CN110626674A

CN110626674A - Garbage classification device and garbage classification method

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Publication number: CN110626674A
Application number: CN201910789495.3A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 熊诗琪; 章红; 刘念云; 高扬
Original assignee: Jianghan University
Current assignee: Jianghan University
Priority date: 2019-08-26
Filing date: 2019-08-26
Publication date: 2019-12-31

Abstract

The invention discloses a garbage classification device and a garbage classification method, and belongs to the field of garbage storage equipment. The garbage classification device comprises a shell, a cover plate, a telescopic mechanism, a camera, a control plate, a garbage classification mechanism and two garbage cans; the shell is a box body with a cavity inside, and the top of the shell is provided with an opening communicated with the cavity; the cover plate is arranged on the opening, the telescopic mechanism is fixedly connected with the cover plate, the two garbage cans are arranged in a cavity at the bottom of the shell, the garbage sorting mechanism is arranged in the cavity between the top of the shell and the bottom of the shell, the camera is arranged on the surface of the cover plate facing the cavity, and the control panel is arranged on the surface of the cover plate facing away from the cavity and used for receiving instructions of a user; controlling the telescopic mechanism to drive the cover plate to displace relative to the opening to expose the opening; controlling a camera to acquire images of the garbage; determining the type of the garbage according to the image of the garbage; the garbage sorting mechanism is controlled to communicate the opening with one of the two garbage cans. The invention automatically classifies.

Description

Garbage classification device and garbage classification method

Technical Field

The invention relates to the field of garbage storage equipment, in particular to a garbage classification device and a garbage classification method.

Background

A garbage can, also known as a garbage can or a garbage can, refers to a place for containing garbage and is a container for storing dirt and dirt in people's life. With the continuous improvement of environmental awareness of people, the successful experience of developed countries on garbage classification treatment and the attention of the countries, the classification garbage can is produced.

The trash can is generally at least two trash cans isolated from each other, such as a recyclable trash can and a non-recyclable trash can, which are arranged side by side. The user can put the garbage suitable for recycling and resource utilization such as paper, plastics, glass, fabrics, bottles and cans into the recyclable garbage can and put other garbage such as leftovers into the non-recyclable garbage can.

In the process of implementing the invention, the inventor finds that the prior art has at least the following problems:

the classification of the garbage can requires a user to judge the type of the garbage and open the corresponding garbage can according to the judgment result to throw in the garbage, so that the garbage can is troublesome to use. Some users may greedy to place garbage into the nearest garbage can conveniently, and other users may not accurately judge the type of garbage and place the garbage into any garbage can, which may cause that the garbage is not placed into a proper garbage can. For example, the non-recyclable garbage is put into a recyclable garbage can, which causes the recyclable garbage in the recyclable garbage can to be polluted by the non-recyclable garbage; as another example, the recyclable waste is put into a non-recyclable waste bin, which results in the recyclable waste and the non-recyclable waste in the non-recyclable waste bin being disposed of together, resulting in waste of resources.

Disclosure of Invention

In order to solve the problems in the prior art, the embodiment of the invention provides a garbage classification device and a garbage classification method, which can automatically classify garbage and effectively avoid the problem of garbage throwing errors caused by manual selection of garbage cans for throwing. The technical scheme is as follows:

on one hand, the embodiment of the invention provides a garbage classification device, which comprises a shell, a cover plate, a telescopic mechanism, a camera, a control plate, a garbage classification mechanism and two garbage cans;

the shell is a box body with a cavity inside, and the top of the shell is provided with an opening communicated with the cavity; the cover plate is arranged on the opening and used for closing the opening; the telescopic mechanism is fixedly connected with the cover plate and is used for driving the cover plate to displace relative to the opening; the two garbage cans are arranged in the cavity at the bottom of the shell and are respectively used for storing different types of garbage; the garbage sorting mechanism is arranged in a cavity between the top of the shell and the bottom of the shell and is used for separating or communicating the opening and the two garbage cans; the camera is arranged on the surface, facing the cavity, of the cover plate and used for acquiring images of the garbage on the garbage sorting mechanism;

the control panel is arranged on the surface of the cover plate, which is opposite to the cavity, and is respectively and electrically connected with the telescopic mechanism, the camera and the garbage sorting mechanism; the control panel is used for receiving instructions of a user; controlling the telescopic mechanism to drive the cover plate to move relative to the opening according to the instruction, exposing the opening, and throwing the garbage on the garbage sorting mechanism by the user; controlling the camera to acquire the image of the garbage according to the instruction; determining the type of the garbage according to the image of the garbage; and controlling a garbage classification mechanism to communicate the opening with one of the two garbage cans according to the type of the garbage, so that the garbage falls into the garbage can communicated with the opening.

