EP0643372B1 - Méthode et dispositif pour la distribution et la récupération de chariots de transport emboîtables pour limiter l'encombrement - Google Patents

Méthode et dispositif pour la distribution et la récupération de chariots de transport emboîtables pour limiter l'encombrement Download PDF

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EP0643372B1
EP0643372B1 EP94113679A EP94113679A EP0643372B1 EP 0643372 B1 EP0643372 B1 EP 0643372B1 EP 94113679 A EP94113679 A EP 94113679A EP 94113679 A EP94113679 A EP 94113679A EP 0643372 B1 EP0643372 B1 EP 0643372B1
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Rudolf Wanzl
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    • 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
    • G07F7/0618—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 carts
    • G07F7/0636—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 carts in which the trolleys or carts are kept in a restricted zone such as a coral-like enclosure, or are passing a gate before use is possible
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47F—SPECIAL FURNITURE, FITTINGS, OR ACCESSORIES FOR SHOPS, STOREHOUSES, BARS, RESTAURANTS OR THE LIKE; PAYING COUNTERS
    • A47F10/00—Furniture or installations specially adapted to particular types of service systems, not otherwise provided for
    • A47F10/02—Furniture or installations specially adapted to particular types of service systems, not otherwise provided for for self-service type systems, e.g. supermarkets
    • A47F10/04—Furniture or installations specially adapted to particular types of service systems, not otherwise provided for for self-service type systems, e.g. supermarkets for storing or handling self-service hand-carts or baskets
    • A47F10/045—Row-length limitation means for stored shopping trolleys

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  • the invention advantageously makes it possible that only the last dolly in a row of stacked dollys can be removed and a returned dolly can only be coupled in such a way that there is no gap between the row of stacked dollys and the returned dolly. The desired order is thereby achieved.
  • the collection point 2 being designed as an extremely simple structural arrangement for a better understanding and the number of transport carriages 3 and thus that of the locks 7, 8, 9 ... n being reduced to a minimum .
  • the collection point 2 can also have a roof, it can be designed as a housing or, as shown, as a simple frame construction.
  • the number of transport trolleys 3 that can be parked in a stack row per collection point 2 can also be very different. Thirty to fifty trolleys 3 per row are a realistic number.
  • the device 1 has a number of transport trolleys 3 which can preferably be pushed into one another to save space and a collection point 2 intended for the transport trolleys 3.
  • the collection point 2 is equipped with at least one holder 6, on or in which locks 7, 8, 9... N are fixed in place at predetermined intervals.
  • the bracket 6 is advantageously designed as a rail or tube construction.
  • the locks 7, 8, 9 ... n are approximately of the type that is known, for example, from coin locks located on shopping trolleys. Each lock 7, 8, 9 ... n is assigned a signal device 17, the function of which will be described later.
  • the signaling devices 17 can be attached directly to the locks 7, 8, 9 ... n or to the holder 6.
  • a coin machine 18 is preferably provided at the beginning of the collecting point 2.
  • the coin machine 18 is intended to accept a coin deposit or a fee that is usually due when a trolley 3 is removed from the collection point 2.
  • the drawing shows only a partially occupied collection point 2.
  • the function of the device 1 is described in more detail using the method steps mentioned below:
  • a coin deposit or a fee must be deposited in the coin dispenser 18.
  • the receipt of the fee or the coin deposit is reported to the control central unit 16 by the coin machine 18.
  • the control central unit 16 is activated by this message. Provided that the appropriate programming is carried out, this interrogates the locks 7, 8, 9 ... n, to which locks 7, 8, 9 ... n a locking element is coupled and to which not.
  • This is followed by the determination of the lock equipped with a locking element 4, in the example it is the lock 9 which is adjacent to a free, empty lock. In the present case, this is the lock 10.
  • the control central unit 16 After determining the lock intended for release, this is prompted by the control central unit 16 to unlock its locking device 15.
  • the locking element can now, based on the exemplary embodiment, be released from the lock 9 and the transport carriage 3 carrying this locking element 4 can be removed from the collection point 2.
  • each lock 7, 8, 9 ... n is assigned a signal device 17.
  • the signaling devices 17 are expediently designed as green lights.
  • the visible front fronts of the locks 7, 8, 9 ... n can also be illuminated over the entire surface and serve as signaling devices 17.
  • the signaling devices 17 can be controlled by the control central unit 16 via the control units 14 of the locks 7, 8, 9 ... n.
  • the signaling device 17 of the free lock 7, 8, 9 ... n that immediately follows a occupied lock 7 or 8 or 9 or ... n lights up. In the example, this is the signal device 17 of the lock 10.
  • a trolley 3 If a trolley 3 is returned to the collection point 2, it can only be coupled to the lock whose signaling device 17 lights up. This is always the free lock that immediately follows a occupied lock. According to the drawing, this is the lock 10.
  • the locking element 4 By inserting the locking element 4 into the lock 10, the locking element 4 is locked by the locking device 15 of the lock 10.
  • the locking process triggers a contact, which is reported by the control unit 14 of the lock 10 to the control central unit 16.
  • This causes the coin machine 18, if provided, to return at least a portion of the coin deposit previously paid. If a fee is paid, no payment will be made.
  • the signaling device 17 of that lock goes out, in the example it is the lock 10 to which the trolley 3 last returned has been coupled.
  • the signal device 17 of the lock 11 now lights up, as a sign that a trolley 3 can be coupled there.
  • the locks 7, 8, 9 ... n do not necessarily have to be equipped with an electronic control unit 14. If one accepts a somewhat more extensive wiring of the electrical components, the locking device 15 located in the locks 7, 8, 9 ... n, for example electromagnetically acting, can be controlled directly by the control central unit 16, in order to achieve the intended use achieve. It is also easy for a person skilled in the art to switch the locks 7, 8, 9 ... n with the control central unit 16, for example by connecting them in parallel, so that if one of the locks 7 or 8 or ... n fails, the functionality of the other locks 7 or 8 or ... n and the signaling devices 17 are retained.
  • n has a locking device 15 for a locking element 4 which can be controlled by the central control unit 16 and that signaling devices 17 are switched on, which indicate exactly which transport carriage 3 is to be taken from the collection point 2 and where a returned transport carriage 3 can be coupled without causing gaps.
  • the invention includes all common types of telescopic trolleys 3 which are movable by hand. These include, in particular, platform trolleys, shopping trolleys for all kinds of markets, and luggage trolleys for train stations and airfields.

