Vending machine with material clamping self-processing structure

Abstract

The utility model belongs to the technical field of vending machines, and particularly relates to a vending machine with a material clamping self-processing structure, which comprises a vending machine body, a plurality of groups of carrying tables distributed in parallel are arranged in the vending machine body, and a discharging box positioned below the front ends of the carrying tables is arranged in the vending machine body. The front end of the vending machine body is further provided with a goods taking opening communicated with the discharging box, the carrying table is provided with a goods groove, the bottom of the discharging box is provided with an inductor for detecting whether goods fall off or not, and the front end of the bottom of the goods groove is provided with a material shifting component. Firstly, the arranged inductor can monitor whether food falls off or not after one-time purchase, the identification function is achieved, the inductor is located at the bottom of the discharging box and has the advantages of being simple in structure and accurate in monitoring effect, secondly, the arranged material stirring component can stir the clamped food into the discharging box at the front end of the goods groove after the inductor monitors material clamping, and the food is prevented from falling off. Therefore, the material blocking phenomenon can be automatically handled, and stable and reliable operation of the vending machine is facilitated.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model belongs to the technical field of automatic vending machines, in particular to an automatic vending machine with a card material self-processing structure. Background Art

[0002] A vending machine is a machine that can automatically pay for goods according to the coins inserted. It is a common equipment for commercial automation, not limited by time and place, can save manpower and facilitate transactions. It is a new form of commercial retail, also known as a 24-hour mini supermarket;

[0003] The working principle of a vending machine is to automatically complete a series of operations such as the selection, payment, storage and distribution of goods according to the needs and operations of consumers through built-in electronic equipment and mechanical devices;

[0004] Most general food vending machines use the rotation of spiral ribs to achieve the feeding action. However, there are many types of food in the vending machine. When the spiral ribs are feeding, the material will be stuck. Especially for bagged food, the corners are easily deformed, causing the packaging bag to be stuck at the front end of the spiral ribs, and the food cannot fall out. Generally, it is necessary to contact the staff by phone for auxiliary operation, which is obviously not a good solution.

[0005] In order to solve the above problems, the present application proposes a vending machine with a card material self-processing structure. Utility Model Content

[0006] The purpose of the utility model is to provide an automatic vending machine with a card material self-processing structure, which solves the problems raised in the above background technology.

[0007] In order to solve the above technical problems, the utility model is realized by the following technical solutions:

[0008] The utility model is an automatic vending machine with a material card self-processing structure, comprising a vending machine body, a plurality of sets of carriers distributed in parallel are arranged inside the vending machine body, a material discharge box located below the front end of the carrier is arranged inside the vending machine body, a goods picking port communicated with the material discharge box is also arranged at the front end of the vending machine body, a cargo slot is arranged on the carrier, a sensor for detecting whether the cargo has fallen is arranged at the bottom of the material discharge box, a material shifting component is arranged at the front end of the bottom of the cargo slot, and the material shifting component comprises a rotating seat hinged at the bottom of the carrier and a shifting plate sliding inside the rotating seat, and guide pins fixed at the bottoms of both sides of the shifting plate.

[0009] Furthermore, the sensor is electrically connected to the unloading component inside the vending machine body, and the sensor can obtain the falling position of the item on the cargo slot. The sensor is also electrically connected to the material shifting component, and the material shifting component is controlled by the sensor to detect whether the goods have fallen and whether to start.

[0010] Furthermore, the material-moving component also includes a straight groove fixed on the bottom of the carrier and an arc groove arranged on the upper end of the straight groove.

[0011] Furthermore, the guide pin slides in the straight groove and the arc groove, and the arc groove is also cocentric with the hinge axis between the rotating seat and the carrier.

[0012] Furthermore, the material-picking component also includes a slide seat fixed at the bottom of the carrier, an internal thread block slidably arranged inside the slide seat, a waist-shaped groove opened on one side of the internal thread block, and a motor fixed at the bottom of the slide seat.

