EP0802511B1 - Empty bottle reverse vending device - Google Patents

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EP0802511B1
EP0802511B1 EP97111001A EP97111001A EP0802511B1 EP 0802511 B1 EP0802511 B1 EP 0802511B1 EP 97111001 A EP97111001 A EP 97111001A EP 97111001 A EP97111001 A EP 97111001A EP 0802511 B1 EP0802511 B1 EP 0802511B1
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  • the invention relates to an empty bottle return device with a housing, with at least one lockable Entry opening accessible from the outside Input chamber for empty bottles with one attached to the input chamber subsequent empty bottle magazine, with a motor-driven conveyor for transport individual empty bottles from the input chamber in the empty bottle magazine, with one in the area of the input chamber located device for bottle detection and with a preferably on output signals of Bottle detection device responsive control device to control the conveyor and, if necessary a deposit payment, the input chamber a footprint to hold an upright standing empty bottle and the empty bottle magazine at the level of the shelf for holding upright empty bottles.
  • Such an empty bottle return device is from the EP-A2-567 732 known.
  • There the empty bottles are in different Levels via separately loadable input chambers entered into stationary magazine compartments. In every input chamber is its own bottle detection facility intended. Once the magazine is full, it must be in place and Point can be emptied by removing the bottles individually.
  • the empty bottle magazine in one in a magazine chamber to arrange the retractable chassis.
  • the Empty bottle magazine has one there by a chain drive adjustable in height in the chassis Magazine floor, the height of which is through the top one Limit switch touching bottle adjustable in the bottle magazine is.
  • the bottles are lying in the input chamber inserted and by an acceptance rotor on a bottle pyramid forming on the magazine bottom stored. Through the automatic adjustment of the floor height it is avoided that it hits the bottles there is a glass break on the bottle pyramid. As soon as the mobile bottle magazine is full, it will exchanged for an empty magazine.
  • Through the lying Bottle intake however, there is a risk of residual liquid leak out of the bottles and into one Contamination of the bottle magazine. in addition comes that randomly messed up in the bottle magazine lying bottles during the removal and the subsequent Sorting require a significant amount of work.
  • the invention is based on the object an empty bottle return device at the beginning specified type to develop, which is easy to use enabled when loading and emptying the empty bottle magazine.
  • the measures according to the invention make a special one simple and quick bottle replacement achieved that the empty bottle magazine in one in one Magazine chamber of the retractable chassis is arranged, the magazine bottom of the empty bottle magazine when set in the magazine chamber Chassis with the footprint of the associated input chamber flees.
  • the latter is according to the invention thereby enables that on the chassis and / or on the housing at least one-sided on the input chamber side arranged guide or support rollers provided are used by the chassis when entering the Magazine chamber at least with its input chamber side Casters from the floor to a defined position within the housing can be lifted off.
  • the housing has at least two on top of each other arranged, each with a sensor slide and a cross slide equipped input chambers and the chassis a corresponding number arranged one above the other Has empty bottle magazines.
  • the magazine bottoms expediently have one rectangular border as a stop for the Empty bottles on.
  • the fill level can in the opposite of the passage opening Border margin area on a pushed-on empty bottle attractive, preferably housing-fixed sensor element can be arranged, for example, as around a vertical axis pivotable lever is formed can be one in the beam path of a reflection light barrier arranged reflector carries or Microswitch actuated.
  • the empty bottle return device shown in the drawing consists essentially of a housing 10, two arranged one above the other in the housing, on one Entry opening 11 can be closed by a sliding door 12 Input chambers 14 for upright Empty bottles 16, one in a magazine chamber open to the front 18 of the housing adjustable chassis 20 with two empty bottle magazines arranged one above the other 22, and a control panel 24 with receipt button 26, Receipt 28 and display 30.
  • the housing-fixed footprint 32 forward and backward through an adjustment threshold 34 and a rear stop wall 36 is limited.
  • the footprint 32 of the input chambers 14 is via a passage opening 38 with the neighboring Empty bottle magazine 22 of the chassis 20 connected and aligns with the magazine bottom 40.
  • the passage opening 38 is through that at the same time as a sliding door trained boom 42 of the sensor slide 44 closable.
