Settling container and method for emptying such a settling container

Abstract

The invention relates to a skip container with a trough (3) and a lid arrangement, wherein the lid arrangement has a base lid part (5) and a front lid part (7), wherein the front lid part (7) is connected to the base lid part (5) in such a way that the front lid part (7) is pivotable relative to the base lid part (5), and wherein the base lid part (5) and / or the trough (3) are connectable to one another, preferably in a form-fitting manner and / or detachably and / or without tools, and / or are connected, preferably in a form-fitting manner and / or detachably and / or without tools, in such a way that the base lid part is pivotably mounted on the trough (3), preferably parallel to a transverse axis (Q) of the trough (3) and / or of the skip container (1).

Description

[0001] The invention relates to a skip container according to claim 1 and to a method for emptying the skip container according to claim 15.

[0002] An exemplary skip container for material disposal has a trough and a lid assembly connected to the trough. The lid assembly, only in this example, is constructed in three parts and has a base lid section, a front lid section, and a rear lid section. The base lid section is welded to the trough, and the front lid section and the rear lid section are each pivotably connected to the base lid section. To empty the material from a material receiving space of the skip container, the front lid section or the rear lid section is first opened. The skip container is then tilted about a tilting axis, for example using a skip loader body of a truck, so that the material falls out of the material receiving space when the front lid section is open.

[0003] However, if the material in the material receiving space is heavily compressed, it may not fall out of the material receiving space by gravity alone, even with the front lid open and the skip container tilted. The material must then be manually removed from the material receiving space using tools. The skip container therefore has the disadvantage that it is difficult to empty.

[0004] The object of the invention is therefore to provide a skip container which can be emptied reliably with little effort compared to known skip containers.

[0005] This problem is solved by the features of the independent claims. Advantageous embodiments are the subject of the dependent claims.

[0006] According to the invention, a skip container is proposed with a trough and a lid arrangement, wherein the lid arrangement has a base lid part and a front lid part, wherein the front lid part is connected to the base lid part in such a way that the front lid part is pivotable relative to the base lid part, and wherein the base lid part and / or the trough are connectable to one another, preferably in a form-fitting manner and / or detachably and / or without tools, and / or are connected, preferably in a form-fitting manner and / or detachably and / or without tools, such that the base lid part is pivotably mounted on the trough, preferably parallel to a transverse axis of the skip container and / or the trough.Alternatively or additionally, the base lid part and / or the trough are designed and / or suitable for the base lid part to be connected to the trough, preferably detachably and / or without tools and / or in a form-fitting manner, and / or is connected, preferably in a form-fitting manner, such that the base lid part is pivotably mounted on the trough, preferably parallel to a transverse axis of the skip container and / or the trough. This allows the material to be emptied from a material receiving space of the skip container particularly reliably with minimal effort, even with compressed material.

[0007] In order to be able to transport material to be disposed of with the skip container, for example, it is provided that the tub, preferably together with the lid arrangement in the closed state, delimits a material receiving space of the skip container to the outside.

[0008] In order to be able to manufacture and store the set-aside container as simply as possible, it is preferably provided that the set-aside container and / or the trough is at least substantially plane-symmetrical to a longitudinal center plane of the set-aside container and / or the trough, and / or that the set-aside container and / or the trough is at least substantially plane-symmetrical to a transverse center plane of the set-aside container and / or the trough.

[0009] In order to obtain a kinematically defined pivotability of the base lid part relative to the tub, it is provided in an exemplary embodiment that the set-aside container has a rear-side pivot shaft, wherein the base lid part, preferably in the case of a front-side connecting device of the set-aside container in the open state, is pivotally mounted on the tub about the rear-side pivot shaft, which is preferably connected to the base lid part, wherein it is preferably provided that the rear-side pivot shaft extends parallel to a transverse axis of the set-aside container and / or the base lid part and / or the tub.

[0010] In order to enable or prevent the pivotability of the base lid part relative to the tub as required, a preferred embodiment provides for the set-away container to have a rear-side connecting device, wherein it is provided that the rear-side connecting device can be adjusted, preferably by rotating the rear-side pivot shaft about its longitudinal axis, from a closed state of the rear-side connecting device, in which the rear-side pivot shaft is connected, preferably in a form-fitting manner, to the tub, into a closed state of the rear-side connecting device in which the rear-side pivot shaft is not connected, preferably in a form-fitting manner, to the tub.

[0011] In order to be able to adjust the rear-side connecting device as conveniently as possible, it is provided in an exemplary embodiment that the rear-side connecting device is designed and / or suitable for the rear-side pivot shaft to be connectable to the tub, preferably detachably and / or without tools, preferably by a preferably manual actuation of the rear-side connecting device and / or rotation of the rear-side pivot shaft about its longitudinal axis, preferably with the cover arrangement placed on the tub, preferably by adjusting the rear-side connecting device to the closed state of the rear-side connecting device or detachable from the tub, preferably by adjusting the rear-side connecting device from the closed state of the rear-side connecting device to the open state of the rear-side connecting device.

[0012] In order to be able to produce the skip container cost-effectively and easily, a preferred embodiment provides that the rear-side pivot shaft is fastened to a cover surface of the base cover part facing away from the tub, and / or that the rear-side pivot shaft is fastened to the base cover part in and / or within a rear-side end section of the base cover part, which rear-side end section of the base cover part faces away from the front cover part.

[0013] In order to achieve particularly smooth pivoting of the base lid part relative to the tub and / or in order to pivot the lid arrangement as far as possible away from the tub when emptying the skip container, it is preferably provided that the base lid part has a base length with a value of the base length, preferably parallel to a longitudinal axis of the skip container, and that the rear end section of the base lid part extends from a rear end edge of the base lid part, preferably facing away from the front lid part, up to one sixth or one fifth or one quarter or one third of the value of the base length or parallel to the longitudinal axis over a length of up to 30 cm.

