Apparatus and method for separating waste

Abstract

A mechanical rotating device located at the base of a gravity waste chute is effective to separate homogeneous and / or heterogeneous waste into a waste container. The apparatus includes a mechanical rotary steering mechanism that utilizes an electromechanical rotary element secured to a base for rotating and steering homogeneous and / or heterogeneous waste into designated respective waste containers.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present specification relates generally to waste management and recycling, but more particularly to a non-limiting embodiment of a rotating mechanism located at the base of a gravity waste chute that effectively separates discarded reusable waste to sort homogeneous and / or heterogeneous waste into corresponding containers, such as reusable waste containers.

[0002] background Recycling of reusable waste is the process of collecting, sorting and treating reusable waste that would otherwise be discarded as garbage and transforming the reusable waste into new products using recycled raw materials. The problem lies in the initial separation of reusable waste into homogeneous types in corresponding containers, such as plastic in plastic containers, paper in paper containers, metal in metal containers and glass in glass containers. In the past, gravity chutes had only one box at the base of the chute discard point, where the heterogeneous waste was deposited, and all waste was sent to a garbage collection center where it was separated manually, which took long man-hours and had rising costs, making recycling an expensive option.

[0003] There are other waste separation devices for trash chutes that provide only one or two possible separation points, utilizing actuators and flaps that divert the waste to different paths. However, this approach is limited due to several factors. First, the actuator pushes and pulls on a lever arm, resulting in premature failure and low mean time between failures (MTBF) due to the impact stress of the waste on the diverting surfaces. As the waste falls through a gravity chute, it picks up velocity and momentum, and when the waste reaches the base of the chute, there is a forced impact on the diverting surfaces. Second, the movement speed of the actuator reacts slowly, resulting in a delay time on the floor in use to allow access to the discard port.

[0004] Therefore, there is a need for a better way to provide a gravity chute with the ability to separate discarded waste material using a rotating diverting surface that is not impacted by the deflection of the waste material and reduces delay time. Summary of the invention

[0005] The illustrative non-limiting embodiments of the present disclosure address the above disadvantages and other disadvantages not described above. Moreover, the non-limiting embodiments are not required to overcome the above disadvantages, and the illustrative non-limiting embodiments may not overcome any of the above problems.

[0006] Aspects of one or more non-limiting embodiments provide a horizontally rotatable angled impact diverting surface located in a horizontally rotating housing that acts as a mechanical diverting device to evenly disperse waste deposition impact energy over a wider surface area, thereby reducing stress on the angled impact diverting surface horizontal rotation mechanical hardware.

[0007] In accordance with one aspect of one or more non-limiting embodiments, the diverter is made of stainless steel or other hard material, which resists corrosion and has a long life due to the variation of impact energy acting on the impact surface compared to traditional arc-wiper actuated diverter plates, in which the impact energy acts only on the swivel ball mounting, resulting in premature failure and heavy maintenance of years of repairs.

[0008] According to one aspect of one or more non-limiting embodiments, the rotary mechanical device is controlled by a central controller / electronic sorting controller, which receives information from user selections on a user interface. The user interface can be located on a floor above the rotary mechanical sorting device. The user interface sends sufficient signals to the central controller, and the central controller relays the user selection formatted information to the rotary controller, which controls the rotation relationship corresponding to the user selection.

[0009] One aspect of a non-limiting embodiment requires less maintenance because stress is removed from the rotating spherical joint on the actuator arm / hinge and replaced by a rotating impact transferring surface housed in a rotating housing that rests on a multiple evenly placed array of bearings designed to handle downward force impacts.

[0010] Additional non-limiting embodiments will be set forth in the description which follows and, in part, will be apparent from the description, and / or may be learned by practice of the non-limiting embodiments presented in the disclosure.

