A vending machine

Abstract

The application discloses an automatic vending machine and relates to the field of intelligent devices.The automatic vending machine comprises a cabinet, a gate mechanism, a hopper and a linkage mechanism; the cabinet is internally provided with a storage area, and the cabinet is provided with a goods taking opening; the gate mechanism comprises a gate which is in sliding cooperation with the cabinet and is used for opening or closing the goods taking opening; the hopper comprises a shell and a goods outlet door, the shell is provided with a goods outlet, and the goods outlet door is used for opening or closing the goods outlet; the hopper has a goods receiving position and a goods delivery position when moving relative to the cabinet, when being located at the goods receiving position, the hopper is used for receiving goods in the storage area, when being located at the goods delivery position and the gate opening the goods taking opening and the goods outlet door opening the goods outlet, the goods outlet is opposite to and communicates with the goods taking opening; the linkage mechanism can link the goods outlet door and the gate when the hopper moves to the goods delivery position along a preset direction, so that the goods outlet door opens the goods outlet and the gate opens the goods taking opening.The automatic vending machine can realize linkage opening of the gate and the goods outlet door when the hopper moves to the goods delivery position, and has simple structure and low cost.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The present application relates to the field of intelligent devices, in particular, to an automatic vending machine. BACKGROUND

[0002] The existing automatic vending machine usually comprises a cabinet, a gate and a hopper movably arranged in the cabinet, the cabinet is provided with a storage area for storing goods, the outer surface of the cabinet is provided with a goods taking opening, the gate is movably connected with the cabinet and is used for opening or closing the goods taking opening; the hopper is used for receiving the goods output from the storage area and conveying the goods to the goods taking opening, the hopper comprises a shell and a goods outlet door, the shell is provided with a goods outlet, the goods outlet door is movably connected with the shell and is used for opening or closing the goods outlet, when the hopper moves to the goods taking opening and the gate opens the goods taking opening and the goods outlet door opens the goods outlet, the goods taking opening and the goods outlet are opposite and connected, and the goods in the hopper can be taken out through the goods taking opening and the goods outlet. However, the gate of the automatic vending machine provided by the related art needs to be driven by a separate motor to open the goods taking opening, and the goods outlet door needs to be driven by a separate motor to open the goods outlet, which has a complex structure and high cost. SUMMARY

[0003] The present application aims to provide an automatic vending machine capable of realizing linkage opening of the gate and the goods outlet door when the hopper moves to the goods outlet position, which has a simple structure and can effectively reduce the cost.

[0004] The embodiments of the present application can be implemented as follows:

[0005] The present application provides an automatic vending machine, comprising:

[0006] a cabinet, the cabinet is provided with a storage area for storing goods, and the surface of the cabinet is provided with a goods taking opening;

[0007] a gate mechanism, comprising a gate movably connected with the cabinet and used for opening or closing the goods taking opening;

[0008] a hopper, comprising a shell and a goods outlet door, the shell is provided with a goods outlet, the goods outlet door is movably connected with the shell and used for opening or closing the goods outlet, and the goods outlet door and the shell form a containing cavity for containing goods when the goods outlet door closes the goods outlet; the hopper is movably arranged in the cabinet, the hopper has a goods receiving position and a goods outlet position, the hopper is used for receiving the goods in the storage area when the hopper is located at the goods receiving position, and the goods outlet and the goods taking opening are opposite and connected when the hopper is located at the goods outlet position and the gate opens the goods taking opening and the goods outlet door opens the goods outlet;

[0009] a linkage mechanism, capable of linking the goods outlet door and the gate when the hopper moves to the goods outlet position along a preset direction, so as to open the goods outlet and the goods taking opening.

[0010] In an optional embodiment, the linkage mechanism comprises a first transmission member and a second transmission member capable of cooperating with each other; the first transmission member is connected with the gate, and the second transmission member is connected with the delivery door;

[0011] When the first transmission member cooperates with the second transmission member and the hopper moves in the preset direction to the delivery position, the second transmission member drives the first transmission member to drive the gate to open the pickup port, and the first transmission member drives the second transmission member to drive the delivery door to open the delivery port, so that the delivery port and the pickup port are opposite and connected.

[0012] In an optional embodiment, the first transmission member comprises a first driving part and a second driving part; the second transmission member comprises a third driving part and a fourth driving part;

[0013] When the third driving part abuts against the first driving part and the hopper moves in the preset direction to the delivery position, the third driving part drives the first driving part to drive the gate to open the pickup port, and the first driving part drives the third driving part to drive the delivery door to open the delivery port;

[0014] When the fourth driving part abuts against the second driving part and the hopper moves in the opposite direction of the preset direction away from the delivery position, the fourth driving part drives the second driving part to drive the gate to close the pickup port, and the second driving part drives the fourth driving part to drive the delivery door to close the delivery port.

[0015] In an optional embodiment, the preset direction is any one of horizontal left and horizontal right; or, the preset direction is any one of vertical up and vertical down.

[0016] In an optional embodiment, the first transmission member comprises a first protrusion, the first driving part and the second driving part are arranged on the first protrusion, and the first driving part and the second driving part are arranged opposite to each other;

[0017] The second transmission member comprises a second protrusion and a third protrusion arranged at intervals, the third driving part is arranged on the second protrusion, the fourth driving part is arranged on the third protrusion, and the fourth driving part is opposite to the third driving part;

[0018] The first protrusion can extend into the second protrusion and the third protrusion, so that when the hopper moves in the preset direction, the third driving part can abut against the first driving part, and when the hopper moves in the opposite direction of the preset direction, the fourth driving part can abut against the second driving part.

[0019] In an optional embodiment, the first transmission member is fixedly connected with the gate, or the first transmission member is in transmission connection with the gate through a first transition assembly;

[0020] And / or,

[0021] The second transmission member is fixedly connected with the delivery door, or the second transmission member is in transmission connection with the delivery door through a second transition assembly.

[0022] In an optional embodiment, the first transmission member is in transmission connection with the gate through a first transition assembly;

[0023] The first transition assembly comprises a first rack, a second rack and a transmission gear; the first rack is fixedly connected with the gate, and the second rack is slidingly connected with the cabinet; the first rack and the second rack both extend along a preset direction, and the toothed portion of the first rack and the toothed portion of the second rack are oppositely and spacedly arranged; the transmission gear is arranged in the cabinet and is in meshing with the toothed portion of the first rack and the toothed portion of the second rack at the same time; and the first transmission member is fixedly connected with the second rack.

[0024] In an optional embodiment, one of the first transmission member and the second transmission member is a clamping groove, and the other is a clamping portion;

[0025] When the clamping portion is clamped with the clamping groove and the hopper moves along the preset direction to the delivery position, the second transmission member drives the first transmission member to drive the gate to open the pickup opening, and the first transmission member drives the second transmission member to drive the delivery door to open the delivery opening;

[0026] When the clamping portion is clamped with the clamping groove and the hopper moves in the opposite direction of the preset direction away from the delivery position, the second transmission member drives the first transmission member to drive the gate to close the pickup opening, and the first transmission member drives the second transmission member to drive the delivery door to close the delivery opening.

[0027] In an optional embodiment, the hopper further comprises a first elastic member connected between the housing and the delivery door, the first elastic member is configured to make the delivery door always have a movement tendency to close the delivery opening, and the delivery door can be closed under the action of the first elastic member and / or its own gravity;

[0028] The gate mechanism further comprises a second elastic member connected between the gate and the cabinet, the second elastic member is configured to make the gate always have a movement tendency to close the pickup opening, and the gate can be closed under the action of the second elastic member and / or its own gravity.

[0029] In an optional embodiment, a ticket issuing device is arranged in the storage area, the ticket issuing device is used for storing and outputting lottery tickets; the vending machine further comprises a ticket issuing device arranged in the cabinet, the ticket issuing device is fixedly connected with the hopper, when the hopper is located at the pickup position, the ticket issuing device is opposite to the ticket issuing device, the ticket issuing device is used for receiving the lottery tickets output by the ticket issuing device and outputting the lottery tickets to the hopper.

