CN201015046Y

CN201015046Y - Recovery machine

Info

Publication number: CN201015046Y
Application number: CNU2006201345147U
Authority: CN
Inventors: 郑钟荣
Original assignee: Taigu Beverage Co ltd
Current assignee: Taigu Beverage Co ltd
Priority date: 2005-09-27
Filing date: 2006-08-16
Publication date: 2008-01-30
Anticipated expiration: 2016-08-16
Also published as: HK1076986A2

Abstract

A recycling machine for receiving recyclable packages, comprising: a scanner; a computing device comprising a database for storing information; an accept and reject module; and a pack compression module; the recycling machine is characterized by further comprising a contactless smart card reading and writing module and an LCD monitor.

Description

The recovery machine

Technical field

The utility model relates to a kind of recovery machine (reverse vending machine) that is used to collect callable packing and the user is returned profit.

Background technology

As everyone knows, the recovery machine can be discerned the bottle of insertion, differentiates the bottle inserted determining the whether qualified profit of being returned of user, and return the sharp user of giving in suitable.The form of returning the sharp reward voucher that is presented as cash usually or can cashes in appointed store like this.The utility model manages to reward the user loyalty to particular brand by loyalty program.

The utility model content

According to the utility model, a kind of recovery machine that is used to receive callable packing is provided, comprising: scanner; Calculation element comprises storing database of information; And packing compression module; It is characterized in that this recovery machine further comprises the non-contact smart card module for reading and writing.This non-contact smart card module for reading and writing make the user can on non-contact smart card (for example Octopus card), be recorded in suitable packing when being accepted and reward return sharp point, perhaps alternatively can rewrite on smart card or the magnetic stripe card or allowing each when using card on the card surface the enterprising line item of hot rewriteable card of this information of hot stamping.

It is quite attractive for the user to return sharp some scheme, because they can participate in the scheme of appointment, and counting of will accumulating at a convenient time is exchanged into present or the service of liking.Prior art system is usually by returning cash or can rewarding the user at the reward voucher that certain shops is exchanged.This scheme can not directly be rewarded the loyalty of user to particular brand or a plurality of brands, and can accomplish this point according to recovery machine of the present utility model.

Can connect with any loyalty program with the relevant program of returning the benefit of packing of entries match in recovery and the reservations database, stand suitable business negotiation.The bar code that is included in all bottles in any specific loyalty program all can be included in the reservations database, make the user can owing to they to the loyalty of one or more particular brand and finally enjoy product discount and special awards.Loyalty program makes the user can accumulate abundant counting on card, to obtain bigger award rather than simply to enjoy a small amount of cash reimbursement or reduce some money when they buy identical beverage next time.In some cases, the user can accumulate abundant counting, and with acquisition Grand Prix or unavailable elsewhere unique repayment, thereby provides value added service to the consumer, encourages the loyalty to a kind of brand or multiple brand.Mechanism such as government or main ISP also can add the loyalty scheme, makes the consumer their returning the benefit can be exchanged into the specific primary or Priority Service such as " special memorial stamp ".

Preferred feature according to recovery machine of the present utility model will be described in further detail below, and the advantage of these optional features will be become apparent by the following description.Especially, the recovery machine preferably includes insert module, and this insert module comprises that restriction can be provided for the inlet of size of the wrappage of recovery machine.The size of the bottle that can be inserted into especially, has the diameter that is not more than 11.5cm.The bottle and the jar of different capabilities can be accommodated in the single recovery machine, and give different awards to different containers.The container of the different size of maximum 11.5cm of diameter and highly maximum 33cm can be accepted.In addition, difform container can be accepted and register, and particularly can receive xsect is rectangle and circular container.

The recovery machine preferably includes multi-direction bar code scanner, and whether its object that can quick identification inserts is the member of loyalty scheme.Preferably, bar code recognition and registration are carried out in each packing cost 3 seconds or less time, the packing that the packing of accepting is passed to the packing compression module and will refuse passes to the front that for example is positioned at the recovery machine or the independent case of side, makes the user to fetch and packs and handle safely in other places.The recovery machine also preferably has the weight of weighing and bagging and refusal and exceeds the function of packing of the preset weight of this packing owing to accommodating residual liquid or other foreign matters.

