Vending machine
By setting up infrared sensors in the vending machine to detect the wet wipes body of the bagged wet wipes, and using the characteristics of stacking the wet wipes body between two adjacent bagged wet wipes, the problem of poor detection accuracy and effectiveness of the existing vending machine is solved, and the accuracy and reliability of the full and low paper status detection of the bagged wet wipes is achieved.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- CN202422065833.8
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2024-08-23
- Publication Date
- 2025-06-24
- Estimated Expiration
- 2034-08-23
AI Technical Summary
When existing vending machines detect the full and low paper status of bagged wet wipes, the infrared sensor has poor detection accuracy and effect due to the limited installation position, especially when multiple bagged wet wipes are stacked, the detection is prone to failure.
By setting up an infrared sensor in the vending machine, it can detect the wet wipe body of the bagged wet wipes, and using the characteristics of stacking the wet wipes between two adjacent bags of bagged wet wipes, ensuring that the detection path of the infrared sensor is controllable, thereby improving the detection accuracy and effect.
The accuracy and reliability of the full and low paper status detection of bagged wet wipes in the storage compartment is achieved, which avoids the problem of infrared sensor detection failure and ensures the normal operation of the vending machine.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] The utility model belongs to the technical field related to vending machines, and particularly relates to a vending machine. Background Art
[0002] With the development of technology, automated devices are increasingly widely used in our daily lives. Among them, self-service tissue machines, as a common public facility, provide great convenience for people. However, how to effectively manage and control these devices to ensure their normal operation is an important issue. In this process, infrared detection technology is widely used in various automated devices to detect the operating status of the devices due to its advantages such as non-contact, high sensitivity, and fast response speed.
[0003] Currently, for the detection of the low-paper state and full-paper state of the bagged wet wipes in the storage bin of the existing vending machines, limited by the installation position of the infrared sensor, the existing vending machines usually use the infrared sensor to detect the two side edges of the bagged wet wipes in the length direction. However, since the two side edges of the bagged wet wipes in the length direction are very thin, when multiple packs of bagged wet wipes are stacked, there will be a large gap between the side edges of adjacent two packs of bagged wet wipes, and the infrared diffuse reflection path is uncontrollable, resulting in easy detection failure, which will greatly affect the detection accuracy and effect. Summary of the Utility Model
[0004] In view of this, it is necessary to provide a vending machine for solving the above technical problems.
[0005] A vending machine, the vending machine includes:
[0006] A movement component, including a storage bin and a goods channel support. The storage bin can accommodate and carry bagged wet wipes in a stacked manner. The goods channel support is independently arranged relative to the storage bin and is used to carry the storage bin. Wherein, the bagged wet wipes include a wet wipe main body, and between adjacent two packs of the bagged wet wipes, they are stacked through their respective wet wipe main bodies;
[0007] An infrared sensor, which detects the wet wipe main body in a manner of infrared diffuse reflection and generates a feedback signal. The feedback signal is used to reflect the full-paper state and / or low-paper state of the bagged wet wipes in the storage bin.
[0008] It can be understood that the infrared sensor reflects the full-paper state and / or low-paper state of the bagged wet wipes in the storage bin by detecting the wet wipe main body of the bagged wet wipes. By using the characteristic that the wet wipe main bodies between adjacent two packs of bagged wet wipes are stacked, this can avoid detection failure when the infrared sensor works, thereby ensuring the detection accuracy and effect when the infrared sensor works.
[0009] In one embodiment, the vending machine further includes a front shell. The lane bracket is fixedly installed inside the front shell, and the storage bin can be plugged and matched with the front shell;
[0010] Among them, the infrared sensor includes a first infrared sensor. The first infrared sensor is fixedly installed on the front shell and is used to detect the full-paper state of the wet wipes in bags inside the storage bin.
[0011] In one embodiment, a limit baffle is formed on the front shell. The limit baffle can abut against the storage bin to limit the assembly of the storage bin inside the front shell;
[0012] Among them, the first infrared sensor is arranged in the area formed by the limit baffle in the vertical direction.
[0013] It can be understood that through the above structural settings, it can play a role in protecting the assembly of the first infrared sensor on the front shell and prevent the first infrared sensor from being damaged by the extrusion of the storage bin.