[0011] BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS Features, advantages, and significance of non-limiting embodiments of the present disclosure will now be described with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which like symbols represent like elements, and in which: Figure 1 is a diagram of a gravity chute according to a non-limiting embodiment; Figure 2 are front and side views of an angled impact diverting surface in a housing resting on a transfer bearing according to a non-limiting embodiment; Figure 3 is a diagram illustrating a non-limiting embodiment wherein an angled impact diverting surface is being impacted by a discarded waste bin and illustrating a diverting surface housing, a diverting surface housing crown, and a lower crown diverting surface; Figure 4 is a diagram illustrating a side view of an angled impact diverting surface according to a non-limiting embodiment, wherein the angled impact diverting surface diverts discarded waste material according to a waste type selected by a first user into a lower waste container located in front of a diverting swivel device; Figure 5A side view is shown according to a non-limiting embodiment wherein a 90 degree rotation of the angled impact diverting surface diverts discarded waste material above the lower crown diverting shield, represented by the rotation icon, showing the Figure 4 shift of the original angled impact steering surface position in; Figure 6 shows a side view according to a non-limiting embodiment, wherein a 45 degree rotation depicts the front rotation surface and the side rotation surface; Figure 7 is a rotational position diagram illustrating the rotational position of an angled impact diverting surface that diverts discarded waste material to a waste container in four positions according to a non-limiting embodiment; Figure 8 is a block diagram of example components of a user interface according to a non-limiting embodiment; Fig. 9 is a block diagram illustrating a user interface, a central controller / classification controller, and a rotation controller according to a non-limiting embodiment; and Fig.10 is a flow chart illustrating a method for horizontal rotational separation of waste according to a non-limiting embodiment.

[0012] Detailed Description The following detailed description of exemplary non-limiting embodiments refers to the accompanying drawings.The same reference numbers in different drawings may identify the same or similar elements.

[0013] Matters defined in the description, such as detailed construction and elements, are provided to assist in a comprehensive understanding of the exemplary embodiments. However, it is apparent that the exemplary non-limiting embodiments can be practiced without those specifically defined matters. Also, well-known functions or constructions are not described in detail because they would obscure the description with unnecessary detail.

[0014] This specification provides a description, but is not intended to be exhaustive or to limit the embodiments to the precise form disclosed. Modifications and variations are possible based on this disclosure or may be obtained from the practice of the embodiments. In addition, one or more features or components of an embodiment may be incorporated into or combined with another embodiment (or one or more features of another embodiment). In addition, in the flowcharts and descriptions of the operations provided below, it should be understood that one or more operations may be omitted, one or more operations may be added, one or more operations may be performed simultaneously (at least partially), and the order of one or more operations may be switched.

[0015] It is apparent that the systems and / or methods described herein can be implemented in various forms of hardware, firmware, or a combination of hardware and software. The actual dedicated control hardware or software code used to implement these systems and / or methods is not limited by the implementation method. Therefore, the operation and performance of the systems and / or methods are described herein without reference to specific software codes. It should be understood that software and hardware can be designed to implement the systems and / or methods based on the description herein.

[0016] Even though particular combinations of features are recited in the claims and / or disclosed in the specification, these combinations are not intended to limit the disclosure of possible implementations. In fact, many of these features may be combined in ways not specifically recited in the claims and / or disclosed in the specification. Although each of the dependent claims listed below may directly depend on only one claim, the disclosure of possible implementations includes each dependent claim in combination with every other claim in the claim set.

[0017] Unless explicitly stated, the elements, actions or instructions used herein should not be interpreted as key or necessary. In addition, as used herein, the articles "one" and "an" are intended to include single or multiple projects, and can be used interchangeably with "single or multiple". In the case of being intended to represent only one project, the term "one" or similar language is used. In addition, as used herein, the terms "have", "have", "contain", "include", "comprise" etc. are intended to be open terms. Further, unless explicitly stated otherwise, the phrase "based on" is intended to represent "based at least in part". Moreover, expressions such as "at least one of [A] and [B]" or "at least one of [A] or [B]" should be understood to include only A, only B or both A and B.

