JP2002259553A - Recycle system for product - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To promote suitable recycle of waste products and improve saving of new consumption of energy, reduction of waste amount and prevention of environmental pollution caused by hazardous waste and the like. SOLUTION: A recycle system for product comprises an input part 34 to input information on products, a storage part 350 to store a database regarding to information on recycle of the products, a decision processing part 29 for recycle processing method to decide recycle processing for the products with referring to the information on recycle of the products in the database stored into the storage part 350 according to the information regarding to the products inputted through the input part 34 based on a predetermined recycle rule and a control part 39 for recycle plant facility to work as an output part to output the decided result to the next process.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a waste product processing system for processing waste products (recycling and disposal).

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, the processing of waste products such as waste home appliances is performed by:
Collected and processed by local governments and waste disposal companies. Of these waste products, some metals such as iron and aluminum are recycled as recycled materials, but most are currently landfilled after crushing, landfilled as is, or landfilled after incineration. . Therefore, it is a serious environmental problem. For example, soil contamination by problems and harmful substances landfill shortage land reclamation with respect to landfill, there is a water pollution problem, also, with regard to the incineration, harmful gas air pollution due to, global warming due to CO ₂ generated problems Etc. For this reason, promoting the recycling (recycling) of waste products has become a major social issue in order to reduce the amount of waste and to make effective use of finite fossil fuels.

[0003]

There are various reasons why recycling and proper disposal of waste products such as household electrical appliances are not promoted, but one of the main causes is that recycled waste products are recycled. That is, there is little information necessary for the proper disposal and information necessary for proper disposal. Even if you are planning to recycle or properly dispose of waste products, you do not know what kind of material the waste products are made of or do not contain harmful substances. They are often discarded after all. At present, it is difficult to obtain information on recycling methods of waste products and proper disposal methods. For example, the disassembly method of the product and the material of the components are hardly displayed on the product. There is no system that provides such information to the manufacturer. For this reason, many waste products are discarded without proper recycling processing, causing the above-described problems.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to collect, process and transmit various information required for disposal of waste products in order to reduce the amount of waste and to effectively use finite fossil fuels. An object of the present invention is to provide a product recycling system that determines an appropriate recycling method.

[0005]

[MEANS FOR SOLVING THE PROBLEMS] In order to promote the recycling of waste products and to carry out proper disposal, a product recycling system for judging recycling, which is a method of reusing products, is provided. Reading means for reading the information stored in the storage unit; storing a database of information associated with the information added to the product when reusing the product; and adding the product to the product read by the reading means. Recycle determining means for determining the recycling process for the product by referring to information on reusing the product in the database stored in the storage means based on the information, and the recycle determination for the product Output means for outputting a result determined by the means.

[0006] In the determination of the recycling process by the recycling determining means, a recycling rule for determining an appropriate processing method of the waste product can be determined.

On the product side, at least information on the product name, product manufacturer name, product type name, manufacturing date, serial number, and component parts of the product is provided on the product side to facilitate reuse. Memory means for storing information about the product, and output means for outputting information about the product stored in the memory means.

[0008]

In the present system, information on products necessary for determining the recycling method can be obtained by the reading means. The information on the product read by the reading means includes at least the name of the product, the name of the product maker, the model name of the product, the date of manufacture, the serial number, and information on the components of the product. The reading means is connected to the product in order to input information on the product, and the product includes a connecting means for reading information on the product, and a sending means for wirelessly sending information on the product. If so, wireless receiving means for wirelessly receiving the information about the transmitted product, a keyboard for receiving information about the product by key input, and a mouse for receiving information about the product,
Bar code reading means for reading the bar code when the information on the product is indicated by a bar code; and for driving the memory means when the information on the product is stored in the memory means of the product. And at least one of the driving means.

The storage means includes, as a database, a product specification information database for storing expiration date information on a reproducible expiration date of the product, legal regulation information which is information regulated by law for each product, and A law / regulation information database that stores standard information that is information that has been standardized in advance, and a material that stores, for each material of the component, whether it is a harmful substance or a dangerous substance and a recycling method for the material. A separate recycling processing method database, a component-specific recycling processing database for storing the recycling processing method for the component, a market information database for storing used market price information for the product, etc. I can put it.

[0010] The recycling determination means can determine an appropriate recycling method or disposal method for the waste product.
For example, based on the information about the product read by the reading means, determine whether the product satisfies that it is within the re-productable period for the product stored in the product specification information database, If the product is within the expiration date, the determination result of the recycling process, the product is subject to remanufacturing,
In other cases, the determination result of the recycling process can be determined to be a target of the disassembly process in which the product is disassembled for each component part of the product.

Further, the determined waste product processing method is transmitted to the waste product processing step by the processing result output means, so that appropriate recycling processing based on the processing result can be performed. The output unit includes at least one of a sound output unit that outputs by sound, an image information output unit that outputs as image information, and a printing unit that outputs as print information, in order to output a result determined by the recycling determination unit. One means can be provided. Based on the result determined by the recycling determination means, when further having an equipment control unit for controlling equipment for performing the recycling process, the equipment of the recycling factory is controlled to perform processes such as disassembly work. Can be instructed.

As described above, in the present system, the appropriate recycling and disposal of waste products is performed, so that it is possible to reduce the amount of waste, suppress the generation of hazardous waste, and save energy consumption.

[0013]

An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram showing a flow of product recycling in this embodiment, and shows a flow from product production to recycling (including disposal). Less than,
Taking the television as an example, a description will be given in order starting from the production factory 1.

In FIG. 1, a product is produced in a production factory 1 for each manufacturer and shipped to a distribution center 2 (route 1a). Then, after the product is temporarily stored, it is delivered to the store 3 (route 2a), and the customer 4
(Route 3a). In some cases, the goods may be delivered directly from the distribution center 2 to the customer 4 as in mail order (route 2b). The customer 4 discards the product purchased from the store 3 after using it for a certain period of time. A discarded product (hereinafter, referred to as a discarded TV, and a discarded TV is referred to as a discarded TV) is collected by a local government, a third sector, or the like, and collected at a waste accumulation site 5 (route 4).
b) and a route (route 3b) that the store 3 picks up from the customer 4 and sends it to the waste collection site 5 and is separated at the waste collection site 5 by product type, or by product type by manufacturer. After being separated, it is sent to recycling plants 6 and 7 (routes 5a and 5b). Alternatively, there is a case where the store 3 picks up the customer 4 and sends it directly to the recycling plants 6 and 7 (routes 3c and 3d). There are two types of recycling factories depending on whether they are established by manufacturers or jointly by manufacturers. In FIG. 1, a waste TV recycling factory 6 dedicated to a particular manufacturer is shown in FIG.
And a recycling factory 7 that can accept waste TV from each manufacturer.

In the recycling factories 6 and 7, necessary information is collected based on the following recycling rules (1) to (6), and a recycling method of each collected waste TV is determined. Perform a recycling process. Here, the recycling method is a method of reusing discarded products, and the recycling factories 6 and 7 are provided with a product recycling system for determining the recycling method of the waste TV. The product recycling system, as shown in FIG. 5 (which will be described later),
An input unit 3 for inputting information about a product as "information obtaining means" for obtaining various information necessary for determination.
4, a storage unit 350 for storing a database of information on product reuse, and information on reuse of a product in the database stored in the storage unit 350 based on information on the product input through the input unit 34. , A recycling method determination processing unit 29 that determines recycling processing of the product based on a predetermined recycling rule, and an “information transmission unit” for surely transmitting the determined result to the next process. And a recycling factory equipment control unit 39 functioning as an output unit that outputs a result determined for the product. The recycling method determination processing unit 29 of the recycling plants 6 and 7 determines the recycling method based on the following recycling rules (1) to (6), performs the determined processing, and performs the processing. Decide the distribution route for unprocessed or processed products.

Rules for Recycling (1) First, materials to be recycled as reusable reproduced televisions and discarded televisions that cannot be reproduced are separated.

With regard to a waste television which cannot be converted into a reproduction television, the product is to be disassembled for each component part,
Furthermore, for each of the components (2) to
Classified as shown in (6).

(2) Reusable parts (referred to as reusable parts) (3) Reusable materials (4) Reusable energy sources (referred to as energy recovery materials) (5) Items that require special treatment, including harmful or dangerous materials (6) Items to be disposed of in landfills As described above, these are classified into six types. In this embodiment,
Rules are stipulated in consideration of effective use of discarded products without discarding and burning as much as possible.

Next, the distribution routes of the recycling factories 6 and 7 after those classified in the above (1) to (6) will be described with reference to FIG.

(1) A waste TV to be recycled as a recycled TV is sent to a recycled product factory 8 (route 6).
a) After the remanufacturing process is performed in the remanufacturing product factory 8, the remanufactured television is sent again to the store 3 (route 8a) via the distribution center 2 (route 8a) and the store 3
Is sold to the customer 4 (route 3a). After the customer 4 uses the product, the product is again discarded and collected, and the above-mentioned recycling process is performed.

(2) Reused parts are reused via the following routes. (A) Remanufacturing product factory 8
(Route 6b), (b) those that are sent to the production plant 1 and are used as new TV parts (route 6c), (c) parts centers (parts warehouses) ) Sent to 9 and stored (Route 6)
m), which are then sent to a remanufacturing and commercialization factory 8 and used as parts of a remanufactured TV (route 9a). (Route 9b), (e) used as a maintenance part at the service center 11 that performs product maintenance after storage at the parts center 9 (route 9c), and (f) sent to the parts manufacturer 10. After being repaired (route 6d), it is sent to the remanufacturing commercialization factory 8 and used as parts of the remanufactured television (route 10a),
(G) sent to the parts maker 10, after maintenance, sent to the production factory 1 and used as a part of a newly produced television (route 10b); (h) sent to the parts maker 10,
After maintenance, go through the parts center 9 (route 10
c) When sent to the remanufacturing product factory 8 (route 9a),
(I) When sent to the parts maker 10 (route 6d) for maintenance and then sent to the production factory 1 via the parts center 9 (route 9b), (j) sent to the parts maker 10 (route 6d) for maintenance After that, the data may be sent to the service center 11 via the parts center 9 (route 9c).

(3) Those that are reused as recycled materials are:
When the material is crushed in the recycling plants 6 and 7 and sent to the production plant 1 to become a material for a new part (route 6e), the material maker 1
2 (route 6f). Material Maker 1
The material sent to 2 is subjected to a reclaimed material processing in which the pulverized material is subjected to necessary processing, and is sent to the production plant 1 to become a material for a new part (route 12a). Is used as a material for deep parts (route 12
b).

(4) The material to be reused as an energy source is pulverized in recycling plants 6 and 7 and, when used as an energy source in the same plant, sent to the production plant 1 (route 6).
g) There is a case where it is used as an energy source in the factory or a case where it passes to an energy source material purchaser 13 (route 6h).

(5) When parts including harmful substances and dangerous substances that require special treatment are properly treated by the parts maker 10 (route 6k), the parts are properly treated at a specialized harmful substance or dangerous substance treatment plant 14. (Route 6i), or may be sent to the harmful or hazardous material processing plant 14 via the parts manufacturer 10 (Route 10d). These parts are processed at a harmful or hazardous material processing plant 14 and then separated into recycled materials, energy source materials, and waste, and the recycled materials are sent to the material maker 12 (route 14).
a), energy source material is energy source material purchaser 1
3 (route 14b), the waste is landfilled at the landfill 15 (route 14c).

(6) The materials to be landfilled are crushed in the recycling factories 6 and 7 as necessary, and then buried in the landfill 15 (route 6j).

The above is the flow of goods in product recycling. The above-described example is one embodiment, and various other forms are conceivable. For example, the recycling factory 6 and the production factory 1 shown in FIG. 1 are not separate, but there is a recycling process in the production factory 1 or the harmful or hazardous material processing factory 14 and the recycling factories 6 and 7 There are cases such as one.

Next, a description will be given of a recycling processing method determination processing system in the recycling plants 6 and 7.
FIG. 5 shows a configuration of a recycling processing method determination processing system of the recycling system in the present embodiment.

In FIG. 5, a recycling processing method determination processing system includes a recycling processing method determination processing section 29 for determining a recycling processing method, an input section 34 for inputting information, and facilities for controlling facilities in a recycling factory. Recycle factory equipment control unit 39, a history information storage unit 40 for storing history information for each product, and a storage unit 35 for storing a database of information when reusing products.
0, and a recycling processing method determination result storage unit 79 that stores the result of the recycling processing method determined by the recycling processing method determination processing unit 29.

The input unit 34 is provided with the following devices for handling various types of waste products.

When a product has a product information storage unit for storing product information and a product information output terminal for outputting the product information to the outside, the product information output terminal is connected to the product information output terminal of the product. And an information output terminal connection connector 43 for reading the information.

When the product has a function of storing product information and transmitting information to the outside by radio, an information receiving unit 44 for wirelessly receiving product information from the product is provided.

In the case of a waste product having a detachable product information storage unit, a product information storage unit driving device 50 for driving the removed product information storage unit is provided.

A keyboard 45 and a mouse 47 are provided for visually reading product information displayed on the casing of a waste product and manually inputting the information.

A bar code reader 46 is provided for reading and inputting product information displayed as a bar code on a casing of a waste product.

The recycling processing method determination processing section 29
Includes a recycle process determination unit 31 storing a recycle process determination procedure 32 and a recycle process procedure creation unit 33 for creating a recycle process procedure for a product for which a recycle process method has been determined. In addition, new recycling methods are being developed one after another, and the optimal recycling method will change.Therefore, it is necessary to modify the recycling rules and the procedure for determining the recycling method based on them accordingly. Is provided with a recycle processing determination procedure correction unit 30 so that the recycle processing method determination procedure can be corrected.

