Beverage vending machine with heating and heat preservation functions
By designing heating equipment and S-shaped vertically hovering shelf pipes in the beverage vending machine, a hot air circulation flow is formed, and the problem of the lack of heating function of existing beverage vending machines is solved, effective heating and insulation of beverages is achieved, and sales and functionality are improved.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- CN202421556893.3
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2024-07-03
- Publication Date
- 2025-05-30
- Estimated Expiration
- 2034-07-03
AI Technical Summary
The existing beverage vending machines lack heating functions, which leads to excessive cooling of beverages when the temperature is low, reducing purchase volume and sales, and also affecting the insulation effect of vending machines.
A beverage vending machine with heating and insulation function was designed. By installing heating equipment in the warehouse and using S-shaped vertically hovering shelf pipes to form a circulation flow of hot air, the heating and insulation of beverages are achieved.
This design effectively improves the functionality and practicality of the beverage vending machine, ensures that the beverage maintains a suitable temperature in a low temperature environment, increases purchase volume and sales, and improves the heating effect of the vending machine.
Smart Images

Figure CN222927074U_ABST
Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] The utility model relates to a beverage vending machine, in particular to a beverage vending machine with heating and heat preservation functions, belonging to the technical field of vending machines. Background Technique
[0002] A vending machine is a machine that can automatically deliver goods according to the inserted coins. A vending machine is a commonly used device for commercial automation. It is not restricted by time and location, can save manpower, and facilitate transactions. It is a new form of commercial retail and is also known as a 24-hour mini supermarket. The common vending machines are divided into four types: beverage vending machines, food vending machines, comprehensive vending machines, and cosmetic vending machines.
[0003] At present, the existing beverage vending machines only have a refrigeration mode or a normal temperature mode and cannot heat the beverages in the vending machine. Thus, in the case of low temperature, the beverages will be cold due to the weather temperature, which will reduce the purchase volume and sales volume of the beverages. Moreover, the beverage storage bin inside the beverage vending machine for placing beverages is relatively large, which will also reduce the heat preservation and heat insulation effects of the beverage vending machine and the heating effects of related equipment. Content of the Utility Model
[0004] (1) Technical Problem to be Solved
[0005] The purpose of the utility model is to provide a beverage vending machine with heating and heat preservation functions to solve the above problems and the problem that the existing beverage vending machines do not have a heating effect in the prior art.
[0006] (2) Technical Solution
[0007] The utility model is realized through the following technical solutions: A beverage vending machine with heating and heat preservation functions includes a machine body. A storage bin is arranged at the front end of the machine body. A shelf pipeline is arranged on the inner wall of the storage bin. The shelf pipeline is arranged in a vertically coiled S-shaped distribution. An opening and closing sealing mechanism is arranged at the front end of the shelf pipeline. A heating device is installed in the storage bin. The air outlet end and the air inlet end of the heating device are respectively fixedly communicated with the two ends of the shelf pipeline. The heating device includes a heating box. A blower and a heating coil are fixedly connected to the inner wall of the heating box. The heating coil is located on one side of the blower. Both sides of the heating box are fixedly communicated with conduits. The movable ends of the two conduits are respectively fixedly communicated with the two ends of the shelf pipeline.
[0008] Preferably, the shelf pipeline includes internal horizontal pipelines arranged in an up-and-down linear array. A through ventilation opening is formed between every two adjacent horizontal pipelines. The adjacent two ventilation openings are respectively arranged at the two ends of the horizontal pipeline, and the adjacent two ventilation openings are arranged in an up-and-down staggered manner.
[0009] Preferably, partitions distributed in a linear array are fixedly connected to the bottom wall inside the transverse pipe, and the transverse pipe cavity is divided into a plurality of placement grids by each partition, and the discharge equipment is installed in the placement grids.
[0010] Preferably, the opening and closing sealing mechanism comprises sealing plates distributed in a linear array, the sealing plates are rotatably connected to the top wall of the placement grid slot, and the sealing plates are adapted to the placement grid slot.
