DK2963624T3 - Recognition of packaging by means of a concave mirror - Google Patents

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DK2963624T3
DK2963624T3 DK14175083.6T DK14175083T DK2963624T3 DK 2963624 T3 DK2963624 T3 DK 2963624T3 DK 14175083 T DK14175083 T DK 14175083T DK 2963624 T3 DK2963624 T3 DK 2963624T3
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Domenic Hartung
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    • G07F7/00—Mechanisms actuated by objects other than coins to free or to actuate vending, hiring, coin or paper currency dispensing or refunding apparatus
    • G07F7/06—Mechanisms actuated by objects other than coins to free or to actuate vending, hiring, coin or paper currency dispensing or refunding apparatus by returnable containers, i.e. reverse vending systems in which a user is rewarded for returning a container that serves as a token of value, e.g. bottles
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Detection of container by means of concave mirror Description
The present invention relates to an apparatus for processing containers. In particular, the present invention relates to a reverse vending machine.
An apparatus of the type in question for processing containers typically has a feed location for feeding a container into a transport space of the apparatus. The container, for example, empty containers, such as PET bottles, glass bottles, beverage cans, and the like, can be supplied to the apparatus either automatically by a corresponding device or manually. In a reverse vending machine with an apparatus of the type in question, the feeding of containers is typically carried out manually by a person who wishes to submit the empty containers in order to receive the corresponding deposit in return.
An apparatus of the type in question for processing containers furthermore has a transport device, which is arranged in the transport space and is configured for transporting the container, which was fed in at the feed location, along a transport direction to a transfer location of the apparatus. The transport device is typically designed in the form of a conveyor belt and transports the container which was fed in from the feed location to the transfer location, where the fed-in container can be accepted, for example, manually by a service employee, who sorts fed-in containers into corresponding receptacles, or automatically by a corresponding device. A recognition of the fed-in container typically takes place in the transport space of the apparatus. The recognition of the fed-in container is used, for example, for the purpose of determining the level of the deposit and/or establishing handling which is to be executed at the transfer location depending on the recognition. Additionally or alternatively, the recognition can be used for the purpose of determining a type of the fed-in container and/or checking whether the fed-in container is a container to be accepted or a container to be rejected, for example, because the type of the fed-in container does not have specific properties.
For the purpose of the recognition, concave mirrors are sometimes used; typically to project light, which is emitted by a substantially punctiform light source, onto the container in the scope of a beam path parallel to the optical axis of the concave mirror, so that the fed-in container can be adequately illuminated for the purpose of the recognition. Such an approach is described, for example, in EP 2 495 523 A1 and in EP 2 219 159 Bl.
Document DE 10 2008 007260 A1 discloses a reverse vending machine, in which empty containers are accepted by a transport device and are registered during the transport by a product scanner. For these purposes, a so-called optical unit is provided, which deflects and reflects light of a light source. The optical unit comprises a parabolic mirror and a reflector arranged opposite thereto.
The object of the present invention is to ensure reliable recognition of containers in an apparatus for processing containers.
This object is achieved by an apparatus according to independent Patent Claim 1. Features of advantageous embodiments are specified in the dependent claims. A mirror arrangement having a mirror, which faces into the transport space, is mounted at the feed location of the apparatus for processing containers. The mirror comprises a cutout through which the container can be fed into the transport space at the feed location. In this case, the mirror is configured and arranged to produce a mirror image of the container that is transported by the transport device.
The feed location of the apparatus comprises, for example, the cutout of the mirror and containers are fed into the transport space of the apparatus from outside the apparatus through this cutout. The feeding of the container can be carried out either manually or automatically by a device suitable for this purpose.
Containers which are fed in through the cutout into the transport space arrive on the transport device. The transport device is configured, for example, in the form of a conveyor belt and is furthermore configured for transporting the fed-in container along a transport direction to a transfer location of the apparatus. The processing of the fed-in and transported container can be carried out there.
The mirror which faces into the transport space produces a mirror image of the container located on the transport device. As will be explained in greater detail hereafter, a recognition device of the apparatus can carry out a recognition of the container based on the mirror image visible in the mirror.