Optionally, the cover plate includes a fixed plate and at least one sliding plate stacked in sequence, the fixed plate and the at least one sliding plate are slidably connected, the fixed plate is fixed on the top of the housing, and the at least one sliding plate is fixedly connected with the telescopic mechanism.

Further, the number of the sliding plates is two, the two sliding plates are respectively a first sliding plate and a second sliding plate which are sequentially stacked on the fixed plate, the fixed plate is slidably connected with the first sliding plate, the first sliding plate is slidably connected with the second sliding plate, and the second sliding plate is fixedly connected with the telescopic mechanism.

Optionally, the waste sorting mechanism comprises a rotating motor, a cylinder and two baffles; the rotating motor is fixed on the box body, and the cylinder is sleeved outside the rotating motor; the two baffle plates are fixed on the cylinder at intervals and extend to the side surface of the box body; the two baffles correspond to the two garbage cans one to one, and the projection of the baffle on the bottom surface of the box body comprises the projection of the garbage can corresponding to the baffle on the bottom surface of the box body.

Further, the garbage classification mechanism further comprises a partition board, the partition board is fixed on the cylinder and extends towards the two garbage cans, and the projections of the partition board on the bottom surface of the box body are located between the projections of the two garbage cans on the bottom surface of the box body.

Further, the included angle between the two baffles is 120-150 degrees.

Furthermore, the garbage classification mechanism further comprises a vibration plate and a vibration motor, the vibration plate is fixedly connected with the two baffle plates respectively, and the vibration motor is clamped between the vibration plate and the two baffle plates.

On the other hand, an embodiment of the present invention provides a garbage classification method, where the garbage classification method includes:

receiving an instruction of a user;

controlling a telescopic mechanism to drive a cover plate closed on the opening to displace relative to the opening according to the instruction, exposing the opening, and throwing the garbage on a garbage sorting mechanism by the user; the opening is arranged at the top of the shell, a cavity communicated with the opening is arranged in the shell, and the garbage sorting mechanism is arranged in the cavity between the top of the shell and the bottom of the shell;

controlling a camera to acquire an image of the garbage according to the instruction; the camera is arranged on the surface of the cover plate facing the garbage sorting mechanism;

determining the type of the garbage according to the image of the garbage;

controlling the garbage classification mechanism to communicate the opening with one of the two garbage cans according to the type of the garbage, so that the garbage falls into the garbage can communicated with the opening; the two garbage cans are arranged in a cavity at the bottom of the shell.

Optionally, the determining the type of the garbage according to the image of the garbage includes:

comparing the image of the trash with an image of recyclable trash;

when the similarity between the image of the garbage and the image of the recyclable garbage is larger than or equal to a set value, determining that the type of the garbage is recyclable garbage;

when the similarity between the image of the garbage and the image of the recyclable garbage is smaller than a set value, comparing the image of the garbage with the image of the non-recyclable garbage;

when the similarity between the image of the garbage and the image of the garbage which cannot be recovered is larger than or equal to a set value, determining that the type of the garbage is the garbage which cannot be recovered;

and when the similarity between the images of the garbage and the images of the unrecoverable garbage is smaller than a set value, giving an alarm.

Optionally, the garbage classification method further includes:

after the garbage classification mechanism is controlled to communicate the opening with one of the two garbage cans, the camera is controlled to acquire an image on the garbage classification mechanism;

when the images on the garbage sorting mechanism are free of garbage, controlling the telescopic mechanism to drive the cover plate to displace relative to the opening to close the opening;

and when the image on the garbage classification mechanism contains garbage, giving an alarm.

The technical scheme provided by the embodiment of the invention has the following beneficial effects:

receive user's instruction through setting up the control panel on the apron, the control panel respectively with telescopic machanism, the camera, rubbish classification mechanism electricity is connected, can be after receiving the instruction, on the one hand control telescopic machanism drive seals the apron motion on the shell opening, expose the opening, make the user throw rubbish in the cavity of shell and opening intercommunication, fall on the rubbish classification mechanism of setting in the cavity, on the other hand control obtains the image of rubbish towards the camera of rubbish classification mechanism, confirm the type of rubbish according to the image of rubbish, and control rubbish classification mechanism and pour rubbish into the garbage bin that the cavity bottom corresponds with the definite type, realize the automatic classification to rubbish, can effectively solve the mistake problem that the people classified rubbish put in and lead to, avoid recoverable rubbish to take place by the polluted and extravagant condition. And the whole process is automatically completed by the device, and the user only needs to send an instruction and throw the garbage into the device from the only opening, so that the operation is very simple and convenient, and the user experience is excellent.

