EP0030196A1 - Vorrichtung zum Erkennen eines Rotationskörpers - Google Patents

Vorrichtung zum Erkennen eines Rotationskörpers Download PDF

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EP0030196A1
EP0030196A1 EP19800401720 EP80401720A EP0030196A1 EP 0030196 A1 EP0030196 A1 EP 0030196A1 EP 19800401720 EP19800401720 EP 19800401720 EP 80401720 A EP80401720 A EP 80401720A EP 0030196 A1 EP0030196 A1 EP 0030196A1
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Jean Pierre Bauduin
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B07—SEPARATING SOLIDS FROM SOLIDS; SORTING
    • B07C—POSTAL SORTING; SORTING INDIVIDUAL ARTICLES, OR BULK MATERIAL FIT TO BE SORTED PIECE-MEAL, e.g. BY PICKING
    • B07C5/00—Sorting according to a characteristic or feature of the articles or material being sorted, e.g. by control effected by devices which detect or measure such characteristic or feature; Sorting by manually actuated devices, e.g. switches
    • B07C5/04—Sorting according to size
    • B07C5/12—Sorting according to size characterised by the application to particular articles, not otherwise provided for
    • B07C5/122—Sorting according to size characterised by the application to particular articles, not otherwise provided for for bottles, ampoules, jars and other glassware
    • B07C5/124—Sorting according to size characterised by the application to particular articles, not otherwise provided for for bottles, ampoules, jars and other glassware by means of mechanical measuring devices which may also control electrical contacts
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07F—COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS
    • 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
    • G07F7/0609—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 by fluid containers, e.g. bottles, cups, gas containers

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  • the invention relates to a device for identifying an object of revolution such as, for example, a bottle.
  • the device of the invention is applicable in particular for the automatic sorting of the bottles, before their recycling.
  • the invention essentially relates to a device for identifying an object of revolution, such as for example a bottle, of the type comprising a surface for moving the object, an identification station placed on the path imparted by said displacement surface, said objects being intended to be placed on said displacement surface, characterized in that said identification station comprises at least one set of movable probes spaced from each other and substantially parallel, capable of coming into contact with an object engaged on said displacement surface, each probe being mounted to pivot freely around an axis inclined relative to the vertical so as to come into contact essentially by the effect of its own weight with the object to be identified and what coding means are associated with said probes.
  • the probes are pivotally mounted around a common axis inclined relative to the vertical.
  • the displacement surface above may be constituted by a conveyor belt conveyor, linear or circular path.
  • the device described with reference to Figures 1 to 3 comprises a conveyor belt 1, with linear movement, the direction of movement of which is indicated by the arrow 2.
  • This belt is intended to receive and convey bottles 12, these bottles having to be simply placed on the carpet 1 with their axis of revolution perpendicular to the surface of the carpet.
  • a bottle identification station is arranged along the path imparted to the bottles by the belt 1.
  • this identification station essentially consists of a set of probes 7, parallel, mounted freely pivoting around 'a common axis 5 inclined relative to the vertical. The inclination of this axis allows the feelers to come into contact with a bottle 12 by the effect of their own weight.
  • the center of gravity G of each probe is located after its axis of rotation 5 by considering the direction of movement imparted by the conveyor belt 1.
  • axis 5 is substantially perpendicular to the direction of movement indicated by arrow 2, considering this direction in the vicinity of the identification station.
  • the angle of inclination of the pivot axis 5 relative to the vertical can advantageously be between 10 ° and 15 ° and it is preferably substantially equal to 12 °.
  • Each probe 7 is generally flat and has a straight or rounded contact ramp 8, directed towards the path of the objects to be identified.
  • the pivot axis 5 is mounted on a fixed frame 4 which carries part of the aforementioned coding means.
  • These essentially consist of one or more light sources 9a, on the one hand, and a set of photosensitive cells 9b, on the other hand, forming one or more light barriers 10.
  • the light source (s) 9a and the set of photosensitive cells 9b are arranged on either side of the set of probes 7 and holes 13 are made in said probes, at selected locations.
  • the identification station is completed by another optoelectric barrier 11 arranged perpendicular to the direction of movement of the belt 1, the positioning of the barrier 11 relative to the belt is such that the object to be identified crosses the barrier 11 substantially when the probes 7 are moved by it.
  • the coding means described above generate electrical information coded in binary writing. Coding is simple, when the probes 7 pivot so that an alignment of holes 13 occurs momentarily between the light source or sources 9a and one of the photosensitive cells 9b, the latter generates a logic signal UN, while the logic signal is ZERO otherwise.
  • the signals delivered by the set of photosensitive cells 9b form a word in binary code, representative of the shape of the bottle.
  • the identification station further comprises a guide 3 forming a bottle guide ramp and at least part of which is parallel to the direction of movement 2, to materialize a reference surface against which the bottle 12 must take support when it comes into contact with the feelers 7.
  • This simple guide forming a reference surface makes it possible to use only one set of feelers for the identification of objects.
  • the identification device which has just been described can undergo numerous structural modifications without departing from the scope of the invention. It should be noted in particular that, as regards more particularly the identification of the bottles, the probes 7 can advantageously be grouped along the axis 5 at a certain distance above the conveyor belt, in order to come into contact essentially with the neck of the bottle, which is the part whose shape and dimensions are most characteristic of a given type of bottle.
  • the identification device can also be associated with an automatic sorting unit for objects, placed downstream from the described identification station, and comprising switching means actuated by an electronic processing unit controlled by the photosensitive cells 9b.