The packing compression module is used for providing bigger reception capacity at the recovery machine.For example, the size that reclaims machine is designed to receive the bottle of the different size of varying number.Usually, all bottles all are compressed and are stored in the independent collection bag.Alternatively, the bottle of different size is stored respectively so that reclaim, and according to the result of bar code scanning bottle is passed to suitable collection bag from compression module.Typical recovery apparatus has the capacity of about 500 500ml bottles.As there are enough spaces in the place that the machine that reclaims is placed, and the capacity that reclaims machine is extendible.

The recovery machine preferably also comprises the LCD interface module, and the loyalty whether the notice consumer packaging has been accepted and has rewarded is counted.When user's loyalty card is presented to the non-contact smart card module for reading and writing, name a person for a particular job and rewarded and be presented on the lcd screen together with the cumulative balance that is stored in the point on the described card.Alternatively, if use thermogravimetric to write card, then this information also will be by hot stamping on the card surface.

Description of drawings

The utility model can be implemented in many ways, below in conjunction with embodiment of description of drawings, in the accompanying drawings:

Fig. 1 illustrates skeleton view according to recovery machine of the present utility model with schematic form;

Fig. 2 schematically shows insert module and non-contact smart card module for reading and writing; And

Fig. 3 is the process flow diagram according to the operation of recovery machine of the present utility model.

Embodiment

Fig. 1 is the synoptic diagram according to recovery machine of the present utility model.Recovery machine 10 comprises the insert module 22 and the non-contact smart card module for reading and writing 20 of the front that is positioned at the recovery machine.On this, be provided with LCD monitor 30, be used to the program of informing that consumer packaging reclaims.The LCD monitor also will notify the user when contactless card to be put on the module for reading and writing 20, count to increase any loyalty.LCD monitor 30 also will show the remaining sum of counting and accumulating of increase for this client.In case monitor 30 also is used in when having obtained desired counting, announce the available award and the kind of preferential treatment.Certainly, display also can be used to propagate the product as the participant's of the one or more loyalty schemes that are used for specific recovery machine company.

Recovery machine 10 also comprises refusal case 40, has with being packaged in herein of the unmatched bar code of Computer Database to be returned, and perhaps causes too heavy being packaged in herein to be returned owing to accommodating too many residual liquid or other foreign matters.Then will remove unaccepted packing, and require the user to handle this packing with normal mode by LCD monitor indication user.Though illustrate on the side of the recovery machine of refusal module in indicative icon, it can be in any convenient location extremely.

Schematically illustrated insert module of Fig. 2 and non-contact smart card module for reading and writing 20.As shown in Figure 1, it is positioned at the front of machine, and comprises the round entrance 22 that is used to insert callable packing.Preferably, the diameter of round entrance is not more than 11.5cm, can be admitted to the size of the bottle of machine with restriction.After entering insert module, packing will be fallen on the forwarder (not shown), be sent to be provided with bar code recognition module and the device that is used to weigh or the machine intimate of scale (not shown).Here, the object that multi-direction bar shaped scanner scans is inserted is to read the bar code of packing.The bar code recognition module is followed the data that will read and comprise that those will the presetting database of the details of received object compare in scheme.And meanwhile, scale will be according to being used for the default maximum of recognition object accept the weight that weight is measured the object that is inserted.

If packing is accepted, the goalkeeper who is positioned at the forwarder back is opened and empty bottle will be transferred to container compression module (not shown).If bar code and the Computer Database of scanning do not match or the object that inserted is too heavy, then this object will be by the forwarder door transmission on the exterior panel of the machine of recovery in different directions.This door then will be opened, and bottle will fall into refusal module 40.The use of container compression module makes recovery machine 10 hold more packing fully before the unit has to empty.The packing of having compressed will be collected in the sack, and when the recovery machine has been expired, the operator will remove sack and be sent to reclaimer, and new sack is installed, and make the work of recovery machine once more.

As the optional embodiment of the use of the forwarder of above being explained, can use swivelling pipe to transmit packing by the recovery machine.In this case, packing is placed in the swivelling pipe via the insert module that is provided with bar code recognition module and scale.The object that is inserted is scanned immediately by multi-direction bar code scanner then, reading the bar code on the packing, and is weighed by scale simultaneously.After assessing the data that read and weighing, swivelling pipe both can be sent to packing container compression module (if being accepted), also packing can be sent to refusal module (if not being accepted).

