Control method and control device of vending cabinet and vending cabinet

Abstract

The invention provides a control method and a control device of a vending cabinet and the vending cabinet. The method comprises the following steps: acquiring user portrait information; analyzing the user portrait information; configuring a corresponding goods shelf to move to the front side of the vending cabinet; the vending cabinet comprises a first cabinet body and a second cabinet body, the interior of the second cabinet body is hollow, and the second cabinet body is communicated with the upper part of the first cabinet body; the first conveying mechanism is vertically arranged on the inner walls of the first cabinet body and the second cabinet body; the second conveying mechanism is transversely arranged on the inner walls of the first cabinet body and the second cabinet body; the goods shelf is arranged on the first conveying mechanism or the second conveying mechanism in a driving manner; a plurality of goods shelves are arranged in the vending cabinet and can rotate in the vending cabinet, so that the space utilization rate and the commodity types of the vending cabinet are improved; according to the control method of the vending cabinet, firstly, user portrait information is analyzed, and according to an analysis structure, commodity categories possibly selected by a user firstly are moved to the front side of the vending cabinet, so that selection of the user is facilitated.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present application relates to the technical field of vending machines, and more specifically, to a control method and a control device of a vending machine, and a vending machine. Background Art

[0002] Currently, the types of vending machines include fresh food vending machines, beverage vending machines and daily necessities vending machines, which are usually placed in communities or supermarkets. The placement area usually has the problem of limited horizontal space, and it is impossible to arrange more vending machines, resulting in the problem of single or small quantity of goods inside the vending machines. Summary of the invention

[0003] The present application aims to at least partially solve the above-mentioned technical problems and provide a control method, a control device and a vending cabinet, which can increase the sales volume of the vending cabinet and meet the different shopping needs of users.

[0004] The present application provides a control method for a vending machine, the control method comprising:

[0005] Get user portrait information;

[0006] Analyzing the user portrait information;

[0007] The corresponding shelf is configured to move to the front side of the vending cabinet.

[0008] Further, in response to the user's modification of the shelf information, the shelf is configured to move to the front side of the vending cabinet.

[0009] Furthermore, when the shelf is in the vending cabinet for a period greater than a preset stay time and the user does not select any product, the shelf starts a circular display mode.

[0010] An embodiment of the present application further provides a control device for a vending machine, comprising a processor and a memory storing program instructions, wherein the processor is configured to execute the control method for a vending machine as described above when running the program instructions.

[0011] The embodiment of the present application further provides a vending machine, comprising the control device for a vending machine as described above, and the vending machine further comprises:

[0012] The first cabinet is hollow inside;

[0013] A second cabinet body, which is hollow inside and is connected to the upper part of the first cabinet body;

[0014] A first conveying mechanism is vertically arranged on the inner walls of the first cabinet and the second cabinet;

[0015] A second conveying mechanism is disposed transversely on the inner walls of the first cabinet and the second cabinet;

[0016] The shelf can be driven and arranged on the first conveying mechanism or the second conveying mechanism.

[0017] Furthermore, sliders are symmetrically provided at both ends of the shelf, and the driving device is provided on the first conveying mechanism or the second conveying mechanism.

[0018] Furthermore, the shape enclosed by the first conveying mechanism and the second conveying mechanism includes at least a rectangle, so that the shelf can be moved from the front side of the non-sales cabinet to the front side of the sales cabinet.

[0019] The present application provides a vending machine and a control method thereof. The vending machine has a plurality of shelves inside and can rotate inside the vending machine, thereby improving the space utilization rate and the variety of goods in the vending machine. The control method of the vending machine first analyzes the user's portrait information, and moves the commodity category that the user may first select to the front side of the vending machine according to the analysis structure, so as to facilitate the user's selection. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0020] In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present application or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings required for use in the embodiments or the description of the prior art will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings described below are only embodiments of the present application. For ordinary technicians in this field, other drawings can be obtained based on the provided drawings without paying any creative work.

[0021] Figure 1 It is a prior art schematic diagram of a vending machine;

[0022] Figure 2 This is a flow chart of the control method of the vending machine in this embodiment;

[0023] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of the vending cabinet of this embodiment;

[0024] Figure 4 The internal structure of the vending machine in this embodiment is shown in FIG. Figure 1 ;

[0025] Figure 5 The internal structure of the vending machine in this embodiment is shown in FIG. Figure 2 ;

[0026] Figure 6 Schematic diagram of the structure of the shelf in this embodiment.

[0027] Reference numerals:

[0028] 10-sales cabinet, 11-first cabinet body, 12-second cabinet body, 13-first conveying mechanism, 14-second conveying mechanism, 15-shelf, 16-slider. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0029] The following will be combined with the drawings in the embodiments of the present application to clearly and completely describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the present application, not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments in the present application, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without creative work are within the scope of protection of this application.

[0030] like Figure 1 As shown, the vending cabinet 10 in the prior art is generally a single-layer upper and lower layer with a relatively low height, and the upper space cannot be utilized, which indirectly results in fewer commodities in the vending cabinet 10 and cannot meet the shopping needs of different users.