It should be noted that the recycling rules and the procedure for judging the recycling method based on the rules are determined in a company or the like by the management source of the recycling rules and the procedure for judging the recycling method based on the rules.
It is effective in operation to make corrections etc. collectively. In this case, the recycling plants 6 and 7 connect to such a database to obtain the latest recycling rules and the procedure for determining the recycling method based on the latest rules.
7 can be stored in the recycle processing method determination section 31 of the recycle processing method determination processing section 29.

The recycling plant equipment control unit 39
A processing result display device 38 for displaying processing results and a disassembly line controller 4 for controlling recycling disassembly line equipment
2 and an information output printer 48 for printing out processing results and the like.
And

The database stored in the storage unit 350 includes a law / regulation information database 36 for storing various laws / regulations / standards information, and a material / part recycling for storing a recycling method for each material / part. It includes a processing method database 37, a product specification information database 35 for storing product specification information, and a market information database 41 for storing information on market prices of used goods, demand information on parts, and the like.

As shown in FIG. 28, the legal and regulatory information database 36 stores legal and regulatory information of each country and information on standards. The legal regulation information is obtained from the official gazette or the like and is input into the legal regulation / standard information database 36 in the company. Similarly, as for the information on the standard, information on the standard is obtained from the organization that implements the standard, and is input into the database in the company. At this time, it is preferable to organize the data into a database by organizing the product types. In FIG. 28, the law / regulation information database 36 stores the laws and regulations of each country for each product.
The common laws and regulations for electrical products include the Electricity Control Law, and one regulation of the Electricity Control Law specifies lead, specified CFCs, and the like as prohibited materials.

As shown in FIG. 29, the material-specific / part-specific recycling processing method database 37 stores material-specific / component-specific recycling processing method information. Recycling method information is also made into a database in the company, for example, by making a table for each material and part. In FIG. 29, a recycling method database 3 for each material / part
Reference numeral 7 stores a recycling method for each component of the product and a recycling method for each material of the component of the product. For example, as a recycling method for each component, when the product is a color television, the component CRTASSY separates accessories such as a deflection yoke and sends it to a CRT processing factory. I remember.

The product specification information database 35 includes FIG.
As shown in (1), product specification information is stored in advance. This is also organized into a database in the company by manufacturer, product type, model, etc. In FIG. 7, the product specification information is information added to each product at the time of shipment or the like. For example, as basic information, a product type indicating a product name, a maker name, a format name, a serial number, and a reproduction It stores the date of commercialization possible, stores the size, external dimensions, mass, and power consumption as design information, and as component information, component name, material, material / part maker, grade,
The mass, quantity, reusable item, use history, part replacement date and the like are stored. These product specification information may be stored for each product, or may be collectively provided as a database.

As shown in FIG. 30, in the market information database 41, market prices of used products, stock information of maintenance parts, demand information, and the like are input and stored in the company. FIG.
In the market information database 41, for example, the market price of the used product is set so that the market price information can be obtained when the recycled TV is recycled as a used product.
It is stored for each product type. Also, market price information for each used part is stored so that the market price can be obtained when the component parts of the product are recycled as used goods.

The work of inputting information into each database and the maintenance management work such as correction of each data may be performed in each company as described above. Alternatively, it is conceivable to perform this in a public institution.

Next, the procedure for determining the recycling method in the above-described system will be described. FIG. 2 shows a procedure for determining the recycling method and a procedure for executing the recycling process.

In FIG. 2, the waste televisions that have entered the recycling factories 6 and 7 acquire the information on the waste televisions inputted from the product use information database 35 shown in FIG. 5 (step 201), and based on the information. Then, the recycling method of the waste TV is determined. In the recycling method determination, first, in step 203, it is determined whether the waste television can be recycled. This remanufacturability determination step 203 includes the following three steps.

Step 203a: Does the waste television satisfy laws and regulations or standards that are satisfactory for reselling? Step 203b: Is the abandoned TV a product within a predetermined renewable product expiration date? Step 203c: Is the waste TV a product that satisfies a predetermined quality inspection standard?

Those products satisfying all three items are subjected to a recycled product conversion process (step 204).

On the other hand, if there is an item that does not satisfy any one of the above three items, a recycling process other than the production of a recycled product is performed. In other words, the recycling method is determined for each component part of the waste TV and the recycling process is performed. The judgment procedure differs depending on the case.

If it is determined in step 203a that the legal regulations or standards to be satisfied are not satisfied, it is determined whether or not the TV is a waste television within a predetermined reproduction product commercialization period (step 205). If the TV is a waste TV, the recycle processing of the component is determined in step 207 if the TV expires. Step 2
If it is determined in 03b that the product has passed the expiration date, the process proceeds to step 207, in which the component is determined to be recycled. If it is determined in step 203c that the quality inspection criterion is not satisfied, in step 206, a component component recycling method is determined.

Next, a description will be given of the procedure for judging the recycling method of the components in steps 206 and 207, respectively.

FIG. 3 shows the procedure for determining the recycling method of the components in step 206.

The product use information database 35 shown in FIG.
From the information on the parts constituting the waste TV and the information on the disassembly method of the waste TV, information on the parts and assemblies for each part or assembly separated by disassembling the waste TV (step 20).
6a), it is determined in step 206b whether or not the part or assembly can be reused.

A part or an assembly that satisfies both items that the part or the assembly is an object to be reused (206b1) and that the part or the assembly satisfies the required laws and regulations (206b2). Is determined as a reusable part candidate (2
06b3). On the other hand, if even one item is not satisfied, the process proceeds to step 206c, and a recycling processing method other than component reuse is determined.

Step 206c includes the following three steps, and determines a recycling method of a part or an assembly.

(1) It is determined whether or not a part or an assembly contains a harmful substance or a dangerous substance (206c1). Those containing are determined to be items requiring special processing (206c9), and those not being included are further determined in the next step.

(2) It is determined whether or not the part or assembly is a composite material (206c2). If the component or assembly is a composite material, it is determined that the product requires crushing / separation processing (206c8). If it is not a composite material, the determination is made in the next step.

(3) It is determined whether the part or assembly is a recycled material product, an energy recovery product, or a waste product (206c3).

Items that correspond to recycled material items are determined to be recycled material items (206c5), items that correspond to energy recovery items are determined to be energy recovery items (206c6), and items that do not correspond to both are determined to be discarded parts. Yes (206
c7).

The above-described recycling process determination is performed for all parts and assemblies separated by disassembling the waste television.

The above is the contents of the procedure for judging the recycling process of the component parts in step 206.

Next, a description will be given of the procedure for judging the recycling process of the component parts in step 207. FIG. 4 shows the procedure for determining the recycling method in step 207. In the processing shown in FIG. 4, in order to determine a processing method for a product that is not within the reproducible product commercialization expiration date, a step of determining whether a component or an assembly can be reused is excluded from the procedure of step 206 shown in FIG. Things are equal.

In FIG. 4, after the information of the parts or the assembly is inputted for each part or assembly separated by disassembling the waste TV from the information on the parts constituting the waste TV and the disassembly method of the waste TV, (Step 207a), similar to the above-mentioned Step 206c, the recycle processing method other than the reuse of the part or the assembly is determined (207b1-3), and based on the result of the determination, whether the part or the assembly is It is determined whether the product is an energy recovery product, a component requiring crushing / separation processing, a product requiring special treatment including harmful or dangerous substances, or a waste component (207b5-9). This is done for all parts or assemblies separated by dismantling the waste television.
The above is the content of the component component recycling processing determination procedure in step 207.

The processing shown in FIG. 2 will be described again.

After the method of recycling the components of the waste TV is determined in the above steps 206 and 207, the waste TV is disassembled based on the disassembly information of the waste TV (step 2).
08) Separation and processing are performed based on the result of the above-described component component recycling processing method determination (steps 209 to 223). The reusable product candidate (step 209) is subjected to a quality inspection to determine whether or not it can be reused (step 21).
5) The reusable product is subjected to a reusable product conversion process (step 216), and the non-reusable product is determined what kind of recycling process other than reuse is to be performed (step 217).
A process based on the determination result is performed (step 21).
8). At this time, in the case of a non-reusable assembly, the recycling processing method is determined for each component constituting the assembly, and the recycling process is performed based on the determination result.

In addition, the parts and the assemblies (steps 210 to 214) sorted according to the recycling method are subjected to the respective recycling processing (step 21).
9 to step 223). In the recycling process, the composite material component (step 223) is divided into a recycled material, a material for energy recovery, and a separation for disposal after the pulverization, and performs a process according to each.

The above is the determination of the recycling method for waste products.
This is the execution procedure. The feature of the recycling method judgment / execution procedure in this system is to judge and execute the recycling method that does not adversely affect the environment as much as possible. That is taken into account. In other words, as mentioned above, products that can be used as products as much as possible within the range that conforms to laws and regulations and standards are recycled, and if that is not possible, reusable parts and assemblies that make up the product should be used. If that is not possible, consider whether it can be reused as a material.
If this is not possible, consider whether the material can be reused for energy recovery (oiling, ethanolizing, solid fueling, etc., if not possible, incineration). Finally, if it cannot be reused, The recycling method is determined and executed based on the “recycling rule” of landfill disposal.

It should be noted that harmful substances and dangerous substances may be subjected to appropriate treatment such as detoxification, and then reused.

As described above, a database for storing various information is required to determine the recycling method. Next, information of a database necessary for the determination will be described.

The necessary information can be roughly divided into (1) product specification information of a waste product, (2) product history information, (3) legal and standard information, (4) recycling method for each component and material. Information and (5) market information. These pieces of information have the following contents and sources, respectively.

(1) Product specification information (details of the product specification information are shown in FIG. 7) (a) Basic information (contents) Manufacturer name, product type, product name, model name, manufacturing date, serial number (obtain First) Obtained from waste products (b) Design information (Content) External dimensions, mass, performance information (power consumption, etc.), component information (part number, part name, manufacturer, model name, material, material manufacturer name, quantity) , Mass, information on whether the substance is harmful or dangerous, whether it is a reusable product candidate, usage history, etc.), disassembly method, assembly method, quality inspection method, etc. (2) Product history information (details of the product history information are shown in Fig. 8) (Contents) energization time, number of times power is turned on and off, operating temperature, etc. Obtain. This will be described later.

(3) Legal regulations / standards information (FIG. 28 shows details of the legal weather information) (Contents) Legal regulations / standards information on product sales (Procurement source) Obtained from the standard information database (4) Recycling method information (Fig. 29 shows details of the recycling method) (Content) Information on the recycling method for each material / part (Obtained source) (5) Market information (details of used information are shown in Fig. 30) (Content) Information on market prices of used products, information on demand for parts, etc. (Source) Acquisition from Market Information Database Outside Waste Products Next, an example of processing in the recycling plants 6 and 7 including a method for acquiring such information will be described.

First, in order to make it easy to obtain basic product information, each product to be recycled is
It is desirable to have the following features.

FIG. 6 shows an example of the structure of a product. As shown in FIG. 6, the products (1) (a) and (b)
The product specification information storage unit 21b that stores the product specification information as shown in (2), the product history information storage unit 21g that stores the product history information as shown in (2) above, the product specification information storage unit 21b, and the product history A product information output terminal 21h for outputting information stored in the information storage unit 21g is provided in advance. In the production factory 1 shown in FIG. 1, at the time of product production, the product specification information shown in FIG. 7 is recorded in advance in the memory of the product specification information storage unit 21b before shipment. As shown in FIG. 7, the product specification information storage section 21b includes an address header section for storing addresses and headers for addresses, and a data section for storing product usage information for each address, which is divided into areas for each address. And For example, items as shown in (1), (a) and (b) above can be used as headings, and items to be stored are further divided for each heading.

Next, a method of accumulating product history information will be described with reference to the explanatory diagram of the history information data accumulating process shown in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 6, the product history information storage unit 21g is connected to a power supply circuit of the product and the like.
A power-on / off detection unit 21c for detecting disconnection, a power-on time measurement unit 21e for measuring a power-on time from power-on to power-off, and use for detecting the temperature of a product while the power is on The system includes an environmental temperature detecting unit 21d, and a history information storage unit 21f that stores history information such as the energization time, the number of times of power on / off, and the usage environment temperature. Power on / off detector 2
1c, the energization time measurement unit 21e, and the use environment temperature detection unit 21d,
The product history information storage unit 21g may be provided outside instead of inside.

The data of the history information stored in the history information storage unit 21f has a data structure as shown in FIG.
(A) power-on cycle data, (b) energization time data,
(C) Consists of flag data indicating whether or not a predetermined upper limit of the specification value of the usage environment temperature of the product has been exceeded. (A) As the power-on successive data, data indicating the number of power-on each time the power is turned on is recorded. (B) The energization time data is recorded for each power-on count, and (c) the flag data indicating whether or not the preset upper limit of the specification value of the usage environment temperature of the product is used is the usage environment. “1” is set when the temperature exceeds the upper limit of the specification value, and “0” is accumulated when the temperature does not exceed the upper limit, and
When “1” is set, the time during which the usage environment temperature exceeds the upper limit of the specification value is described in the energization time data. For example, it is described as (Example 2) shown in FIG.

