DK175323B1

DK175323B1 - Apparatus and method of handling deposit bottles

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Publication number: DK175323B1
Application number: DK68697A
Authority: DK
Inventors: Pekka Taehkaenen
Original assignee: Halton System Oy
Priority date: 1996-06-13
Filing date: 1997-06-12
Publication date: 2004-08-23
Also published as: FI98895C; NL1006189C2; FI962455A0; NL1006189A1; CH691889A5; AT407924B; DK68697A; ATA87497A; DE19724666A1; FI98895B

Description

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Den foreliggende opfindelse angår et apparat og en fremgangsmåde til håndtering af pantflasker.The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for handling deposit bottles.

I den kendte teknik findes et antal forskelligartede børstemidler når en pantflaske bringes til at 5 glide ned fra en øvre butiksstation til en nedenfor beliggende lagerstation. Det er nævnte børstemidlers opgave, at overføre og støtte pantflasken. I den foreliggende ansøgning vises tillige en separat roterende støtterulle, som drives i forbindelse med 10 modtagestationen og som køres sammen med pantflaske automaten. Støtterullen kan udgøres af en børsterulle, eller den kan have en ydre kontur, hvori separate modtagelsesrum for flasker er tilvejebragt i bølgedalene i en bølgelignende form. Ifølge en udformning af op-15 findelsen opfanges støtterullens drev direkte fra det øvre løb af båndtransportøren.In the prior art, there are a number of different brushing agents when a deposit bottle is slid down from an upper store station to a storage station located below. It is the task of said brush agents to transfer and support the deposit bottle. In the present application there is also shown a separate rotating support roller, which is operated in connection with the receiving station and which is run together with the deposit bottle dispenser. The support roller may be a brush roller or it may have an outer contour in which separate bottle receiving spaces are provided in the wave valleys in a wave-like shape. According to one embodiment of the invention, the drive roller support is intercepted directly from the upper barrel by the belt conveyor.

Apparatet ifølge opfindelsen karakteriseres af det, som er angivet i kravene.The apparatus according to the invention is characterized by what is stated in the claims.

Opfindelsen beskrives nedenfor, under henvisning 20 til en række i den medfølgende tegnings figurer viste, fordelagtige udførelsesformer for opfindelsen, hvortil det imidlertid ikke er intentionen, at opfindelsen udelukkende begrænses.The invention is described below, with reference to a number of advantageous embodiments of the invention with reference to a number of figures shown in the accompanying drawings, to which, however, it is not intended that the invention be limited solely.

Fig. 1A illustrere apparatet ifølge opfindelsen.FIG. 1A illustrate the apparatus of the invention.

25 Fig. IB viser støtterullens form i axonometrisk projektion.FIG. IB shows the shape of the support roll in axonometric projection.

Fig. 1C viser tegningen i Fig. IB forfra.FIG. 1C shows the drawing of FIG. IB from the front.

Fig. 2A illustrerer en anden udførelse af opfindelsens midler, hvor støtterullen er med en bølge-30 lignende overflade, hvilken udformning omfatter to separate holdedeleFIG. 2A illustrates another embodiment of the inventive means, wherein the support roller has a wave-like surface, the configuration comprising two separate holding parts

Fig. 2B viser holdedelen R1 i Fig. 2 i en særskilt afbildning.FIG. 2B shows the holding portion R1 of FIG. 2 in a separate image.

