A vending machine

Abstract

The present invention relates to the technical field of vending machines, and provides a vending machine, which includes a cabinet for accommodating goods, a goods placement device, a radio frequency identification device disposed inside the cabinet for identifying information of goods with radio frequency tags, a processor disposed on the cabinet and used for processing the information sent by the radio frequency identification device, a display device disposed on the cabinet and connected to the processor for displaying vending machine information, a communication device disposed on the cabinet and connected to the processor for communicating with an external server, and a door lock device disposed on the cabinet and connected to the communication device for unlocking the cabinet; the vending machine provided by the present invention facilitates consumers to select multiple goods at the same time, and by setting a radio frequency identification device to identify the information of the taken-out goods and perform a deduction operation on the consumer's mobile terminal device, the checkout is convenient and fast; in addition, the processor can also record the consumption habits of consumers for the reference of the seller to timely adjust the vending strategy.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention belongs to the technical field of vending machines, and more particularly, relates to a vending machine. Background Art

[0002] Existing vending machines cannot automatically identify the information of goods and count the quantity during the stages of selling and replenishing goods. Only manual operation can be relied on, which is inefficient and unable to obtain the inventory information of the vending machine in real time, and thus unable to adjust the selling strategy. Summary of the Invention

[0003] The purpose of the present invention is to provide a vending machine to solve the problem in the prior art that the information of goods cannot be automatically identified.

[0004] To achieve the above purpose, the technical solution adopted by the present invention is a vending machine, including a cabinet for accommodating goods, a goods placement device provided inside the cabinet for carrying and displaying the goods, a radio frequency identification device provided inside the cabinet for identifying the information of goods with radio frequency tags and capable of sending the information, a processor provided on the cabinet and used for processing the information sent by the radio frequency identification device, a display device provided on the cabinet and connected to the processor for displaying the information of the vending machine, and a communication device provided on the cabinet and connected to the processor for communicating with an external server.

[0005] Further, the vending machine further includes a door lock device provided on the cabinet and connected to the communication device for unlocking the cabinet. The cabinet includes a cabinet box with an opening on the side and a cabinet door provided at the opening of the cabinet box for closing the cabinet box. The door lock device is connected between the cabinet box and the cabinet door.

[0006] Further, an infrared detection device for detecting the opening state of the cabinet door to control the working state of the radio frequency identification device is provided between the cabinet box and the cabinet door.

[0007] Further, an alarm is provided between the cabinet box and the cabinet door.

[0008] Further, the cabinet is provided with a delivery outlet. The goods placement device includes an inclined bottom plate inclined towards the delivery outlet, at least two oppositely arranged side plates provided on the inclined bottom plate, and a movable baffle provided at the end of the side plate facing the delivery outlet for blocking or releasing the goods from falling.

[0009] Further, the movable baffle includes a first baffle hinged to the end of the side plate, a second baffle hinged to the side of the first baffle away from the end of the side plate, and a pushing assembly connected to the second baffle and driving the second baffle to move towards or away from the first baffle. The pushing assembly pushes the second baffle to form a protrusion for blocking the falling of the goods.

[0010] Further, the vending machine further includes a picking device for loading the goods falling from the goods placing device and moving the goods to the delivery outlet. The picking device is connected to the processor.

[0011] Further, the picking device includes a first guide rail provided on the inner side wall of the cabinet, a second guide rail slidably provided on the first guide rail and perpendicular to the first guide rail, and a picking basket slidably provided on the second guide rail.

[0012] Further, the vending machine further includes an input device for inputting the number of the goods to be selected. The input device is connected to the processor.

[0013] Further, the processor includes a processing module, a counting module connected to the processing module, a price adjustment module connected to the processing module, and a reminder module connected to the processing module.

