Automatic vending machine and aisle power supply method

Abstract

The present invention proposes a vending machine and aisle power supply method, a vending machine, including a cabinet and an aisle unit, the aisle unit array is installed in the cabinet, and also includes a connector female seat and a transport assembly, the connector female seat is fixedly installed at the front end of the aisle unit, the connector female seat is electrically connected to the aisle unit, the transport assembly includes a bucket unit and a trailer unit, the trailer unit is installed in the cabinet in front of the aisle unit, the bucket unit is installed on the trailer unit, and a connector male seat compatible with the connector female seat is provided on the bucket unit. A method for powering the aisle of a vending machine includes the following steps: electrically connecting the connector male seat to a power source, driving the connector male seat to contact the connector female seat through the trailer unit and the bucket unit, connecting the aisle unit corresponding to the connector female seat to the power source, and supplying power to the aisle unit.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to the technical field of automatic vending machines, and more specifically to the technical field of automatic vending machines and aisle power supply methods. Background Art

[0002] Traditional vending machines are composed of a cabinet, a shelf mechanism, and a lifting mechanism, among which the shelf mechanism is generally divided into a crawler aisle or a spring aisle. The goods to be sold are placed on the crawler of the crawler aisle, and the crawler is driven by the motor of the crawler aisle to transport the goods to the lifting mechanism, and then the goods are transported to the delivery port by the lifting mechanism, and the consumers take the food from the delivery port. However, each group of aisle units on the shelf mechanism of the traditional vending machine uses a separate cable to connect the distribution board and the control system. This requires a large number of cables to be arranged in the cabinet, resulting in complicated wiring in the cabinet, increasing the manufacturing cost of the vending machine, and is not conducive to later inspection and maintenance. In addition, when the traditional vending machine is working, the goods on the crawler aisle fall directly from the crawler aisle to the lifting mechanism, and the falling position is irregular, which affects the handling process of the goods and may also affect the consumer's pickup operation. Summary of the invention

[0003] The present invention provides an automatic vending machine and aisle power supply method, which solves the problem in the prior art that the vending machine manufacturing cost is high and is not conducive to later inspection and maintenance due to the complicated wiring of the crawler aisle.

[0004] The technical solution of the present invention is achieved in this way:

[0005] A vending machine includes a cabinet and an aisle unit, wherein the aisle unit array is installed in the cabinet, and further includes a connector socket and a transport assembly, wherein the connector socket is fixedly installed at the front end of the aisle unit, and the connector socket is electrically connected to the aisle unit, and the transport assembly includes a bucket unit and a trailer unit, wherein the trailer unit is installed in the cabinet in front of the aisle unit, and the bucket unit is installed on the trailer unit, and a connector male socket compatible with the connector female socket is provided on the bucket unit.

[0006] Furthermore, the cargo lane unit is a crawler cargo lane or a spring cargo lane, and the connector socket is electrically connected to the motor of the crawler cargo lane or the spring cargo lane.

[0007] Furthermore, the cargo bucket unit includes a cargo bucket shell, a pallet module and a focusing module. The connector male seat is installed on the pallet module through the focusing module. The focusing module is used to drive the connector male seat to move left and right for compensation so that the left and right centers of the connector male seat and the connector female seat are aligned. The pallet module is installed on the cargo bucket shell, and the pallet module is used to drive the connector male seat to contact or separate from the connector female seat.

[0008] Furthermore, the pallet module includes a pallet, a rocker, a pallet shaft, a rocker pin, a slide pin, a first motor, a pallet fixing frame and a pallet support frame, the pallet fixing frame is fixedly mounted on the cargo box shell, the pallet shaft is movably mounted on the pallet fixing frame, the first motor is fixedly mounted on the pallet fixing frame and is transmission-connected to the pallet shaft, one end of the rocker is fixedly connected to the pallet shaft, the other end of the rocker is hinged to the pallet through the rocker pin, a slide slot is provided on the pallet fixing frame, a slide slot pin is provided on the pallet, the slide slot pin is movably mounted in the slide slot, the pallet support frame is fixedly mounted on the pallet fixing frame, and the pallet is located above the pallet support frame.

[0009] The functions of the pallet module are: 1. To make the pallet form a certain slope with the horizontal plane to ensure that the goods can be transported to the pallet support frame smoothly and regularly. 2. To drive the male connector and the female connector to contact or separate to achieve electrical connection.

