Cup recycling equipment

Abstract

The present invention discloses a cup recycling device, including a cabinet, wherein a receiving bin, a transmission device, a drop channel and a recycling bin are arranged in the cabinet, wherein the drop channel is located above the recycling bin, the receiving bin has a cup throwing port, the receiving bin is used to receive cups thrown by users through the cup throwing port, and the transmission device is used to transport the cups in the receiving bin to the drop channel and release the cups so that they fall into the recycling bin from the drop channel. The cup recycling device of the present invention has a simple overall structure, is easy to maintain later, occupies a small space, and has a high recycling efficiency, which helps to improve the user experience.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to the technical field of recycling equipment, and in particular to a cup recycling equipment. Background Art

[0002] Stores usually use disposable paper cups or disposable plastic cups when selling beverages such as coffee and milk tea. The recycling rate of such cups is low, causing environmental pollution and low resource utilization. At present, in order to improve resource utilization and protect the environment, some recycling equipment for recycling discarded cups has appeared on the market, but the existing recycling equipment for discarded cups has a complex structure, is not convenient for later maintenance, and has low recycling efficiency, which affects the user experience. Summary of the invention

[0003] In order to solve the above problems, the present invention provides a cup recycling device.

[0004] To achieve the above-mentioned purpose, the technical solution adopted by the present invention is: a cup recycling device, including a cabinet, wherein a receiving bin, a transmission device, a dropping channel and a recycling bin are arranged in the cabinet, wherein the dropping channel is located above the recycling bin, and the receiving bin has a cup throwing port, wherein the receiving bin is used to receive cups thrown by users through the cup throwing port, and the transmission device is used to transport the cups in the receiving bin to the dropping channel and release the cups so that they fall into the recycling bin from the dropping channel.

[0005] Preferably, the dropping channel is located below the receiving bin, the transmission device includes a sliding member slidably arranged in the cabinet, a first driving mechanism transmission-connected to the sliding member to drive the sliding member to rise and fall, and a placement platform movably arranged on the sliding member and used to place the cup, a clearance hole for the cup to pass through is provided at the bottom of the receiving bin, the placement platform is located below the clearance hole and can be lifted and lowered in the dropping channel under the drive of the sliding member, and the placement platform can move relative to the sliding member under the action of external force to release the cup on the placement platform.

[0006] Preferably, the transmission device further comprises a first limiter arranged in the cabinet, the placement platform is rotatably arranged on the sliding member and can rotate between a horizontal position and a release position, a second limiter which can cooperate with the first limiter in limiting position is arranged on the placement platform, and an elastic member which can reset the placement platform from the release position to the horizontal position is arranged between the placement platform and the sliding member; when the placement platform descends to the point where the second limiter just cooperates with the first limiter in limiting position, the first driving mechanism can drive the placement platform to continue to descend through the sliding member, and the first limiter provides the external force to rotate the placement platform from the horizontal position to the release position to release the cup on the placement platform;

[0007] Alternatively, the transmission device also includes a second driving mechanism installed on the sliding member, the placement platform is rotatably arranged on the sliding member and can rotate between a horizontal position and a release position, the second driving mechanism is transmission-connected to the placement platform, the second driving mechanism provides the external force to drive the placement platform to rotate from the horizontal position to the release position to release the cup on the placement platform, and the second driving mechanism also drives the placement platform to rotate and reset from the release position to the horizontal position.

[0008] Preferably, the first limiting member is a fixed pulley rotatably disposed in the cabinet.

[0009] Preferably, the second limiting member and the placement platform are an integrated structure.

[0010] Preferably, the transmission device also includes a driving arm and a driven arm, the first driving mechanism is a motor, the first driving mechanism is transmission-connected to the driving arm to drive the driving arm to rotate, one end of the driven arm is hinged to the driving arm, and the other end of the driven arm is hinged to the sliding member.

[0011] Preferably, a sliding guide structure is provided between the sliding member and the cabinet, and the sliding guide structure includes a first guide portion provided on the cabinet and a second guide portion provided on the sliding member, and the first guide portion and the second guide portion cooperate in a sliding guiding manner.

