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EP2709931B1 - Domestic garbage container and method for disinfecting and cleaning such a container - Google Patents

Domestic garbage container and method for disinfecting and cleaning such a container Download PDF

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EP2709931B1
EP2709931B1 EP12721816.2A EP12721816A EP2709931B1 EP 2709931 B1 EP2709931 B1 EP 2709931B1 EP 12721816 A EP12721816 A EP 12721816A EP 2709931 B1 EP2709931 B1 EP 2709931B1
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B08—CLEANING
    • B08B—CLEANING IN GENERAL; PREVENTION OF FOULING IN GENERAL
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    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65F—GATHERING OR REMOVAL OF DOMESTIC OR LIKE REFUSE
    • B65F7/00—Cleaning or disinfecting devices combined with refuse receptacles or refuse vehicles

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  • the present invention relates to a garbage container incorporating a device for disinfecting or cleaning the garbage container and a method of disinfecting or cleaning such a container.
  • the field of application of the present invention is that of containers for waste and more particularly that of relatively large containers used in particular in condominiums and able to be supported by garbage collection vehicles for unloading.
  • Disinfection of household waste containers is traditionally done by an operator manually, after the containers have been emptied of their waste.
  • the document WO-2010/146004 discloses a device for disinfecting a solid waste disposal bin, said bin being provided with a lid which is hinged at the rim of the opening so as to allow at least one rotation between a closed position and a position opened by the actuation of a user allowing him to insert bags of waste in the tray.
  • the device has at least one container containing a disinfectant that is applied to the inner surface of the tray wall.
  • the container is provided with at least one pump which emits a spray of said product by pressure applied to the button of said pump.
  • There are also means which are connected to the lid of the container and which are designed to produce a spray of the disinfectant when closing the lid as a result of its actuation by the user after the insertion of a bag of waste.
  • the fluid distribution takes place at the opening and closing of the lid that is to say very frequently and very often when the container is at least partially filled. Its effectiveness is low while using a large amount of maintenance fluid.
  • the fluid distribution device is located in the upper part of the container because its actuation is linked to the lid. Consequently, the distribution of the fluid, moreover a simple spraying, is not effective for cleaning the bottom of the container, the sprayed fluid generally not reaching the bottom of the container, especially when the latter is filled with detritus.
  • US-2010264168 discloses a garbage container according to the preamble of claim 1.
  • This publication shows an actuator pressing on the ground outside the container and whose piston arms a portion of liquid delivery to the lifting of the container. On descent, the piston retracts in contact with the ground so as to evacuate the liquid. Due to the ground support, the reliability and mechanical strength of the piston system is more than doubtful. Repeated movements of the container can cause multiple deliveries of the liquid when this is not desired.
  • the problem underlying the invention is to clean a garbage container in an efficient manner, without requiring the aid of a cleaning device outside said container.
  • the invention provides a container according to claim 1.
  • the technical effect obtained is a better cleaning or a better disinfection of the container. Since the application of the washing or disinfecting fluid dose is done after this unloading when the container is returned to its normal position of use, the container is then emptied of all its garbage and the washing or disinfection can be carried out. perform directly on the bottom of the container. Thus, all the fluid in a dose is assigned to the cleaning or disinfection of said container and there is more fluid loss by contact with garbage.
  • the quantity of fluid contained by a dose is advantageously substantially always equivalent, which allows a saving of fluid, a dose being calculated to represent the predetermined amount necessary and sufficient for effective cleaning or disinfection.
  • the inclination of the container which is a movement comprising a rotation of the container capable of modifying the angle of its opening relative to the horizontal, can be set higher than a threshold value to trigger the delivery of the product.
  • the threshold value may for example be at least 10 ° or at least 90 ° (which implies that the product is delivered after a container overturning phase).
  • the device is located.
  • the latter is thus independent of a possible container lid.
  • the invention also relates to a method for cleaning or disinfecting such a garbage container by a device for cleaning or disinfecting the container, this method comprising sequences for delivering a cleaning or disinfecting fluid into the container.
  • this container being emptied of the garbage it contains by inclining said container in a discharge position, characterized by the step of forming a dose of fluid inside the container during its inclination in garbage discharge position and the step of spreading the dose of fluid in the container when the container has been returned to its normal position of use.
  • the step of forming a dose of fluid and the step of spreading said dose of fluid are done automatically respectively during the setting in position of discharge or the setting in normal position of use.
  • making the step of forming a dose dependent on the step of inclining the container for unloading, as well as the triggering of the step of spreading the dose formed do not require the addition of no particular element, for example a mechanical or electronic element.
  • the present invention relates to a container 1 for the deposition of household waste.
  • the container 1 according to the present invention has an unchanged exterior appearance compared to the state of the art.
  • Such a container 1 has a substantially parallelepiped shape with side walls and a bottom 4 defining an interior space for receiving refuse. In its normal position of use which corresponds to the position of the container 1 for receiving refuse, the bottom 4 of the container 1 is close to the ground, the container 1 being movable by means of wheels 5 then resting on the ground . If the figure 2 shows a single pair of wheels 5, the container 1 can also be provided with two pairs of wheels 5.
  • the container 1 has an opening 3 for the deposition of household waste in its interior.
  • This opening 3 is, in the normal position of use of the container 1 for the reception of garbage, to the upper part of the container 1.
  • This opening 3 can be closed by a cover, not shown in the figures, this cover being pivoted between a closing position of the container 1 and an open position in which the opening 3 is accessible to users for the deposit of garbage or for the unloading of garbage that the container 1 contains.
  • the container 1 incorporates a cleaning or disinfecting device with maintenance fluid delivery sequences into the interior of the container 1.
  • This device is shown in FIGS. Figures 1 and 2 being placed inside a housing 6, internal to the container 1.
  • This device and its housing 6 are near the bottom 4 of the container 1 to clean said bottom 4 by spreading a cleaning liquid or disinfection inside the container 1. It is indeed the bottom 4 of the container 1 which is most likely to be soiled by remains of garbage not removed from the container 1 and it should clean or disinfect the bottom 4 regularly and automatically.
  • the container 1 should be previously empty of all garbage so that the bottom 4 of the container 1 is easily accessible to the cleaning or disinfecting fluid.
  • a cleaning or disinfection device comprising means for forming a dose of fluid inside the container 1 and means for spreading said fluid in the container 1, the means formation being active during the inclination of the container 1 in the discharge position of the garbage it contains and the spreading means being active when the container 1 has been returned to its normal position of use.
  • the cleaning or disinfection is carried out in a container 1 emptied of its garbage as soon as the container 1 is returned to the normal position of use.
  • the figure 2 shows a container 1 in the discharge position of its garbage.
  • This discharge can be done by dumping garbage from the container 1 in a dumpster.
  • the container 1 is subjected to a rotational movement Fr, generally being connected to the dumpster by a device carried by said bucket and garbage leaving the container 1 in the direction of evacuation Fe garbage falling by gravity in the bucket.
  • This operation is also known as the overturning of the container 1 with a view to its discharge.
  • the container 1 is completely reversed with its bottom 4 then being the upper part of the container 1 and the container 1 then extending substantially vertically. It is sufficient that the container 1 is sufficiently inclined for the garbage to leave the container 1 by gravity and fall outside said container 1.
  • the housing 6 receiving the cleaning device or disinfection is placed on a lower portion of a side wall of the container 1 near the bottom, substantially in a medial portion of said side wall.
  • the housing 6, drawn in phantom is on a lower portion of a side wall of the container 1 near the bottom 4 towards a lower edge of the side wall not carrying a wheel 5.
  • the positioning of the housing 6 receiving the cleaning or disinfection device may be any positioning that allows to obtain an action on the bottom 4 of the effective container 1 by spreading including a large part of the bottom 4.
  • the cleaning or disinfecting device 2 has a metering element 8 filling with a dose of fluid during said tilting of the container for unloading garbage out of the container, as has been shown in FIG. figure 2 .
  • the means for forming a dose of fluid inside the container 1 according to the present invention comprise this metering element 8.
  • an amount sufficient and necessary for the cleaning or disinfection of the container is formed by accumulation in the metering element 8.
  • the cleaning or disinfecting device 2 comprises a reservoir 7 of cleaning or disinfecting fluid containing enough fluid to perform several doses of fluid.
  • This reservoir 7 comprises a filling plug 12 at its upper end in a normal position of use.
  • a neck 13 is provided between the plug 12 and the reservoir 7.
  • the metering element 8 is disposed substantially above the reservoir 7 when the latter is in the normal position of use, that is to say with its plug 12 pointing to the top.
  • the metering element 8 is connected by a first pipe 11 to said tank 7, this via its neck 13.
  • This first conduit 11 serves to withdraw from the reservoir 7 a sufficient amount of fluid to form a dose of fluid then contained and stored in the metering element 8. This sampling is performed by gravity during the inclination of the container for unloading.
  • the cleaning or disinfecting device 2 is provided with a second pipe 9 ensuring an air intake between the metering element 8 and the reservoir 7. This second pipe 9 extends from the bottom of the reservoir to the metering element 8 by opening advantageously into said metering element 8 on the opposite side to the side on which the first pipe 11 opens.
  • the operation of the cleaning or disinfecting device 2 is as follows. It consists of a step of forming a dose of fluid in the metering element 8 when the container is tilted for unloading garbage contained therein and spreading said dose on the bottom of the container when the container is returned to its normal position of use. This is very advantageous because there is more or very little garbage in the container, its cleaning or disinfection can then be done very effectively, the bottom of the container then being accessible for the cleaning fluid. or disinfection.
  • the cleaning or disinfection device 2 which is advantageously in a housing itself attached to the container is inclined accordingly.
  • the cleaning or disinfecting device 2 is thus in the inclined position shown in FIG. figure 5 with the neck 13 of the reservoir 7 being the lowest part of the device 2.
  • the metering element 8 which is close to the neck 13 of the reservoir 7 then fills with a quantity of cleaning fluid or disinfectant leaving the reservoir 7 by the first line 11 between metering element 8 and reservoir 7.
  • This quantity is sufficient to form a cleaning dose then stored in the measuring element 8.
  • the formation of the dose is done by gravity according to the principle of communicating vessels via the second pipe 9 serving as air intake and connecting the metering element 8 to the reservoir 7 as previously mentioned.
  • the fluid level 14 in the reservoir 7 extends substantially horizontally in this inclined position of the device 2 and is on the same horizontal as the fluid level in the second pipe 9, which allows the filling of the element doser 8.
  • the second stage of operation of the cleaning or disinfection device 2 is essentially illustrated by the figure 6 .
  • This second step concerns the evacuation of the fluid dose from the metering element 8.
  • the metering element 8 comprises a third pipe 10 for discharging the dose of fluid for spreading it in the container, this third pipe 10 being directed towards the lower part of the container when said container is in its normal position of use.
  • the spreading means of said fluid in the container according to the present invention comprise this third pipe 10. These spreading means are for example supplemented by the means of evacuation or direction of the fluid present in the housing, as will be seen later. .
  • the container After unloading the garbage from the container, during which the metering element 8 has been filled, the container is returned to the normal use position and the cleaning or disinfecting device again occupies a substantially vertical position in its housing. in the container, as shown in figure 6 .
  • the metering element 8 which is still filled with cleaning fluid or disinfection is emptied of its fluid by the third evacuation pipe 10, said duct 10 being directed towards the bottom of the device 2 while it was directed upwards in the preceding step illustrated in FIG. figure 5 .
  • a method of cleaning or disinfecting a garbage container according to the present invention by using a cleaning or disinfecting device 2 inside the container which method comprises sequences for delivering a cleaning fluid or disinfection in the interior of the container, this container being emptied of garbage it contains by inclining said container in a discharge position, is characterized by the step of forming a dose of fluid inside the container during its inclination in the garbage unloading position and the step of spreading the dose of fluid in the container when the container has been returned to its normal position of use
  • the step of forming a fluid dose and the step of spreading said dose of fluid take place automatically respectively when the discharge position is put in place or when the device is placed in a normal use position.
  • the normal position of use advantageously corresponds to a position in which the bottom of the container 1 is substantially parallel to the ground or at a position where the side walls of the container have a substantially vertical main direction.
  • the fluid flows in the third discharge pipe 10 in the direction of evacuation of the fluid Ff and exits through the orifice 10a ending the third discharge pipe 10, advantageously near the connection of the second pipe 9 with the tank but this is not mandatory. This is also particularly visible in the figure 4 .
  • the cleaning or disinfecting device of which the reservoir 7 is visible, the metering element 8, the first pipe 11, the plug 12 and the second pipe 9 remotely covering the third pipe is inserted in a removable manner into a fixed housing 15 to the lower part of the container 1 when the latter is in its normal use position so that the cleaning or disinfecting fluid is spread on the bottom of the container 1.
  • This housing 15 advantageously comprises a receiving body 15a surrounding at less partially the cleaning or disinfection device.
  • This housing 15 also advantageously comprises a removable cover covering said body 15a. To the figure 7 only the receiving body 15a is visible.
  • the receiving body 15a of the housing 15 is substantially in the form of a parallelepiped with a base 15b and four side faces.
  • One of said lateral faces of the body 15a forms a side wall 15c against the inside of the container 1, this at least partially.
  • This support is advantageously carried out against a side wall of the container 1. If the edges of the supporting side wall 15c are straight, the other edges of the side walls are rounded so as not to present a sharp angle that could burst bags in Plastic filled with garbage introduced into the container 1.
  • the housing 15 advantageously has a shape that does not facilitate the attachment of garbage on its outer part. This will be particularly the case for its lid as it will be described with regard to the figure 8 .
  • the receiving body 15a of the housing 15 is advantageously adapted to the cleaning device or disinfection so that it occupies substantially all the space inside the body 15a.
  • the receiving body 15a has substantially a rectangular section with 15c as a bearing wall against the inside of the container 1 a longitudinal wall of said body 15a.
  • the side wall of the tank 7 not carrying the second pipe 9 is substantially facing and at a small distance from a lateral wall of the body 15a of the housing 15 while the second pipe 9 is in facing relation and at a short distance from the opposite side wall of the body 15a.
  • the other front and rear walls of the tank 7 are in facing relation and at a short distance from an associated wall of the receiving body 15a.
  • the cleaning or disinfection device can only slightly move in the body 15a of the housing 15.
  • each lateral or longitudinal wall of the body 15a wedging ribs 24 further limiting the displacement of the device relative to the body wall. 15a who wears them.
  • one of the walls of the cleaning or disinfection device carries a protrusion 24a, for example in the form of two ribs that can be inserted between two wedging ribs 24 carried internally by a wall of the body 15a. It is preferred that it is the side wall of the tank 7 opposite the wall carrying the second pipe 9 which carries this outgrowth.
  • the cleaning or disinfection device is introduced from above into the body 15a of the housing 15 by lowering said device in said body 15a.
  • the cleaning or disinfection device is advantageously provided inside the body 15a on at least one of its walls at least one polarizing rib 25.
  • Such a polarizing rib 25 extends inwardly of the body 15a and is advantageously disposed on the inside of the wall of the body 15a with which the side wall of the reservoir 7 carrying the second pipe 9 of the device is screwed to -vis, this polarizing rib 25 not facing said pipe but offset from it. Indeed, empty spaces exist inside the body 15a of the housing 15 on each side of the second pipe 9, these spaces being able to receive the said rib 25. On the other hand, this polarizing rib forms a stop when the cleaning device or disinfection is introduced in the inverted position with vis-à-vis the opposite side of the reservoir 7 not carrying the second pipe 9, such a side having no gaps. Thus, insertion of the device in the inverted position in the receiving body 15a is made impossible device.
  • the base 15b of the receiving body 15a of the housing 15 comprises a discharge orifice 16 of the dose of fluid in the container 1, more particularly towards its bottom.
  • This discharge orifice 16 is therefore advantageously directed towards the lower part of the container 1 when said container 1 is in its normal position of use.
  • This discharge orifice 16 is advantageously in facing relation with and below the outlet orifice of the third pipe, which is not visible at the figure 7 and for discharging the fluid out of the cleaning or disinfecting device.
  • the discharge orifice 16 may also be located on a lower portion of a wall of the body 15a of the housing 15.
  • a lower portion of a wall of the body 15a is less likely to be fouled by garbage deposits, which is an obstacle to the spreading of the cleaning or disinfecting fluid out of the housing 15.
  • the figure 8 shows a cover 17 covering the receiving body 15a of the housing 15.
  • This cover 17 is advantageously removable so that the cleaning device or disinfection is removed from the housing 15 in particular to refill the reservoir 7 of this device.
  • the cover 17 does not have a sharp angle for the reasons mentioned above in view of the receiving body 15a of the housing 15.
  • the base of the cover 17 corresponds to the opening at the upper part of the body 15a by presenting the same section, preferably a rectangular section.
  • the lid 17 has its highest part in normal use position of the container 1 on its wall bearing against the wall of the container 1, wall which extends the wall 15c of the body 15a. In the sense of its width, the cover 17 has an inclined portion 17a in approaching the body 15a and having no sharp angle on the outside.
  • the cover 17 has at its body-facing part, on the one hand, on one side of said part at least one lug 18 penetrating a recess 18a provided on the receiving body 15a and, on the other hand, on the opposite side of said portion, a locking means 19 of the cover 17 with respect to said body 15a.
  • a passage 20 is formed in the inclined portion 17 of the cover 17 to allow access to the user for locking or unlocking the locking means 19, in particular with the aid of a suitable tool.
  • the locking means 19 is particularly visible at the figure 9 .
  • the locking means 19 consists of a locking lug 22 which can be inserted into a locking notch 23 present in the part facing the receiving body 15a during the pivoting of said lug advantageously in a plane parallel to the plane of the upper opening of the receiving body 15a. Pivoting is performed by the user by action of a means actuated by said user on a head 21 carried by the locking means 19, this head extending along the axis of pivoting of the tab 22.
  • the head 21 may be in the form of a triangle or a square and actuated by a corresponding tool.
  • the figure 10 shows the lower portion of a housing incorporating a cleaning device or disinfection for a garbage container according to the present invention.
  • the orifice 10a of the third conduit 10 for discharging the fluid from the reservoir 7 after an amount of cleaning or disinfecting fluid has been previously metered into the metering element.
  • This orifice 10a is substantially above a curved connecting portion connecting the second pipe 9 to the lower part of the tank 7.
  • the receiving body 15a of the housing 15 has on its base 15b a discharge orifice 16 for spreading cleaning or disinfecting fluid in the container and in particular on its bottom.
  • the discharge port 16 is directly under the orifice 10a of the third pipe 10.
  • the cleaning or disinfecting fluid can flow more or less directly from the third pipe 10 to the container.
  • a certain quantity of fluid is likely to flow inside the receiving body 15a of the housing 15 and in particular on its base 15b, it is advantageous to provide a gradient on this base 15b directing the dose of fluid spread towards said orifice 16. This is obtained by bottom slopes 26 on each side of the discharge orifice 16 of the housing 15 whose inclination is oriented towards the discharge orifice 16, these bottom slopes 26 leading the fluid towards said orifice 16
  • all the fluid of a dose spilled into the housing 15 is removed from the housing 15 in the container.
  • this device may consist of a pipe having multiple perforations through which the fluid flows to the bottom of the container.