[0014] In order to guide the rear-side pivot shaft in a defined manner on the base cover part, it is provided in an exemplary embodiment that the skip container has a first, rear-side bearing block and / or a second, rear-side bearing block, wherein it is provided that the rear-side pivot shaft is fastened to the base cover part via and / or by means of the first, rear-side bearing block and / or the second, rear-side bearing block, and / or wherein it is provided that the rear-side pivot shaft is rotatably mounted in a bearing block passage of the first, rear-side bearing block and / or in a bearing block passage of the second, rear-side bearing block, and / or wherein it is provided that the first, rear-side bearing block and / or the second, rear-side bearing block is fastened to the cover surface of the base cover part facing away from the tub.

[0015] In order to achieve a mechanically stable and robust connectability between the rear-side pivot shaft and the tub, it is provided in an exemplary embodiment that the rear-side connecting device has a first, rear-side connecting arrangement and / or a second, rear-side connecting arrangement, wherein it is provided that the first, rear-side connecting arrangement is arranged at a first end of the rear-side pivot shaft or at a first end face of the rear-side pivot shaft, and / or that the second, rear-side connecting arrangement is arranged at a second end of the rear-side pivot shaft opposite the first end of the rear-side pivot shaft and / or at a second end face of the rear-side pivot shaft opposite the first end face of the rear-side pivot shaft.

[0016] By way of example, it is provided that the first, rear-side connecting device and the second, rear-side connecting device can be adjusted from their open state to their closed state and vice versa, preferably by rotating the rear-side pivot shaft about its longitudinal axis.

[0017] Preferably, the first, rear-side connecting device and the second, rear-side connecting device are each formed by an eccentric lock or a box lock. In particular, with an eccentric lock, rotation of the rear pivot shaft is not necessarily required to adjust the first, rear-side connecting device and the second, rear-side connecting device from their open state to their closed state or vice versa.

[0018] In order to design the first, rear-side connecting arrangement and / or the second, rear-side connecting arrangement as structurally simple and mechanically robust as possible, it is provided in an exemplary embodiment that the first, rear-side connecting arrangement is formed by a first, cover-side connecting element and by a first, tub-side connecting element, and / or that the second, rear-side connecting arrangement is formed by a second, cover-side connecting element and by a second, tub-side connecting element.

[0019] In order to be able to manufacture the skip container with as few moving components as possible, it is provided in an exemplary embodiment that the first, cover-side connecting element of the first, rear-side connecting arrangement is connected in a rotationally fixed manner to the first end of the rear-side pivot shaft or to the first end face of the rear-side pivot shaft, and / or that the second, cover-side connecting element of the second, rear-side connecting arrangement is connected in a rotationally fixed manner to the second end section of the rear-side pivot shaft or to the second end face of the rear-side pivot shaft.

[0020] In order to make the tub particularly mechanically robust, a preferred embodiment provides that the first tub-side connecting element of the first rear-side connecting arrangement is fastened, preferably in a positionally fixed manner, to a first longitudinal wall of the tub and / or to the outside of the tub, and / or that the second tub-side connecting element of the second rear-side connecting arrangement is fastened, preferably in a positionally fixed manner, to a second longitudinal wall of the tub and / or to the outside of the tub.

[0021] In order to be able to design the material receiving space of the skip container as large as possible in terms of its receiving volume, it is provided in an exemplary embodiment that the first, cover-side connecting element of the first, rear-side connecting arrangement overlaps a first longitudinal wall of the tub on the outside of the tub, and / or that the second, cover-side connecting element of the second, rear-side connecting arrangement overlaps a second longitudinal wall of the tub on the outside of the tub.

[0022] In order to always be able to reliably ensure the connectability of the base cover part to the tub, even in daily use, it is provided in a preferred embodiment that the first, cover-side connecting element of the first, rear-side connecting arrangement and the first, tub-side connecting element of the first, rear-side connecting arrangement are designed and / or suitable for the first, cover-side connecting element of the first, rear-side connecting arrangement to be brought into a preferably detachable and / or tool-free connection, preferably a form-fitting and / or hook connection, with the first, tub-side connecting element of the first, rear-side connecting arrangement, preferably in order to pivotally mount the base cover part on the tub and / or to fasten the rear-side pivot shaft to the tub, preferably detachably and / or without tools, and / or that the second, cover-side connecting element of the second,rear-side connecting arrangement and the second, tub-side connecting element of the second, rear-side connecting arrangement are designed and / or suitable for the second, cover-side connecting element of the second, rear-side connecting arrangement to be brought into a preferably detachable and / or tool-free connection, preferably a form-fitting and / or hook connection, with the second, tub-side connecting element of the second, rear-side connecting arrangement, preferably in order to pivotably mount the base-cover part on the tub and / or to fasten the rear-side pivot shaft to the tub, preferably detachably and / or without tools.

[0023] In order to be able to produce the rear-side pivot shaft together with the cover-side connecting elements assigned to the rear-side pivot shaft in a simple and cost-effective manner, it is provided in an exemplary embodiment that the first cover-side connecting element and the second cover-side connecting element are arranged on the rear-side pivot shaft in such a way that the first cover-side connecting element of the first rear-side connecting arrangement and the second cover-side connecting element of the second rear-side connecting arrangement are arranged on the rear-side pivot shaft in a plane-symmetrical manner to the longitudinal center plane of the skip container and / or the tub, and / or that the first cover-side connecting element of the first rear-side connecting arrangement and the second cover-side connecting element of the second rear-side connecting arrangement are arranged on the rear-side pivot shaft in such a way thatthat connecting the first cover-side connecting element of the first rear-side connecting arrangement with the first tub-side connecting element of the first rear-side connecting arrangement equally and / or simultaneously leads to connecting the second cover-side connecting element of the second rear-side connecting arrangement with the second tub-side connecting element of the second rear-side connecting arrangement, and / or that the first cover-side connecting element of the first rear-side connecting arrangement and the second cover-side connecting element of the first rear-side connecting arrangement are connected to one another in a rotationally fixed manner via the rear-side hollow shaft.