[0030] The embodiments of the present application have at least the following advantages or beneficial effects, including:

[0031] An embodiment of the present invention provides an automatic vending machine, including a cabinet, a gate mechanism, a hopper, and a linkage mechanism. The cabinet has a storage area for storing goods, and a retrieval port is provided on the surface of the cabinet. The gate mechanism includes a gate that slides with the cabinet and is used to open or close the retrieval port. The hopper includes a housing and a dispensing door. The housing has a dispensing port, and the dispensing door slides with the housing to open or close the dispensing port. When the dispensing door is closed, the dispensing door and the housing form a receiving cavity for accommodating goods. The hopper is movably disposed in the cabinet and has a receiving position and a dispensing position. When the hopper is in the receiving position, it receives goods from the storage area. When the hopper is in the dispensing position and the gate and the dispensing door open, the dispensing port and the retrieval port are opposite to and connected to each other. The linkage mechanism can link the dispensing door and the gate when the hopper moves in a preset direction to the dispensing position, so that the dispensing door opens the dispensing port and the gate opens the retrieval port.

[0032] On the one hand, the automatic vending machine, through the setting of the linkage mechanism, can use the movement of the hopper towards the dispensing position to drive the linkage of the gate and the dispensing door, eliminating the need for the driving structure of the gate and the dispensing door, thus simplifying the structure and saving costs; on the other hand, the setting of opening the dispensing outlet with the dispensing door and opening the retrieval outlet with the gate during the movement of the hopper towards the dispensing position can improve dispensing efficiency, reduce user waiting time, and improve user experience. Attached Figure Description

[0033] To more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention, the accompanying drawings used in the embodiments will be briefly introduced below. It should be understood that the following drawings only show some embodiments of the present invention and should not be regarded as a limitation on the scope. For those skilled in the art, other related drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without creative effort.

[0034] Figure 1 A schematic diagram of the structure of an automatic vending machine provided for an embodiment of the present invention. Figure 1 ;

[0035] Figure 2 A schematic diagram of the structure of an automatic vending machine provided for an embodiment of the present invention. Figure 2 ;

[0036] Figure 3 for Figure 2 A magnified view of a portion of point I;

[0037] Figure 4 for Figure 2 A magnified view of section II;

[0038] Figure 5 A partial structural diagram of an automatic vending machine provided for an embodiment of the present invention. Figure 1 ;

[0039] Figure 6 Structure diagram of the hopper of the vending machine provided for the embodiment of the present application;

[0040] Figure 7 Structure diagram of the hopper of the vending machine provided for the embodiment of the present application Figure 2 ;

[0041] Figure 8 Structure diagram of the hopper of the vending machine provided for the embodiment of the present application Figure 7 ;

[0042] Figure 9 Structure diagram of the hopper of the vending machine provided for the embodiment of the present application Figure 3 ;

[0043] Figure 10 Structure diagram of the hopper of the vending machine provided for the embodiment of the present application Figure 4 .

[0044] Figure: 100 - vending machine; 101 - cabinet; 102 - cabinet body; 103 - cabinet door; 105 - printing device; 106 - barcode scanning device; 107 - bill receiving device; 108 - card identification device; 109 - taking port; 110 - storage area; 111 - ticket issuing device; 112 - delivery device; 113 - invoice device; 115 - hopper; 117 - upright beam; 119 - cross beam; 121 - ticket bin; 123 - ticket cavity; 125 - first limiting member; 127 - second limiting member; 128 - gate mechanism; 129 - gate; 131 - housing; 132 - delivery door; 133 - taking port; 135 - delivery port; 137 - linkage mechanism; 138 - first transmission member; 139 - second transmission member; 141 - locking mechanism; 142 - locking member; 143 - locking motor; 145 - worm; 146 - worm gear; 147 - drive shaft; 148 - long slot; 149 - first driving part; 151 - second driving part; 153 - third driving part; 154 - fourth driving part; 155 - first protrusion; 156 - second protrusion; 157 - third protrusion; 158 - first transition assembly; 159 - first rack; 161 - second rack; 163 - transmission gear; 165 - first gear; 167 - second gear; 168 - guide slot; 169 - guide part; 170 - first elastic member; 171 - support protrusion; 172 - connecting member; 173 - slide rail; 174 - slide slot; 175 - notch; 176 - locking hole; 177 - ticket issuing mechanism; 178 - first bin wall; 179 - second bin wall; 180 - containing cavity. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0045] In order to make the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the embodiments of the present application clearer, the following will clearly and completely describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present application. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some but not all of the embodiments of the present application. The components of the embodiments of the present application described and shown in the drawings can be arranged and designed in various different configurations.

[0046] Therefore, the following detailed description of the embodiments of the present application provided in the drawings is not intended to limit the scope of the claimed application, but only represents selected embodiments of the application. Based on the embodiments in the present application, all other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art without creative work fall within the scope of protection of the present application.

[0047] It should be noted that: similar reference numbers and letters represent similar items in the following drawings, therefore, once an item is defined in one drawing, it does not need to be further defined and explained in subsequent drawings.

[0048] In the description of the present application, it should be noted that the terms "center", "upper", "lower", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "inner", "outer" and the like indicate the orientation or positional relationship based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the drawings, or the orientation or positional relationship when the product of the present application is usually placed, and are only for the convenience of describing the present application and simplifying the description, and therefore cannot be understood as indicating or implying that the indicated device or element must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and therefore cannot be understood as limiting the present application. In addition, the terms "first", "second", "third" and the like are only used to distinguish the description and cannot be understood as indicating or implying relative importance.

[0049] In addition, the terms "horizontal", "vertical" and the like do not mean that the components must be absolutely horizontal or vertical, but can be slightly inclined. For example, "horizontal" only means that its direction is relatively more horizontal than "vertical", and does not mean that the structure must be completely horizontal, but can be slightly inclined.

[0050] In the description of the present application, it should also be noted that, unless otherwise explicitly specified and limited, the terms "arrangement", "installation", "connection", "connection" should be understood broadly, for example, it can be fixedly connected, or it can be detachably connected, or integrally connected; it can be mechanically connected, or it can be electrically connected; it can be directly connected, or it can be indirectly connected through an intermediate medium; it can be the communication inside two elements. For those of ordinary skill in the art, the specific meaning of the above terms in the present application can be understood according to the specific circumstances.

[0051] In related technologies, the opening and closing of the gate and dispensing door of an automatic vending machine requires separate motor drives, resulting in a complex structure and high cost. Therefore, embodiments of the present invention provide an automatic vending machine that enables the gate and dispensing door to be linked under the drive of the hopper. This machine has a simple structure and effectively reduces costs. The structure of this automatic vending machine is described in detail below.

[0052] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the vending machine 100 provided in this embodiment. Figure 1 ; Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the vending machine 100 provided in this embodiment. Figure 2 ; Figure 3 for Figure 2 A magnified view of a portion of point I; Figure 4 for Figure 2 A magnified view of section II; Figure 5 A partial structural diagram of the vending machine 100 provided in this embodiment. Figure 1 ; Figure 6 This is a schematic diagram of the shelf 115 of the vending machine 100 provided in this embodiment. Please refer to [link / reference]. Figures 1 to 6 The vending machine 100 provided in this embodiment can be used to sell beverages and other food products, as well as lottery tickets and other goods. This embodiment takes the sale of lottery tickets as an example and provides a detailed description of its structure. The vending machine 100 includes a cabinet 101, a gate mechanism 128, a ticket dispensing device 111, an invoice device 113, a hopper 115, and a linkage mechanism 137.

[0053] The cabinet 101 has a rectangular parallelepiped structure. Specifically, the cabinet 101 includes a cabinet body 102 and a cabinet door 103. The cabinet body 102 is an open rectangular parallelepiped structure, and the cabinet 101 contains a storage area 110 for storing lottery tickets. The cabinet door 103 is movably disposed at the open end of the cabinet body 102. For example, the cabinet door 103 can be pivotally connected to the cabinet body 102, or the cabinet door 103 can slide with the cabinet body 102. The cabinet door 103 can move relative to the cabinet body 102, and during this movement, the cabinet door 103 can open or close the open end. When the cabinet door 103 is open, the merchant can replenish the lottery tickets in the cabinet body 102, or perform replacements, inspections, or other maintenance on the internal structure of the cabinet 101. When the cabinet door 103 is closed, the vending machine 100 can sell lottery tickets normally. Meanwhile, in order to facilitate users to take away lottery tickets, a retrieval port 109 is provided on the surface of the cabinet 101. In this embodiment, the retrieval port 109 is provided on the surface of the cabinet door 103. In other embodiments, the retrieval port 109 is provided on the surface of the cabinet body 102. As long as users can easily take away lottery tickets in the drawer 115 through the retrieval port 109, this embodiment is not limited.