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In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention, the drawings needed to be used in the description of the embodiments will be briefly introduced below, and it is obvious that the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present invention, and it is obvious for those skilled in the art to obtain other drawings based on these drawings without creative efforts.

Fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a garbage classification device according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a side view of a cover plate according to an embodiment of the present invention closing an opening;

FIG. 3 is a side view of a cover plate according to an embodiment of the present invention with the opening exposed;

FIG. 4 is a top view of a cover plate according to an embodiment of the present invention closing an opening;

FIG. 5 is a top view of a cover plate according to an embodiment of the present invention with the opening exposed;

FIG. 6 is a schematic structural view of a cover portion provided in an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 7 is a schematic structural diagram of a garbage classification device according to an embodiment of the present invention during operation;

FIG. 8 is a schematic structural diagram of a garbage sorting mechanism according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 9 is a flowchart of a garbage classification method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Detailed Description

In order to make the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the present invention more apparent, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

The embodiment of the invention provides a garbage classification device. Fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a garbage classification device according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to fig. 1, the garbage sorting device includes a housing 10, a cover plate 20, a telescopic mechanism, a camera 40, a control plate 50, a garbage sorting mechanism 60, and two garbage cans 70.

In the present embodiment, as shown in fig. 1, the housing 10 is a box 12 having a cavity 11 therein, and the top of the housing 10 is provided with an opening 13 communicating with the cavity 11. A cover plate 20 is provided on the opening 13 for closing the opening 13.

Fig. 2 is a side view of the cover plate provided by the embodiment of the invention when the cover plate closes the opening, and fig. 3 is a side view of the cover plate provided by the embodiment of the invention when the cover plate exposes the opening. Referring to fig. 2 and 3, the telescoping mechanism 30 is fixedly connected to the cover plate 20 for driving the cover plate 20 to displace relative to the opening 13.

As shown in fig. 1, two garbage cans 70 are provided in the cavity 11 at the bottom of the housing 10 for storing different types of garbage, respectively. A waste sorting mechanism 60 is disposed within the cavity 11 between the top of the housing 10 and the bottom of the housing 10 for separating or communicating the opening 13 with the two waste bins 70. A camera 40 is provided on the surface of the cover plate 20 facing the cavity 11 for acquiring images of the waste on the waste sorting mechanism 60.

The control board 50 is disposed on the surface of the cover plate 20 facing away from the cavity 11, and is electrically connected to the telescoping mechanism 30, the camera 40 and the garbage sorting mechanism 60, respectively. The control panel 50 is used for receiving instructions of a user; controlling the telescopic mechanism 30 to drive the cover plate 20 to displace relative to the opening 13 according to the instruction, so as to expose the opening 13, and enabling a user to throw the garbage on the garbage sorting mechanism 60; controlling the camera 40 to acquire images of the garbage according to the instruction; determining the type of the garbage according to the image of the garbage; depending on the type of waste, the waste sorting mechanism 60 is controlled to communicate the opening 13 with one of the two waste bins 70, so that the waste falls into the waste bin 70 communicating with the opening 13.

The embodiment of the invention receives the instruction of a user by arranging the control panel on the cover plate, the control panel is respectively and electrically connected with the telescopic mechanism, the camera and the garbage classification mechanism, after receiving the command, on one hand, the telescopic mechanism is controlled to drive the cover plate closed on the opening of the shell to move, the opening is exposed, so that a user can throw the garbage into the cavity communicated with the opening in the shell, falls on a garbage sorting mechanism arranged in the cavity, on the other hand, a camera facing the garbage sorting mechanism is controlled to acquire images of the garbage, determining the type of the garbage according to the image of the garbage, controlling a garbage classification mechanism to pour the garbage into a garbage can with the bottom of the cavity corresponding to the determined type to realize automatic classification of the garbage, the problem of errors caused by artificial classified garbage throwing can be effectively solved, and the situations that the recyclable garbage is polluted and wasted are avoided. And the whole process is automatically completed by the device, and the user only needs to send an instruction and throw the garbage into the device from the only opening, so that the operation is very simple and convenient, and the user experience is excellent.

