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US 12,005,599 B2Granted
Methods and systems for a waste management system
OwnerArmando Zimbróninventor
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Abstract
Systems and methods for an automated device that reduces a footprint of a bottle by moving linearly moving and rotating the bottle, while a blade cuts a body of the bottle into a continuous strip.
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A waste management system comprising:
- a linear actuator configured to linearly move a container in a first linear axis, a central axis of the linear actuator being offset from the first linear axis;
- a rotational actuator configured to rotate the container in a first rotational direction while the linear actuator linearly moves the container along the first linear axis;
- a blade actuator configured to move a blade in a second linear axis, the second linear axis being orthogonal to the first linear axis, wherein the blade is configured to be fixed in place along the first linear axis, wherein the blade actuator is configured to move the blade along the second linear axis from a first position not aligned with a circumference of the container to a second position that is aligned with circumference of the container;
- a bottle coupling mechanism configured to be coupled to the container and the linear actuator, wherein the bottle coupling mechanism is configured to receive a threaded neck on the outer circumference of the container, the bottle coupling mechanism configured to move along the first linear actuator;
- a base with internal sidewalls that are configured to limit lateral and longitudinal movement of the container, the internal sidewalls being configured to encompass the outer circumference of the container, the internal sidewalls extending from a bottom opening of the base towards an upper surface of the base along the first linear axis.
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A method for waste management comprising:
- moving a container along a first linear axis via a linear actuator, a central axis of the linear actuator is offset from the first linear axis, wherein a base with internal sidewalls limit lateral and longitudinal movement of the container, the internal sidewalls being configured to encompass the outer circumference of the container, the internal sidewalls extending from a bottom opening of the base towards an upper surface of the base along the first linear axis;
- rotating the container in a first rotational direction via a rotational actuator while the container moves along the first linear axis within the internal sidewalls;
- moving a blade in a second linear axis via a blade actuator from a first position to a second position, wherein the blade is configured to be fixed in place along the first linear axis, the second linear axis being orthogonal to the first linear axis, the first position not being aligned with a circumference of the container, and the second position being aligned with circumference of the container;
- coupling the container and the linear actuator via a bottle coupling mechanism, wherein the bottle coupling mechanism is configured to receive a threaded neck on the outer circumference of the container, wherein the bottle coupling mechanism configured to move along the first linear actuator.
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