A vending machine

Abstract

The present invention relates to the field of machinery, and in particular to a new type of automatic vending machine, comprising a base, a frame arranged on the base, and a door frame hinged to the front end of the frame by hinges, wherein a cargo box is arranged in the frame, and a plurality of storage compartments are arranged in the cargo box, and the storage compartments are designed to be open at the top and bottom, and movable holes are symmetrically opened at the bottom of the four walls of the plurality of storage compartments, and a plurality of separation rods are arranged crisscross at the bottom of the cargo box, and an opening and separation mechanism for adjusting the spacing between each group of separation rods is arranged on the inner side of the frame and the door frame. A single variety or multiple varieties can be sold, and multiple quantities of a single variety or multiple quantities of multiple varieties can be sold. The storage capacity can reach hundreds, and the number of varieties sold can reach dozens, and it can be doubled and expanded according to demand. It is particularly suitable for selling soft items, items that are afraid of squeezing and pressure, cannot be stacked, have irregular shapes that are inconvenient to grab, and cannot roll, and is suitable for wide promotion.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to the field of machinery, and in particular to an automatic vending machine. Background Art

[0002] With the development of online business platform technology and automation technology, automatic vending will become an inevitable social development. Currently, most of the vending machines on the market are grid vending machines, which are basically express cabinet models, and the sales varieties or sales quantities are limited. The present invention is a multi-variety and large-capacity automatic vending mechanism. This mechanism can sell a single variety or multiple varieties, and can sell multiple quantities of a single variety, or multiple quantities of multiple varieties. The storage capacity can reach hundreds of items, and the sales varieties can reach dozens. It can be doubled and expanded according to demand. It is particularly suitable for selling soft items, items that are afraid of squeezing and pressure, cannot be stacked, have irregular shapes that are inconvenient to grab, and cannot roll. Summary of the invention

[0003] The present invention provides an automatic vending machine that can sell a single variety or multiple varieties, can sell multiple quantities of a single variety, and can also sell multiple quantities of multiple varieties. The storage capacity can reach hundreds of items, and the number of varieties sold can reach dozens. It can be doubled and expanded according to demand. It is particularly suitable for selling soft items, items that are afraid of being squeezed or pressed, cannot be stacked, have irregular shapes that are difficult to grasp, and cannot be rolled, thereby solving the above-mentioned problems.

[0004] In order to achieve the above object, the present invention adopts the following technical solutions:

[0005] A vending machine comprises a base, a frame arranged on the base and a door frame hinged to the front end of the frame by a hinge, a cargo box is arranged in the frame, a plurality of cargo boxes are arranged in an upper and lower arrangement, a plurality of storage compartments are arranged in the cargo box, the storage compartments are designed to be open at the top and the bottom, movable holes are symmetrically opened at the bottom of the four walls of the plurality of storage compartments, a plurality of separation rods are crisscrossedly arranged at the bottom of the cargo box, the plurality of separation rods form a group of two and sequentially penetrate the movable holes of the storage compartments and extend out of the outer wall of the cargo box, and an opening and separation mechanism for adjusting the spacing between each group of separation rods is arranged on the inner side of the frame and the door frame.

[0006] Preferably, the opening and separation mechanism includes a bracket, a driving servo motor with a driving gear at the output end, a U-shaped rack guide sleeve with two guide holes symmetrically provided on both side walls along the length direction, a rack with pins on both side walls and a trapezoidal separation plate, the driving servo motor is fixed on the bracket, the U-shaped rack guide sleeve is arranged at the front end of the bracket, the rack is arranged in the U-shaped rack guide sleeve and meshes with the driving gear, the pins pass through the two guide holes and slide up and down along the two guide holes, and the trapezoidal separation plate is vertically arranged on the pins on the outside of the rack.

[0007] Preferably, separation holes are provided on both side edges of the trapezoidal separation plate in parallel with its waistline, and the lower ends of the separation holes are designed to be open.

[0008] Preferably, a mobile vehicle is provided at the bottom of the frame, four V-shaped wheels are provided at the bottom of the mobile vehicle, and the cargo box is located on the mobile vehicle.