Fig. 4 is a top view of the cover plate provided by the embodiment of the invention when the opening is closed, and fig. 5 is a top view of the cover plate provided by the embodiment of the invention when the opening is exposed. Referring to fig. 4 and 5, in one implementation of the present embodiment, the cover plate 20 may include a fixed plate 21 and at least one sliding plate 22 stacked in sequence, the fixed plate 21 and the at least one sliding plate 22 are slidably connected, the fixed plate 21 is fixed on the top of the housing 10, and the at least one sliding plate 22 is fixedly connected with the telescopic mechanism 30.

As shown in fig. 4, when the at least one sliding plate 22 slides away from the fixed plate 21, the fixed plate 21 and the at least one sliding plate 22 may block different regions of the opening 13, respectively, thereby closing the opening 13. As shown in fig. 5, when the at least one sliding plate 22 is slid onto the fixed plate 21, the fixed plate 21 and the at least one sliding plate 22 are stacked together with the opening 13 exposed.

The realization mode realizes the opening and closing of the opening through the mutual sliding of the flat plates, and has small occupied space and strong adaptability.

Alternatively, as shown in fig. 4, the number of the sliding plates 22 may be two, the two sliding plates 22 are a first sliding plate 22a and a second sliding plate 22b stacked on the fixed plate 21 in sequence, the fixed plate 21 is slidably connected to the first sliding plate 22a, the first sliding plate 22a is slidably connected to the second sliding plate 22b, and the second sliding plate 22b is fixedly connected to the telescopic mechanism 30.

By adopting the two sliding plates to be cascaded, the opening can reach 2/3 at the top of the shell to the maximum extent, larger garbage can not be clamped basically, and the throwing of most of garbage is met; meanwhile, the number of the sliding plates is small, the realization is simple and convenient, and the cost is low.

For example, the fixing plate 21 may be welded to the case 12, or may be fixed to the case 12 by bolts, which is convenient to implement.

Alternatively, as shown in fig. 2 and 3, at least one sliding plate 22 may be stacked between the fixed plate 21 and the opening 13, and at this time, as shown in fig. 4 and 5, the fixed plate 21 may be fixed to the box 12 by the support bars 211 at the side surfaces, so that the overall sealing performance is good; the control panel 50 is disposed on the fixing plate 21, and the movement of the cover plate 20 does not affect the interaction of the user with the control panel 50.

In practical applications, at least one sliding plate 22 may also be stacked on the surface of the fixed plate 21 facing away from the opening 13, and the fixed plate 21 may be directly fixed on the box body 12, so that the installation is convenient; the control panel 50 is disposed on the sliding panel 22 stacked at the end, which can not only avoid the influence of the movement of the cover panel on the interaction of the user, but also design the position where the user sends the instruction and puts the garbage together, so as to facilitate the use of the user.

Illustratively, the telescoping mechanism 30 may be implemented by a push rod motor, and a telescopic rod of the push rod motor is fixedly connected to the sliding plate 22, which is convenient for material selection.

Alternatively, as shown in fig. 2 and 3, the number of the telescopic mechanisms 30 may be the same as the number of the sliding plates 22, the telescopic mechanisms 30 and the sliding plates 22 correspond one to one, and the telescopic mechanisms 30 are fixedly connected with the sliding plates 22 corresponding to the telescopic mechanisms 30. Therefore, the telescopic mechanism 30 can be fixed on the cover plate 20, and the whole device can be integrated into a module, so that the production and the installation are convenient.

For example, the two slide plates 22 are a first slide plate 22a and a second slide plate 22b stacked in sequence on the fixed plate 21, and the first slide plate 22a and the second slide plate 22b correspond to the first telescopic mechanism 30a and the second telescopic mechanism 30b, respectively. The fixed end of the first telescopic mechanism 30a is fixed on the fixed plate 21, and the telescopic end of the first telescopic mechanism 30a is connected with the first sliding plate 22a in a sliding way; the fixed end of the second telescoping mechanism 30b is fixed to the first sliding plate 22a, and the telescoping end of the second telescoping mechanism 30b is slidably connected to the second sliding plate 22 b.

In practical applications, the number of the telescopic mechanisms 30 may be one, in which case the fixed end of the telescopic mechanism 30 is fixed on the fixed plate 21 or the case 12, and the telescopic end of the telescopic mechanism 30 is connected with the sliding plate 22 stacked last. Thus, the number of the telescopic mechanisms 30 is small, and the implementation cost is low.

