An intelligent epidemic prevention shopping cart

Abstract

The present invention provides a smart anti-epidemic shopping cart, comprising: a storage basket for carrying goods; further comprising: a cargo packing unit, comprising two bag support rods, two magnetic strips and a packing mechanism; a cargo lifting unit, comprising a lifting plate and a lifting mechanism; and an autonomous checkout unit, for scanning the goods in the storage basket; wherein a swingable middle swing plate is provided in the storage basket, and the middle swing plate is used to divide the space in the storage basket into two front and rear areas. The smart anti-epidemic shopping cart involved in the present invention can avoid the intensive contact of supermarket customers queuing for checkout because the cargo packing unit and the cargo lifting unit can pack the purchased items, and the autonomous checkout unit can scan the purchased items and perform the checkout operation in conjunction with the software on the customer's mobile phone, thereby reducing the risk of cross-infection of the virus, and also improving the shopping efficiency and the shopping experience.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to the technical field of shopping carts, and in particular to an intelligent epidemic prevention shopping cart. Background Art

[0002] Reducing crowds has become one of the effective ways to avoid cross-infection of the virus. In the traditional supermarket shopping method, due to queuing for checkout, inefficient packaging, and scanning and pricing of goods one by one, crowds will be crowded, thereby increasing the risk of cross-infection of the virus, reducing shopping efficiency and reducing the customer's shopping experience.

[0003] In addition, in the traditional supermarket shopping method, when the purchased items are put into the shopping cart, since the purchased items are not stored separately, the purchased items may be damaged during storage, which has limitations. Summary of the invention

[0004] The present invention is made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and its purpose is to provide a smart epidemic prevention shopping cart.

[0005] The present invention provides an intelligent epidemic prevention shopping cart, which has the following characteristics, including: a storage basket for carrying goods, the storage basket having a swingable rear swing plate; also including: a cargo packing unit, including two bag-supporting rods respectively arranged on two side basket edges of the storage basket for supporting shopping bags, two magnetic strips for sealing the shopping bags, and a packing mechanism arranged in the storage basket for controlling the two magnetic strips to move toward or relative to each other; a cargo lifting unit, arranged in the storage basket and located below the cargo packing unit, the cargo lifting unit including a lifting plate arranged in the storage basket and a lifting mechanism for controlling the movement of the lifting plate; and an autonomous checkout unit for scanning codes for the goods in the storage basket; wherein a swingable middle swing plate is arranged in the storage basket, the middle swing plate is used to divide the space in the storage basket into two front and rear areas, and the cargo lifting unit, the cargo packing unit and the autonomous checkout unit are arranged in the front half area of ​​the storage basket.

[0006] The smart epidemic prevention shopping cart provided by the present invention may also have the following features: the packaging mechanism includes two first driving devices, two sliding rods and four sliding blocks, the two first driving devices are located in the front half area of ​​the storage basket, the two first driving devices are both arranged on the inner basket wall of the storage basket, one end of the two sliding rods are respectively connected to the two first driving devices, the other ends of the two sliding rods are rotatably connected to the inner basket wall of the storage basket, the two sliding rods are located on the same horizontal plane, the two sliding rods are each provided with two sections of threads with equal pitch and opposite directions, the four sliding blocks are all screwed to the four sections of threads on the two sliding rods, the four sliding blocks are divided into two groups, and each group of sliding blocks is respectively arranged on threads with the same direction.

[0007] In the intelligent epidemic prevention shopping cart provided by the present invention, it may also have the following features: two bag-supporting rods are correspondingly arranged on the side basket edges between two sliding rods.

[0008] In the intelligent epidemic prevention shopping cart provided by the present invention, it may also have the following features: two magnetic strips are respectively arranged on two groups of sliders.

[0009] In the intelligent epidemic prevention shopping cart provided by the present invention, it may also have the following features: the lifting mechanism includes two second driving devices and two metal wire-like objects. The two second driving devices are arranged in the front half area of the storage basket. The two second driving devices are respectively arranged on the inner basket walls on both sides of the storage basket. The two second driving devices are respectively located on both sides of the packing mechanism. One ends of the two metal wire-like objects are connected to the second driving devices, and the other ends of the two metal wire-like objects are connected to the lifting plate.

[0010] In the intelligent epidemic prevention shopping cart provided by the present invention, it may also have the following features: the self-checkout unit includes an infrared detector, and the infrared detector is arranged on the storage basket.

[0011] Further, the infrared detector includes a plurality of scanners. The plurality of scanners are arranged on the front half area of the storage basket, and the area of the scanning areas of the plurality of scanners is greater than or equal to the area of the front half area of the storage basket.