[0054] The gate mechanism 128 is arranged at the ticket outlet 109, and the gate mechanism 128 comprises a gate 129 which is in sliding cooperation with the cabinet body 102 or the cabinet door 103 of the cabinet 101, and the gate 129 is used to open or close the ticket outlet 109. When the ticket dispensing operation is performed, the gate 129 slides relative to the cabinet 101, and the ticket outlet 109 is connected with the inside of the cabinet 101, so that the user can take the lottery ticket through the ticket outlet 109. When the ticket dispensing operation is not performed, the gate 129 closes the ticket outlet 109, so as to avoid that the illegal person obtains the lottery ticket in the cabinet 101 through the ticket outlet 109. In the embodiment, the ticket outlet 109 is arranged on the cabinet door 103, the gate 129 is in sliding cooperation with the cabinet door 103, and the gate 129 can move together with the cabinet door 103 relative to the cabinet body 102.

[0055] The ticket dispensing device 111, the ticket issuing device 113 and the hopper 115 are arranged in the cabinet body 102, and the storage area 110 is provided with N layer plates which are arranged in the up-down direction. The number of the ticket dispensing devices 111 is plural, and the plural ticket dispensing devices 111 are arranged on the N layer plates and arranged in N rows and M columns. Each ticket dispensing device 111 can be used to store the lottery ticket and output the lottery ticket to the ticket issuing device 113. The ticket issuing device 113 is fixedly connected with the hopper 115, and the ticket issuing device 113 and the hopper 115 form a delivery device 112 which can move in the cabinet 101. The hopper 115 has a receiving position and a dispensing position. When the hopper 115 is located at the receiving position, the ticket issuing device 113 is opposite to one of the plural ticket dispensing devices 111, can receive the lottery ticket output by the opposite ticket dispensing device 111 and output the lottery ticket to the hopper 115. When the hopper 115 is located at the dispensing position, the hopper 115 is opposite to the ticket outlet 109, and the user can take the lottery ticket in the hopper 115 through the ticket outlet 109. Through the above arrangement, the delivery device 112 can be opposite to any one of the ticket dispensing devices 111 when the delivery device 112 moves relative to the cabinet 101, so that the ticket issuing device 113 can receive the lottery ticket output by the ticket dispensing device 111. After the ticket issuing device 113 receives the lottery ticket, the ticket issuing device 113 can output the lottery ticket to the hopper 115 to be stacked neatly. The hopper 115 can move to the ticket outlet 109, so that the user can take the lottery ticket in the hopper 115.

[0056] That is, through the above arrangement, the delivery device 112 can move between the plural ticket dispensing devices 111 and the ticket outlet 109 to deliver the lottery ticket, so that the ticket outlet 109 can be arranged at any height of the cabinet door 103, and the operator can take the lottery ticket from the ticket outlet 109 in a comfortable posture. In addition, the plural ticket dispensing devices 111 share the same ticket issuing device 113, and the cost of the automatic vending machine 100 is also reduced.

[0057] It should be noted that in the present embodiment, considering the particularity of the shape and structure of the lottery ticket, the thickness is thin, and if directly output to the hopper 115 through the ticket output device 111, it may be difficult to stack neatly in the hopper 115. Therefore, the present embodiment is provided with a ticket delivery device 113 to ensure that the lottery ticket can be neatly stacked in the hopper 115. However, in other embodiments, when the vending machine 100 is used to sell some food such as beverages, it does not need to consider the above problem, and therefore the ticket delivery device 113 can be omitted, and the present embodiment will not be described again.

[0058] It should also be noted that in the present embodiment, in order to ensure that the delivery device 112 can move between the ticket output device 111 and the ticket outlet 109, in the present embodiment, the cabinet 101 is provided with a cross beam 119 and a vertical beam 117, and the cabinet 101 is also provided with a first driving mechanism (not shown) and a second driving mechanism (not shown). Wherein, the cross beam 119 is arranged at the bottom or the top of the cabinet 102 adjacent to the opening, the cross beam 119 extends along the left-right direction (which is the horizontal direction, also the direction indicated by arrow ab in Figure 1 , the vertical beam 117 is arranged adjacent to the opening of the cabinet 102, and the vertical beam 117 extends along the up-down direction (which is also the vertical direction, also the direction indicated by arrow cd in Figure 1 ). The first driving mechanism is drivingly connected between the cross beam 119 and the vertical beam 117, and can drive the vertical beam 117 to move along the cross beam 119, and the second driving mechanism is drivingly connected between the hopper 115 and the vertical beam 117, or connected between the ticket delivery device 113 and the vertical beam 117, and can drive the delivery device 112 to move along the vertical beam 117, that is, the first driving mechanism is used to drive the delivery device 112 to move along the left-right direction, and the second driving mechanism is used to drive the delivery device 112 to move along the up-down direction. By such arrangement, the delivery device 112 can move along the left-right direction and the up-down direction adjacent to the opening in the cabinet 102, so that the ticket delivery device 113 can be opposite to any one of the plurality of ticket output devices 111, so as to obtain the lottery ticket output by any one of the ticket output devices 111, and the hopper 115 can be opposite to the ticket outlet 109, so that the user can take away the lottery ticket in the hopper 115 through the ticket outlet 109.

[0059] The first driving mechanism and the second driving mechanism can be selected as a combination of a motor and a gear assembly or a combination of a motor and a transmission belt assembly. A plug-in slot extending in the left-right direction can be formed on the cross beam 119. The first driving mechanism can be plugged with the plug-in column and the plug-in slot, so as to drive the vertical beam 117 to move in the left-right direction under the driving of the motor, thereby realizing the movement of the hopper 115 and the invoice device 113 in the left-right direction. The vertical beam 117 can also be provided with a plug-in slot extending in the up-down direction. The second driving mechanism can also be plugged with the plug-in column and the plug-in slot, so as to drive the hopper 115 and the invoice device 113 to move in the up-down direction under the driving of the motor. The specific structure of the first driving mechanism and the second driving mechanism can refer to related technologies, which will not be described here.

[0060] In addition, it should be noted that in the present embodiment, the automatic vending machine 100 further comprises a controller (not shown in the figure), which can be selected as a programmable logic controller, a single-chip microcomputer or a computer. The controller can control the movement of the ticket issuing device 111, the invoice device 113, the hopper 115, the first driving mechanism, the second driving mechanism and the like. For example, when the ticket issuing operation is performed, the controller can control the first driving mechanism and the second driving mechanism to drive the delivery device 112 to move to a position where the invoice device 113 is opposite to the target ticket issuing device 111, and control the ticket issuing device 111 to output the lottery ticket to the invoice device 113, and then control the invoice device 113 to deliver the lottery ticket to the hopper 115, and then control the first driving mechanism and the second driving mechanism to drive the delivery device 112 to move to the ticket outlet 109, so that the hopper 115 is opposite to the ticket outlet 109, so that the user can take away the lottery ticket in the hopper 115 through the ticket outlet 109.

[0061] Please refer again to Figure 5In order to ensure that the ticket issuing device 111 can efficiently output the lottery tickets to the ticket issuing device 113, and to ensure that the ticket issuing device 113 can output the received lottery tickets to the hopper 115 for stacking, in the embodiment, the ticket issuing device 111 specifically comprises a ticket bin 121 and a ticket issuing mechanism 177. The ticket bin 121 has a ticket cavity 123 for storing the lottery tickets to be sold, which can be in a roll shape or a folded shape. The embodiment is described by taking the folded shape as an example. The ticket issuing mechanism 177 comprises two rotating rollers (not shown in the figure) arranged oppositely, which are used to clamp the lottery ticket led out by the ticket bin 121 and drive the lottery ticket to move towards the ticket issuing device 113. The ticket issuing device 113 comprises a conveying assembly, a cutting assembly, and an identification assembly (not shown in the figure), which are all electrically connected or communicatively connected with the controller. The ticket issuing device 113 has a ticket issuing channel for conveying the lottery tickets. The conveying assembly comprises two conveying rollers arranged oppositely in the ticket issuing channel, which can clamp and drive the lottery ticket to advance or retreat in the ticket issuing channel. The identification assembly is used to collect the information of the lottery ticket in the ticket issuing channel. The cutting assembly is used to cut the continuous multiple lottery tickets. When the ticket issuing operation is performed, the ticket issuing channel receives the lottery ticket output by the ticket issuing mechanism 177, the identification assembly collects the information of the lottery ticket in the ticket issuing channel and sends it to the controller, the controller activates the lottery ticket, and after the activation of the lottery ticket is completed, the controller controls the cutting assembly to cut the continuous multiple lottery tickets to form a single lottery ticket, and controls the conveying assembly to deliver the cut lottery ticket to the hopper 115. The ticket issuing device 113 repeats the above-mentioned actions to send multiple cut lottery tickets to the hopper 115 for stacking.

