KR20220076069A - Container for waste sorting - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides a separate container for collecting recycled materials to be input by material, comprising: a main body having an input hole in which the recyclables are put in is formed on one side, an open lower part, and arranged at a predetermined height; a recognition unit for recognizing an article information recognition code on the surface of the recycled article and outputting a signal corresponding to the material of the recycled article; a control unit outputting a control signal corresponding to the signal output from the recognition unit; a door unit disposed under the main body, the door unit including first to n-th unit doors, wherein one selected one of the first to n-th unit doors is opened according to a control signal from the control unit; a collection unit including first to n-th unit collection units, and for separating and collecting the recyclables discharged through the door unit according to materials; and a frame in which the main body is disposed at an upper portion, the collecting unit is disposed at a lower portion, the door unit is disposed between the main body and the collecting unit, and the main body, the collecting unit and the door unit are maintained in an arrangement state. It provides a separation container comprising a.

Description

Separation bin{Container for waste sorting}

The present invention relates to a separation container, and more particularly, to a separation container capable of separating and collecting input recyclables according to materials.

Recently, a policy to recycle waste has been proposed, and each household separates recyclable waste from waste to be incinerated or landfilled.

In addition, separate recycling bins are provided in shops and public places to reduce the inconvenience of separating large amounts of garbage one by one. Most of these recycling bins are generally trash bins provided with a plastic storage unit.

In order to utilize the recyclables collected through the trash can, the collected recyclables are sorted into waste papers, glass bottles, cans, plastics, metals, clothing and other materials, etc. .

Here, plastics may be further subdivided into PE, PP, PC, and the like, and metals may also be subdivided into tin, general iron, aluminum, and the like. In order to improve the recycling rate of recyclables, it is necessary to separate and collect plastics such as PE, PP, and PC, and it is necessary to separate and collect metals by subdividing them by material (aluminum, iron, tin, etc.).

However, since the work of subdividing recyclables by item is done manually by experienced personnel, there is a problem in that a lot of time and money are consumed in the separate collection and recycling of recyclables.

The prior art for the present invention may be exemplified by Registered Utility Model No. 20-0389933.

An object of the present invention is to solve the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a separation container that can separate and collect recyclable articles by material.

In addition, the present invention recognizes the QR code printed on the surface of the article, and by using the material-related information described in the QR code, it is an object of the present invention to provide a separate container that can separate and collect recycled products by material. .

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a separate container for collecting recycled materials to be input by separating them by material. On one side, an input hole into which the recycled materials are put is formed, the lower part is open, and the main body is arranged at a certain height. ; a recognition unit for recognizing an article information recognition code on the surface of the recycled article and outputting a signal corresponding to the material of the recycled article; a control unit outputting a control signal corresponding to the signal output from the recognition unit; a door unit disposed under the main body, the door unit including first to n-th unit doors, wherein one selected one of the first to n-th unit doors is opened according to a control signal from the control unit; a collection unit including first to n-th unit collection units, and for separating and collecting the recyclables discharged through the door unit according to materials; and a frame in which the main body is disposed at an upper portion, the collecting unit is disposed at a lower portion, the door unit is disposed between the main body and the collecting unit, and the main body, the collecting unit and the door unit are maintained in an arrangement state. It provides a separation container comprising a.

It is disposed on the upper portion of the main body, it may further include a power supply for generating power using sunlight.

The product information recognition code may include a QR code or a bar code.

The opening and closing of the input hole may be interrupted by a control signal of the controller.

The door unit may have an inverted polygonal pyramid shape in which the first to n-th unit doors form an inclined surface.

The lower edge of the unit door may be rotatably connected to the lower edge of the main body by an actuator that rotates according to a control signal from the controller.

The number of unit doors and the number of unit collection units may correspond to each other.

Each of the first to n-th unit collection parts may be disposed under each of the first to n-th unit doors.

The present invention as described above recognizes the QR code on the surface of the article, and then uses the material-related information described in the QR code to separate the recycled products by material, thereby saving time and money in the process of separating and collecting recycled products by material. It has the effect of reducing the effort.

1 is a perspective view showing the configuration of a separation container according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a block diagram illustrating a connection relationship between components used in the present invention.
3 is a perspective view showing the configuration of the door unit used in the present invention.
4 is a plan view showing an arrangement state of the door unit and the collection unit used in the present invention.
5 is a perspective view showing an example of the configuration of a frame used in the present invention.
6 is a perspective view illustrating an example of the use of a separation container according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a perspective view showing the configuration of a separation container according to an embodiment of the present invention.

1, the separation container 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a body 110, a recognition unit 120, a control unit 130, a door unit 140, a collection unit 150, a frame ( 160 ), and a power supply unit 170 .

The main body 110 is made in a rectangular parallelepiped shape having a predetermined size, and provides a space for sorting recycled products to be inputted to the inside.

