Automatic goods channel for vending machine

Abstract

The utility model relates to an automatic goods channel for a vending machine, which comprises a conveying framework, the conveying framework is connected with a fixing device, and a cavity is formed between the fixing device and the conveying framework; a conveying device is arranged in the cavity, goods are arranged on the conveying device, and the goods are located in the cavity; a driving motor and a conveying crawler belt connected with the driving motor are arranged on the conveying device; the goods are arranged on the conveying crawler belt, and the driving motor drives the conveying crawler belt to move so as to drive the goods on the conveying crawler belt to move. According to the automatic goods channel for the vending machine, goods are placed in the cavity formed by the conveying framework and the fixing device, the structure is simple, and space is saved. Goods are placed on the conveying crawler belt to achieve conveying of the goods, the conveying mode is stable and rapid, the goods cannot be blocked in the goods discharging process, and goods discharging is smooth and rapid.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This application relates to the technical field of vending equipment, and particularly to an automatic goods channel for a vending machine. Background Art

[0002] Vending machines are designed for convenience and can achieve unmanned automatic goods delivery. They are not restricted by time and location, saving labor and facilitating transactions. However, the existing goods delivery devices of vending machines generally have problems such as complex structures, high failure rates, and limited storage space.

[0003] Specifically, in the prior art, most of the goods delivery methods of vending machines are driven by motors to rotate springs or drive screw sliders to move, and combined with multi-axis transmission devices for goods delivery. Each layer of goods storage is separated by partitions, and each layer is equivalent to a complete goods delivery device. This method has problems such as wasted space, complex structure, high cost, high failure rate of goods delivery, long goods delivery time, etc., which even affect the normal operation of the vending machine and bring great inconvenience to consumers. Summary of the Invention

[0004] To overcome the problems existing in the related art, this application provides an automatic goods channel for a vending machine. This kind of automatic goods channel has a simple structure, saves space, and at the same time has smooth goods delivery and short goods delivery time.

[0005] This application provides an automatic goods channel for a vending machine, including: a conveying framework, a fixing device is connected to the conveying framework, and a cavity is formed between the fixing device and the conveying framework; a conveying device is arranged in the cavity, goods are arranged on the conveying device, and the goods are located in the cavity; a driving motor and a conveying track connected to the driving motor are arranged on the conveying device; the goods are arranged on the conveying track, and the driving motor drives the conveying track to move, thereby driving the goods on the conveying track to move.

[0006] For the above-mentioned automatic goods channel for a vending machine, the conveying framework is arranged on a mounting plate, and a plurality of air inlets are arranged on the mounting plate, and the air inlets are correspondingly arranged with the cavity.

[0007] For the above-mentioned automatic goods channel for a vending machine, the driving motor is connected with a synchronous pulley, the synchronous pulley is connected with a driving track, the driving track is connected with a roller shaft, and the roller shaft is arranged in the conveying track to drive the conveying track to move.

[0008] For the above-mentioned automatic goods channel for a vending machine, the roller shaft includes a driving shaft and a driven shaft, the driving shaft and the driven shaft are respectively distributed at both ends of the conveying track, and the driving shaft and the driven shaft are respectively fixed on the conveying framework.

[0009] The above-mentioned automatic goods channel for a vending machine is provided with an air supply channel under the conveying framework, and the air supply channel is correspondingly arranged with the air inlet holes to send air into the cavity.

[0010] The above-mentioned automatic goods channel for a vending machine is provided with a goods recycling channel on the front side of the conveying framework, and the goods recycling channel is connected with a recycling box.

[0011] The above-mentioned automatic goods channel for a vending machine is provided with a recycling guide rail on the goods recycling channel, the recycling guide rail is connected with a goods discarding channel, the recycling guide rail is arranged in front of the conveying framework, and the goods discarding channel is connected with the recycling box.

[0012] The above-mentioned automatic goods channel for a vending machine has the recycling guide rail arranged obliquely to facilitate the discarded goods to fall into the goods discarding channel.

[0013] The above-mentioned automatic goods channel for a vending machine has the recycling guide rail and the goods discarding channel arranged in a 7-shaped manner.

[0014] The above-mentioned automatic goods channel for a vending machine is provided with a plurality of rolling shafts on the recycling guide rail to facilitate the goods to fall into the goods discarding channel.

[0015] The technical solution provided by this application may include the following beneficial effects: For the automatic goods channel of the vending machine, the goods are placed in the cavity formed by the conveying framework and the fixing device, with a simple structure and space saving. The goods are placed on the conveyor belt to realize the conveyance of the goods. This conveyance method is stable and fast. During the process of discharging the goods, there will be no jamming, and the goods are discharged smoothly and quickly.