Fig. 2C viser en anden fordelagtig udformning af 35 holdedelen R^FIG. 2C shows another advantageous embodiment of the holding member R 1

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I Som angivet på Fig. 1A, anbringes en pantf laske på II As shown in FIG. 1A, a deposit bottle is placed on I

I transportøren H, fortrinsvist oversiden H af trans- IIn the conveyor H, preferably the upper side H of the trans

I portbåndet, i en modtagestation A. Transportøren er IIn the conveyor belt, in a receiving station A. The carrier is

I fortrinsvis med et endeløst bånd, der på kendt vis IPreferably with an endless band which in known manner I

I 5 føres over venderuller og C2, idet den ene C.^ af II 5 is passed over rollers and C2, the one C. ^ of I

disse er en cylindermotor, som er tilpasset til at Ithese are a cylinder engine which is adapted to I

I drive båndet H. Det er klart, at transportøren Η IYou drive belt H. It is clear that the conveyor Η I

I ligeledes kan være en drejeskive. IYou can also have a turntable. IN

I Som vist i Fig. 1A anbringes en pantflaske på II As shown in FIG. 1A, a deposit bottle is placed on I

I 10 oversiden Ha af båndet i modtagestationen A på venstre IIn the top 10 Ha of the tape in the receiving station A on the left I

I side af båndet H, som det kan ses i figuren. Ankomsten IIn the side of the band H, as can be seen in the figure. Arrival I

I af flasken i modtagestationen detekteres af en fotocel- II of the bottle in the receiving station is detected by a photocell

I le og båndets H motor starter og flytter båndet Η IIn le and the band H motor, the belt starts and moves Η I

I fremad således at pantflasken flyttes til anlæg mod IMoving forward so that the deposit bottle is moved to the facility against I

I 15 opfindelsens støtte/fremføringsmidler 10 for flasken. IIn the invention support / feeding means 10 for the bottle. IN

Flaskestøtte/fremføringsmidlerne 10 omfatter en støt- IBottle support / feeding means 10 comprise a support I

I terulle 11, fortrinsvis en rulle med bølget kontur IIn roll 11, preferably a roll with wavy contour I

eller en børsterulle udstyret med flere rækker af Ior a brush roller equipped with multiple rows of I

I børstehår I2alf 12a2 i afstand fra hinanden, som vist IIn bristles I2alf 12a2 spaced apart, as shown in FIG

I 20 i Fig. IB, hvorved der forekommer et mellemrum e1, IIn FIG. IB, thereby providing a space e1, I

e2. · . mellem hver børstehårsrække l2a^, 12a2, hvori Ie2. ·. between each bristles series l2a ^, 12a2, wherein I

I flasken kan optages. Børsterne άχ, d2... af børstehårs- ICan be absorbed in the bottle. Brushes άχ, d2 ... of bristles I

I rækkerne har den funktion, at de eftergiveligt støtter IThe rows have the function that they reliably support you

I flasken, og forskyder den mod siden på oversiden Ha af IIn the bottle, and offset it towards the side of the top Ha of I

I 25 transportbåndet. IIn the conveyor belt. IN

I Som vist i Fig. 1A er der over båndstrækningen Η II As shown in FIG. 1A is above the band stretch Η I

I placeret en i forhold til længdeaksen (X aksen) skråt- II positioned one oblique to the longitudinal axis (X axis)

I stillet væg F, således at flaskerne passerer midlerne IIn position F, so that the bottles pass the means I

I 10 langs væggen F, og efterfølgende heraf føres tilbage II 10 along the wall F, and thereafter, I is returned

I 30 til venstre side af båndstrækningen (i Fig. 1A) , og IIn the left hand side of the belt line (in Fig. 1A), and

I videre til flaskeidentifikationsstationen D, hvor IYou proceed to the bottle identification station D, where I

I typen/formen af pantflasken identificeres, hvorefter en IThe type / shape of the deposit bottle is identified, followed by an I

I pantmønt, et bevis eller tilsvarende udleveres på basis IIn pledge currency, a certificate or equivalent is issued on basis I

I af identifikationen. Identifikationsstationen D kan II of the identification. The identification station D can I

I 35 omfatte midler til identifikation af flaskens profil, II include means for identifying the profile of the bottle,

DK 175323 B1 3 som det kendes i den kendte teknik, hvilke midler sammenligner den registrerede profil med den programmerede profil, som er lagret i den centrale processers 100 hukommelse. Herved får den person, som returnerer 5 flasken, på basis af identifikationen, når en pantflaske identificeres, udleveret en pantmønt eller en kvittering svarende til nævnte identifikation.DK 175323 B1 3 as known in the prior art which compares the registered profile with the programmed profile stored in the memory of the central processor 100. Hereby, the person returning the bottle, on the basis of the identification, when a deposit bottle is identified, receives a deposit coin or a receipt corresponding to said identification.