[0018] Furthermore, in this specification, it should be understood that when elements are “connected” or “coupled” to each other, the elements may be directly connected or coupled to each other, but may alternatively be connected or coupled to each other with intervening elements therebetween, unless otherwise specified.

[0019] Figure 1 A non-limiting embodiment comprising a gravity chute device (5) is shown. Figure 1 As shown, a first user (35a) is in progress dropping waste into a gravity chute inlet or upper branch door (18a) on a gravity chute body (20), the upper branch (1) of which is connected to the lower branch (2) of the gravity chute body (20) via an adjusting pipe on the gravity chute body (20). Figure 1 Also shown is an optional second user (35b) waiting while the upper branch door (18a) is used. Figure 1The lower branch door (18b) in the lower branch (2) of the gravity chute body (20) is shown.

[0020] according to Figure 1 In the non-limiting embodiment shown, waste travels down the gravity chute body (20) to a diverting area comprising a housing (101a) including an angled impact diverting surface (101b) mounted in the housing (101a). Figure 1 Also shown is a crown (103a) above the housing (101a).

[0021] According to one non-limiting embodiment, the angled impact diverting surface (101b) can be formed as a plate and made of stainless steel, however, the angled impact diverting surface (101b) is not limited to these exemplary embodiments. Consistent with the non-limiting embodiments, the angled impact diverting surface (101b) can be angled at a variety of different angles relative to the horizontal axis. The angled impact diverting surface (101b) is configured to be able to rotate toward a corresponding waste container or box (23a, 23b, 23c and 23d). According to various non-limiting embodiments, a variety of different mechanisms can be used to rotate the angled impact diverting surface (101b). As a non-limiting example, a rotating weight distribution plate can be used below the angled impact diverting surface (101b).

[0022] according to Figure 1 In the non-limiting embodiment shown in FIG. 1 , a series of four waste containers or bins (23a, 23b, 23c and 23d) perpendicular to each other in a 90 degree array are configured to receive discarded waste material that travels over the lower crown guard (103b) and enters a corresponding user interface 300 (the user interface 300 is not shown in FIG. Figure 1 shown in Figure 8 ) on a first user (35a) selected one of the waste containers (23a, 23b, 23c and 23d). However, the embodiments are not limited to this particular configuration, and many different numbers of boxes and array configurations consistent with the non-limiting embodiments may be employed.

[0023] The user interface 300 may include one or more devices capable of receiving, generating, storing, processing and / or providing information associated with the gravity chute device (5). For example, the user interface 300 may include an electronic user interface, a circuit board, a switch, a computing device (e.g., a desktop computer, a touch screen display panel, a notebook computer, a tablet computer, a handheld computer, a smart speaker, a server, etc.), a mobile phone (e.g., a smart phone, a wireless phone, etc.), a wearable device (e.g., smart glasses or a smart watch), or a similar device. In addition, according to a non-limiting embodiment, multiple user interfaces may be provided so that each user, such as a first user (35a), a second user (35b), etc., can use a corresponding user interface.

[0024] according to Figure 1 In the non-limiting embodiment shown, waste material may travel down the gravity chute body (20), accelerate to the crown (103a) and impact the rotatable angled impact diverter surface (101b). The waste material may then be diverted from the angled impact diverter surface (101b) on the lower crown guard (103b) located on top of the lower diverter base (105) and travel to one of the waste containers (23a, 23b, 23c and 23d).