[0014] The beneficial effects of the vending machine provided by the present invention are as follows:

[0015] Consumers identify the vending machine by inputting the vending machine code displayed on the display device or scanning the QR code of the vending machine, communicate with the server, and then open the cabinet door of the vending machine, which is convenient for consumers to select multiple goods at the same time. Meanwhile, by setting a radio frequency identification device to identify the information of the taken-out goods and counting and calculating the price through the processor, the consumer's mobile terminal device is deducted, and the checkout is convenient and fast. In addition, the processor also records the consumer's consumption time, the price information and quantity information of the consumed goods, etc. After processing this information, the processor sends it to the server. After the seller's mobile terminal device obtains this information from the server and analyzes it, the consumer's consumption habits are statistically analyzed, which is used as a reference for the seller to timely adjust the vending strategy. Description of the Drawings

[0016] Figure 1 is a three-dimensional structure diagram of a perspective of the vending machine provided by an embodiment of the present invention;

[0017] Figure 2 is Figure 1 the enlarged view of "A" in

[0018] Figure 3It is a three-dimensional structure diagram of another perspective of the vending machine provided by the embodiment of the present invention;

[0019] Figure 4 It is a schematic diagram of the modules of the processor provided by the embodiment of the present invention.

[0020] Each reference numeral in the figure is as follows:

[0021] Cabinet body 1 Alarm 14 First guide rail 81 Goods placing device 2 Delivery outlet 15 Second guide rail 82 Radio frequency identification device 3 Inclined bottom plate 21 Goods picking basket 83 Processor 4 Side plate 22 Input device 9 Display device 5 Movable baffle 23 Processing module 41 Communication device 6 First baffle 231 Counting module 42 Door lock device 7 Second baffle 232 Price adjustment module 43 Cabinet 11 Pushing component 233 Reminder module 44 Cabinet door 12 Protrusion 234 Infrared detection device 13 Goods picking device 8 Detailed implementation manners

[0022] In order to make the technical problems, technical solutions and beneficial effects to be solved by the present invention more clearly understood, the present invention will be further described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and embodiments. It should be understood that the specific embodiments described herein are only used to explain the present invention and are not used to limit the present invention.

[0023] It should be noted that when an element is referred to as being "fixed to" or "disposed on" another element, it can be directly on the other element or indirectly on the other element. When an element is referred to as being "connected to" another element, it can be directly connected or indirectly connected to the other element.

[0024] It should be understood that the orientation or positional relationship indicated by the terms "length", "width", "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer", etc. is based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the accompanying drawings, and is only for the convenience of describing the present invention, rather than indicating that the device or element must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and therefore cannot be understood as a limitation to the present invention.

[0025] In addition, the terms "first" and "second" are only used for descriptive purposes and cannot be understood as indicating relative importance or indicating the number of technical features. In the description of the present invention, "a plurality of" means two or more unless otherwise specifically defined. The following describes the specific implementation of the present invention in more detail with reference to specific embodiments:

[0026] Figures 1 to 4 It shows a vending machine provided by the embodiment of the present invention.

[0027] As Figure 1, An automatic vending machine provided by an embodiment of the present invention includes a cabinet 1, a goods placement device 2 disposed inside the cabinet 1 for carrying and displaying goods, a radio frequency identification device 3 disposed inside the cabinet 1 for identifying information of goods with radio frequency tags and capable of sending the information, a processor 4 disposed on the cabinet 1 and for processing the information sent by the radio frequency identification device 3, a display device 5 disposed on the cabinet 1 and connected to the processor 4 for displaying goods information and vending machine information, a communication device 6 disposed on the cabinet 1 and connected to the processor 4 for communicating with an external server, and a door lock device 7 disposed on the cabinet 1 and connected to the communication device 6 for unlocking the cabinet 1.

[0028] The working principle of the automatic vending machine in this embodiment is as follows:

[0029] Radio frequency identification, RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) technology, also known as wireless radio frequency identification, is a communication technology that can identify specific targets and read and write relevant data through radio signals without establishing mechanical or optical contact between the identification system and the specific target. The radio frequency tag is the physical carrier of the product electronic code, attached to the item that can be tracked. The radio frequency identification device 3 can identify the item with the radio frequency tag. By setting the radio frequency identification device 3 inside the automatic vending machine, it can identify the item with the radio frequency tag, including the information of the item or the access status of the item.

