Vending machine

Abstract

The present application relates to vending machine, including fixedly arranged on the support shell, detachable installation on the shield door of shell, fixedly arranged on the inner wall of the shield plate of shell, by the shield plate is divided and forms in the transfer space of shell inside, take goods space, display space, standby space; Between the display space and the take goods space, the transfer mechanism is arranged, the goods can enter the take goods space along the set path, and the upper goods will not fall and cause damage to the goods itself and equipment; The cooperation of guide plate and folding plate makes the transfer path of goods controllable, and the goods will not be stuck in the equipment, and the reset process of folding plate is rapid, the transfer mechanism will not greatly influence the take time of equipment, and the continuous use of vending machine is convenient.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The present application relates to the vending machine technical field, specifically to the vending machine. BACKGROUND

[0002] The goods of the existing vending machine usually rely on its own gravity to directly fall from the display layer to the take-out port. This "free fall" transfer mode, on the one hand, is easy to cause the package to be damaged and the internal goods to be damaged (such as snack fragmentation, beverage bottle deformation and leakage, etc.) due to the excessive impact when the upper layer goods fall, on the other hand, the falling goods may impact the components of the take-out port, which is easy to cause equipment failure after long-term use, increase the operation and maintenance cost and downtime maintenance time. SUMMARY

[0003] In order to solve the above problems existing in the prior art, the present application aims to provide a vending machine.

[0004] The technical scheme adopted by the present application is:

[0005] The vending machine comprises a shell fixedly arranged on a support, a shielding door detachably mounted on the shell, a shielding plate fixedly arranged on the inner wall of the shell, a transfer space, a take-out space, a display space and a standby space formed in the interior of the shell by the shielding plate;

[0006] The transfer space and the take-out space are located on the same side of the shielding plate, and a transfer mechanism is slidably arranged in the transfer space; the display space and the standby space are located on the other side of the shielding plate, and a plurality of propulsion units are detachably mounted on a support fixedly connected with the inner wall of the shell in the display space;

[0007] The propulsion unit comprises a sliding bracket in sliding connection with the support, a plurality of propulsion springs spaced by a partition plate and mounted in the sliding bracket, and a plurality of drive motors corresponding to the plurality of propulsion springs and mounted at one end of the sliding bracket for driving the propulsion springs to rotate; the propulsion unit is used for pushing the displayed goods to move and make the target goods fall;

[0008] The transfer mechanism comprises a supporting plate in sliding connection with the inner wall of the shell, a folding plate hinged to the supporting plate, and a shielding plate fixedly arranged on the inner wall of one side of the shell and used for controlling the folding plate to change state; the transfer mechanism is used for carrying the falling target goods to smoothly transfer the target goods from the display space to the take-out space.

[0009] As the preferred embodiment of the present application, one side of the shell is provided with an opening, one side of the shielding door is hinged to the shell, and the shielding door is used to shield the opening of the shell; the shielding door is also provided with a rotary handle, a visible area, a goods taking opening and an operation panel, one side of the goods taking opening is provided with a goods taking baffle hinged to the shielding door, and the goods taking baffle corresponds to the goods taking space.

[0010] As the preferred embodiment of the present application, the side of the bracket is fixedly provided with a plurality of slide rails I, and one elastic sheet is fixedly arranged on each slide rail I; the side of the sliding support is fixedly provided with a sliding groove, and a limiting groove is fixedly arranged on the sliding groove; the sliding groove is in sliding cooperation with the slide rail I, and the limiting groove is in locking cooperation with the elastic sheet.

[0011] As the preferred embodiment of the present application, the end of the sliding support close to the driving motor is detachably provided with a plurality of mounting plates, the plurality of mounting plates correspond to the plurality of driving motors one by one, and the plurality of driving motors are detachably mounted on the plurality of mounting plates respectively; the output shaft of the driving motor penetrates and is rotationally connected with the mounting plate; the output shaft of the driving motor is fixedly provided with a mounting disc, and the mounting disc is fixedly connected with the corresponding push spring through the buckle fixedly arranged on the end face thereof.

