WO1998054072A1 - Concealed ecological collector for urban solid waste materials - Google Patents

Abstract

Concealed ecological collector for urban solid waste materials, said collector consisting of an underground pit made of reinforced concrete, provided with a drain or water discharge channel (1), with an internal cage bearing on footings (4), presenting on the upper area of the pit a seal (7). The cage has at its lower portion longitudinal bars (11) which support rails (12) to which are coupled the wheels of the containers. The separation between the rails can be varied, the latter being provided with stops in the guides (13) and sliding in two sections nested in the walls of the pit, and acting as a travel stop. The cage has security locks and a lid (14) is placed at the top of the assembly. Water tapping points from the water network are provided to actuate the washing and fire hydrant systems. Automatic disinfection and deodorising systems are also provided. The cage can be lifted by means of a hydraulic piston (17) situated in the central area of the pit and, specifically, in the central area of the cage, in order to lift and couple the cage to the waste removal vehicle. Doors, at the upper part, intended to have access to the inside, are provided with content detection systems.

Description

 HIDDEN ECOLOGICAL COLLECTOR OF URBAN SOLID WASTE

D E S C R I P C I Ó N

OBJECT OF THE INVENTION

The present specification refers to a hidden ecological collector of urban solid waste, whose obvious purpose is to be configured as a deposit destined for the cadential storage of urban solid waste, formed from an underground pit built in reinforced concrete, endowed with its relevant drains and drainage channels, incorporating into the receptacle an iron framework constituting a cage of an elevator, while supporting the heavy traffic that can flow through its surface, receiving internally the direct containers of waste and placing them on rails, having the possibility of moving the metal framework upward and downward in the direction of the use of a hydraulic piston, moving the elevator cage by guides embedded with the walls of the pit.

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

This invention has its application within the industry dedicated to the manufacture of urban solid waste containers, and can also be manufactured by the civil construction industry.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

The applicant is aware of the existence

SUBSTITUTE SHEET (RULE 26) it currently had different constituent elements of deposits and storage of urban solid waste, according to which the existence of a plurality of unfavorable situations has been confirmed.

Among the disadvantages of the devices and elements used so far, it is found that when the organic waste deposited inside the recipients of them decomposes, bad odors occur and there is a substantially large risk of infections.

Likewise, being generally the containers destined to receive solid urban waste on the sidewalks and streets, there are many inconveniences for pedestrians and for road traffic, whereby there is an optical contamination of the environment.

Likewise, when the waste is deposited in this type of general-use containers, which can be accessed directly by any citizen, the operation of an extraction of the contents thereof before collection, allows the performance of vandalism acts by people, as well as the action of animals, which leads to multiple deterioration in the environment of conventional containers.

It has also been found that with the use of conventional containers there is a real risk of fire, since by chance or by accident, in many cases the fire of the contents of the container occurs, generating an alarm in the environment, and of course a total destruction of the container, and in

SUBSTITUTE SHEET (RULE 26) Many times fires in vehicles and nearby areas.

Because the schedule is limited for the deposit of garbage, the washing of the containers dedicated to this purpose is carried out in a different time from the collection, washing operation that is done cadentially, but never daily.

Apart from the aforementioned, all the anomalies and disadvantages mentioned are markedly accentuated if for any reason the collection of waste is not carried out in the predetermined time, which leads to storage in the environment, which automatically generates a serious environmental impact, with the possibility of rodent occurrence.

The obvious solution to the current problem in this area, would be to have a collector that remained hidden from view of citizens, inside which the incorporation of urban solid waste could be carried out, which according to of its characteristics it could be disinfected and washed every time the withdrawal of its content is carried out, and that at the same time prevented due to its nature, the possibility of performing vandalism on it, also preventing the access of animals to its content, and at the same time it was equipped with an automatic fire-fighting system, at the same time with the possibility of allowing pedestrians and vehicles to pass over its surface.

However, the applicant is not aware of the existence at present of a container or collector that is equipped with the characteristics indicated as suitable.