[0012] Preferably, a positioning groove for positioning the cup is provided on the placement platform.

[0013] Preferably, the cabinet is further provided with an image acquisition unit, a cashback unit and an image processing unit, the image processing unit is connected to the image acquisition unit and the cashback unit respectively, the image acquisition unit is used to acquire image information of the cup in the receiving bin and motion state information of the cup after entering the receiving bin, the image processing unit is used to determine whether the cup is recyclable according to the image information, and is used to determine whether the cup enters the receiving bin in a first preset motion state and whether the cup enters the falling channel in a second preset motion state according to the motion state information;

[0014] When the cup enters the receiving bin in a first preset motion state, the cup is recyclable, and the cup enters the falling channel in a second preset motion state, the cashback unit performs cashback; when the cup does not enter the receiving bin in the first preset motion state, the cup is not recyclable, or the cup does not enter the falling channel in the second preset motion state, the cashback unit does not perform cashback.

[0015] Preferably, a compressor is further provided in the cabinet, and the compressor is used to compress the cups in the recovery bin; or, a cup stacking machine is further provided in the cabinet, and the cup stacking machine is used to stack the cups in the recovery bin.

[0016] Compared with the prior art, the present invention has the following beneficial effects:

[0017] 1. The cup recycling device of the present invention has a simple overall structure, is easy to maintain in the later stage, occupies a small space, and has a high recycling efficiency, which helps to improve the user experience.

[0018] 2. The overall spatial layout of the present invention is reasonable. By opening a clearance hole for the cup to pass through at the bottom of the receiving bin and using a placement platform located below the clearance hole to carry the cup, the transmission device can directly transport the cup in the receiving bin from top to bottom to the drop channel and release it, which provides a better user experience and higher recycling efficiency. After the cup enters the drop channel, it can increase the difficulty for the user to pull the cup out of the clearance hole again.

[0019] 3. The present invention sets a first limit member and a second limit member, so that during the process that the first driving mechanism can drive the placement platform to descend through the sliding member, the first limit member can provide an external force through the limiting cooperation of the first limit member and the second limit member to rotate the placement platform from a horizontal position to a release position to release the cup on the placement platform. There is no need to set up an additional driving mechanism to drive the placement platform to rotate to release the cup, which can further simplify the equipment structure, reduce the occupied space, and reduce the equipment cost. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0020] Figure 1 Schematic diagram of the three-dimensional structure of the first embodiment of the present invention Figure 1 (The cabinet door is closed);

[0021] Figure 2 Schematic diagram of the three-dimensional structure of the first embodiment of the present invention Figure 2 (The cabinet door is open);

[0022] Figure 3 is a schematic diagram of the cooperation between the receiving bin and the transmission device according to the first embodiment of the present invention;

[0023] Figure 4 It is a schematic diagram of the three-dimensional structure of the receiving bin according to the first embodiment of the present invention;

[0024] Figure 5 It is a schematic diagram of the three-dimensional structure of the transmission device after the housing is hidden in the first embodiment of the present invention;

[0025] Figure 6 sectional view of the receiving bin, the transmission device and the drop channel of the first embodiment of the present invention Figure 1(In the figure, the placement platform and the sliding member are both in the highest position, and the placement platform is in a horizontal position);

[0026] Figure 7 2 is a cross-sectional view of the transmission device and the drop channel of the first embodiment of the present invention Figure 2 (In the figure, the first limiting member and the second limiting member are in the state of just beginning to contact, and the placement platform is in a horizontal position);

[0027] Figure 8 2 is a cross-sectional view of the transmission device and the drop channel of the first embodiment of the present invention Figure 3 (The placement platform is in the released position in the picture).

