A vending machine with mixed delivery structure

Abstract

The present invention discloses a vending machine with a mixed delivery structure, which includes a frame, wherein the frame is provided with a first delivery device and a second delivery device from top to bottom, wherein the second delivery device includes: a shelf, the material-dispensing mechanism, a synchronization mechanism, a loading platform and a clamping mechanism, wherein a clamping mechanism is provided between the loading platform and the synchronization mechanism, wherein the clamping mechanism is provided at the lower end of the loading platform, wherein the clamping mechanism includes a horizontal swing component and a card plate, wherein a card plate is provided at one end of the horizontal swing component, wherein a card tooth is provided on the card plate, wherein the card tooth is engaged with the synchronization mechanism, wherein the horizontal swing component is installed on the loading platform, wherein the horizontal swing component drives the card plate to swing left and right so that the loading platform and the synchronization mechanism are fixed together or the fixed state of the loading platform and the synchronization mechanism is released. Compared with the prior art, the present invention aims to solve the problem that the vending machine with a delivery method from back to front in the prior art occupies a large area and the pickup port is provided at the bottom, which makes it inconvenient to bend down to pick up the goods.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to the technical field of automatic vending machines, and in particular to an automatic vending machine with a mixed delivery structure. Background Art

[0002] A vending machine is a machine that can automatically deliver goods according to the coins inserted. Vending machines are commonly used equipment for commercial automation. They are not restricted by time and place, can save manpower and facilitate transactions. It is a new form of commercial retail, also known as a 24-hour mini supermarket. Currently common vending machines include beverage vending machines, food vending machines, etc. This type of vending machine delivers goods in the following way: the product is conveyed from the back to the front, and then the front product is pushed out. This method places the product horizontally in the vending machine, which will result in the vending machine occupying a larger area. If a vending machine is used in a business circle, it will increase the cost of using the vending machine; secondly, the pickup port of the existing vending machine is set at the lower end of the frame, and usually requires bending over to pick up the goods. Summary of the invention

[0003] The present invention provides an automatic vending machine with a mixed delivery structure, which is used to solve the problems in the prior art that the automatic vending machine with a back-to-front delivery mode occupies a large area and the pickup port is arranged below, which makes it inconvenient to bend over to pick up the goods.

[0004] The present invention provides an automatic vending machine with a mixed delivery structure, comprising a frame, wherein the frame is provided with a first delivery device and a second delivery device from top to bottom, and the frame is provided with a delivery port, wherein the delivery port is located at the upper end of the second delivery device; the first delivery device comprises a material rack and a material shifting mechanism arranged at the lower end of the material rack, wherein the material rack is arranged along the height direction of the frame, and a material delivery hole and a avoidance hole matched with the material shifting mechanism are opened at the lower end of the material rack; the second delivery device comprises: a shelf, the material shifting mechanism, a synchronization mechanism, a loading platform and a clamping mechanism, wherein the shelf is arranged along the height direction of the frame, and a material delivery hole is opened at the upper end of the shelf and an avoidance hole that cooperates with the material-dispensing mechanism, the loading platform is provided with a bearing block and a traction block, the traction block slides up and down along the frame, the bearing block is arranged in the shelf, a clamping mechanism is provided between the loading platform and the synchronization mechanism, the clamping mechanism is arranged at the lower end of the loading platform, the clamping mechanism includes a horizontal swinging component and a card plate, a card plate is provided at one end of the horizontal swinging component, a card plate is provided on the card plate, the card tooth is engaged with the synchronization mechanism, the horizontal swinging component is installed on the bearing block, and the horizontal swinging component drives the card plate to swing left and right to fix the loading platform and the synchronization mechanism together or release the fixed state of the loading platform and the synchronization mechanism.

[0005] Preferably, the horizontal swing assembly includes: a support arm, an elastic member and a pin, the support arm is fixedly connected to the pin, the pin is rotatably connected to the support block, the elastic member is arranged between the support arm and the support platform, and the end of the support arm is fixedly connected to the clamping plate.

[0006] Preferably, a swing hole is formed on the traction block, the clamping plate is arranged in the swing hole, a limit plate is provided at one end of the clamping plate away from the support arm, a limit groove matched with the limit plate is formed on the traction block, and the limit plate moves horizontally along the limit groove.

[0007] Preferably, a guide post is provided on the support arm, a guide groove matched with the guide post is opened on the bearing block, and the guide post is arranged at one end of the support arm away from the clamping plate.

