JP2016018290A - Recyclable-refuse collection device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a recyclable-refuse collection device that can collect a plurality of types of recyclable refuse by a single device.SOLUTION: A recyclable-refuse collection device 20 is provided with: an input part 40 through which recyclable refuse is inputted by a user; and a collection box 45 that stores the recyclable refuse inputted through the input part 40. The recyclable-refuse collection device 20 stores type 1 refuse and type 2 refuse that is relatively light compared to the type 1 refuse and deformable by being squashed by the type 1 refuse in the same collection box 45. The user is given a point for the type 1 refuse on the basis of the weight of the type 1 refuse, and the user is given a point for the type 2 refuse on the basis of the merchandise information or the quantity of the type 2 refuse.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to a recycled waste collection device.

  Recyclable waste such as used paper and plastic bottles is collected at retail stores. Conventional collection of recycled waste was only to be put into the storage box, but recently, when recycled waste is put into the storage box, its weight is measured and can be exchanged for some profit according to the measured weight A recovery device that gives a special point has been developed (see, for example, Patent Document 1). According to such a collection device, collection of recycled waste can be promoted.

JP 2008-146428 A

  Here, in recent years, the types of recyclable garbage have increased, and it has become necessary to install a collection device corresponding to each garbage in the store. However, the area where the collection device can be installed in the store is limited, and it is not preferable that the number of collection devices to be installed increases.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a recycled waste collection device capable of collecting a plurality of types of recycled waste with a single device.

  Means suitable for solving the above-described problems will be described with reference to operational effects and the like.

  The means 1 is a recycled waste collection device comprising an input port into which recycled waste is input by a user, and a storage unit for storing the recycled waste input from the input port, wherein the recycled waste recovery device is The first-type garbage and the second-type garbage that is relatively light compared to the first-type garbage and that can be deformed by being crushed by the first-type garbage are accommodated in the common accommodation portion. A first grasping means for grasping the weight information of the first type garbage, and a first point for determining a point to be given to the user according to the weight information grasped by the first grasping means. Point determination means, first point grant means for granting the user the points determined by the first point determination means, and second grasp for grasping information on at least one of the type or quantity of the second type garbage A second point determining means for determining a point to be given to the user based on the information grasped by the second grasping means; a second point for giving the user the point determined by the second point determining means; And 2 point giving means.

  According to the means 1, the first type garbage and the second type garbage can be collected by one collection device. Here, the second type garbage can be deformed by being crushed by the first type garbage, but if it is collected as it is without being deformed, the container may be filled before the collection amount increases. There is sex. However, incorporating a device for reducing the volume, such as a pressing device, is not preferable because the cost of the recovery device itself increases. Therefore, as described above, since the second type garbage is configured to be accommodated in the same accommodation unit as the first type garbage, the second type garbage is crushed by the first type garbage in this accommodation unit and has a volume. Get smaller. By doing in this way, the volume of the 2nd type garbage can be made small without using a complicated pressing device etc., and the frequency | count of collection | recovery of the garbage from a collection device can be reduced. In this case, if only the first type garbage is taken out from the accommodating portion, the remainder becomes the second type garbage, so that the separation work can be made relatively easy. Since the plurality of types of garbage can be collected by a single collection device, it is possible to collect a plurality of types of garbage without pressing a limited installation area of the store. In addition, each garbage is given points to encourage recycling. Here, in the conventional point granting method according to the weight, points may be easily given to heavy garbage, but an imbalance may be caused in which points are hardly given to light garbage. In particular, as described above, when the first type garbage and the light second type garbage are collected with one apparatus, the imbalance is likely to be remarkable, and only the first type garbage to which points are easily given is input. Problems may occur. If it does so, it will become impossible to make use of the merit of the above collection device, such as collecting the second type garbage while crushing with the first type garbage. Therefore, for second-class garbage, the second-type garbage is provided with a second grasping means capable of grasping at least one of the type and quantity, and points are given based on the grasp results. Points can be given to encourage recycling. As a result, it is possible to provide a recycled waste collection device that can collect a plurality of types of recycled waste with one device.

  Means 2 is means 1, in which the second type garbage is packaging bags for packaging products, and the packaging bags are provided with information that can identify the products packaged in the packaging bags, The second grasping means is capable of grasping the information and grasping information on a product packaged in the packaging bags.