[0030] For the consumer side, the display device 5 of the automatic vending machine displays the information of the vending machine, such as the number representing the vending machine or the two-dimensional code containing the number information. This information is provided for consumers to obtain. In the software supporting this automatic vending machine in the mobile terminal device or by using the self-owned Alipay or WeChat in the mobile terminal device, input the number or scan the two-dimensional code using the mobile terminal device to identify the automatic vending machine. After the mobile terminal device identifies the automatic vending machine, it sends the identification information to a server such as the cloud. After receiving the identification information, the server sends control information to the communication device 6 of the automatic vending machine. Consumers can then select and take out goods from the goods placement device 2. After the consumers take out the goods, the radio frequency identification device 3 identifies that the corresponding goods have been taken out, and immediately sends the taken-out information to the processor 4. The processor 4 calculates the price of the taken-out goods based on the stored data and sends the price information to the communication device 6. Then, the communication device 6 sends the price information to the server. After receiving the price information, the server sends the deduction information to the mobile terminal device, and then performs the deduction operation in the corresponding software;

[0031] For the vendor side, when the vendor replenishes the empty vending machine, the radio frequency identification device 3 identifies the goods through the radio frequency tags on the goods, and identifies the information of the goods and sends it to the processor 4. The processor 4 records the information and counts, and sends the goods information and the counting information to the server. The vendor can obtain the goods information and the counting information through the mobile terminal device, and can send price adjustment information through the mobile terminal device to adjust the selling price of the goods.

[0032] The vending machine provided by this embodiment has the following technical effects:

[0033] Consumers identify the vending machine by inputting the vending machine code displayed on the display device 5 or scanning the QR code of the vending machine, and communicate with the server. At the same time, by setting the radio frequency identification device 3 to identify the information of the taken-out goods and counting and calculating the price through the processor 4, the mobile terminal device of the consumer is deducted, and the checkout is convenient and fast, and it is convenient for consumers to purchase multiple goods at the same time; in addition, the processor 4 also records the consumption time of the consumer, the price information and quantity information of the consumed goods, etc. After the processor 4 processes this information, it sends it to the server. After the mobile terminal device of the vendor obtains this information from the server, it analyzes it, and then statistically obtains the consumption habits of the consumers, gives reference to the vendor, and timely adjusts the sales strategy.

[0034] Specifically, the vending machine further includes a door lock device 7 provided on the cabinet 1 and connected to the communication device 6 for unlocking the cabinet 1. The cabinet 1 includes a cabinet box 11 with an opening on the side and a cabinet door 12 provided at the opening of the cabinet box 11 for closing the cabinet box 11. The door lock device 7 is connected between the cabinet box 11 and the cabinet door 12. The door lock device 7 receives the unlocking signal sent by the communication device 6 to unlock, and the consumer opens the cabinet door 12, which is convenient for selecting multiple goods at the same time, improves the purchase speed of the consumer, enriches the consumer experience, and eliminates the trouble that when the consumer purchases multiple different goods on the existing vending machine, they can only input the corresponding goods numbers one by one and need to throw coins and get change multiple times, further enhancing the consumption desire.

[0035] Optionally, an infrared detection device 13 for detecting the opening state of the cabinet door 12 to control the working state of the radio frequency identification device 3 is provided between the cabinet box 11 and the cabinet door 12. In order to save energy consumption, when the consumer uses the mobile terminal device to identify and open the cabinet door 12, the infrared detection device 13 is set to detect the opening state of the cabinet door 12, which is convenient for controlling the opening of the radio frequency identification device 3.

[0036] Optionally, an alarm 14 connected to the communication device 6 is provided between the cabinet 11 and the cabinet door 12. The alarm 14 includes a vibration detection device and a warning device. When abnormal vibration of the cabinet door 12 is detected, the warning device gives an audible and visual alarm and sends an alarm message to the server through the communication device 6. The vendor can learn the alarm message through a mobile terminal device. After learning the alarm message, the vendor can report the case in time to prevent greater property losses.

[0037] Specifically, there are various ways to select goods in the vending machine of this embodiment. An outlet 15 may also be provided on the cabinet body 1. When a consumer makes a purchase, the consumer can choose to use a mechanical device to let the goods fall to the outlet 15, and the consumer can obtain the goods from the outlet 15 without opening the cabinet door 12. This situation mostly occurs when purchasing a single item. Specifically, the goods placement device 2 includes an inclined bottom plate 21 inclined towards the outlet 15, at least two oppositely arranged side plates 22 provided on the inclined bottom plate 21, and a movable baffle 23 provided at the end of the side plate 22 facing the outlet 15 for blocking or releasing the goods from falling. The goods are placed on the inclined bottom plate 21. Due to the action of gravity, the goods will naturally slide down from the inclined bottom plate 21. By providing the movable baffle 23 at the end of the inclined bottom plate 21 to control the falling of the goods, when the consumer selects the corresponding goods through the input device of the vending machine or on a mobile terminal device connected to the vending machine, the corresponding movable baffle 23 opens to release the goods to fall, and the consumer can obtain the goods from the outlet 15.