  • One opposite the first boom 42 Boom 46 of the sensor slide carries nearby its front end several, as optoelectronic Transceivers trained sensors 48 that together with the mirrors 50 on the bracket 42 reflection light barriers form for scanning the bottle contour.
  • the Sensor slide 44 is by means of a geared motor 52, a gear 54 and a rack 56 between a front, shown in solid lines Input position and a rear, in dashed lines Lines shown end position horizontally in the direction of the double arrow 58 to and fro.
  • the Empty bottle 16 remains when the sensor slide is moved 44 on their footprint 32 in the input chamber 14 stand.
  • the sensors move on the shifting distance 48 past the bottle and feel its diameter at different heights above the footprint 32.
  • the gear motor 52 drives with its output shaft 60 one as a gear 62 made of magnetizable material and a magnetic probe 64 formed incremental Sensor in cooperation with the Sensors 48 contributes to bottle detection.
  • the sliding door arm 42 gives the end position of the sensor slide 44 clear the passage opening 38. In this end position, the one in the input chamber 14 located empty bottle 16 with the help of a motor 66 driven cross slide 68, the displacement of the sensor slide 44 in the area of the input chamber 14 crosses through the passage opening 38 are pushed out into the empty bottle magazine 22.
  • the input chamber 14 is when the cross slide is retracted 68 in the lower part by the slider stamp 116 while limited by either the upper part a housing-fixed or by a sensor slide fixed Boundary wall is limited. If necessary in stamp 116 and in the boundary wall above Sensor screens, not shown, for the Cut out passage of the sensor light.
  • the cross slide 68 is with the help of the gear motor 66, a Gear 67 and a rack 68 between a rear, Input position shown in solid lines and a front one, in dashed lines illustrated end position horizontally in the direction of Double arrow 69 can be pushed back and forth.
  • the geared motor 66 with its output shaft 160 a as a gear 162 made of magnetizable material and a magnetic probe 164 formed incremental Displacement sensor in cooperation with the sensors 148 contributes to bottle detection.
  • the cross slide 68 has a slide-resistant platform 120, which as Space for the empty bottle 16 to be set is used.
  • a slide-resistant Boundary wall 116 provided while the rear wall 36 of the input chamber is arranged fixed to the housing.
  • the platform 120 arrives with the one on it Bottle 16 via the displacement path through the passage opening 38 into the empty bottle magazine 22 and becomes bottle detection along the displacement path sensed by sensors 148 without contact.
  • the actual transfer of the empty bottle 16 into the empty bottle magazine 22 is carried out by a scraper 124, the with the cross slide 116 extended with the aid of a drive motor 126 across the platform 120 in front of the Passage opening 38 is moved so that the subsequent Retracting the cross slide 116 Empty bottle 16 is stripped from the platform 120.
  • the bottle scraper 124 is used in this embodiment at the same time as a closing door for the passage opening 42.
  • a passage to the sensors 148 and to the passage opening Preventing 38 is an additional one Partition 128 provided which is rigid with the wiper 124 connected and movable together with this can be.
  • the magazine bottoms 40 have a substantially rectangular shape Boundary edge 118 on that shown in the Embodiments through the vertical outer walls of the chassis 20 is formed.
  • the passage openings 38 are each through a wall opening in the input side Wall area of the chassis 20 formed, under the action of a spring, not shown when removing the chassis from the magazine chamber 18 are closed automatically.
  • the chassis 20 with relatively large casters 110 provided.
  • the bottles are used for emptying 16 first from the top magazine bottom 40 from above removed and, if necessary, in ready-made bottle crates sorted. For emptying the lower magazine bottom 40 becomes the previously emptied upper magazine bottom 40 for example on a hinge joint folded up to freely from above to the concerned Bottles 16 to be able to get.
  • the invention refers to an empty bottle return device with an input chamber 14 for empty bottles 16 and one Chassis 20 as a change magazine 22.
  • To a simple Handling when loading and emptying the change magazine 22 is the empty bottle magazine 22 via an aligned transverse to the input opening 11 closable passage opening 38 from the stationary input chamber 14 accessible from. Is further a conveyor is provided which transversely to Input direction through the input chamber 14 in Can be pushed back and forth towards the passage opening 38 Cross slide 68 has.
  • a smooth transition between the input chamber 14 and the chassis side Precautions are to be taken to ensure magazine bottom 40 for aligning the magazine bottom with the shelf the associated input chamber at in the magazine chamber inserted chassis 20 hit.

