Bottled hot drink vending machine

Abstract

The utility model discloses an automatic vending machine for bottled hot drinks, which belongs to the field of unmanned automatic vending machines and comprises an installation goods shelf, at least one lifting mechanism is arranged on the upper portion of the installation goods shelf, the lifting mechanisms are used for lifting storage box bodies, two conveying mechanisms are arranged between every two adjacent lifting mechanisms, and the storage box bodies are conveyed on the conveying mechanisms. A longitudinal moving guide rail is arranged on the upper portion of the installation goods shelf and slidably connected with a transverse installation plate, a transverse guide rail is arranged on the transverse installation plate, a clamping mechanism is arranged on the transverse guide rail, a heating mechanism is arranged on one side of the upper portion of the installation goods shelf and used for heating bottled beverages, and a discharging mechanism is arranged on one side of the heating mechanism. The heating problem of bottled drinks can be solved, the working efficiency of taking the bottled drinks by a user is improved, the queuing time of the user is shortened, meanwhile, the requirements of consumers for bottled hot drinks are met, and the experience of the consumers 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 for bottled hot drinks. Background Art

[0002] Bottled beverage vending machines are widely used in modern life, especially in crowded public places such as airports, stations, and shopping malls. They provide consumers with convenient instant beverage purchasing services. Currently, bottled beverage vending machines on the market mainly provide cold drink services and cannot meet the peak consumer demand for hot drinks, especially in cold seasons or morning hours, when consumers are more inclined to choose hot drinks to drive away the cold or refresh themselves.

[0003] However, the service capacity of traditional vending machines is limited due to the lack of heating function. In addition, traditional vending machines need to put beverages on the shelves one by one when loading, resulting in low efficiency of beverage loading. In addition, the design of existing vending machines usually only focuses on the storage of beverages, and fails to effectively solve the problem of intermittent continuous heating of bottled beverages, resulting in a limited range of intermittent continuous supply of hot drinks. At this stage, bottled beverage vending machines have obvious deficiencies in the efficiency of hot drink retrieval. After selecting and paying for hot drinks, users often need to wait, especially during peak hours. This problem is particularly prominent. Traditional vending machines are slow in the process of hot drink dispensing. Even if some traditional vending machines are equipped with heating functions, consumers still need to wait after placing an order, resulting in poor user experience. While waiting in line, consumers often feel impatient because of the long waiting time, which in turn affects their willingness to buy and satisfaction. Utility Model Content

[0004] The purpose of the present utility model is to provide a bottled hot drink vending machine to solve at least one aspect of the problems and defects raised in the above background technology.

[0005] Provided is a bottled hot drink vending machine, comprising a mounting shelf, wherein at least one lifting mechanism is arranged on the upper portion of the mounting shelf, the lifting mechanism is used to lift a storage box, two conveying mechanisms are arranged between two adjacent lifting mechanisms, the storage box is conveyed on the conveying mechanisms; the storage box contains bottled beverages;

[0006] A longitudinal movable guide rail is arranged on the upper part of the installation shelf, and a transverse installation plate is slidably connected to the longitudinal movable guide rail, and a transverse installation plate is arranged on the transverse installation plate. A clamping mechanism is arranged on the transverse guide rail, and the clamping mechanism is used to clamp bottled beverages contained in the storage box. A heating mechanism is arranged on one side of the upper part of the installation shelf, and the heating mechanism is used to heat bottled beverages. A discharging mechanism is arranged on one side of the heating mechanism.

[0007] Furthermore, the lifting mechanism includes a lifting chain, on which a plurality of placement plates are arranged, and on which storage boxes are arranged. By controlling the circular motion of the lifting chain, a plurality of storage boxes can be lifted onto the upper conveying mechanism in turn, and then the upper conveying mechanism conveys the emptied storage boxes to another lifting mechanism, and the lifting chain of the other lifting mechanism conveys the emptied storage boxes to the lower conveying mechanism to complete the movement, transportation and temporary storage of the emptied storage boxes, waiting for the staff to replace the emptied storage boxes with the whole box.