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La présente invention concerne un conteneur d'ordures ménagères incorporant un dispositif pour la désinfection ou le nettoyage du conteneur d'ordures ménagères ainsi qu'un procédé de désinfection ou de nettoyage d'un tel conteneur.The present invention relates to a garbage container incorporating a device for disinfecting or cleaning the garbage container and a method of disinfecting or cleaning such a container.

Le domaine d'application de la présente invention est celui des conteneurs pour des déchets et plus particulièrement celui des conteneurs de dimension relativement importante utilisés notamment dans les copropriétés et aptes à être pris en charge par des véhicules de ramassage d'ordures pour leur déchargement.The field of application of the present invention is that of containers for waste and more particularly that of relatively large containers used in particular in condominiums and able to be supported by garbage collection vehicles for unloading.

Actuellement, de tels conteneurs sont généralement de forme sensiblement parallélépipédique rectangle et disposent d'un couvercle. Les déchets sont simplement introduits dans le volume intérieur du conteneur, ce qui induit des problèmes de propreté de ces conteneurs. Il est constaté notamment des salissures résiduelles dans le fond des conteneurs dues à des écoulements ou des détritus collant à la paroi inférieure du conteneur. Des désagréments d'odeur et de propreté sont ainsi posés.Currently, such containers are generally of substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape and have a lid. The waste is simply introduced into the interior volume of the container, which causes problems of cleanliness of these containers. It is found in particular residual dirt in the bottom of the containers due to flows or detritus sticking to the bottom wall of the container. Disturbances of smell and cleanliness are thus posed.

La désinfection de conteneurs d'ordures ménagères s'effectue traditionnellement par un opérateur de manière manuelle, après que les conteneurs aient été vidés de leurs déchets.Disinfection of household waste containers is traditionally done by an operator manually, after the containers have been emptied of their waste.

Cette opération est une tâche fastidieuse pour l'opérateur car cela lui impose une manipulation importante des conteneurs et de ce fait demande beaucoup de temps pour son exécution. Il est donc courant de constater que ce type d'intervention n'est pas réalisé de manière systématique après chaque collecte d'ordures ménagères.This operation is a tedious task for the operator because it imposes a significant handling of containers and therefore requires a lot of time for its execution. It is therefore common to note that this type of intervention is not carried out systematically after each garbage collection.

