vending machine

Abstract

A vending machine comprises a control system and a goods claiming chamber, the goods claiming port of each goods claiming chamber is provided with a cover plate; a sensor for sensing whether goods is dropped inside the goods claiming chamber is installed inside each goods claiming chamber; the cover plate comprises a light guide plate and a light source; the light guide plate comprises a light incident surface, an external light outgoing surface and an internal light outgoing surface; the external light outgoing surface and the internal light outgoing surface are arranged at opposite sides of the light guide plate; the light source is mounted on the side of the light guide plate where the light incident surface locates and is electrically connected with the control system; when the sensor senses that the goods is dropped into the goods claiming chamber, the sensor sends a signal to the control system, the control system controls the light source to illuminate based on the signal; the light emitted from the light source enters the light guide plate from the light incident surface and emits outside of the light guide plate via the external light outgoing surface and the internal light outgoing surface; the light emitted from the external light outgoing surface is used for indicating that the goods is inside the goods claiming chamber; and the light emitted from the internal light outgoing surface is used for illuminating the interior of the goods claiming chamber.

Description

technical field [0001] The invention relates to an automatic vending machine, in particular to an automatic vending machine capable of indicating and illuminating the picking bin where goods have fallen. Background technique [0002] The current vending machines generally have a pick-up compartment. When the vending machine finishes shipping, the purchased goods will fall into the pick-up compartment. Customers can lift the cover of the pick-up compartment to take away the purchased goods. . With the development of vending machines, multi-cabinet vending machines that can sell more goods at the same time have gradually become the mainstream of vending machines. Each cabinet of the multi-cabinet vending machine is provided with a pick-up compartment, and each pick-up compartment is equipped with a cover plate, and the customer can take the goods by lifting the cover plate of the pick-up compartment where the goods have fallen. However, since the multi-cabinet automatic vend...

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Problems solved by technology

However, since the multi-cabinet vending machine has multiple pick-up compartments at the same time, and each pick-up compartment is equipped with a cover that blocks the customer's sight, customers often cannot accurately determine the pick-up compartment that has fallen goods

In addition, due to the lack of light in the pick-up warehouse, customers often cannot see the exact location of the goods, which will affect the efficiency of pick-up

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