For example, immediately after the container is fed into the transport space of the apparatus, the mirror image of the container is thus produced in the mirror. In particular, the mirror image is also produced during the transport of the container by the transport device, whereby various views of the container, in particular enlarged and distortion-free or distorted, for example, stretched and/or elongated views can be produced. It is not necessary in this case for the transport device to rotate the container or position it in a specific manner for the purpose of recognition, for example, to enable recognition, but rather it is sufficient for the transport device to solely transport the fed-in container along the transport direction from the feed location to the transfer location, wherein the transport direction can also be exclusively linear.
Since the mirror image is also produced in particular during the transport of the container, it is not necessary to dimension the mirror sufficiently large that the mirror image shows the entire container at one point in time; rather, it is sufficient for only a part of the container to be shown in the mirror at one point in time, since other parts of the container are visible in the mirror at other points in time because of the transport and therefore more or less the entire container can be depicted in the mirror during the transport time window.
Further embodiments of the apparatus for processing containers will be described hereafter. The additional features of these further embodiments can be combined with one another and also with the above-described optional features to form further exemplary embodiments, if they are not expressly described as alternative to one another.
In one embodiment, the mirror is arranged to display at least a part of the container transported by the transport device in an enlarged and distortion-free manner. This facilitates the recognition of the container.
The mirror has an optical axis and the transport device is arranged to transport the fed-in container parallel to the optical axis of the mirror in the transport direction. In other words, the transport direction and the optical axis of the mirror are thus parallel to one another. In a special case, the transport device is arranged directly along the optical axis.
For example, the transport device and the mirror are configured and arranged with respect to one another such that the container transported by the transport device is transported essentially in a region in which the beam path produced by the mirror extends approximately paraxially with respect to the optical axis of the mirror.
In one embodiment, the mirror is a planar mirror, which preferably extends in a plane which is substantially perpendicular to the transport direction. In another embodiment, the mirror extends along a direction which lies at a suitable angle with respect to the transport direction.
In a further embodiment of the apparatus for processing containers, the mirror is in the form of a spherical mirror, in particular of a concave mirror or parabolic mirror. In this case, the spherical mirror extends, for example, in a direction opposite to the transport direction. Alternatively or additionally thereto, the mirror (also) extends in the transport direction, for example, such that the mirror encloses the transport device in a tubular manner.
If the spherical mirror extends in the transport direction, in one embodiment, the mirror thus more or less forms a jacket which at least partially encloses the transport device, and the mirror image produced on this jacket is preferably used to recognize the fed-in container.
If the mirror is embodied as a spherical mirror, it is thus shaped, for example, like a parabola, which has said cutout in an origin region of the mirror, through which the container is fed into the transport space of the apparatus from outside the apparatus.
The mirror is preferably formed in one piece. It is thus sufficient for the recognition of the fed-in container that the mirror arrangement only comprises a single mirror.
It is preferable in particular for the mirror to be configured to reproduce the container in the mirror image in an enlarged fashion, in particular substantially distortion-free and enlarged. This also facilitates the recognition of the fed-in container.
In a further preferred embodiment of the device for processing containers, a recognition device is provided, which is configured to recognize the container that is transported by the transport device and to provide a recognition result. In this case, the apparatus is preferably configured to control the transport device in dependence on the recognition result, which will be explained in greater detail hereafter. For example, the recognition device is configured to recognize a shape of the fed-in container and/or to read a label located on the container, for example, a barcode or a QR code or another code.
In a further preferred embodiment, the apparatus furthermore comprises a control device, which is configured to control the transport device in dependence on the recognition result. In particular, the control device is preferably configured to control a transport speed at which the fed-in container is transported by the transport device in dependence on the recognition result. If problems occur upon the recognition of the fed-in container by the recognition device, for example, the control device can thus reduce the transport speed and, in the special case, set it at zero, so that an exact recognition of the fed-in container can be carried out. Furthermore, for example, it is provided that the control device is configured to cause the transport device to transport the fed-in container by a short distance opposite to the transport direction to enable unambiguous recognition of the container.
