Vending Machines

Abstract

The vending machine to be protected by the present invention comprises a first gear, a second gear, a first gear mounting plate and a second gear mounting plate arranged on both outer sides of the first gear and the second gear, and a driving motor; the second gear is rotatably connected to the first gear mounting plate and / or the second gear mounting plate, the first gear is pressed and fitted with the first gear mounting plate and / or the second gear mounting plate, the driving motor can drive the first gear mounting plate and the second gear mounting plate to swing back and forth through the first gear, and when the first gear mounting plate and the second gear mounting plate are swung to a limit position, the first gear can drive the second gear to rotate. The present invention meets the use requirements of the vending machine for the push plate mechanism drive, and the vending machine has the advantages of reducing the cost. Moreover, the gear transmission mechanism of the vending machine is small in size and has good stability.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention belongs to the technical field related to vending equipment, and in particular relates to an automatic vending machine. Background Art

[0002] A vending machine (VEM) is a machine that can automatically pay for goods based on the coins inserted or mobile payments.

[0003] Among them, the cargo lanes are usually crawler-type or spring-type, and each cargo lane has a driving motor, which is relatively expensive. For this reason, people have conducted continuous research and proposed a vending machine as disclosed in a Chinese patent (application number: 2015102344395), which uses the method of selective meshing of gears to achieve the drive of the gears on the push plate mechanism, and then achieve the discharge of the goods in the corresponding cargo lane, thereby reducing the number of motors used and reducing costs. However, the above-mentioned vending machine does not specifically disclose how to achieve the specific structure of selective meshing of gears. Therefore, it is necessary to design a gear transmission mechanism according to the use requirements of the vending machine to achieve the selective drive of the push plate mechanism. Summary of the invention

[0004] Based on this, it is necessary to provide a vending machine to solve the technical problems existing in the prior art.

[0005] Specifically, a vending machine includes a box body, a cargo tray arranged in the box body, a push plate mechanism detachably connected to the cargo tray and capable of dividing the cargo tray into multiple cargo lanes, a cargo bucket, and a gear transmission mechanism arranged on the cargo bucket; the gear transmission mechanism includes a first gear, a second gear meshing with the first gear, two gear mounting plates arranged on both outer sides of the first gear and the second gear, and a driving motor; the two gear mounting plates are respectively defined as a first gear mounting plate and a second gear mounting plate, the second gear is rotatably connected to the first gear mounting plate and / or the second gear mounting plate, the first gear is pressed and fitted with the first gear mounting plate and / or the second gear mounting plate, the driving motor can drive the first gear mounting plate and the second gear mounting plate to swing back and forth through the first gear, and when the first gear mounting plate and the second gear mounting plate are swung to a limit, the first gear can drive the second gear to rotate.

[0006] As a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the first gear mounting plate and the second gear mounting plate are connected via an elastic force adjustment component, wherein an elastic element is arranged between the first gear mounting plate and the second gear mounting plate, and the elastic force adjustment component is capable of adjusting the distance between the first gear mounting plate and the second gear mounting plate to adjust the pressure when the first gear is pressed together with the first gear mounting plate and / or the second gear mounting plate.

[0007] As a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the elastic force adjustment component includes an adjusting screw fixed on the second gear mounting plate, an elastic force adjustment nut and a locking nut threadedly connected to the adjusting screw; the adjusting screw passes through the first gear mounting plate, wherein the part of the adjusting screw extending out of the first gear mounting plate is connected to the elastic force adjustment nut and the locking nut in sequence; the elastic force adjustment nut can adjust the pressure of the first gear mounting plate and the second gear mounting plate on the elastic element, and is limited by the locking nut.

[0008] As a preferred solution of the present invention, the elastic element is configured as an elastic gasket, and the elastic gasket abuts against the first gear.

[0009] As a preferred solution of the present invention, the elastic element is configured as a spring, both ends of which are respectively in contact with the first gear mounting plate and the second gear mounting plate, and are fixed relative to the first gear mounting plate and the second gear mounting plate.

[0010] As a preferred solution of the present invention, the number of the elastic force adjustment components is set to two, and the two elastic force adjustment components are located on both sides of the first gear.

[0011] As a preferred solution of the present invention, the number of the elastic force adjustment component is set to one, and the elastic force adjustment component is arranged on the perpendicular midline of the first gear.

[0012] As a preferred solution of the present invention, the gear transmission mechanism further includes a limiting structure for limiting the back-and-forth swinging of the first gear mounting plate and the second gear mounting plate respectively.

[0013] As a preferred solution of the present invention, the limiting structure includes a limiting screw and a gear position sensor, and the limiting screw and the gear position sensor are located separately on two outer sides of the first gear mounting plate and the second gear mounting plate.

[0014] As a preferred solution of the present invention, the first gear mounting plate is provided with a limit baffle, and the limit baffle can respectively abut against the limit screw or the gear position sensor to limit the back and forth swinging of the first gear mounting plate and the second gear mounting plate.

[0015] Due to the application of the above technical solution, the present invention has the following advantages compared with the prior art:

[0016] The automatic vending machine provided by the present invention has a simple structure. Through reasonable structural settings, the first gear can be used to drive the second gear to swing and rotate, thereby satisfying the driving of the push plate mechanism of the automatic vending machine, effectively reducing the number of motors used in the automatic vending machine, and reducing the cost of the automatic vending machine; at the same time, the gear transmission mechanism is coordinated by two gears, so that the gear transmission mechanism has good structural stability and a small size, which has the function of further reducing costs. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0017] Figure 1 The figure is a schematic structural diagram of an automatic vending machine provided in one embodiment of the present invention.