[0008] Furthermore, the conveying mechanism includes two conveying frames, each of which is provided with a conveyor belt body, and a plurality of storage boxes are conveyed between the two conveyor belt bodies. The conveyor belt body in the lower conveying mechanism is used for transferring the storage boxes conveyed at the lower part between the two lifting mechanisms. In addition, the lower conveyor belt body can move the bottled beverages contained in each storage box to the bottom of the clamping mechanism for clamping and heating by the clamping mechanism. The upper conveyor belt body in the upper conveying mechanism is used for transferring the storage boxes conveyed at the upper part between the two lifting mechanisms.

[0009] The lifting mechanism is a lifting mechanism that can lift and lower the lifting device, and the lifting mechanism is a lifting mechanism that can lift and lower the lifting mechanism ... The held bottled beverage is lifted, the connecting plate moves along the transverse guide rail, the clamped bottled beverage is moved to the top of the heating mechanism, the mounting plate slides down on the lifting guide rail, the clamped whole row of bottled beverages is placed in the heating mechanism, the heating mechanism heats the whole row of bottled beverages, after the heating is completed, the clamping mechanism clamps the whole row of beverages again, the mounting plate slides up on the lifting guide rail, lifts the whole row of bottled beverages that have been heated, the connecting plate moves along the longitudinal guide rail, the clamped row of heated beverages is moved to the top of the discharging mechanism, the clamping plate slides under the drive of the clamping guide rail, releases the whole row of heated bottled beverages to the discharging mechanism, and the discharging mechanism will transport the hot beverage bottles to the external discharging box for users to take according to the quantity ordered by consumers.

[0010] Furthermore, the clamping plate is provided with a plurality of clamping grooves (which can clamp a row of beverages at the same time), and the two clamping plates slide driven by the clamping guide rails to clamp the bottled beverages in the storage box. The clamping grooves on the clamping plate are designed to match the shape of the bottled beverages to ensure that the bottled beverages are stably and firmly clamped.

[0011] Furthermore, the heating mechanism includes a heating box, a heating chamber is provided in the heating box, and a heating chamber is installed in the heating box for accommodating heated bottled beverages. The interior of the heating box is usually equipped with heating elements, such as electric heating tubes, heating plates or other forms of heating devices, to achieve uniform heating.

[0012] Furthermore, the discharging mechanism includes two discharging frames, on which are disposed discharging conveyor belts, on which the heated bottled beverages are neatly arranged, and the discharging conveyor belts drive the heated bottled beverages to move on the discharging conveyor belts, and outputs one bottle of beverage for each distance the discharging conveyor belt moves a bottle body, and finally reaches an external discharging box; when the output quantity of heated bottled beverages is equal to the quantity required by the user's order, the discharging conveyor belt stops moving, and the user takes the heated bottled beverages through the external discharging box, and the discharging conveyor belt circulates and rolls, ready to receive the next row of heated bottled beverages.

[0013] Furthermore, a heat-insulating cover is provided on one side of the upper portion of the discharging frame, and the heat-insulating cover is used to keep the heated beverage warm.

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

[0015] The conveying mechanism located under the installation shelf conveys storage boxes, and the staff puts the storage boxes filled with bottled beverages to be heated up in turn. When the bottled beverages in the storage boxes accommodated by the conveying mechanism under the installation shelf are moved under the clamping mechanism, the transverse guide rail moves to drive the entire clamping mechanism to move above the first row of bottled beverages in the storage box, and the first row of bottled beverages are clamped by the clamping mechanism. The transverse guide rail moves to move the first row of bottled beverages to the heating mechanism for heating. After heating, the clamping mechanism clamps the heated bottled beverages, and then the longitudinal guide rail moves to place the entire row of heated bottled beverages clamped by the clamping mechanism on the discharging mechanism for heat preservation and waiting for discharging. When the user places an order, the discharging mechanism conveys an equal number of bottled beverages to the external discharging box for discharging, and the customer takes them. The above operation is repeated until all the bottled beverages contained in the storage box are emptied.

