ES1298560U - DEVICE FOR STORAGE AND COLLECTION OF ANIMAL WASTE (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding) - Google Patents

Abstract

Device for storing and collecting animal waste, comprising: a container (1) designed to contain animal waste; a refrigeration unit (5) associated with a refrigeration chamber (4) configured to house the container inside and to maintain a predetermined temperature inside, said refrigeration chamber (4) having a door (11) for opening and closure of an opening on one of its faces that allows the passage of the container to a collection area (2) thereof; a drive unit (12) of the door (11) configured to open and close the same; and a translation unit for the container (1) configured to move the container (1) from inside the refrigeration chamber (4) to the collection area (2), and vice versa, through said opening of the storage chamber. refrigeration (4) when its door (11) is open. (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding)

Description

DESCRIPTION

DEVICE FOR STORAGE AND COLLECTION OF ANIMAL WASTE

technique field

The present invention relates in general to a device for storing and collecting animal offal.

The device has applications in the field of animal husbandry on farms, such as pig, sheep, goat, poultry and rabbit farming, among others.

state of the art

For the collection of dead farm animals, it is usual to have a container with a lid located in a collection site close to a delimitation perimeter of the farm and in which the farmer deposits the dead farm animals, and a vehicle for collection provided with a transport crate with a top loading opening and a loading mechanism configured to grasp the container at the collection site, lift and tip the container to discharge the dead farm animals into the transport crate through from the top loading opening, and return the container to the collection site. It is also known to have refrigeration means configured to maintain the container at a temperature equal to or less than 8 degrees Celsius.

According to this conventional system, the farmer notifies a collection control station in charge of programming the collection routes of the collection vehicle when he considers that the container is full or that a maximum recommended time has elapsed since the first dead animal was deposited. However, due to errors of appreciation on the part of the farmer, there is a risk that the collection is carried out too late, when the dead animals have begun to rot inside the container and the gases, including bad odors, and/or liquids resulting from the decomposition from dead animals have begun to be released into the environment, which may pose a health hazard. Additionally, in this conventional system there is a risk of contamination by the farmer or operator in charge of collecting the container, as there is physical interaction between the farmer and the operator with the container for its opening and emptying.

Document CN214525408U discloses a mobile container for collecting dead farm animals, which comprises a heat-insulating box with an interior tray. The insulating box is closed by sliding doors on opposite sides thereof and is equipped with an internal refrigeration machine and an external refrigeration machine.

Document US2005034286A1 discloses a container for the storage and transport of dead animals and organic waste that comprises a domed upper lid with hermetic closure in which a rotating body is formed that allows access to organic waste inside without the need to open the lid. top of the container. Externally mounted on a wall of the container is a nitrogen tank, which, by means of a set of tubes and valves in cooperation with a control circuit, is arranged to introduce nitrogen into the container and create an inert atmosphere therein.

Document EP1008822 describes a container for the storage and refrigeration of carcasses of small farm animals. The container comprises a cadaver collection tray with thermally insulated walls on which a lid is placed with a refrigerating device installed to cool the products stored in the tray. The lid is removable and by means of a mechanism it can be raised or removed to allow access to the bucket.

Document CN112460890A discloses a collection container for a storage device for animal corpses in a refrigerated ship. The container does not have a lid and, once loaded, it is transferred to a shelf in the refrigerated warehouse using suitable equipment, such as a stacker. For unloading, the container is removed from the refrigerated chamber and moved to a place of unloading where the carcass of the dead animal is expelled from the container through a folding wall thereof by means of a pusher installed inside the container.

Document CN213111583U discloses a collection and transfer system for transporting dead farm animals comprising a collection truck, a refrigerated chamber, a container, and a transfer truck. The upper part of the cold room has a discharge opening with a cover. The top of the container is provided with a feeding port with a sliding horizontal lid, and the container is located inside the cold room so that the feeding port feed corresponds to the position of the discharge opening. The collection truck is used to unload the dead farm animals into the container through the discharge opening and feeding port. The transfer truck, which has a container platform and a hook arm, is used to pull the container through a side door of the cold room and load it onto the platform.

