotatably placed on the outer bin.

8. Opslagcontainer volgens conclusie 7, waarbij de rotatie-as een gemeenschappelijke centrale as is van het deksel en de buitenbak.Storage container according to claim 7, wherein the rotation axis is a common central axis of the lid and the outer container.

9. Opslagcontainer volgens een der voorgaande conclusies, waarbij de eerste keten 5 van bedieningsstaven een verbindingsstaaf bevat, welke, als de eerste keten van bedieningsstaven geactiveerd wordt, de klep opent tot in een binnenste van het deksel.9. Storage container as claimed in any of the foregoing claims, wherein the first chain of operating bars comprises a connecting bar which, when the first chain of operating bars is activated, opens the valve into an interior of the lid.

10. Opslagcontainer volgens een der voorgaande conclusies, waarbij de eerste keten van bedieningsstaven een eerste heen-en-weer beweegbare staaf bevat en de tweede 10 keten van bedieningsstaven een tweede heen-en-weer beweegbare staaf bevat en de eerste heen-en-weer beweegbare staaf aangebracht is langs de verlenging van een richting van voornaamste uitstrekking van de tweede heen-en-weer beweegbare staaf.10. Storage container as claimed in any of the foregoing claims, wherein the first chain of operating bars comprises a first reciprocating rod and the second chain of operating bars comprises a second reciprocating rod and the first reciprocating rod movable rod is arranged along the extension of a direction of main extension of the second reciprocating rod.

11. Opslagcontainer volgens conclusie 10, waarbij de tweede heen-en-weer 15 beweegbare staaf, met als doel het activeren van de eerste keten van bedieningsstaven, gedrukt wordt tegen de eerste heen-en-weer beweegbare staaf op een zodanige wijze dat een translerende beweging van de tweede heen-en-weer beweegbare staaf een collineaire translerende beweging van de eerste heen-en-weer beweegbare staaf bewerkstelligt. 2011. Storage container according to claim 10, wherein the second reciprocating rod, for the purpose of activating the first chain of operating rods, is pressed against the first reciprocating rod in such a way that a translating movement of the second reciprocating rod causes a collinear translational movement of the first reciprocating rod. 20

12. Opslagcontainer volgens een der conclusies 5 of 6 en een der conclusies 10 of 11, waarbij het deksel een eerste geleidingselement heeft, met behulp van welke de eerste hccn-cn-wccr beweegbare staaf geleid wordt, cn dc buitenbak ccn tweede geleidingselement heeft met behulp van welke de tweede heen-en-weer beweegbare 25 staaf geleid wordt, en in welke het eerste en tweede geleidingselement uitgelijnd worden middels de positioneerinrichting op zodanige wijze, dat de eerste heen-en-weer beweegbare staaf aangebracht is in het verlengde van de richting van voornaamste uitstrekking van de tweede heen-en-weer beweegbare staaf.12. Storage container according to one of claims 5 or 6 and one of claims 10 or 11, wherein the lid has a first guide element, with the aid of which the first hccn-cn-wccr movable rod is guided, and has an outer tray of a second guide element with by means of which the second reciprocating rod is guided, and in which the first and second guide element are aligned by means of the positioning device in such a way that the first reciprocating rod is arranged in line with the direction of main extension of the second reciprocating rod.

13. Opslagcontainer volgens conclusie 12, waarbij het eerste en/of het tweede geleidingselement een geleidingsring bevat en/of een geleidingskoker, door welke de eerste of de tweede heen-en-weer beweegbare staaf zich beweegt.A storage container according to claim 12, wherein the first and / or the second guide element comprises a guide ring and / or a guide sleeve, through which the first or the second reciprocating rod moves.

14. Opslagcontainer volgens conclusie 9 en een der conclusies 10 tot 13, waarbij de eerste heen-en-weer beweegbare staaf en de verbindingsstaaf aan elkaar verbonden zijn middels een omleidend element.A storage container according to claim 9 and any one of claims 10 to 13, wherein the first reciprocating rod and the connecting rod are connected to each other by means of a deflecting element.

15. Opslagcontainer volgens een der voorgaande conclusies met een voetpedaal, in welke is voorzien om de tweede keten van bedieningsstaven te activeren.Storage container as claimed in any of the foregoing claims with a foot pedal, which is provided for activating the second chain of operating bars.

16. Opslagcontainer volgens conclusie 15, waarbij het voetpedaal beweegbaar is geplaatst op de buitenbak. 10A storage container according to claim 15, wherein the foot pedal is movably placed on the outer tray. 10

17. Opslagcontainer volgens conclusie 15 of 16, waarbij een verlagen van het voetpedaal omgezet wordt in een roterende of kantelende beweging van een hefboomstaaf van de tweede keten van bedieningsstaven.17. Storage container according to claim 15 or 16, wherein a lowering of the foot pedal is converted into a rotating or tilting movement of a lever rod of the second chain of operating rods.

18. Opslagcontainer volgens conclusie 15 of 16 terugverwijzend naar een van de conclusies 10 tot 14, waarbij een verlagen van het voetpedaal wordt vertaald naar een roterende of kantelende beweging van een hefboomstaaf van de tweede keten van bedieningsstaven en de roterende of kantelende beweging van de hefboomstaaf wordt omgezet in een translerende beweging van de tweede heen-en-weer beweegbare staaf, 20 waarbij de translerende beweging zich in hoofdzaak uitstrekt langs de richting van voornaamste uitstrekking van de tweede heen-en-weer beweegbare staaf.A storage container according to claim 15 or 16 referring back to one of claims 10 to 14, wherein a lowering of the foot pedal is translated into a rotary or tilting movement of a lever rod of the second chain of operating rods and the rotary or tilting movement of the lever rod is converted into a translational movement of the second reciprocating rod, the translational movement extending substantially along the direction of major extension of the second reciprocating rod.

19. Opslagcontainer volgens een van de conclusies 17 of 18, waarbij dc hefboomstaaf overlapt met een grondvlak van de binnenbak in bovenaanzicht van het grondvlak. 2519. Storage container according to one of claims 17 or 18, wherein the lever rod overlaps with a base surface of the inner box in top view of the base surface. 25

20. Opslagcontainer volgens een der voorgaande conclusies, waarbij de binnenbak ondersteund is door de buitenbak.A storage container according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the inner bin is supported by the outer bin.

21. Opslagcontainer volgens conclusie 20, waarbij de binnenbak ondersteund is door 30 een bedekkende kraag van de buitenbak, welke een gat bedekt tussen de binnenbak en de buitenbak.21. Storage container according to claim 20, wherein the inner bin is supported by a covering collar of the outer bin, which covers a gap between the inner bin and the outer bin.

22. Opslagcontainer volgens een der voorgaande conclusies, welke een afvalcontainer is.A storage container according to any one of the preceding claims, which is a waste container.