[0010] Furthermore, the focus module includes a focus base, a focus screw, a focus slider, a pin fixing block and a second motor, the focus base is fixedly connected to the support plate, the focus screw is movably mounted on the focus base, the second motor is fixedly mounted on the focus base and is transmission-connected to the focus screw, a first screw hole is opened on the focus slider, the focus screw is threadedly connected to the first screw hole of the focus slider, the pin fixing block is fixedly mounted on the focus slider, and the connector male seat is fixedly mounted on the pin fixing block.

[0011] The function of the focus module is to compensate for the displacement difference between the connector male seat and the connector female seat on the cargo channel unit by moving left and right, so that the left and right centers of the two are aligned.

[0012] Furthermore, the cargo bucket unit also includes a pushing module, which includes a pushing plate, a sliding module and a telescopic slide rail, and the sliding module includes a pushing slide, a pushing screw and a third motor, the pushing screw is movably mounted on the pallet fixing frame, a second screw hole is provided on the pushing slide, the pushing screw is threadedly connected to the second screw hole, a guide column is provided on the pallet fixing frame, a limiting slot is provided on the pushing slide, the pushing slide is movably sleeved on the outside of the guide column through the limiting slot, the third motor is fixedly mounted on the pallet fixing frame, and the third motor is transmission-connected to the pushing screw. The telescopic slide rail comprises an inner slide rail, a middle slide rail, an outer slide rail, a first wire wheel, a second wire wheel and a wire rope. The inner slide rail, the middle slide rail and the outer slide rail are movably nested in sequence. The outer slide rail is fixedly connected to the support plate fixing frame, the push slide is fixedly connected to the middle slide rail, the first wire wheel and the second wire wheel are movably mounted on the left and right ends of the middle slide rail respectively, one end of the wire rope is fixedly mounted on the left end of the outer slide rail, the wire rope passes around the second wire wheel and is fixedly connected to the inner slide rail, the wire rope passes around the first wire wheel and the other end thereof is fixedly mounted on the right end of the outer slide rail, and the push plate is fixedly mounted on the inner slide rail.

[0013] The function of the pushing module is to drive the middle slide rail to move left and right through the slide module, and the middle slide rail drives the inner slide rail to achieve extended movement through the wire rope, and then push the goods from the pallet through the push plate.

[0014] Furthermore, the trailer unit includes a transverse movement module and a lifting module, the transverse movement module includes a transverse track, a transverse sliding frame, a fourth motor, a rack and a gear, the transverse track and the rack are fixedly installed in the bottom of the cabinet, a first pulley is arranged at the bottom of the transverse sliding frame, the transverse sliding frame is movably mounted on the transverse track through the first pulley, the gear is movably mounted on the transverse sliding frame, the fourth motor is fixedly mounted on the transverse sliding frame and is connected with the gear transmission, the gear is meshed with the rack, the lifting module includes a vertical track, a synchronous belt, a fifth motor and a synchronous wheel, the vertical track is fixedly mounted on the transverse sliding frame, the synchronous wheel is movably mounted on the upper end and the lower end of the vertical track respectively, the synchronous belt is wound around the synchronous wheel, the cargo bucket shell is fixedly connected to the synchronous belt, the fifth motor is fixedly mounted on the vertical track and is connected with the synchronous wheel transmission, a second pulley is arranged on the cargo bucket shell, and the cargo bucket shell is movably mounted on the vertical track through the second pulley.

[0015] A method for powering an aisle of an automatic vending machine comprises the following steps: electrically connecting the male connector seat to a power source, driving the male connector seat to contact a female connector seat through a trailer unit and a cargo bucket unit, connecting the aisle unit corresponding to the female connector seat to a power source, and supplying power to the aisle unit.

[0016] Furthermore, the trailer unit moves the cargo bucket unit to the corresponding position according to the horizontal and vertical position coordinate information of the cargo lane unit, and then moves the connector male seat left and right through the cargo bucket unit to compensate for the displacement difference between the connector male seat and the connector female seat, aligning the left and right centers of the two, and then drives the connector male seat to contact the connector female seat through the cargo bucket unit.

[0017] Furthermore, after the left and right centers of the connector male seat and the connector female seat are aligned, the connector male seat is driven by the cargo bucket assembly to perform a flipping and lifting action so that the connector male seat contacts the connector female seat.