Le document WO-A-2010/146004 divulgue un dispositif de désinfection d'un bac d'enlèvement de déchets solides, ledit bac étant muni d'un couvercle qui est articulé au niveau du rebord de l'ouverture de façon à permettre au moins une rotation entre une position fermée et une position ouverte obtenue par l'actionnement d'un utilisateur lui permettant d'insérer des sacs de déchets dans le bac. Le dispositif présente au moins un récipient contenant un produit de désinfection qui est appliqué sur la surface interne de la paroi du bac. Le récipient est pourvu d'au moins une pompe qui émet une pulvérisation dudit produit par pression appliquée sur le bouton de ladite pompe. Il est aussi prévu des moyens qui sont reliés au couvercle du bac et qui sont conçus pour produire une pulvérisation du produit de désinfection lors de la fermeture du couvercle à la suite de son actionnement par l'utilisateur après l'insertion d'un sac de déchets.The document WO-2010/146004 discloses a device for disinfecting a solid waste disposal bin, said bin being provided with a lid which is hinged at the rim of the opening so as to allow at least one rotation between a closed position and a position opened by the actuation of a user allowing him to insert bags of waste in the tray. The device has at least one container containing a disinfectant that is applied to the inner surface of the tray wall. The container is provided with at least one pump which emits a spray of said product by pressure applied to the button of said pump. There are also means which are connected to the lid of the container and which are designed to produce a spray of the disinfectant when closing the lid as a result of its actuation by the user after the insertion of a bag of waste.

Si ce document présente un actionnement automatique de la délivrance d'un fluide de nettoyage ou de désinfection lors d'un mouvement d'ouverture et de fermeture du couvercle par un dispositif de distribution de fluide d'entretien directement incorporé dans le conteneur, il présente cependant de nombreux inconvénients.If this document has an automatic actuation of the delivery of a cleaning or disinfecting fluid during a movement of opening and closing of the lid by a maintenance fluid dispensing device directly incorporated in the container, it presents however, many disadvantages.

Dans ce document, la distribution de fluide s'effectue aux phases d'ouverture et de fermeture du couvercle c'est-à-dire très fréquemment et très souvent lorsque le conteneur est au moins partiellement rempli. Son efficacité est donc faible tout en utilisant une grande quantité de fluide d'entretien.In this document, the fluid distribution takes place at the opening and closing of the lid that is to say very frequently and very often when the container is at least partially filled. Its effectiveness is low while using a large amount of maintenance fluid.

De plus, le dispositif de distribution de fluide est situé en partie haute du conteneur car son actionnement est lié au couvercle. Par conséquent, la distribution du fluide, par ailleurs une simple pulvérisation, n'est pas efficace pour nettoyer le fond du conteneur, le fluide pulvérisé n'arrivant généralement pas jusqu'au fond du conteneur, surtout lorsque ce dernier est rempli de détritus.In addition, the fluid distribution device is located in the upper part of the container because its actuation is linked to the lid. Consequently, the distribution of the fluid, moreover a simple spraying, is not effective for cleaning the bottom of the container, the sprayed fluid generally not reaching the bottom of the container, especially when the latter is filled with detritus.

Enfin, la fiabilité d'un tel système à pulvérisation peut être remise en question.Finally, the reliability of such a spray system can be questioned.

Un autre système de délivrance d'un liquide de désinfection est connu de US-A-2010264168 qui décrit un conteneur d'ordures conforme au préambule de la revendication 1. Cette publication montre un actionneur appuyant sur le sol à l'extérieur du conteneur et dont le piston arme une partie de délivrance du liquide à la levée du conteneur. A la descente, le piston se rétracte au contact du sol de sorte à évacuer le liquide. De par l'appui du sol, la fiabilité et la résistance mécanique du système à piston est plus que douteuse. Des déplacements répétés du conteneur peuvent provoquer de multiples délivrances du liquide alors que cela n'est pas souhaité.Another system for delivering a disinfecting liquid is known to US-2010264168 which discloses a garbage container according to the preamble of claim 1. This publication shows an actuator pressing on the ground outside the container and whose piston arms a portion of liquid delivery to the lifting of the container. On descent, the piston retracts in contact with the ground so as to evacuate the liquid. Due to the ground support, the reliability and mechanical strength of the piston system is more than doubtful. Repeated movements of the container can cause multiple deliveries of the liquid when this is not desired.

Le problème à la base de l'invention est de nettoyer un conteneur d'ordures ménagères de manière efficace, cela sans nécessiter l'aide d'un dispositif de nettoiement extérieur audit conteneur.The problem underlying the invention is to clean a garbage container in an efficient manner, without requiring the aid of a cleaning device outside said container.

Pour atteindre cet objectif, il est prévu selon l'invention un conteneur selon la revendication 1.To achieve this objective, the invention provides a container according to claim 1.

L'effet technique obtenu est un meilleur nettoyage ou une meilleure désinfection du conteneur. Comme l'épandage de la dose de fluide de lavage ou de désinfection se fait après ce déchargement quand le conteneur est remis dans sa position normale d'utilisation, le conteneur est alors vidé de toutes ses ordures et le lavage ou la désinfection peut s'effectuer directement sur le fond du conteneur. Ainsi, tout le fluide réuni dans une dose est affecté au nettoyage ou à la désinfection dudit conteneur et il n'y a plus de perte de fluide par contact avec des ordures.The technical effect obtained is a better cleaning or a better disinfection of the container. Since the application of the washing or disinfecting fluid dose is done after this unloading when the container is returned to its normal position of use, the container is then emptied of all its garbage and the washing or disinfection can be carried out. perform directly on the bottom of the container. Thus, all the fluid in a dose is assigned to the cleaning or disinfection of said container and there is more fluid loss by contact with garbage.

De plus, la quantité de fluide contenue par une dose est avantageusement sensiblement toujours équivalente, ce qui permet une économie de fluide, une dose étant calculée pour représenter la quantité prédéterminée nécessaire et suffisante pour un nettoyage ou une désinfection efficace.In addition, the quantity of fluid contained by a dose is advantageously substantially always equivalent, which allows a saving of fluid, a dose being calculated to represent the predetermined amount necessary and sufficient for effective cleaning or disinfection.

L'inclinaison du conteneur, qui s'entend d'un mouvement comprenant une rotation du conteneur apte à modifier l'angle que fait son ouverture par rapport à l'horizontale, peut être fixée supérieure à une valeur seuil pour déclencher la délivrance du produit. La valeur seuil peut par exemple être d'au moins 10° ou d'au moins 90° (ce qui implique que le produit n'est délivré qu'après une phase de retournement du conteneur).The inclination of the container, which is a movement comprising a rotation of the container capable of modifying the angle of its opening relative to the horizontal, can be set higher than a threshold value to trigger the delivery of the product. . The threshold value may for example be at least 10 ° or at least 90 ° (which implies that the product is delivered after a container overturning phase).

L'invention pourra en outre présenter au moins facultativement l'une quelconque des caractéristiques suivantes :

  • les moyens de formation d'une dose de fluide comprennent un élément doseur se remplissant d'une dose de fluide lors de l'inclinaison du conteneur en position de décharge. L'utilisation d'un élément doseur est une manière rapide et simple de créer une dose de fluide de nettoyage ou de désinfection ainsi que de disposer à chaque lavage ou désinfection d'une dose de fluide équivalente.
  • le dispositif de nettoyage ou de désinfection comprend un réservoir de fluide, l'élément doseur étant relié par une première conduite audit réservoir pour le prélèvement d'une quantité de fluide dudit réservoir par gravité lors de ladite inclinaison du conteneur, cette quantité formant une dose de fluide, l'élément doseur étant aussi relié audit réservoir par une seconde conduite assurant une prise d'air entre élément doseur et réservoir. Une telle utilisation d'un élément doseur associé à un réservoir permet de réaliser la formation d'une dose automatiquement lors de l'inclinaison du conteneur lors de son déchargement, ceci par des moyens simples fonctionnant selon le principe des vases communicants.
  • les moyens d'épandage comprennent une troisième conduite sortant de l'élément doseur pour l'évacuation de la dose de fluide en vue de son épandage dans le conteneur, cette troisième conduite étant dirigée vers la partie inférieure du conteneur quand ledit conteneur est dans sa position normale d'utilisation. Ainsi l'épandage de la dose de fluide se fait automatiquement dès que le conteneur est remis dans sa position normale d'utilisation.
  • le dispositif de nettoyage ou de désinfection est inséré de manière amovible dans un logement fixé vers la partie inférieure du conteneur quand ledit conteneur est dans sa position normale d'utilisation. Ceci permet l'extraction du dispositif de nettoyage ou de désinfection notamment pour le remplissage de son réservoir. Le logement présente aussi l'avantage de protéger le dispositif contre les salissures diverses.
  • le logement comprend un orifice d'évacuation de la dose de fluide dans le conteneur, cet orifice d'évacuation étant orienté vers la partie inférieure du conteneur quand ledit conteneur est dans sa position normale d'utilisation. Ainsi, le fond du conteneur est préférentiellement traité.
  • le logement entoure le dispositif de nettoyage ou de désinfection, le logement comprenant un corps de réception dudit dispositif et un couvercle amovible recouvrant ledit corps. Ceci permet d'entourer complètement le dispositif pour le protéger tout en permettant de retirer le dispositif facilement du logement notamment pour sa recharge en fluide.
  • le corps et/ou le couvercle amovible ne présente pas extérieurement d'angle vif. Ainsi, il n'y a pas de risque de crever des sacs à ordures jetés dans le conteneur ou de retenir divers éléments jetés dans le conteneur.
  • le corps de réception du logement est sensiblement sous la forme d'un parallélépipède avec une base et quatre parois, une desdites parois étant au moins partiellement en appui contre l'intérieur du conteneur. Ceci est la forme la plus adaptée à recevoir un réservoir d'une forme sensiblement similaire, ce qui est principalement la forme du réservoir du dispositif de lavage ou de désinfection.
  • l'orifice d'évacuation du logement est disposé sur la base du corps ou sur la portion inférieure d'une des parois dudit corps. Ainsi le fond du conteneur est traité efficacement. La localisation de l'orifice d'évacuation sur la portion inférieure d'une paroi est avantageuse du fait que ledit orifice est susceptible de moins s'encrasser que quand il est disposé directement en face du fond du conteneur, une accumulation d'ordures sur cet orifice étant alors possible.
  • la base du corps présente une déclivité dirigeant la dose de fluide vers ledit orifice d'évacuation. Ceci permet l'évacuation de tout le fluide du logement et diminue les pertes de fluide.
  • le couvercle présente à sa partie orientée vers le corps, d'une part, sur un côté de ladite partie au moins une languette pénétrant dans un évidement prévu sur le corps de réception et, d'autre part, sur le côté opposé de ladite partie, un moyen de verrouillage du couvercle par rapport audit corps.
  • le moyen de verrouillage se compose d'une patte de verrouillage s'insérant par pivotement dans une encoche de verrouillage prévu dans le corps de réception.
  • le couvercle comprend un passage permettant à un utilisateur l'accès au moyen de verrouillage afin d'effectuer le pivotement de ladite patte de verrouillage.
The invention may further optionally have any of the following features:
  • the means for forming a fluid dose comprise a metering element filling with a dose of fluid during the inclination of the container in discharge position. The use of a dosing element is a quick and easy way to create a dose of cleaning fluid or disinfection and to have each wash or disinfection of an equivalent dose of fluid.
  • the cleaning or disinfecting device comprises a fluid reservoir, the metering element being connected by a first pipe to said reservoir for taking a quantity of fluid from said reservoir by gravity during said inclination of the container, this quantity forming a dose fluid, the metering element being also connected to said reservoir by a second pipe providing an air intake between metering element and reservoir. Such use of a metering element associated with a reservoir makes it possible to form a dose automatically during the tilting of the container during unloading, this by simple means operating on the principle of communicating vessels.
  • the spreading means comprise a third pipe coming out of the metering element for discharging the dose of fluid for spreading it in the container, this third pipe being directed towards the lower part of the container when the said container is in its normal position of use. Thus the spreading of the fluid dose is done automatically as soon as the container is returned to its normal position of use.
  • the cleaning or disinfecting device is removably inserted in a housing fixed towards the lower part of the container when said container is in its normal position of use. This allows the extraction of the cleaning or disinfection device, in particular for filling the tank. The housing also has the advantage of protecting the device against various soils.
  • the housing comprises a discharge orifice of the fluid dose in the container, this discharge orifice being directed towards the lower part of the container when said container is in its normal position of use. Thus, the bottom of the container is preferably treated.
  • the housing surrounds the cleaning or disinfecting device, the housing comprising a receiving body of said device and a removable cover covering said body. This allows to completely surround the device to protect it while allowing to easily remove the device from the housing especially for its refilling fluid.
  • the body and / or the removable lid does not have a sharp angle on the outside. Thus, there is no risk of popping garbage bags thrown into the container or holding various items thrown into the container.
  • the receiving body of the housing is substantially in the form of a parallelepiped with a base and four walls, one of said walls being at least partially supported against the inside of the container. This is the most suitable form for receiving a tank of a substantially similar shape, which is mainly the shape of the reservoir of the washing or disinfecting device.
  • the discharge port of the housing is disposed on the base of the body or on the lower portion of one of the walls of said body. Thus the bottom of the container is treated efficiently. The location of the discharge orifice on the lower portion of a wall is advantageous because said orifice is capable of less fouling than when it is disposed directly in front of the bottom of the container, an accumulation of garbage on this orifice being then possible.
  • the base of the body has a slope directing the dose of fluid to said discharge port. This allows the evacuation of all fluid from the housing and reduces fluid losses.
  • the cover has at its body-facing part, on the one hand, on one side of said part at least one tongue penetrating into a recess provided on the receiving body and, on the other hand, on the opposite side of said part , a cover locking means relative to said body.
  • the locking means consists of a locking tab pivotally inserted into a locking notch provided in the receiving body.
  • the cover includes a passageway allowing a user access to the locking means for pivoting said locking tab.

