公开(公告)号：US20220106110A1

公开(公告)日：2022-04-07

申请号：US17356663

申请日：2021-06-24

Applicant: Tomra Systems ASA

Inventor： Geir SAETHER ,  Kristian HOVDE

IPC: B65F1/14 ,  B65F9/00

Abstract: A system for storing recyclable containers, such as used food or beverage containers, including a storage for housing recyclable containers, the storage having a set of inner surfaces which defines a storage volume for the recyclable containers; a transporting channel, the transporting channel including an inlet port and an outlet port, wherein the inlet port is arranged to receive compressed and/or uncompressed recyclable containers, and the outlet port being arranged in at least one of the inner surfaces in the set of inner surfaces, a force feeding transporting mechanism configured to transport transfer at least one recyclable container through the transporting channel, and into the storage volume via the outlet port, a centre axis of the outlet port of the transporting channel is directed upwards from the horizontal plane at an angle, the angle being within the range of 15° and 85° at the outlet port of the transporting channel.

公开(公告)号：US20210097564A1

公开(公告)日：2021-04-01

申请号：US17118794

申请日：2020-12-11

Applicant: TOMRA SYSTEMS ASA

Inventor： Geir SAETHER ,  Ronald SIVERTSEN ,  Tom LUNDE ,  Johnny NJÅSTAD

IPC: G06Q30/02 ,  G07F7/06 ,  G06Q10/00 ,  B30B9/32 ,  B30B15/00

Abstract: A fraud detection system for a reverse vending machine, the system including: a detector adapted to detect at least one container entered into the reverse vending machine; a compactor load sensor adapted to measure load of a compactor of the reverse vending machine during operation, wherein the compactor is adapted to compact entered containers downstream of the detector; and a compactor load sensor monitoring device configured to determine whether the detected at least one container is compacted as expected based on the load measured by the compactor load sensor.

公开(公告)号：US20180232745A1

公开(公告)日：2018-08-16

申请号：US15765280

申请日：2016-10-05

Applicant: TOMRA SYSTEMS ASA

Inventor： Geir SAETHER ,  Ronald SIVERTSEN ,  Tom LUNDE ,  Johnny NJÅSTAD

IPC: G06Q30/00 ,  G06K7/14 ,  G06N99/00 ,  B30B9/32 ,  B30B15/00

CPC classification number: G06Q30/0185 ,  B30B9/321 ,  B30B15/0094 ,  G06K7/1413 ,  G06N20/00 ,  G06Q20/4016 ,  G07F7/0609

Abstract: The present invention relates to a fraud detection system for a reverse vending machine, the system comprising: a detector adapted to detect at least one container entered into the reverse vending machine; a compactor load sensor adapted to measure load of a compactor of the reverse vending machine during operation, wherein the compactor is adapted to compact entered containers downstream of said detector; and a compactor load sensor monitoring device configured to determine whether the detected at least one container is compacted as expected based on the load measured by the compactor load sensor.