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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 12, 2024
Filed:
Dec. 04, 2022
Kyocera Corporation, Kyoto, JP;
Hirofumi Uchishiba, Kawasaki, JP;
Kazunari Sugihara, Kirishima, JP;
Nobuhiko Hachiki, Omihachiman, JP;
Ryota Terai, Yokohama, JP;
Yuki Suzuki, Yokohama, JP;
Ryuta Fujisawa, Kawasaki, JP;
Masaya Takahashi, Yokohama, JP;
KYOCERA CORPORATION, Kyoto, JP;
Abstract
A resource collection apparatus is an apparatus for collecting waste reusable as a resource. The resource collection apparatus includes an opening associated with a predetermined sorting type, an opening/closing unit configured to open and close the opening, a first detector configured to perform an operation to detect a target waste belonging to a user, and a controller configured to specify a sorting type into which the target waste is to be sorted, by using a result of the detection by the first detector. The controller switches the opening/closing unit from a closed state to an open state when the specified sorting type matches the sorting type associated with the opening.