Glass Container Crushing With Removable Bins for Low-Noise Waste Handling
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Solution Overview
Problem
The existing methods for handling glass waste in urban areas, particularly in hospitality establishments, are inefficient in reducing volume, require manual handling and transportation of heavy containers, and generate noise pollution, posing ergonomic challenges for workers and discomfort to residents.
Innovation Solution
A system comprising crushing means and receiving bins that crush glass containers into manageable pieces, integrated with a control system for operation and transport, allowing for efficient collection, confinement, and removal of glass waste.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Volume of moving object
If glass containers are collected and transported in their original form, then the containers can be easily collected, but the volume and weight to be transported are large
Solution Approach 1:
The system divides the glass waste management process into separate functional modules: crushing means for size reduction, receiving bins for collection, and transport means for removal. Each module operates independently but coordinates through the control system, allowing the volume reduction function to be achieved without requiring complete system redesign.
Solution Approach 2:
The crushing means performs size reduction of glass containers before they are collected in receiving bins and transported. This preliminary crushing action reduces the volume and weight of glass waste, making subsequent collection and transport operations more efficient and less burdensome.
2Productivity
If glass containers are handled manually and transported to collection points, then the process is simple to operate, but it requires significant manual effort and time
Solution Approach 1:
The system enables automated operation where the crushing means, receiving bins, and transport means can function with minimal human intervention. The control system coordinates the various components, allowing the system to service itself in terms of coordination and operation sequencing, thereby improving productivity without significantly complicating the user interface.
Solution Approach 2:
The system replaces manual mechanical handling with automated crushing mechanisms and transport systems. The crushing means automatically reduces glass containers to smaller pieces, and the transport means automatically moves the crushed waste, eliminating the need for manual carrying and sorting operations.
3Object-affected harmful factors
If glass containers are disposed of unitarily at the end of the workday, then the operation is simple, but it generates noise pollution and causes discomfort to residents
Solution Approach 1:
The system enables continuous or periodic waste processing throughout the working day rather than requiring a single end-of-day operation. The crushing means can process glass containers as they are collected, and the transport means can remove waste periodically, distributing the noise impact over time rather than concentrating it in one disruptive event.
Solution Approach 2:
The transport means extracts the crushed glass waste from the establishment and removes it to external disposal locations. This separation function allows the noisy crushing and loading operations to be confined to specific times and locations, reducing the impact on residents while maintaining operational efficiency.
4Ease of operation
If employees manually handle and transport glass waste, then the process requires minimal equipment, but it creates ergonomic challenges and physical strain on workers
Solution Approach 1:
The system replaces manual lifting and carrying operations with automated mechanical systems. The crushing means reduces glass containers to smaller, lighter pieces that can be easily handled, and the transport means automatically moves the crushed waste, eliminating the need for employees to manually lift and transport heavy glass containers.
Solution Approach 2:
The system segments the heavy glass containers into smaller crushed pieces through the crushing means. This size reduction dramatically decreases the weight and bulk that employees would need to handle, transforming an ergonomically challenging task into a manageable operation.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Reduces glass volume, minimizes manual handling, reduces noise pollution, and enhances operational efficiency by enabling silent and ergonomic waste management, benefiting both establishments and nearby residents.
Implementation Method 1
the crushing means being able to receive glass containers and crush, break and shatter them into pieces
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AI summary
The invention relates to a system for treating glass containers comprising at least one crushing means and one receiving bin in correspondence and linked to each crushing means, the crushing means being able to receive glass containers and crush, break and shatter them into pieces, each crushing means and the receiving bin thereof being mutually arranged such that the pieces resulting from each crushing means end up arranged and stored in each receiving bin corresponding to each crushing means, the crushing means and the receiving bin thereof further being enabled and mutually arranged such that the receiving bin is reversibly separable from its connection to the crushing means.