EP1196898B1 - Dispositif pour le recyclage - Google Patents

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EP1196898B1
EP1196898B1 EP00956212A EP00956212A EP1196898B1 EP 1196898 B1 EP1196898 B1 EP 1196898B1 EP 00956212 A EP00956212 A EP 00956212A EP 00956212 A EP00956212 A EP 00956212A EP 1196898 B1 EP1196898 B1 EP 1196898B1
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    • 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
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10S—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
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  • the invention relates to a return device for containers such as bottles, cups, Cans or the like, with an insertion opening for receiving the container and at least one distribution device for forwarding the container from the insertion opening to a selectable further processing device of the return device.
  • Used containers can be in the return device can be entered via the setting opening.
  • the containers can be made of glass bottles or plastic, plastic cups, plastic cans, aluminum cans or the like his.
  • the containers can be removed by means of the take-back device and appropriate processing facilities prepared for recycling, collected, stacked, crushed, compacted, washed or even a garbage container are fed.
  • the user receives the return device for the returned Retain a credit or direct withdrawal to return it to the user to make it more attractive.
  • the known return devices are for different Containers can be used, such as differently colored glass bottles, different types of plastic or the like. Depending on the glass color or The type of plastic is distributed to a corresponding further processing device.
  • a cup stacking device for example, a collecting station, a comminution and / or compression station or the like.
  • a return device with the features of the preamble of the claim 1 is known from US 5 423 492 A.
  • This take-back device for example Glass containers can be set.
  • the return device has an adjustment opening for glass containers and a carousel-like distribution device inside the Return device on.
  • the corresponding glass container becomes through the distribution device from the setting opening to a selectable collection container or, if necessary, also released to the outside.
  • the carousel-like distribution device has a rotating carousel and a floor underneath.
  • the Carousel is rotatably supported at its upper end on an upper plate. It points Recesses in which the corresponding vessels can be adjusted.
  • the bottom plate has at least one circular opening and a number of others Recesses on. Each of these recesses has a door mechanism corresponding doors selectable lockable.
  • a method is known from US 4,459,487 A. and a device for identifying, for example, bottles their shape known bottles are through an inlet of the corresponding device fed. At the inlet there is a rotating disc on which the bottles can be arranged. In one area of the disc is the shape of the corresponding bottle determined by means of a fluorescent lamp and a photodiode detector. Depending on the shape the bottle and thus determined belonging to bottles that are eligible for return the rapid is either removed from the disk by the deflector or by means of the disc near the inlet where the bottle is moved by a customer can be removed again. If it is not removed, it will be opened steered in the middle of the disc from where the bottle is dispensed.
  • the invention has for its object a To improve the redemption device of the type mentioned at the outset in such a way that sorting of the containers is quicker and easier with a compact design can.
  • the return device is characterized in that the receiving device has a bottom opening, relative to which a sorting opening of the intermediate bottom to let the container through to the selected further processing device is positionable.
  • the assignment to the selected one can be made directly by the recording device Further processing device take place and after arranging the sorting opening below the bottom opening of the receiving device, the container becomes the selected one Processing device moves or falls independently through the one above the other arranged openings towards the processing device.
  • the assignment to the further processing device is therefore done by simply adjusting Pick-up device and intermediate floor.
  • the receiving device can be along this straight line can be moved within the return device.
  • the container on the mezzanine above the selected reprocessing facility arranged can then be moved along, for example the moving direction of the receiving device extending intermediate floor in this arranged sorting opening between the bottom opening of the receiving device and further processing device can be arranged. Then the container fails the openings arranged one above the other in the direction of the further processing device.
  • a platen within the return device be arranged, which are a number of at least one processing device has assigned through holes and relative to which the intermediate floor to arrange the sorting opening between the bottom opening and the selected one Passage hole is movable.
  • the further processing devices can be connected in a manner known per se his.
  • the receiving device To set the container through the setting opening directly into the receiving device
  • the receiving device with one have assignable half-shell on the open side of the adjustment opening.