[0024] In order to make the connecting elements cost-effective and easy to use, a preferred embodiment provides that the first, cover-side connecting element of the first, rear-side connecting arrangement and / or the second, cover-side connecting element of the second, rear-side connecting arrangement is preferably each formed by an eyelet or a hook, and / or that the first, tub-side connecting element of the first, rear-side connecting arrangement and / or the second, tub-side connecting element of the second, rear-side connecting arrangement is preferably each formed by an eyelet or a hook.

[0025] In order to be able to conveniently load and unload the skip container from two sides, it is provided in an exemplary embodiment that the cover arrangement has a rear cover part, wherein it is provided that the rear cover part is connected to the base cover part in such a way that the rear cover part is pivotable relative to the base cover part, and / or wherein it is provided that the rear cover part is arranged on a side of the base cover part opposite the front cover part.

[0026] In order for the rear cover part to be pivotable kinematically independently of the pivotability of the base cover part relative to the tub to the base cover part, it is provided in an exemplary embodiment that the rear-side pivot shaft is rotatably or non-rotatably mounted in the bearing block opening of the first, rear-side bearing block and / or in the bearing block opening of the second, rear-side bearing block with the interposition of a rear-side hollow shaft.

[0027] In order to make the construction of the skip container as flexible as possible depending on the application, a preferred embodiment provides that the rear cover part is connected in a rotationally fixed manner to the rear hollow shaft, and / or that the rear cover part is connected to the rear hollow shaft in such a way that the rear cover part can be pivoted about the rear hollow shaft and / or relative to the rear hollow shaft.

[0028] According to the invention, a method for emptying a skip container as described above is further proposed, comprising a provision step in which the skip container as described above is provided, preferably in its closed state, and an opening step in which the front cover part is pivoted into its open state and the front-side connecting device is adjusted to its open state, and a tilting step in which the skip container is tilted about a tilting axis and material is thereby emptied from the material receiving space.

[0029] To enable convenient emptying of the skip container in both directions, it is preferably provided that the skip container has a front-side skip shaft that is identical in construction to the rear-side skip shaft, as well as a front-side skip connecting device that is structurally and functionally identical to the rear-side connecting device. Furthermore, the skip container can have a front-side hollow shaft that is identical in construction to the rear-side hollow shaft, as well as front-side skip supports that are identical in construction to the rear-side bearing blocks. The same advantages apply as already explained above in connection with the rear-side skip shaft, the rear-side hollow shaft, the rear-side bearing blocks, and the rear-side connecting device.

[0030] In order to make the operation of the skip container as comfortable as possible, it is provided, for example, that the lid arrangement has a rear-side spring and / or damper unit and / or a front-side spring and / or damper unit, wherein it is preferably provided that the rear-side spring and / or damper unit is designed such that the front lid part is spring-loaded in the direction of its open state relative to the base lid part, and / or that the front-side spring and / or damper unit is designed such that the rear lid part is spring-loaded in the direction of its open state relative to the base lid part.

[0031] In order to be able to realize the spring and / or damper units with the lowest possible weight and with a small installation space requirement, it is preferably provided that the rear-side spring and / or damper unit has one or more spring and / or damper elements and / or that the front-side spring and / or damper unit has one or more spring and / or damper elements, wherein it is preferably provided that the spring and / or damper elements of the rear-side spring and / or damper unit act and / or are arranged between the base cover part and the rear cover part, and / or wherein it is preferably provided that the spring and / or damper elements of the front-side spring and / or damper unit act and / or are arranged between the base cover part and the front cover part.

[0032] In order to be able to form the spring and / or damper elements with commercially available spring and / or damper elements, it is preferably provided that the spring and / or damper elements of the rear-side spring and / or damper unit are each formed by a torsion spring or by a tension spring and / or by a gas pressure damper, and / or that the spring and / or damper elements of the front-side spring and / or damper unit are each formed by a torsion spring or by a tension spring and / or by a gas pressure damper.

[0033] In order to be able to handle the lid arrangement and / or the demountable container easily, it is provided, for example, that the base lid part has a lifting element, preferably a crane eye or a shackle or an eyebolt, preferably in order to lift the base lid part or the lid arrangement from the tub and / or place it on the tub, preferably in the open state of the rear-side connecting device and / or in the open state of the front-side connecting device.

[0034] By way of example and / or for further clarification, it can be provided that the trough has the base and the first longitudinal wall and the second longitudinal wall and a front wall and a rear wall, wherein it is preferably provided that the base and the first longitudinal wall and the second longitudinal wall and the front wall and the rear wall together delimit a material receiving space, preferably assigned to the trough, to the outside, and / or wherein it is preferably provided that the first longitudinal wall and the second longitudinal wall and the front wall and the rear wall delimit a receiving space opening to the outside, via which the material receiving space is open towards the lid arrangement or, preferably when the lid arrangement is open or removed from the trough, is open to the outside.

[0035] By way of example and / or for further clarification, it can be provided that the first longitudinal wall and the second longitudinal wall and the front wall and the rear wall protrude from the floor, preferably in the positive vertical axis direction of the vertical axis of the tub, wherein it is particularly preferably provided that the first longitudinal wall and the second longitudinal wall each protrude at right angles from the floor and extend parallel to one another and to a longitudinal center plane of the tub and / or the skip container.