[0018] The beneficial effects that can be achieved by the present invention using the above technical solution are:

[0019] 1. The focus screw can be driven to rotate by the second motor of the focus module, and the focus screw can be used to drive the focus slider and the connector male seat fixed on the focus slider to move, so that the connector male seat and the connector female seat are aligned with the left and right centers. Then, the first motor of the pallet module drives the pallet shaft to rotate, and the pallet shaft drives the rocker to move, and then the rocker drives the pallet to flip and lift up. During the flipping process of the pallet, the ejector fixing block and the connector male seat are lifted up to contact the connector male seat with the connector female seat, so that the connector male seat and the connector female seat are electrically connected. The power of the power supply is transmitted to the cargo aisle unit through the cable connected to the connector male seat, the connector male seat and the connector female seat, thereby realizing the power supply of the cargo aisle unit. There is no need to lay a large number of cables for power supply and control for the cargo aisle unit in the cabinet, thereby effectively simplifying the structural layout in the cabinet, reducing the production and manufacturing cost, which is very beneficial to the later inspection and maintenance operations, and reduces the complexity of the later cabinet expansion.

[0020] 2. The cargo aisle unit starts after receiving power, and transports the goods on the cargo aisle unit forward to the pallet. Since the pallet is in an inclined state, the goods can slide smoothly onto the pallet, and then the pallet is flattened and reset through the pallet module, and then the cargo bucket unit is transported and moved by the trailer unit, and the push screw is driven by the third motor to rotate, and the push screw drives the push slide to move, and the push slide drives the telescopic slide rail to move, and the telescopic slide rail drives the push plate to move, and the goods on the pallet are pushed and shipped by the push plate, which avoids the problem of irregular falling position of goods after being transferred from the crawler cargo aisle to the handling mechanism during the delivery process of traditional vending machines, which affects consumers' pickup. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0021] In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present invention or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings required for use in the embodiments or the description of the prior art will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments of the present invention. For ordinary technicians in this field, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without paying creative work.

[0022] Figure 1 It is a structural schematic diagram of the present invention;

[0023] Figure 2 for Figure 1 A local enlarged schematic diagram of the middle A;

[0024] Figure 3 for Figure 1 A partial enlarged schematic diagram of point B in the middle;

[0025] Figure 4 for Figure 1 A partial enlarged schematic diagram of point C in the middle;

[0026] Figure 5 It is a structural schematic diagram of the cargo bucket unit after the pallet is flipped and lifted;

[0027] Figure 6 for Figure 5 A partial enlarged schematic diagram of point D in the middle;

[0028] Figure 7 This is a schematic diagram of the cargo bucket unit after the cargo bucket shell is omitted and the pallet is moved upward;

[0029] Figure 8 This is a schematic diagram of the cargo bucket unit after omitting the cargo bucket shell, pallet and pallet support frame;

[0030] Fig. 9 It is a schematic diagram of the structure of the cargo box unit and the trailer unit;

[0031] Fig.10 The schematic diagram of the structure of the cargo bucket unit and the trailer unit after the transverse sliding frame omits the peripheral part (the peripheral part here refers to the sheet metal parts such as the shell or the skin) and the vertical track is translated;

[0032] Fig.11 for Fig. 9 A partial enlarged schematic diagram of the M in the middle;

[0033] Fig.12 for Fig.10 A local enlarged schematic diagram of point N in the middle.

[0034] In the accompanying drawings, the components corresponding to the reference numbers are as follows:

[0035] 1-cabinet, 2-cargo lane unit, 3-connector female seat, 4-connector male seat, 5-pallet fixing frame, 6-pallet, 7-push plate, 8-rocker, 9-cargo bucket shell, 10-thimble fixing block, 11-focus slider, 12-focus screw rod, 13-focus base, 14-first motor, 15-drive frame, 16-pallet shaft, 17-slide, 18-bevel gear pair, 19-rocker pin, 20-coupling, 21-push slide, 22-push screw rod, 23-third motor, 24-slide pin, 25-horizontal track, 26-horizontal slide frame, 27-fourth motor, 28-rack, 29-gear, 30-vertical track, 31 -synchronous belt, 32-fifth motor, 33-synchronous wheel, 34-second pulley, 35-second motor, 36-connecting plate, 37-bottom cover, 38-pallet support frame, 39-guide column, 40-limiting groove, 41-inner slide rail, 42-middle slide rail, 43-outer slide rail, 44-first wire wheel, 45-second wire wheel, 46-connecting piece, 47-sub-cabinet, 48-shipping port, 49-storage board, 50-sub-cabinet door, 51-cargo pickup port, 52-warehouse door, 53-warehouse door lifting mechanism, 54-main cabinet door, 55-industrial control integrated machine, 56-cargo, 57-avoidance groove, 58-worm gear mechanism, 59-first pulley, 60-side panel. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0036] The technical solution of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below in conjunction with 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.

