EP0961987A1 - Container identification system on side-loading refuse collection vehicles with gripper arms - Google Patents

Container identification system on side-loading refuse collection vehicles with gripper arms

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EP0961987A1
EP0961987A1 EP97935522A EP97935522A EP0961987A1 EP 0961987 A1 EP0961987 A1 EP 0961987A1 EP 97935522 A EP97935522 A EP 97935522A EP 97935522 A EP97935522 A EP 97935522A EP 0961987 A1 EP0961987 A1 EP 0961987A1
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container
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identification system
loading refuse
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Andreas Schmidt
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MOBA Mobile Automation GmbH
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06K—GRAPHICAL DATA READING; PRESENTATION OF DATA; RECORD CARRIERS; HANDLING RECORD CARRIERS
    • G06K7/00—Methods or arrangements for sensing record carriers, e.g. for reading patterns
    • G06K7/10—Methods or arrangements for sensing record carriers, e.g. for reading patterns by electromagnetic radiation, e.g. optical sensing; by corpuscular radiation
    • G06K7/10009—Methods or arrangements for sensing record carriers, e.g. for reading patterns by electromagnetic radiation, e.g. optical sensing; by corpuscular radiation sensing by radiation using wavelengths larger than 0.1 mm, e.g. radio-waves or microwaves
    • G06K7/10316—Methods or arrangements for sensing record carriers, e.g. for reading patterns by electromagnetic radiation, e.g. optical sensing; by corpuscular radiation sensing by radiation using wavelengths larger than 0.1 mm, e.g. radio-waves or microwaves using at least one antenna particularly designed for interrogating the wireless record carriers
    • G06K7/10336—Methods or arrangements for sensing record carriers, e.g. for reading patterns by electromagnetic radiation, e.g. optical sensing; by corpuscular radiation sensing by radiation using wavelengths larger than 0.1 mm, e.g. radio-waves or microwaves using at least one antenna particularly designed for interrogating the wireless record carriers the antenna being of the near field type, inductive coil
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65F—GATHERING OR REMOVAL OF DOMESTIC OR LIKE REFUSE
    • B65F1/00—Refuse receptacles; Accessories therefor
    • B65F1/14—Other constructional features; Accessories
    • B65F1/1484—Other constructional features; Accessories relating to the adaptation of receptacles to carry identification means
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06K—GRAPHICAL DATA READING; PRESENTATION OF DATA; RECORD CARRIERS; HANDLING RECORD CARRIERS
    • G06K7/00—Methods or arrangements for sensing record carriers, e.g. for reading patterns
    • G06K7/10—Methods or arrangements for sensing record carriers, e.g. for reading patterns by electromagnetic radiation, e.g. optical sensing; by corpuscular radiation
    • G06K7/10544—Methods or arrangements for sensing record carriers, e.g. for reading patterns by electromagnetic radiation, e.g. optical sensing; by corpuscular radiation by scanning of the records by radiation in the optical part of the electromagnetic spectrum
    • G06K7/10821—Methods or arrangements for sensing record carriers, e.g. for reading patterns by electromagnetic radiation, e.g. optical sensing; by corpuscular radiation by scanning of the records by radiation in the optical part of the electromagnetic spectrum further details of bar or optical code scanning devices
    • G06K7/10861—Methods or arrangements for sensing record carriers, e.g. for reading patterns by electromagnetic radiation, e.g. optical sensing; by corpuscular radiation by scanning of the records by radiation in the optical part of the electromagnetic spectrum further details of bar or optical code scanning devices sensing of data fields affixed to objects or articles, e.g. coded labels
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07C—TIME OR ATTENDANCE REGISTERS; REGISTERING OR INDICATING THE WORKING OF MACHINES; GENERATING RANDOM NUMBERS; VOTING OR LOTTERY APPARATUS; ARRANGEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS FOR CHECKING NOT PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE
    • G07C5/00—Registering or indicating the working of vehicles
    • G07C5/008—Registering or indicating the working of vehicles communicating information to a remotely located station

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  • the present invention relates to container identification systems, and in particular to container identification systems on side loading refuse vehicles with gripper arms.
  • Container identification systems for identifying waste containers have been used for some time in order to enable billing of garbage disposal fees depending on the weight or the frequency of emptying of a waste container equipped with a transponder.
