A pickup mechanism for a vending machine

Abstract

The present invention discloses a pickup mechanism of an automatic vending machine, including a storage plate, side plates connected to both sides of the storage plate, a support plate arranged above the storage plate, the support plate being fixed to the side plates, the side plates being connected to the left and right sides of a delivery channel in the vending machine, and being movable up and down on the delivery channel; the storage plate includes a receiving bottom plate and a discharging bottom plate, enclosures are arranged on both sides of the receiving bottom plate and the discharging bottom plate, the receiving bottom plate is arranged on the side close to the shelf, the discharging bottom plate is arranged on the side close to the cabinet door, and the heights of the receiving bottom plate and the discharging bottom plate toward the shelf side are higher than the heights toward the cabinet door side. By adding a pickup mechanism, the items on the shelf can be dropped onto the storage plate, and the pickup mechanism can be sent to the lowest pickup port by moving up and down through a transmission mechanism, and during this process, the goods do not directly fall into the pickup port throughout the entire process, and damage to the items will not occur.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The invention relates to the field of automatic vending machines, and in particular to a goods-taking mechanism of an automatic vending machine. Background Art

[0002] At present, vending machines have been widely used in people's lives. You can see vending machines in the streets and alleys, which has brought great convenience to people's lives. The pickup ports of existing vending machines are all at the bottom of the vending machines. Through the operation interface, the goods are pushed out from the shelf and fall into the pickup port. However, there are several problems with this method. Since the goods fall from a high place, they may easily cause damage to some fragile goods, which affects the types of goods. Summary of the invention

[0003] The purpose of the present invention is to overcome the above problems and provide a pickup mechanism for a vending machine.

[0004] To achieve the above-mentioned purpose, the method adopted by the present invention is: a picking mechanism of an automatic vending machine, comprising a placing plate, side plates are connected to both sides of the placing plate, a supporting plate is also arranged above the placing plate, the supporting plate is fixed to the side plates, the side plates are connected to the left and right sides of the delivery channel in the vending machine, and can move up and down on the delivery channel; the placing plate comprises a receiving bottom plate and a discharging bottom plate, both sides of the receiving bottom plate and the discharging bottom plate are provided with enclosures, and the receiving bottom plate is arranged near the shelf On one side, the discharging bottom plate is arranged on the side close to the cabinet door, and the height of the receiving bottom plate and the discharging bottom plate toward the side of the shelf is higher than the height near the cabinet door; the picking mechanism also includes a baffle, one end of the baffle is connected to the support plate through a rotating shaft, and the other end is close to the upper end surface of the discharging bottom plate in a free state, an iron block is arranged on the side of the baffle close to the vending machine cabinet, and an electromagnet is connected to the support plate through an L-shaped bracket, and the iron block inside the baffle is in contact with the electromagnet in a free state.

[0005] As an improvement of the present invention, a touch switch is arranged at the bottom of the material receiving bottom plate, and when the touch switch contacts the bottom of the vending machine, the electromagnet is disconnected.

[0006] As an improvement of the present invention, the gap between the bottom of the baffle and the upper end surface of the material receiving bottom plate is 0.5-1 cm.

[0007] As an improvement of the present invention, a handle is provided on a side of the baffle plate close to the cabinet door.

[0008] As an improvement of the present invention, the height of the baffle is smaller than the height of the material taking port at the bottom of the vending machine.

[0009] As an improvement of the present invention, slide rails are provided on both sides of the side panels for cooperating with slide grooves in the cabinet of the vending machine.

[0010] Beneficial effects:

[0011] The technical solution of the present invention can drop items on the shelf onto the storage plate by adding a picking mechanism, and send the picking mechanism to the lowest picking port by moving up and down through the transmission mechanism. During the picking process, the items are blocked by a baffle to prevent them from slipping. At the same time, when the items reach the picking port, the baffle is disconnected from the electromagnet, and the picker can pick up the goods by simply pulling open the baffle. During this process, the goods do not fall directly to the picking port, and the items will not be damaged. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0012] Figure 1 It is a structural schematic diagram of the present invention;

[0013] Figure 2 It is the front view of the present invention. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0014] The present invention is further explained below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and specific embodiments. The embodiments are implemented based on the technical solution of the present invention. It should be understood that these embodiments are only used to illustrate the present invention and are not used to limit the scope of the present invention.

