Cigarette output mechanism and cigarette product vending machine
By designing a cigarette output mechanism, including the shell body, the material hopper, the material pushing mechanism and the whole material mechanism, the problem of difficulty in selling a single cigarette by vending machines is solved, and the automatic output and efficient and smooth delivery of cigarettes are achieved.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- CN202422082810.8
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2024-08-26
- Publication Date
- 2025-05-27
- Estimated Expiration
- 2034-08-26
AI Technical Summary
Existing vending machines are difficult to sell single cigarettes on specific occasions such as exhibitions, resulting in low efficiency and high labor costs.
A cigarette output mechanism is designed, including a shell body, a material hopper, a material pushing mechanism and a whole material mechanism. The automatic output of cigarettes is realized through the funnel, a discharge channel and a material pushing mechanism, and the material is sorted through a vibration mechanism to avoid blockage.
It realizes the automatic output of cigarettes, has high fluency and good use effect, meets the sales needs of single cigarettes and reduces labor costs.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] The utility model relates to the field of vending machines, in particular to a cigarette output mechanism and a cigarette tasting vending machine. Background Art
[0002] Existing cigarette vending machines generally sell cigarettes in whole packs and can be sold using traditional vending machines. However, in some specific occasions, such as exhibitions, when conducting temporary sales for cigarette tasting, usually only one or more single cigarettes need to be provided, without the need for whole pack sales. Existing vending machines are difficult to sell single cigarettes, so manual sales are usually required, which is inefficient and has high labor costs. Summary of the Utility Model
[0003] The utility model aims to at least solve one of the technical problems existing in the prior art. For this purpose, the utility model provides a cigarette output mechanism, which can meet the output requirements of cigarettes and has the advantages of high smoothness of cigarette output and good use effect.
[0004] The utility model also provides a cigarette tasting vending machine.
[0005] The cigarette output mechanism according to the first aspect embodiment of the utility model includes a housing main body, a material hopper, a pushing mechanism, and a sorting mechanism. The housing main body is provided with a cigarette outlet; the material hopper is fixedly arranged on the housing main body. The material hopper includes a funnel part for containing cigarettes and a discharge channel connected to the lower end of the funnel part. The discharge channel is provided with a discharge port; the pushing mechanism is arranged in the housing main body and corresponds to the discharge port. The pushing mechanism can push the cigarettes output from the discharge port to the cigarette outlet; the sorting mechanism includes a vibration mechanism arranged on the housing main body or the material hopper. The vibration mechanism is connected with a vibrating part. The vibrating part can contact the cigarettes in the material hopper, and the vibration mechanism can drive the vibrating part to vibrate.
[0006] The cigarette output mechanism according to the embodiment of the utility model has at least the following beneficial effects: during use, the funnel part can be used to store a certain number of cigarettes to ensure the continuous supply of cigarettes. The funnel part is restricted by the discharge channel, and single cigarettes are output from the discharge port of the discharge channel. Finally, the pushing mechanism pushes the cigarettes to the cigarette outlet to complete the output of cigarettes, meeting the requirements of automatic cigarette output. Moreover, through the vibration mechanism, the cigarettes in the material hopper can be vibrated and sorted, so that the cigarettes in the material hopper can be efficiently and smoothly sent out one by one from the discharge channel without easy blockage, and the use effect is good.
[0007] According to some embodiments of the utility model, the vibrating part is movably arranged on at least one side wall plate of the material hopper.
[0008] According to some embodiments of the present utility model, the side wall plate is provided with a U-shaped dividing seam, and a part of the side wall plate inside the dividing seam forms the vibrating member.
[0009] According to some embodiments of the present utility model, the vibrating member extends from the side wall of the funnel portion to the side wall of the discharge channel.
[0010] According to some embodiments of the present utility model, the pusher mechanism includes a machine base, an endless belt disposed around the machine base, and an endless belt drive mechanism disposed on the machine base and capable of driving the endless belt to rotate. At least one pusher block is fixedly disposed on the outer side of the endless belt.
[0011] According to some embodiments of the present utility model, the endless belt can be bent outward to form an everted section, and the pusher block can clamp the everted section so that the pusher block is fixed to the endless belt.