[0016] The conveying mechanism starts again to move the emptied storage box to the lifting mechanism and lift it to the upper conveying mechanism for storage box transportation. The upper conveying mechanism then transports the emptied storage box to another lifting mechanism, and the other lifting mechanism transports the emptied storage box to the lower conveying mechanism to complete the movement, transfer and temporary storage of the emptied storage box. After all storage boxes are emptied, the system reminds the staff that materials need to be loaded. The staff replaces the emptied storage boxes one by one on the lower conveying mechanism to complete the second round of material loading;

[0017] The machine will automatically drop a number of heated bottled beverages equal to the number ordered by the user into the dispensing box. The user can complete the dispensing process by himself. The whole process is fully automated, which can solve the problem of heating bottled beverages and the problem of the number of hot drinks ordered by users. It greatly improves the work efficiency of users in retrieving bottled beverages, reduces the waiting time of users in queues, and at the same time meets the consumers' demand for bottled hot drinks and increases the consumer experience. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0018] 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.

[0019] Figure 1 The figure is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of a bottled hot drink vending machine;

[0020] Figure 2 A schematic diagram of the structure of the conveying mechanism provided by the utility model;

[0021] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the clamping mechanism structure provided by the utility model.

[0022] In the figure: 1. Install the shelf; 2. Lifting mechanism; 21. Lifting chain; 22. Place the plate; 3. Storage box; 4. Conveying mechanism; 41. Conveying frame; 42. Conveying belt; 5. Longitudinal moving guide rail; 6. Transverse mounting plate; 7. Transverse guide rail; 8. Clamping mechanism; 81. Connecting plate; 82. Lifting guide rail; 83. Installing plate; 84. Clamping seat; 85. Clamping guide rail; 86. Clamping plate; 861. Clamping slot; 9. Heating mechanism; 91. Heating box; 92. Heating chamber; 10. Discharging mechanism; 101. Discharging frame; 102. Discharging conveyor belt; 103. Insulation cover. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0023] 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.

[0024] 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.

[0025] 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.

[0026] See also Figure 1-3 In an embodiment of the utility model, a bottled hot drink vending machine includes an installation shelf 1, at least one lifting mechanism 2 is arranged on the upper part of the installation shelf 1, the lifting mechanism 2 is used to lift the storage box 3, two conveying mechanisms 4 are arranged between two adjacent lifting mechanisms 2, the two conveying mechanisms 4 are symmetrically arranged on the upper and lower sides of the installation shelf 1, and the storage box 3 is conveyed on the conveying mechanism 4; the conveying mechanism 4 is used to convey the storage box 3 in the horizontal direction, and the conveying mechanism 4 ensures that the storage box 3 is transferred between different positions inside the machine;

[0027] The storage box 3 contains bottled beverages, which are used to store bottled beverages. The storage box 3 is transported and lifted inside the machine so that the beverages can be clamped and heated. A longitudinal movable guide rail 5 is provided on the upper part of the mounting shelf 1. The longitudinal movable guide rail 5 is slidably connected with a transverse mounting plate 6. A transverse guide rail 7 is provided on the transverse mounting plate 6. A clamping mechanism 8 is provided on the transverse guide rail 7. The clamping mechanism 8 is used to clamp the bottled beverages contained in the storage box 3. A heating mechanism 9 is provided on one side of the upper part of the mounting shelf 1. The heating mechanism 9 is used to heat the bottled beverages. A discharging mechanism 10 is provided on one side of the heating mechanism 9.

