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EP0729625A1 - Machine for collecting and recovering aluminium cans - Google Patents

Machine for collecting and recovering aluminium cans

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EP0729625A1
EP0729625A1 EP94927040A EP94927040A EP0729625A1 EP 0729625 A1 EP0729625 A1 EP 0729625A1 EP 94927040 A EP94927040 A EP 94927040A EP 94927040 A EP94927040 A EP 94927040A EP 0729625 A1 EP0729625 A1 EP 0729625A1
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Paolo Ali
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    • G07F—COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS
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    • G07F7/06—Mechanisms actuated by objects other than coins to free or to actuate vending, hiring, coin or paper currency dispensing or refunding apparatus by returnable containers, i.e. reverse vending systems in which a user is rewarded for returning a container that serves as a token of value, e.g. bottles
    • G07F7/0609—Mechanisms actuated by objects other than coins to free or to actuate vending, hiring, coin or paper currency dispensing or refunding apparatus by returnable containers, i.e. reverse vending systems in which a user is rewarded for returning a container that serves as a token of value, e.g. bottles by fluid containers, e.g. bottles, cups, gas containers
    • G—PHYSICS
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    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
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    • G07F17/3244—Payment aspects of a gaming system, e.g. payment schemes, setting payout ratio, bonus or consolation prizes
    • G07F17/3248—Payment aspects of a gaming system, e.g. payment schemes, setting payout ratio, bonus or consolation prizes involving non-monetary media of fixed value, e.g. casino chips of fixed value
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07F—COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS
    • G07F17/00—Coin-freed apparatus for hiring articles; Coin-freed facilities or services
    • G07F17/32—Coin-freed apparatus for hiring articles; Coin-freed facilities or services for games, toys, sports, or amusements
    • G07F17/3244—Payment aspects of a gaming system, e.g. payment schemes, setting payout ratio, bonus or consolation prizes
    • G07F17/3253—Payment aspects of a gaming system, e.g. payment schemes, setting payout ratio, bonus or consolation prizes involving articles, e.g. paying in bottles, paying out toys
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07F—COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS
    • G07F17/00—Coin-freed apparatus for hiring articles; Coin-freed facilities or services
    • G07F17/42—Coin-freed apparatus for hiring articles; Coin-freed facilities or services for ticket printing or like apparatus, e.g. apparatus for dispensing of printed paper tickets or payment cards

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  • the present invention relates to a machine for collecting and recovering aluminum cans, equipped to promote this recovery with rewards.
  • the present invention relates more particularly to a machine used to collect and crush aluminum boxes, equipped with visuals used to display the awards which can be chosen, or the award obtained or even the tribute to be withdrawn, and a recording and control system which records the reward chosen or won or the tribute to be withdrawn, by providing a gift voucher with all the necessary information.
  • the object of the present invention is to present a machine which serves to promote the harvesting of aluminum boxes or metal boxes, in general.
  • the purpose of this invention is more specifically that of presenting a machine for the collection and recovery of metal cans capable of directly rewarding, with a modest gratuity, the person who introduces the can into this machine.
  • the gratuity is offered by the organizers of this type of harvest, who then use these recovery materials, or by the organizers and sponsors of this recovery activity, also using it as a means of propaganda and publicity for all kinds of products.
  • this objective and other objectives are achieved by means of a machine, equipped with means which crush and compact the metal box and with a control system, recording what it receives, and delivery of a receipt the person depositing the box there, receipt which will then be used to withdraw the reward.
  • the compacted boxes are piled up in a reserved space, which will then be emptied by the people in charge, when the machine is no longer able to receive other boxes. The people in charge of this function then put the machine back into working order.
  • This machine can also be used to broadcast commercial press releases.