  • the half-shell lies the insertion opening with appropriate assignment opposite, so that the container directly can be inserted into the half shell by a user.
  • After manual or automatic closing of the adjustment opening then becomes the half-shell with a container above the corresponding processing device or positioned above the passage hole assigned to it and after moving The container falls in the direction of the sorting opening to below the bottom opening the selected further processing device.
  • the intermediate floor is circular and about its central axis is rotatable.
  • the sorting opening can be at a corresponding point within the circular Intermediate floor to be arranged.
  • a simple design of the sorting opening is given if it is radial outside edge recess of the intermediate floor is formed.
  • the Half shell can be rotatably mounted coaxially to the central axis of the intermediate floor. To this In this way, the half-shell is first turned into the appropriate position and then Subsequent rotation of the intermediate floor and arrangements of the sorting opening the container falls through the corresponding one below the bottom opening of the half-shell Pass-through hole of the support plate in the direction of the further processing device.
  • a bearing axis protrudes substantially vertically, on the half-shell and / or Intermediate floor are rotatably mounted. In this way, separate storage of the half-shell and intermediate shelf within the return device because they are stored directly on the platen.
  • the bearing axis can be designed as a rod-shaped axis or as a hollow axis.
  • the container can, for example, freely pass from a passage bore into a collecting container fall in. It is also possible to target the container to the further processing device for example via guided tours. Conveniently it can differ from a guide to the corresponding further processing device for each passage bore extend.
  • the guides can slide or tubular or in other be trained in a known manner. There is also a possibility that the container is transported through the guide, see for example EP 0 718 811, in which Containers along a circular path from a receiving point to a washing facility and then transported to a delivery point.
  • At least one identification device can be used the adjustment opening and / or the receiving device and / or the Platen and / or the intermediate floor to identify at least one characteristic of the container.
  • a characteristic is, for example Material, color, size, weight or the like.
  • Such an identification device can by a camera, a barcode reader, see EP 0 766 188, a Light barrier, optical fibers or the like can be formed. Based on the result For example, glass containers can be identified according to their identification Color sorted and processed. Likewise, for example, by means of a the type of plastic found on the container and the barcodes printed on it Container are transported to the appropriate processing facility.
  • a storage and / or evaluation device can be able to divide shapes the identification device, in particular for storing different geometrical data Form of the containers and for comparison of a container to be recognized be associated with a saved shape. For example, one is already stored profile compared with the container to be recognized and via a corresponding algorithm, the geometric shape of the container entered recognized.
  • the identification device can be used as a scanning device trained and movable relative to the container to be scanned. That is, the identification device also serves to store a corresponding one Profile or a corresponding geometric shape and later on the actual Checking an input container and transmitting the corresponding one Profile or shape data to the storage and / or evaluation device.
  • Examples of one such identification devices are ultrasonic or laser beam sensors, which oppose each other move a fixed container, a fixed sensor, relative to which the Container moves or the like. It is also possible that a simultaneous movement of sensor and container for identification takes place.
  • a comparison of the recorded data is then carried out in particular in the evaluation unit Profile or shape or saved profile or shape using a suitable algorithm.
  • a simple storage for the mezzanine can be that this one has middle rotating sleeve, which is rotatably attached to the bearing axis of the support plate is.
  • the half-shell can be removed from a bearing sleeve by means of a radial arm be held, which is rotatably attached to the rotating sleeve.
  • the bearing axis of the support plate is formed by a hollow axis
  • the rotating sleeve of the intermediate floor is rotatably mounted in the hollow axis of the support plate and a bearing axis of the receiving device is rotatably mounted in the rotating sleeve.
  • the half-shell can in turn be held by means of a radial arm from this bearing axis his.
  • a simple and accurate automatic control for the return device can result from the fact that the half-shell of the receiving device and the intermediate floor are rotatable according to signals from the identification device.
  • the redemption device can have appropriate facilities for signal processing and Control the movements such as a microprocessor or like.