[0011] Preferably, a magnetic magnet sheet is fixedly connected to the bottom of the sealing plate, and an iron plate that attracts the magnet sheet is fixedly connected to the bottom wall of the slot of the placement grid.
[0012] Preferably, the sealing plate is a transparent structure, and the upper and lower sides of the sealing plate are rotatably connected to rotating rods, a transparent belt is rotatably connected between the two rotating rods, the transparent belt is slidably sleeved on the outside of the sealing plate, and a sealing collar is provided on one side of the sealing plate located at the placement grid.
[0013] Preferably, the discharging equipment includes a screw rod, a turntable and a servo motor, the turntable is rotatably connected to the inner wall of the storage compartment, the screw rod is fixedly connected to one side of the turntable, and the other side of the turntable is fixedly connected to the movable shaft of the servo motor, and the servo motor is installed on the side of the shelf pipe away from the warehouse opening.
[0014] Preferably, a door is rotatably connected to one side of the machine body, and the door is adapted to the cargo hold opening.
[0015] Preferably, a discharge port is provided at the front end of the machine body, and the discharge port is connected to the bottom wall inside the cargo bin.
[0016] The utility model provides a beverage vending machine with heating and heat preservation functions, which has the following beneficial effects:
[0017] 1. The beverage vending machine with heating and heat preservation function is provided with a shelf pipe and uses a heating device to transport hot air into the shelf pipe. The hot air will return to the heating device along the shelf pipe for heating, thus forming a warm air circulation flow, thereby stabilizing the temperature in the shelf pipe, and using the hot air to heat and keep the beverage in the shelf pipe. The structure is easy to use and easy to heat, and thus effectively improves the functionality and practicality of the beverage vending machine.
[0018] 2. The beverage vending machine with heating and heat preservation function uses shelf ducts to reduce the range of hot air flow, thereby effectively reducing the heating range of the beverage vending machine and thus improving the heating effect of the beverage vending machine. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0019] Figure 1 It is a three-dimensional schematic diagram of the utility model as a whole;
[0020] Figure 2 is a schematic cross-sectional structure diagram of the whole of the present utility model;
[0021] Figure 3 is a front view cross-sectional three-dimensional schematic diagram of the shelf pipeline of the present utility model;
[0022] Figure 4 is a three-dimensional schematic diagram of the sealing plate of the present utility model;
[0023] Figure 5 is a side view cross-sectional structure schematic diagram of the shelf pipeline of the present utility model.
[0024]
Description of Main Component Symbols
[0025] 1. Body; 2. Shelf pipeline; 201. Horizontal pipeline; 202. Partition; 203. Vent; 3. Discharge port; 4. Warehouse; 5. Warehouse door; 6. Heating device; 601. Duct; 602. Heating coil; 603. Fan; 604. Heating box; 7. Sealing plate; 8. Servo motor; 9. Screw rod; 10. Transparent belt; 11. Magnet sheet; 12. Turntable. Specific Embodiment
[0026] The embodiment of the present utility model provides a beverage vending machine with a heating and heat preservation function.
[0027] Please refer to Figures 1 to 5 , which includes a body 1. A warehouse 4 is arranged at the front end of the body 1. It is characterized in that: a shelf pipeline 2 is arranged on the inner wall of the warehouse 4. The shelf pipeline 2 is arranged in an S-shaped vertical spiral distribution. An opening and closing sealing mechanism is arranged at the front end of the shelf pipeline 2. A heating device 6 is installed in the warehouse 4. The air outlet end and the air inlet end of the heating device 6 are respectively fixedly communicated with the two ends of the shelf pipeline 2. The heating device 6 includes a heating box 604. A fan 603 and a heating coil 602 are fixedly connected to the inner wall of the heating box 604. The heating coil 602 is located on one side of the fan 603. Both sides of the heating box 604 are fixedly communicated with ducts 601. The movable ends of the two ducts 601 are respectively fixedly communicated with the two ends of the shelf pipeline 2;
[0028] The heating coil 602 is used to generate heat to heat the hot air in the heating box 604. The fan 603 is used to convey the hot air into the shelf pipeline 2 through one of the ducts 601, and the hot air sequentially flows along each horizontal pipeline 201 and vent 203 and is discharged into the heating box 604 through the other duct 601. At this time, the hot air will pass through the heating coil 602 and be reheated, and then flow back into the shelf pipeline 2 again. In this way, the hot air can form a circulating flow, and the hot air can be used to heat the beverages in the shelf pipeline 2.