Fig. 6 is a schematic structural diagram of a cover portion according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to fig. 6, in another implementation of the present embodiment, the retractable mechanism 30 may be hinged to one side of the case 12 and the cover 20, and the other side of the cover 20 is hinged to the case 12.

When the telescopic mechanism 30 extends, the cover plate 20 is driven to be separated from the box body 12, and the opening 13 is exposed; when the telescopic mechanism 30 is retracted, the cover 20 is driven to close the housing 12, closing the opening 13.

The implementation mode is simple in structure and convenient to implement.

Fig. 7 is a schematic structural diagram of the garbage classification device according to the embodiment of the present invention during operation. Referring to fig. 7 and 1, in one implementation of the present embodiment, the waste sorting mechanism 60 may include a rotating motor 61, a cylinder 62, and two baffles 63. The rotating motor 61 is fixed on the box body 12, and the cylinder 62 is sleeved outside the rotating motor 61. Two baffles 63 are fixed to the cylinder 62 at intervals and extend to the side of the housing 12. The two baffles 63 correspond to the two trash cans 70 one by one, and the projection of the baffle 63 on the bottom surface of the box body 12 includes the projection of the trash can 70 corresponding to the baffle 63 on the bottom surface of the box body 12.

The rotating motor 61 rotates to drive the cylinder 62 to rotate, and the positions of the two baffles 63 are changed, so that the opening 13 and the two trash cans 70 are separated and communicated.

The two baffles abut the housing 12 and provide a good seal with the housing 12 before the cylinder 62 is rotated. Meanwhile, the two baffles are flat plates, which is beneficial to dumping the garbage into the garbage can 70. In addition, the two baffles are driven by one rotating motor, so that the realization cost is low.

In practical application, the rotating part of the box body 12 corresponding to the two baffles 63 is arc-shaped to ensure the sealing performance, and further, other parts of the box body 12 are flat plates to facilitate implementation.

Alternatively, as shown in fig. 1 and 7, the angle α between the two baffles 63 may be 120 ° to 150 °. The two baffles 63 form a V-shaped structure, which is beneficial to the concentration and dumping of the garbage.

Further, as shown in fig. 1 and 7, the garbage sorting mechanism 60 may further include a vibration plate 65 and a vibration motor 66; the vibration plates 65 are fixedly connected to the two baffles 63, respectively, and the vibration motor 66 is interposed between the vibration plates 65 and the two baffles 63. The vibration motor 66 is electrically connected to the control board 50 for vibrating the baffle after the baffle rotates to communicate the opening with the trash can, thereby preventing the trash from remaining on the baffle.

Further, as shown in fig. 1 and 7, the number of the vibration motors 66 may be two, two vibration motors 66 are in one-to-one correspondence with two baffles 63, and the vibration motors 66 are interposed between the vibration plate 65 and the baffles 63 corresponding to the vibration motors 66. The vibration motors are respectively arranged aiming at the baffles, so that the vibration effect is better.

Optionally, as shown in fig. 1 and 7, the waste sorting mechanism 60 may further include a partition 64, the partition 64 being fixed to the drum 62 and extending toward the two waste bins 70, a projection of the partition 64 onto the bottom surface of the bin 12 being located between projections of the two waste bins 70 onto the bottom surface of the bin 12. Baffle 64 and two baffles 63 form Y type structure, are favorable to the waste classification mechanism to maintain balanced on the one hand, and on the other hand can avoid the rubbish of two garbage bins to mix, destroys classification effect.

Fig. 8 is a schematic structural diagram of a garbage sorting mechanism according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to fig. 8, in another implementation of the present embodiment, the waste sorting mechanism 60 may include a support block 67, two plates 68, and two hydraulic rams 69. The support block 67 is fixed to the case 12. Two flat plates 68 are fixed to the supporting blocks 67, respectively, and extend to the side of the case 12. Two hydraulic cylinders 69 correspond to the two flat plates 68 one by one, and the cylinder body and the piston rod of the hydraulic cylinder 69 are respectively hinged with the support block 67 and the flat plate 68 corresponding to the hydraulic cylinder 69. The two baffles 63 correspond to the two trash cans 70 one by one, and the projection of the baffle 63 on the bottom surface of the box body 12 includes the projection of the trash can 70 corresponding to the baffle 63 on the bottom surface of the box body 12.

When the piston rod of the hydraulic oil cylinder 69 extends or shortens, the baffle 63 corresponding to the hydraulic oil cylinder 69 rotates relative to the supporting block 67, so that the opening 13 and the two garbage cans 70 are separated and communicated.