[0008] Preferably, the synchronization mechanism includes: a synchronous belt, a synchronous motor and two synchronous gears, the two synchronous gears are respectively arranged at the upper end and the lower end of the shelf, the synchronous gears are meshed with the synchronous belt, the synchronous belt passes through the swing hole, the latch teeth are meshed with the synchronous belt, and the synchronous motor drives the synchronous gears to rotate.

[0009] Preferably, the material shifting mechanism comprises a shifting rod and a material pushing motor, and the material pushing motor drives the shifting rod to rotate so that the shifting rod passes through the avoidance hole to push the product out of the material rack or pushes the product out of the shelf.

[0010] Preferably, a shipping box is provided on the frame, the shipping box is provided on the outside of the shelf, the shipping box is provided below the discharge hole of the shelf, the shipping port is provided at the middle position of the shipping box, a door panel is provided at the shipping port, and the upper end of the door panel is hinged to the shipping box.

[0011] Preferably, a guide cargo plate is provided in the shipping box, and the guide cargo plate is provided on a side of the shipping box close to the shelf, and a position of one end of the guide cargo plate close to the shelf is higher than a position of the other end.

[0012] Preferably, the shipping box is also provided with an infrared sensor for sensing whether the product has fallen.

[0013] Preferably, an operation panel is also provided on the frame.

[0014] Compared with the prior art, in the present invention, customers shop through the operation panel. After the controller of the vending machine receives the shopping information, it controls the first delivery device or the second delivery device to deliver the product. After the product comes out of the discharge hole, it falls to the delivery port in the middle of the frame. Customers do not need to bend down to pick up the product, and it can also prevent mosquitoes and mice from entering. In the present invention, by setting a lever, after the lever pushes the product out of the discharge hole, there is no need to wait for the lever to reset. The products on the shelf can be quickly moved down under the action of gravity, or the products on the shelf can be moved up with the operation of the synchronous motor. This structure ensures rapid discharge while reducing product preparation time, which is conducive to shortening the time for the next shipment, thereby improving shipment efficiency. By setting a clamping mechanism, while meeting the needs of fast shipment, it is also possible to replenish the shelves conveniently and quickly. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0015] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the present invention or 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 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.

[0016] Figure 1 It is a structural schematic diagram of the present invention;

[0017] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the present invention without the outer shell;

[0018] Figure 3 for Figure 2 A structural diagram from another perspective;

[0019] Figure 4 It is a structural schematic diagram of the first delivery device of the present invention;

[0020] Figure 5 It is a structural schematic diagram of the second delivery device of the present invention;

[0021] Figure 6 for Figure 5 A structural diagram from another perspective;

[0022] Figure 7 for Figure 6 A magnified schematic diagram of the structure at center A;

[0023] Figure 8 It is a schematic diagram of the structure of the stage of the present invention;

[0024] Fig. 9 It is a structural schematic diagram of the clamping mechanism of the present invention.

[0025] Reference numerals:

[0026] 1. Frame, 2. First delivery device, 3. Second delivery device, 4. Delivery box, 41. Delivery port, 21. Material rack, 22. Material shifting mechanism, 211. Material discharging hole, 212. Avoidance hole, 31. Shelf, 32. Synchronous mechanism, 33. Loading platform, 34. Clamping mechanism, 331. Loading block, 332. Traction block, 341. Horizontal swing assembly, 342. Card plate, 343. Limiting plate, 344. Guide column, 3421. Card tooth, 3411. Support arm, 3412. Elastic member, 3413. Pin, 3321. Swing hole, 3322. Limiting groove, 3311. Guide groove, 321. Synchronous belt, 322. Synchronous motor, 323. Synchronous gear, 221. Push rod, 222. Pushing motor, 5. Door panel, 6. Guide cargo plate, 7. Operation panel. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0027] In order to make the purpose, technical solution and advantages of the present invention clearer, the technical solution of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below in conjunction with the drawings of the present invention. Obviously, the described embodiments are 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.

