Classifications

• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
  • B65F—GATHERING OR REMOVAL OF DOMESTIC OR LIKE REFUSE
  • B65F1/00—Refuse receptacles; Accessories therefor
  • B65F1/14—Other constructional features; Accessories
  • B65F1/16—Lids or covers
• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
  • B65F—GATHERING OR REMOVAL OF DOMESTIC OR LIKE REFUSE
  • B65F1/00—Refuse receptacles; Accessories therefor
  • B65F1/04—Refuse receptacles; Accessories therefor with removable inserts
  • B65F1/06—Refuse receptacles; Accessories therefor with removable inserts with flexible inserts, e.g. bags or sacks
• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
  • B65F—GATHERING OR REMOVAL OF DOMESTIC OR LIKE REFUSE
  • B65F1/00—Refuse receptacles; Accessories therefor
  • B65F1/14—Other constructional features; Accessories
  • B65F1/141—Supports, racks, stands, posts or the like for holding refuse receptacles
  • B65F1/1415—Supports, racks, stands, posts or the like for holding refuse receptacles for flexible receptables, e.g. bags, sacks
• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
  • B65F—GATHERING OR REMOVAL OF DOMESTIC OR LIKE REFUSE
  • B65F2210/00—Equipment of refuse receptacles
  • B65F2210/124—Counting means
• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
  • B65F—GATHERING OR REMOVAL OF DOMESTIC OR LIKE REFUSE
  • B65F2210/00—Equipment of refuse receptacles
  • B65F2210/128—Data transmitting means
• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
  • B65F—GATHERING OR REMOVAL OF DOMESTIC OR LIKE REFUSE
  • B65F2210/00—Equipment of refuse receptacles
  • B65F2210/184—Weighing means

