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譯文題目: METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR COLLECTION OF
NEWSPAPERS FOR RECYCLING
回收報紙的方法和裝置
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20xx年 2月 27日
METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR COLLECTION OF NEWSPAPERS FOR RECYCLING
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
In accordance with the method embodied in the present invention, a collection module may be placed in each residence or a number of collection modules may be placed at business establishments for collection of newspapers and other paper products. Each of the collection modules may be in the form of a container having a bottom surface of the size and configuration of typical newspapers. The containers may also incorporate means for retaining binding materials that may be utilized after collection of a suitable amount of newspaper to bind the newspaper into a stabilized bundle that will now become separated during mechanized handling. The container may also be provided with indicia defining markings that reflect the height of the stack of newspaper in the form of weight and which indicia includes a specific marking to indicate the maximum dimension of the stack of bundle of newsprint being collected. For example, the depositor may accumulate newspapers in the container until the level of newspapers reaches the top of the container or an indicia marking indicating that the stack of newspaper is of proper size. When newspaper has been accumulated to define an appropriately sized bundle, the binding mate rial may be utilized to secure the bundle of paper into unitary assembly. The bound bundle of paper may then be transported manually to a collection center where the bundle is accumulated along with other bundles in a collection and storage module pending subsequent transportation to a newspaper recycling facility or regional collection center. The collection and storage module may be provided with a newspaper bundle receiving window within which may be provided weight and/or height inspecting apparatus that insures that the bundle is of proper size and configuration to be handled by mechanized equip ment that accumulates and transports bundles of news paper. Apparatus at the newspaper bundle collection and storage center may incorporate a vending module incorporating the newspaper bundle receiving window and also incorporating a vending window that may be utilized by the depositor for receiving a redeemable coupon, voucher, ticket or the like that may be appropriately marked for entitling the depositor to remuneration based upon the weight of the newspaper delivered and accepted by the newspaper bundle collection apparatus. The newspaper bundle will be placed in the newspaper bundle receiving window of the apparatus and inspected both for proper weight and dimension and, if the bundle is of proper size and weight, the vending module will transfer the bundle to the storage module and issue compensation as well as additional binding material to the depositor. A counter on the vending module will indicate the number of bundles placed in the storage module. When the storage module is full (or at regular intervals) the storage module and its contents may be removed and an empty module may be substituted therefor. The bound newspaper bundles then may be transmitted to a regional collection center or to a recycling facility. As the newspaper bundle is inserted through the receiving window of the vending module, it will be placed on a loading plate which rests upon a spring or other suitable weighing device and which is attached to a base plate. A light source activates a light receiver and is utilized to determine whether the height of the bundle is within proper limits for handling by the mechanized bundle handling system. If the bundle is of a height such that it interrupts a light beam between the light source and receiver, the bundle may be accepted by the vending module. If the bundle is of incorrect height or weight, it is rejected. If accepted, the compensation in the form of an appropriately marked ticket will be issued to the depositor through the vending window of the vending module and additional binding material will also be transmitted along with the compensation ticket. When the newspaper bundle is of proper weight and height, a motor is activated moving a conveyor that transports the loading plate and the newspaper bundle supported thereby, transporting them to the storage module. The loading plate, responsive to switch actuation of the motorized control for the loading plate will return to its position at the receiving window of the vending module and deenergize the power circuitry of the apparatus until the inspection circuitry is again activated for inspection of a subsequent paper bundle. The apparatus will stack the bundle in orderly manner within a storage module or on a pallet and the storage module or pallet will be transported to a recycling or central storage facility at intervals, being replaced by an empty storage module or pallet. In the alternative, the bundles may be loosely deposited within a storage module which will be separated from other apparatus at a collection center and transported to a recycling facility, being replaced with an empty storage module so that collection can be continuous.