  According to the means 2, it is possible to suitably collect the packaging bags. The packaging bags are materials made of synthetic resin such as polyethylene (PE) and polypropylene (PP), and these are materials that can be recycled as petroleum resources. These packaging bags are often used for packaging of products sold at retail stores. By making such materials recoverable together with first-class waste, environmental protection for retail stores is achieved. It is possible to promote efforts. In this case, it is possible to give points according to the products by grasping the information of the products, and the points can be used not only at the time of collection but also at the time of sales promotion. Specifically, it is possible to increase the point grant rate for products manufactured by an associated manufacturer of a retail store where the collection device is installed. If this product information is stored and the data can be used, for example, it is possible to grasp the recycling rate for each product such as what kind of product packaging bags are easy to recycle, You can figure out the recycling rate. If it does in this way, it will become possible to utilize the information of the recycled garbage for subsequent recycling promotion, and it will become possible to perform recycling activity suitably.

  In means 1 or means 2, means 3 is provided with a first input port through which the first type waste can be input and a second input port through which the second type waste can be input. The first type garbage is a book such as a magazine, the second type garbage is a packaging bag for wrapping a product, and the first input port can be input without folding the A4 size book. The second input port is formed smaller than the first input port.

  When a book is folded or the like, a space is easily generated when the books are overlapped, and the volume can be increased when stored in the storage unit. Therefore, in the means 3, as for the books, the A4 size which is generally the size of the books distributed in the market can be inserted without being bent, and the increase in the volume is suppressed. On the other hand, as described in the means 1, the packaging bags are crushed and accommodated by the weight of the book as the first type garbage. That is, it is assumed that the shape at the time of insertion is deformed at the time of accommodation. Here, when the input port is made larger, it becomes easier to put recycled waste, but not only the intended recycled waste but also unintended waste may be thrown in. Therefore, by adopting the above-described configuration, it is possible to suppress unintended garbage input without causing an increase in the volume of recycled garbage to be collected. By doing in this way, appropriate collection | recovery can be performed according to the kind of garbage collect | recovered.

  Means 4 is a discharge unit for discharging the first type garbage introduced from the first input port to the storage unit, wherein the second input port is provided above the first input port in the means 3. Rather, the discharge part that discharges the second-type waste that has been input from the second input port to the storage part is disposed closer to the center in the plan view of the storage part.

  According to the means 4, since the packaging bags from the second insertion port are relatively light, if they are introduced from the discharge part toward the center of the accommodation part, they are easily accommodated in the center of the accommodation part. On the other hand, since the book from the first slot is heavy, it is easy to gain momentum from the first slot to the discharge part, and even if the discharge part is away from the center of the storage part, the book is stored in the center by the momentum. It becomes easy to be done. By doing in this way, in the structure which inserts a book and packaging bags from a separate insertion slot, the position where each is inserted can be brought close, and when a book is inserted, it becomes easy to crush packaging bags. As a result, it becomes possible to effectively store the waste in the storage portion having a limited volume.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The front view of the recycling waste collection apparatus which is one Embodiment of this invention. The side view of a recycling garbage collection device. Explanatory drawing for demonstrating a mode that recycled waste is thrown in. The block diagram which shows the electrical constitution of a recycling waste collection apparatus. The flowchart which shows the process of a recycling waste collection apparatus. Explanatory drawing for demonstrating a point provision table.

  Hereinafter, a recycled waste collection apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. The description will be made on the assumption that the recycled garbage collection device 20 is installed in a store of a retail store such as a convenience store. Hereinafter, the mechanical configuration, the electrical configuration, and the processing flow of the recycled waste collection device 20 will be described in this order.

<Mechanical configuration of the recycling waste collection device 20>
First, the mechanical configuration of the recycled waste collection device 20 will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2. FIG. 1 is a front view of a recycled waste collection device 20, and FIG. 2 is a side view.

  The outer periphery of the recycled waste collection device 20 is configured by a substantially rectangular parallelepiped metal casing 21. The casing 21 is provided with a control box 30 on which various control devices are mounted, and an input unit 40 for inputting recycled waste. Inside the housing 21, a collection box 45 is provided as a storage unit for storing recycled waste. The casing 21 is provided with an opening / closing door 22 that is opened and closed when the collection box 45 is taken in and out. The opening / closing door 22 is provided with a window 23 at the center thereof, and the collection box 45 is formed of a transparent member. Therefore, it is possible to visually recognize the recycle waste accommodated in the collection box 45 from the outside through the window portion 23. Thereby, the amount of the recycle waste accommodated in the collection box 45 can be confirmed without requiring opening and closing of the door 22.

  The control box 30 is provided in the upper part of the front surface of the housing 21, and a control device 37 (see FIG. 4) is mounted therein. On the front side of the control box 30, information on how to use the recycle waste collection device 20 is displayed, and a display monitor 31 that displays various messages and the like when touched by the user, and a point card 50 possessed by the user. Are provided with a card reader / writer 32 for reading and writing information to and a bar code reader 33 for reading a bar code displayed on the recycled waste. The display monitor 31, card reader / writer 32 and bar code reader 33 are controlled by a control device 37.