  • FIG.1 - it represents a front and perspective view of the exterior of the machine of the present invention
  • FIG.2 - it represents the side view of the machine mentioned in FIG.1;
  • FIG.3 - it represents the machine, seen from above, mentioned in the previous figures;
  • FIG.4 - it represents a view of the machine mentioned in the preceding figures, along a plane passing along the line BB, indicated in FIG.3;
  • FIG.5 - it represents the view of the machine in question above, along a plane passing along the line CC, indicated in FIG.4.
  • the machine of the present invention comprises a profiled metal casing or cabinet 1, provided with spinning wheels 12 and equipped with an ornamental structure 19, which highlights the position of the visuals.
  • This cabinet 1 is able to contain the entire device, which constitutes the machine of the present invention.
  • the device 6 signals the acceptance and the passage of the box 2 compressed and directed towards the bag 4, which contains it.
  • the display 7 which is at the same height as the person who introduced the box 2 into the machine, displays a series of advertising images, each referring to a very specific product, accompanied by all. the information which will serve to distinguish it.
  • This visual 7 continuously presents visual and audio messages, inscriptions, slogans, names, brands and various products, which are used as a reward for each box collected.
  • a second visual ⁇ is used to determine, as desired or drawn, one of the products or names, which are displayed on visual 7; it is used to define the choice made by the person who introduced box 2 or to indicate the reward obtained.
  • the machine records the reward by providing all the necessary information to be able to withdraw the reward chosen or won.
  • Such is the utility of these visuals 7 and 8, connected to computers 9 which, thanks to automatic pulses, make it possible to obtain the aforementioned facts.
  • Computers 9 are equipped with a keyboard 20, necessary for their programming.
  • One of the computers 9 can define the reward to be allocated.
  • the machine of the present invention is equipped with a group 10, which comprises a printer, a paper roll, a cutter and a means necessary for the expulsion of the sheet 15, on which all the information concerning the prize or the reward deserved as well as the procedures for withdrawing them.
  • a slot 11 expels the sheet 15, intended for the person who introduced the box.
  • the machine of the present invention can be equipped for recovering paper or other noble materials to be recycled, by placing the elements there for their acceptance, their possible compaction and their control.

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Abstract

Machine for collecting, recovering, compacting and storing aluminium cans or other recycled products, in return for a reward for each can collected. The machine comprises means (5) for crushing and compacting cans (2), a first visual display unit (7) for continuously displaying the products available as a reward, a second visual display unit (8), which selects or draws one of the products displayed on the first screen; computers (9), connected to said visual display unit and a printing unit (10) which prints and supplies a ticket (15) indicating the reward and how to obtain it. (Fig. 1).

Description

Description  Description
MACHINE SERVANT A RECUEILLIR ET A RECUPERER LES BOITES EN ALUMINIUM Contexte historique de l'invention MACHINE FOR COLLECTING AND COLLECTING ALUMINUM BOXES Historical background of the invention
La présente invention se rapporte à une machins servant a recueillir et a récupérer les boîtes en aluminium, équipée afin de promouvoir cette récupération moyennant des récompenses. La présente invention se rapporte plus spécialement a une machine servant à recueillir et à écraser les boîtes en aluminium, équipée de visuels servant à afficher les récompenses qui peuvent être choisies, ou la récompense obtenue ou bien encore l'hommage à re t irer , et d'un système d'enregistrement et de contrôle qui enregistre la récompense choisie ou gagnée ou bien l'hommage à retirer, en fournissant un bon-cadeau avec toutes les informations nécessaires.  The present invention relates to a machine for collecting and recovering aluminum cans, equipped to promote this recovery with rewards. The present invention relates more particularly to a machine used to collect and crush aluminum boxes, equipped with visuals used to display the awards which can be chosen, or the award obtained or even the tribute to be withdrawn, and a recording and control system which records the reward chosen or won or the tribute to be withdrawn, by providing a gift voucher with all the necessary information.