Som vist i Fig. IB omfatter støtterullen 11 et antal med mellemrum anbragte børsterækker, hvorved 10 flasken i mellemrummene e^, e2 mellem børsterækkerne forskydes mod siden af båndstrækningen H . Fig. 1CAs shown in FIG. 1B, the support roll 11 comprises a number of spaced brush rows, whereby the bottle in the spaces e 1, e 2 between the brush rows is displaced to the side of the band stretch H. FIG. 1C

di viser skematisk apparatet i Fig. IB.di schematically shows the apparatus of FIG. IB.

Som vist i Fig. IB roteres støtterullen 11 i retningen angivet ved pilen Slf således at børstens 15 rotation afstedkommes direkte fra båndets H øvre båndstrækning Ha. Børsterullens 11 drivmidler 14 omfatter en del 15, inden i hvilken lejer 168^ 16a2 er tilvejebragt, til rotation af akslen 17. Akslens 17 anden ende omfatter et drivhjul 18, som er anbragt i 20 forbindelse med den øvre båndstrækning H af båndet H, således at når båndet flyttes (i retning af pilen L), roteres hjulet 18, og yderligere akslen 17, og det koniske tandhjul 19 som er forbundet med en ende af akslen 17. Det koniske tandhjul 19 er i indgreb med det 25 koniske tandhjul 13 på støtterullens 11 aksel 11a. Følgelig roteres hjulet 18 ved hjælp af båndet H, når båndet H drives, og videre akslen 17, det koniske tandhjul 19 på akslen 17 og derigennem det koniske tandhjul 13 på støtterullens 11 aksel 11a. I den nedre 30 ende af akslen 11a er der anbragt ledeelementer 208^ 20a2... i form af stænger med nummerering svarer til nummereringen af mellemrummene e^ e2-..i børsterullen 11. Mellemrummene e^, e2 dannes således mellem stængerne 20a^, 20a2... og pantflasken flyttes først ind i 35 mellemrummene, og herefter forskydes den til siden, ogAs shown in FIG. 1B, the support roll 11 is rotated in the direction indicated by the arrow Slf so that the rotation of the brush 15 is effected directly from the upper band stretch Ha of the band H. The drive means 14 of the brush roll 11 comprise a portion 15 within which bearings 168 ^ 16a2 are provided for rotation of the shaft 17. The other end of the shaft 17 comprises a drive wheel 18 which is arranged in connection with the upper belt stretch H of the belt H, thus moving the belt (in the direction of arrow L), the wheel 18 is rotated, and further the shaft 17, and the tapered sprocket 19 which is connected to an end of the shaft 17. The tapered sprocket 19 engages the tapered sprocket 13 of the shaft 11a of the support roll 11. Accordingly, the wheel 18 is rotated by the belt H as the belt H is driven, and further the shaft 17, the tapered sprocket 19 on the shaft 17, and thereby the tapered sprocket 13 on the shaft 11a of the support roller 11. At the lower end of shaft 11a, guide members 208 ^ 20a2 are provided ... in the form of numbered rods corresponding to the numbering of the spaces e ^ e2 - .. in the brush roll 11. The spaces e ^, e2 are thus formed between the rods 20a ^ , 20a2 ... and the deposit bottle is first moved into the 35 spaces, then moved to the side, and

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I videre mod væggen F, og videre gennem pantflaske- IYou continue on to wall F, and further through the deposit bottle- I

I identifikationsstationen og ud af pantflaskeautomaten. IIn the identification station and out of the deposit bottle dispenser. IN