Selon l'invention, c'est avantageusement sur la paroi interne du corps du conteneur qu'est situé le dispositif. Ce dernier est ainsi indépendant d'un éventuel couvercle de conteneur.According to the invention, it is advantageously on the inner wall of the container body that the device is located. The latter is thus independent of a possible container lid.

L'invention concerne aussi un procédé de nettoyage ou de désinfection d'un tel conteneur d'ordures ménagères par un dispositif de nettoyage ou de désinfection intérieur au conteneur, ce procédé comprenant des séquences de délivrance d'un fluide de nettoyage ou de désinfection dans l'intérieur du conteneur, ce conteneur étant vidé des ordures qu'il contient par inclinaison dudit conteneur dans une position de décharge, caractérisé par l'étape de formation d'une dose de fluide à l'intérieur du conteneur lors de son inclinaison en position de décharge des ordures et l'étape d'épandage de la dose de fluide dans le conteneur lorsque le conteneur a été remis dans sa position normale d'utilisation.The invention also relates to a method for cleaning or disinfecting such a garbage container by a device for cleaning or disinfecting the container, this method comprising sequences for delivering a cleaning or disinfecting fluid into the container. inside the container, this container being emptied of the garbage it contains by inclining said container in a discharge position, characterized by the step of forming a dose of fluid inside the container during its inclination in garbage discharge position and the step of spreading the dose of fluid in the container when the container has been returned to its normal position of use.

Avantageusement, l'étape de formation d'une dose de fluide et l'étape d'épandage de ladite dose de fluide se font automatiquement respectivement lors de la mise en position de décharge ou de la mise en position normale d'utilisation. Ainsi le fait de rendre dépendante l'étape de formation d'une dose à l'étape d'inclinaison du conteneur pour son déchargement de même que le déclenchement de l'étape d'épandage de la dose formée ne requièrent l'ajout d'aucun élément particulier, par exemple un élément mécanique ou électronique.Advantageously, the step of forming a dose of fluid and the step of spreading said dose of fluid are done automatically respectively during the setting in position of discharge or the setting in normal position of use. Thus, making the step of forming a dose dependent on the step of inclining the container for unloading, as well as the triggering of the step of spreading the dose formed, do not require the addition of no particular element, for example a mechanical or electronic element.

D'autres caractéristiques, buts et avantages de la présente invention apparaîtront à la lecture de la description détaillée qui va suivre et au regard des dessins annexés donnés à titre d'exemple non limitatif et sur lesquels :

  • La figure 1 est une représentation schématique d'une vue de dessus en perspective d'un conteneur d'ordures ménagères selon la présente invention montrant l'intérieur dudit conteneur avec le logement pour le dispositif de nettoyage ou de désinfection,
  • La figure 2 est une représentation schématique d'une vue latérale d'un conteneur d'ordures ménagères selon la présente invention montrant notamment la position du logement pour le dispositif de nettoyage ou de désinfection dans ledit conteneur, ce conteneur étant alors en position de décharge des ordures qu'il contient,
  • La figure 3 est une représentation schématique d'une vue de face en perspective d'un dispositif de nettoyage ou de désinfection destiné à être intégré dans un conteneur d'ordures ménagères selon la présente invention,
  • La figure 4 est une représentation schématique d'une vue de dessous perspective d'une partie du dispositif de nettoyage ou de désinfection destiné à être intégré dans un conteneur d'ordures ménagères selon la présente invention, cette partie étant montrée agrandie par rapport à la figure 3,
  • La figure 5 est une représentation schématique d'une vue de face d'un dispositif de nettoyage ou de désinfection destiné à être intégré dans un conteneur d'ordures ménagères selon la présente invention, ce dispositif étant montré en position inclinée dans laquelle position l'élément doseur se remplit,
  • La figure 6 est une représentation schématique d'une vue de face d'un dispositif de nettoyage ou de désinfection destiné à être intégré dans un conteneur d'ordures ménagères selon la présente invention, ce dispositif étant montré de retour en position normale d'utilisation, dans laquelle position le fluide de nettoyage ou de désinfection est évacué de l'élément doseur,
  • La figure 7 est une représentation schématique d'une vue de dessus d'un logement intégrant un dispositif de nettoyage ou de désinfection pour un conteneur d'ordures ménagères selon la présente invention,
  • La figure 8 est une représentation schématique d'une vue de face en perspective de la portion supérieure d'un logement intégrant un dispositif de nettoyage ou de désinfection pour un conteneur d'ordures ménagères selon la présente invention,
  • La figure 9 est une représentation schématique d'une vue de face en perspective du moyen de verrouillage d'un logement intégrant un dispositif de nettoyage ou de désinfection pour un conteneur d'ordures ménagères selon la présente invention, cette figure 9 étant agrandie par rapport à la figure 8, le moyen de verrouillage étant montré en coupe,
  • La figure 10 est une représentation schématique d'une vue de face de la portion inférieure d'un logement intégrant un dispositif de nettoyage ou de désinfection pour un conteneur d'ordures ménagères selon la présente invention, l'orifice d'épandage du fluide de nettoyage ou de désinfection dans le conteneur étant notamment visible à cette figure, cette figure 10 étant agrandie par rapport à la figure 8.
Other features, objects and advantages of the present invention will appear on reading the detailed description which follows and with reference to the appended drawings given by way of non-limiting example and in which:
  • The figure 1 is a schematic representation of a perspective top view of a garbage container according to the present invention showing the interior of said container with the housing for the cleaning or disinfecting device,
  • The figure 2 is a schematic representation of a side view of a garbage container according to the present invention showing in particular the position of the housing for the cleaning or disinfection device in said container, this container then being in the garbage disposal position qu 'it contains,
  • The figure 3 is a schematic representation of a perspective front view of a cleaning or disinfecting device intended to be integrated into a garbage container according to the present invention,
  • The figure 4 is a schematic representation of a perspective bottom view of a portion of the cleaning or disinfecting device intended to be integrated into a garbage container according to the present invention, this part being shown enlarged with respect to the figure 3 ,
  • The figure 5 is a schematic representation of a front view of a cleaning or disinfecting device intended to be integrated into a garbage container according to the present invention, this device being shown in an inclined position in which position the metering element is fill,
  • The figure 6 is a schematic representation of a front view of a cleaning or disinfecting device intended to be integrated in a garbage container according to the present invention, this device being shown back in the normal position of use, in which position the cleaning or disinfecting fluid is removed from the metering element,
  • The figure 7 is a schematic representation of a top view of a housing incorporating a cleaning or disinfection device for a garbage container according to the present invention,
  • The figure 8 is a schematic representation of a perspective front view of the upper portion of a housing incorporating a cleaning or disinfecting device for a garbage container according to the present invention,
  • The figure 9 is a schematic representation of a perspective front view of the locking means of a housing incorporating a cleaning or disinfection device for a garbage container according to the present invention; figure 9 being enlarged relative to the figure 8 the locking means being shown in section,
  • The figure 10 is a schematic representation of a front view of the lower portion of a housing incorporating a cleaning or disinfecting device for a garbage container according to the present invention, the spraying orifice of the cleaning fluid or disinfection in the container being particularly visible in this figure, this figure 10 being enlarged relative to the figure 8 .

En se référant aux figures 1 et 2, la présente invention concerne un conteneur 1 pour le dépôt d'ordures ménagères. Le conteneur 1 selon la présente invention présente un aspect extérieur inchangé par rapport à l'état de la technique.Referring to Figures 1 and 2 the present invention relates to a container 1 for the deposition of household waste. The container 1 according to the present invention has an unchanged exterior appearance compared to the state of the art.

