Capsule transporting device and automatic coffee vending machine

Abstract

The invention relates to the technical field of capsule transportation, in particular to a capsule transportation device and an automatic coffee vending machine. The capsule transporting device comprises a transporting motor, a limiting piece and a rotating motor, a driving wheel is installed at the output end of the transporting motor and sleeves one end of a belt wheel, a driven wheel is installed at the other end of the belt wheel, the belt wheel is connected with a sliding block, and the sliding block is installed on a guide rail in a sliding mode; a rotating motor, a limiting sensor and a rotating sensor are fixedly connected to the sliding block, a containing bin used for containing capsules is installed at the output end of the rotating motor, the guide rail is used in cooperation with a limiting piece, and a laser correlation device is installed on the limiting piece. The product is reasonable in design, through cooperation of the conveying motor, the limiting sensor and other components, capsules can be conveyed to a designated position for extraction, the extracted capsules can be discarded, cooperation of other components is not needed, and the use effect is good.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to the technical field of capsule transportation, in particular to a capsule transportation device and an automatic coffee vending machine. Background Art

[0002] As people's living standards improve and their demands for quality of life continue to increase, more and more people will buy some drinks to meet their needs, and coffee is one of them.

[0003] Coffee is a beverage made from roasted and ground coffee beans. It is a popular beverage in the world along with cocoa and tea. In order to meet the coffee needs of a large number of white-collar workers in office buildings, coffee vending machines are set up in office buildings. White-collar workers only need to pay to get a cup of coffee they want quickly. Coffee vending machines generally brew coffee capsules, which requires the capsules to be transported to a location connected to a water source to brew the capsules. Although the existing capsule transport device can transport the capsules, it cannot discard the capsules after use. Other devices are needed to discard the capsules. Summary of the invention

[0004] To achieve the above object, the present invention provides the following technical solutions: A capsule transport device comprises a transport motor, a limiter and a rotating motor, wherein a driving wheel is installed at the output end of the transport motor, the driving wheel is sleeved on one end of a pulley, a driven wheel is installed at the other end of the pulley, the pulley is connected to a slider and the slider is slidably installed on a guide rail, a rotating motor, a limit sensor and a rotating sensor are fixedly connected to the slider, a placement bin for placing capsules is installed at the output end of the rotating motor, the guide rail is used in conjunction with the limiter and a laser emitter is installed on the limiter, in an initial state, the slider is located at an initial position, the transport motor receives a working instruction and the transport motor rotates forward, the transport motor drives the driving wheel to rotate, the driving wheel drives the driven wheel to rotate through the pulley, the driven wheel drives the slider to move, and when the slider moves to the extraction position, the limit sensor receives a signal and sends an instruction to the limiter The position piece, the limit piece works so that the slider stops moving, and the transport motor also stops working at this time, so that the capsule extraction device can extract the capsule in the storage bin. After the extraction is completed, the transport motor receives the work instruction and the transport motor reverses, thereby driving the slider to move to the capsule discarding position. The limit sensor receives the signal and sends an instruction to the limit piece. The limit piece works so that the slider stops moving. At this time, the rotary motor rotates until the rotary sensor senses that the rotary motor has rotated 180 degrees. At this time, the rotary motor stops working and discards the capsule that has been extracted in the storage bin. The laser shooter works. When the laser shoot is successful, it indicates that the capsule is discarded successfully. If the laser shoot is not successful, it is fed back that the capsule discarding has a fault. After the capsule is discarded successfully, the transport motor continues to work until the slider is transported to the initial position. The limit sensor, rotary motor, pulley, storage bin, rotary sensor and slider move synchronously.

[0005] As a further solution of the present invention: the rotation sensor is fixed on the slider through a rotation sensing plate, and the rotation sensing plate cooperates with the rotation sensor to more accurately determine the rotation angle of the rotation motor, ensuring that the capsule can be rotated to a falling angle.

