EP2684618B1 - Dispositif de reconnaissance de récipients d'emballage vides - Google Patents

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EP2684618B1
EP2684618B1 EP20120175491 EP12175491A EP2684618B1 EP 2684618 B1 EP2684618 B1 EP 2684618B1 EP 20120175491 EP20120175491 EP 20120175491 EP 12175491 A EP12175491 A EP 12175491A EP 2684618 B1 EP2684618 B1 EP 2684618B1
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Domenic Hartung
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B07—SEPARATING SOLIDS FROM SOLIDS; SORTING
    • B07C—POSTAL SORTING; SORTING INDIVIDUAL ARTICLES, OR BULK MATERIAL FIT TO BE SORTED PIECE-MEAL, e.g. BY PICKING
    • B07C5/00—Sorting according to a characteristic or feature of the articles or material being sorted, e.g. by control effected by devices which detect or measure such characteristic or feature; Sorting by manually actuated devices, e.g. switches
    • B07C5/04—Sorting according to size
    • B07C5/12—Sorting according to size characterised by the application to particular articles, not otherwise provided for
    • B07C5/122—Sorting according to size characterised by the application to particular articles, not otherwise provided for for bottles, ampoules, jars and other glassware
    • B07C5/126—Sorting according to size characterised by the application to particular articles, not otherwise provided for for bottles, ampoules, jars and other glassware by means of photo-electric sensors, e.g. according to colour
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07F—COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS
    • G07F7/00—Mechanisms actuated by objects other than coins to free or to actuate vending, hiring, coin or paper currency dispensing or refunding apparatus
    • G07F7/06—Mechanisms actuated by objects other than coins to free or to actuate vending, hiring, coin or paper currency dispensing or refunding apparatus by returnable containers, i.e. reverse vending systems in which a user is rewarded for returning a container that serves as a token of value, e.g. bottles
    • G07F7/0609—Mechanisms actuated by objects other than coins to free or to actuate vending, hiring, coin or paper currency dispensing or refunding apparatus by returnable containers, i.e. reverse vending systems in which a user is rewarded for returning a container that serves as a token of value, e.g. bottles by fluid containers, e.g. bottles, cups, gas containers

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  • the invention relates to a device for detecting empties containers in a reverse vending machine with a receiving unit containing a mounted about a horizontal axis rotary member having at least one support surface for receiving the empty container in a first rotational position and the same in a second rotational position, with a optical detection unit for detecting characteristic features of the empties container, with a control unit for processing image data of the optical detection unit and for controlling the Dregangans.
  • a device for detecting empties container in a reverse vending machine which provides a winged rotary member for receiving individually supplied empty containers.
  • There are three offset by 120 ° to each other arranged wings are provided, which are rotatable about a horizontal axis of rotation.
  • To form a support surface for the male empty container two wings are arranged symmetrically inclined to a vertical plane upwards.
  • an optical detection unit is provided, by means of which characteristic features of the positioned on the support surface empty container, such as the shape of the empty container, can be seen.
  • the optical detection unit may be formed as a camera whose image data are further processed in a control unit, so that after detection of the empty container this can be fed to a sorting.
  • the shape recognition of the empty container is based on the fact that its contour can be detected by the optical recognition unit. It has been found that in empties containers with clear transparent lateral surfaces due to reflections on these lateral surfaces a clear determination of the contouring is not always possible.
  • Object of the present invention is therefore to develop a device for detecting empties containers in a reverse vending machine so that the recognition of characteristics of the empty container is improved.
  • the device according to the invention in conjunction with the preamble of claim 1 is characterized in that a lighting device is provided for illuminating the resting on the support surface of the rotary member empty container such that the empty container from a side facing the optical detection unit side of the empty container forth is illuminated.
  • a lighting device by means of which an empties container to be detected by an optical detection unit is illuminated by a side of the empties container opposite the optical detection unit.
  • a backlight is generated, which significantly improves the recognizability of the contouring of the empty container by means of the opposite optical detection unit.