[0014] In one embodiment, a first through hole is formed on the storage bin. The first through hole is correspondingly arranged with the first infrared sensor, and the first infrared sensor can detect the wet wipes in bags located at the preset top layer inside the storage bin through the first through hole.
[0015] It can be understood that through the above structural settings, in addition to detecting the full-paper state of the wet wipes in bags inside the storage bin, the first infrared sensor can also be used to detect the installation position of the storage bin inside the front shell, so as to ensure the accuracy of the installation position when the storage bin is assembled inside the front shell.
[0016] In one embodiment, the infrared sensor further includes a second infrared sensor. The second infrared sensor is fixedly installed on the lane bracket and is used to detect the state of insufficient wet wipes in bags inside the storage bin.
[0017] In one embodiment, a second through hole is formed on the storage bin. The second through hole is correspondingly arranged with the second infrared sensor, and the second infrared sensor can detect the wet wipes in bags located at the lower layer inside the storage bin through the second through hole.
[0018] It can be understood that through the above structural settings, in addition to detecting the state of insufficient wet wipes in bags inside the storage bin, the second infrared sensor can also be used to detect the installation position of the storage bin inside the front shell, so as to ensure the accuracy of the installation position when the storage bin is assembled inside the front shell.
[0019] In one embodiment, the vending machine further includes a third infrared sensor fixedly installed on the lane bracket for detecting the paper outlet state of the wet wipes in the storage bin.
[0020] It can be understood that through the above structural arrangement, the third infrared sensor can detect the paper outlet state of the wet wipes in the storage bin, thus meeting the usage requirements of the automated control of the vending machine.
[0021] In one embodiment, a shipping channel is formed on the lane bracket, and the bottommost wet wipes in the storage bin can be discharged outward through the shipping channel;
[0022] Among them, the third infrared sensor is arranged above the shipping channel in the vertical direction.
[0023] In one embodiment, the vending machine further includes a fourth infrared sensor fixedly installed on the lane bracket for detecting the paper shortage state of the wet wipes in the storage bin.
[0024] It can be understood that through the above structural arrangement, the fourth infrared sensor can detect the paper shortage state of the wet wipes in the storage bin, thus reminding the operator to add wet wipes to the vending machine.
[0025] In one embodiment, the fourth infrared sensor is arranged at the bottom of the lane bracket;
[0026] Among them, a third through hole is formed on the lane bracket, and the fourth infrared sensor can detect the bottommost wet wipes in the storage bin through the third through hole.
[0027] Due to the application of the above technical solution, the present utility model has the following advantages compared with the prior art:
[0028] For the vending machine claimed in this application, the infrared sensor reflects the full-paper state and / or less-paper state of the wet wipes in the storage bin by detecting the wet wipe body of the wet wipes. By utilizing the characteristic that the wet wipe bodies are stacked between adjacent packs of wet wipes, the detection failure of the infrared sensor during operation can be avoided, thereby ensuring the detection accuracy and effect when the infrared sensor is working. Description of the Drawings
[0029] To more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application or the prior art, the following will briefly introduce the accompanying drawings required for the description of the embodiments or the prior art. Obviously, the accompanying drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present application. For those of ordinary skill in the art, without creative efforts, other accompanying drawings can also be obtained based on these drawings.
[0030] Figure 1 The structural schematic diagram of a vending machine provided by an embodiment of the present application.
[0031] Figure 2 The partial exploded view of a vending machine provided by an embodiment of the present application.
[0032] Figure 3 The structural schematic diagram of the storage bin in the present application.
[0033] Figure 4 The structural schematic diagram of the front shell in the present application.
[0034] Figure 5 The exploded view when the goods channel bracket, the second infrared sensor, the third infrared sensor and the fourth infrared sensor in the present application are assembled.
[0035] Figure 6 The structural schematic diagram when multiple bagged wet wipes are stacked in the present application.
[0036] Figure 7 The exploded view of a vending machine provided by an embodiment of the present application.
[0037] Reference numerals: 100, vending machine; 110, movement component; 10, storage bin; 11, first through hole; 12, second through hole; 20, goods channel bracket; 21, delivery channel; 22, third through hole; 31, first infrared sensor; 32, second infrared sensor; 33, third infrared sensor; 34, fourth infrared sensor; 40, front shell; 41, limit baffle; 200, bagged wet wipe; 210, wet wipe body. Detailed implementation manners
[0038] Next, the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described in conjunction with the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present invention. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some embodiments of the present invention, rather than all embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art without creative efforts fall within the protection scope of the present invention.