These data are detected and stored as described below. When the power of the product is turned on, the power on / off detection unit 21c shown in FIG.
The timer of the energization time measuring unit 21e is operated. At this time, the power-on information is output to the history information storage unit 21f via the power-on time measurement unit 21e, and the history information storage unit 21f records the power-on frequency in the memory. FIG. 8 (Example 1) shows the second power-on, and is a numerical value obtained by adding 1 to the previous power-on repetition data “1” (data at the address (a) in the (1) th row). "2" is recorded at the address (a) in the (2) th row.
Next, when the power is turned off 5 hours after the power is turned on,
The power-on / off detection unit 21c detects power-off, stops the timer of the power-on time measuring unit 21e, and stores the power-on time data "5" measured by the power-on time measuring unit 21e from power-on to power-off, as history information. To the history information storage unit
1f records the energization time data "5" at the address (b) in the (2) th row of the memory. During the energizing time in this case, the operating environment temperature did not exceed the upper limit of the specification value (2)
“0” is recorded at the address (c) in the line. When a temperature detecting element such as a thermistor is used for the use environment temperature detection section 21d, the use environment temperature can be detected. Further, since data is recorded and retained even after the power is turned off, a battery or the like can be provided as a power supply unit for supplying power to the product history information storage unit 21f even after the power is turned off.
As a method of not recording data after the power is turned off, the measurement accuracy is slightly inferior, but the data is updated frequently (for example, once every 5 minutes) during energization, so that the time immediately before the power is turned off is reduced. May be used as the energizing time. Further, in the present embodiment, the energization time is shown in units of hours, but may be recorded in units of minutes.

Next, a case where the use environment temperature exceeds the upper limit value of the use environment temperature specification during use of the product in (Example 2) shown in FIG. 8 will be described. For example, consider the case where the power is turned on a third time. At this time, the power-on / off detection unit 21c detects the power-on, and the power-on time measurement unit 2c
The timer of 1e is operated, and the power-on cycle “3” is recorded in the memory (address (a) in the line (3)). Next, two hours after the power is turned on, when the use environment temperature starts to exceed the upper limit value of the use environment temperature specification value, the use environment temperature detection unit 21d
Detects that the temperature has exceeded, and sends a signal to that effect to the power-on time measuring unit 21e. The energization time measurement unit 21e outputs the measured energization time value up to that point to the history information storage unit 21f, and the time measurement unit 21e resets the timer and starts measuring the energization time again. In the history information storage unit 21f, the time data “2” is recorded in the memory (address (b) in the line (3)). In addition, since the two hours have not exceeded the upper limit of the specification value of the use environment temperature, “0” is recorded at the address (c) in the (3) line. Thereafter, if the operating environment temperature returns to within the upper limit of the temperature specification value after 3 hours, the operating environment temperature detecting unit 21g detects the temperature and sends a signal to that effect to the energizing time measuring unit 21e. The measuring unit 21e outputs the measured energizing time value up to that point to the history information storage unit 21f, and the energizing time measuring unit 21e resets the timer and starts measuring the energizing time again. The history information storage unit 21f records the time data “3” in the memory (address (b) in the row (4)), and records “1” indicating the excess of the use environment temperature in the memory (line (4)). (C) of the eye). At this time, “3” is recorded in the recording address of the power-on cyclic data (address (a) in the (4) th row). Furthermore, it is 2
If the power is turned off after the power has been supplied for a period of time, the power-on / off detection unit 21c detects the power-off and stops the timer of the power-on time measurement unit 21e. The energization time data “2” from the time when the temperature returns to within the temperature to the time when the power is turned off is output to the history information storage unit 21f. b) Record at address. In this case, since the operating environment temperature did not exceed the upper limit of the specification value during the energizing time, “0” was recorded in the address (c) of the line (5) and the recording address of the power-on cycle data was recorded. Records "3" (address (a) on line (5)).

As described above, it is possible to automatically accumulate and record the history information of the product automatically after the product is shipped and while the customer is using the product.

Further, a function of displaying history information on the product may be provided so that history information such as the cumulative energizing time can be checked at any time, so that the history information such as the cumulative energizing time of the product can be clearly understood by anyone. . For example, the following effects can be considered. Immediate estimate based on the used records of used goods. In addition, since the history information can be clearly understood by anyone, quotes for used products are made fairly. From the above, it is useful for forming a used product market, that is, it is effective for extending the life of the product. In addition, since it becomes a guide to know when parts are to be replaced and maintenance can be performed before the product breaks down, it is effective in extending the life of the product.

Further, the history information accumulated for each product is as follows:
Fig. 5 is read from each product when the recycling process is determined.
Can be stored in the history information storage unit 40 in the recycling system of the recycling factory shown in FIG. By storing the history information in the history information storage unit 40, for example, by taking statistics of the history information for each product type, it is possible to quantitatively grasp what kind of usage is being performed, By reflecting this in the design of a product by a manufacturer, an optimal design can be performed. By referring to the history information, it becomes clear that there is an over-spec or there is a spec whose margin is too small, and it is possible to provide feedback so as to design with an optimal spec. Thus, design can be performed within a range that satisfies safety and reliability.

As described above, the product is collected with the product specification information and the product history information stored in the product and sent to the recycling plants 6 and 7 shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 6, in order to be able to read out the information embedded in the product,
The product 21 is provided with a product information output terminal 21h in advance. To read the product information, a connector cable is connected to the output terminal 21h, and the product information is connected to an information reading device for reading the information.

In the product example shown in FIG. 6, the product information is read out from the product information output terminal by wire connection.
As shown in FIG. 9, an information transmitting unit 21n having a transmitting function of outputting information wirelessly may be provided to transmit information by wireless communication. In this case, product information can be read by providing the information reading device with an information receiving function of receiving information wirelessly.

As another example, as shown in FIGS. 10A and 10B, in addition to the configuration of the two product examples, a product information storage unit 21a is driven in addition to the original power input unit of the product. For this reason, it is conceivable to provide a dedicated power input unit 21i. Thus, even when the product is out of order and power is not supplied to the product information storage unit 21a, the power is input from the dedicated power input unit 21i, and the product information storage unit 2a is input.
1a can be supplied with drive power, and product information can be read.

Further, as another example, as shown in FIG. 11, the product information storage section 21a may be made detachable. In this case, a drive device for driving the product information storage unit 21a is separately prepared in order to read the product information from the removed product information storage unit 21a. The product information storage unit 21a is mounted on a driving device and driven, and the product information is read by connecting a connector cable from an information reading device to a product information output terminal 21h provided in the product information storage unit 21a. FIG. 12 shows a configuration example of a product that is detachable and provided with a product information storage unit 21a having an information transmission function. With the product information storage unit 21a attached and detached, the driving device 50
And drive. The product information may be transmitted to the information reading device by wireless communication using a transmission function.

Further, (3) information on laws and regulations / standards,
As described below, (4) recycling method information and (5) market information can be obtained by providing respective databases at recycling plants.

Next, the processing in the recycling processing method determination processing system shown in FIG. 5 will be described in detail, including reading of product information.

First, a method for reading product information from each waste product will be described.

FIG. 13 shows the recycling plant 6 shown in FIG.
7 shows an image of a process of reading out product information of a waste TV at the work site of FIG.

In FIG. 13, the waste TV 21 is put into a recycling processing line 51, and first, product information of the waste TV is read out, and the recycling method determination processing device 29 is read.
Is input to Since it is necessary to adopt various reading methods depending on the accompanying format of the product information of the waste TV,
An input unit similar to the input unit described above for reading information as described below is provided.

(1) Information output terminal connector 43: For reading out the product information stored in the memory of the waste product.

(2) Information receiving unit 44: For receiving product information from a product information storage unit with a radio transmission function in a waste product.

(3) Keyboard 45 and mouse 47:
Product information printed on a label attached to the housing, or product information directly displayed on the housing by engraving or printing, for manual reading and manual input.

(4) Bar code reader 46: Reads and inputs product information displayed as a bar code on the casing of a waste product.

These (1) to (4) are all connected to the recycle processing method determination processor 29. In addition, the following facilities can be provided as auxiliary facilities.

(5) Product information storage unit driving device 50: corresponds to a waste product having a detachable product information storage unit.
When the power cannot be turned on due to a failure of the waste product main body, the product information storage unit is detached from the waste product and driven to enable the product information to be obtained.

(6) Power supply power supply outlet 54 (installed on waste product transport base plate 53): For supplying power to waste products and the like.

(7) Power supply plug 55 (installed on the waste product transport base plate 53): corresponding to a waste product provided with a power input unit dedicated to driving the product information storage unit in addition to the original power input unit of the product Even if the power cannot be turned on due to the failure of the waste product body, the product information storage unit can be driven by plugging the power supply plug 55 into the power input unit dedicated to driving the product information storage unit, and product information can be obtained. And

Next, with reference to FIGS. 16 to 22, a method of reading product information (including history information) on a waste product from each input unit of the recycling method determination processing device shown in FIG. 5 will be described. FIGS. 16 to 22 are explanatory diagrams of an embodiment of a method of reading out product information corresponding to the output mode of the product information of the waste product described above, respectively. 16 to 22
5 shows a part of a recycling processing line 51 in a recycling factory, and shows a state in which the waste product 21 is put on a waste product transport base plate 53 and flows along the recycling processing line 51. Waste product transport base plate 53
Can be provided with a power supply outlet 54 and a power supply plug 55. Also, in FIGS. 16 to 22, the recycling method determination processing device 29
Includes an information output terminal connector 43, an information receiving unit 44, a product information storage unit driving device 50, a keyboard 45, a mouse 47, and a barcode reading device 46 as described above.

FIG. 16 shows a method for reading out product information from a waste product 21 having the product information storage section 21a and the product information output terminal 21h shown in FIG. 10 (a). Figure 1
As shown in FIG. 6, the power of the waste product 21 is taken from the power supply power outlet 54 on the waste product transport base plate 53, and the waste product 21 is activated. In this state, the information output terminal connector 4 of the recycling method determination processing device shown in FIG.
3 is connected to the product information output terminal 21h of the waste product 21, and the product information is read.

FIG. 17 shows a method for reading out product information from a waste product 21 having a product information storage unit 21a having a radio transmission function. As shown in FIG.
Of the waste product 21 from the power supply power outlet 54 on the waste product transport base plate 53 to start the waste product 21. In this state, a predetermined information transmission command such as turning on an information transmission switch is given, and the product information storage unit 2 having a transmission function is provided.
The product information is transmitted from 1a, and the information is obtained by the information receiving unit 44 connected to the recycling method determination processing device 29.

FIG. 18 shows a method of reading product information from a waste product 21 having a power input unit 21i dedicated to driving the product information storage unit in addition to the product information storage unit 21a and the product information output terminal 21h. Is shown. As shown in FIG. 18, the power of the waste product 21 is taken from the power supply power outlet 54 on the waste product transport base plate 53, and the failure of the waste product 21 does not activate the waste product 21, and the product information storage unit 21 a Even if the information cannot be read out, since the power supply input section 21i dedicated to driving the product information storage section is provided, it is necessary to connect the power supply plug 55 installed on the waste product transport base plate 53 to supply power. Thus, the product information storage unit 21a can be driven. The product information can be read by connecting the information output terminal connector 43 to the product information output terminal 21h of the waste product 21 while the product information storage unit 21a is driven.

FIG. 19 shows a method of reading product information from a waste product 21 having a power input unit 21i dedicated to driving the product information storage unit in addition to the product information storage unit 21a having a radio transmission function. I have. As shown in FIG. 19, a power input unit 21i dedicated for driving the product information storage unit is provided, so that the power is supplied by connecting the power supply plug 55 installed on the waste product transport base plate 53, The product information storage unit 21a can be driven. In this state, a predetermined information transmission command such as turning on an information transmission switch is given, product information is transmitted from the product information storage unit with transmission function 21a, and the information is received by the information reception unit 44 connected to the recycling processing method determination processing device 29. Get.

FIG. 20 shows a waste product 21 which is detachable and has a product information output terminal 21h and a product information storage unit 21a.
It shows how to read out product information from. In FIG. 20, when the power is not turned on due to the failure of the main body of the waste product 21, the product information storage unit 21a is removed from the waste product 21,
The product information storage unit driving device 50 is driven by supplying electric power,
In this state, the information output terminal connector 43 is connected to the product information output terminal 21h to read the product information. In addition, reading can be performed in a state where it is fixed to the waste product 21.

FIG. 21 shows a method of reading product information from a waste product 21 having a product information storage unit 21a which is detachable and has a transmission function. The removed product information storage unit 21a is driven by supplying electric power by the product information storage unit driving device 50, and in this state, a predetermined information transmission command such as turning on an information transmission switch is given, and the product information storage with transmission function is provided. The information receiving unit 4 which transmits product information from the unit 21a and is connected to the recycling method determination processing unit 29.
Obtain information at 4.

FIG. 22 shows product information displayed as a bar code on the product information display portion 21j of the casing of the waste product 21 (printed on a label or the like, attached to the casing, or printed or stamped directly on the casing). Is obtained by reading with the bar code reading device 46. As shown in FIG. 22, by reading the barcode of the waste product 21 with the barcode reader 46, product information can be obtained.

In addition, for a waste product without a bar code display or a waste product from which a bar code cannot be read, it is possible for a person to read product information in a character display and to input the information with the keyboard 45 or the mouse 47.

The input unit from which the product information is to be input may be instructed to the recycling method determination processing unit 29 in advance, or the input unit may be selected and instructed when necessary. It may be.

The recycling processing method determination processing device 29
By the above-described method of obtaining the product information, the product information (the product specification information and the product history information) attached to the waste product 21 can be read and obtained.

When the obtained product specification information is insufficient with only the information attached to the waste product, in the present case, at least the available manufacturer name, product type,
The product specification information of the discarded product may be retrieved from the above-mentioned product specification information database 35 based on the information of the model name, the production date and the production number, and may be read and obtained. Conversely, in other words, the product specification information is obtained from the product specification information database 35 by attaching at least the information of the manufacturer name, product type, model name, manufacturing date and serial number to the product. This makes it possible to reduce the memory capacity of the product specification information storage unit of the product, which is convenient for the product.