Som vist i Fig. IB placeres en pantflaske, f. eks IAs shown in FIG. IB is placed a deposit bottle, eg I

I en let sammenklappelig plastikflaske, i modtagestatio- IIn an easily collapsible plastic bottle, in the receiving station

5 nen A over båndstrækningen H_ og flasken identificeres I5 A across the band stretch H_ and the bottle I are identified

I af en fotocelle V1 i denne position. Båndtransportøren II of a photocell V1 in this position. The belt conveyor I

I H starter og den øvre båndstrækning Ha af båndet II H starts and the upper band stretch Ha of the band I

I transporterer flasken P imod støtte og fremføringsmid- IIn, the bottle P is transported against the support and the feed means

ler 10 ifølge opfindelsen. Som vist i figuren bevæges Iclay 10 according to the invention. As shown in the figure, I move

I 10 pantflasken ind i mellemrummet e1 mellem to børsteræk- IInsert the deposit bottle into the gap e1 between two brush rows

I ker, og flyttes yderligere af den roterende børste til IIn, and further moved by the rotating brush to I

siden og fremad på transportbåndet (i retning L^) . Ilaterally on the conveyor belt (in the direction L ^). IN

I Pantflasken bevæges videre, idet den forskydes af den IIn the Pawn Bottle is moved further as it is displaced by the I

I skråtstillede væg F, og ind i identifikationsstationen IIn inclined wall F, and into the identification station I

I 15 D, hvor returflaskens art/profil identificeres, og en IIn 15 D, where the nature / profile of the return bottle is identified and an I

I kvittering/pantmønt svarende til panten udleveres til IIn receipt / deposit coin corresponding to the pledge is delivered to I

den person, som returnerer nævnte flaske. Som vist i Ithe person who returns the said bottle. As shown in I

I Fig. 2 drives midler 10 ifølge opfindelsen af en IIn FIG. 2, means 10 according to the invention are driven by an I

I drivkraft tilvejebragt af den øvre båndstrækning Ha af IIn driving force provided by the upper band stretch Ha of I

I 20 båndet H. Drivhjulet 18 er anbragt over den øvre IIn the belt H. The drive wheel 18 is positioned above the upper I

I båndstrækning Ha og det drives til rotation af nævnte IBand Ha and it is driven for rotation of said I

I bånd H når båndet aktiveres. IIn band H when the band is activated. IN

I Fig. 1C viser apparatet ifølge opfindelsen som et IIn FIG. 1C shows the apparatus according to the invention as an I

I særskilt billede. Støttedelen 15 omfatter lejer 16a1, IIn separate image. The support member 15 comprises bearings 16a1, I

I 25 16a2 hvori akslen 17 er roterbart anbragt. For enden af IIn 16a2 wherein the shaft 17 is rotatably disposed. At the end of I

I akslen 17 er der tilvejebragt et drivhjul 18, og i den IIn the shaft 17 there is provided a drive wheel 18, and in that I

I anden ende er den forbundet med støtterullens kon- IAt the other end, it is connected to the support roll con

centriske aksel 11a, hvorpå tandhjulet 13 fortrinsvis Icentric shaft 11a, on which the gear 13 is preferably I

I et konisk tandhjul er fastgjort. IIn a tapered sprocket is attached. IN

I 30 Fig. 2A repræsenterer en udførelsesform for IIn FIG. 2A represents one embodiment of I

opfindelsen hvor støtterullen 11 udgøres af en rulle Ithe invention wherein the support roll 11 is constituted by a roll I

med bølgeagtig ydre kontur 11' . Mellemrum e1,e2 dannes Iwith wavy outer contour 11 '. Spaces e1, e2 are formed

I i bølgedalene beregnet til fremføring af flasker. Side- II in the wave valleys intended for feeding bottles. Page I

væggene af bølgerne β^,β2... er strukturelle dele, der Ithe walls of the waves β ^, β2 ... are structural parts which I

I 35 tjener til at støtte og fremføre flaskerne. Materialet II 35 serves to support and advance the bottles. The material I

DK 175323 B1 5 i støtterullen 11 kan være plastik, f. eks. opskummet polystyren.DK 175323 B1 5 in the support roll 11 may be plastic, eg foamed polystyrene.

