TWI467842B - Waste battery recycling system - Google Patents

Description

Waste battery recycling system

The invention relates to a battery recycling system, in particular to a waste battery recycling system for detecting and recovering most waste batteries at one time by using an automated recycling cabinet.

With the changes of the times, electrical products and human life have become inextricably linked. In order to make the mobile devices that are carried around more convenient, the application of various batteries, whether it is a conventional disposable battery or reusable Battery storage batteries have been widely used by various industries.

However, whether it is a dry battery or a storage battery, it has a certain service life. When the battery life is exhausted, if it is not properly recycled, it may cause environmental impact and human harm, such as heavy metals such as lead, cadmium and mercury. Ingredients not only cause great environmental pollution, but also gradually accumulate in living organisms, which in turn endangers health. Therefore, in the current environmental protection, countries around the world are working hard to promote and promote the recycling of waste batteries, but for the general society. For the public, because it is not relevant, the results are extremely limited, and it is still a problem to be improved.

For example, the new patent No. M372501 of the Republic of China "waste battery recycling device" advocates a mechanism for recycling and recycling of used batteries as a reward and feedback mechanism, and uses a recycling machine to store rewards so that users can take waste batteries from the input port. Investing in the exchange of prizes to increase the willingness of the people to recycle used batteries, but the recycling machine disclosed in this case, in the process of recycling, is equipped with a detector on the conveying pipe, thereby inductively conveying The number of objects in the tube, in practical applications, if the detector is to have the function of identifying the battery, it is extremely cost-effective, and this detection method is also easy to misjudge due to multiple batteries passing at the same time. It is extremely inconvenient to use.

In addition, by storing the rewards in the recycling machine, it is not only necessary to supplement the rewards from time to time, but also to regularly replace the reward categories that can attract the people, which can effectively improve the people's recycling. The willingness of the battery, therefore, the recycling machine of this structure not only requires extra manpower and material resources to control and supplement, but the cost of operation is extremely large, and it is also a problem to be improved.

In view of this, how to design a cost-effective recycling cabinet, and to improve the mechanism of waste battery recycling according to the trend, has become an important topic for battery recycling related research.

In order to solve the above problems, the inventor of the present invention conducted research on a plurality of elements related to battery recycling, and provided a waste battery recycling system, the main purpose of which is to reduce the cost of the recovery cabinet by using simple electronic components and mechanical structures, and can be disposable. Detecting a large number of batteries, judging whether the used batteries are correct or not, accurately counting the quantities, and using simple mechanical actuation to achieve automated recycling of used batteries.

Furthermore, the inventor of the present invention further improved the redemption function applicable to the automatic recycling cabinet, effectively reduced the labor cost of the required control, and provided the exchanged product having the same value as the amount of the recovered waste battery, so that the public can accumulate and redeem the required amount. The rewards are not to be able to increase the willingness of the people to recycle because the rewards are not attractive.

To achieve the above objective, the waste battery recycling system of the present invention performs a testing procedure and a redemption procedure in a recycling cabinet, and the testing procedure is mainly used to test the recovered object to be tested to determine whether it is in compliance with the recycling. Standard waste battery and accurately count the number of waste batteries that meet the standard. The redemption procedure is to recover the tested waste battery and provide the user with equivalent value after the test confirms the user's confirmed test quantity; the battery is recycled. The main structure of the system includes a detection module, a control module, a recycling module and a redemption module.

The detecting module includes a plurality of detecting elements, and each detecting element is electrically connected to at least one metal reed corresponding to a receiving groove, and the electrode end of the waste battery is abutted through the metal reed The waste battery is tightly engaged with the accommodating slot to detect the waste battery disposed in the accommodating slot; the control module includes a control device for connecting a touch screen and each detecting element The detecting program or the redemption program is executed according to the signal of the touch screen. When the detecting program is executed, the outer mask of the receiving slot is first lowered, and the detecting elements are respectively placed on the receiving unit. At least one waste battery in the slot is tested, and according to the result of each detection element, the amount of the waste battery that meets the standard and the conversion value of the equivalent value are counted and displayed on the touch screen. The recovery module includes a driving mechanism, and the driving mechanism is telecommunicationally connected to the control device. When the control device executes the redemption process, the driving mechanism is activated to release the waste battery disposed in the receiving slot. a state of tight fitting, and a centralized recovery tank that falls from the accommodating groove and falls under the accommodating groove, and after the redemption process is completed, the outer cover of the accommodating groove is raised; the redemption module includes A redemption device, the telecommunications connection to the control device, and when the control device performs the redemption operation, the exchange device is further driven to provide the exchange of the value to a redemption slot.