[0028] See attached Figure 1 and attached Figure 3 The present embodiment provides a vending machine with a mixed delivery structure, including a frame 1, the frame 1 is provided with a first delivery device 2 and a second delivery device 3 from top to bottom, the frame 1 is provided with a delivery port 41, and the delivery port 41 is located at the upper end of the second delivery device 3; the first delivery device 2 includes a material rack 21 and a material shifting mechanism 22 provided at the lower end of the material rack 21, the material rack 21 is arranged along the height direction of the frame 1, and the lower end of the material rack 21 is provided with a delivery hole 211 and an avoidance hole 212 matched with the material shifting mechanism 22; refer to the attached Figure 6 and attached Figure 7The second delivery device 3 includes: a shelf 31, a material-dispensing mechanism 22, a synchronization mechanism 32, a loading platform 33 and a clamping mechanism 34. The shelf 31 is arranged along the height direction of the frame 1. The upper end of the shelf 31 is provided with a material discharging hole 211 and a avoidance hole 212 that cooperates with the material-dispensing mechanism 22. The loading platform 33 is provided with a bearing block 331 and a traction block 332. The traction block 332 slides up and down along the frame 1. The bearing block 331 is arranged in the shelf 31. A clamping mechanism 34 is provided between the loading platform 33 and the synchronization mechanism 32. The clamping mechanism The structure 34 is arranged at the lower end of the workbench 33, and the clamping mechanism 34 includes a horizontal swing component 341 and a clamping plate 342. One end of the horizontal swing component 341 is provided with a clamping plate 342, and the clamping plate 342 is provided with a clamping tooth 3421. The clamping tooth 3421 is engaged with the synchronization mechanism 32. The horizontal swing component 341 is installed on the supporting block 331. The horizontal swing component 341 drives the clamping plate 342 to swing left and right to fix the workbench 33 and the synchronization mechanism 32 together or release the fixed state of the workbench 33 and the synchronization mechanism 32.

[0029] See attached Fig. 9 The horizontal swing assembly 341 includes: a support arm 3411, an elastic member 3412 and a pin 3413. The support arm 3411 is fixedly connected to the pin 3413. The pin 3413 is rotatably connected to the bearing block 331. The elastic member 3412 is arranged between the support arm 3411 and the bearing platform. The end of the support arm 3411 is fixedly connected to the clamping plate 342. When the support arm 3411 is moved, the elastic member 3412 is compressed, the clamping plate 342 leaves the synchronization mechanism 32, and the fixed state between the clamping plate 342 and the synchronization mechanism 32 is released. This setting is convenient for quickly moving the loading platform 33 downward, so that the product can be quickly and conveniently placed on the loading platform 33. When the support arm 3411 is released, the elastic member 3412 is opened. Under the elastic force of the elastic member 3412, the clamping plate 342 is pressed toward the synchronization mechanism 32. The clamping plate 342 and the synchronization mechanism 32 are fixed together. The synchronization mechanism 32 drives the loading platform 33 to move upward to provide rapid shipment. The structure is cleverly designed, and while the fixed loading platform 33 is being lifted for shipment, the shelf 31 can also be quickly replenished.

[0030] The traction block 332 is provided with a swing hole 3321, the clamping plate 342 is arranged in the swing hole 3321, a limit plate 343 is arranged at one end of the clamping plate 342 away from the support arm 3411, the traction block 332 is provided with a limit groove 3322 adapted to the limit plate 343, and the limit plate 343 moves horizontally along the limit groove 3322. The limit plate 343 makes the combination of the clamping plate 342 and the loading platform 33 more stable.

[0031] See attached Figure 8The support arm 3411 is provided with a guide post 344, and the bearing block is provided with a guide groove 3311 adapted to the guide post 344. The guide post 344 is arranged at one end of the support arm 3411 away from the clamping plate 342. When the support arm 3411 swings, the guide post 344 slides along the guide groove 3311, and this arrangement is conducive to making the swing of the support arm 3411 more stable.

[0032] See attached Figure 5 The synchronization mechanism 32 includes: a synchronous belt 321, a synchronous motor 322 and two synchronous gears 323. The two synchronous gears 323 are respectively arranged at the upper end and the lower end of the shelf 31. The synchronous gears 323 are meshed with the synchronous belt 321. The synchronous belt 321 passes through the swing hole 3321. The latch teeth 3421 are meshed with the synchronous belt 321 to fix the loading platform 33 on the synchronous belt 321. The synchronous motor 322 drives the synchronous gear 323 to rotate, and the rotation of the synchronous belt 321 drives the loading platform 33 to move up.

[0033] See attached Figure 4 The material-dispensing mechanism 22 includes a lever 221 and a material-pushing motor 222. The material-pushing motor 222 drives the lever 221 to rotate so that the lever 221 passes through the avoidance hole 212 to push the product out of the material rack 21 or push the product out of the shelf 31. The material-pushing motor 222 is installed on the frame 1. Specifically, the material-dispensing mechanism 22 under the material rack 21 pushes the product out of the material rack 21, and the material-dispensing mechanism 22 on the shelf 31 pushes the product out of the shelf 31.