[0013] Furthermore, a lead screw which is spirally matched with the internal thread block is provided inside the slide seat, and the output end of the motor is connected to the lead screw.

[0014] Furthermore, the guide pin also slides in the waist-shaped groove.

[0015] The utility model has the following beneficial effects:

[0016] The utility model is provided with a sensor, which can detect whether an item has fallen after a purchase. If not, the material shifting component at the corresponding cargo slot will be triggered, and the stuck food will be pushed out into the lower material box through the material shifting component. The sensor can automatically detect whether a material jam has occurred.

[0017] The utility model provides a material-shifting component, which will not affect the food conveying work when it is in the reset state. When the sensor detects that the food has not fallen, it will trigger the corresponding material-shifting component to start working, and the shifting plate in the material-shifting component will extend into the cargo slot and be located between the purchased and unpurchased foods. The cargo slot continues to move upward, and the cooperation between the guide pin and the arc groove will rotate the upper end of the shifting plate toward the side of the purchased food, thereby shifting the purchased and stuck food from the cargo slot to the inside of the discharge box.

[0018] Of course, any product implementing the present invention does not necessarily need to achieve all of the advantages described above at the same time. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0019] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of the utility model, the drawings required for describing the embodiments are briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments of the utility model. For ordinary technicians in this field, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without creative work.

[0020] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the overall appearance structure of the utility model;

[0021] Figure 2 for Figure 1 Schematic diagram of the main view structure;

[0022] Figure 3 for Figure 1 A schematic diagram of a partially half-sectioned structure from a side view;

[0023] Figure 4 It is an enlarged structural diagram of the loading platform and the material shifting component in the utility model;

[0024] Figure 5 for Figure 4 Schematic diagram of the structure viewed from above;

[0025] Figure 6 It is a schematic diagram of the structure of the disassembled material shifting component in the utility model;

[0026] In the accompanying drawings, the components represented by the reference numerals are listed as follows:

[0027] In the figure: 1. vending machine body; 11. material box; 12. picking port; 2. carrier; 21. cargo slot; 3. sensor; 4. material shifting component; 41. rotating seat; 42. shifting plate; 43. guide pin; 44. straight slot; 45. arc slot; 46. sliding seat; 47. internal thread block; 48. waist-shaped slot; 49. motor. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0028] The following will be combined with the drawings in the embodiments of the utility model to clearly and completely describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of the utility model. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the utility model, not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments in the utility model, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without creative work are within the scope of protection of the utility model.

[0029] In the description of the present invention, it should be understood that terms such as "opening", "upper", "lower", "thickness", "top", "middle", "length", "inside", "all around" and the like indicating orientation or positional relationship are only for the convenience of describing the present invention and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the components or elements referred to must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and therefore should not be understood as limiting the present invention.

[0030] See also Figure 1-6As shown, the utility model is an automatic vending machine with a material jamming self-processing structure, comprising a vending machine body 1, a plurality of sets of carriers 2 distributed in parallel are arranged inside the vending machine body 1, a material discharge box 11 is arranged inside the vending machine body 1 and is located below the front end of the carrier 2, a material pickup port 12 which communicates with the material discharge box 11 is also arranged at the front end of the vending machine body 1, a cargo slot 21 is arranged on the carrier 2, a sensor 3 for detecting whether the cargo has fallen is arranged at the bottom of the material discharge box 11, a material shifting component 4 is arranged at the front end of the bottom of the cargo slot 21, the material shifting component 4 comprises a rotating seat 41 hinged at the bottom of the carrier 2 and a toggle plate 42 sliding inside the rotating seat 41, and guide pins 43 fixed at the bottom of both sides of the toggle plate 42, in this embodiment, holes for sliding the toggle plate 42 and rotating the toggle plate 42 and the guide pins 43 are opened in the carrier 2, and the toggle plate 42 does not protrude from the upper surface of the carrier 2 in the reset state, and will not affect the removal of cargo when there is no material jam.

