FR3029183B1 - TERMINAL FOR COLLECTING MATERIALS TO RECYCLE - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention relates to a terminal (1) for collecting materials to be recycled (textiles, linen, shoes, glass, paper, etc.) characterized in that it comprises: - a container (2) comprising a filling orifice (21), said terminal (1) being arranged to receive materials to be recycled through the filling orifice (21) and store them in a storage chamber (22) of the container (2), - lighting means ( 3) arranged to emit a light signal (31). The lighting means (3) are used to indicate to a user a filling rate of the container, and / or to light an environment of the terminal.

Description

"Bollard of collection of materials to recycle"

Technical area

The present invention relates to the field of recycling textile-type materials, linens and shoes, or glass, paper cardboard, etc.

The present invention relates more particularly to a collection terminal of such materials, called, in this document, materials to be recycled.

State of the art

In the prior art, there are terminals for collecting materials to be recycled.

For example, patent application EP 1 024 095 A1 describes a terminal comprising a container provided with a filling orifice provided for introducing materials for recycling into a storage chamber of the container, and for storing the materials thus introduced. in the bedroom.

Also known in the prior art devices for measuring a filling rate intended to be mounted inside the storage chamber of a container for receiving waste material may be recycled. An example is given in patent FR 2 952 714 B1.

A disadvantage of the terminals and devices known in the prior art is that these terminals or devices are not intended to interact with users or users of these terminals or devices, for example by providing them with an indication of the filling rate of the chamber. a container in which they would like to introduce materials to be recycled.

An object of the present invention is to overcome such a disadvantage by providing a collection terminal capable of interacting with potential users, or to improve the visibility of such a terminal.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION For this purpose, the present invention proposes a collection terminal for materials to be recycled comprising: a container comprising a filling orifice, said terminal being arranged to receive materials to be recycled through the filling orifice and the storing in a storage chamber of the container, - lighting means arranged to emit a light signal.

Advantageously, the materials to be recycled are textiles, linens, shoes, glass or paperboard. Preferably, the materials to be recycled are textiles, linens or shoes.

According to an advantageous characteristic, the lighting means comprise light-emitting diodes, preferably emitting a colored light signal, for example of green or red color.

According to another advantageous characteristic, the lighting means are able to make the light signal take at least two distinct colors, for example red and green.

Advantageously, the lighting means preferably comprise, for this purpose: at least two groups of diodes each emitting a different color, for example red for a first group and green for a second group, or diodes able to emit at minus two different colors, for example green and red.

According to a particularly advantageous characteristic, the terminal according to the invention further comprises means for detecting a filling rate of the container chamber, the filling ratio corresponding to a volume and / or an estimated weight of materials stored in the container. container.

Very advantageously, the lighting means and the detection means are arranged to modify a physical property of the light signal, for example its wavelength or a frequency of blinking of the lighting (or of a change of state between a state turned on and off state), depending on the fill rate so as to allow an individual to be informed about the fill rate.

According to a preferred characteristic, the lighting means and the detection means are arranged so that the light signal takes a first color, for example red, when the filling ratio is greater than or equal to a filling threshold, and for the light signal takes a second color, for example green, when the filling ratio is below the filling threshold. Preferably, the filling threshold is set so that the internal volume of the chamber left free when crossing the filling threshold is less than a volume provided for a typical package to be stored in the terminal (for example, 50 cm3). .

In this way, the terminal according to the invention provides, to an individual or user potential located in a geographical space around the terminal, an indication of the filling rate of the container chamber which, on the one hand, is adapted to a typical use it can make this terminal and, on the other hand, is a visible indicator at a distance, avoiding for example this individual to transport the material or materials he wants to recycle to the terminal if the threshold of filling is achieved.

Advantageously, the detection means comprise at least one piezoelectric sensor, in which case the evaluated filling rate relates to a weight of materials stored in the chamber, and / or at least one level sensor, in which case the evaluated filling rate relates to a volume. of materials stored in the room.

The level sensor is advantageously an infrared or ultrasonic sensor, preferably infrared.

According to an advantageous characteristic, the lighting means are arranged so that the light signal is able to illuminate an environment of the terminal. By environment of the terminal, is meant geographical space around the terminal, this space being for example a street, a square, or a parking. In particular, the light intensity and the direction of the light beam can be arranged to effectively illuminate the environment of the terminal, in particular to allow a user to find their way without other light source in this environment.

According to another advantageous characteristic, the lighting means are arranged so that the light signal is able to increase the visibility of the terminal. Such an arrangement allows in particular a user to use or facilitate the use of the terminal in the absence of other light source in the environment of the terminal.

According to yet another advantageous characteristic, the terminal further comprises on-board power supply means able to supply the terminal with electrical power.

Preferably, the supply means comprise at least one accumulator battery and / or at least one solar panel. Thus, a connection of the collection terminal to an electricity network is not necessary, which facilitates its installation and its movement.

According to yet another advantageous characteristic, the terminal further comprises communication means able to communicate to a remote terminal the coordinates of the geographical location of the terminal, for example by transmitting coordinates stored in a computer memory of a unit. processing or transmitting coordinates detected by a geolocation system.