[0028] The staff puts the storage box 3 on the conveying mechanism 4 in turn. At this time, the conveying mechanism 4 located under the installation shelf 1 conveys the storage box 3. When the conveying mechanism 4 under the installation shelf 1 moves the bottled beverages in each storage box 3 to the bottom of the clamping mechanism 8, the transverse guide rail 7 moves to drive the entire clamping mechanism 8 to move above the first row of bottled beverages in the storage box 3, and the first row of bottled beverages are clamped by the clamping mechanism 8. The transverse guide rail 7 moves to move the first row of bottled beverages to the heating mechanism 9 for heating. After heating, the clamping mechanism clamps 8 and the entire row of bottled beverages that have been heated, and then the longitudinal moving guide rail 5 drives the clamping mechanism 8 to move longitudinally, and the entire row of bottled beverages that have been heated and clamped in the clamping mechanism 8 is placed on the discharging mechanism 10 and kept warm for taking. When the user places an order, the discharging mechanism 10 conveys the corresponding number of bottled beverages to the external discharging box for discharging, and the customer takes it. Repeat the above operation until the bottled beverages contained in the storage box 3 are all emptied;

[0029] The conveying mechanism 4 is started again to move the emptied storage box 3 to the lifting mechanism 2 and lift it to the upper conveying mechanism 4 for conveying the storage box 3, and then the upper conveying mechanism 4 conveys the emptied storage box 3 to another lifting mechanism 2, and the other lifting mechanism 2 conveys the emptied storage box 3 to the lower conveying mechanism 4, completing the movement, transportation and temporary storage of the emptied storage box 3. After all the storage boxes 3 are emptied, the system notifies the staff to reload the materials, and the staff replaces the empty storage boxes 3 one by one on the lower conveying mechanism 4 to complete the second round of material shelving. The machine will automatically drop the heated bottled beverages of the same number as the user's order into the material picking box, and the user completes the material picking process by himself. The whole process is fully automated, which can solve the problem of heating bottled beverages, greatly improve the user's material picking work efficiency, reduce the user's waiting time in line, and at the same time meet the consumer's demand for bottled hot drinks and increase the consumer's experience.

[0030] In one embodiment, see Figure 1 , Figure 2 and Figure 3The lifting mechanism 2 includes a lifting chain 21, which is arranged on the installation shelf 1. A plurality of placement plates 22 are arranged on the lifting chain 21, and a storage box 3 is arranged on each of the placement plates 22. The lifting chain 21 is driven by a motor or other driving device (not shown in the figure) to circulate in the vertical direction. A plurality of placement plates 22 are fixed on the lifting chain 21, and a storage box 3 can be placed on each placement plate 22. The conveying mechanism 4 conveys the storage box 3 to a placement plate 22 on the plurality of placement plates 22, and the lifting chain 21 drives the placement plate 22 to move in a circular manner. The storage box 3 on the plate 22 performs a lifting movement to complete the transfer of the storage box 3 to the conveying mechanisms 4 on the upper and lower sides of the installation shelf 1. By controlling the circular movement of the lifting chain 21, multiple storage boxes 3 can be lifted onto the upper conveying mechanism 4 in turn, and then the upper conveying mechanism 4 conveys the emptied storage box 3 to another lifting mechanism 2. The lifting chain 21 of the other lifting mechanism 2 conveys the emptied storage box 3 to the lower conveying mechanism 4 to complete the movement, transfer and temporary storage of the emptied storage box 3, waiting for the staff to replace the emptied storage box 3 with a whole box.