[0038] In detail, as Figure 2 , the movable baffle 23 includes a first baffle 231 hinged to the end of the side plate 22, a second baffle 232 hinged to the side of the first baffle 231 away from the end of the side plate 22, and a pushing component 233 connected to the second baffle 232 and driving the second baffle 232 to move towards or away from the first baffle 231. The pushing component 233 pushes the second baffle 232 to form a protrusion 234 for blocking the goods from falling. When the movable baffle 23 is closed to block the goods from falling, the pushing component 233 pushes the second baffle 232, and the first baffle 231 and the second baffle 232 are hinged and bulge together under the action of the driving force to form the protrusion 234, and the protrusion 234 blocks the falling of the goods; when the movable baffle 23 is opened, the pushing component 233 retracts the second baffle 232, the height of the protrusion 234 slowly decreases, the movable baffle 23 no longer blocks the goods, and under the action of gravity, the goods fall.

[0039] Preferably, as Figure 3, the vending machine further includes a picking device 8 for loading the goods that fall from the goods placing device 2 and moving the goods to the delivery opening 15. The picking device 8 is connected to the processor 4. When a consumer selects the corresponding goods, the movable baffle 23 opens to allow the goods to fall freely. At the same time, the picking device 8 moves to the corresponding goods, picks up the falling goods, and moves the goods to the delivery opening 15 to prevent the goods from falling freely and causing damage to the goods.

[0040] Specifically, as Figure 3 , the picking device 8 includes a first guide rail 81 provided on the inner side wall of the cabinet 1, a second guide rail 82 slidably provided on the first guide rail 81 and perpendicular to the first guide rail 81, and a picking basket 83 slidably provided on the second guide rail 82. The picking basket 83 is slidably provided on the second guide rail 82 by the drive of a motor. Similarly, the second guide rail 82 slides by the drive of a motor. Most of the selectable goods in the vending machine are arranged on a plane. The picking basket 83 can be moved to the required position by the first guide rail 81 and the second guide rail 82. Further, the picking device 8 may further include a third guide rail slidably provided on the second guide rail 82 and perpendicular to the first guide rail 81 and the second guide rail 82. The picking basket 83 is slidably provided on the third guide rail, and the picking basket 83 can be moved to any position in the cabinet 1 to perform the picking action.

[0041] Specifically, please refer to again Figure 1 , the vending machine further includes an input device 9 for inputting the number of the goods to be selected. The input device 9 is connected to the processor 4. The consumer can enter the number of the goods through the input device 9 to select the corresponding goods. The corresponding movable baffle 23 opens, and the goods fall. The consumer can take out the goods from the delivery opening 15.

[0042] Specifically, as Figure 4, the processor 4 includes a processing module 41, a counting module 42 connected to the processing module 41, a price adjustment module 43 connected to the processing module 41, and a reminder module 44 connected to the processing module 41. After the radio frequency identification device 3 identifies the information of the goods, it sends the information to the processor 4. The counting module 42 of the processor 4 counts the corresponding goods information and sends the counting result information to the server through the communication device 6. The vendor can obtain the counting information from the server through the mobile terminal device; when the reminder module 44 learns from the counting module 42 that the quantity of a certain good is less than the preset quantity value, the reminder module 44 sends a reminder message to the server, and the server sends the reminder message to the vendor's mobile terminal device to remind to replenish the goods source; when the vendor needs to adjust the price of the goods, the price adjustment information is sent to the server in the mobile terminal device, and the server sends the price adjustment information to the vending machine. The communication device 6 obtains the price adjustment information and sends the price adjustment information to the price adjustment module 43 to adjust the price of the corresponding goods. Alternatively, the vendor can set a preset time, and when the preset time is exceeded, the price of the goods is adjusted to the preset price, which can be a percentage reduction of the preset price to increase sales volume.