[0037] Reference Figures 1 to 3 A vending machine includes a cabinet 1 and a cargo lane unit 2. The cargo lane unit 2 is installed in the cabinet 1 in an array. It also includes a connector socket 3 and a transport assembly. The connector socket 3 is fixedly installed at the front end of the cargo lane unit 2. The connector socket 3 is electrically connected to the cargo lane unit 2. The cargo lane unit 2 is a crawler cargo lane or a spring cargo lane. The connector socket 3 is electrically connected to the motor of the crawler cargo lane or the spring cargo lane. The transport assembly includes a bucket unit and a trailer unit. The trailer unit is installed in the cabinet 1 in front of the cargo lane unit 2. The bucket unit is installed on the trailer unit. A connector male seat 4 that matches the connector female seat 3 is provided on the bucket unit.

[0038] Reference Figures 5 to 8The cargo bucket unit includes a cargo bucket shell 9, a pallet module and a focusing module. The connector male seat 4 is installed on the pallet module through the focusing module. The focusing module is used to drive the connector male seat 4 to move left and right for compensation, so that the connector male seat 4 is aligned with the left and right centers of the connector female seat 3. The pallet module is installed on the cargo bucket shell 9, and the pallet module is used to drive the connector male seat 4 to contact or separate from the connector female seat 3.

[0039] The pallet module includes a pallet 6, a rocker 8, a pallet shaft 16, a bearing, a rocker pin 19, a slide pin 24, a worm gear mechanism 58, a coupling 20, a first motor 14, a pallet fixing frame 5 and a pallet support frame 38. The pallet fixing frame 5 is fixedly mounted on the cargo bucket shell 9, the pallet shaft 16 is movably mounted on the pallet fixing frame 5 through a bearing, the first motor 14 is fixedly mounted on the pallet fixing frame 5 through a driving frame 15, the worm gear mechanism 58 includes a worm wheel and a worm, and the worm wheel is fixed It is installed on the pallet shaft 16, the worm is fixedly connected to the output shaft of the first motor 14 through the coupling 20, the worm is meshed with the worm wheel, one end of the rocker 8 is fixedly connected to the pallet shaft 16, and the other end of the rocker 8 is hinged to the pallet 6 through the rocker pin 19, a slide groove 17 is opened on the pallet fixing frame 5, and a slide groove pin 24 is provided on the pallet 6, and the slide groove pin 24 is movably clamped in the slide groove 17, and the pallet support frame 38 is fixedly installed on the pallet fixing frame 5, and the pallet 6 is located above the pallet support frame 38.

[0040] The focus module includes a focus base 13, a focus screw 12, a copper bushing, a focus slider 11, a pin fixing block 10, a bevel gear pair 18 and a second motor 35. The focus base 13 is fixedly connected to the support plate 6. The focus screw 12 is movably mounted on the focus base 13 through the copper bushing. The second motor 35 is fixedly mounted on the focus base 13. The bevel gear pair 18 includes a first bevel gear and a second bevel gear. The first bevel gear is fixedly mounted on the focus screw 12, and the second bevel gear is fixedly mounted on the output shaft of the second motor 35. The first bevel gear is meshed with the second bevel gear. A first screw hole is provided on the focus slider 11. The focus screw 12 is threadedly connected to the first screw hole of the focus slider 11. When installing, the upper surface of the focus slider 11 can be in contact with the bottom surface of the support plate 6, which limits the focus slider 11 and prevents the focus slider 11 from rotating when the focus screw 12 drives the focus slider 11 to move horizontally. The ejector fixing block 10 is fixedly mounted on the focus slider 11, and the connector male seat 4 is fixedly mounted on the ejector fixing block 10. A avoidance groove 57 corresponding to the connector male seat 4 is provided on the support plate 6, and a bottom cover 37 is also provided on the support plate 6, and the bottom cover 37 is used to cover the focus slider 11, the focus screw rod 12 and other components.