  • Container identification systems of this type serve to store the data transmitted by the transponder, ie, for example, an identification number that is assigned to the respective household that is to be charged with the corresponding garbage fees, in a data acquisition unit or data processing unit that is accommodated with the container identification system in the side loading refuse vehicle , record and process.
  • a transceiver assigned to the side-loading waste vehicle activates the transponder on the waste container.
  • the transponder emits an information code stored in the transponder, which the transceiver detects, stores and / or processes on the side of the refuse vehicle.
  • the garbage weight can be stored together with the identification number identifying the household or processed further.
  • the garbage container is usually identified in such a way that a defined spatial assignment of the transponder antenna is required during the emptying process.
  • the position of the transponder in relation to the antenna must be selected such that a reading or recognition area between the antenna and the transponder that is as secure as possible is achieved, ie the data stored in the transponder can be detected by means of the antenna of the container identification system.
  • the waste container may only be attached to the gripping arm of the side loading refuse vehicle in a defined position via a so-called comb strip or via holding arms for container pins.
  • the refuse container can assume any position with respect to an antenna attached to the side-loading refuse vehicle due to a rotation about its vertical axis, reliable and reliable identification of the refuse containers with a transponder attached to the refuse container is necessary, taking into account the free assignment the transponder to the gripper arm is not possible.
  • the electromagnetic fields of the antennas do not have a spherical radiation behavior, so that the known attachment of the antennas in the vicinity of the refuse containers does not enable them to be reliably identified.
  • the reading or detection areas of the container identification systems with the currently possible transmission powers are not sufficient to enable the identification of the transponders attached to the refuse containers, which can be detected with gripping arms in any position.
  • the present invention is based on the object of creating an improved container identification system for a side-loading refuse vehicle. fen to ensure reliable and secure identification of a trash container equipped with a transponder regardless of its location in the gripper arm of a side-loading refuse vehicle.
  • the object of the present invention is achieved by a container identification system for a side loading refuse vehicle according to claim 1.
  • the invention is based on the finding that a refuse container equipped with a transponder can be identified reliably and reliably regardless of its position in the gripping arm of a side-loading refuse vehicle by means of the arrangement of an antenna in the detection area of the transponder.
  • a hydraulically or mechanically movable antenna is arranged on the gripping arm such that the antenna is arranged in the reading or detection area of the transponder attached to the refuse container after the refuse container has been gripped by the receiving and tilting device , or comes to rest on the lid of the waste container.
  • a very early and reliable detection and identification of the respective waste container is thus achieved, which makes it possible to terminate the emptying process of the waste container in good time if the identification shows that the waste container has no authorization for emptying.
  • the early identification of the waste container and the early availability of the transponder data make it possible to control the side loader gripper arm in such a way that the container content can be emptied into a multi-chamber vehicle body of a side loader waste vehicle depending on the fraction.
  • Fig. 1 is a schematic representation of a container identification system for a side loading refuse vehicle.
  • a sensor 4 and an actuating device 6 with a folding or swiveling device are arranged, which can be moved according to the dashed arrow 8 in FIG. 1 and one Antenna arrangement 10 is moved into the reading or detection area of a refuse container 12 equipped with a transponder.
  • the refuse container 12 equipped with a transponder is located in any vertical position, which is represented by the dashed circular line 14 in FIG. 1, in the gripping arm 2 of the pick-up and tilting device of the side-loading refuse vehicle.
  • a transceiver 16 is electrically connected both to the antenna arrangement 10 and to a control device 18, the control device 18 also being electrically connected to the sensor 4 and the actuating device 6.
  • the sensor 4 attached to the gripper arm 2 detects whether there is a waste container 12 in the gripper arm 2 of the pick-up and tilting device of the side loading refuse vehicle, and forwards this to the control unit 18. If a waste container 12 is located in the gripper arm 2 of the pick-up and tilting device of the side loading refuse vehicle, the antenna arrangement 10 is moved into the reading or by means of the swiveling or folding device of the actuating device 6, which is arranged on the pick-up arm 2 of the pick-up and tilting device Detection area of the transponder arranged on the waste container 12 is moved, ie pivoted or folded, or comes to rest over the lid of the waste container 12 to be identified.
  • the pivoting or folding of the antenna arrangement 10 by means of the actuation device 6, as indicated by the dashed arrow 8 in FIG. 1, can preferably be carried out hydraulically or mechanically.