[0012] In the intelligent epidemic prevention shopping cart provided by the present invention, it may also have the following features: a rear plate is arranged in the rear half area of the storage basket. The rear plate is hinged to the rear swing plate and the middle swing plate, and the rear plate is used to divide the rear half area of the storage basket into upper and lower two-layer parts.

[0013] Further, a detachable flexible restraint frame and a flexible restraint plate are installed on the rear plate.

[0014] In the intelligent epidemic prevention shopping cart provided by the present invention, it may also have the following features: a switchable storage plate is arranged on the side basket wall of the storage basket, and the storage plate is used to place items in the lower layer part of the rear half area of the storage basket.

[0015] Functions and effects of the invention

[0016] According to the intelligent epidemic prevention shopping cart involved in the present invention, because the goods packing unit and the goods lifting unit can pack the purchased items, and the self-checkout unit can scan the purchased items and cooperate with the software on the customer's mobile phone to perform the checkout operation, it can avoid the intensive contact of supermarket customers queuing for checkout, thereby reducing the risk of cross-infection of the virus, and also improving the shopping efficiency and enhancing the shopping experience. In addition, because a middle swing plate is arranged in the storage basket to divide the space in the storage basket into front and rear two areas, the purchased items can be stored separately, thereby reducing the damage to the purchased items. Description of the drawings

[0017] Figure 1 It is a schematic structural diagram of the intelligent epidemic prevention shopping cart in the embodiment of the present invention;

[0018] Figure 2 It is a schematic structural diagram of the storage basket in the embodiment of the present invention;

[0019] Figure 3 It is a schematic diagram of the packing mechanism in the embodiment of the present invention;

[0020] Figure 4 It is a top view of the storage basket in the embodiment of the present invention;

[0021] Figure 5 It is a schematic diagram of the goods lifting unit in the embodiment of the present invention;

[0022] Figure 6 It is a schematic diagram of the self-checkout unit in the embodiment of the present invention.

[0023] 10. Frame; 20. Wheels; 30. Storage basket; 31. Rear swing plate; 32. Middle swing plate; 33. Rear plate; 34. Storage plate; 40. Goods packing unit; 41. Packing mechanism; 411. Slide bar; 4111. Thread; 412. Slide block; 413. First driving device; 42. Bag support rod; 43. Magnetic strip; 50. Goods lifting unit; 51. Lifting plate; 52. Lifting mechanism; 521. Second driving device; 522. Metal wire; 60. Self-checkout unit; 61. Infrared detector; 611. Scanner. Detailed implementation manners

[0024] In order to make the technical means, creative features, achieved purposes and functions of the present invention easy to understand, the following embodiments will specifically describe the present invention in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.

[0025] Embodiment

[0026] Figure 1 It is a schematic structural diagram of the intelligent epidemic prevention shopping cart in the embodiment of the present invention.

[0027] As Figure 1 shown, this embodiment provides an intelligent epidemic prevention shopping cart, including: a frame 10, four wheels 20, four braking components (not shown in the figure), a storage basket 30, a goods packing unit 40, a goods lifting unit 50 and a self-checkout unit 60.

[0028] In this embodiment, the frame 10 is used to support the storage basket 30. The four wheels 20 are rotatably arranged at the lower part of the frame 10 and can move the frame 10. The four braking components are respectively installed on the four wheels 20 to stop the wheels 20 from rotating. Among them, the braking component is a wire-pulled disc brake.

[0029] Figure 2 It is a schematic structural diagram of the storage basket in the embodiment of the present invention.

[0030] As Figure 1 and Figure 2 shown, the storage basket 30 has a swingable rear swing plate 31, a swingable middle swing plate 32 is provided inside the storage basket 30, a rear plate 33 is provided inside the storage basket 30, and an openable and closable storage plate 34 is provided on the side basket wall of the storage basket 30.

[0031] In this embodiment, the rear swing plate 31 is hinged to the storage basket 30, so that the intelligent epidemic prevention shopping cart of the present invention can realize the multi-cart stacking function of a traditional shopping cart, thereby reducing the storage space of the intelligent epidemic prevention shopping cart of the present invention. In addition, the middle swing plate 32 hinged inside the storage basket 30 can divide the space inside the storage basket 30 into front and rear two regions, so that the purchased items can be stored separately, thereby reducing the damage to the purchased items, and the hinged middle swing plate 32 does not affect the stacking of the intelligent epidemic prevention shopping cart of the present invention.

