Portable Recyclable Container Receiver With Detachable Bin Flange
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing container recycling handling machines are expensive, bulky, and lack mobility, making them unsuitable for smaller retailers and event organizers, and are prone to damage due to their fixed location.
Innovation Solution
A portable device for receiving recyclable containers that attaches to a standard waste bin, featuring a flange for detachable connection, barcode scanning, and minimal moving parts, allowing for easy handling and processing of containers with user interaction.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If standard container recycling handling machines are used, then container recycling functionality is provided, but the machines are expensive, bulky, and lack mobility
Solution Approach 1:
The device is divided into separate functional components: a receiving device with aperture and panels, a flange for attachment, and integration with an existing waste bin. This segmentation allows the recycling functionality to be added as a modular attachment rather than requiring a complete standalone machine, reducing overall size and improving mobility while maintaining functionality
Solution Approach 2:
The device integrates with existing waste bins that are already present in most locations, making the recycling system universal and applicable to various settings without requiring dedicated infrastructure. The flange design allows attachment to standard waste bins, enabling one device to serve multiple locations and purposes
2Reliability
If container recycling handling machines are made fixed and mounted in location, then stability is improved, but mobility is reduced and damage risk increases
Solution Approach 1:
The attachment mechanism using a flange allows the device to dynamically adapt between fixed and mobile states. The flange can be attached to provide stable fixed operation when needed, and detached to enable mobility when required, allowing the system to transition between states based on operational needs rather than being locked into a single configuration
3Quantity of substance
If large dedicated waste bins are provided for container recycling, then container capacity is increased, but space requirements and cost increase
Solution Approach 1:
The device merges the container recycling receiving function with the existing waste bin infrastructure. Instead of requiring a separate dedicated large container, the system combines both functions (recycling reception and waste disposal) into a single integrated solution using the existing bin, thereby maintaining container capacity while eliminating the need for additional space
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AI summary
Device for receiving a recyclable container as part of a manual handling machine (12), comprising an aperture (10) to enter a recyclable container into the device (1). At least two panels (24, 26) are arranged for the container to rest on, in the inside (30) of the device (1). The device (1) for receiving the container comprises a flange (28) to be detachably connected to a waste bin (2) receiving the container from the device (1).