[0041] The cargo bucket unit also includes a pushing module, which includes a pushing plate 7, a slide module and a telescopic slide rail. The slide module includes a pushing slide 21, a pushing screw 22 and a third motor 23. The pushing screw 22 is movably mounted on the pallet fixing frame 5. A second screw hole is provided on the pushing slide 21, and the pushing screw 22 is threadedly connected to the second screw hole. A guide column 39 is provided on the pallet fixing frame 5, and a limiting groove 40 is provided on the pushing slide 21. The pushing slide 21 is movably sleeved on the outside of the guide column 39 through the limiting groove 40. The third motor 23 is fixedly mounted on the pallet fixing frame 5, and the third motor 23 is transmission-connected to the pushing screw 22 through a reducer. The telescopic slide rail includes an inner slide rail 41, a middle slide rail 42, an outer slide rail 43, a first wire wheel 44, a second wire wheel 45 and a wire rope (the wire rope is omitted in the accompanying drawings). The inner slide rail 41, the middle slide rail 42 and the outer slide rail 43 are nested in sequence through ball bearings. The outer slide rail 43 is fixedly connected to the support plate fixing frame 5. The push slide 21 is fixedly connected to the middle slide rail 42 through a connecting piece 46. The first wire wheel 44 and the second wire wheel 45 are movably mounted on the left and right ends of the middle slide rail 42 respectively. One end of the wire rope is fixedly mounted on the left end of the outer slide rail 43. The wire rope passes around the second wire wheel 45 and is fixedly connected to the inner slide rail 41. The other end of the wire rope passes around the first wire wheel 44 and is fixedly mounted on the right end of the outer slide rail 43. The push plate 7 is fixedly mounted on the inner slide rail 41 through the side plate 60. When the third motor 23 drives the pushing screw 22 to rotate, the pushing screw 22 can drive the pushing slide 21 to move, and then drive the middle slide rail 42 to slide in the outer slide rail 43. When the middle slide rail 42 moves, the first wire wheel 44 and the second wire wheel 45 drive the wire rope to move at the same time, and the inner slide rail 41 is driven to slide in the middle slide rail 42 by the wire rope at the same time, and then the inner slide rail 41 drives the push plate 7 to move horizontally, so as to realize the movement of the push plate 7. By connecting the inner slide rail 41, the middle slide rail 42, the outer slide rail 43 and the wire rope in series, the extended motion of the telescopic slide rail can be realized, and then the push plate 7 can be driven by the inner slide rail 41 to move a farther distance, so that the push plate 7 can push the goods 56 on the pallet 6.

[0042] Reference Figures 9 to 12The trailer unit includes a transverse movement module and a lifting module. The transverse movement module includes a transverse track 25, a transverse sliding frame 26, a fourth motor 27, a rack 28 and a gear 29. The transverse track 25 and the rack 28 are fixedly installed in the bottom of the cabinet 1. A first pulley 59 is provided at the bottom of the transverse sliding frame 26. The transverse sliding frame 26 is movably mounted on the transverse track 25 through the first pulley 59. The gear 29 is movably mounted on the transverse sliding frame 26. The fourth motor 27 is fixedly installed on the transverse sliding frame 26 and is transmission-connected with the gear 29. The gear 29 is meshed with the rack 28. The lifting module includes a vertical rail 30, a synchronous belt 31, a fifth motor 32 and a synchronous wheel 33. The vertical rail 30 is fixedly mounted on the horizontal sliding frame 26. The synchronous wheel 33 is movably mounted on the upper end and the lower end of the vertical rail 30 respectively. The synchronous belt 31 is wound around the synchronous wheel 33. The cargo bucket shell 9 is fixedly connected to the synchronous belt 31 through a connecting plate 36. The fifth motor 32 is fixedly mounted on the vertical rail 30 and is transmission-connected to the synchronous wheel 33. A second pulley 34 is provided on the cargo bucket shell 9, and the cargo bucket shell 9 is movably clamped on the vertical rail 30 through the second pulley 34.

[0043] When the vending machine of the present invention is used, refer to Figure 1 and Figure 4 A sub-cabinet 47 can be arranged on the side of the cabinet 1, a delivery port 48 connected to the sub-cabinet 47 can be opened on the side wall of the cabinet 1, a storage plate 49 is arranged at the delivery port 48 inside the sub-cabinet 47, a sub-cabinet door 50 is installed at the front of the sub-cabinet 47, a pickup port 51 is opened on the sub-cabinet door 50, a warehouse door 52 that can move up and down and can close the pickup port 51 is installed at the pickup port 51 of the sub-cabinet door 50, and a warehouse door lifting mechanism 53 is arranged on the sub-cabinet door 50, which is connected to the warehouse door 52 through the warehouse door lifting mechanism 53 to control the lifting and opening and closing of the warehouse door 52 at the pickup port 51. The above-mentioned warehouse door lifting mechanism 53 can select a common glass lifter on the market. The specific connection relationship between the warehouse door lifting mechanism 53 and the sub-cabinet door 50 and the warehouse door 52, as well as the specific connection relationship between the warehouse door 52 and the sub-cabinet door 50 are all common knowledge in the field and need not be described in detail here. At the same time, a main cabinet door 54 can be installed on the front of the cabinet 1, and an industrial control all-in-one computer 55 can be installed on the main cabinet door 54. The industrial control all-in-one computer 55 integrates a display, an industrial control computer and a control panel. The display is electrically connected to the industrial control computer, and the industrial control computer is electrically connected to the control panel. A wiring slot is extended on the control panel, and is electrically connected to the first motor 14, the second motor 35, the third motor 23, the fourth motor 27, the fifth motor 32 and the compartment door lifting mechanism 53 through the wiring slot.