Som vist i Fig. 2A omfatter midlerne 10 en første holdedel . Når båndet H bevæger sig, roteres hjulet 5 18 og videre akslen .17, som er forbundet hermed, og konushjulet 21 for enden heraf, som står i forbindelse med konushjulet 21 på den lodrette aksel 23, til rotation af akslen 23 og remskiven 24 for enden heraf. Holdedelen R1 er placeret til højre for passagen V.As shown in FIG. 2A, the means 10 comprise a first holding member. As the belt H moves, the wheel 5 18 and further the shaft .17, which is connected thereto, and the cone wheel 21 at the end thereof, which communicates with the cone wheel 21 on the vertical shaft 23, rotate the shaft 23 and the pulley 24 for the end of it. The holding section R1 is located to the right of the passage V.

10 Som vist i Fig. 2A omfatter passagen V på venstre side en anden holdedel R2 af apparatet ifølge opfindelsen, omfattende en støtterulle 11, understøttet af en roterende aksel 11a, og en bølgelignende ydre kontur 11' deraf. En remskive 25 er forbundet til en ende af 15 akslen 11a.10 As shown in FIG. 2A, the passage V on the left side comprises a second holding portion R2 of the apparatus according to the invention, comprising a support roller 11, supported by a rotating shaft 11a, and a wave-like outer contour 11 'thereof. A pulley 25 is connected to an end of shaft 11a.

Således vil akslen 23 under drivhjulets 18 rotation og med remskiven 24 yderligere forbundet hermed drive remmen 26 og yderligere hermed akslen 11. Den endeløse rem 26 forløber over remskiven 25 for enden af 20 akslen 11 og over remskive 24 for enden af akslen 23.Thus, during rotation of the drive wheel 18 and with the pulley 24, the shaft 23 will further connect to the belt 26 and further to the shaft 11. The endless belt 26 extends over the pulley 25 at the end of the shaft 11 and over the pulley 24 at the end of the shaft 23.

Fig. 2B viser holdedelen R^^ i Fig. 2A set fra siden. Holdedelen R^ på højre side af flaske transportpassagen V, kan være i to dele, omfattende en første holdedel R^' og en anden holdedel R^" fastgjort 25 hertil. Ved holdedelen R1' er hele apparatet forbundet med steldelene af pantflaskeautomaten, og holdedelen R^’ omfatter drivhjulet 18 og i sammenhæng hermed akslen, og nævnte holdedel kan justeres i forskellige positioner relativt i forhold til holdedelen R1, med 30 skruer n1,n2... På denne måde kan en ønsket stilling af holdedelen R.^" indstilles i forhold til holdedelen R '.FIG. 2B shows the holding portion R 2 in FIG. 2A from the side. The holding portion R ^ on the right side of the bottle transport passage V, may be in two parts, comprising a first holding portion R ^ 'and a second holding portion R ^ "attached thereto. At holding portion R1', the entire apparatus is connected to the frame parts of the deposit bottle dispenser, and the holding portion R 1 'comprises the drive wheel 18 and in connection therewith the shaft, and said holding part can be adjusted in different positions relative to the holding part R1, with 30 screws n1, n2 ... In this way a desired position of the holding part R. relative to the holding portion R '.

En fordelagtig udførelsesform for holdedelen R1 er vist i Fig. 2C.An advantageous embodiment of the holding member R1 is shown in FIG. 2C.

