Sensor device for smart waste collection systems and method
US9927278B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 28, 2014 |
| Grant date | Mar 27, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 10, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65F2210/20
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A sensor device for remote monitoring of a waste container, the sensor device including one or more sensors for sensing an amount of waste and an environment within the waste container, a data processing unit for processing sensor signals indicative of the amount of waste and the environment within the waste container, a communication interface for enabling the sensor device to communicate information corresponding to the sensor signals to a remote location. The sensor device is mounted to an upper lid of the waste container in a spaced apart manner by placing one or more spacing elements and a heat reflecting layer arranged between the sensor device and the upper lid to provide a thermal barrier between an underside surface of the waste container lid and the sensor device.
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