JPH04118181U - Empty drink container sorting device - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Purpose] The purpose is to automatically separate empty drink containers into empty containers made of glass, iron, and aluminum. [Structure] A first guide member 1 and a second guide member 2 that are connected to each other are supported and provided with variable inclination angles. A balance weight 5 is provided on the first guide member 1 so that the one end 11 is lowered only when the empty container dropped onto the one end 11 is made of glass. A balance weight 5 is provided on the second guide member 2 so that one end 21 of the empty container moved from the first guide member 1 is lowered only when it is made of iron, and does not lower when it is made of aluminum. A second guide member 2 is attached to the other end 12 side of the first guide member 1 with the empty iron container being decelerated.
A magnet 7 is provided for transferring to.

Description

[Detailed explanation of the idea]

0001

[Industrial application field]

This invention converts empty drink containers into empty containers made of glass, iron, and aluminum. This invention relates to a sorting device for empty drink containers that are separated and collected.

0002

[Conventional technology]

There are usually baskets, boxes, etc. for empty containers placed near drink vending machines. Empty containers put into the tank are collected and recovered.

0003 There are three types of drink containers: glass, iron, and aluminum. These items are mixed in the empty containers that were collected. To reuse empty containers, use this It is necessary to separate these three types at the processing plant, but it takes a lot of effort to do this. Ru.

0004 In particular, empty containers made of iron and aluminum cannot be distinguished from each other based on their appearance or how they feel when held in the hand. Peg. Therefore, as a simple method, we used a magnet to remove iron from among the mixed empty containers. Only empty containers made by the manufacturer are sorted. Remaining empty glass and aluminum containers In some cases, they are separated manually, but because of the time and effort required, they are not recycled and are sent to landfills. It is often processed by

[0005] However, aluminum scrap is more expensive than iron scrap, and its utility value is also high. stomach. Therefore, empty containers can be easily separated into glass, iron, and aluminum containers. equipment is required.

[0006]

[Problem that the idea aims to solve]

This invention meets the above demands and allows empty containers to be made of glass, iron, and aluminum. It can be collected separately and can be placed not only near drink vending machines but also in places without power. The purpose of the present invention is to provide a device for sorting empty drink containers that can be installed.

[0007]

[Means to solve the problem]

With this invention, some drink containers have multiple capacities, but the weight of the container itself is , we focused on the fact that regardless of the difference in capacity, the order was glass, iron, and aluminum. It was done by However, as illustrated in FIG. It is supported with a variable angle and receives a dropped empty container at one end 11 and guides it to the other end 12. The first guide member 1 and the other end 1 of the first guide member 1 which is also supported at a variable inclination angle. A second guide member 2 is provided which receives an empty container from 2 at one end 21 and guides it to the other end 22 side. It is growing.

[0008] The first guide member 1 is placed on the other end 12 side, and normally the first guide member 1 is placed on the one end 11 side. It is held in an upward tilted position, and when an empty glass container is dropped. Balance weight 5 adjusted so that the falling weight reverses the tilted posture is provided, and a suction force is applied to the empty iron container sliding down toward the other end 12 to control the sliding speed. A magnet 7 for deceleration is provided.

[0009] On the other hand, the second guide member 2 has a second guide member 2 on the other end 22 side, and normally the second guide member 2 is placed on the other end 22 side. The iron from the first guide member 1 is held in an inclined position with the first side facing upward. When receiving an empty steel container among steel and aluminum containers at 21 at one end. The balance weight 5 is adjusted so that the tilted posture can be reversed by the weight of the balance weight 5. establish.

0010

[Effect]

When an empty glass container is dropped onto one end 11 of the first guide member 1, the member 1 The container is tilted so that one end 11 is lowered, and the empty container falls from the other end 11. At one end 11 above When empty steel and aluminum containers are dropped, they are moved to the first guide member 1. slides down to the other end 12 side and moves to one end 21 of the second guide member 2. At this time, the iron sky In the case of a container, the second guide member 2 is tilted so that its one end 21 is lowered; Fall from 1. The empty aluminum container slides down the second guide member 2, and the other It falls from the end 22. Note that the empty steel container is moved to the second guide member 2 in a decelerated state. Because of the movement, before one end 21 of the second member 2 is completely lowered, move the second member 2 to the other end 22 side. The guide member 2 does not slide down to the top, but definitely falls from the one end 21 of the second guide member 2.

[0011]

【Example】

In the embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, 8 is an empty container collection box with a rectangular cross section. There is an empty container inlet 81 at one end of the top surface, and an empty container inlet 81 at the other end for discarding the remaining liquid. A residual liquid inlet 82 is formed. Each input port 81, 82 has a diagram for opening and closing it. A short cover is provided. On the other hand, a residual liquid tank 9 is placed on the bottom of the box 8. The residual liquid inlet 82 and the residual liquid tank 9 are communicated through a tube 90. The above box The box 8 has a front part that can be opened and closed like a door. Figure 1 shows the front of this door. The figure shows the state with the part removed.