Non seulement la machine de l'invention en question récupère ces boîtes, en facilitant leur empilage et leur transport, mais elle sert aussi à développer et à promouvoir ce genre de récupération, en invitant les utilisateurs, moyennant des prix et des récompenses, a y réintroduire d'autres boîtes, chaque fois l'occasion s'en présente.  Not only does the machine of the invention in question recover these boxes, facilitating their stacking and transport, but it also serves to develop and promote this kind of recovery, by inviting users, for prices and rewards, to reintroduce them other boxes, every time the opportunity arises.
Description de l'art préalable Description of prior art
Il existe actuellement des machines en mesure de obtenir un résultat similaire. Ces dernières sont constituées par une combinaison de plusieurs éléments qui, assemblés entre eux, réalisent cet objectif. Grâce à ce type de machines, on peut arriver à la récupération de une quantité considérable de matériaux nobles et moins nobles, tout en obtenant un autre type de résultat, celui de la propreté des endroits fréquentés par les personnes qui laissent et abandonnent ces boîtes, après les avoir vidées. Les endroits en question, nous le savons tous, sont les suivants: les stades; les points de rencontre et de spectacle; les lieux de promenade ou d'attente des moyens de transport; les lieux réserves à la détente et aux pique-nique, où l'on grignote quelque chose, etc... Dans ces endroits, on peut trouver des récipients dans lesquels peuvent être déposées les boîtes à éliminer. Très souvent, ces récipients y sont placés par des organismes ou des organisations, qui se occupent justement de la récupération et du recyclage du métal de ces boîtes, dans un but même bénéfique, mais visant, de toute façon, toujours a protéger et a respecter l'environnement. Currently there are machines able to achieve a similar result. These are made up of a combination of several elements which, when assembled together, achieve this objective. Thanks to this type of machine, we can recover a considerable amount of noble and less noble materials, while obtaining another type of result, that of the cleanliness of the places frequented by people who leave and abandon these boxes, after emptying them. The places in question, we all know, are: stadiums; meeting and performance points; places for walking or waiting for means of transport; places reserved for relaxation and picnics, where we nibble something, etc ... In these places, we can find containers in which can be placed the boxes to be eliminated. Very often, these containers are placed there by bodies or organizations, which take care precisely of the recovery and recycling of the metal of these boxes, with a very beneficial aim, but aiming, in any case, always to protect and respect the environment.
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Résumé de l'invention  Summary of the invention
La présente invention a pour but de présenter une machine qui serve à promouvoir la récolte de boîtes en aluminium ou de boîtes en métal, en général.  The object of the present invention is to present a machine which serves to promote the harvesting of aluminum boxes or metal boxes, in general.
Le but de cette invention est plus spécialement celui de présenter une machine pour la récolte et la récupération de boites en métal en mesure de récompenser directement, moyennant une modeste gratification, la personne qui introduit la boite dans cette machine.  The purpose of this invention is more specifically that of presenting a machine for the collection and recovery of metal cans capable of directly rewarding, with a modest gratuity, the person who introduces the can into this machine.
La gratification est offerte par les organisateurs de ce type de récolte, qui utilisent ensuite ces matériaux de récupération, ou par les organisateurs et les commanditaires de cette activité de récupération, en s'en servant aussi comme moyens de propagande et de publicité pour toute sorte de produits.  The gratuity is offered by the organizers of this type of harvest, who then use these recovery materials, or by the organizers and sponsors of this recovery activity, also using it as a means of propaganda and publicity for all kinds of products.
Suivant la présente invention, on atteint cet objectif et d'autres objectifs grâce à une machine, équipée de moyens qui écrasent et compactent la boîte métallique et d'un système de contrôle, d 'enregistremen t de ce q u ' e l l e reçoi t , e t de dé l i vrance d ' un reç u a la personne qui y dépose la boîte, reçu qui servira ensuite à retirer la récompense. Les boîtes compactées sont entassées dans un espace réservé, qui sera ensuite vidé par des personnes qui en sont chargées, quand la machine n'est plus en mesure de recevoir d'autres boîtes. Les personnes, chargées de cette fonction, remettent ensuite la machine en état de marche. According to the present invention, this objective and other objectives are achieved by means of a machine, equipped with means which crush and compact the metal box and with a control system, recording what it receives, and delivery of a receipt the person depositing the box there, receipt which will then be used to withdraw the reward. The compacted boxes are piled up in a reserved space, which will then be emptied by the people in charge, when the machine is no longer able to receive other boxes. The people in charge of this function then put the machine back into working order.