[0018] Figure 2 for Figure 1 Schematic diagram of the structure of a vending machine in an open state.

[0019] Figure 3 for Figure 1 Assembly diagram of the tray and push plate mechanism in a vending machine.

[0020] Figure 4 for Figure 1 Exploded view of the push plate mechanism in a vending machine.

[0021] Figure 5 for Figure 1 Assembly diagram of the synchronous belt, aisle push plate, aisle slider and gear pressure plate in a vending machine.

[0022] Figure 6 for Figure 1 Schematic diagram of the structure of the gear transmission mechanism in a vending machine.

[0023] Figure 7 for Figure 1 A structural diagram of the gear transmission mechanism in a vending machine from another perspective.

[0024] Figure 8 for Figure 1 Schematic diagram of the structure of the gear transmission mechanism and the push plate mechanism in the vending machine.

[0025] Fig. 9 for Figure 1 A schematic structural diagram of a pickup bucket in a vending machine, wherein a bottom door cover is closed at the bottom of the pickup bucket.

[0026] Fig.10 for Figure 1 A schematic diagram of the structure of a pickup bucket in a vending machine, wherein a bottom door opens the bottom of the pickup bucket.

[0027] Fig.11 for Figure 1 Schematic diagram of the assembly of the X-axis drive mechanism, the Y-axis drive mechanism and the pickup bucket in the vending machine.

[0028] Fig.12 for Figure 1 Schematic diagram of the structure of the Y-axis moving component in the vending machine.

[0029] Among them, 10, box body; 11, isolation plate; 12, pick-up window; 101, cargo aisle; 20, cargo tray; 21, scale; 30, push plate mechanism; 31, guide partition; 32, front plug plate; 33, rear plug plate; 34, conveyor belt assembly; 35, cargo aisle push plate; 36, cargo aisle slider; 37, gear pressure plate; 38, tension adjustment assembly; 301, screw; 341, synchronous belt; 342, cargo aisle front wheel; 343, cargo aisle rear wheel; 351, push plate body; 352, push plate connecting part; 353, notch matching part; 354, extended convex plate ; 361, pressure plate; 362, limiting rib; 371, limiting notch; 372, bending baffle; 381, rear wheel mounting plate; 382, ​​rear wheel clamping plate; 383, adjustment screw; 40, cargo bucket; 41, cargo bucket front plate; 42, cargo bucket rear plate; 43, cargo bucket left plate; 44, cargo bucket right plate; 45, bottom door; 421, position sensor; 422, bottom door limiting screw; 431, cargo guide plate; 451, bottom side door; 461, motor; 462, power arm; 463, connecting rod; 4621, extension convex portion; 50, X-axis Driving mechanism; 51, X-axis driving motor assembly; 52, X-axis transmission assembly; 53, tension adjustment structure; 501, slide rail; 502, synchronous shaft; 521, X-axis synchronous belt; 522, X-axis driving wheel; 523, X-axis driven wheel; 531, tensioning wheel; 532, synchronous pressure wheel; 60, Y-axis driving mechanism; 61, Y-axis driving motor assembly; 62, Y-axis transmission assembly; 63, Y-axis moving assembly; 65, guide beam; 66, counterweight guide block; 601, slider; 631, Y-axis moving plate; 632, roller group; 63 3. Y-axis tooth pressure plate; 634. adjustment plate; 635. adjustment screw; 6311. groove; 6312. fixing screw; 6313. fixing nut; 70. gear transmission mechanism; 71. first gear; 72. second gear; 73. first gear mounting plate; 74. second gear mounting plate; 75. drive motor; 76. elastic force adjustment assembly; 77. elastic force element; 702. limit screw; 703. gear position sensor; 731. limit baffle; 761. adjustment screw; 762. elastic force adjustment nut; 763. locking nut. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0030] The following will be combined with the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention to clearly and completely describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the present invention, not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without creative work are within the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0031] Unless otherwise defined, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as those commonly understood by those skilled in the art of the present invention. The terms used in the specification of the present invention herein are only for the purpose of describing specific embodiments and are not intended to limit the present invention.

[0032] See also Figure 1 , Figure 2 The automatic vending machine provided in one embodiment of the present invention comprises a box body 10, a cargo tray 20 arranged on the box body 10, a push plate mechanism 30, a pickup bucket 40, and an X-axis driving mechanism 50 and a Y-axis driving mechanism 60 for driving the pickup bucket 40 to move. The pickup bucket 40 is provided with a gear transmission mechanism 70 for selectively cooperating with the push plate mechanism 30.

[0033] The box 10 is configured as a frame structure. In this embodiment, the box 10 is preferably configured as a rectangular parallelepiped structure. An isolation plate 11 is provided in the box 10 of this embodiment to separate the chamber in the box 10 into two relatively independent cabinets on the left and right, so that the cold air or the warm air of the vending machine will not leak out through the pickup window 12 on the box 10 when the vending machine is in use. The partition plate 11 is configured as a heat preservation layer structure.

[0034] In this embodiment, the cargo tray 20 is provided in plurality, and the plurality of cargo trays 20 are arranged in sequence along the Y-axis direction of the box body 10. The push plate mechanism 30 is provided in one or more, and the push plate mechanism 30 is detachably connected to the cargo tray 20 to separate the cargo tray 20 into a plurality of cargo lanes 101, so that when the automatic vending machine is in use, the goods can be stored in the corresponding cargo lanes 101 accordingly, and the push plate mechanism 30 can be used to push the goods stored in the corresponding cargo lanes 101 to the pickup bucket 40 according to the use requirements. It can be understood that the number of the cargo tray 20 and the push plate mechanism 30 provided on the cargo tray 20 can be set to a plurality according to the use requirements, and the spacing between two adjacent push plate mechanisms 30 can also be specifically set according to the goods to be sold by the automatic vending machine, so that the automatic vending machine is suitable for the sale of different types of goods, thereby expanding the types of goods that can be sold by the automatic vending machine and further meeting the use requirements of the enterprise.