0012 The device of the present invention is installed inside the box 8 mentioned above. 1 is a first guide member; It has a half-cylindrical shape, with one end 11 located directly below the empty container inlet 81, and the middle In the central portion, the upper end of the first support wall 3 is pivotally supported at a variable inclination angle. 2 is the second The guide member has a half-cylindrical shape and is arranged at an extended position of the first guide member 1. , is pivotally supported at the upper end of the second support wall 4 in the central part so as to have a variable inclination angle. No. The other end 12 of the first guide member 1 and the one end 21 of the second guide member 2 prevent empty containers from falling. Concatenated with range intervals. The first and second supporting walls 3, 4 are inside the box 8. It forms a partition wall that divides the room into three rooms 8A, 8B, and 8C.

[0013] Balance weights 5 are provided on both sides of the first guide member 1 on the other end 12 side. It is installed. This balance weight 5 has slots provided on both sides of the guide member 1. 13, and the position can be adjusted along the slot 13. . A stopper 6 is provided at the upper end of the first support wall 3, and the first guide member 1 It is regulated by the weight 5 and the stopper 16 to take a predetermined inclined posture. There is. The weight and position of the balance weight 5 are fixed at one end 11 of the first guide member 1. When an empty container made by The tilting position will be reversed, and will not be reversed in empty steel and aluminum containers. It has been adjusted. Further, a magnet 7 is attached to the lower surface of the other end 12 of the first guide member 1. It is attached. This magnet 7 is attached to an empty iron container that slides down the first guide member 1. It is used to apply force, reducing the speed of the empty container without stopping it. The magnetic force is set to

[0014] The inclination angle of the second guide member 2 is also adjusted by a stopper 6 provided at the upper end of the second support wall 4. regulated. Also on the other end 22 side of the second guide member 2, in the first guide member 1 Similarly, a balance weight 5 whose position can be adjusted using a slot 23 is attached. The weight and position of this balance weight 5 are determined by the weight and position of the aluminum When an empty container made of aluminum is received, a tilted posture is maintained with the one end 21 facing upward. When an empty iron container is located within a predetermined range a from the end 21, its weight is Adjustments have been made so that the tilted position can be reversed depending on the amount.

[0015] Therefore, the device of the present invention configured as described above has the first and second supporting walls 3, In the first chamber 8A, second chamber 8B and third chamber 8C of box 8 partitioned by Each is used with an empty container receiving box or bag (not shown) provided.

[0016] After drinking the drink from the vending machine, if there is any remaining liquid, throw it into the remaining liquid inlet 82. When an empty glass container is put into the empty container input port 81, one end 1 of the first guide member 1 1, and by reversing the tilted position of the guide member 1, the empty container can be received at one end 11. and falls into the first chamber 8A of the box 8.

[0017] When an empty aluminum container is put in, the empty container moves from the first guide member 1 to the second guide member 1. The second guide member 2 slides down and falls from the other end 22 of the second guide member 2 into the third chamber 8C. Ru.

[0018] When an empty iron container is thrown in, it slides down the first guide member 1, but the other end 12, the speed is decelerated by the action of the magnet 7. and to the second guide member 2 The empty container moves to the second guide member 2 by reversing the tilted posture of the second guide member 2. 2 falls into the second chamber 8B from one end 21 of the second chamber 8B. In this case, the empty container is decelerated and the second Since the second guide member 2 moves to the guide member 2, the range is The empty container will surely fall from one end 21 without passing through a and sliding down to the other end 22 side. do.

[0019]

[Effect of the idea]

According to the device of the present invention, by putting in the empty container after drinking the liquid drink, the device can empty the container. Containers made of glass, steel and aluminum are automatically and effortlessly added. Separated. Therefore, it contributes to labor saving in separating empty containers and resource recycling. Also The device does not require a power source and can be easily installed at any suitable location.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the device of the present invention housed in an empty container collection box.

FIG. 2 is a side view of the main parts of the device of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 First guide member 2 Second guide member 3,4 Support wall 5 Balance weight 6 Stopper 7 Magnet 8 Empty container collection box 81 Empty container inlet 82 Residual liquid inlet 9 Residual liquid tank

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A first guide member supported at a variable inclination angle and configured to receive a dropped empty drink container at one end and guide it to the other end along an inclined surface; The first guide member is provided with a second guide member that receives an empty container from the other end of the guide member at one end and guides it to the other end along the inclined surface, A balance weight is used to hold the container in a tilted position with one end facing upward, and reverse the tilted position by the weight of the dropped glass container only when a glass empty container is dropped. At the same time, the second guide member is provided with a magnet that applies a suction force to the empty iron container sliding down to the other end to slow down the sliding speed. A balance weight is provided to hold the container in a tilted position with the side facing upward, and to reverse the tilted position by its weight only when one end receives an empty iron container among the empty iron and aluminum containers from the first member. A device for sorting empty drink containers.