SUBSTITUTE SHEET (RULE 26) DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

The hidden ecological collector of urban solid waste that the invention proposes, constitutes in itself an obvious novelty within its field of application, since the collector itself has all the characteristics indicated as suitable, and being able to be mobilized promptly, according to of the complementary action of the special vehicle destined to the collection of the garbage, counting on a device so that automatically or by a timer, it disinfects and deodorizes, both the cabin and the containers, and these containers remain totally hidden, whether they are installed under the sidewalks or the pavement of the streets, having at the same time some filling devices provided with an automatic closing, closing that will be activated at the moment in which the container is completely full, having a fire-fighting equipment and in the pit a large capacity sump, which will be to the general network d and sewage system, having the relevant connections to the sanitary water network, according to which the washing operations will be carried out, and obviously there will be a substantially suitable element applied on a theoretical fire activated by the fire-fighting system itself.

More specifically, the hidden ecological collector of urban solid waste that is the object of the invention is basically constituted by three defined parts. Namely:

- A pit.

- A metal framework or elevator cage.

SUBSTITUTE SHEET (RULE 26) - A opening, distribution and closing mechanism.

The pit is intended to receive the support and receptacle of the entire installation, being constructed in reinforced concrete on foundation shoes throughout its perimeter.

At the bottom of the pit is a large capacity sump, designed to evacuate both the water produced by the washing of the installation, or the water used in the event of a possible start-up of the fire-fighting system, and the sump can also be used for the evacuation of rainwater and those generated by the street wash.

Rainwater and those generated by street cleaning or cleaning, can be filtered through a greasing joint to the perimeter channel and reach the sump through ducts embedded in the walls and the lowered rivers, to facilitate the flushing at the bottom of the pit.

The relevant support shoes are arranged on the perimeter of the bottom to keep the cage level in its rest and collection position.

In the upper part of the pit and closing the perimeter channel inside, a gasket is located, which is formed by a rubber band of two densities and is located in an iron mold that takes the form of a "U", a joint that will be compressed by the cantilever of the lid when the assembly is at rest, leading to its leveling or greasing, and its corresponding tight seal.

SUBSTITUTE SHEET (RULE 26) In the formwork of the pit, some conduits are planned for the installations of water, electricity, telephone, etc., current conduits in the urban road network.

The latticework of the elevator cage is rigid, built in iron, profiled rectangular to different calibers and that has the property of supporting the weight emanating from the passage of large tonnage vehicles.

In the lower part and on the longitudinal bars, rails will be installed, on which the containers equipped with wheels will be mobilized, taking into account that both the size of the rails, as the distance between them, can be variable to adapt to any container model, not being consequently a bottom platform, but a rail support, which facilitates cleaning and maintenance tasks, without any need to increase the pit measures.

The invention has stops in some guides, which slide in two sections, and which are trapped with the walls of the pit, the lower section acting as a limit stop when the cage is raised vertically upwards to perform the emptying of the containers, removing their contents.

The cage is equipped with safety latches, which the operator can manually operate for maintenance work.

On top of the assembly, a tray or lid is installed that supports the material of

SUBSTITUTE SHEET (RULE 26) any nature with which the installation will be finished, according to the characteristics of the material used in the environment.

In the aforementioned cover, holes are provided, where the container filling mechanism is located, and in the central area of the assembly, the technical area is located in which all the mechanisms necessary for the operation of the collector are housed.

The invention has a piston for lifting the cage, as well as the relevant water intakes of the network, a disinfection and deodorization system configured as a reservoir, having access doors equipped with a mechanical seal by a pressure spring. , and in the raised part of the set, grilles with ozonized filter will be incorporated, which allow the air displaced by the waste inlet to escape.

DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

To complement the description that is being made and in order to help a better understanding of the characteristics of the invention, this descriptive report is attached, as an integral part thereof, a set of drawings in which for illustrative purposes and not limiting, the following has been represented:

Figure number 1. - Corresponds to a duly sectioned side elevation view of the object of the invention, relating to a hidden ecological collector of urban solid waste.

SUBSTITUTE SHEET (RULE 26) Figure number 2. - Shows a plan view of the object represented in figure number 1.

Figure number 3. - Corresponds to a perspective view of the cage that is incorporated inside the pit, which in accordance with the performance of a hydraulic piston will be raised acting as a carrier lift of the different containers incorporated inside , receiving the waste that will be evacuated.