[0009] Preferably, inverted V-shaped guide rails are provided on the left and right sides of the base, and the four V-shaped wheels are located on the inverted V-shaped guide rails and can move along the length direction thereof.

[0010] Preferably, the plurality of storage compartments in the cargo box are separated by partitions, and the storage compartments in each layer of the cargo box correspond to each other up and down.

[0011] Preferably, a conveyor belt for conveying goods is provided at the bottom of the base, and a cargo box for catching goods is provided at the bottom of the front end of the conveyor belt.

[0012] The beneficial effects of the present invention are:

[0013] The present invention includes a base, a frame arranged on the base, and a door frame hinged at the front end of the frame by a hinge, a cargo box is arranged in the frame, and a plurality of cargo boxes are arranged in an upper and lower arrangement, a plurality of storage compartments are arranged in the cargo box, the storage compartments are designed to be open at the top and the bottom, and movable holes are symmetrically opened at the bottom of the four walls of the plurality of storage compartments, a plurality of separation rods are crisscrossedly arranged at the bottom of the cargo box, and the plurality of separation rods form a group of two and sequentially penetrate the movable holes of the storage compartments and extend out of the outer wall of the cargo box, and an opening and separation mechanism for adjusting the spacing between each group of separation rods is arranged on the inner side of the frame and the door frame, and multiple layers of cargo boxes can be arranged on the frame according to needs, thereby increasing the capacity. The corresponding storage compartments on the upper and lower layers of each cargo box are filled with goods of the same model. After the goods in the storage compartments of the bottom cargo box are sold, the goods of the same specifications and models on the upper layer will automatically fall into the corresponding storage compartments of the cargo box on the next layer under the control of the terminal control server until the goods of this specification and model are sold out. A single variety or multiple varieties can be sold, multiple quantities of a single variety can be sold, or multiple quantities of multiple varieties can be sold. The storage capacity can reach hundreds of items, and the number of varieties for sale can reach dozens, and it can be doubled and expanded according to demand. It is particularly suitable for selling soft items, items that are afraid of being squeezed or pressed, cannot be stacked, have irregular shapes that are difficult to grab, and cannot roll, and is suitable for wide promotion. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0014] Figure 1 It is a schematic diagram of the structure of the present invention;

[0015] Figure 2 It is a schematic diagram of the structure of the present invention;

[0016] Figure 3 for Figure 1 Enlarged view of point A in the middle;

[0017] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of the cargo box structure of the present invention;

[0018] Figure 5 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the mobile vehicle of the present invention;

[0019] Figure 6 This is a schematic diagram of the installation structure of the mobile vehicle of the present invention;

[0020] Figure 7 A top view of the cargo box of the present invention;

[0021] Figure 8 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the opening and separation mechanism of the present invention;

[0022] Fig. 9 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the opening and separation mechanism of the present invention;

[0023] Fig.10 It is a schematic diagram of the structure of the trapezoidal separation plate of the present invention;

[0024] Fig.11 A top view of a U-shaped rack guide sleeve of the present invention;

[0025] Fig.12 This is a front view of the rack of the present invention;

[0026] Fig.13 It is a schematic diagram of the conveyor belt structure of the present invention.

[0027] In the figure: 1-base, 2-frame, 3-door frame, 4-mobile vehicle, 5-cargo box, 6-separation rod, 7-bracket, 8-driving servo motor, 9-U-shaped rack guide sleeve, 10-rack, 11-trapezoidal separation plate, 12-pin shaft, 13-conveyor belt, 14-cargo box, 51-storage grid, 52-partition, 511-movable hole, 81-driving gear, 91-guide hole, 1101-separation hole, 41-V-shaped wheel, 101-inverted V-shaped guide rail. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0028] The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be described clearly and completely below in conjunction with the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the present invention, rather than all the embodiments.