  The insertion unit 40 is provided below the control box 30 on the front side of the housing 21. The input portion 40 is provided with a plurality of openings serving as input ports through which recycled waste can be input into the housing 21 through the front and rear. Specifically, the first input port 41 and the second input port 42 are provided side by side, the first input port 41 is disposed on the lower side, and the second input port 42 is disposed on the upper side.

  The first input port 41 is a horizontally long opening, and is a size that can be input without folding a used paper such as an A4 size newspaper / magazine as a first type garbage, more specifically, without folding a book (specifically, (5 cm long × 30 cm wide). The second input port 42 is a horizontally long opening smaller than the first input port 41, and can be used to input packaging materials for packaging products such as bread and side dishes as the second type garbage, more specifically packaging bags. It is formed in a large size (specifically, 1 cm long × 20 cm wide). Packaging bags are recycle waste that is formed mainly from recyclable materials such as polyethylene (PE) and polypropylene (PP), and is relatively thin and has low bending strength. These books as first-type garbage and packaging bags as second-type garbage are both used for products sold at stores such as convenience stores or for packaging of such products. Both input ports 41 and 42 communicate with input passages 43 and 44 that are directed toward the inside of the casing 21, respectively, so that recycled garbage input from the input ports 41 and 42 can pass through the input passages 43 and 44. ing. The introduction passages 43 and 44 are provided with passage sensors 34 and 35, respectively, capable of detecting the passage of recycled waste. The passage sensors 34 and 35 are connected to the control device 37 of the control box 30. The passage sensor 35 on the second inlet 42 side is installed near the inlet (second inlet 42) in the inlet passage 44.

  The input passages 43 and 44 are both provided to be inclined downward toward the rear. And the discharge parts 48 and 49 which are the edge parts on the opposite side of the input ports 41 and 42 in both input paths 43 and 44 are arrange | positioned above the collection box 45 inside the housing | casing 21. FIG. For this reason, when the recycle waste input from the input ports 41 and 42 passes through the corresponding input passages 43 and 44 and reaches the discharge portions 48 and 49, the recycle waste is directed from the discharge portions 48 and 49 to the collection box 45. It is possible to fall.

  An auxiliary roller 46 that assists the passage of the packaging bags is provided on the floor surface of the input passage 44 from the second input port 42. The auxiliary roller 46 is connected to the control device 37 of the control box 30. The auxiliary roller 46 is composed of a plurality of rollers. When the packaging bags are introduced from the second insertion opening 42 and detected by the passage sensor 35, these rollers are driven and controlled by the control device 37 and rotate rearward. And the packaging bags installed in the upper side are conveyed toward back. As a result, the packaging bags are prevented from being clogged in the charging passage 44. Note that a device corresponding to the auxiliary roller 46 is not provided in the input passage 43 from the first input port 41, and the book moves backward due to the weight of the input book and the inclination of the input passage 43. . An input passage 43 extending from the first input port 41 is formed so as to slide down without changing the orientation of the book.

  Here, the discharge portion 49 from the second input port 42 is disposed closer to the center in a plan view as viewed from above the collection box 45 than the discharge portion 48 from the first input port 41. Further, the discharge portion 48 from the first input port 41 is disposed on the near side in a plan view as viewed from above the collection box 45 than the discharge portion 49 from the second input port 42. As a result, the packaging bags from the second input port 42 are conveyed to the discharge unit 49 by the auxiliary roller 46 and fall from the vicinity of the center of the collection box 45 to the collection box 45 in plan view. As a result, the packaging bags are accommodated near the center of the collection box 45 in plan view. On the other hand, the book from the first input port 41 slides down to the discharge unit 48 due to its weight and the inclination of the input passage 43 and falls from the front side of the center position in the plan view of the collection box 45. And it is accommodated near the center in the plan view of the collection box 45 by the momentum of the book. By doing so, it is possible to approach the storage position of the recycled waste that is input from the different input ports 41 and 42, and it is possible to effectively store it in the collection box 45 having a limited volume.

  The collection box 45 is loaded on a weighing unit 36 that can measure the weight, and the weight of the recycled waste put into the collection box 45 can be grasped by the difference in the weight of the whole collection box 45 before and after the addition. It has become. The weighing unit 36 is connected to the control device 37 of the control box 30.

<Recycled waste being put in>
Next, the manner in which recycled waste is introduced will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram for explaining the state of the collection box 45 when recycled waste is introduced.

