A rotary aisle bottled water intelligent vending machine

Abstract

The present invention discloses a rotary aisle bottled water intelligent vending machine, comprising a frame, a rotary aisle and a plurality of buckets moving with the rotary aisle are arranged on the frame; and a pushing device for pushing the bottled water in the bucket to the delivery port. Since the entire shelf is rotary, the empty bucket can be sent to the delivery port for convenient recovery of the empty barrel. The rotary aisle bottled water intelligent vending machine with the above structure has a rotary shelf, that is, each bucket can be transported to the delivery port, so that the vending machine can not only sell bottled water, but also recover empty barrels, and the machine can be used for two purposes, solving the problem that the empty barrels must be recovered manually in the existing bottled water sales process and the customers cannot recover them by themselves. In addition, during the sales process, the bottled water at a higher position can also be moved to the delivery port at a lower position, which saves the difficulty of replenishing and picking up goods, and is convenient for both buyers and sellers. At the same time, there is no need to worry about the impact of the extremely heavy bottled water falling from a high place to the delivery port on the equipment.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The invention relates to a vending machine for selling bottled water. Background Art

[0002] Recently, many families have chosen bottled water as a source of daily drinking water in order to make daily life more convenient. Usually, bottled water is replaced by calling a water delivery station and then transported by water delivery workers. Since some water delivery stations are far away from users, it is inconvenient for water delivery workers to deliver water, which is not conducive to the timely delivery of bottled water.

[0003] Therefore, in order to facilitate people's daily lives, many water delivery stations have set up vending machines dedicated to bottled water in different communities. Water delivery workers only need to exchange empty barrels once in a while to meet people's daily drinking water needs, effectively solving the pain point of water delivery difficulties at some water delivery stations.

[0004] The existing bottled water vending machines are similar to the existing self-service vending machines, which usually only sell small bottled water. One compartment can only hold one bucket of water. Since different compartments are at different heights from the ground, it is very difficult to take out bottled water from the high compartments, which is very unfriendly to users who buy water and also poses a great safety hazard. If the bottled water in the high compartments falls directly to the bottom of the vending machine, the impact on the vending machine will be great, which may easily cause damage to the vending machine and is not conducive to the long-term use of the vending machine. In addition, the existing vending machines can only sell but not recycle empty barrels. For the existing reusable bottled water sales form, there is a lack of channels for recycling empty barrels, which requires manual recycling, so it is not applicable. Summary of the invention

[0005] In view of this, the present invention provides a rotary aisle bottled water intelligent vending machine, which is convenient for automatically selling bottled water and recycling empty barrels.

[0006] In order to solve the above technical problems, the technical solution of the present invention is: a rotary aisle bottled water intelligent vending machine, including a frame, a rotary aisle and a plurality of buckets moving with the rotary aisle are arranged on the frame; and a pushing device for pushing the bottled water in the bucket to the delivery port. Since the entire shelf is rotary, the empty bucket can be sent to the delivery port for convenient recycling of empty barrels. When selling, it is only necessary to send the bucket carrying bottled water to the delivery port and push the bottled water out.

[0007] As an improvement, the revolving cargo lane includes an annular chain and a cargo bucket bracket fixed on the annular chain; the cargo bucket bracket includes a plurality of connecting plates, and the plurality of connecting plates are connected to form a ring by connecting pins; the cargo bucket is movably connected to the connecting pins; and it also includes an annular track arranged on the frame, and one end of the connecting pin slides in cooperation with the annular track. The chain is used to drive the cargo bucket bracket to reciprocate. The bracket formed by hingedly connecting a plurality of connecting plates is convenient for bending during the reciprocating motion. The connecting pin and the annular track cooperate to play a supporting role and ensure that the running track of the cargo bucket bracket does not deviate.

[0008] As an improvement, it also includes a sprocket for driving the circular chain to move, a driven sprocket coaxial with the sprocket, and a driving sprocket for driving the driven sprocket to rotate. The driving sprocket drives the driven sprocket, thereby driving the sprocket to rotate. The sprocket cooperates with the chain to make the bucket bracket on the circular chain reciprocate, so as to deliver the target bucket to the delivery port.

[0009] As a preferred embodiment, the annular chain and the cargo bucket bracket are two groups on the left and right, and the cargo bucket is arranged between the two groups of cargo bucket brackets, and its left and right sides are respectively movably connected to the connecting pins on the left and right cargo bucket brackets, so that the cargo bucket can rotate around the connecting pins. The connecting pins serve as the rotating shaft of the cargo bucket, so that the cargo bucket can rotate around them. The purpose is that when the cargo bucket bracket is in operation, the direction of the cargo bucket remains unchanged under the action of gravity, and only moves in translation without rotating, so as to prevent the bottled water from falling from the cargo bucket.

