Lateral Sliding Container Mechanism for Waste Collection Vehicles
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing waste collection and discharge equipment requires complex maneuvering and large spaces for loading and unloading multi-tank structures, especially when positioned on road edges, limiting flexibility and efficiency.
Innovation Solution
A vehicle with a movable frame and sliding container system, equipped with actuator means and guide elements, allowing the container to be positioned and discharged independently of the vehicle's direction, reducing the need for extensive maneuvering space.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If the vehicle is positioned below the multi-tank structure for loading and discharge, then the load and discharge operation can be performed, but a large maneuvering space is required and complex positioning maneuvers are needed
Solution Approach 1:
Instead of positioning the vehicle below the container as in prior art, the patent inverts the approach by positioning the vehicle laterally adjacent to the container. The container is then slid horizontally onto the vehicle's bearing frame from the side, eliminating the need for complex under-positioning maneuvers and reducing required maneuvering space.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent transitions from a vertical loading approach (vehicle below container) to a horizontal sliding approach (vehicle adjacent to container). By changing the dimension of the loading operation from vertical to horizontal, the system achieves easier operation with reduced maneuvering space requirements.
2Ease of operation
If the vehicle is positioned below the multi-tank structure, then the load and discharge operation can be performed, but complex positioning maneuvers are required
Solution Approach 1:
The patent inverts the traditional loading configuration by placing the vehicle laterally adjacent to the container rather than below it. This inversion simplifies the positioning maneuver from complex under-positioning to a simple lateral approach, while the sliding mechanism handles the loading operation.
3Adaptability or versatility
If the container is positioned along the roadway, then waste collection is facilitated, but the required maneuvering space increases significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent enables roadside positioning by inverting the vehicle-container spatial relationship. The vehicle approaches the container laterally from the side rather than from behind, allowing the container to remain positioned along the roadway while the vehicle operates in a compact lateral space adjacent to the container.
4Ease of operation
If the vehicle operates with traditional positioning requirements, then load and discharge can be performed, but the equipment complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent simplifies the vehicle positioning system by inverting the operational approach. Instead of complex under-positioning mechanisms, the vehicle uses a simple lateral approach and positioning system, while the container sliding mechanism performs the complex loading operation.
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AI summary
The equipment (1) for the collection and discharge of material, comprises: - a vehicle (2) movable on wheels and having a bearing frame (3) which has a front portion (3a), turned towards the side of advancement direction of the vehicle itself along its running direction, two lateral portions (3b), next to said front portion (3a), and a rear portion (3c) opposed to the front portion itself; - at least a container (4) for the collection of material which can be positioned on the frame (3); - sliding means (5) of the container (4) with respect to the frame (3) on the side of at least one of the lateral portions (3b), where the sliding means (5) are able to displace the container (4) itself to a load/discharge position arranged outside of the lateral space defined by the frame (3) and comprise at least two guide elements (7a, 7b) associated with the frame (3) at said front portion (3a) and said rear portion (3c), respectively and which extend at least along a sliding direction (8) and at least two gripping elements (9) able to engage with the container (4) and associated in a sliding manner with a respective guide element (7a, 7b); - actuator means (6) which can be operated to support independently the container itself in said load/discharge position; where each of said guide elements (7a, 7b) comprises a respective fixed first section (7a), which extends along the sliding direction (8), and a pair of second sections (7b) associated with the first section (7a) on opposite sides of the same and movable in rotation between a rest position and a work position, the second sections (7b) of each of the guide elements (7a, 7b) being able to allow the displacement of the gripping elements (9) along both ways of the sliding direction (8).