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Reverse vending machine

US10554933B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Wincor Nixdorf International GmbH · DE

Inventors

Guenter Baitz · Berlin, DE
Wolfgang Malke · Berlin, DE
Uwe Krueger · Berlin, DE
Oliver Schaefer · Sankt Wendel, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 8, 2015
Grant date	Feb 4, 2020
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 22, 2035

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04N7/18
WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A reverse vending machine has an insertion area for inserting an object into the inside of the reverse vending machine, a transport unit for transporting the object in a transport area along a transport axis and an arrangement of cameras for capturing images of the object from several capturing directions. The image capturing direction of each camera is directed toward the transport area. Further, the cameras are arranged outside the transport area and not below the transport area.

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