CA2211169A1 - Thermal imaging refuse separator - Google Patents
Thermal imaging refuse separatorInfo
- Publication number
- CA2211169A1 CA2211169A1 CA002211169A CA2211169A CA2211169A1 CA 2211169 A1 CA2211169 A1 CA 2211169A1 CA 002211169 A CA002211169 A CA 002211169A CA 2211169 A CA2211169 A CA 2211169A CA 2211169 A1 CA2211169 A1 CA 2211169A1
- Authority
- CA
- Canada
- Prior art keywords
- items
- municipal waste
- array
- infrared
- vacuum grippers
- Prior art date
- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
- Granted
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Classifications
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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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- 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
- B07C5/34—Sorting according to other particular properties
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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
- B07C5/34—Sorting according to other particular properties
- B07C5/342—Sorting according to other particular properties according to optical properties, e.g. colour
- B07C5/3422—Sorting according to other particular properties according to optical properties, e.g. colour using video scanning devices, e.g. TV-cameras
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- Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
- Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
- Y10S—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
- Y10S209/00—Classifying, separating, and assorting solids
- Y10S209/93—Municipal solid waste sorting
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- Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
- Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
- Y10S—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
- Y10S209/00—Classifying, separating, and assorting solids
- Y10S209/939—Video scanning
Abstract
A garbage separation apparatus (20) utilizes a vibrating conveyor (24) to form a thin layer of individual items in a stream of municipal waste (22). The individual items of municipal waste are then transferred to conveyor belts (26) in spaced apart relation. The conveyor belt passes the items of municipal waste under an array of infrared lamps (28).
Immediately after being illuminated by the infrared lamps, the items of municipal waste are imaged by an infrared video system (30). The infrared video camera produces a video image wherein specific colors refer to a specific range of temperatures. The output of this video camera is processed to separate mono-temperature images which are processed so as to drive the actuation of individual vacuum grippers out of an array of vacuum grippers (38) placed over the conveyor belt transporting the items of municipal waste. The actuation commands derive from a particular thermal-image depicting a particular range of temperatures and are transmitted to a sequentially arranged adjacent array of vacuum grippers. Thus items of municipal waste may be separated based on their thermal properties.
Immediately after being illuminated by the infrared lamps, the items of municipal waste are imaged by an infrared video system (30). The infrared video camera produces a video image wherein specific colors refer to a specific range of temperatures. The output of this video camera is processed to separate mono-temperature images which are processed so as to drive the actuation of individual vacuum grippers out of an array of vacuum grippers (38) placed over the conveyor belt transporting the items of municipal waste. The actuation commands derive from a particular thermal-image depicting a particular range of temperatures and are transmitted to a sequentially arranged adjacent array of vacuum grippers. Thus items of municipal waste may be separated based on their thermal properties.
Applications Claiming Priority (3)
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US38235195A | 1995-02-01 | 1995-02-01 | |
US08/382,351 | 1995-02-01 | ||
PCT/US1995/016845 WO1996023604A1 (en) | 1995-02-01 | 1995-12-22 | Thermal imaging refuse separator |
Publications (2)
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CA2211169A1 true CA2211169A1 (en) | 1996-08-08 |
CA2211169C CA2211169C (en) | 2001-10-23 |
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Family Applications (1)
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CA002211169A Expired - Fee Related CA2211169C (en) | 1995-02-01 | 1995-12-22 | Thermal imaging refuse separator |
Country Status (9)
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US (1) | US5628409A (en) |
EP (1) | EP0806994B1 (en) |
AU (1) | AU4607896A (en) |
CA (1) | CA2211169C (en) |
DE (1) | DE69518014T2 (en) |
ES (1) | ES2150601T3 (en) |
FI (1) | FI973177A0 (en) |
NO (1) | NO973526L (en) |
WO (1) | WO1996023604A1 (en) |
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1995
- 1995-12-22 DE DE69518014T patent/DE69518014T2/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 1995-12-22 ES ES95944224T patent/ES2150601T3/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1995-12-22 CA CA002211169A patent/CA2211169C/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 1995-12-22 AU AU46078/96A patent/AU4607896A/en not_active Abandoned
- 1995-12-22 WO PCT/US1995/016845 patent/WO1996023604A1/en active IP Right Grant
- 1995-12-22 EP EP95944224A patent/EP0806994B1/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
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1996
- 1996-06-20 US US08/667,288 patent/US5628409A/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
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1997
- 1997-07-31 NO NO973526A patent/NO973526L/en not_active Application Discontinuation
- 1997-07-31 FI FI973177A patent/FI973177A0/en unknown
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FI973177A (en) | 1997-07-31 |
FI973177A0 (en) | 1997-07-31 |
CA2211169C (en) | 2001-10-23 |
US5628409A (en) | 1997-05-13 |
AU4607896A (en) | 1996-08-21 |
WO1996023604A1 (en) | 1996-08-08 |
NO973526D0 (en) | 1997-07-31 |
DE69518014D1 (en) | 2000-08-17 |
EP0806994B1 (en) | 2000-07-12 |
DE69518014T2 (en) | 2001-03-08 |
NO973526L (en) | 1997-07-31 |
EP0806994A1 (en) | 1997-11-19 |
ES2150601T3 (en) | 2000-12-01 |
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Legal Events
Date | Code | Title | Description |
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EEER | Examination request | ||
MKLA | Lapsed |