[0039] It should be noted that when an element is referred to as being "provided on" another element, it can be directly provided on the other element or there may also be an intermediate element. When an element is considered to be "provided on" another element, it can be directly provided on the other element or there may be an intermediate element at the same time. When an element is considered to be "fixed to" another element, it can be directly fixed to the other element or there may be an intermediate element at the same time.
[0040] Unless otherwise defined, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by those of ordinary skill in the technical field to which this utility model belongs. The terms used in the specification of this utility model are only for the purpose of describing specific embodiments and are not intended to limit this utility model. The term "and / or" used herein includes any and all combinations of one or more of the related listed items.
[0041] The vending machine 100 claimed in this application is applied to the self-service vending of wet wipes in bags 200.
[0042] As Figure 1 、 Figure 2 、 Figure 6 and Figure 7 As shown, the vending machine 100 provided by an embodiment of this application includes a movement assembly 110 and an infrared sensor. The movement assembly 110 includes a storage bin 10 and a channel support 20. The storage bin 10 can accommodate and carry wet wipes in bags 200 in a stacked manner. The channel support 20 is independently arranged relative to the storage bin 10 and is used to carry the storage bin 10. Among them, the wet wipes in bags 200 include a wet wipe main body 210, and adjacent two packs of wet wipes in bags 200 are stacked through their respective wet wipe main bodies 210. The infrared sensor can detect the wet wipe main body 210 in an infrared diffuse reflection manner and generate a feedback signal, and the feedback signal is used to reflect the full-paper state and / or less-paper state of the wet wipes in bags 200 in the storage bin 10. Here, the full-paper state of the wet wipes in bags 200 in the storage bin 10 specifically means that the wet wipes in bags 200 in this storage bin 10 are filled up. And the less-paper state of the wet wipes in bags 200 in the storage bin 10 specifically means that the number of wet wipes in bags 200 in this storage bin 10 is less than a preset number, and the preset number can specifically be 2 packs, 3 packs, or even more packs, and no further elaboration will be made here.
[0043] It can be understood that the infrared sensor reflects the full-paper state and / or less-paper state of the wet wipes in bags 200 in the storage bin 10 by detecting the wet wipe main body 210 of the wet wipes in bags 200, and utilizes the characteristic that the wet wipe main bodies 210 between adjacent two packs of wet wipes in bags 200 are stacked, so as to avoid detection failure when the infrared sensor works, thereby ensuring the detection accuracy and effect when the infrared sensor works.
[0044] AsFigure 4 As shown, the infrared sensor includes a first infrared sensor 31, which is fixedly mounted on the front shell 40 and is used to detect the full-paper state of the wet wipes 200 in the storage bin 10. That is to say, the first infrared sensor 31 is used to detect the full-paper state of the wet wipes 200 in the storage bin 10.
[0045] As Figure 4 shown, the vending machine 100 further includes a front shell 40. The channel bracket 20 is fixedly mounted inside the front shell 40, and the storage bin 10 can be inserted and mated with the front shell 40. A limiting baffle 41 is formed on the front shell 40, and the limiting baffle 41 can abut against the storage bin 10 to limit the assembly of the storage bin 10 in the front shell 40. That is, the storage bin 10 can be inserted from top to bottom until it abuts against the channel bracket 20 on the basis of abutting against the limiting baffle 41. Here, the first infrared sensor 31 is arranged in the area formed by the limiting baffle 41 in the vertical direction, that is, the first infrared sensor 31 does not protrude from the limiting baffle 41, which can protect the assembly of the first infrared sensor 31 on the front shell 40 and avoid damage to the first infrared sensor 31 caused by extrusion of the storage bin 10.
[0046] Preferably, as Figure 2 、 Figure 3 shown, a first through hole 11 is formed on the storage bin 10, and the first through hole 11 is correspondingly arranged with the first infrared sensor 31. Moreover, the first infrared sensor 31 can detect the wet wipes 200 located at the preset top layer in the storage bin 10 through the first through hole 11. This can meet the use requirement of the first infrared sensor 31 to detect the full-paper state of the storage bin 10. During this process, since the first infrared sensor 31 needs to detect through the first through hole 11 on the storage bin 10 when working, if the assembly position of the storage bin 10 in the front shell 40 is incorrect, the storage bin 10 can block the first infrared sensor 31 to enable the first infrared sensor 31 to generate a feedback signal. Thus, when the first infrared sensor 31 works, it can also detect the installation position of the storage bin 10 in the front shell 40 to ensure the accuracy of the assembly position of the storage bin 10 in the front shell 40. Here, the color of the storage bin 10 is black to meet the use requirement of blocking the first infrared sensor 31.