  When a book such as a magazine is input from the first input port 41, it passes through the input passage 43 and falls from the discharge unit 48 to the collection box 45. In this case, since the first insertion port 41 is a horizontally long opening, the book is loaded sideways. For this reason, since the book falls sideways toward the collection box 45, it is easy to be stacked there, and it is suppressed that the entire volume increases due to being stacked vertically. In addition, when a book is folded or the like, a space may be generated when the books are overlapped, and it may be difficult to stack the books. Therefore, by making it possible to insert without bending as described above, an increase in volume during storage is suppressed.

  On the other hand, since the packaging bags introduced from the second insertion port 42 are relatively light, they may be clogged in the middle without slipping down the insertion passage 44 due to their own weight. In particular, since the second input port 42 is an opening smaller than the first input port 41, it is conceivable that the packaging bags are rolled (crushed) by hand or the like. However, since the packaging bags are relatively soft, even if they are rolled by hand or the like, they can return to the original shape after that, so that clogging in the charging passage 44 is more likely to occur. Accordingly, since the packaging bags are transported to the collection box 45 by the auxiliary roller 46 of the input passage 44, clogging in the input passage 44 can be suppressed.

  Further, the books input from the first input port 41 and the packaging bags input from the second input port 42 are both configured to be input to the same collection box 45. Therefore, for example, after the packaging bags are inserted as shown in FIG. 3 (a) and then the books are inserted as shown in FIG. 3 (b), the books are accommodated so as to overlap from the packaging bags. Will be. In this case, since the books are heavy and the packaging bags are relatively light and can be deformed by being crushed by the books, the packaging bags are crushed by the overlapping books as shown in FIG. The volume becomes smaller. By doing in this way, volume reduction of a recycling waste can be achieved, without using complicated structures, such as a volume reduction apparatus.

  In particular, since the books are inserted without being bent as described above, the books can be easily stacked and not only the increase in volume at the time of accommodation is suppressed, but also the area for crushing the packaging bags from the folded state. Therefore, the packaging bags can be more effectively crushed.

  Further, the packaging bags introduced from the second insertion port 42 fall from the center in the plan view of the collection box 45. Since the packaging bags are light, they fall almost vertically from the position and are accommodated near the center in a plan view of the collection box 45. On the other hand, the book inserted from the first insertion port 41 falls with a momentum toward the center from the near side of the collection box 45 in the plan view. Then, the book is accommodated near the center in a plan view of the collection box 45 by the momentum. Therefore, both the packaging bags and the books are accommodated near the center of the collection box 45 in a plan view, and the packaging bags are easily crushed by the books, so that the volume of the packaging bags can be effectively reduced. . Moreover, by doing in this way, it becomes possible to accommodate each garbage effectively with respect to the collection box 45 of a limited volume.

<Electrical configuration of recyclable waste equipment>
Next, the electrical configuration of the recycled waste collection device 20 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the recycled waste collection system 10 including the recycled waste collection device 20 and an in-store network 60 such as a retail store.

  Inside the control box 30 of the recycled waste collection device 20 is a control device 37 that controls the point conversion and display monitor 31 according to the weight of the recycled waste that has been input, and a management for operating the control device 37. A communication unit 39 for communicating with the customer keyboard 38, the in-store network 60, and the like are housed.

  The control device 37 includes a CPU that is an arithmetic device, a ROM that records various control programs executed by the CPU, a RAM that temporarily records various data, and the like, and a relay (not shown) based on the control program. The above-mentioned various devices are controlled through the above.

  In this embodiment, an IC card as a recording medium having a recording area where information can be rewritten is used as the point card 50. This IC card incorporates an IC chip for recording and calculating information, and a part of the IC chip becomes a recording area. In the recording area of the point card 50, the card registration number, added points, accumulated points, latest use date, etc. are written. For example, when the points are changed, the card reader / writer 32 etc. records the previous time. After the recorded points are erased, new points are recorded.

<Configuration of in-store network 60>
Next, the configuration of the in-store network 60 constituting the recycled garbage collection system 10 will be described.

  The in-store network 60 is a network for making it possible to use points accumulated in the point card 50 by cashback or the like. As shown in FIG. 4, the in-store network 60 is configured by connecting a large number of POS register terminals 62 via a LAN to a host computer 61 that performs overall management. Each POS register terminal 62 is connected to a card reader / writer 63. This card reader / writer 63 is the same as the card reader / writer 32 of the above-mentioned recycled waste collection apparatus 20, and can read / write information from / to the point card 50.

  The host computer 61 is connected to a communication unit 64 for communicating with the recycled waste collection device 20. The communication unit 64 is connected to the communication unit 39 of the recycled waste collection device 20 via the communication line 65. As a result, the host computer 61 of the in-store network 60 and the control device 37 of the recycled waste collection device 20 are communicably connected.

  The host computer 61 manages a customer database in its own recording device, and when new information such as a usage history of the point card 50 is sent from the control device 37 of the recycled waste collection device 20 as will be described later. Causes the information to be recorded in the customer database.