  • the transceiver 16 now captures the data of the transponder arranged on the refuse container 12 and passes this data on to the control unit 18 for storage and / or further processing.
  • the control unit 18 evaluates the data stored in the transponder and can then control the pick-up and tipping device of the side-loading refuse vehicle after identifying the waste container 12 and after evaluating the data stored in the transponder.

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Abstract

The invention relates to a container identification system for a side-loading refuse collection vehicle comprising a receiving and tipping device and a charging hole for emptying a container (12) in a mounting on said refuse collection vehicle, wherein data stored in a transponder which is located on the container (12) is detected, and the container identification system (10) is provided with a transceiver-receiver comprising an antenna arrangement (10) and with an actuating device (6) for the antenna arrangement, wherein said antenna arrangement (10) can be moved by the actuating device (6) into the detection area of the transponder which is located on the container (12).

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Behälteridentifikationssystem an Seitenladermüllfahrzeugen mit Greifarmen Container identification system on side loading garbage trucks with gripper arms
Beschreibungdescription
Die vorliegende Erfindung bezieht sich auf Behälteridentifi- ationssysteme, und insbesondere auf Behälteridentifikati- onssysteme an Seitenladermüllfahrzeugen mit Greifarmen.The present invention relates to container identification systems, and in particular to container identification systems on side loading refuse vehicles with gripper arms.
Bereits seit einiger Zeit werden Behälteridentifikationssysteme zur Identifikation von Müllbehältern eingesetzt, um mittels dieser Technologie die Abrechnung der Müllabfuhrgebühren in Abhängigkeit von dem Gewicht oder der Leerungshäufigkeit eines mit einem Transponder ausgerüsteten Müllbehälters zu ermöglichen.Container identification systems for identifying waste containers have been used for some time in order to enable billing of garbage disposal fees depending on the weight or the frequency of emptying of a waste container equipped with a transponder.
Derartige Behälteridentifikationssysteme dienen dazu, die von dem Transponder übermittelten Daten, d.h. beispielsweise eine Identifikationsnummer, die dem jeweiligen Haushalt zugeordnet ist, der mit den entsprechenden Müllgebühren belastet werden soll, in einer Datenerfassungseinheit oder Datenverarbeitungseinheit, die mit dem Behälteridentifikati- onssystem in dem Seitenladermüllfahrzeug untergebracht ist, aufzunehmen und zu verarbeiten. Bei der Leerung des betreffenden Müllbehälters in das Seitenladermüllfahrzeug aktiviert ein dem Seitenladermüllfahrzeug zugeordneter Sendeempfänger den Transponder an dem Müllbehälter. Als Reaktion hierauf gibt der Transponder einen in dem Transponder gespeicherten Informationscode ab, der von dem Sendeempfänger seitens des Seitenladermüllfahrzeugs erfaßt, abgespeichert und/oder weiterverarbeitet wird. Wenn nun während des Entleerungsvorganges des Müllbehälters dessen Gewicht über ein geeignetes Meßelement ermittelt wird, so kann das Müllgewicht zusammen mit der den Haushalt bezeichnenden Identifikationsnummer abgespeichert oder weiterverarbeitet werden. Die Identifikation des Müllbehälters erfolgt üblicherweise derart, daß während des EntleerungsVorganges eine definierte räumliche Zuordnung Transponder-Antenne erforderlich ist. Dabei muß die Lage des Transponders zur Antenne so gewählt sein, daß ein möglichst sicherer Lese- oder Erkennungsbereich zwischen der Antenne und dem Transponder erreicht wird, d.h. daß die in dem Transponder gespeicherten Daten mittels der Antenne des Behälteridentifikationssystems erfaßt werden können. Um dies zu gewährleisten, darf der Müllbehälter nur in einer definierten Lage über eine sogenannte Kammleiste bzw. über Aufnahmearme für Behälterzapfen an dem Greifarm des Seitenladermüllfahrzeugs angehängt werden.Container identification systems of this type serve to store the data transmitted by the transponder, ie, for example, an identification number that is assigned to the respective household that is to be charged with the corresponding garbage fees, in a data acquisition unit or data processing unit that is accommodated with the container identification system in the side loading refuse vehicle , record and process. When the waste container in question is emptied into the side-loading waste vehicle, a transceiver assigned to the side-loading waste vehicle activates the transponder on the waste container. In response to this, the transponder emits an information code stored in the transponder, which the transceiver detects, stores and / or processes on the side of the refuse vehicle. If, during the emptying process of the garbage container, its weight is determined using a suitable measuring element, the garbage weight can be stored together with the identification number identifying the household or processed further. The garbage container is usually identified in such a way that a defined spatial assignment of the transponder antenna is required during the emptying process. The position of the transponder in relation to the antenna must be selected such that a reading or recognition area between the antenna and the transponder that is as secure as possible is achieved, ie the data stored in the transponder can be detected by means of the antenna of the container identification system. In order to ensure this, the waste container may only be attached to the gripping arm of the side loading refuse vehicle in a defined position via a so-called comb strip or via holding arms for container pins.
