A medicine vending machine cargo channel delivery mechanism, cargo channel and delivery method thereof

Abstract

The present invention belongs to the field of automatic medicine vending machine equipment, and relates to a medicine vending machine cargo channel delivery mechanism, cargo channel and its delivery method, including: a housing, which is movably provided with a gate; a first push-pull electromagnet, which is connected to the gate through a transmission member, and opens or closes the medicine vending machine cargo channel through the gate; and a blocking member, which is arranged behind the gate and hinged in the housing at one end, and the top of the blocking member is provided with a deceleration slope, a second push-pull electromagnet, which is connected to the blocking member so that the blocking member pops up or retracts with the second push-pull electromagnet, the medicine vending machine cargo channel is provided with the delivery mechanism, and the cargo channel includes delivery, blocking, and stacking of goods. It can avoid the situation that lighter goods cannot hit the gate and become stuck, and at the same time avoid the rebound too fast or too strong to bounce the goods out of the medicine vending machine cargo channel, and also solve the problem that the slope is too steep due to the large inclination angle of the medicine vending machine cargo channel, which easily flushes the goods out of the medicine vending machine cargo channel.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention belongs to the field of automatic medicine vending machine equipment, and more specifically, relates to a medicine vending machine cargo channel delivery mechanism, a cargo channel and a delivery method thereof. Background Art

[0002] Shipping mechanisms are widely used in vending machines, shelves or other equipment with medicine vending machine aisles. Usually, the goods are transported to the shipping end through the medicine vending machine aisle, and then shipped from the medicine vending machine aisle by the shipping mechanism when needed. It is particularly widely used in the delivery end of the sloped medicine vending machine aisle in the gravity medicine vending machine aisle where the goods slide to the delivery end by their own weight. Among the known gravity medicine vending machine aisle shipping mechanisms, there are structures that ship by pulling the limit gate, and there are also structures that eject the goods that reach the delivery end one by one from the bottom of the medicine vending machine aisle. Because of the lack of a conveying device, it can only rely on the gravity medicine vending machine aisle, and the slope of the medicine vending machine aisle cannot be too large, causing the medicine vending machine aisle to be too steep. Otherwise, it is easy for the delivery end to rush out of the medicine vending machine aisle due to the excessive inertia of the goods themselves, resulting in misdelivery. The requirements and restrictions of the shipping mechanism on the medicine vending machine aisle and the slope requirements of the medicine vending machine aisle itself for installation bring great inconvenience to sales and users. Summary of the invention

[0003] The object of the present invention is to provide a medicine vending machine cargo channel delivery mechanism, comprising:

[0004] The housing is movably provided with a gate;

[0005] A first push-pull electromagnet is connected to the gate through a transmission member, and opens or closes the medicine vending machine cargo channel through the gate; and

[0006] A blocking member, which is arranged behind the gate and has one end hinged in the housing, and a speed reduction slope is provided on the top of the blocking member;

[0007] The second push-pull electromagnet is transmission-connected with the blocking member, so that the blocking member is ejected or retracted along with the second push-pull electromagnet.

[0008] Specifically, a travel groove is provided on the blocking member, and the second push-pull electromagnet is movably arranged in the travel groove through a limit rod.

[0009] Furthermore, the blocking member also has a rack, and the first push-pull electromagnet and the gate are connected in sequence through a connecting seat and a paddle transmission, and a one-way reduction gear corresponding to the rack is provided on the connecting seat, so that after the first push-pull electromagnet vector rebounds, the one-way reduction gear engages with the rack.

[0010] Specifically, sliding grooves are arranged on both sides of the bottom of the delivery end of the shell, and the protrusions on both sides are movably arranged in the sliding grooves. The gate is provided with a slot, and the paddle is inserted in the slot.

[0011] Preferably, the gate is in the shape of an inverted "cross".

[0012] Preferably, the one-way reduction gear is a one-way damping gear.

[0013] Preferably, the deceleration ramp, the rack and the blocking member are molded structures.

[0014] On the other hand, a medicine vending machine aisle is provided, wherein a medicine vending machine aisle delivery mechanism as described above and a through groove for the gate and the deceleration slope to pass through are arranged below the delivery end of the medicine vending machine aisle.

[0015] On the other hand, a method for delivering goods from a medicine vending machine channel is provided, which is used for the medicine vending machine channel as described above, and comprises the following steps:

[0016] S1: Shipping. When the shipping mechanism of the medicine vending machine is powered on, the first push-pull electromagnet and the second push-pull electromagnet are powered on and attracted, and the blocking member is retracted while the gate is opened. The goods on the medicine vending machine's cargo channel slide out by their own inertia, and the shipment is completed.