[0047] As Figure 2 、 Figure 5As shown, the infrared sensor further includes a second infrared sensor 32, which is fixedly installed on the lane bracket 20 and is used to detect the state of insufficient paper in the bagged wet wipes 200 in the storage bin 10. That is to say, the second infrared sensor 32 is used to detect the state of insufficient paper in the bagged wet wipes 200 in the storage bin 10. Here, the second infrared sensor 32 is arranged between the lane bracket 20 and the front shell 40, so that the assembly of the storage bin 10 in the front shell 40 will not affect the second infrared sensor 32.
[0048] Preferably, as Figure 3 shown, a second through hole 12 is formed in the storage bin 10, and the second through hole 12 is arranged corresponding to the second infrared sensor 32. Moreover, the second infrared sensor 32 can detect the bagged wet wipes 200 located in the lower layer in the storage bin 10 through the second through hole 12. This can meet the use requirement for the second infrared sensor 32 to detect the state of insufficient paper in the storage bin 10. During this process, since the second infrared sensor 32 needs to detect through the second through hole 12 on the storage bin 10 when working, if the assembly position of the storage bin 10 in the front shell 40 is incorrect, the storage bin 10 can block the second infrared sensor 32 to enable the second infrared sensor 32 to generate a feedback signal. Thus, when the second infrared sensor 32 is working, it can also detect the installation position of the storage bin 10 in the front shell 40 to ensure the accuracy of the assembly position when the storage bin 10 is assembled in the front shell 40.
[0049] As Figure 2 、 Figure 5 shown, the vending machine 100 further includes a third infrared sensor 33, which is fixedly installed on the lane bracket 20 and is used to detect the paper output state of the bagged wet wipes 200 in the storage bin 10. That is to say, when the vending machine 100 is working, the third infrared sensor 33 can be used to detect the paper output state, for judging whether the bagged wet wipes 200 reach the paper outlet and whether the user takes away the bagged wet wipes 200. This can meet the use requirement for the automatic control of the vending machine 100. It should be noted that when the third infrared sensor 33 is working, it can detect the wet wipe body 210 or the side of the bagged wet wipes 200 according to the use requirement.
[0050] As Figure 5 shown, a shipping channel 21 is formed on the lane bracket 20, and the bagged wet wipes 200 at the bottommost layer in the storage bin 10 can be discharged outwards through the shipping channel 21; among them, the third infrared sensor 33 is arranged above the shipping channel 21 in the vertical direction to meet the use requirement for detecting the paper output state of the bagged wet wipes 200 in the storage bin 10.
[0051] As Figure 2 、 Figure 5As shown, the vending machine 100 further includes a fourth infrared sensor 34, which is fixedly installed on the lane bracket 20 and is used to detect the paper shortage state of the wet wipes 200 in the storage bin 10. That is to say, when the vending machine 100 works, the third infrared sensor 33 can be used to detect the paper output state, so as to remind the operator to add wet wipes 200 to the vending machine 100. Here, the fourth infrared sensor 34 detects the wet wipes 200 at the bottom layer of the storage bin 10 to achieve the purpose of detecting the paper shortage state of the wet wipes 200 in the storage bin 10. It should be noted that when the fourth infrared sensor 34 works, it can detect the main body 210 or the side of the wet wipes 200 according to the usage requirements.
[0052] As Figure 5 shown, the fourth infrared sensor 34 is arranged at the bottom of the lane bracket 20 and is housed in the front shell 40; wherein, a third through hole 22 is formed on the lane bracket 20, and the fourth infrared sensor 34 can detect the wet wipes 200 at the bottom layer in the storage bin 10 through the third through hole 22.