[0012] As the preferred embodiment of the present application, the guide plates are arranged between the display space and the shielding door; one end of the guide plate away from the transfer space is hinged to the inner wall of one side of the shell through a torsion spring I; one end of the guide plate close to the transfer space is rotationally provided with a folding strip, and the folding strip is located in the transfer space; the plurality of guide plates correspond to the plurality of push units one by one, and the guide plates guide the target goods falling into the transfer mechanism.

[0013] As the preferred embodiment of the present application, the control motor is fixedly connected with the inner wall of one side of the shell in the transfer space; a threaded rod is fixedly arranged on the output shaft of the control motor; one end of the threaded rod away from the control motor is rotationally connected with the inner wall of one side of the shell; and the threaded rod penetrates the supporting plate and is in threaded cooperation with the supporting plate.

[0014] As the preferred embodiment of the present application, the end of the supporting plate close to the control motor is fixedly provided with a vertical plate; the folding plate is located on the side of the vertical plate close to the shielding door; the folding plate and the supporting plate are hinged through a torsion spring II; the folding plate is provided with a limiting sheet at the hinged position of the folding plate and the supporting plate; and the limiting sheet is used to limit the folding range of the folding plate.

[0015] As the preferred of the present application, the fixed block is fixed to the end of the stand plate away from the stand plate, the sliding piece is connected to the side of the fixed block close to the folding plate through the damping spring, the side of the fixed block is provided with the second sliding rail fixedly connected with the stand plate, the sliding piece is slidingly connected with the second sliding rail, the side of the sliding piece is provided with the wedge-shaped part matched with the shielding plate.

[0016] As the preferred of the present application, the transfer mechanism slides along the axis direction of the threaded rod, sequentially passes through the plurality of pushing units and the plurality of guide plates, when passing through the corresponding guide plate, the folding plate tilts the guide plate to make the target commodity slide, and the transfer mechanism sequentially collects all the commodities dropped by the pushing units, and then controls the folding plate to rotate by the shielding plate to make the commodities enter the taking space.

[0017] As the preferred of the present application, the shielding plate is L-shaped, the shielding plate has a vertical part and a horizontal extension part, the vertical part of the shielding plate is used for separating the transfer space and the display space, and the horizontal extension part of the shielding plate is used for separating the taking space and the standby space; the taking space is an anti-theft space formed by the inner wall of the shell, the shielding plate, the taking baffle and the horizontal extension part of the shielding plate.

[0018] The present application has the advantages that: as the automatic vending machine, the transfer mechanism is arranged between the display space and the taking space, the commodity can enter the taking space along the set path, the upper commodity will not fall to damage the commodity itself and the equipment, the cooperation of the guide plate and the folding plate can control the transfer path of the commodity, the commodity will not be stuck in the equipment, the folding plate can be reset quickly, the transfer mechanism will not greatly affect the taking time of the equipment, and the automatic vending machine can be continuously used. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0019] The present application will be further described in detail below in combination with the drawings and specific implementation methods.

[0020] Figure 1 is the structural schematic diagram of the present application;

[0021] Figure 2 is the front view structural schematic diagram of the present application; Figure 1

[0022] Figure 3 is the hidden structure schematic diagram of the shell of the present application; Figure 1

[0023] Figure 4 is the enlarged structure schematic diagram in the circle of the present application; Figure 3

[0024] Figure 5 ​​​is a schematic diagram of a bracket structure of the present application Figure 3

[0025] Figure 6 is a schematic diagram of a pushing unit structure of the present application Figure 3

[0026] Figure 7 is a schematic diagram of a bottom structure of a transfer mechanism of the present application Figure 3

[0027] Figure 8 is a schematic diagram of an enlarged structure in a circle of the present application Figure 7

[0028] Figure 9 is a schematic diagram of a guide plate structure of the present application Figure 3 DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0029] In order to further illustrate the technical means and effects taken by the present application to achieve the predetermined inventive purposes, the specific embodiments, structures, features and effects according to the present application are described in detail below in combination with the drawings and preferred embodiments.

[0030] In combination with Figures 1-9 , the vending machine comprises a shell 11 fixedly arranged on a support 13, a shielding door 15 detachably mounted on the shell 11, a shielding plate 12 fixedly arranged on the inner wall of the shell 11, a transfer space 18, a taking space 20, a display space 19 and a standby space 21 formed in the interior of the shell 11 by the shielding plate 12. The transfer space 18 is a path for the orderly passing of goods, the taking space 20 is a position for the user to take goods by hand, the display space 19 is an area for placing goods for the user to observe and refer to, and the standby space 21 can be used to store best-selling goods for the convenience of the staff.

