KR102454543B1 - Apparatus for compressing recycled product - Google Patents

Abstract

An embodiment of the present invention relates to a recyclable material compressor, which provides economic feasibility with a simple structure, and directly discharges after a recyclable product is compressed, to facilitate ease in separate collection. To this end, provided in one embodiment of the present invention is a recyclable material compressor, which comprises: a main body which has a slot, into which a recyclable material is inserted, provided at the front side, and provides a compression space in which the recyclable material inserted by means of the slot is compressed; a compression member which is provided at the compression space, and is slidably moved in the vertical direction of the compression space to compress the recyclable product; and a pusher which is slidably moved in a direction retreating from the main body by the compression force applied to the recyclable material by the sliding movement of the compression member, and is elastically and slidably moved in a direction approaching the main body when the compression force is lifted, to discharge the compressed recyclable material through a discharge hole formed at the main body.

Description

Recycling Compressor {APPARATUS FOR COMPRESSING RECYCLED PRODUCT}

An embodiment of the present invention relates to a recycling compressor that is economical with a simple structure and is easily discharged after compression of the recycled product for easy separation and collection.

Some foods, including various beverages, are stored and supplied in containers of a certain size, and the material of the packaging container for storing each food and beverage is configured differently depending on the contents stored therein.

For example, canned products such as tuna, which have a relatively long shelf life, are stored in iron-based cans (cam), and beverage products such as soft drinks are stored in aluminum cans or synthetic resin PETs. In the case of dairy products such as milk, it is stored in PET made of glass, paper, or synthetic resin, and in the case of alcoholic beverages, it is mainly stored in glass bottles.

On the other hand, the above-mentioned steel or aluminum cans, glass or synthetic resin bottles, etc. are all recyclable. have.

For the purpose of reducing the waste of resources as well as minimizing damage to nature, in recent cases, even consumers who consume products are forced to separate and collect recyclables.

However, no matter how much emphasis is put on separate collection of recyclables, some consumers are processing recyclables by collecting glass bottles, PET, aluminum cans, or steel cans without separating them.

In this case, there is a problem in that the manager or worker who collects the recyclables has to spend extra time and effort to separate the collected recyclables again.

In addition, recyclables are inefficient due to their large volume to be stored, and thus it is difficult to recycle them. For this purpose, manual compressors or automatic compressors that can reduce the volume of recyclables have been developed, but the manual compressors are compressed and then collected separately. Actual use is fragmentary, such as not easy to use, and automatic compressors are expensive and difficult to use universally.

Republic of Korea Registered Utility Model No. 20-0107574 (July 21, 1997)

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An embodiment of the present invention is to provide a recycling compressor that is economical and energy-saving compared to an automatic compressor and is easy to separate and collect, such as discharging after compression of recycled products.

In addition, an embodiment of the present invention is to provide a recyclables compressor with a high degree of freedom of installation space as well as easy installation because it can be operated while observing the compression state of the recyclables, has an excellent compression rate, and can be reduced in weight and size.

In addition, an embodiment of the present invention is to provide a recyclables compressor with high separation and collection efficiency since recyclables can be separated by type after compression.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the recyclables are put in the inlet is provided in the front, the main body providing a compression space in which the recyclables put through the inlet is compressed; a compression member provided in the compression space and slidably moving along the vertical direction of the compression space to compress the recyclables; According to the sliding movement of the compression member, it slides in a direction away from the main body through a compressive force applied to the recyclables, and when the compressive force is released, it slides elastically in a direction close to the main body to transfer the compressed recyclables to the main body. A recyclable compressor is provided, including; a pusher for discharging through the formed outlet.

The recyclables compressor of this embodiment may include a collection box that communicates with the discharge port through the discharge passage and receives the recyclables discharged through the discharge passage.

Here, the recyclables compressor of this embodiment may include a detection sensor provided in the collection box to detect the acceptance level of the recyclables accommodated in the collection box.

In this case, the detection sensor may include a proximity sensor, and when the acceptance level sensed by the detection sensor is equal to or greater than a set value, a sound notification and/or external display may be performed.

