Trolley, waste module and system for collecting waste

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10273006-B2
Application number	US-201615281133-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 30, 2016
Priority date	Sep 30, 2016
Publication date	Apr 30, 2019
Grant date	Apr 30, 2019

Abstract

A trolley for collecting waste includes a housing having a main waste chamber for receiving waste, and wheels attached to a bottom wall of the housing. The housing has at least one module seating, each configured to receive a waste module for collecting waste. Each module seating includes fasteners configured to releasably couple to a waste module. The waste module includes a module housing having at its top surface a top opening for inserting waste, and having a module waste chamber for receiving waste inserted through the top opening. The module housing includes second connection means at its outside surface, which are configured to releasably interact with first connection means of a trolley for collecting waste. Also disclosed herein is a system that includes the trolley and at least one waste module inserted into the at least one module seating.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A trolley for collecting waste, comprising:
a housing comprising a main waste chamber for receiving waste and comprising at least one module seating, each of the at least one module seating configured to receive a respective waste module for collecting waste; and
wheels attached to a bottom wall of the housing;
wherein each module seating comprises fasteners, which are configured to releasably couple a respective waste module;
wherein the trolley further comprises a liquid waste module configured to be received in one of the at least one module seating, the liquid waste module comprising a structure to direct flow of liquid from a top opening of the structure, to an output of the structure, and into a module waste chamber of the liquid waste module arranged below the structure, such that liquid inserted into the top opening of the structure flows into the module waste chamber; and
wherein the structure of the liquid waste module comprises a funnel releasably connected to the module waster chamber.

2. The trolley according to claim 1 , wherein each module seating forms a receiving space to at least partly receive a waste module.

3. The trolley according to claim 1 , wherein each module seating comprises first connection means at its inside surface, which are configured to releasably interact with second connection means of a waste module.

4. The trolley according to claim 1 , wherein each module seating extends to a side surface of the housing, wherein each module seating comprises a side opening at the side surface of the housing, such that a waste module can be inserted through the side opening into the respective module seating.

5. The trolley according to claim 1 , wherein each module seating extends to a top surface of the housing, wherein each module seating comprises a top opening at the top surface of the housing, such that waste can be inserted through the top opening.

6. The trolley according to claim 5 , wherein the housing of the trolley comprises a plurality of module seatings, which are arranged in parallel, such that the top-openings and/or side openings are arranged in parallel.

7. The trolley according to claim 1 , further comprising a door, which is pivotably connected to the housing, such that the door can be pivoted between an opened position and a closed position, wherein the door closes the side surface of the housing at least partly, if the door is in the closed position, and wherein the door opens the side surface to the environment, if the door is in the opened position.

8. The trolley according to claim 1 , further comprising a check valve arranged between the funnel and the module waste chamber of the waste module, wherein the check valve is configured to pass liquid from the funnel to the module waste chamber, and to block liquid to pass in an opposite direction.

9. The trolley according to claim 1 , further comprising a liquid connection line that connects the output to an input opening of the module waste chamber.

10. The trolley according to claim 1 , wherein the funnel is formed by the housing.

11. A system for collecting waste, comprising:
a trolley comprising:
a housing comprising a main waste chamber for receiving waste and comprising at least one module seating, each of the at least one module seating configured to receive a respective waste module for collecting waste; and
wheels attached to a bottom wall of the housing;
wherein each module seating comprises fasteners, which are configured to releasably couple a respective waste module; and
a liquid waste module comprising:
a module housing comprising a top surface, an outside surface, and a top opening at the top surface, the top opening for inserting liquid waste; and
a module waste chamber for receiving liquid waste inserted through the top opening;
wherein the module housing comprises second connection means at the outside surface, which are configured to releasably interact with first connection means of a trolley for collecting waste;
wherein the liquid waste module is received by the at least one module seating and is releasably connected thereto;
wherein the liquid waste module comprises a structure to direct flow of liquid from the top opening, to an output of the structure, and into the module waste chamber of the liquid waste module, such that liquid inserted into the top opening flows through the structure, to an output of the structure, and into the module waste chamber; and
wherein the structure of the liquid waste module comprises a funnel releasably connected to the module waste chamber.

12. The system according to claim 11 , further comprising a check valve arranged between the funnel and the module waste chamber of the waste module, wherein the check valve is configured to pass liquid from the funnel to the module waste chamber, and to block liquid to pass in an opposite direction.

13. The system according to claim 11 , further comprising a liquid connection line that connects the output to an input opening of the module waste chamber.

14. The system according to claim 11 , wherein the funnel is formed by the housing.

Assignees

• Airbus Operations Gmbh
• Airbus Sas
• Airbus Americas Inc

Inventors

• Reiss Matthias
• Jourdan Nicolas
• Schliwa Ralf
• De Gutz Donald
• Reis Gabriel Ribeiro
• Passos Ikuno Denise Renata
• Maki Shintate Liana
• Omae Tadeu Kendy de Oliveira
• Otsuka Lucas Marques
• De Antonio Lucas Neumann

Classifications

• B64D11/04

  Galleys · CPC title

• B65F2210/162

  Pressing means · CPC title

• B65F1/1473

  Receptacles having wheels · CPC title

• B30B9/321

  for consolidating empty containers, e.g. cans · CPC title

• B64D11/0007 Primary

  Devices specially adapted for food or beverage distribution services · CPC title