The two plates abut the housing 12 to form a good seal with the housing 12 before the drum 62 rotates, and the two plates facilitate the dumping of waste into the receptacle 70. In addition, the two flat plates are independently controlled, and the reliability is high.

Alternatively, as shown in fig. 1 and 7, the number of the cameras 40 may be two, and the two cameras 40 are arranged on the cover plate 20 at intervals, so that images of trash can be acquired from different angles, and the accuracy of judging the type of the trash is improved.

In practical applications, the control board 50 may include a processor, a memory, and mechanical keys 51 (shown in fig. 4 and 5), and the processor is electrically connected to the camera 40, the memory, and the mechanical keys, respectively. The mechanical key is used for receiving an instruction of a user and transmitting the instruction to the processor, and the processor is used for controlling the camera to acquire images of the garbage on the garbage classification mechanism according to the instruction. The memory is used for storing images of recyclable waste or storing images of recyclable waste and images of non-recyclable waste simultaneously.

When only images of recyclable garbage are stored in the memory, the processor is used for comparing the images acquired by the camera with the images in the memory. When the similarity between the image acquired by the camera and the image in the memory is greater than or equal to a set value, determining that the garbage on the garbage classification mechanism belongs to recoverable garbage; and when the similarity between the image acquired by the camera and the image in the memory is smaller than a set value, determining that the garbage on the garbage classification mechanism belongs to the unrecoverable garbage. The number of images compared is small, the requirement on the computing capacity of a processor is low, and the realization cost is reduced.

When the image of the recoverable garbage and the image of the unrecoverable garbage are simultaneously stored in the memory, the processor is used for comparing the image acquired by the camera with the image of the recoverable garbage in the memory. When the similarity between the image acquired by the camera and the image of the recyclable garbage in the memory is larger than or equal to a set value, determining that the garbage on the garbage classification mechanism belongs to the recyclable garbage; and when the similarity between the image acquired by the camera and the image of the recyclable garbage in the memory is smaller than a set value, comparing the image acquired by the camera with the image of the unrecoverable garbage in the memory. And when the similarity between the image acquired by the camera and the image of the non-recyclable garbage in the memory is greater than or equal to a set value, determining that the garbage on the garbage classification mechanism belongs to the non-recyclable garbage. Therefore, the situation that the processor judges the recyclable garbage as the unrecoverable garbage due to the fact that the corresponding images are not stored in the memory can be avoided, and the accuracy of automatic classification of the garbage classification device is improved.

When the similarity between the image acquired by the camera and the image of the unrecyclable garbage in the memory is smaller than a set value, a user can be informed through a display screen or an alarm, and the type of the garbage is judged by the user or by using a mobile phone. For example, a user enters a garbage classification application program on a mobile phone, shoots images of garbage on a garbage classification mechanism to obtain the type of the garbage, and informs the processor of the type of the garbage through a mechanical key; for another example, the user enters the application program for garbage classification on the mobile phone, and establishes a communication connection with the garbage classification device (at this time, the control board 50 further includes a communication module), the garbage classification device transmits the image of the garbage on the garbage classification mechanism to the mobile phone, and the mobile phone transmits the type of the garbage to the garbage classification device. After the processor receives the type of the garbage, the type of the garbage and the image of the garbage on the garbage classification mechanism can be correspondingly stored in the memory, so that the same garbage can be classified in the following process, and the capacity of the garbage classification device is improved.

Optionally, as shown in fig. 4 and 5, the control panel 50 may further include a display screen 52 so that the user can know whether the trash is smoothly put into the trash can, the result of the trash classification, and the like.

Optionally, as shown in fig. 4 and 5, the control panel 50 may further include an indicator light 53 to indicate the working status of the waste sorting device to prevent the user from pouring waste into the device again before the waste on the waste sorting mechanism is not poured into the trash can.

Illustratively, as shown in fig. 4 and 5, the mechanical button 51, the display screen 52 and the indicator light 53 are disposed above, and the processor and the memory are disposed below, so that on one hand, the control board 50 has a high integration level, which can reduce the occupied space, and on the other hand, the processor can be conveniently and electrically connected with other parts.

In practical applications, the housing 12 may be provided with a sliding door corresponding to the trash can 70 for cleaning the trash in the trash can.

The embodiment of the invention provides a garbage classification method which is suitable for being realized by adopting a garbage classification device shown in FIG. 1. Fig. 9 is a flowchart of a garbage classification method according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to fig. 9, the garbage classification method includes:

step 201: an instruction of a user is received.