[0006] As a further solution of the present invention: the placement bin is connected to the output end of the rotating motor through a fixing member, and the two form a fixed connection. The placement bin can rotate with the rotating motor, thereby realizing the discarding of the capsule.

[0007] As a further solution of the present invention: both the transport motor and the rotating motor adopt servo motors, which realizes closed-loop control of position, speed and torque, overcomes the problem of stepping out of step of the stepping motor, has good stability and high precision in use, and ensures that the slider and the placement bin can accurately stay in the specified position.

[0008] As a further solution of the present invention: the limiting member adopts a limiting plate with a certain width and a good limiting effect.

[0009] As a further solution of the present invention: the guide rail and the limiter are both fixed on the base to ensure the stability of the guide rail and the limiter, thereby ensuring the extraction and discarding of the capsule.

[0010] An automatic coffee vending machine comprises the capsule transporting device mentioned above.

[0011] Compared with the prior art, the present invention has the following beneficial effects: This product is reasonably designed. By using the cooperation of components such as the transport motor and the limit sensor, it can not only transport the capsules to the designated location for extraction, but also discard the extracted capsules. It does not require the cooperation of other components and has a good use effect. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0012] Figure 1 1 is an exploded view of a capsule transport device in an embodiment of the present invention.

[0013] Figure 2 3D diagram of a capsule transport device in an embodiment of the present invention, respectively located at an initial position, an extraction position, and a capsule discarding position.

[0014] Figure 3 1 is a front view of the capsule transport device in the embodiment of the present invention, respectively located at the initial position, the extraction position and the capsule discarding position.

[0015] In the figure: 1-rotation sensor, 2-limiting member, 3-limiting sensor, 4-fixing member, 5-placing bin, 6-capsule, 7-driven wheel, 8-pulley, 9-guide rail, 10-laser emitter, 11-connecting member, 12-slider, 13-transport motor, 14-driving wheel, 15-rotation motor. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0016] The following will be combined with the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention to clearly and completely describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the present invention, not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without creative work are within the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0017] The specific implementation of the present invention is described in detail below in conjunction with specific embodiments.

[0018] See also Figure 1-Figure 3A capsule transport device provided by an embodiment of the present invention comprises a transport motor 13, a limiter 2 and a rotary motor 15, wherein a driving wheel 14 is mounted on the output end of the transport motor 13, the driving wheel 14 is sleeved on one end of a pulley 8, a driven wheel 7 is mounted on the other end of the pulley 8, the pulley 8 is connected to a slider 12 and the slider 12 is slidably mounted on a guide rail 9, a rotary motor 15, a limiter sensor 3 and a rotary sensor 1 are fixedly connected to the slider 12, a placement bin 5 for placing capsules 6 is mounted on the output end of the rotary motor 15, the guide rail 9 is used in conjunction with the limiter 2 and a laser radiator 10 is mounted on the limiter 2, and in the initial state, the slider 12 is located at the initial position ( Figure 2 The rightmost side of the figure shows the transport motor 13 receiving the working instruction and rotating forward, the transport motor 13 drives the driving wheel 14 to rotate, the driving wheel 14 drives the driven wheel 7 to rotate through the pulley 8, and the driven wheel 7 drives the slider 12 to move. When the slider 12 moves to the extraction position, the limit sensor 3 receives the signal and sends an instruction to the limit member 2, the limit member 2 works to stop the slider 12 from moving, and the transport motor 13 also stops working at this time, so that the capsule extraction device can extract the capsule 6 in the storage bin 5 ( Figure 2 The leftmost side of the figure), after the capsule 6 is extracted, the transport motor 13 receives the working instruction and the transport motor 13 is reversed, thereby driving the slider 12 to move to the capsule throwing position ( Figure 2 ), the limit sensor 3 receives the signal and sends a command to the limit member 2, the limit member 2 works to stop the slider 12 from moving, at this time the rotary motor 15 rotates until the rotary sensor 1 senses that the rotary motor 15 has rotated 180 degrees, at this time the rotary motor 15 stops working, the capsule 6 that has been extracted in the placement bin 5 is discarded, the laser shooter 10 works, when the laser shoot is successful, it indicates that the capsule 6 is discarded successfully, if the laser shoot is not successful, it is fed back that there is a fault in the discarding of the capsule 6, and it needs to be checked, after the capsule 6 is discarded successfully, the transport motor 13 continues to work until the slider 12 is transported to the initial position. The limit sensor 3, the rotary motor 15, the pulley 8, the placement bin 5, the rotary sensor 1 and the slider 12 move synchronously.