[0036] By way of example and / or for further clarification, it can be provided that in a closed state of the lid arrangement with the lid arrangement closed, the base lid part and the front lid part together enclose an angle open in the negative vertical axis direction of the vertical axis of the tub with a front angle value, wherein it is preferably provided that the front angle value lies in a range of 30° to 60°, preferably in a range of 40° to 50°.

[0037] By way of example and / or for further clarification, it can be provided that the skip container and / or the trough is substantially plane-symmetrical, preferably with respect to a longitudinal center plane assigned to the skip container and / or the trough. Alternatively or in addition to the plane symmetry of the skip container and / or the trough with respect to the longitudinal center plane, it can be provided that the skip container and / or the trough is substantially plane-symmetrical, preferably with respect to a transverse center plane assigned to the skip container and / or the trough. It can preferably be provided that the transverse center plane extends at right angles to the longitudinal center plane, wherein it is preferably provided that the intersection axis between the longitudinal center plane and the transverse center plane forms the vertical axis of the skip container and / or the trough.

[0038] By way of example and / or for further clarification, it can be provided that the transverse axis of the set-aside container and / or of the base lid part extends at right angles to the longitudinal center plane of the set-aside container and / or the tub, and / or that the transverse axis of the set-aside container and / or of the base lid part extends in the transverse center plane of the set-aside container and / or the tub.

[0039] By way of example and / or for further clarification, it may be provided that the tub is formed by a settling trough.

[0040] By way of example and / or for clarification, the terms "front lid part" and "rear lid part," as well as terms beginning with "rear" or "front," may not represent directional information, but merely serve to distinguish individual components of the skip container. Thus, for example, the front lid part can also be referred to as the "rear lid part" and vice versa, particularly in the case where the skip container is essentially plane-symmetrical to the transverse center plane.

[0041] For example, it is provided that the skip container, preferably the trough and / or the lid arrangement, can be of different sizes. For example, the skip container can be dimensioned such that the material receiving space has a volume of up to 20m³ or a volume in a range from 5m³ to 20m³, preferably in a range from 6 to 8m³. For example, the skip container can be a skip container standardized according to DIN 30720. Alternatively or additionally, the trough can be a skip trough standardized according to DIN 30720.

[0042] Of course, the lid assembly can be completely removed from the hull. To do so, the rear and front connecting devices can first be moved to their open positions, and the lid assembly can then be lifted off the hull.

[0043] The invention is explained in more detail below with reference to a drawing.

[0044] They show: Figure 1 shows a side view of a skip container with a trough and a lid arrangement; Figure 2 shows a top view of the skip container; Figure 3 shows a front view of the skip container; Figure 4 shows a detailed view of a first, rear-side connection arrangement of the skip container, and Figures 5 to 8 each show a side view of the skip container during an emptying process of the skip container.

[0045] In the Figure 1A skip container 1 is shown in the closed state. The skip container 1 has a trough 3 and a lid assembly that can be releasably connected to the trough 3 without the need for tools, and is shown here in its closed state corresponding to the closed state of the skip container 1. The lid assembly has, here merely as an example, a base lid part 5 and a front lid part 7 that can be pivoted relative to the base lid part 5, and a rear lid part 9 that can be pivoted relative to the base lid part 5. The base lid part 5, the front lid part 7, and the rear lid part 9 are each plate-shaped, here merely as an example.

[0046] The trough 3 defines a material receiving space of the skip container. Material to be disposed of, such as construction rubble or excavated earth, can be filled into the material receiving space and subsequently tipped out of the material receiving space during an emptying process of the skip container 1. The material receiving space is open to the lid assembly via a receiving space opening. In the Figures 1 to 4 In the closed state of the skip container 1 shown, the material receiving space is completely limited to the outside by the trough 3 and the lid arrangement.

[0047] The tub 3 has a bottom 11 and a first longitudinal wall 13 and a second longitudinal wall 15 and a front wall 17 and a rear wall 19. The first longitudinal wall 13 and the second longitudinal wall 15 and the front wall 17 and the rear wall 19 protrude from the bottom 11 in the positive vertical axis direction of the vertical axis H of the tub 3. The first longitudinal wall 13 and the second longitudinal wall 15 each protrude at right angles from the bottom 11 and extend parallel to one another and to a Figure 2 shown, longitudinal center plane LE of the tub 3.

[0048] As this is the case in the Figure 1 As shown, the tub 3 and the cover assembly are substantially plane-symmetrical to the longitudinal center plane LE of the tub. In addition, the tub 3 is substantially plane-symmetrical to a transverse center plane QE of the tub 3. The transverse center plane QE extends at right angles to the longitudinal center plane LE. In the Figure 1In the closed state of the skip container 1 shown, the lid arrangement is also essentially plane-symmetrical to the transverse center plane QE. The intersection axis between the longitudinal center plane LE and the transverse center plane QE forms the vertical axis H of the trough 3. A longitudinal axis L of the trough extends perpendicular to the transverse center plane QE and lies in the longitudinal center plane LE.

[0049] The skip container 1 has, as shown in the Figure 2, a first, rear-side bearing block 21 and a second, rear-side bearing block 23 as well as a rear-side pivot shaft 25 and a rear-side hollow shaft 27. The rear-side hollow shaft 27 delimits a passage of the rear-side hollow shaft 27 to the outside, preferably radially. The rear-side pivot shaft 25 and the rear-side hollow shaft 27 extend parallel to the transverse axis Q. The bearing blocks 21 and 23 are fastened on the cover surface of the base cover part 5 facing away from the tub 3, in each case in and / or within a rear-side end section of the base cover part 5. The rear-side end section of the base cover part 5 faces away from the front cover part 7. Each of the rear bearing blocks 21 and 23 has a bearing block opening in which the rear hollow shaft 27 is rotatably mounted about its longitudinal axis, here only as an example.Alternatively, in this or another embodiment of the skip container 1, it is also possible for the rear hollow shaft 27 to be non-rotatably mounted in the bearing block openings of the rear bearing blocks 21 and 23. The rear pivot shaft 25 is arranged in the passage of the rear hollow shaft 27 and is rotatably mounted about its longitudinal axis relative to the rear hollow shaft 27.