[0044] A method for powering an aisle of a vending machine comprises the following steps: electrically connecting the connector male seat 4 to a power source, driving the connector male seat 4 to contact the connector female seat 3 through a trailer unit and a cargo bucket unit, connecting the aisle unit 2 corresponding to the connector female seat 3 to the power source, and supplying power to the aisle unit 2.

[0045] The process of the trailer unit and the cargo bed unit driving the connector male seat 4 to contact the connector female seat 3 can be carried out by the following method: the trailer unit moves the cargo bed unit to the corresponding position according to the horizontal and vertical position coordinate information of the cargo lane unit 2, and then moves the connector male seat 4 left and right through the cargo bed unit to compensate for the displacement difference between the connector male seat 4 and the connector female seat 3 so that the left and right centers of the two are aligned, and then the connector male seat 4 is driven by the cargo bed unit to perform a flipping and lifting action so that the connector male seat 4 is in contact with the connector female seat 3.

[0046] The following is a detailed description of the aisle power supply method of the vending machine of the present invention and the working principle of the vending machine as follows: the connector male socket 4 is electrically connected to the power supply through a cable, and the goods 56 to be sold are placed on the aisle unit 2. Before the vending machine leaves the factory, the horizontal and vertical coordinates of the aisle unit 2 are recorded in the control panel. When the goods 56 are replenished on the aisle unit 2, the replenished goods 56 and the corresponding aisle unit 2 horizontal and vertical coordinate information need to be set in the industrial computer. After the consumer selects the goods 56 to be purchased through the display of the industrial control all-in-one computer 55, the industrial computer will transmit the shipping aisle information to the control panel. The control panel finds the horizontal and vertical coordinates of the corresponding aisle unit 2 according to the aisle information, and calculates the electrical The machine pulse quantity is then controlled through the motor controller to operate the motor, thereby driving the trailer unit and the cargo bucket unit to realize the transportation and shipment processes of the goods 56; the specific transportation and shipment processes are as follows: the transverse movement module of the trailer unit is controlled by the industrial control integrated machine 55, and the gear 29 is driven to rotate by the fourth motor 27 of the transverse movement module. Under the interaction of the gear 29 and the rack 28, the transverse sliding frame 26 and the cargo bucket unit are driven to move along the transverse track 25, and the synchronous wheel 33 and the synchronous belt 31 are driven to rotate by the fifth motor 32 of the lifting module, and the cargo bucket unit is driven to be lifted and lowered along the vertical track 30 by the synchronous belt 31, and the cargo bucket unit is moved to the front and bottom of the cargo aisle unit 2 where the goods 56 required by consumers are placed. Then, the focus screw 12 is driven to rotate by the second motor 35, and the focus screw 12 drives the focus slider 11 and the connector male seat 4 fixed on the focus slider 11 to move, and the connector male seat 4 is moved to the front and bottom of the cargo lane unit 2. Then, the first motor 14 of the pallet module drives the pallet shaft 16 to rotate, and the pallet shaft 16 drives the rocker 8 to move, and then the rocker 8 drives the pallet 6 to flip and lift. During the flipping process, the pallet 6 drives the ejector fixing block 10 and the connector male seat 4 to lift up, and the connector male seat 4 contacts the connector female seat 3, so that the connector male seat 4 is electrically connected to the connector female seat 3, and the power supply is transmitted to the cargo lane unit 2 through the cable connected to the connector male seat 4, the connector male seat 4 and the connector female seat 3. After the cargo lane unit 2 is powered on, it starts and transports the goods on the cargo lane unit 2 forward to the pallet 6. Since the pallet 6 is in an inclined state, the goods 56 can slide along the pallet 6 to the pallet support frame 38.Then, the industrial control integrated computer 55 is used to control the pallet module to flatten and reset the pallet 6 so that the pallet 6 covers the pallet support frame 38, and the goods 56 are automatically placed on the pallet 6. Then, the industrial control integrated computer 55 is used to control the trailer unit to move the cargo bucket unit to the delivery port 48 of the cabinet 1. Then, the industrial control integrated computer 55 is used to control the third motor 23 to start, and the third motor 23 is used to drive the push screw 22 to rotate, and the push screw 22 drives the push slide 21 to move, and the push slide 21 drives the telescopic slide rail to move, and the telescopic slide rail drives the push plate 7 to move, and the push plate 7 is used to push the goods 56 on the pallet 6 from the delivery port 48 to the storage plate 49 in the sub-cabinet 47. Then, the industrial control integrated computer 55 controls the warehouse door lifting mechanism 53 to start, and the warehouse door 52 at the pickup port 51 is opened by the warehouse door lifting mechanism 53, and then the consumer can take out the goods 56 in the sub-cabinet 47 from the pickup port 51.