[0029] Reference Figure 1-13A vending machine includes a base 1, a frame 2 arranged on the base 1, and a door frame 3 hinged to the front end of the frame 2 by a hinge, a cargo box 5 is arranged in the frame 2, and a plurality of cargo boxes 5 are arranged in an up-and-down manner, a plurality of storage compartments 51 are arranged in the cargo box 5, and the plurality of storage compartments 51 in the cargo box 5 are separated by a partition 52, and the storage compartments 51 in each layer of the cargo box 5 correspond to each other up and down, and the storage compartments 51 are designed to be open up and down, and the bottoms of the four walls of the plurality of storage compartments 51 are symmetrically opened with movable holes 511, and a plurality of separation rods 6 are criss-crossedly arranged at the bottom of the cargo box 5, and the plurality of separation rods 6 are a group of two, which sequentially penetrate the movable holes 511 of the storage compartments 51 and extend out of the outer wall of the cargo box 5, and an opening and separation mechanism for adjusting the spacing between each group of separation rods 6 is arranged on the inner side of the frame 2 and the door frame 3. Each set of separation rods 6 has an opening and separation mechanism at both ends, which includes a bracket 7, a driving servo motor 8 with a driving gear 81 at the output end, a U-shaped rack guide sleeve 9 with two guide holes 91 symmetrically opened along the length direction of the two side walls, a rack 10 with a pin 12 on the two side walls, and a trapezoidal separation plate 11. The driving servo motor 8 is fixed on the bracket 7, the U-shaped rack guide sleeve 9 is set at the front end of the bracket 7, the rack 10 is set in the U-shaped rack guide sleeve 9 and meshes with the driving gear 81, the pin 12 passes through the two guide holes 91 and slides up and down along the two guide holes 91, and the trapezoidal separation plate 11 is vertically set on the pin 12 outside the rack 10. The bottom side length of the trapezoidal separation plate 11 is smaller than the top side length, and the two side edges of the trapezoidal separation plate 11 are parallel to its waistline and have separation holes 1101 opened at the lower end, respectively corresponding to the same end of each set of separation rods 6. A mobile car 4 is provided at the bottom of the frame 2, and four V-shaped wheels 41 are provided at the bottom of the mobile car 4, and a cargo box 5 is located on the mobile car 4. Inverted V-shaped guide rails 101 are provided on the left and right sides of the base 1, and four V-shaped wheels 41 are located on the inverted V-shaped guide rails 101 and can move along the length direction thereof, so as to facilitate loading and unloading of the cargo box 5. A conveyor belt 13 for conveying goods is provided at the bottom of the base 1, and a cargo pickup box 14 for receiving goods is provided at the bottom of the front end of the conveyor belt 13, wherein the conveyor belt 13 and the cargo pickup box 14 are both existing mature technologies. It also includes a control panel for purchasing goods and a control server for controlling the warehouse opening and separation mechanism.

[0030] Working principle:

[0031] The goods to be sold are loaded into the storage compartments 51 of the cargo box 5. The corresponding storage compartments 51 of the multi-layer cargo box 5 need to be loaded with goods of the same specifications and models. The multi-layer cargo box 5 is positioned up and down by the positioning right-angle plates at the four corners. The multi-layer cargo box 5 is stacked on the mobile car 4. The four V-shaped wheels are aligned with the inverted V-shaped guide rails 101 on the left and right sides of the base 1. The multi-layer cargo box 5 is pushed into the frame 2 and the door frame 3 is closed. The inverted V-shaped guide rails 101 can be seamlessly connected with the guide rails of the loading and unloading parts of the central kitchen. Each set of separation rods 6 on the cargo box 5 in the horizontal and vertical directions is located at the lower end of the separation hole 1101 of the trapezoidal separation plate 11. According to the sales information on the control panel, the terminal control server controls the servo motors 8 at both ends of the two groups of separation rods 6 in the longitudinal and transverse directions below the storage compartment 51 where the goods are located to drive the driving gear 81 to rotate and then drive the meshing racks 10 to move downward, and then drive the trapezoidal separation plate 11 to move downward. The two ends of the two groups of separation rods 6 enter the separation holes 1101 of the trapezoidal separation plate 11, and as the trapezoidal separation plate 11 moves downward, the spacing between the separation rods 6 increases, and the goods in the storage compartment 51 eventually lose the support of the separation rods 6, and fall freely to the conveyor belt 13 at the bottom under the action of gravity. The conveyor belt 13 moves under the drive of the motor and brings the goods to the pickup box 14, and the customer can take out the goods. After the goods are delivered, the servo motor 8 drives the trapezoidal separation plate 11 back to its original position, and drives the two groups of separation rods 6 back to their original positions, thereby closing the bottom of the storage compartment 51. After the goods in the storage compartment 51 of the bottom cargo box 5 are sold, the goods in the storage compartment 51 of the corresponding cargo box 5 above are similarly controlled by the control server of the terminal. The service motor 8 drives the active gear 81 to rotate and then drives the mutually meshing racks 10 to move downward, and then drives the trapezoidal separation plate 11 to move downward. The two ends of the two sets of separation rods 6 enter the separation holes 1101 of the trapezoidal separation plate 11, and as the trapezoidal separation plate 11 moves downward, the distance between the separation rods 6 increases, and the goods in the storage compartment 51 eventually lose the supporting force of the separation rod 6, and freely fall under the action of gravity to the corresponding sold-out storage compartment 51 at the bottom for sale, and fall from top to bottom in sequence until the goods of this specification and model are sold out.