Definitions

• TITLE Process for weighing waste and automatically replenishing waste bags
• the present invention relates to the field of dustbins, in particular individual dustbins arranged in furniture, in particular kitchen furniture, but also pedal dustbins external to furniture.
• the invention relates more particularly to a method for controlling a connected bin allowing the weighing of waste and the automatic management of the supply of bags.
• a trash can When a trash can is installed in a kitchen cabinet, it can be arranged in a sliding drawer or in a cabinet with doors, for example one or two doors.
• the user triggers the opening of the cabinet manually or by voice command, with or without electrical assistance.
• the bin can also be external to a piece of furniture and can be opened by means of a pedal.
• the trash can has at least one waste collection tray that is equipped with a waste bag. When the recovery tank is full, it is necessary to take out the bag to evacuate the waste and install a new bag to replace the first.
• the invention proposes to solve in particular the problems mentioned above in a simple and economical way by proposing a method for weighing waste implementing a bin comprising a waste recovery tray and comprising an open position and a closed position, the recovery tray of waste being provided to be provided with a waste bag, the bin comprising at least one weight sensor capable of measuring the weight of the elements contained in the bin, the method comprising the following steps:
• the user no longer has to worry about the state of his stock of bags.
• the replenishment of bags is managed automatically by the method according to the invention, which also allows him to better control his expenses, to no longer devote time to buying them in supermarkets, to always have bags suitable for his bins and to never be short of a bag.
• the user can, by means of statistics, measure its impact on the environment.
• the method comprises a step of transmitting information on the state of the bin to a control module or a mobile terminal;
• the method comprises a step of calculating and storing the weight of the waste added to the bin in order to allow the production of statistics on the quantity of waste having remained in the bin;
• the bin has several bins and in that the step of calculating and storing the weight of the waste makes it possible to produce separate statistics for each bin, in particular to distinguish the accumulated quantity of recyclable and non-recyclable waste;
• the method comprises a step of determining the number of bags stored in the bin and a step of detecting the supply of the bin with a new refill of bags;
• the invention also proposes an automated bag supply management system comprising a bin comprising a waste collection bin, an open position and a closed position, a weight sensor capable of measuring the weight of the bin, a command, and a first communication interface configured to communicate with a central system, the central system being configured to:
• the nominal mode comprising the following steps:
• the bin equipping the system according to the invention comprises several bins and the control module comprises a mobile terminal.
• FIG.1 is a block diagram which schematically represents an automated management system for the supply of bags for a bin equipped with a weight sensor in accordance with the teachings of the invention.
• Figure 1 schematically shows a bin 10 equipped with a motorization device 12 controlled via a control module 13 equipped with a control interface 14.
• the bin 10 is arranged in a cabinet 16. It comprises a drawer 18 mounted to slide longitudinally with respect to the structure of the cabinet 16, between a closed position and an open position illustrated by FIG.
• the drawer 18 is here designed to contain two bins 20, 22 for recovering waste and a stock of bags 24.
• a weight sensor 26, 28 is arranged under each tray 20, 22.
• a first tray 20 is here equipped with a bag 30 for recovering waste, for example provided for non-recyclable waste.
• the control interface 14 here makes it possible to control the opening and closing of the bin 10 via the motorization device 12. It can operate with a control button (not shown) or with a voice control module (not shown) .
• the control module 13 retrieves the weighing information Ip provided by the weight sensors 26, 28.
• the control module 13 comprises a first communication interface 32 which makes it possible to transmit the weighing information Ip to a central system 34, or remote server, via a second communication interface 36.
• the central system 34 comprises a central unit 38 which processes the weighing information Ip according to the information available in a customer database 40 to transmit to a logistics unit 42 instructions for shipping and delivering bag refills 44 to their destination. of the trash can user 10.
• the control module 13 can for example be produced in the form of an application installed in a mobile terminal 46 such as a mobile telephone or a tablet.
• the bin 10 and the control module 13 associated with the central system 34 together form an automated bag supply management system 30.
• the weight of each tray 20, 22 empty, tare weight is determined and stored in memory. Similarly, the quantity of bags 30 available in the stock of bags 24 is memorized during this initialization phase, so that the evolution of this stock of bags 24 can then be properly monitored.
• the trash can 10 is placed in a standby mode, and it switches to measurement mode when the trash can 10 is opened.
• the measurement mode is active until the trash can 10 is closed.
• the control module 13 monitors the bin 10 so as to detect each opening of the bin 10, for example by detecting an opening instruction given by a user by pressing a button or by a voice command. Alternatively, the opening of the bin 10 could be detected by means of a dedicated sensor.
• each weight sensor 26, 28 is activated from so as to allow monitoring of the evolution of the weight of each recovery tank 20, 22 from the opening to the closing of the bin 10.
• the weight measurements are transmitted to the central system 34 by the control module 13, via the communication interfaces 32, 36.
• the central unit 38 uses this weighing information Ip by comparing it with the information already stored in the customer database 40, for the customer associated with said bin 10.
• the association between the bin 10 and the customer can be made at means of a customer account provided with a unique reference. The customer may be asked to create this account on first use, for example via a mobile application or a website.
• the central unit 38 determines the state of the dustbin 10 according to the revolution of the weight of each recovery tank 20, 22.
• the central system 34 deduces from this that there has been an addition of waste in the first bin 20 then close the bin 10.
• the weight measurement is stored and is added to the accumulation of waste for the associated customer.
• the central system 34 deduces therefrom that there was first addition of waste in the first bin 20, then evacuation of the bag 30 filled with waste, then installation of a new bag 30, with the addition of waste, then closure of the bin 10.
• the weight of each bin 20, 22 is stored as well as the state of the bin 10, depending on whether there has been a change of bag or not.
• the information relating to the state of the bin 10 and in particular the number of bags 30 consumed are also stored.
• the central unit 38 is then able to determine if the number of bags 30 present in the stock of bags 24 is less than a predetermined value, or supply threshold, for example equal to 4.
• the central unit 38 triggers a bag refill command 44 by transmitting a command instruction le to the logistics unit 42.
• the central unit 38 verifies the balance of the customer account. If it is not sufficiently supplied, then an alert is sent to the customer to offer him to renew his subscription or pack.
• the logistics unit 42 triggers the shipment of one or more refills of bags 44 intended for the use of said bin 10.
• the central unit 38 adds the number of bags 30 shipped to the stock of bags 24 associated with said trash can 10.
• the mechanism for motorizing the dustbin 10 can be supplied as standard with a refill of ten bags 30 for the first bin 20.
• the initial number of bags is therefore ten. Nevertheless, it is possible to use these bags 30 for uses other than bin 20. It is however recommended that they be placed in bin 20 before they are picked up so that they can be weighed and counted. If such is not the case, the invention then makes it possible to specify the number of bags 30 used in order to maintain all the efficiency and comfort of use of the system.
• the central unit 38 uses the weighing information Ip to calculate and memorize the weight of the waste having passed through the bins 22, 24. This allows, for example, the central unit 38 to produce statistics on the cumulative quantities of waste. linked to a given bin 10.
• the central unit 38 uses the second communication interface 36 to display information relating to the state of the bin 10, called state information 1e, for example the current weight of each bin 20, 22, the quantity of 30 bags in stock 24, statistics.
• the first communication interface 36 can for example display this status information on the customer's account accessible via a web page or directly on the mobile terminal 46 of the customer associated with the bin 10.
• the central unit 38 is in able to produce separate statistics for each bin 20, 22, which makes it possible, for example, to distinguish the total weight of non-recyclable waste having passed through the first bin 20 and the total weight of recyclable waste having passed through the second bin 22.
• the bin 10 can be provided with a housing allowing the storage of the stock of bags 24.
• This housing is for example a location on the drawer 18 and it is equipped with a third weight sensor 48 configured to measure the weight of the stock of bags 24.
• the central unit 38 is then able to determine the number of bags 30 stored in the bin 10 by means of this third weight sensor 48, which facilitates the management of the stock 24 and the supplies of refills 44.
• the weighing information Ip can be stored and processed in whole or in part at the level of the control module 13. Thanks to the bin 10 and its associated ordering process, it is possible, initially, to set up replenishment packs. For example, when creating an account on the application, the customer chooses a pack of 10 refills of 10 bags each. He then makes a payment by credit card or other dematerialized means of payment. Thus, his account is credited with 10 top-ups to be sent to him. When the system sends the last or penultimate top-up to the customer, the latter is informed by email and/or SMS. He can thus connect to his customer area and buy a new refill pack.
• the system will be able to calculate the real consumption of the customer and thus offer him, as an alternative to the packs, to set up a solution of subscription to the replenishment of bags 30 which will be adapted to the consumption of the customer, which allows a personalized offer, for example a payment by debit of an account according to the consumption of refills of bags 44.
• bag 32 first communication interface

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