Thereby, through the waste battery recycling system of the present invention, each of the waste batteries in the accommodating tank can be detected by each detecting element, and the number of waste batteries complying with the standard can be accurately counted, thereby providing users with equal value. The exchange of goods, through the recycling module to complete the automated recycling operations, effectively avoid the problem of misjudgment in the statistical process, and the possibility of recycling the object is not a waste battery; further, with the waste battery recycling system of the present invention, when the user will After the waste battery is placed in the accommodating slot, the test procedure and the redemption procedure can be quickly completed by operating the touch screen, and the recovered waste battery is exchanged for the equivalent value of the exchanged product, and then the items in accordance with the demand are exchanged to avoid It is wasteful because the rewards are not practical, and can effectively increase people's willingness to recycle used batteries.

Preferably, the accommodating slot, the touch screen and the redemption slot are disposed on the same side of the recycling cabinet, and the accommodating slot is configured to place a plurality of waste batteries to make the metal reeds It can be used to engage the waste batteries in corresponding positions for the user to operate and use.

Preferably, the driving mechanism can be configured by a simple mechanical mechanism, and is driven by a control device to form a reciprocating operation mode by relative movement, rotation, or the like, so that the used battery in the accommodating groove is released from the tight fitting state, and Falling into the centralized recovery tank below, effectively reducing production costs.

Wherein, the waste battery can be pushed by means of the shifting manner, and the accommodating groove can be provided with a plurality of hollow portions, and the driving mechanism can include a putter group, and the push rod group is formed in the hollow portions A plurality of push rods are protruded from the corresponding positions, so that the driving mechanism drives the pusher group or the receiving slot to act relative to each other when the redemption process is executed, so that each push rod can pass through the corresponding hollow portion and push The waste batteries located in the accommodating slots are released from the tight fitting state and are separated from the accommodating grooves.

Moreover, the waste battery can be driven by rotation. According to the operation mode, one of the bottoms of the bottom of the accommodating slot can be fixed to the recovery cabinet, and a top of the accommodating groove can be worn. a rotating shaft, the driving mechanism drives the rotating shaft to drive an inner side surface of the receiving groove and the outer cover to rotate together, and the waste batteries located in the receiving groove are released from the tight fitting State and leave the accommodating slot.

Furthermore, the erected chassis can be further opened and closed to allow the waste battery to slide freely. In this manner, the accommodating slot includes a pivoting chassis for opening and closing the bottom end of the accommodating groove, and The metal reed can be disposed on the chassis, and the driving mechanism drives the chassis to rotate to open the bottom end of the receiving slot, so that the waste batteries located in the receiving slot are released tightly. The state of the fit and the separation from the receiving slot.

In addition, the bottom of the accommodating slot is opened on one side of the recovery cabinet, and the accommodating slot is provided with a plurality of slanting opening holes for placing In the waste battery, the outer cover is pivotally disposed at a top end of the receiving groove, and the bottom plate is respectively configured to open and close the top end and the bottom end of the receiving holes, and the metal reeds can be respectively set The outer cover or the chassis is located at a position opposite to the receiving holes.

According to the above structure, the centralized recovery tank is detachably disposed at a position below the recovery cabinet, and is coupled to at least one side of the recovery cabinet, whereby the recycling personnel can take out the centralized recovery tank to facilitate recycling of the waste concentrated therein. battery.

Furthermore, according to the foregoing waste battery recycling system of the present invention, the equivalent exchangeable product can be money, point rolls, exchange rolls, for the public to redeem appropriate items according to needs or preferences, reducing manpower control costs and redemption. The waste of product resources can effectively improve the willingness of people to recycle used batteries.