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EP19800401720 1979-12-04 1980-12-02 Vorrichtung zum Erkennen eines Rotationskörpers Withdrawn EP0030196A1 (de)

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FR7929926 1979-12-04
FR7929926A FR2471001A1 (fr) 1979-12-04 1979-12-04 Codeur d'objets de revolution

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Cited By (3)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
FR2515392A2 (fr) * 1979-12-04 1983-04-29 Bauduin Jean Pierre Codeur d'objets de revolution
FR2563926A1 (fr) * 1984-05-04 1985-11-08 Dejoux Andre Machine a deconsigner les bouteilles vides reprises par les magasins a grande surface
EP0349572A1 (de) * 1987-01-27 1990-01-10 Oak Industries Inc. Vorrichtung zum automatischen Bestimmen der Orientierung eines auf einem Förderband transportierten Artikels

Citations (4)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US1901528A (en) * 1931-03-07 1933-03-14 Olsen Henry Bottle receiving and coin dispensing device
GB553925A (en) * 1942-01-21 1943-06-10 Alexander Hyde Webster Improvements in or relating to apparatus for the grading or sorting of irregularly shaped articles, such as containers, bottles, jars and the like
US3018889A (en) * 1956-10-11 1962-01-30 Anchor Hocking Glass Corp Gauging machine
GB1160759A (en) * 1965-08-23 1969-08-06 Owens Illinois Inc Flask Gauge.

Patent Citations (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US1901528A (en) * 1931-03-07 1933-03-14 Olsen Henry Bottle receiving and coin dispensing device
GB553925A (en) * 1942-01-21 1943-06-10 Alexander Hyde Webster Improvements in or relating to apparatus for the grading or sorting of irregularly shaped articles, such as containers, bottles, jars and the like
US3018889A (en) * 1956-10-11 1962-01-30 Anchor Hocking Glass Corp Gauging machine
GB1160759A (en) * 1965-08-23 1969-08-06 Owens Illinois Inc Flask Gauge.

Cited By (5)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
FR2515392A2 (fr) * 1979-12-04 1983-04-29 Bauduin Jean Pierre Codeur d'objets de revolution
FR2563926A1 (fr) * 1984-05-04 1985-11-08 Dejoux Andre Machine a deconsigner les bouteilles vides reprises par les magasins a grande surface
WO1985005207A1 (fr) * 1984-05-04 1985-11-21 Dejoux Andre Machine a deconsigner les bouteilles vides reprises par les magasins a grande surface
EP0349572A1 (de) * 1987-01-27 1990-01-10 Oak Industries Inc. Vorrichtung zum automatischen Bestimmen der Orientierung eines auf einem Förderband transportierten Artikels
EP0349572A4 (en) * 1987-01-27 1990-10-24 Oak Industries Inc. Automatic tie plate orientation sensing system

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