[0062] It should be noted that, in order to ensure the position stability of the lottery ticket in the ticket bin 121, the ticket cavity 123 of the ticket bin 121 can be provided with a first limiting piece 125 and a second limiting piece 127 according to the needs, which can be in sliding cooperation with the ticket bin 121. The first limiting piece 125 extends along the left-right direction and can move along the front-rear direction (which is the horizontal direction and also the direction indicated by the arrow ef in Figure 1 and Figure 5 The second limiting piece 127 extends along the front-rear direction and can move along the left-right direction (which is the horizontal direction and also the direction indicated by the arrow ab in Figure 1 and Figure 5 The first limiting piece 125 and the second limiting piece 127 can jointly limit the position of the lottery ticket in the ticket cavity 123, so as to adapt to different sizes of the lottery ticket, prevent the lottery ticket from moving in the ticket cavity 123, and ensure the position stability of the lottery ticket in the ticket cavity 121, thereby fully improving the stability and reliability of the ticket issuing operation of the ticket issuing device 111.

[0063] Specifically, the ticket bin 121 is in the form of a box, including a first bin wall 178 extending in the left-right direction and a second bin wall 179 extending in the front-rear direction. The first limiting member 125 and the second limiting member 127 are both provided with a sliding groove. The sliding groove on the first limiting member 125 is in clamping connection with the second bin wall 179, and the first limiting member 125 can slide along the second bin wall 179 to adjust the position of the first limiting member 125 in the front-rear direction. The sliding groove on the second limiting member 127 is in clamping connection with the first bin wall 178, and the second limiting member 127 can slide along the first bin wall 178 to adjust the position of the second limiting member 127 in the left-right direction. In other embodiments, the positions of the first limiting member 125 and the second limiting member 127 can also be adjusted by a motor or other linear driving structure, which is not limited in the present embodiment. Of course, in other embodiments, the first limiting member 125 and the ticket bin 121, and the second limiting member 127 and the ticket bin 121 can also be connected in the form of plug-in cooperation, which will not be described in detail in the present embodiment.

[0064] In addition, in other embodiments, the ticket issuing device 111 can also be a structure in which the driving member and the pushing member are combined. The driving member can drive the pushing member to move in the front-rear direction, and the pushing member can output the lottery ticket to the ticket issuing device 113, which is not limited in the present embodiment.

[0065] Please refer again to Figure 5 With Figure 6 In order to ensure that the user can take away the stacked lottery tickets in time after the hopper 115 delivers the stacked lottery tickets to the take-out port 109, in the present embodiment, the hopper 115 specifically includes a shell 131 and a delivery door 132. The two sides of the shell 131 are respectively provided with an entry port 133 and an exit port 135. The entry port 133 is in communication with the ticket issuing passage of the ticket issuing device 113 and can receive the lottery tickets output by the ticket issuing passage. The delivery door 132 is movably arranged at the exit port 135 and is used to open or close the exit port 135. When the delivery door 132 closes the exit port 135, the delivery door 132 and the shell 131 form a containing cavity 180 for containing goods. When the hopper 115 moves to the receiving position under the driving of the first driving mechanism and the second driving mechanism, the ticket issuing device 113 receives the lottery tickets output by the ticket issuing device 111, the entry port 133 of the shell 131 can receive the lottery tickets output by the ticket issuing passage of the ticket issuing device 113, and a plurality of lottery tickets are stacked in the containing cavity 180. When the hopper 115 moves to the delivery position under the driving of the first driving mechanism and the second driving mechanism, the gate 129 opens the take-out port 109, and the delivery door 132 opens the exit port 135. The exit port 135 is opposite to and in communication with the take-out port 109, and the user can take away the lottery tickets in the containing cavity 180 through the take-out port 109 and the exit port 135.

[0066] Because users need to open both the dispensing outlet 135 and the retrieval outlet 109 to retrieve lottery tickets from the receiving cavity 180 of the hopper 115, mechanisms are often required to drive the dispensing door 132 and the gate 129 respectively, resulting in a complex structure and high cost. Therefore, in this embodiment, the vending machine 100 also includes a linkage mechanism 137. The linkage mechanism 137 can link the dispensing door 132 and the gate 129 when the hopper 115 moves in a preset direction towards the dispensing position, so that the dispensing door 132 opens the dispensing outlet 135 and the gate 129 opens the retrieval outlet 109. In other words, on the one hand, the automatic vending machine 100, through the linkage mechanism 137, can utilize the movement of the original dispensing process of the hopper 115 to drive the gate 129 and the dispensing door 132, so that the gate 129 and the dispensing door 132 do not need to be set with separate drive structures, which simplifies the structure and saves costs. On the other hand, during the process of the hopper 115 moving towards the dispensing position, the gate 129 and the dispensing door 132 are linked. That is, when the gate 129 opens the dispensing slot 109, the dispensing door 132 is also opening the dispensing slot 135. In other words, at least one of the two actions of the hopper 115 moving towards the dispensing position and the dispensing door 132 opening the dispensing slot 135 and the gate 129 opening the dispensing slot 109 is performed simultaneously, thereby improving dispensing efficiency, reducing user waiting time, and improving user experience.

[0067] In detail, Figure 7 A partial structural diagram of the vending machine 100 provided in this embodiment. Figure 2 ; Figure 8 for Figure 7 A magnified view of section III; Figure 9 A partial structural diagram of the vending machine 100 provided in this embodiment. Figure 3 Please see. Figures 2 to 9 In this embodiment, the linkage mechanism 137 includes a first transmission member 138 and a second transmission member 139 that can cooperate with each other. The first transmission member 138 is connected to the gate 129, and the connection method can be either a fixed connection or a transmission connection. The second transmission member 139 is connected to the dispensing door 132, and similarly, the connection method can be either a fixed connection or a transmission connection. When the first transmission member 138 and the second transmission member 139 cooperate with each other and the cargo hopper 115 moves towards the dispensing position in a preset direction, the second transmission member 139 drives the first transmission member 138 to open the gate 129 to open the retrieval port 109, and the first transmission member 138 drives the second transmission member 139 to open the dispensing door 132 to open the dispensing port 135, so that the dispensing port 135 and the retrieval port 109 are opposite to each other and connected.

[0068] With this setup, during ticket issuance, the ticket issuing device 111 outputs lottery tickets to the invoice device 113, which then transports them to the hopper 115. The controller controls the first and second drive mechanisms to move the hopper 115 toward the retrieval port 109, and controls the second transmission component 139 of the hopper 115 to cooperate with the first transmission component 138. At this time, the hopper 115 continues to move along a preset direction under the drive of the first and second drive mechanisms, causing the second transmission component 139 to drive the first transmission component 138 to open the gate 129 and the retrieval port 109. The first transmission component 138 drives the second transmission component 139 to open the discharge gate 132 and the discharge port 135. When the hopper 115 moves to the discharge position, both the discharge port 135 and the retrieval port 109 are opened, and they are opposite and connected. Users can then directly retrieve the lottery tickets from the receiving cavity 180 through the retrieval port 109 and the discharge port 135. In other words, the process of opening the discharge port 135 and the pick-up port 109 only requires the power of the hopper 115 moving towards the discharge position (i.e., the driving force of the first drive mechanism and the second drive mechanism), without the need for additional drive structures, thus greatly simplifying the structure and saving costs.

[0069] Optionally, the preset direction is either horizontal to the left or horizontal to the right; or, the preset direction is either vertically upward or vertically downward. For example, please refer again... Figure 7 Since the cargo compartment 115 is located inside the cabinet 101, in order to reduce the space occupied by the cargo door 132 during the opening or closing of the cargo outlet 135, in this embodiment, the preset direction is horizontal to the right (i.e., Figure 7 (As indicated by the middle arrow), the connection between the loading door 132 and the housing 131 can be a sliding connection. Specifically, a sliding groove (not shown in the figure) extending in the left-right direction can be provided on one of the housing 131 and the loading door 132, and a sliding part (not shown in the figure) that slides and engages with the sliding groove is provided on the other one.