On one side of the main body 110, an input hole 112 into which a recycling object to be separated is put is formed in a predetermined size.

Here, it is preferable that the input hole 112 is configured to be opened when the input of recyclables is recognized by the recognition unit 120 to be described later, so that the input of general waste other than recyclables is prevented.

In addition, the lower portion of the body 110 is formed open. A door 140 to be described later is disposed on the lower portion of the body 110 .

In addition, the main body 110 is arranged at a predetermined height by a frame 160 to be described later, and the arrangement height is maintained.

On the other hand, on one side of the main body 110, a predetermined open door 114 that is opened when managing the components disposed inside the main body 110 may be disposed.

The recognition unit 120 is disposed on one side of the main body 110, recognizes the product information recognition code printed on the surface of the recycled product, and outputs a signal corresponding to the material of the recycled product indicated by the product information recognition code.

Here, the product information recognition code includes a QR code.

A QR code is a code that can store information in two directions, horizontally and vertically, and is printed on the surface of a predetermined product to store various information related to the product.

Since the QR code is a well-known technology, a description thereof will be omitted.

Although the present embodiment recognizes a QR code, the recognition unit 120 may be configured to recognize a bar code according to the user's need.

The control unit 130 outputs a predetermined control signal to the door unit 140 in response to the material-related signal output from the recognition unit 120 . One of the plurality of unit doors included in the door unit 140 to be described later may be opened by a signal output from the control unit 130 .

Also, when outputting the control signal to the door unit 140 , the control unit 130 preferably outputs the control signal to the input hole 112 so that the input hole 112 can be opened.

The control unit 130 may be disposed at a predetermined position on the main body 110 .

The door unit 140 is disposed under the main body 110 and is opened and closed according to a control signal from the control unit 130 .

3 is a perspective view showing the configuration of the door unit used in the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 3 , it can be seen that the door unit 140 used in the present invention is formed in an inverted pyramid shape.

This will be described in more detail.

In the present embodiment, the door unit 140 includes first to fourth unit doors 142A, 142B, 142C, and 142D. Here, the first to fourth unit doors 142A, 142B, 142C, and 142D are each formed in the shape of an isosceles triangle having the same size.

The first to fourth unit doors 142A, 142B, 142C, and 142D are rotatably connected to the lower side of the main body 110 . Here, the first to fourth unit doors 142A, 142B, 142C, and 142D and the first and second parts that rotate according to the control signal output from the control unit 130 at the connection portion between the four corners of the lower part of the main body 110 . , the third and fourth actuators (144A, 144B, 144C, 144D) are preferably interposed.

And, the first to fourth unit doors (142A, 142B, 142C, 142D) are inclined toward the central axis of the main body 110, the first to fourth unit doors (142A, 142B, 142C, 142D), respectively, the apex angle The silver body 110 is in contact with each other on the central axis, and the door unit 140 including the first to fourth unit doors 142A, 142B, 142C, and 142D has an inverted pyramid shape.

The collection unit 150 is disposed under the main body 110 , and collects recyclables discharged from the main body 110 according to the opening of the door unit 140 by material.

The collecting unit 150 includes a plurality of unit collecting units in the form of a rectangular parallelepiped having an open top.

The number of unit collection units corresponds to the number of unit doors. Accordingly, in the present embodiment, the collection unit 150 includes the first to fourth unit collection units 152A, 152B, 152C, and 152D.

Each of the first to fourth unit collecting units 152A, 152B, 152C, and 152D is disposed under each of the first to fourth unit doors 142A, 142B, 142C, and 142D.

4 is a plan view showing an arrangement state of the door unit and the collection unit used in the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 4 , the first to fourth unit collecting units 152A, 152B, 152C, and 152D are arranged in a 2x2 matrix form, and are disposed above the first to fourth unit collecting units 152A, 152B, 152C, and 152D. It can be seen that the first to fourth unit doors 142A, 142B, 142C, and 142D are disposed on the diagonal of the first to fourth unit collecting units 152A, 152B, 152C, and 152D.

When the first unit door 142A is opened by the arrangement as described above, a predetermined article may be collected through the first unit collecting unit 152A, and when the second unit door 142B is opened, the predetermined article is removed. It may be collected through the 2 unit collection unit 152B.

In the present embodiment, since the unit door and the unit collection unit are set to 4, only 4 types of input are possible, but the number of types that can be classified may be variously set according to the needs of the user. Also, the number of unit doors and unit collection units may be increased in response to the number of items that can be classified.

5 is a diagram showing the configuration of a frame used in the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 5 , it can be seen that the frame 160 is formed by connecting rods made of a metal material to each other.