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The collector has a housing with a bottle input chamber with closable insertion aperture, a motorised conveyor passing empties from the input chamber to a bottle magazine (22), a bottle detector and associated controller for the conveyor. There can be a deposit coin output. The insertion chamber has a surface for receiving upright bottles and the magazine has a base at the height of this surface for receiving upright bottles. The magazine is accessible from the stationary insertion chamber via a closable opening. The conveyor has a linearly reciprocally movable transverse slider and the detector has a reciprocally movable sensor slider (44) crossing the path of the transverse slider in the region of the insertion chamber (14). The sensor slider carries sensors (48) for contactless detection of the bottle contours and dia.

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Die Erfindung betrifft ein Leerflaschen-Rücknahmegerät mit einem Gehäuse, mit mindestens einer durch eine verschließbare Eingabeöffnung von außen her zugänglichen Eingabekammer für Leerflaschen mit einem an die Eingabekammer anschließenden Leerflaschenmagazin, mit einer motorisch antreibbaren Fördereinrichtung für den Transport einzelner Leerflaschen aus der Eingabekammer in das Leerflaschenmagazin, mit einer im Bereich der Eingabekammer befindlichen Einrichtung zur Flaschenerkennung und mit einer vorzugsweise auf Ausgangssignale der Flaschenerkennungseinrichtung ansprechenden Steuereinrichtung zur Ansteuerung der Fördereinrichtung und gegebenenfalls einer Pfandgeldausgabe, wobei die Eingabekammer eine Stellfläche zur Aufnahme einer aufrecht stehenden Leerflasche und das Leerflaschenmagazin einen auf der Höhe der Stellfläche befindlichen Magazinboden zur Aufnahme von aufrecht stehenden Leerflaschen aufweisen.The invention relates to an empty bottle return device with a housing, with at least one lockable Entry opening accessible from the outside Input chamber for empty bottles with one attached to the input chamber subsequent empty bottle magazine, with a motor-driven conveyor for transport individual empty bottles from the input chamber in the empty bottle magazine, with one in the area of the input chamber located device for bottle detection and with a preferably on output signals of Bottle detection device responsive control device to control the conveyor and, if necessary a deposit payment, the input chamber a footprint to hold an upright standing empty bottle and the empty bottle magazine at the level of the shelf for holding upright empty bottles.

Ein derartiges Leerflaschen-Rücknahmegerät ist aus der EP-A2-567 732 bekannt. Dort werden die Leerflaschen in verschiedenen Ebenen über getrennt beschickbare Eingabekammern in stationäre Magazinfächer eingegeben. In jeder Eingabekammer ist eine eigene Flaschenerkennungseinrichtung vorgesehen. Sobald das Magazin voll ist, muß es an Ort und Stelle durch Einzelentnahme der Flaschen entleert werden.Such an empty bottle return device is from the EP-A2-567 732 known. There the empty bottles are in different Levels via separately loadable input chambers entered into stationary magazine compartments. In every input chamber is its own bottle detection facility intended. Once the magazine is full, it must be in place and Point can be emptied by removing the bottles individually.

Zur Vermeidung dieses Nachteils ist es bei einem Leerflaschenrücknahmegerät an sich bekannt (DE-C-33 20 266), das Leerflaschenmagazin in einem in eine Magazinkammer des Gehäuses einschiebbaren Fahrgestell anzuordnen. Das Leerflaschenmagazin weist dort einen durch einen Kettenantrieb im Fahrgestell in der Höhe verschiebbaren Magazinboden auf, dessen Höhe durch die oberste, einen Endschalter berührende Flasche im Flaschenmagazin einstellbar ist. Die Flaschen werden liegend in die Eingabekammer eingelegt und durch einen Annahmerotor auf einer sich auf dem Magazinboden bildenden Flaschenpyramide abgelegt. Durch die selbsttätige Einstellung der Bodenhöhe wird vermieden, daß es beim Auftreffen der Flaschen auf der Flaschenpyramide zu einem Glasbruch kommt. Sobald das fahrbare Flaschenmagazin voll ist, wird es gegen ein Leermagazin ausgetauscht. Durch die liegende Flaschenaufnahme besteht jedoch die Gefahr, daß Restflüssigkeit aus den Flaschen auslaufen und zu einer Verschmutzung des Flaschenmagazins führen kann. Hinzu kommt, daß die wahllos im Flaschenmagazin durcheinander liegenden Flaschen bei der Entnahme und dem anschließenden Sortieren einen erheblichen Arbeitsaufwand erfordern.To avoid this disadvantage, it is an empty bottle return device known per se (DE-C-33 20 266), the empty bottle magazine in one in a magazine chamber to arrange the retractable chassis. The Empty bottle magazine has one there by a chain drive adjustable in height in the chassis Magazine floor, the height of which is through the top one Limit switch touching bottle adjustable in the bottle magazine is. The bottles are lying in the input chamber inserted and by an acceptance rotor on a bottle pyramid forming on the magazine bottom stored. Through the automatic adjustment of the floor height it is avoided that it hits the bottles there is a glass break on the bottle pyramid. As soon as the mobile bottle magazine is full, it will exchanged for an empty magazine. Through the lying Bottle intake, however, there is a risk of residual liquid leak out of the bottles and into one Contamination of the bottle magazine. in addition comes that randomly messed up in the bottle magazine lying bottles during the removal and the subsequent Sorting require a significant amount of work.

Ausgehend hiervon liegt der Erfindung die Aufgabe zugrunde, ein Leerflaschen-Rücknahmegerät der eingangs angegebenen Art zu entwickeln, das eine einfache Handhabung beim Beschicken und Entleeren des Leerflaschenmagazins ermöglicht.Proceeding from this, the invention is based on the object an empty bottle return device at the beginning specified type to develop, which is easy to use enabled when loading and emptying the empty bottle magazine.