[0028] The following are the descriptions of the reference numerals:

[0029] 1-cabinet, 11-cabinet door, 111-opening, 2-receiving bin, 21-cup throwing mouth, 22-clearance hole, 23-identification window, 3-transmission device, 31-sliding member, 32-first driving mechanism, 33-placing platform, 331-second limiting member, 332-positioning groove, 34-first limiting member, 35-elastic member, 36-first guide part, 37-second guide part, 38-driving arm, 39-driven arm, 310-housing, 311-rotating shaft, 4-dropping channel, 5-recovery bin, 6-image acquisition unit, 7-display screen, 8-indicator light. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0030] The present invention will be further described in detail below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and embodiments; however, the cup recycling device of the present invention is not limited to the embodiments.

[0031] Embodiment 1

[0032] See also Figures 1 to 8 As shown, a cup recycling device of the present embodiment is used for recycling discarded cups (not shown in the figure), and the cup recycling device includes a cabinet 1, in which a receiving bin 2, a transmission device 3, a dropping channel 4 and a recycling bin 5 are arranged, the dropping channel 4 is arranged longitudinally, the dropping channel 4 is located above the recycling bin 5, and the outlet of the dropping channel 4 is connected with the entrance of the recycling bin 5, the receiving bin 2 has a cup throwing port 21, the receiving bin 2 is used for receiving cups thrown by users through the cup throwing port 21 (not shown in the figure), and the transmission device 3 is used for conveying the cups in the receiving bin 2 to the dropping channel 4 and releasing the cups so that they fall into the recycling bin 5 from the dropping channel 4.

[0033] Specifically, in this embodiment, the cabinet 1 is provided with a cabinet door 11 , the cup throwing opening 21 is arranged toward the cabinet door 11 , and the cabinet door 11 is provided with an opening 111 corresponding to the cup throwing opening 21 .

[0034] See also Figures 2 to 8As shown, in this embodiment, the drop channel 4 and the transmission device 3 are both located below the receiving bin 2. The transmission device 3 includes a sliding member 31 slidably arranged in the cabinet 1, a first driving mechanism 32 connected to the sliding member 31 for driving the sliding member 31 to rise and fall, and a placement platform 33 movably arranged on the sliding member 31 and used to place the cup. A clearance hole 22 for the cup to pass through is provided at the bottom of the receiving bin 2. The size of the clearance hole 22 matches the size of the cup. The placement platform 33 is located below the clearance hole 22 and can be driven by the sliding member 31 to drop the cup. The cup on the placement platform 33 can move up and down in the channel 4, and the placement platform 33 can move relative to the sliding member 31 under the action of external force to release the cup on the placement platform 33 so that it falls from the drop channel 4 into the recovery bin 5; when the user puts the cup into the receiving bin 2 and places it on the placement platform 33, the first driving mechanism 32 drives the placement platform 33 to descend through the sliding member 31. During the descent of the placement platform 33, the cup on the placement platform 33 passes through the clearance hole 22, thereby transporting the cup placed on the placement platform 33 and located in the receiving bin 2 to the drop channel 4. The overall spatial layout of this embodiment is reasonable. By opening the clearance hole 22 for the cup to pass through at the bottom of the receiving bin 2, and using the placement platform 33 located below the clearance hole 22 to carry the cup, the transmission device 3 can directly transport the cup in the receiving bin 2 from top to bottom to the drop channel 4 and release it, which provides a better user experience and higher recycling efficiency. After the cup enters the drop channel 4, it can increase the difficulty for the user to pull the cup out of the clearance hole 22 again.