  • the intermediate floor can also be sector-shaped his.
  • Figure 1 shows a perspective front view of a return device 1. This has an insertion opening 3 on its front for inserting containers 2, see Figure 2. Inside the adjustment opening 3 is a half-shell 12 with a bottom opening 6 arranged in which a corresponding container is adjustable.
  • a cash dispenser 25 To the side of the setting opening 3 are, for example, a cash dispenser 25, indicator lights or setting device 26 and a receipt output 27.
  • the Cash dispenser 25 is used to dispense a certain amount of money per set Container.
  • the indicator lights or setting devices 26 are used for Function display or function selection of the return device 1. Instead of a monetary amount via cash issue 25, a receipt can also be issued via receipt 27 are removed.
  • FIG. 2 shows a first exemplary embodiment of a distribution device 4 which is arranged within the return device 1 according to FIG. 1.
  • Same reference numbers characterize in this figure and in the following figures the same parts and may only be mentioned with regard to one figure.
  • the distribution device 4 has a flat support plate 9, which is inside the return device 1 is fixed. Of the platen 9 is essentially perpendicularly from a bearing axis 15. Around these are a recording device 7 and a Intermediate floor 5 rotatably mounted.
  • a number of guides 18 are arranged on an underside 35 of the support plate 9, which extend to further processing facilities (not shown).
  • Further processing devices are known per se and can be, for example Washing station, a compression station, a shredding station, a stacking station, a collection station, a garbage collection bag or the like.
  • a circular intermediate floor rotatably mounted about its central axis 13.
  • the intermediate floor 5 concentric with the central axis 13 has a rotating sleeve 21 which at the upper and lower ends by means of rotary bearings 32 on an outside of the bearing axis 15 is rotatably mounted.
  • the rotating sleeve 21 is via a drive train 28 for example in the form of gears or the like with a not shown Drive device connected.
  • Various containers 2 are set up on the intermediate floor 5, such as a plastic bottle, a plastic cup and an aluminum can. These are through the adjustment opening 3 of the return device 1, see FIG. 1, can be placed on the intermediate floor 5.
  • the receiving device 7 is arranged above the intermediate floor 5. This points a half shell 12 open on one side.
  • the half-shell 12 is the adjustment opening 3 assigned and a corresponding container 2 can be placed in the half-shell become.
  • the half-shell 12 has a bottom opening 6 through which the Container 2, see Figures 2 or 3, placed on the top of the intermediate floor 5 is.
  • the half-shell 12 is over a radial arm 22 connected to a bearing sleeve 23. This is concentric with the rotating sleeve 21 attached to this and rotatable relative to this by means of rotary bearing 33.
  • On the upper end of the bearing sleeve 23 is via a drive train 29, for example in Form of gears or the like with a drive device, not shown connected.
  • To hold the bearing axis 15 at its upper end 31 is from the top of the Aufaufplatteplatte 9 from a substantially L-shaped bearing arm 30 from a vertical and has a horizontal leg. At the free end of the horizontal leg is the upper end 31 of the bearing axis 15 is held.
  • Identification devices 19, 20 arranged by the specific characteristics of the Containers 2 are detectable. Such characteristics are, for example, size, weight, Color, material properties or the like.
  • Identification device 19, 20 read a barcode on a container 2 and the appropriate information can be evaluated.
  • a second embodiment of the distribution device 4 is in a view represented analogously to FIG. 2.
  • the second exemplary embodiment differs essentially from the previous one in that the drive from intermediate floor 5 and Receiving device 7 takes place through the support plate 9 from the underside thereof.
  • the half-shell 12 is adjacent to its bottom opening 6 via the radial arm 22 a bearing shaft 24 connected at its upper and lower ends by rotary bearings 33 is rotatably mounted in the rotating sleeve 21 of the intermediate floor 5.
  • the rotating sleeve 21 extends from the rotating base 5 downwards in the direction of the support plate 9 and concentrically in a hollow axis 16 as the bearing axis 15 of the support plate 9, see also figure 2.
