Device for collecting waste, particularly that generated domestically and by gastronomic services.

The invention relates to a device for holding in particular in the household, catering and the like accumulated waste, with an open-top waste containers, the one his opening-covering, is the purpose of releasing the opening associated with waste deposited movable lid outside the container, preferably on a container tag, is maintained.

Kitchen cabinets, Restaurants counters or similar devices are often equipped with waste containers, which are located behind a movable panel, a door or similar element of a cabinet or counter. To interject waste, is the front panel, the door or the like element is moved so that it comes out of alignment with adjacent elements of the cabinet or rack. The movements may be conventional pivoting about a vertical axis folding movement about a lower horizontal axis, horizontal Ausschiebebewegungen manner of a drawer or doors. The for receiving envisaged by waste container is coupled to the movable elements, so that it can be moved out as far also from the front of the cabinet, the bar or the like means that waste can be dropped freely into its opening.

The coupling between the movable element and the container is easily detachable designed so that filled containers then again are fed readily a drain and can be coupled with the element.

The possibility of arranging a lid for the container is known. The lid covers the open top container into its rest position and releases the opening as soon as the container for the insertion of waste is moved out of the container tag. The relative movement between the container and container tag is used to move the lid from its locking position into a release position. It is customary to place the lid on the container tag, in order to ensure an easy handling for the purpose of removing the container to be emptied and for the purpose of subsequent reinsertion.

Known devices for receiving waste, garbage or the like require to produce the ball in readiness always a movement of the container with an appropriate amount of force with a filled or partially filled containers. To reduce the required Krauftaufwands the containers have therefore relatively small capacity and hence need to be emptied more often.

Moreover, it has been found that, especially in bars from coming into the container smoldering tobacco residues pose significant fire hazards. Since the container in the rest position, are only covered inadequately either open or if a lid is in place and the necessary relative movement between fixed constant lid and from the front of the container tag herausbewegbarem container one worth striving for such seal between lid and container prevented by a hazard could be reduced by smoldering inside the container by a lack of air, there is the possibility that smoldering container intensify and spread.

The invention has the object to improve a device for picking up waste in terms of their characteristics.

This object is inventively achieved in that the lid is a about a horizontal axis hinged lid, which its articulation abgekehrter border from against the lid protruding portion of at least about a hand's breadth above the container, in particular the container conversion, articulated, access to cover and obstructing opening of the container the pivoting device is gripped from below, the pivot axis extends parallel to the hinge axis of the lid substantially.

In the apparatus according to the invention requires a movement of the container in order to throw in waste not. To interject waste, the pivot member is pivoted toward the center of the container, which is with its cover against the protruding portion of the lid lifts. Thus, the opening of the container is released, so that waste can be thrown. After inserting the drop, the pivot member returns to its initial position, wherein the hinged lid goes back into a position in which the container is covered. The throwing of waste therefore requires only necessary for the movement of the pivot member force. It can up or adjustable container with considerably larger capacity can be used.

The dimensions of the container can be adapted to the pivot point of the lid so that the hinged lid hangs firmly on the opening edge of the container. This is an improvement of the sealing in the idle state of the hinged lid accessible, which in turn improved sealing of the container yield, leading to the reduction of dust and odors, as well as reduce the risk of fire.

The hinged lid can be formed as a simple metal plate, resulting in the advantage of a low weight at full operability.

The pivoting element is formed with particular advantage as a plate whose lower edge extends down to the level of the lid in its container closing position and is bent to form the lid under cross section so that pivoting element and portion together form an L-shaped flap ,

Thus also the pivoting element is a simple device that can be formed from a metal plate by cutting and bending the L-shaped plate.

In order that pivoting of the pivoting device a possible further region of the opening of the container is released, it is provided that the formed as L-shaped flap pivoting member with its portion covering a part of the opening of the container and that the lid covers the remaining part of the container opening.

Thus, the pivoting element is partly involved with on the cover of the container with its lid.

As lid and pivoting element located on the container tag or another, outside the container, stationary means are hinged, a chute may be provided at this facility, which facilitates the insertion of waste into the container. It is provided with a particular advantage that the formed as L-shaped flap pivoting element is hinged at the top of the inner edge of a ball shaft such that the mouth of the ball shaft is closed in the rest position of the pivot organ thereof. To throw waste into the container must therefore from the outside through the chute, which can be kept relatively short, are pressed against the the orifice closing pivoting element, whereby this into pivots from the chute away in the container tag or the like device, the hinged lid lifts and the opening of the container is accessible.

The throw-in shaft inserted in the container tag has a lower slide wall which slopes towards the opening of the container and ends in the area of ​​the opening of the container delimiting the upper container edge. The chute is expediently designed like a funnel and passes thrown waste in pivoted away pivoting element in the opening of the container.

The container tag can be configured as housing, are built chute, pivoting element and hinged lid in which. The housing has a receiving space, into which the container is adjustable and removable, that located in the rest position and the cover pivoting element covering the container opening of the container set.

The entire enclosure can either be set up separately and is accessible from the outside only through the chute while the receiving space for the container is closed, for example with a conventional door; However, the housing can also be built into cabinets, counters or the like. It is also possible to replace the housing by a frame structure, are installed chute, pivoting element and hinged lid in which.