[0016] It should be understood that the above general description and the following detailed description are only exemplary and explanatory, and cannot limit this application. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0017] By describing the exemplary embodiments of the present application in more detail in conjunction with the drawings, the above and other objects, features, and advantages of the present application will become more obvious. Among them, in the exemplary embodiments of the present application, the same reference numerals generally represent the same components.

[0018] Figure 1 is a schematic structural diagram of the automatic goods channel for a vending machine shown in the embodiment of the present application;

[0019] Figure 2 is an exploded schematic structural diagram of the automatic goods channel for a vending machine shown in the embodiment of the present application;

[0020] Figure 3It is a schematic structural diagram of an automatic goods channel for a vending machine applied to a smoothie maker shown in an embodiment of the present application;

[0021] Figure 4 It is one of the schematic structural diagrams of an automatic goods channel for a vending machine applied to a smoothie maker for discarding goods;

[0022] Figure 5 It is another schematic structural diagram of an automatic goods channel for a vending machine applied to a smoothie maker for discarding goods;

[0023] Figure 6 It is yet another schematic structural diagram of an automatic goods channel for a vending machine applied to a smoothie maker for discarding goods;

[0024] Figure 7 It is still another schematic structural diagram of an automatic goods channel for a vending machine applied to a smoothie maker for discarding goods;

[0025] Figure 8 It is the fifth schematic structural diagram of an automatic goods channel for a vending machine applied to a smoothie maker for discarding goods.

[0026] Reference numerals:

[0027] Conveyor frame 1;

[0028] Fixing device 2;

[0029] Cavity 3;

[0030] Conveying device 4; Driving motor 41; Conveyor track 42; Synchronous pulley 43; Driving track 44; Roller 45; Driving shaft 46; Driven shaft 47;

[0031] Goods 5;

[0032] Mounting plate 6; Air inlet hole 61;

[0033] Air supply channel 7;

[0034] Goods recycling channel 8; Recycling box 81; Recycling guide rail 82; Goods discarding channel 83; Rolling shaft 84;

[0035] Refrigeration device 9; Extraction device 91. Detailed implementation manners

[0036] Preferred embodiments of the present application will be described in more detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. Although the preferred embodiments of the present application are shown in the drawings, it should be understood that the present application can be implemented in various forms and should not be limited by the embodiments set forth herein. On the contrary, these embodiments are provided so that the present application will be more thorough and complete, and will fully convey the scope of the present application to those skilled in the art.

[0037] The terms used in the present application are for the purpose of describing specific embodiments only and are not intended to limit the present application. The singular forms "a", "the" and "said" used in the present application and the appended claims are also intended to include the plural forms unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. It should also be understood that the term "and / or" as used herein refers to and encompasses any and all possible combinations of one or more of the associated listed items.

[0038] It should be understood that although the terms "first", "second", "third", etc. may be used in the present application to describe various information, such information should not be limited to these terms. These terms are only used to distinguish the same type of information from each other. For example, without departing from the scope of the present application, the first information may also be referred to as the second information, and similarly, the second information may also be referred to as the first information. Thus, the features defined with "first" and "second" may explicitly or implicitly include one or more of such features. In the description of the present application, "a plurality" means two or more unless otherwise specifically defined.

[0039] The technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0040] See Figures 1 to 3 , an automatic goods lane for a vending machine, comprising: a conveying skeleton 1, a fixing device 2 is connected to the conveying skeleton 1, and a cavity 3 is formed between the fixing device 2 and the conveying skeleton 1. A conveying device 4 is arranged in the cavity 3, goods 5 are arranged on the conveying device 4, and the goods 5 are located in the cavity 3. In this embodiment, a plurality of conveying skeletons 1 are arranged side by side for placing multiple rows of goods 5.

[0041] A driving motor 41 and a conveying track 42 connected to the driving motor 41 are arranged on the conveying device 4, the goods 5 are arranged on the conveying track 42, and the driving motor 41 drives the conveying track 42 to move, thereby driving the goods 5 on the conveying track 42 to move.

[0042] See Figure 3 , in this embodiment, this kind of automatic goods lane for a vending machine is applied to a smoothie machine, and in other embodiments, it can be applied to other vending machines. The goods 5 are various boxed beverages, and this kind of boxed beverage is placed in the cavity 3. A stop portion is arranged on the periphery of the cavity 3 to prevent this kind of boxed beverage from tipping over.