[0035] Please also read Figure 3 , Figure 4 The push plate mechanism 30 of this embodiment includes a guide partition 31, a front plug plate 32 and a rear plug plate 33 provided at both ends of the guide partition, a conveyor belt assembly 34 provided on the guide partition 31, and a cargo lane push plate 35. The front plug plate 32 and the rear plug plate 33 are detachably connected to the guide partition 31, specifically, they can be connected and fixed to the guide partition 31 in a tight fit manner, and the guide partition 31 can be detachably connected to the cargo pallet 20 through the front plug plate 32 and the rear plug plate 33, thereby realizing the detachable connection between the push plate mechanism 30 and the cargo pallet 20.

[0036] As a preferred embodiment of the present invention, a scale 21 is correspondingly provided on the pallet 20, so that the push plate mechanism 30 can be assembled to the pallet 20 according to the scale 21 on the pallet 20, thereby realizing precise control of the size of the cargo aisle 101 on the pallet 20.

[0037] Please also read Figure 5 The push plate mechanism 30 of this embodiment also includes a cargo lane slider 36 and a gear pressure plate 37, and the cargo lane slider 36 and the gear pressure plate 37 are used to connect and fix the cargo lane push plate 35 and the synchronous belt 341 on the conveyor belt assembly 34.

[0038] Specifically, the aisle push plate 35 includes a push plate body 351 extending into the aisle 101, and a push plate connecting portion 352 vertically arranged on the push plate body 351; the toothed pressure plate 37 passes through the aisle slider 36, wherein the portion of the toothed pressure plate 37 arranged on one side of the aisle slider 36 can cooperate with the aisle slider 36 to tighten the synchronous belt 341 on the conveyor belt assembly 34, thereby achieving the limiting and fixing of the synchronous belt 341 between the aisle slider 36 and the toothed pressure plate 37; and the portion of the toothed pressure plate 37 arranged on the other side of the aisle slider 36 can cooperate with the push plate connecting portion 352 to limit and fix the toothed pressure plate 37 on the push plate connecting portion 352, and then combined with the fixed connection between the push plate connecting portion 352 and the aisle slider 36, the fixed assembly between the aisle push plate 35 and the synchronous belt 341 is achieved.

[0039] The toothed pressure plate 37 disposed on the other side of the cargo channel slider 36 is provided with a limiting notch 371, and the push plate connecting portion 352 is engaged with the limiting notch 371 of the toothed pressure plate 37 to limit and fix the toothed pressure plate 37 on the push plate connecting portion 352. In other words, the toothed pressure plate 37 and the push plate connecting portion 352 on the push plate mechanism 30 of this embodiment are fixed by means of a clamping fit.

[0040] Furthermore, a notch matching portion 353 is provided on the push plate connection portion 352, and the push plate connection portion 352 and the tooth pressure plate 37 are clamped together by the cooperation between the limiting notch 371 and the notch matching portion 353. In this way, the connection strength of the push plate connection portion 352 and the tooth pressure plate 37 during clamping cooperation is improved.

[0041] In this embodiment, a pressure plate 361 is provided on the cargo channel slider 36, and the pressure plate 361 is arranged opposite to the tooth pressure plate 37 to press the synchronous belt 341 between the tooth pressure plate 37 and the pressure plate 361. It can be understood that the tooth pressure plate 37 and / or the pressure plate 361 of this embodiment are provided with teeth corresponding to the synchronous belt 341 on the end surface in contact with the synchronous belt 341, so as to improve the stability of the tooth pressure plate 37 and the pressure plate 361 when they cooperate with each other to press and fix the synchronous belt 341.

[0042] The toothed pressure plate 37 is provided with a bent baffle 372, and the cargo lane slider 36 is provided with limiting convex ribs 362 on both sides of the pressure plate 361, and when the toothed pressure plate 37 and the cargo lane slider 36 are assembled with each other, the pressure plate 361 passes through the bent baffle 372, and the bent baffle 372 abuts against the limiting convex rib 362; so that the toothed pressure plate 37 is inserted into the cargo lane slider 36, and the abutment and cooperation between the bent baffle 372 on the toothed pressure plate 37 and the limiting convex rib 362 on the cargo lane slider 36 is used to determine the assembly position between the toothed pressure plate 37 and the cargo lane slider 36; the pressure plate 361 passes through the bent baffle 372 to limit the relative distance between the toothed pressure plate 37 and the pressure plate 361 when the two are assembled with each other, thereby realizing the compression and limiting of the synchronous belt 341 placed between the toothed pressure plate 37 and the pressure plate 361.

[0043] In this embodiment, the push plate connecting portion 352 and the cargo aisle slider 36 are connected and fixed by screws 301. Specifically, two screws 301 are used to connect and fix the push plate connecting plate 352 and the cargo aisle slider 36, so as to facilitate the assembly connection between the cargo aisle slider 36 and the push plate connecting portion 352.