[0031] The transfer space 18 and the taking space 20 are located on the same side of the shielding plate 12, and a transfer mechanism 17 is slidably arranged in the transfer space 18. The display space 19 and the standby space 21 are located on the other side of the shielding plate 12, and the display space 19 is provided with a bracket 29 fixedly connected with the inner wall of the shell 11 and a plurality of pushing units 31 detachably mounted on the bracket 29. The transfer mechanism 17 can make the goods enter the taking space 20 along the set path, without causing the upper goods to fall and damage the goods themselves and the equipment.

[0032] ​​​​​The pushing unit 31 comprises a sliding bracket 42 connected with the bracket 29, a plurality of pushing springs 38 installed in the sliding bracket 42 and separated by a partition plate 45, a plurality of driving motors 40 installed at one end of the sliding bracket 42 and used for driving the pushing springs 38 to rotate and corresponding to the pushing springs 38; the pushing unit 31 is used for pushing the displayed goods to move and make the target goods fall; after the staff opens the shielding door 15, the sliding bracket 42 can be quickly replenished.

[0033] The transfer mechanism 17 comprises a supporting plate 27 connected with the inner wall of the shell 11, a folding plate 34 hinged with the supporting plate 27, a shielding plate 33 fixedly arranged on the inner wall of one side of the shell 11 and used for controlling the folding plate 34 to change state; the transfer mechanism 17 is used for carrying the fallen target goods to smoothly transfer the target goods from the display space 19 to the taking space 20. The folding plate 34 can carry a certain amount of goods in the horizontal state, and can be flipped to make the goods fall when it cooperates with the shielding plate 33.

[0034] Beneficially, one side of the shell 11 has an opening, one side of the shielding door 15 is hinged with the shell 11, and the shielding door 15 is used for shielding the opening of the shell 11; the shielding door 15 is further provided with a rotary handle 22, a visible area 23, a taking opening 16 and an operation panel 25, one side of the taking opening 16 is provided with a taking shielding plate 24 hinged with the shielding door 15, and the taking shielding plate 24 corresponds to the taking space 20. The side of the taking opening 16 is provided with a micro motor embedded in the inside of the shielding door 15, and a stop lever is arranged on the output shaft of the micro motor. The micro motor can control the taking shielding plate 24 to switch between the free state and the locked state through the stop lever. In the free state, the user can take goods, and in the locked state, the taking shielding plate 24 cannot be opened.

[0035] Beneficially, a plurality of slide rails 36 are fixedly arranged on the side of the bracket 29, and one spring piece 37 is fixedly arranged on each slide rail 36; a sliding groove 44 is fixedly arranged on the side of the sliding bracket 42, a limiting groove 43 is fixedly arranged on the sliding groove 44, the sliding groove 44 is in sliding cooperation with the slide rail 36, and the limiting groove 43 is in locking cooperation with the spring piece 37. When the staff completes the replenishment, the sliding bracket 42 is pushed, and when the limiting groove 43 is locked with the spring piece 37, the staff can perceive the vibration to know that the sliding bracket 42 is installed in place.

[0036] Beneficially, the sliding support 42 is detachably mounted with a plurality of mounting plates 39 at one end close to the driving motor 40, the plurality of mounting plates 39 correspond to the plurality of driving motors 40 one by one, the plurality of driving motors 40 are detachably mounted on the plurality of mounting plates 39 respectively, the output shaft of the driving motor 40 penetrates and is rotationally connected with the mounting plate 39, the mounting disc 41 is fixedly arranged on the output shaft of the driving motor 40, and the mounting disc 41 is fixedly connected with the corresponding push spring 38 through the buckle fixedly arranged on the end face thereof. Each push spring 38 is controlled by a separate driving motor 40, and the number of falling goods can be controlled by controlling the number of rotation turns of the corresponding push spring 38.