In a further embodiment, the recognition device comprises a first digital still image generation apparatus, for example, a digital camera and/or a scanner, wherein the first digital still image generation apparatus is configured and arranged to capture at least a portion of the mirror image produced by the mirror and to provide first digital data that are indicative of the portion of the mirror image of the container in order to recognize the container that is transported by the transport device. For example, the first digital still image generation apparatus is thus configured to read a label of the container on the basis of the mirror image produced by the mirror. The first digital still image generation apparatus is thus, for example, oriented so as to capture at least a portion of the mirror image.
The first digital still image generation apparatus is configured, for example, to produce a single still image or a sequence of still images of the container. The first digital still image generation apparatus can in particular also solely be configured as a scanner, in order to read a label located on the container, in particular based on the mirror image.
The spatial extension of the mirror can be adapted depending on the position and/or aperture angle of the first digital still image generation apparatus used. Vice versa, it is also possible to adapt the spatial extension of the mirror to the position and/or properties of the first digital still image generation apparatus used.
In a further preferred embodiment, the first still image generation apparatus of the recognition device is furthermore configured and arranged to capture at least a portion of the transported container and to provide second digital data that are indicative of the captured portion of the container in order to recognize the container that is transported by the transport device. In other words, the first digital still image generation apparatus is thus preferably configured to capture the container transported by the transport device “indirectly” on the basis of the mirror image, on the one hand, and to capture it “directly” without reflection of the container, on the other hand. For example, a label located on the container is read on the basis of the first digital data and a shape of the fed-in container is inferred on the basis of the second digital data. This facilitates the detection of an attempt at manipulation.
In a further embodiment, it is provided that the recognition device of the apparatus has at least one further digital still image generation apparatus, preferably two further digital still image generation apparatuses, which is/are configured to capture a further portion of the mirror image and/or a further portion of the transported container and to provide further digital data that are indicative of the further portion of the mirror image and/or of the further portion of the transported container in order to recognize the container that is transported by the transport device. The mirror image produced by the mirror may be divided, for example, into regions different from one another, wherein a digital still image generation apparatus is provided in each case to capture each region. It is thus possible, for example, to display a 360° all-around view of the fed-in container in the mirror image and to capture it by way of the digital still image generation apparatuses, in order to carry out the recognition of the container.
In a further preferred embodiment, the apparatus is designed such that the first digital still image generation apparatus and/or the at least one further digital still image generation apparatus is/are arranged at a distance from the optical axis. For example, the first digital still image generation apparatus and/or the at least one further digital still image generation apparatus is/are arranged in the region of the transport space already mentioned, in which the mirror produces a beam path that is paraxial with respect to the optical axis. It is specifically provided, for example, that the first digital still image generation apparatus and/or the at least one further digital still image generation apparatus are arranged in a plane that is perpendicular to the optical axis of the mirror and/or intersects the optical axis at a focal point of the mirror. This enables a suitable capture of the mirror image produced by the mirror.
In particular, it is thus possible in the apparatus to position the first digital still image generation apparatus and/or the further digital still image generation apparatuses at a comparatively large distance from the mirror and from the transported container, whereby it is possible to produce a comparatively large depth of field, which facilitates the recognition of the fed-in container.
As already explained above, it is preferable for the recognition device to be configured to read a label on the container, for example, a barcode and/or a QR code, and/or to identify a shape of the container in order to recognize the container transported by the transport device. In particular, it is preferable for the recognition device to be configured to read the label of the container on the basis of the mirror, i.e., on the basis of the “indirect” capture, and/or the shape of the container on the basis of a capture of the container itself, i.e., on the basis of the “direct” capture.
In a further preferred embodiment of the apparatus, an illumination device is provided in the transport space, which is configured to illuminate the transport space. In this manner, the production of the mirror image by the mirror can be facilitated. However, it is not necessarily in particular to position the illumination device such that the light emitted by the illumination device is incident on the mirror and in particular not so that the mirror projects light of the illumination device in the scope of a parallel beam path onto the container. Rather, the mirror is used for the purpose of producing the mirror image of the transported container, so that a recognition of the transported container can be performed on the basis of the mirror image, and not for the purpose of ensuring or improving illumination of the container.