[0032] In this embodiment, the rear plate 33 is arranged in the rear half region of the storage basket 30 and is used to divide the rear half region of the storage basket 30 into upper and lower layers. And, the rear plate 33 is hinged to the rear swing plate 31 and the middle swing plate 32 to form a four-bar-like mechanism, so that while not affecting the stacking of the intelligent epidemic prevention shopping cart of the present invention, an additional region for storing the purchased items can be added. In addition, a flexible restraint frame and a flexible restraint plate are installed on the rear plate 33 through bolts, and the flexible restraint frame and the flexible restraint plate can be used to place bottle and can items and fragile items, so that the purchased items can be further stored separately, thereby further reducing the damage to the purchased items.

[0033] In this embodiment, the storage plate 34 is used to place the purchased items in the lower part of the rear half region of the storage basket 30, so that the purchased items can be stored separately, thereby reducing the damage to the purchased items.

[0034] Figure 3 It is a schematic diagram of the packing mechanism in the embodiment of the present invention. Figure 4 It is a top view of the storage basket in the embodiment of the present invention.

[0035] As Figure 2 、 Figure 3 and Figure 4 shown, the goods packing unit 40 includes two support bag rods 42 respectively arranged on the two side basket edges of the storage basket 30, two magnetic strips 43 for sealing the shopping bag, and a packing mechanism 41 arranged inside the storage basket 30 for controlling the two magnetic strips 43 to move towards or away from each other.

[0036] In this embodiment, the packing mechanism 41 includes two first driving devices 413, two sliding rods 411 and four sliders 412. Among them, the two driving devices are preferably motors. The two first driving devices 413 are located on the inner basket wall of the front half area of the storage basket 30. One end of each of the two sliding rods 411 is connected to one of the two first driving devices 413 respectively, and the other end of each of the two sliding rods 411 is rotatably connected to the inner basket wall of the storage basket 30. The two sliding rods 411 are located on the same horizontal plane, and two sections of threads 4111 with equal pitch and opposite directions are provided on each of the two sliding rods 411. The four sliders 412 are all screwed to the four sections of threads 4111 on the two sliding rods 411. The four sliders 412 are divided into two groups, and the two groups of sliders 412 are respectively arranged on the two sliding rods 411 correspondingly. In addition, two bag-supporting rods 42 are correspondingly arranged on the side basket edges between the two sliding rods 411, and two magnetic strips 43 are respectively arranged on the two groups of sliders 412.

[0037] When it is necessary to pack the purchased items, first, the shopping bag with a magnetic buckle needs to be placed on the two bag-supporting rods 42, so as to facilitate the opening of the shopping bag and place the purchased items. After the purchased items are put into the shopping bag, the two first driving devices 413 respectively control the two sliding rods 411 to rotate in the clockwise direction. Since two sections of threads 4111 with equal pitch and opposite directions are provided on each of the two sliding rods 411, the four sliders 412 screwed to the two sliding rods 411 can all move. Among them, since the four sliders 412 are divided into two groups, and each group of sliders 412 is respectively arranged on the threads 4111 with the same direction, the two sliders 412 located on the threads 4111 with the same direction can move synchronously, so that the two groups of sliders 412 can move towards each other. Then, the two groups of sliders 412 can drive the two magnetic strips 43 thereon to move towards each other. Among them, since the two sliders 412 are located on the same horizontal plane, the two magnetic strips 43 can contact each other after moving towards each other. Also, since the shopping bag with a magnetic buckle is located between the two sliding rods 411, the two magnetic strips 43 can squeeze the magnetic buckle on the shopping bag after moving towards each other, thus completing a sealing operation of the shopping bag and realizing the sealing function of the shopping bag. Finally, the two first driving devices 413 respectively control the two sliding rods 411 to rotate in the counterclockwise direction, so that the two groups of sliders 412 and the two magnetic strips 43 move relatively, thus facilitating the next packing of the purchased items.

[0038] Figure 5 It is a schematic diagram of the goods lifting unit in the embodiment of the present invention.

[0039] As Figure 1 and Figure 5As shown, the goods lifting unit 50 is arranged inside the storage basket 30 and is located below the goods packing unit 40. The goods lifting unit 50 includes a lifting plate 51 arranged inside the storage basket 30 and a lifting mechanism 52 for controlling the movement of the lifting plate 51.

[0040] In this embodiment, the lifting mechanism 52 includes two second driving devices 521 and two metal wire-like objects 522. Among them, the two second driving devices 521 are preferably motors, and the metal wire-like objects 522 are preferably steel wire ropes. The two second driving devices 521 are arranged in the front half area of the storage basket 30. The two second driving devices 521 are respectively arranged on the inner basket walls on both sides of the storage basket 30. The two second driving devices 521 are respectively located on both sides of the two sliding rods 411. One end of the two metal wire-like objects 522 is connected to the second driving device 521, and the other end of the two metal wire-like objects 522 is connected to the lifting plate 51.

