Vending machine with multiple material taking windows

Abstract

The utility model discloses a vending machine with multiple material taking windows, which belongs to the field of unmanned vending machines and comprises a horizontal transfer device and a plurality of storage bins. The horizontal transferring device comprises a feeding moving guide rail and a discharging moving mechanism, and the discharging moving mechanism is connected to the feeding moving guide rail in a sliding mode. The multiple storage bins are oppositely arranged in the length direction of the feeding moving guide rail, a discharging opening is formed in the end, close to the discharging moving mechanism, of each storage bin, and a material taking window is arranged at the other end of each storage bin. When a certain storage bin is out of stock, the front upper computer provides packaged products for the discharging moving mechanism, and the feeding moving guide rail is used for driving the discharging moving mechanism and moving the discharging moving mechanism to the corresponding storage bin in the empty bin state. And then the discharging moving mechanism conveys the products into the storage bin for temporary storage. And after the user places an order, the corresponding storage bin is opened to discharge goods, and the multiple storage bins can discharge goods at the same time, so that multiple goods discharge channels are provided, and the meal taking efficiency of the user is improved.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model belongs to the field of unmanned automatic vending machines, in particular to an automatic vending machine with multiple material taking windows. Background Art

[0002] As a convenient self-service device, vending machines are widely used in public places, shopping malls, office buildings, schools, etc., and can provide commodity sales services 24 hours a day. Most of the vending machines on the current market adopt a model that can only serve one customer at a time. That is, during the entire process of each customer selecting goods, paying and picking up the goods, the vending machine cannot handle the operation needs of other customers at the same time. This single service model can still meet the needs in low-traffic scenarios, but it is inefficient in high-traffic scenarios or peak hours, resulting in long waiting times and reduced user experience.

[0003] The main reason for this limitation in the use of vending machines is that the mechanical structure design and hardware configuration of traditional vending machines usually only support the transmission and delivery of goods in a single channel. This means that only one product can be delivered to the pickup port at a time, and it is impossible to transmit and distribute multiple products at the same time, resulting in service for customers one by one. Utility Model Content

[0004] The purpose of the utility model is to provide an automatic vending machine with multiple material taking windows to solve the above problems in the prior art.

[0005] Provided is a vending machine with multiple material taking windows, comprising:

[0006] A horizontal transfer device, comprising a feeding movable guide rail and a material unloading movable mechanism, wherein the material unloading movable mechanism is slidably connected to the feeding movable guide rail;

[0007] A plurality of material storage bins are arranged relatively along the length direction of the feeding moving guide rail, a material discharge port is provided at one end of the material storage bin close to the material discharge moving mechanism, and a material fetching window is provided at the other end of the material storage bin.

[0008] Furthermore, the material unloading moving mechanism includes a base, a belt transmission mechanism and a first motor, the base is slidably connected to the material feeding moving guide rail, and the belt transmission mechanism is arranged on the base and driven by the first motor. When the material is placed on the material unloading moving mechanism and the material unloading moving mechanism is transported to the corresponding storage bin by the material feeding moving guide rail, the belt of the belt transmission mechanism starts to transmit and transports the material to the storage bin, thereby realizing automatic unloading of the material.

[0009] Furthermore, the side wall of the material discharge port of the storage bin is provided with an inclined plate, which can buffer the falling materials, allowing the materials to slide down slowly and prevent the materials from being damaged.

[0010] Furthermore, the material storage bin further comprises an up-down transfer mechanism, which is in transmission connection with the material taking window. When the user provides the opening information of the corresponding material storage bin, the up-down transfer mechanism starts and drives the material taking window to move, thereby realizing the opening and closing of the material taking window.

[0011] Furthermore, the up-and-down loading mechanism includes a transmission belt mechanism and a second motor, and the second motor is transmission-connected to the material-collecting window through the transmission belt mechanism. The second motor drives the material-collecting window to move through the transmission belt mechanism, so that the material-collecting window is smoothly opened and closed.

[0012] Furthermore, an anti-pinch sensor is provided at the opening and closing end of the material taking window. The anti-pinch sensor can sense whether there is a person taking action under the material taking window to prevent the user from being pinched.

[0013] Furthermore, a material sensor is provided in the storage bin, which can sense whether there is material in the storage bin, so as to indicate the next step of material collection and feeding of the horizontal transfer device.