Advantageously, the terminal further comprises communication means capable of communicating to a remote terminal the filling ratio. The communication means could also be arranged to transmit other information to the remote terminal, and / or to receive other information. For example, the terminal can receive information indicating the color to be taken by the light signal. When several collection terminals according to the invention are arranged close to one another, a light effect can thus be obtained in the environment.

Such characteristics allow a user with a smartphone-type terminal on which is installed an application able to receive information from such a terminal, to locate the terminal or to know its remote filling rate, for example from his home.

DESCRIPTION OF THE FIGURES AND EMBODIMENTS Other advantages and particularities of the invention will appear on reading the detailed description of implementations and non-limitative embodiments, and the following appended drawings: FIG. 1 is a diagrammatic view of a terminal according to the invention comprising a container and lighting means, FIG. 2 is a schematic view of the lighting means of the terminal of FIG. 1, FIG. 3 is a schematic view of the terminal of FIG. FIGURE 1 showing a storage chamber of the container, a base separated from the container, detection, power supply and communication means, as well as a remote terminal.

The embodiments described below being in no way limiting, it will be possible to consider variants of the invention comprising only a selection of characteristics described, isolated from the other characteristics described (even if this selection is isolated within a sentence including these other characteristics), if this selection of features is sufficient to confer a technical advantage or to differentiate the invention from the state of the prior art. This selection comprises at least one characteristic, preferably functional without structural details, or with only a part of the structural details if this part alone is sufficient to confer a technical advantage or to differentiate the invention from the state of the prior art .

FIG. 1 represents a terminal 1 comprising a container 2, a base 8 on which the container 2 is mounted, and lighting means 3.

The container 2 has a fill port 21 and a storage chamber 22 (shown in dashed lines in FIGURE 1). The filling orifice 21 is arranged to allow a user to introduce materials to be recycled (for example textiles, linens or shoes) into the storage chamber 22. The filling orifice 21 may be provided with any means suitable for open or close, securely or otherwise, access to the storage chamber 22 from outside the terminal 1, for example a drawer of the type described in the patent application EP 1 024 095 A1.

In the example shown in FIGURES 1 and 3, the outer shape of the container 2 and the base 8 is cylindrical.

In FIGURE 3, the container 2 is shown in a side view, and the base 8 is shown separated from the container 2, in a top view. In FIGURE 1, the base 8 and the container 2 are assembled. The assembly of the container 2 and the base 8 can be made by inserting a lower male part 23 of the container 2 in an insertion housing portion 81 of the base 8.

In this example, in FIGURES 1 and 3: - d1 represents a total height of the lower male part 23, - d2 represents a height of the lower male part 23 inserted in the insertion housing 81 and a height of the insertion housing 81, - d3 represents an outer diameter of the lower male part 23 and an inner diameter of the base 8.

The respective dimensions d1, d2, d3 of the lower male part 23 of the container 2 and the insertion housing 81 of the base 8 are for example intended to leave a free space between a bottom surface s2 of the container 2 and an upper surface s8 of base 8. This free space is defined by the difference between dl and d2 and can accommodate the lighting means 3.

The illumination means 3 take for example the shape of a strip matching the lower male part 23 in an area between the surfaces s2 and s8.

The lighting means 3 are arranged to emit a light signal 31 (FIG. 2), for example by means of light-emitting diodes 3a, 3b, 3c, 3d, 3e, 3f, 3g, 3h mounted on the strip so as to increase the visibility of terminal 1 when these diodes are lit and when the strip, the base 8 and the container 2 are assembled.

In a preferred embodiment, the lighting means 3 are able to make the light signal 31 take two distinct colors, for example red and green. This can be achieved by using a first group of diodes 3a, 3c, 3e, 3g emitting a first color (for example red), and a second group of diodes 3b, 3d, 3f, 3h emitting a second color (for example the green). This can also be achieved by using diodes 3a, 3b, 3c, 3d, 3e, 3f, 3g, 3h, at least a portion of which is capable of emitting at least two different colors, for example green and red. The lighting of the diodes and / or the modification of a physical property of the light signal 31, for example by selection of said first or second group of diodes or by selection of the color emitted by diodes that can emit several colors, is carried out at using a processing unit 9 shown in FIGURE 3.

In a possible use of the terminal 1, at least a portion of the diodes 3a, 3b, 3c, 3d, 3e, 3f, 3g, 3h is controlled by the processing unit 9 to emit a permanent light signal 31, for example when the natural light of the place in which the terminal is installed is insufficient to make the terminal 1 visible, such a deficiency can be estimated on the basis of a schedule determined by the processing unit 9 (for example, an internal clock), or possibly using a brightness detection means (not shown). The light signal 31 may alternatively be modulated in time, for example by modifying the color and / or the intensity of the light signal 31.

This particular use of the terminal 1 makes it possible to constitute a lighting, for example of city, or to increase the attractiveness or the esthetic aspect of the terminal 1, or to increase the security for example for a user wishing to use the Terminal 1 after dark.