Un tel conteneur 1 présente une forme sensiblement parallélépipédique avec des parois latérales et un fond 4 délimitant un espace intérieur pour la réception d'ordures. Dans sa position normale d'utilisation qui correspond à la position du conteneur 1 pour la réception d'ordures, le fond 4 du conteneur 1 est proche du sol, le conteneur 1 étant mobile par l'intermédiaire de roues 5 reposant alors sur le sol. Si la figure 2 montre une unique paire de roues 5, le conteneur 1 peut aussi être muni de deux paires de roues 5.Such a container 1 has a substantially parallelepiped shape with side walls and a bottom 4 defining an interior space for receiving refuse. In its normal position of use which corresponds to the position of the container 1 for receiving refuse, the bottom 4 of the container 1 is close to the ground, the container 1 being movable by means of wheels 5 then resting on the ground . If the figure 2 shows a single pair of wheels 5, the container 1 can also be provided with two pairs of wheels 5.

Le conteneur 1 présente une ouverture 3 pour le dépôt d'ordures ménagères en son intérieur. Cette ouverture 3 se trouve, en position normale d'utilisation du conteneur 1 pour la réception des ordures, à la partie supérieure du conteneur 1. Cette ouverture 3 peut être fermée par un couvercle, non montré aux figures, ce couvercle étant pivotant entre une position de fermeture du conteneur 1 et une position d'ouverture dans laquelle l'ouverture 3 est accessible aux utilisateurs pour le dépôt d'ordures ou pour le déchargement des ordures que le conteneur 1 contient.The container 1 has an opening 3 for the deposition of household waste in its interior. This opening 3 is, in the normal position of use of the container 1 for the reception of garbage, to the upper part of the container 1. This opening 3 can be closed by a cover, not shown in the figures, this cover being pivoted between a closing position of the container 1 and an open position in which the opening 3 is accessible to users for the deposit of garbage or for the unloading of garbage that the container 1 contains.

Conformément à la présente invention, le conteneur 1 incorpore un dispositif de nettoyage ou de désinfection avec des séquences de délivrance d'un fluide d'entretien dans l'intérieur du conteneur 1. Ce dispositif est montré aux figures 1 et 2 en étant placé à l'intérieur d'un logement 6, interne au conteneur 1. Ce dispositif et son logement 6 se trouvent à proximité du fond 4 du conteneur 1 afin de nettoyer ledit fond 4 par épandage d'un liquide de nettoyage ou de désinfection à l'intérieur du conteneur 1. C'est en effet le fond 4 du conteneur 1 qui est le plus propice à être sali par des restes d'ordures non évacuées du conteneur 1 et il convient de nettoyer ou de désinfecter ce fond 4 régulièrement et de manière automatique.In accordance with the present invention, the container 1 incorporates a cleaning or disinfecting device with maintenance fluid delivery sequences into the interior of the container 1. This device is shown in FIGS. Figures 1 and 2 being placed inside a housing 6, internal to the container 1. This device and its housing 6 are near the bottom 4 of the container 1 to clean said bottom 4 by spreading a cleaning liquid or disinfection inside the container 1. It is indeed the bottom 4 of the container 1 which is most likely to be soiled by remains of garbage not removed from the container 1 and it should clean or disinfect the bottom 4 regularly and automatically.

Pour effectuer un tel nettoyage ou une telle désinfection, il convient que le conteneur 1 soit préalablement vide de toutes ordures afin que le fond 4 du conteneur 1 soit bien accessible au fluide de nettoyage ou de désinfection.To perform such cleaning or disinfection, the container 1 should be previously empty of all garbage so that the bottom 4 of the container 1 is easily accessible to the cleaning or disinfecting fluid.

C'est ce que propose la présente invention avec un dispositif de nettoyage ou de désinfection comprenant des moyens de formation d'une dose de fluide à l'intérieur du conteneur 1 et des moyens d'épandage dudit fluide dans le conteneur 1, les moyens de formation étant actifs lors de l'inclinaison du conteneur 1 en position de décharge des ordures qu'il contient et les moyens d'épandage étant actifs lorsque le conteneur 1 a été remis dans sa position normale d'utilisation. Ainsi, le nettoyage ou la désinfection s'effectue dans un conteneur 1 vidé de ses ordures dès que le conteneur 1 est remis en position normale d'utilisation.This is proposed by the present invention with a cleaning or disinfection device comprising means for forming a dose of fluid inside the container 1 and means for spreading said fluid in the container 1, the means formation being active during the inclination of the container 1 in the discharge position of the garbage it contains and the spreading means being active when the container 1 has been returned to its normal position of use. Thus, the cleaning or disinfection is carried out in a container 1 emptied of its garbage as soon as the container 1 is returned to the normal position of use.

La figure 2 montre un conteneur 1 en position de décharge de ses ordures. Cette décharge peut se faire en déversant les ordures du conteneur 1 dans une benne à ordures. Pour ce faire, le conteneur 1 est soumis à un mouvement de rotation Fr, généralement en étant relié à la benne à ordures par un dispositif porté par ladite benne et les ordures quittent le conteneur 1 dans le sens d'évacuation des ordures Fe en tombant par gravité dans la benne. Cette opération est aussi appelée renversement du conteneur 1 en vue de sa décharge.The figure 2 shows a container 1 in the discharge position of its garbage. This discharge can be done by dumping garbage from the container 1 in a dumpster. To do this, the container 1 is subjected to a rotational movement Fr, generally being connected to the dumpster by a device carried by said bucket and garbage leaving the container 1 in the direction of evacuation Fe garbage falling by gravity in the bucket. This operation is also known as the overturning of the container 1 with a view to its discharge.

Comme le montre la figure 2, il n'est pas nécessaire que le conteneur 1 soit complètement renversé avec son fond 4 se trouvant alors être la partie supérieure du conteneur 1 et le conteneur 1 s'étendant alors sensiblement verticalement. Il suffit que le conteneur 1 soit suffisamment incliné pour que les ordures quittent le conteneur 1 par gravité et tombent à l'extérieur dudit conteneur 1.As shown in figure 2 , it is not necessary that the container 1 is completely reversed with its bottom 4 then being the upper part of the container 1 and the container 1 then extending substantially vertically. It is sufficient that the container 1 is sufficiently inclined for the garbage to leave the container 1 by gravity and fall outside said container 1.

Pour effectuer un nettoyage ou une désinfection efficace du fond 4 du conteneur, il convient de placer avantageusement le dispositif de nettoyage ou de désinfection à proximité du fond. A la figure 1, le logement 6 recevant le dispositif de nettoyage ou de désinfection est placé sur une portion basse d'une paroi latérale du conteneur 1 à proximité du fond, sensiblement dans une portion médiane de ladite paroi latérale. A la figure 2, le logement 6, dessiné en pointillés se trouve sur une portion basse d'une paroi latérale du conteneur 1 à proximité du fond 4 vers un bord inférieur de la paroi latérale ne portant pas une roue 5.To effectively clean or disinfect the bottom 4 of the container, it is convenient to advantageously place the cleaning device or disinfection near the bottom. To the figure 1 , the housing 6 receiving the cleaning device or disinfection is placed on a lower portion of a side wall of the container 1 near the bottom, substantially in a medial portion of said side wall. To the figure 2 , the housing 6, drawn in phantom, is on a lower portion of a side wall of the container 1 near the bottom 4 towards a lower edge of the side wall not carrying a wheel 5.

Le positionnement du logement 6 recevant le dispositif de nettoyage ou de désinfection peut être n'importe quel positionnement qui permette d'obtenir une action sur le fond 4 du conteneur 1 efficace par un épandage concernant notamment une partie importante du fond 4.The positioning of the housing 6 receiving the cleaning or disinfection device may be any positioning that allows to obtain an action on the bottom 4 of the effective container 1 by spreading including a large part of the bottom 4.

Le dispositif de nettoyage ou de désinfection va être maintenant décrit selon une forme de réalisation en regard des figures 3 à 6.The cleaning or disinfecting device will now be described according to one embodiment with regard to Figures 3 to 6 .

A ces figures, le dispositif de nettoyage ou de désinfection 2 présente un élément doseur 8 se remplissant d'une dose de fluide lors de ladite inclinaison du conteneur pour le déchargement des ordures hors du conteneur, comme il a été montré à la figure 2. Les moyens de formation d'une dose de fluide à l'intérieur du conteneur 1 selon la présente invention comprennent cet élément doseur 8. Ainsi, lors de ce déchargement des ordures, une quantité suffisante et nécessaire pour le nettoyage ou la désinfection du conteneur est formée par accumulation dans l'élément doseur 8.In these figures, the cleaning or disinfecting device 2 has a metering element 8 filling with a dose of fluid during said tilting of the container for unloading garbage out of the container, as has been shown in FIG. figure 2 . The means for forming a dose of fluid inside the container 1 according to the present invention comprise this metering element 8. Thus, during this unloading of the garbage, an amount sufficient and necessary for the cleaning or disinfection of the container is formed by accumulation in the metering element 8.

Le dispositif de nettoyage ou de désinfection 2 comprend un réservoir 7 de fluide de nettoyage ou de désinfection contenant suffisamment de fluide pour réaliser plusieurs doses de fluide. Ce réservoir 7 comprend un bouchon 12 de remplissage à son extrémité supérieure dans une position normale d'utilisation. Un col 13 est prévu entre le bouchon 12 et le réservoir 7. L'élément doseur 8 est disposé sensiblement au dessus du réservoir 7 quand celui-ci est en position normale d'utilisation, c'est à dire avec son bouchon 12 pointant vers le haut. L'élément doseur 8 est relié par une première conduite 11 audit réservoir 7, ceci par l'intermédiaire de son col 13.The cleaning or disinfecting device 2 comprises a reservoir 7 of cleaning or disinfecting fluid containing enough fluid to perform several doses of fluid. This reservoir 7 comprises a filling plug 12 at its upper end in a normal position of use. A neck 13 is provided between the plug 12 and the reservoir 7. The metering element 8 is disposed substantially above the reservoir 7 when the latter is in the normal position of use, that is to say with its plug 12 pointing to the top. The metering element 8 is connected by a first pipe 11 to said tank 7, this via its neck 13.