[0070] Please refer to the following again. Figure 4In the embodiment, one of the cabinet 101 and the gate 129 is provided with a slide rail 173 arranged to extend in the left-right direction, and the other is provided with a slide groove 174 arranged to extend in the left-right direction, the slide groove 174 and the slide rail 173 are in sliding cooperation. When the second transmission member 139 and the first transmission member 138 cooperate with each other and the hopper 115 moves horizontally to the right to the delivery position, the second transmission member 139 drives the first transmission member 138 to drive the gate 129 to move, so that the slide groove 174 and the slide rail 173 slide relative to each other, thereby opening the take-out opening 109 of the gate 129. The first transmission member 138 drives the second transmission member 139 to drive the delivery door 132 to move, so that the slide groove and the slide part slide relative to each other, thereby opening the delivery opening 135 of the delivery door 132. When the hopper 115 moves to the delivery position, the delivery opening 135 and the take-out opening 109 are both opened, and the delivery opening 135 and the take-out opening 109 are opposite to each other.

[0071] It should be noted that in the embodiment, the slide rail 173 is arranged on the cabinet door 103, and the slide groove 174 is arranged on the gate 129. The number of slide grooves 174 is two, and each is arranged adjacent to the upper and lower ends of the gate 129 in the up-down direction. The number of slide rails 173 is also correspondingly arranged to be two, so that the two slide rails 173 can be in one-to-one sliding cooperation with the two slide grooves 174, so as to fully improve the stability and reliability of the movement of the gate 129. In other embodiments of the present application, the slide rail 173 can also be arranged on the cabinet body 102.

[0072] Optionally, the hopper 115 further comprises a first elastic member 170 connected between the housing 131 and the delivery door 132. The first elastic member 170 is configured to make the delivery door 132 always have a movement trend of closing the delivery opening 135. The delivery door 132 can be closed under the action of the first elastic member 170 and / or its own gravity. Specifically, the bottom of the housing 131 is fixedly provided with a connecting piece 172 adjacent to one side of the vertical beam 117. The bottom end of the delivery door 132 is fixedly provided with a supporting protrusion 171 away from the vertical beam 117. The supporting protrusion 171 and the connecting piece 172 are arranged in the left-right direction. The first elastic member 170 is connected between the supporting protrusion 171 and the connecting piece 172. The first elastic member 170 can be a compression spring. The first elastic member 170 is configured to make the delivery door 132 always have a movement trend of closing the delivery opening 135. When the delivery opening 135 is opened, the delivery door 132 can be closed under the action of the first elastic member 170 and / or its own gravity.

[0073] Optionally, the gate mechanism 128 can also be provided with a second elastic member (not shown) connected between the gate 129 and the cabinet 101 according to requirements. The second elastic member is configured to make the gate 129 always have a movement trend of closing the take-out opening 109. The gate 129 can be closed under the action of the second elastic member and / or its own gravity.

[0074] By such arrangement, when the first transmission member 138 and the second transmission member 139 cooperate with each other and the hopper 115 moves in the preset direction to the delivery position, the first transmission member 138 drives the second transmission member 139 to first drive the delivery door 132 to move in the direction of opening the delivery port 135 against the elastic force of the first elastic member 170 by a set distance, in the process, the first elastic member 170 is deformed, when the elastic force generated by the deformation of the first elastic member 170 is greater than the pushing force required to push the first transmission member 138, the second transmission member 139 drives the first transmission member 138 to drive the shutter 129 to move to the position of opening the taking port 109, at this time, the shutter 129 is blocked and cannot continue to move, and then the first transmission member 138 drives the second transmission member 139 to continue to drive the delivery door 132 to move to the position of opening the delivery port 135 against the elastic force of the first elastic member 170. When it is needed to close the delivery door 132, it is only needed to drive the hopper 115 to move so that the first transmission member 138 and the second transmission member 139 are separated, the shutter 129 moves to the position of closing the taking port 109 under the action of the second elastic member and / or its own gravity, and the delivery door 132 moves to the position of closing the delivery port 135 under the action of the first elastic member 170 and / or its own gravity. By such arrangement, the linkage efficiency is higher, both the opening of the delivery port 135 and the taking port 109 and the closing of the delivery port 135 and the taking port 109 can be realized, and the cooperation process of the first transmission member 138 and the second transmission member 139 is more stable and reliable.

[0075] As an optional solution, please refer to Figure 2 , Figure 4 and Figure 7 In the present embodiment, the shutter mechanism 128 can also be provided with a locking mechanism 141 according to requirements, the locking mechanism 141 is arranged at a position adjacent to the top of the shutter 129 on the cabinet body 102 or the cabinet door 103, and the shutter 129 is provided with a locking hole 176 (see Figure 7), a gap 175 is formed on the slide rail 173 at the corresponding position. The locking mechanism 141 comprises a locking piece 142 and a locking motor 143. The locking piece 142 is in sliding connection with the cabinet 101 and can slide relative to the cabinet 101 between a locking position and an unlocking position. The locking motor 143 is in transmission connection with the locking piece 142 and is used to drive the locking piece 142 to slide between the locking position and the unlocking position. When the gate 129 is closed on the pickup opening 109 and the locking piece 142 is located at the locking position, the locking piece 142 is inserted into the locking hole 176 on the gate 129 through the gap 175, so as to lock the gate 129 at the position of closing the pickup opening 109. When the locking piece 142 is located at the unlocking position, the locking piece 142 exits the locking hole 176 and the gap 175 and is separated from the gate 129, so that the gate 129 can move to the position of closing the pickup opening 109 under the action of the second elastic piece or the self weight. Through the arrangement of the locking mechanism 141, the gate 129 will not be opened accidentally, and the safety and stability of the lottery tickets in the cabinet 101 can be ensured.

[0076] Exemplarily, Figure 10 Partial structure schematic of the automatic vending machine 100 provided in the embodiment Figure 4 . Please refer to Figure 10 and Figures 2 to 4 In the embodiment, the output shaft of the locking motor 143 is provided with a worm 145, and the locking mechanism 141 further comprises a worm wheel 146 arranged on the cabinet 101. The worm wheel 146 is in meshing connection with the worm 145. One side end face of the worm wheel 146 is fixedly provided with a driving shaft 147 which is arranged in a spaced manner with the rotation axis of the worm wheel 146. The locking piece 142 is provided with a long slot 148, and the driving shaft 147 is inserted into the long slot 148. When the locking motor 143 drives the worm wheel 146 to rotate through the worm 145, the driving shaft 147 abuts against the side wall of the long slot 148, so as to drive the locking piece 142 to move between the locking position and the unlocking position. It should be noted that in the embodiment, the moving direction of the locking piece 142 can be perpendicular to the extension direction of the long slot 148, so as to ensure that the driving shaft 147 can drive the locking piece 142 to move through the long slot 148 and ensure the stability and reliability of the movement of the locking piece 142.

[0077] Please refer to Figures 6 to 9 and Figures 7 to 9In order to ensure the smoothness and reliability of the linkage mechanism 137 movement, and to ensure the high efficiency of the ticket issuing operation, in the embodiment, the first transmission member 138 is located at the side of the shutter 129 close to the pivot joint position of the cabinet door 103 and the cabinet body 102, and the first transmission member 138 comprises a first driving portion 149 and a second driving portion 151 arranged at intervals; the second transmission member 139 is located at the side of the delivery door 132 away from the pivot joint position of the cabinet door 103 and the cabinet body 102, and the second transmission member 139 comprises a third driving portion 153 and a fourth driving portion 154 arranged at intervals. With the movement of the hopper 115, the third driving portion 153 can abut against the first driving portion 149, and the fourth driving portion 154 can also abut against the second driving portion 151. Exemplarily, when the third driving portion 153 abuts against the first driving portion 149 and the hopper 115 moves to the delivery position in the preset direction (for example, horizontally to the right), the third driving portion 153 can drive the first driving portion 149 to drive the shutter 129 to move horizontally to the right to open the ticket taking port 109, and the first driving portion 149 drives the third driving portion 153 to drive the delivery door 132 to move horizontally to the left to open the delivery port 135. Conversely, when the fourth driving portion 154 abuts against the second driving portion 151 and the hopper 115 moves away from the delivery position in the opposite direction of the preset direction (for example, horizontally to the left), the fourth driving portion 154 drives the second driving portion 151 to drive the shutter 129 to move horizontally to the left to close the ticket taking port 109, and the second driving portion 151 drives the fourth driving portion 154 to drive the delivery door 132 to move horizontally to the right to close the delivery port 135.