Les avantages, obtenus grâce a la machine de la présente invention, sont les suivants:  The advantages obtained with the machine of the present invention are as follows:
- Cette machine peut servir aussi à la diffusion de communiqués commerciaux. - This machine can also be used to broadcast commercial press releases.
- Elle sert à promouvoir la récolte de boîtes qui sont, de préférence, en aluminium, que les gens jettent lorsqu'elle sont vides.  - It is used to promote the harvest of boxes which are preferably made of aluminum, which people throw away when they are empty.
- Elle réduit l'encombrement de ces boîtes en les compactant. - It reduces the size of these boxes by compacting them.
- Elle est équipée d'un visuel, relié à un ordinateur, qui transmet en continu des messages publicitaires enregistrés et programmés, adressés aux personnes qui se en approchent.  - It is equipped with a visual, connected to a computer, which continuously transmits recorded and programmed advertising messages, addressed to people who approach it.
- Elle est équipée d'un deuxième visuel, relié à un ordinateur, qui organise le choix et l'attribution d'une récompense, qui sera remise a la personne qui a introduit la boîte dans la machine servant à la récupération» - Elle met en oeuvre un système pour le choix du don ou pour l'attribution de la récompense offerte, d'après les informations que le visuel affiche et publicise. - It is equipped with a second display, connected to a computer, which organizes the choice and allocation of a reward, which will be given to the person who introduced the box into the machine used for recovery "- She puts implement a system for the choice of donation or for the allocation of the reward offered, according to the information that the visual displays and publicizes.
- Elle délivre un reçu qui témoigne l'introduction de la boîte récupérée. - It issues a receipt which indicates the introduction of the recovered box.
- Elle imprime automatiquement toutes les données nécessaires, pour que puisse être remis par la personne qui en est chargée, ce qui revient à la personne qui a effectué la récupération. - It automatically prints all the necessary data, so that it can be delivered by the person responsible for it, which comes back to the person who carried out the recovery.
- Elle permet donc d'entrer en possession de différents cadeaux et produits, ou de retirer des bons-cadeaux ou des recus pour le participation à des concours de tirage au sort, comme récompense chaque fois que l'on introduit dans la machine une boîte a récupérer. - It therefore allows you to come into possession of different gifts and products, or to withdraw gift vouchers or receipts for participation in sweepstakes contests, as a reward each time a box to be collected is inserted into the machine.
- Elle sert de moyen publicitaire et de récolte, qui peut être installé dans des endroits fréquentés par des spectateurs, des gens qui font leurs courses, des voyageurs , etc ...- It serves as a means of advertising and harvesting, which can be installed in places frequented by spectators, people who do their shopping, travelers, etc ...
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Brève description des dessins  Brief description of the drawings
La machine de l'invention en question sera mieux définie grâce à la description détaillée qui suit et qui se réfère aux dessins ci-Joints, d'après une réalisation préférentielle, prise comme exemple non contraignant ni restrictif, qui sont:  The machine of the invention in question will be better defined thanks to the detailed description which follows and which refers to the attached drawings, according to a preferred embodiment, taken as a non-binding or restrictive example, which are:
FIG.1 - elle représente une vue frontale et en perspective de l'extérieur de la machine de la présente invention;  FIG.1 - it represents a front and perspective view of the exterior of the machine of the present invention;
FIG.2 - elle représente la vue latérale de la machine mentionnée à la FIG.1;  FIG.2 - it represents the side view of the machine mentioned in FIG.1;
FIG.3 - elle représente la machine, vue de haut, mentionnée aux figures précédentes;  FIG.3 - it represents the machine, seen from above, mentioned in the previous figures;
FIG.4 - elle représente une vue de la machine mentionnée aux figures précédentes, suivant un plan passant le long de la ligne BB, indiquée à la FIG.3;  FIG.4 - it represents a view of the machine mentioned in the preceding figures, along a plane passing along the line BB, indicated in FIG.3;
FIG.5 - elle représente la vue de la machine dont il est question précédemment, suivant un plan passant le long de la ligne CC, indiquée à la FIG.4.  FIG.5 - it represents the view of the machine in question above, along a plane passing along the line CC, indicated in FIG.4.