[0019] In one embodiment of the present invention, the rotation sensor 1 is fixed on the slider 12 through a rotation sensing plate. The rotation sensing plate cooperates with the rotation sensor 1 to more accurately determine the rotation angle of the rotation motor 15, ensuring that the capsule 6 can be rotated to a falling angle, thereby ensuring that the capsule 6 can be discarded.

[0020] In one embodiment of the present invention, the placement bin 5 is connected to the output end of the rotating motor 15 via the fixing member 4, and the two form a fixed connection, thereby ensuring that the placement bin 5 can rotate synchronously with the rotating motor 15, thereby realizing the discarding of the capsule 6.

[0021] In one embodiment of the present invention, both the transport motor 13 and the rotating motor 15 are servo motors, which realize closed-loop control of position, speed and torque, overcome the problem of stepping out of step of the stepping motor, have good stability and high precision in use, and ensure that the slider 12 and the placement bin 5 can stay accurately at the specified position.

[0022] In one embodiment of the present invention, the limiting member 2 is a limiting plate having a certain width and a good limiting effect, thereby ensuring that the slider 12 can accurately stay at the specified position, thereby achieving the extraction and discarding of the capsule 6.

[0023] In one embodiment of the present invention, the guide rail 9 and the stopper 2 are both fixed on the base to ensure the stability of the guide rail 9 and the stopper 2, thereby ensuring the extraction and discarding of the capsule 6.

[0024] An automatic coffee vending machine comprises the capsule transporting device mentioned above.

[0025] It should be noted that in the present invention, unless otherwise clearly specified and limited, the terms "rotate", "fix", "have", etc. should be understood in a broad sense, for example, it can be a welding connection, a bolt connection, or an integral one; it can be a mechanical connection or an electrical connection; it can be a direct connection or an indirect connection through an intermediate medium, it can be the internal connection of two elements or the interaction relationship between two elements, unless otherwise clearly defined. For ordinary technicians in this field, the specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention can be understood according to specific circumstances.

[0026] In addition, it should be understood that although the present specification is described according to implementation modes, not every implementation mode contains only one independent technical solution. This description of the specification is only for the sake of clarity. Those skilled in the art should regard the specification as a whole. The technical solutions in each embodiment may also be appropriately combined to form other implementation modes that can be understood by those skilled in the art.

Claims

1. A capsule transport device, comprising a transport motor, a limiter and a rotating motor, characterized in that: A driving wheel is installed at the output end of the transport motor, the driving wheel is sleeved on one end of the pulley, a driven wheel is installed at the other end of the pulley, the pulley is connected to a slider and the slider is slidably installed on the guide rail, a rotating motor, a limit sensor and a rotating sensor are fixedly connected to the slider, a placement bin for placing capsules is installed at the output end of the rotating motor, the guide rail is used in conjunction with a limit member and a laser emitter is installed on the limit member.

2. The capsule transport device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The rotation sensor is fixed on the slide block through a rotation sensing plate.

3. The capsule transport device according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that: The placement bin is connected to the output end of the rotating motor through a fixing member.

4. The capsule transport device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The transport motor and the rotating motor are both servo motors.

5. The capsule transport device according to claim 4, characterized in that: The limiting member is a limiting plate.

6. The capsule transport device according to claim 1 or 5, characterized in that: The guide rail and the limiting member are both fixed on the base.

7. An automatic coffee vending machine, characterized in that: It comprises a capsule transport device as described in any one of claims 1-6.

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