Selective collection system for recycling input materials having a monitor

Abstract

A selective collection system for recyclable containers comprising of a housing part, a material identification device, a control device, a collection part and a shredding device and/or a compressing device. The material identification device identifies the input material and transmits a signal to the control device, which categorizes the input material into a plastic bottle, a can, or other material based on the signal. The shredding device receives and shreds the input material if the input material is identified as a plastic bottle by the material identification device. The compressing device receives and compresses the input material if the input material is identified as a can. Other materials are collected by the collection part without any processing. The control device controls the overall operation of the selective collection system and comprises a display to display advertisements, messages and/or announcements.

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         20 . A selective collection system for recyclable containers, comprising:
 a housing part to house internal components of the selective collection system;   a display for displaying information, messages, announcements or advertisements;   a processor based control device to control overall operation of the selective collection system;   a material identification device to identify an input material and to transmit a corresponding material identification signal to the control device, which identifies the input material based on the material identification signal;   a shredding device to shred the input material identified as a plastic bottle by the control device;   a collection part for receiving the shredded input material from the shredding device and receiving the input material not identified as a plastic bottle without any processing.   
     
     
         21 . The selective collection system of  claim 20 , wherein the display is mounted on an external surface of the housing part. 
     
     
         22 . The selective collection system of  claim 20 , wherein the control device is operable to display the advertisements stored on a storage device of the control device, received from an external device through a communications port of the control device, or received from an external source by a communications device of the control device over a communications network. 
     
     
         23 . The selective collection system of  claim 22 , wherein the communications port is an USB port; and wherein the external device is one of the following: a CD, a DVD, a flash memory, a portable storage device, a laptop, a personal computer, a personal digital assistant, or a smart phone. 
     
     
         24 . The selective collection system of  claim 22 , wherein the communications network is one of the following: a telecommunications network, a wireless network, a virtual private network, a Wide Area Network (WAN), an Internet, or a Wi-Fi network, Intranet. 
     
     
         25 . The selective collection system of  claim 20 , further comprising a compressing device to compress the input material identified as a can by the control device; and wherein the collection part receives the compressed input material from the compressing device, and sorts the shredded, compressed and unprocessed input material into separate collection bins. 
     
     
         26 . The selective collection system of  claim 20 , wherein the material identification device comprises:
 a front side plate;   a back side plate;   a pair of downward sloping stands inserted into two shafts that rotate between the front side and back side plates to open the pair of downward sloping stands after the material identification device identifies the input material and transmits the corresponding material identification signal to the control device, and to close the pair of downward sloping stands when the material identification device is identifying the input material;   a metal detect sensor to sense the input material on the pair of downward sloping stands and transmits a metal detect signal to the control device;   two load cells, installed below the pair of downward sloping stands, to weigh the input material on the pair of downward sloping stands and to transmit the weight datum to the control device; and   a forced transport part to forcibly position horizontally the input material received from the input device and to transport the forcibly horizontally positioned input material to the metal detect sensor; and   wherein the forced transport part comprises: a driving pulley, a driven pulley, a conveyor belt that connects the driving pulley to the driven pulley, and a forced transport servomotor to provide power to the driving pulley; and   wherein the control device determines whether the input material on the pair of downward sloping stands is a metal based on the metal detect signal.   
     
     
         27 . The selective collection system of  claim 20 , wherein the shredding device comprises:
 a shredding device forced entry part to forcefully inserts the plastic bottle into the shredding device; and   a shredding device power motor to provide power to the shredding device to perform a shredding process; and   wherein the shredding device forced entry part comprises: forced entry wings to insert the plastic bottle into rotating blades of the shredding device, and a forced entry shaft into which the forced entry wings are inserted.   
     
     
         28 . The selective collection system of  claim 25 , wherein the compressing device comprises:
 a front press plate with a guide hole;   a back press plate;   a top down plate with a lower portion fixed into the front and back press plates;   a middle press plate, installed between the front and back press plates, to compress the can;   a press shaft moving in and out of the guide hole of the front press plate, and having one of its ends linked with a hinge to the middle press plate to push the middle press plate;   a compressing device power motor to provide power to the compressing device to perform a compressing process;   a rotary device with one end linked with a hinge to the press shaft and another end linked to the compressing device power motor through a gear coupling;   a compressed can output space at the lower portion of the top down plate through which a compressed can is released; and   a compressed can output shutter to open and close the compressed can output space.   
     