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Description de concrétisation préférentielle  Description of preferred embodiment
D'après les représentations ci-contre, la machine de la présente invention comprend une enveloppe ou armoire métallique profilée 1, munie de roues pirouettantes 12 et équipée d'une structure ornementale 19, qui met en évidence la position des visuels. Cette armoire 1 est en état de contenir l'appareil au complet, qui constitue la machine de la présente invention. According to the representations opposite, the machine of the present invention comprises a profiled metal casing or cabinet 1, provided with spinning wheels 12 and equipped with an ornamental structure 19, which highlights the position of the visuals. This cabinet 1 is able to contain the entire device, which constitutes the machine of the present invention.
Dans cette armoire, installée en position verticale et placée de préférence contre un mur, auquel elle est fixée, il y a:  In this cupboard, installed in a vertical position and preferably placed against a wall, to which it is fixed, there are:
- Un instrument 5, capable d'écraser et de compacter les boîtes 2, qui y sont introduites, par les personnes intéressées, grâce à la chape 3 flottante sur un pivot 17, en actionnant la poignée 18. Après ces manoeuvres, automatiquement, la machine commence et conclut toutes les opérations qu'elle doit effectuer, c'est a dire: la boîte 2 est écrasée par des instruments et organes pneumatiques, hydrauliques ou mécaniques, commandés par un moteur 13 et une éventuelle pompe 14, Quand la boîte 2 est écrasée, elle est repoussée dans un sac 4, qui sera prélevé par les personnes chargées de le remplacer. Le dispositif 6 signale la acceptation et le passage de la boîte 2 comprimée et dirigée vers le sac 4, qui la contient. La boîte 2 comprimée, qui sert de jeton et qui, en passant par le dispositif 6, détermine le fonctionnement du visuel 7, dont la machine dispose. Le visuel 7, qui se trouve à la même hauteur que la personne qui a introduit la boîte 2 dans la machine, affiche une série d'images publicitaires, chacune se référant à un produit bien précis, accompagnée de toutes. les informations qui serviront à le distinguer. Ce visuel 7 présente en continu des messages visuels et sonores, des inscriptions, slogans, noms, marques et produits divers, qui sont utilisés comme récompense pour chaque boîte recueillie. Un deuxième visuel θ sert a déterminer au choix ou tiré au sort un des produits ou noms, qui sont affichés sur le visuel 7; il sert à définir le choix fait par la personne qui a introduit la boîte 2 ou bien à indiquer la récompense obtenue.  - An instrument 5, capable of crushing and compacting the boxes 2, which are introduced therein, by interested persons, by means of the floating yoke 3 on a pivot 17, by actuating the handle 18. After these maneuvers, automatically, the machine begins and concludes all the operations it must perform, that is to say: the box 2 is crushed by pneumatic, hydraulic or mechanical instruments and organs, controlled by a motor 13 and a possible pump 14, When the box 2 is crushed, it is pushed back into a bag 4, which will be removed by the people responsible for replacing it. The device 6 signals the acceptance and the passage of the box 2 compressed and directed towards the bag 4, which contains it. The compressed box 2, which serves as a token and which, passing through the device 6, determines the operation of the display 7, which the machine has. The display 7, which is at the same height as the person who introduced the box 2 into the machine, displays a series of advertising images, each referring to a very specific product, accompanied by all. the information which will serve to distinguish it. This visual 7 continuously presents visual and audio messages, inscriptions, slogans, names, brands and various products, which are used as a reward for each box collected. A second visual θ is used to determine, as desired or drawn, one of the products or names, which are displayed on visual 7; it is used to define the choice made by the person who introduced box 2 or to indicate the reward obtained.