Step 202: according to the instruction, the telescopic mechanism is controlled to drive the cover plate sealed on the opening to displace relative to the opening, so that the opening is exposed, and a user throws garbage on the garbage sorting mechanism.

In this embodiment, the opening is provided at the top of the housing, the interior of the housing is provided with a cavity communicating with the opening, and the waste sorting mechanism is provided in the cavity between the top of the housing and the bottom of the housing.

Step 203: and controlling the camera to acquire images of the garbage according to the instruction.

In this embodiment, the camera is disposed on a surface of the cover plate facing the waste sorting mechanism.

Step 204: and determining the type of the garbage according to the image of the garbage.

In an implementation manner of this embodiment, this step 204 may include:

comparing the image of the garbage with the image of the recyclable garbage;

when the similarity between the image of the garbage and the image of the recyclable garbage is larger than or equal to a set value, determining the type of the garbage as recyclable garbage;

and when the similarity between the image of the garbage and the image of the recyclable garbage is smaller than a set value, determining the type of the garbage as the non-recyclable garbage.

The number of images compared is small, the requirement on the computing capacity of a processor is low, and the realization cost is reduced.

In another implementation manner of this embodiment, this step 204 may include:

comparing the image of the garbage with the image of the recyclable garbage;

and when the similarity between the image of the garbage and the image of the unrecoverable garbage is greater than or equal to a set value, determining the type of the garbage as unrecoverable garbage.

Therefore, the situation that the processor judges the recyclable garbage as the unrecoverable garbage due to the fact that the corresponding images are not stored in the memory can be avoided, and the accuracy of automatic classification of the garbage classification device is improved.

Further, the step 204 may further include:

Thus, the user can judge the type of the garbage by himself or by using the mobile phone. For example, a user enters a garbage classification application program on a mobile phone, shoots images of garbage on a garbage classification mechanism to obtain the type of the garbage, and informs the processor of the type of the garbage through a mechanical key; for another example, the user enters the application program for garbage classification on the mobile phone, and establishes communication connection with the garbage classification device, the garbage classification device transmits the image of the garbage on the garbage classification mechanism to the mobile phone, and the mobile phone transmits the type of the garbage to the garbage classification device. After the processor receives the type of the garbage, the type of the garbage and the image of the garbage on the garbage classification mechanism can be correspondingly stored in the memory, so that the same garbage can be classified in the following process, and the capacity of the garbage classification device is improved.

Step 205: according to the type of the garbage, the garbage classification mechanism is controlled to communicate the opening with one of the two garbage cans, so that the garbage falls into the garbage can communicated with the opening.

In this embodiment, two trashcans are disposed within the cavity at the bottom of the housing.

In practical applications, after step 205, the garbage classification method may further include:

the garbage sorting mechanism is controlled to separate the opening from the two garbage cans so as to carry garbage thrown by a subsequent user for sorting.

Optionally, after step 205, the garbage classification method may further include:

controlling a camera to acquire an image on the garbage classification mechanism;

when no garbage exists in the image on the garbage sorting mechanism, the telescopic mechanism is controlled to drive the cover plate to displace relative to the opening, and the opening is closed.

Utilize the camera to confirm whether rubbish on the waste classification mechanism is emptyd completely to close the opening after toppling completely, realize the effect of garbage bin "hiding dirty dirt".

Further, the garbage classification method may further include:

In practical application, when the garbage can is filled or the motor breaks down, the garbage on the garbage sorting mechanism cannot be completely dumped, and at the moment, an alarm is given to the worker so that the worker can timely treat the garbage, for example, the full garbage can is cleaned, and the motor is repaired or replaced.

It should be noted that: in the garbage classification device provided in the above embodiment, only the division of the functional modules is exemplified when classifying garbage, and in practical applications, the function distribution may be completed by different functional modules according to needs, that is, the internal structure of the device is divided into different functional modules to complete all or part of the functions described above. In addition, the garbage classification device provided by the above embodiment and the garbage classification method embodiment belong to the same concept, and specific implementation processes thereof are described in the method embodiment and are not described herein again.

The above-mentioned serial numbers of the embodiments of the present invention are merely for description and do not represent the merits of the embodiments.

It will be understood by those skilled in the art that all or part of the steps for implementing the above embodiments may be implemented by hardware, or may be implemented by a program instructing relevant hardware, where the program may be stored in a computer-readable storage medium, and the above-mentioned storage medium may be a read-only memory, a magnetic disk or an optical disk, etc.

