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WO1996017227A1 - Procede et appareil pour peser les ordures - Google Patents

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WO1996017227A1
WO1996017227A1 PCT/AU1995/000790 AU9500790W WO9617227A1 WO 1996017227 A1 WO1996017227 A1 WO 1996017227A1 AU 9500790 W AU9500790 W AU 9500790W WO 9617227 A1 WO9617227 A1 WO 9617227A1
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receptacle
garbage
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Arthur Kellenbach
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65F—GATHERING OR REMOVAL OF DOMESTIC OR LIKE REFUSE
    • B65F3/00—Vehicles particularly adapted for collecting refuse
    • B65F3/14—Vehicles particularly adapted for collecting refuse with devices for charging, distributing or compressing refuse in the interior of the tank of a refuse vehicle
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65F—GATHERING OR REMOVAL OF DOMESTIC OR LIKE REFUSE
    • B65F3/00—Vehicles particularly adapted for collecting refuse
    • B65F3/001—Vehicles particularly adapted for collecting refuse for segregated refuse collecting, e.g. vehicles with several compartments
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01G—WEIGHING
    • G01G19/00—Weighing apparatus or methods adapted for special purposes not provided for in the preceding groups
    • G01G19/08—Weighing apparatus or methods adapted for special purposes not provided for in the preceding groups for incorporation in vehicles
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65F—GATHERING OR REMOVAL OF DOMESTIC OR LIKE REFUSE
    • B65F3/00—Vehicles particularly adapted for collecting refuse
    • B65F3/02—Vehicles particularly adapted for collecting refuse with means for discharging refuse receptacles thereinto
    • B65F2003/022—Vehicles particularly adapted for collecting refuse with means for discharging refuse receptacles thereinto the discharging means comprising a device for determining the weight of the content of refuse receptacles

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  • This invention relates to the weighing of garbage in conjunction with garbage collection by vehicle.
  • the present invention seeks to provide an arrangement which enables weighing to be carried out with more time available for a satisfactory reading to be achieved, and in a dynamic environment which enables an accurate reading to be obtained within the time available.
  • the invention also provides a system which is inherently well adapted for handling split loads, for example in garbage collection systems where a bin is compartmented for separation of recyclable material and general garbage, and where separate weighing of the recyclable and non-recyclable material is required.
  • the collection vehicle is provided with a weighing receptacle into which the garbage is tipped, which receptacle is then emptied into the main container or compactor of the vehicle. This enables weighing to be carried out while the vehicle replaces an emptied bin and picks up the next, and while the vehicle moves between bin locations.
  • a bin in a method of garbage weighing during vehicle collection from garbage bins, a bin is emptied into a weighing receptacle associated with a transport vehicle, the weight of the garbage in the receptacle determined, and the receptacle emptied into the transport vehicle.
  • the weighing receptacle may be incorporated into the structure of the vehicle, or may be mounted on the vehicle.
  • the receptacle may be emptied into the vehicle main container or compactor by tilting, or by a lifting and emptying mechanism such as a hydraulic mechanism. Any other arrangement for emptying the receptacle may be employed, such as the use of opening side or bottom walls.
  • Any appropriate weighing technique may be employed, including the use of load cells or strain gauges in the means by which the receptacle is mounted.
  • the bin lifting apparatus and the weighing equipment are interlocked so that the next lift or at least the emptying of the next bin must await a correct weight reading, the valid identification of the preceding bin, and the emptying of the weighing receptacle.
  • This can be achieved electrically in response to the indication of a captured weight reading and identification, or in response to the completion of the emptying cycle of the weighing receptacle.
  • the invention will find useful application not only in the case of conventional bins, but also in the case of bins having separate compartments for recyclable and non-recyclable materials. In the latter case the bin may be emptied into two weighing receptacles by the use of a divided hopper matching the dimensions of the divided bin opening. Separate weighing devices may be provided for respective weighing receptacles so that the recyclable and non-recyclable material will be weighed separately. Alternatively, a single weighing receptacle may be used which weighs the respective materials sequentially.
  • Fig. 1 is a schematic side elevation of a garbage collection truck incorporating the invention
  • Fig. 2 is a rear elevation of the truck of Fig. 1
  • Fig. 3 is a side elevation of a weighing bin arrangement
  • Fig. 4 is a fragmentary end elevation of the weighing bin of Fig. 3;
  • Fig. 5 is a block diagram showing the system controls; and
  • Fig. 6 is a somewhat schematic end elevation of an embodiment of the invention adapted for the separate weighing of garbage from the two compartments of a split compartment bin.
  • the illustrated garbage collection truck 10 includes a cabin 11, weighing and compaction section 12 and a container section 13. Mounted on the truck adjacent the section 12 is a hydraulic bin lifting and emptying mechanism 14.
  • the mechanism 14 functions to engage and lift garbage bins 15, in this case moving the bin through an arc between its initial position resting on the ground beside the truck, to an inverted emptying position shown in broken lines in Fig. 2.
  • the garbage from the bin is dropped into a compacting mechanism (not shown) in the section 12 of the truck, from where the compacted garbage is moved into the storage section 13.
  • a weighing scale 16 which receives the garbage from the bin 15 and empties, after weighing, into the truck proper, in this case directly into the compactor.
  • a suitable scale is illustrated in Figs. 3 and 4, and consists of a container 17 pivotally mounted between support rails 18.
  • the rails 18 are each mounted by means of elastomer elements 19 on a transducer bar 20 which is in turn supported from a section of the truck structure 21 by means of similar elastomer elements 22.
  • the weighing bar arrangement consisting of the bars 20 (which carry strain gauges 35 not shown in Figs. 3 and 4) and the elastomer elements 19 and 22, may be constructed according to the teachings of
  • a pinion 23 mounted for rotation with the container 17 is a pinion 23, and mounted on the truck frame is a rack 24 operated by means of a hydraulic ram 25, controlled by ram actuation circuitry 36 (Fig. 5).
  • the rack 24 is arranged so that when it is in its retracted position shown in Fig. 4 it is disengaged from the pinion 23 so that the container and the weighing system is free of restriction.
  • the rack is 5 also free of engagement with the pinion when it is in its fully extended position.
  • the container 17 may be mounted so that it is in a position of stable equilibrium in both its upright
  • an identifying device Associated with the lifting mechanism, for example mounted adjacent the bin 15, is an identifying device
  • the identification and recording apparatus associated with the device 26 is preferably
  • the bin Upon acquisition of a bin 15, the bin is identified by 30 means of the device 26, and the bin identity recorded. The bin is then lifted and emptied into the container 17, so that the transducers 35 will provide a weight-indicating signal to the processing circuitry 37.
  • the container is rotated to its inverted position by actuation of the ram actuation circuitry 36.
  • the transducers 35 will now provide a signal which should be representative of the empty receptacle, stored from the previous weighing or from calibration. Providing the weight of the inverted container is within a predetermined zero tracking range, the weight of the garbage emptied from the container is recorded against the identity of the bin the system is reset for the next weighing operation and the receptacle 17 returned to its load receiving attitude by means of the actuation circuitry 36.
  • the operator is alerted and the next weighing operation prevented, for example by preventing lifting actuation of the mechanism 14 through the interlock circuitry 38.
  • the operator's actions will depend on the policy of the collecting authority. In the case of a missing identification, he may, for example, enter the street address of the relevant bin by means of a keyboard, or simply choose to proceed without identification. In the case of a lack of zero tracking, the operator may, for example, actuate a mechanical scraper, or choose to re-set the scale and proceed.
  • a scraper or other device may be provided to assist in the substantially complete emptying of garbage from the weighing container.
  • the garbage bin 15 is divided by a vertical partition 27 into a pair of compartments 28 and 29, in this case of unequal size.
  • the smaller compartment 28 may contain recyclable material, while the larger compartment contains general garbage.
  • both compartments may be of the same size, and in general the configuration of the bin will be determined by the requirements of the garbage collecting authority or enterprise.
  • two containers 30 and 31 are provided, mounted on separate weighing systems 32 and 33.
  • a partitioned gate 34 is mounted above the containers 32 and 33 to align with the partition 27 in order to ensure that the garbage is separately emptied into the correct containers.
  • the truck In the street collection of domestic garbage, which is the typical though not exclusive application of the invention, the truck will be driven along the street, stopping at intervals to allow the loading of garbage from bins placed along the street.
  • the truck operator does not need to wait at one collection site until the weight is determined, and in this way the collection operation will be quicker.
  • weight readings will be obtained without slowing down pick up and emptying of the bin, and with greater reliability in view of the more stable weighing environment provided by the weighing receptacle on the truck, and the extended time available for the weighing, compared with the dynamic environment of the hydraulic lifting mechanism.

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Abstract

Procédé destiné à peser les ordures recueillies dans les poubelles (15) à l'aide d'un appareil de levage (14) monté sur un véhicule de ramassage (10). Les ordures sont vidées dans un récipient (16) associé au camion, dans lequel elles sont pesées avant d'être vidées et compactées dans la zone de stockage (13) du véhicule.
PCT/AU1995/000790 1994-11-28 1995-11-28 Procede et appareil pour peser les ordures WO1996017227A1 (fr)

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AU38993/95A AU3899395A (en) 1994-11-28 1995-11-28 Method and apparatus for weighing garbage

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AUPM9697A AUPM969794A0 (en) 1994-11-28 1994-11-28 Method and apparatus for weighing garbage
AUPM9697 1994-11-28

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WO2000069757A1 (fr) * 1999-05-12 2000-11-23 Rolf Schiller Systeme de collecte et de transport de dechets menagers
EP1279624A1 (fr) * 2001-07-24 2003-01-29 Ecollect Sarl Procédé d'obtention permanente du poids d'un conteneur rigide, à vidage par le bas, de déchets
CN111846714A (zh) * 2020-07-29 2020-10-30 深圳东风汽车有限公司 一种垃圾车自适应模糊装载量控制方法及系统

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WO1994007774A1 (fr) * 1992-10-06 1994-04-14 Asger Roed Jensen Procede et appareil utilises pour collecter et transporter des detritus
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US5344272A (en) * 1990-10-30 1994-09-06 Nv Nuyts Orb Means of transport such as a garbage truck or such like, provided with a loading and tilting device for the handling of containers or such like
US5209312A (en) * 1992-02-21 1993-05-11 Jensen Asger R Method of collecting and recording refuse
US5304744A (en) * 1992-02-21 1994-04-19 Jensen Asger R Method of collecting and recording refuse
GB2270170A (en) * 1992-02-27 1994-03-02 Mettler Toledo Bv Device for the mobile weighing of an article
WO1994007774A1 (fr) * 1992-10-06 1994-04-14 Asger Roed Jensen Procede et appareil utilises pour collecter et transporter des detritus

Cited By (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
WO2000069757A1 (fr) * 1999-05-12 2000-11-23 Rolf Schiller Systeme de collecte et de transport de dechets menagers
EP1279624A1 (fr) * 2001-07-24 2003-01-29 Ecollect Sarl Procédé d'obtention permanente du poids d'un conteneur rigide, à vidage par le bas, de déchets
CN111846714A (zh) * 2020-07-29 2020-10-30 深圳东风汽车有限公司 一种垃圾车自适应模糊装载量控制方法及系统

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