The above-described apparatus for processing containers is in particular suitable for the purpose of being installed in a reverse vending machine. A reverse vending machine which comprises the above-described apparatus is also proposed in particular by the invention.
However, the present invention is not restricted to reverse vending machines, but rather is suitable in particular for use in container processing machines of any type, where a recognition takes place with respect to the shape and/or type of the fed-in container.
The concept on which the invention is based will be explained in greater detail hereafter on the basis of the exemplary embodiments illustrated in the figures. In the figures:
Figure 1 shows a cross-sectional view of a schematic illustration of an apparatus for processing containers;
Figure 2 shows a perspective view of an apparatus for processing containers;
Figure 3 shows a further perspective view of an apparatus for processing containers; and
Figure 4 shows a further perspective view of an apparatus for processing containers.
Figure 1 shows a cross-sectional view of a schematic illustration of an apparatus 1 for processing containers.
The apparatus 1 has a feed location 11 for feeding a container L into a transport space 12 of the apparatus 1. The container L can be fed manually or automatically from outside the apparatus 1 through the feed location 11 into the transport space 12. A transport device 13 is provided in the transport space 12, which accepts the fed-in container L and transports it in the transport direction T to a transfer location 14. For example, the transport device 13 is designed as a conveyor belt or the like, which transports the fed-in container L along a linear direction to the transfer location 14.
Further processing of the transported container L can take place at the transfer location 14. For example, a service employee is positioned at the transfer location 14, who accepts the transported container L and conveys it into collection receptacles. However, a further device can also be installed at the transfer location 14, to automatically accept the transported container L and further process it.
The container L is, for example, an empty container, such as glass bottles, PET bottles, beverage cans, and the like. A recognition of the fed-in container L is to take place in the transport space 12 of the apparatus 1. For this purpose, a mirror arrangement 15 having a mirror 151 is provided at the feed location 11. The mirror 151 is embodied in one piece, for example, and in any case has a cutout 152, through which the container L can be fed from outside the apparatus 1 into the transport space 12 of the apparatus 1 and reaches the transport device 13. The transport device 13 adjoins the protective cover 154 of the mirror 151 at one end, to accept the container L.
The mirror 151 faces into the transport space 12. The mirror 151 produces a mirror image L’ (not shown in Figure 1) of the fed-in container L.
Furthermore, for recognizing the container F, a recognition device 16 is provided, which is configured to recognize the container F that is transported by the transport device 13 and to provide a recognition result. The recognition by the recognition device 16 comprises, for example, the recognition of a shape of the container F and/or the reading of a first label F-Cl located on the container.
Furthermore, a control device 17 can be provided, which is coupled to both the transport device 13 and also the recognition device 16. For example, the control device 17 receives the recognition result of the recognition device 16 and controls the transport device 13 in dependence on the recognition result. If the recognition of the container F proves to be problematic, for example, the control device 17 can thus cause the transport device 13 to convey the container F at a reduced transport speed to the transfer location 14 and in the special case to set the transport speed to zero, to enable a reliable recognition of the container F by the recognition device 16. Furthermore, the control device 17 can be configured to cause the transport device 13 to briefly reverse the transport direction T, so that a recognition of the container L by the recognition device 16 can take place.
To recognize the container L, the recognition device 16 has, in the example shown in Figure 1, a first digital still image generation apparatus 161, which is arranged on a mount 165 of the recognition device 16. The first digital still image generation apparatus 161 is arranged and configured to capture at least a portion of the mirror image L’ and to provide first digital data that are indicative of at least the portion of the mirror image L’, so that the container L transported by the transport device 13 can be recognized by the recognition device 16. The mirror 151 is thus not used, for example, for the purpose of ensuring illumination of the container L, but rather primarily to produce the mirror image L’ of the container L, based on which the recognition of the container L by the recognition device 16 takes place. It can be provided in particular in this case that the digital still image generation apparatus 161 reads the first label L-Cl based on the mirror image L’ and in this manner, for example, a type of the fed-in container L and/or a deposit associated with the container L is determined by the recognition device 16.