  • Hollow axis 16, rotating sleeve 21 and bearing axis 24 extend concentrically to Central axis 13, so that the half-shell 12 extends along a circular path around the central axis 13 moves.
  • Corresponding identification devices 19 and 20 are on an upper side of the support plate 9 arranged.
  • FIG. 4 shows a top view of the receiving device 7 according to FIG. 3.
  • the Half-shell 12 essentially moves along a circular path 36 when rotating Central axis 13.
  • the half-shell 12 is substantially U-shaped with a radially outward pointing open side 11, which according to Figure 1 of the adjustment opening 3 in the outside the return device 1 can be assigned.
  • Figure 5 is a plan view of the intermediate floor 5 without rotating sleeve 21, see figures 2 or 3.
  • the intermediate floor 5 is in particular a circular turntable formed of plastic and has a sorting opening along its circumference 8 as a radially outwardly open edge recess 14. This is around the central axis 13 movable along a circular path 34.
  • Circular path 34 and circular path 36, see FIG. 4 have the same radius, so that the sorting opening 8 can be assigned to the bottom opening 6 is.
  • FIG 6 is a plan view of the support plate 9 without corresponding drive devices or storage devices for the remaining parts of the distribution device 4 shown.
  • the support plate 9 there are a number of through holes along a circle 17 10 arranged.
  • the circle 17 runs around the central axis 13 as the center and has essentially the same radius as the circular paths 34 and 36, see Figures 5 and 4.
  • the through bores 10 are numbered from “1” to "8", the different Through holes with corresponding guides 18, see Figures 2 and 3 the bottom of the platen 9 are connected. These tours lead to different Further processing devices, not shown, such as a stacking station, Collection station, compression station, washing station, comminution station or the like.
  • the position marked “0" on the circle 17 corresponds to the position of the Half-shell 12 in which it is assigned to the setting opening 3 according to FIG.
  • a user can insert a container 2 into the half-shell 12 through the setting opening 3 Set the receiving device 7 in the "0" position according to FIG. 6.
  • a container can be a plastic bottle, a plastic cup, a glass bottle, a plastic can, an aluminum can or the like.
  • the receiving device 7 is rotated until the half-shell 12 assigned above the corresponding further processing device Passage bore 10 is arranged.
  • the intermediate floor 5 is turned so that the sorting opening 8 between the bottom opening 6 of the half-shell 12 and selected Passage bore 10 is arranged. This then occurs in the half-shell 12 arranged container through the sorting opening 8 and through hole 10 in the direction selected processing facility.
  • the intermediate floor In contrast to the other exemplary embodiments, in which the intermediate floor consists of a circular disc, it is sector-shaped in the embodiment of Figure 7 designed. It covers an angle of less than 50 °. At ten positions or through holes along a full circle, it extends, for example 36 °.
  • the receiving device 7 and the sector-shaped intermediate floor 5 rotate until the opening of the intermediate floor above the corresponding one Through hole is positioned. Then the receiving device 7 rotates by 36 °, so that the half-shell 12 is located above the sorting opening 8.
  • the rest is like in the other embodiments. Only marginally it should be noted that the sorting opening can be a circular hole.

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  1. Dispositif de recyclage (1) pour des récipients (2), tels que des bouteilles, des godets, des boítes ou analogues, avec une ouverture de mettre (3) pour recevoir le récipient et au moins un dispositif distributeur (4) pour retransporter le récipient (2) de l'ouverture de mettre (3) à un dispositif de retraitement sélectionnable du dispositif de recyclage, le dispositif distributeur (4) présentant au moins un fond intermédiaire (5) et un dispositif de réception (7), déplaçable par rapport à celui-ci, évacuant le récipient (2) de l'ouverture de mettre (3),
    caractérisé en ce que
    le dispositif de réception (7) présente une ouverture de fond, par rapport à laquelle une ouverture de tri (8) du fond intermédiaire (5), devant laisser passer le récipient (2) vers le dispositif de retraitement sélectionnable, peut être positionnée.
  2. Dispositif de recyclage selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce qu'à l'intérieur du dispositif de recyclage (1) est disposée une plaque de pose (9) présentant une pluralité d'ouvertures de passage (10), chacune associée au moins à un dispositif de retraitement et par rapport à laquelle le fond intermédiaire (5) est déplaçable pour disposer l'ouverture de tri (8) entre l'ouverture de fond (6) et une ouverture de passage (10) sélectionnée.
  3. Dispositif de recyclage selon la revendication 1 ou 2, caractérisé en ce que le dispositif de réception (7) présente une demi-coque (12) pouvant être associée, par son côté ouvert (11), à l'ouverture de mettre (3).
  4. Dispositif de recyclage selon au moins l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que le fond intermédiaire (5) est en forme de cercle et est susceptible de tourner autour de son axe central (13).
  5. Dispositif de recyclage selon au moins l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que l'ouverture de tri (8) est réalisée sous la forme d'ouvertures de bordure (14), ouvertes radialement vers l'extérieur.
  6. Dispositif de recyclage selon au moins l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que la demi-coque (12) est montée à rotation coaxialement par rapport à l'axe central (13).
  7. Dispositif de recyclage selon au moins l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce qu'un axe de palier (15), sur lequel la demi-coque (12) et/ou le fond intermédiaire (5) sont montés à rotation, fait saillie sensiblement perpendiculairement de la plaque de pose (9).
  8. Dispositif de recyclage selon au moins l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que l'axe de palier (15) est un axe creux (16).
  9. Dispositif de recyclage selon au moins l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que les ouvertures de passage (10) sont disposées le long d'un cercle (17), concentriquement au fond intermédiaire (5).
  10. Dispositif de recyclage selon au moins l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce qu'un guidage (18) s'étend de chaque ouverture de passage (10) à un dispositif de retraitement correspondant.
  11. Dispositif de recyclage selon au moins l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce qu'au moins un dispositif d'identification (19) de l'ouverture de mettre (3) et/ou du dispositif de réception (7) et/ou de la plaque de pose (9) et/ou du fond intermédiaire (5) est associé, pour identification, à au moins une caractéristique du récipient.
  12. Dispositif de recyclage selon au moins l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que la caractéristique du récipient (2) est sa forme géométrique.
  13. Dispositif de recyclage selon au moins l'une des revendications précédentes, dans lequel un dispositif de mémorisation et/ou d'évaluation est associé au dispositif d'identification (19), en particulier pour mémoriser des formes géométriques différentes des récipients (2) et pour comparer un récipient à identifier à une forme mémorisée.
  14. Dispositif de recyclage selon au moins l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que le dispositif d'identification (19) est réalisé sous la forme de dispositif de scrutation et est déplaçable par rapport à un récipient (2) à scruter.
  15. Dispositif de recyclage selon au moins l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que le fond intermédiaire (5) présente une douille rotative (21), enfichée à rotation sur l'axe de palier (15) de la plaque de pose (9).
  16. Dispositif de recyclage selon au moins l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que la demi-coque (12) est maintenue, à l'aide d'un bras radial (22), par une douille de palier (23) enfichée à rotation sur la douille rotative (21).
  17. Dispositif de recyclage selon au moins l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que la douille rotative (21) du fond intermédiaire (5) est montée à rotation dans l'axe creux (16) de la plaque de pose (9) et un axe de palier (24) du dispositif de réception (7) est monté à rotation dans la douille rotative (21).
  18. Dispositif de recyclage selon au moins l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que la demi-coque (12) du dispositif de réception (7) et le fond intermédiaire (5) sont susceptibles de tourner de manière correspondante à des signaux venant du dispositif d'identification (19, 20).
  19. Dispositif de recyclage selon au moins l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que le fond intermédiaire (5) est en forme de secteur.
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