Claims

An apparatus for handling deposit bottles in II, the apparatus of which a return bottle is placed on II a conveyor (H) in a receiving station (A) and in which II the arrangement of the return bottle is identified in an II identification station (D), whereby a coin, a receipt or equivalent proof is provided, on the basis of the II identification, to the person delivering the deposit II bottle, characterized in that the receiving station (A) comprises bottle support / feeding means II 15 (10), comprising a rotatable support roller (11) there is a II arranged to support and feed the bottle from the receiving II statin (A) and displace it relative to the direction of movement of the conveyor (H). IN

Apparatus according to claim 1, characterized in that the bottle support / feeding means (10) comprise II a rotating support roller (11) comprising separate, II spacers (e1 # e2) designed for or shaped after bottles, and which are spaced apart from each other, and into which a deposit bottle is first introduced by II by the conveyor, the supporting roller (11) being II driven directly from the upper barrel of the conveyor (Η). IN

Apparatus according to the preceding claim, characterized in that the conveyor (H) is an endless II belt over whose upper running (H) support / brake means (10) drive wheel (18) is positioned, a shaft (17) is connected to the drive wheel (II) arranged to II be connected to the concentric I shaft (11a) of the support roller (11), preferably via a gear wheel (13) or II correspondingly, so that the movement of the conveyor (Η) I by means of the drive wheel (18) is transferred to the support roller I DK 175323 B1 (11) for rotation thereof.

Apparatus according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the supporting roller is a brush roll comprising rows of bristles (12a1, 1-25a2 ...) spaced apart from the hand, thereby providing spaces (e ^ e ^.) between each brush row (12a1, l-2a2 ...) to displace and support a bottle during its feeding.

Apparatus according to the preceding claim, characterized in that the bristles (12a1, 1-2a2) comprise a plurality of brushes (d1, d2 ...).

Apparatus according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the support roll (1 1) comprises an outer contour (11 ') of waveform such that 15 spaces (e 2, e 2 · ..) arranged to displace and support a bottle are formed. in the wave valleys

Apparatus according to claim 1 or 6, characterized in that there is a first holding part (R 1) and a second holding part (R 2), of which the holding part (R 1) 20 comprises a drive wheel (18) and in connection therewith a rotating wheel (18). shaft (23) from which the rotating drive is transferred to a wheel (25) on the shaft (11a) of the support roller (11a) for rotation of the support roller (11) in the second holding part (R2).

Apparatus according to claim 7, characterized in that the first holding part (R 1) is located on one side of the transport passage (V) which appears on the belt (H) and connected to the frame of the automaton, and the second holding part (R2) comprising the support roller (11) is located on the other side of the transport passage (V) and connected to the body parts of the machine.

Apparatus according to claim 7 or 8, characterized in that the rotation of the wheel (18) from the belt (H) is transmitted via a belt (26) or similarly from the shaft in the first holding part (R _ | _Μ1__ · || __—----- I DK 175323 B1 IIII the wheel of the second holding (R2) shaft (IIa) for the I support roller for rotation of the support roller (11).

Method of handling return bottles I, characterized in that the return bottles are brought I 5 to the receiving station of the means acting as a deposit bottle dispenser II on top of the conveyor belt (H), and in that the conveyor belt (H) is started and that the deposit bottle II at the conveyor belt (H ) aid is moved to abutment against the support roller (11), which is located adjacent to the receiving station (A), said support roller (11) being rotated II during the performance of a supporting and displaceable function II on the deposit bottle. IN

Method according to the preceding claim I, characterized in that the drive for the rotation of the support roller II 15 (11) is provided from the upper belt stretch (H) of the conveyor belt (Η), the support roller being rotated by the drive wheel (18) on the conveyor belt (H). upper II belt stretch (H), which drive wheel either directly IH d II or via cogwheel is in drive communication with the support roller (II) shaft (11). I Η α I

Method according to claim 10, characterized in that the drive wheel (18) is arranged in the first II holding part (R1) which is further connected to II parts of the deposit bottle dispenser or corresponding II means and that the rotary drive of the supporting roller (11) is introduced via the shaft arrangement in connection with the drive wheel II 18, so that said drive is transferred from said shafts II to the shaft (11) of the support roller (11) via the belt 26 or I cl II correspondingly. I I 30 i