It is also possible that elements, namely chute, pivoting element and hinged cover in a closet, a desk or the like means to be installed so that a container including asked in rest position by pivoting element and hinged lid is covered.

Finally, it is possible to incorporate chute, pivoting element and hinged lid in a hardware device that is set to complete, for example, under the countertop of a kitchen base cabinet, a countertop or the like and then the container is adjustable.

Since the inventive device, a container can not be moved for producing the ball in readiness, the capacity of a container can be increased advantageously. For example, it is possible, a box-shaped container, preferably for use on sheet metal, which is adapted in its dimensions to the available installation space in a kitchen cabinet or counter.

The walls of the container are bent advantageously in the area of ​​the opening limiting aperture edges outward from the center of the vessel away and at the outer end with a second, to the container bottom directed towards the bend provided. The upper container edge, which delimits the container opening, characterized has an enlarged contact surface for the lid and for the or associated to the cover portion of the pivot organ. In addition, the voids formed among the folds form at the same time a way to serve as a handle for handling the container.

Furthermore, the device is distinguished in that the container walls in the region of the opening edge have a plurality of openings which connect the cavity under the bent-over portions with the container interior in the region near the upper edge of the opening and that in the cavity of a at a temperature from about 80 ° C a dense foam-forming propellant is arranged. In conjunction with the already quite good sealing hinged lid and the pivoting element, this arrangement of blowing agents has the advantage that may in the container resulting smoldering automatically stifled by the blowing agent. The fire hazard in restaurants from the arrival within the waste smoldering tobacco or the like is considerably reduced.

A reduction in the risk of fire is especially given if the vessel remodeling an enclosure is used, which is made of sheet metal and thus relatively fireproof. Trained as only in the area of ​​the ball shaft housing open container conversion in the case of a smoldering fire hermetically sealed in a container by the sealing foam generated by the blowing agent from the inside, since the sealing foam pushes also the hinged lid, and then presses the swivel body from the inside against the mouth of the ball shaft.

If the entire body, such as the interposition of insulating material, in a cabinet, a counter or the like is incorporated is given a considerably increased fire safety compared to conventional devices for receiving waste.

An embodiment, from which further inventive features is shown in the drawing. Show it:<dl id="dl0001"><dt>Fig. 1</dt><dd>is a schematic side view of the device in section and</dd><dt>FIG. 2</dt><dd>a front view of the apparatus of FIG. 1.</dd></dl>

In Fig. 1, 1 a phantom rear wall of a base unit of a kitchen, counter or the like referred to, which has a base 2, and a worktop 3. The components of the oven define an installation space, be in the installed device for receiving waste can , The device consists of a box-shaped container tag 4 from sheet metal, which is inserted into the cabinet, the bar or the like means. The container tag can also end in the amount of indicated by the arrow 5 range, so that it merely provides an upper assembly, in which a chute 6 is integrated, whose inward-facing orifice is closed by a formed as L-shaped flap 7 pivoting element 8 , The pivoting member is articulated with a foldable Immersion articulation 9 above the ball shaft. 6 The pivoting element has a lower bent portion 10 which engages under the edge of a folding lid 11th The cover 11 is simply hooked on the housing renovation 4 with a Endabbiegung 12 in corresponding tabs on the container tag. Cover 11 and section 10 jointly cover the top opening 13 of a set in the container tag 4 container 14th

By means of a merely indicated hinge fitting 15 is articulated to the cabinet, the bar or the like means a door 16 that can be opened to remove or adjust the container 14th

To interject waste into the container 14, it can be thrown into the chute. 6 The waste slips on the lower inclined sliding wall 17 of the ball shaft to the pivoting element 7, which closes the mouth of the ball shaft 6 in its rest position. By appropriate pressure against the pivoting member 7 of this pivoted in the direction of the arrow 18 into the position shown by dashed lines position with its the hinged lid 11 with cross section 10 pivots the hinged cover in the direction of arrow 19 into the likewise drawn by dashed lines position. The waste can fall into the container 14 through the case exposed aperture 13 of the container. Hinged lid 11 and pivoting element 7 drop automatically into its initial position, in the covered container and the mouth of the ball shaft is sealed 6.

Of course, operable drive elements for pivoting the pivoting device can be provided. Conceivable example is a foot control via appropriate linkage with rear hollow springs and the like.

The walls of the container 14 are bent in the area of ​​the opening 13 delimiting opening edge outward from the center of the vessel away and at the outer end with a second, to the container bottom 20 directed toward the bend 21 provided.

The walls of the container, in the region of the opening edge on several openings 22, which connect the cavity 23 under the bent-over portions 21 to the tank interior in the region near the upper edge of the opening. 13 In the cavity 23 a at a temperature from about 80 ° C a dense foam-forming propellant 24 is located. Speaks to the blowing agent, the foam sealing will occur through the apertures 22 into the interior of the container 14 and cause suffocation possibly emerged smoldering tank.

Fig. 2 shows a front view of the device, wherein the door is removed 16 in order not to cover the container 14. The same components are denoted by the same reference numerals as in FIG. 1.