The recycling compressor of this embodiment, when a plurality of collection bins are provided according to the type of recyclables, a sorter provided in the discharge passage to selectively communicate one collection bin among the plurality of collection bins with the outlet. can

Here, the sorter may be manually operated by a user, or may be automatically operated in response to an identification sensor provided in the main body to distinguish the type of the recyclable product.

At this time, the identification sensor may include a near-infrared (NIR) sensor, it is possible to detect whether or not a label is attached to a PET bottle among the recyclables put into the main body, and the recyclables compressor of this embodiment compresses the The operation of the member can be controlled.

On the other hand, in the recycling compressor of this embodiment, a first operating link having one end rotatably connected to the upper portion of the compression member, one end rotatably connected to the lower portion of the main body, and the other end of the first operation link being rotatable It may include a second operation link that is connected to each other.

Accordingly, when the other end of the second operating link is rotated downward, the other end of the first operating link is interlocked with the second operating link so that one end of the first operating link is moved to the lower part of the compression space. A compression member may compress the recyclables put into the compression space.

On the other hand, in the recyclables compressor of this embodiment, the compression member may be formed as a horizontal plate, and a holding hole into which the cap portion of the PET bottle among the recyclables is inserted may be formed in the center.

According to the embodiment of the present invention, it is economical and energy-saving compared to the existing automatic compressor, and there are advantages of easy separation and collection such as being discharged immediately after compression of recyclables.

And, according to the embodiment of the present invention, the user can operate while directly observing the compression state of the recyclables, thereby preventing poor compression and providing an excellent compression rate, and light weight and miniaturization are possible so that installation is easy as well as a high degree of freedom of the installation space. There is this.

In addition, according to an embodiment of the present invention, there is an advantage in that the separation and collection efficiency can be increased as the recyclables can be separated by type immediately after the recyclables are compressed.

1 is a perspective view schematically showing a recycling compressor according to an embodiment of the present invention;
Figure 2 is a side configuration diagram schematically showing the side of the recycling compressor of Figure 1;
Figure 3a is a side view showing a state in which the PET bottle is put into the body of Figure 2;
Figure 3b is a side view showing a state in which a plastic bottle is compressed among recycled products by operating the compression member by the user's operation in Figure 3a;
Figure 3c is a side view showing a state in which the plastic bottle compressed by the elastic restoring force of the pusher after releasing the compressive force of the compression member in Fig. 3b is discharged to the outlet;
3D is a front configuration view showing a state in which the compressed and discharged PET bottle in FIG. 3C goes through the sorter and is dropped into the first collection box;
4 is a perspective view schematically showing a recycling compressor according to another embodiment of the present invention;

Hereinafter, specific embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. The following detailed description is provided to provide a comprehensive understanding of the methods, apparatus, and/or systems described herein. However, this is merely an example and the disclosed embodiments are not limited thereto.

In describing the embodiments, if it is determined that a detailed description of a related known technology may unnecessarily obscure the gist of the disclosed embodiments, the detailed description thereof will be omitted. And, the terms to be described later are terms defined in consideration of functions in the disclosed embodiments, which may vary according to intentions or customs of users and operators. Therefore, the definition should be made based on the content throughout this specification. The terminology used in the detailed description is for the purpose of describing the embodiments only, and should in no way be limiting. Unless explicitly used otherwise, expressions in the singular include the meaning of the plural. In this description, expressions such as “comprising” or “comprising” are intended to indicate certain features, numbers, steps, acts, elements, some or a combination thereof, one or more other than those described. It should not be construed to exclude the presence or possibility of other features, numbers, steps, acts, elements, or any part or combination thereof.

1 is a perspective view schematically showing a recyclables compressor according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a side configuration diagram schematically showing a side of the recyclables compressor of FIG. 1 . And, Figure 3a is a side configuration diagram showing a state in which the PET bottle is put into the body of Figure 2, and Figure 3b is a side configuration diagram showing a state in which the plastic bottle is compressed among recycled products by operating the compression member by the user's operation in Figure 3a. , FIG. 3C is a side view showing a state in which the plastic bottle compressed by the elastic restoring force of the pusher is discharged to the outlet after releasing the compression force of the compression member in FIG. 3B, and FIG. 3D is the PET bottle compressed and discharged in FIG. 3C through a sorter. It is a front configuration diagram showing the state of being dropped into the first collection box.