Document CN212023603U describes a storage tank for animal corpses and a special refrigerated vehicle for transporting the storage tank. The storage tank includes a body with a base, a top loading opening with a sliding cover actuated by a first pneumatic cylinder, and a final discharge opening with a tilting cover actuated by a second pneumatic cylinder. Animal carcasses are loaded into the tank through the top loading opening and discharged through the final discharge opening. The tank is hermetically sealed after the covers have been closed. The refrigerated vehicle has a driver's cabin and a refrigerated transport box provided with a rear hinged door that forms a ramp when open. A storage tank gripping device is installed inside the shipping crate which includes an automatic telescopic rod having a gripper at its end configured to grip the tank. On the roof of the transport box there are nozzles for spraying disinfectant liquid.

Brief description of the invention

The present invention concerns a device for storing and collecting animal offal, as described in claim 1, comprising a container designed to contain animal offal; a refrigeration unit associated with a refrigeration chamber configured to house the container inside and to maintain a predetermined temperature inside, said refrigeration chamber having a door for opening and closing an opening on one of its faces that allows the passage of the container to a collection area thereof; a door drive unit configured to open and close the door; and a container translation unit configured to move the container from inside the refrigeration chamber to the collection zone, and vice versa, through said opening of the refrigeration chamber when its door is open.

The device that is the object of the present invention makes it possible to keep animal waste in storage conditions that make it possible to space out the emptying or collection intervals of the container. This is especially important in environments where climatic conditions (heat, humidity, etc.) favor rapid decomposition of animal waste if it is stored outdoors and/or at room temperature and humidity conditions.

Additionally, the device object of the present invention allows the automated extraction, that is to say, without human intervention, of the container to be emptied in a collection vehicle or similar, and its reintroduction inside the refrigeration chamber after it has been emptied. In addition to emptying or collecting the container, the device object of the present invention also allows the automated extraction of the container to deposit animal waste inside and its reintroduction inside the chamber after finishing the loading operation of animal waste in he. The automated extraction of the container both for loading and unloading operations of animal waste has the advantages that it greatly reduces the risk of contamination of the operators in charge of carrying out these tasks by greatly reducing, or even eliminating, the interaction with elements that could be contaminated by having been in contact with contaminated animal waste.

According to the present invention, the opening for the passage of the container can be on one of its lateral faces. Alternatively, the opening for the passage of the container can be on its upper or lower face.

According to the present invention, the door may be a sliding or sliding door. Alternatively, the door may be a hinged or hinged door.

According to the present invention, the container may be an open container, ie without a lid. In other words, the container lacks a lid that opens and closes a loading and unloading opening thereof. Alternatively, the container may be a closed container, ie with a lid that opens and closes a loading and unloading opening therein.

According to the present invention, the refrigeration chamber may comprise one or more sensors associated with a control device configured to determine, in cooperation with said sensors, when it is necessary to empty the container. preferably, Said sensors may comprise one or more ultrasonic sensors, one or more photo and/or video cameras, one or more laser sensors, etc.

Thanks to the sensors in the refrigeration chamber, it is possible to notify a person or company in charge of it, so that the container can be collected before it is full and it is no longer possible to continue depositing animal waste inside it.

According to the present invention, the refrigeration chamber may additionally comprise a signal transmitter operatively connected to the control device and configured to emit a container collection signal to a collection control station in charge of scheduling routes of a collection vehicle when the control unit determines that the container must be picked up. In this way, the device automatically notifies a company or person in charge of collecting the container, and more specifically, the animal remains stored in it.

According to the present invention, the refrigeration chamber may comprise one or more temperature sensors operatively connected to the control device, said control device being configured to record and store the temperature values measured by the temperature sensors. In this way it is possible to control that the temperature inside the refrigeration chamber does not exceed a predetermined value that could be detrimental to the preservation of animal waste. In the event that a certain temperature threshold is exceeded for a certain time, it may be necessary to request or activate the collection of the container.

According to the present invention, the container translation unit may comprise guide elements arranged between the interior of the refrigeration chamber and the collection area; a support platform configured to support the container; and an actuator configured to move the support platform along the guide elements. Preferably, said guide elements are arranged horizontally, so that the support platform describes a horizontal trajectory to move between the interior of the refrigeration chamber and the collection zone, and vice versa. Alternatively, said guide elements can also be arranged vertically, for example, so that the trajectory described by the platform is also vertical. In this case, the opening of the refrigeration chamber is located on the upper or lower face thereof.