OPERATION
A newspaper accumulation or collection module may be provided for the individual newspaper subscriber or at business establishments. The subscriber will place used newspapers in the accumulation module or con tainer and when it is full or when the height of the stack of newspaper within the container reaches a predeter mined level, the subscriber will bind the bundle of newspaper with the binding elements such as tape, heavy string or the like and will remove it from its con tainer for transportation to a collection and storage fa cility. It is considered that storage facilities will be rather small and may be located at places frequented regularly by large numbers of newspaper subscribers. It is considered that parking lots of food stores, shopping centers and the like will be practical places for location of newspaper bundle collection and storage apparatus. The subscriber will take his bundle of used newspa pers to a collection center and will deposit it in the newspaper bundle collection machine. The machine will accept a bundle of proper size and weight and issue compensation to the subscriber as well as issuing new binding material. The compensation may be in the form of trading stamps, cash or a discount coupon redema ble at a retail establishment. It is expected that retail stores will redeem such discount coupons thereby al lowing the depositor to quickly convert the cash value of the discount coupon at commercial locations that are visited frequently. The newspaper bundle collection machine of the present invention consists of an inspection and vending module that may be inter?tted in any suitable manner with the storage module. The newspaper bundle will be placed in the newspaper bundle receiving window and if the bundle is of proper size and weight, the vending module will transfer the bundle to the storage module and activate the vending apparatus for issuance of com pensation and binding material to the depositor. A counting device that is provided on the vending module will indicate the number of bundles placed in the stor age module. When it is full or at regular intervals the storage module and its contents will be removed and an empty module substituted in its place. The bundled newspapers will then be transported to a regional col~ lection center or recycling plant. With regard to operation of the paper bundle inspec tion and storage apparatus, one or more of the light beams between the light sources and light receivers will be interrupted when a newspaper bundle is placed on the loading plate. The compression spring that supports the loading plate in the receiving thereof will be de pressed by the weight of the bundle, thereby causing the appropriate one of the light beams to be interrupted when the bundle is of proper height and weight. Wheen a bundle of sufficient weight is placed on the loading plate, the spring will be depressed activating the switch contacts 50 and 52 thereby giving a signal which is con sidered along with the signal provided by the light sources. The bundle will be accepted if it is of proper height and weight. If it has incorrect weight or height it will be rejected. When newspaper bundles are accepted, the electric motor 67 is activated through appropriate control cir cuitry and movement is imparted to the conveyor mechanism 62 causing the conveyor to transport paper bundles into the storage module. A microswitch 69 that is disposed at the extremity of the conveyor mechanism will be activated when the paper bundle clears the con veyor 62 and when this occurs, the direction of the motor 67 will be reversed and the conveyor will again move the loading plate 46 back to the position illus trated in FIG. 5. The electric motor will be deenergized at this particular position and the mechanism will re main dormant until inspection of a subsequent paper bundle is desired. The depositor after placing the paper bundle on the loading plate of the machine will simply depress a sequence button 47 connected to an appro priate electrical contactor that will energize the control circuitry of the apparatus. The height and weight of the paper bundle will be automatically inspected and if ac cepted, the conveyor mechanism will be automatically energized conveying the bundle to the storage module. The conveyor mechanism will then return to its starting position and, upon engagement of a microswitch 51 or some other suitable control device, the electrical cir cuitry of the machine will be deenergized and will re main so until the start button 47 is again activated man ually by the depositor. In view of the foregoing it is apparent that the present invention is well adapted to attain all of the objects and advantages hereinabove set forth, together with other objects and advantages that will become obvious and inherent from the description of the apparatus itself. it will be understood that certain combination and sub combinations are of utility and may be employed with out reference to other features and subcombinations. This is contemplated by and is within the scope of the appended claims. As many possible embodiments may be made of the invention without departing from the spirit or scope thereof, it is to be understood that all matters herein set forth or shown in the accompanying drawings are to be interrupted as illustrative and not in any limiting sense.
What is claimed is:
l. A method for collection of newspaper for recycling and remitting payment of compensation to depositors for paper collected and deposited at a collection center for such paper, said method comprising: placement of paper into a container that is of the substantial size and shape of the paper being collected and thereby accumulating a bundle of said paper; when said bundle of paper has accumulated to a predetermined dimension relative to the size of the container, placing binding means about the accumulated bundle of paper within the container; removing the bound bundle of paper from said container; transporting the bundle of paper to a paper collection center; inspecting the bound bundle of paper for proper size and weight; remitting compensation as payment collected bundles of paper of proper size and weight; accumulating accepted bundles of paper in orderly manner; and periodically transporting accumulated bundles of paper to a paper recycling facility.