1 and 2 , the recycling compressor 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a main body 110 provided in the upper front of a main frame 101 and a main body 110 provided in the main body 110 . A compression member 120 for compressing recyclables, a pusher 130 provided in the main body 110 for discharging recyclables compressed through the compression member 120 , and discharge through the pusher 130 . It may be configured to include a collection box 140 in which the recyclables are accommodated.

In more detail, the main body 110 may be detachably fixed to the upper front of the plate-shaped main frame 101 .

In addition, the main body 110 may be opened at the front so that recyclables can be put in to form an inlet, and may be formed of a substantially vertical plate 111 and a horizontal plate 112 .

Here, the front space formed by the vertical plate 111 and the horizontal plate 112 may form a compression space 110a in which the recyclables are compressed.

At this time, an outlet 111a through which the re-released article compressed by the compression member 120 is discharged may be formed in the lower portion of the vertical plate 111 , and the pusher 130 is positioned in front of the horizontal plate 112 . may be provided.

In addition, the compression member 120 may be slidably moved along the vertical direction of the compression space 110a to compress the recyclables.

That is, the compression member 120 has a horizontal plate shape, and both ends thereof are provided to be slidably movable on a slide rail 113 having a length in the vertical direction at both ends of the vertical plate 111 of the main body 110 . Accordingly, the recyclables put into the compression space 110a can be compressed while sliding downward.

Here, one end of the first operation link 121 is rotatably connected to both ends of the compression member 120 , and the second end of the lower portion of the main body 110 , that is, the lower portion of both ends of the vertical plate 111 . One end of the actuating link 122 may be rotatably connected, and the other end of the first actuating link 121 may be rotatably connected to one side of the corresponding second actuating link 122 . In addition, a handle 123 may be connected between the other end of the second operation link 122 .

Accordingly, as an example, referring further to FIGS. 3A and 3B , the second operation link 122 while holding the handle 123 in a state in which the user puts a PET bottle among the recyclables into the compression space 110a and lowers it downward. When the other end of the first operation link 121 is rotated downward, the other end of the first operation link 121 is interlocked with the second operation link 122 so that one end of the first operation link 121 is located in the lower part of the compression space 110a. can be moved, and accordingly, the compression member 120 slides downward along the slide rail 113 to compress the recyclables put into the compression space 110a.

At this time, in the center of the compression member 120, a holding hole 120a into which a lid portion of a plastic bottle is inserted among the recyclables to be compressed may be formed, thereby stably compressing the plastic bottle while holding it. .

That is, the compression member 120 has a horizontal plate shape, and the holding hole 120a is formed to hold the lid portion of the plastic bottle in a state where the bottom surface of the plastic bottle is seated on the horizontal plate 112 of the main body 110 . In this case, the diameter of the holding hole 120a is formed smaller than the diameter of a normal beverage can, so that compression of a general beverage can in addition to compression of the PET bottle can be smoothly performed.

In addition, the pusher 130 is connected to a fixed pusher 131 provided at the front end of the horizontal plate 112 of the main body 110 and an elastic member 133 such as an elastic spring to the fixed pusher 131 . It may be configured to include an elastic pusher 132 that is used, in this case, the elastic pusher 132 may be formed in a downwardly inclined shape from the fixed pusher 131 to the vertical plate 111 .

At this time, the elastic member 133 has one longitudinal end fixed to the fixed pusher 131 and the other end fixed to the elastic pusher 132 so that the elastic pusher 132 can smoothly and elastically slide. do.

Accordingly, the elastic pusher 132 slides inside the fixed pusher 131 by an external force pressed downward, and when the external force is removed, the vertical plate ( 111) can be moved to the original position while sliding to the side.

Therefore, when the compression member 120 slides downward by the user's manipulation in a state in which a recycled product such as a PET bottle is put into the compression space 110a, the compression force applied to the recycled product by the compression member 120 through The elastic pusher 132 may slide in a direction away from the vertical plate 111 of the main body 110 , that is, toward the fixed pusher 131 .