[0050] The skip container 1 has a rear-side connecting device formed by a first, rear-side connecting arrangement and a second, rear-side connecting arrangement. As a result, the base lid part 5 and the trough 3 are designed and suitable for the base lid part 5 to be connected to the trough 3, preferably detachably and positively without tools, and in the closed state of the skip container 1, is also positively connected such that the base lid part 5 is pivotally mounted on the trough 3, preferably parallel to a transverse axis Q of the skip container 1. This applies in particular to the case where the skip container 1 has a front-side connecting device, described in detail later, which is adjusted to its open state in which the base lid part 5 is connected to the trough 3 exclusively via the rear-side connecting device.

[0051] The first rear-side connecting arrangement is arranged at a first end of the rear pivot shaft 25 and the second rear-side connecting arrangement is arranged at a second end of the rear pivot shaft 25 opposite the first end of the rear pivot shaft 25.

[0052] The first, rear-side connecting arrangement is formed by a first, cover-side connecting element 31 and a first, tub-side connecting element 33. The second, rear-side connecting arrangement is formed by a second, cover-side connecting element 35 and a second, tub-side connecting element 37. The first, cover-side connecting element 31 is connected in a rotationally fixed manner to the first end of the rear-side pivot shaft 25. The second, cover-side connecting element 35 is connected in a rotationally fixed manner to the second end section of the rear-side pivot shaft 25. In other words: The first, cover-side connecting element 31 is connected in a rotationally fixed manner to the second, cover-side connecting element 35 via the rear-side pivot shaft 25.The rear-side pivot shaft 25 as well as the first, lid-side connecting element 31 and the second, lid-side connecting element 35 are, at least in the closed state of the skip container 1, plane-symmetrical to the longitudinal center plane LE.

[0053] The base cover part 5 has a base length BL with a base length value parallel to the longitudinal axis L. For example only, the rear end section of the base cover part 5 extends from a rear end edge HE of the base cover part 5 facing away from the front cover part 7 and parallel to the longitudinal axis L up to one-sixth, one-fifth, one-quarter, or one-third of the base length value.

[0054] The first, lid-side connecting element 31 overlaps the first longitudinal wall 13 of the tub 3 on the outside of the tub. The second, lid-side connecting element 35 overlaps the second longitudinal wall 15 of the tub 3 on the outside of the tub. The first, tub-side connecting element 33 is, here merely by way of example, positionally and permanently fixed and is fastened to the first longitudinal wall 13 of the tub 3 on the outside of the tub. The second, tub-side connecting element 37 is positionally and permanently fixed and is fastened to the second longitudinal wall 15 of the tub 3 on the outside of the tub.

[0055] Here only as an example is provided and in the Figures 1 , 3 and 4It is shown by way of example that the first, lid-side connecting element 31 and the second, lid-side connecting element 35 are each formed by an eyelet. The first, tub-side connecting element 33 and the second, tub-side connecting element 37 are each formed by a hook. As shown in the Figure 1 As shown, the first, lid-side connecting element 31 and the second, lid-side connecting element 35 are each formed by an eyelet. The first, tub-side connecting element 33 and the second, tub-side connecting element 37 are each formed by a hook.

[0056] The skip container 1 further comprises a rear-side spring unit (not shown). The rear-side spring unit is designed such that the rear lid part 9 is spring-loaded in the direction of its open state relative to the base lid part 5. This facilitates the adjustment of the rear lid part 9 from its closed state, as shown in the Figures 1 to 8 shown, into its open state. The rear-side spring unit can have one or more spring elements acting between the rear cover part 9 and the base cover part 5. The spring elements of the rear-side spring unit can each be formed, for example, by a tension spring or a torsion spring.

[0057] In addition, the skip container 1 can have at least one lifting element (not shown) that is attached to the base lid part 5. Using the lifting element, the base lid part 5 or the entire lid assembly can be easily lifted from the tub 3 or placed onto the tub 3, for example, by means of a crane. The lifting element(s) can each be formed, for example, by a crane eyelet, a shackle, or an eyebolt.

[0058] The skip container 1 has, as shown in the Figure 2is shown, further comprises a first, front-side bearing block 51 and a second, front-side bearing block 53 as well as a front-side pivot shaft 55 and a front-side hollow shaft 57. The front-side hollow shaft 57 delimits a passage of the front-side hollow shaft 57 towards the outside, preferably radially. The front-side pivot shaft 55 and the front-side hollow shaft 57 extend parallel to the transverse axis Q. The bearing blocks 51 and 53 are fastened to the cover surface of the base cover part 5 facing away from the tub 3, in each case in and / or within a front-side end section of the base cover part 5. The front-side end section of the base cover part 5 faces away from the rear cover part 7. Each of the bearing blocks 51 and 53 has a bearing block opening in which the front-side hollow shaft 57 is mounted so as to be rotatable about its longitudinal axis, here merely as an example.Alternatively, in this or another embodiment of the skip container 1, it is also possible for the front hollow shaft 57 to be non-rotatably mounted in the bearing block openings of the front bearing blocks 51 and 53. The front pivot shaft 55 is arranged in the passage of the front hollow shaft 57 and is rotatably mounted about its longitudinal axis relative to the front hollow shaft 57.