[0044] As can be seen from the above, when the synchronous belt 341 and the aisle push plate 35 are assembled and connected by the cargo lane slider 36 and the tooth pressure plate 37 in this embodiment, the synchronous belt 341 is firstly arranged under the pressure plate 361 on the cargo lane slider 36, and the side of the tooth pressure plate 37 with the limited slot 371 is pushed to be correspondingly inserted into the cargo lane slider 36 until the bent baffle 372 of the tooth pressure plate 37 abuts against the limited rib 362 of the cargo lane slider 36; then the slot matching part 353 on the push plate connecting part 352 of the cargo lane push plate 35 is correspondingly inserted into the limited slot 371 of the tooth pressure plate 37; finally, the cargo lane slider 36 is connected to the push plate connecting part 352 by screws 301. Compared with the prior art, the push plate mechanism 30 of this embodiment saves the screws for pressing the synchronous belt 341 to limit the position, which is convenient for assembly and reduces the production cost.

[0045] In this embodiment, the push plate body 352 is provided with an extension convex plate 354, and the extension convex plate 354 is provided on the top wall of the guide partition 31, and the aisle push plate 35 can drive the extension convex plate 354 to move back and forth along the direction of the guide partition 31. When the push plate mechanism 30 is assembled on the pallet 20 for use, it can cooperate with a sensor (not shown) disposed on the pickup bucket 40, and the position of the extension convex plate 354 on the aisle push plate 35 is detected by the sensor to determine the moving position of the aisle push plate 35 in the aisle 101. When the aisle push plate 35 moves to the limit position in the aisle 101, the position of the extension convex plate 354 can be sensed by the sensor to realize the intelligent stop of the conveyor belt assembly 34.

[0046] It can be understood that the conveyor belt assembly 34 of this embodiment, in addition to the above-mentioned synchronous belt 341, also includes a cargo lane front wheel 342, and a cargo lane rear wheel 343 arranged relative to the cargo lane front wheel 342; the synchronous belt 341 is wound around the cargo lane front wheel 342 and the cargo lane rear wheel 343, so that when the push plate mechanism 30 is working, the synchronous belt 341 can be transmitted by driving the cargo lane front wheel 342 to rotate.

[0047] Among them, the front wheel 342 of the cargo lane is rotatably connected to the front plug plate 32, and the rear wheel 343 of the cargo lane is rotatably connected to the rear plug plate 33, and then the front plug plate 32 and the rear plug plate 33 are assembled on the guide partition 31, so as to facilitate the assembly of the conveyor belt assembly 34 on the push plate mechanism 30.

[0048] In this embodiment, the push plate mechanism 30 also includes a tension adjustment component 38, which is used to adjust the tightness of the synchronous belt 341 on the conveyor belt assembly 34, so as to ensure that the conveyor belt assembly 34 drives the aisle push plate 35 to move in the corresponding aisle 101 when working.

[0049] Specifically, the tension adjustment assembly 38 includes a rear wheel mounting plate 381, a rear wheel clamping plate 382 and an adjustment screw 383; the cargo lane rear wheel 343 is arranged on the rear plug-in plate 33 through the rear wheel mounting plate 381, and the rear wheel clamping plate 382 partially extends into the rear wheel mounting plate 381, and the adjustment screw 383 can push the rear wheel clamping plate 382 to squeeze the rear wheel mounting plate 381, so as to adjust the installation position of the rear wheel mounting plate 381 on the rear plug-in plate 33, thereby adjusting the distance between the cargo lane rear wheel 343 and the cargo lane front wheel 342. The part of the clamping wheel clamping plate 382 extending into the rear wheel mounting plate 381 is set as an inclined panel structure, so as to adjust the position of the rear wheel mounting plate 381.

[0050] Please also read Fig. 9 , Fig.10 The pickup bucket 40 of this embodiment includes a bucket front plate 41, a bucket rear plate 42 arranged relative to the bucket front plate 41, and a bucket left plate 43 and a bucket right plate 44 for connecting the bucket front plate 41 and the bucket rear plate 42. The bucket front plate 41 is a transparent plate, so that people can observe the complete pickup process of the pickup bucket 40 through the bucket front plate 41, thereby improving people's visual experience when using the vending machine.

[0051] In this embodiment, the pickup bucket 40 further includes a bottom door 45 rotatably connected to the cargo bucket front plate 41 and the cargo bucket rear plate 42, and a driving assembly for controlling the rotation of the bottom door 45. The bottom door 45 can selectively cover the bottom of the pickup bucket 40, so as to realize the function of the pickup bucket 40 to contain the goods dropped from the cargo channel 101, and the pickup bucket 40 can realize the bottom door 45 opening the bottom of the pickup bucket 40 by the rotation drive of the bottom door 45 by the driving assembly, thereby realizing the pickup bucket 40 to discharge the goods to the pickup window 12 of the vending machine.

[0052] In this embodiment, the driving assembly includes a motor 461 fixed on the cargo box rear plate 42, a power arm 462 provided on the rotating shaft of the motor 461, and a connecting rod 463 hinged to the power arm 462, and one end of the connecting rod 463 away from the power arm 462 is hinged to the bottom door 45, and the motor 461 drives the power arm 461 to rotate, and drives the bottom door 45 to rotate relative to the cargo box rear plate 42 through the connecting rod 463, so as to realize the rotation control of the bottom door 45 by the driving assembly.

[0053] The power arm 461, the connecting rod 462, the bottom door 45 and the cargo bucket rear plate 42 together constitute a four-link transmission mechanism, and when the bottom door 45 covers the bottom of the pickup bucket 40, the connection point between the power arm 461 and the connecting rod 462 is at a dead point position, that is, when the bottom door 45 closes the bottom of the pickup bucket 40, the power arm 461 and the connecting rod 462 are in an almost collinear position. When the bottom door 45 on the pickup bucket 40 of this embodiment covers the bottom of the pickup bucket 40, the bottom door 45 can receive cargo of sufficient weight, thereby ensuring the control of the pickup bucket 40 on receiving and discharging cargo.