Da bei der Verwendung von Seitenladermüllfahrzeugen mit Greifarmen der Müllbehälter aufgrund einer Drehung um seine vertikale Achse eine beliebige Lage bezüglich einer an dem Seitenladermüllfahrzeug angebrachten Antenne einnehmen kann, ist eine sichere und zuverlässige Identifikation der Müllbehälter mit einem an dem Müllbehälter angebrachten Transponder unter Berücksichtigung der freien Zuordnung der Transponder zum Greifarm nicht möglich.Since when using side-loading refuse vehicles with gripping arms, the refuse container can assume any position with respect to an antenna attached to the side-loading refuse vehicle due to a rotation about its vertical axis, reliable and reliable identification of the refuse containers with a transponder attached to the refuse container is necessary, taking into account the free assignment the transponder to the gripper arm is not possible.
Außerdem weisen die elektromagnetischen Felder der Antennen, genauso wie die Transponder aller bekannten Behälteridentifikationssysteme kein kugelförmiges Abstrahlverhalten auf, so daß die bekannte Anbringung der Antennen in der Nähe der Müllbehälter keine zuverlässige Identifikation derselben ermöglicht. Zudem reichen die Lese- oder Erkennungsbereiche der Behälteridentifikationssysteme mit den derzeit möglichen Sendeleistungen nicht aus, um die Identifikation der an den Müllbehältern angebrachten Transponder, die mit Greifarmen in beliebiger Lage erfaßt werden, realisieren zu können.In addition, the electromagnetic fields of the antennas, just like the transponders of all known container identification systems, do not have a spherical radiation behavior, so that the known attachment of the antennas in the vicinity of the refuse containers does not enable them to be reliably identified. In addition, the reading or detection areas of the container identification systems with the currently possible transmission powers are not sufficient to enable the identification of the transponders attached to the refuse containers, which can be detected with gripping arms in any position.
Ausgehend vom Stand der Technik liegt der vorliegenden Erfindung die Aufgabe zugrunde, ein verbessertes Behälteridentifikationssystem für ein Seitenladermüllfahrzeug zu schaf- fen, um eine zuverlässige und sichere Identifikation eines mit einem Transponder ausgerüsteten Müllbehälters unabhängig von dessen Lage im Greifarm eines Seitenladermüllfahrzeugs zu gewährleisten.Starting from the prior art, the present invention is based on the object of creating an improved container identification system for a side-loading refuse vehicle. fen to ensure reliable and secure identification of a trash container equipped with a transponder regardless of its location in the gripper arm of a side-loading refuse vehicle.
Die Aufgabe der vorliegenden Erfindung wird durch ein Behälteridentifikationssystem für ein Seitenladermüllfahrzeug gemäß Anspruch 1 gelöst.The object of the present invention is achieved by a container identification system for a side loading refuse vehicle according to claim 1.
Der Erfindung liegt die Erkenntnis zugrunde, daß ein mit einem Transponder ausgerüsteter Müllbehälter unabhängig von seiner Lage im Greifarm eines Seitenladermüllfahrzeugs mittels der Anordnung einer Antenne im Erkennungsbereich des Transponders sicher und zuverlässig identifiziert werden kann.The invention is based on the finding that a refuse container equipped with a transponder can be identified reliably and reliably regardless of its position in the gripping arm of a side-loading refuse vehicle by means of the arrangement of an antenna in the detection area of the transponder.