[0014] Compared with the prior art, the beneficial effects of the utility model are:

[0015] When a storage bin is out of stock, the front host computer provides packaged products to the unloading mobile mechanism, and the feeding mobile guide rail is used to drive the unloading mobile mechanism and move the unloading mobile mechanism to the corresponding storage bin that is in an empty state. Then the unloading mobile mechanism transports the product to the storage bin for temporary storage. When the user places an order, the corresponding storage bin opens for shipment, and multiple storage bins can ship at the same time, providing multiple shipping channels and improving the efficiency of user meal collection. The vending machine can automatically arrange the discharging operations according to the user's order, reducing the waiting time for users. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0016] In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present drawings 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 some embodiments of the present drawings. For ordinary technicians in this field, other drawings can be obtained based on the structures shown in these drawings without paying any creative work.

[0017] Figure 1 It is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of an automatic vending machine with multiple material taking windows;

[0018] Figure 2 It is a partial structural schematic diagram of an automatic vending machine with multiple material taking windows;

[0019] Figure 3 This is a structural diagram of the vending machine from another perspective.

[0020] In the figure: 1, horizontal transfer device; 11, feeding moving guide rail; 12, unloading moving mechanism; 121, base; 122, belt transmission mechanism; 123, first motor; 2, storage bin; 21, unloading port; 22, material taking window; 23, up and down transfer mechanism; 231, transmission belt mechanism; 232, second motor. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0021] In order to make the purpose, technical solutions and advantages of the present application clearer, the present application is described and illustrated below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and embodiments. It should be understood that the specific embodiments described herein are only used to explain the present application and are not intended to limit the present application. Based on the embodiments provided in the present application, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in the field without making creative work are within the scope of protection of the present application.

[0022] Obviously, the drawings described below are only some examples or embodiments of the present application. For ordinary technicians in this field, the present application can also be applied to other similar scenarios based on these drawings without creative work. In addition, it can also be understood that although the efforts made in this development process may be complicated and lengthy, for ordinary technicians in this field related to the content disclosed in this application, some changes in design, manufacturing or production based on the technical content disclosed in this application are just conventional technical means, and should not be understood as insufficient content disclosed in this application.

[0023] However, unnecessary detailed descriptions may be omitted. For example, detailed descriptions of well-known matters and repeated descriptions of substantially the same structures may be omitted. This is to avoid the following description from becoming unnecessarily lengthy and to facilitate understanding by those skilled in the art. In addition, the drawings and the following description are provided to enable those skilled in the art to fully understand the present application and are not intended to limit the subject matter described in the claims.

[0024] See also Figure 1-3 As shown, in the embodiment of the utility model, a vending machine with multiple material taking windows includes a horizontal transfer device 1 and a plurality of storage bins 2. The horizontal transfer device 1 includes a feeding moving guide rail 11 and a material unloading moving mechanism 12, and the material unloading moving mechanism 12 is slidably connected to the feeding moving guide rail 11. The plurality of storage bins 2 are arranged relatively along the length direction of the feeding moving guide rail 11, and a material unloading port 21 is provided at one end of the storage bin 2 close to the material unloading moving mechanism 12, and a material taking window 22 is provided at the other end of the storage bin 2.

[0025] The vending machine includes a control area formed by a main control computer, a material receiving and feeding area formed by a horizontal transfer device 1, a storage area formed by a plurality of storage bins 2, and a material collection area formed by a material collection window 22. When a storage bin 2 is in an empty state, the main control computer issues a control command, and the horizontal transfer device 1 accepts the product material provided by the host computer according to the user's order. The product is placed on the top of the unloading moving mechanism 12, and is brought to the front of the corresponding storage bin 2 by the feeding moving guide rail 11, and the product material is pushed from the unloading port 21 into the storage bin 2 by the unloading moving mechanism 12. When the user presents the extraction information to the device, the material collection window 22 automatically opens, the user takes out the material, and then the material collection window 22 automatically closes, and the device automatically enters the next order to carry out the material collection cycle. The vending machine can read the QR code certificate presented by the user through a fixed code reader to obtain the extraction information, so that the material collection window 22 automatically opens.

[0026] A material sensor is provided in the storage bin 2. The material sensor is a photoelectric sensor that can sense whether there is material stored in the storage bin 2. When the material sensor senses that the storage bin 2 is empty, the main control computer controls the horizontal transfer device 1 to transport the material to the corresponding storage bin 2. When the material sensor senses that there is material in the storage bin 2, the information is transmitted to the main control computer, and the main control computer notifies the corresponding order user to pick up the material through the Internet of Things and the cloud server. After receiving the material collection notification, the user uses the mobile phone to scan the QR code on the door of the corresponding meal collection window, and the corresponding material collection window 22 of the storage bin 2 automatically opens. In order to avoid and prevent users from pinching their hands when picking up meals, an anti-pinch sensor is provided at the bottom of the material collection window 22, which can detect whether there is a human obstacle, and the material collection window 22 is prohibited from closing during the existence of a human obstacle.