  • this can provide an improved contrasting of the contour of the empty container in comparison to the support surface, so that characteristic features, such as In particular, the shape of glass clear empties containers can be detected safely and clearly.
  • the illumination device comprises illumination means not only for generating a back light, but also illumination means, so that the empty container is illuminated by one of the optical detection unit facing side of the empty container.
  • illumination means not only for generating a back light, but also illumination means, so that the empty container is illuminated by one of the optical detection unit facing side of the empty container.
  • the illumination device comprises a lower illumination unit and an upper illumination unit, wherein the lower illumination unit has at least one light source, which is arranged below a horizontal longitudinal center plane of the empty container, and wherein the upper illumination unit has at least one light source which is above the horizontal longitudinal center plane the empties container is arranged.
  • this can be done a comprehensive lighting of the empty container, which is detectable by preferably a single optical detection unit.
  • the rotary member is formed as a vane shaft, wherein the support surface is formed for the empty container by two of the axis of rotation at an obtuse angle to each other projecting wings, starting from the axis of rotation with respect to a vertical plane inclined upward and symmetrically to the Extend vertical plane.
  • the wings are from one formed translucent material, so that the radiated light from the lower lighting unit can hit the empty container.
  • the wings of the rotary member are formed as sheet-like light guides, in which via one of the axis of rotation facing narrow side of the same light coupled and on opposite flat sides thereof can be coupled out.
  • a backlight can be generated in a space-saving manner, since the at least one light source can rest directly on a narrow side of the wing.
  • the wings thus serve for space-saving deflection and radiation of the light emitted by the light source in the direction of the empty container.
  • the light source are formed as LED light sources, which are arranged fixedly along a rotational axis of the wing shaft.
  • the light sources are positioned so that in a recording rotational position of the wing wave, the light can always be coupled into narrow sides of the upper two wings. The production cost can be significantly reduced thereby.
  • the lower lighting unit may comprise at least one light source, which is arranged at a distance from the wings forming the support surface below the same.
  • the at least one light source is positioned so close in the direction of the vertical plane passing through the axis of rotation, that the sorting of the empty containers is not hindered.
  • the device according to the invention for detecting empties containers in an empties reverse vending machine essentially comprises a receiving unit 1 for receiving empty containers 2 to be supplied sequentially, an optical recognition unit 3 for recognizing characteristic features of the supplied empty container 2 and an illumination device 4 for illuminating the items positioned in the receiving unit Empty container 2.
  • the empty container 2 is preferably formed as a transparent bottle, which may be made of a glass or plastic material (PET).
  • PET glass or plastic material
  • the receiving unit 1 is arranged integrated in a reverse vending machine and is accessible via an opening, not shown, the reverse vending machine.
  • the receiving unit 1 has a about a horizontal axis of rotation D rotatably mounted rotary member 5, which serves as a vane shaft is trained.
  • This vane shaft 5 has three vanes 6, 6 ', 6 ", which are offset by 120 ° about the axis of rotation D.
  • the vane shaft 5 is preferably located in the same axial and radial length FIG. 1 shown first rotational position, in which two upper wings 6, 6 'are arranged symmetrically to a plane passing through the rotation axis D vertical plane V. They each enclose an angle of 60 ° to the vertical plane.
  • the illumination device 4 is provided. It comprises lighting means, so that the empties container 2 positioned in the receiving unit 1 can be illuminated by at least two opposite sides of the empties container 2.
  • the illumination device 4 has an upper illumination unit 4 ', which is located on the same side as the optical recognition unit 3 to the empty container 2 or to the wing shaft 5 is arranged.
  • the upper lighting unit 4 ' is - like the detection unit 3 - arranged above a horizontal center plane M of the empty container 2.
  • the upper lighting unit 4 ' has, for example, two lights 7, which are arranged on both sides of the vertical plane V at a vertical distance to the empty container 2 and the wing shaft 5. How out FIG.
  • the lights 7 of the upper lighting unit 4 are arranged at the level of the CCD camera designed as optical detection unit 3.
  • the upper illumination unit 4 ' preferably produces a diffuse incident illumination L1, by means of which the empty container 2 is illuminated in the detection direction 8 of the optical detection unit 3.