The above description is only for the purpose of illustrating the preferred embodiments of the present invention and is not to be construed as limiting the invention, and any modifications, equivalents, improvements and the like that fall within the spirit and principle of the present invention are intended to be included therein.

Claims

1. The garbage classification device is characterized by comprising a shell (10), a cover plate (20), a telescopic mechanism (30), a camera (40), a control plate (50), a garbage classification mechanism (60) and two garbage cans (70);

the shell (10) is a box body (12) with a cavity (11) arranged inside, and the top of the shell (10) is provided with an opening (13) communicated with the cavity (11); the cover plate (20) is arranged on the opening (13) and used for closing the opening (13); the telescopic mechanism (30) is fixedly connected with the cover plate (20) and is used for driving the cover plate (20) to displace relative to the opening (13); the two garbage cans (70) are arranged in a cavity (11) at the bottom of the shell (10) and are respectively used for storing different types of garbage; the garbage sorting mechanism (60) is arranged in a cavity (11) between the top of the shell (10) and the bottom of the shell (10) and is used for separating or communicating the opening (13) with the two garbage cans (70); the camera (40) is arranged on the surface of the cover plate (20) facing the cavity (11) and is used for acquiring images of the garbage on the garbage sorting mechanism (60);

the control panel (50) is arranged on the surface of the cover plate (20) back to the cavity (11) and is electrically connected with the telescopic mechanism (30), the camera (40) and the garbage sorting mechanism (60) respectively; the control panel (50) is used for receiving instructions of a user; controlling the telescopic mechanism (30) to drive the cover plate (20) to displace relative to the opening (13) according to the instruction, exposing the opening (13), and enabling the user to throw the garbage on the garbage sorting mechanism (60); controlling the camera (40) to acquire an image of the garbage according to the instruction; determining the type of the garbage according to the image of the garbage; according to the type of the garbage, controlling a garbage classification mechanism (60) to communicate the opening (13) with one garbage bin (70) of the two garbage bins (70) so that the garbage falls into the garbage bin (70) communicated with the opening (13).

2. Waste sorting device according to claim 1, characterized in that the cover plate (20) comprises a fixed plate (21) and at least one sliding plate (22) stacked in sequence, the fixed plate (21) and the at least one sliding plate (22) being slidably connected, the fixed plate (21) being fixed on top of the housing (10), the at least one sliding plate (22) being fixedly connected with the telescoping mechanism (30).

3. The waste sorting device according to claim 2, wherein the number of the sliding plates (22) is two, the two sliding plates (22) are a first sliding plate (22a) and a second sliding plate (22b) which are sequentially stacked on the fixed plate (21), the fixed plate (21) is slidably connected with the first sliding plate (22a), the first sliding plate (22a) is slidably connected with the second sliding plate (22b), and the second sliding plate (22b) is fixedly connected with the telescoping mechanism (30).

4. A waste sorting device according to any of claims 1-3, characterized in that the waste sorting mechanism (60) comprises a rotating motor (61), a cylinder (62) and two baffles (63); the rotating motor (61) is fixed on the box body (12), and the cylinder (62) is sleeved outside the rotating motor (61); the two baffle plates (63) are fixed on the cylinder (62) at intervals and extend to the side surface of the box body (12); the two baffles (63) are in one-to-one correspondence with the two garbage cans (70), and the projection of the baffles (63) on the bottom surface of the box body (12) comprises the projection of the garbage cans (70) corresponding to the baffles (63) on the bottom surface of the box body (12).

5. A waste sorting device according to claim 4, wherein the waste sorting mechanism (60) further comprises a partition (64), the partition (64) being fixed to the drum (62) and extending towards the two waste bins (70), the projection of the partition (64) onto the bottom surface of the bin (12) being located between the projections of the two waste bins (70) onto the bottom surface of the bin (12).

6. A waste sorting device according to claim 4, characterised in that the angle between the two baffles (63) is 120-150 °.

7. The waste sorting device according to claim 6, wherein the waste sorting mechanism (60) further comprises a vibration plate (65) and a vibration motor (66), the vibration plate (65) is fixedly connected to the two baffles (63), and the vibration motor (66) is interposed between the vibration plate (65) and the two baffles (63).

8. A method of waste classification, the method comprising:

receiving an instruction of a user;

determining the type of the garbage according to the image of the garbage;

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the determining the type of the garbage from the image of the garbage comprises:

comparing the image of the trash with an image of recyclable trash;

10. The method of waste classification according to claim 8 or 9, characterized in that it further comprises: