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• • G—PHYSICS
  • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
  • G07F—COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS
  • G07F7/00—Mechanisms actuated by objects other than coins to free or to actuate vending, hiring, coin or paper currency dispensing or refunding apparatus
  • G07F7/06—Mechanisms actuated by objects other than coins to free or to actuate vending, hiring, coin or paper currency dispensing or refunding apparatus by returnable containers, i.e. reverse vending systems in which a user is rewarded for returning a container that serves as a token of value, e.g. bottles
  • G07F7/0609—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
• • G—PHYSICS
  • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
  • G07F—COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS
  • G07F1/00—Coin inlet arrangements; Coins specially adapted to operate coin-freed mechanisms
  • G07F1/04—Coin chutes
  • G07F1/041—Coin chutes with means, other than for testing currency, for dealing with inserted foreign matter, e.g. "stuffing", "stringing" or "salting"
  • G07F1/042—Coin chutes with means, other than for testing currency, for dealing with inserted foreign matter, e.g. "stuffing", "stringing" or "salting" the foreign matter being a long flexible member attached to a coin
  • G07F1/043—Cutting or trapping of the flexible member or the attached coin
• • G—PHYSICS
  • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
  • G07F—COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS
  • G07F7/00—Mechanisms actuated by objects other than coins to free or to actuate vending, hiring, coin or paper currency dispensing or refunding apparatus
  • G07F7/06—Mechanisms actuated by objects other than coins to free or to actuate vending, hiring, coin or paper currency dispensing or refunding apparatus by returnable containers, i.e. reverse vending systems in which a user is rewarded for returning a container that serves as a token of value, e.g. bottles
  • G07F7/069—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 box-like containers, e.g. videocassettes, books

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• the present invention relates to an arrangement for the repossession of objects which are or can be occupied with a pledge and / or objects associated with a lending system according to the preamble of claim 1, a use of the arrangement and a method for the repossession of a pledge or assignable objects and / or objects belonging to a loan system.
• the object of the present invention is therefore to propose an arrangement or a device which takes into account the problems outlined above and by means of which abuses in returning or taking back objects from deposit systems or loan systems can be largely prevented.
• Another object of the present invention is to enable the returned objects to be sorted quickly and efficiently. Yet another task is a quick one
• the arrangement according to the invention for the return of objects which are or can be used with a deposit and / or objects associated with a loan system and which are provided with at least one legible identification code is characterized by a receiving station or a receiving area for input or positioning of the withdrawing object by a consumer or a user.
• at least one reading device is provided, which is provided to determine the belonging of the object to a specific deposit or loan system.
• a means of transport which is operatively connected to the aforementioned reading device in such a way that, if the object is associated with a positive determination, the means of transport is activated in order to transport the object away.
• a shut-off device is provided, through which the object is transported if membership is positively determined.
• the means of transport is not activated at all or the object is transported to a location intended for objects that are not associated, whereby neither a deposit payment nor a return of the object is effected or registered.
• Means are preferably provided on the shut-off device to at least make it more difficult for the object to move backward after it has passed through.
• monitoring means on the shut-off device in order to detect a backward movement of the object.
• Both measures are suitable for preventing the abuses mentioned at the outset, for example to prevent withdrawal by means of a cord or another suitable means by the consumer returning the object or by the user of the loan system.
• the monitoring means can be, for example, at least one position sensor, which indicates whether an object is in the area of the shut-off device or in which direction the object is being moved.
• a further identification sensor is preferably provided, for the identification of the withdrawn object, in order, for example, in the case of a deposit-entitled object. enter the corresponding deposit amount or, in the case of a loan system, to register the return of the property and, if applicable, the property itself.
• the identification sensor (s) and the reading device are identical or are arranged in one and the same component.
• the reading device in front of the shut-off device and the or the identification sensor (s) is or are arranged after the shut-off device.
• RFID Radio frequency identification data
• both the reading device, the identification sensor (s) and the writing device work in the radio frequency range in order to read or record and / or transmit data.
• the objective is therefore to determine how each object is to be sorted, and then to carry out the appropriate sorting.
• This sorting system receives the information for each returned object, for example from the acceptance station, in order to then assign it to a corresponding sorting route. Ie the corresponding sorting route is preferably activated automatically when the respective Object has reached the corresponding point in the sorting system or on the sorting route.
• the detection of the objects and their position to enable correct sorting can be carried out using a wide variety of sensor types. For example, if information about an object is stored on its RFID label, whether the object is a book, a CD, a video, etc., it is e.g. possible to arrange an RFID reader for each sorting route in order to detect or recognize the object or its position. According to a further embodiment variant, however, it is also possible to determine the position and object using light sensors and / or position encoders, for example on the drive motor of a conveyor belt. It is proposed, for example, that the objects are sorted out by means of a swivel arm, guide, lever arm, etc. at the respectively assigned location of the sorting system or at the correct sorting path.
• tilt sorter unit which is cascaded, i.e. the sorters are arranged one after the other.
• the tilt sorters are preferably electrically and logically connected to one another and can be controlled electrically and / or logically by the return machine, such as the acceptance station.
• the return machine such as the acceptance station.
• a database is provided on the arrangement or recording station, which can, for example, periodically download information from the external database relating to all objects in the system.
• the local database can be accessed in the take-back arrangement, and it can be verified at lightning speed, if necessary, whether an object is eligible for acceptance and how the sorting should take place, etc.
• the arrangement defined according to the invention is particularly suitable for deposit systems, for example of consumer goods, such as bottles, containers filled with a deposit,
• Bowls, trays, etc. or also for loan systems such as libraries for loaning books, CDs, computer games, videos, magazines and the like.
• Both reading and possibly also writing are preferably carried out in the radio frequency range, the objects to be identified preferably being provided with a so-called RFID label or tag.
• a method is proposed for taking back objects that are or can be used with a deposit and / or objects that are associated with a loan system and that are provided with at least one at least legible identification code according to the wording of claim 28.
• FIG. 2 shows the arrangement of FIG. 1 with an object located in the shut-off area
• FIGS. 1 and 2 shows the arrangement of FIGS. 1 and 2 with an object after it has passed through the shut-off device
• FIG. 4 shows schematically in cross section, based on the arrangement of FIGS. 1-3, a possible embodiment variant of the shut-off element
• 5 shows a further embodiment variant of the arrangement according to FIG. 1, having a lock on the shut-off device
• FIG. 10 shows a further embodiment variant of the shut-off element in an analogous representation to FIG. 4,
• FIG. 13 shows the arrangement according to FIG. 12, schematically illustrating the further transport of the withdrawn object
• FIGS. 12 and 13 a further embodiment variant of an arrangement for preventing inadmissible manipulation and for forwarding a withdrawn object
• FIG. 16 shows schematically in longitudinal section a further embodiment variant of a return arrangement a sorting system for sorting the withdrawn objects
• FIG. 18 shows a tilt sorter according to FIG. 17 in cross section.
• the arrangement according to the invention is designed in such a way that only objects that are entitled to take back are accepted and that objects from customers or. cannot be withdrawn by manipulation after the object has already been registered and, for example, a receipt has been printed.
• the arrangement should be able to be used both for objects of deposit systems and loan systems which are provided with readable RFID tags only, as well as for objects which are provided with an RFID tag with at least one rewritable field which, for example, shows the status of objects describes how "lien", "no longer lien”; "stored in the library” or “borrowed”, etc.
• an arrangement or a take-back module according to FIG. 1 is therefore proposed.
• the object 9 is guided into the input opening 1.
• the object is detected by interrogator 2. If the object 9 is identified as having the right to return, the conveyor belt 3 starts and the door 4 opens so that the object can be conveyed past the door 4.
• Interrogator 5 now, if present, changes the content of an information field on the RFID tag to record that the object has been accepted. This is done to prevent abuse. If the RFID tag does not have one
• the identification number of the object is stored in a list for each withdrawn object and that number is blocked for withdrawal within a reasonable time.
• This block can only affect the corresponding take-back device or, advantageously, a group of take-back devices that jointly manage a block list via data exchange. For example, if there are several parallel return stations, it is ensured that an object stolen again by incorrect manipulation at one station cannot be entered at a return station arranged in parallel in order to trigger a new registration. For borrowed objects in libraries, a blocking period of 24 hours seems reasonable. For reusable objects (such as bottles, containers, containers, etc.), a longer blocking period of approx. 14 days seems reasonable. These times are of course dependent on the expected speed of the object type and must be defined accordingly.
• the door 4 closes immediately in a first embodiment, provided that no new return-authorized object is detected by the interrogator 2. If no new object is detected, an acknowledgment is printed. If a new object is identified during the entry, the above-mentioned process is repeated until all objects that are authorized to return have been entered by the user. Only then will the receipt be printed out. In a second embodiment, the door 4 always closes after an object has passed the door 4, regardless of whether a new object with return authorization is detected by the interrogator 2.
• the door opens again after a certain delay.
• This sequence has the consequence that the input speed is reduced compared to the first execution, but has the advantage that a minimum distance is guaranteed between the withdrawn objects, which simplifies or automatically sorting the withdrawn objects. allows.
• the variant with position sensor (s) 6 is preferred when entering 1 (in front of door 4), so that door 4 is only opened when interrogator 2 detects an object authorized to return and the position sensor (s) 6 additionally indicates (-on) that an object is in the opening 1 or. is entered.
• a position sensor 15 can monitor the door 4 according to FIG. According to FIG. 4, the position sensor 15, consisting, for example, of a photoemitter 11, a detector 12 and the light beam 13 close to the conveyor belt 3, is arranged either immediately before, immediately after the door 4 or directly in the area of the door. In the latter case, the closing movement of the door 4 can begin immediately when the light beam 13 is no longer interrupted; which normally means that the entered object 9 is over at the door 4. If the light beam 13 is interrupted, there is some object under the door 4 and the door 4 must not continue to close until the interruption of the light beam is canceled again.
• the band 3 can be switched off or driven backwards, so that it is ensured that people cannot be injured by the closing movement of the door 4.
• the movement sequence of object 9 can be followed very well.
• the door 4 can be closed again if, despite an object by the interrogator 2 and sensor 6, no object reaches the sensor 15 within a certain time. It is also possible to measure how long an object interrupts the light beam 13 and thus use the belt speed to draw conclusions about the object length and possible attempts at manipulation. Comment: The placement of the position sensor after the door is less favorable, since in this case theoretically one Object can be directly under the door without this being detected by the position sensor.
• Personal security can be increased further by securing door 4 separately, e.g. through the use of pressure sensors, through a ground coupling on the door operator or through a current limiter on the drive motor. It is also possible to integrate the position sensor into the door itself, as shown in FIG. 10.
• a lock 20 is provided which, as soon as the door is closed, with e.g. a magnetic switch is locked.
• the door can also be a swing door / flap, with e.g. a lock that opens when a redeemable object is entered and closes and locks again when the object is over at the door.
• Interrogator antennas 2 and 5 affect generated electric fields, and therefore change / deteriorate the read / write properties. This is important to ensure optimal reading properties.
• the electrical fields 20 and 21 from the antennas are described in Figure 6. In this area, materials that influence the electrical fields should be avoided. This means that preferably plastic rollers for the drive and deflection roller are to be used that the Support plate for the tape is made of wood or plastic, and that no components that significantly affect the electrical field are placed in the magnetic field described.
• Case A If, before the receipt is issued (i.e. before door 4 is closed), the object entered using e.g. withdrawn with a cord, this is registered by the interrogator 2 and possibly also by position sensors 6 and 15. In this case, the withdrawal transaction already made is reversed by the data processing unit and the operator does not receive a receipt. In this case, the attempted manipulation is in one
• the machine log is documented and recorded and an appropriate manipulation message is sent to the operator and / or operator.
• Case B If the operator tries to retract the n-1 previously entered objects using a cord, the return movement is also detected by the interrogator 2 and 5, possibly also by the position sensor 6 and 15. The withdrawal transaction is carried out in this case reverses and the operator receives no receipt. In this case, the attempted manipulation is documented and recorded in a machine log and an appropriate manipulation message is given to the operator and / or operator.
• Case C Should the manipulator first enter n-1 objects that can be withdrawn with a cord and for which a receipt has been printed, and then use a nth object that can be taken back to ensure that the conveyor belt starts and door 4 opens , the operator may be able to withdraw the previously entered n-1 objects. However, the retraction is detected by interrogator 2 and 5 and possibly by position sensor 6 and 15. In this case a theft alarm is triggered and the door 4 is closed as quickly as possible if it is free. (Checked by position sensor 15).
• the door 4 is only open as long as is necessary at all.
• the door 4 is closed immediately when the light path 13 is interrupted, and according to the first embodiment variant when there are no additional objects which are authorized to be taken back.
• the door 4 is also closed regardless of the presence of further objects that are authorized to take back, if an attempted theft is detected by the system.
• An alarm to the operator is generated immediately if the light path 13 is interrupted for longer than a time Y.
• the time Y can be calculated using the maximum length of an object and the transport speed of the conveyor belt.
• the door 4 closes (if possible) immediately when there is a backward movement from any interregator or position sensor is detected.
• a position sensor 7 be mounted on the output 8, which is the first to detect the backward movement.
• the position sensor 7 does not have to be mounted on the machine itself, but can also be mounted in connection with the entry in a collection container, a sorting system or conveyor system.
• FIGS. 7 and 8 it is proposed that a mechanical arrangement be used which makes it impossible or at least severely hinders the retraction of objects which have left the conveyor belt 3.
• FIGS. 7 and 8 This is illustrated on the basis of object 9, which slides on a slide 31 with guides 32 and is either transferred to a conveyor belt 51 according to FIG. 8 or, according to FIG. 7, is entered into a collecting container 41.
• the idea is, according to FIGS. 7 and 8, that the object must pass through a flap 52, which is designed in such a way that it can only open in one direction, at the slightest pressure. This means that an object 9, which has passed through the flap 52 and is pulled back with a cord, is in contact with the flap 52 and can no longer be pulled back.
• This flap can be arranged at various suitable locations, such as, for example, according to FIG. 8, on a conveyor belt 51, fastened by a suitable holder frame 54, on a slide 31 or according to FIG. 7 at the opening 43 of a lid 42 on a collecting container 41.
• the withdrawal from a collecting container 41 can alternatively also be prevented by arranging mechanical guides in the opening which are like Handles act. When pulling back, it is then unlikely that the objects can go back through the opening.
• a knife 32 be mounted on a slide 31 so that a cord is cut when it is pulled back.
• the knife should preferably be spring-loaded so that it yields under the weight of an object 9 and, when unloaded, jumps into the original position, which corresponds to the optimal cutting angle. Knives can be mounted where it is assumed that an attempt to pull an object back creates a contact edge from the cord.
• An additional benefit of the knife 32, according to FIG. 9, is that the original position of the knife basically prevents it from being withdrawn, since when the object is withdrawn the object will be in contact with the knife when it is withdrawn.
• the belt 3 be switched off and possibly moved backwards if the sensor 15 is interrupted for longer than a certain time and the door is prevented from being closed by an object.
• Position sensor 6 confirms the entry, door 4 opens and an object can be transported past door 4. Should it now turn out that operator manipulation is a non-returnable object is transported, this is determined when the object at the door 4 has completely passed through and the interrogator 5 does not see the object read at the interrogator 2. In this case, the belt only moves forward until any other objects in the system have left the belt. This is determined by position sensors and / or by the interrogator 5. Then tape 3 is reversed and the object mentioned is transported back to input 1. The door 4 closes as soon as the object has been transported past. The belt stops when the object is positioned on the belt so that it is easy for the customer to remove / take it back. This is controlled by the position sensor 6. On the screen or another appropriate display, the customer is asked to remove the object from the input.
• a door 74 in an embodiment analogous to door 4 is also installed at the exit.
• the distance between the doors is at least as long as the length of the largest redeemable object.
• the idea now is that at least one of doors 4 or 74 is always closed. In this way, a lock is realized, which prevents any kind of manipulation.
• the process is as follows: The door 4 opens when an object 9 authorized to return is identified during the input 1 and closes when that
• Object is conveyed past door 4.
• the interrogator 5 registers the transaction and opens the door 74 so that the object is dispensed.
• door 74 closes.
• door 4 becomes the Possibility to open again. If a non-returnable object passes through the door 4, this is detected in the lock by the interrogator 5, the belt 3 is reversed and the door 4 is opened again in order to return the object to the customer.
• a reclosable door 34 is already arranged at the input opening 1, through which the object 9 is input into an input area.
• the object 9 now lies on a swiveling slide 27, which e.g. is attached to the hinge 28.
• FIG. 13 shows the same arrangement as FIG. 12 and the further processing and
• Transport process for object 9 shown.
• the user now closes the door 34 so that the input opening 1 is closed.
• the door 34 is locked.
• the interrogator 2 now reads the object 9 and if it is authorized to take back or is detected as belonging to the loan system, the following actions are triggered.
• the slide 27 is pivoted downward, for example by means of a motor, so that the object 9 falls down into a collecting container or onto a transport / sorting system.
• the slide 27 is free again, it is swung open again immediately and brought back to its original state. This can be determined, for example, by a limit switch 29.
• the repositioning triggers that the locking of the door 34 is released and the door can be opened again.
• the door can be operated fully, semi-automatically or manually. In any case, there is a signal to the user when a new object can be introduced and when the door can be opened again or locked.
• the pivoting slide according to Figures 12 and 13 can of course be realized in different types.
• the hinge can e.g. can be mounted on four possible sides, or the slide can be divided into two swiveling flaps with two opposite ones
• FIG. 15 shows a further embodiment variant of the arrangement according to the invention similar to that shown in FIG. 11, in that the object is first introduced into a lock-like chamber 46 via the input opening 1 by opening a first flap 44 which can be pivoted about an axis 43. The flap 44 is then firmly locked and the object 9 inserted into the chamber 46 is detected by the interrogator 2. If the object 9 is detected as having a deposit or belonging to the loan system, a second door 47, which in turn can be pivoted, for example, about the axis 43 is opened, so that the object 9 emerges from the lock-like chamber 46 in Arrow direction can be transported away. The further interrogator 5 can now be used to identify or further process the RFID tag on the object 9. Of course, it is also possible to arrange the interrogator 5 and possibly a writing device in the region of the chamber 46.
• a sorting system of this type is shown schematically in longitudinal section in FIG. 16, which is suitable for separating the withdrawn objects or for feeding them to separate containers.
• An object 1 is again used to enter an object into the acceptance station 100, where it is detected or detected by the interrogator 2 and possibly 5.
• the interrogator 2 and / or 5 can also, for example, record information about an intended sorting, which is stored, for example, on an RFID label. This could include information about whether the object is a book, a CD, a video, etc.
• the object can then, for example, as with reference to the preceding figures, pass through the defined door 4 in order to control a so-called sorting system with one or more sorting routes.
• an assignment table is an inexpensive and efficient method, since the sorting information only has to be recorded, checked and processed once per object.
• the sorting system has several sorting units 51, 53, 55, each with 2 or more sorting paths. Since the sorting system is electrically and / or logically connected to the input station or the interrogator 2 and / or 5, the corresponding sorting path can be activated automatically when the respective object has reached the corresponding sorting unit or the corresponding sorting path.
• the detection of the position of the object for the purpose of correct sorting can be done using a wide variety of sensor types respectively.
• an interrogator for each sorting unit 51, 53, 55, etc. in order to verify the position of the object.
• this can possibly be unnecessarily expensive and the position may not be able to be precisely determined, since the RFID tag can be placed anywhere on the object.
• a light sensor can be arranged with each sorting unit, such as a light guide device of the type FVDK 10P83Y0 with a simplex light guide from Baumer Electric AG or a photo cell, such as type FPDK 14P5101 / S35A from Baumer Electric AG, arranged around the Detect position of the respective objects.
• the motor drive wheel of the entire sorting system or possibly on each individual sorting unit be equipped with position encoders so that the positions of the objects on the belt are known at all times.
• the objects can then be sorted out by means of a swivel arm, guides, such as screens, etc., lever arms or special drive mechanisms, for example in order to be guided into the respective collecting container.
• FIG. 17 and 18 show a preferred embodiment of a sorting system or a sorting unit.
• FIG. 17 shows two sorting units 51 and 53 arranged one behind the other, corresponding to the first two sorting points according to FIG. 16. These are so-called tilting sorting units which are cascaded, that is to say arranged one after the other.
• the tipping sorters are electrically and / or logically connected to one another and of course also with the return machine, which controls the tipping sorter 51 or 53, as shown in FIG. 17, or communicates with them.
• the connection between the tipping sorter and the redemption machine can also be made wirelessly, for example, using a so-called WLAN connection.
• each tilt sorter transports the object to the next tilt sorter using a treadmill 63, provided that the object is not assigned to this sorting unit.
• the object is replaced by a
• FIG. 18 showing the sorting unit 51 in cross section. If the object to be tipped away is on the sorting unit 51, the conveyor belt 63, which is part of the tilting unit 64, is pivoted either to the left or to the right by means of a tilting motor 67 such that the object either into the container 52 or into the container 52 ' slip.
• the conveyor belt 63 is preferably stopped by switching off the drive motor 65 and the angle of inclination must be large enough to ensure that the object slips into the containers 52 or 52 'provided.
• the tilting unit 64 is pivoted back again in order to pivot the conveyor belt 63 back into the conveying plane.
• This can be horizontal or also slightly inclined, depending on the objects to be conveyed, requirements for the conveyance, etc.
• the control of the tilting unit can be arranged, for example, in a control cabinet 69 which is carried or supported by a frame 61 together with the tilting and transport mechanism is held.
• the light guides are advantageously mounted on the front and / or rear of the tilt sorter.
• the exact position of the object can also be tracked on the belt if an additional position encoder is used on the treadmill motor 65.
• the swivel motor is also advantageously equipped with a position encoder so that the belt returns to the horizontal or the desired operating inclination after swiveling.
• the length of the object is advantageously recorded in the acceptance point 100.
• This length can be determined, for example, by detecting the distance covered during which the object interrupts, for example, a light beam 13 (FIG. 4). This interruption then gives the length of the object.
• the longitudinal extent determined in this way then becomes the sorting unit transmitted.
• the position determination can be carried out on the respective sorting unit, ie the length can be used to determine exactly at which position of the respective sorting unit the object is to be removed. This makes it possible to tip small books away in one and the same container, for example, and large books at the other end.
• the individual sorting units can be controlled centrally by the individual sorting units being controlled directly by the return arrangement. This means that position sensors monitor the movement of each individual object on the sorting system and the
• the return arrangement triggers the actions at each sorting unit directly so that the object entered or transported along the sorting device is processed correctly, e.g. tilt to the right, left, transport to the next sorting unit, etc.
• sorting unit 51 can, for example, sort information, the object 9 concerning, transmitted to the first sorting unit 51 when the object 9 arrives at this unit.
• This information can include, for example: link sorting with sorting unit 55, object length 30 cm, etc.
• sorting unit 51 knows independently what is to be done with the object or what has to be done with this sorting unit.
• the object is conveyed further to the subsequent sorting unit 53, the sorting information being passed on to this unit.
• sorting unit 53 conveys object 9 to sorting unit 55 and also transmits the corresponding sorting information to it.
• the left sorting is triggered as soon as the object 9 has assumed the correct position on this unit.
• the return arrangement not only transmits sorting information to the first sorting unit, but to all connected sorting units. By means of information about the movement sequence, which the sorting units exchange with one another, the sorting units can then autonomously take care of the correct or predetermined action for themselves or as a whole.
• the sorting units can be wired to one another and also to the return arrangement, such as in particular the interrogators 2 and / or 5 and / or the sensor 6, or a wireless one Connection can be used, such as WLAN (Wireless Local Area Network).
• a wireless one Connection can be used, such as WLAN (Wireless Local Area Network).
• a variety of cabling and / or protocols can be used.
• One possibility is to equip the return arrangement with a microprocessor card, which is connected to the microprocessors for controlling the tilt sorters via a serial RS232 connection and / or a so-called CAN bus.
• the logic / control components or the microprocessors connected to and controlling the arrangement can of course also be attached outside the return arrangement or the housing.
• FIGS. 1 to 18 are of course only examples which serve to explain the present invention in more detail.
• several objects for example provided with an RFID label, are entered on a conveyor belt upon acceptance and guided past the first reading device.
• the codes or labels are read again by the reading device, such as the interrogator 2, and it is determined how many of the objects entered are entitled to return or belonging to the deposit or loan system.
• the number of objects whose codes or labels meet the requirements are shown on a display, for example, and the user or the consumer can check whether the number detected by the interrogator matches his ideas. If so, he can confirm the detected number and the acceptance process continues accordingly, as described above with reference to the various figures. However, if the idea of the consumer or user does not match the information, the latter has the option of not confirming the acceptance, to which all objects or, for example, a
• Bottle harrass must be removed from the system and the conveyor mechanism is not even put into operation or the harass is returned to the consumer. If it is necessary to determine or verify whether an object entered in the return station is authorized to accept or whether data from outside the return station must be fetched to determine the sorting route, for example from an external database, the acceptance speed of the return system can be significantly impaired , In this case, the return station must fetch and interpret information from the database of an external server for each individual returned object, which is the case in the event of poor response times, for example in the IT network or in the
• all borrowed or issued objects can be downloaded to the respective return machine or the specific return station.
• the locally stored database in the return station can be accessed in offline mode and, if necessary, it can be verified at lightning speed whether an object is authorized, how the sorting should be carried out, the title of the book, etc.
• the return transaction should be completed as soon as possible after the return and operation of the
• a deposit can be levied, which is at least partially repaid if the television set is returned to the appropriate location and disposed of if the television set is no longer used. It is also conceivable that a certain amount will not be paid out or credited when taking back objects, but that it is also possible to credit the stake directly to a non-profit institution or to use it as a bet.
• a keyboard can be provided at the return station, for example, on which the consumer can enter how the deposit is to be paid out or used.
• the present invention is in no way limited to any particular object or to a type of deposit or loan, but can be used wherever a clear identification or designation of a returned object or a returned object is necessary or Return, correct disposal or recycle of a given object is desirable, sensible or necessary.

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