[0043] The above are only the preferred embodiments of the present invention and are not intended to limit the present invention. Any modifications, equivalent replacements, and improvements made within the spirit and principle of the present invention shall be included in the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A vending machine, characterized in that: It includes a cabinet for accommodating goods, a goods placement device disposed inside the cabinet for carrying and displaying the goods, a radio frequency identification device disposed inside the cabinet for identifying information of goods with radio frequency tags and capable of sending the information, a processor disposed on the cabinet for processing the information sent by the radio frequency identification device, a display device disposed on the cabinet and connected to the processor for displaying vending machine information, and a communication device disposed on the cabinet and connected to the processor for communicating with an external server. The processor is further configured to record and send consumption information to the external server; The cabinet includes a cabinet box with an opening on the side and a cabinet door disposed at the opening of the cabinet box for closing the cabinet box. An infrared detection device for detecting the opening state of the cabinet door to control the working state of the radio frequency identification device is disposed between the cabinet box and the cabinet door; The cabinet is provided with a goods outlet. The vending machine further includes a goods taking device for loading the goods that fall from the goods placement device and moving the goods to the goods outlet; The goods taking device includes a first guide rail disposed on the inner top wall of the cabinet, a second guide rail slidably disposed on the first guide rail and perpendicular to the first guide rail, and a goods taking basket slidably disposed on the second guide rail; The goods placement device includes an inclined bottom plate inclined towards the goods outlet, at least two oppositely disposed side plates disposed on the inclined bottom plate, and a movable baffle disposed at the end of the side plate facing the goods outlet for blocking or releasing the fall of the goods. Among them, the goods are placed on the inclined bottom plate. Due to the action of gravity, the goods will naturally slide down from the inclined bottom plate. By providing the movable baffle at the end of the inclined bottom plate to control the fall of the goods, when the consumer selects the corresponding goods through the input device of the vending machine or on a mobile terminal device connected to the vending machine, the corresponding movable baffle opens to release the goods to fall, and the consumer obtains the goods from the goods outlet; The movable baffle includes a first baffle hinged to the end of the side plate, a second baffle hinged to the side of the first baffle away from the end of the side plate, and a pushing component connected to the second baffle and driving the second baffle to move towards or away from the first baffle. The pushing component pushes the second baffle to form a protrusion for blocking the fall of the goods. Among them, when the movable baffle is closed to block the fall of the goods, the pushing component pushes the second baffle, and the first baffle and the second baffle are hinged together to bulge under the action of the pushing force to form the protrusion, and the protrusion blocks the fall of the goods; when the movable baffle is opened, the pushing component retracts the second baffle, the height of the protrusion slowly decreases, the movable baffle no longer blocks the goods, and under the action of gravity, the goods fall; The picking device is connected to the processor; wherein, when the consumer selects the corresponding item, the movable baffle opens to allow the item to fall freely. At the same time, the picking device moves to the corresponding item, picks up the falling item, and moves the item to the shipping outlet; The processor includes a processing module, a counting module connected to the processing module, a price adjustment module connected to the processing module, and a reminder module connected to the processing module. Among them, after the RFID device identifies the information of the item, it sends it to the processor. The counting module of the processor counts the corresponding item information and sends the counting result information to the server through the communication device. The vendor can obtain the counting result information from the server through the mobile terminal device; when the reminder module learns from the counting module that the quantity of a certain item is less than the preset quantity value, the reminder module sends a reminder message to the server, and the server sends the reminder message to the vendor's mobile terminal device to remind to replenish the goods source; when the vendor needs to adjust the price of the item, the vendor sends a price adjustment message to the server in the mobile terminal device. The server sends the price adjustment message to the vending machine, the communication device obtains the price adjustment message, and sends the price adjustment message to the price adjustment module to adjust the price of the corresponding item. Alternatively, the vendor can set a preset time. When the preset time is exceeded, the price of the item is adjusted to the preset price, specifically, a preset percentage is decreased.

2. The vending machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The vending machine further includes a door lock device provided on the cabinet body and connected to the communication device for unlocking the cabinet body. The door lock device is connected to the cabinet box and the cabinet door.

3. The vending machine according to claim 2, characterized in that: An alarm is provided between the cabinet box and the cabinet door and is connected to the communication device.

4. The vending machine according to any one of claims 1-3, characterized in that: The vending machine further includes an input device for inputting the number of the item to be selected. The input device is connected to the processor.

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