A recycling system and method for recyclable lunch boxes

Abstract

The invention discloses a recycling system for recyclable lunch boxes, comprising a lunch box recycling mechanism, a residue collection mechanism and a control mechanism arranged in a box body, wherein each lunch box recycling module of the lunch box recycling mechanism comprises a recycling shell, a partition plate, a containing drawer, a lunch box bracket, a transfer push plate and a stacking bracket; a front chamber is provided with a rinsing area, a disinfection area and a drying area from bottom to top in sequence, the lunch box bracket is arranged in the front chamber and can lift the lunch box on the lunch box tray through a lifting component; the transfer push plate is used to transfer the lunch box on the lunch box bracket to the stacking bracket; the residue collection mechanism is arranged below the lunch box recycling mechanism, and the residue collection mechanism is used to collect the residue and waste liquid flushed out of the lunch box. The invention realizes the recycling of take-out lunch boxes by reducing the use of disposable lunch boxes by using recyclable lunch boxes and lunch box recycling devices, thereby reducing the amount of garbage generated and reducing white pollution.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The invention relates to the field of lunch box recycling, and in particular to a recycling system and a recycling method for recyclable lunch boxes. Background Art

[0002] With the booming development of the takeout industry, the use of disposable takeout boxes is huge, causing great waste of resources and huge pollution. However, there is currently no solution to the huge resource consumption caused by takeout and the recycling of food box waste. The main way to deal with waste is still incineration, landfill and other methods that are not environmentally friendly and economical.

[0003] Therefore, there is an urgent need to propose a takeaway lunch box recycling mechanism to solve the technical problem of recycling lunch boxes, thereby reducing the use of disposable lunch boxes, reducing the waste of resources and pollution to the environment. Summary of the invention

[0004] The purpose of the present invention is to provide a recycling system and a recycling method for recyclable lunch boxes to solve the above problems in view of the deficiencies in the prior art.

[0005] The technical problem solved by the present invention can be achieved by adopting the following technical solutions:

[0006] A recycling system for recyclable lunch boxes comprises a box body and a lunch box recycling mechanism, a residue collecting mechanism and a control mechanism arranged in the box body.

[0007] The lunch box recovery mechanism comprises a plurality of lunch box recovery modules arranged in sequence along the width direction of the box body, and the lunch box recovery module comprises a recovery shell, a partition plate, a storage drawer, a lunch box bracket, a transfer push plate and a stacking tray; the recovery shell is fixedly installed in the box body, the partition plate is vertically installed in the recovery shell and divides the recovery shell into a front chamber and a rear chamber, and a washing area, a disinfection area and a drying area are arranged in the front chamber from bottom to top, the storage drawer is arranged below the washing area and can be controlled to be pulled forward by a control mechanism, and the storage drawer has a bottom plate and a rear side plate on the upper edge of the storage drawer. A plurality of parallel strip through holes are provided in the width direction of the drawer, the lunch box holder is arranged in the front chamber and can be moved up and down in the front chamber by the lifting assembly, and the lunch box holder includes a plurality of strip blocks matching the shape of the strip through holes; the top height of the partition plate is lower than the top height of the recovery shell, the transfer push plate is arranged at the top of the box body and above the partition plate, the transfer push plate can be horizontally moved back and forth in the box body by the translation assembly and can transfer the lunch box in the front chamber to the rear chamber; the stacking support plate is arranged in the rear chamber and can be moved up and down in the rear chamber;

[0008] The residue collecting mechanism is arranged below the lunch box recovery mechanism, and is used for collecting the residue and waste liquid flushed out of the lunch box.

[0009] Furthermore, the residue collection mechanism includes a collecting trough, a filter screen, a residue push plate and a vertical plate. The vertical plate is fixedly installed in the collecting trough and divides the collecting trough into a waste liquid trough and a residue trough. The waste liquid trough is arranged below the lunch box recovery mechanism, and the filter screen is placed on the top of the waste liquid trough. The bottom of the waste liquid trough is connected to the sewer; the residue push plate is arranged in the collecting trough, and the residue push plate is used to push the residue on the filter screen into the residue trough.

[0010] Furthermore, a rain shelter is installed on the top of the box, and supporting feet are installed on the bottom of the box; the main control mechanism is arranged on one side of the lunch box recovery mechanism, and a cooling fan is installed on the side wall of the box close to the main control mechanism; a lunch box removal outlet is opened on the rear wall of the recovery shell, the lunch box removal outlet is connected to the rear chamber, and a box door is installed on the rear side wall of the box.

