公开(公告)号：US07110590B2

公开(公告)日：2006-09-19

申请号：US10809263

申请日：2004-03-25

申请人： Andreas Nordbryhn ,  Tom Steidel ,  Lennart Flem

发明人： Andreas Nordbryhn ,  Tom Steidel ,  Lennart Flem

IPC分类号： G06K9/00

CPC分类号： B07C5/3408 ,  B07C5/3422 ,  G07F7/0609

摘要： The method of handling an empty beverage container having a bottom end and a mouth region and includes moving the container, from a return vending machine inlet, in a direction towards an outlet thereof. Through use of the method there is detected by means of a video camera the container when moved in a lying posture into or past a detection zone of the video camera and the manner by which the container is inserted at said inlet. Further, there is determined whether the container is moved into the detection zone bottom end first or mouth region end first. If the container is delivered into the detection zone with its bottom end first, the container is transported to said outlet. If, however, the container is delivered into the detection zone with its mouth region end first, then the container is caused to be returned to the inlet.

摘要翻译： 处理具有底端和口部区域的空饮料容器的方法，包括从返回自动售货机入口沿朝向其出口的方向移动容器。 通过使用该方法，通过摄像机检测容器在卧姿态下移动到或超过摄像机的检测区域以及容器在所述入口处插入的方式。 此外，确定容器是否首先移动到检测区底端或口区域中。 如果容器首先以其底端输送到检测区域，则容器被运送到所述出口。 然而，如果将容器送到检测区域，其口部区域首先结束，则使容器返回入口。

公开(公告)号：US07245757B2

公开(公告)日：2007-07-17

申请号：US10809266

申请日：2004-03-25

申请人： Andreas Nordbryhn ,  Tom Steidel ,  Lennart Flem

发明人： Andreas Nordbryhn ,  Tom Steidel ,  Lennart Flem

IPC分类号： G06K9/00

CPC分类号： B07C5/3408 ,  B07C5/3422 ,  G07F7/0609 ,  Y02W30/61 ,  Y02W30/628

摘要： A method and a device for detecting containers, e.g. bottles of glass or plastics, or cans made of metal, wood, glass or plastics, which for recycling of materials thereof or reuse thereof are moved in a lying posture and with their axis parallel to direction of transport into or past a detection zone associated with a detector station containing a video camera, a video image analysis of the container being carried out by a video image analyser, and said detector station having an entrance and an exit. There is analysed a sequence of video images of the container whilst it is moved into or past the detection zone of the video camera, and it is determined position and movement of the container in a viewing region of the video camera on the basis of continuous detection of position and movement of the container in the video image. Further, there is determined direction of movement of the container relative to the detector station, thus either causing an alarm if the container is moved from a position downstream of the detector station exit to a position in the detector sector or zone, or causing no movement direction alarm if the container is moved from a position upstream of the detector station entrance and into the detection zone.

摘要翻译： 用于检测容器的方法和装置，例如， 用于金属，木材，玻璃或塑料制成的玻璃或塑料瓶或用于其材料的再循环或再利用的罐可以在卧姿态下移动并且其轴线平行于运输方向进入或经过与 包含摄像机的检测器站，由视频图像分析仪执行的容器的视频图像分析，以及所述检测器站具有入口和出口。 在容器移动到摄像机的检测区域中或之后分析容器的一系列视频图像，并且基于连续检测确定容器在摄像机的观看区域中的位置和移动 的容器在视频图像中的位置和移动。 此外，确定容器相对于检测器站的移动方向，从而如果容器从检测器站出口下游的位置移动到检测器扇区或区域中的位置，或者导致没有移动 如果容器从检测台入口上游的位置移动到检测区域，则方向报警。