[0025] Figure 2 A front view and a side view of an angled impact diverting surface (101b) according to one non-limiting embodiment are shown. The angled impact diverting surface (101b) is located in a housing (101a) which rests on a transfer bearing (75). The housing (101a) houses the angled impact diverting surface (101b). Both the housing (101a) and the angled impact diverting surface (101b) are elements of a horizontally rotating waste diverting mechanism whereby an impact on the angled impact diverting surface (101b) diverts discarded waste, as described above with reference to Figure 1 According to one non-limiting embodiment, such discarded waste may include a discarded waste bin (121) ( Figure 3 The horizontally rotating waste diverting mechanism also diverts the Newtonian energy of the mass of the discarded waste downwardly onto the transfer bearing (75), thereby spreading the mass velocity of the discarded waste over a uniformly applied surface. The discarded waste is diverted away from the angled impact diverting surface (101b) and in the direction of the opening of the housing (101a) toward one of the waste containers (23a, 23b, 23c and 23d) (in the Figure 1 ) steering.

[0026] According to one non-limiting embodiment, the ball transfer bearings (75) are configured to move in all directions and are able to easily transfer loads - changing the direction of motion on the fly. Each ball transfer bearing (75) includes a large load bearing ball that sits atop a number of smaller balls enclosed in a hemispherical cup. Below the cup is a 16mm threaded stud that screws into the top surface ( Figure 1 ). The energy from the angled impact deflection surface (101b) is evenly dispersed across the array of evenly spaced transfer bearings (75). However, the non-limiting embodiments are not necessarily limited to this particular configuration of transfer bearings (75), and a variety of different bearings may be used.

[0027] According to a non-limiting example, using the formula F = m*a, a 10 kg waste bag traveling at 27 meters per second (m / s) will impact the deflector plate with 270N = ~ 27.5 kgf. If the pivoting ball joints on the actuator arms and hinges are used according to conventional equipment, the repeated impacts of the waste bag will cause damage to the pivoting ball joints on the actuator arms and hinges.

[0028] However, according to one non-limiting embodiment, a stable diverting surface, such as an angled impact diverting surface (101b), upon impact, will simply absorb the impact of the waste bag and divert the waste into a corresponding homogeneous waste container with minimal impact on the impact surface or rotational control mechanism. This is due to, for example, a rotating weight distribution plate located on 25 mm transfer bearings (75) evenly placed below the rotating impact surface housing (101a). According to one non-limiting embodiment, the transfer bearings (75) can handle loads of up to 150 kg, and, for example, 8 transfer bearings are used to divert the impact load, thereby evenly displacing the impact energy and absorbing the impact energy to the ground through the support base. However, other non-limiting embodiments may employ other rotational control mechanisms, weight distribution mechanisms, and transfer bearing numbers, loads, placements, etc.

[0029] Figure 3 A non-limiting embodiment is shown wherein the angled impact deflector surface (101b) is impacted by a discarded waste bin (121). Figure 3 As shown, the housing (101a) is located between the diverting surface housing crown (103a) and the lower crown diverting surface (103b). Waste is discarded from the waste bin (121) and deflected away from the angled impact diverting surface (101b) and out of the opening of the housing (101a), as shown by the arrows depicting the impact direction (IMP) and the arrows depicting the diverting direction (DIV).

[0030] Figure 4A side view of an angled impact diverting surface (101b) diverting a discarded waste bin (121) into a lower waste container or "general waste" container (23a) located at the front of a diverting horizontal rotating device housing (101a) is shown. The lower waste container or "general waste" container (23a) is selected from the waste containers or bins (23a, 23b, 23c and 23d) according to the type of waste selected by the first user (35a), as described above with reference to Figure 1 The non-limiting embodiment shown is discussed. The discarded waste bin (121) travels down the chute body (20) to the base of the chute and into the top of the crown (103a). The discarded waste bin (121) passes through the impact diverting surface (101b) at an impact angle, thereby diverting the discarded waste bin (121) in a vertical direction into one of the lower waste containers (23a, 23b) as shown by the arrows depicting the impact direction (IMP) and the arrows depicting the diversion direction (DIV). According to Figure 4 The non-limiting embodiment in also shows a lower deflector assembly of the crown (103a) which further ensures that waste material dispersed from the impact surface is also cleanly and efficiently diverted into the waste container (23a, 23b) below the crown skirt (103b).