[0078] By such arrangement, when the user needs to take the goods, only needs to abut the third driving portion 153 against the first driving portion 149 and drive the hopper 115 to move to the delivery position in the preset direction, and when the hopper 115 moves in the preset direction, the delivery door 132 opens the delivery port 135, the shutter 129 opens the ticket taking port 109, when the hopper 115 is located at the delivery position, the delivery port 135 and the ticket taking port 109 are opposite and connected, and the user can take the lottery in the hopper 115 through the ticket taking port 109 and the delivery port 135; after the user finishes taking the ticket, only needs to drive the hopper 115 to move in the opposite direction of the preset direction to abut the fourth driving portion 154 against the second driving portion 151, which can drive the delivery door 132 to close the delivery port 135 and the shutter 129 to close the ticket taking port 109. Such arrangement can drive the shutter 129 and the delivery door 132 to open or close in linkage by the movement of the hopper 115, so that the opening and closing of the shutter 129 and the opening and closing of the delivery door 132 do not need to be driven by an additional motor, further reducing the cost.

[0079] It should be noted that in the embodiment, the preset direction is either of horizontal left and horizontal right, for example, the preset direction is horizontal right, and the opposite direction of the preset direction is horizontal left, so the first driving part 149 and the second driving part 151 are arranged in the left-right direction, and the third driving part 153 and the fourth driving part 154 are also arranged in the left-right direction. Such arrangement makes the hopper 115 only need to move to the delivery position under the driving of the first driving mechanism and the second driving mechanism, so that the first transmission member 138 and the second transmission member 139 are matched, and then the left-right movement can realize the linkage opening or linkage closing of the gate 129 and the delivery door 132, which can fully improve the reliability and stability of the movement of the gate 129 and the delivery door 132, and also improve the delivery and taking efficiency.

[0080] Of course, in other embodiments, the preset direction can also be set as either of vertical up and vertical down, and the opposite direction of the preset direction is the opposite direction, at this time, the first driving part 149 and the second driving part 151 can be arranged in the up-down direction, and the third driving part 153 and the fourth driving part 154 can also be arranged in the up-down direction, and the slide rail 173, the slide groove 174 and the sliding groove are all adjusted to extend along the up-down direction, and the embodiment will not be repeated.

[0081] It should be further noted that in other embodiments, the position of the first transmission member 138 relative to the gate 129 can be changed, and the position of the second transmission member 139 relative to the delivery door 132 can also be changed. By changing the positions, when the hopper 115 moves to the right (i.e. the preset direction is horizontal right), the gate 129 can be moved to the right along the linkage mechanism 137 until the taking opening 109 is opened, and the delivery door 132 can be moved to the left until the delivery opening 135 is opened; similarly, when the hopper 115 moves to the left, the gate 129 can be moved to the left along the linkage mechanism 137 until the taking opening 109 is closed, and the delivery door 132 can be moved to the right until the delivery opening 135 is closed. In addition, in other embodiments, the moving direction of the gate 129 and the preset direction can be arranged at an angle, and the moving direction of the delivery door 132 and the preset direction can also be arranged at an angle, at this time, the extension direction of the slide rail 173, the slide groove 174 and the sliding groove is adjusted to be the same as the moving direction of the gate 129, and the embodiment will not be limited.

[0082] Please refer again to Figure 8In the embodiment, the first transmission member 138 comprises a first protrusion 155, the first driving portion 149 and the second driving portion 151 are arranged on the first protrusion 155, and the first driving portion 149 and the second driving portion 151 are two opposite faces of the first protrusion 155, and the two faces are arranged in the left-right direction; the second transmission member 139 comprises a second protrusion 156 and a third protrusion 157 arranged in the left-right direction, the third driving portion 153 is a side face of the second protrusion 156 close to the third protrusion 157, the fourth driving portion 154 is a side face of the third protrusion 157 close to the second protrusion 156, and the two side faces are opposite and arranged in the left-right direction. Under the driving of the first driving mechanism and the second driving mechanism, the delivery device 112 can drive the hopper 115 to move so that the first protrusion 155 extends between the second protrusion 156 and the third protrusion 157. When the first protrusion 155 is located between the second protrusion 156 and the third protrusion 157, the delivery device 112 drives the hopper 115 to move in the horizontal right direction (i.e. the preset direction) by the first driving mechanism and the second driving mechanism, so that the third driving portion 153 can abut against the first driving portion 149, and as the hopper 115 continues to move in the horizontal right direction, the shutter 129 moves rightward until the pickup opening 109 is opened, the delivery door 132 moves leftward until the delivery opening 135 is opened, and when the hopper 115 moves in the horizontal left direction, the fourth driving portion 154 can abut against the second driving portion 151, and as the hopper 115 continues to move in the horizontal left direction, the shutter 129 moves leftward until the pickup opening 109 is closed, and the delivery door 132 moves rightward until the delivery opening 135 is closed.

[0083] By such arrangement, since the delivery device 112 drives the hopper 115 to move in the up-down and left-right directions under the driving of the first and second driving mechanisms, the hopper 115 can first move to above the first transmission member 138 under the driving of the second driving mechanism, and then move downward to make the first protrusion 155 extend between the second and third protrusions 156 and 157. After the first protrusion 155 is located between the second and third protrusions 156 and 157, the hopper 115 is driven by the first driving mechanism to move rightward, so that the third driving portion 153 on the second protrusion 156 abuts against the first driving portion 149 on the first protrusion 155, and the shutter 129 is opened to the taking-out opening 109 and the delivery door 132 is opened to the delivery opening 135 when the hopper 115 is continuously driven rightward by the first driving mechanism. After the lottery ticket in the hopper 115 is taken out, the hopper 115 is driven leftward by the first driving mechanism, so that the third driving portion 153 is separated from the first driving portion 149 and the fourth driving portion 154 abuts against the second driving portion 151, and the shutter 129 is closed to the taking-out opening 109 and the delivery door 132 is closed to the delivery opening 135 when the hopper 115 is continuously driven leftward by the first driving mechanism.

[0084] By such arrangement, when the taking-out opening 109 and the delivery opening 135 need to be opened for delivery, the hopper 115 is first driven by the second driving mechanism to move in the up-down direction, so that the first protrusion 155 extends between the second and third protrusions 156 and 157, and then the hopper 115 is driven rightward by the first driving mechanism. Meanwhile, when the taking-out opening 109 and the delivery opening 135 need to be closed after the lottery ticket is taken out, the first protrusion 155 does not need to be withdrawn from between the second and third protrusions 156 and 157, and the hopper 115 is directly driven leftward by the first driving mechanism to close the taking-out opening 109 and the delivery opening 135, so that the shutter 129 and the delivery door 132 are efficiently opened and closed in linkage.

[0085] Exemplarily, please refer to Figure 3In the embodiment, the first protrusion 155, the second protrusion 156 and the third protrusion 157 are all in block shape, so that when the second transmission member 139 and the first transmission member 138 are driven by the hopper 115, the third driving part 153 can abut against the first driving part 149, and the fourth driving part 154 can abut against the second driving part 151, so as to fully ensure the stability and reliability of the linkage opening and closing process of the delivery door 132 and the shutter 129. Of course, in other embodiments, the first transmission member 138 can be provided with the first protrusion 155 and the second protrusion 156 in block shape, and the second transmission member 139 can be provided with the third protrusion 157 in block shape, and in the movement process of the hopper 115, the third protrusion 157 can extend into the first protrusion 155 and the second protrusion 156, so as to realize the linkage opening and closing of the delivery door 132 and the shutter 129, and the embodiment will not be described here.

[0086] In addition, in other embodiments, one of the first transmission member 138 and the second transmission member 139 can be provided with a clamping groove, and the other can be provided with a clamping part. When the clamping part is clamped with the clamping groove and the hopper 115 moves to the right to the delivery position, the second transmission member 139 drives the first transmission member 138 to drive the shutter 129 to open the take-out opening 109, and the first transmission member 138 drives the second transmission member 139 to drive the delivery door 132 to open the delivery opening 135. At the same time, when the clamping part is clamped with the clamping groove and the hopper 115 moves to the left away from the delivery position, the second transmission member 139 drives the first transmission member 138 to drive the shutter 129 to close the take-out opening 109, and the first transmission member 138 drives the second transmission member 139 to drive the delivery door 132 to close the delivery opening 135, and the embodiment will not be described here.