In the following, based on the above advantages, and in order to enable the reviewing committee to further understand the present invention, the embodiments of the present invention are disclosed as follows, and the constituent contents of the present invention and the effects achieved thereby are described in detail in conjunction with drawings and drawings. Rear:

10‧‧‧Recycling cabinet

11‧‧‧ accommodating slots

111‧‧‧Metal reeds

112‧‧‧Outer mask

113‧‧‧镂空部

114‧‧‧Chassis

115‧‧‧ inside

116‧‧‧ accommodating holes

12‧‧‧Concentration recovery tank

13‧‧‧Exchange slot

20‧‧‧Test module

21‧‧‧Detection

30‧‧‧Control Module

31‧‧‧Control device

32‧‧‧Touch screen

40‧‧‧Recycling module

41‧‧‧ drive mechanism

411‧‧‧Pushing group

4111‧‧‧Put

412‧‧‧ shaft

50‧‧‧Exchange Module

51‧‧‧Exchange device

A‧‧‧waste battery

1 is a block diagram of a system architecture of an embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 2 is a schematic view showing the appearance of a recycling cabinet according to a first mode of operation of the present invention; and FIG. 3 is a front view of a receiving slot of the first actuating mode of the present invention; schematic diagram; Figure 4 is a perspective view of the accommodating groove and the push rod set of the first actuating mode; Fig. 5 and Fig. 6 are schematic views of the actuating mode of the first actuating mode; Fig. 7 is the second act of the present invention The schematic diagram of the recycling cabinet of the mode; the 8th and 9th diagrams are the schematic diagrams of the operation of the second actuation mode; the 10th and 11th diagrams are the schematic diagrams of the basic behavior of the third actuation mode; It is another schematic view of the recycling cabinet of the third mode of operation of the present invention; and Figs. 13 to 15 are schematic diagrams of the operation of the other mode of the third actuating mode.

1 is a schematic diagram of a system architecture according to an embodiment of the present invention. The waste battery recycling system of the present embodiment is mainly constructed in a recycling cabinet 10 (see the appearance diagrams of FIGS. 2, 7, and 10). The waste battery recycling operation is completed by executing a detection program and a redemption program.

The main structure of the system includes a detection module 20, a control module 30, a recovery module 40, and a redemption module 50.

The control module 30 mainly includes a control device 31 and a touch screen 32. The touch screen 32 and the control device 31 are connected by telecommunications, mainly for displaying messages and providing user operations, and the control device 31 is a kind of A program controller having a programming function for driving the components of the other modules to execute the detection program and the redemption program according to the control signal transmitted by the touch screen 32, and integrating or counting the related information to the touch screen 32, and displaying On the touch screen 32.

The detecting module 20 mainly includes a plurality of detecting elements 21, each of which is electrically connected to the control device 31, and is electrically connected to at least one metal reed 111, and the metal reeds 111 are collectively disposed in the recycling cabinet 10. In a receiving slot 11 (see FIGS. 2 and 3 together), when the detecting module 20 is driven by the control device 31 to perform a detecting process, each detecting element 21 is placed through the top of each metal reed 111. The detection of the waste battery A in the accommodating groove 11 is completed by engaging the waste battery A in the accommodating groove 11 in the electrode end of the waste battery A corresponding to the accommodating groove 11.

The recovery module 40 includes a driving mechanism 41, which is connected to the control device 31, and is mainly used to actuate the signal of the control device 31, so that the waste battery A placed in the receiving slot 11 is released. In the state of cooperation, and the waste battery A is separated from the accommodating groove 11, and automatically falls into The centralized collection tank 12 below (refer to Figures 5 and 6 together).

The redemption module 50 includes a redemption device 51, which is connected to the control device 31, and is mainly used to receive the exchange of the equivalent value to the exchange slot 13 of the recovery cabinet for receiving the signal after the control device 31 is received. Received.