[0011] Furthermore, there are four lunch box recycling modules, and there are four corresponding storage drawers, and the four storage drawers are used to store different types of lunch boxes.

[0012] Furthermore, the transfer push plate includes a translation push rod, which is horizontally arranged and moves horizontally left and right through a translation assembly, and a plurality of push blocks are installed at the bottom of the translation push rod along its length direction.

[0013] Furthermore, the translation assembly includes a translation electric push rod, which is fixedly connected to the translation push rod; a transverse guide groove is opened on the top side wall of the recovery shell, one end of the translation push rod is arranged in the transverse guide groove and can move horizontally back and forth along the extension direction of the transverse guide groove under the drive of the translation electric push rod.

[0014] Furthermore, the interior of the partition plate is a hollow structure, and the lifting assembly includes a lifting electric push rod, which is arranged in the partition plate. A longitudinal through hole is opened on the front side wall of the partition plate, and a connecting block is provided in the longitudinal through hole. The lifting electric push rod is connected to the lunch box bracket through the connecting block; a longitudinal guide groove adapted to the shape of the rear part of the lunch box bracket is also opened on the front side wall of the partition plate.

[0015] A recycling method of a recycling system for recyclable lunch boxes: a lunch box to be recycled is placed in a corresponding storage drawer, a lunch box bracket moves upward from the bottom of the storage drawer and lifts the lunch box from the lunch box drawer, the lunch box moves from bottom to top driven by the lunch box bracket and passes through a rinsing area, a disinfection area and a drying area in sequence, so as to be rinsed, disinfected and dried; then the lunch box is transported to an exchange area at the top of a recycling shell; finally, a transfer push plate pushes the lunch box from the lunch box bracket backward to a stacking tray for stacking and storage;

[0016] The food residue flushed out of the flushing area enters the residue collection mechanism along with the flushing waste liquid, and the residue remains on the filter screen. The waste liquid enters the waste liquid tank and is discharged to the sewer from the holes at the bottom of the waste liquid tank; the residue remaining on the filter screen is pushed into the residue tank by the residue pushing plate for collection.

[0017] Compared with the prior art, the present invention has the following beneficial effects:

[0018] 1. Use recyclable lunch boxes instead of disposable lunch boxes to reduce pollution and waste of resources.

[0019] 2. Use the rinsing, disinfection and drying modules to perform initial cleaning of the lunch boxes to prevent odor.

[0020] 3. Use an industrial computer to control the operation of each module of the lunch box recovery device, the opening and closing of the lunch box drawer, the transportation of the lunch box from the front warehouse to the rear warehouse, and other control processes.

[0021] 4. When the internal storage volume of the lunch box reaches the critical value specified in each lunch box storage cabinet, the industrial computer remotely transmits the signal to the server, and the server sends the collection information to each lunch box recycler. The lunch box recycler collects the lunch boxes nearby and takes them to the centralized cleaning room, which is very convenient to use.

[0022] The present invention reduces the use of disposable lunch boxes by using recyclable lunch boxes and lunch box recycling devices, thereby realizing the recycling of take-out lunch boxes, thereby reducing the amount of garbage generated and reducing white pollution. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0023] Figure 1 It is a schematic diagram of the structure of the recycling system of the recyclable lunch box according to the present invention.

[0024] Figure 2 It is a schematic structural diagram of the lunch box bracket, transfer push plate and stacking tray described in the present invention.

[0025] Figure 3 It is a partial structural schematic diagram of the recycling system of the recyclable lunch box according to the present invention.

[0026] Figure 4 It is a longitudinal sectional view of the lunch box recycling module described in the present invention.

[0027] Figure 5 It is a partial structural schematic diagram of the lunch box recycling module described in the present invention.

[0028] Figure 6 It is a structural schematic diagram of the containing drawer of the present invention.

[0029] Figure 7 This is a diagram of the use status of the storage drawer and the lunch box bracket described in the present invention.

[0030] Figure 8The present invention is a flowchart of the overall working process of the recycling system of the recyclable lunch box.

[0031] Fig. 9 This is the main input system framework diagram of the recycling system for recyclable lunch boxes.

[0032] Fig.10 This is the operation flow chart for putting lunch boxes on the shelves.

[0033] Fig.11 This is the operation flow chart of the warehouse management system.

[0034] Fig.12 Enter lunch boxes into the system for merchants’ customers. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0035] In order to make the technical means, creative features, objectives and effects achieved by the present invention easy to understand, the present invention is further explained below in conjunction with specific implementation methods.