Bei dem erfindungsgemäßen Behälteridentifikationssystem für ein Seitenladermüllfahrzeug mit einem Greifarm ist an dem Greifarm eine hydraulisch oder mechanisch bewegbare Antenne derart angeordnet, daß die Antenne nach dem Ergreifen des Müllbehälters durch die Aufnahme- und Kippvorrichtung im Lese- oder Erkennungsbereich des an dem Müllbehälter angebrachten Transponders angeordnet ist, bzw. über dem Deckel des Müllbehälters zu liegen kommt.In the container identification system according to the invention for a side-loading refuse vehicle with a gripping arm, a hydraulically or mechanically movable antenna is arranged on the gripping arm such that the antenna is arranged in the reading or detection area of the transponder attached to the refuse container after the refuse container has been gripped by the receiving and tilting device , or comes to rest on the lid of the waste container.
Damit wird eine sehr frühzeitige und zuverlässige Erkennung und Identifikation des jeweiligen Müllbehälters erreicht, wodurch die Möglichkeit besteht, den Entleerungsvorgang des Müllbehälters rechtzeitig abzubrechen, wenn die Identifikation ergibt, daß der Müllbehälter keine Berechtigung für eine Entleerung besitzt. Außerdem wird durch die frühzeitige Identifikation des Müllbehälters und durch das frühzeitige Vorliegen der Transponderdaten ein Steuern des Seitenladergreifarms ermöglicht, derart, daß der Behälterinhalt fraktionsabhängig in einen Mehrkammerfahrzeugaufbau eines Seiten- ladermüllfahrzeugs entleert werden kann.A very early and reliable detection and identification of the respective waste container is thus achieved, which makes it possible to terminate the emptying process of the waste container in good time if the identification shows that the waste container has no authorization for emptying. In addition, the early identification of the waste container and the early availability of the transponder data make it possible to control the side loader gripper arm in such a way that the container content can be emptied into a multi-chamber vehicle body of a side loader waste vehicle depending on the fraction.
Ein bevorzugtes Ausführungsbeispiel der vorliegenden Erfin- düng wird nachfolgend bezugnehmend auf die beiliegende Zeichnung näher erläutert. Es zeigt:A preferred embodiment of the present invention fertilizer is explained in more detail below with reference to the accompanying drawing. It shows:
Fig. 1 eine prinzipielle Darstellung eines Behälteridentifikationssystems für ein Seitenladermüllfahrzeug.Fig. 1 is a schematic representation of a container identification system for a side loading refuse vehicle.
Anhand von Fig. 1 wird nun der Aufbau eines bevorzugten Ausführungsbeispiels des erfindungsgemäßen Behälteridentifikationssystems für ein Seitenladermüllfahrzeug mit einem Greifarm näher beschrieben.The structure of a preferred exemplary embodiment of the container identification system according to the invention for a side-loading refuse vehicle with a gripper arm is now described in more detail with reference to FIG.
An einem Greifarm 2 einer Aufnahme- und Kippvorrichtung (nicht gezeigt) eines Seitenladermüllfahrzeugs (nicht gezeigt) ist ein Sensor 4 und eine Betätigungsvorrichtung 6 mit einer Klapp- oder SchwenkVorrichtung angeordnet, die gemäß dem gestrichelt gezeichneten Pfeil 8 in Fig. 1 bewegbar ist und eine Antennenanordnung 10 in den Lese- oder Erkennungsbereich eines mit einem Transponder ausgerüsteten Müllbehälters 12 bewegt. Der mit einem Transponder ausgerüstete Müllbehälter 12 befindet sich in einer beliebigen vertikalen Lage, die durch die gestrichelte Kreislinie 14 in Fig. 1 dargestellt ist, in dem Greifarm 2 der Aufnahme- und Kippvorrichtung des Seitenladermüllfahrzeugs. Ein Sendeempfänger 16 ist sowohl mit der Antennenanordnung 10 als auch mit einem Steuergerät 18 elektrisch verbunden, wobei das Steuergerät 18 außerdem mit dem Sensor 4 und der Betätigungsvorrichtung 6 elektrisch verbunden ist.On a gripper arm 2 of a pick-up and tilting device (not shown) of a side loading refuse vehicle (not shown), a sensor 4 and an actuating device 6 with a folding or swiveling device are arranged, which can be moved according to the dashed arrow 8 in FIG. 1 and one Antenna arrangement 10 is moved into the reading or detection area of a refuse container 12 equipped with a transponder. The refuse container 12 equipped with a transponder is located in any vertical position, which is represented by the dashed circular line 14 in FIG. 1, in the gripping arm 2 of the pick-up and tilting device of the side-loading refuse vehicle. A transceiver 16 is electrically connected both to the antenna arrangement 10 and to a control device 18, the control device 18 also being electrically connected to the sensor 4 and the actuating device 6.