[0059] The skip container 1 has the front-side connecting device, which is formed by a first front-side connecting arrangement and a second front-side connecting arrangement. The first front-side connecting arrangement is arranged at a first end of the front-side pivot shaft 55, and the second front-side connecting arrangement is arranged at a second end of the front-side pivot shaft 55, opposite the first end of the front-side pivot shaft 55.

[0060] The first, front-side connection arrangement is formed by a first, cover-side connection element 61 and a first, tub-side connection element 63. The second, front-side connection arrangement is formed by a second, cover-side connection element 65 and a second, tub-side connection element 67. The first, cover-side connection element 31 is rotationally fixedly connected to the first end of the rear-side pivot shaft 25. The second, cover-side connection element 35 is rotationally fixedly connected to the second end section of the rear-side pivot shaft 25. In other words: The first, cover-side connection element 61 is rotationally fixedly connected to the second, cover-side connection element 65 via the front-side pivot shaft 55.The front pivot shaft 55 as well as the first, lid-side connecting element 51 and the second, lid-side connecting element 55 are, at least in the closed state of the skip container 1, plane-symmetrical to the longitudinal center plane LE.

[0061] The base cover part 5 has, parallel to the longitudinal axis L, the base length BL with the base length value. For example only, the front end section of the base cover part 5 extends from a front end edge FE of the base cover part 5 facing away from the rear cover part 9 and parallel to the longitudinal axis L up to one-sixth, one-fifth, one-quarter, or one-third of the base length value.

[0062] The first, lid-side connecting element 61 overlaps the first longitudinal wall 13 of the tub 3 on the outside of the tub. The second, lid-side connecting element 65 overlaps the second longitudinal wall 15 of the tub 3 on the outside of the tub. The first, tub-side connecting element 63 is, here merely by way of example, positionally and permanently fixed and is fastened to the first longitudinal wall 13 of the tub 3 on the outside of the tub. The second, tub-side connecting element 67 is positionally and permanently fixed and is fastened to the second longitudinal wall 15 of the tub 3 on the outside of the tub.

[0063] Here only as an example is provided and in the Figures 1 , 3 and 4It is shown by way of example that the first, lid-side connecting element 61 and the second, lid-side connecting element 65 are each formed by an eyelet. The first, tub-side connecting element 63 and the second, tub-side connecting element 67 are each formed by a hook. As shown in the Figure 1 As shown, the first, lid-side connecting element 61 and the second, lid-side connecting element 65 are each formed by an eyelet. The first, tub-side connecting element 63 and the second, tub-side connecting element 67 are each formed by a hook.

[0064] As this is the case in the Figures 1 to 4 As shown, the base cover part 5 is connected to the tub 3 in a form-fitting and detachable manner without tools, namely, in the closed state of the demountable container 1, both via the rear-side connecting device and via the front-side connecting device.

[0065] When the skip container 1 is closed, both the rear-side connecting device and the front-side connecting device are in their closed state. When the rear-side connecting device is closed, the first, lid-side connecting element 31, designed as an eyelet, is hooked into the first, tub-side connecting element 33, designed as a hook, so that the first, lid-side connecting element 31 is in a positive-lock connection with the first, tub-side connecting element 33. Furthermore, the second, lid-side connecting element 35, designed as an eyelet, is hooked into the second, tub-side connecting element 37, designed as a hook, so that the first, lid-side connecting element 35 is in a positive-lock connection with the first, tub-side connecting element 37.Furthermore, the first connecting element 51 on the lid side, designed as an eyelet, is hooked into the first connecting element 53 on the tub side, designed as a hook, so that the first connecting element 51 on the lid side is in a positive connection with the first tub side connecting element 53. Furthermore, the second connecting element 55 on the lid side, designed as an eyelet, is hooked into the second connecting element 57 on the tub side, designed as a hook, so that the first connecting element 55 on the lid side is in a positive connection with the first tub side connecting element 57.

[0066] By manually rotating the rear pivot shaft 25, the rear connecting device can be adjusted to the open state, in which the connecting elements of the rear connecting device are disengaged from one another. The base cover part 5 is thus not connected to the tub 3 in the area of ​​the rear pivot shaft 25. By manually rotating the front pivot shaft 55, the front connecting device can also be adjusted to the open state, in which the connecting elements of the front connecting device are disengaged from one another. The base cover part 5 is thus not connected to the tub 3 in the area of ​​the front pivot shaft 55.

[0067] The front cover part 7 is connected to the front hollow shaft 57 in such a way that the front cover part 7 can be pivoted about the longitudinal axis of the front hollow shaft 57 relative to the base cover part 5, for example, to fill the material receiving space. The rear cover part 9 is connected to the rear hollow shaft 27 in such a way that the rear cover part 9 can be pivoted about the longitudinal axis of the rear hollow shaft 27 relative to the base cover part 5, for example, to fill the material receiving space.

[0068] Based on the Figures 5 to 8A method for emptying the material from the material receiving space is described below. The method comprises a preparation step in which the skip container 1 is first prepared in its closed state. Both the rear connecting device and the front connecting device are in their closed state. This corresponds to the state in which the skip container 1 usually arrives at the landfill on a truck with a skip loader body.

[0069] The method further comprises an opening step, which is carried out temporally after the provision step. During the opening step, the front cover part 7 is pivoted about the longitudinal axis of the front-side pivot shaft 55 in the positive vertical axis direction of the vertical axis H relative to the base cover part 5 into its open state. The open state of the front cover part 7 is in all Figures 5 to 8In addition, during the opening step, the front-side connecting device is adjusted to its open state by correspondingly rotating the front-side pivot shaft 55, so that the cover-side connecting elements 51 and 55 are disengaged from the respective tub-side connecting elements 53 and 57. The open state of the front-side connecting device is shown in the Figures 6 to 8 The rear connecting device remains in its closed position.