[0036] See also Figures 1 to 12 The recycling system of a recyclable lunch box of the present invention comprises a box body 10 and a lunch box recycling mechanism, a residue collecting mechanism and a control mechanism 20 arranged in the box body 10.

[0037] The present invention provides a meal box recycling system suitable for take-out scenarios, including a recyclable meal box 100, a meal box fixed-point recycling device, and a meal box recycling entry management system. All mechanism actions are controlled by the industrial computer system of the control mechanism 20. The control program compiled in advance can be downloaded to the industrial computer, so that the controller has the function of receiving sensors, scanners, and motor signals of each module, and controlling each sensor signal, scanner, motor, and piston cylinder, thereby controlling each module to realize its function and enabling real-time human-computer interaction through the industrial computer operation interface. The industrial computer has an image recognition scanner, which can identify whether the meal box is complete and its category, thereby realizing separate delivery.

[0038] The lunch box recovery mechanism includes a plurality of lunch box recovery modules 30 arranged in sequence along the width direction of the box body 10, and the lunch box recovery module 30 includes a recovery shell 31, a partition plate 32, a storage drawer 33, a lunch box bracket 34, a transfer push plate 35 and a stacking tray 36. The recovery shell 31 is fixedly installed in the box body 10, and the partition plate 32 is vertically installed in the recovery shell 31 and divides the recovery shell 31 into a front chamber and a rear chamber. The front chamber is provided with a flushing area, a disinfection area and a drying area from bottom to top, and the flushing area, the disinfection area and the drying area are respectively provided with a flushing device, a disinfection device and a drying device. The storage drawer 33 is arranged below the flushing area and can be controlled to be pulled forward by the control mechanism 20. The automatic ejection of the storage drawer 33 can be realized by components such as a cylinder, and this part of the content is the prior art, so it is not repeated here. A plurality of parallel bar through holes 331 are opened on the bottom plate and the rear side plate of the storage drawer 33 along the width direction of the storage drawer 33. The lunch box bracket 34 is arranged in the front chamber and can be moved up and down in the front chamber by the lifting assembly. The lunch box bracket 34 includes a plurality of strip blocks 341 that match the shape of the strip through holes 331. The top height of the partition plate 32 is lower than the top height of the recovery shell 31. The transfer push plate 35 is arranged at the top of the box body 10 and above the partition plate 32. The transfer push plate 35 moves horizontally back and forth in the box body 10 through the translation assembly and can transfer the lunch box in the front chamber to the rear chamber. The stacking support plate 36 is arranged in the rear chamber and can be moved up and down in the rear chamber.

[0039] The residue collecting mechanism is arranged below the lunch box recycling mechanism, and is used for collecting the residue and waste liquid flushed out of the lunch box.

[0040] The residue collection mechanism includes a collection tank 41, a filter screen 42, a residue push plate and a vertical plate 43. The vertical plate 43 is fixedly installed in the collection tank 41 and divides the collection tank 41 into a waste liquid tank and a residue tank 411. The waste liquid tank is arranged below the lunch box recovery mechanism. The filter screen 42 is placed on the top of the waste liquid tank, and the bottom of the waste liquid tank is connected to the sewer. The residue push plate is arranged in the collection tank 41, and the residue push plate drives the upper part of the filter screen to move horizontally left and right through the residue electric push rod, so as to push the residue on the filter screen 42 into the residue tank 411.

[0041] A rain shelter 11 is installed on the top of the box 10, and a support leg 12 is installed on the bottom of the box 10. The main control mechanism is arranged on one side of the lunch box recovery mechanism, and a cooling fan 13 is installed on the side wall of the box 10 close to the main control mechanism. A lunch box outlet 311 is opened on the rear wall of the recovery shell 31, and the lunch box outlet 311 is connected to the rear chamber, and a box door is installed on the rear side wall of the box 10.

[0042] There are four lunch box recycling modules 30, and there are four corresponding storage drawers 33, namely, a type A drawer, a type B drawer, a type C drawer and a type D drawer. The four storage drawers 33 are used to store different types of lunch boxes.

[0043] The transfer push plate 35 comprises a translation push rod, which is horizontally arranged and moves horizontally left and right through a translation assembly. A plurality of push blocks are installed at the bottom of the translation push rod along its length direction.

[0044] The translation assembly includes a translation electric push rod 352, which is fixedly connected to the translation push rod. A transverse guide groove 351 is provided on the top side wall of the recovery housing 31, and one end of the translation push rod is arranged in the transverse guide groove 351 and can move horizontally forward and backward along the extension direction of the transverse guide groove 351 under the drive of the translation electric push rod.