Im folgenden wird nun die technische Funktionsweise des im vorhergehenden beschriebenen Behälteridentifikationssystems für ein Seitenladermüllfahrzeug mit einem Greifarm 2 näher erläutert.The technical functioning of the container identification system for a side-loading refuse vehicle with a gripper arm 2 described above is now explained in more detail below.
Der an dem Greifarm 2 angebrachte Sensor 4 erfaßt, ob sich ein Müllbehälter 12 in dem Greifarm 2 der Aufnahmme- und Kippvorrichtung des Seitenladermüllfahrzeugs befindet, und gibt dies an das Steuergerät 18 weiter. Wenn sich ein Müllbehälter 12 in dem Greifarm 2 der Aufnahme- und Kippvorrichtung des Seitenladermüllfahrzeugs befindet, wird die Antennenanordnung 10 mittels der Schwenk- oder Klappvorrichtung der Betätigungsvorrichtung 6, die an dem Greifarm 2 der Aufnahme- und Kippvorrichtung angeordnet ist, in den Lese- oder Erkennungsbereich des an dem Müllbehälter 12 angeordneten Transponders bewegt, d.h. geschwenkt oder geklappt, bzw. kommt über dem Deckel des zu identifizierenden Müllbehälters 12 zu liegen. Das Schwenken oder Klappen der Antennenanordnung 10 mittels der Betätigungsvorrichtung 6, wie es durch den gestrichelt dargestellten Pfeil 8 in Fig. 1 angezeigt ist, kann vorzugsweise hydraulisch oder mechanisch durchgeführt werden.The sensor 4 attached to the gripper arm 2 detects whether there is a waste container 12 in the gripper arm 2 of the pick-up and tilting device of the side loading refuse vehicle, and forwards this to the control unit 18. If a waste container 12 is located in the gripper arm 2 of the pick-up and tilting device of the side loading refuse vehicle, the antenna arrangement 10 is moved into the reading or by means of the swiveling or folding device of the actuating device 6, which is arranged on the pick-up arm 2 of the pick-up and tilting device Detection area of the transponder arranged on the waste container 12 is moved, ie pivoted or folded, or comes to rest over the lid of the waste container 12 to be identified. The pivoting or folding of the antenna arrangement 10 by means of the actuation device 6, as indicated by the dashed arrow 8 in FIG. 1, can preferably be carried out hydraulically or mechanically.
Aufgrund dieser Anordnung der Antennenanordnung 10 an dem Müllbehälter 12 wird erreicht, daß eine sichere und zuverlässige Identifikation des mit einem Transponder ausgerüsteten Müllbehälters 12 von der vertikalen Lage 14 des Müllbehälters 12 bezüglich des Greifarms 1 der Aufnahme- und Kippvorrichtung, die durch die gestrichelte Kreislinie 14 in Fig. 1 dargestellt ist, unabhängig ist.Due to this arrangement of the antenna arrangement 10 on the refuse container 12 it is achieved that a reliable and reliable identification of the refuse container 12 equipped with a transponder from the vertical position 14 of the refuse container 12 with respect to the gripping arm 1 of the receiving and tilting device, which is shown by the dashed circular line 14 1 is independent.
Der Sendeempfänger 16 erfaßt nun die Daten des an dem Müllbehälter 12 angeordneten Transponders und gibt diese Daten zur Speicherung und/oder Weiterverarbeitung an das Steuergerät 18 weiter. Das Steuergerät 18 wertet die im Transponder gespeicherten Daten aus und kann daraufhin nach der Identifikation des Müllbehälters 12 und nach der Auswertung der im Transponder gespeicherten Daten die Aufnahme- und Kippvorrichtung des Seitenladermüllfahrzeugs steuern.The transceiver 16 now captures the data of the transponder arranged on the refuse container 12 and passes this data on to the control unit 18 for storage and / or further processing. The control unit 18 evaluates the data stored in the transponder and can then control the pick-up and tipping device of the side-loading refuse vehicle after identifying the waste container 12 and after evaluating the data stored in the transponder.