The mirror 151 and the transport device 13 are arranged with respect to one another, for example, such that the mirror image L’ of the container L essentially reproduces a 360° all-around view of at least a portion of the container L. To capture this all-around view of the container L, in addition to the first digital still image generation apparatus 161, further digital still image generation apparatuses 162 and 163 are provided, which are also arranged on the mount 165. In the example shown in Figure 1, exactly three digital still image generation apparatuses 161, 162, and 163 are provided, wherein each of the digital still image generation apparatuses 161, 162, and 163 is configured to optically capture a region assigned thereto of the mirror 151. For example, the digital still image generation apparatuses 161, 162, and 163 each cover an angle range 120°, to capture the 360° all-around view of the container L contained in the mirror image L’.
Since the mirror image L’ is also produced in particular during the transport of the container L, it is not necessary to dimension the mirror 151 sufficiently large that the mirror image L’ shows the entire container L at one point in time; rather it is sufficient for only a portion of the container L to be shown in the mirror 151 at one point in time, since other portions of the container L are visible in the mirror 151 at other points in time because of the transport and therefore more or less the entire container L can be depicted in the mirror 151 during the transport time window.
In the example shown in Figure 1, the mirror 151 is in the form of a spherical mirror, for example, a concave mirror or as a parabolic mirror, which extends in the transport direction T. The mirror 151 could also be configured as planar and/or could extend opposite to the transport direction T according to other examples. In the example shown in Figure 1, the mirror 151 essentially has the shape of a paraboloid and therefore at least partially forms a type of jacket enclosing the transport device 13.
In the area of the cutout 152, the mirror 151 has said protective cover 154, so that feeding in containers does not result in damage to the mirror 151.
The mirror 151 produces, for example, a beam path which extends paraxially in at least one region with respect to an optical axis 153 of the mirror 151. The digital still image generation apparatuses 161, 162, and 163 of the recognition device 16 are preferably arranged in this region, where the beam path extends paraxially. As indicated in Figure 1, the digital still image generation apparatuses 161, 162, 163 are all in a plane which is substantially perpendicular to the optical axis 153. In this case, the transport device 13 and the mirror 151 are arranged with respect to one another such that the transport direction T extends parallel to the optical axis 153.
Specific examples of an arrangement of the mirror 151 and an arrangement of the transport device 13 will now be explained with reference to Figure 2 to Figure 4:
In the example according to Figure 2, the mirror 151 is configured as planar. The container L is fed through the cutout 152 from outside the apparatus 1 into the transport space 12 of the apparatus 1. The transport device 13 adjoins the protective cover 154 of the mirror 151 at its end. A first label L-Cl and a second label L-C2 are attached to the container L, wherein these labels L-C1 and L-C2 can be identical to one another. The fed-in container L is transported by the transport device 13 in the transport direction T to the transfer location 14 (not shown in Figure 2). In this case, the mirror 151 produces the mirror image L’ of the fed-in container L. In particular, the mirror 151 produces an enlarged and distortion-free or distorted (for example, stretched and/or elongated) view L-Cl’ of the first label L-Cl and an enlarged and distortion-free or distorted (for example, stretched and/or elongated) view L-C2’ of the second label L-C2 with the mirror image L’. The recognition device 16, which is not shown in Figure 2, is configured in particular to read the first label L-Cl and/or the second label L-C2 on the basis of the mirror image L’. The mirror 151 not only produces a mirror image L’ of the container L, but rather also a mirror image 13’ of the transport device 13.
In the example according to Figure 3, the mirror 151 extends in the transport direction T and thus forms said jacket, which encloses the transport device 13. The container L is also fed therein through cutout 152 from outside the apparatus 1 into the transport space 12 of the apparatus 1 and is accepted by the transport device 13. In the example according to Figure 3, the mirror 151 is thus in the form of a concave mirror and produces the mirror image L’ of the fed-in container L. The first digital still image generation apparatus 161 is attached to the mount 165. In the example shown, the first digital still image generation apparatus 161 monitors a first region 151-1 of the mirror 151 (delimited by the two imaginary dotted lines), i.e., approximately an angle range of 120°. The first digital still image generation apparatus 161 provides first digital data that are indicative of this region 151-1 of the mirror image L’. In addition, the first digital still image generation apparatus 161 is configured to capture the fed-in container L “directly” i.e., not on the basis of a mirror image, and to provide second digital data that are indicative of the captured part of the container L. As already explained in the general part of the description, reading of the label L-Cl attached to the container L is carried out based on the mirror image L’, i.e., based on the first digital data. A shape recognition is preferably carried out based on the second digital data, i.e., on data that are indicative of the image of the container L captured directly, in particular without a mirror.