[0027] Specifically, the material unloading moving mechanism 12 includes a base 121, a belt transmission mechanism 122 and a first motor 123. The base 121 slides on the material feeding moving guide rail 11 and the moving stroke is controlled by the material feeding moving guide rail 11. The belt transmission mechanism 122 is arranged on the base 121 and driven by the first motor 123. The belt transmission mechanism 122 is composed of a roller and a belt. The first motor 123 drives the roller to rotate and drives the belt to rotate. When the material unloading moving mechanism 12 is located in front of the unloading port 21 of the corresponding storage bin 2, the first motor 123 drives the belt transmission mechanism 122 to rotate, and the belt transmission mechanism 122 then drives the upper material to move forward toward the unloading port 21, and when it moves to the end, it falls into the interior of the storage bin 2.

[0028] The side wall of the discharge port 21 of the storage bin 2 is provided with an inclined plate, and the falling material first contacts the inclined plate, and then falls to the bottom of the storage bin 2 under the buffering of the inclined plate, preventing the material from being damaged due to excessive impact.

[0029] The material storage bin 2 also includes an up-and-down transfer mechanism 23, which is in transmission connection with the material taking window 22. The up-and-down transfer mechanism 23 is used to drive the material taking window 22 to open and close automatically under the control of the main control computer.

[0030] In one embodiment, the up-down loading mechanism 23 is a cylinder assembly, the output shaft of the cylinder assembly is connected to the material taking window 22, and the output shaft is controlled to extend and retract by the air source inside the cylinder body, thereby driving the lifting and lowering of the material taking window 22 to open and close. The cylinder assembly has a fast response speed and uses air as a medium without pollution, but the pneumatic system will generate a large noise during operation.

[0031] In one embodiment, the up-and-down loading mechanism 23 includes a transmission belt mechanism 231 and a second motor 232, and the second motor 232 is connected to the material taking window 22 through the transmission belt mechanism 231. The second motor 232 drives the transmission belt mechanism 231 to operate and then drives the material taking window 22 to be raised and lowered to open and close. The transmission structure composed of the motor and the transmission belt can achieve precise speed and position control, high energy conversion efficiency, and the motor drive system is relatively quiet and has low noise.

[0032] It should be noted that the present application is not limited to the above-mentioned embodiments. The above-mentioned embodiments are only examples, and the embodiments having the same structure as the technical idea and exerting the same effect within the scope of the technical solution of the present application are all included in the technical scope of the present application. In addition, without departing from the scope of the main purpose of the present application, various modifications that can be thought of by those skilled in the art to the embodiments and other methods of combining some of the constituent elements in the embodiments are also included in the scope of the present application.

Claims

1. A vending machine with multiple material taking windows, characterized in that: include: A horizontal transfer device (1) comprises a feeding movable guide rail (11) and a material unloading movable mechanism (12), wherein the material unloading movable mechanism (12) is slidably connected to the feeding movable guide rail (11); A plurality of material storage bins (2) are arranged relatively along the length direction of a feeding moving guide rail (11); a material discharge port (21) is provided at one end of the material storage bin (2) close to a material discharge moving mechanism (12); and a material taking window (22) is provided at the other end of the material storage bin (2).

2. The automatic vending machine with multiple material taking windows according to claim 1, characterized in that: The material unloading moving mechanism (12) comprises a base (121), a belt transmission mechanism (122) and a first motor (123); the base (121) is slidably connected to the material feeding moving guide rail (11); the belt transmission mechanism (122) is arranged on the base (121) and driven by the first motor (123).

3. The automatic vending machine with multiple material taking windows according to claim 1, characterized in that: The side wall of the material discharge port (21) of the material storage bin (2) is provided with an inclined plate.

4. The automatic vending machine with multiple material taking windows according to claim 1, characterized in that: The material storage bin (2) further comprises an up-and-down transfer mechanism (23), and the up-and-down transfer mechanism (23) is in transmission connection with the material taking window (22).

5. The automatic vending machine with multiple material taking windows according to claim 4, characterized in that: The up and down transfer mechanism (23) comprises a transmission belt mechanism (231) and a second motor (232); the second motor (232) is transmission-connected to the material taking window (22) via the transmission belt mechanism (231).

6. The automatic vending machine with multiple material taking windows according to claim 5, characterized in that: An anti-pinch sensor is provided at the opening and closing end of the material taking window (22).

7. The automatic vending machine with multiple material taking windows according to claim 1, characterized in that: A material sensor is arranged in the material storage bin (2).

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