EP2269747B1 - Dispositif et procédé d'identification de bouteilles consignées - Google Patents

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EP2269747B1
EP2269747B1 EP09164347A EP09164347A EP2269747B1 EP 2269747 B1 EP2269747 B1 EP 2269747B1 EP 09164347 A EP09164347 A EP 09164347A EP 09164347 A EP09164347 A EP 09164347A EP 2269747 B1 EP2269747 B1 EP 2269747B1
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B07—SEPARATING SOLIDS FROM SOLIDS; SORTING
    • B07C—POSTAL SORTING; SORTING INDIVIDUAL ARTICLES, OR BULK MATERIAL FIT TO BE SORTED PIECE-MEAL, e.g. BY PICKING
    • B07C5/00—Sorting according to a characteristic or feature of the articles or material being sorted, e.g. by control effected by devices which detect or measure such characteristic or feature; Sorting by manually actuated devices, e.g. switches
    • B07C5/04—Sorting according to size
    • B07C5/12—Sorting according to size characterised by the application to particular articles, not otherwise provided for
    • B07C5/122—Sorting according to size characterised by the application to particular articles, not otherwise provided for for bottles, ampoules, jars and other glassware
    • B07C5/126—Sorting according to size characterised by the application to particular articles, not otherwise provided for for bottles, ampoules, jars and other glassware by means of photo-electric sensors, e.g. according to colour

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  • the invention relates to a device for identifying empties according to the preamble of claim 1.
  • the invention further relates to a method for the identification of empties according to the preamble of claim 7.
  • the WO 97/20186 A1 discloses a sensor for detecting and distinguishing objects, which has an aperture oriented in the direction of the objects, at least one light source for projecting a light band or light beam across the aperture, at least one mirror for parallelizing the light band or light beam, and a light receiver for detecting a quantity of light passes through the aperture.
  • the profile of an object which is passed through the aperture is ratiometrically determined by measuring an instantaneous change of a light intensity which results from a thickening of the light generated by the light source through the object.
  • the sensor is suitable for the detection and differentiation of feed pellets, in particular fish feed pellets, and for partial application in the field of aquaculture, ie in the controlled rearing of aquatic organisms.
  • a 1 is an arrangement for the spatial measurement of empties, in particular of boxes and contained in boxes bottles on Transport devices in reverse vending machines known.
  • an electronic camera is arranged on a linear drive or on a Drehereleger drive with a pivot point above a beverage crate, which is located on a transport device and a dark field reflected light illuminates the beverage crate evenly.
  • the disadvantage is that the electronic camera is movably arranged by means of a drive, which leads to an increased effort in the production. The need for continuous movement of the camera can result in increased material wear on the linear drive or the twist-arm drive, which can lead to limited reliability of the device for the spatial measurement of empties.
  • the device comprises a light source which generates light rays which lie in a light plane, a device which allows a movement of at least part of the light plane, so that the part of the moving light plane at least partially passes over and illuminates the respective container to be inspected.
  • a line camera captures the light at least partially.
  • the apparatus comprises a light source, a light detector, means (hereinafter also referred to as an optical unit) which directs light beams from the light source as parallel beams across a path of movement of the container in the form of parallel beams and light not covered by the container or deflected, the light detector zumony.
  • a computer is connected to the light detector and processes the signals of the detector that are sampled for the detector Light rays are representative.
  • a comparison device compares these processed signals with predetermined container data and recognizes the contour mapping of the container.
  • the device for aligning the light beams comprises Fresnel lenses which are arranged coaxially on opposite longitudinal sides of the movement path of the container.
  • the light source for example a stationary light emitting diode, emits light in the direction of the first Fresnel lens.
  • the light detector z.
  • As a CCD camera detects the contour of the container, as far as it is shown by the light that is not covered or deflected by the container, as well as any light that passes through the container.
  • the disadvantage is that the optical unit formed from Fresnel lenses only with relatively great effort and thus costly feasible.
  • WO-A-2009/061207 describes a device according to the preamble of claim 1.
  • the invention is therefore based on the object to provide an improved device and an improved method for the identification of empties, which in particular with little effort and can be realized inexpensively.
  • the device should achieve high reliability.
  • the object is achieved by the features specified in claim 1.
  • the object is achieved by the features specified in claim 7.
  • the device for identifying empties which is transportable by means of a transport device comprising a light source for emitting light, an optical unit for deflecting and reflecting the light, a camera for receiving the reflected light and a processing unit for processing image information.
  • the optical unit is formed from a curved first reflector and a second reflector opposite thereto, wherein the Transporting the empties positioned in a predetermined position between the first reflector and the second reflector and the optical unit is arranged such that the empties is at least twice in the same way and / or in opposite directions with the emitted light of the light source is floatable.