[0035] See also Figures 2 to 8As shown, in this embodiment, the transmission device 3 also includes a first limiter 34 arranged in the cabinet 1, the placement platform 33 is rotatably arranged on the sliding member 31 and can rotate between a horizontal position and a release position relative to the sliding member 31, and the placement platform 33 is provided with a second limiter 331 that can cooperate with the first limiter 34 in a limited manner, and the first limiter 34 is located below the second limiter 331. An elastic member 35 that can rotate and reset the placement platform 33 from the release position to the horizontal position is provided between the placement platform 33 and the sliding member 31; the placement platform 33 When the second limit piece 331 just cooperates with the first limit piece 34 (that is, when the placement platform 33 descends to the point where the second limit piece 331 just contacts the first limit piece 34), the first driving mechanism 32 can drive the placement platform 33 to continue to descend through the sliding member 31, and the first limit piece 34 provides an external force to rotate the placement platform 33 from a horizontal position to a release position relative to the sliding member 31 to release the cup on the placement platform 33. At this time, the external force provided by the first limit piece 34 is the resistance of the first limit piece 34 to the second limit piece 331. In this embodiment, by setting the first limiter 34 and the second limiter 331, the first driving mechanism 32 can drive the placement platform 33 to descend through the sliding member 31, and the first limiter 34 can provide an external force to rotate the placement platform 33 from the horizontal position to the release position to release the cup on the placement platform 33 through the limit cooperation of the first limiter 34 and the second limiter 331, without setting up another driving mechanism to drive the placement platform 33 to rotate to release the cup, which can further simplify the equipment structure, reduce the occupied space, and reduce the equipment cost. In other embodiments, the placement platform 33 can also be slidably arranged on the sliding member 31 and can slide between the horizontal position and the release position relative to the sliding member 31, and the specific implementation is not limited to this.

[0036] Specifically, in this embodiment, the transmission device 3 also includes a shell 310 installed in the cabinet 1, the top and bottom of the shell 310 are open, the sliding member 31, the first driving mechanism 32, the placement platform 33, the first limit member 34 and the falling channel 4 are all arranged in the shell 310, and the receiving bin 2 is installed on the top of the shell 310; the second limit member 331 and the placement platform 33 are an integrated structure, and the placement platform 33 is rotatably set on the sliding member 31 through the rotating shaft 311, and the elastic member 35 is specifically a torsion spring, which is sleeved on the rotating shaft 311 and is set between the placement platform 33 and the sliding member 31.

[0037] See also Figures 5 to 8As shown, in this embodiment, the first position-limiting member 34 is a fixed pulley rotatably arranged in the cabinet 1, and the fixed pulley is rotatably mounted on the inner wall of the housing 310. When the first position-limiting member 34 and the second position-limiting member 331 are limited and matched, the second position-limiting member 331 can drive the first position-limiting member 34 to rotate, thereby reducing the friction resistance, so that the placement platform 33 can smoothly descend until the placement platform 33 rotates to the release position. Of course, in other embodiments, the first position-limiting member 34 can also be a non-rotatable wheel fixedly arranged in the cabinet 1, and the specific implementation method is not limited to this.

[0038] See also Figures 3 to 8 As shown, in this embodiment, a sliding guide structure is provided between the sliding member 31 and the cabinet 1, and the sliding guide structure includes a first guide portion 36 provided on the cabinet 1 and a second guide portion 37 provided on the sliding member 31, the first guide portion 36 and the second guide portion 37 are slidably guided to cooperate, and both sides of the sliding member 31 are slidably installed in the cabinet 1 through the sliding guide structure. Specifically, in this embodiment, the first guide portion 36 is a guide rail installed on the inner wall of the housing 310 in the longitudinal direction, and the second guide portion 37 is a slider installed on the sliding member 31. Of course, in other embodiments, the first guide portion 36 can also be a guide column arranged in the longitudinal direction, and correspondingly, the second guide portion 37 is a guide sleeve slidably guided to cooperate with the guide column.

[0039] See also Figures 3 to 8 As shown, in this embodiment, the transmission device 3 also includes a driving arm 38 and a driven arm 39 disposed in the housing 310, the first driving mechanism 32 is a motor, the output shaft of the first driving mechanism 32 is connected to the driving arm 38 to drive the driving arm 38 to rotate, one end of the driven arm 39 is hinged to the driving arm 38, and the other end of the driven arm 39 is hinged to the sliding member 31, the first driving mechanism 32 is connected to the sliding member 31 through the driving arm 38 and the driven arm 39 in turn, so as to drive the sliding member 31 to rise and fall along the guide rail, thereby driving the placement platform 33 to rise and fall in the drop channel 4; specifically, when the motor rotates forward, the motor drives the sliding member 31 to descend through the driving arm 38 and the driven arm 39 in turn; when the motor rotates reversely, the motor drives the sliding member 31 to rise through the driving arm 38 and the driven arm 39 in turn. In other embodiments, the first driving mechanism 32 can also be a cylinder, and the piston rod of the cylinder is connected to the sliding member 31 to drive the sliding member 31 to rise and fall.