The obtained product history information is recorded in the history information storage unit 40. In this way, each time a waste product is processed, product history information is recorded and accumulated. The accumulated data is sent from time to time to product design departments and inspection departments and becomes important reference data when designing new products, helping to improve the reliability of new products.

The recycling method determination processing device 29
After obtaining the product information (the product specification information and the product history information) of the waste product 21, based on the obtained product information, FIG.
In accordance with the recycling method determination procedure 32 stored in the recycling method determination unit 31 in the recycling method determination processing device 29 shown in FIG. Determine the product recycling method. The determination procedure 32 of the recycling processing method is performed according to the procedure shown in FIG. 2 as described above, and the details will be further described below. The result determined in the recycle processing method determination procedure 32 of the recycle processing method determination unit 31 is stored in the recycle processing method determination result storage unit 79, with the name and serial number of each product and the determination result. For a product, each of all its parts (or assembly) and its determination result are recorded. Further, the determination result may be added to each product or each part thereof. As a method of addition, as described later, paper on which reusable part information 64 or disassembly information 62 is printed as shown in FIG. 15 can be added.

First, the product information and the history information of the waste product 21 are input by the method shown in FIGS. 16 to 22 (step 201).

Next, the product history information is recorded in the history information storage section 40 together with the identification information of the waste product 21 as shown in FIG. 8 (step 202).

Next, it is determined whether or not the waste television set to be recycled can be recycled (Step 203). In this case, the product type (TV in this example) of the obtained product specification information relates to the product type (related to TV).
Information on laws and regulations / standards database 3
Search and obtain from 6. Then, the obtained legal / regulation information on the television is compared with the product specification information on the waste television (step 203a in FIG. 2). For example, if there is a law "prohibition of use of lead (Pb)", the material data of the component part of the component part information in the product specification information of the waste TV shown in FIG. 7 is searched, and the lead (Pb) is used. It is determined whether or not there is a part that is in use. In the case of the example shown in FIG. 7, PWB ASS'Y (board assembly) of part number 3 and C
Since the RT (cathode tube) corresponds to a component using lead (Pb), it is determined that this waste product does not satisfy the regulations.

In step 203b, the discarded television which is determined to satisfy the laws and regulations to be satisfied in step 203a is determined in step 203b as to whether or not the discarded television is a product within a predetermined reproducible product commercialization period. Is determined. The reproduction product availability period is set in advance by each TV manufacturer in consideration of reliability, marketability, and the like, and is attached to the television as one of the product specification information or stored in a product specification information database. In the case of the example shown in FIG. 7, the reproduction product commercialization period of the television is set to three years. In other words, since the manufacturing date is February 1989, if the month for determining the recycling method is until February 1992, the product can be remanufactured, but after March 1992, it is determined that remanufacturing is not performed. .

The discarded television which is determined to be a product within the reproducible product expiration date in step 203b is further subjected to a quality inspection (step 203c), and it is determined whether or not the waste television quality inspection standard is satisfied.

The processing in step 203c is shown in FIG.
It is shown in FIG. In FIG. 31, preset data of the quality inspection method and reference data of the waste television is read from the product specification information registered in the waste television or the product specification information database 35 shown in FIG. 5 (step 203c).
1). Accordingly, a quality inspection procedure is created in the recycling procedure creating unit 33 shown in FIG. 5, and the created procedure is displayed on the processing result display device 38 (step 203c).
2) The operator performs a quality inspection operation according to the displayed inspection procedure (step 203c3). Further, based on the created procedure, the line control unit 42 also controls the line. After the inspection, the inspector determines whether or not the quality standard is satisfied (step 203c4). If the quality standard is satisfied, the inspector checks whether or not there is a next inspection item (step 203c5). After the inspection for
If the product satisfies the quality standard, the process proceeds to step 204, where the product is processed for reproduction. If the quality standard is not satisfied, the process proceeds to the recycle processing method determination step 206 for parts and assemblies as a target of disassembly processing.

As described above, the quality inspection of the waste television can be performed.

Even if the quality does not satisfy the quality standard,
Some repairs and parts replacement satisfy the quality standards. Therefore, a step of determining whether or not the product is remanufactured even after the maintenance or part replacement is provided, thereby promoting the remanufacturing. The determination method can be defined so that the price in the used market of the waste product is compared with the cost of the remanufactured product, and if it is profitable, it is determined that the product is remanufactured. The price of used products in the used market can be obtained from the market information database based on at least the manufacturer, product name, model name, date of manufacture, and product usage history of the product from the product specification information and product history information. At 41, price data of a used product under the same conditions or price data of a similar used product is retrieved and obtained, and the price of the used product in the used market is estimated based on the data. On the other hand, the maintenance cost is estimated based on the data of the necessary maintenance points detected in the quality inspection process, and the other costs such as packing and shipping are also estimated, and the cost of remanufacturing is estimated. If the profits can be obtained by comparing the price of these waste products in the used market with the cost of remanufacturing, the remanufacturing process is performed. Further, the cost estimation system for remanufacturing products can be used for estimating repair costs during maintenance.

Next, in step 204, the date of product remanufacturing is recorded in the product specification information storage section and the housing of the product, and after the product is subjected to remanufacturing processes such as cleaning and packing, the product is shipped.

In the case of replacement of a part or the like upon remanufacturing, the content is recorded in the product specification information of the product specification information storage unit of the waste product 21. Specifically, the part replacement date is recorded in the part replacement date of the replaced part in the data of the component part information, and if the replacement part is a used part, its usage history ( Years of use)
Is recorded (see FIG. 7). Also, except when recycling,
For example, the same processing needs to be performed when parts are replaced during maintenance of a product or the like. Therefore, a device for changing the product specification information is also required for the service center 11 for maintenance and the like. In addition, since there is a case where the product is replaced at the store 3 without being brought to the service center 11, it is necessary to install a device for changing the product specification information at the store 3 as well. Further, the sales date can be recorded in the product information storage section of the product by the device in the store 3 (the sales date recording address is provided in advance in the product history information storage section of the product information storage section). )), The warranty expiration date can be easily checked. Similarly, by providing an address for recording the maintenance history information in the product history information storage unit, the maintenance content and the maintenance date can be recorded in the product information storage unit even when the product is maintained. For reference, recycle products, and judgment on reuse of parts.

In any of the above-mentioned steps 203a, 203b and 203c, the waste television set determined to be unreproducible cannot be remanufactured, but before the disassembling operation, the recycling method of the components constituting the waste television set is determined. In addition, the determination of the recycling method is partially different depending on whether or not the waste television is a product within the expiration date of recyclability.

[0125] In the step 206, the waste television set within the reproducible product-life expiration date first determines the method of reusing as a part, and then also determines the recycling method other than the part reuse. On the other hand, in the case of a waste television set whose remanufacturable product expiration date has passed, the components of the waste television set are not reused as components, and a recycling processing method other than component reuse is determined (step 207).

Whether the recycle processing method of the components of the waste TV is determined in step 206 or in step 2
07 is determined based on whether or not it is within the reproducible product expiration date, and in each step, a method of recycling component parts is determined.

[0127] In the case of a waste television set within the renewable-product-possible-period, the recycle processing method of the component parts is determined in step 206. Hereinafter, the determination procedure of step 206 will be described with reference to FIG.

First, based on the disassembly method information of the product specification information of the waste television and the component parts information, information of the parts or the assembly is inputted for each part or assembly separated by disassembling the waste television. . In the case of an assembly, information on parts constituting the assembly and information on the assembly are input. (Step 206
a) Next, it is determined whether or not the input part or assembly can be reused (step 206b). Step 20
6b consists of the following three steps.

Step 206b1: First, it is determined whether or not a part or an assembly is an article to be reused. The product to be reused is determined in advance at the time of product production, and whether or not it is a product to be reused is included in the component information of the product specification information. That is, the input information of the component or the assembly includes data indicating whether or not the component or the assembly is a product to be reused.
In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 7, those in which “1” is recorded in the reusable product address 71 of each component indicate reusable products, and those in which “0” is recorded are non-reusable products. Indicates the product to be reused. Usually this is determined by this data,
In addition, when there is demand information of parts or assemblies, stock information of parts or assemblies from the market information database 41, the market information may be prioritized. More specifically, even if a component or assembly is specified as "reusable product" in the component information, information indicating that there is no need for large inventory of components or assembly is obtained from the market information. If so, it is determined that the part or assembly will not be reused. Conversely, even if the component parts information does not indicate that the part or assembly is to be reused, it is determined that the part or assembly is to be reused if the market information indicates that there is demand for parts or assemblies. Is done.

Step 206b2: Step 206
In the next step, it is determined whether or not the product judged to be reused in b1 satisfies laws and regulations / standards.
In this step, similarly to step 203a shown in FIG. 2, a determination is made by comparing information on legal regulations and standards relating to the television retrieved and obtained from the regulatory and standard information database 36 with component component information on parts or assemblies. . For example, when there is a law "prohibition of use of lead (Pb)", the material information of the input component or assembly is searched and determined. For example, the CRT of part number 5 in the parts shown in FIG. 7 is a reusable product, but since the material contains lead (Pb), it is determined that it cannot be reused.

Step 206b3: Step 206
Parts or assemblies that are also determined to be reusable products in b2 are:
It is determined as a reusable product candidate.

The above is the step 206b for judging the reusability of a part or an assembly.

Next, in step 206c, the recycling method of the component or the assembly determined to be unreusable in step 206b is determined. Step 206c includes the following steps.

Steps 206c1 and 206c9: Judgment of parts requiring special processing including harmful or dangerous substances. Based on the input information on parts and assemblies, based on the material / part recycling processing database 37, whether or not the parts or assemblies are harmful or dangerous substances that require special detoxification processing or the like is determined. Judgment is made, and if it is a harmful substance or dangerous substance, the part or assembly is judged to be a special processing item. For example, the CABLE of part number 7 in the parts shown in FIG. 7 is based on the information that the coating is made of polyvinyl chloride (PVC) and the material-specific / part-specific recycling processing database 37.
Information that polyvinyl chloride (PVC) is a harmful substance is searched, and CABLE is determined to be a harmful substance. The result of the determination is stored in the recycling method determination result storage unit 79, and the fact that the product requires special processing is added to the part or assembly. Non-applicable parts or assemblies are further determined in the next step (step 206c2).

Steps 206c2 and 206c8: Determination of composite material parts. If the component or the assembly cannot be disassembled anymore and is composed of two or more types of materials based on the input information on the component or the assembly, the component or the assembly is determined to be a composite material component. If it is a composite material part,
The fact that the product is required for crushing and separation is added to the part or assembly. Non-applicable parts or assemblies are transferred to the next step (206).
Further judgment is made in c3).

Steps 206c3, 206c5, 206
c6, 206c7: Judgment as to whether it is a part or assembly for recycling material, a part or assembly for energy recovery, or a discarded part or assembly. Based on the input material information of parts and assemblies,
The material / part-specific recycling processing method database 37 is searched for a recycling method for the material of the part or assembly, and if it is material recycling, the part or assembly is determined to be a recycling material part or assembly. If it is energy recovery, the part or assembly is determined to be an energy recovery component or assembly. Those that do not correspond to either of them are judged as discarded parts or assembled parts. The results of the respective determinations, that is, whether the product is a recycled material product, an energy recycle product, or a waste product, are stored in the recycling method determination result storage unit 79, and that fact is described for each part or set. Add it to the product.

The above steps are repeated to make a determination on all the parts and assemblies that constitute the waste television. The above is the determination of the recycling processing method of the parts or the assembly separated after the waste television disassembly in step 206.

On the other hand, in the case of a waste television set whose remanufacturable product expiration date has passed, the recycling method of component parts is determined in step 207 shown in FIG.
The determination can be performed in the same manner as in the determination procedure of FIG. 6 (FIG. 3) except that the reusability determination step 206b of the part or assembly to be performed first is not performed. The recycling method of all the parts or assemblies of the waste television set that have exceeded the expiration date of remanufactured products is determined to be one of the recycling methods other than “reuse of parts or assemblies”.

As described above, since the recycling processing method for all the parts or assemblies separated after disassembly of the waste television is determined in the recycling method determination processing device 29, the result and the disassembly method information of the waste television are compared. Based on this, a processing procedure is created by the recycling procedure creating unit 33.

The processing procedure creation flow in the recycling procedure creation unit 33 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG.
Fig. 5 shows a processing procedure creation flow.

In FIG. 32, when the recycling method of the component parts of the waste product is determined by the recycling method determining unit 31 as described above (step 320), each determination result is stored in the recycling method determination result storage unit 7.
9 is stored (step 321). The recycling procedure creating unit 33 reads out the disassembly method or disassembly procedure information of this waste product from the product specification information database 35 as shown in FIG. 7 (step 323). The recycle processing method of the parts to be separated in each disassembly procedure is retrieved from the recycle process method determination result storage 79 by searching (step 324). A method of disassembling this waste product or a procedure for disassembly read out from the product specification information database 35;
The recycle processing procedure is displayed on the processing result display device 38 shown in FIG. 5 together with the recycle method of the separated parts read from the recycle processing method determination result storage unit 79. As the contents of the processing result displayed on the processing result display device 38, specifically, the contents as shown in FIG. 14 are displayed. This will be described later.

As shown in FIG. 2, the waste television is disassembled in the recycling factory based on the recycling procedure created by the recycling procedure creating section 33 (step 208), and the separated parts and assemblies are separated. Sorting is performed according to the recycling method (Steps 209 to 214), and the corresponding recycling processing is performed (Step 2).
15-223).