La machine enregistre la récompense en fournissant toutes les informations nécessaires de façon a pouvoir retirer la récompense choisie ou gagnée. Telle est la utilité de ces visuels 7 et 8, reliés aux ordinateurs 9 qui, grâce à des impulsions automatiques, permettent de obtenir les faits sus-ment ionnés. Les ordinateurs 9 sont équipés d'un clavier 20, nécessaire à leur progammation. Un des ordinateurs 9 peut définir la récompense à attribuer. De plus, la machine de la présente invention est équipée d'un groupe 10, qui comprend une imprimante, un rouleau de papier, un coupoir et un moyen nécessaire à l'expulsion du feuillet 15, sur lequel sont communiquées toutes les informations concernant le prix ou la recompense méritée ainsi que les modalités pour les retirer. Une fente 11 expulse le feuillet 15, destiné à la personne qui a introduit la boîte. The machine records the reward by providing all the necessary information to be able to withdraw the reward chosen or won. Such is the utility of these visuals 7 and 8, connected to computers 9 which, thanks to automatic pulses, make it possible to obtain the aforementioned facts. Computers 9 are equipped with a keyboard 20, necessary for their programming. One of the computers 9 can define the reward to be allocated. In addition, the machine of the present invention is equipped with a group 10, which comprises a printer, a paper roll, a cutter and a means necessary for the expulsion of the sheet 15, on which all the information concerning the prize or the reward deserved as well as the procedures for withdrawing them. A slot 11 expels the sheet 15, intended for the person who introduced the box.
La machine de la présente invention peut être équipée pour la récupération du papier ou d'autres matériaux nobles à recycler, en y plaçant les éléments pour leur acceptation, leur éventuel compactage et leur contrôle.  The machine of the present invention can be equipped for recovering paper or other noble materials to be recycled, by placing the elements there for their acceptance, their possible compaction and their control.
Même si l'invention a été décrite en se reportant à une réalisation spécifique, les experts du secteur sont parfaitement au courant des différentes alternatives et variations possibles pouvant être appliquées à la description sus-mentionnée. Par conséquent, l'invention entend englober toutes les alternatives et variations, comprises dans la logique et dans le but des revendications suivantes.  Even if the invention has been described with reference to a specific embodiment, experts in the sector are perfectly aware of the different alternatives and possible variations that can be applied to the description mentioned above. Consequently, the invention intends to encompass all the alternatives and variations included in the logic and for the purpose of the following claims.

Claims

Revendications claims
1. Une machine pour la récolte, l'écrasement et la récupérations de boîtes en aluminium, équipée afin de promouvoir cette récolte, moyennant des récompenses, caractérisée par le fait qu'elle se compose d'une enveloppe ou armoire métallique (1), qui renferme et comprend: 1. A machine for harvesting, crushing and recovering aluminum boxes, equipped to promote this harvest, with rewards, characterized by the fact that it consists of a metal casing or cabinet (1), which contains and includes:
- un moyen d'introduction (3, 17, 18) des boîtes (2) a récupérer;  - A means of introduction (3, 17, 18) of the boxes (2) to be recovered;
- un moyen (5) d'écrasement et de compactage des boîtes (2);  - a means (5) for crushing and compacting the boxes (2);
- un sac (4) contenant les boîtes (2), vers lequel la boîte écrasée et comprimée est refoulée;  - a bag (4) containing the boxes (2), towards which the crushed and compressed box is pushed back;
- un premier visuel (7), qui affiche en continu des images publicitaires de produits, qui sont utilisés comme récompense;  - a first visual (7), which continuously displays advertising images of products, which are used as a reward;
- un deuxième visuel (8), qui détermine au choix ou tire au sort un des produits affichés sur le premier visuel (7);  - a second visual (8), which either selects or draws one of the products displayed on the first visual (7);