The method recited in claim 1, including: placement of bundle binding means into assembly with said container prior to placement of the paper into said container.
3. The method recited in claim 1, including: determining the proper weight of accumulated bundles while the paper is disposed within the container by comparing the dimension with indicia provided on said container.
4.The method recited in claim 1, wherein: said compensation is issued in the form of a credit voucher having a cash value.
5. The method recited in claim 1, including: attachment of manual bundle transporting means to bundles of paper collected and bound within said container to facilitate manual transportation of said bundles to said paper bundle collection center.
6. The method recited in claim 1, wherein a paper storage and transportation module is provided at' said paper collection center and said method includes: stacking said accumulated and accepted bundles of paper onto pallet means; and said transporting being accomplished by transporting palletized stacks of newspaper bundles.
7. The method recited in claim 1, wherein a paper storage and transportation module is provided at said paper collection center and said method includes: depositing said accumulated and accepted bundles of paper within said storage and transportation module; separating said storage and transportation module from bundle receiving and inspection apparatus at said paper collection center; and transporting said storage and transportation module to a paper recycling facility, an empty storage and transportation module being substituted therefor.
8. Apparatus for collection of paper for recycling and remitting payment of compensation to depositors for paper collected into bundles of proper size and weight and deposited at a collection center for such paper, said apparatus comprising: a paper bundle module of a size and configuration corresponding to the size and configuration of the paper to be collected and being of predetermined dimension for accumulation of a bundle of paper of predetermined size and weight; means provided on said paper bundle module for receiving bundle binding means that is employed after collection of a bundle of paper of predeter mined size for binding the bundle of collected paper as the collected bundle of paper is disposed within said collection module; paper receiving, inspection and storage means defining a collection center for bound bundles of paper of proper size and weight and including a receiving module and a storage module; weight inspection means being provided on said receiving module, said weight inspection means having acceptance and rejection signal means and providing one of said acceptance and rejection signals responsive to the weight of the bundle of paper placed at said weight inspection means; dimension inspection means being provided on said receiving module and having acceptance and rejection means that are selectively activated responsive to the dimension of the bundle of paper placed at said dimension inspection means; and means for transporting accepted bundles of paper from said receiving module to said storage module.
9. Apparatus as recited in claim 8, wherein said means for transporting said accepted bundles of paper to said storage module comprises: loading plate means for receiving bundles of paper; conveyor means being connected to said loading plate means and being operative to convey said loading plate means and said bundle of paper‘ dis posed thereon to said storage module and to deposit said paper bundle within said storage module; and control means for causing controlled movement of said conveyor means from said receiving module to said storage module and then returning said load ing plate means to said receiving module.
10. Apparatus as recited in claim 9, wherein: said conveyor means is electrically powered and, upon being energized, is actuated by a control sequence that begins and ends with said loading plate positioned at said receiving module.
11. Apparatus as recited in claim 8, wherein said weight inspection means comprises: yieldable means supporting said loading plate means prior to initiation of said conveyor means; and electrical contact means being provided on said loading plate means and said receiving module, said contact means engaging and completing an electrical circuit and providing an acceptance signal when the bundle supported on said loading plate is of sufficient weight to cause predetermined compression of said yieldable means.
12. Apparatus as recited in claim 8, wherein said dimension inspection means comprises: light source means; light receiver means being disposed relative to said light source means to receive a light beam transmit ted by said light source means; and electrical signal circuitry being connected to said light receiver means and transmitting an acceptance signal when said light beam means is interrupted by a paper bundle of proper dimension.
13. Apparatus as recited in claim 12, wherein: said light source means comprises a plurality of light sources; and said light receiver means comprises a plurality of light receivers each having electrical acceptance circuitry.
14. Apparatus as recited in claim 8, including: means for dispensing at least one object having monetary value to the depositor of an acceptable bundle of paper. 15. Apparatus as recited in claim 8, including: counting means being provided on said apparatus and counting the number of bundles accepted by said apparatus and deposited within said storage module.