[0012] According to some embodiments of the present utility model, a transparent perspective section is provided on the side wall of the discharge channel, and the housing main body is provided with an observation window corresponding to the perspective section.
[0013] According to some embodiments of the present utility model, the vibration mechanism is a reciprocating motor assembly, and the reciprocating motor assembly is mounted to the hopper through a motor bracket.
[0014] According to some embodiments of the present utility model, the upper part of the hopper is provided with an opening, and the housing main body is rotatably provided with an upper door body, and the upper door body can open or close the opening of the hopper.
[0015] According to some embodiments of the present utility model, a fixed shaft is provided on one side of the upper door body, a movable shaft is movably provided on the other side of the upper door body, the housing main body is provided with shaft holes corresponding to the fixed shaft and the movable shaft, the movable shaft can move to insert or withdraw from the shaft hole, and an elastic member capable of elastically pressing the movable shaft to insert into the shaft hole is provided between the movable shaft and the upper door body.
[0016] A cigarette tasting vending machine according to an embodiment of the second aspect of the present utility model includes: a cigarette output mechanism according to any one of the above first aspects of the present utility model.
[0017] The cigarette tasting vending machine according to an embodiment of the present utility model has at least the following beneficial effects: realizing automatic vending of cigarettes, with smooth cigarette transportation, low failure rate, and good use effect. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0018] The above and / or additional aspects and advantages of the present utility model will become apparent and easy to understand from the following description of the embodiments in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, where:
[0019] Figure 1 Schematic structural diagram of the cigarette output mechanism according to an embodiment of the present utility model;
[0020] Figure 2 Internal structural diagram of the cigarette output mechanism according to an embodiment of the present utility model;
[0021] Figure 3 One of the schematic structural diagrams of the hopper according to an embodiment of the present utility model;
[0022] Figure 4 Another schematic structural diagram of the hopper according to an embodiment of the present utility model;
[0023] Figure 5 Schematic structural diagram of the side wall plate of the hopper according to an embodiment of the present utility model;
[0024] Figure 6 Schematic structural diagram of the pusher mechanism according to an embodiment of the present utility model;
[0025] Figure 7 Schematic structural diagram of the upper door body according to an embodiment of the present utility model.
[0026] Reference numerals:
[0027] Housing main body 100, cigarette outlet 101, upper door body 110, fixed shaft 111, movable shaft 112, elastic member 113, observation window 120;
[0028] Hopper 200, side wall plate 201, dividing seam 202, funnel portion 210, discharge channel 220, discharge port 221, transparent section 222, mounting bracket 230;
[0029] Pusher mechanism 300, machine base 310, endless belt 320, outward turning section 321, pusher block 330;
[0030] Vibration mechanism 410, motor bracket 411, vibration member 420. Detailed implementation manners
[0031] The embodiments of the present utility model will be described in detail below. Examples of the embodiments are shown in the accompanying drawings, where the same or similar reference numerals denote the same or similar elements or elements having the same or similar functions throughout. The embodiments described below by referring to the accompanying drawings are exemplary and are only used to explain the present utility model and should not be construed as a limitation to the present utility model.
[0032] In the description of the present utility model, it should be understood that for the orientation descriptions, such as up, down, front, back, left, right, etc., the orientation or positional relationship indicated is based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the drawings. It is only for the convenience of describing the present utility model and simplifying the description, rather than indicating or implying that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation. Therefore, it should not be construed as a limitation to the present utility model.
[0033] In the description of the present utility model, if the first and second are described only for the purpose of distinguishing technical features, it should not be understood as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the quantity of the indicated technical features or the sequence relationship of the indicated technical features.
[0034] In the description of the present utility model, unless otherwise clearly defined, terms such as setting, installation, connection, etc. should be understood in a broad sense, and those skilled in the art can reasonably determine the specific meanings of the above terms in the present utility model in combination with the specific content of the technical solution.
[0035] Next, refer to Figures 1 to 7 to describe the cigarette output mechanism according to an embodiment of the present utility model.