Aufgrund dieser frühzeitigen Identifikation des Müllbehälters 12 vor dem Entleerungsvorgang besteht neben der Möglichkeit, den Entleerungsvorgang rechtzeitig abzubrechen, wenn die Identifikation ergibt, daß der Müllbehälter 12 keine Berechtigung für eine Entleerung besitzt, auch die Möglichkeit, die Aufnahme- und Kippvorrichtung des Seitenladermüllfahrzeugs derart zu steuern, daß der Müllbehälterinhalt fraktionsabhängig in eine bestimmte Kammer eines Mehrkam- merfahrzeugaufbaus eines Seitenladermüllfahrzeugs entleert wird.Due to this early identification of the garbage container 12 before the emptying process, there is the possibility, in addition to the possibility of terminating the emptying process in good time if the identification shows that the garbage container 12 has no authorization for emptying, and the possibility of controlling the pick-up and tipping device of the side-loading garbage vehicle in this way that the bin contents is emptied into a certain chamber of a multi-chamber vehicle body of a side-loading refuse vehicle depending on the fraction.
Damit ist es möglich, sowohl eine Entleerungssperre für unberechtigte Müllbehälter in ein Seitenladermüllfahrzeug zu integrieren als auch die automatische Entleerung des Müllbehälters in verschiedene Kammern des Fahrzeugaufbaus eines Seitenladermüllfahrzeugs zu steuern. It is thus possible both to integrate an emptying lock for unauthorized garbage containers into a side loader garbage vehicle and to control the automatic emptying of the garbage container into different compartments of the vehicle body of a side loader garbage vehicle.

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1. Behälteridentifikationssystem für ein Seitenladermüllfahrzeug, das eine Aufnahme- und Kippvorrichtung und eine Einfüllöffnung für die Entleerung eines Behälters (12) in einen Aufbau des Seitenladermüllfahrzeugs aufweist, zur Erfassung von Daten, die in einem an dem Behälter (12) angeordneten Transponder gespeichert sind, bei dem das Behälteridentifikationssystem (10) einen Sendeempfänger (16) mit einer Antennenanordnung (10) und eine Betätigungsvorrichtung (6) für die Antennenanordnung (10) aufweist, und bei dem die Antennenanordnung (10) mittels der Betätigungsvorrichtung (6) in den Erkennungsbereich des an den Behälter (12) angeordneten Transponders bewegbar ist.1. container identification system for a side-loading refuse vehicle, which has a pick-up and tilting device and a filling opening for emptying a container (12) into a body of the side-loading refuse vehicle, for the acquisition of data which are stored in a transponder arranged on the container (12), in which the container identification system (10) has a transceiver (16) with an antenna arrangement (10) and an actuating device (6) for the antenna arrangement (10), and in which the antenna arrangement (10) by means of the actuating device (6) in the detection area of the Transponders arranged on the container (12) can be moved.
2. Behälteridentifikationssystem gemäß Anspruch 1, mit einem Steuergerät (18) zur Erfassung der im Transponder gespeicherten Daten und zum Ansteuern der Aufnahme- und Kippvorrichtung, wobei das Steuergerät (18) derart ausgebildet ist, daß es nach der Erfassung der im Transponder gespeicherten Daten die Aufnahme- und Kippvorrichtung zur Entleerung des Behälters (12) ansteuert.2. Container identification system according to claim 1, with a control device (18) for detecting the data stored in the transponder and for controlling the pick-up and tilting device, wherein the control device (18) is designed such that it the data stored in the transponder Control pick-up and tilting device for emptying the container (12).
3. Behälteridentifikationssystem gemäß Anspruch 1 oder 2 , bei dem die Betätigungsvorrichtung (6) eine an der Aufnahme- und Kippvorrichtung angeordnete Klappvorrichtung aufweist, mittels der die Antennenanordnung (10) in den Erkennungsbereich des an dem Behälter (12) angeordneten Transponders bewegbar ist. 3. Container identification system according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the actuating device (6) has a folding device arranged on the receiving and tilting device, by means of which the antenna arrangement (10) can be moved into the detection area of the transponder arranged on the container (12).
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