[0031] Among them, the sensor 3 is electrically connected to the unloading component inside the vending machine body 1. The sensor 3 can obtain the falling position of the item on the cargo slot 21. The sensor 3 is also electrically connected to the material-discharging component 4. The material-discharging component 4 is controlled by the sensor 3 to determine whether the goods have fallen and whether to start. In this embodiment, the purpose of connecting the sensor 3 to the unloading component inside the vending machine body 1 is to know from which cargo slot 21 the goods have fallen, so as to drive the material-discharging component 4 under the corresponding cargo slot 21 to move. The sensor 3 is electrically connected to the material-discharging component 4 in order to drive the material-discharging component 4 at the corresponding position to work, thereby ensuring the accurate self-processing of the stuck material.

[0032] Among them, the material-pickup component 4 also includes a straight groove 44 fixed at the bottom of the carrier 2 and an arc groove 45 arranged at the upper end of the straight groove 44. In this embodiment, the sliding of the straight groove 44 and the guide pin 43 is used to insert the paddle plate 42 between the purchased and unpurchased goods, and the sliding of the guide pin 43 and the arc groove 45 rotates the upper end of the paddle plate 42 toward one end of the purchased goods, thereby paddles the goods and removes the stuck goods from the goods slot 21.

[0033] Among them, the guide pin 43 slides in the straight groove 44 and the arc groove 45. The arc groove 45 is also cocentric with the hinge axis between the rotating seat 41 and the carrier 2. In this embodiment, the arc groove 45 is used to guide the guide pin 43 to change the path, thereby realizing the flipping of the toggle plate 42 and the rotating seat 41 on the carrier 2, which has the advantages of high structural coordination and good linkage effect.

[0034] Among them, the material-moving component 4 also includes a slide 46 fixed at the bottom of the carrier 2 and an internal thread block 47 slidably arranged inside the slide 46, as well as a waist-shaped groove 48 opened on one side of the internal thread block 47 and a motor 49 fixed at the bottom of the slide 46. In this embodiment, the slide 46, the internal thread block 47, and the motor 49 are distributed in two groups and are symmetrically arranged at both ends of the moving plate 42.

[0035] Among them, a lead screw that spirally cooperates with the internal thread block 47 is provided inside the slide 46, and the output end of the motor 49 is connected to the lead screw. In this embodiment, the path of the internal thread rod of the slide 46 driving the internal thread block 47 is consistent with the setting path of the straight groove 44.

[0036] Among them, the guide pin 43 also slides in the waist-shaped groove 48. In this embodiment, the waist-shaped groove 48 can adapt to the position difference formed by the sliding of the guide pin 43 between the straight groove 44 and the arc groove 45 to avoid interference between them, thereby ensuring reliable transmission of power.

[0037] It can be understood that the sensor 3 provided first can monitor whether the food has fallen after a purchase and play an identification role. The sensor 3 is located at the bottom of the material box 11 and has the advantages of simple structure and accurate monitoring effect. The material shifting component 4 provided secondly can shift the stuck food into the lower material box 11 at the front end of the cargo slot 21 after the sensor 3 detects the stuck material, thereby automatically handling the stuck material phenomenon and facilitating the stable and reliable operation of the vending machine.

[0038] A specific application of this embodiment is: after the customer scans the code, selects the goods, and pays, the vending machine body 1 drives the spiral rib located in the goods slot 21 to rotate, and the front end of the food falls into the unloading box 11, and the customer takes out the food through the take-out port 12;

[0039] When the goods do not fall into the unloading box 11, and no goods are detected to fall after the carrier 2 is shipped, the material-pickup component 4 on the cargo slot 21 where the goods fall is started, and the output of the motor 49 drives the internal lead screw of the slide 46 to rotate, and the internal thread block 47 moves upward through the spiral with the lead screw, and the internal thread block 47 drives the toggle plate 42 to move upward through the guide pin 43, and the toggle plate 42 slides inside the rotating seat 41, and the guide pin 43 slides in the straight groove 44, and the upper end of the toggle plate 42 passes through the carrier 2 The guide pin 43 also slides in the waist-shaped groove 48 to adapt to the position difference, driving the rotating seat 41 and the toggle plate 42 to rotate at the same time. The upper end of the toggle plate 42 rotates toward one end of the purchased goods, thereby toggling the goods into the discharge box 11. After the sensor 3 detects the goods, the toggle component 4 is reset, and the customer takes the goods out of the discharge box 11 through the pickup port 12.