[0054] In this embodiment, a position sensor 421 is provided on the cargo bucket rear plate 42, an extension convex portion 4621 is provided on the power arm 461, and when the bottom door 45 covers the bottom of the pickup bucket 40, the extension convex portion 4621 is arranged in contact with the position sensor 421. That is, when the pickup bucket 40 of this embodiment is in use, when the bottom door 45 covers the bottom of the pickup bucket 40, the position sensor 421 senses the extension convex portion 4621 and sends a corresponding signal; and when the bottom door 45 opens the bottom of the pickup bucket 40, the extension convex plate 4611 is separated from the position sensor 421 as the power arm 461 rotates, and at this time, the position sensor 421 cannot send a corresponding signal to the outside because it fails to sense the extension convex portion 4621. That is to say, this embodiment can realize signal feedback when the bottom door 45 covers the bottom of the pickup bucket 40 through the reasonable structural arrangement of the position sensor 421 and the extension protrusion 4621, thereby meeting the use requirements of the intelligent control of the vending machine.

[0055] Furthermore, a bottom door limiting screw 422 is provided on the cargo bucket rear plate 42, and the bottom door limiting screw 422 is provided above the connecting rod 462 for limiting the connecting rod 462, so that the bottom door limiting screw 422 can adjust the position of the connecting rod 462 when the power arm 461 drives the connecting rod 462 to swing and reset, thereby ensuring that the connecting rod 462 can return to the starting position, and then realize the position adjustment of the bottom door 45 when covering the bottom of the cargo bucket 40, thereby ensuring that the bottom door 45 covers the bottom of the cargo bucket 40.

[0056] In this embodiment, a cargo guide plate 431 is provided on the cargo bucket left plate 43, which is used to guide the cargo to move away from the cargo bucket rear plate 42 and the cargo bucket left plate 43, so as to prevent the cargo from falling from the corresponding cargo channel 101 into the pickup bucket 40 and leaking out of the pickup bucket 40 due to bouncing or other reasons, and to ensure that the movement of the cargo is not blocked. It should be noted that when the pickup bucket 40 of this embodiment receives the cargo falling from the cargo channel 101, the cargo enters the pickup bucket 40 from above the cargo bucket rear plate 42; and the gear transmission mechanism 70 is provided on the outer side wall of the cargo bucket left plate 43.

[0057] Specifically, the cargo guide plate 431 of this embodiment is configured as a sloped structure that is smaller at the top and larger at the bottom, and the left side wall and the right side wall of the cargo guide plate 431 are respectively configured as sloped structures, so that the sloped side walls of the cargo guide plate 431 are used to guide the cargo.

[0058] In this embodiment, the left plate 43 of the cargo bucket is set as an insulation plate, so that when the pickup bucket 40 discharges the goods in it to the pickup window 12, the pickup bucket 40 can cooperate with the isolation plate 11 to achieve the function of isolating the left and right cabinets of the box body 10, so that when the vending machine is not in use, the pickup bucket 40 is set at the position of the pickup window 12, thereby preventing the cooler or heater in the box body 10 from leaking out through the pickup window 12.

[0059] Furthermore, the pickup bucket 40 of this embodiment is rotatably connected to a bottom side door 451 between the front plate 41 and the rear plate 42 of the pickup bucket, and the bottom side door 451 cooperates with the bottom door 45 to selectively cover the bottom of the pickup bucket 40. One side of the bottom side door 451 is always placed on the bottom door 45, thereby ensuring that the bottom of the pickup bucket 40 is covered. The structural setting of the bottom side door 451 allows the bottom door 45 to avoid the isolation plate in the box body 10 when it is opened, thereby ensuring the normal opening of the bottom of the pickup bucket 40.

[0060] The gear transmission mechanism 70 is used to cooperate with the push plate mechanism 30, and can selectively cooperate with the cargo lane front wheel 342 on the push plate mechanism 30, so as to realize the driving of the cargo lane push plate 35 on the push plate mechanism 30 to move in the cargo lane 101. In this embodiment, the gear transmission mechanism 70 is fixed to the outer side wall of the cargo bucket left plate 43 of the pickup bucket 40.

[0061] Please also read Figure 6-Figure 8 The gear transmission mechanism 70 of this embodiment includes a first gear 71, a second gear 72 meshing with the first gear 71, two gear mounting plates arranged on the outer sides of the first gear 71 and the second gear 72, and a driving motor 75; wherein the two gear mountings are respectively defined as a first gear mounting plate 73 and a second gear mounting plate 74.

[0062] The second gear 72 is rotatably connected to the first gear mounting plate 73 and / or the second gear mounting plate 74. Specifically, a connecting shaft (not shown) may be fixed on the opposite surfaces between the first gear mounting plate 73 and the second gear mounting plate 74, and the second gear 72 is sleeved on the connecting shaft, wherein the connecting shaft may be connected and fixed to the first gear mounting plate 73 or the second gear mounting plate 74 according to usage requirements.