According to the present invention, the refrigeration chamber and its refrigeration unit can be configured to maintain a temperature equal to or less than ten degrees centigrade inside the refrigeration chamber. Preferably, the refrigeration chamber and its refrigeration unit are configured to maintain a temperature equal to or less than eight degrees Celsius inside. More preferably, the refrigeration chamber and its refrigeration unit are configured to maintain a temperature equal to or less than five degrees Celsius inside.

In accordance with the present invention, the door drive unit may be configured to close the door after the container moving unit moves the container from the collection area into the refrigeration room.

According to the present invention, the refrigeration room may comprise a wireless signal receiver configured to wirelessly drive the door drive unit and the container drive unit. Alternatively, the refrigeration chamber may comprise one or more controls for wired operation of the door drive unit and the container drive unit. Said one or more controls can be arranged on the outer surface of the refrigeration chamber or else attached to it by means of wiring of a predetermined length.

Animal offal is understood herein to be both whole dead animals and parts thereof.

It will be understood that geometric position references, such as parallel, perpendicular, tangent, etc. they admit deviations of up to ±5° with respect to the theoretical position defined by said nomenclature.

It will also be understood that any range of values offered may not be optimal in its extreme values and may require adaptations of the invention for said extreme values to be applicable, said adaptations being within the reach of a person skilled in the art.

Brief description of the figures

The foregoing and other advantages and characteristics will be more fully understood from the following detailed description of an embodiment with reference to the attached drawings, which should be taken for illustrative and non-limiting purposes, in which:

The FIG. 1 shows a schematic plan view of a first embodiment of a device for storing and collecting animal waste according to the present invention.

The FIG. 2 shows a perspective view of a refrigeration chamber and the translation unit of the first embodiment of a device according to the present invention, in which the refrigeration chamber has its door closed and the container housed inside.

The FIG. 3 shows a perspective view of the refrigeration chamber and translation unit shown in FIG. 2, in which the door of the refrigeration chamber is open and the translation unit has the container in its collection area.

The FIG. 4 shows an elevation view of the container of the first embodiment of a device according to the present invention being lifted and overturned by a collection vehicle.

The FIG. 5 shows a profile view of a container of a second embodiment of a device according to the present invention with foldable wall extensions in the unfolded position.

The FIG. 6 shows a perspective view in profile of the container of the second embodiment of a device according to the present invention shown in FIG. 5.

The FIG. 7 shows an elevation view of a collection vehicle lifting and tipping the container of the second embodiment shown in FIGS. 5 and 6.

Detailed description of the invention and some embodiments

The attached figures show illustrative, non-limiting embodiments of the present invention.

FIG. 1 shows a schematic plan view of a first embodiment of a device for storing and collecting animal waste according to the present invention. This figure shows how the device comprises a container 1 for animal offal, hereinafter simply container 1, located in a collection area 2, said container 1 being configured to receive animal offal from a farmer or any other person designated for it.

This figure also shows a collection vehicle 6 comprising a loading mechanism configured to unload the animal offal into the collection box of the vehicle 6 and to return the container 1 to its collection area 2.

The device of the shown exemplary embodiment comprises a refrigeration chamber 4 sized to enclose the container 1 and equipped with a refrigeration unit 5 configured to keep the container 1 refrigerated below a predetermined temperature. Said temperature is preferably 10 degrees Celsius, more preferably 8 degrees Celsius and even more preferably 5 degrees Celsius.

The collection zone 2 can be located next to a delimiting perimeter of a farm, although it can also be located in other locations.

The device of this first exemplary embodiment comprises a container transfer unit 1 (see FIGS. 2 and 3) configured to transfer the container from the refrigeration chamber 4 to the collection zone 2 and from the collection zone 2 to the refrigeration chamber 4 while a door 11 of the refrigeration chamber 4 is open. For this, the device further comprises a door drive unit 12 configured to open and close said door 11 of the refrigeration chamber 4. Said door 11 is preferably a lateral door, that is, it is located on one of the lateral faces of the refrigeration chamber 4, although it can also be located on the upper or lower face of the refrigeration chamber 4.

The refrigeration chamber 4 can include a control to activate the drive unit for the door 12 and the translation unit for the container 1, so that the farmer and the person in charge of collecting the container 1 can remove the container 1 from inside the the refrigeration chamber in order to carry out the pertinent operations. It is also possible that the refrigeration chamber can include a control for the farmer and another for the person in charge of collecting the container 1, in order to facilitate that, for example, the farmer can activate the control from inside the farm and the operator from outside it, with the aim of reducing the risk of contamination. Preferably, the refrigeration chamber comprises a wireless signal receiver to drive the door drive unit 12 and the container translation unit, so that the farmer and the operator can drive said elements at a distance, preferably from areas not exposed to possible contamination, such as the interior of the driver's cab of the collection vehicle 6.