FIG. 14 shows an image of the disassembling process of the recycling factories 6 and 7. Waste TV that can be recycled is
Product information is read in the product information reading process (Fig. 1
6 to 22), the recycling method determination processing device 29
After the recycle method is determined by the recycle method determination procedure 32 based on the input data, the recycle method is conveyed on the waste product transfer line 51 to the disassembling step. In the disassembly process, a processing result display device 38 and an information output printer 48 connected to the recycling method determination processing device 29 are used.

In the disassembling step shown in FIG. 14, when the waste television 21 is conveyed, the disassembling procedure of the waste television 21 is displayed on the processing result display device 38, while the information output printer 48 displays the disassembling step. The information on the parts to be disassembled and separated is printed and output on paper or the like. The information to be output is the number, name, material, mass, recycling method, usage history, manufacturer name, product name, model name, manufacturing date, manufacturing number of the product to be disassembled and separated in the disassembly process Etc., and are displayed in characters and barcodes. FIG.
Shows an example in which the cover 60 is disassembled and separated from the waste television. The disassembly operator 61 removes the cover 60 from the waste television while watching the disassembly procedure displayed on the processing result display device 38.
Is decomposed and separated. Then, the disassembled part information 62 on the cover output from the information output printer 48 is attached to the separated cover 60, and is put into the disassembled part transport line 63. The inserted cover 60 is conveyed to a processing step corresponding to the recycling method indicated by the disassembled part information 62 on the attached cover. Further, the waste television 21 from which the cover 60 has been separated is transported to the next disassembling step, where the other components are disassembled and separated in the same manner as described above, and the separated components are similarly input to the disassembled component transport line. You.

On the other hand, the cover 60 inserted into the disassembled parts transport line 63 is transported to a recycled material producing step based on the disassembled parts information 62 attached. In the recycled material process, the disassembled part information 62 on the cover is read visually by an operator or by a bar code reader or the like, and based on the read information, a recycled material processing (crushing, bagging of the crushed material, bag material Information display), and FIG.
Is delivered to the material maker 12 or the production factory 1 shown in FIG. At least, the material information display on the bag needs to display the material name, use history, and mass. Examples of the display method include a method of printing necessary information on a bag with an ink jet printer and a method of printing the information on paper or the like and affixing it. The information 62 may be pasted on a bag of recycled material.

FIG. 15 shows the disassembled substrate Ass'y 67.
2 shows a step of separating the reusable parts in the inside. Substrate Ass'
The y67 is transported to the above-mentioned process by the disassembled component transport line 63. Then, the worker 61 reads the information of the disassembled part information 62 added to the board assembly 67 using the barcode reading device 68. The barcode reading device 68 is connected to the recycle processing method determination processing device 29 and, based on the read information, obtains the information on the recycle processing method determination result from the substrate Ass'y6.
7 is extracted and displayed on the processing result display device 38,
On the other hand, the information output printer 48 prints and outputs information 64 on the parts separated in the process on paper or the like. The information output includes the number, name, material, mass, recycling method, usage history, manufacturer name, product name, model name, manufacturing date, manufacturing number, etc. of the parts to be separated in the process. Displayed in characters and barcodes. Worker 6
The user 1 looks at the contents displayed on the processing result display device 38 and works. In the processing result display device 38 shown in FIG. 15, the reusable parts (transformer A
65). The operator 61 uses the transformer A65
Are separated, the reusable part information 64 is added to the transformer A65, and the transformer A65 is supplied to the reusable part transport line 66. Transformer A
65 is sent to the component reuse process of the next process, where the process is performed based on the added reuse component information 64.

In any case, products, parts, assemblies, and materials that are sent to the next processing step or a processing company for recycling processing may be sent with information necessary for the recycling processing as described above. is necessary. As a result, the appropriate recycling process determined by the recycling method determination processing device 29 is sequentially performed by each process and trader, and the product recycling system of the present invention is driven.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, it is possible to determine and execute an appropriate recycling process of a waste product, so that new energy consumption is reduced, the amount of waste is reduced, and the environment due to harmful substances and the like is reduced. It is very effective in preventing pollution. Also, it is easy to obtain the history information of the product.

Next, a second embodiment will be described.

(Present Problems and Social Trends) Waste products separate, at a minimum, harmful substances and dangerous handling substances contained in the waste products, and the separated harmful substances and dangerous handling substances have an adverse effect on people and the environment. It is necessary to perform appropriate processing according to each so as not to affect However, at present, almost no such processing is performed. In particular, waste home appliances, waste electronic devices such as computers, etc., are separated or crushed without separating harmful substances and the like, and are buried in stable final disposal sites.

In the above situation, it was confirmed that harmful substances such as heavy metals eluted from the shredder dust of waste home appliances and the like buried in the stable final disposal site and contaminate the environment such as soil. In the future, waste home appliances, electronic devices, and end-of-life vehicles will no longer be landfilled at stable final disposal sites. Landfills should be periodically inspected for harmful substances eluted in the soil and water around the disposal site) or landfill-type final disposal site (disposal site in which the soil and landfills are blocked with concrete). Is expected to be mandatory. There are only a few managed landfills nationwide, and the remaining landfill capacity is said to be for several years. It is also said that there are still fewer final landfill sites.

As described above, it is necessary to separate and remove harmful substances in advance in the disposal of waste products in the future. Landfill disposal costs are much higher at managed landfill sites and closed landfill sites than at stable landfill sites, and are expected to rise further due to shortage of landfill sites. In addition, since the number of disposal sites is physically small, the transportation cost to the disposal site is expected to increase more than before, and it is necessary to separate and remove harmful substances in advance even in terms of cost.

However, there is a problem that it is not possible to determine what harmful substances are used in the waste product even if one actually tries to separate and remove harmful substances from the waste product. Even if harmful substances are separated and removed, it is necessary to show that the waste products after removal are harmless. In the second embodiment, an example of a recycling system capable of separating and removing harmful substances from waste products as described above will be described.

The product recycling system shown in the present embodiment judges whether or not a waste product to be recycled or discarded contains parts including harmful substances and dangerous substances to be handled. It is characterized by providing a procedure for separating parts containing harmful substances and dangerous substances from handling from waste products. Further, the present system is characterized in that it records that a part including a harmful substance and a dangerous substance to be handled is separated from a waste product.

FIG. 23 shows an example of the flow from product production to recycling and disposal. The description will be given in order starting from the production factory 1. The product is produced in the production factory 1 for each manufacturer and shipped to the distribution center 2 (route 1a). Then, after being temporarily stored, it is delivered to the store 3 (route 2a) and sold to the customer 4 by the store 3 (route 3a). In some cases, the goods may be delivered directly from the distribution center 2 to the customer 4 as in mail order (route 2b). The customer 4 discards the product purchased from the store 3 after using it for a certain period of time. A waste product is collected by a local government, a third sector, a collection company, or the like and collected at the waste collection site 5 (route 4b), and a route that the store 3 takes from the customer 4 and sends to the waste collection site 5 (route). 3b), which is sorted by product type at the waste collection site 5 and sent to the recycling plant 18 (route 5a). Alternatively, the store 3 may pick up the customer 4 and send it directly to the recycling factory 18 (route 3e). In some cases, the customer 4 sends the product directly to the recycling factory 6 using a courier service (route 4c). In addition, there are several types of recycling plants, such as a recycling plant for each manufacturer that specializes in waste products from specific manufacturers, a recycling plant that can receive waste products from each manufacturer, and other types of products that can be accepted. There are recycling plants.

In the recycling plant 18, the processing methods of the collected waste products are classified as shown below, and the processing corresponding to the classification is performed.

(1) Waste products are first sorted out at the recycling plant 18 as "recyclable waste products", and for products that can be recycled, processing for recycling such as replacement of parts is performed. . With respect to the waste products determined to be unrecyclable products, the respective components constituting the waste products are classified into the following parts.

(2) "Parts containing harmful or dangerous substances and requiring special treatment such as detoxification" (3) "Parts reused as parts" (4) "Parts or materials reused as recycled materials" (5) “Parts or materials to be reused as energy source (for oiling)” (6) “Parts or materials to be reused as energy source (for incineration)” (7) “Parts or materials to be disposed of in landfill” (8) "Composite parts that do not contain harmful or dangerous substances and are crushed and separated as they are" are classified into eight types of parts or materials as shown in (1) to (8).

Next, a description will be given of a distribution route from the recycling factory 18 for each of the parts or materials classified as shown in (1) to (8).

(1) “Waste products that can be recycled” are sent to the recycling factory 8 (route 18 a) and subjected to the recycling process, and then pass through the distribution center 2 as recycled products again. (Route 8a) and sent to the store 3 (Route 2)
a), sold by the store 3 to the customer 4 (route 3)
a). After the customer 4 uses the product, the product is again discarded and collected, and the above-mentioned recycling process is performed. The remanufacturing product factory 8 may be located in the manufacturer-specific production factory 1 or may be located in the recycling factory.

(2) “Parts that contain harmful or dangerous substances and require special treatment such as detoxification” should be handled properly by the parts maker 10 (route 18k), and special harmful or dangerous substances When proper processing is performed at the processing plant 14 (route 1)
8i) or, in some cases, sent to the harmful or hazardous material processing plant 14 via the parts manufacturer 10 (route 10).
d). Alternatively, proper processing may be performed in the recycling factory 6. "Parts that contain harmful or dangerous substances and require special treatment such as detoxification" are properly treated and then separated into recycled materials and waste. Sent to maker 12 (route 14
a), waste is landfilled at landfill 15 (Route 1)
4c).

(3) “Parts to be reused as parts”
It is reused through the following routes.
(A) sent to the remanufactured product factory 8 and used as parts of the remanufactured product (route 18b); (b) sent to the production factory 1 and used as parts of a newly manufactured product (route 18c); c) It is sent to the parts center (parts warehouse) 9 and stored (route 18m), and then sent to the remanufacturing and commercialization factory 8 and used as parts of the remanufactured product (route 9a). (d) At the parts center 9 After storage, production plant 1
To be used as parts of a newly produced product (route 9b), and (e) used as a maintenance part (route 9c) at the service center 11 for maintenance of the product after storage at the parts center 9. ), (F) Parts manufacturer 1
0 (route 18d), after being repaired, sent to the remanufacturing product factory 8, used as parts of the remanufactured product (route 10a), (g) sent to the parts maker 10 (route 18d), After being maintained, they are sent to the production factory 1 and used as parts of new production products (route 10b),
(H) When sent to the remanufactured product factory 8 via the parts center 9 (route 10c) (route 9a), (i) When sent to the production factory 1 via the parts center 9 (route 9b), (J) There is a case where the data is sent to the service center 11 via the parts center 9 (route 9c).

(4) When “parts or materials to be reused as recycled materials” are pulverized in the recycling factory 18 and sent to the production factory 1 to become materials for new parts (route 18e)
May be sent to the material recycling factory / material maker 12 (route 18f). What is sent to the material recycling factory / material maker 12 is subjected to a recycling process, and then sent to the production factory 1 to become a material for a new part (route 12).
a) and a case where it is sent to the parts maker 10 and becomes a material of a new part (route 12b).

(5) “Parts or materials to be reused as an energy source (for oiling)” is a plastic oiler 17
(Route 18p), and is liquefied by the plastic liquefier 17 and sold to the oil buyer 131 (Route 17).
a). If there is a plastic oil conversion facility in the recycling plant 6, it is converted into oil in the recycling plant 18 and becomes an energy source (route 18q).

(6) The “parts or materials to be reused as an energy source (for incineration)” pass to the incinerator material purchaser 132 (route 18r). If there is an incineration heat utilization power generation device in the recycling plant 18, it is incinerated in the recycling plant 18 and becomes an energy source (route 18s).

(7) “Parts or materials to be disposed of by landfill”
Is ground in the recycling plant 18 as needed, and then landfilled in the landfill 151 (route 18t).

(8) The “composite parts that do not contain harmful or dangerous substances and are crushed and separated as they are” are passed to a shredder company (route 18u), crushed and separated, and the plastic for oil conversion is transferred to a plastic oil converter 17 ( Route 16a) It is liquefied. The material for recycled material is transferred to a material recycling factory / material maker 12 and recycled (route 16b). Other stable waste is transported to the stable final disposal site 151 (route 16c) and landfilled.

The above is the flow from production of a product to recycling and disposal.

In order to perform recycling processing by classifying the components as described above, a recycling system that determines a product to be processed and a processing method of the product and records the processing method is used.

First, the product to be processed will be described. The product to be processed has the following features.

The parts (single parts or composite parts) constituting the product to be processed are accompanied by at least information on a unique code indicating the part and information on the material constituting the part in advance. Examples of unique codes indicating parts include a part name and a part number. As an example of a method of attaching information to a component, there is a method of displaying information on the surface of the component using characters, symbols, bar codes, or the like. The designer, etc., decides the disassembly procedure for a product together with the decision on the product disassembly procedure when determining the disassembly procedure for each component. However, when purchasing a component from another manufacturer, the component manufacturer determines it. Such information may be attached to each component.

Next, a recycling system will be described. FIG. 2 shows the configuration of the recycling system in this embodiment.
It is shown in FIG.

In FIG. 24, the recycling system
A recycling processing method determination processing device 29 for determining a recycling processing method; an input unit 34 for inputting information;
Recycling plant equipment control section 39 for controlling equipment in the recycling factory, waste product processing result recording section 78 for recording information such as harmful substances and dangerous substances separated for each product, various legal and regulatory information A law / regulation information database 36 for storing the recycling process method for each material / part, a material / component recycling process database 37 for storing the material / part recycling method, a product specification information database 35 for storing the product specification information, The system includes a market information database 41 that stores information on price market prices, information on demand for parts, and the like, and a recycling factory specification database 74 that stores specifications of a recycling factory. In the blocks shown in FIG. 24, those having the same functions as the blocks shown in FIG. 5 are denoted by the same reference numerals.