[0045] The interior of the partition plate 32 is a hollow structure, and the lifting assembly includes a lifting electric push rod 342, which is arranged in the partition plate 32. A longitudinal through hole is provided on the front side wall of the partition plate 32, and a connecting block is provided in the longitudinal through hole. The lifting electric push rod 342 is connected to the lunch box bracket 34 through the connecting block. A longitudinal guide groove adapted to the shape of the rear part of the lunch box bracket 34 is also provided on the front side wall of the partition plate 32.

[0046] All recyclable lunch boxes have unique codes for identification and entry into the system. When the consumer clicks on the lunch box recycling column on the operation panel of the control mechanism 20, the consumer is prompted to place the lunch box under the scanner panel. The scanner scans and enters the lunch box unique code, lunch box model, and whether the lunch box is intact in real time, so that the corresponding lunch box recycling drawer pops up, such as Class A drawer, Class B drawer, Class C drawer, etc. After the consumer places the lunch box into the corresponding pop-up lunch box drawer and pushes it closed, the consumer can see the lunch box recycling success confirmation button on the operation panel and can choose whether to return the lunch box deposit.

[0047] During use, the storage drawer is ejected by the cylinder, and the user puts the lunch box 100 to be recycled into the corresponding storage drawer 33, pushes the drawer together, and after the lunch box enters the lunch box drawer, the lunch box bracket 34 moves upward from the bottom gap of the storage drawer 33 under the action of the lifting electric push rod 342 and lifts the lunch box from the lunch box drawer. Driven by the lunch box bracket 34, the lunch box moves from bottom to top along the longitudinal guide groove and passes through the rinsing area, disinfection area and drying area in turn, staying for a corresponding time to perform rinsing, disinfection and drying operations. Then the lunch box is transported to the exchange area at the top of the recycling shell 31; finally, the transfer push plate 35 pushes the lunch box from the lunch box bracket 34 backward to the stacking tray 36 in the storage area for stacking and storage under the action of the translation electric push rod. Driven by the stacking electric push rod provided in the partition plate 32, the stacking tray 36 moves downward a certain distance each time a lunch box is added, and the lunch boxes are stacked down one level at a time. When the stacking reaches a specific position at the bottom, the limit sensor in the rear storage area responds and transmits a signal to the industrial computer, which transmits the signal to the server terminal, and the server terminal personnel dispatches a recycler; or the server terminal sends a signal to the signal receiving software end of the lunch box recycler, informing a certain model of lunch box recycling machine that a lunch box signal needs to be recycled.

[0048] The food residue flushed out of the rinsing area enters the residue collection mechanism of the residue collection area along with the flushing waste liquid, and the residue remains on the filter screen 42. The waste water and waste liquid formed by flushing enter the waste liquid tank and are discharged to the sewer from the hole at the bottom of the waste liquid tank. The residue left on the filter screen 42 is pushed into the residue tank 411 by the residue push plate for collection. A residue collection drawer is provided in the residue tank 411. When the residue collection drawer is almost full, the limit sensor transmits a signal to the industrial computer, and the industrial computer transmits a signal to the server terminal, and the server terminal personnel dispatch a recycler; or the server terminal sends a signal to the signal receiving software end of the lunch box recycler, informing a certain model of lunch box recycling machine that a residue signal needs to be recycled.

[0049] The above shows and describes the basic principles, main features and advantages of the present invention. It should be understood by those skilled in the art that the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and the above embodiments and descriptions are only for explaining the principles of the present invention. Without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention, the present invention may have various changes and improvements, which fall within the scope of the present invention to be protected. The scope of protection of the present invention is defined by the attached claims and their equivalents.