[0037] Beneficially, a guide plate 14 is arranged between the display space 19 and the shielding door 15, one end of the guide plate 14 away from the transfer space 18 is hingedly connected with the inner wall of one side of the shell 11 through a torsion spring, one end of the guide plate 14 close to the transfer space 18 is rotationally provided with a folding strip 51, the folding strip 51 is located in the transfer space 18, and a plurality of guide plates 14 correspond to a plurality of push units 31 one by one. The target goods falling are guided into the transfer mechanism 17 by the guide plate 14. The hinging shaft of the folding strip 51 and the guide plate 14 is located on the upper side, and the folding strip 51 and the guide plate 14 have a certain thickness, so that the folding strip 51 cannot be folded downward relative to the guide plate 14, and the hinging shaft is hidden in the inside of the connection between the folding strip 51 and the guide plate 14, and the sliding of the goods is not affected.

[0038] Beneficially, a control motor 26 is fixedly connected with the inner wall of one side of the shell 11 in the transfer space 18, a threaded rod 28 is fixedly arranged on the output shaft of the control motor 26, one end of the threaded rod 28 away from the control motor 26 is rotationally connected with the inner wall of one side of the shell 11, and the threaded rod 28 penetrates the supporting plate 27 and is threadedly matched with the supporting plate 27.

[0039] Beneficially, a vertical plate 30 is fixedly arranged at one end of the supporting plate 27 close to the control motor 26, the folding plate 34 is located on the side of the vertical plate 30 close to the shielding door 15, the folding plate 34 and the supporting plate 27 are hingedly connected through a torsion spring two, and the folding plate 34 is provided with a limiting piece 35 at the hinging position of the folding plate 34 and the supporting plate 27. The limiting piece 35 is used for limiting the folding range of the folding plate 34. The vertical plate 30 makes the goods only stay on the folding plate 34 and cannot enter the control area where the control motor 26 is located.

[0040] Beneficially, the fixed block 49 is fixed to one end of the stand plate 27 away from the vertical plate 30, the sliding piece 46 is connected to one side of the fixed block 49 close to the folding plate 34 through the damping spring 50, the side surface of the fixed block 49 is provided with the sliding rail two 48 fixedly connected with the stand plate 27, the sliding piece 46 is slidingly connected with the sliding rail two 48, the side surface of the sliding piece 46 is provided with the wedge-shaped part 47 matched with the shielding plate 33. The upper end of the shielding plate 33 can be matched with the wedge-shaped part 47, when the two are contacted and continue to be contacted, the wedge-shaped part 47 guides the sliding piece 46 to move, so that the sliding piece 46 releases the limitation on the folding plate 34, and the folding plate 34 is allowed to be folded downward.

[0041] Beneficially, the transfer mechanism 17 slides along the axis direction of the threaded rod 28, sequentially passes through a plurality of the pushing units 31 and a plurality of the guide plates 14, when passing through the corresponding guide plate 14, the folding plate 34 tilts the guide plate 14 to make the target commodity slide, and the transfer mechanism 17 sequentially collects all the commodities dropped by the pushing units 31, and then controls the folding plate 34 to rotate through the shielding plate 33, so that the commodities enter the taking space 20.

[0042] Beneficially, the shielding plate 12 is L-shaped, the shielding plate 12 has a vertical part and a horizontal extension part, the vertical part of the shielding plate 12 is used for separating the transfer space 18 and the display space 19, and the horizontal extension part of the shielding plate 12 is used for separating the taking space 20 and the standby space 21; the taking space 20 is an anti-theft space formed by the inner wall of the shell 11, the shielding plate 12, the shielding plate 33, the taking plate 24 and the horizontal extension part of the shielding plate 12. When the taking plate 24 becomes a free state, the hand of the user can only reach the range where the taking space 20 is located.

[0043] Working principle of the present application:

[0044] In the initial state, a sufficient number of commodities are placed on the pushing unit 31, the shielding door 15 is closed and locked with the shell 11, the transfer mechanism 17 is located at the uppermost side of the device, the torsional spring one and the torsional spring two make the guide plate 14 horizontal and the folding plate 34 horizontal respectively, the sliding piece 46 and the folding plate 34 have an overlapping part; the folding plate 34 cannot be folded upward relative to the stand plate 27 due to the limiting action of the limiting piece 35, and the folding strip 51 cannot be folded downward relative to the guide plate 14 due to the limiting action of the hinged position of the folding strip 51 and the guide plate 14.