[0029] Please refer to Figure 3The shelf pipe 2 includes an internal transverse pipe 201 in an upper and lower linear array, and a through-type ventilation hole 203 is opened between each two adjacent transverse pipes 201. The two adjacent ventilation holes 203 are respectively arranged at the two ends of the transverse pipe 201, and the two adjacent ventilation holes 203 are staggered up and down.
[0030] See also Figure 3 , a partition plate 202 distributed in a linear array is fixedly connected to the bottom wall inside the transverse pipe 201, and the cavity of the transverse pipe 201 is divided into a plurality of placement grids by each partition plate 202, and a discharging device is installed in the placement grid;
[0031] The storage compartment is used to place beverages.
[0032] See also Figure 4 and Figure 5 The opening and closing sealing mechanism includes sealing plates 7 distributed in a linear array, the sealing plates 7 are rotatably connected to the top wall of the placement grid slot, and the sealing plates 7 are adapted to the placement grid slot;
[0033] When the beverage is discharged from the storage compartment, the beverage will push the sealing plate 7 open, thereby opening the storage compartment slot. When the beverage is not pushed open, the sealing plate 7 will return to the sealed storage compartment slot due to gravity.
[0034] See also Figure 4 The bottom of the sealing plate 7 is fixedly connected to a magnetic magnet sheet 11, and the bottom wall of the slot of the placement grid is fixedly connected to an iron plate that attracts the magnet sheet 11;
[0035] The iron plate and the magnet sheet 11 attract and fit each other, thereby increasing the sealing stability of the sealing plate 7 .
[0036] See also Figure 4 The sealing plate 7 is a transparent structure, and the upper and lower sides of the sealing plate 7 are rotatably connected with rotating rods, and a transparent belt 10 is rotatably connected between the two rotating rods. The transparent belt 10 is slidably sleeved on the outer side of the sealing plate 7, and a sealing collar is provided on one side of the sealing plate 7 located at the placement grid;
[0037] The sealing plate 7 and the transparent belt 10 are both transparent structures. The sealing plate 7 can be used to close the placement grid slot, and the entire shelf pipeline 2 can be formed into a sealed pipeline. The sealing collar is used to increase the sealing performance between the sealing plate 7 and the placement grid slot.
[0038] See also Figure 5 The discharging device includes a screw rod 9, a turntable 12 and a servo motor 8. The turntable 12 is rotatably connected to the inner wall of the storage grid. The screw rod 9 is fixedly connected to one side of the turntable 12. The other side of the turntable 12 is fixedly connected to the movable shaft of the servo motor 8. The servo motor 8 is installed on the side of the shelf pipeline 2 away from the warehouse 4.
[0039] The servo motor 8 is electrically connected to the power supply. The servo motor 8 used in this application is a purchased component, which is selected according to the requirements of power and size. The control switch system thereof adopts the module provided by the corresponding merchant, and this application will not elaborate too much;
[0040] The beverage is clamped in the screw rod 9. The servo motor 8 drives the turntable 12 to rotate, and the turntable 12 drives the beverage to slide in the placement grid through the screw rod 9, and facilitates the beverage to push open the sealing plate 7 and fall to the discharge port 3.
[0041] Please refer to Figure 1 , one side of the body 1 is rotatably connected with a warehouse door 5, and the warehouse door 5 is adapted to the warehouse opening of the cargo warehouse 4;
[0042] The warehouse door 5 includes a frame plate and a transparent plate installed inside the frame plate. The warehouse door 5 can be used to close or open the warehouse opening of the cargo warehouse 4.
[0043] Please refer to Figure 1 , the front end of the body 1 is provided with a discharge port 3, and the discharge port 3 is connected through to the bottom wall inside the cargo warehouse 4.