[0031] In another non-limiting embodiment, Figure 5 A side view is shown wherein a 90 degree horizontal rotation of the angled impact diverting surface (101b) diverts the discarded waste bin (121) above the lower crown diverting shield (103b), represented by the horizontal rotation icon (200), showing the angled impact diverting surface (101b) from Figure 4 According to a non-limiting embodiment, there are four separate positions at the 90 degree vertical position, such as Figure 7 As shown in detail in Figure 5 In the embodiment, the opening of the housing (101a) faces laterally to the right side of the original "resting position" (referred to as the "Home" position), as shown in FIG. Figure 4 shown.

[0032] When the above reference Figure 1 The non-limiting embodiment shown discusses one of the users (35a, 35b) in the user interface 300 ( Figure 8 When selecting and discarding the waste box (121) as shown in FIG. Figure 3 , Figure 4 and Figure 5 As shown, the user interface 300 sends a signal to an electronic control mechanism, such as a central controller or a classification controller 400 ( Fig. 9The central controller or classification controller 400 in turn sends a signal to a steering gear rotation control device, such as a rotation controller 500 (also in Fig. 9 According to one non-limiting embodiment, the rotation controller 500 may be located in the base of a horizontal rotation steering mechanism that horizontally rotates an angled impact steering surface (101b) contained in a housing (101a). The energy of the waste bin (121) is Figure 5 As depicted by arrow (E), the direction of the turned waste bin (121) is shown.

[0033] Figure 6 A side view of a 45 degree horizontal rotation is shown depicting the front and side portions of the angled impact steering surface (101b) rotated from the original Home position, indicated by the rotation icon (200), to face the Figure 4 The front of a "general waste" container (23a) is shown. Figure 6 The housing (101a) is shown positioned towards another waste container (23b) (in Figure 4 ) may be located on one side of the clockwise rotation. Each waste container corresponds to Figure 1 Homogeneous waste selected by the user (35a, 35b).

[0034] Figure 7 A top view of a rotational position diagram is shown showing different rotational positions of an angled impact diverting surface (101b) that diverts a discarded waste bin (121) to four different positions (position A, position B, position C, and position D) of a waste container (23a, 23b, 23c, and 23d), respectively, according to a non-limiting embodiment. Figure 7 As shown, position A (zero degrees) can be assigned as the "Home position" whereby the diverter is at rest and pointing to the "general waste" container (23a) ( Figure 3 , Figure 4 , Figure 5 and Figure 6 When the user (35a, 35b) makes a selection, the housing (101a) is moved by the electromechanical device in a manner corresponding to the user (35a, 35b) at the electronic user interface 300 ( Figure 8 ) in the direction selected.

[0035] according to Figure 7In the non-limiting embodiment shown, the rotational positions, Position B, Position C, and Position D, are rotated in increments of 90 degrees relative to Position A. For example, selection of one of the waste containers (23a, 23b, 23c, and 23d) for paper may correspond to a right rotation, Position C, which is 90 degrees from the Home position (Position A is at 0 degrees). Similarly, one of the waste containers (23a, 23b, 23c, and 23d) for plastics, metals, and glass may correspond to a left rotation, Position B, which is 270 degrees from the Home position (Position A). Further, one of the waste containers (23a, 23b, 23c, and 23d) for organic waste may correspond to a right rotation, Position D, which is 180 degrees from the Home position (Position A). However, the non-limiting embodiments are not limited to Figure 7 The specific configuration shown, and a variety of positions and rotation increments can be used. For example, as another non-limiting example, the number of discarded waste collection containers can be changed from four boxes to eight boxes, and the rotation increment can be changed from 90 degrees to 45 degrees accordingly.

