Patent ID: 9573167
Date: 2017-02-21
CPC Classifications: B07C,B65F,Y02W

Claim:
1. A machine for collecting and sorting waste items, the machine comprising a frame with a base resting on the floor and a front face having an opening formed therein giving access to a waste insertion zone, the machine further comprising, inside the frame, waste-recognition means for recognizing the waste items, a waste sorter, and storage means for storing sorted waste items and comprising at least two containers, the machine comprises an elevator for transporting a waste item on a platform, inserted into the waste insertion zone towards the sorter disposed vertically above the waste insertion zone; and the waste sorter being arranged to move the transported waste item vertically above a container selected according to information delivered by the waste-recognition means and in which the waste item is received, the sorter comprising a stationary transfer plate comprising an orifice enabling the platform to bring the waste item up to the height of the transfer plate in a first position, and first movement means for moving the waste item on the transfer plate between the first position and at least two distinct positions in which the waste item is taken beyond an end of the transfer plate vertically above the corresponding container.