  • the illumination device 4 comprises a lower illumination unit 4 "with lights 9 or LED light sources as illumination means, which are arranged in rows in the axial direction in the region of the rotation axis D and light L2 in the two upper wings 6, 6 ', which are designed as flat light guides
  • the light coupled into the wings 6, 6 ' is totally reflected in the area of flat sides 10, 10' of the wings 6, 6 'and decoupled by means of unillustrated decoupling elements at least in the direction of a side facing the empty container 2.
  • the wings 6 , 6 ', 6 have a translucent material, so that the coupled-in light L2 can be coupled out by means of integrated decoupling elements on the flat sides 10, 10' and used to illuminate the empties container 2 from below.
  • each vane 6, 6 ', 6 can assume a rotational position accommodating the empty container 2 on both sides of the vertical plane V, the light L2 must be able to be decoupled from both flat sides 10, 10' in a predetermined direction of rotation 11 operated.
  • the upper wings 6, 6 'thus form even luminous surfaces that can be used to illuminate the empty container 2 from below.
  • the row-shaped LED light sources 9 are arranged fixed in the region of the axis of rotation D, so that the design effort can be kept low.
  • the wings 6, 6 ', 6 "each have preferably convex narrow sides as light input surface, which face the axis of rotation D, but are rotatably mounted at a distance from the fixed LED light sources 9.
  • the lower illumination unit 4 "thus enables an illumination of the empties container 2 from below or a backlighting directed against the detection direction 8.
  • the lower illumination unit 4" is located below the horizontal median plane M of the empties container 2 or the LED light sources 9 are located below the empty container 2.
  • an apparatus for the detection of empty containers 2 is shown, which differs from the embodiment according to FIG. 1 is distinguished by another embodiment of the lower illumination unit 14.
  • the lower lighting unit 14 is formed by two lights 15, which are arranged on both sides of the vertical plane V and below the upper wings 6, 6 '. They each emit a light beam L2 ', which is directed to the upper wings 6, 6'.
  • the lights 15 are so far positioned inwards or in the direction of the vertical plane V that a sorting of the empty containers 2 is not hindered.
  • the wings 6, 6 ', 6 "of the lower lighting unit 4" according to the first embodiment according to FIG. 1 the wings 6, 6 ', 6 "of the lower lighting unit 14 according to the second embodiment according to FIG. 2 only be transparent, so that the light beam L2 'for illuminating the empty container 2 can be passed through from below. Additional decoupling elements need the wings 6, 6 ', 6 "of the lower illumination unit 14 do not have.
  • the rotary member 5 consists of propeller-like, radially outwardly tapered wings 16, 16 ', 16 ", which are rotatably mounted with respect to the rotation axis D in the direction of rotation 11.
  • the wings 16, 16', 16" run centrally to a common bearing tube 17th together, which is rotatably mounted with respect to the axis of rotation D.
  • a triangular-shaped support is provided within this bearing tube 17, which according to the embodiment according to FIG. 1 described LED light sources 9 are arranged stationary so that the light emitted by you in the narrow sides of the upper wings 16, 16 'is coupled.
  • the LED light sources 9 are arranged in two axial rows, wherein the one row to the first wing 16 and the second row of the LED light sources 9 to the second wing 16 'are arranged oriented.
  • the rotary member 5 is mounted in a housing frame 19, which also serves to receive an optical detection unit 3 '. This is attached to one side of the housing frame 19 and cooperates with a mounted on an opposite side of the housing frame 19 mirror 20 so together, in that an empties container arranged on the upper wings 16, 16 'is detectable.
  • the wings 16, 16 ', 16 have - as in the first embodiment of the invention according to FIG. 1 - Flat sides 10, 10 'made of a translucent material. Between opposite flat sides 10, 10 'of each wing 16, 16', 16 "an unillustrated light guide is provided, which deflects the light emitted from the LED light sources 9 L3 homogeneous at an acute or obtuse angle in the direction of the empty container.
  • the wings can also consist of a transparent and translucent material.