Therefore, when the waste battery is to be used for recycling, the waste battery A is first placed in the accommodating groove 11 so that the electrode end of each of the waste batteries A is engaged by the metal reed 111. In the slot 11, after the completion, the item or button for executing the detection program is selected through the touch screen 32. At this time, after receiving the signal, the control device 31 first lowers the outer mask 112 located outside the receiving slot 11, and then drives each of the outer masks 112. Each of the waste batteries A is detected by the detecting unit 21, and the result of the detection is transmitted back to the control device 31. The control device 31 counts the number of waste batteries A that meet the standard and converts the equivalent value. And the statistical result is displayed on the touch screen 32. At this time, the user can select to agree to redeem (execute the redemption procedure) or disagree with the exchange according to the displayed result (do not perform the redemption procedure). When the item or button that is agreed to be redeemed is selected, the control device 31 drives the driving mechanism 41 of the recovery module 40 and the redemption device 51 of the redemption module 50 respectively after receiving the signal, and the driving mechanism 41 is actuated to concentrate the waste battery in the concentration. The recovery tank 12 and the exchange device of the equivalent value are supplied to the exchange tank 13 through the exchange device 51, and after the actuation of the drive mechanism 41 is completed, the outer cover 112 outside the accommodating groove 11 is raised; if the user clicks disagree When the item or button is exchanged, the control device 31 raises the outer mask 112 outside the accommodating slot 11 after receiving the signal that the redemption process is not performed, so that the user can retrieve the used battery A.

In the following, in the system architecture of the embodiment of the present invention, according to the operation mode of the structure of the accommodating groove 11 and the driving mechanism 41, three kinds of actuation modes are described below, and the corresponding structure is described as follows: as shown in FIG. 2 to FIG. As shown in the figure, it is a schematic diagram of the first mode of operation. The actuation mode is to push the waste battery A by means of a displacement, and the accommodation groove 11 includes a space for accommodating a plurality of waste batteries A, and corresponding to each interval. The position of the pusher group 411 is provided with a metal spring piece 111 and a hollow portion 113, and the driving mechanism 41 includes a push rod group 411. The push rod group is provided with a plurality of push rods 4111 at positions corresponding to the hollow portions 113, so that when the push rod group 411 is actuated Each of the push rods 4111 can be moved back and forth through the hollow portion 113 to push the waste battery A, so that the waste battery A is released from the tightly fitting state, and falls into the centralized recovery tank 12 below; when the redemption procedure is not performed, the push rod group 411 And receiving slot 11 The corresponding relationship is as shown in FIG. 5, and when the driving mechanism 41 performs the redemption process, the driving pusher group 411 or the receiving groove 11 is relatively actuated, and in the present driving mode, the driving pusher group 411 is oriented. The direction of the accommodating groove 11 is moved (as shown in FIG. 6). Otherwise, the accommodating groove 11 can be driven to move toward the pusher group 411, so that each push rod 4111 can pass through the corresponding hollow portion 113. And the waste battery A located in the accommodating groove 11 is pushed to release the tight fitting state, and is separated from the accommodating groove 11 and falls into the concentrated collecting tank 12 below. When the waste battery A is pushed down, the reverse operation is performed. The state of FIG. 5 is restored, and the outer mask 112 outside the accommodating groove 11 is raised.

As shown in FIG. 7 to FIG. 9 , it is a schematic diagram of the second operation mode. The operation mode is to drive the waste battery A by rotating. As in the previous operation mode, the accommodation groove 11 can be accommodated. The spacing of the plurality of waste batteries A is provided with a metal reed 111 at a position corresponding to each interval. The difference is only that the accommodating groove 11 is divided into several layers, and the chassis 114 of each accommodating groove 11 is fixed in the recovery cabinet. 10, the driving mechanism 41 includes a rotating shaft 412 which is disposed near the top of the accommodating groove 11. The rotating shaft 412 drives the accommodating groove outer cover 112 and the inner side surface 115 to rotate, so that the waste battery A is unfastened. The state of falling into the centralized recovery tank 12 below; when the redemption procedure is not performed, the corresponding relationship between the shaft 412 and the receiving groove 11 is as shown in Fig. 8, and when the driving mechanism 41 performs the redemption process, As shown in FIG. 9, the driving shaft 412 is rotated to rotate the inner side surface 115 of the receiving groove and the outer cover 112 together with the rotating shaft 412, thereby releasing the state in which the waste battery A is tightly fitted, thereby pushing the waste battery A out of the position. The trough 11 falls into the concentrated collection tank 12 below, and After the waste battery A is dropped, the rotating shaft 412 is reversely rotated to return to the state shown in Fig. 8, and the outer mask 112 outside the accommodating groove 11 is raised.