Figure number 4.- It shows a tub seen in front elevation of the object represented in figures numbers 1 and 2, in particular by the area in which the different technical operating elements are incorporated.

Figure number 5.- Shows a perspective view of the object represented in figure number 3, covered by the upper area, incorporating the area intended to support the coating material and the openings.

Figure number 6.- Corresponds to an enlarged view of the detail represented in figure number 1.

Figure number 7. - Finally corresponds to an enlarged representation of the detail reflected in figure number 4.

PREFERRED EMBODIMENT OF THE INVENTION

In view of figures 1 and 2, it can be seen how the pit houses the support and receptacle of the entire installation, a pit that is constructed of reinforced concrete on foundation pads throughout its perimeter.

SUBSTITUTE SHEET (RULE 26) At the bottom of the pit is a large capacity sump (1), designed to evacuate both the water produced by the washing of the installation, or by the eventual start-up of the fire-fighting device, also being able to evacuate stormwater and those generated by the buoys or street cleaning, which can seep through a greasing joint (6) to the perimeter channel (5) and reach the sump (1) through ducts (2) , the conduits (2) being embedded in the walls and also passing to the sump (1) through the lowered rivers, to facilitate cleaning or cleaning at the bottom of the pit.

In the perimeter of the bottom, the support shoes (4) have been arranged, in order to maintain the cage, represented in figure number 3, duly leveled in its rest or extraction position.

In the upper part of the pit and closing inside the perimeter channel (5), is the seal (7), formed by a rubber band of two densities and located in a "U" shaped iron mold , which will be compressed by the cantilever of the lid when the assembly is at rest, resulting in its leveling or greasing, and its tight seal.

In the formwork of the pit, some conduits (10) are provided for water, electricity, telephone, etc., common conduits in the urban road network.

The lattice of the elevator cage represented in figure number 3, is completely rigid, built in rectangular profiled iron at different sizes and has the property of supporting the passage of

SUBSTITUTE SHEET (RULE 26) heavy vehicles.

In the lower part of the elevator cage and on the longitudinal bars (11), the rails (12) are installed, on which the wheels of the containers slide, taking into account that both the size of the rails (12) , such as the distance between them, can be variable in order to adapt to the container model incorporating inside the cage.

In the plane represented in figure number 2, you can see the distribution of the stops of the guides (13), which slide in two sections, and are embedded with the walls of the pit, acting as the end stop of the lower section when the cage is raised to empty or evacuate the contents of the containers located therein.

The cage is equipped with safety latches, latches that the operator can manually operate to perform maintenance work.

On top of the assembly, a tray or lid (14) has been installed that supports the material with which the installation will be finished, that is, it allows the lining of the tray or lid (14) with terrazzo, asphalt, marble, etc., material that will be similar to that used in the environment where the installation of the collector is carried out.

In the lid (14), holes are provided where the container filling mechanism is located.

SUBSTITUTE SHEET (RULE 26) In the central area of the set, there is the technical area of the invention, in which all the mechanisms necessary for its operation are housed, an area that has been referenced with (AT).

In figure 4, the existence in the technical area of the three-body piston (16), bodies that can be variable, is observed, the piston (16) being fixed to the concrete shoe (17), which is raised in a suitable height by means of studs and nuts (18).

In the upper part of the cage, an anchor plate (19) is incorporated, which uses the same fixing means.

The hydraulic connection with the outside, will be made through a rigid hose (20) embedded in the pit, and the link will be installed in the place closest to the passage of the vehicle that makes the collection, making the connection between said vehicle and the assembly by means of a self-bleeding hydraulic nail (21).

The water inlet of the network will serve as a connection for the washing and fire-fighting systems, being configured to an adequate height, verified at approximately 150 centimeters, as a rigid pipe (22), to which an elastic hose of pressure (22f) to allow the movements of ascent and descent of the cage.

The washing and fire protection circuits (23), are built in pressure tubes and are developed by the upper structure of the cage, until reaching the

SUBSTITUTE SHEET (RULE 26) center of the location of each container where, in turn, sprinklers (24) are installed, and in order to put the fire-fighting device into operation, the incorporation of smoke detectors is planned.