  • This device can be produced in an advantageous manner with little effort.
  • a further advantage is a high reliability of the device for identifying empties. Due to the multiple flooding of the empties in the same way and / or in the opposite direction a very high contrast is achieved for detecting a shape of the empties, resulting in a reliable identification of the empties.
  • the first reflector is a parabolic mirror, a parabolic trough mirror or a curved mirror whose cross section corresponds to a circle segment.
  • a parabolic mirror is understood to mean a paraboloid of revolution, which is mirrored on at least one inner side, and a gutter with a parabolic cross-section under a parabolic trough.
  • a circle segment or a circle segment is understood to mean a partial area of a circular area which is delimited by a circular arc and a circular chord.
  • the light is conducted to the first reflector by means of the light source, wherein the light impinging on the first reflector is deflected, parallelized in at least one first direction and passed through the empties.
  • This light is reflected by means of the second reflector and passed in the opposite direction through the empties back to the first reflector and supplied by means of this a camera, so that image information is processed in a processing unit.
  • the second reflector is flat depending on the design of the first reflector or curved such that its cross section corresponds to a circle segment.
  • the second reflector is preferably curved with a circular segment-shaped cross section.
  • the axes of curvature of the reflectors about which they are curved are substantially perpendicular to one another.
  • the second reflector is preferably flat, ie. H. its reflection surface is flat.
  • the second reflector is formed of a painted metal plate, which is simple and inexpensive to produce and in combination with the curved design of the first reflector leads to a high insensitivity of the optical unit to extraneous light, which in turn provides a reliable identification of the empties allows.
  • the light source and the camera are arranged directly adjacent, so that the light emitted by the light source by means of the optical unit in the same way but in the opposite direction to the camera is traceable. From the fixedly positioned arrangement of the optical unit, a low material and cost can be achieved and high reliability of the optical unit can be achieved.
  • the light source is a point light source.
  • the light emitted by the point light source is transmitted to the optical unit comprising the first reflector and the second reflector, wherein the light striking the first reflector is deflected in a parallel direction in at least a first direction through the empties Reflected light by the second reflector and in the opposite direction by the empties are passed back to the first reflector and fed back to the camera by means of this, so that image information is processed in a processing unit.
  • the camera is preferably arranged directly adjacent to the light source. This means that light emitted by the light source is conducted through the empties due to the formation of the optical unit and sent back in the same way but in the opposite direction back to the light source, so that it can be detected by the camera.
  • the use of the point light source allows a high luminous efficacy, resulting in a better signal / noise ratio.
  • the curved first reflector and a resulting parallelization of the emitted light from the light source in at least one direction it is advantageously possible to design the device for identifying the emptiesou spad because the first reflector only as large as the largest to be detected Empties must be.
  • the curved first reflector further represents a cost-effective component, so that the optical unit can be realized at low cost.
  • FIG. 1 shows a plan view of a device 1 according to the invention for the identification of empties.
  • FIG. 2 shows the in FIG. 1 illustrated inventive device 1 in a side view.
  • the device 1 according to the invention for identifying empties 2 will be described below with reference to both figures. Furthermore, an embodiment of a method according to the invention is explained in more detail in the following description with reference to both figures.
  • the device 1 according to the invention is arranged, in particular, in an automated return system (not shown in detail), for example in an empties return machine, for identifying empties 2.
  • an empties return machine for identifying empties 2.
  • identifying the empties 2 is meant in particular a clear recognition of the empties 2 in terms of a type and / or a form.
  • the device 1 comprises a light source 1.1 for emitting light L, an optical unit 1.2 for deflecting and reflecting the light L, a camera 1.3 for receiving the reflected light L and a processing unit 1.4 for processing image information.
  • the optical unit 1.2 is formed from a curved first reflector 1.2.1 and a second reflector 1.2.2 opposite thereto.
  • empties 2 With a return of empties 2 this is about a transport device 3, for example, a conveyor belt, transportable.
  • the transport device 3 positions the empties 2 in a predeterminable position between the first reflector 1.2.1 and the second reflector 1.2.2.
  • the empties 2 are, for example, beverage bottles and / or beverage cans whose materials can have a different transparency.
  • the light source 1.1 which is designed in particular as a point light source
  • the light L is sent to the first reflector 1.2.1, which is formed in the illustrated embodiment as a parabolic trough mirror. At this point, it is deflected and reflected in such a way that it is directed parallel to the first direction X in the direction -Z of the second reflector 1.2.2 and traverses the empties 2.