[0036] As Figure 1 、 Figure 2 shown, the cigarette output mechanism according to an embodiment of the present utility model includes a housing main body 100, a material hopper 200, a pushing mechanism 300 and a sorting mechanism. The housing main body 100 is provided with a cigarette outlet 101; the material hopper 200 is fixedly arranged on the housing main body 100. The material hopper 200 includes a funnel part 210 for containing cigarettes and a discharge channel 220 connected to the lower end of the funnel part 210. The discharge channel 220 is provided with a discharge port 221; the pushing mechanism 300 is arranged in the housing main body 100 and corresponds to the discharge port 221. The pushing mechanism 300 can push the cigarettes output from the discharge port 221 to the cigarette outlet 101; the sorting mechanism includes a vibration mechanism 410 arranged on the housing main body 100 or the material hopper 200. The vibration mechanism 410 is connected with a vibrating part 420. The vibrating part 420 can contact the cigarettes in the material hopper 200, and the vibration mechanism 410 can drive the vibrating part 420 to vibrate.
[0037] During use, the funnel part 210 can be used to store a certain number of cigarettes to ensure the continuous supply of cigarettes. The funnel part 210 is restricted by the discharge channel 220, and single cigarettes are output from the discharge port 221 of the discharge channel 220. Finally, the pushing mechanism 300 pushes the cigarettes to the cigarette outlet 101 to complete the output of cigarettes, meeting the requirements of automatic cigarette output. And through the vibration mechanism 410, the cigarettes in the material hopper 200 can be vibrated and sorted, so that the cigarettes in the material hopper 200 can be efficiently and smoothly sent out one by one from the discharge channel 220, and are not easily blocked, and the use effect is good.
[0038] In some embodiments of the present utility model, the length of the hopper 200 is set to correspond to the length of the cigarette, so that the cigarettes can be neatly placed into the hopper 200. The length of the discharge channel 220 is set to correspond to the length of the cigarette, and the width is set to correspond to the width of the cigarette, thereby ensuring that one cigarette is output each time.
[0039] In some embodiments of the present utility model, at least one side wall plate 201 of the hopper 200 is movably provided with a vibrating member 420, that is, the vibrating member 420 is arranged at the side part of the hopper 200 to vibrate the cigarettes in the hopper 200.
[0040] It can be understood that in some embodiments of the present utility model, the vibrating member 420 can also be arranged inside the hopper 200, such as inserting a vibrating rod in the middle of the hopper 200.
[0041] Such as Figure 4 、 Figure 5 As shown, in some embodiments of the present utility model, the side wall plate 201 is provided with a U-shaped split seam 202, and the part of the side wall plate 201 inside the split seam 202 forms the vibrating member 420. The structure is simple and the vibration effect is good.
[0042] Specifically, the side wall plate 201 is a metal plate or a plastic plate. After the split seam 202 is formed, only one end of the part of the side wall plate 201 inside the split seam 202 is connected to the main body of the side wall plate 201, and the other parts are in a suspended structure to form the vibrating member 420. After the vibration mechanism 410 is connected to it, it can drive the vibration. Since the vibrating member 420 forms a part of the side wall of the hopper 200 and has a good contact effect with the cigarettes, the vibration sorting effect is better, and the structure is simple and the manufacturing cost is low.
[0043] It can be understood that in some embodiments of the present utility model, the split seam 202 can also be set to structures such as an arc shape, an inverted trapezoid, a pointed shape, etc. As long as one end of the part of the side wall plate 201 inside the split seam 202 is retained and connected to the main body of the side wall plate 201, the part of the side wall plate 201 inside the split seam 202 can form a suspended structure to form the vibrating member 420.
[0044] Such as Figure 4 As shown, in some embodiments of the present utility model, the vibrating member 420 extends from the side wall of the funnel part 210 to the side wall of the discharge channel 220 to also generate a vibration effect on the cigarettes in the discharge channel 220, further improving the smoothness of the discharge.
[0045] Such as Figure 3 、 Figure 4As shown, in some embodiments of the present utility model, the vibration mechanism 410 is a reciprocating motor assembly. The reciprocating motor assembly is mounted to the hopper 200 through a motor mount 411, and the output end of the reciprocating motor assembly is connected to the vibrating member 420.
[0046] It can be conceived that, in some embodiments of the present utility model, the vibration mechanism 410 can also be an electromagnetic vibrator, etc., which will not be elaborated here.