[0015] Embodiment 1:

[0016] like Figure 1 and Figure 2 The illustrated embodiment of a picking mechanism of an automatic vending machine comprises a storage plate, side plates 1 are connected to both sides of the storage plate, a support plate 8 is arranged above the storage plate, the support plate 8 is fixed to the side plate 1, the side plate 1 is connected to the left and right sides of a delivery channel in the vending machine, and can move up and down on the delivery channel, slide rails 6 are arranged on both sides of the side plate 1 for cooperating with the slide grooves in the cabinet of the vending machine, a snap ring 9 is arranged at the upper end of the side plate 1, and the lifting and lowering of the side plate 1 is realized by connecting a pull rope to the snap ring 9 and connecting it to the lifting mechanism at the top of the vending machine.

[0017] The storage plate includes a material receiving bottom plate 7 and a material discharging bottom plate 13, and enclosures are arranged on both sides of the material receiving bottom plate 7 and the material discharging bottom plate 13. The material receiving bottom plate 7 is arranged on the side close to the shelf, and the material discharging bottom plate is arranged on the side close to the cabinet door. The height of the material receiving bottom plate 7 and the material discharging bottom plate 13 toward the side of the shelf is higher than the height near the side close to the cabinet door.

[0018] The picking mechanism also includes a baffle 10, one end of which is connected to the support plate 8 through a rotating shaft, and the other end is close to the upper end surface of the discharge bottom plate 13 in a free state. Specifically, the gap between the bottom of the baffle 10 and the upper end surface of the receiving bottom plate 13 is 0.5-1 cm.

[0019] An iron block 4 is arranged on the side of the baffle 10 close to the vending machine cabinet, and the support plate 8 is connected to the electromagnet 3 through an L-shaped bracket 12. When the baffle 10 is in a free state, the iron block 4 on the inner side thereof contacts the electromagnet 3.

[0020] A touch switch 14 is provided at the bottom of the material receiving bottom plate 13. When the touch switch 14 contacts the bottom of the vending machine, the electromagnet 3 is disconnected.

[0021] A handle 5 is provided on the side of the baffle 10 close to the cabinet door, and the handle 5 is convenient for customers to open the baffle and pick up goods.

[0022] The height of the baffle 10 is smaller than the height of the material taking opening at the bottom of the vending machine, so that the baffle 10 can be completely dropped into the material taking opening, ensuring that the baffle 10 can be completely pulled open.

[0023] The technical solution of the present invention can drop items on the shelf onto the storage plate by adding a picking mechanism, and send the picking mechanism to the lowest picking port by moving up and down through the transmission mechanism. During the picking process, the items are blocked by a baffle to prevent them from slipping. At the same time, when the items reach the picking port, the baffle is disconnected from the electromagnet, and the picker can pick up the goods by simply pulling open the baffle. During this process, the goods do not fall directly to the picking port, and the items will not be damaged.

[0024] The technical means disclosed in the scheme of the present invention are not limited to the technical means disclosed in the above technical means, but also include technical schemes composed of any combination of the above technical features. The above is a specific implementation of the present invention. It should be pointed out that for ordinary technicians in this technical field, several improvements and modifications can be made without departing from the principle of the present invention, and these improvements and modifications are also regarded as the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A pickup mechanism for a vending machine, characterized in that: The utility model comprises a storage plate, side plates are connected to both sides of the storage plate, a support plate is also arranged above the storage plate, the support plate is fixed to the side plates, the side plates are connected to the left and right sides of the delivery channel in the vending machine, and can move up and down on the delivery channel; the storage plate comprises a receiving bottom plate and a discharging bottom plate, and enclosures are arranged on both sides of the receiving bottom plate and the discharging bottom plate, the receiving bottom plate is arranged on the side close to the shelf, the discharging bottom plate is arranged on the side close to the cabinet door, and the heights of the receiving bottom plate and the discharging bottom plate facing the shelf side are higher than the heights of the side close to the cabinet door; the picking mechanism also comprises a baffle plate, one end of the baffle plate is connected to the support plate through a rotating shaft, and the other end is close to the upper end surface of the discharging bottom plate in a free state, an iron block is arranged on the side of the baffle plate close to the cabinet body of the vending machine, an electromagnet is connected to the support plate through an L-shaped bracket, and the iron block inside the baffle plate contacts the electromagnet in a free state.

2. The pickup mechanism of a vending machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: A touch switch is arranged at the bottom of the material receiving bottom plate. When the touch switch contacts the bottom of the vending machine, the electromagnet is disconnected.

3. The pickup mechanism of a vending machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The gap between the bottom of the baffle and the upper end surface of the material receiving bottom plate is 0.5-1 cm.

4. The pickup mechanism of a vending machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: A handle is arranged on one side of the baffle plate close to the cabinet door.

5. The pickup mechanism of a vending machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The height of the baffle is smaller than the height of the material taking opening at the bottom of the vending machine.

6. The pickup mechanism of a vending machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: Slide rails are arranged on both sides of the side panels for cooperating with the slide grooves in the cabinet of the vending machine.

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