  • the upper lighting unit can be omitted if in other ways sufficient lighting is ensured from above.

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  1. Dispositif de reconnaissance de récipients d'emballage vides dans un automate de reprise d'emballage vide :
    - avec une unité de réception contenant un organe pivotant disposé autour d'un axe de rotation horizontal et comportant au moins une surface portante servant à la réception du récipient d'emballage vide dans une première position de pivotement et à sa restitution dans une deuxième position de pivotement ;
    - avec une unité de reconnaissance optique servant à la reconnaissance de signes caractéristiques du récipient d'emballage vide ;
    - avec une unité de commande servant au traitement de données d'image de l'unité de reconnaissance optique et à la commande de l'organe pivotant ;
    caractérisé en ce qu'un dispositif d'éclairage (4) est prévu pour éclairer le récipient d'emballage vide (2) reposant sur la surface portante (6, 6') de l'organe pivotant (5) de telle sorte que le récipient d'emballage vide (2) peut être éclairé depuis un côté de l'unité de reconnaissance optique (3) opposé au récipient d'emballage vide (2).
  2. Dispositif selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que le dispositif d'éclairage (4) comprend des moyens d'éclairage, de telle sorte que le récipient d'emballage vide (2) posé peut être éclairé tant par un côté du récipient d'emballage vide (2) orienté vers l'unité de reconnaissance optique (3) que par le côté du récipient d'emballage vide (2) opposé à l'unité de reconnaissance optique (3).
  3. Dispositif selon la revendication 1 ou 2, caractérisé en ce que le dispositif d'éclairage (4) comporte une unité d'éclairage (4", 14) inférieure servant à l'éclairage du récipient d'emballage vide (2) depuis le côté du récipient d'emballage vide (2) opposé à l'unité de reconnaissance optique et comprenant au moins une source lumineuse (9, 15) disposée en dessous d'un plan médian (M) horizontal du récipient d'emballage vide (2).
  4. Dispositif selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 3, caractérisé en ce que le dispositif d'éclairage (4) comporte une unité d'éclairage (4') supérieure servant à l'éclairage du récipient d'emballage vide (2) depuis le côté du récipient d'emballage vide (2) orienté vers l'unité de reconnaissance optique (3) et comprenant l'au moins une source lumineuse (7) disposée au-dessus du plan médian (M) horizontal du récipient d'emballage vide (2).
  5. Dispositif selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 4, caractérisé en ce que l'organe pivotant (5) prend la forme d'un arbre de pales, la surface portante étant formée par deux pales (6, 6') saillant l'une par rapport à l'autre selon un angle aigu par rapport à l'axe de rotation (D).
  6. Dispositif selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 5, caractérisé en ce que les pales (6, 6', 6") de l'organe pivotant (5) se composent d'un matériau translucide et/ou transparent.
  7. Dispositif selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 6, caractérisé en ce que l'unité d'éclairage (14) inférieure comprend respectivement les sources lumineuses (15) associées aux pales (6, 6') formant la surface portante disposées des deux côtés d'un plan vertical (V) s'étendant à travers l'axe de rotation (D) de l'arbre de pales (5) et en dessous des pales (6, 6') formant la surface portante.
  8. Dispositif selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 7, caractérisé en ce que l'unité d'éclairage (4") inférieure comporte un certain nombre de sources lumineuses (9) disposées dans la région de l'axe de rotation (D) de l'arbre de pales (5) et que les pales (6, 6', 6") prennent la forme de conducteurs de lumière plats, de sorte que la lumière (L2) émise par les sources lumineuses peut être couplée dans celles-ci au niveau d'un côté étroit des pales (6, 6') formant la surface portante orienté vers l'axe de rotation (D) et être découplée de celles-ci sur un côté plat (10) orienté vers le récipient d'emballage vide (2).
  9. Dispositif selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 8, caractérisé en ce que les sources lumineuses (9, 15) sont disposées fixement sur place.
  10. Dispositif selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 9, caractérisé en ce que les sources lumineuses prennent la forme de sources lumineuses (9) à DEL.
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