[0017] S2: blocking the goods, the first push-pull electromagnet vector electric rebounds and drives the transmission member to close the gate, and the second push-pull electromagnet vector electric rebounds and then passes through the blocking member to make it pop out;

[0018] S3: Stacking the goods, the second push-pull electromagnet is energized and attracted again to retract the blocking member, so that the goods at the rear slide down until they hit the gate.

[0019] The beneficial effects provided by the present invention are: compared with the prior art, the present invention has the following advantages:

[0020] 1. Assembling the medicine vending machine aisle The medicine vending machine aisle delivery mechanism of the present invention can solve the problem that the slope of the medicine vending machine aisle is too steep due to the large inclination angle, which easily causes the goods to be rushed out of the medicine vending machine aisle. Therefore, when the weight of the goods is lighter, the medicine vending machine aisle can be installed with a larger slope to increase the inertia of the goods on the medicine vending machine aisle without replacing the pulley medicine vending machine aisle.

[0021] 2. It can prevent light goods from sliding down and resting on the deceleration slope of the blocking part, making it impossible to retract the blocking part, so that the goods cannot hit the gate and become stuck. At the same time, it can prevent the goods from rebounding too quickly or too strongly and bouncing out of the medicine vending machine channel. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0022] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention, 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.

[0023] Figure 1 It is a structural schematic diagram of the present invention;

[0024] Figure 2 for Figure 1 Schematic diagram of the internal structure;

[0025] Figure 3 for Figure 1 Disassembly diagram of the internal structure;

[0026] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of the second push-pull electromagnet being energized and attracted;

[0027] Figure 5 The present invention is a schematic diagram of the working state of the cargo channel of a medicine vending machine.

[0028] Description of reference numerals in the figures:

[0029] Housing (1), sliding groove (11)

[0030] Gate (2), slot (21)

[0031] First push-pull electromagnet (3)

[0032] Blocking member (4), deceleration slope (41), travel groove (42), rack (43)

[0033] Second push-pull electromagnet (5)

[0034] Transmission member (6), connecting seat (61), one-way reduction gear (611), paddle (62)

[0035] Through slot(7) DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0036] In order to make the technical problems, technical solutions and beneficial effects to be solved by the present invention more clearly understood, the present invention is further described in detail below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and embodiments. It should be understood that the specific embodiments described herein are only used to explain the present invention and are not intended to limit the present invention.

[0037] It should be noted that when an element is referred to as being "fixed to" or "disposed on" another element, it can be directly on the other element or indirectly on the other element. When an element is referred to as being "connected to" another element, it can be directly connected to the other element or indirectly connected to the other element.

[0038] It should be understood that the orientation or position relationship indicated by terms such as "length", "width", "up", "down", "front", "back", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inside" and "outside" are based on the orientation or position relationship shown in the drawings, and are only for the convenience of describing the present invention and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operate in a specific orientation, and therefore cannot be understood as a limitation on the present invention.

[0039] In addition, the terms "first" and "second" are used for descriptive purposes only and should not be understood as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of the indicated technical features. Therefore, the features defined as "first" and "second" may explicitly or implicitly include one or more of the features. In the description of the present invention, the meaning of "plurality" is two or more, unless otherwise clearly and specifically defined.

[0040] Please also read Figure 1 and Figure 2 The present invention is now described. The medicine vending machine cargo channel delivery mechanism comprises:

[0041] A housing (1), wherein a gate (2) is movably arranged in the housing (1);

[0042] A first push-pull electromagnet (3) is connected to the gate (2) via a transmission member (6) and opens or closes the medicine vending machine aisle via the gate (2); and

[0043] A blocking member (4) is arranged behind the gate (2) and one end of which is hinged in the housing (1). The top of the blocking member (4) is provided with a deceleration slope (41).

[0044] The second push-pull electromagnet (5) is transmission-connected to the blocking member (4), so that the blocking member (4) is ejected or retracted along with the second push-pull electromagnet (5).

[0045] In a specific implementation, the delivery mechanism is installed at the delivery end of the medicine vending machine. When the goods are delivered, it is only necessary to deliver the goods to the delivery end, and then the gate (2) is opened by electrically controlling the first push-pull electromagnet (3) to be energized and the blocking member (4) is retracted by electrically controlling the second push-pull electromagnet (5). The goods fall to the delivery end by inertia and then leave the medicine vending machine delivery path to complete the delivery. At this time, the first push-pull electromagnet (3) closes the gate (2) connected thereto, and the second push-pull electromagnet (5) rebounds and opens the blocking member (4) to prevent the next goods from sliding down.

[0046] It should be noted here that electromagnet is a general term for electrical devices that, when the coil is energized, the moving iron core produces axial linear motion and plays the function of pushing or pulling an external load device, such as frame-type electromagnets or other customized electromagnet devices with similar functions to electromagnets.