[0034] See attached Figure 2 The frame 1 is provided with a delivery box 4, which is arranged outside the shelf 31, and below the discharge hole 211 of the shelf 31. A delivery port 41 is arranged in the middle of the delivery box 4, and a door panel 5 is arranged at the delivery port 41. The upper end of the door panel 5 is hinged to the delivery box 4. The product falls into the delivery box 4, and the door panel 5 is pushed inward to take out the product. The door panel 5 is provided to protect the product in the delivery box 4 and prevent mosquitoes and rats from entering.

[0035] A guide plate 6 is provided in the shipping box 4, and the guide plate 6 is provided on one side of the shipping box 4 close to the shelf 31, and the position of one end of the guide plate 6 close to the shelf 31 is higher than the position of the other end. The product falls on the side of the shipping box 4 close to the shipping port 41 through the guide plate 6, which is convenient for customers to pick up the goods.

[0036] The shipping box 4 is also provided with an infrared sensor for sensing whether the product has fallen. After the first shipping device 2 and the second shipping device 3 have completed the shipping process, if the infrared sensor does not detect that the product has fallen, the first shipping device 2 and the second shipping device 3 will be notified to re-execute the shipping process, or report an error to the background to ensure that the interests of customers are not harmed.

[0037] The frame 1 is also provided with an operation panel 7, through which customers select and purchase products. After the customer has paid, the operation panel 7 sends a delivery signal to the controller of the vending machine, and the controller controls the first delivery device 2 or the second delivery device 3 to start delivery.

[0038] A guide rod is inserted into the traction block 332, and the guide rod is slidably connected to the traction block 332. The guide rod is installed on the frame 1, and the traction block 332 slides up and down along the guide rod. This setting cooperates with the clamping mechanism 34 and the synchronization mechanism 32 to ensure that the loading platform 33 can move smoothly up and down along the shelf 31.

[0039] A linear bearing is provided between the traction block 332 and the guide rod, and this arrangement makes the sliding between the guide rod and the traction block 332 smoother.

[0040] The bottom of the rack 21 is provided with a bottom plate, a discharge hole 211 is provided at the lower end of the front side wall of the rack 21, and a notch is provided on the bottom plate, which is provided at the lower end of the discharge hole 211 and communicates with the discharge hole 211; the bottom plate and the rear side wall of the rack 21 are provided with avoidance holes 212 respectively, and the avoidance holes 212 are communicated with the notch. This arrangement reduces the contact area between the bottom plate and the product, which is conducive to the product falling from the discharge hole 211 of the rack 21.

[0041] A top plate is provided at the top of the material rack 21, and an avoidance hole 212 is opened on the top plate to cooperate with the material diverting mechanism 22. A gap is provided between the top plate and the front side wall of the shelf 31. This arrangement reduces the contact area between the top plate and the product, which is conducive to the product falling from the discharge hole 211 of the shelf 31.

[0042] A limit switch is provided on the top plate, and the limit switch is electrically connected to the material-dispensing mechanism 22 at the shelf 31 . When the product moves upward, the limit switch will be triggered when the product reaches the top plate. The limit switch sends a signal to the material-dispensing mechanism 22 , and the material-dispensing mechanism 22 works to push the product out of the shelf 31 .

[0043] Positioning columns are provided on the traction platform and the support arm 3411 respectively, and an elastic member 3412 is sleeved on the positioning column. Two positioning columns are respectively provided at both ends of the elastic member 3412 to ensure that the elastic member 3412 does not move to avoid affecting the clamping performance of the clamping mechanism 34.

[0044] There are multiple racks 21 and shelves 31, and multiple racks 21 are arranged along the width direction of the frame 1, and multiple shelves 31 are arranged along the width direction of the frame 1. Each rack 21 is placed on one product, and each shelf 31 is placed on one product. Multiple racks 21 and shelves 31 can hold multiple products, which can enrich the choices of customers.

[0045] In the present invention, the customer makes a purchase through the operation panel 7. After receiving the purchase information, the controller of the vending machine controls the first delivery device 2 or the second delivery device 3 to deliver the product. After the product comes out of the discharge hole 211, it falls to the delivery port 41 in the middle of the frame 1. The customer does not need to bend down to pick up the product, and it can also prevent mosquitoes and mice from entering. In the present invention, by setting the lever 221, after the lever 221 pushes the product out of the discharge hole 211, there is no need to wait for the lever 221 to reset. The product on the material rack 21 can be quickly moved down under the action of gravity, or the product on the shelf 31 can be moved up with the operation of the synchronous motor 322. This structure ensures rapid discharge while reducing product preparation time, which is conducive to shortening the time for the next shipment, thereby improving shipment efficiency. By setting the clamping mechanism 34, while meeting the requirement of fast shipment, the shelf 31 can also be replenished conveniently and quickly.