[0041] When sealing a shopping bag with a magnetic button, first, the two second driving devices 521 operate to tighten the two metal wire-like objects 522, so as to drive the lifting plate 51 to move upward in the storage basket 30, so that the lifting plate 51 supports the shopping bag to prevent damage to the purchased items and the shopping bag when putting the purchased items into the shopping bag. Then, when the sealing work of the shopping bag is completed, the two second driving devices 521 operate to loosen the two metal wire-like objects 522, so as to drive the lifting plate 51 to move downward in the storage basket 30. Next, after moving down a certain distance, one second driving device 521 tightens the metal wire-like object 522, and the other second driving device 521 continues to loosen the metal wire-like object 522, so that the lifting plate 51 tilts, resulting in the shopping bag that has been sealed on the lifting plate 51 falling into the space below the lifting plate 51 in the storage basket 30. Finally, the two second driving devices 521 tighten the metal wire-like objects 522, so that the lifting plate 51 rises again, facilitating the next packing of the purchased items.

[0042] Figure 6 It is a schematic diagram of the self-checkout unit in the embodiment of the present invention.

[0043] As Figure 1 and Figure 6 shown, the self-checkout unit 60 includes an infrared detector 61, a handheld barcode scanner (not shown in the figure), and a payment code (not shown in the figure). When checkout is required, first, the customer scans the purchased goods for checkout through the handheld barcode scanner. At the same time, the customer's mobile phone APP synchronously displays and provides a pricing service. Finally, during the process of putting the scanned purchased items into the shopping bag, the infrared detector 61 can scan the purchased items again, so that secondary scanning can be performed through the infrared detector 61, which not only improves the shopping efficiency but also plays an anti-theft role.

[0044] In this embodiment, the infrared detector 61 includes a plurality of scanners 611. The plurality of scanners 611 are arranged on the front half area of the storage basket 30, and the area of the scanning regions of the plurality of scanners 611 is greater than or equal to the area of the front half area of the storage basket 30. During operation, when the purchased items after scanning are being put into the shopping bag, the plurality of scanners 611 will scan the purchased items again. Among them, since the area of the scanning regions of the plurality of scanners 611 is greater than or equal to the area of the front half area of the storage basket 30, the effect of secondary scanning of the purchased items can be ensured.

[0045] Functions and effects of the embodiment

[0046] According to the intelligent epidemic prevention shopping cart involved in this embodiment, because the goods packing unit and the goods lifting unit can pack the purchased items, and the self-checkout unit can scan the purchased items and cooperate with the software on the customer's mobile phone to perform the checkout operation, it is possible to avoid the intensive contact of supermarket customers queuing for checkout, thereby reducing the risk of cross-infection of the virus, and also improving the shopping efficiency and enhancing the shopping experience. In addition, because there is a middle swing plate in the storage basket that divides the space in the storage basket into two front and rear areas, the purchased items can be stored separately, thereby reducing the damage to the purchased items.

[0047] According to the intelligent epidemic prevention shopping cart involved in this embodiment, because the two first driving devices in the packing mechanism can control the rotation of the two sliding rods, so that the two groups of sliders on the two sliding rods move towards or away from each other, it is possible to drive the two magnetic strips on the two groups of sliders to move towards or away from each other, so that the shopping bags with magnetic buttons on the two bag-supporting rods can be sealed.

[0048] According to the intelligent epidemic prevention shopping cart involved in this embodiment, because the two sliders are on the same horizontal plane, the two magnetic strips can contact each other after moving towards each other. Also, since the shopping bag with a magnetic button is located between the two sliding rods, the two magnetic strips can squeeze the magnetic button on the shopping bag after moving towards each other, so that the sealing work of the shopping bag can be ensured and the sealing function of the shopping bag can be realized.

[0049] According to the intelligent epidemic prevention shopping cart involved in this embodiment, because the two second driving devices can control the lifting and tilting of the lifting plate through metal wire-like objects, it is possible to make the lifting plate support the shopping bag to prevent damage to the purchased items and the shopping bag when the purchased items are put into the shopping bag. And it can also make the shopping bag after sealing fall into the space below the lifting plate in the storage basket, which is convenient for packing the purchased items next time.

[0050] According to the intelligent epidemic prevention shopping cart involved in this embodiment, since the purchased items after scanning are placed into the shopping bag, multiple scanners will scan the purchased items again, so the infrared detector can be used for secondary scanning, which not only improves the shopping efficiency but also plays a role in anti-theft. Among them, the area of the scanning regions of the multiple scanners is greater than or equal to the area of the front half region of the storage basket, so as to ensure the effect of secondary scanning of the purchased items.