Zur Lösung dieser Aufgabe werden die im Patentanspruch 1 angegebenen Merkmale vorgeschlagen. Vorteilhafte Ausgestaltungen und Weiterbildungen der Erfindung ergeben sich aus den abhängigen Ansprüchen.To solve this problem are in the claim 1 features proposed. Advantageous configurations and further developments of the invention themselves from the dependent claims.

Mit den erfindungsgemäßen Maßnahmen wird ein besonders einfacher und rascher Flaschenaustausch dadurch erzielt, daß das Leerflaschenmagazin in einem in eine Magazinkammer des Gehäuses einschiebbaren Fahrgestell angeordnet ist, wobei der Magazinboden des Leerflaschenmagazins bei in die Magazinkammer eingestelltem Fahrgestell mit der Stellfläche der zugehörigen Eingabekammer fluchtet. Letzteres wird gemäß der Erfindung dadurch ermöglicht, daß am Fahrgestell und/oder am Gehäuse mindestens einseitig auf der Seite der Eingabekammern angeordnete Leit- oder Stützrollen vorgesehen sind, über die das Fahrgestell beim Einfahren in die Magazinkammer zumindest mit ihren eingabekammerseitigen Fahrrollen vom Boden in eine definierte Position innerhalb des Gehäuses abhebbar ist.The measures according to the invention make a special one simple and quick bottle replacement achieved that the empty bottle magazine in one in one Magazine chamber of the retractable chassis is arranged, the magazine bottom of the empty bottle magazine when set in the magazine chamber Chassis with the footprint of the associated input chamber flees. The latter is according to the invention thereby enables that on the chassis and / or on the housing at least one-sided on the input chamber side arranged guide or support rollers provided are used by the chassis when entering the Magazine chamber at least with its input chamber side Casters from the floor to a defined position within the housing can be lifted off.

Eine weitere bevorzugte Ausgestaltung der Erfindung sieht vor, daß das Gehäuse mindestens zwei übereinander angeordnete, mit je einem Sensorschieber und einem Querschieber ausgestattete Eingabekammern und das Fahrgestell eine entsprechende Anzahl übereinander angeordnete Leerflaschenmagazine aufweist. Another preferred embodiment of the invention provides that the housing has at least two on top of each other arranged, each with a sensor slide and a cross slide equipped input chambers and the chassis a corresponding number arranged one above the other Has empty bottle magazines.

Zweckmäßig weisen die Magazinböden einen im wesentlichen rechteckigen Begrenzungsrand als Anschlag für die Leerflaschen auf. Zur Signalisierung des Füllzustands kann in dem der Durchtrittsöffnung gegenüberliegenden Begrenzungsrandbereich ein auf eine aufgeschobene Leerflasche ansprechendes, vorzugsweise gehäusefestes Sensorelement angeordnet werden, das beispielsweise als um eine vertikale Achse verschwenkbarer Hebel ausgebildet sein kann, der einen im Strahlengang einer Reflexionslichtschranke angeordneten Reflektor trägt oder einen Mikroschalter betätigt.The magazine bottoms expediently have one rectangular border as a stop for the Empty bottles on. For signaling the fill level can in the opposite of the passage opening Border margin area on a pushed-on empty bottle attractive, preferably housing-fixed sensor element can be arranged, for example, as around a vertical axis pivotable lever is formed can be one in the beam path of a reflection light barrier arranged reflector carries or Microswitch actuated.

Im folgenden wird die Erfindung anhand eines in der Zeichnung in schematischer Weise dargestellten Ausführungsbeispiels näher erläutert. Es zeigen

Fig. 1
eine Frontansicht eines geschlossenen Leerflaschen-Rücknahmegeräts;
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eine Vorderansicht des Leerflaschen-Rücknahmegeräts mit abgenommener Fahrgestellblende;
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eine Draufsicht auf das Leerflaschen-Rücknahmegerät bei abgenommenem Gehäuseoberteil;
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eine Darstellung entsprechend Fig. 3 für ein abgewandeltes Ausführungsbeispiel eines Leerflaschen-Rücknahmegeräts.
The invention is explained in more detail below with reference to an exemplary embodiment shown schematically in the drawing. Show it
Fig. 1
a front view of a closed empty bottle return device;
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a front view of the empty bottle return device with the chassis panel removed;
Fig. 3
a plan view of the empty bottle return device with the upper housing part removed;
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a representation corresponding to FIG. 3 for a modified embodiment of an empty bottle return device.