[0031] See also Figure 1 and Figure 2 As shown, the conveying mechanism 4 includes two conveying frames 41, and a conveying belt body 42 is arranged on each of the two conveying frames 41. Several storage boxes 3 are conveyed between the two conveying belt bodies 42. The conveying belt body 42 in the lower conveying mechanism 4 is used for transferring the storage boxes 3 conveyed at the lower part between the two lifting mechanisms 2. This process ensures that the storage boxes 3 can be moved horizontally on the installation shelf 1 and the transfer is completed between the two lifting mechanisms 2. In addition, the lower conveying belt body 42 can also move the bottled beverages contained in each storage box 3 to the bottom of the clamping mechanism 8 for clamping and heating by the clamping mechanism 8. The upper conveying belt body 42 in the upper conveying mechanism 4 is used for transferring the storage boxes 3 conveyed at the upper part between the two lifting mechanisms 2.

[0032] In one embodiment, see Figure 1 , Figure 2 and Figure 3The clamping mechanism 8 includes a connecting plate 81, which is slidably connected to the transverse guide rail 7. A lifting guide rail 82 is provided on the connecting plate 81, and a mounting plate 83 is slidably connected to the lifting guide rail 82. A clamping seat 84 is provided on the mounting plate 83, and a clamping guide rail 85 is provided on the clamping seat 84. Clamping plates 86 are slidably connected to both sides of the upper part of the clamping guide rail 85. The connecting plate 81 moves longitudinally along the transverse guide rail 7 and is positioned above the storage box 3 transported by the lower conveying mechanism 4. The mounting plate 83 slides down on the lifting guide rail 82, so that the clamping seat 84 and the clamping plate 86 move to the upper position of the storage box 3. The clamping plate 86 slides under the drive of the clamping guide rail 85 to clamp the first row of bottled beverages to be heated in the storage box 3. The mounting plate 83 moves in the lifting guide rail 82 to move the clamping seat 84 and the clamping plate 86 to the upper position of the storage box 3. The guide rail 82 slides up and lifts the clamped bottled beverage, the connecting plate 81 moves along the transverse guide rail 7, and moves the clamped bottled beverage to the top of the heating mechanism 9, the mounting plate 83 slides down on the lifting guide rail 82, and places the clamped bottled beverage into the heating mechanism 9, and the heating mechanism 9 heats the bottled beverage. After the heating is completed, the clamping mechanism 8 clamps the beverage again, the mounting plate 83 slides up on the lifting guide rail 82, and lifts the heated bottled beverage, the connecting plate 81 moves again along the longitudinal moving guide rail 5, and moves the clamped heated beverage to the top of the discharging mechanism 10, the clamping plate 86 slides under the drive of the clamping guide rail 85, and releases the heated bottled beverage to the discharging mechanism 10, and the discharging mechanism 10 transports it to the external discharging box for the user to take.

[0033] In one embodiment, see Figure 1 , Figure 2 and Figure 3 A plurality of clamping grooves 861 are provided on the clamping plate 86. The two clamping plates 86 slide under the drive of the clamping guide rail 85 to clamp the bottled beverage in the storage box 3. The clamping grooves 861 on the clamping plate 86 are designed to match the shape of the bottled beverage to ensure that the bottled beverage is stably and firmly clamped.

[0034] In one embodiment, see Figure 1 As shown, the heating mechanism 9 includes a heating box 91, which is arranged on one side of the upper part of the installation shelf 1. A window and a door panel (not shown in the figure) are arranged on the upper part of the outside of the heating box 91 for facilitating the entry and exit of materials. A heating chamber 92 is arranged in the heating box 91. The heating chamber 92 is installed in the heating box 91 and is used to accommodate heated bottled beverages. The interior of the heating box 91 is usually equipped with a heating element, such as an electric heating tube, a heating plate or other forms of heating devices, to achieve uniform heating.