The function of each block will be described below.

(1) Product specification information database 35 The product specification information database 3 which records the specification information of the product to be processed so that the specification information of the product to be processed can be referred to the recycling factory 18 as needed.
5 is created in advance. Product specification information is created by a product designer or the like at the time of product design or after design. The registration of the specification information in the database 35 is performed by a manufacturer of the product or a company entrusted by the manufacturer. The information to be recorded in the database 35 is only information of a product (single type or plural types of product types) of a specific manufacturer, or information of products of a plurality of manufacturers (single type or plural types of product types). Can be considered.

The contents of the product specification information include the name of the manufacturer,
Product type, product name, model name, date of manufacture, serial number, component information (part name, part number, part manufacturer, part type name, material, external dimensions of part, mass, whether or not it is a harmful substance, reuse Possible parts, usage history, etc.), disassembly method (disassembly procedure,
Required tools, disassembly instructions, etc.), standard required disassembly man-hours (hours)
And so on.

The above disassembly method is predetermined by a designer of a waste product, but the disassembly method using the unit of disassembly described above as a unit of a part accompanied by a unique code indicating a part is described above. That is at least necessary. That is, the parts separated according to the disassembly method all have unique codes indicating the above parts. Of course, if necessary, information on a method of further disassembling parts separated according to the disassembly method may be referred to.

(2) Law / Regulation / Standard Database 36 A database storing information on laws / regulations and standards of each country regarding product sales or disposal of waste products and waste. This type of information includes, for example, hazardous and dangerous materials that must not be used in products, or that cannot be landfilled in stable landfills, and that cannot be landfilled in managed landfills. And information on dangerous goods. The legality information is obtained from the official gazette and compiled into a database. As for the information on the standard, information on the standard is obtained from the period during which the standard is being implemented and is made into a database. At this time, for example, it is preferable to organize the data into a database by organizing the product types.

(3) Material / Parts Recycling Method Database 37 Recycling and disposal methods for each material / part,
In particular, information on how to treat harmful substances, parts containing harmful substances or dangerous substances, and parts containing dangerous substances (detoxification method, recycling method, disposal method, etc.) A database that stores the locations of famous places, contact information, processing costs, etc.). It is good to make a table for each material and each part.

(4) Market information database 41 Demand information of used parts, sale price information of various recycled materials, purchase price information of waste materials for various recycled materials, various recycling processors, various harmful / hazardous materials processors and various others A database that stores information on whether final disposal contractors can be accepted, information on used parts purchasing contractors and various processing contractors (trader names, addresses, telephone numbers, fax numbers, etc.), and transportation commissions to various carriers.

The above-mentioned (1) to (4) maintenance work such as creation of various databases and addition / deletion / modification of each data may be performed by a single company. This may be done by a jointly established institution or by a public institution.

(5) Recycling factory specification database 7
4 This is a database that stores various types of specification information of the recycling plant 18 that processes waste products. As the specification information, there is processing cost information (processing cost per unit time, crushing cost per unit weight or unit volume, etc.) in the recycling plant 18. A database should be provided for each recycling plant, and data maintenance should be performed for each recycling plant.

(6) Recycling method determination processing device 2
9. The recycle processing method determination processing device 29 includes a recycle processing method determination unit 31 storing a recycle processing method determination procedure 32, a recycle processing determination procedure correction unit 30, and a recycle processing determination procedure creation unit 33 (for the recycle processing). Includes disposal.) Since new recycling methods and disposal methods change over time, it is necessary to revise the rules of recycling processing and disposal processing and the recycling processing determination procedure based on the rules accordingly. For this purpose, the recycle processing determination procedure correction unit 30 is provided, and the recycle processing method determination procedure can be corrected.

The four databases described above are connected to the recycling method determination processing device 29, and the recycling method of the waste product is determined based on the information of each database, and a recycling processing determination procedure is created.

(7) Input unit 34 The input unit 34 is used to determine at least the product information of the waste product that has entered the recycling plant 18, including the manufacturer name, product name, model, manufacturing date, and serial number. This is a device for inputting the information to the device 29. Some are used to input information associated with parts separated from waste products.

The input unit 34 is provided with the following devices for dealing with various types of waste products.

When the product has a product information storage unit for storing product information and a product information output terminal for outputting the product information to the outside, the product information is connected to the product information output terminal of the discarded product. And an information output terminal connection connector 43 for reading the information.

In the case where the product has a function of storing product information inside and transmitting the information to the outside by wireless, an information receiving unit 44 for wirelessly receiving product information from a waste product is provided.

Further, in the case of a waste product having a detachable product information storage unit, a product information storage unit driving device 50 for driving the removed product information storage unit is provided.

A keyboard 45 and a mouse 47 are provided for visually reading product information displayed on a casing of a waste product and manually inputting the information.

A bar code reader 46 for reading and inputting product information displayed as a bar code on a waste product housing or the like can be provided.

Further, the recycling plant equipment control section 39 includes a disassembly line control section 4 shown in the following (8) to (11).
2. Waste product recycling method transmitting device 73, information output printer 48, and waste product processing status recording device 72
(8) Disassembly line control unit 42 is connected to the recycling processing method determination processing device 29, and controls the operation of the disassembly line of the recycling factory based on the processing procedure of the waste product created by the recycling processing method determination processing device 29. .

(9) Waste Product Recycling Method Transmission Device 73 Connected to the recycling method determination processing device 29 to send the waste product processing procedure created by the recycling method determination processing device 29 to the worker at the recycling factory 18. In the instructing device, there are a system in which the creation processing procedure is displayed as image information on a display device such as a television and a display monitor, and a system in which the instruction is given by voice.

(10) Information output printer 48 Information on parts and materials separated and disassembled and separated (part names, material names, processing methods, next process / destination, whether or not harmful substances are included,
Is printed in characters, symbols, bar codes, and the like.

(11) Waste Product Processing Status Recording Device 72 This device is connected to the recycle processing method determination processing device 29 and records the processing status of the waste product that has entered the recycling factory 18. The processing status of the waste product can be recorded by a device or the like.

(12) Waste Product Processing Recorder 78 Records information on what parts were separated from the waste product. In particular, record the results of separating parts containing harmful substances.

The above is the configuration of the system according to the present embodiment.

Next, the operation of the recycling system in this embodiment will be described.

FIG. 25 shows a processing procedure of a waste product in the present embodiment. In accordance with this procedure, the processing in the recycling processing method determination processing device 29 of the present embodiment will be described below.

In FIG. 25, first, the product code information associated with the waste product is obtained, and the obtained product code information is recorded in the waste product processing result recording unit 78 shown in FIG. 24 (step 250).

At step 250 in the waste product processing,
At least the product information including the manufacturer name, product name, model, manufacturing date and serial number attached to the waste product entering the recycling factory 18 is obtained and input to the recycling processing method processing apparatus 29. . As a method of inputting the product code information associated with the waste product into the system, there is a method as described below, as in the first embodiment.

(1) A method in which a worker visually judges product information displayed as characters or symbols on a label or the like attached to a waste product and inputs and records the information using a keyboard 46 or a mouse 47. In addition to the label, the product information may be engraved or directly printed on the casing of the waste product.

(2) As shown in FIG. 22, a method in which product information displayed as a bar code on a label or the like attached to a waste product is read by a bar code reading device and input and recorded. In addition to the label, the bar code may be engraved or printed directly on the casing of the waste product.

(3) A method of incorporating a memory in which product information is recorded in advance, and reading and inputting the product information at the time of producing a waste product. As a method of reading the product information, as shown in FIG. 6, a product information output terminal 21h is provided on the product, and as shown in FIG. 16, an information output terminal connection connector 43 is connected from the terminal to read and input. How to do
As shown in FIG. 9, there is a method in which an information transmitting unit 21n is provided in a product, and product information is transmitted wirelessly as shown in FIG. 17, and received and input by a wireless information receiving unit 44.

[0205] The history information stored in the waste product may be input.

Next, waste products to be recycled are:
It is determined whether it is possible to commercialize the recycled product (Step 25)
1). In this case, the product specification information of the waste product is retrieved and obtained from the product specification information database 35 based on the product information of the waste product obtained in step 250. FIG. 7 shows a data example of the product specification information. First, it is determined whether or not to satisfy the laws and regulations / standards which should be satisfied when the waste product is resold, based on the obtained product specification information and the legal / regulation / standard information database 36.
A comparison is made with the satisfactory legal / regulation / standard information obtained. Those satisfying this are further determined whether or not a reusable standard determined by a manufacturer of the waste product is satisfied. The judgment criterion is recorded in advance by the manufacturer as a kind of product specification information of the product. In the example shown in FIG. 7, the number of years of the reproducible product commercialization period is recorded in the basic information. The recycling method processing device 29 calculates the elapsed time since the production of the waste product based on the production date information and the disposal date of the waste product in the product information obtained in step 250, and calculates the elapsed year. The month is compared with the number of years of the reproducible product commercialization expiration date to determine whether reproducible product commercialization is possible.
Those satisfying this are determined as recycled product candidate products.

The discarded product determined as a candidate product for recycling in step 251 is classified as a candidate product for recycling (step 252). Thereafter, the waste product is sent to a remanufacturing product factory 8, where it is further judged whether or not the product can be remanufactured.

Further, the discarded product determined to be unrecyclable in step 251 is classified as non-recyclable (separate as a recycle product other than recycled) (step 253). Further, the following recycle processing is performed.

[0209] For the discarded products determined to be non-recyclable products, a search is made as to whether any of the components constituting the discarded products contains harmful or dangerous substances (step 25).
4). The search method is performed by comparing and determining the material information of the component parts in the product specification information of the waste product obtained in the above step 250 with the harmful substance and dangerous substance information obtained from the law / regulation information database 36. Search for parts that contain harmful or dangerous substances.

Next, whether or not there is a reusable part among the parts constituting the waste product is searched by the component parts information in the product specification information of the waste product obtained in the step 250 (step S250). 255). Reused parts are determined in advance by the manufacturer of the discarded product. One of the component parts information in the product specification information of the discarded product is information on whether each part is a reusable part. Is recorded (see FIG. 7).

[0211] However, even if the manufacturer of the waste product is not determined in advance, the following information is used for the parts for which the information of "there is demand" is obtained from the used part demand information recorded in the market information database 41. Make a decision.

For a part for which the information of "in-demand" is obtained from the used part demand information, the purchase price of the used part supplier of the used part is searched. In addition, the disassembly cost required to separate this part from the waste product and the transportation cost of the part are estimated and calculated, and the total cost of the disassembly cost and the transportation cost of the part and the purchase price of the used parts supplier are calculated. Compare and determine whether a profit is obtained. If the result indicates that a profit is obtained, the part is determined to be a reused part.

Next, the estimation calculation will be described in detail.

First, a description will be given of a method of calculating the cost of disassembling the parts in the recycling method determination processing device 29. Information (1) to (3) necessary for the disassembly cost estimation calculation processing of parts and the sources of the information are shown below.

(1) Disassembly man-hour (time) value information required for separating parts As shown in FIG. 26, the disassembly method information is registered in the product specification information database 35 in advance so as to show the contents of the product specification information database 35. You can obtain it by keeping it. When one of the disassembly method information in the product specification information of the product is a disassembly man-hour (time) value, a product designer or the like calculates a standard disassembly man-hour (hour) value in advance, and FIG. Thus, it is stored in the product specification information database 35. For example, in FIG. 26, PWB A in decomposition order 7
When there is a demand for used parts of SS'Y (the used part demand information recorded in the market information database 41 contains PWB A
When the information indicating that SS'Y is in demand is obtained by the recycle processing method determination processing device 29), the standard disassembly man-hour values of the disassembly orders 1 to 7 are summed, and the PWB ASS'Y is disassembled and separated. Calculate the required standard disassembly values.

(2) Required cost per unit disassembly man-hour (hour) of the recycling plant that processes waste products The required cost per disassembly man-hour (hour) for each recycling plant is registered in the recycling plant specification database 74. You can obtain it by keeping it.

(3) Various costs such as packing cost of parts The various costs such as packing cost of parts for each recycling factory can be obtained by registering them in the recycling factory specification database 74.

Based on the above information, a disassembly cost estimation calculation is performed. In the calculation, the disassembly / separation cost of parts is calculated by multiplying the standard disassembly numerical value obtained in the above (1) by the required cost per unit disassembly man-hour (hour) of the recycling plant that is processing waste products. Further, various expenses such as a predetermined packing cost read from the recycling factory specification database 74 are added thereto.

Next, information necessary for calculating the transportation cost of parts and the source of the information will be described. The transport of reused parts is assumed to use home delivery. The transport fee is determined by the external dimensions and transport distance of the transported item.

(4) External Dimension Information of Components The external dimensions of each component can be obtained by registering the external dimensions of each component in the product specification information database 35.

(5) Purchased and Used Parts Dealer's Address Information This can be obtained by registering the purchased and used parts supplier's address and the like in the market information database 41.

(6) Courier Carrier Information (Carrier Charge List) This information can be obtained by registering the parcel delivery carrier information in the market information database 41.

From these information, the transportation fee of the parts is estimated. The external dimensions after packing are calculated from the external dimensions information of the parts, and the transport distance is calculated from the address information of the parts purchase and used parts supplier. Based on these two pieces of information, the courier service transportation fee is searched.

The disassembly / separation costs of the above parts (packing costs,
Other costs), and the cost of shipping
A comparison is made between the parts retrieved from the market information database 41 and the purchase price of a used parts supplier. And disassembly
If the separation cost is lower than the purchase price, it is determined that the part is separated and separated as a reused part.