<Processing flow of the recycling waste collection device 20>
Next, the flow of processing when the user uses the recycled waste collection device 20 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

  The recycle waste collection device 20 (control device 37) normally stands by on the display monitor 31 with a display that indicates that it is possible to select “recycle waste collection mode” or “point inquiry mode”. The screen allows selection of “garbage collection mode” or “point inquiry mode”.

  When “recycled garbage collection mode” is selected by the user who throws in the recycled garbage (step S1), in the subsequent step S2, the point card 50 as a recording medium owned by the user is the card reader / writer 32 card. It is determined whether or not it is placed on the holder. When the point card 50 is placed, the control device 37 determines the normality of the placed point card 50 and the normality of the placement (step S3).

  If the card placed here is not a regular card, or if the placement position of the card is not appropriate, the control device 37 causes the display monitor 31 to display “Card error: check the position of the card” or A message such as “The card cannot be read normally. Sorry to trouble you, but please wake up to the service counter” is displayed, and the user is allowed to receive the card (step S4), prompting the user to operate again.

  When the normality of the point card 50 is determined in step S3, the control device 37 controls the card reader / writer 32 to read various information such as a card registration number and points recorded on the point card 50. At this time, the read information is temporarily recorded in the RAM. In step S5, a selection screen for the input mode is displayed on the display monitor 31. As the input mode, there are provided a first input mode in which books are input from the first input port 41 and a second input mode in which packaging bags are input from the second input port 42. It is selected by the user depending on whether it is inserted.

  In step S6, it is determined whether or not the first charging mode has been selected. If the first charging mode has been selected, the process proceeds to step S7. In step S7, the weighing unit 36 is controlled as a pre-weighing process to execute a tare subtraction process. By performing this process, the weighing unit 36 tares the total weight of the collection box 45 placed on the weighing unit 36 and the recycled waste stored therein, and only the weight of the recycled waste to be added this time is obtained. The meter is ready for weighing. Then, the control device 37 displays a message “Please insert a book from the first slot” on the display monitor 31 to prompt the user to throw in the recycled waste (step S8). When the operation is over, a message “Please press the“ Point GET! ”Button” is displayed to prompt the player to write the additional points to the point card 50 (step S9).

  And the control apparatus 37 grasps | ascertains the quantity data of the recycle waste thrown in by the passage sensor 34 provided in the throwing passage 43, grasps | ascertains weight data by the measurement part 36, Based on those grasp results First point determination processing for determining points to be given to the user is executed (step S10). Note that the function of the control device 37 performing the process of grasping the weight data of the recycled waste by the weighing unit 36 and the quantity data by the passage sensor 34 corresponds to the first grasping means in the present embodiment.

  The ROM stores a first point conversion table. In the first point determination process, point conversion is performed with reference to the first point conversion table. In the first point conversion table, as shown in FIG. 6 (a), points are set in advance corresponding to the weight data of the recycled waste input this time and the quantity data of the recycled waste. The control device 37 determines a point to be given this time based on the first point conversion table and each data, and temporarily records the determined value in the RAM. The function of performing the first point determination process by the control device 37 corresponds to the first point determination means in the present embodiment.

  And while displaying the corresponding point on the display monitor 31, the writing process to the point card 50 is performed (step S11). In this case, it is preferable to display the accumulated points stored in the point card 50 together with the points given this time. In the writing process to the point card 50, the addition date and time are written in addition to the current addition point. In addition, the function which performs the process which writes in the point card 50 the point determined by the 1st point determination process by the control apparatus 37 is equivalent to the 1st point provision means in this embodiment.

  When the writing to the point card 50 is completed, a message “Please receive the card” is displayed on the display monitor 31, and the card can be received from the card holder of the card reader / writer 32 (step). S12).

  On the other hand, if it is determined in step S5 that the second charging mode is selected instead of the first charging mode, the process proceeds to step S13. As already described, the second charging mode is a mode for loading packaging bags from the second loading port 42. In this case, the message “Please scan the product barcode” is displayed on the display monitor 31. Is displayed and the barcode reader 33 prompts the barcode (product information) printed on the label printed on or attached to the packaging bag to be read (step S13). Further, the control device 37 drives and controls the barcode reader 33 to start barcode reading.