[0040] See also Figure 2 and Figures 5 to 8 As shown, in this embodiment, a positioning groove 332 for positioning the cup is provided on the placement platform 33, so that the user can accurately place the cup in the positioning groove 332 and ensure that the cup can smoothly pass through the clearance hole 22.

[0041] See also Figures 1 to 8As shown, in this embodiment, the cabinet 1 is further provided with an image acquisition unit 6, a cashback unit (not shown in the figure) and an image processing unit (not shown in the figure), the image processing unit is connected to the image acquisition unit 6 and the cashback unit respectively, the image acquisition unit 6 is used to continuously acquire image information of the cup in the receiving bin 2 and motion state information of the cup after entering the receiving bin 2, the image processing unit is used to determine whether the cup is recyclable according to the image information, and the image processing unit is also used to determine whether the cup enters the receiving bin 2 in a first preset motion state and whether the cup enters the drop channel 4 in a second preset motion state according to the motion state information; when the cup enters the receiving bin 2 in the first preset motion state, the cup is recyclable and the cup enters the drop channel 4 in the second preset motion state, the cashback unit performs cashback; when the cup does not enter the receiving bin 2 in the first preset motion state, the cup is not recyclable or the cup does not enter the drop channel 4 in the second preset motion state, the cashback unit does not perform cashback. In this embodiment, an image acquisition unit 6, a cashback unit and an image processing unit are provided. When the image processing unit determines, based on the information collected by the image acquisition unit 6, that the cup has not entered the receiving bin 2 in the first preset motion state, the cup is not recyclable, or the cup has not entered the dropping channel 4 in the second preset motion state, the cashback unit does not perform cashback, thereby avoiding intentional or unintentional fraud by the user that may lead to erroneous cashback, and ensuring that the cashback function of the device can operate normally.

[0042] Specifically, in this embodiment, the cup enters the receiving bin 2 in the first preset motion state specifically means: the cup continues to move in the forward direction into the receiving bin 2 until the cup is placed on the placement platform 33; the cup enters the falling channel 4 in the second preset motion state specifically means: when the transmission device 3 is in action, the cup continues to move downward until the entire cup passes through the clearance hole 22. In this embodiment, the image acquisition unit 6 specifically adopts a camera, and the side wall of the receiving bin 2 is provided with an identification window 23 corresponding to the camera; the cabinet 1 is provided with a display screen 7 for interacting with the user and an indicator light 8 for displaying the working status of the recycling device, and the indicator light 8 is arranged around the opening 111 on the cabinet door 11; when the cashback unit performs cashback, the indicator light 8 is green, or the display screen 7 displays the rebate information; when the cashback unit does not perform cashback, the indicator light 8 is red, or the display screen 7 notifies the user to take the cup away.

[0043] The working principle of this embodiment is briefly described as follows:

[0044] See also Figure 5 and Figure 6 As shown, in the initial state, the placement platform 33 and the sliding member 31 are both in the highest position, the placement platform 33 is kept in a horizontal position under the action of the elastic member 35, and the placement platform 33 is close to the bottom of the receiving bin 2;

[0045] When the user needs to put in a discarded cup, the cup is placed in the receiving bin 2 through the cup opening 21 and placed on the placement platform 33. The image processing unit determines whether the cup enters the receiving bin 2 in the first preset motion state according to the motion state information sent by the image acquisition unit 6, and determines whether the cup is recyclable according to the image information sent by the image acquisition unit 6.