  • a non-illustrated axis of curvature of the first reflector 1.2.1, about which it is curved, substantially perpendicular to the transport device 3 and the first reflector 1.2.1 is further with respect to a plane formed from the directions Y and X to one of the directions X and Z formed tilted plane arranged.
  • the second reflector 1.2.2 is a curved mirror whose cross section corresponds to a circle segment and which is preferably formed from a painted metal plate.
  • the light L is thus, in particular fanned, reflected at the first reflector 1.2.1 designed as a parabolic trough mirror so that it impinges on the second reflector 1.2.2 at right angles to its reflection surface.
  • the light L is reflected by means of the second reflector 1.2.2 such that it is passed on the same path, but in the opposite direction Z again through the empties 2, to reflect at the first reflector 1.2.1 back towards the light source 1.1 to become.
  • the light source 1.1 and the camera 1.3 are arranged directly adjacent to one another, ie directly next to one another or one above the other, the light L is reflected simultaneously to the camera 1.3.
  • the image information acquired by the camera 1.3 is supplied to the processing unit 1.4.
  • the first reflector 1.2.1 is designed as a curved mirror whose cross section corresponds to a circle segment.
  • the light L is deflected and reflected at this in such a way that it is parallelized with respect to the first direction X in the direction -Z of the second reflector 1.2.2 and passes through the empties 2.
  • the second reflector 1.2.2 is again curved mirror whose cross section corresponds to a circle segment. The axes of curvature of the reflectors 1.2.1, 1.2.2 are again perpendicular to each other.
  • the first reflector 1.2.1 is designed as a parabolic mirror, so that the light L emitted by the light source 1.1 is parallelized both in the direction X and in the direction Y and the empties 2 in the direction Z crosses.
  • the second reflector 1.2.2 is planar in this case. That is, the reflection surface of the second reflector 1.2.2, to which the light L meets at right angles, is flat.

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  • Investigating Or Analysing Materials By Optical Means (AREA)
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  1. Dispositif (1) pour l'identification de bouteilles vides (2) acheminables au moyen d'un dispositif de transport (3), comprenant une source lumineuse (1.1) pour l'émission de lumière (L), une unité optique (1.2) pour la déviation et la réflexion de la lumière (L), une caméra (1.3) pour la réception de la lumière (L) et une unité de traitement (1.4) pour le traitement d'informations d'image,
    caractérisé en ce que
    l'unité optique (1.2) est constituée d'un premier réflecteur courbe (1.2.1) et d'un deuxième réflecteur (1.2.2) opposé au premier, le dispositif de transport (3) plaçant les bouteilles vides (2) dans une position prescriptible entre le premier réflecteur (1.2.1) et le deuxième réflecteur (1.2.2), et l'unité optique (1.2) étant disposée de manière à permettre l'exposition des bouteilles vides (2) à la lumière (L) émise par la source lumineuse (1.1), au minimum deux fois sur le même trajet et/ou dans des directions (Z, -Z) opposées.
  2. Dispositif (1) selon la revendication 1,
    caractérisé en ce que le premier réflecteur (1.2.2) est un miroir parabolique, un miroir cylindro-parabolique ou un miroir courbe, dont la section correspond à un segment de cercle.
  3. Dispositif (1) selon la revendication 1 ou 2,
    caractérisé en ce que le deuxième réflecteur (1.2.2) est prévu plan ou courbé de telle manière que sa section corresponde à un segment de cercle.
  4. Dispositif (1) selon l'une des revendications 1 à 3,
    caractérisé en ce que le deuxième réflecteur (1.2.2) est formé d'une plaque métallique laquée.
  5. Dispositif (1) selon l'une des revendications 1 à 4,
    caractérisé en ce que la source lumineuse (1.1) et la caméra (1.3) sont disposées directement contiguës l'une à l'autre.
  6. Dispositif (1) selon l'une des revendications 1 à 5,
    caractérisé en ce que la source lumineuse (1.2) est une source lumineuse ponctuelle.
  7. Procédé d'identification de bouteilles vides (2) acheminables au moyen d'un dispositif de transport (3), caractérisé en ce que
    de la lumière (L) est émise vers une unité optique (1.2) comprenant un premier réflecteur (1.2.1) et un deuxième réflecteur (1.2.2), la lumière (L) incidente sur le premier réflecteur (1.2.1) étant déviée, parallélisée dans au moins une première direction (X) et conduite au travers des bouteilles vides (2), de telle façon que la lumière (L) est réfléchie au moyen du deuxième réflecteur (1.2.2) et reconduite en direction opposée (Z) vers le premier réflecteur (1.2.1) en traversant les bouteilles vides (2), et dirigée par celui-ci sur une caméra (1.3), de manière à permettre le traitement des informations d'image dans une unité de traitement (1.4).
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