JPH0867306A - Device for separating paper cup from bottle and can - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To develop a device for separating a paper cup from an empty bottle and an empty can. CONSTITUTION: A container press mechanism is provided above an opening portion of a recovery vessel 1 which forms bottle/can containing portion 1b for containing noncombustible containers such as bottle/can and a paper cup containing portion 1A for containing a paper cup as a combustible container. A paper cup pressed by container press mechanism is dropped into the paper cup container portion 1A due to its press deformation. A bottle and a can not pressed by the container press mechanism are slidingly dropped into the bottle and can containing portion 1B without being deformed. Accordingly, a paper cup is reliably separated from an empty bottle and an empty can in simple structure.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a device for separating used drink paper cups, paper cups and bottle cans for separately storing empty cans and the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Drink vending machines installed in stores, station premises, etc. are in widespread use, and cans and paper cups are mainly used as drink containers used in these vending machines. And used cans, drink containers such as paper cups are generally incinerated paper cups,
Although it is required to properly separate and collect the incinerated bottles and cans, it is difficult to separate and collect according to the request.

[0003]

That is, generally, a plurality of drink container collecting containers (A) as shown in FIG. 1 are provided near a drink vending machine, and these collecting containers (A) are provided. , It is indicated that only non-burnable containers such as cans are stored, and that only flammable containers such as paper cups are stored, and it is required to separately discard cans and paper cups. , Since it neglects to separate used drink containers and throws them into the collection container (A) randomly, it is necessary to perform a separate separation work at a used drink container collection company, for example, incineration or recycling. There is a problem that the processing takes time.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned conventional problems, and accommodates a bottle can storage portion for storing an incombustible container such as a bottle can and a paper cup which is a combustible container. Above the opening of the collection container that formed the paper cup storage part,
Equipped with a container press mechanism, the paper cup pressed by this container press mechanism is dropped into the paper cup storage part by its press deformation, and bottle cans and the like that are not pressed by the container press mechanism are bottles without deformation. It is an object of the present invention to provide a sorting device capable of sorting paper cups and bottle cans so that the paper cups and bottle cans are slid into the can storage portion.

[0005]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be described in detail below with reference to embodiments shown in the drawings.

In FIG. 2, reference numeral 1 is a collection container for a drink container having an open top surface, and the inside of the collection container 1 is divided into a paper cup storage section 1A and a bottle can storage section 1B.

Reference numeral 2 is a cover attached to the opening of the recovery container 1, and the cover 2 has a drink container inlet 3 formed therein. Reference numeral 4 denotes a two-way guide rod which is located inside the cover 2 and is arranged with a downward inclination from the container insertion port 3 to the bottle can housing portion 1B. The two-way guide rod 4 is horizontal. They are separated by maintaining a space (a) in the direction. Reference numeral 5 indicates a support body which supports the guide rods 4. Reference numeral 6 denotes a drink container pressing mechanism, one end of which is pivotally supported by the recovery container 1 and the other end of which is a handle 7 which is expended by the cover 2 and the handle 7.
A pressing plate 8 axially supported in the middle of the shaft, and a support shaft 10 which is located between the pressing plate 8 and the guide rod 4 and which is inserted into a shaft hole 9 formed in the pressing plate 8 are provided. It has an actuating plate 11 to be fixed and a spring 12 interposed between the actuating plate 11 and the pressing plate 8 to urge the operating plate 11 in a direction away from the pressing plate 8.

The pressing plate 8 is in frictional contact with the support shaft 10 and operates against the elastic force of the spring 12 to support the support shaft 10.
A damper 13 is provided to prolong the restoration time. Reference numeral 14 indicates a spring for restoring the handle 7.

The structure of this embodiment has been described above. Next, its operation will be described.

Normally, the handle 7 is pushed up to the position shown in FIG. 2 by the restoring force of the spring 14. At this time, when the drink container 15 is inserted through the drink container insertion port 3 provided in the cover 2, the drink container 15 is received between the guide rod 4 and the operating plate 11 which are tapered. Therefore, when the handle 7 is pushed down against the elastic force of the spring 14, the drink container pressing mechanism 6 is pushed together with the handle 7 toward the guide rod 4, and as a result, when the drink container 15 is a paper cup, It is crushed by the pushing force between the guide rod 4 and the operating plate 11 (see FIG. 4), and the crushed paper cup is dropped into the paper cup storage section 1A from between the two guide rods 4. .