Das in der Zeichnung dargestellte Leerflaschen-Rücknahmegerät besteht im wesentlichen aus einem Gehäuse 10, zwei übereinander im Gehäuse angeordneten, an einer Eingabeöffnung 11 durch je eine Schiebetür 12 verschließbaren Eingabekammern 14 für aufrecht stehende Leerflaschen 16, einem in eine nach vorne offene Magazinkammer 18 des Gehäuses einstellbaren Fahrgestell 20 mit zwei übereinander angeordneten Leerflaschenmagazinen 22, sowie einem Bedienungspult 24 mit Bontaste 26, Bonausgabe 28 und Display 30.The empty bottle return device shown in the drawing consists essentially of a housing 10, two arranged one above the other in the housing, on one Entry opening 11 can be closed by a sliding door 12 Input chambers 14 for upright Empty bottles 16, one in a magazine chamber open to the front 18 of the housing adjustable chassis 20 with two empty bottle magazines arranged one above the other 22, and a control panel 24 with receipt button 26, Receipt 28 and display 30.

Bei dem Ausführungsbeispiel nach Fig. 3 enthalten die stationären Eingabekammern 14 eine gehäusefeste Stellfläche 32 die nach vorne und hinten durch je eine Einstellschwelle 34 sowie eine rückwärtige Anschlagwand 36 begrenzt ist. Die Stellfläche 32 der Eingabekammern 14 ist über eine Durchtrittsöffnung 38 mit dem benachbarten Leerflaschenmagazin 22 des Fahrgestells 20 verbunden und fluchtet mit deren Magazinboden 40. Die Durchtrittsöffnung 38 ist durch den zugleich als Schiebetür ausgebildeten Ausleger 42 des Sensorschiebers 44 verschließbar. Ein dem ersten Ausleger 42 gegenüberliegender Ausleger 46 des Sensorschiebers trägt in der Nähe seines vorderen Endes mehrere, als optoelektronische Sendeempfänger ausgebildete Sensoren 48, die zusammen mit den Spiegeln 50 am Ausleger 42 Reflexionslichtschranken zur Abtastung der Flaschenkontur bilden. Der Sensorschieber 44 ist mit Hilfe eines Getriebemotors 52, einem Zahnrad 54 und einer Zahnstange 56 zwischen einer vorderen, in durchgezogenen Linien dargestellten Eingabestellung und einer rückwärtigen, in gestrichelten Linien dargestellten Endstellung horizontal in Richtung des Doppelpfeils 58 hin- und herverschiebbar. Die Leerflasche 16 bleibt beim Verschieben des Sensorschiebers 44 auf ihrer Stellfläche 32 in der Eingabekammer 14 stehen. Auf der Verschiebestrecke wandern die Sensoren 48 an der Flasche vorbei und tasten deren Durchmesser auf verschiedener Höhe über der Stellfläche 32 ab. Außerdem treibt der Getriebemotor 52 mit seiner Abtriebswelle 60 einen als Zahnrad 62 aus magnetisierbarem Material und einer Magnetsonde 64 ausgebildeten inkrementellen Wegaufnehmer an, der im Zusammenwirken mit den Sensoren 48 zur Flaschenerkennung beiträgt. In der rückwärtigen Endstellung gibt der Schiebetür-Ausleger 42 des Sensorschiebers 44 die Durchtrittsöffnung 38 frei. In dieser Endstellung kann die in der Eingabekammer 14 befindliche Leerflasche 16 mit Hilfe des mit einem Motor 66 angetriebenen Querschiebers 68, der den Verschiebeweg des Sensorsschiebers 44 im Bereich der Eingabekammer 14 kreuzt, durch die Durchtrittsöffnung 38 hindurch in das Leerflaschenmagazin 22 ausgeschoben werden.3 contain the stationary input chambers 14 a housing-fixed footprint 32 forward and backward through an adjustment threshold 34 and a rear stop wall 36 is limited. The footprint 32 of the input chambers 14 is via a passage opening 38 with the neighboring Empty bottle magazine 22 of the chassis 20 connected and aligns with the magazine bottom 40. The passage opening 38 is through that at the same time as a sliding door trained boom 42 of the sensor slide 44 closable. One opposite the first boom 42 Boom 46 of the sensor slide carries nearby its front end several, as optoelectronic Transceivers trained sensors 48 that together with the mirrors 50 on the bracket 42 reflection light barriers form for scanning the bottle contour. The Sensor slide 44 is by means of a geared motor 52, a gear 54 and a rack 56 between a front, shown in solid lines Input position and a rear, in dashed lines Lines shown end position horizontally in the direction of the double arrow 58 to and fro. The Empty bottle 16 remains when the sensor slide is moved 44 on their footprint 32 in the input chamber 14 stand. The sensors move on the shifting distance 48 past the bottle and feel its diameter at different heights above the footprint 32. In addition, the gear motor 52 drives with its output shaft 60 one as a gear 62 made of magnetizable material and a magnetic probe 64 formed incremental Sensor in cooperation with the Sensors 48 contributes to bottle detection. In the back The sliding door arm 42 gives the end position of the sensor slide 44 clear the passage opening 38. In this end position, the one in the input chamber 14 located empty bottle 16 with the help of a motor 66 driven cross slide 68, the displacement of the sensor slide 44 in the area of the input chamber 14 crosses through the passage opening 38 are pushed out into the empty bottle magazine 22.