As shown in Figures 10 to 15, it is a schematic diagram of the third type of actuation. The actuation mode is to open and close the chassis with the pivoting, so that the waste battery can freely slide down. In the basic state of this mode, the recovery is as follows. The appearance of the cabinet 10 is the same as that shown in FIG. 7 , and the actuation mode is as shown in FIG. 10 and FIG. 11 . A chassis 114 is pivoted on the bottom of the receiving slot 11 and corresponding to the chassis 114 . The metal reed 111 is used to abut and engage the detected waste battery A; when the redemption process is not performed, the position of the chassis 114 of the accommodating groove 11 is in the state shown in FIG. 10, and when the driving mechanism 41 When the redemption process is executed, as shown in FIG. 11, the driving chassis 114 is rotated to open the bottom of the accommodating groove 11, and the state in which the waste battery A is tightly fitted is released, so that the waste battery A is automatically disengaged from the accommodating groove 11 and falls below. Concentrated in the recovery tank 12, and when the waste battery A falls, the chassis 114 is driven In the reverse operation, the bottom of the accommodating groove 11 is closed, and the state shown in FIG. 10 is restored, and the outer mask 112 outside the accommodating groove 11 is raised.

Another mode of the third actuating mode, as shown in Figures 12 to 15, is to make the waste battery A slide more smoothly after the chassis 114 is opened, and the receiving slot 11 is used to accommodate a plurality of waste batteries A. The space of the accommodating hole 116 is formed by the accommodating hole 116 of the structure. The chassis 114 and the outer cover 112 of the bottom are respectively pivoted at the bottom and the top of the accommodating hole 116, and can be pivoted. The method of closing or opening the bottom end and the top end of the receiving hole to provide the user to put the waste battery A or drop the waste battery A into the centralized recovery tank 12; in this state, the metal reeds are respectively disposed on the outer mask When the outer cover 112 and the bottom plate 114 simultaneously close the receiving hole 116, the waste battery A placed in the receiving hole 116 can be tightly fitted, thereby detecting; as shown in FIG. The state before the detection program is not executed, when the user puts in the waste battery A, and starts the detection process, at this time, as shown in Fig. 14, the outer mask 112 is lowered first, and the outer mask 112 and the chassis 114 are utilized. The metal reed 111 on the top makes the waste battery A form a tight fit state to complete the detection process. Then, when the redemption process is executed, the chassis 114 of the accommodating groove 11 is opened by the actuation of the driving mechanism 41, and the state in which the waste battery A is tightly fitted is released from the accommodating groove 11 and automatically falls into the state as shown in FIG. The lower collecting tank 12 is disposed in the lower part, and when the waste battery A is dropped, the bottom end of each of the receiving holes 116 of the receiving receiving groove 11 is reversely actuated, and the outer mask 112 outside the receiving groove 11 is raised again, and the reply is as follows. Figure 13 shows the status.

In summary, the driving mechanism 41 of the present embodiment can realize the reciprocating operation of the above three operating modes by using a simple mechanical structure, such as using a motor to drive a cam link structure or using a controllable pneumatic cylinder or the like. The effect can effectively reduce the production cost.

Furthermore, the waste battery recycling system of the present invention can not only detect a plurality of batteries at one time, but also has a very rapid detection process and is not prone to misjudgment, and is extremely convenient to use.

The waste battery recycling system of the present invention provides the user's equivalent value exchange after the waste battery is recovered, and can be money, point rolls, exchange rolls, so that the user can accumulate and then redeem, and even redeem the rewards according to the demand. In order to improve the willingness of the people to recycle used batteries; in addition, they can also cooperate with the store with high volume of people, such as the convenience of supermarkets, which can further save unnecessary manpower and material resources.