[0047] Please also read Figure 3 and Figure 4 Specifically, the blocking member (4) is provided with a travel groove (42), and the second push-pull electromagnet (5) is movably arranged in the travel groove (42) via a limit rod.

[0048] However, since the push rod of the push-pull type electromagnet will rebound quickly after being electrified, the blocking member (4) connected to the second electromagnet may rebound too quickly and cause the goods that slide onto the deceleration slope (41) to bounce out of the medicine vending machine channel, especially when the weight of the goods themselves is relatively light.

[0049] In order to reduce the occurrence of this situation, the blocking member (4) further comprises a rack (43), and the first push-pull electromagnet (3) and the gate (2) are connected to each other in a transmission manner through a connecting seat (61) and a paddle (62) in sequence. Specifically, sliding grooves (11) are arranged on both sides of the bottom of the delivery end of the shell (1). Preferably, the gate (2) is an inverted "cross" shape, and the protrusions on both sides thereof are movably arranged in the sliding grooves (11). A slot (21) is arranged on the gate (2), and the paddle (62) is inserted into the slot (21). After the first push-pull electromagnet (3) is electrically attracted, it pulls the connecting seat (61) and then drives the paddle (62) hinged thereto, so that the paddle (62) presses against the slot (21) on the gate (2) to open the gate (2). The first push-pull electromagnet (3) rebounds by electric force and retracts the gate (2).

[0050] The connection seat (61) is provided with a one-way reduction gear (611) corresponding to the rack (43), so that after the first push-pull electromagnet (3) rebounds, the one-way reduction gear (611) meshes with the rack (43).

[0051] Principle description: When the goods are shipped, the gate (2) is opened by electrically controlling the first push-pull electromagnet (3) to be electrically attracted, and the blocking member (4) is retracted by electrically controlling the second push-pull electromagnet (5) to be electrically attracted, so that the rack (43) on the blocking member (4) and the one-way reduction gear (611) are meshed and do not interfere with each other.

[0052] When the second push-pull electromagnet (5) is electrically attracted to retract the blocking member (4), the rack (43) on the deceleration slope (41) pulls the one-way reduction gear (611) to rotate counterclockwise, and when the second push-pull electromagnet (5) vectorially rebounds to eject the blocking member (4), the rack (43) on the deceleration slope (41) pulls the one-way reduction gear (611) to rotate clockwise. At this time, the one-way reduction gear (611) plays a damping role, so that the rack (43) on the deceleration slope (41) is affected by the one-way reduction gear (611) to cause the deceleration slope (41) to rebound slowly, thereby avoiding the rebound being too fast or too strong to eject the goods out of the medicine vending machine.

[0053] Preferably, the deceleration ramp (41), the rack (43) and the blocking member (6) are an integrally formed structure.

[0054] Preferably, the one-way reduction gear (611) is a one-way damping gear.

[0055] See also Figure 5 On the other hand, a medicine vending machine aisle is provided, wherein a medicine vending machine aisle delivery mechanism as described above and a through groove (7) for the gate (2) and the deceleration slope (41) to pass through are arranged below the delivery end of the medicine vending machine aisle.

[0056] Please also read Figures 1 to 5 In order to reduce the probability of goods being stuck and to accommodate lighter goods, on the other hand, a method for shipping from a medicine vending machine cargo channel is provided, which is used for the medicine vending machine cargo channel as described above, and includes the following steps:

[0057] S1: Shipping. When the shipping mechanism of the medicine vending machine is powered on, the first push-pull electromagnet (3) and the second push-pull electromagnet (5) are powered on and attracted, and the blocking member (4) is retracted while the gate (2) is opened. The goods on the medicine vending machine's shipping channel slide out by their own inertia, and the shipment is completed.

[0058] S2: blocking goods, the first push-pull electromagnet (3) vectorially rebounds and drives the transmission member (6) to close the gate (2), because the two electromagnets are electrically attracted together and rebound together, at this time, the rack (43) on the blocking member (4) and the one-way damping gear do not interfere with each other, so the two electromagnets will rebound quickly to ensure that the goods behind can be locked and do not slide down, and the second push-pull electromagnet (5) vectorially rebounds and pushes against the blocking member (4) through the limit rod to make it pop out;

[0059] However, since the blocking member (4) is retracted by the second push-pull electromagnet (5) being electrically attracted, and the blocking member (4) is arranged behind the gate (2) and one end is hinged to the shell (1) through a column, and a travel groove (42) is arranged on the blocking member (4), and the second push-pull electromagnet (5) is movably arranged in the travel groove (42) through a limit rod, specifically, the limit rod is arranged at one end of the iron core in the second push-pull electromagnet (5) and abuts against a return spring on the iron core, the goods can generally press the blocking member (4) back by their own weight. However, when the weight of the goods is light, the blocking member (4) may occasionally not be pushed down and retracted by their own weight in the process of sliding to the delivery end to reach the gate (2) position, so that the goods are stuck on the deceleration slope (41) and cannot be stacked to the position against the gate (2). The time for retracting the gate (2) by the electromagnet being electrically attracted is short, which can easily cause the goods to be stuck. In order to avoid this situation, the medicine vending machine delivery method further includes:

[0060] S3: stacking the goods, the second push-pull electromagnet (5) is energized and attracted again, and the blocking member (4) is retracted through the limit rod, so that the goods behind slide down until they hit the gate (2);

[0061] Specifically, at this time, the second push-pull electromagnet (5) driving the inclined block will be energized and attracted again after the delivery is successful. At this time, since the first push-pull electromagnet (3) controlling the gate (2) is not working, the rack (43) on the inclined block and the one-way damping gear are in a meshing state. When the second push-pull electromagnet (5) is energized and attracted to retract the blocking member (4), the rack (43) on the deceleration slope (41) pulls the one-way reduction gear (611) to rotate clockwise. When the second push-pull electromagnet (5) rebounds and ejects the blocking member (4), the rack (43) on the deceleration slope (41) pulls the one-way reduction gear (611) to rotate counterclockwise. At this time, the one-way reduction gear (611) plays a damping role, so that the rack (43) on the deceleration slope (41) is affected by the one-way reduction gear (611) so that the deceleration slope (41) rebounds slowly, thereby avoiding the rebound being too fast or too strong to eject the goods out of the medicine vending machine.

[0062] 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 and improvements made within the spirit and principles of the present invention should be included in the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A medicine vending machine cargo channel delivery mechanism, characterized in that: include: A housing (1) is movably provided with a gate (2); A first push-pull electromagnet (3) is connected to the gate (2) via a transmission member (6) and opens or closes the medicine vending machine cargo channel via the gate (2); as well as A blocking member (4) is arranged behind the gate (2) and one end of which is hinged in the housing (1), and a deceleration slope (41) is provided on the top of the blocking member (4); A second push-pull electromagnet (5) is transmission-connected to the blocking member (4), so that the blocking member (4) is ejected or retracted along with the second push-pull electromagnet (5); The medicine vending machine cargo channel delivery mechanism comprises the following steps: S1: Shipping. When the shipping mechanism of the medicine vending machine is powered on, the first push-pull electromagnet (3) and the second push-pull electromagnet (5) are powered on and attracted, and the blocking member (4) is retracted while the gate (2) is opened. The goods on the medicine vending machine's shipping channel slide out by their own inertia, and the shipment is completed. S2: blocking the goods, the first push-pull electromagnet (3) rebounds electrically and drives the transmission member (6) to close the gate (2), and the second push-pull electromagnet (5) rebounds electrically and then ejects through the blocking member (4); S3: Stacking the goods, the second push-pull electromagnet (5) is energized and attracted again, and the blocking member (4) is retracted, so that the goods behind slide down until they hit the gate (2).

2. The medicine vending machine delivery mechanism according to claim 1, characterized in that: The blocking member (4) is provided with a travel groove (42), and the second push-pull electromagnet (5) is movably arranged in the travel groove (42) via a limit rod.

3. The medicine vending machine delivery mechanism according to any one of claims 1 to 2, characterized in that: The blocking member (4) also has a rack (43); the first push-pull electromagnet (3) and the gate (2) are connected in transmission via a connecting seat (61) and a paddle (62) in sequence; a one-way reduction gear (611) corresponding to the rack (43) is provided on the connecting seat (61), so that after the first push-pull electromagnet (3) rebounds, the one-way reduction gear (611) meshes with the rack (43).

4. The medicine vending machine delivery mechanism according to claim 3, characterized in that: The housing (1) is provided with sliding grooves (11) on both sides of the bottom of the delivery end, and the protrusions on both sides are movably arranged in the sliding grooves (11). The gate (2) is provided with a slot (21), and the paddle (62) is inserted into the slot (21).

5. The medicine vending machine delivery mechanism according to claim 3, characterized in that: The gate (2) is in the shape of an inverted "cross".

6. The medicine vending machine delivery mechanism according to claim 3, characterized in that: The one-way reduction gear (611) is a one-way damping gear.

7. The medicine vending machine delivery mechanism according to claim 3, characterized in that: The deceleration ramp (41), the rack (43) and the blocking member (4) are an integrally formed structure.

8. A medicine vending machine cargo lane, wherein the medicine vending machine cargo lane delivery mechanism as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 5 and a through slot (7) for the gate (2) and the deceleration slope (41) to pass through are arranged below the delivery end of the medicine vending machine cargo lane.

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