Finally, in the exemplary embodiment of Figure 4, the mirror 151 is configured as substantially planar. The planar surface of the mirror 151 is substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal extension of the transport device 13 and in particular perpendicular to the transport direction T. In this exemplary embodiment, the recognition device 16 comprises three digital still image generation apparatuses 161, 162, and 163. The first digital still image generation apparatus 161 monitors a first region 151-1, the second digital still image generation apparatus 162 monitors a second region 151-2, and the third digital still image generation apparatus 163 monitors a third region 151-3. For example, the three regions 151-1, 151-2, and 151-3 each cover an angle range of approximately 120°, so that a 360° all-around view of the container L is produced.
To enable the production of a mirror image L’ of the container L also in the third region 151-3, it is preferable for the transport device 13 to be embodied as substantially transparent. This embodiment can be achieved, for example, in that a transparent material is selected for the relevant components of the transport device 13 and/or in that the relevant components of the transport device 13 have dimensions which are significantly reduced with respect to the dimensions of the container L, in particular the extension in directions perpendicular to the transport direction T.
Each of the digital still image generation apparatuses 161 to 163 is configured to capture both the mirror image L’ (not shown in Figure 4) of the container L in the respective region 151-1, 151-2, or 151-3 and to provide corresponding digital data, and also to capture the container L “directly”, i.e., without reflection by a mirror, and to provide corresponding second digital data. In this manner, at least six still images result, based on which the recognition device 16 can carry out a recognition of the fed-in container L and can provide a corresponding recognition result.
To make the recognition of the fed-in container L by the recognition device 16 still more reliable, an illumination device (not shown in the figures), which illuminates the transport space 12, can be provided in the transport space 12 of the apparatus 1. However, it is to be emphasized here that the mirror 151 is not necessarily used to project the light provided by the illumination device in the scope of a parallel beam path onto the fed-in container L, but rather primarily to produce said mirror image L’ of the fed-in container L. The recognition is based in particular on the mirror image L’. Although it is not shown in Figures 2 to 4, the control device explained with reference to Figure 1, which controls the transport device 13 in dependence on the recognition result, can also be provided in these exemplary embodiments.
List of reference signs/abbreviations used I apparatus for processing containers II feed location 12 transport space 13 transport device 13' mirror image of the transport device 14 transfer location 15 mirror arrangement 151 mirror 151-1 first region 151-2 second region 151-3 third region 152 cutout 153 optical axis 154 protective cover 16 recognition device 161 first digital still image generation apparatus 162 second digital still image generation apparatus 163 third digital still image generation apparatus 165 mount 17 control device L container L' mirror image of the container L-Cl, L-C2 first label, second label L-Cl', L-C2' mirror image of the first label, mirror image of the second label F focal point T transport direction

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Apparat (1) til bearbejdning af emballage (L) omfattende - et indføringssted (11) til indføring af emballage (L) i et transportrum (12) i anordningen (1); og - transportindretning(13) anbragt i transporttransportrummet (12), der er indrettet til at transportere den i indføringsstedet (11) indførte emballage (L) langs en transportretning (T) hen til et overføring s sted (14) på apparatet (1); hvor der ved indføringsstedet (11) er installeret en spejlanordning (15) med et spejl (151) som peger ind i transportrummet (12), og hvor - spejlet (151) er udformet og indrettet til at frembringe et spejlbillede (L’) af emballagen (L), som transporteres på transportindretningen (13); kendetegnet ved, at - spejlet (151) har en optisk akse (153) og transportindretningen (13) er arrangeret til at transportere den indførte emballage (L) parallelt med den optiske akse (153) i transportretningen (T), og - spejlet (151) har en udsparing (152), hvorigennem emballagen (L) kan føres ind ved indføringsstedet (11) i transportrummet (12).An apparatus (1) for processing packaging (L) comprising - an insertion site (11) for introducing packaging (L) into a transport space (12) in the device (1); and - transport device (13) arranged in the transport transport space (12) arranged to transport the packaging (L) introduced into the insertion site (11) along a transport direction (T) to a transfer site (14) on the apparatus (1) ; wherein at the insertion point (11), a mirror device (15) with a mirror (151) pointing into the transport compartment (12) is installed, and wherein - the mirror (151) is designed and arranged to produce a mirror image (L ') of the packaging (L) conveyed on the transport device (13); characterized in that - the mirror (151) has an optical axis (153) and the transport device (13) is arranged to transport the inserted package (L) parallel to the optical axis (153) in the transport direction (T), and - the mirror ( 151) has a recess (152) through which the packaging (L) can be introduced at the insertion point (11) in the transport space (12). 2. Apparat (1) ifølge krav 1, kendetegnet ved, at spejlet (151) er udformet som et sfærisk spejl (151), især som et konkavt spejl eller parabolsk spejl.Apparatus (1) according to claim 1, characterized in that the mirror (151) is formed as a spherical mirror (151), in particular as a concave mirror or parabolic mirror. 3. Apparat (1) ifølge et hvilket som helst af de foregående krav, kendetegnet ved, at spejlet (151) - strækker sig i transportretningen (T) eller strækker sig i en modsat retning til transportretningen (T) ; og/eller - strækker sig i et plan i det væsentlige vinkelret på transportretningen (T)Apparatus (1) according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the mirror (151) - extends in the direction of transport (T) or extends in an opposite direction to the direction of transport (T); and / or - extending in a plane substantially perpendicular to the direction of transport (T) 4. Apparat (1) ifølge et hvilket som helst af de foregående krav, kendetegnet ved, at spejlet (151) er udformet til at videregive et forstørret spejlbillede (L’) af emballagen (L).Apparatus (1) according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the mirror (151) is designed to transmit an enlarged mirror image (L ') of the packaging (L). 5. Apparat (1) ifølge et hvilket som helst af de foregående krav, kendetegnet ved, at apparatet (1) har en genkendelsesindretning (16), som er dannet til at genkende emballagen (L), som transporteres på transportindretningen (13), og til at tilvejebringe et genkendelsesresultat.Apparatus (1) according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the apparatus (1) has a recognition device (16) which is formed to recognize the packaging (L) which is transported on the transport device (13), and to provide a recognition result. 6. Apparat (1) ifølge krav 5, kendetegnet ved, at apparatet (1) endvidere har en styringsindretning (17), der er udformet til styring af transportindretningen (12), især til styring af en transporthastighed, med hvilken den indførte emballage (L) bliver transporteret af transportindretningen (13), afhængig af genkendelsesresultatet.Apparatus (1) according to claim 5, characterized in that the apparatus (1) further has a control device (17) which is designed for controlling the transport device (12), in particular for controlling a transport speed at which the introduced packaging ( L) is transported by the transport device (13), depending on the recognition result. 7. Apparat (1) ifølge krav 5 eller 6, kendetegnet ved, at genkendelsesindretningen (16) har et første digitalt stillbilleddannelsesapparat (161), som er udformet og arrangeret til at registrere mindst en del af spejlbilledet (L’) og til at tilvejebringe de første digitale data, som er vejledende for delen af spejlbilledet (L’), for at genkende emballagen (L), som transporteres af transportindretningen (13).Apparatus (1) according to claim 5 or 6, characterized in that the recognition device (16) has a first digital still imaging apparatus (161) which is designed and arranged to record at least part of the mirror image (L ') and to provide the first digital data indicative of the portion of the mirror image (L ') to recognize the packaging (L) conveyed by the transport device (13). 