Die Eingabekammer 14 wird bei zurückgezogenem Querschieber 68 im unteren Teil durch den Schieberstempel 116 begrenzt, während sie im oberen Teil entweder durch eine gehäusefeste oder durch eine sensorschieberfeste Begrenzungswand begrenzt ist. Erforderlichenfalls sind im Stempel 116 und in der darüber befindlichen Begrenzungswand nicht dargestellte Sensorblenden für den Durchtritt des Sensorlichts ausgespart. The input chamber 14 is when the cross slide is retracted 68 in the lower part by the slider stamp 116 while limited by either the upper part a housing-fixed or by a sensor slide fixed Boundary wall is limited. If necessary in stamp 116 and in the boundary wall above Sensor screens, not shown, for the Cut out passage of the sensor light.

Da die auf dem Boden 108 aufstehenden Fahrrollen 110 des Fahrgestells 20 einem allmählichen Verschleiß unterliegen, müssen Vorkehrungen getroffen werden, die eine verschleißunabhängige Ausfluchtung zwischen den Stellflächen 32 der Eingabekammern 14 einerseits und den Magazinböden 40 des Fahrgestells 20 andererseits bei in die Magazinkammer 18 eingeschobenem Fahrgestell 20 gewährleisten. Hierzu sind auf der Seite der Eingabekammern 14 in die Magazinkammer 18 eingreifende Stützrollen 112 vorgesehen, auf die das Fahrgestell 20 beim Einschieben in die Magazinkammer 18 unter Abheben der eingabekammerseitigen Fahrrollen 110 mit einer Führungsrinne 114 aufläuft.Since the casters 110 standing on the floor 108 the chassis 20 is subject to gradual wear, precautions must be taken that a wear-independent alignment between the Footprints 32 of the input chambers 14 on the one hand and the magazine floors 40 of the chassis 20 on the other hand when the chassis is inserted into the magazine chamber 18 20 ensure. For this are on the input chamber side 14 support rollers engaging in the magazine chamber 18 112 provided on the chassis 20 at Pushing it into the magazine chamber 18 while lifting the input-chamber-side castors 110 with a guide trough 114 accumulates.

Das Ausführungsbeispiel nach Fig. 4 unterscheidet sich von demjenigen nach Fig. 3 vor allem dadurch, daß die als optoelektronische Sendeempfänger ausgebildeten Sensoren 148 und ihre Spiegel 50 gehäusefest im Bereich des Verschiebewegs des Querschiebers 68 angeordnet sind, so daß der Sensorschieber 44 entfällt. Der Querschieber 68 ist mit Hilfe des Getriebemotors 66, einem Zahnrad 67 und einer Zahnstange 68 zwischen einer rückwärtigen, in durchgezogenen Linien dargestellten Eingabestellung und einer vorderen, in gestrichelten Linien dargestellten Endstellung horizontal in Richtung des Doppelpfeils 69 hin- und herverschiebbar. Außerdem treibt der Getriebemotor 66 mit seiner Abtriebswelle 160 eine als Zahnrad 162 aus magnetisierbarem Material und einer Magnetsonde 164 ausgebildeten inkrementalen Wegaufnehmer an, der im Zusammenwirken mit den Sensoren 148 zur Flaschenerkennung beiträgt. Der Querschieber 68 weist eine schieberfeste Plattform 120 auf, die als Stellfläche für die einzustellende Leerflasche 16 dient. Zur Seite des Antriebsmotors 66 hin ist eine schieberfeste Begrenzungswand 116 vorgesehen, während die Rückwand 36 der Eingabekammer gehäusefest angeordnet ist. Die Plattform 120 gelangt mit der auf ihr befindlichen Flasche 16 über den Verschiebeweg durch die Durchtrittsöffnung 38 hindurch in das Leerflaschenmagazin 22 und wird entlang dem Verschiebeweg zur Flaschenerkennung durch die Sensoren 148 berührungslos abgetastet. Die eigentliche Übergabe der Leerflasche 16 in das Leerflaschenmagazin 22 erfolgt durch einen Abstreifer 124, der bei ausgefahrenem Querschieber 116 mit Hilfe eines Antriebsmotors 126 über die Plattform 120 hinweg vor die Durchtrittsöffnung 38 verfahren wird, so daß beim anschließenden Zurückziehen des Querschiebers 116 die Leerflasche 16 von der Plattform 120 abgestreift wird. Der Flaschenabstreifer 124 dient bei diesem Ausführungsbeispiel zugleich als Verschlußtür für die Durchtrittsöffnung 42. Um bei geöffneter Eingabekammer 14 einen Durchgriff zu den Sensoren 148 und zur Durchtrittsöffnung 38 zu verhindern, ist zusätzlich eine Trennwand 128 vorgesehen, die starr mit dem Abstreifer 124 verbunden und gemeinsam mit diesem verschiebbar sein kann.4 differs 3 mainly by the fact that the sensors designed as optoelectronic transceivers 148 and their mirrors 50 fixed to the housing in the area of the displacement path of the cross slide 68 are so that the sensor slide 44 is omitted. The cross slide 68 is with the help of the gear motor 66, a Gear 67 and a rack 68 between a rear, Input position shown in solid lines and a front one, in dashed lines illustrated end position horizontally in the direction of Double arrow 69 can be pushed back and forth. Moreover drives the geared motor 66 with its output shaft 160 a as a gear 162 made of magnetizable material and a magnetic probe 164 formed incremental Displacement sensor in cooperation with the sensors 148 contributes to bottle detection. The cross slide 68 has a slide-resistant platform 120, which as Space for the empty bottle 16 to be set is used. To the side of the drive motor 66 is a slide-resistant Boundary wall 116 provided while the rear wall 36 of the input chamber is arranged fixed to the housing. The platform 120 arrives with the one on it Bottle 16 via the displacement path through the passage opening 38 into the empty bottle magazine 22 and becomes bottle detection along the displacement path sensed by sensors 148 without contact. The actual transfer of the empty bottle 16 into the empty bottle magazine 22 is carried out by a scraper 124, the with the cross slide 116 extended with the aid of a drive motor 126 across the platform 120 in front of the Passage opening 38 is moved so that the subsequent Retracting the cross slide 116 Empty bottle 16 is stripped from the platform 120. The bottle scraper 124 is used in this embodiment at the same time as a closing door for the passage opening 42. To with the input chamber 14 open a passage to the sensors 148 and to the passage opening Preventing 38 is an additional one Partition 128 provided which is rigid with the wiper 124 connected and movable together with this can be.