  When the barcode is read (YES in step S14), the display monitor 31 displays a message “Please insert the packaging bag from the second insertion port” and informs the user about the recycled waste. Is prompted (step S15). When the passage sensor 35 provided near the entrance of the input passage 44 detects that the recycled waste has been pushed into the second input port 42 (YES in step S16), it is provided in the input passage 44. The drive control of the auxiliary roller 46 is started (step S17). In addition, if a recycle waste is not thrown in from the 2nd slot 42 even if predetermined | prescribed time (for example, 20 sec) passes since the throwing instruction | indication of step S15, if it does not detect with the passage sensor 35, it will return to step S13, Let the bar code scan again. When a predetermined time (for example, 5 seconds) has elapsed since the start of the drive control of the auxiliary roller 46 (YES in step S18), the drive control is terminated (step S19). When the loading is completed, a message “Please press the“ continuous loading ”or“ point GET! ”Button” is displayed, and it is further selected whether to throw in or end the recycling waste (step S20). Note that the function of the control device 37 performing the process of grasping the product information of the recycled waste by the barcode reader 33 and the quantity data by the passage sensor 35 corresponds to the second grasping means in the present embodiment.

  If continuous input has been selected (YES in step S21), the process returns to step S13 to perform scanning from the bar code again. When the end of input is selected (when the point get button is pressed), the scanned barcode (information that can identify the product packaged in the packaging bag) and the input quantity are grasped. Based on the grasp results, a second point determination process for determining points to be given to the user is executed (step S22).

  The ROM stores a second point conversion table. In the second point conversion process, point conversion is performed with reference to the second point conversion table. In the second point conversion table, as shown in FIG. 6B, points are set in advance corresponding to the product information of the recycled waste that has been input this time and the quantity data of the recycled waste.

  Specifically, the product information includes, for example, data such as the name of the product (product code), price (sale price), manufacturer, etc. In the second point conversion table, the point grant rate is different for each data. Is set to And the control apparatus 37 determines the point provided this time based on a 2nd point conversion table and each data, and records the determined value temporarily on RAM. Note that the product information and quantity data are stored in the data storage area of the RAM so that they can be read after the end of the recycle waste collection mode. Thereby, the manager can use the collected product information and the quantity data thereof. The function of performing the second point determination process by the control device 37 corresponds to the second point determination means in the present embodiment.

  And while displaying the corresponding point on the display monitor 31, the writing process to the point card 50 is performed (step S23). In this case, the accumulated points stored in the point card 50 may be displayed together with the points given this time. In the writing process to the point card 50, the addition date and time are written in addition to the current addition point. Thereafter, the process proceeds to step S12, where the display monitor 31 displays the end. In addition, the function which performs the process which writes in the point card 50 the point determined by the 2nd point determination process by the control apparatus 37 is equivalent to the 2nd point provision means in this embodiment.

<Flow of cash back processing by in-store network 60>
Next, the flow of processing for using the points accumulated in the point card 50 using the in-store network 60 for cash back will be described.

  When paying for shopping, the point card 50 is placed on the card holder of the card reader / writer 63. Each POS register terminal 62 reads various information such as a card registration number and points recorded on the point card 50 from the card reader / writer 63. Further, the predetermined points used for the current cash back are subtracted from the accumulated points read from the point card 50, and the amount to be cashed back is subtracted from the product price to be settled. Then, the POS register terminal 62 drives and controls the card reader / writer 63 to write new information to the point card 50. As a result, the new accumulated points and the latest use date are recorded in the recording area of the point card 50.

  Further, the POS register terminal 62 transmits update information of the point card 50 to the host computer 61. Receiving this, the host computer 61 records the information in the customer database. This allows you to obtain statistical data such as what types of customers have come to the store and what products they have purchased, and can use these statistical data to adjust the number of inserts for advertisements and determine when to perform special sales. In addition to being used as an effective means of sales promotion, it is possible to make use of the product for recycling activities, such as comparing the recycled product and the sold product to grasp the recycling rate for each product.

<Effect>
As described above in detail, in the present recycling waste collection device 20, packaging bags that are relatively light with heavy books and can be deformed by being crushed by the books can be accommodated in the common collection box 45. Without providing a special volume reduction device, the packaging bags can be reduced in volume and collected. In this case, since the packaging bags and the books are simply stored so as to overlap each other, if the books are removed, the remainder becomes the packaging bags, and the subsequent sorting operation can be performed relatively easily. Furthermore, compared to a configuration in which these are collected by separate collection devices, a plurality of types of recycled waste can be collected by one device, so that it is easy to secure an installation space in a store.

  When trying to apply a conventional point giving method according to the weight to the recycling and collecting apparatus having such an excellent merit, not only the points can be lowered for relatively light packaging bags, but also the weighing unit 36 It becomes difficult to measure itself due to the relationship with the lower limit of measurement. Therefore, with respect to the packaging bags, a point is given based on the information of the type and quantity of the input packaging bags, and the book and the packaging bags can be suitably collected with one apparatus. It was possible.