[0063] The first gear 71 is pressed and matched with the first gear mounting plate 73 and / or the second gear mounting plate 74; and the gear transmission mechanism 70 can drive the first gear mounting plate 73 and the second gear mounting plate 74 to swing back and forth through the first gear 71, and when the first gear mounting plate 73 and the second gear mounting plate 74 are swing-limited, the first gear 71 can drive the second gear 72 to rotate. That is to say, when the gear transmission mechanism 70 of this embodiment is working, the static friction on the contact surface between the first gear 71 and the first gear mounting plate 73 and / or the second gear mounting plate 74 can be used to realize the swing drive of the first gear mounting plate 73 and the second gear mounting plate 74, and then due to the swing limit, the static friction is converted into a sliding groove, and the rotation drive of the second gear 72 is realized. It should be noted that when the first gear mounting plate 73 and the second gear mounting plate 74 are swung to a limited position in one direction, the second gear 72 can engage with the front wheel 342 of the cargo lane, and then the gear transmission mechanism 70 drives the cargo lane push plate 35 on the push plate mechanism 30 to move in the cargo lane 101 when working.

[0064] In this embodiment, the first gear mounting plate 73 and the second gear mounting plate 74 are connected by the elastic force adjustment component 76, wherein an elastic element 77 is provided between the first gear mounting plate 73 and the second gear mounting plate 74, and the elastic force adjustment component 76 can adjust the distance between the first gear mounting plate 73 and the second gear mounting plate 74, so as to adjust the pressure of the first gear 71 when it is pressed and matched with the first gear mounting plate 73 and / or the second gear mounting plate 74. That is to say, in this embodiment, the elastic force adjustment component 76 can be used to adjust the pressure of the first gear mounting plate 73 and the second gear mounting plate 74 on the elastic element 77, so as to adjust the pressure of the first gear 71 when it is pressed and matched with the first gear mounting plate 73 and / or the second gear mounting plate 74, thereby achieving the maximum static friction force that the first gear 71 can be subjected to when rotating, so as to ensure that when the gear transmission mechanism 70 is working, the first gear mounting plate 73 and the second gear mounting plate 74 can be driven to swing by driving the first gear 71 to rotate.

[0065] Specifically, the elastic force adjustment component 76 includes an adjustment screw 761 fixed on the second gear mounting plate 74, an elastic force adjustment nut 762 and a locking nut 763 screwed to the adjustment screw 761; the adjustment screw 761 passes through the first gear mounting plate 73, wherein the portion of the adjustment screw 761 extending out of the first gear mounting plate 73 is connected to the elastic force adjustment nut 762 and the locking nut 763 in sequence; the elastic force adjustment nut 762 can adjust the pressure of the first gear mounting plate 73 and the second gear mounting plate 74 on the elastic element 77, and is limited by the locking nut 763. In other words, people can adjust the pressure of the first gear mounting plate 73 and the second gear mounting plate 74 on the elastic element 77 by screwing the elastic force adjustment nut 762, and finally limit it by the locking nut 763, so as to facilitate people to adjust the elastic adjustment component 76.

[0066] In this embodiment, the number of the elastic force adjustment components 76 is set to two, and the two elastic force adjustment components 76 are separated on both sides of the first gear 71. In this way, the stability of the static friction force on the first gear 71 during rotation is ensured, and further the rotation drive of the first gear 71 by the drive motor 75 is ensured. It can be understood that the elastic force adjustment component 76 is not limited to that shown in the figure, and those skilled in the art can set the number of the elastic force adjustment component 76 to one according to the needs of use, and the elastic force adjustment component 76 is set on the mid-perpendicular line of the first gear 71.

[0067] The elastic element 77 is configured as an elastic gasket, and the elastic gasket abuts against the first gear 71. Specifically, the elastic gasket can be sleeved on the rotating shaft of the driving motor 75. It can be understood that the elastic element 77 is not limited to being configured as an elastic gasket. Those skilled in the art can configure the elastic element 77 as a spring according to the use requirements, wherein the two ends of the spring abut against the first gear mounting plate 73 and the second gear mounting plate 74 respectively, and are limited and fixed relative to the first gear mounting plate 73 and the second gear mounting plate 74. Specifically, limiting bosses (not shown) can be respectively provided on the facing surfaces of the first gear mounting plate 73 and the second gear mounting plate 74, and the springs can be sleeved on the limiting bosses respectively. Alternatively, the elastic element 77 configured as an elastic gasket can be directly abutted and matched with the first gear mounting plate 73 and the second gear mounting plate 74.

[0068] In this embodiment, the gear transmission mechanism 70 further includes a limiting structure for limiting the back-and-forth swinging of the first gear mounting plate 73 and the second gear mounting plate 74 .

[0069] Specifically, the limiting structure includes a limiting screw 702 and a gear position sensor 703, and the limiting screw 702 and the gear position sensor 703 are both fixed to the left plate 43 of the cargo box, and are separated on the two outer sides of the first gear mounting plate 73 and the second gear mounting plate 74, and realize the swing limiting of the first gear mounting plate 73 and the second gear mounting plate 74 through their respective abutment.

[0070] In this embodiment, the first gear mounting plate 73 is provided with a 731, and the limit baffle 731 can respectively abut against the limit screw 702 or the gear position sensor 703 to limit the back and forth swing of the first gear mounting plate 73 and the second gear mounting plate 74. The limit baffle 731 and the first gear mounting plate 73 are set as an integrated structure. It can be understood that the limit baffle 731 can also be set on the second gear mounting plate 74.

[0071] As can be seen from the above, the structural arrangement of the gear position sensor 703 and the limit screw 702 on the gear transmission mechanism 70 of this embodiment enables the first gear mounting plate 73 and the second gear mounting plate 74 to swing back to the starting position each time when the gear transmission mechanism 70 is working, so that the error amount is balanced each time the vending machine takes out goods, which has the effect of improving the stability of the vending machine when taking out goods.