After accepting packing or bottle, the LCD monitor will notify the user that contactless card is put on the module for reading and writing 20, to add suitable counting.With bar code data storehouse and the data that are used for relatively being scanned and the device of database, the calculation element in this machine also represents should reward how many points for the particular envelope article.For example, the big bottle in the scheme can be rewarded more multiple spot with comparing than bottle, or an automatic vending machine may be rewarded more multiple spot to a bottle than other automatic vending machine.After adding point to subscriber card, the LCD monitor will show counting and cumulative balance of adding.It also can according to counting of having obtained of user show concerning the user, have at present what prize can with and the user can where require to the indication of their award.

Fig. 3 illustrates the process flow diagram according to the operation of recovery machine of the present utility model.Callable connection with wrapping of piece is inserted in the machine and is sent to bar code scanner and the scale that carries out bar code recognition and weigh.If do not comprise bar code in the default bar code data storehouse or bottle is too heavy, then bottle is rejected, and does not offer the user thereby reward.If detected bar code is corresponding with the clauses and subclauses in the bar code data storehouse really and bottle is acceptable weight, then start the program of accepting.Packing is transported to the packing compression module, its compression and storage subsequently is used for reclaiming at this.If the user has a more than bottle to need to handle, then repeat and continue a bottle collection and treatment, the user must press the button and stop to handle and continue afterwards the profit of returning that record rewards and count.How many points calculation element indication in the machine rewards to give to be invited is placed on user on the module for reading and writing with its card, so that can transmit a little.

Recovery function of the present utility model is handled a series of Different Package with different size and shape.Particularly, can receive diameter and be 115mm to the maximum, highly be the container of 330mm to the maximum, and this machine can receive the container with rectangle and circular cross section.Bar code recognition and registration are reliably and fast.Identification and registration for each packing should only need average about 3 seconds, and almost do not have mistake.Although the space according to the place of placing this machine can be used also can comprise larger sized storage facility, this machine can have the capacity of plastic bottle of the 500ml of 500 compressions of maximum storages.This recovery apparatus has refusal to exceed the function of the packing of preset weight owing to accommodating residual liquid or other foreign matters.

The standard size that typical machine will have an automatic vending machine (for example, 1010 * 1075 * 1830mm (W * D * H)), make can to place it in before in the space of using, and especially by another automatic vending machine, can with the Drink dispenser placed adjacent.This machine is arranged so that alternatively the insert module opening is overhead lower, so that children also can operate this machine.Particularly, this opening for instance can be from base plate (floorlevel) 1480mm.LCD display is preferably color monitor, by operation ground more attractive in appearance guides user.This machine preferably also comprises and the relevant speech selection button of card module for reading and writing, allows the user to select to indicate language (Chinese or English).

At last, as mentioned above, in the loyalty card program that non-contact smart card is rewarded and loyalty program makes the user to collect and accumulation returns the benefit, with the acquisition Grand Prix or in other local unavailable proprietary award.Like this for the consumer provides value added service, and encourage loyalty to particular brand.

Claims

1. A recycling machine for receiving recyclable packages, the recycling machine comprising: a scanner; a computing device including a database storing information; and a packaging compression module; it is characterized in that the recycling machine further includes Contact the smart card reader module.

2. The recycling machine of claim 1, wherein the recyclable packaging is selected from bottles and cans.

3. The recycling machine of claim 1 or 2, wherein the scanner is a barcode scanner.

4. The recycling machine of claim 3, wherein the barcode scanner is a multi-directional barcode scanner.

5. A recycling machine according to claim 3 or 4, wherein the database for storing information is a barcode database.

6. A recycling machine according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the recycling machine further comprises a plug-in module.

7. The recycling machine of claim 6, wherein the recycling machine further comprises a conveyor for connecting the insertion module, the scanner, the acceptance and rejection module, and the package compression module.

8. The recycling machine of claim 7, wherein the conveying means is a conveyor.

9. The recycling machine of claim 7, wherein the conveying means is a rotating tube.

10. A recycling machine according to any one of claims 6 to 9, wherein the inlet diameter of the plug-in module is 115 mm.

11. The recycling machine according to any one of claims 6 to 9, wherein the recycling machine further comprises a function of weighing inserted packages according to the inserted packages and rejecting packages exceeding a preset weight.

12. The recycling machine according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the contactless smart card reading and writing module records the rebate points on the designated card when receiving the package.

13. The recycling machine of any one of the preceding claims, wherein the recycling machine further comprises an LCD monitor as a user guide interface.

14. A recycling machine according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the recycling machine further comprises language selection means.