  For packaging bags, information (product name, price, manufacturer, etc.) indicating what kind of product the packaging bags are by reading the barcode printed or affixed to the packaging bags Can be grasped. And, because it is configured to determine the point based on the information, for example, it is possible to set in advance products, prices, manufacturers that are easily awarded points, it is possible to promote collection, It is also possible to promote sales of products that are easily given points. And, for example, by storing information on these collected packaging bags, it is possible to grasp information such as what products are easy to recycle and which manufacturer's products are easy to recycle based on the data. Can be used for subsequent recycling activities.

  Since the first insertion port 41 is sized so that it can be inserted without folding an A4 size book, the book can be easily stacked flat during storage, and can be collected while suppressing an increase in volume during storage. On the other hand, the second inlet 42 was made smaller than the first inlet 41. Therefore, it is possible to suppress unintended garbage input.

<Other embodiments>
In addition to the embodiment described above, for example, the following embodiment can be adopted, and other application examples and modifications not exemplified below are naturally possible.

  (1) The type of the recycled garbage input from the input ports 41 and 42 is not limited to books and packaging bags, and may be other recycled garbage. That is, for example, even if the recycled waste input from the first input port 41 is used paper other than books, paper resources can be recycled. However, among the old paper, paper that is heavier, such as newspapers and magazines, than paper that is lighter, such as leaflets, has the effect of crushing the recycled waste that is thrown from the second inlet 42 side. You can expect. In addition, in the case where the weight of each sheet is light, for example, by prompting with a display on the display monitor 31 or a warning sticker to put it in bundles, or by giving a predetermined weight or more as a point to be given, Even when light used paper such as a leaflet is included, it is possible to enhance the effect of crushing the recycled waste from the second input port 42 side.

  Moreover, if the recycling waste input from the 2nd input port 42 is a petroleum-derived packaging material, it will be possible to recycle petroleum resources. However, even for packaging materials such as container trays for food products, product information is often affixed to the wrap used for packaging together with the container tray. Reading information can be difficult. Then, if it is set as the structure collect | recovered with a wrap or the structure which gives a point only by the quantity with which a container tray is thrown in, it can collect | recover, also giving a point also about a container tray.

  The packaging material may be a paper container packaging. In this case, not only the paper resources can be recycled, but also the books that are input from the first input port 41 side and the type of recycled waste are the same, so that the separation work at the time of collection is further facilitated. In the case of paper container packaging, the strength can be increased depending on the shape as compared with a packaging material made of synthetic resin. For example, the second inlet 42 is made smaller as in the above embodiment. If it is configured to be folded and loaded in advance, the volume at the time of storage can be reduced even if the shape is not easily crushed by the recycled waste from the first loading port 41.

  Furthermore, the recycling waste input from the 1st insertion port 41 is not limited to paper resources, For example, it is good also as recycling waste of metals and glass. In this case, since the weight can be heavier than that of the paper resource, it is possible to further enhance the effect of crushing the recycle waste input from the second input port 42.

  (2) Although the configuration is such that the points due to the introduction of the packaging bags are determined based on the product information and the quantity information, if the configuration uses at least one information, the points for the book based on the weight It can coexist suitably with the provision method.

  (3) Although the input ports 41 and 42 are provided separately, the input ports may be shared as long as the user can select at least the input mode. In this case, when the input port is made common, it is possible to achieve an effect that even if the packaging bag is clogged in the input passage, the problem can be solved by inserting the book.

  (4) The configuration of the book weighing unit 36 is not limited to the above, and may be configured to weigh the weight by another method, or may be configured to predict the weight from the size. As a configuration for measuring the weight by another method, for example, a configuration in which a measuring unit is provided in the input passage 43, or a configuration in which the weight is measured before input and the data is output to the control device 37 can be considered. As a configuration for predicting the weight from the size, for example, an image sensor is provided in the insertion passage 43 and the like, and the length in the vertical direction, the horizontal direction, and the thickness direction of the book is grasped from the detection result of the image sensor. The volume may be calculated based on the length, and the weight may be predicted from the calculated volume. Also, the book may be inserted after reading the barcode, and the weight data may be previously inserted into the barcode. In this way, the measuring unit can be omitted.

  (5) Although the barcode printed on or pasted on the packaging bags is read, it may be changed as follows. For example, a configuration is adopted in which a recycle mark (a mark based on the packaging container recycling law, the effective resource utilization promotion law, etc.) is read, and points are given based on the type of the recycle mark. For example, in the case of a plastic container / packaging identification display mark, the material can be identified by alphabetic notation. In this way, it is possible not only to give points according to the type, but also, for example, if the corresponding recycle mark is not read, it is not possible to input (for example, a shutter is provided at the input port) It is also possible not to throw in specific recycled waste, such as closing the shutter to make it impossible to put in.