[0043] In some preferred embodiments, the conveying framework 1 is disposed on a mounting plate 6, and a plurality of air inlets 61 are provided on the mounting plate 6, and the air inlets 61 are correspondingly arranged with the cavity 3. Specifically, a air supply channel 7 is provided on the lower side of the conveying framework 1, and the air supply channel 7 is correspondingly arranged with the air inlets 61 to send air into the cavity 3, so that the cavity 3 is kept in a low-temperature state to pre-cool the boxed beverage. Further, the air supply channel 7 is located above the ice-making device 9 of the smoothie maker, and the cold quantity on the ice-making device 9 is blown into the cavity 3 by means of blowing, so that the cavity 3 is kept at a low temperature, which plays a role in cooling the boxed beverage and realizes pre-cooling.

[0044] In some alternative embodiments, the motor is connected with a synchronous pulley 43, the synchronous pulley 43 is connected with a driving track 44, the driving track 44 is connected with a roller 45, the roller 45 is disposed in the conveying track 42, and the conveying track 42 is driven to move by the rolling of the roller 45. Specifically, when the driving motor 41 is started, the driving motor 41 starts to work, rotates the rotating shaft, the rotating shaft drives the synchronous pulley 43, the synchronous pulley 43 rotates to drive the driving track 44 to move, the driving track 44 is connected with the roller 45, so that the roller 45 rolls, and the rolling of the roller 45 drives the conveying track 42 to move, thereby realizing the conveying of the goods 5.

[0045] Specifically, the roller 45 includes a driving shaft 46 and a driven shaft 47. The driving shaft 46 and the driven shaft 47 are respectively distributed at both ends of the conveying track 42, and the driving shaft 46 and the driven shaft 47 are respectively fixed on the conveying framework 1, so that the conveying track 42 is fixed on the conveying framework 1 and moves on the conveying framework 1.

[0046] In some preferred embodiments, a goods recovery channel 8 is provided on the front side of the conveying framework 1, and the goods recovery channel 8 is connected with a recovery box 81. In this embodiment, the goods recovery channel 8 is used to recover the used boxed beverage cartons and recycle the boxed beverage cartons into the recovery box 81. Specifically, a recovery guide rail 82 is provided on the goods recovery channel 8, the recovery guide rail 82 is connected with a goods dropping channel 83, the recovery guide rail 82 is disposed in front of the conveying framework 1, and the goods dropping channel 83 is connected with the recovery box 81. It should be noted that the recovery guide rail 82 is inclined to facilitate the discarded goods 5 to fall into the goods dropping channel 83. In some embodiments, the recovery guide rail 82 and the goods dropping channel 83 are arranged in a shape of "7", so that the goods dropping channel 83 is arranged towards one side of the smoothie maker, which will not block other components of the smoothie maker, does not affect the observation of the production process of the smoothie maker, and saves space and is convenient for maintenance. Further, a plurality of rolling shafts 84 are provided on the recovery guide rail 82, and the box of the boxed beverage falls onto the rolling shafts 84, and the rolling shafts 84 roll the box of the boxed beverage to facilitate it to fall into the goods dropping channel 83.

[0047] SeeFigures 4 to 8 This automatic goods channel for a vending machine uses a driven goods channel. A conveyor track 42 is provided inside the driven goods channel, and a driving device is connected to the rear end of the conveyor track 42. The rear-end driving device is provided with a driving motor 41, a driving track 44, and a synchronous pulley 43. The driving motor 41 drives the driving track 44 to convey the goods 5 out. Using this driving track 44 for transmission can make the goods 5 stand stably, making the transmission and transportation of the goods 5 smoother and more fluent. This driven goods channel uses the conveyor track 42 to transport the goods 5, and a goods recycling channel 8 is provided at the front end of the goods channel. A recycling guide rail 82 is provided on the goods recycling channel 8. The recycling guide rail 82 is composed of several evenly distributed rollers 45 and limit plates, and is inclined and arranged in the recycling channel. By using the self-weight of the goods 5, the used goods 5 are recycled into the recycling box 81 in time through the rollers 45. The storage of the goods 5 adopts front-end loading. The goods 5 are placed on the shelves at the front end. Through the extrusion of the front-end goods 5 and the track drive, the rear goods 5 will move backward, simplifying the storage and conveying mechanism of the goods 5. In addition, this automatic goods channel for a vending machine solves the problems of limited storage space and difficult loading of vending machines. Specifically, an air inlet hole 61 is provided at the front end of the mounting plate 6 of this automatic goods channel for a vending machine. The air inlet hole 61 is connected to the ice-making device 9 below through an air supply channel 7 and a blower. The ice-making device 9 has a refrigeration function through a compressor and a condenser. The blower blows the cold air of the ice-making device 9 onto the goods 5, and the cold air blows to the goods 5 through the air inlet hole 61, so as to achieve a precooling effect and provide cold storage for the goods 5 stored on the goods channel.