[0047] When the automatic vending machine of the present invention is used, a refrigeration device can be added in the cabinet 1 to preserve the bowl of fresh food in the cabinet 1 at a low temperature. At the same time, a feeding mechanism, a production mechanism and a delivery mechanism are added in the auxiliary cabinet 47. The production mechanism can scald and heat the bowl of fresh food transported from the cabinet 1 to the auxiliary cabinet 47, and solid and liquid condiments are added to the scalded and heated bowl of fresh food through the feeding mechanism. Finally, the prepared bowl of fresh food is shipped through the delivery mechanism. Thus, the finished product and bowl of fresh food are stored through the cabinet 1, and the delivery and production of fresh food are carried out through the auxiliary cabinet 47. The traditional vending machine and the fresh food production machine are combined for mixed sales, so that the goods sold are diversified, people's needs are met, and the purpose of mixed sales of semi-finished product processing and finished products is achieved, which solves the disadvantages of the automatic meal vending machine in the prior art that it can only directly heat the refrigerated meals or store the meals at a constant temperature for a long time, and cannot be added with ingredients.

[0048] The above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention and is not intended to limit the present invention. Any modifications, equivalent substitutions, improvements, etc. made within the spirit and principle of the present invention should be included in the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A vending machine, characterized in that: It comprises a cabinet (1) and a cargo aisle unit (2), wherein the cargo aisle unit (2) is arrayed and installed in the cabinet (1), and is characterized in that it also comprises a connector female seat (3) and a transport assembly, wherein the connector female seat (3) is fixedly installed at the front end of the cargo aisle unit (2), and the connector female seat (3) is electrically connected to the cargo aisle unit (2), and the transport assembly comprises a cargo bucket unit and a trailer unit, wherein the trailer unit is installed in the cabinet (1) in front of the cargo aisle unit (2), and the cargo bucket unit is installed on the trailer unit, and a connector male seat (4) adapted to the connector female seat (3) is provided on the cargo bucket unit; The cargo bucket assembly comprises a cargo bucket shell (9), a pallet module and a focus module. The connector male seat (4) is mounted on the pallet module via the focus module. The focus module is used to drive the connector male seat (4) to move left and right for compensation, so that the left and right centers of the connector male seat (4) and the connector female seat (3) are aligned. The pallet module is mounted on the cargo bucket shell (9). The pallet module is used to drive the connector male seat (4) to contact or separate from the connector female seat (3). The trailer unit comprises a transverse movement module and a lifting module. The transverse movement module comprises a transverse track (25), a transverse sliding frame (26), a fourth motor (27), a rack (28) and a gear (29). The transverse track (25) and the rack (28) are fixedly mounted in the bottom of the cabinet (1). A first pulley (59) is arranged at the bottom of the transverse sliding frame (26). The transverse sliding frame (26) is movably mounted on the transverse track (25) through the first pulley (59). The gear (29) is movably mounted on the transverse sliding frame (26). The fourth motor (27) is fixedly mounted on the transverse sliding frame (26) and is transmission-connected to the gear (29). The gear (29) is meshed with the rack (28). The lifting module comprises a vertical rail (30), a synchronous belt (31), a fifth motor (32) and a synchronous wheel (33); the vertical rail (30) is fixedly mounted on a transverse sliding frame (26); the synchronous wheel (33) is movably mounted on the upper end and the lower end of the vertical rail (30); the synchronous belt (31) is wound around the synchronous wheel (33); the cargo bucket shell (9) is fixedly connected to the synchronous belt (31); the fifth motor (32) is fixedly mounted on the vertical rail (30) and is transmission-connected to the synchronous wheel (33); a second pulley (34) is provided on the cargo bucket shell (9); the cargo bucket shell (9) is movably mounted on the vertical rail (30) through the second pulley (34).

2. A vending machine as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that: The cargo track unit (2) is a crawler cargo track or a spring cargo track, and the connector female seat (3) is electrically connected to the motor of the crawler cargo track or the spring cargo track.