[0072] Please also read Fig.11The X-axis driving mechanism 50 of this embodiment can drive the Y-axis driving mechanism 60 and the pickup bucket 40 to move back and forth along the X-axis direction, and the Y-axis driving mechanism 60 is used to drive the pickup bucket 40 to move up and down along the Y-axis direction, so that the pickup bucket 40 can cooperate with each push plate mechanism 30 on the vending machine under the cooperation of the X-axis driving mechanism 50 and the Y-axis driving mechanism 60.

[0073] The X-axis driving mechanism 50 includes an X-axis driving motor assembly 51, an X-axis conveying assembly 52 disposed on the upper and lower sides of the Y-axis driving mechanism 60, and a tension adjustment structure 53 for adjusting the tightness of the X-axis synchronous belt 521 on the X-axis conveying assembly 52; wherein, the two X-axis conveying assemblies 52 include a slide rail 501 respectively, and sliders 601 are fixed on the upper and lower sides of the Y-axis driving mechanism 60 respectively, and the sliders 601 are arranged one-to-one with the slide rails 501, and the Y-axis driving mechanism 60 is slidably connected to the slide rails 501 through the sliders 601, so as to improve the stability of the X-axis driving mechanism 50 when driving the Y-axis driving mechanism 60 to move along the X-axis direction. It should be noted that the sliders disposed on the Y-axis driving mechanism

[0074] Among them, the X-axis drive mechanism 50 also includes a synchronization shaft 502, and the X-axis drive motor assembly 51 can drive the two X-axis transmission assemblies 52 to perform synchronous transmission through the synchronization shaft 502, further improving the stability of the X-axis drive mechanism 50 when the Y-axis drive mechanism 60 moves in the X-axis direction.

[0075] Among them, the X-direction transmission component 52 includes an X-direction driving wheel 522, an X-direction driven wheel 523 arranged relative to the X-direction driving wheel 522, the X-direction synchronous belt 521 is wound around the X-direction driving wheel 522 and the X-direction driven wheel 523, and the Y-axis driving mechanism 60 is connected and fixed to the X-direction synchronous belt 521 through a toothed plate structure, so as to realize the movement drive of the Y-axis driving mechanism 60 along the X-axis direction by the X-direction synchronous belt 521 on the X-direction transmission component 52.

[0076] In this embodiment, the tension adjustment structure 53 for adjusting the tension of the X-axis synchronous belt 521 includes a tension wheel 531 and a synchronous pressure wheel 532, wherein the position of the tension wheel 531 relative to the X-axis transmission assembly 52 is adjustable, and the tension wheel 531 is meshed with the inner side wall of the X-axis synchronous belt 521 to stretch the X-axis synchronous belt 521, thereby achieving tension adjustment of the X-axis synchronous belt 521; and the synchronous pressure wheel 532 is in contact with the outer side wall of the X-axis synchronous belt 521 to press the X-axis synchronous belt 521, so that the X-axis synchronous belt 521 and the Y-axis driving mechanism 60 can be mutually assembled. It should be noted that the tension wheel 531 is rotatably mounted on the vertical axis of the mounting bracket, and a groove is provided on the mounting end surface of the mounting bracket, and a fixing device is provided by bolts and nuts, thereby achieving the adjustable position of the tension wheel 531 relative to the X-axis transmission assembly 52.

[0077] The Y-axis driving mechanism 60 includes a Y-axis driving motor assembly 61 and a Y-axis conveying assembly 62, wherein a Y-axis moving assembly 63 is fixed on one side of a Y-axis synchronous belt (not shown) of the Y-axis conveying assembly 62, and a counterweight block (not shown) is fixed on the other side, wherein the picking bucket 40 is fixed to the Y-axis moving assembly 63, and the Y-axis moving assembly 63 can adjust the tightness of the Y-axis synchronous belt.

[0078] It can be understood that the structural setting of the counterweight block in this embodiment is used to balance the forces on both sides of the Y-axis synchronous belt, which has the effect of reducing the power consumption of the Y-axis drive motor assembly 61.

[0079] Please also read Fig.12The Y-axis moving assembly 63 of this embodiment includes a Y-axis moving plate 631, two roller groups 632 arranged on the Y-axis moving plate 631, a Y-axis toothed plate 633 fixed to the Y-axis moving plate 631, and an adjustment plate 634 arranged on the Y-axis moving plate 631. The picking bucket 40 is fixed on the Y-axis moving plate 631. The Y-axis tooth pressure plate 633 cooperates with the Y-axis moving plate 631 to press and fix one end of the Y-axis synchronous belt; the other end of the Y-axis synchronous belt is arranged between the adjustment plate 634 and the Y-axis moving plate 631, wherein the Y-axis moving plate 631 is provided with a groove 6311 at the position where the adjustment plate 634 is arranged, and the adjustment plate 634 is fixed on the Y-axis moving plate 631 by a fixing screw 6312 passing through the groove 6311, so as to realize the pressing and position adjustment of the Y-axis synchronous belt placed between the adjustment plate 634 and the Y-axis moving plate 631. The fixing screw 6312 is locked and fixed by a fixing nut 6313. It should be noted that, in this embodiment, the adjustment plate 634 on the Y-axis moving component 63 is arranged as a toothed structure that meshes with the Y-axis synchronous belt on the end face of the side facing the Y-axis synchronous belt, and the Y-axis synchronous belt is pressed against the Y-axis synchronous belt by a tooth pressure plate, so as to improve the fixing strength of the Y-axis synchronous belt when the adjustment plate 634 is pressed and matched with the Y-axis moving plate 631.