The refrigeration chamber 4 of the device of the exemplary embodiment shown in FIG. 1 comprises one or more sensors 24 that, together with a control device 25, determine when it is necessary to collect the contents of the container 1. Said sensors can be, for example, an ultrasonic sensor to detect the volume of animal waste inside the container , a gas detector to detect certain gases caused by the decomposition of animal waste, a camera that allows visual inspection, by a human or artificial intelligence, of the visual appearance of animal waste, a timer that is activated the first time a corpse is placed inside the container, a scale that measures the weight of container 1 in order to estimate its degree of filling, etc. The container 1 can have one or more sensors 24 of the same type or can combine sensors of different types.

Once the control device 25, based on the information provided by the sensor(s) 24, determines that the container 1, and in particular its contents, must be collected, it can alert the farmer to request the collection. On the other hand, in embodiments like the one shown in FIG. 1, which further comprise a signal transmitter 26 connected to the control device 25, which is configured to automatically send a collection message to a collection control station 27, the farmer may not have to do anything, since the device itself arranges for the collection of container 1 when he determines that it is time to do so. Said signal transmitter 26 is preferably a radio signal transmitter, since the radio provides a long signal range. The control post 27 is in charge of programming the collection routes of the collection vehicles 6 when the control device 25 determines that it is necessary to collect the container 1. Said control station 27 can be operated by a human or can also be automated. .

The animal offal can be placed inside the container 1 in the collection area 2 with the help of a carcass transport device or the like. Depending on the size and weight of the cattle to be treated, said carcass transport device can be, for example, an excavator, a crane, etc. If the regulations, and the size and weight of the cattle, allow it, dead cattle can also be loaded into container 1 manually, although this situation should be avoided as it increases the risk of contamination of the rancher or designated person who manually loads the dead cattle.

Although the exemplary embodiment depicted in FIG. 1 comprises a refrigeration chamber 4 that is configured to house and refrigerate a single container 1, it is also possible that in other embodiments the refrigeration chamber 4 is configured to house and refrigerate more than one container 1.

It is also possible that in an installation it comprises one or more devices according to the present invention.

The device of the present invention is sized based on the characteristics, in particular the size and weight, of the offal to be treated and, more specifically, based on the type of animal (cattle, sheep, poultry, etc.) from which the waste comes.

FIGS. 2 and 3 show a perspective view of the refrigeration chamber 4 together with its associated container translation unit 1 of the first exemplary embodiment of a device according to the present invention shown in FIG. 1.

As can be seen, in the exemplary embodiment shown, the refrigeration chamber 4 comprises a sliding door 11 at one end thereof. However, in other embodiments said door 11 can be of any other type, such as, for example, a swing door, that is, a door with hinges. The device further comprises a door drive unit 12 arranged to open and close said door 11 of the refrigeration chamber 4. Although in FIGS. 2 and 3 said drive unit 2 has been represented in the upper part of the refrigeration chamber 4, in other embodiments, it can be placed in any other suitable location for it.

Although in FIGS. 2 and 3 the door 11 is located on one of the sides of the refrigeration chamber 4, in other embodiments said door can be located on any of the other faces of the refrigeration chamber 4, including the upper and lower faces, in which case the translation unit extracts, and inserts, the container 11 in a superior or inferior way, as appropriate.

Attached to the opposite end of the sliding door 11, the refrigeration chamber 4 shown comprises a refrigeration unit 5 configured to maintain the interior of the refrigeration chamber 4 at a temperature equal to or less than a predetermined temperature, which can be, for example , of 8 degrees Celsius, so that the animal waste from the container 1 found inside said refrigeration chamber 4 does not decompose as quickly as if it were at room temperature. Keep in mind that depending on the location and the time of year, for example under direct sunlight in summer, temperatures can be really high and therefore animal waste can decompose very quickly. In such circumstances, it may be necessary to collect carcasses every day. The device of the present invention allows for longer periods between each collection of animal waste.