[0047] As Figure 2 shown, in some embodiments of the present utility model, the hopper 200 is mounted to the housing main body 100 through a mounting frame 230 to fix the main body part of the hopper 200 and prevent the hopper 200 from shifting due to vibration and affecting the output accuracy of the discharge channel 220.
[0048] As Figure 2 、 Figure 6 shown, in some embodiments of the present utility model, the pusher mechanism 300 includes a machine base 310, a ring belt 320 disposed around the machine base 310, and a ring belt driving mechanism disposed on the machine base 310 and capable of driving the ring belt 320 to rotate. At least one pusher block 330 is fixedly disposed on the outer side of the ring belt 320. The discharge port 221 of the discharge channel 220 is located above the ring belt 320. When the cigarettes fall from the discharge port 221, they are pushed by the pusher block 330 in the direction of the cigarette outlet 101, thereby satisfying the output of the cigarettes.
[0049] Specifically, the ring belt driving mechanism can be a motor driving mechanism, which cooperates with the belt pulley on the machine base 310 to realize the driving of the rotation of the ring belt 320.
[0050] In some embodiments of the present utility model, the distance from the discharge port 221 to the upper end surface of the ring belt 320 is greater than or equal to the height of one cigarette and less than the height of two cigarettes to ensure that one cigarette is output each time.
[0051] In some embodiments of the present utility model, the height of the pusher block 330 relative to the ring belt 320 is less than the height of one cigarette to ensure that only one cigarette can be pushed each time, avoiding blockage of the discharge port 221 or the cigarette outlet 101 or damage to the cigarettes.
[0052] As Figure 6 shown, in some embodiments of the present utility model, the ring belt 320 can be bent outward to form an everted section 321, and the pusher block 330 can clamp the everted section 321 to fix the pusher block 330 on the ring belt 320 without affecting the normal rotation of the ring belt 320.
[0053] Specifically, the pusher block 330 is provided with a clamping mechanism. The annular belt 320 can be bent outward to form a fold with an inverted U-shaped structure, forming an everted section 321. The clamping mechanism clamps the everted section 321, and then the pusher block 330 can be fixed to the annular belt 320. Moreover, no interference structure is formed inside the annular belt 320, which does not affect the operation of the annular belt 320.
[0054] It can be understood that in some embodiments of the present invention, a plurality of pusher blocks 330 are fixedly arranged on the annular belt 320. The distance between adjacent pusher blocks 330 (the distance when the annular belt 320 is unfolded) is greater than the length of a cigarette, so as to realize the continuous output of cigarettes.
[0055] As Figure 2 、 Figure 3 shown, in some embodiments of the present invention, a transparent perspective section 222 is provided on the side wall of the discharge channel 220, and the housing main body 100 is provided with an observation window 120 corresponding to the perspective section 222, so as to facilitate observing the conveying situation of cigarettes, so as to add cigarettes in time or perform timely maintenance and arrangement.
[0056] As Figure 2 shown, in some embodiments of the present invention, an opening is provided in the upper part of the hopper 200, and the housing main body 100 is rotatably provided with an upper door body 110. The upper door body 110 can open or close the opening of the hopper 200, so as to facilitate adding cigarettes or sorting cigarettes.
[0057] As Figure 7 shown, in some embodiments of the present invention, a fixed shaft 111 is provided on one side of the upper door body 110, and a movable shaft 112 is movably provided on the other side of the upper door body 110. The housing main body 100 is provided with shaft holes corresponding to the fixed shaft 111 and the movable shaft 112. The movable shaft 112 can move to insert into or withdraw from the shaft hole. An elastic member 113 is provided between the movable shaft 112 and the upper door body 110, which can elastically push the movable shaft 112 to insert into the shaft hole. By pulling the movable shaft 112 backward, the upper door body 110 can be conveniently disassembled and assembled, which is convenient for assembly and maintenance.
[0058] Specifically, as Figure 7 shown, the elastic member 113 is a spring, which is sleeved on the movable shaft 112, with one end pressing against the movable shaft 112 and the other end pressing against the upper door body 110, so that an outward thrust is generated on the movable shaft 112.