[0087] Please refer to Figures 7 to 9 and Figure 9 In the embodiment, the first transmission member 138 is in transmission connection with the shutter 129 through the first transition assembly 158, and the second transmission member 139 is in fixed connection with the delivery door 132. Specifically, the second transmission member 139 is welded, threadedly connected or integrally formed with the delivery door 132. In other embodiments, the first transmission member 138 can be in fixed connection with the shutter 129, and the second transmission member 139 can be in transmission connection with the delivery door 132 through the second transition assembly.

[0088] In detail, in order to realize the transmission connection between the first transmission member 138 and the shutter 129, in the embodiment, the first transition assembly 158 is specifically arranged at the bottom of the shutter 129, and the first transition assembly 158 comprises a first rack 159, a second rack 161 and a transmission gear 163. The first rack 159 is fixedly connected with the shutter 129, the second rack 161 is slidably connected with the cabinet 101 (the cabinet body 102 or the cabinet door 103), and the first rack 159 and the second rack 161 both extend along the left-right direction (i.e. the preset direction). The toothed portion of the first rack 159 and the toothed portion of the second rack 161 are oppositely and spacedly arranged. The transmission gear 163 is arranged on the cabinet 101 and simultaneously meshes with the toothed portion of the first rack 159 and the toothed portion of the second rack 161. The first transmission member 138 is fixedly connected with the second rack 161 and protrudes relative to the second rack 161.

[0089] By such an arrangement, when the hopper 115 is driven to move by the driving delivery device 112, so that the first protrusion 155 extends between the second protrusion 156 and the third protrusion 157, the hopper 115 moves to the right (i.e. the hopper 115 moves along the preset direction), the third driving portion 153 abuts against the first driving portion 149, so as to drive the second rack 161 to move to the right, so that the second rack 161 drives the transmission gear 163 to rotate, so that the transmission gear 163 drives the first rack 159 and the shutter 129 to move to the left, so as to open the pickup opening 109. Conversely, the hopper 115 moves to the left (i.e. the hopper 115 moves along the opposite direction of the preset direction), so as to drive the second rack 161 to synchronously move to the left, so that the second rack 161 drives the transmission gear 163 to rotate, so that the transmission gear 163 drives the first rack 159 and the shutter 129 to move to the right, so as to close the pickup opening 109. That is, by the arrangement of the first transition assembly 158, the direction in which the shutter 129 opens the pickup opening 109 is consistent with the direction in which the delivery door 132 opens the delivery opening 135, so that when the shutter 129 opens the pickup opening 109 and the delivery door 132 opens the delivery opening 135, the shutter 129 and the delivery door 132 can be opposite along the front-rear direction, so as to reduce the space occupied by the shutter 129 and the delivery door 132 along the left-right direction, and to facilitate improving the structural compactness of the vending machine.

[0090] As an optional solution, in the embodiment, the first protrusion 155 is fixedly arranged at one end of the second rack 161 adjacent to the pivot joint position of the cabinet door 103 and the cabinet body 102. The second protrusion 156 and the third protrusion 157 are both fixedly arranged at a side of the delivery door 132 away from the pivot joint position of the cabinet door 103 and the cabinet body 102 along the moving direction of the delivery door 132. By such arrangement, when the shutter 129 is closed, the delivery door 132 is closed, and the first protrusion 155 is located between the second protrusion 156 and the third protrusion 157, the delivery door 132 and the shutter 129 are arranged at intervals along the moving direction of the shutter 129, the first transmission member 138 is located at a side of the shutter 129 close to the delivery door 132, and the second transmission member 139 is located at an end of the delivery door 132 close to the shutter 129. After such arrangement, the second protrusion 156 and the third protrusion 157 on the delivery door 132 can timely abut against the first protrusion 155 on the second rack 161 during the movement of the hopper 115, so that when the hopper 115 moves to the delivery position, the shutter 129 and the delivery door 132 can both be completely opened, thereby improving the efficiency of driving the shutter 129 and the delivery door 132 to move in linkage by the hopper 115.

[0091] Optionally, referring again to Figure 3 In the embodiment, the transmission gear 163 comprises a first gear 165 and a second gear 167 fixedly connected coaxially. The addendum circle diameter of the first gear 165 is greater than that of the second gear 167, the first gear 165 is engaged with the first rack 159, and the second gear 167 is engaged with the second rack 161. By such arrangement, the second rack 161 can drive the first rack 159 to move a large stroke by moving a small stroke, so as to quickly open the shutter 129.

[0092] It should be noted that, in the embodiment, the first transmission member 138 is integrally formed with the second rack 161, and the second transmission member 139 is integrally formed with the delivery door 132, so as to ensure the connection strength and fully improve the stability and reliability of the movement of the shutter 129 and the delivery door 132. Of course, in other embodiments, a detachable connection mode (for example, screw connection) can be adopted, as long as the stability and reliability of the movement of the shutter 129 and the delivery door 132 can be ensured, and the embodiment will not be described herein.

[0093] Optionally, referring again to Figure 8 and Figure 1In the embodiment, the linkage mechanism 137 can also set a guide assembly according to requirements. The guide assembly includes a guide groove 168 and a guide portion 169, which extend along the moving direction of the gate 129 (left-right direction in the embodiment). The guide groove 168 is arranged on one of the second rack 161 and the cabinet 101, and the guide portion 169 is arranged on the other one of the second rack 161 and the cabinet 101. The guide portion 169 is inserted into the guide groove 168, and the guide groove 168 and the guide portion 169 slide relative to each other when the gate 129 is opened or closed. The arrangement of the guide groove 168 and the guide portion 169 ensures the stability of the movement of the second rack 161, thereby improving the reliability of the opening and closing of the gate 129 and the delivery door 132.

[0094] For example, in the embodiment, the guide assembly includes two guide grooves 168 and two guide portions 169 corresponding to the two guide grooves 168. The two guide grooves 168 are arranged on the front and back sides of the second rack 161, and the two guide portions 169 are arranged on the cabinet door 103 of the cabinet 101. The two guide portions 169 are inserted into the two guide grooves 168, respectively. In this way, the second rack 161 is prevented from shaking in the front-back direction, and the stability of the movement of the second rack 161 is further improved, thereby improving the stability and reliability of the opening and closing of the gate 129 and the delivery door 132.

[0095] Please refer again to Figure 2 and ​ In order to ensure the efficient operation of ticket sales, in the embodiment, the automatic vending machine 100 further includes at least one of a paper currency receiving device 107, a barcode scanning device 106, a printing device 105, and an identification device 108. For example, the automatic vending machine 100 further includes the paper currency receiving device 107, which is arranged on the cabinet door 103 and exposed from an opening on the cabinet door 103. The paper currency receiving device 107 is electrically connected or communicatively connected to the controller, and is used to receive the paper currency input by the user when the user purchases the lottery ticket. For example, the automatic vending machine 100 further includes the barcode scanning device 106, which is also arranged on the cabinet door 103 and used by the user to scan the barcode information to complete the payment or obtain the lottery ticket information. For example, the automatic vending machine 100 further includes the printing device 105, which is arranged in the cabinet 102 and has an outlet exposed from the cabinet door 103. The printing device 105 is electrically connected or communicatively connected to the controller, and is used to print the voucher after the lottery ticket is output, for the user to keep. For example, the automatic vending machine 100 further includes the identification device 108, which is arranged in the cabinet 102 and exposed from the opening on the cabinet door 103. The identification device 108 can identify the ID card or bank card to assist the operation of ticket sales.

[0096] Of course, in other embodiments, the vending machine 100 can also include a keyboard for user to input password, can also include a fingerprint identification device for fingerprint identification when the staff maintains the equipment, and can even include a display screen or a touch operation screen according to needs for the user or the staff to use, and the embodiments are not limited.