The container translation unit (see FIG. 1) of the exemplary embodiment shown comprises guide elements 38 arranged between the interior of the refrigeration chamber 4 and the collection zone 2, a support platform 39 configured to support the container 1, and a translation actuator (not shown), configured to move the support platform 39 along the guide elements 38. Said translation actuator can be, for example, a hydraulic piston, a motor for the support platform support, a rack gear, etc. By moving the support platform 39 along the guide elements 38, the container 1 can be moved from inside the refrigeration chamber 4 to the collection area 2, and vice versa.

Although in the shown embodiment the guide elements 38 are arranged horizontally, in other embodiments they can be arranged, for example, vertically, so that the support platform 39 describes a vertical path.

In order to minimize an increase in the temperature of the refrigeration chamber 4 when the door 11 is open to move the support platform 39, and in particular, the container 1 to the collection site 2, the device will be configured to open the door and remove the container 1 when the farmer or the collection vehicle 6 are on site and ready to load the animal offal into the container 1 or unload the container 1 to the collection vehicle 6, depending on the case. If the loading or unloading operations must take longer than usual for any reason, it is also possible that the door drive unit 12 closes the door 11 while the container 1 is in the collection area 2 and opens it again just before the container 1 is ready to return inside the refrigeration chamber 4. Once the container 1 is back in the refrigeration chamber 4, the door 11 is closed until the next container loading or unloading operation 1.

In addition, the control device 25 can also be configured to record and store the time that the door 11 is open, the time that the container 1 is in the collection area 2, the drop in temperature of the refrigeration chamber 4, the increase in temperature of animal offal stored in container 1, etc. The device may also be configured to issue reports of said operating parameters.

The FIG. 4 shows in elevation view a collection vehicle 6 unloading the container 1 of the first embodiment of a device according to the present invention. As can be seen, to unload the container 1 in the collection box of the vehicle 6, the loading mechanism of the vehicle 6 lifts the container 1 and places it above a top loading opening, so that when tilting the container 1, The animal waste stored in the container 1 falls by gravity into the collection box of the vehicle 6.

FIGS. 5 and 6 show a profile and perspective view, respectively, of a dead livestock container 1 of a second exemplary embodiment of a device for storing and collecting animal waste according to the present invention. The container 1 of this exemplary embodiment comprises collapsible wall extensions 28 arranged at the upper edges 29 of the opposite side walls 30 thereof. In this exemplary embodiment, the collapsible wall extensions 28 are hinged about an axis at one end of the upper edges 29 to transition from a collapsed to a deployed position, and vice versa. In the folded position, the folding wall extensions 28 are concealed and do not protrude from the upper edge 29 of the walls 30 of the container, while in the unfolded position said folding wall extensions 28 cover a gap between the upper edges 29 of the walls sides 30 of the container 1 and the side edges of the collection box of the collection vehicle 6 when the container is supported by the loading mechanism thereof in an inclined position (see FIG. 7).

The container 1 of this second exemplary embodiment comprises a spring device (not shown) configured to bias the collapsible wall extensions 28 into the deployed position and a latch mechanism 34 configured to retain the collapsible wall extensions 28 in the collapsed position. Said retention mechanism 34 is configured to cooperate with a lifting arm of the collection vehicle 6, to release the retention mechanism 34 when said lifting arm grips the container 1 via its handles 40. When the retaining mechanism 34 is released by the forks of the pick-up vehicle's lift arm 6, the spring device urges the extensions of the collapsible wall 28 from the collapsed position to the unfolded position.

To return the collapsible wall extensions 28 to their collapsed position from their deployed position, the device of the present invention may comprise a folding mechanism configured to collapse the collapsible wall extensions 28 until they are held in the collapsed position by the folding mechanism. retention 34. Said folding mechanism is preferably driven by a motor and can be mounted on the container 1 or on the translation unit thereof.

The container 1 of the first exemplary embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 to 4 lack such collapsible wall extensions 28.

The container 1 shown in FIGS. 5 and 6 is a container without a lid, that is, this container 1 is open at the top. Since the container is kept within the refrigeration chamber 4, which is closed, at a temperature equal to or less than a predetermined threshold, it is not necessary for the container 1 to be closed. A container 1 without a lid facilitates loading and unloading operations. However, in other embodiments the container 1 may have a lid that closes it and that is opened for loading and unloading animal offal.

The FIG. 7 shows the container 1 of the second exemplary embodiment of a device according to the present invention when it is being emptied into the collection box of the collection vehicle 6.