[0080] Furthermore, the Y-direction moving assembly 63 further includes an adjusting screw 635, and the adjusting screw 635 can push the adjusting plate 634 to adjust the position on the Y-direction moving plate 631. When the Y-direction moving assembly 63 is used to adjust the tightness of the Y-direction synchronous belt in this embodiment, the fixing nut 6313 is first loosened, and then the adjusting screw 635 pushes the adjusting plate 634 to adjust the position of the adjusting plate 634, thereby driving the Y-direction synchronous belt to be tightened or loosened at the same time, and finally the fixing nut 6313 is retightened.

[0081] In this embodiment, the Y-axis driving mechanism 60 further includes a guide beam 65, and the two groups of rollers 632 of the Y-axis moving plate 631 can be rotatably arranged in the slide rail of the guide beam 65, so as to limit the shaking of the Y-axis moving plate 631 when it moves up and down. In other words, the structural arrangement of the roller group 632 on the Y-axis moving plate 631 and the guide beam 65 of this embodiment has the function of preventing the Y-axis moving plate 631 from shaking when it moves, thereby ensuring the stability of the Y-axis driving mechanism 60 when driving the pickup bucket 40 to move when it is working. It should be noted that the Y-axis driving mechanism 60 further includes a counterweight guide block 66 for guiding the movement of the counterweight, and the counterweight guide block 66 is arranged opposite to the guide beam 65, and together constitutes the main frame of the Y-axis driving mechanism 60.

[0082] In summary, the vending machine provided by the present invention has a simple structure. Through reasonable structural settings, the first gear can be used to drive the second gear to swing and rotate, thereby satisfying the drive of the push plate mechanism of the vending machine, effectively reducing the number of motors used in the vending machine, and reducing the cost of the vending machine; at the same time, the gear transmission mechanism is coordinated by two gears, so that the gear transmission mechanism has good structural stability and small size, which has the function of further reducing costs.

[0083] The technical features of the above-described embodiments may be arbitrarily combined. To make the description concise, not all possible combinations of the technical features in the above-described embodiments are described. However, as long as there is no contradiction in the combination of these technical features, they should be considered to be within the scope of this specification.

[0084] The above-mentioned embodiments only express several implementation methods of the present invention, and the descriptions thereof are relatively specific and detailed, but they cannot be understood as limiting the scope of the invention patent. It should be pointed out that, for ordinary technicians in this field, several variations and improvements can be made without departing from the concept of the present invention, and these all belong to the protection scope of the present invention. Therefore, the protection scope of the patent of the present invention shall be subject to the attached claims.

Claims

1. A vending machine, comprising a box, a cargo tray arranged in the box, a push plate mechanism detachably connected to the cargo tray and capable of dividing the cargo tray into a plurality of cargo lanes, a cargo pickup bucket, and a gear transmission mechanism arranged on the cargo pickup bucket; characterized in that: the gear transmission mechanism comprises a first gear, a second gear meshing with the first gear, two gear mounting plates arranged on both outer sides of the first gear and the second gear, and a driving motor; the two gear mounting plates are respectively defined as a first gear mounting plate and a second gear mounting plate, the second gear is rotatably connected to the first gear mounting plate and / or the second gear mounting plate, the first gear is pressed and fitted with the first gear mounting plate and / or the second gear mounting plate, the driving motor can drive the first gear mounting plate and the second gear mounting plate to swing back and forth through the first gear, and when the first gear mounting plate and the second gear mounting plate are swung to a limit position, the first gear can drive the second gear to rotate; The first gear mounting plate and the second gear mounting plate are connected via an elastic force adjustment component, wherein an elastic element is provided between the first gear mounting plate and the second gear mounting plate, and the elastic force adjustment component can adjust the distance between the first gear mounting plate and the second gear mounting plate to adjust the pressure when the first gear is pressed and fitted with the first gear mounting plate and / or the second gear mounting plate; The elastic force adjustment assembly comprises an adjustment screw fixed on the second gear mounting plate, an elastic force adjustment nut and a locking nut threadedly connected to the adjustment screw; the adjustment screw passes through the first gear mounting plate, wherein the portion of the adjustment screw extending out of the first gear mounting plate is connected to the elastic force adjustment nut and the locking nut in sequence; the elastic force adjustment nut can adjust the pressure of the first gear mounting plate and the second gear mounting plate on the elastic element, and is limited by the locking nut; The elastic element is configured as an elastic gasket, and the elastic gasket abuts against the first gear.

2. The vending machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The elastic element is configured as a spring, two ends of which are respectively in contact with the first gear mounting plate and the second gear mounting plate, and are positionally fixed relative to the first gear mounting plate and the second gear mounting plate.

3. The vending machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The number of the elastic force adjustment components is set to two, and the two elastic force adjustment components are located on both sides of the first gear.

4. The vending machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The number of the elastic force adjustment component is set to one, and the elastic force adjustment component is arranged on the mid-perpendicular line of the first gear.

5. The vending machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The gear transmission mechanism also includes a limiting structure for limiting the back-and-forth swinging of the first gear mounting plate and the second gear mounting plate respectively.

6. The vending machine according to claim 5, characterized in that: The limiting structure includes a limiting screw and a gear position sensor, and the limiting screw and the gear position sensor are located separately on two outer sides of the first gear mounting plate and the second gear mounting plate.

7. The vending machine according to claim 6, characterized in that: The first gear mounting plate is provided with a limit baffle, and the limit baffle can respectively abut against the limit screw or the gear position sensor to limit the back and forth swinging of the first gear mounting plate and the second gear mounting plate.

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