A first space 162 in which the body 110 is disposed is provided as an upper portion of the frame 160 , and a second space 164 in which the door unit 140 is disposed is provided in a lower portion of the first space 162 . and a third space 166 in which the first to fourth unit collection units 152A, 152B, 152C, and 152D are disposed below the second space 164 is provided.

The power supply unit 170 includes a solar cell panel disposed above the body 110 . The power supply unit 170 may output a predetermined power using sunlight and then supply it to the recognition unit 120 , the control unit 130 , and the door unit 140 .

In addition, it is preferable that the power supply unit 170 is configured to use a general power source together.

The operation of the present invention configured as described above will be described.

First, the user brings the input product (eg, a predetermined beverage can or water bottle, etc.) close to the recognition unit 120 so that the recognition unit 120 recognizes the QR code on the surface of the input product.

The recognition unit 120 recognizes the QR code printed on the surface of the article to be put through the input hole 112 , and then outputs a signal related to the material to the controller 130 .

When a recognition operation related to the material of a predetermined article is performed by the recognition unit 120 , the controller 130 outputs a control signal to open the input hole 112 .

Here, the control unit 130 transmits a control signal corresponding to the inputted article, such as metal, plastic, paper, vinyl, etc., to any one of the first to fourth unit doors 142A, 142B, 142C, and 142D corresponding to the article. It is preset to output to the unit door.

Accordingly, the control unit 130 classifies the inputted goods into metals, plastics, etc. according to the output signal of the recognition unit 120 , and then any one of the first to fourth unit doors 142A, 142B, 142C, and 142D. Outputs a control signal to the unit door of

6 is an operation state diagram showing the opening of the first unit door used in the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 6 , when it is determined by the recognition unit 120 that the article input through the input hole 112 is metal, the controller 1130 controls the first actuator 144A connected to the first unit door 142A. By outputting the control signal, it can be seen that the first unit door 142A is opened.

The article input by opening the first unit door 142A is collected by the first unit collecting unit 152A.

The user may then repeat the above process and separate the recyclables by material.

Thereafter, if recyclables are separated and collected into metals, plastics, etc., the user can separate and collect them as follows.

The user separately prepares a separate container 100 according to the present invention, and the separately prepared container for separate collection of metals such as iron, aluminum, and tin is subdivided and collected. Thereafter, if the recyclables collected by the first unit collection unit 152A of the existing separation container are put through the input hole of the separate container, the recyclables classified as metals can be separated and collected by more subdivided materials.

If the user prepares a recycling bin set to separate and collect plastics by subdividing them into PP, PC, PE, etc., put the recyclables separated and collected as plastics through the input hole and subdivide them into materials such as PP, PC, PE, etc. collection can be carried out.

The present invention configured as described above recognizes the QR code on the surface of the article, and then uses the material-related information described in the QR code to separate the recycled materials to be input by material, so that the time in the process of separating and collecting the recyclables by material and effort is reduced.

Although the present invention has been described with reference to the embodiment shown in the drawings, which is merely exemplary, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various modifications and equivalent other embodiments are possible therefrom. Accordingly, the true technical protection scope of the present invention should be determined by the technical spirit of the appended claims.

100: separation container 110: body
120: recognition unit 130: control unit
140: door 150: collection unit
160: frame 170: power supply

Claims (8)

As a separation container that separates and collects recycled materials to be inputted by material,
a main body having an input hole in which the recyclables are put in one side, an open lower part, and arranged at a predetermined height;
a recognition unit for recognizing an article information recognition code on the surface of the recycled article and outputting a signal corresponding to the material of the recycled article;
a control unit outputting a control signal corresponding to the signal output from the recognition unit;
a door unit disposed under the main body, the door unit including first to n-th unit doors, wherein one selected one of the first to n-th unit doors is opened according to a control signal from the control unit;
a collection unit including first to n-th unit collection units and separating and collecting the recyclables discharged through the door unit according to materials; and
a frame in which the main body is disposed on the upper part, the collecting part is disposed on the lower part, the door part is disposed between the main body and the collecting part, and the main body, the collecting part and the door part are maintained in an arrangement state. Separation bins included. According to claim 1,
Disposed on the upper portion of the main body, the separation container further comprising a power supply for generating power using sunlight. According to claim 1,
The product information recognition code is a separate container including a QR code or a bar code (bar code). According to claim 1,
The input hole is a separation container that is opened and closed by the control signal of the control unit. According to claim 1,
The door part,
The separation container of the inverted polygonal pyramid in which the first to n-th unit doors are arranged to form an inclined surface. 6. The method of claim 5,
The bottom of the unit door is
A separation container rotatably connected to the lower edge of the main body by an actuator that rotates according to a control signal from the control unit. 7. The method of claim 6,
The number of unit doors and the number of unit collection units correspond to each other. 8. The method of claim 7,
Each of the first to n-th unit collection units,
Separation container disposed under each of the first to n-th unit doors.

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