As explained above, at least in the context of FIG. 4, to empty the container 1 into the vehicle collection box 6, the loading mechanism grabs the container 1 in the collection zone 2, lifts it up to position it above the top loading opening and tilts it so that the contents of container 1, that is, animal offal, fall by gravity into the collection box. As a result of the decomposition of corpses inside container 1, there may be liquid in it. Especially in the case of wind in the collection area 2, when emptying the container 1, said liquid may spill out of the top loading opening 9. Spillage of decomposition liquid outside the collection box should be avoided, since which poses a risk of contamination. The collapsible extensions of the wall 28 help to avoid said spillage of liquid and/or animal waste, since it protects it from the wind and guides the contents of the container 1 towards the top loading opening of the collection box of the vehicle 6.

Claims (14)

1. Device for storage and collection of animal waste, which includes: a container (1) designed to contain animal waste; a refrigeration unit (5) associated with a refrigeration chamber (4) configured to house the container inside and to maintain a predetermined temperature inside, said refrigeration chamber (4) having a door (11) for opening and closure of an opening on one of its faces that allows the passage of the container to a collection area (2) thereof; a drive unit (12) of the door (11) configured to open and close the same; and a translation unit for the container (1) configured to move the container (1) from inside the refrigeration chamber (4) to the collection area (2), and vice versa, through said opening of the storage chamber. refrigeration (4) when its door (11) is open. Device according to claim 1, characterized in that the opening for the passage of the container (1) is on one of its lateral faces. Device according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the door (11) is a sliding door. Device according to any of the preceding claims, characterized in that the refrigeration chamber (4) comprises one or more sensors (24) associated with a control device (25) configured to determine, in cooperation with the one or more sensors (24), when it is necessary to empty the container (1). Device according to claim 4, characterized in that the refrigeration chamber (4) additionally comprises a signal transmitter (26) operatively connected to the control device (25) and configured to emit a signal for collecting the container (1). to a collection control station (27) in charge of programming routes for a collection vehicle (6) when the control unit (25) determines that the container (1) must be collected. Device according to claim 4 or 5, characterized in that the refrigeration chamber (4) comprises one or more temperature sensors operatively connected to the control device (25), said control device being configured to record and store the temperature values measured by the temperature sensors. Device according to any of the preceding claims, characterized in that the container translation unit (1) comprises guide elements (38) arranged between the interior of the refrigeration chamber (4) and the collection area (2). , a support platform (39) configured to support the container (1), and an actuator configured to move the support platform (39) along the guide elements (38). 8. Device according to any of the preceding claims, characterized in that the refrigeration chamber (4) and its refrigeration unit (5) are configured to maintain a temperature equal to or less than eight degrees Celsius. Device according to any of the preceding claims, characterized in that the container (1) has folding wall extensions (28) arranged on upper edges (29) of opposite side walls (30) thereof, the extensions being collapsible wall panels (28) hinged about an axis (31) at a rear end of the upper edges (29) of the opposite side walls (30) to move between a folded position and an unfolded position and configured to cover in position deployed lateral gaps between the upper edges (29) of the opposite side walls (30) of the container (1) and lateral edges of a top loading opening of a collection vehicle (6) when the container is held by a mechanism load in a tipped position. Device according to claim 9, characterized in that the container (1) has a spring device (33) configured to urge the collapsible wall extensions (28) towards the unfolded position and a retention mechanism (34) configured to retaining the collapsible wall extensions (28) in the collapsed position, the retaining mechanism (34) being configured to cooperate with the pickup vehicle loading mechanism (6) to release the retaining of the collapsible wall extensions (28) when the loading mechanism grabs the container (1). 11. Device according to claim 10, characterized in that it comprises a motorized folding mechanism mounted on the container (1) or on the translation unit of the refrigeration chamber (4) and configured to fold the folding wall extensions. (28) against a force exerted by the spring device (33) until the collapsible wall extensions (28) are retained in the collapsed position by the retaining mechanism (34). Device according to any of the preceding claims, characterized in that the container (1) is a container without a lid. Device according to any of claims 1 to 11, characterized in that the container (1) is a container with a lid. 14. Device according to any of the preceding claims, characterized in that the refrigeration chamber (4) comprises a wireless signal receiver configured to drive the drive unit (12) of the door (11) and the translation unit of the container. (1).