[0035] In one embodiment, see Figure 1 , Figure 2 and Figure 3The discharging mechanism 10 includes two discharging frames 101, on which discharging conveyor belts 102 are arranged. The clamping mechanism 8 moves the heated bottled beverage to the top of the discharging conveyor belts 102 and releases the beverage to the discharging conveyor belts 102. The heated bottled beverages are neatly arranged on the discharging conveyor belts 102. The discharging conveyor belts 102 rotate to drive the heated bottled beverages to move on the discharging conveyor belts 102. The discharging conveyor belts 102 output a bottle of beverage every time they move a bottle body, and finally reach the external discharging. When the output quantity of heated bottled beverages is equal to the quantity required by the user's order, the discharging box takes the heated bottled beverages, and the discharging conveyor belt 102 rolls in a cycle, ready to receive the next row of heated bottled beverages, and moves from one end of the discharging frame 101 to the other end, and finally reaches the external discharging box. When the bottled beverages reach the external discharging box, the discharging conveyor belt 102 stops moving, and the user takes the heated bottled beverages through the external discharging box, and the discharging conveyor belt 102 rolls in a cycle, ready to discharge the next bottle of heated bottled beverage.

[0036] In one embodiment, see Figure 1 As shown, a heat preservation cover 103 is provided on one side of the upper portion of the discharging frame 101, and the heat preservation cover 103 is used to keep the heated beverage warm.

[0037] 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 bottled hot drink vending machine, comprising a mounting shelf (1), characterized in that: At least one lifting mechanism (2) is arranged on the upper part of the installation shelf (1), and the lifting mechanism (2) is used to lift the storage box (3). Two conveying mechanisms (4) are arranged between two adjacent lifting mechanisms (2). The two conveying mechanisms (4) are symmetrically arranged on the upper and lower sides of the installation shelf (1), and the storage box (3) is conveyed on the conveying mechanisms (4); the storage box (3) contains bottled beverages; A longitudinal movable guide rail (5) is arranged on the upper part of the installation shelf (1), and the longitudinal movable guide rail (5) is slidably connected to a transverse installation plate (6), and a transverse guide rail (7) is arranged on the transverse installation plate (6), and a clamping mechanism (8) is arranged on the transverse guide rail (7), and the clamping mechanism (8) is used to clamp the bottled beverage contained in the storage box (3). A heating mechanism (9) is arranged on one side of the upper part of the installation shelf (1), and the heating mechanism (9) is used to heat the bottled beverage. A discharging mechanism (10) is arranged on one side of the heating mechanism (9).

2. The bottled hot drink vending machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The lifting mechanism (2) comprises a lifting chain (21), the lifting chain (21) is arranged on the installation shelf (1), a plurality of placement plates (22) are arranged on the lifting chain (21), and a storage box (3) is arranged on each of the placement plates (22).

3. The bottled hot drink vending machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The conveying mechanism (4) comprises two conveying frames (41), and a conveying belt (42) is disposed on each of the two conveying frames (41). A plurality of storage boxes (3) are conveyed between the two conveying belts (42).

4. The automatic bottled hot drink vending machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The clamping mechanism (8) comprises a connecting plate body (81), the connecting plate body (81) is slidably connected to the transverse guide rail (7), the connecting plate body (81) is provided with a lifting guide rail (82), the lifting guide rail (82) is slidably connected to a mounting plate body (83), the mounting plate body (83) is provided with a clamping seat body (84), the clamping seat body (84) is provided with a clamping guide rail (85), and the upper two sides of the clamping guide rail (85) are slidably connected to clamping plate bodies (86).

5. The automatic bottled hot drink vending machine according to claim 4, characterized in that: The clamping plate (86) is provided with a plurality of clamping grooves (861).

6. The automatic bottled hot drink vending machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The heating mechanism (9) comprises a heating box (91), the heating box (91) being arranged on one side of the lower part of the installation shelf (1), and a heating chamber (92) being arranged in the heating box (91).

7. The automatic bottled hot drink vending machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The discharging mechanism (10) comprises two discharging frames (101), and discharging conveyor belts (102) are arranged on the two discharging frames (101).

8. The automatic bottled hot drink vending machine according to claim 7, characterized in that: A heat-insulating cover (103) is provided on one side of the upper portion of the discharging frame (101).

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