[0010] As an improvement, the pushing device includes a flap arranged at the bottom of the cargo bucket and a flipping device for driving the flap to flip; the flipping device includes a rotating shaft arranged below the flap, and a small cam is fixedly sleeved on the rotating shaft. The rotation of the small cam can lift up the rear end of the flap, so that the flap is tilted, so that the bottled water in the cargo bucket rolls out of the cargo bucket for easy taking.

[0011] As an improvement, it also includes a driving device for driving the rotating shaft to rotate, the driving device includes a slide rail, and the slide rail is provided with two left and right sliders; the left and right sliders are connected to elastic components for resetting to the inside; the left and right sliders are respectively connected to driving rods for driving the rotating shaft to rotate; and it also includes a large cam arranged between the left and right sliders, and the rotation of the large cam can drive the left and right sliders to slide along the slide rail. The rotation of the large cam forces the left and right sliders to slide outward, and at the same time drives the rotating shaft to rotate. The rotation of the rotating shaft drives the small cam to rotate, thereby lifting the rear side of the flap. When the end of the large cam with a larger diameter rotates over the slider, the slider slides inward and resets under the action of the elastic component.

[0012] As an improvement, a connecting rod is fixedly sleeved on the rotating shaft, one end of the driving rod is hinged to the connecting rod, and the other end is hinged to the sliding block, so as to facilitate the driving of the rotating shaft to rotate.

[0013] As an improvement, the container further comprises a housing for shielding, the delivery port is opened on the housing, and a loading platform is arranged at the delivery port. The bottled water can roll onto the loading platform for easy taking.

[0014] As an improvement, a sensor system for detecting whether there is bottled water in the cargo box is also included; the sensor system includes a photoelectric sensor and a reflector. The sensor system is arranged at the delivery port. The principle is that the photoelectric sensor transmits a photoelectric signal. If there is bottled water or an empty barrel blocking it, the photoelectric signal cannot be transmitted to the reflector; otherwise, the photoelectric signal will be transmitted to the reflector and then reflected back to the photoelectric sensor by the reflector, thereby giving the system a signal that the cargo box is idle.

[0015] As an improvement, a 4G transmission module for communicating with the cloud is also included. The 4G transmission module transmits various information in the vending machine to the cloud server through wireless transmission, which is convenient for background management.

[0016] The benefits of the present invention are as follows: the rotary aisle bottled water intelligent vending machine with the above structure has a rotary shelf, that is, each cargo bucket can be transported to the delivery port, so that the vending machine can not only sell bottled water, but also recycle empty barrels, which solves the problem that the empty barrels must be manually recycled during the existing bottled water sales process and customers cannot recycle them by themselves. In addition, during the sales process, the bottled water at a higher position can also be transported to the delivery port at a lower position, which saves the difficulty of replenishing and picking up goods, and is convenient for both buyers and sellers. At the same time, there is no need to worry about the impact of extremely heavy bottled water falling from a high place to the delivery port on the equipment. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0017] Figure 1 It is a schematic diagram of the structure of the present invention (without housing).

[0018] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the structure after removing the outer shell and cargo box.

[0019] Figure 3 This is a structural diagram of a rotary cargo lane.

[0020] Figure 4 It is a schematic diagram of the structure of the cargo box.

[0021] Figure 5 It is a schematic diagram of the structure of the pushing device (removing the flap).

[0022] Figure 6 It is a schematic diagram of the structure of the pushing device.

[0023] Figure 7 It is a schematic diagram of the structure of the pushing device.

[0024] Markings in the figure: 1 frame, 2 rotary cargo channel, 3 cargo bucket, 4 barreled water, 5 loading platform, 6 motor, 7 driving sprocket, 8 driven sprocket, 9 reflector, 10 photoelectric sensor.

[0025] 21 annular chain, 22 connecting plate, 23 connecting pin, 24 annular track, 25 sprocket.

[0026] 31 bottom plate, 32 flap, 33 large cam, 34 driving rod, 35 small cam, 36 rotating shaft, 37 slider, 38 slide rail, 39 connecting rod, 310 elastic component. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0027] In order to enable those skilled in the art to better understand the technical solution of the present invention, the present invention is further described in detail below in conjunction with specific implementation methods.

[0028] like Figure 1-Figure 7 As shown, the present invention includes a frame 1, on which a rotary cargo lane 2 and a plurality of cargo buckets 3 moving with the rotary cargo lane 2 are arranged; and a pushing device for pushing the bottled water in the cargo bucket 3 to the delivery port is also included. It is foreseeable that the present invention should also include a housing for shielding (not shown in the figure), the delivery port is opened on the housing, and a loading platform 5 is arranged at the delivery port. In order to prevent debris from entering, an electric door is arranged at the delivery port, and the electric door will automatically open when it is necessary to take the bottled water or return the empty barrel.