[0032] The above description is only a preferred specific implementation manner of the present invention, but the protection scope of the present invention is not limited thereto. Any technician familiar with the technical field can make equivalent replacements or changes according to the technical scheme and inventive concept of the present invention within the technical scope disclosed by the present invention, which should be covered by the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A vending machine, comprising a base (1), a frame (2) arranged on the base (1), and a door frame (3) hinged to the front end of the frame (2) by a hinge, characterized in that: The frame (2) is provided with a cargo box (5), wherein a plurality of cargo boxes (5) are arranged in an upper and lower arrangement, wherein a plurality of storage compartments (51) are provided in the cargo box (5), wherein the storage compartments (51) are designed to be open at the top and the bottom, wherein the bottoms of the four walls of the plurality of storage compartments (51) are symmetrically provided with movable holes (511), wherein the bottom of the cargo box (5) is provided with a plurality of separation rods (6) arranged in a crisscross pattern, wherein the plurality of separation rods (6) are arranged in a group of two and sequentially penetrate the movable holes (511) of the storage compartments (51) and extend out of the outer wall of the cargo box (5), wherein the frame (2) and the door frame ( 3) An opening and separation mechanism for adjusting the spacing between each group of separation rods (6) is arranged on the inner side, the opening and separation mechanism comprising a bracket (7), a driving servo motor (8) having a driving gear (81) arranged at the output end, a U-shaped rack guide sleeve (9) having two guide holes (91) symmetrically arranged on the two side walls along the length direction thereof, a rack (10) having a pin shaft (12) arranged on the two side walls, and a trapezoidal separation plate (11), the driving servo motor (8) being fixed on the bracket (7), the U-shaped rack guide sleeve (9) being arranged at the front end of the bracket (7), and the rack (10) being arranged The U-shaped rack guide sleeve (9) is meshed with the driving gear (81), the pin shaft (12) passes through the two guide holes (91) and slides up and down along the two guide holes (91), the trapezoidal separation plate (11) is vertically arranged on the pin shaft (12) outside the rack (10), and separation holes (1101) are provided on both side edges of the trapezoidal separation plate (11) parallel to its waistline, and the lower end of the separation hole (1101) is designed to be open, and a moving vehicle (4) is arranged at the bottom of the frame (2), and four V-shaped The cargo box (5) is located on the mobile vehicle (4); the left and right sides of the base (1) are provided with inverted V-shaped guide rails (101); the four V-shaped wheels (41) are located on the inverted V-shaped guide rails (101) and can move along the length direction thereof; a plurality of storage compartments (51) in the cargo box (5) are separated by partitions; the storage compartments (51) in each layer of the cargo box (5) correspond to each other from top to bottom; a conveyor belt (13) for conveying goods is provided at the bottom of the base (1); a cargo pickup box (14) for receiving goods is provided at the bottom of the front end of the conveyor belt (13).

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