Cette première conduite 11 sert à prélever du réservoir 7 une quantité de fluide suffisante pour former une dose de fluide alors contenue et conservée dans l'élément doseur 8. Ce prélèvement s'effectue par gravité lors de l'inclinaison du conteneur pour son déchargement. Pour ce faire, le dispositif de nettoyage ou de désinfection 2 est muni d'une seconde conduite 9 assurant une prise d'air entre l'élément doseur 8 et le réservoir 7. Cette seconde conduite 9 s'étend de la partie inférieure du réservoir à l'élément doseur 8 en débouchant avantageusement dans ledit élément doseur 8 sur le côté opposé au côté sur lequel la première conduite 11 débouche.This first conduit 11 serves to withdraw from the reservoir 7 a sufficient amount of fluid to form a dose of fluid then contained and stored in the metering element 8. This sampling is performed by gravity during the inclination of the container for unloading. To do this, the cleaning or disinfecting device 2 is provided with a second pipe 9 ensuring an air intake between the metering element 8 and the reservoir 7. This second pipe 9 extends from the bottom of the reservoir to the metering element 8 by opening advantageously into said metering element 8 on the opposite side to the side on which the first pipe 11 opens.

Le fonctionnement du dispositif de nettoyage ou de désinfection 2 est le suivant. Il se compose d'une étape de formation d'une dose de fluide dans l'élément doseur 8 lorsque le conteneur est incliné pour le déchargement des ordures contenues en son intérieur et par l'épandage de ladite dose sur le fond du conteneur quand le conteneur est remis dans sa position normale d'utilisation. Ceci est très avantageux du fait qu'il n'y a plus ou très peu d'ordures dans le conteneur, son nettoyage ou sa désinfection pouvant alors se faire de manière très efficace, le fond du conteneur étant alors accessible pour le fluide de nettoyage ou de désinfection.The operation of the cleaning or disinfecting device 2 is as follows. It consists of a step of forming a dose of fluid in the metering element 8 when the container is tilted for unloading garbage contained therein and spreading said dose on the bottom of the container when the container is returned to its normal position of use. This is very advantageous because there is more or very little garbage in the container, its cleaning or disinfection can then be done very effectively, the bottom of the container then being accessible for the cleaning fluid. or disinfection.

Quand le conteneur est incliné pour son déchargement, le dispositif de nettoyage ou de désinfection 2 qui se trouve avantageusement dans un logement lui-même fixé au conteneur est incliné en conséquence. Le dispositif de nettoyage ou de désinfection 2 se trouve ainsi dans la position inclinée montrée à la figure 5 avec le col 13 du réservoir 7 étant la partie la plus basse du dispositif 2. L'élément doseur 8 qui se trouve à proximité du col 13 du réservoir 7 se remplit alors d'une quantité de fluide de nettoyage ou de désinfection quittant le réservoir 7 par la première conduite 11 entre élément doseur 8 et réservoir 7.When the container is inclined for unloading, the cleaning or disinfection device 2 which is advantageously in a housing itself attached to the container is inclined accordingly. The cleaning or disinfecting device 2 is thus in the inclined position shown in FIG. figure 5 with the neck 13 of the reservoir 7 being the lowest part of the device 2. The metering element 8 which is close to the neck 13 of the reservoir 7 then fills with a quantity of cleaning fluid or disinfectant leaving the reservoir 7 by the first line 11 between metering element 8 and reservoir 7.

Cette quantité est suffisante pour former une dose de nettoyage conservée alors dans l'élément doseur 8. La formation de la dose se fait par gravité selon le principe des vases communicants par l'intermédiaire de la seconde conduite 9 servant de prise d'air et reliant l'élément doseur 8 au réservoir 7 comme précédemment mentionné. En effet, le niveau de fluide 14 dans le réservoir 7 s'étend sensiblement horizontalement dans cette position inclinée du dispositif 2 et est sur la même horizontale que le niveau de fluide dans la seconde conduite 9, ce qui permet le remplissage de l'élément doseur 8.This quantity is sufficient to form a cleaning dose then stored in the measuring element 8. The formation of the dose is done by gravity according to the principle of communicating vessels via the second pipe 9 serving as air intake and connecting the metering element 8 to the reservoir 7 as previously mentioned. Indeed, the fluid level 14 in the reservoir 7 extends substantially horizontally in this inclined position of the device 2 and is on the same horizontal as the fluid level in the second pipe 9, which allows the filling of the element doser 8.

La seconde étape du fonctionnement du dispositif de nettoyage ou de désinfection 2 est essentiellement illustrée par la figure 6. Cette seconde étape concerne l'évacuation de la dose de fluide hors de l'élément doseur 8. L'élément doseur 8 comprend une troisième conduite 10 pour l'évacuation de la dose de fluide en vue de son épandage dans le conteneur, cette troisième conduite 10 étant dirigée vers la partie inférieure du conteneur quand ledit conteneur est dans sa position normale d'utilisation. Les moyens d'épandage dudit fluide dans le conteneur selon la présente invention comprennent cette troisième conduite 10. Ces moyens d'épandage sont par exemple complétés par les moyens d'évacuation ou de direction du fluide présents dans le logement, comme il sera vu ultérieurement.The second stage of operation of the cleaning or disinfection device 2 is essentially illustrated by the figure 6 . This second step concerns the evacuation of the fluid dose from the metering element 8. The metering element 8 comprises a third pipe 10 for discharging the dose of fluid for spreading it in the container, this third pipe 10 being directed towards the lower part of the container when said container is in its normal position of use. The spreading means of said fluid in the container according to the present invention comprise this third pipe 10. These spreading means are for example supplemented by the means of evacuation or direction of the fluid present in the housing, as will be seen later. .

Après déchargement des ordures du conteneur, pendant lequel s'est effectué le remplissage de l'élément doseur 8, le conteneur est remis en position normale d'utilisation et le dispositif de nettoyage ou de désinfection occupe à nouveau une position sensiblement verticale dans son logement dans le conteneur, comme montré à la figure 6. L'élément doseur 8 qui est encore rempli de fluide de nettoyage ou de désinfection est vidé de son fluide par la troisième conduite 10 d'évacuation, ladite conduite 10 étant dirigée vers le bas du dispositif 2 alors qu'elle était dirigée vers le haut à l'étape précédente illustrée à la figure 5.After unloading the garbage from the container, during which the metering element 8 has been filled, the container is returned to the normal use position and the cleaning or disinfecting device again occupies a substantially vertical position in its housing. in the container, as shown in figure 6 . The metering element 8 which is still filled with cleaning fluid or disinfection is emptied of its fluid by the third evacuation pipe 10, said duct 10 being directed towards the bottom of the device 2 while it was directed upwards in the preceding step illustrated in FIG. figure 5 .

Ainsi, un procédé de nettoyage ou de désinfection d'un conteneur d'ordures ménagères selon la présente invention par utilisation d'un dispositif de nettoyage ou de désinfection 2 intérieur au conteneur, ce procédé comprenant des séquences de délivrance d'un fluide de nettoyage ou de désinfection dans l'intérieur du conteneur, ce conteneur étant vidé des ordures qu'il contient par inclinaison dudit conteneur dans une position de décharge, est caractérisé par l'étape de formation d'une dose de fluide à l'intérieur du conteneur lors de son inclinaison en position de décharge des ordures et l'étape d'épandage de la dose de fluide dans le conteneur lorsque le conteneur a été remis dans sa position normale d'utilisationThus, a method of cleaning or disinfecting a garbage container according to the present invention by using a cleaning or disinfecting device 2 inside the container, which method comprises sequences for delivering a cleaning fluid or disinfection in the interior of the container, this container being emptied of garbage it contains by inclining said container in a discharge position, is characterized by the step of forming a dose of fluid inside the container during its inclination in the garbage unloading position and the step of spreading the dose of fluid in the container when the container has been returned to its normal position of use

Avantageusement, dans le procédé l'étape de formation d'une dose de fluide et l'étape d'épandage de ladite dose de fluide se font automatiquement respectivement lors de la mise en position de décharge ou de la mise en position normale d'utilisation. La position normale d'utilisation correspond avantageusement à une position dans laquelle le fond du conteneur 1 est sensiblement parallèle au sol ou encore à une position où les parois latérales du conteneur ont une direction principale sensiblement verticale.Advantageously, in the method, the step of forming a fluid dose and the step of spreading said dose of fluid take place automatically respectively when the discharge position is put in place or when the device is placed in a normal use position. . The normal position of use advantageously corresponds to a position in which the bottom of the container 1 is substantially parallel to the ground or at a position where the side walls of the container have a substantially vertical main direction.

Le fluide s'écoule dans la troisième conduite 10 d'évacuation selon le sens d'évacuation du fluide Ff et sort par l'orifice 10a terminant la troisième conduite 10 d'évacuation, avantageusement à proximité du raccord de la seconde conduite 9 avec le réservoir mais ceci n'est pas obligatoire. Ceci est aussi particulièrement bien visible à la figure 4.The fluid flows in the third discharge pipe 10 in the direction of evacuation of the fluid Ff and exits through the orifice 10a ending the third discharge pipe 10, advantageously near the connection of the second pipe 9 with the tank but this is not mandatory. This is also particularly visible in the figure 4 .

Les caractéristiques du logement 6 du dispositif de nettoyage ou de désinfection vont maintenant être explicitées en regard des figures 7 à 10.The characteristics of the housing 6 of the cleaning or disinfection device will now be explained with regard to the Figures 7 to 10 .

A la figure 7, le dispositif de nettoyage ou de désinfection dont on aperçoit le réservoir 7, l'élément doseur 8, la première conduite 11, le bouchon 12 et la seconde conduite 9 recouvrant à distance la troisième conduite est inséré de manière amovible dans un logement 15 fixé vers la partie inférieure du conteneur 1 quand celui-ci est dans sa position normale d'utilisation afin que le fluide de nettoyage ou de désinfection soit épandu sur le fond de ce conteneur 1. Ce logement 15 comprend avantageusement un corps de réception 15a entourant au moins partiellement le dispositif de nettoyage ou de désinfection. Ce logement 15 comprend aussi avantageusement un couvercle amovible recouvrant ledit corps 15a. A la figure 7 seul le corps de réception 15a est visible.To the figure 7 , the cleaning or disinfecting device of which the reservoir 7 is visible, the metering element 8, the first pipe 11, the plug 12 and the second pipe 9 remotely covering the third pipe is inserted in a removable manner into a fixed housing 15 to the lower part of the container 1 when the latter is in its normal use position so that the cleaning or disinfecting fluid is spread on the bottom of the container 1. This housing 15 advantageously comprises a receiving body 15a surrounding at less partially the cleaning or disinfection device. This housing 15 also advantageously comprises a removable cover covering said body 15a. To the figure 7 only the receiving body 15a is visible.