[0051] According to the intelligent epidemic prevention shopping cart involved in this embodiment, since the rear plate is used to divide the rear half region of the storage basket into upper and lower layers, and the rear plate is hinged to the rear swing plate and the middle swing plate to form a four-bar-like mechanism, it is possible to increase an area for storing the purchased items while not affecting the stacking of the intelligent epidemic prevention shopping cart of the present invention.

[0052] According to the intelligent epidemic prevention shopping cart involved in this embodiment, since a flexible restraint frame and a flexible restraint plate are installed on the rear plate, and the flexible restraint frame and the flexible restraint plate can be used to place bottle and can items and fragile items, it is possible to store the purchased items separately, thereby reducing the damage to the purchased items.

[0053] According to the intelligent epidemic prevention shopping cart involved in this embodiment, since the storage plate is used to place the purchased items in the lower part of the rear half region of the storage basket, it is possible to better store the purchased items separately, thereby further reducing the damage to the purchased items.

[0054] The above embodiments are preferred cases of the present invention and are not used to limit the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A smart epidemic prevention shopping cart, comprising: A storage basket, used for carrying goods, the storage basket having a swingable rear swing plate; It is characterized by further comprising: The cargo packing unit comprises two bag-supporting rods respectively arranged on two side basket edges of the storage basket for supporting the shopping bags, two magnetic strips for packing the shopping bags, and a packing mechanism arranged in the storage basket for controlling the two magnetic strips to move toward or relative to each other; a cargo lifting unit, disposed in the storage basket and below the cargo packaging unit, the cargo lifting unit comprising a lifting plate disposed in the storage basket and a lifting mechanism for controlling the movement of the lifting plate; and An autonomous checkout unit, used to scan the goods in the storage basket; A swingable middle swing plate is provided in the storage basket, and the middle swing plate is used to divide the space in the storage basket into two areas, front and back. The cargo lifting unit, the cargo packaging unit and the autonomous checkout unit are arranged in the front half area of ​​the storage basket. The packaging mechanism includes two first driving devices, two sliding rods and four sliding blocks. The two first driving devices are located in the front half area of ​​the storage basket, and the two first driving devices are both arranged on the inner wall of the storage basket. One end of the two slide bars is connected to the two first driving devices respectively, and the other ends of the two slide bars are rotatably connected to the inner wall of the storage basket. The two slide bars are located on the same horizontal plane, and two sections of threads with equal pitch and opposite directions are provided on the two slide bars. The four sliders are all screwed to the four sections of threads on the two slide bars. The four sliders are divided into two groups, and each group of sliders is respectively arranged on the threads with the same direction. The lifting mechanism includes two second driving devices and two metal wires. The two second driving devices are arranged in the front half area of ​​the storage basket, the two second driving devices are respectively arranged on the inner basket walls on both sides of the storage basket, and the two second driving devices are respectively located on both sides of the packaging mechanism. One end of the two metal wires is connected to the second driving device, and the other end of the two metal wires is connected to the lifting plate. A rear plate is provided in the rear half of the storage basket. The rear plate is hinged to the rear swing plate and the middle swing plate, and the rear plate is used to divide the rear half area of ​​the storage basket into upper and lower parts.

2. The smart anti-epidemic shopping cart according to claim 1 is characterized by: Among them, The two bag-supporting rods are correspondingly arranged on the side basket edges between the two sliding rods.

3. The smart anti-epidemic shopping cart according to claim 1 is characterized by: Among them, The two magnetic strips are respectively arranged on the two groups of sliding blocks.

4. The smart anti-epidemic shopping cart according to claim 1 is characterized by: Among them, The autonomous checkout unit includes an infrared detection machine, The infrared detector is arranged on the storage basket.

5. The smart anti-epidemic shopping cart according to claim 4 is characterized by: Among them, The infrared detection machine includes a plurality of barcode scanners. A plurality of the barcode scanners are arranged on the front half area of the storage basket, and the area of the scanning areas of the plurality of barcode scanners is greater than or equal to the area of the front half area of the storage basket.

6. The intelligent epidemic prevention shopping cart according to claim 1, wherein: Among them, A detachable flexible restraint frame and a flexible restraint plate are installed on the rear plate.

7. The intelligent epidemic prevention shopping cart according to claim 1, wherein: Among them, A storage plate that can be opened and closed is provided on the side basket wall of the storage basket, and the storage plate is used to place items in the lower part of the rear half area of the storage basket.

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