Next, a search is made for the separation / separation work procedure of the harmful / hazardous material-containing parts and the reusable parts determined in steps 254 and 255 (step 256).

In step 256, first, a product disassembly procedure predetermined by a product designer or the like stored in the product specification information database 35 is read. FIG. 26 shows an example of disassembly procedure data. Next, among the determined harmful / hazardous material-containing parts and reused parts, the parts with the slowest disassembly order,
That is, the part having the largest value of the decomposition order data is searched,
The procedure up to the disassembly of parts shall be the separation / separation work procedure for parts containing harmful and dangerous substances and reusable parts.

Among the parts to be disassembled in the separation / separation work procedure of the harmful / hazardous material-containing parts and the reusable parts retrieved in the above step 256, both the harmful / hazardous substance-containing parts and the reusable parts are used. The processing method for the non-applicable component is determined (step 257).

For example, in a certain product, the separation / separation work procedure of harmful / hazardous material-containing parts and reusable parts of the product is a procedure up to the disassembly order 9 in the product disassembly method information shown in FIG. And the decomposition order 9
Parts that do not correspond to either harmful / hazardous parts-containing parts or reusable parts among the parts up to
Assume that the components are 3, 4, 5, 6, and 8. The parts determined to be neither of the above are read out from the disassembly method information (see FIG. 26) in the disassembly order in the order of disassembly. Then, based on the read part number, the component part information (see FIG. 7) is read from the product specification information of the product read from the product specification information database 35. Based on the read component information of the parts, the processing method of the parts is determined based on the material / part recycling processing method database 37.
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The material / part recycling processing database 37 records processing method information for each part and processing method information for each material. When retrieving processing method information of parts, the processing is performed in the following order.

(1) First, based on at least the name, maker, part number, and part grade of a part, the presence / absence of a part-specific processing method is searched from the material / part recycling processing method database 37. Is determined.

(2) If there is no component-specific processing method, it is determined whether the material constituting the component is single or composite.

(A) When the material constituting the component is a single material: The processing method of the material is searched from the material / component-specific recycling processing database 37. If there is only one processing method for one material, the processing method is determined. If there are multiple processing methods, [(the purchase price of each material processing company) per unit of each processing method
-(Cost required for pretreatment (crushing) in the recycling plant 18) is calculated and compared, and the highest method is determined. The “cost required for pretreatment (crushing) in the recycling plant 18” may not require the pretreatment (crushing) in the recycling plant 18. The purchase price of each material processing company is based on the recycling method database 3 for each material and part.
Recorded by material in 7 and read from there. Pretreatment (crushing) costs in the recycling plant 18 are recorded in a recycling plant specification database.

(B) When the material constituting the component is a composite material: Basically, a shredder trader decides to carry out the crushing separation process. However, in the case where the material constituting the component is made of only dissimilar plastics, [(purchase of each material processing company) per unit from the shredder company 16, the plastic liquefaction company 17 or the incinerator material purchaser 132 as described above. (Price)-(Cost required for pretreatment (crushing) in the recycling plant 18)] is calculated and compared, and the highest method is determined.

Before instructing the worker to disassemble / separate waste products, the waste product processing status recording device 72 is activated (step 258), and recording of the status of disassembly / separation of waste products is started. The waste product processing status recording device 72 includes, for example, a video camera and a recording device. When recording video on a recording medium (video tape or the like), at least the product name of the waste product (product Type), model (model name), name of manufacturer, date of manufacture, and serial number are recorded.

The disassembly / separation work is performed by the worker in accordance with the disassembly / separation work procedure of the harmful / hazardous material-containing parts, reused parts and other parts of the waste product searched and determined in the above steps 256 and 257. An instruction is given (step 259). The instruction is given via the waste product recycling method transmitting device 73. The recycling method transmitting device 73 is composed of an image display device, a sound reproducing device, and the like, and instructs an operator with image information and sound information. For example, a case in which an instruction is given based on the product disassembly method information shown in FIG. 26 will be described. FIG. 27 shows an image of the disassembly step at that time.

In the case of instructing disassembly / separation of “PWB ASS'Y” in the disassembly order No. 7, reference disassembly drawing No. is obtained from the disassembly method information of the product. (D1004) and read the reference disassembly drawing No. based on the read information. Is retrieved from the product specification information database 35, read out, and displayed on the image display device 75. At this time, a display is made as to which of the separated parts determined in the previous step corresponds to a harmful / dangerous substance-containing part, a reused part, or another part. If the separated parts are parts containing harmful or dangerous substances, the indication of the contained harmful substances or dangerous substances is also made. In addition, the number of the parts to be disassembled and the information on the tool to be used are instructed by voice. FIG.
In the example of the disassembly method information, "+ D" of the tool information used indicates a Phillips screwdriver. For the tool information of "+ D", voice information of "plus driver" is recorded in association with it. The voice information is transmitted to the operator from the speaker 76.

Further, in order to allow the operator to input the component code information and the component material information attached to the separated component, the position of the component code information and the component material information are displayed.

The operator separates the parts according to the instruction, reads the information of the part code attached to the parts and the constituent material information, and inputs the information to the recycle processing method determination processing device 29. This reading and inputting method differs depending on the code information and the accompanying method of the constituent material information. When characters or symbols are displayed, the operator makes a visual judgment and
5 and the mouse 47, and when displayed as a barcode, the operator reads and inputs it with the barcode reader 46 (FIG. 27 shows the barcode reader 4).
6 shows an example of inputting).

The part code information and constituent material information attached to the separated parts, and the type of the part determined above (whether the part contains a harmful / dangerous substance or a reused part). Is recorded in the waste product processing result recording unit 78 (step 260).
In the case of other parts (parts that are neither harmful / dangerous substance-containing parts nor reusable parts), the processing method determined above (whether crushing separation, material recycling, oiling, incineration, etc.) Record whether it is landfilled). In addition, information of the component processing company determined as described above (a company name, a code indicating the company, etc.) is also recorded.

It is determined whether all of the harmful / hazardous material-containing parts or reusable parts to be separated in the waste products searched in the above steps 254 and 255 have been separated (step 261).
The determination is made based on whether or not the information of the component code attached to the component and the constituent material information have been recorded. If harmful / dangerous substance-containing parts or reusable parts to be separated still remain, the flow proceeds to step 259, and further instructs disassembly / separation. If not, the flow proceeds to step 262.

The information output printer 48 prints a harmless certificate certifying that the waste product (remaining portion) after separating all the harmful / hazardous material-containing parts to be separated is harmless on a printing material such as paper. And prints out all the parts containing harmful and dangerous substances to be separated from the waste product and attaches them to the remaining part (step 262).

The following information is described in the harmless certificate.

(1) At least the product name (product type), model (model name), manufacturer name, manufacturing date, serial number of the processed waste product (2) List of parts constituting the remaining part of the waste product (Part name, part number, part manufacturer, material name (3) List of separated harmful / hazardous materials-containing parts (at least the names of separated harmful / hazardous materials-containing parts and contained harmful / hazardous materials) Lastly, the waste product processing status recording device 72 is stopped (step 263).

The above is the processing procedure in the recycling factory 18 in this embodiment. The parts and component assemblies separated in the above procedure are sent to the next processing step or processing company determined respectively. According to this system, harmful / hazardous material-containing parts can be reliably separated from the waste product, and the remaining part of the waste product after separation is sent to the shredder company 16 with a harmless certificate attached. The shredder 16 can perform the crushing process as it is, and when reclaiming it, it is possible to reclaim it at a stable final disposal site. Shredders can crush and landfill with peace of mind, as the received waste has proven to be harmless and dangerous. Conversely, if it is proven to be harmless, the shredder 16 does not refuse to accept waste. In this way, the present system enables smooth and safe processing of waste products (for humans and for the environment).

Further, according to the present system, the contents of processing performed in the recycling factory 18 are recorded in the waste product processing status recording device 72 and the waste product processing result recording section 78, so that the processing contents can be confirmed as necessary. There is also the effect. Thus, the local government or the like supervising the recycling factory can easily confirm the processing contents of the recycling factory 18.

Further, since the separated harmful / hazardous material-containing parts, reusable parts, and other parts are accompanied by the code information and the constituent material information indicating the parts, the processing step for accepting the parts and the processing company may use the information. If you read and record information,
It becomes easy to create a record of acceptance results in a processing step or a processing company, and it becomes easy to manage the part and to judge the processing of the part.

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As described above, in the recycling system of the present invention, it is possible to judge and execute an appropriate recycling process of a waste product, thereby saving new energy consumption, reducing the amount of waste, and reducing harmful substances. It is very effective in preventing environmental pollution. In addition, it is easy to obtain product history information, and by using the data as a reference for designing new products, it is possible to improve the reliability of products and extend the life of products. Saves money and reduces waste. In addition, by referring to the recycling rules of the present invention at the product design stage, there is also an effect of promoting the design of products that can be easily recycled.

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FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram of a recycling system (route from product production to recycling) of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing a procedure for determining a recycling method and executing a recycling process.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a step of determining a recycling method of a disassembled part / assembly.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a step of determining a recycling method of a disassembled part / assembly.

FIG. 5 is a configuration diagram of a recycling processing method determination / recycling processing execution system.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing one embodiment of a product configuration.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an example of data of product specification information.

FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an example of data of product history information.

FIG. 9 is an explanatory view showing one embodiment of a product configuration.

FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram showing one embodiment of a product configuration.

FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram showing one embodiment of a product configuration.

FIG. 12 is an explanatory diagram showing one embodiment of a product configuration.

FIG. 13 is an explanatory diagram showing a product information reading process image in a recycling factory.

FIG. 14 is an explanatory diagram showing an image of a disassembling process in a recycling factory.

FIG. 15 is an explanatory diagram showing a disassembly process image in a recycling factory.

FIG. 16 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a method for reading product information.

FIG. 17 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a product information reading method.

FIG. 18 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an example of a product information reading method.

FIG. 19 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a product information reading method.

FIG. 20 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a product information reading method.

FIG. 21 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a product information reading method.

FIG. 22 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a product information reading method.

FIG. 23 is a configuration diagram (route from product production to recycling and disposal) of the recycling system of the present invention.

FIG. 24 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an example of a configuration of a recycling processing method determination / recycling processing execution system.

FIG. 25 is an explanatory diagram showing a processing procedure of a waste product.

FIG. 26 is an explanatory diagram showing a data example (product disassembly method information) of product specification information.

FIG. 27 is an explanatory view showing an image of a disassembling process in a recycling factory.

FIG. 28 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a legal and regulatory information database.

FIG. 29 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a material- and component-specific recycling processing method database.

FIG. 30 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a market information database.

FIG. 31 is a flowchart showing a quality inspection step.

FIG. 32 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure creation procedure (recycling processing other than the remanufacturing product conversion processing).

[Explanation of symbols]

1 ... production factory by manufacturer, 2 ... distribution center, 3 ... dealer,
4 customers, 5 pickup sites, 6 recycling plants by manufacturer,
7… Manufacturer's joint recycling factory, 8… Remanufacturing product factory,
9: parts center, 10: parts maker, 11: service center, 12: material maker, material recycling factory, 13: energy source material purchaser, 14 ... specific processing factory (hazardous
Hazardous material disposal company), 15: landfill, 16: shredder company, 17: plastic liquefaction company, 18: recycling plant, 21: product or waste product or TV, 21a ...
Product information storage unit, 21b ... Product specification information storage unit, 21c
... Power on / off detection unit, 21d Usage environment temperature detection unit, 21e Conduction time detection unit, 21f History information storage unit, 21g Product history information storage unit, 21h Product information output terminal, 21i Product information storage Dedicated power input, 21
j: product information display, 21n: information transmission section, 29: recycling processing method determination processing device, 30: recycling processing method determination procedure correction section, 31: recycling processing method determination section, 3
2. Recycling method determination procedure, 33: Recycling method procedure creation unit, 34: Input unit, 35: Product specification information database, 36: Law / regulation information database,
37 ... Recycling method database by material / part,
38: Processing result display device, 39: Recycling plant equipment control unit, 40: History information storage unit, 41: Market information database, 42: Line control unit, 43: Connector for information output terminal connection, 44: Wireless information reception unit, 45 ... keyboard,
46: bar code reader, 47: mouse, 48 information output printer, 50: product information storage unit drive, 51
... A waste product transport line, 54 ... Power supply power outlet, 55 ... Power supply plug, 61 ... Worker, 62 ... Parts information, 63 ... Disassembled parts transport line, 64 ... Reused parts information, 65 ... Reused parts, Reference numeral 66 denotes a reusable part transport line, 67 denotes a board assembly, 68 denotes a bar code reader, 71 denotes an address of a product to be reused, 72 denotes a waste product processing status recording device, and 73 denotes a transmission device of a waste product recycling method. 74, a recycling factory specification database, 75, an image display device, 76, a speaker, 77, a separated parts transport line, 78, a waste product processing result recording section, 79, a recycling processing method determination result storage section 79, 131, an oil purchaser , 132
... Purchaser of incineration material, 151 ... Stable final treatment plant, 201
... product information input step, 202 ... history information recording step, 203 ... reproducible commercialization availability determination step, 203a ...
Step 203 for judging whether laws and regulations are satisfied
b: Step of judging whether or not it is within the reproducible product commercialization period, 20
3c: quality inspection step, 204: remanufactured product processing step, 205: step of judging whether the product is within the reproducible product expiration date, 206: recycle processing method judgment step of disassembled parts / assemblies, 207: disassembled state Part / assembly recycling method determination step (recycling processing other than part reuse), 208: disassembly step, 209: step of determining a candidate for reuse, 210: step of determining a recycled material article, 211: energy recovery Step 212 for judging the article, Step 212 for judging the article for disposal, 213 ...
Step of deciding to be a special processing necessary article including harmful substances and dangerous substances, 214 ... Step of deciding to be a composite material part, 215
... Quality inspection step for reusable product candidates, 216. , 222 ... recycling processing step, 223 ... recycling processing step,
206a: Part / assembly information input step after disassembly, 20
6b: Reusability judgment step of parts / assembly, 206b
1. Step of judging whether or not the article is a reusable article, 206b2 ...
Step 206 for judging whether laws and regulations are satisfied
b3: Step of determining as a reusable part candidate, 206c ...
Recycling method determining step other than reuse of parts / assembly, step 206c1: step of determining whether or not the product requires special processing including harmful substances and dangerous substances, 206c2: step of determining whether or not it is a composite material part, 206c3 ... A step of determining whether it is for material, energy recovery, or disposal, 206c5: a step of determining a recycled material article, 206c6: a step of determining an energy recovery article, 206c7: a step of determining a waste article, 206c8: a part of pulverized and separated necessary parts Judgment step, 206c9: Step of judging a product requiring special processing, 206d: Step of judging presence / absence of parts / assembly to be judged next, 207a: Step of inputting part / assembly information after disassembly, 207b: Part / assembly 207b1 ... special treatment including harmful and dangerous substances Article determined whether or not step, 207b
2. Step of determining whether or not the component is a composite material part, 207b3 ...
Step 207b5 for determining whether it is for recycled material, energy recovery or disposal, step for determining recycled material supplies, 2
07b6 Step of judging energy recovery product, 20
7b7: Step of judging waste, 207b8: Step of judging parts necessary for pulverization / separation, 207b9: Step of judging goods of special processing, 207c: Step of judging presence / absence of parts / assemblies to be judged next, 250 to 263 ... each step of the waste product processing procedure, 1a to 18u ... each physical distribution route in the recycling system of the present invention.