Le corps de réception 15a du logement 15 est sensiblement sous la forme d'un parallélépipède avec une base 15b et quatre faces latérales. Une desdites faces latérales du corps 15a forme une paroi latérale en appui 15c contre l'intérieur du conteneur 1, ceci au moins partiellement. Cet appui s'effectue avantageusement contre une paroi latérale du conteneur 1. Si les bords de la paroi latérale en appui 15c sont droits, les autres bords des parois latérales sont arrondis afin de ne pas présenter d'angle vif qui pourrait crever des sacs en plastique remplis d'ordures introduits dans le conteneur 1. Le logement 15 présente avantageusement une forme ne facilitant pas l'accrochement d'ordures sur sa partie extérieure. Ceci sera notamment le cas pour son couvercle comme il sera décrit en regard de la figure 8.The receiving body 15a of the housing 15 is substantially in the form of a parallelepiped with a base 15b and four side faces. One of said lateral faces of the body 15a forms a side wall 15c against the inside of the container 1, this at least partially. This support is advantageously carried out against a side wall of the container 1. If the edges of the supporting side wall 15c are straight, the other edges of the side walls are rounded so as not to present a sharp angle that could burst bags in Plastic filled with garbage introduced into the container 1. The housing 15 advantageously has a shape that does not facilitate the attachment of garbage on its outer part. This will be particularly the case for its lid as it will be described with regard to the figure 8 .

Le corps de réception 15a du logement 15 est avantageusement adapté au dispositif de nettoyage ou de désinfection afin que celui-ci occupe sensiblement toute la place à l'intérieur de ce corps 15a. A la figure 7, le corps de réception 15a présente sensiblement une section rectangulaire avec comme paroi en appui 15c contre l'intérieur du conteneur 1 une paroi longitudinale dudit corps 15a. La paroi latérale du réservoir 7 ne portant pas la seconde conduite 9 est sensiblement en vis-à-vis et à faible distance d'une paroi latérale du corps 15a du logement 15 tandis que la seconde conduite 9 se trouve en vis-à-vis et à faible distance de la paroi latérale opposée du corps 15a. Les autres parois frontale et arrière du réservoir 7 se trouvent en vis-à-vis et à faible distance d'une paroi associée du corps de réception 15a. Ainsi, le dispositif de nettoyage ou de désinfection ne peut que faiblement bouger dans le corps 15a du logement 15.The receiving body 15a of the housing 15 is advantageously adapted to the cleaning device or disinfection so that it occupies substantially all the space inside the body 15a. To the figure 7 , the receiving body 15a has substantially a rectangular section with 15c as a bearing wall against the inside of the container 1 a longitudinal wall of said body 15a. The side wall of the tank 7 not carrying the second pipe 9 is substantially facing and at a small distance from a lateral wall of the body 15a of the housing 15 while the second pipe 9 is in facing relation and at a short distance from the opposite side wall of the body 15a. The other front and rear walls of the tank 7 are in facing relation and at a short distance from an associated wall of the receiving body 15a. Thus, the cleaning or disinfection device can only slightly move in the body 15a of the housing 15.

Pour augmenter le maintien du dispositif de nettoyage ou de désinfection dans le corps 15a, il est prévu sur l'intérieur de chaque paroi latérale ou longitudinale du corps 15a des nervures de calage 24 limitant encore le déplacement du dispositif par rapport à la paroi du corps 15a qui les porte.To increase the maintenance of the cleaning or disinfection device in the body 15a, there are provided on the inside of each lateral or longitudinal wall of the body 15a wedging ribs 24 further limiting the displacement of the device relative to the body wall. 15a who wears them.

Avantageusement, une des parois du dispositif de nettoyage ou de désinfection porte une excroissance 24a par exemple sous forme de deux nervures pouvant s'insérer entre deux nervures de calage 24 portées intérieurement par une paroi du corps 15a. Il est préféré que ce soit la paroi latérale du réservoir 7 opposée à la paroi portant la seconde conduite 9 qui porte cette excroissance.Advantageously, one of the walls of the cleaning or disinfection device carries a protrusion 24a, for example in the form of two ribs that can be inserted between two wedging ribs 24 carried internally by a wall of the body 15a. It is preferred that it is the side wall of the tank 7 opposite the wall carrying the second pipe 9 which carries this outgrowth.

En position normale d'utilisation, le dispositif de nettoyage ou de désinfection est introduit par le haut dans le corps 15a du logement 15 en faisant descendre ledit dispositif dans ledit corps 15a. Afin d'éviter de mettre le dispositif dans une position inversée dans le corps 15a du logement 15, c'est à dire une position avec un pivotement de 180° du dispositif autour d'un axe vertical, il est avantageusement prévu à l'intérieur du corps 15a sur au moins une de ses parois au moins une nervure de détrompage 25.In the normal position of use, the cleaning or disinfection device is introduced from above into the body 15a of the housing 15 by lowering said device in said body 15a. In order to avoid putting the device in an inverted position in the body 15a of the housing 15, ie a position with a 180 ° pivoting of the device around a vertical axis, it is advantageously provided inside the body 15a on at least one of its walls at least one polarizing rib 25.

Une telle nervure de détrompage 25 s'étend vers l'intérieur du corps 15a et est avantageusement disposée sur l'intérieur de la paroi du corps 15a avec laquelle la paroi latérale du réservoir 7 portant la seconde conduite 9 du dispositif est en vis-à-vis, cette nervure de détrompage 25 n'étant pas en face de ladite conduite mais décalée par rapport à elle. En effet, des espaces vides existent à l'intérieur du corps 15a du logement 15 de chaque côté de la seconde conduite 9, ces espaces pouvant recevoir la dite nervure 25. Par contre, cette nervure de détrompage forme une butée quand le dispositif de nettoyage ou désinfection est introduit en position inversée avec en vis-à-vis le côté opposée du réservoir 7 ne portant pas la seconde conduite 9, un tel côté ne présentant pas d'espaces vides. Ainsi, l'insertion du dispositif en position inversée dans le corps de réception 15a est rendue dispositif impossible.Such a polarizing rib 25 extends inwardly of the body 15a and is advantageously disposed on the inside of the wall of the body 15a with which the side wall of the reservoir 7 carrying the second pipe 9 of the device is screwed to -vis, this polarizing rib 25 not facing said pipe but offset from it. Indeed, empty spaces exist inside the body 15a of the housing 15 on each side of the second pipe 9, these spaces being able to receive the said rib 25. On the other hand, this polarizing rib forms a stop when the cleaning device or disinfection is introduced in the inverted position with vis-à-vis the opposite side of the reservoir 7 not carrying the second pipe 9, such a side having no gaps. Thus, insertion of the device in the inverted position in the receiving body 15a is made impossible device.

La base 15b du corps de réception 15a du logement 15 comprend un orifice d'évacuation 16 de la dose de fluide dans le conteneur 1, plus particulièrement vers son fond. Cet orifice d'évacuation 16 est donc avantageusement orienté vers la partie inférieure du conteneur 1 quand ledit conteneur 1 est dans sa position normale d'utilisation. Cet orifice d'évacuation 16 se trouve avantageusement en vis-à-vis et en dessous de l'orifice de sortie de la troisième conduite, non visible à la figure 7 et servant à l'évacuation du fluide hors du dispositif de nettoyage ou de désinfection.The base 15b of the receiving body 15a of the housing 15 comprises a discharge orifice 16 of the dose of fluid in the container 1, more particularly towards its bottom. This discharge orifice 16 is therefore advantageously directed towards the lower part of the container 1 when said container 1 is in its normal position of use. This discharge orifice 16 is advantageously in facing relation with and below the outlet orifice of the third pipe, which is not visible at the figure 7 and for discharging the fluid out of the cleaning or disinfecting device.

Avantageusement, l'orifice d'évacuation 16 peut aussi se trouver sur une portion inférieure d'une paroi du corps 15a du logement 15. En effet une telle portion inférieure d'une paroi du corps 15a est moins susceptible d'être encrassée par des dépôts d'ordures, ce qui est un obstacle à l'épandage du fluide de nettoyage ou de désinfection hors du logement 15.Advantageously, the discharge orifice 16 may also be located on a lower portion of a wall of the body 15a of the housing 15. In fact, such a lower portion of a wall of the body 15a is less likely to be fouled by garbage deposits, which is an obstacle to the spreading of the cleaning or disinfecting fluid out of the housing 15.

La figure 8 montre un couvercle 17 coiffant le corps de réception 15a du logement 15. Ce couvercle 17 est avantageusement amovible afin que le dispositif de nettoyage ou de désinfection soit retiré du logement 15 notamment pour remplir à nouveau le réservoir 7 de ce dispositif.The figure 8 shows a cover 17 covering the receiving body 15a of the housing 15. This cover 17 is advantageously removable so that the cleaning device or disinfection is removed from the housing 15 in particular to refill the reservoir 7 of this device.

Avantageusement, le couvercle 17 ne présente pas extérieurement d'angle vif pour les raisons mentionnées plus haut en considération du corps de réception 15a du logement 15. La base du couvercle 17 correspond à l'ouverture à la partie supérieure du corps 15a en présentant la même section, avantageusement une section rectangulaire.Advantageously, the cover 17 does not have a sharp angle for the reasons mentioned above in view of the receiving body 15a of the housing 15. The base of the cover 17 corresponds to the opening at the upper part of the body 15a by presenting the same section, preferably a rectangular section.

A la figure 8, le couvercle 17 présente sa partie la plus élevée en position d'utilisation normale du conteneur 1 sur sa paroi en appui contre la paroi du conteneur 1, paroi qui prolonge la paroi 15c du corps 15a. Dans le sens de sa largeur, le couvercle 17 présente une portion inclinée 17a en se rapprochant du corps 15a et ne présentant extérieurement pas d'angle vif.To the figure 8 , the lid 17 has its highest part in normal use position of the container 1 on its wall bearing against the wall of the container 1, wall which extends the wall 15c of the body 15a. In the sense of its width, the cover 17 has an inclined portion 17a in approaching the body 15a and having no sharp angle on the outside.

Pour sa fixation de manière amovible au corps de réception 15a du logement 15, le couvercle 17 présente à sa partie orientée vers le corps, d'une part, sur un côté de ladite partie au moins une patte 18 pénétrant dans un évidement 18a prévu sur le corps de réception 15a et, d'autre part, sur le côté opposé de ladite partie, un moyen de verrouillage 19 du couvercle 17 par rapport audit corps 15a.For fixing it removably to the receiving body 15a of the housing 15, the cover 17 has at its body-facing part, on the one hand, on one side of said part at least one lug 18 penetrating a recess 18a provided on the receiving body 15a and, on the other hand, on the opposite side of said portion, a locking means 19 of the cover 17 with respect to said body 15a.

Un passage 20 est pratiqué dans la portion inclinée 17 du couvercle 17 afin de permettre l'accès à l'utilisateur pour le verrouillage ou le déverrouillage du moyen de verrouillage 19, notamment à l'aide d'un outil adéquat.A passage 20 is formed in the inclined portion 17 of the cover 17 to allow access to the user for locking or unlocking the locking means 19, in particular with the aid of a suitable tool.

