CONTAINER FOR THE COLLECTION OF ENERGY-SAVING COMPACT FLUORESCENT LAMPS (VARIANTS)

摘要

The invention relates to a receptacle for the storage and transportation of used items that pollute the environment when destroyed, in particular energy-saving gas-discharge fluorescent lamps that are unfit for further use and contain mercury, and can be used for the technical facilitation of the separate collection of hazardous waste of toxicity class 1 and, more specifically, for the collection of energy-saving compact fluorescent lamps. The body of the container is cuboid and a loading aperture is provided in the upper part of the front vertical wall thereof. The body of the container is equipped with a loading hatch comprising a body which supports a tiltable bucket. The two side walls and the front wall of the hatch are rigidly and non-detachably fastened to the front wall of the body of the container. The bottom of the bucket is bent along a transverse line. The outside part of the bottom of the bucket is also the lid of the hatch. When the hatch is open, the loading aperture thereof is covered by the inside part of the bottom of the bucket. The angle of the bend in the bottom of the bucket ensures that an energy-saving compact fluorescent lamp (CFL) is in a stable position in the bucket during loading and will roll down gravitationally when the hatch is closed. A replaceable storage vessel for the collection of CFLs, which is provided with inclined planes, is mounted in the lower part of the body of the container in such a way that it can be easily removed. According to a first embodiment, an inclined plane is fastened inside the vessel to the wall thereof that is parallel to the front wall of the body of the container, underneath the inside bottom of the bucket and in direct proximity thereto, said inclined plane extending across the width of the wall of the vessel. A second inclined plane constitutes the inclined bottom of the vessel. The bottom is inclined relative to the wall of the vessel that is parallel to the rear wall of the body of the container. A distance sufficient to allow a CFL to pass freely is left between the free end of the inclined plane and the bottom of the vessel. According to a second embodiment, inclined planes are fastened inside the vessel to the walls thereof that are parallel to the front and rear walls of the body of the container, said inclined planes extending across the width of the vessel walls. A first plane is fastened to the wall of the vessel that is parallel to the front wall of the body of the container, underneath the inside bottom of the bucket and in direct proximity thereto. A second plane is fastened at an incline to the wall of the vessel that is parallel to the rear wall of the body of the container. A third plane is fastened at an incline to the wall of the vessel that is parallel to the front wall of the body of the container, and so on. A final inclined plane constitutes the bottom of the storage vessel. A distance sufficient to allow a CFL to pass freely is left between the free end of each inclined plane and the surface of the subsequent plane. According to a third embodiment, a first inclined plane is fastened inside the vessel at an incline to the wall of the vessel that is parallel to the rear wall of the body of the container. A second plane is fastened at an incline to the wall of the vessel that is parallel to the front wall of the body of the container. A third plane is fastened at an incline to the wall of the vessel that is parallel to the rear wall of the body of the container, and so on. A final inclined surface constitutes the bottom of the vessel. A distance sufficient to allow a CFL to pass freely is left between the free end of each inclined plane, the opposite wall of the vessel and the surface of the subsequent plane. The inside surface of the vessel, both surfaces of the inclined planes and the inside surface of the loading hatch bucket are covered with a soft shock-absorbing material. The technical result of the invention is that: the range of means for the technical facilitation of the separate collection of hazardous waste of toxicity class 1 is increased by means of the creation of a container for the collection of energy-saving compact fluorescent lamps; the contents of the container are rendered inaccessible; the container can be loaded without damage to the lamps; the environmental hazard of the container is reduced; the problem of the container being overturned during use is eliminated; and the user-friendliness of the container is enhanced.