[0046] Finally, it should be noted that the above embodiments are only used to illustrate the technical solutions of the present invention, rather than to limit it. Although the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the aforementioned embodiments, those skilled in the art should understand that they can still modify the technical solutions described in the aforementioned embodiments, or make equivalent replacements for some of the technical features therein. However, these modifications or replacements do not deviate the essence of the corresponding technical solutions from the spirit and scope of the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention.

Claims

1. A vending machine with a mixed delivery structure, characterized in that: The machine comprises a frame, wherein the frame is provided with a first discharging device and a second discharging device from top to bottom, the frame is provided with a discharging port, and the discharging port is located at the upper end of the second discharging device; the first discharging device comprises a material rack and a material-digging mechanism arranged at the lower end of the material rack, the material rack is arranged along the height direction of the frame, and the lower end of the material rack is provided with a discharging hole and a avoidance hole matched with the material-digging mechanism; the second discharging device comprises: a shelf, the material-digging mechanism, a synchronization mechanism, a loading platform and a clamping mechanism, the shelf is arranged along the height direction of the frame, the upper end of the shelf is provided with a discharging hole and a avoidance hole matched with the material-digging mechanism, the loading platform is provided with a bearing block and a traction block, the traction block slides up and down along the frame, the bearing block is arranged in the shelf, a clamping mechanism is arranged between the loading platform and the synchronization mechanism, and the clamping mechanism is At the lower end of the loading platform, the clamping mechanism includes a horizontal swing component and a card plate, one end of the horizontal swing component is provided with a card plate, the card plate is provided with a card tooth, the card tooth is engaged with the synchronization mechanism, the horizontal swing component is installed on the supporting block, the horizontal swing component drives the card plate to swing left and right to fix the loading platform and the synchronization mechanism together or release the fixed state of the loading platform and the synchronization mechanism; the horizontal swing component includes: a support arm, an elastic member and a pin shaft, the support arm is fixedly connected to the pin shaft, the pin shaft is rotatably connected to the loading block, the elastic member is provided between the support arm and the loading platform, and the end of the support arm is fixedly connected to the card plate; the material pushing mechanism includes a push rod and a pushing motor, the pushing motor drives the push rod to rotate so that the push rod passes through the avoidance hole to push the product out of the material rack or pushes the product out of the shelf.

2. The automatic vending machine with a mixed delivery structure according to claim 1, characterized in that: The traction block is provided with a swing hole, the clamping plate is arranged in the swing hole, a limit plate is arranged at one end of the clamping plate away from the support arm, the traction block is provided with a limit groove matched with the limit plate, and the limit plate moves horizontally along the limit groove.

3. The automatic vending machine with a mixed delivery structure according to claim 2, characterized in that: The support arm is provided with a guide column, the bearing block is provided with a guide groove matched with the guide column, and the guide column is arranged at one end of the support arm away from the clamping plate.

4. The automatic vending machine with a mixed delivery structure according to claim 3, characterized in that: The synchronous mechanism includes: a synchronous belt, a synchronous motor and two synchronous gears. The two synchronous gears are respectively arranged at the upper end and the lower end of the shelf. The synchronous gears are meshed with the synchronous belt. The synchronous belt passes through the swing hole. The latch teeth are meshed with the synchronous belt. The synchronous motor drives the synchronous gears to rotate.

5. The automatic vending machine with a mixed delivery structure according to claim 1, characterized in that: The frame is provided with a shipping box, the shipping box is arranged on the outside of the shelf, the shipping box is arranged below the discharge hole of the shelf, the shipping port is arranged at the middle position of the shipping box, the shipping port is provided with a door panel, and the upper end of the door panel is hinged to the shipping box.

6. The automatic vending machine with a mixed delivery structure according to claim 5, characterized in that: A guide cargo plate is provided in the shipping box, and the guide cargo plate is provided on one side of the shipping box close to the shelf, and a position of one end of the guide cargo plate close to the shelf is higher than a position of the other end.

7. The automatic vending machine with a mixed delivery structure according to claim 6, characterized in that: The shipping box is also provided with an infrared sensor for sensing whether the product has fallen.

8. The automatic vending machine with a mixed delivery structure according to any one of claims 1 to 7, characterized in that: An operation panel is also arranged on the frame.

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