回收報紙的方法和裝置
摘要
根據(jù)本發(fā)明中體現(xiàn)的方法,可以在每個住宅中放置收集模塊,或者可以在商業(yè)機構(gòu)放置多個收集模塊以收集報紙和其他紙制品。每個收集模塊可以是具有典型報紙的尺寸和構(gòu)造的底表面的容器的形式。容器還可以包括用于保持粘合材料的裝置,該裝置可以在收集適當(dāng)量的報紙之后使用,以將報紙粘合成穩(wěn)定的束,該穩(wěn)定的束現(xiàn)在在機械化處理期間將被分離。容器還可以設(shè)置有標(biāo)記,該標(biāo)記限定以重量的形式反映報紙堆疊的高度的標(biāo)記,并且該標(biāo)記包括指示被收集的新聞紙疊的堆疊的最大尺寸的特定標(biāo)記。例如,存儲者可以在容器中積累報紙,直到報紙的水平到達容器的頂部或者指示報紙堆疊具有適當(dāng)尺寸的標(biāo)記標(biāo)記。當(dāng)報紙累積以限定適當(dāng)尺寸的捆時,可以利用裝訂材料將紙捆固定成整體組件。然后可以將結(jié)合的紙束手動地傳送到收集中心,其中,該束與其他束一起積聚在收集和存儲模塊中,等待隨后運送到報紙回收設(shè)施或區(qū)域收集中心。收集和存儲模塊可以設(shè)置有報紙束接收窗口,在該窗口內(nèi)可以設(shè)置重量和/或高度檢查裝置,其確保該束具有適當(dāng)?shù)某叽绾蜆?gòu)造以由機械化設(shè)備處理,該機械化設(shè)備積累和傳送捆新聞紙。報紙包收集和存儲中心處的裝置可以包括結(jié)合有報紙包接收窗口的售貨模塊,并且還結(jié)合有可以由存款者用于接收可兌換的優(yōu)惠券,憑證,票等的可以被適當(dāng)?shù)貥?biāo)記的自動售貨窗口根據(jù)由報紙包收集裝置傳送和接受的報紙的重量,賦予存款人報酬。報紙包將被放置在設(shè)備的報紙包接收窗口中,并且檢查其是否具有適當(dāng)?shù)闹亓亢统叽?,并且如果包具有適當(dāng)?shù)某叽绾椭亓?,則售貨模塊將該包轉(zhuǎn)移到存儲模塊并且作為以及作為對沉積器的另外的粘合材料。自動售貨模塊上的計數(shù)器將指示放置在存儲模塊中的包的數(shù)量。
當(dāng)存儲模塊已滿(或者以規(guī)則的間隔)時,可以移除存儲模塊及其內(nèi)容,并且可以用空模塊代替。然后,裝訂的報紙包可以被傳送到區(qū)域收集中心或回收設(shè)施。當(dāng)報紙捆被插入通過售貨模塊的接收窗口時,它將被放置在裝載板上,該裝載板擱置在彈簧或其他合適的稱重裝置上并且附接到基板。光源激活光接收器并且用于確定束的高度是否在由機械化束處理系統(tǒng)處理的適當(dāng)限制內(nèi)。如果束具有使得其中斷光源和接收器之間的光束的高度,則束可以被售貨模塊接受。如果束具有不正確的高度或重量,則其被拒絕。如果被接受,以適當(dāng)標(biāo)記的票的形式的補償將通過自動售貨模塊的自動售貨窗口發(fā)給存款人,并且附加的裝訂材料也將與補償票一起被發(fā)送。當(dāng)報紙束具有適當(dāng)?shù)闹亓亢透叨葧r,啟動馬達,移動傳送裝載板和由其支撐的報紙包的傳送器,將它們傳送到存儲模塊。響應(yīng)于裝載板的電動控制器的開關(guān)致動的裝載板將返回到其在售貨模塊的接收窗口處的位置,并且使裝置的電源電路斷電,直到檢查電路再次被激活以檢查隨后的紙束。裝置將以有序的方式將束堆疊在存儲模塊或托盤內(nèi),并且存儲模塊或托盤將被間隔地傳送到回收或中央存儲設(shè)施,由空的存儲模塊或托盤替換。在替代方案中,束可松散地沉積在存儲模塊內(nèi),所述存儲模塊將在收集中心與其他設(shè)備分離,并被運送到回收設(shè)施,用空的存儲模塊替換,使得可以收集。