[0070] The method further comprises a tipping step, which is carried out after the opening step. During the tipping step, the skip container 1 is tilted by means of the skip loader body of the truck about a tipping axis KA and in the positive longitudinal axis direction of the longitudinal axis L. The positive longitudinal axis direction of the longitudinal axis L is indicated by the arrowheads of the longitudinal axis L in the Figures 1 and 2At the beginning of the tilting step, the base cover part 5 is still resting on the tray 3 in the area of ​​the front pivot shaft 55 under the influence of gravity. This state is shown in the Figure 7 shown. As the tipping step progresses, the skip container 1 is further tilted about its tilting axis KA. In the process, the base lid part 5 pivots together with the front lid part 7 about the longitudinal axis of the rear pivot shaft 25 relative to the trough 3 and away from the trough 3. This state is shown in the Figure 8shown. This exposes a significantly larger area of ​​the trough opening than is the case with skip containers, where the base lid part 5 is welded to the trough 3. This significantly simplifies the emptying of material from the material receiving space. Thus, the skip container 1 can be emptied comfortably, safely, and easily simply by tilting the skip container 1, even when material is pressed into the material receiving space.

[0071] The skip container 1 can then be pivoted in the opposite direction about the tilting axis KA, whereby the base cover part 5 comes to rest on the tub 3 again under the influence of gravity. List of reference symbols

[0072] 1Set-off container 3Trough 5Base lid section 7Front lid section 9Rear lid section 11Floor 13First longitudinal wall 15Second longitudinal wall 17Front wall 19Rear wall 21First, rear bearing block 23Second, rear bearing block 25Rear pivot shaft 27Rear hollow shaft 31First, cover-side connecting element 33First, tub-side connecting element 35Second, cover-side connecting element 37Second, tub-side connecting element 51First, front bearing block 53Second, front bearing block 55Front pivot shaft 57Front hollow shaft 61First, cover-side connecting element 63First, tub-side connecting element 65Second, cover-side connecting element 67Second, tub-side connecting element HErear end edge FEfront end edge LLongitudinal axis QTransverse axis HVertical axis LELongitudinal center plane QETransverse center plane KAtilt axis

Claims

1. A skip container comprising: a trough (3), and a lid assembly, wherein the lid assembly comprises a base lid part (5) and a front lid part (7), wherein the front lid part (7) is connected to the base lid part (5) in such a way that the front lid part (7) is pivotable relative to the base lid part (5), and wherein the base lid part (5) and / or the trough (3) are connectable to one another, preferably in a form-fitting manner and / or detachably and / or without tools, and / or are connected, preferably in a form-fitting manner and / or detachably and / or without tools, in such a way that the base lid part is pivotably mounted on the trough (3), preferably parallel to a transverse axis (Q) of the trough (3) and / or of the skip container (1), and / or wherein the base lid part (5) and / or the Tub (3) are designed and / or suitable for the base cover part (5) to be connected to the tub (3), preferably detachably and / or without tools and / or in a form-fitting manner,is connectable and / or, preferably positively connected, that the base cover part (5), preferably parallel to a transverse axis (Q) of the tub (3) and / or the settling container (1), is pivotally mounted on the tub (3).

2. Skip container according to claim 1, characterized by that the set-aside container (1) has a rear-side pivot shaft (25), wherein the base cover part (5), preferably in the case of a front-side connecting device of the set-aside container (1) in the open state, is pivotably mounted on the trough (3) about the rear-side pivot shaft (25) which is preferably connected to the base cover part (5), wherein it is preferably provided that the rear-side pivot shaft (25) extends parallel to a transverse axis (Q) of the set-aside container (1) and / or the base cover part (5) and / or the trough (3).

3. Skip container according to claim 2, characterized by thatthe set-down container (1) has a rear-side connecting device, wherein it is provided that the rear-side connecting device can be adjusted, preferably by rotating the rear-side pivot shaft (25) about its longitudinal axis, from a closed state of the rear-side connecting device, in which the rear-side pivot shaft (25) is connected, preferably in a form-fitting manner, to the tub (3), into a closed state of the rear-side connecting device in which the rear-side pivot shaft (25) is out of connection, preferably out of a form-fitting connection, with the tub (3).

4. Skip container according to claim 2 or claim 3, characterized in thatthe rear-side connecting device is designed and / or suitable for the rear-side pivot shaft (25) to be connected to the tub (3), preferably detachably and / or without tools, preferably by a preferably manual actuation of the rear-side connecting device and / or rotation of the rear-side pivot shaft (25) about its longitudinal axis, preferably with the cover arrangement placed on the tub (3), to the tub (3), preferably by adjusting the rear-side connecting device to the closed state of the rear-side connecting device or to be detachable from the tub (3), preferably by adjusting the rear-side connecting device to the open state of the rear-side connecting device.

5. Skip container according to claim 1, characterized by that the rear-side pivot shaft (25) is fastened to a cover surface of the base cover part (5) facing away from the tub (3), and / or thatthe rear-side pivot shaft (25) is fastened to the base cover part (5) in and / or within a rear-side end section of the base cover part (5), which rear-side end section of the base cover part (5) faces away from the front cover part (7).

6. Skip container according to one of claims 2 to 5, characterized in thatthe skip container (1) has a first, rear-side bearing block (21) and / or a second, rear-side bearing block (23), wherein it is provided that the rear-side pivot shaft (25) is fastened to the base cover part (5) via and / or by means of the first, rear-side bearing block (21) and / or the second, rear-side bearing block (23), and / or wherein it is provided that the rear-side pivot shaft (25) is rotatably mounted in a bearing block passage of the first, rear-side bearing block (21) and / or in a bearing block passage of the second, rear-side bearing block (23), and / or wherein it is provided that the first, rear-side bearing block (21) and / or the second, rear-side bearing block (23) is fastened to the cover surface of the base cover part (5) facing away from the tub (3).