In addition, referring further to FIGS. 3C and 3D , when the user releases the handle 123 or returns the handle 123 to the upper position after the compression of the recyclable product is completed to remove the compressive force by the compression member 120 , the elastic pusher 132 . ) can be returned to the original position by the elastic restoring force of the elastic member 133, and thus the compressed and recyclable products placed on the horizontal plate 112 are formed on the vertical plate 111 by the elastic pusher 132 that is returned to the original position. It may be discharged through the outlet (111a).

On the other hand, the lower part of the main frame 101 , that is, the lower part of the main body 110 , may be provided with a collection box 140 in which the compressed recyclables discharged through the outlet 111a are accommodated.

At this time, the collection box 140 may communicate with the discharge port 111a and the discharge passage 150, and the recyclables discharged through the discharge port 111a by being pushed by the elastic pusher 132 to the discharge passageway ( 150) and may be dropped into the collection box 140 and accommodated.

Here, for example, when the recyclables are made of a plurality of types such as cans in addition to plastic bottles, the collection box 140 may be provided in plurality, including the PET bottle collection box 141 and the can collection box 142 . In this case, the PET bottle collection box 141 and the can collection box 142 may be installed in the lower portion of the main frame 101 in a detachably inserted manner, respectively.

Accordingly, the discharge flow path 150 may be formed in a branched structure into the PET bottle collection box 141 and the can collection box 142 , and in this case, the discharge flow path 150 is on the plurality of collection boxes 141 and 142 . A sorter 160 for selectively communicating one collection box with the outlet 111a may be provided, and the sorter 160 includes a rotary lever 161 for operation and a separation connected to the rotary lever 161. It may include a plate 162 .

Accordingly, when the rotary lever 161 is rotated to the left, the separation plate 162 closes the discharge passage 151 connected to the PET bottle collection box 141 located on the left side and the can collection box 142 located on the right side. ) can be opened, and when the rotary lever 161 is rotated to the right, the separation plate 162 can open the discharge passage 152 connected to the can collection box 142 located on the right. It is possible to close and open the discharge path 151 connected to the PET bottle collection box 141 located on the left side.

On the other hand, Figure 4 is a perspective view schematically showing a recyclables compressor according to another embodiment of the present invention, as shown in Figure 4, the recyclables compressor of this embodiment in addition to the above-described compressor 100 in the collection box (140) Discloses that it further includes a detection sensor 170 for detecting the acceptance level of the received recyclables.

In more detail, when the collection box 140 is composed of a plastic bottle collection box 141 and a can collection box 142, the detection sensor 170 may be provided for each collection box 141 and 142, and the detection sensor 170 As an example, it may include a proximity sensor provided inside the upper end of each collection box (141, 142).

That is, the detection sensor 170 is composed of a proximity sensor located inside the upper end of the corresponding collection box (141 or 142). It is possible to detect the recyclable acceptance level of the corresponding collection box (141 or 142) by detecting the proximity of the distance.

At this time, when the recyclables acceptance level of the corresponding collection box 141 or 142 detected by the detection sensor 170 is equal to or greater than a set value, a sound notification and/or external display may be made.

That is, when the detection sensor 170 detects that the collection box 141 or 142 is almost full of recyclables, it can be induced to empty the collection box 141 or 142 by displaying it as a sound or image to the outside. .

On the other hand, the above-described sorter 160 may be manually operated by a user, and as in this embodiment, it is automatically operated in response to the identification sensor 180 provided in the main body 110 to distinguish the types of recyclables. it might be

For example, the identification sensor 180 is composed of a near-infrared (NIR) sensor provided inside the vertical plate 111 or the horizontal plate 112 of the main body 110 forming the compression space 110a. It is possible to distinguish whether the recyclables put into the space 110a are plastic bottles or cans, and accordingly, when the recyclables sensed by the identification sensor 180 are PET bottles, the sorter 160, that is, the rotary lever 161, corresponds to this. ) and the separation plate 162 to be rotated to the right to open the discharge path 151 connected to the PET bottle collection box 141, and if the recyclable product detected by the identification sensor 180 is a can, the sorter corresponds to this (160) That is, the discharge passage 152 connected to the can collection box 142 may be opened by automatically controlling the rotation lever 161 and the separation plate 162 to rotate to the left.