3. The vending machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The pallet module comprises a pallet (6), a rocker (8), a pallet rotating shaft (16), a rocker pin (19), a slide pin (24), a first motor (14), a pallet fixing frame (5) and a pallet supporting frame (38), wherein the pallet fixing frame (5) is fixedly mounted on the cargo box shell (9), the pallet rotating shaft (16) is movably mounted on the pallet fixing frame (5), and the first motor (14) is fixedly mounted on the pallet fixing frame (5) and is driven by the pallet rotating shaft (16). The support plate (6) is connected to the support plate by a plurality of movable members, wherein one end of the rocker (8) is fixedly connected to the support plate rotating shaft (16), and the other end of the rocker (8) is hinged to the support plate (6) through a rocker pin (19). A slide groove (17) is provided on the support plate fixing frame (5), and a slide groove pin (24) is provided on the support plate (6). The slide groove pin (24) is movably mounted in the slide groove (17). The support plate support frame (38) is fixedly mounted on the support plate fixing frame (5), and the support plate (6) is located above the support plate support frame (38).

4. A vending machine as claimed in claim 3, characterized in that: The focus module comprises a focus base (13), a focus screw (12), a focus slider (11), a pin fixing block (10) and a second motor (35); the focus base (13) is fixedly connected to a support plate (6); the focus screw (12) is movably mounted on the focus base (13); the second motor (35) is fixedly mounted on the focus base (13) and is transmission-connected to the focus screw (12); a first screw hole is provided on the focus slider (11); the focus screw (12) is threadedly connected to the first screw hole of the focus slider (11); the pin fixing block (10) is fixedly mounted on the focus slider (11); and the connector male seat (4) is fixedly mounted on the pin fixing block (10).

5. The automatic vending machine according to claim 3, characterized in that: The cargo bucket assembly further comprises a pushing module, the pushing module comprising a pushing plate (7), a slide module and a telescopic slide rail, the slide module comprising a pushing slide (21), a pushing screw (22) and a third motor (23), the pushing screw (22) being movably mounted on the pallet fixing frame (5), a second screw hole being provided on the pushing slide (21), the pushing screw (22) being threadedly connected to the second screw hole, a guide column (39) being provided on the pallet fixing frame (5), a limiting groove (40) being provided on the pushing slide (21), the pushing slide (21) being movably sleeved on the outer side of the guide column (39) through the limiting groove (40), the third motor (23) being fixedly mounted on the pallet fixing frame (5), the third motor (23) being transmission-connected to the pushing screw (22), the telescopic slide rail comprising an inner slide The inner slide rail (41), the middle slide rail (42), the outer slide rail (43), the first wire wheel (44), the second wire wheel (45) and the wire rope, wherein the inner slide rail (41), the middle slide rail (42) and the outer slide rail (43) are movably nested in sequence, the outer slide rail (43) is fixedly connected to the support plate fixing frame (5), the push slide (21) is fixedly connected to the middle slide rail (42), the first wire wheel (44) and the second wire wheel (45) are movably mounted on the left and right ends of the middle slide rail (42), one end of the wire rope is fixedly mounted on the left end of the outer slide rail (43), the wire rope passes around the second wire wheel (45) and is fixedly connected to the inner slide rail (41), the wire rope passes around the first wire wheel (44) and the other end thereof is fixedly mounted on the right end of the outer slide rail (43), and the push plate (7) is fixedly mounted on the inner slide rail (41).

6. The method for supplying power to a channel of a vending machine as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that: The following steps are involved: The connector male seat (4) is electrically connected to a power source, and the connector male seat (4) is driven to contact the connector female seat (3) through the trailer unit and the cargo bucket unit, and the cargo lane unit (2) corresponding to the connector female seat (3) is connected to a power source to supply power to the cargo lane unit (2).

7. A method for supplying power to a channel of an automatic vending machine as claimed in claim 6, characterized in that: The following steps are involved: The trailer unit moves the cargo bucket unit to a corresponding position according to the horizontal and vertical position coordinate information of the cargo lane unit (2), and then moves the connector male seat (4) leftward and rightward through the cargo bucket unit to compensate for the displacement difference between the connector male seat (4) and the connector female seat (3), so that the left and right centers of the two are aligned, and then drives the connector male seat (4) to contact the connector female seat (3) through the cargo bucket unit.

8. A method for supplying power to a channel of an automatic vending machine as claimed in claim 7, characterized in that: The following steps are involved: After the left and right centers of the connector male seat (4) and the connector female seat (3) are aligned, the connector male seat (4) is driven by the cargo bucket assembly to perform a flipping and lifting action, so that the connector male seat (4) contacts the connector female seat (3).

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