The disinfection and deodorization system consists of a tank (26) that contains a scented antiallergic disinfectant under pressure, which will be distributed through pipes (27) to the circuit that ends in the exclusive disinfection sprinklers (25), located on each of the containers.

The aforementioned disinfection and deodorization system is put into operation when the elevator is raised or lowered, by pressing a hydraulic button (28), which, when sliding on the skate (29), actuates the valve (39), expelling the disinfectant sprayed by the sprinklers (25).

With each press, the 24-hour mechanical clock is reset to zero (31).

If for any reason, the collection of waste is not carried out, this disinfection and deodorization system will be activated automatically at the scheduled time, and the mechanism starts up twice, when ascending, to eliminate bad odors and germs , and when descending to disinfect the containers once washed previously.

The mechanism of deposit, distribution and closure, consists of holes (15) in the lid of the assembly, where nozzles (32) are installed that guide the fall of waste bags towards the center of each container, and inside of each of the

SUBSTITUTE SHEET (RULE 26) nozzles (32), a free spindle bar is installed, which supports a vane (33) at its bottom, inclined 30 degrees with respect to its axis (34), equipped with a return spring and in its upper part a nail (35) provided with a slip, which will prevent the opening of the access door (36), when a waste bag does not allow the pallet to return to its initial position.

The access doors are equipped with a mechanical spring-loaded closure, free to be pushed from the outside and returned to their closed position, counting the frame of the doors with an elastic hollow rubber gasket to maintain the tightness of the set.

In the raised part of the set there are located grilles with ozonized filter (37), which allow the air flow displaced by the waste inlet.

SUBSTITUTE SHEET (RULE 26)

Claims

1.- Hidden ecological collector of urban solid waste, characterized by being constituted from an underground pit, preferably constructed of reinforced concrete, which has a sump (1) and a perimetric drainage channel (5), being incorporated inside from the pit an iron framework, constitutive of an elevator cage, in which the containers on rails (12) are incorporated, and which moves vertically upwards and downwards by means of a hydraulic pressure piston (16) on the guides embedded with the walls of the pit, the hydraulic pressure being generated by the compressor of the collection vehicle, the start-up of the elevator being activated by the hydraulic disinfection button (28), zeroing the mechanical timer (31), having a fire-fighting device (23), by smoke detection that takes water from the general network, manually applicable for washing the pit and containers, available endo of internal ducts (10), for the passage of telephone, water, electricity and similar facilities. 2.- Hidden ecological collector of urban solid waste, according to the first claim, characterized in that in its resting position, its closing cover (14) is hermetic and being level with the surrounding pavement, having hollow rubber joints in the doors with automatic closing, located in the access nozzles (32) provided with a mechanical filling detector and having nozzles (36), provided with filter grilles (37). 3.- Hidden ecological waste collector urban solids, according to the first claim, characterized by having a perimeter drain channel (5). 4.- Hidden ecological collector of urban solid waste, according to the first and second claims, characterized by having a perimeter seal (7). 5.- Hidden ecological collector of urban solid waste, according to the first claim, characterized in that the metal framework or cage has adjustable rails (12) replacing a flat bottom, with a technical area where the elements of punctual action are incorporated . 6.- Hidden ecological collector of urban solid waste, according to the first claim, characterized by having a deodorization and mechanical-hydraulic disinfection equipment. 7. - Hidden ecological collector of urban solid waste, according to the first claim, characterized in that the automatic anti-fire system has smoke detectors. 8.- Hidden ecological collector of urban solid waste, according to the first and seventh claims, characterized in that the manually operated fire-fighting system is used for washing the pit and the containers. 9. - Hidden ecological collector of urban solid waste, according to the first claim, characterized by having ducts (10), embedded in the walls of the pit, for the passage of electricity installations, water network and telephones. 10.- Hidden ecological collector of urban solid waste, according to the second claim, characterized by having a full container mechanical detection device. 11. - Hidden ecological collector of urban solid waste, according to the second claim, characterized in that the tank door with mechanical closure, with hollow rubber gasket in its frame and with latch latch, is actuated by the full container detector. 12. - Hidden ecological collector of urban solid waste, according to the second claim, characterized by having grids with ozonized filter (37), located in the highest part of the collector.