公开(公告)号：US06137900A

公开(公告)日：2000-10-24

申请号：US973152

申请日：1997-12-01

申请人： Tom Steidel ,  Andreas Nordbryhn ,  Lennart Flem

发明人： Tom Steidel ,  Andreas Nordbryhn ,  Lennart Flem

IPC分类号： B07C1/02 ,  B07C5/34 ,  B07C5/342 ,  G07F7/06 ,  G06K9/00 ,  G01N9/04 ,  G06M7/00 ,  H04N9/47

CPC分类号： B07C5/3408 ,  B07C5/3422 ,  G07F7/0609 ,  Y02W30/61 ,  Y02W30/628

摘要： In a reverse vending apparatus for detecting containers, e.g., bottles of glass or plastic, or packaging made of metal, wood, glass or plastic which for the recycling of materials or reuse of the container are inserted in the machine and conveyed past a detector station containing a video camera, a video image analyser (125, 130) is connected to the video camera in order to analyse the video image whilst the container (B) is conveyed in lying position and with its axis parallel to the direction of transport past the video camera (109). The video analyser (125) contains a calculator component (130) for determining, when the container moves into the video image, whether the container enters the detection zone (video image) mouth (B1) (e.g., top portion or neck of bottle) (FIG. 3b) first or bottom (B2) (FIG. 3c) first, and a control component (130) which causes the container to be fed back to a container insertion portion of the apparatus if the container comes mouth first, and which has a signalling means for signalling to the apparatus user to turn the container (B) so that it is inserted bottom first when reinserted, or causes the container to be fed on to a discharge station if it comes bottom first. The analyser may moreover contain one or more of the following pieces of supplementary equipment: a container position detector (131), a container shape calculation circuit (132), a colour determination circuit (133), a "best analysis image" circuit (136), a bar code reader (134) and a detector (138) for determining whether the container contains residual liquid or another substance.

摘要翻译： PCT No.PCT / NO97 / 00179 Sec。 371 1997年12月1日第 102（e）日期1997年12月1日PCT 1997年7月10日PCT公布。 公开号WO98 / 02256 日期1998年1月22日在用于检测容器的反向自动售货装置中，例如玻璃或塑料瓶或由金属，木材，玻璃或塑料制成的包装，用于将材料的再循环或容器的重新使用插入机器中， 通过包含摄像机的检测站传送，视频图像分析器（125,130）连接到摄像机，以便在容器（B）在平躺位置传送并且其轴线平行于视频图像的同时分析视频图像 运输方向通过摄像机（109）。 视频分析器（125）包括计算器部件（130），用于当容器移动到视频图像中时，确定容器是否进入检测区域（视频图像）口（B1）（例如瓶子的顶部或颈部） （图3b），第一或第二（B2）（图3c）;以及控制部件（130），如果容器首先进入口，则将容器反馈回设备的容器插入部分，以及哪个 具有用于向装置用户发信号的信号装置，用于转动容器（B），使其在重新插入时首先插入底部，或者如果首先将容器送入排放站。 分析器还可以包含以下一个或多个补充设备：容器位置检测器（131），容器形状计算电路（132），颜色确定电路（133），“最佳分析图像”电路（136） ），用于确定容器是否含有残留液体或另一物质的条形码读取器（134）和检测器（138）。

公开(公告)号：US07005629B2

公开(公告)日：2006-02-28

申请号：US10466892

申请日：2002-01-22

申请人： Lennart Flem

发明人： Lennart Flem

IPC分类号： G01N9/04 ,  G06M7/00 ,  H01J40/14

CPC分类号： G01N21/9054 ,  G01N21/90

摘要： An optical system having a light source means and a detector means for detecting one or more articles which by means of a conveyor move or are temporarily stationary under the means, where said article(s) has/have at least one reflective portion, and where light is emitted towards the article(s) from the light source means and reflected back towards the detector means. The optical system is characterised in that at a distance above the conveyor there is provided a lens, that the light source means and the detector means are located in or essentially in the same plane which is parallel to the plane of the lens and coincident with the focal plane of the lens, and that the optical axis of the lens is coincident with an axis perpendicular to the focal plane and located halfway between the light source means and the detector means.

摘要翻译： 一种具有光源装置和检测装置的光学系统，用于检测一个或多个物品，其中所述物品通过传送器移动或临时固定在所述装置下，所述物品具有/具有至少一个反射部分，并且其中 光从光源装置朝向物品发射并朝向检测器装置反射回来。 光学系统的特征在于，在输送机上方的距离处设置有透镜，光源装置和检测器装置位于或基本上位于与透镜平面平行的同一平面中，并与 透镜的焦平面，并且透镜的光轴与垂直于焦平面的轴重合，并且位于光源装置和检测器装置之间的中间。