Waste Bin Fixing Member for Adaptable Dividing Walls
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing waste collection bins require specific elements for fixing additional walls, limiting their adaptability to accommodate dividing walls for selective waste sorting, especially when not designed for such features.
Innovation Solution
A fixing member comprising a set of aligned fixing walls that can be traversed by a removable element, allowing the wall to be secured to any waste collection bin, regardless of pre-existing fixing mechanisms.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If specific fixing elements are integrated into the waste collection bin and wall, then the wall can be securely fixed, but the bin loses adaptability to accommodate walls in bins not designed for such features
Solution Approach 1:
The fixing device is segmented into separate components: fixing walls that are part of the wall assembly, and fixing elements that are separate and can be attached to the bin. This segmentation allows the fixing walls to be adapted to different bin types without requiring pre-integrated fixing elements in the bin itself.
Solution Approach 2:
The fixing walls act as an intermediary element between the wall and the bin. These fixing walls can be attached to various bin types and provide the necessary fixing function, serving as a mediator that enables universal compatibility without requiring bin-specific integration.
2Manufacturing precision
If guide rails and grooves are provided for positioning and locking the wall, then the wall can be precisely positioned and locked, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The positioning and locking functions are segmented into separate fixing walls with through holes and separate fixing elements with positioning features. This allows for precise positioning without requiring complex integrated guide rails and grooves, simplifying the overall device while maintaining precision.
Solution Approach 2:
Instead of having the bin provide guide rails and grooves for positioning, the invention inverts the approach by having the fixing walls provide the positioning features. The fixing walls with through holes and the fixing elements with positioning features work together to achieve precise positioning, reversing the traditional role assignment.
3Strength
If the fixing walls are made solid, then the structural strength is improved, but the material usage and weight increase
Solution Approach 1:
The fixing walls have different properties at different locations: the portions extending from the wall provide structural strength where needed, while the through holes provide material efficiency. The local quality varies along the fixing walls, with solid portions for strength and hollow portions for material reduction, optimizing both strength and material usage.
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AI summary
The invention relates to a fixing member (14) for a wall, for example a separating wall (2), to a waste collection bin, characterized in that it comprises a set of fixing walls (16) aligned with each other, the fixing walls (16) being intended to be passed through by a removable fixing element intended to pass through at least part of the set of fixing walls (16) and the wall of a waste collection bin when the separating wall (2) is fixed in a waste collection bin.