Apparatus for collecting container
Assigneethe GREET INC.
InventorWoo Jeong Yang
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Abstract
According to an embodiment of the present invention, a container collecting apparatus is provided. The container collecting apparatus includes: a container input unit for at least temporarily accommodating a container inserted; and a collection unit provided below the container input unit to collect the container transferred from the container input unit, wherein the container input unit includes: a holding unit on which the container is seated; an opening penetratively formed at one side of the holding unit to transfer the container to the collection unit; and a transfer unit provided with a transfer plate for transferring the container put on the holding unit to the opening by moving from the opposite side of the holding unit toward the opening.
Claims14
A container collecting apparatus, comprising:
- a container input unit for accommodating a container inserted;
- a door configured to open and close an inlet of the container input unit, and to allow or block insertion of the container into the container input unit;
- at least one container detection unit configured to detect at least one of a state, a kind, a shape, a size, or any combination thereof, of the container;
- and
- a collection box provided below the container input unit and configured to collect the container transferred from the container input unit,
- wherein the container input unit comprises:
- a holder on which the container is seated;
- an opening disposed at one side of the holder to transfer the container to the collection box;
- and
- a transfer unit including a transfer plate for transferring the container placed on the holder to the opening by moving from a side of the holder toward the opening,
- wherein the at least one container detection unit includes at least one of a camera for capturing an image of the container or a code recognition reader configured to recognize an identification code of the container.
A container collecting apparatus, comprising:
- a container input unit for accommodating a container inserted;
- and
- a collection box provided below the container input unit and configured to collect the container transferred from the container input unit,
- wherein the container input unit comprises:
- a holder on which the container is seated;
- an opening disposed at one side of the holder to transfer the container to the collection box;
- and
- a transfer unit including a transfer plate for transferring the container placed on the holder to the opening by moving from a side of the holder toward the opening,
- wherein the transfer unit further includes a wiper disposed at a lower end thereof and configured to clean the holder while moving in contact with an upper surface of the holder when the transfer plate moves.
A container collecting apparatus, comprising:
- a container input unit for accommodating a container inserted;
- a collection box provided below the container input unit and configured to collect the container transferred from the container input unit;
- and
- wherein the container input unit comprises:
- a holder on which the container is seated;
- an opening disposed at one side of the holder to transfer the container to the collection box;
- and
- a transfer unit including a transfer plate for transferring the container placed on the holder to the opening by moving from a side of the holder toward the opening;
- and
- at least one cleaning liquid sprayer provided below the container input unit to spray a cleaning liquid to an inside of the collection box,
- wherein the at least one cleaning liquid sprayer is configured to spray the cleaning liquid to different regions of the collection box while being moved by the transfer unit.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.