[0036] Figure 8 1 shows a block diagram of example components of a user interface 300 according to a non-limiting embodiment. Figure 8 As shown, the user interface 300 may include a bus 310 , a processor 320 , a memory 330 , a storage component 340 , an input component 350 , an output component 360 , and a communication interface 370 .

[0037] The bus 310 includes components that allow communication between components of the user interface 300. The processor 320 can be implemented in hardware, firmware, or a combination of hardware and software. The processor 320 can be a central processing unit (CPU), a graphics processing unit (GPU), an accelerated processing unit (APU), a microprocessor, a microcontroller, a digital signal processor (DSP), a field programmable gate array (FPGA), an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC), or another type of processing component. In some embodiments, the processor 320 includes one or more processors that can be programmed to perform functions. The memory 330 includes a random access memory (RAM), a read-only memory (ROM), and / or another type of dynamic or static storage user interface (e.g., flash memory, magnetic memory, and / or optical memory) that stores information and / or instructions for use by the processor 320.

[0038] The storage component 340 stores information and / or software related to the operation and use of the user interface 300. For example, the storage component 340 may include a hard disk (e.g., a magnetic disk, an optical disk, a magneto-optical disk, and / or a solid state disk), an optical disk (CD), a digital versatile disk (DVD), a floppy disk, a cassette, a magnetic tape, and / or another type of non-transitory computer-readable medium and a corresponding drive. The input component 350 includes a component that allows the user interface 300 to receive information, such as via user input (e.g., a touch screen display, a keyboard, a keypad, a mouse, a button, a switch, and / or a microphone). Additionally or alternatively, the input component 350 may include a sensor for sensing information (e.g., a global positioning system (GPS) component, an accelerometer, a gyroscope, and / or an actuator). The output component 360 includes a component that provides output information from the user interface 300 (e.g., a display, a speaker, and / or one or more light emitting diodes (LEDs)).

[0039] The communication interface 370 includes a transceiver-like component (e.g., a transceiver and / or a separate receiver and transmitter) that enables the user interface 300 to communicate with other devices, such as via a wired connection, a wireless connection, or a combination of a wired and wireless connection. The communication interface 370 can allow the user interface 300 to receive information from another device and / or provide information to another device. For example, the communication interface 370 can include an Ethernet interface, an optical interface, a coaxial interface, an infrared interface, a radio frequency (RF) interface, a universal serial bus (USB) interface, a Wi-Fi interface, a cellular network interface, etc.

[0040] The user interface 300 may perform one or more processes described herein. The user interface 300 may perform these processes in response to the processor 320 executing software instructions stored by a non-transitory computer-readable medium (e.g., memory 330 and / or storage component 340). A computer-readable medium is defined herein as a non-transitory memory device. A memory device includes storage space within a single physical storage device or storage space distributed across multiple physical storage devices.

[0041] The software instructions may be read into memory 330 and / or storage component 340 from another computer-readable medium or from another device via communication interface 370. When executed, the software instructions stored in memory 330 and / or storage component 340 may cause processor 320 to perform one or more processes described herein.

[0042] Additionally or alternatively, hardwired circuitry may be used in place of or in combination with software instructions to perform one or more of the processes described herein. Therefore, the embodiments described herein are not limited to any specific combination of hardware circuitry and software.

[0043] Figure 8The number and arrangement of components shown in FIG. 3 are provided as examples. In practice, user interface 300 may include more Figure 8 More components, fewer components, different components, or differently arranged components than those shown. Additionally or alternatively, one set of components (eg, one or more components) of user interface 300 may perform one or more functions illustrated as being performed by another set of components of user interface 300.

[0044] Fig. 9 is a block diagram illustrating a user interface 300, a central controller / classification controller 400, and a rotation controller 500 according to non-limiting embodiments. According to various non-limiting embodiments, the user interface 300, the central controller / classification controller 400, and the rotation controller 500 may be configured to communicate with each other in a variety of ways, including but not limited to, via a wired connection, a wireless connection, or a combination of wired and wireless connections.