[0059] Referring to Figure 1 and Figure 2 , the cigarette tasting vending machine according to the second aspect embodiment of the present invention includes the cigarette output mechanism of any one of the above first aspect embodiments of the present invention, and can cooperate with the sales system of the cigarette tasting vending machine to realize the automatic sale of cigarettes, and the cigarette conveying is smooth, the failure rate is low, and the use effect is good.
[0060] Specifically, the sales system of the cigarette tasting vending machine can be a coin-operated sales system, a code-scanning sales system, etc. The sales system can control the cigarette output mechanism according to the coin insertion or code-scanning situation of the user, and output a set number of cigarettes from the cigarette outlet 101 to meet the automatic vending demand of cigarettes.
[0061] Of course, the creation of the present utility model is not limited to the above embodiments. Those skilled in the art can make equivalent deformations or substitutions without departing from the spirit of the present utility model, and these equivalent variations or substitutions are all included within the scope defined by the claims of this application.
Claims
1. A cigarette dispensing mechanism, characterized in that: include: A shell body (100), wherein the shell body (100) is provided with a cigarette outlet (101); A material hopper (200), the material hopper (200) being fixedly arranged on the shell body (100), the material hopper (200) comprising a funnel portion (210) for containing cigarettes and a discharge channel (220) connected to the lower end of the funnel portion (210), the discharge channel (220) being provided with a discharge port (221); A pushing mechanism (300) is provided on the shell body (100) and corresponds to the discharge port (221), and the pushing mechanism (300) can push the cigarette output from the discharge port (221) to the cigarette outlet (101); The material organizing mechanism comprises a vibration mechanism (410) arranged on the shell body (100) or the material hopper (200), wherein the vibration mechanism (410) is connected to a vibration member (420), wherein the vibration member (420) can contact the cigarettes in the material hopper (200), and the vibration mechanism (410) can drive the vibration member (420) to vibrate.
2. The cigarette delivery mechanism according to claim 1, characterized in that: At least one side wall plate (201) of the material hopper (200) is movably provided with the vibrating member (420).
3. The cigarette delivery mechanism according to claim 2, characterized in that: The side wall plate (201) is provided with a U-shaped dividing slit (202), and the portion of the side wall plate (201) inside the dividing slit (202) forms the vibrating element (420).
4. The cigarette delivery mechanism according to claim 3, characterized in that: The vibrating member (420) extends from a side wall of the funnel portion (210) to a side wall of the discharge channel (220).
5. The cigarette dispensing mechanism according to claim 1, characterized in that: The pushing mechanism (300) comprises a machine base (310), an annular belt (320) arranged around the machine base (310), and an annular belt driving mechanism arranged on the machine base (310) and capable of driving the annular belt (320) to rotate, and at least one pushing block (330) is fixedly arranged on the outer side of the annular belt (320).
6. The cigarette dispensing mechanism according to claim 5, characterized in that: The annular belt (320) can be bent outward to form an outward-turned section (321), and the pusher block (330) can clamp the outward-turned section (321) so that the pusher block (330) is fixed to the annular belt (320).
7. The cigarette delivery mechanism according to claim 1, characterized in that: The vibration mechanism (410) is a reciprocating motor assembly, and the reciprocating motor assembly is mounted to the material hopper (200) via a motor frame (411).
8. The cigarette dispensing mechanism according to claim 1, characterized in that: The material hopper (200) is provided with an opening at the top, and the shell body (100) is rotatably provided with an upper door body (110), and the upper door body (110) can open or close the opening of the material hopper (200).
9. The cigarette dispensing mechanism according to claim 8, characterized in that: A fixed shaft (111) is provided on one side of the upper door body (110), and a movable shaft (112) is movably provided on the other side of the upper door body (110); the shell body (100) is provided with shaft holes corresponding to the fixed shaft (111) and the movable shaft (112); the movable shaft (112) can be moved to be inserted into or withdrawn from the shaft hole; an elastic member (113) is provided between the movable shaft (112) and the upper door body (110) and can elastically push the movable shaft (112) to be inserted into the shaft hole.
10. A cigarette vending machine, characterized in that: include: A cigarette dispensing mechanism according to any one of claims 1 to 9.