Refuse container emptying device, has clamshell type grab with base comprising parts which can adopt position extending parallel to grab side walls

摘要

#CMT# #/CMT# The grab (12) comprises a base and four fixed position side walls. The base comprises parts which can be moved between a closed position and an open position in which they extend parallel to the side walls or form an extension of the side walls. #CMT# : #/CMT# The device comprises a lifting device (11) for lifting refuse from a container (1, 2) and transferring it to a mobile collection container (10) on e.g. a truck (9), a grab, a means for opening the grab, a means for pushing the open grab into the refuse container, a means for closing the grab and a means for lifting the closed grab and the refuse held in it out of the container. #CMT#USE : #/CMT# For emptying a container used to store refuse (e.g. in bin bags) underground. #CMT#ADVANTAGE : #/CMT# The clamshell-type grab allows the refuse container design to be simplified and the container can be emptied more easily and quickly. #CMT#DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS : #/CMT# The figure shows a perspective view of a refuse container being emptied using this device. 1 : concrete shell 2 : removable cover 9 : truck 10 : mobile collection container 11 : hydraulic lifting device 12 : grab.