[0031] like Figures 2 to 6 As shown, the embodiment of the present application provides a vending machine 10, and the vending machine 10 further includes:

[0032] The first cabinet 11 is hollow inside;

[0033] The second cabinet 12 is hollow inside and is connected to the upper part of the first cabinet 11;

[0034] A first conveying mechanism 13 is vertically arranged on the inner walls of the first cabinet 11 and the second cabinet 12;

[0035] A second conveying mechanism 14 is transversely disposed on the inner walls of the first cabinet 11 and the second cabinet 12;

[0036] The shelf 15 can be driven and arranged on the first conveying mechanism 13 or the second conveying mechanism 14 .

[0037] In this embodiment, sliders 16 are symmetrically disposed at both ends of the shelf 15 , and the driving device is disposed on the first conveying mechanism 13 or the second conveying mechanism 14 .

[0038] The first conveying mechanism 13 and the second conveying mechanism 14 are both slide rails.

[0039] In this embodiment, the shape enclosed by the first conveying mechanism 13 and the second conveying mechanism 14 at least includes a rectangle, so that the shelf 15 can be moved from the front side of the non-sales cabinet 10 to the front side of the sales cabinet 10 .

[0040] It can be understood that a plurality of the shelves 15 are disposed on the first conveying mechanism 13 and the second conveying mechanism 14 , and the shelves 15 are spaced apart at certain intervals.

[0041] In this embodiment, the vending machine 10 further includes a control device for the vending machine 10, including a processor and a memory storing program instructions to execute the following control method for the vending machine 10:

[0042] Get user portrait information;

[0043] Analyzing the user portrait information;

[0044] The corresponding shelf 15 is configured to move to the front side of the vending cabinet 10 .

[0045] In response to the user's modification of the shelf 15 information, the shelf 15 is configured to move to the front side of the vending cabinet 10 .

[0046] That is, the user can select a designated shelf 15 having a certain type of merchandise on the screen of the vending cabinet 10 .

[0047] When the shelf 15 is in the vending cabinet 10 for a time greater than a preset stay time and the user does not select any product, the shelf 15 starts a circular display mode.

[0048] That is, the system presets a time for automatically starting the circular display mode of shelf 15. When the user is not interested in the products on the current shelf 15 and has not selected other designated shelves 15, the circular display mode of shelf 15 is turned on. The preset time can be 1 minute, 2 minutes, 5 minutes, etc.

[0049] It should be noted that, in this article, relational terms such as first and second, etc. are only used to distinguish one entity or operation from another entity or operation, and do not necessarily require or imply any such actual relationship or order between these entities or operations. It should also be noted that the terms "include", "comprise" or any other variants thereof are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusion, so that a process, method, commodity or device including a series of elements includes not only those elements, but also other elements not explicitly listed, or also includes elements inherent to such process, method, commodity or device. In the absence of further restrictions, the elements defined by the sentence "comprise a ..." do not exclude the existence of other identical elements in the process, method, commodity or device including the elements.

[0050] Each embodiment in this specification is described in a related manner, and the same or similar parts between the embodiments can be referred to each other, and each embodiment focuses on the differences from other embodiments. In particular, for the device embodiment, since it is based on a similar method embodiment, the description is relatively simple, and the relevant parts can be referred to the partial description of the method embodiment.

[0051] The above are only embodiments of the present application and are not intended to limit the present application. For those skilled in the art, the present application may have various changes and variations. Any modification, equivalent replacement, improvement, etc. made within the spirit and principle of the present application should be included within the scope of the claims of the present application.

Claims

1. A method for controlling a vending machine, characterized in that: The control method comprises: Get user portrait information; Analyzing the user portrait information; The corresponding shelf is configured to move to the front side of the vending cabinet.

2. The control method according to claim 1, characterized in that: In response to the user's modification of the shelf information, the shelf is configured to move to the front side of the vending cabinet.

3. The control method according to claim 1, characterized in that: When the shelf stays in the vending cabinet for longer than a preset stay time and the user does not select any product, the shelf starts a circular display mode.

4. A control device for a vending machine, comprising a processor and a memory storing program instructions, characterized in that: The processor is configured to execute the control method for a vending machine according to any one of claims 1 to 3 when running the program instructions.

5. A vending machine, comprising: The first cabinet is hollow inside; A second cabinet body, which is hollow inside and is connected to the upper part of the first cabinet body; A first conveying mechanism is vertically arranged on the inner walls of the first cabinet and the second cabinet; A second conveying mechanism is disposed transversely on the inner walls of the first cabinet and the second cabinet; The shelf can be driven and arranged on the first conveying mechanism or the second conveying mechanism.

6. The vending cabinet according to claim 5, characterized in that: Slide blocks are symmetrically arranged at both ends of the shelf, and the driving device is arranged on the first conveying mechanism or the second conveying mechanism.

7. The vending cabinet according to claim 5, characterized in that: The shape enclosed by the first conveying mechanism and the second conveying mechanism at least includes a rectangle, so that the shelf can be moved from the front side of the non-sales cabinet to the front side of the sales cabinet.

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