7. Skip container according to one of claims 3 to 6, characterized in thatthe rear-side connecting device has a first, rear-side connecting arrangement and / or a second, rear-side connecting arrangement, wherein it is provided that the first, rear-side connecting arrangement is arranged at a first end of the rear-side pivot shaft (25) or at a first end face of the rear-side pivot shaft (25), and / or that the second, rear-side connecting arrangement is arranged at a second end of the rear-side pivot shaft (25) opposite the first end of the rear-side pivot shaft (25) and / or at a second end face of the rear-side pivot shaft (25) opposite the first end face of the rear-side pivot shaft (25).

8. Skip container according to claim 7, characterized by that the first, rear-side connecting arrangement is formed by a first, cover-side connecting element (31) and by a first, tub-side connecting element (33), and / or thatthe second, rear-side connecting arrangement is formed by a second, cover-side connecting element (35) and by a second, tub-side connecting element (37).

9. Skip container according to claim 8, characterized by that the first cover-side connecting element (31) of the first rear-side connecting arrangement is connected in a rotationally fixed manner to the first end of the rear-side pivot shaft (25) or to the first end face of the rear-side pivot shaft (25), and / or that the second, cover-side connecting element (35) of the second, rear-side connecting arrangement is connected in a rotationally fixed manner to the second end section of the rear-side pivot shaft (25) or to the second end face of the rear-side pivot shaft (25).

10. Skip container according to claim 8 or claim 9, characterized in thatthe first, tub-side connecting element (33) of the first, rear-side connecting arrangement is fastened, preferably in a positionally and / or fixed manner, to a first longitudinal wall (13) of the tub (3) and / or on the outside of the tub to the tub (3), and / or that the second, tub-side connecting element (37) of the second, rear-side connecting arrangement is fastened, preferably in a positionally and / or fixed manner, to a second longitudinal wall (15) of the tub (3) and / or on the outside of the tub to the tub (3).

11. Skip container according to one of claims 8 to 10, characterized in that the first, cover-side connecting element (31) of the first, rear-side connecting arrangement overlaps a first longitudinal wall (13) of the tub (3) on the outside of the tub, and / or that the second, cover-side connecting element (35) of the second, rear-side connecting arrangement overlaps a second longitudinal wall (15) of the tub (3) on the outside of the tub.

12. Skip container according to one of claims 8 to 11, characterized in thatthe first, cover-side connecting element (31) of the first, rear-side connecting arrangement and the first, tub-side connecting element (33) of the first, rear-side connecting arrangement are designed and / or suitable for the first, cover-side connecting element (31) of the first, rear-side connecting arrangement to be brought into a preferably detachable and / or tool-free connection, preferably a form-fitting and / or hook connection, with the first, tub-side connecting element (33) of the first, rear-side connecting arrangement, preferably in order to pivotably mount the base cover part (5) on the tub (3) and / or to fasten the rear-side pivot shaft (25) to the tub (3), preferably detachably and / or without tools, and / or that the second, cover-side connecting element (35) of the second, rear-side connecting arrangement and the second, tub-side connecting element (37) of the second,rear-side connecting arrangement are designed and / or suitable for the second, cover-side connecting element (35) of the second, rear-side connecting arrangement to be brought into a preferably detachable and / or tool-free connection, preferably a form-fitting and / or hook connection, with the second, tub-side connecting element (37) of the second, rear-side connecting arrangement, preferably in order to pivotably mount the base-cover part (5) on the tub (3) and / or to fasten the rear-side pivot shaft (25) to the tub (3), preferably detachably and / or without tools.

13. Skip container according to one of claims 8 to 13, characterized in thatthe first, cover-side connecting element (31) of the first, rear-side connecting arrangement and the second, cover-side connecting element (35) of the second, rear-side connecting arrangement are arranged on the rear-side pivot shaft (25) in such a way that the first, cover-side connecting element (31) of the first, rear-side connecting arrangement and the second, cover-side connecting element (35) of the second, rear-side connecting arrangement are arranged on the rear-side pivot shaft (25) in a plane-symmetrical manner to the longitudinal center plane (LE) of the skip container (1) and / or the trough (3), and / or that the first, cover-side connecting element (31) of the first, rear-side connecting arrangement and the second, cover-side connecting element (35) of the second, rear-side connecting arrangement are arranged on the rear-side pivot shaft (25) in such a way that connecting the first, cover-side connecting element (31) of the first,rear-side connecting arrangement with the first, tub-side connecting element (33) of the first, rear-side connecting arrangement equally and / or simultaneously leads to a connection of the second, cover-side connecting element (35) of the second, rear-side connecting arrangement with the second, tub-side connecting element (37) of the second, rear-side connecting arrangement.

14. Skip container according to one of the preceding claims, characterized by that the cover arrangement has a rear cover part (9), wherein it is provided that the rear cover part (9) is connected to the base cover part (5) in such a way that the rear cover part (9) is pivotable relative to the base cover part (5), and / or wherein it is provided that the rear cover part (9) is arranged on a side of the base cover part (5) opposite the front cover part (7).

15. A method for emptying a skip container according to one of the preceding claims, comprising: a provision step in which the skip container (1) according to one of the preceding claims is provided, preferably in its closed state, an opening step in which the front cover part (7) is pivoted into its open state and the front-side connecting device is adjusted to its open state, and a tilting step in which the skip container (1) is tilted about a tilting axis (KA) and material is thereby emptied from the material receiving space.

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