Additionally, the identification sensor 180 may detect whether or not a label is attached to the plastic bottle when the recycled product input into the compression space 110a of the main body 110 is a PET bottle.

Thus, when the PET bottle detected by the identification sensor 180 is a PET bottle with a label attached, the compression member 120 is controlled not to operate, thereby inducing the user to remove the label of the PET bottle and perform the compression process again. , as it is possible to compress and separate collection of PET bottles from which labels have been removed, it is possible to facilitate recycling of PET bottles thereafter.

On the other hand, although not shown in detail, the recyclables compressor of this embodiment may be provided with a separate washing device for removing the beverage residues remaining in the recyclables such as PET bottles before compression.

That is, the recyclables compressor of this embodiment is provided together with a washing device at a place for separate collection to constitute one separate collection system. Accordingly, the recyclables are washed with the washing device and then the washed recyclables are compressed with the compressor. By doing so, the compression process can be made more hygienic and effective, and the recycling cycle of the separation station can be shortened by omitting the washing process at the separation station after compression.

Although representative embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail above, those of ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention pertains will understand that various modifications are possible within the limits without departing from the scope of the present invention with respect to the above-described embodiments. . Therefore, the scope of the present invention should not be limited to the described embodiments, and should be defined by the claims described below as well as the claims and equivalents.

100: Recycle Compressor
101 : main frame
110: body
110a: compressed space
111: vertical plate
111a: outlet
112: horizontal plate
120: compression member
120a: holding hole
121: first operation link
122: second operation link
123: handle
130: pusher
131: fixed pusher
132: elastic pusher
133: elastic member
140: collection box
141: PET bottle collection box
142: can collection box
150: discharge flow path
151: discharge path connected to the PET bottle collection box
152: discharge path connected to the can collection box
160: sorter
161: rotary lever
162: separator
170: detection sensor
180: identification sensor

Claims (10)

a main body provided with an inlet into which the recyclables are put in the front, and providing a compression space in which the recyclables put in through the inlet are compressed;
a compression member provided in the compression space and slidably moving along the vertical direction of the compression space to compress the recyclables;
According to the sliding movement of the compression member, it slides in a direction away from the main body through a compressive force applied to the recyclables, and when the compressive force is released, it slides elastically in a direction close to the main body to transfer the compressed recyclables to the main body. a pusher discharging through the formed outlet; and
a first operating link having one end rotatably connected to an upper portion of the compression member, and a second operating link having one end rotatably connected to the lower portion of the body and the other end of the first operating link rotatably connected includes,
When the other end of the second operation link is rotated downward, the other end of the first operation link is interlocked with the second operation link, and as one end of the first operation link is moved to the lower part of the compression space, the compression member Compresses the recyclables put into the compression space, a recyclables compressor.
The method according to claim 1,
and a collection box in communication with the outlet and through the discharge passage, in which the recyclables discharged through the discharge passage are accommodated.
3. The method according to claim 2,
Recycling compressor comprising a detection sensor provided in the collection box to detect the acceptance level of the recyclables accommodated in the collection box.
4. The method of claim 3,
The detection sensor includes a proximity sensor, and when the acceptance level detected by the detection sensor is greater than or equal to a set value, a sound notification and/or display to the outside, a recycling compressor.
3. The method according to claim 2,
and a sorter provided in the discharge passage to selectively communicate one of the plurality of collection boxes with the outlet when a plurality of collection boxes are provided according to the type of recyclables.
6. The method of claim 5,
The sorter is manually operated by a user, or is automatically operated in response to an identification sensor provided in the main body to distinguish the type of the recycled product.
7. The method of claim 6,
The identification sensor detects whether or not a label is attached to a PET bottle among the recyclables put into the main body, and controls the operation of the compression member according to whether the detection is made, a recycling compressor.
7. The method of claim 6,
The identification sensor comprises a near-infrared (NIR) sensor, recycling compressor.
delete The method according to claim 1,
The compression member is formed as a horizontal plate, and a holding hole is formed in the center into which the cap portion of the PET bottle among the recycled products is inserted.

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