- des ordinateurs (9), reliés aux visuels sus-mentionnés (7, 8);  - computers (9), linked to the above-mentioned visuals (7, 8);
- un groupe imprimante (10), qui imprime sur un rouleau en papier les informations concernant la récompense choisie ou le lot gagné et coupe en feuillets (15) le rouleau imprimé;  - a printing unit (10), which prints on a paper roll the information concerning the chosen reward or the won prize and cuts the printed roll into sheets (15);
- un moyen qui expulse ces feuillets imprimés (15) par une fente (11), dont l'enveloppe M) dispose; et - A means which expels these printed sheets (15) through a slot (11), which the envelope M) has; and
- un dispositif (6) qui signale le passage de la boîte (2) écrasée et comprimée par le moyen d'écrasement (5) au sac (4) contenant les boîtes et qui actionne les visuels (7) et (8), les ordinateurs (9) et le groupe imprimante (10}. - a device (6) which signals the passage from the box (2) crushed and compressed by the crushing means (5) to the bag (4) containing the boxes and which actuates the visuals (7) and (8), computers (9) and the printer group (10}.
2. La machine, comme sus-ment ionnée dans la revendication 1; où le moyen d'introduction de la boîte (2) à récupérer comprend une chape (3) flottante sur un pivot (17) et actionnée par une poignée (18). 2. The machine, as mentioned above in claim 1; where the means for introducing the box (2) to be recovered comprises a yoke (3) floating on a pivot (17) and actuated by a handle (18).
3. La machine, comme sus-mentionnee dans l'une des revendications 1 ou 2; caractérisée par le fait que le visuel (2), relié à l'un des ordinateurs (9), présente en continu: messages visuels et sonores, inscriptions, slogans, noms, marques et produits divers, qui sont utilisés comme récompense pour chaque boîte (2) introduite dans la chape flottante (3) . 3. The machine, as mentioned above in one of claims 1 or 2; characterized by the fact that the visual (2), connected to one of the computers (9), continuously presents: visual and audio messages, inscriptions, slogans, names, brands and various products, which are used as a reward for each box (2) introduced into the floating screed (3).
4. La machine, comme sus-mentionnée dans les revendications précédentes, caractérisée par le fait que le deuxième visuel (8), relié a un des ordinateurs (9), est programmé pour définir et attribuer la récompense. 4. The machine, as mentioned above in the preceding claims, characterized in that the second display (8), connected to one of the computers (9), is programmed to define and attribute the reward.
5. La machine, comme sus-mentionnée dans toutes les revendications précédentes, caractérisée par le fait que l'un des ordinateurs (9) tire au sort la récompense.5. The machine, as mentioned above in all the preceding claims, characterized in that one of the computers (9) draws the prize.
6. La machine, comme sus-mentionnée dans les revendications précédentes; caractérisée par le fait que le groupe imprimante (10) imprime le reçu, qui servira à retirer la récompense choisie ou le lot attribué. 6. The machine, as mentioned above in the preceding claims; characterized by the fact that the printing unit (10) prints the receipt, which will be used to withdraw the chosen reward or the awarded lot.
7. La machine, comme sus-mentionnée dans les revendications précédentes; caractérisée par le fait que le moyen d'écrasement et de compactage comprend un organe pneumatique, hydraulique ou mécanique, actionné par un moteur (13) et par une éventuelle pompe (14).  7. The machine, as mentioned above in the preceding claims; characterized in that the crushing and compacting means comprises a pneumatic, hydraulic or mechanical member, actuated by a motor (13) and by a possible pump (14).
8. La machine, comme sus-mentionnée dans toutes les revendications précédentes; caractérisée per le fait que le dispositif (6) transforme la boîte (2) comprimée en jeton.  8. The machine, as mentioned above in all the preceding claims; characterized by the fact that the device (6) transforms the compressed box (2) into a token.
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