一、操作
可以為單獨的報紙訂戶或在商業(yè)機構(gòu)提供報紙累積或收集模塊。訂戶將在堆積模塊或容器中放置使用過的報紙,并且當(dāng)其已滿或當(dāng)容器內(nèi)的報紙堆疊的高度達到預(yù)定水平時,訂戶將捆綁報紙與裝訂元件,例如膠帶,重繩等,并將其從其容器中移出以用于運輸?shù)绞占痛鎯Ψ矫?。?jù)認為,存儲設(shè)施將相當(dāng)小,并且可以位于由大量報紙訂戶頻繁訪問的地方。認為食品店,購物中心等的停車場將是用于定位報紙捆收集和存儲設(shè)備的實際場所。用戶將他的一捆廢舊報紙送到收集中心,并將其存放在報紙收集機中。機器將接受適當(dāng)尺寸和重量的捆,并向訂戶發(fā)放補償以及發(fā)放新的裝訂材料。補償可以是在零售機構(gòu)處的交易郵票,現(xiàn)金或折扣優(yōu)惠券的形式。預(yù)期零售商店將贖回這種折扣優(yōu)惠券,從而使存款人快速轉(zhuǎn)換在經(jīng)常訪問的商業(yè)地點的折扣優(yōu)惠券的現(xiàn)金價值。本發(fā)明的報紙包收集機包括可以以任何合適的方式與存儲模塊相互連接的檢查和售貨模塊。報紙包將被放置在報紙包接收窗口中,并且如果包具有適當(dāng)?shù)某叽绾椭亓?,則售貨模塊將該包轉(zhuǎn)移到存儲模塊并激活自動售貨裝置以向存放者發(fā)放補償和裝訂材料。設(shè)置在售貨模塊上的計數(shù)裝置將指示放置在存儲模塊中的捆的數(shù)量。當(dāng)它是滿的或以規(guī)則的間隔時,存儲模塊及其內(nèi)容將被移除并且在其位置處替換空的模塊。然后,捆綁的報紙將被運送到區(qū)域收集中心或回收廠。
關(guān)于紙束檢查和存儲裝置的操作,當(dāng)報紙捆放置在裝載板上時,光源和光接收器之間的光束中的一個或多個將被中斷。在裝載板的接收過程中支撐裝載板的壓縮彈簧將受到束的重量的擠壓,從而當(dāng)束具有適當(dāng)?shù)母叨群椭亓繒r,導(dǎo)致適當(dāng)?shù)墓馐袛唷.?dāng)一束具有足夠重量的束放置在裝載板上時,彈簧將被壓下,致動開關(guān)觸點50和52,從而給出一個與光源提供的信號一起構(gòu)成的信號。如果束具有適當(dāng)?shù)母叨群椭亓?,則束將被接受。如果它具有不正確的重量或高度,它將被拒絕。當(dāng)報紙束被接收時,電動機67通過適當(dāng)?shù)目刂齐娐穯?,并且將運動傳遞給傳送機構(gòu)62,使得傳送機將紙束傳送到存儲模塊中。設(shè)置在輸送機構(gòu)的末端的微型開關(guān)69將在紙張束移動驅(qū)動器62時被激活,并且當(dāng)發(fā)生這種情況時,馬達67的方向?qū)⒈环崔D(zhuǎn),并且輸送機將再次移動裝載板46到圖1中所示的位置。電動機將在該特定位置斷電,并且機構(gòu)將主要休眠,直到期望檢查隨后的紙束。在將紙束放置在機器的裝載板上之后,存放器將簡單地按下連接到將給裝置的控制電路供電的相應(yīng)電接觸器的順序按鈕47。紙疊的高度和重量將被自動檢查,并且如果被接收,則輸送機構(gòu)將自動地通電,將捆輸送到存儲模塊。然后,輸送機構(gòu)將返回到其起始位置,并且在微動開關(guān)51或一些其它合適的控制裝置接合時,機器的電路將被斷電,并且將主要如此,直到起動按鈕47再次被手動啟動由存款人。鑒于前述內(nèi)容,顯然本發(fā)明很好地適于實現(xiàn)上文闡述的所有目的和優(yōu)點,以及從裝置本身的描述中變得明顯和固有的其它目的和優(yōu)點。但是將理解,某些組合和子組合是有用的并且可以與其一起使用。
二、具體來說
1.一種