[0040] In the description of this specification, the description with reference to the terms "one embodiment", "example", "specific example", etc. means that the specific features, structures, materials or characteristics described in conjunction with the embodiment or example are included in at least one embodiment or example of the utility model. In this specification, the schematic representation of the above terms does not necessarily refer to the same embodiment or example. Moreover, the specific features, structures, materials or characteristics described can be combined in any one or more embodiments or examples in a suitable manner.

[0041] The preferred embodiments of the utility model disclosed above are only used to help explain the utility model. The preferred embodiments do not describe all the details in detail, nor do they limit the utility model to the specific implementation methods described. Obviously, many modifications and changes can be made according to the content of this specification. This specification selects and specifically describes these embodiments in order to better explain the principles and practical applications of the utility model, so that technicians in the relevant technical field can well understand and use the utility model. The utility model is limited only by the claims and their full scope and equivalents.

Claims

1. An automatic vending machine with a material card self-processing structure, comprising a vending machine body (1), wherein a plurality of sets of carriers (2) are arranged in parallel inside the vending machine body (1), wherein a material discharge box (11) is arranged inside the vending machine body (1) and is located below the front end of the carrier (2), wherein a material pickup port (12) communicating with the material discharge box (11) is also arranged at the front end of the vending machine body (1), and a material slot (21) is arranged on the carrier (2), wherein: The bottom of the material unloading box (11) is provided with a sensor (3) for detecting whether the goods have fallen, and the front end of the bottom of the goods slot (21) is provided with a material shifting component (4); The material shifting component (4) comprises a rotating seat (41) hinged at the bottom of the carrier (2), a shifting plate (42) sliding inside the rotating seat (41), and guide pins (43) fixed at the bottom of both sides of the shifting plate (42).

2. The automatic vending machine with a card material self-processing structure according to claim 1, characterized in that: The sensor (3) is electrically connected to a material unloading component inside a vending machine body (1), and the sensor (3) can obtain the drop position of an item on a cargo slot (21). The sensor (3) is also electrically connected to a material unloading component (4), and the material unloading component (4) is controlled to start or stop by the sensor (3) to detect whether the goods have dropped.

3. The automatic vending machine with a card material self-processing structure according to claim 1, characterized in that: The material-moving component (4) further comprises a straight groove (44) fixed on the bottom of the carrier (2) and an arc-shaped groove (45) arranged at the upper end of the straight groove (44).

4. The automatic vending machine with a card material self-processing structure according to claim 3, characterized in that: The guide pin (43) slides in the straight groove (44) and the arc groove (45), and the arc groove (45) is also cocentric with the hinge axis between the rotating seat (41) and the carrier (2).

5. The automatic vending machine with a card material self-processing structure according to claim 1, characterized in that: The material-picking component (4) also includes a slide seat (46) fixed at the bottom of the carrier (2), an internal thread block (47) slidably arranged inside the slide seat (46), a waist-shaped groove (48) opened on one side of the internal thread block (47), and a motor (49) fixed at the bottom of the slide seat (46).

6. The automatic vending machine with a card material self-processing structure according to claim 5, characterized in that: A lead screw which is screw-matched with the internal thread block (47) is arranged inside the slide seat (46), and the output end of the motor (49) is connected to the lead screw.

7. The automatic vending machine with a card material self-processing structure according to claim 5, characterized in that: The guide pin (43) also slides in the waist-shaped groove (48).

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