[0045] The user observes the goods through the visual area 23, operates the operation panel 25, selects the desired goods and pays, and the corresponding drive motor 40 receives the instruction to start. The drive motor 40 controls the rotation of its output shaft to drive the mounting disc 41 and the push spring 38 to rotate synchronously. The push spring 38 rotates to push the target goods to move until the target goods fall on the corresponding guide plate 14. The weight of the goods is not enough to overcome the torsional force of the torsional spring, and the guide plate 14 remains horizontal.

[0046] The control motor 26 is started, and its output shaft drives the threaded rod 28 to rotate. The threaded rod 28 controls the descent of the supporting plate 27, and the folding plate 34 and the vertical plate 30 move synchronously with the supporting plate 27. When the folding plate 34 passes through the corresponding guide plate 14, the folding plate 34 tilts the folding strip 51 and the guide plate 14 as a whole. After tilting to a certain extent, the folding strip 51 is no longer in contact with the folding plate 34, and the guide plate 14 is reset under the action of the torsional spring. In this process, the target goods slide with the tilting of the guide plate 14. Before the folding strip 51 and the folding plate 34 are out of contact, the goods are all slid onto the folding plate 34. After the supporting plate 27 passes through all the guide plates 14, all the goods are concentrated on the folding plate 34. It is necessary to point out here that when the goods purchased at one time exceed the carrying capacity of the guide plate 14 and the folding plate 34, the system will choose to deliver in batches.

[0047] When the supporting plate 27 descends to the lowermost side, the wedge-shaped part 47 contacts the upper end of the blocking plate 33, causing the sliding part 46 to slide relative to the sliding rail 48. At the same time, the damping spring 50 is compressed. When the sliding part 46 and the supporting plate 27 have no overlapping part, the folding plate 34 is instantly folded downward under the action of its own weight and the weight of the goods, causing the goods to fall into the taking space 20. At this time, the taking blocking plate 24 allows opening, and the user can push the taking blocking plate 24 to take the goods in the taking space 20.

[0048] When all the goods are dropped into the pickup space 20, the control motor 26 controls the tray 27 to continue to move down for a small distance, the sliding member 46 continues to move away from the folding plate 34, and when all the goods are dropped into the pickup space 20, the tray 27 is automatically reset, the folding plate 34 is restored to be horizontal under the action of the torsion spring two, and the sliding member 46 is re-overlapped with the folding plate 34 under the action of the damping spring 50. In this process, since the damping spring 50 has damping, the sliding speed of the sliding member 46 is slow and stable under the control of the damping spring 50, while the turning of the folding plate 34 is completed in an instant. In addition, the sliding member 46 slides a distance more in the process of the tray 27 descending, so the folding plate 34 will complete the reset before the sliding member 46, and the sliding member 46 will not hinder the folding plate 34 in the process of the folding plate 34 resetting. When the sliding member 46 and the folding plate 34 complete the reset, the control motor 26 is started to control the tray 27 to rise. In the process of the tray 27 rising, when the folding plate 34 passes through a corresponding guide plate 14, the folding plate 34 drives the folding strip 51 to rotate relative to the guide plate 14, and the guide plate 14 remains horizontal. The guide plate 14 gives way to the tray 27 to rise to the uppermost side.

[0049] The above is only a preferred embodiment of the present application, and does not limit the present application in any form. Although the present application has been disclosed as above, it is not intended to limit the present application. Any person skilled in the art can make some changes or modifications to the above disclosed technical content to obtain equivalent embodiments with equivalent changes, without departing from the technical solution of the present application. Any modification, change, equivalent change and modification of the above embodiments according to the technical essence of the present application, which does not depart from the technical solution of the present application, still belongs to the scope of the technical solution of the present application.