[0029] The rotary cargo lane 2 includes an annular chain 21 and a cargo bucket bracket fixed on the annular chain 21; the cargo bucket bracket includes a plurality of connecting plates 22, and the plurality of connecting plates 22 are connected to form a ring by means of a connecting pin 23; the cargo bucket 3 is movably connected to the connecting pin 23; and also includes an annular track 24 arranged on the frame 1, and one end of the connecting pin 23 slides in cooperation with the annular track 24. It also includes a sprocket 25 for driving the annular chain 21 to move, and also includes a driven sprocket 8 coaxial with the sprocket 25 and a driving sprocket 7 for driving the driven sprocket 8 to rotate. The annular chain 21 and the cargo bucket bracket are two groups on the left and right, and the cargo bucket 3 is arranged between the two groups of cargo bucket brackets, and its left and right sides are respectively movably connected to the connecting pins 23 on the left and right cargo bucket brackets, so that the cargo bucket 3 can rotate around the connecting pins 23.

[0030] In order to support the ring chain 21, in this embodiment, a sprocket 25 is provided on the upper and lower sides to cooperate with the ring chain 21, so that the ring chain 21 can rotate around the two sprockets 25. When passing through the sprocket 25, the connecting plates 22 connected by the connecting pins 23 can also bend with the sprocket 25 to realize cyclic reciprocating motion. The arrangement of the ring track 24 is consistent with the trajectory of the chain movement, so that the entire cargo bucket support can operate stably.

[0031] In this embodiment, the motor 6 drives the driving sprocket 7, and the driving sprocket 7 and the driven sprocket 8 are driven by a chain (not shown in the figure). The driven sprocket 8 is coaxial with the sprocket 25 below, thereby driving the ring chain 21 to drive the cargo bucket bracket to move.

[0032] The pushing device includes a flap 32 arranged at the bottom of the cargo bucket 3 and a flipping device for driving the flap 32 to flip; the flipping device includes a rotating shaft 36 arranged below the flap 32, and a small cam 35 is fixedly sleeved on the rotating shaft 36. It also includes a driving device for driving the rotating shaft 36 to rotate, and the driving device includes a slide rail 38, and two left and right sliders 37 are arranged on the slide rail 38; the left and right sliders 37 are connected with elastic components 310 for resetting to the inside; the elastic component 310 is preferably a spring, one end of which is fixed on the slider 37 and the other end is fixed on the slide rail 38, as long as it can ensure that the slider 37 can be reset in time.

[0033] The left and right sliders 37 are respectively connected to a driving rod 34 for driving the rotating shaft 36 to rotate; and a large cam 33 is also provided between the left and right sliders 37. The rotation of the large cam 33 can drive the left and right sliders 37 to slide along the slide rail 38. A connecting rod 39 is fixedly sleeved on the rotating shaft 36. One end of the driving rod 33 is hinged to the connecting rod 39, and the other end is hinged to the slider 37.

[0034] Since the radius of the small cam 35 on the circumference is inconsistent, the flap 32 above it can be lifted up when rotating, so that the bottled water 4 on the flap 32 can roll onto the loading platform 5. The flap 32 is arranged at the bottom of the cargo bucket 3, and a fixed bottom plate 31 is arranged in front of it near the exit. The flap 32 is connected to the side wall of the cargo bucket 3 by an axis so that it can turn up and down. The small cam 35 lifts the rear part of the flap 32, so that the bottled water 4 can roll forward. It is worth noting that the small cam 35 is fixedly arranged below the rotary aisle 2, and does not affect the operation of the rotary aisle at ordinary times. Only when the cargo bucket 3 loaded with bottled water 4 stays above it, the rotating shaft 36 is rotated so that the part with a longer circumference radius of the small cam 35 will hit the flap 32, while the part with a shorter circumference radius of the small cam 35 will not contact the flap 32 at ordinary times.

[0035] In order to make the flap 32 evenly stressed, two small cams 35 are provided in this embodiment, and of course there are also two rotating shafts 36 driving the small cams 35. Therefore, the left and right sliders 37 in the driving device drive one rotating shaft 36 correspondingly. The principle of the large cam 33 in the driving device is the same as that of the small cam 35, and both drive the slider 37 to move by their different circumferential radii. In order to make the left and right sliders 37 move symmetrically, it is foreseeable that the large cam 33 should be a symmetrical shape, such as an ellipse or the shape in the figure. The rotation of the large cam 33 can also be driven by other motors, which will not be repeated here. The rotation of the large cam 33 can drive the left and right sliders 37 to slide to both sides, and the sliding of the slider 37 drives the driving rod 34, and the driving rod 34 drives the rotating shaft 36 to drive the small cam 35 to rotate, completing the final action of lifting the flap 32 and allowing the bottled water 4 in the cargo bucket 3 to roll onto the loading platform 5.