8. Apparat (1) ifølge krav 7, kendetegnet ved, at det første stillbilleddannelsesapparat (161) endvidere er udformet og arrangeret til at fange mindst en del af emballagen (L) som transporteres, og som tilvejebringer de første digitale data, som er vejledende for den registrerede del af emballagen (L), for at genkende emballagen (L), som transporteres af transportindretningen (13).Apparatus (1) according to claim 7, characterized in that the first still image forming apparatus (161) is further designed and arranged to capture at least a portion of the packaging (L) which is provided and which provides the first digital data which is indicative. for the registered part of the packaging (L), to recognize the packaging (L) carried by the transport device (13). 9. Apparat (1) ifølge krav 7, kendetegnet ved, at genkendelsesindretningen (16) har mindst en yderligere digital stillbilleddannelsesapparat (162, 163), som er udformet til at registrere en yderligere del af spejlbilledet (L’) og/eller en yderligere del af emballagen (L) som transporteres, og til at tilvejebringe yderligere digitale data, som er vejledende for den yderligere del af spejlbilledet (L’), og/eller den yderligere del af emballagen (L) som transporteres, og for at genkende emballagen (L) som transporteres af transportindretningen (13).Apparatus (1) according to claim 7, characterized in that the recognition device (16) has at least one additional digital still imaging apparatus (162, 163) which is designed to record an additional part of the mirror image (L ') and / or a further part of the packaging (L) being transported, and to provide additional digital data indicative of the further portion of the mirror image (L ') and / or the additional portion of the packaging (L) being transported, and to recognize the packaging (L) transported by the transport device (13). 10. Apparat (1) ifølge et af kravene 7 til 9, kendetegnet ved, at det første digitale stillbilleddannelsesapparat (161) og/eller mindst et yderligere digitalt stillbilleddannelsesapparat (162, 163) er anbragt i afstand fra den optiske akse (153).Apparatus (1) according to one of Claims 7 to 9, characterized in that the first digital still image apparatus (161) and / or at least one additional digital still image apparatus (162, 163) are spaced apart from the optical axis (153). 11. Apparat (1) ifølge krav 10, kendetegnet ved, at det første digitale stillbilleddannelsesapparat (161) og/eller mindst et yderligere digitalt stillbilleddannelsesapparat (162, 163) er anbragt i et område (121) af transportrummet (12), i hvilket spejlet (151) frembringer en strålebane, som er paraxial i forhold til den optiske akse (153).Apparatus (1) according to claim 10, characterized in that the first digital still image apparatus (161) and / or at least one additional digital still image apparatus (162, 163) are arranged in an area (121) of the transport space (12) in which the mirror (151) produces a beam path which is paraxial to the optical axis (153). 12. Apparat (1) ifølge krav 10 eller 11, kendetegnet ved, at det første digitale stillbilleddannelsesapparat (161) og/eller mindst et yderligere digitalt stillbilleddannelsesapparat (162, 163) er arrangeret i et plan, som ligger vinkelret på spejlets (151) optiske akse (152) og/eller skærer den optiske akse (152) i et brændpunkt (F) på spejlet (151).Apparatus (1) according to claim 10 or 11, characterized in that the first digital still image apparatus (161) and / or at least one additional digital still image apparatus (162, 163) are arranged in a plane perpendicular to the mirror (151) optical axis (152) and / or intersect the optical axis (152) at a focal point (F) of the mirror (151). 13. Apparat (1) ifølge et af kravene 5 til 12, kendetegnet ved, at genkendelsesindretningen (16) er udformet til at læse en etiket (L-Cl), som befinder sig på emballagen (L), eksempelvis en stregkode og/eller en QR-kode, og/eller til at identificere emballagens (L) form, for at genkende emballagen (L), som transporteres af transportindretningen (13).Apparatus (1) according to one of claims 5 to 12, characterized in that the recognition device (16) is designed to read a label (L-Cl) located on the packaging (L), for example a bar code and / or a QR code, and / or to identify the shape of the packaging (L), to recognize the packaging (L) conveyed by the transport device (13). 14. Apparat (1) ifølge krav 13, kendetegnet ved, at genkendelsesindretningen (16) er udformet til at læse etiketten (L-C) på emballagen (L) ved hjælp af spejlbilledet (L’).Apparatus (1) according to claim 13, characterized in that the recognition device (16) is designed to read the label (L-C) on the packaging (L) by means of the mirror image (L ').
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