[0048] Specifically, refer to Figure 4 After the boxed beverage box is emptied, the straw of the extraction device 91 withdraws from the boxed beverage box, and the driving motor 41 drives the conveyor track 42 to move forward. The used boxed beverage box is transported by the conveyor track 42 and topples forward. Refer to Figure 5 The used boxed beverage box is transported by the conveyor track 42 and falls onto the recycling guide rail 82 due to its own gravity. Refer to Figure 6 The boxed beverage box is transported on the recycling guide rail 82. Refer to Figure 7 The boxed beverage box is transported to the goods discarding channel 83 through the recycling guide rail 82. Refer to Figure 8 The boxed beverage box falls into the recycling box 81 through the goods discarding channel 83, completing the recycling of the boxed beverage box.

[0049] This automatic goods channel for a vending machine places the goods 5 in the cavity 3 formed by the conveying skeleton 1 and the fixing device 2, with a simple structure and space saving. The goods 5 are placed on the conveyor track 42 to realize the conveyance of the goods 5. This conveyance method is stable and fast. During the process of the goods 5 leaving the warehouse, there will be no jams, and the goods leave the warehouse smoothly and quickly.

[0050] The embodiments of the present application have been described above. The above description is exemplary, not exhaustive, and is not limited to the disclosed embodiments. Many modifications and variations are obvious to those of ordinary skill in the art without departing from the scope and spirit of the described embodiments. The choice of terms used herein is intended to best explain the principles of the embodiments, the practical application, or the improvement of the technology in the market, or to enable other ordinary skill in the art to understand the embodiments disclosed herein.

Claims

1. An automatic aisle for a vending machine, characterized in that: include: A conveying frame, wherein a fixing device is connected to the conveying frame, and a cavity is formed between the fixing device and the conveying frame; A conveying device is provided in the cavity, and goods are provided on the conveying device, and the goods are located in the cavity; The conveying device is provided with a driving motor and a conveying crawler connected to the driving motor; The goods are arranged on the conveying crawler, and the driving motor drives the conveying crawler to move, thereby driving the goods on the conveying crawler to move.

2. The automatic aisle for a vending machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The conveying skeleton is arranged on a mounting plate, and a plurality of air inlet holes are arranged on the mounting plate, and the air inlet holes are arranged corresponding to the cavities.

3. The automatic aisle for a vending machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The driving motor is connected to a synchronous wheel, the synchronous wheel is connected to a driving crawler, the driving crawler is connected to a roller, and the roller is arranged in the conveying crawler to drive the conveying crawler to move.

4. The automatic aisle for a vending machine according to claim 3, characterized in that: The roller includes a driving shaft and a driven shaft, the driving shaft and the driven shaft are respectively distributed at two ends of the conveying crawler, and the driving shaft and the driven shaft are respectively fixed on the conveying skeleton.

5. The automatic cargo channel for a vending machine according to claim 2, characterized in that: An air supply channel is provided at the lower side of the conveying frame, and the air supply channel is arranged corresponding to the air inlet hole to supply air into the cavity.

6. The automatic aisle for a vending machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: A cargo recovery channel is provided at the front side of the conveying frame, and the cargo recovery channel is connected to a recovery box.

7. The automatic aisle for a vending machine according to claim 6, characterized in that: The cargo recovery channel is provided with a recovery rail, the recovery rail is connected to the cargo loss channel, the recovery rail is arranged in front of the conveying skeleton, and the cargo loss channel is connected to the recovery box.

8. The automatic aisle for a vending machine according to claim 7, characterized in that: The recovery guide rail is arranged tilted to facilitate the discarded goods to fall into the discarded goods channel.

9. The automatic aisle for a vending machine according to claim 8, characterized in that: The recovery guide rail and the lost goods channel are arranged in a 7-shape.

10. The automatic aisle for a vending machine according to claim 8, characterized in that: The recovery guide rail is provided with a plurality of rolling shafts to facilitate the goods to fall into the goods discarding channel.

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