Thus, in the case of a paper cup, the paper cup is crushed and stored in the paper cup storage portion 1A, but when an empty can, bottle, etc. is inserted into the drink container input port 3 now, the handle 7 is pushed. Even if pushed down, since the empty can and bottle are hard, they are not crushed between the guide rod 4 and the operating plate 11, and therefore the operating plate 1
1 moves toward the pressing plate 8 against the elastic force of the spring 12, and the pressing force of the handle 7 is absorbed (see FIG. 5).

If the pushing force of the handle 7 is released after the handle 7 is pushed down to a predetermined position, the handle 7 is restored by the elastic force of the spring 14, and with this operation,
The drink container pressing mechanism 6 is also pulled up, but since the support shaft 10 is provided with the frictional force of the damper 13, the actuating plate 11 is not directly restored by the elastic force of the spring 12,
Therefore, at the initial stage of pulling up the drink container pressing mechanism 6, the space between the guide rod 4 and the operating plate 11 is widened, and the empty cans and bottles that have not been crushed by the guide rod 4 have the guide rod 4.
Slide into the bottle can storage unit 1B.

Therefore, the paper cup and the empty can,
Empty bottles are sorted.

In the above-described embodiment, the manual type in which the handle 7 is operated to crush the paper cup is used. However, for example, as shown by the chain line in FIG. 3, a pair of optical sensors 16 are arranged in the lateral vicinity of both guide rods 4. At the same time, the drink container pressing mechanism 6 is operated by a driving means such as a motor, a cylinder or a solenoid (not shown).

Now, the drink container 1 from the drink container inlet 3
When 5 is turned on, it is detected that the drink container 15 is supplied between the guide rod 4 and the operating plate 11 by the action of the sensor 16, and the drive means is operated by this detection signal, and the drink container pressing mechanism 6 is guided. When the beverage container 15 is a paper cup as a result of operating in the direction of the rod 4, it is crushed in the same manner as described above and dropped into the paper cup storage portion 1A.

When the drink container 15 is a bottle can,
Since it is not crushed, when the drink container pressing mechanism 6 is pulled up by the restoration of the drive mechanism, the bottle can immediately slides down on the guide rod 4 and is dropped and stored in the bottle can storage portion 1B.

Therefore, it is also possible to automatically sort the beverage containers.

[0018]

As described above, according to the present invention, when the drink container inserted between the guide rod 4 and the operating plate 11 is crushed, it is judged as a paper cup, that is, a combustible substance, and dropped into the paper cup storage portion. In the case where the drink container put in or put in is a bottle can that cannot be crushed, it is a structure that drops it into the bottle can storage part as an incombustible material, so make it a very simple structure and a paper cup. The effect that the bottle cans can be reliably separated is obtained.

Further, since a paper cup having a large volume is crushed and stored in the paper cup storage portion, the storage and storage amount of the paper cup is increased, and the collection frequency of the drink container in the recovery container is increased. It also has the effect of requiring less.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory view showing a conventional recovery container.

FIG. 2 is a structural explanatory view showing a sorting device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory view of a main part structure of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory view when the paper cup is crushed according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory view of the operation of the embodiment of the present invention when the bottle can is loaded.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Collection container 2 ... Cover 3 ... Drink container input port 4 ... Guide rod 5 ... Support body 6 ... Drink container pressing mechanism 7 ... Handle 8 ... Pressing plate 9 ... Shaft hole 10 ... Spindle 11 ... Actuating plate 12 ... Spring 13 … Damper 14… Spring 15… Drink container 16… Optical sensor

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A recovery container (1) having a paper cup storage part (1A) and a bottle can storage part (1B), and the recovery container (1).
(2) attached to the upper opening of the container, the drink container inlet (3) formed in the cover, and the paper cup storage (1A) upper side from the back side of the drink container inlet (3) A guide rod (4) that extends through the opening to the bottle can housing and is horizontally separated by a distance smaller than the outer diameter of the bottle can.
An operating plate (11) for holding the drink container (15) put into the cover (2) through the drink container input port in cooperation with the guide rod (4), and a shaft for the collecting container. A supported handle (7) and a spring (12) for elastically connecting the handle (7) and the operating plate (11).
An apparatus for separating paper cups and bottle cans, characterized by having.