In the example shown in FIG. 3, the terminal comprises means 4 for detecting a filling rate of the chamber 22 of the container 2.

The detection means 4 comprise, for example, a level sensor as illustrated in FIG. 3. Such a level sensor is designed to evaluate a volume of materials stored in the chamber 22. The level sensor is preferably an infrared sensor, especially when the materials to be recycled include textiles. In the case where the materials to be recycled comprise glass, it is also possible to use an ultrasonic type level sensor. The detection means 4 may also, or alternatively, comprise a piezoelectric sensor (not shown) able to measure a weight of materials stored in the chamber 22.

The detection means 4 are connected to the processing unit 9.

In a preferred embodiment, the lighting means 3 and the detection means 4 are arranged to modify a physical property of the light signal 31 as a function of the filling rate of the chamber 22, more specifically in order to inform a user (potential ) on the filling rate of the chamber 22 via the light signal 31.

This can be done by lighting diodes and / or by modifying a physical property of the light signal 31 so that the light signal 31 emits a first color, for example red, when the filling ratio has reached a filling threshold, and so that the light signal 31 takes a second color, for example green, when the filling ratio is less than the filling threshold.

Taking into account the usual color codes, a user (potential) can easily associate the red color with a state of the terminal 1 out of use (chamber 22 filled) and the green color with a state of the terminal 1 in use ( chamber 22 capable of receiving materials).

In addition or alternatively, the light signal 31 can successively emit and interrupt a signal, for one or more emitted colors, for example to generate a blinking of a red color when the filling threshold is reached and continuously emit a green color when the filling threshold is not reached. Different combinations of modulation of the light signal 31 as a function of the state of the terminal 1 are possible.

The collection terminal 1 represented in FIG. 3 furthermore comprises communication means 6 able to communicate with a remote terminal 7. The communication means 6 are based for example on a wireless network type computer standard (for example GPRS ).

The communication means 6 are of a type capable of formatting data to be transmitted from the processing unit 9 to the remote terminal 7.

The data to be transmitted consist for example of coordinates of the geographical location of the terminal 1, or a filling rate of the terminal 1.

In a preferred embodiment, the terminal 1 is energetically autonomous by using on-board power supply means.

In the example of FIG. 3, the supply means 5 comprise a storage battery 5a mounted in the base 8 and two solar panels 5b, 5c mounted on an upper outer face of the container 2.

The supply means 5 are provided to ensure the supply of electrical energy to the various constituents of the terminal 1, in particular the processing unit 9, the communication means 6, the detection means 4 and the lighting means 3 .

Of course, the invention is not limited to the examples that have just been described and many adjustments can be made to these examples without departing from the scope of the invention. In addition, the various features, shapes, variants and embodiments of the invention may be associated with each other in various combinations to the extent that they are not incompatible or exclusive of each other.

Claims (11)

1. Bollard (1) for collecting materials for recycling comprising: - a container (2) having a filling orifice (21), said terminal (1) being arranged to receive materials to be recycled through the filling orifice (21). ) and store them in a storage chamber (22) of the container (2), - lighting means (3) arranged to emit a light signal (31), characterized in that it further comprises detection means (4) a filling rate of the chamber (22) of the container (2), and in that the lighting means (3) and the detection means (4) are arranged to modify a physical property of the signal illuminated (31) according to the filling rate so as to allow an individual to be informed about the filling ratio, and in that the lighting means (3) are arranged so that the light signal (31) is able to illuminate an environment of the terminal. 2. Terminal (1) according to claim 1, characterized in that the materials to be recycled are textiles, linens, shoes, glass or paperboard. 3. Terminal (1) according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the lighting means (3) comprise light emitting diodes (3a, 3b, 3c, 3d, 3e, 3f, 3g, 3h). 4. Terminal (1) according to one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that the lighting means (3) are adapted to make the light signal (31) take at least two distinct colors. 5. Terminal (1) according to one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that the lighting means (3) and the detection means (4) are arranged for the light signal (31) to take a first color when the filling ratio is greater than or equal to a filling threshold, and for the light signal (31) to take a second color when the filling ratio is below the filling threshold. 6. Terminal (1) according to one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that the detection means (4) comprise at least one piezoelectric sensor and / or at least one level sensor. 7. Terminal (1) according to claim 6, characterized in that the level sensor is an infrared or ultrasonic sensor, preferably infrared. 8. Terminal (1) according to one of claims 1 to 7, characterized in that it further comprises on-board supply means (5) adapted to ensure the supply of electrical energy to the terminal (1). 9. Terminal (1) according to claim 8, characterized in that the supply means (5) comprise at least y.ne accumulator battery (5a) or / and at least one solar panel (5b, 5c). 10. Terminal (1) according to one of claims 1 to 9, characterized in that it further comprises communication means (6) adapted to communicate to a remote terminal (7) coordinates of the geographical location of the terminal (1). 11. Terminal (1) according to one of claims 1 to 10, characterized in that it further comprises communication means (6) adapted to communicate to a remote terminal (7) the filling rate.