[0097] The working principle and beneficial effects of the vending machine 100 provided by the embodiments of the present application are described in detail as follows:

[0098] When the user purchases the lottery, the user puts the paper money corresponding to the amount of money of the purchased lottery into the paper money receiving device 107, or the user scans the code to pay through the bar code scanning device 106; after receiving the user payment information, the controller controls the delivery device 112 to drive the hopper 115 to move to the receiving position through the first driving mechanism and the second driving mechanism, so that the entrance of the invoice device 113 is docked with the outlet of the target ticket issuing device 111, and the controller controls the ticket issuing device 111 to output the lottery into the invoice channel of the invoice device 113; the controller controls the identification assembly in the invoice device 113 to collect the lottery information, and activates the lottery, and then controls the cutting assembly to cut to form a single lottery, and then controls the conveying roller to send out the single lottery, and the single lottery enters the containing cavity 180 of the hopper 115 through the receiving opening 133. Then, the controller controls the first driving mechanism and the second driving mechanism to drive the delivery device 112 to drive the hopper 115 to move to the receiving opening 109, first makes the first protrusion 155 extend into between the second protrusion 156 and the third protrusion 157, and then controls the first driving mechanism to drive the delivery device 112 to drive the hopper 115 to move rightward, so that the third driving part 153 abuts against the first driving part 149, the third driving part 153 drives the first driving part 149 to drive the second rack 161 to move rightward, thereby driving the first rack 159 and the gate 129 to move leftward to open the receiving opening 109, and at the same time, the first driving part 149 drives the third driving part 153 to drive the delivery door 132 to move leftward to open the delivery opening 135, and at the same time, the hopper 115 moves to the delivery position, so that the delivery opening 135 is opposite to and communicated with the receiving opening 109, so that the user can directly take out the lottery in the containing cavity 180 through the receiving opening 109 and the delivery opening 135.

[0099] After the user takes the lottery ticket, the controller continues to control the first driving mechanism to drive the delivery device 112 to move the hopper 115 to the left, the fourth driving part 154 abuts against the second driving part 151, the fourth driving part 154 drives the second driving part 151 to move the second rack 161 to the left, and drives the first rack 159 and the gate 129 to move to the right to close the take-out port 109, at the same time, the second driving part 151 drives the fourth driving part 154 to move the delivery door 132 to the right to close the delivery port 135. Finally, the controller controls the locking motor 143 to drive the locking part 142 to pass through the gap 175 and extend into the locking hole 176 on the gate 129 to lock the position of the gate 129.

[0100] In the above process, on the one hand, the vending machine 100 can drive the linkage opening of the gate 129 and the delivery door 132 by the movement of the hopper 115 to the delivery position through the linkage mechanism 137, so that the gate 129 and the delivery door 132 do not need to be separately provided with driving structures, the structure can be simplified, and the cost can be saved; on the other hand, the movement of the hopper 115 to the delivery position and the opening of the delivery port 135 by the delivery door 132 and the opening of the take-out port 109 by the gate 129 are simultaneously performed at least one of the two actions, so that the delivery efficiency can be improved, the waiting time of the user can be reduced, and the user experience can be improved.

[0101] In summary, the embodiment of the present application provides a vending machine 100 which can realize the linkage opening or closing of the gate 129 and the delivery door 132 under the driving of the hopper 115, the structure is simple, and the cost can be effectively reduced.

[0102] The above is only a specific embodiment of the present application, but the protection scope of the present application is not limited thereto, any changes or replacements within the technical range disclosed by the present application can be easily thought by those skilled in the art, and should be covered in the protection scope of the present application. Therefore, the protection scope of the present application should be subject to the protection scope of the claims.

Claims

1. A vending machine characterized by, The vending machine comprises: a cabinet, which is internally provided with a storage area for storing goods, and has a taking opening on the surface thereof; a gate mechanism, which comprises a gate slidingly matched with the cabinet and used for opening or closing the taking opening; a hopper, which comprises a shell having a delivery opening and a delivery door slidingly matched with the shell and used for opening or closing the delivery opening, and forms a containing cavity for containing goods when the delivery door closes the delivery opening; the hopper is movably arranged in the cabinet and has a receiving position and a delivery position, and when the hopper is located at the receiving position, the hopper is used for receiving goods in the storage area, and when the hopper is located at the delivery position and the gate opens the taking opening and the delivery door opens the delivery opening, the delivery opening is opposite to and communicates with the taking opening; a linkage mechanism, which is capable of linking the delivery door and the gate when the hopper moves in a preset direction to the delivery position, so that the delivery door opens the delivery opening and the gate opens the taking opening; wherein the linkage mechanism comprises a first transmission member and a second transmission member capable of matching with each other; the first transmission member is connected with the gate, and the second transmission member is connected with the delivery door; when the first transmission member and the second transmission member match with each other and the hopper moves in the preset direction to the delivery position, the second transmission member drives the first transmission member to drive the gate to open the taking opening, and the first transmission member drives the second transmission member to drive the delivery door to open the delivery opening, so that the delivery opening and the taking opening are opposite to and communicate with each other; the movement of the hopper to the delivery position is simultaneously performed with one of the two actions of the delivery door opening the delivery opening and the gate opening the taking opening.

2. The vending machine according to claim 1, wherein the first transmission member comprises a first driving part and a second driving part; and the second transmission member comprises a third driving part and a fourth driving part; when the third driving part abuts against the first driving part and the hopper moves in the preset direction to the delivery position, the third driving part drives the first driving part to drive the gate to open the taking opening, and the first driving part drives the third driving part to drive the delivery door to open the delivery opening; when the fourth driving part abuts against the second driving part and the hopper moves in the opposite direction of the preset direction away from the delivery position, the fourth driving part drives the second driving part to drive the gate to close the taking opening, and the second driving part drives the fourth driving part to drive the delivery door to close the delivery opening.

3. The vending machine according to claim 2, wherein the preset direction is any one of horizontal left and horizontal right; or the preset direction is any one of vertical up and vertical down.

4. The vending machine according to claim 2, wherein The first transmission member comprises a first protrusion, the first driving part and the second driving part are arranged on the first protrusion, and the first driving part and the second driving part are arranged oppositely; The second transmission member comprises a second protrusion and a third protrusion arranged at intervals, the third driving part is arranged on the second protrusion, the fourth driving part is arranged on the third protrusion, and the fourth driving part is opposite to the third driving part; The first protrusion can extend into the second protrusion and the third protrusion, when the basket moves in the preset direction, the third driving part can abut against the first driving part, and when the basket moves in the opposite direction of the preset direction, the fourth driving part can abut against the second driving part.

5. The vending machine according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that: The first transmission member is fixedly connected with the gate, or the first transmission member is in transmission connection with the gate through a first transition assembly; And / or, The second transmission member is fixedly connected with the delivery door, or the second transmission member is in transmission connection with the delivery door through a second transition assembly.

6. The vending machine according to claim 5, characterized in that: The first transmission member is in transmission connection with the gate through the first transition assembly; The first transition assembly comprises a first rack, a second rack and a transmission gear; the first rack is fixedly connected with the gate, the second rack is in sliding connection with the cabinet; the first rack and the second rack both extend in the preset direction, and the toothed portion of the first rack and the toothed portion of the second rack are arranged oppositely and at intervals; the transmission gear is arranged on the cabinet and is in meshing with the toothed portion of the first rack and the toothed portion of the second rack at the same time, and the first transmission member is fixedly connected with the second rack.

7. The vending machine according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that: One of the first transmission member and the second transmission member is a clamping groove, and the other is a clamping part; When the clamping part is clamped with the clamping groove and the basket moves in the preset direction to the delivery position, the second transmission member drives the first transmission member to drive the gate to open the taking opening, and the first transmission member drives the second transmission member to drive the delivery door to open the delivery opening; When the clamping part is clamped with the clamping groove and the basket moves in the opposite direction of the preset direction away from the delivery position, the second transmission member drives the first transmission member to drive the gate to close the taking opening, and the first transmission member drives the second transmission member to drive the delivery door to close the delivery opening.

8. The vending machine according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that: The basket further comprises a first elastic member, the first elastic member is connected between the shell and the delivery door, and the first elastic member is configured to make the delivery door always have a movement tendency to close the delivery opening, and the delivery door can be closed to the delivery opening under the action of the first elastic member and / or its own gravity. The gate mechanism further comprises a second elastic member connected between the gate and the cabinet, the second elastic member being configured to cause the gate to always have a movement tendency to close the pickup opening, and the gate being capable of closing the pickup opening under the action of the second elastic member and / or gravity.

9. The automated vending machine of any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein: The storage area is provided with a ticket issuing device for storing and outputting lottery tickets; the automated vending machine further comprises a ticket issuing device arranged in the cabinet, the ticket issuing device being fixedly connected with the hopper, the ticket issuing device being opposite to the ticket issuing device when the hopper is located at the pickup position, the ticket issuing device being configured to receive the lottery tickets output by the ticket issuing device and output the lottery tickets to the hopper.

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