[0045] The user interface 300 has been described in detail above. According to a non-limiting embodiment, the central controller / classification controller 400 may be implemented by at least one processor (not shown), which may be implemented in hardware, firmware, or a combination of hardware and software. The at least one processor of the central controller / classification controller 400 may be a central processing unit (CPU), a graphics processing unit (GPU), an accelerated processing unit (APU), a microprocessor, a microcontroller, a digital signal processor (DSP), a field programmable gate array (FPGA), an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC), or other types of processing components.

[0046] According to one non-limiting embodiment, the central controller / classification controller 400 may be configured to send and / or receive information to / from the user interface 300, including, but not limited to, information about user selections. The central controller / classification controller 400 may also be configured to send and / or receive information to / from the rotation controller 500, including, but not limited to, information about user selections. According to one non-limiting embodiment, the rotation controller 500 may be configured to control the rotation mechanism to rotate the angled impact steering surface (101b) to a rotation position corresponding to the user selection (e.g., position A, position B, position C, and position D as described above).

[0047] Fig.10 FIG. 1 is a flow chart showing a method for horizontal rotation separation of waste according to a non-limiting embodiment. Fig.10As shown, operation S601 may include receiving a user selection at the user interface 300. In operation S602, the user selection information is sent from the user interface 300 to the central controller / classification controller 400. In operation S603, the user selection information is sent from the central controller / classification controller 400 to the rotation controller 500. Finally, in operation S604, the rotation controller 500 controls the rotation position of the angled impact steering surface (101b) corresponding to the user selection.

[0048] As a non-limiting example, the discarded waste bin (121) may include paper to be recycled, and one of the users (35a, 35b) may make a paper-related selection, which is received at the user interface 300 (operation S601). The user interface 300 may then send the user selection information to the central controller / sort controller 400 (operation S602). The central controller / sort controller 400 may then send the user selection information to the rotation controller 500 (operation S603). Finally, the rotation controller 500 may control the rotation of the angled impact diverting surface (101b) corresponding to the user selection (paper-related) (operation S604). In this way, the angled impact diverting surface (101b) may be controlled to rotate to position C, and thus, the discarded waste bin (121) containing paper may be diverted to one of the waste containers (23a, 23b, 23c, and 23d) for paper.

[0049] According to one or more non-limiting embodiments, the angled impact diverting surface (101b) may include an electromechanical horizontal rotating hardened impact surface housed in a horizontal rotating housing for use in homogeneous and heterogeneous waste distribution stations to separate waste into corresponding types of waste collection containers for recycling purposes.

[0050] According to one or more non-limiting embodiments, an electromechanical element, such as a motor, a stepper motor, a hydraulic motor, a DC gear drive motor, a frequency drive motor, etc., may be controlled by the rotation controller 500 to electromechanically rotate the housing (101a). In addition, according to one or more non-limiting embodiments, such an electromechanical element may incrementally rotate a horizontal impact surface housing containing a hardened surface angled impact plate for the purpose of diverting reusable waste.

[0051] According to one or more non-limiting embodiments, a horizontal impact housing may be located on a multi-directional friction reducing element to evenly distribute impact energy acting on a horizontal rotating impact surface to a diverter base that absorbs the energy by deflecting it to the floor.

[0052] The foregoing disclosure provides description and illustration, but is not intended to be exhaustive or to limit the embodiments to the precise forms disclosed. Modifications and variations are possible in light of the above disclosure or may be acquired from practice of the embodiments.

[0053] It is apparent that the systems and / or methods described herein may be implemented in various forms of hardware, firmware, or a combination of hardware and software. The actual dedicated control hardware or software code used to implement these systems and / or methods is not limited by the implementation. Therefore, the operation and performance of the systems and / or methods are described herein without reference to specific software code - it should be understood that software and hardware can be designed to implement the systems and / or methods based on the description herein.