[0053] In summary, when the vending machine 100 of the present application works, the first infrared sensor 31 can be used to detect the full paper state of the wet wipes 200 in the storage bin 10, the second infrared sensor 32 can be used to detect the less paper state of the wet wipes 200 in the storage bin 10, the third infrared sensor 33 can be used to detect the paper output state of the vending machine 100, and the fourth infrared sensor 34 can be used to detect the paper shortage state of the wet wipes 200 in the storage bin 10, so as to meet the usage requirements of the vending machine 100 for automatically selling wet wipes 200.
[0054] The technical features of the above embodiments can be combined arbitrarily. For the sake of brevity of description, not all possible combinations of the technical features in the above embodiments are described. However, as long as there is no contradiction in the combination of these technical features, it should be considered as the scope described in this specification.
[0055] Those of ordinary skill in the art in this technical field should recognize that the above embodiments are only used to illustrate the present invention, rather than to limit the present invention. As long as appropriate changes and variations are made to the above embodiments within the spirit of the present invention, they fall within the scope of protection required by the present invention.
Claims
1. A vending machine, characterized in that: The vending machine (100) comprises: A movement assembly (110) comprises a storage bin (10) and a cargo aisle support (20), wherein the storage bin (10) is capable of storing and carrying bagged wet wipes (200) in a stacked manner, and the cargo aisle support (20) is independently arranged relative to the storage bin (10) and is used to carry the storage bin (10), wherein the bagged wet wipes (200) comprises a wet wipe body (210), and two adjacent packages of the bagged wet wipes (200) are stacked via their respective wet wipe bodies (210); The infrared sensor detects the wet wipe body (210) in a diffuse infrared reflection manner and generates a feedback signal, wherein the feedback signal is used to reflect the full paper state and / or low paper state of the bagged wet wipes (200) in the storage bin (10).
2. The vending machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The automatic vending machine (100) further comprises a front shell (40), the cargo channel support (20) is fixedly installed in the front shell (40), and the storage bin (10) can be plugged and matched with the front shell (40); The infrared sensor comprises a first infrared sensor (31), which is fixedly mounted in the front shell (40) and is used to detect the full state of the bagged wet wipes (200) in the storage bin (10).
3. The vending machine according to claim 2, characterized in that: A limit baffle (41) is formed on the front shell (40), and the limit baffle (41) can abut against the storage bin (10) to limit the assembly of the storage bin (10) in the front shell (40); Wherein, the first infrared sensor (31) is arranged in the area formed by the limit baffle (41) in the vertical direction.
4. The vending machine according to claim 3, characterized in that: The storage bin (10) is provided with a first through hole (11), the first through hole (11) being arranged corresponding to the first infrared sensor (31), and the first infrared sensor (31) is capable of detecting the bagged wet wipes (200) located at a preset top layer in the storage bin (10) through the first through hole (11).
5. The vending machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The infrared sensor also includes a second infrared sensor (32), which is fixedly mounted on the cargo aisle support (20) and is used to detect a low-paper state of the bagged wet wipes (200) in the storage bin (10).
6. The vending machine according to claim 5, characterized in that: The storage bin (10) is provided with a second through hole (12), the second through hole (12) is arranged corresponding to the second infrared sensor (32), and the second infrared sensor (32) can detect the bagged wet wipes (200) located in the lower layer of the storage bin (10) through the second through hole (12).
7. The vending machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The automatic vending machine (100) further comprises a third infrared sensor (33), wherein the third infrared sensor (33) is fixedly mounted on the cargo aisle support (20) and is used to detect the paper discharging status of the bagged wet wipes (200) in the storage bin (10).
8. The vending machine according to claim 7, characterized in that: The cargo channel support (20) is formed with a cargo channel (21), and the bagged wet wipes (200) at the bottom layer in the storage bin (10) can be discharged outward through the cargo channel (21); Wherein, the third infrared sensor (33) is arranged above the delivery channel (21) in the vertical direction.
9. The vending machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The automatic vending machine (100) further comprises a fourth infrared sensor (34), wherein the fourth infrared sensor (34) is fixedly mounted on the cargo aisle support (20) and is used to detect a paper shortage state of the bagged wet wipes (200) in the storage bin (10).
10. The vending machine according to claim 9, characterized in that: The fourth infrared sensor (34) is arranged at the bottom of the cargo channel support (20); The cargo channel support (20) is provided with a third through hole (22), and the fourth infrared sensor (34) can detect the bagged wet wipes (200) located at the bottom layer in the storage bin (10) through the third through hole (22).