Ce moyen de verrouillage 19 est particulièrement bien visible à la figure 9. A cette figure, le moyen de verrouillage 19 se compose d'une patte de verrouillage 22 qui peut être introduite dans une encoche de verrouillage 23 présente dans la partie en vis-à-vis du corps de réception 15a lors du pivotement de ladite patte avantageusement dans un plan parallèle au plan de l'ouverture supérieure du corps de réception 15a. Le pivotement est effectué par l'utilisateur par action d'un moyen actionné par ledit utilisateur sur une tête 21 portée par le moyen de verrouillage 19, cette tête s'étendant selon l'axe de pivotement de la patte 22. Par exemple sans que cela soit limitatif, la tête 21 peut être sous la forme d'un triangle ou d'un carré et actionnée par un outil correspondant.This locking means 19 is particularly visible at the figure 9 . In this figure, the locking means 19 consists of a locking lug 22 which can be inserted into a locking notch 23 present in the part facing the receiving body 15a during the pivoting of said lug advantageously in a plane parallel to the plane of the upper opening of the receiving body 15a. Pivoting is performed by the user by action of a means actuated by said user on a head 21 carried by the locking means 19, this head extending along the axis of pivoting of the tab 22. For example without this is limiting, the head 21 may be in the form of a triangle or a square and actuated by a corresponding tool.

La figure 10 montre la portion inférieure d'un logement intégrant un dispositif de nettoyage ou de désinfection pour un conteneur d'ordures ménagères selon la présente invention.The figure 10 shows the lower portion of a housing incorporating a cleaning device or disinfection for a garbage container according to the present invention.

A cette figure est visible l'orifice 10a de la troisième conduite 10 d'évacuation du fluide du réservoir 7 après qu'une quantité de fluide de nettoyage ou de désinfection ait été préalablement dosée dans l'élément doseur. Cet orifice 10a est sensiblement au dessus d'une partie de liaison recourbée reliant la seconde conduite 9 à la partie inférieure du réservoir 7. Le corps de réception 15a du logement 15 présente sur sa base 15b un orifice d'évacuation 16 pour l'épandage du fluide de nettoyage ou de désinfection dans le conteneur et notamment sur son fond.In this figure is visible the orifice 10a of the third conduit 10 for discharging the fluid from the reservoir 7 after an amount of cleaning or disinfecting fluid has been previously metered into the metering element. This orifice 10a is substantially above a curved connecting portion connecting the second pipe 9 to the lower part of the tank 7. The receiving body 15a of the housing 15 has on its base 15b a discharge orifice 16 for spreading cleaning or disinfecting fluid in the container and in particular on its bottom.

A la figure 10, l'orifice d'évacuation 16 se trouve directement sous l'orifice 10a de la troisième conduite 10. Ainsi le fluide de nettoyage ou de désinfection peut couler plus ou moins directement de la troisième conduite 10 vers le conteneur. Quand une certaine quantité de fluide est susceptible de couler à l'intérieur du corps de réception 15a du logement 15 et en particulier sur sa base 15b, il est avantageux de prévoir une déclivité sur cette base 15b dirigeant la dose de fluide répandue vers ledit orifice 16. Ceci est obtenu par des pentes en fond 26 de chaque côté de l'orifice d'évacuation 16 du logement 15 dont l'inclinaison est orientée vers l'orifice d'évacuation 16, ces pentes en fond 26 conduisant le fluide vers ledit orifice 16. Ainsi, tout le fluide d'une dose répandu dans le logement 15 est évacué du logement 15 dans le conteneur.To the figure 10 , the discharge port 16 is directly under the orifice 10a of the third pipe 10. Thus the cleaning or disinfecting fluid can flow more or less directly from the third pipe 10 to the container. When a certain quantity of fluid is likely to flow inside the receiving body 15a of the housing 15 and in particular on its base 15b, it is advantageous to provide a gradient on this base 15b directing the dose of fluid spread towards said orifice 16. This is obtained by bottom slopes 26 on each side of the discharge orifice 16 of the housing 15 whose inclination is oriented towards the discharge orifice 16, these bottom slopes 26 leading the fluid towards said orifice 16 Thus, all the fluid of a dose spilled into the housing 15 is removed from the housing 15 in the container.

A l'extérieur du logement 15, à proximité de l'orifice d'évacuation 16, peut se trouver un dispositif auxiliaire pour permettre la répartition du fluide sur toute la surface du fond du conteneur mais ceci n'est pas du tout obligatoire. Par exemple, ce dispositif peut se composer d'un tuyau présentant de multiples perforations par lesquelles s'écoule le fluide vers le fond du conteneur.Outside the housing 15, near the discharge port 16, there may be an auxiliary device to allow the distribution of fluid over the entire surface of the bottom of the container but this is not mandatory at all. For example, this device may consist of a pipe having multiple perforations through which the fluid flows to the bottom of the container.

REFERENCESREFERENCES

  • 1. Conteneur1. Container
  • 2. Dispositif de nettoyage ou de désinfection2. Cleaning or disinfection device
  • 3. Ouverture3. Opening
  • 4. Fond4. Background
  • 5. Roue5. Wheel
  • 6. Logement6. Housing
  • 7. Réservoir7. Tank
  • 8. Elément doseur8. Metering element
  • 9. Seconde conduite9. Second conduct
  • 10. Troisième conduite10. Third conduct
  • 10a. Orifice10a. Orifice
  • 11. Première conduite11. First conduct
  • 12. Bouchon12. Stopper
  • 13. Col13. Pass
  • 14. Niveau de fluide14. Fluid level
  • 15. Logement15. Housing
  • 15a. Corps de réception15a. Receiving body
  • 15b. Base15b. Based
  • 15c. Paroi latérale en appui15c. Side wall in support
  • 16. Orifice d'évacuation16. Evacuation port
  • 17. Couvercle17. Lid
  • 17a. Portion inclinée17a. Sloped portion
  • 18. Languette18. Tab
  • 18a. Evidement18a. Obviously
  • 19. Moyen de verrouillage19. Locking means
  • 20. Passage20. Passage
  • 21. Tête21. Head
  • 22. Patte de verrouillage22. Locking tab
  • 23. Encoche de verrouillage23. Lock notch
  • 24. Nervure de calage24. Locking rib
  • 24a. Excroissance24a. excrescence
  • 25. Nervure de détrompage25. Foolproofing rib
  • 26. Pente en fond 2626. Slope in the background 26
  • Fe. Sens d'évacuation des orduresFe. Meaning of garbage disposal
  • Ff. Sens d'évacuation du fluideFf. Direction of fluid evacuation
  • Fr. ' Mouvement de rotation du conteneurFr. 'Rotation movement of the container

Claims (16)

  1. A domestic garbage container (1) having an opening (3) for garbage to be deposited into the interior thereof and integrating a cleaning or disinfection device (2) so configured as to supply a cleaning or disinfection fluid to the interior of the container (1), with the cleaning or disinfection device (2) comprising means for supplying a dose of fluid to the interior of the container, so configured as to supply the dose of the fluid after a motion of the container (1) and then the return thereof to the normal in-use position, characterized in that the supplying means comprise means for forming (8) a dose of fluid inside the container (1) and means for spraying (10) said fluid in the container (1), with the forming means (8) being active during the motion, which is a tilting of the container (1) to the position for emptying the garbage contained therein and the spraying means (10) being active when the container (1) has been returned to the normal in-use position thereof.
  2. A container according to the preceding claim, wherein the means for forming a dose of fluid comprise a dosing element (8) which fills up with a dose of fluid upon tilting of the container (1) to the emptying position.
  3. A container (1) according to the preceding claim, wherein the cleaning or disinfection device (2) comprises a fluid tank (7), with the dosing element (8) being connected by a first conduit (11) to said tank (7) for collecting an amount of fluid from said tank (7) by gravity upon said inclination of the container (1), with such quantity forming a dose of fluid, with the dosing element (8) also being connected to said tank (7) by a second conduit (9) providing a vent between the dosing element (8) and the tank (7).
  4. A container (1) according to the preceding claim, wherein the spraying means comprise a third conduit going out of the dosing element (8) for the discharging of the dose of fluid for the spraying thereof in the container (1), with such third conduit being directed towards the lower part of the container (1) when said container (1) is in the normal in-use position thereof.
  5. A container (1) according to any one of the preceding two claims, wherein the cleaning or disinfection device (2) is removably inserted into a housing (15) fixed to the lower part of the container (1) when said container (1) is in the normal in-use position thereof.
  6. A container (1) according to the preceding claim, wherein the housing (15) comprises an outlet (16) for discharging the dose of fluid into the container (1), with such outlet (16) being oriented towards the lower part the container (1) when said container (1) is in the normal in-use position thereof.
  7. A container (1) according to the preceding claim, wherein the housing (15) surrounds the cleaning or disinfection device (2), with the housing (15) comprising a body (15a) for receiving said device (2) and a removable lid (17) covering said body (15a).
  8. A container (1) according to the preceding claim, wherein the body (15a) and/or the removable lid (17) has no sharp angles on the outside.
  9. A container (1) according to any one of the preceding two claims, wherein the body (15a) for receiving the housing (15) is substantially parallelepiped-shaped with a base (15b) and four walls, with one of said walls being at least partially resting against the inside of the container (1).
  10. A container (1) according to the preceding claim, wherein the discharge outlet (16) of the housing (15) is positioned on the base (15b) of the body (15a) or on the lower portion of one of the walls of said body (15a).
  11. A container (1) according to the preceding claim, wherein the base (15b) of the body (15a) is provided with a slope directing the dose of fluid toward said discharge outlet (16).
  12. A container (1) according to one of the preceding four claims, wherein the lid (17) has, at its portion facing the body (15a) on the one hand, on one side of said part, at least one lug (18) extending into a recess (18a) provided on the receiving body (15a) and, on the other hand, on the opposite side of said part, means (19) for locking the lid (17) relative to said body (15a).
  13. A container (1) according to the preceding claim, wherein the locking means (19) comprises a locking tab (22) pivotally inserted into a locking notch (23) provided in the receiving body (15a).
  14. A container (1) according to the preceding claim, wherein the lid (17) comprises a passage (20) giving a user access to the locking means (19) to pivot said locking tab (22).
  15. A method for cleaning or disinfecting a domestic garbage container (1) according to any one of the preceding claims, using the cleaning or disinfection device (2) inside the container (1), with said method comprising sequences of supplying a cleaning or disinfection fluid inside the container (1), with such container (1) being emptied of the garbage it contains by tilting said container (1) into an emptying position, characterized by a step of forming a dose of fluid inside the container (1) when the latter is tilted to the garbage emptying position and a step of spraying the dose of fluid into the container (1) when the container (1) has been returned to the normal in-use position thereof.
  16. A method according to the preceding claim, wherein the step of forming a dose of fluid and the step of spraying said dose of fluid are automatically executed upon placing the container in the emptying position or the normal in-use position thereof, respectively.
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