     
         29 . The selective collection system of  claim 20 , wherein the control device generates a message on the display comprising at least one of the following: a total number input materials received, a total number of plastic bottles received, and amount of credit based on the total number of input materials received from an user. 
     
     
         30 . A selective collection system for recyclable containers, comprising:
 a housing part to house internal components of the selective collection system;   a display for displaying information, messages, announcements or advertisements;   a processor based control device to control overall operation of the selective collection system;   a material identification device to identify an input material and to transmit a corresponding material identification signal to the control device, which identifies the input material based on the material identification signal;   a compressing device to compress the input material identified as a can by the control device;   a collection part for receiving the compressed input material from the compressing device and receiving the input material not identified as a can without any processing.   
     
     
         31 . The selective collection system of  claim 30 , wherein the display is mounted on an external surface of the housing part. 
     
     
         32 . The selective collection system of  claim 30 , wherein the control device is operable to display the advertisements stored on a storage device of the control device, received from an external device through a communications port of the control device, or received from an external source by a communications device of the control device over a communications network. 
     
     
         33 . The selective collection system of  claim 32 , wherein the communications port is an USB port; and wherein the external device is one of the following: a CD, a DVD, a flash memory, a portable storage device, a laptop, a personal computer, a personal digital assistant, or a smart phone. 
     
     
         34 . The selective collection system of  claim 32 , wherein the communications network is one of the following: a telecommunications network, a wireless network, a virtual private network, a Wide Area Network (WAN), an Internet, or a Wi-Fi network, Intranet. 
     
     
         35 . The selective collection system of  claim 30 , further comprising a shredding device to shred the input material identified as a plastic bottle by the control device; and wherein the collection part receives the shredded input material from the shredding device, and sorts the shredded, compressed and unprocessed input material into separate collection bins. 
     
     
         36 . The selective collection system of  claim 30 , wherein the material identification device comprises:
 a front side plate;   a back side plate;   a pair of downward sloping stands inserted into two shafts that rotate between the front side and back side plates to open the pair of downward sloping stands after the material identification device identifies the input material and transmits the corresponding material identification signal to the control device, and to close the pair of downward sloping stands when the material identification device is identifying the input material;   a metal detect sensor to sense the input material on the pair of downward sloping stands and transmits a metal detect signal to the control device;   two load cells, installed below the pair of downward sloping stands, to weigh the input material on the pair of downward sloping stands and to transmit the weight datum to the control device; and   a forced transport part to forcibly position horizontally the input material received from the input device and to transport the forcibly horizontally positioned input material to the metal detect sensor; and   wherein the forced transport part comprises: a driving pulley, a driven pulley, a conveyor belt that connects the driving pulley to the driven pulley, and a forced transport servomotor to provide power to the driving pulley; and   wherein the control device determines whether the input material on the pair of downward sloping stands is a metal based on the metal detect signal.   
     
     
         37 . The selective collection system of  claim 35 , wherein the shredding device comprises:
 a shredding device forced entry part to forcefully inserts the plastic bottle into the shredding device; and   a shredding device power motor to provide power to the shredding device to perform a shredding process; and   wherein the shredding device forced entry part comprises: forced entry wings to insert the plastic bottle into rotating blades of the shredding device, and a forced entry shaft into which the forced entry wings are inserted.   
     
     
         38 . The selective collection system of  claim 30 , wherein the compressing device comprises:
 a front press plate with a guide hole;   a back press plate;   a top down plate with a lower portion fixed into the front and back press plates;   a middle press plate, installed between the front and back press plates, to compress the can;   a press shaft moving in and out of the guide hole of the front press plate, and having one of its ends linked with a hinge to the middle press plate to push the middle press plate;   a compressing device power motor to provide power to the compressing device to perform a compressing process;   a rotary device with one end linked with a hinge to the press shaft and another end linked to the compressing device power motor through a gear coupling;   a compressed can output space at the lower portion of the top down plate through which a compressed can is released; and   a compressed can output shutter to open and close the compressed can output space.   
     
     
         39 . The selective collection system of  claim 30 , wherein the control device generates a message on the display comprising at least one of the following: a total number input materials received, a total number of cans received, and amount of credit based on the total number of input materials received from an user.