Claims

1. A vending machine, characterized by: The application relates to a display device for goods, which comprises a shell fixed on a support, a shielding door detachably mounted on the shell, a shielding plate fixed on the inner wall of the shell, a transfer space, a goods taking space, a display space and a goods preparation space formed in the shell by the shielding plate. The transfer space and the goods taking space are located on the same side of the shielding plate, the transfer mechanism is slidably arranged in the transfer space, the display space and the goods preparation space are located on the other side of the shielding plate, the display space is provided with a support fixedly connected with the inner wall of the shell and a plurality of propelling units detachably mounted on the support. The propelling unit comprises a sliding bracket slidably connected with the support, a plurality of propelling springs arranged in the sliding bracket and separated by a partition plate, and a plurality of driving motors mounted at one end of the sliding bracket and used for driving the propelling springs to rotate and corresponding to the propelling springs. The transfer mechanism comprises a supporting plate slidably connected with the inner wall of the shell, a folding plate hingedly connected with the supporting plate, a shielding plate fixedly arranged on the inner wall of one side of the shell and used for controlling the folding plate to change state, and the transfer mechanism is used for carrying the target goods to smoothly transfer the target goods from the display space to the goods taking space. A guide plate is arranged between the display space and the shielding door, one end of the guide plate away from the transfer space is hingedly connected with the inner wall of one side of the shell through a torsion spring, one end of the guide plate close to the transfer space is provided with a folding strip, the folding strip is located in the transfer space, a plurality of guide plates correspond to a plurality of propelling units, and the guide plates guide the target goods to the transfer mechanism. A control motor is fixedly connected with the inner wall of one side of the shell in the transfer space, a threaded rod is fixedly arranged on the output shaft of the control motor, one end of the threaded rod away from the control motor is rotatably connected with the inner wall of one side of the shell, and the threaded rod penetrates through the supporting plate and is threadedly matched with the supporting plate. One end of the supporting plate close to the control motor is fixedly provided with a vertical plate, the folding plate is located on the side of the vertical plate close to the shielding door, the folding plate and the supporting plate are hingedly connected through a torsion spring two, a limiting piece is arranged at the hinging position of the folding plate and the supporting plate, and the limiting piece is used for limiting the folding range of the folding plate. One end of the supporting plate away from the vertical plate is fixedly provided with a fixed block, a sliding piece is connected with the side of the fixed block close to the folding plate through a damping spring, the side surface of the fixed block is provided with a second sliding rail fixedly connected with the supporting plate, the sliding piece is slidably connected with the second sliding rail, the side surface of the sliding piece is provided with a wedge-shaped part matched with the shielding plate. The transfer mechanism slides along the axial direction of the threaded rod, sequentially passes through a plurality of propulsion units and a plurality of guide plates, and when passing through the corresponding guide plate, the turnover plate tilts the guide plate by pushing, so that the target commodity slides, and the transfer mechanism sequentially collects all the commodities dropped by the propulsion units, and then controls the turnover plate to rotate by the shielding plate to make the commodities enter the taking space.

2. The vending machine of claim 1, wherein: The shell has an opening on one side, and the shielding door is hinged to the shell on one side, and is used to shield the opening of the shell; the shielding door is also provided with a rotary handle, a visible area, a taking opening and an operation panel, and the taking opening is provided with a taking baffle hinged to the shielding door, and the taking baffle corresponds to the taking space.

3. The machine of claim 1, wherein: The side surface of the bracket is fixedly provided with a plurality of slide rails one, and each slide rail one is fixedly provided with a spring piece; the side surface of the sliding support is fixedly provided with a sliding groove, and the sliding groove is fixedly provided with a limiting groove; the sliding groove and the slide rail one are in sliding fit, and the limiting groove and the spring piece are in locking fit.

4. The machine of claim 3, wherein: The end of the sliding support close to the driving motor is detachably provided with a plurality of mounting plates, and the plurality of mounting plates correspond to the plurality of driving motors one by one; the plurality of driving motors are detachably mounted on the plurality of mounting plates respectively; the output shaft of the driving motor penetrates and is rotationally connected with the mounting plate; the output shaft of the driving motor is fixedly provided with a mounting disc; the mounting disc is fixedly connected with the corresponding propulsion spring through the buckle fixedly arranged on the end face thereof.

5. The machine of claim 2, wherein: The shielding plate is L-shaped, and has a vertical part and a horizontally extending part; the vertical part of the shielding plate is used to separate the transfer space and the display space; the horizontally extending part of the shielding plate is used to separate the taking space and the standby space; the taking space is an anti-theft space formed by the inner wall of the shell, the shielding plate, the taking baffle and the horizontally extending part of the shielding plate.

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