  (6) By reading the point card 50, the purchase history of the user can be grasped, and if the product information read in the barcode reading process in step S13 corresponds to the purchase history, the points to be given are given. It is good also as a structure which makes it high, and when it is a thing which does not respond | correspond to purchase history, it is good also as a structure which makes the point to give low or does not give a point. In this way, the purchase of products using the point card 50, that is, the superiority of the purchase of products at the retail store where the present recycling waste collection device 20 is installed is improved, and the sales increase at the retail store is expected to be recycled. The significance of installing the garbage collection device 20 can be enhanced.

  (7) When the user wants to input both books and packaging bags, the second input mode may be prioritized so that the packaging bags are input first. Specifically, when selecting the input mode in step S5, a mode is provided in which both wastes are input, and when that mode is selected (step S6), step S13 is not the first mode on the step S7 side. Proceed to the second mode side. Then, after the packaging bags are completely charged (step S19), it is selected whether to pack the packaging bags or books (step S20). If more packaging bags are to be inserted, the process returns to step S13. If a book is to be inserted, the process proceeds to step S7. Then, after completing the insertion of the book, in the point determination process, a point based on the number and weight of the book and a point based on the number and type of the packaging bags are determined (step S10), and the points are added ( Step S11) may be used. In this way, since the books are accommodated from above the packaging bags, the volume of the packaging bags can be suitably reduced.

  (8) In the above-described embodiment, the point card 50 is configured to store points at the time of product purchase or recycling waste, but the method of managing user points is not limited to this. For example, ID information is stored in a point card, point information is stored in a host server, and these ID information and point information are associated with each other. The host server side information may be read and written from the ID information. In addition, the point card 50 is an example of a terminal that can identify a user. For example, the point card 50 may be configured to manage user ID information and the like using a mobile terminal or the like.

  (9) Although the description has been given on the assumption that the recycled waste collection device 20 is installed in a store of a retail store such as a convenience store, it may be configured to be installed in the site of the store. However, the configuration installed in the store is easier for employees to reach, and it is possible to suppress the introduction of garbage other than the intended recycled waste.

  (10) Although the auxiliary roller 46 is provided on the floor surface in the charging passage 44 from the second charging port 42, a roller may also be provided on the ceiling surface. When the packaging bags are conveyed so as to be engaged with the upper and lower rollers, the packaging bags are more reliably conveyed and clogging in the charging passage 44 is less likely to occur. In this case, it is preferable that one of the upper and lower rollers (for example, the lower roller) is rotationally driven as a main roller, and the other (for example, the upper roller) is configured as a slave roller that rotates with the rotation of the main roller.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Recycle garbage collection system, 20 ... Recycle garbage collection device, 21 ... Housing, 31 ... Display monitor, 32 ... Writer, 33 ... Bar code reader, 34 ... Pass sensor, 35 ... Pass sensor, 36 ... Weighing unit, 37 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS ... Control apparatus, 40 ... Input part, 41 ... 1st input port, 42 ... 2nd input port, 45 ... Collection box, 48 ... Discharge part, 49 ... Discharge part, 50 ... Point card.

Claims (4)

A slot through which recycled waste is thrown by the user;
An accommodating portion for accommodating the recycled waste charged from the charging port;
A recycling waste collection device comprising:
The recycled waste collection device has a common type 1 waste and a type 2 waste that is relatively light compared to the type 1 waste and can be deformed by being crushed by the type 1 waste. It is configured to be accommodated in the accommodating portion,
First grasping means for grasping information on the weight of the first type garbage;
First point determining means for determining points to be given to the user according to the weight information grasped by the first grasping means;
First point giving means for giving a user the points determined by the first point determining means;
Second grasping means for grasping information on at least one of the type or quantity of the second type garbage;
Second point determination means for determining points to be given to the user based on the information grasped by the second grasping means;
Second point giving means for giving the user the points determined by the second point determining means;
Recyclable garbage collection device characterized by comprising. The second type garbage is packaging bags for packaging products,
The packaging bags are attached with information that can identify the products packaged in the packaging bags,
The recycled waste collection apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the second grasping unit is capable of grasping the information and grasping information on a product packaged in the packaging bags. The input port is provided with a first input port through which the first type garbage can be input, and a second input port through which the second type garbage can be input,
The first type garbage is a book such as a magazine,
The second type garbage is packaging bags for packaging products,
The first insertion slot has a size that can be inserted without bending the A4 size book.
The recycled waste collection apparatus according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the second input port is formed smaller than the first input port. The second inlet is provided above the first inlet,
Rather than a discharge unit that discharges the first type garbage input from the first input port to the storage unit, a discharge unit that discharges the second type waste input from the second input port to the storage unit. The recycling apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the recycling unit is disposed closer to the center in a plan view of the housing portion.

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