In summary, it is only an embodiment of the present invention, which can be widely used, and can effectively improve the recycling efficiency of waste batteries, and can also take into consideration the cost of production and control, and has industrial utilization value. Any simple conversion or equivalent conversion that is the same as the technical idea of the present invention is within the scope of the patent of the present invention.

11‧‧‧ accommodating slots

111‧‧‧Metal reeds

20‧‧‧Test module

21‧‧‧Detection

30‧‧‧Control Module

31‧‧‧Control device

32‧‧‧Touch screen

40‧‧‧Recycling module

41‧‧‧ drive mechanism

50‧‧‧Exchange Module

51‧‧‧Exchange device

Claims (8)

A waste battery recycling system is configured to execute a detection program and a redemption program in a recycling cabinet, comprising: a detection module, comprising a plurality of detection elements, wherein each detection element is electrically connected to a receiving slot Corresponding at least one metal reed, through which the metal reed is abutted against the electrode end of a waste battery, so that the waste battery is tightly engaged in the accommodating groove to detect the waste placed in the accommodating groove A control module includes a control device that is connected to a touch screen and each detection element for performing the detection procedure or the redemption program according to the signal of the touch screen, when executing the detection program, First, one of the outer masks of the accommodating slot is lowered, and each detecting element is driven to detect at least one waste battery placed in the accommodating slot, and the number of waste batteries meeting the standard is counted according to the result of detecting each detecting element. Converting and converting the equivalent value to the touch screen; a recycling module includes a driving mechanism, the driving mechanism is telecommunications connected to the control device, and when the control device executes the redemption program, starting the The moving mechanism releases the waste battery placed in the accommodating groove, and moves out of the accommodating groove into a centralized recovery tank below the accommodating groove, and rises after the redemption process is completed. The exchange mask of the accommodating slot; a redemption module comprising a redemption device that is telecommunications to the control device, and when the control device executes the redemption process, the exchange device is further driven to provide the exchange of the value Things to a redemption slot. The waste battery recycling system of claim 1, wherein the accommodating tank, the touch screen and the redemption tank are disposed on the same side of the recycling cabinet, and the accommodating tank can be used for arranging a plurality of waste batteries. The metal reeds can be used to engage the waste batteries in corresponding positions. The waste battery recovery system of claim 2, wherein the accommodating groove is provided with a plurality of hollow portions, the driving mechanism includes a pusher group, and the pusher group is convexly disposed at a corresponding position of the hollow portions a push rod that causes the drive mechanism to perform the redemption process When the pusher group or the accommodating groove is driven to be relatively movable, the push rods can pass through the corresponding hollow portion, and the waste batteries located in the accommodating groove are released from the tight fitting state, and are detached. The receiving slot. The waste battery recovery system of claim 2, wherein a chassis located at the bottom of the accommodating slot is fixed to the recovery cabinet, and a rotating shaft is disposed near the top of the accommodating groove, and the driving mechanism performs the redemption In the program, the rotating shaft drives the inner side surface of the receiving groove and the outer cover to rotate together, and the waste batteries located in the receiving groove are released from the tight fitting state, and are separated from the receiving groove. The waste battery recycling system of claim 2, wherein the accommodating groove comprises a pivoting chassis for opening and closing the bottom end of the accommodating groove, and the metal reeds can be disposed on the chassis When the redemption process is executed, the driving mechanism drives the chassis to rotate to open the bottom end of the accommodating slot, so that the waste batteries located in the accommodating slot are released from the tight fitting state, and are separated from the accommodating groove. The waste battery recycling system of claim 5, wherein the top of the accommodating tank is opened on one side of the recycling cabinet, and includes a plurality of obliquely opening receiving holes for arranging the waste batteries. The outer cover is pivotally disposed at a top end of the receiving groove, and the bottom plate is respectively configured to open and close the top end and the bottom end of the receiving holes, and the metal reeds are respectively disposed on the outer cover or The chassis is located at a position opposite to the receiving holes. The waste battery recovery system according to any one of claims 3 to 6, wherein the centralized recovery tank is detachably disposed at a position below the recovery cabinet and coupled to at least one side of the recovery cabinet. The waste battery recycling system of claim 7, wherein the convertible equivalent is money, points, and redemption rolls.