Die Magazinböden 40 weisen einen im wesentlichen rechteckigen Begrenzungsrand 118 auf, der bei den gezeigten Ausführungsbeispielen durch die vertikalen Außenwände des Fahrgestells 20 gebildet ist. Die Durchtrittsöffnungen 38 werden durch je einen Wanddurchbruch im eingabeseitigen Wandbereich des Fahrgestells 20 gebildet, die unter der Einwirkung einer nicht dargestellten Feder beim Herausnehmen des Fahrgestells aus der Magazinkammer 18 selbsttätig geschlossen werden.The magazine bottoms 40 have a substantially rectangular shape Boundary edge 118 on that shown in the Embodiments through the vertical outer walls of the chassis 20 is formed. The passage openings 38 are each through a wall opening in the input side Wall area of the chassis 20 formed, under the action of a spring, not shown when removing the chassis from the magazine chamber 18 are closed automatically.

Sobald einer der Magazinböden 40 voll ist, wird über das durch eine auftreffende Leerflasche 16 betätigte gehäusefeste Sensorelement 120 die Reflexionslichtschranke 122 oder ein Mikroschalter unter Abgabe eines "Voll"-Signals ausgelöst und die Schiebetür 12 der betreffenden Eingabekammer 14 gesperrt. Damit kann nur noch die andere Eingabekammer 14 mit Leerflaschen beschickt werden, bis auch deren Leerflaschenmagazin 22 voll ist. Ein Weiterbetrieb ist dann erst wieder möglich, wenn das Fahrgestell 20 mit den vollen Flaschenmagazinen 22 durch eines mit leeren Magazinen ersetzt wird. Um eine leichte Manövrierbarkeit zu gewährleisten, ist das Fahrgestell 20 mit relativ großen Fahrrollen 110 versehen. Zum Entleeren werden die Flaschen 16 zunächst vom oberen Magazinboden 40 von oben her entnommen und gegebenenfalls in bereitstehende Flaschenkästen einsortiert. Zum Entleeren des unteren Magazinbodens 40 wird der zuvor entleerte obere Magazinboden 40 beispielsweise an einem Scharniergelenk nach oben geklappt, um von oben her frei an die betreffenden Flaschen 16 herankommen zu können.As soon as one of the magazine bottoms 40 is full, over that operated by an impacting empty bottle 16 housing-fixed sensor element 120 the reflection light barrier 122 or a microswitch giving a "Full" signal triggered and the sliding door 12 of the concerned Entry chamber 14 locked. So only still the other input chamber 14 loaded with empty bottles until their empty bottle magazine 22 is full. Continued operation is only possible again when the chassis 20 with the full bottle magazines 22 replaced by one with empty magazines becomes. To ensure easy maneuverability, is the chassis 20 with relatively large casters 110 provided. The bottles are used for emptying 16 first from the top magazine bottom 40 from above removed and, if necessary, in ready-made bottle crates sorted. For emptying the lower magazine bottom 40 becomes the previously emptied upper magazine bottom 40 for example on a hinge joint folded up to freely from above to the concerned Bottles 16 to be able to get.

