Elevated Platform Waste Chute System for Ground-Level Collection
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Solution Overview
Problem
Waste collection teams in elevated manufacturing facilities face safety concerns and inefficiencies due to frequent stair climbing and limited workspace, as they must ascend and descend stairs multiple times daily to manage waste containers on platforms.
Innovation Solution
A waste management system featuring a waste disposal station with chutes that channel waste from elevated platforms to ground-level containers, utilizing a containment lid assembly with a biasing portion to maintain engagement and facilitate easy emptying, reducing the need for technicians to carry heavy containers and allowing more workspace on the platform.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If waste containers are stored on the elevated platform, then waste collection is convenient, but workspace for technicians is limited and trip hazards are created
Solution Approach 1:
The waste container storage location is moved from the horizontal plane of the elevated platform to the vertical dimension at ground level, connected via a chute. This dimensional transition eliminates the conflict between waste storage and workspace area on the platform.
2Ease of operation
If waste containers are stored on the elevated platform, then waste collection is convenient, but safety risks increase due to frequent stair climbing with heavy containers
Solution Approach 1:
By relocating container storage to ground level through a vertical chute system, the invention eliminates the repeated vertical transportation of heavy containers, thereby removing the safety hazards associated with stair climbing and balancing heavy loads.
3Productivity
If multiple waste containers are stored on the platform, then waste collection frequency can be reduced, but available workspace for technicians is further reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The invention resolves this contradiction by moving all container storage to ground level, allowing unlimited container capacity at the collection point without impacting platform workspace area. Technicians can store multiple containers on the platform temporarily without creating permanent obstructions.
4Ease of operation
If waste containers are stored on the elevated platform, then quick access is possible, but trip hazards are created for technicians
Solution Approach 1:
By transferring containers to ground level storage via a vertical chute, the invention removes trip hazards from the platform workspace while maintaining quick access through the efficient chute delivery system that deposits waste directly into ground-level containers.
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
The system significantly reduces the number of stair ascents and descents required, enhances safety by eliminating the need to carry heavy containers, and optimizes workspace on elevated platforms by storing waste containers at ground level, thereby improving operational efficiency and safety.
Implementation Method 1
at least one chute coupled to the waste disposal station such that the at least one chute configured to channel the waste downward from the waste disposal station
Implementation Method 2
The biasing portion is configured to apply a downward biasing force on the container to maintain engagement of the lid and the container
Data Source
AI summary
A waste management system for transferring waste from an elevated platform to a ground level includes a waste disposal station coupled to the platform such that the waste disposal station is configured to receive the waste from a technician. The waste management system also includes at least one chute coupled to the waste disposal station such that the at least one chute configured to channel the waste downward from the waste disposal station. The waste management system also includes at least one container coupled to the at least one chute. The at least one container is located at the ground level and is configured to collect the waste deposited in the at least one chute at the waste disposal station.