[0054] The embodiments of the present disclosure have been shown and described above, however, the embodiments of the present disclosure are not limited to the aforementioned specific embodiments. It is understood that, without departing from the spirit of the present disclosure as claimed in the attached claims, a person of ordinary skill in the art may make various modifications, substitutions and improvements to the technical field to which the present disclosure belongs. It should be understood that these modifications, substitutions and improvements should fall within the scope of protection of the present disclosure and should not be interpreted independently of the technical concept or prospect of the present disclosure.

Claims

1. A device comprising: impact steering surfaces; an electromechanically rotatable housing housing said impact deflecting surface; at least one controller configured to receive input information regarding a user, the information identifying one of the waste containers; wherein the housing comprises an opening; wherein the impact deflection surface is configured to receive an impact of waste that has fallen through the opening and deflect the received waste in a deflection direction; wherein the impact deflection surface is configured to rotate with rotation of the housing, and The at least one controller is configured to control the rotation of the housing and the impact diverting surface according to the received input information about the user, so that the diverting direction is toward one of the identified waste containers.

2. The device according to claim 1, wherein: Each of the waste containers is configured for a different type of waste. 3 . The device of claim 1 , further comprising a stepper motor configured to be controlled by the at least one controller to electromechanically rotate the housing.

4. The device according to claim 3, wherein: The stepper motor is configured to incrementally rotate the housing.

5. The device according to claim 1, wherein: The impact deflection surface is configured to receive an impact of the waste in an impact direction, and Wherein, the impact deflection surface is configured to intersect with the impact direction and is not perpendicular.

6. The device according to claim 1, wherein: The impact deflecting surface is a plate-shaped surface.

7. The device of claim 1 further comprising a transfer surface supporting the housing, in, The transfer surface is configured to evenly distribute impact energy onto the diverter base; wherein the deflector base is configured to deflect the impact energy toward the floor, and The impact energy is generated by the impact of the received waste on the impact deflection surface.

8. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a hydraulic motor configured to be controlled by the at least one controller to electromechanically rotate the housing.

9. The device according to claim 8, wherein: The hydraulic motor is configured to incrementally rotate the housing.

10. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a DC gear drive motor configured to be controlled by the at least one controller to electromechanically rotate the housing.

11. The device according to claim 10, wherein: The DC gear drive motor is configured to incrementally rotate the housing using a position counter wheel to determine an angle of rotation of the housing.

12. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a frequency drive motor configured to be controlled by the at least one controller to electromechanically rotate the housing.

13. The device according to claim 8, wherein: The frequency drive motor is configured to incrementally rotate the housing. The apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising a user interface configured to receive input from the user.

15. The device according to claim 1, wherein: The at least one controller is configured to control rotation of the housing and the impact diverting surface such that the diverting direction may be toward any one of the waste containers.

16. An apparatus comprising: Impact steering mode; an electromechanically rotatable housing means for accommodating said impact steering means; a control means for receiving input information regarding a user, the information identifying one of a plurality of waste receiving means; Wherein, the shell mode includes an opening; Wherein, the impact diversion method is used to receive the impact of the waste that has fallen through the opening and divert the received waste in the diversion direction; wherein the impact steering means is adapted to rotate with the rotation of the housing means, and The control means is used to control the rotation of the shell means and the impact steering means according to the received input information about the user, so that the steering direction is toward one of the plurality of waste receiving means.

17. A method comprising: receiving, by at least one controller, input information regarding a user, the information identifying one of the waste containers; controlling, by the at least one controller, rotation of an electromechanically rotatable housing containing an impact deflection surface that rotates with rotation of the housing in accordance with the received input information regarding the user, such that a deflection direction of the impact deflection surface is toward the identified one of the waste containers; The diversion direction is the direction in which the impact diversion surface diverts the waste that falls through the opening of the shell and then impacts the impact diversion surface.

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