Zusammenfassend ist folgendes festzustellen: Die Erfindung bezieht sich auf ein Leerflaschen-Rücknahmegerät mit einer Eingabekammer 14 für Leerflaschen 16 und einem Fahrgestell 20 als Wechselmagazin 22. Um eine einfache Handhabung beim Beschicken und Entleeren des Wechselmagazins 22 zu gewährleisten, ist das Leerflaschenmagazin 22 über eine quer zur Eingabeöffnung 11 ausgerichtete verschließbare Durchtrittsöffnung 38 von der stationären Eingabekammer 14 aus zugänglich. Weiter ist eine Fördereinrichtung vorgesehen, die einen quer zur Eingaberichtung durch die Eingabekammer 14 hindurch in Richtung Durchtrittsöffnung 38 hin- und herverschiebbaren Querschieber 68 aufweist. Um unabhängig vom Verschleißzustand der Fahrrollen 110 einen glatten Übergang zwischen der Eingabekammer 14 und dem fahrgestellseitigen Magazinboden 40 zu gewährleisten, sind Vorkehrungen zum Ausfluchten des Magazinbodens mit der Stellfläche der zugehörigen Eingabekammer bei in die Magazinkammer eingeschobenem Fahrgestell 20 getroffen.In summary, the following can be stated: The invention refers to an empty bottle return device with an input chamber 14 for empty bottles 16 and one Chassis 20 as a change magazine 22. To a simple Handling when loading and emptying the change magazine 22 is the empty bottle magazine 22 via an aligned transverse to the input opening 11 closable passage opening 38 from the stationary input chamber 14 accessible from. Is further a conveyor is provided which transversely to Input direction through the input chamber 14 in Can be pushed back and forth towards the passage opening 38 Cross slide 68 has. To regardless of wear of the casters 110 a smooth transition between the input chamber 14 and the chassis side Precautions are to be taken to ensure magazine bottom 40 for aligning the magazine bottom with the shelf the associated input chamber at in the magazine chamber inserted chassis 20 hit.

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  1. An empty bottle collector comprising a housing (10), at least one intake chamber (14) for empty bottles (16), which intake chamber is accessible from outside through a closable intake aperture (11), an empty bottle store (22) following the intake chamber (14), a motor-drivable feeding mechanism (68) for the transport of individual empty bottles (16) from the intake chamber (14) into the empty bottle store (22), a mechanism (44, 48; 70, 72) provided in the area of the intake chamber (14) for recognizing the bottles, and a control mechanism (82) preferably reacting to output signals of the bottle-recognizing mechanism for controlling the feeding mechanism (68) and, if desired, a ticket output (28), wherein the intake chamber (14) has a placement surface (32) for receiving an upright positioned empty bottle (16) and the empty bottle store (22) has a store floor (40) provided at the level of the placement surface for receiving upright positioned empty bottles (16), characterized in that the empty bottle store (22) is arranged in a carriage (20), which can be moved into a store chamber (18), wherein guide or support rollers (122) are arranged on the carriage (20) and/or on the housing (10), which rollers are disposed at least on one side on the side of the intake chamber (14), through which rollers the carriage (20) can be lifted from the floor (108) when moving into the store chamber (18) with its rollers (110) to a defined position within the housing (10).
  2. The empty bottle collector of claim 1, characterized by a guide groove (114) cooperating with the guide and support rollers (112).
  3. The empty bottle collector according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the carriage runs up onto the guide and support rollers (112) disposed in the housing and extending into the store chamber (18) on the side of the intake chambers (14) with a guide groove (114), thereby lifting off the rollers (110) nearest the side of the intake chambers.
  4. The empty bottle collector according to one of the claims 1 to 3, characterized in that the housing has at least two intake chambers (14) arranged one above the other and each equipped with a sensor slide (44) and/or a transverse slide (68), and the carriage (20) has a corresponding number of empty bottle stores (22) arranged one above the other, wherein the store floors (40) of the empty bottle stores (22) are aligned with the placement surfaces (32) of the associated intake chambers (14) when the carriage (20) is positioned in the store chamber (18).
  5. The empty bottle collector according to one of the claims 1 to 4, characterized in that the store floors (40) have an essentially rectangular boundary edge preferably formed by vertical carriage walls, and that a preferably housing-fixed sensor element (120) reacting to an empty bottle (16) moved thereon is arranged in the boundary edge area opposite the aperture (38).
  6. The empty bottle collector according to claim 5, characterized in that the sensor element (120) is designed preferably as a lever pivotal about a vertical axis against the force of a spring, which lever carries a reflector arranged in the beam path of a reflecting light barrier or operates a microswitch.
  7. The empty bottle collector according to claim 5 or 6, characterized in that the sensor element (120) is arranged in the area of an edge corner of the store floors (40), and that the aperture (38) at its associated boundary edge is arranged shifted off center in direction toward a diagonally opposite boundary edge corner.
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