[0036] In order to detect whether the cargo bucket 3 is empty, the present invention further includes a sensor system for detecting whether the cargo bucket 3 contains bottled water 4; the sensor system includes a photoelectric sensor 10 and a reflector 9. Whether the cargo bucket 3 is empty is sensed by reflecting the photoelectric signal.

[0037] To facilitate communication, the present invention also includes a 4G transmission module for communicating with the cloud, which is used to transmit real-time information of the vending machine.

[0038] For the convenience of operation, the present invention should also include interactive devices such as a touch screen. When a customer purchases bottled water, he chooses to purchase through the touch screen, and the rotary cargo lane 2 transports the cargo bucket 3 carrying the bottled water 4 to the delivery port, and pushes the bottled water 4 in the cargo bucket 3 onto the loading platform 5 through the pushing device. At this time, the electric door on the housing opens, and the customer takes the bottled water from the loading platform 5.

[0039] The process of returning an empty bucket is similar to that of purchasing. The customer chooses to return the empty bucket on the touch screen, and the rotary aisle 2 transports the empty bucket 3 to the delivery port. The electric door opens, and the customer places the empty bucket in the bucket through the delivery port to complete the return.

[0040] The process of replenishing water and taking an empty bucket is similar to the process of purchasing and returning an empty bucket, and will not be repeated in the present invention.

[0041] The above are only preferred embodiments of the present invention. It should be noted that the above preferred embodiments should not be regarded as limiting the present invention, and the protection scope of the present invention should be based on the scope defined by the claims. For ordinary technicians in this technical field, several improvements and modifications can be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention, and these improvements and modifications should also be regarded as the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A rotary aisle bottled water intelligent vending machine, comprising a frame, Features: The frame is provided with a rotary cargo channel and a plurality of cargo buckets moving with the rotary cargo channel; and also includes a pushing device for pushing the bottled water in the cargo bucket to the delivery port; The pushing device includes a flap disposed at the bottom of the cargo bucket and a flipping device for driving the flap to flip; the flipping device includes a rotating shaft disposed below the flap, and a small cam is fixedly sleeved on the rotating shaft; It also includes a driving device for driving the rotating shaft to rotate, the driving device includes a slide rail, and the slide rail is provided with two left and right sliders; the left and right sliders are connected to elastic components for resetting to the inside; the left and right sliders are respectively connected to driving rods for driving the rotating shaft to rotate; and it also includes a large cam arranged between the left and right sliders, and the large cam can rotatably drive the left and right sliders to slide along the slide rail; The revolving cargo lane includes an annular chain and a cargo bucket bracket fixed on the annular chain; the cargo bucket bracket includes a plurality of connecting plates, and the plurality of connecting plates are connected into a ring by connecting pins; the cargo bucket is movably connected to the connecting pins; and it also includes an annular track arranged on the frame, and one end of the connecting pin slides in cooperation with the annular track.

2. A rotary aisle bottled water intelligent vending machine according to claim 1, Features: It also includes a sprocket wheel for driving the endless chain to move, a driven sprocket wheel coaxial with the sprocket wheel, and a driving sprocket wheel for driving the driven sprocket wheel to rotate.

3. The rotary aisle bottled water intelligent vending machine according to claim 1, Features: The annular chain and the cargo bucket bracket are divided into two groups, the cargo bucket is arranged between the two groups of cargo bucket brackets, and the left and right sides thereof are movably connected to the connecting pins on the left and right cargo bucket brackets respectively, so that the cargo bucket can rotate around the connecting pins.

4. The rotary aisle bottled water intelligent vending machine according to claim 1, Features: A connecting rod is fixedly sleeved on the rotating shaft, one end of the driving rod is hinged to the connecting rod, and the other end is hinged to the sliding block.

5. The rotary aisle bottled water intelligent vending machine according to claim 1, Features: It also includes a shell for shielding, the delivery port is opened on the shell, and a loading platform is arranged at the delivery port.

6. The rotary aisle bottled water intelligent vending machine according to claim 1, Features: It also includes a sensor system for detecting whether bottled water is contained in the cargo box; the sensor system includes a photoelectric sensor and a reflective plate.

7. The rotary aisle bottled water intelligent vending machine according to claim 1, Features: It also includes a 4G transmission module for communicating with the cloud.

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