[0046] If the cup does not enter the receiving bin 2 in the first preset motion state, or the cup is not recyclable, the transmission device 3 does not operate, the cashback unit does not return cash, the indicator light 8 turns red, or the display screen 7 notifies the user to take the cup away;

[0047] If the cup enters the receiving bin 2 in the first preset motion state and the cup is recyclable, the transmission device 3 is activated, and the first driving mechanism 32 drives the placement platform 33 to descend through the sliding member 31, thereby driving the cup on the placement platform 33 to pass through the clearance hole 22 to be transported to the drop channel 4. Figure 7 As shown, when the placement platform 33 descends to the point where the second limiting member 331 just engages with the first limiting member 34, the first driving mechanism 32 can drive the placement platform 33 to continue to descend through the sliding member 31. Figure 8 As shown, during the continuous descent of the placement platform 33, the first limit member 34 and the second limit member 331 maintain a limit fit, so that the first limit member 34 provides an external force to rotate the placement platform 33 from a horizontal position to a release position relative to the sliding member 31, so that the cup falls from the placement platform 33 and falls into the recovery bin 5 through the drop channel 4, the elastic member 35 is compressed, and then the first driving mechanism 32 drives the placement platform 33 to rise and reset through the sliding member 31, and the placement platform 33 rotates and resets to a horizontal position under the action of the elastic member 35; during the operation of the transmission device 3, the image processing unit determines whether the cup enters the drop channel 4 in the second preset motion state according to the motion state information sent by the image acquisition unit 6. If so, the cash back unit performs cash back, otherwise, the cash back unit does not perform cash back.

[0048] Embodiment 2

[0049] This embodiment is basically the same as the first embodiment, and the only difference is that:

[0050] This embodiment does not have the first limiter, the second limiter and the elastic member as described in the first embodiment; in this embodiment, the transmission device also includes a second driving mechanism fixedly mounted on the sliding member, the placement platform is rotatably mounted on the sliding member and can rotate between a horizontal position and a release position relative to the sliding member, the second driving mechanism is in transmission connection with the placement platform, the second driving mechanism provides an external force to drive the placement platform to rotate from a horizontal position to a release position relative to the sliding member to release the cup on the placement platform, and the second driving mechanism also drives the placement platform to rotate and reset from the release position to a horizontal position. Specifically, in this embodiment, when the first driving mechanism drives the placement platform to descend to a certain height through the sliding member so that the cup on the placement platform completely enters the drop channel, the second driving mechanism provides an external force to drive the placement platform to rotate from a horizontal position to a release position relative to the sliding member, so that the cup falls from the placement platform and falls into the recovery bin through the drop channel; then the first driving mechanism drives the placement platform to rise and reset through the sliding member, and the second driving mechanism drives the placement platform to rotate and reset to a horizontal position.

[0051] In this embodiment, the structures and principles of the remaining parts not described are consistent with those in the first embodiment and will not be described in detail here.

[0052] Embodiment 3

[0053] This embodiment is basically the same as the first embodiment, and the only difference is that:

[0054] In this embodiment, a compressor is further provided in the cabinet, and the compressor is used to compress the cups in the recycling bin to increase the storage capacity of the recycling bin; or, a cup stacking machine is further provided in the cabinet, and the cup stacking machine is used to stack the cups in the recycling bin to increase the storage capacity of the recycling bin.

[0055] In this embodiment, the structures and principles of the remaining parts not described are consistent with those in the first embodiment and will not be described in detail here.

[0056] From the above description of the present invention, it can be seen that compared with the prior art, the cup recycling equipment of the present invention has a simple overall structure, is easy to maintain in the later stage, occupies a small space, and has a high recycling efficiency, which helps to improve the user experience.

[0057] The above embodiments are only used to further illustrate a cup recycling device of the present invention, but the present invention is not limited to the embodiments. Any simple modifications, equivalent changes and modifications made to the above embodiments based on the technical essence of the present invention fall within the protection scope of the technical solution of the present invention.