[0044] The above shows and describes the basic principles, main features and advantages of the present utility model. Those skilled in the art of this industry should understand that the present utility model is not limited by the above embodiments. What is described in the above embodiments and the specification only illustrates the principle of the present utility model. Without departing from the spirit and scope of the present utility model, the present utility model will have various changes and improvements, and these changes and improvements all fall within the scope of the present utility model claimed. The scope of protection claimed by the present utility model is defined by the appended claims and their equivalents.
Claims
1. A beverage vending machine with heating and heat preservation function, comprising a machine body (1), wherein a cargo compartment (4) is arranged at the front end of the machine body (1), and characterized in that: A shelf pipe (2) is arranged on the inner wall of the cargo warehouse (4), and the shelf pipe (2) is arranged in an S-shaped vertical spiral arrangement. An opening and closing sealing mechanism is arranged at the front end of the shelf pipe (2). A heating device (6) is installed in the cargo warehouse (4), and an air outlet end and an air inlet end of the heating device (6) are respectively fixedly connected to the two ends of the shelf pipe (2). The heating device (6) comprises a heating box (604), and a fan (603) and a heating coil (602) are fixedly connected to the inner wall of the heating box (604), and the heating coil (602) is located on one side of the fan (603). Both sides of the heating box (604) are fixedly connected with a conduit (601), and the movable ends of the two conduits (601) are respectively fixedly connected to the two ends of the shelf pipe (2).
2. The beverage vending machine with heating and heat preservation function according to claim 1, characterized in that: The shelf pipe (2) comprises an internal transverse pipe (201) in an upper and lower linear array, a through-type ventilation opening (203) is provided between each two adjacent transverse pipes (201), the two adjacent ventilation openings (203) are respectively arranged at two ends of the transverse pipe (201), and the two adjacent ventilation openings (203) are arranged in an upper and lower staggered manner.
3. The beverage vending machine with heating and heat preservation function according to claim 2, characterized in that: The bottom wall inside the transverse pipe (201) is fixedly connected to partitions (202) distributed in a linear array, and the cavity of the transverse pipe (201) is divided into a plurality of placement grids by each partition (202), and the discharging equipment is installed in the placement grids.
4. The beverage vending machine with heating and heat preservation function according to claim 3, characterized in that: The opening and closing sealing mechanism comprises sealing plates (7) distributed in a linear array, wherein the sealing plates (7) are rotatably connected to the top wall of the placement grid slot, and the sealing plates (7) are adapted to the placement grid slot.
5. The beverage vending machine with heating and heat preservation function according to claim 4, characterized in that: The bottom of the sealing plate (7) is fixedly connected to a magnetic magnet sheet (11), and the bottom wall of the slot of the placement grid is fixedly connected to an iron plate that attracts the magnet sheet (11).
6. The beverage vending machine with heating and heat preservation function according to claim 5, characterized in that: The sealing plate (7) is a transparent structure. The sealing plate (7) is rotatably connected to rotating rods on both upper and lower sides. A transparent belt (10) is rotatably connected between the two rotating rods. The transparent belt (10) is slidably sleeved on the outer side of the sealing plate (7). A sealing collar is provided on one side of the sealing plate (7) located at the placement grid.
7. The beverage vending machine with heating and heat preservation function according to claim 3, characterized in that: The discharging device comprises a screw rod (9), a turntable (12) and a servo motor (8); the turntable (12) is rotatably connected to the inner wall of the storage compartment; the screw rod (9) is fixedly connected to one side of the turntable (12); the other side of the turntable (12) is fixedly connected to the movable shaft of the servo motor (8); and the servo motor (8) is installed on the side of the shelf pipeline (2) away from the warehouse opening of the warehouse (4).
8. The beverage vending machine with heating and heat preservation function according to claim 1, characterized in that: A warehouse door (5) is rotatably connected to one side of the machine body (1), and the warehouse door (5) is adapted to the warehouse opening of the cargo warehouse (4).
9. The beverage vending machine with heating and heat preservation function according to claim 1, characterized in that: The front end of the machine body (1) is provided with a discharge port (3), and the discharge port (3) is connected to the bottom wall inside the cargo bin (4).