Pivotable Skip Container Lid for Compressed Material Discharge
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing skip containers struggle with difficulty in emptying compressed materials due to reliance on gravity, necessitating manual removal with tools.
Innovation Solution
A skip container design featuring a lid arrangement with pivotable lid parts connected in a form-fitting, detachable manner, allowing easy detachment and tilting for efficient material discharge.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If the front lid part is welded to the trough, then the lid arrangement is structurally stable, but the container cannot be tilted for emptying compressed materials
Solution Approach 1:
The lid arrangement is divided into separate modular components: the base lid part remains connected to the trough, while the front lid part is detachably connected and can be separated. This segmentation allows the front lid to be removed independently, enabling the container to be tilted for emptying compressed materials without compromising the structural stability of the welded base lid connection.
2Strength
If the base lid part is permanently connected to the trough, then the container structure is robust, but the container cannot be tilted about a transverse axis for efficient material discharge
Solution Approach 1:
The connection between the base lid part and trough is separated from the front lid part connection. The base lid part maintains a robust welded connection for structural strength, while the detachably connected front lid part can be removed to allow tilting of the entire container about a transverse axis, enabling efficient discharge of compressed materials through the rear opening.
3Ease of manufacture
If the lid arrangement uses tool-free detachable connection, then the container is easy to assemble and disassemble, but the connection may be less secure than welded joints
Solution Approach 1:
The lid arrangement uses different connection methods for different parts: the base lid part is welded to the trough for secure, permanent connection, while the front lid part uses a tool-free detachable connection system. This segmentation allows each connection type to be optimized for its specific function - welded for structural security and detachable for operational flexibility.
Solution Approach 2:
The lid arrangement combines two different connection technologies - welded joints and detachable connections - into a single integrated system. The welded base lid provides structural security while the detachable front lid provides operational flexibility, and both work together as a unified lid arrangement.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
Enables reliable and effortless emptying of compressed materials by allowing the container to be tilted and emptied without tools, even when materials are densely packed.
Implementation Method 1
the base lid part is pivotably mounted on the trough, preferably parallel to a transverse axis of the skip container and/or the trough
Implementation Method 2
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
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AI summary
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).