Claims

1. A cup recycling device, characterized in that: The machine comprises a cabinet, wherein a receiving bin, a transmission device, a drop channel and a recovery bin are arranged in the cabinet, wherein the drop channel is located above the recovery bin, the receiving bin has a cup throwing port, the receiving bin is used to receive cups thrown by users through the cup throwing port, and the transmission device is used to transport the cups in the receiving bin to the drop channel and release the cups to make them fall into the recovery bin from the drop channel; The drop channel is located below the receiving bin, the transmission device includes a sliding member slidably arranged in the cabinet, a first driving mechanism transmission-connected with the sliding member to drive the sliding member to rise and fall, and a placement platform movably arranged on the sliding member and used to place the cups, a clearance hole for the cups to pass through is provided at the bottom of the receiving bin, the placement platform is located below the clearance hole and can be lifted and lowered in the drop channel under the drive of the sliding member, and the placement platform can move relative to the sliding member under the action of an external force to release the cups on the placement platform; The transmission device also includes a first limiter disposed in the cabinet, the placement platform is rotatably disposed on the sliding member and can rotate between a horizontal position and a release position, a second limiter capable of cooperating with the first limiter in a limiting manner is disposed on the placement platform, and an elastic member capable of resetting the placement platform from the release position to the horizontal position is disposed between the placement platform and the sliding member; when the placement platform descends to the point where the second limiter just cooperates with the first limiter in a limiting manner, the first driving mechanism can drive the placement platform to continue to descend through the sliding member, and the first limiter provides the external force to rotate the placement platform from the horizontal position to the release position to release the cup on the placement platform; Alternatively, the transmission device further comprises a second driving mechanism mounted on the sliding member, the placement platform is rotatably mounted on the sliding member and can rotate between a horizontal position and a release position, the second driving mechanism is transmission-connected to the placement platform, the second driving mechanism provides the external force to drive the placement platform to rotate from the horizontal position to the release position to release the cup on the placement platform, and the second driving mechanism also drives the placement platform to rotate and return from the release position to the horizontal position; The cabinet is provided with a cabinet door, the cup throwing opening is arranged toward the cabinet door, and the cabinet door is provided with an opening corresponding to the cup throwing opening.

2. The cup recycling device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The first limiting member is a fixed pulley rotatably disposed in the cabinet.

3. The cup recycling device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The second limiting member and the placement platform are an integrated structure.

4. The cup recycling device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The transmission device also includes a driving arm and a driven arm. The first driving mechanism is a motor. The first driving mechanism is connected to the driving arm to drive the driving arm to rotate. One end of the driven arm is hinged to the driving arm, and the other end of the driven arm is hinged to the sliding member.

5. The cup recycling device according to claim 1, characterized in that: A sliding guide structure is provided between the sliding member and the cabinet. The sliding guide structure comprises a first guide portion provided on the cabinet and a second guide portion provided on the sliding member. The first guide portion and the second guide portion cooperate in a sliding guiding manner.

6. The cup recycling device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The placing platform is provided with a positioning groove for positioning the cup.

7. The cup recycling device according to any one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that: The cabinet is further provided with an image acquisition unit, a cashback unit and an image processing unit, wherein the image processing unit is connected to the image acquisition unit and the cashback unit respectively, and the image acquisition unit is used to acquire image information of the cup in the receiving bin and motion state information of the cup after entering the receiving bin, and the image processing unit is used to determine whether the cup is recyclable according to the image information, and to determine whether the cup enters the receiving bin in a first preset motion state and whether the cup enters the falling channel in a second preset motion state according to the motion state information; When the cup enters the receiving bin in a first preset motion state, the cup is recyclable, and the cup enters the falling channel in a second preset motion state, the cashback unit performs cashback; when the cup does not enter the receiving bin in the first preset motion state, the cup is not recyclable, or the cup does not enter the falling channel in the second preset motion state, the cashback unit does not perform cashback.

8. The cup recycling device according to any one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that: The cabinet is further provided with a compressor, and the compressor is used to compress the cups in the recovery bin; or the cabinet is further provided with a cup stacking machine, and the cup stacking machine is used to stack the cups in the recovery bin.

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