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Information included in the report, expiration date information indicating the expiration date
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Judgment processing for judging as a target of disassembly processing into component parts, judgment
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Claims (27)

[Claims] 1. A product recycling system for judging a recycling process as a product reuse method, comprising: reading means for reading information added to the product; and associating the information with the information added to the product. A storage unit for storing a database of information when the product is reused, and a product of the database stored in the storage unit based on information added to the product read by the reading unit. A product comprising: a recycle determination unit that determines the recycle process for the product with reference to the information at the time of the process; and an output unit that outputs a result determined by the recycle determination unit for the product. Recycling system. 2. The information added to the product read by the reading means according to claim 1, wherein at least the name of the product, the manufacturer name of the product, the model name of the product, the manufacturing date, the serial number, and the product The storage means includes, as the database, a product specification information database for storing expiration date information on a reproducible expiration date of the product, wherein the recycle determination means is read by the reading means. Based on the information added to the product, it is determined whether or not the product satisfies that the product is stored within the product specification information database and is within the reproducible period of the product. Is within the expiration date, the product is judged to be subject to remanufacturing, and in other cases , The product recycling system, characterized in that the determination result of said recycle processing, the product is directed to decompose decomposition process for each component of the product. 3. The storage device according to claim 2, wherein the storage means stores, as the database, legal regulation information that is information regulated by law for each product and standard information that is information standardized in advance for each product. And a recycling / regulation information database for storing the product. When the product is determined to be a product to be re-manufactured, the recycling determination unit is configured to perform the recycle determination based on information added to the product read by the reading unit. And the aforementioned regulations /
It is further determined whether or not the product satisfies the legal and regulatory information and the standard information for the product stored in the standard information database, and the product satisfies the legal and regulatory information and the standard information. The disassembly result of the recycle processing, the product is considered to be re-manufactured, and in other cases, the rejection result of the recycle process is disassembled for each component of the product A product recycling system characterized by being subject to processing. 4. The product specification information database according to claim 3, wherein the product specification information database further stores a quality inspection procedure and quality reference information to be performed for each product, and wherein the recycle determining means determines the recycle process as a determination result. When the product is to be re-manufactured, the quality inspection procedure and the quality standard information for the product are extracted from the product specification information database, and the output unit includes the recycle determination unit for the product. And outputting the quality inspection procedure and the quality standard information extracted by the method. 5. The product according to claim 3, wherein the information added to the product read from the reading means further includes part information on a component part of the product, and the legal / regulation information database includes: Further storing the legal information and the standard information for each component, the recycling determination means, for the product targeted for the disassembly process, the product is within the reproducible time limit, and the product Does not satisfy the law / regulation information and the standard information, it is stored in the law / regulation information database for each component of the product as to whether or not the component is to be reused. Further determining whether the component satisfies the legal information and the standard information for the component,
If the component is to be reused and the component satisfies the regulatory information and the standard information, the result of the recycling process is determined by a configuration that allows the component to be reused. A product recycling system, wherein the product is a part, and in other cases, the component is subject to recycling other than reuse. 6. The product specification information database according to claim 5, wherein the product specification information database further stores a quality inspection procedure and quality reference information to be performed for each component of the product, Assuming that the component is a reusable component, the quality inspection procedure and the quality reference information for the component are extracted from the product specification information database, and the output unit includes: A product recycling system for outputting the quality inspection procedure and the quality standard information of the component parts extracted by the recycling determination unit. 7. The apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the information added to the product read by the reading means further includes information on a material of the component, and the storage means stores the database of the component as the database. Each material has a material-specific recycling method database that stores whether it is a harmful substance or a dangerous substance, and a recycling processing method for the material, and the recycling determination means is a target of recycling other than the reuse. With respect to the component thus performed, the material-based recycling processing database is referred to, and it is further determined whether or not the material of the component read by the reading unit is a harmful substance or a dangerous substance. If the substance is determined to be harmful or dangerous, recycle processing database for each material Reference, extracts the recycle processing method of said components, said output means, product recycling system, wherein the configuration of the component, and outputs the been recycling method extracted by said recycle decision means. 8. The apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the information added to the product read by the reading unit further includes information on a material of the component part, and the recycle determination unit performs the recycle other than the reuse. It is further determined whether the material of the component read by the reading unit is a composite material composed of two or more types of materials, and the material of the component is If the material is a material, the result of the recycle processing is determined to be that the component part needs to be crushed and separated. 9. The apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the information added to the product read by the reading unit further includes information on a material of the component, and the storage unit stores the database of the component as the database. Each material is provided with a material-specific recycling processing method database for storing whether the material is a renewable material, a material that can be incinerated, or a material that should be discarded. Regarding the components that are considered to be recycled other than use, refer to the material-specific recycling method database, and the material of the component read by the reading unit is a renewable material or a material that can be incinerated. And whether the material is to be discarded, and the result of the determination is used as the result of the recycling process. Product recycling system to be. 10. The storage unit according to claim 5, wherein the storage unit includes, as the database, a part-by-part recycling processing method database for storing, for each of the component parts, a recycling processing method for the component part. , For the components that are determined to be the targets of recycling other than reuse, refer to the component-specific recycling processing method database, extract the recycling processing method of the component, and the output unit includes: A product recycling system for outputting the recycling method extracted by the recycling determining means. 11. The product specification information database according to claim 2, wherein the product specification information database further stores a component disassembly procedure for each product, and wherein the recycle determination means determines the product specification for the product subjected to the disassembly processing. Referring to an information database, extracting a disassembly procedure of the component parts of the product, and the output means outputs the disassembly procedure of the component parts of the product extracted by the recycle determination means. Recycling system. 12. The recycling method according to claim 7, wherein the material-based recycling method database stores, as the recycling method, a separation procedure and a disassembly procedure of the component parts made of the harmful or dangerous material. The determination unit refers to the material-based recycling processing method database for the product targeted for the disassembly processing, and extracts a separation procedure and a disassembly operation procedure for the component parts of the material that is the harmful substance or the dangerous substance, A product recycling system, wherein the output means outputs a classification procedure and a disassembly procedure of the component parts extracted by the recycling determination means. 13. The output device according to claim 12, wherein:
A product recycling system, which issues a document indicating that the harmful substance or dangerous substance has been separated from the remaining component parts after the constituent parts made of the harmful substance or dangerous substance have been separated. 14. A product recycling system according to claim 1, further comprising a determination result storage means for storing a result determined by said recycling determination means. 15. A product according to claim 2 or 3, wherein said product to be remanufactured is shipped with remanufacturing.
A product recycling system further comprising additional means for adding information on the date of shipment. 16. The apparatus according to claim 2, wherein said storage means further comprises, as said database, a market information database for storing price information of a used market for said product, and wherein said recycling determination means comprises: Extracting price information of a used market for the product determined to be the market information database from the market information database, and outputting the price information of a used market for the product extracted by the recycling determination means. Product recycling system. 17. An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said output means includes: a voice output means for outputting a result determined by said recycling determination means by voice; an image information output means for outputting as image information; A product recycling system comprising at least one of printing means for outputting as printing information. 18. An apparatus according to claim 11, wherein said output means comprises:
In order to output the disassembly procedure of the component parts, it is provided with at least one of an audio output unit that outputs by audio, an image information output unit that outputs as image information, and a printing unit that outputs as print information. Characteristic product recycling system. 19. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said reading means reads information added to said product,
When the product is provided with a connection means connected to the product and for reading out information added to the product, and a sending means for wirelessly sending information added to the product, Wireless receiving means for wirelessly receiving information added to the product, bar code reading means for reading the bar code when the information added to the product is indicated by a bar code, and the product A storage device for storing information added to the product, the storage device having at least one of a driving unit for driving the memory unit, and Recycling system. 20. The product recycling apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising an equipment control unit for controlling equipment for performing a recycling process based on a result determined by said recycling determination means. system. 21. A product recycling system comprising: a product in which a recycling method is considered; and a recycle processing determining device for determining a recycling process as a reusing method of the product, wherein the product is at least the product. Name, product manufacturer name, product model name, date of manufacture, serial number, and information on component parts of the product are stored in memory means for storing information added to the product and in the product stored in the memory means. Output means for outputting the added information, wherein the recycle processing determination device is connected to the product to read the information added to the product from the output means; and Storage means for storing a database of information on reuse of the product, which is associated with information added to the product, and a product read by the connection means Recycling determination means for determining the recycling process for the product by referring to information when reusing a product in the database stored in the storage means based on the information added to the storage means, Output means for outputting a result determined by the recycling determination means. 22. A product recycling system comprising: a product in which a recycling method is considered; and a recycle processing determining device for determining a recycling process, which is a method of reusing the product. Name, product maker name, product model name, date of manufacture, serial number, and information on component parts of the product, as memory added to the product, and the product stored in the memory. Sending means for wirelessly sending information added to the product, wherein the recycling process determination device wirelessly receives information added to the product sent by the sending means, Storage means for storing a database of information when the product is reused, which is associated with the information added to the product; and Recycling determining means for determining the recycling process for the product by referring to information on reusing the product in the database stored in the storage means based on the information added to the product, Output means for outputting a result determined by the recycling determination means. 23. A product recycling system comprising: a product in which a recycling method is considered; and a recycle processing determining device for determining a recycling process which is a method of reusing the product, wherein the product is at least the product. The name of the product, the manufacturer name of the product, the product model name, the date of manufacture, the serial number, and the information of the component parts of the product, have bar code means that is indicated by a bar code as information added to the product. A storage unit that stores a barcode reading unit for reading the barcode, and a database of information when the product is reused, which is associated with information added to the product. Means, based on information added to the product corresponding to the barcode read by the barcode reading means, and stored in the storage means. A recycling determining unit that determines the recycling process for the product by referring to information on reuse of the product in the database to be stored; and an output unit that outputs a result determined by the recycling determining unit for the product. And a product recycling system comprising: 24. A product recycling system comprising: a product in which a reuse method is considered; and a recycle processing determining device for determining a recycle process as a recycle method of the product, wherein the product is at least the product. Name, product manufacturer name, product model name, date of manufacture, serial number, and information on the component parts of the product are stored as information added to the product, comprising removable memory means, The recycling processing determination device is configured to drive the detachable memory unit and read information added to the product stored in the memory unit, and a driving unit configured to read the information added to the product. A storage unit for storing a database of information when the product is reused, and a storage unit configured to store information based on information added to the product read by being driven by the driving unit. Recycle determining means for determining the recycling process for the product by referring to information on reusing the product in the database stored in the storage means, and a result determined by the recycle determining means for the product. And a means for outputting the product. 25. A product in which a recycling method is considered, wherein at least information on the product name, product manufacturer name, product type name, manufacturing date, serial number, and component parts of the product is provided. A product comprising: memory means for storing information added to a memory; and output means for outputting information added to a product stored in the memory means. 26. A time counting means for counting the number of times the power of the product is turned on, and a time counting means for counting an energized time from when the power is turned on to when the power is turned off. The product, wherein the memory unit further stores, as history information, the number of insertions counted by the number counting unit and the energized time counted by the time counting unit. 27. The apparatus according to claim 25, wherein: a temperature measuring means for measuring a temperature of the product when the power is turned on; a storage means for storing an upper limit of a temperature specification for the product; The measured product temperature is
Detection means for detecting that the temperature specification stored in the storage means has exceeded an upper limit value, wherein the time counting means uses the detection means to detect a temperature of the product measured by the temperature measurement means in the storage means. When it is detected that the upper limit value of the temperature specification to be stored is exceeded, the time during which the upper limit value is exceeded is further measured, and the memory means indicates that the detection has been performed by the detection means and the time A product characterized by further storing a time that has exceeded the upper limit value counted by the counting means.