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  1. Procédé pour libérer et retirer des chariots de transport (3) qui sont tenus prêts en un point de rassemblement (2), dans lequel une pluralité de serrures (7, 8, 9 ... n) sont disposées au point de rassemblement sur au moins un support (6) pour recevoir, de manière à pouvoir les verrouiller, des éléments de verrouillage (4) qui sont fixés aux chariots de transport, et dans lequel les chariots de transport qui sont accouplés aux serrures (7, 8, 9 ... n) à l'aide des éléments de verrouillage (4) peuvent être retirés du point de rassemblement par paiement d'une consigne ou d'un péage et accouplés à nouveau après utilisation aux serrures du point de rassemblement, caractérisé par le fait qu'au moyen de dispositifs de signalisation (17) situés au point de rassemblement (2), on indique à l'utilisateur du chariot la serrure (7, 8, 9 ... n) de laquelle un chariot de transport (3) peut être désaccouplé, et par le fait que, lorsque le chariot de transport (3) est rapporté, on donne également à l'utilisateur du chariot la possibilité de déterminer au moyen des dispositifs de signalisation (17) la serrure (7, 8, 9 ... n) à laquelle le chariot de transport (3) doit être à nouveau accouplé.
  2. Dispositif (1) pour libérer et retirer des chariots de transport (3) qui sont tenus prêts en un point de rassemblement (2), dans lequel une pluralité de serrures (7, 8, 9 ... n) sont disposées au point de rassemblement sur au moins un support (6) pour recevoir, de manière à pouvoir les verrouiller, des éléments de verrouillage (4) qui sont fixés aux chariots de transport (3), et dans lequel les chariots de transport qui sont accouplés aux serrures (7, 8, 9 ... n) à l'aide des éléments de verrouillage (4) peuvent être retirés du point de rassemblement par paiement d'une consigne ou d'un péage et accouplés à nouveau après utilisation aux serrures du point de rassemblement, caractérisé par le fait qu'il est prévu une unité centrale de commande (16) qui est reliée électriquement à une caisse automatique (18) située au point de rassemblement (2), et par le fait que chaque serrure (7, 8, 9 ... n) comporte un dispositif de verrouillage (15) qui peut être excité par l'unité centrale de commande (16), cependant que le dispositif de verrouillage (15) est destiné à recevoir et à libérer un élément de verrouillage (4), et qu'est associé à chaque serrure (7, 8, 9 ... n) un dispositif de signalisation (17) pour indiquer celui des chariots de transport accouplés (3) qui est prévu pour être retiré et celle des serrures (7, 8, 9 ... n) à laquelle un chariot de transport rapporté (3) doit être accouplé.
  3. Dispositif selon la revendication 2, caractérisé par le fait que le support (6) est réalisé sous la forme d'une construction en rails ou en tubes sur laquelle ou dans laquelle les serrures (7, 8, 9 ... n) sont montées fixes à des distances prédéterminées.
  4. Dispositif selon la revendication 2 ou 3, caractérisé par le fait que les dispositifs de signalisation (17) sont prévus, soit sur les serrures (7, 8, 9 ... n), soit sur le support (6).
  5. Dispositif selon l'une des revendications 2 à 4, caractérisé par le fait que chaque élément de verrouillage (4) est fixé à chaque chariot de transport (3) à l'aide d'une chaîne (5).
  6. Dispositif selon l'une des revendications 2 à 5, caractérisé par le fait que l'unité centrale de commande (16) est logée dans la caisse automatique (18).
  7. Dispositif selon l'une des revendications 2 à 6, caractérisé par le fait que les dispositifs de signalisation (17) peuvent être éclairés avec une intensité lumineuse différente ou par intermittence.
  8. Dispositif selon l'une des revendications 2 à 7, caractérisé par le fait que chaque serrure (7, 8, 9 ... n) est équipée d'une unité de commande électronique (14) qui peut être excitée par l'unité centrale de commande (16).
  9. Dispositif selon l'une des revendications 2 à 8, caractérisé par le fait que l'unité centrale de commande (16) est reliée électriquement aux serrures (7, 8, 9 ... n) par un montage en parallèle d'une manière telle que, dans le cas d'une défaillance de l'une des serrures (7 ou 8 ou ... n), la capacité de fonctionnement des autres serrures (7 ou 8 ou ... n) reste conservée, ainsi que celle des dispositifs de signalisation (17).
EP94113679A 1993-09-07 1994-09-01 Méthode et dispositif pour la distribution et la récupération de chariots de transport emboîtables pour limiter l'encombrement Expired - Lifetime EP0643372B1 (fr)

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