Claims

1. A recycling system for recyclable lunch boxes, characterized by: It includes a box body and a lunch box recovery mechanism, a residue collection mechanism and a control mechanism arranged in the box body. The lunch box recovery mechanism comprises a plurality of lunch box recovery modules arranged in sequence along the width direction of the box body, and the lunch box recovery module comprises a recovery shell, a partition plate, a receiving drawer, a lunch box bracket, a transfer push plate and a stacking bracket; the recovery shell is fixedly installed in the box body, the partition plate is vertically installed in the recovery shell and divides the recovery shell into a front chamber and a rear chamber, and a washing area, a disinfection area and a drying area are arranged in sequence from bottom to top in the front chamber, the receiving drawer is arranged below the washing area and can be controlled to be pulled forward by a control mechanism, and a plurality of parallel arrangements are provided on the bottom plate and the rear side plate of the receiving drawer along the width direction of the receiving drawer The lunch box holder is arranged in the front chamber and can be moved up and down in the front chamber by the lifting assembly. The lunch box holder includes a plurality of strip blocks matched with the shape of the strip through holes. The lunch box holder can move upward from the bottom gap position of the containing drawer and lift the lunch box from the lunch box drawer; the top height of the partition plate is lower than the top height of the recovery shell, the transfer push plate is arranged at the top of the box body and above the partition plate, the transfer push plate can move horizontally back and forth in the box body through the translation assembly and can transfer the lunch box in the front chamber to the rear chamber; the stacking support plate is arranged in the rear chamber and can move up and down in the rear chamber; The stacking support plate is configured to move downward a certain distance each time a lunch box is added thereon, so that the lunch boxes can be stacked downward one level at a time; The residue collecting mechanism is arranged below the lunch box recovery mechanism, and is used for collecting the residue and waste liquid flushed out of the lunch box.

2. The recycling system for recyclable lunch boxes according to claim 1, characterized in that: The residue collection mechanism includes a collecting trough, a filter screen, a residue pushing plate and a vertical plate. The vertical plate is fixedly installed in the collecting trough and divides the collecting trough into a waste liquid trough and a residue trough. The waste liquid trough is arranged below the lunch box recovery mechanism, the filter screen is placed on the top of the waste liquid trough, and the bottom of the waste liquid trough is connected to the sewer; the residue pushing plate is arranged in the collecting trough, and the residue pushing plate is used to push the residue on the filter screen into the residue trough.

3. The recycling system for recyclable lunch boxes according to claim 1, characterized in that: A rain shelter is installed on the top of the box body, and supporting feet are installed on the bottom of the box body; the main control mechanism is arranged on one side of the lunch box recovery mechanism, and a cooling fan is installed on the side wall of the box body close to the main control mechanism; a lunch box removal outlet is opened on the rear wall of the recovery shell, the lunch box removal outlet is connected to the rear chamber, and a box door is installed on the rear side wall of the box body.

4. The recycling system for recyclable lunch boxes according to claim 1, characterized in that: There are 4 lunch box recycling modules, and there are 4 corresponding storage drawers, and the 4 storage drawers are used to store different types of lunch boxes.

5. The recycling system for recyclable lunch boxes according to claim 1, characterized in that: The transfer push plate includes a translation push rod, which is horizontally arranged and moves horizontally left and right through a translation assembly. A plurality of push blocks are installed at the bottom of the translation push rod along its length direction.

6. The recycling system for recyclable lunch boxes according to claim 5, characterized in that: The translation assembly includes a translation electric push rod, which is fixedly connected to the translation push rod; a transverse guide groove is opened on the top side wall of the recovery shell, one end of the translation push rod is arranged in the transverse guide groove and can move horizontally back and forth along the extension direction of the transverse guide groove under the drive of the translation electric push rod.

7. The recycling system for recyclable lunch boxes according to claim 1, characterized in that: The interior of the partition plate is a hollow structure, and the lifting assembly includes a lifting electric push rod, which is arranged in the partition plate. A longitudinal through hole is opened on the front side wall of the partition plate, and a connecting block is arranged in the longitudinal through hole. The lifting electric push rod is connected to the lunch box bracket through the connecting block; a longitudinal guide groove adapted to the shape of the rear part of the lunch box bracket is also opened on the front side wall of the partition plate.

8. A recycling method of the recycling system of the recyclable lunch box according to claim 1, characterized in that: The lunch boxes to be recycled are placed in the corresponding storage drawers, and the lunch box holder moves upward from the bottom of the storage drawer and lifts the lunch boxes from the lunch box drawer. Driven by the lunch box holder, the lunch boxes move from bottom to top and pass through the rinsing area, disinfection area and drying area in sequence, so as to be rinsed, disinfected and dried; then the lunch boxes are transported to the exchange area at the top of the recycling shell; finally, the transfer push plate pushes the lunch boxes from the lunch box holder backward to the stacking tray for stacking and storage; The food residue flushed out of the flushing area enters the residue collection mechanism along with the flushing waste liquid, and the residue remains on the filter screen. The waste liquid enters the waste liquid tank and is discharged to the sewer from the holes at the bottom of the waste liquid tank; the residue remaining on the filter screen is pushed into the residue tank by the residue pushing plate for collection.

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