Sweet potato unmanned vending machine
By designing a sweet potato unmanned vending machine, the heat dissipation is dissipated by air insulation and heat dissipation holes, the lifting components are baked in all directions, and automatic discharge of materials is achieved through the translation mechanism, which solves the health and speed problems of selling roasted sweet potatoes, and achieves uniformity and efficiency of unmanned vending and baking effects.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- CN202422631868.3
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2024-10-30
- Publication Date
- 2025-08-22
- Estimated Expiration
- 2034-10-30
AI Technical Summary
In the prior art, the method of selling roasted sweet potatoes has problems such as having a large health impact, slow speed and difficult to master the heat, resulting in scorching.
A sweet potato unmanned vending machine is designed, including an external chassis, a baking mechanism and a discharge mechanism, which uses air insulation and heat dissipation holes to dissipate heat, and the lifting components are fully baked, and automatic discharge is achieved through a translation mechanism.
It realizes the unmanned automatic sale of roasted sweet potatoes, solves health impact and speed problems, and ensures the uniformity and efficiency of the baking effect.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] The utility model relates to an automatic vending machine, in particular to an unmanned sweet potato vending machine. Background Art
[0002] Sweet potatoes, as a food with high sugar and starch content, are deeply loved by people. Among them, the sweet potatoes cooked by roasting are the sweetest. In winter, many people like to eat roasted sweet potatoes to satisfy hunger and replenish physical strength. Many vendors like to use tricycles and other means of transportation to carry an oven and sell roasted sweet potatoes while walking. However, selling roasted sweet potatoes in the cold wind has a greater impact on the health of the vendors. In addition, the speed of roasting sweet potatoes in ordinary roasting sweet potato boxes is relatively slow, and the sweet potatoes are easily burnt if the heat is not well controlled. Summary of the Invention
[0003] The technical problem to be solved by the utility model is to provide an unmanned sweet potato vending machine which can realize unmanned automatic vending of roasted sweet potatoes.
[0004] In order to solve the above technical problems, the technical solution of the utility model is: a sweet potato unmanned vending machine, comprising an outer case, a baking mechanism and a discharging mechanism arranged in the outer case, the outer case comprising a middle frame, a back panel arranged on the back of the middle frame and a panel arranged on the front of the middle frame and hinged thereto, the middle frame comprising a bottom plate, a top plate and side panels arranged on both sides, a rectangular frame is provided on the bottom plate, a number of reinforcing beams are provided on the inner side of the side panels, heat dissipation holes are provided on the side panels, and a picking port is provided on the panel; the baking mechanism comprises an oven arranged in the outer case, a lifting assembly arranged in the oven, a lifting motor and a heating tube for driving the lifting assembly; the discharging mechanism comprises a discharge hopper arranged in front of the oven, a first translation mechanism for driving the discharge hopper to move left and right, a receiving tray arranged below the discharge hopper and a second translation mechanism for driving the receiving tray to move left and right. The principle of the utility model is as follows: the outer chassis is arranged outside the oven, and a gap is provided between the oven and the outer chassis, which is insulated by air so that the temperature of the outer chassis will not be too high; the hot air generated in the oven will be discharged outside the oven, and finally discharged to the outside through the heat dissipation holes of the outer chassis, thereby effectively dissipating the heat of the vending machine; the raw sweet potatoes are placed on the lifting assembly, which is cyclically lifted and lowered by the lifting assembly, and the sweet potatoes can be baked in all directions in conjunction with the heating tube; when the sweet potatoes are baked, the consumer purchases the baked sweet potatoes through the panel sales interface, and after the host receives the order information, the unloading hopper is driven to move to the designated position by the first translation mechanism, and the receiving tray is driven to move to the designated position and correspond to the unloading hopper by the second translation mechanism. The lifting assembly unloads the sweet potatoes into the unloading hopper, and the unloading hopper then guides the sweet potatoes to the receiving tray, and the receiving tray moves the sweet potatoes to the pickup port, and the consumer can take the sweet potatoes away through the pickup port.
[0005] As an improvement, the side panel is provided with three through holes respectively distributed in the upper, middle and lower parts, a cover plate is provided at the through holes, and the heat dissipation holes are provided on the cover plate.
[0006] As an improvement, both side edges of the side plate are bent to form flanges, and both ends of the reinforcing beam are welded to the flanges.
[0007] As an improvement, a pickup mechanism is provided on the back of the panel at the pickup port, and the pickup mechanism includes a baffle for blocking the pickup port and a lifting mechanism for driving the baffle to rise and fall.
[0008] As an improvement, the lifting assembly includes a driving shaft, a passive shaft arranged above the driving shaft, three driving sprockets arranged on the driving shaft, three passive sprockets and a chain arranged on the passive shaft, the driving sprockets and the passive sprockets correspond one to one, a chain is arranged between the driving sprocket and the passive sprocket, a conveying channel is formed between adjacent chains, the heating tube is arranged in the conveying channel, a number of hangers are arranged between adjacent chains, and the lifting motor drives the driving shaft.
[0009] As an improvement, the two ends of the hanger are provided with hanging ears, the chain is provided with a protruding column, the protruding column is inserted into the hanging ears, and the hanger can rotate around the protruding column.
[0010] As an improvement, an oil receiving pan is provided below the lifting assembly in the oven.
[0011] As an improvement, the first translation mechanism includes a guide rod crossing the discharge hopper, a threaded rod arranged parallel to the guide rod, a nut sleeve sleeved on the threaded rod and connected to the discharge hopper, and a first motor driving the threaded rod; the second translation mechanism includes a guide rail, a slide slidingly engaged with the guide rail, and a screw nut assembly driving the slide, and the slide supports the receiving tray through a support rod.
[0012] As an improvement, the first translation mechanism also includes a second motor, a third motor, a first slide rail, a slide plate slidingly matched with the first slide rail, a first rack, a second rack, a slide plate and a second slide rail slidingly matched with the slide plate; the first slide rail and the first rack are vertically fixed to the outside of the oven, the second rack and the second slide rail are horizontally fixed to the slide plate, the second motor is fixed to the slide plate, the second motor is connected to the second gear, the second gear is meshed with the second rack, the third motor is fixed to the slide plate through a bracket, the third motor is connected to the third gear, the third gear is meshed with the third rack, the second rack is connected to the second slide rail, and the second slide rail is connected to the first motor.
[0013] As an improvement, a host is provided on the back of the panel.
[0014] Compared with the prior art, the present invention has the following beneficial effects:
[0015] 1. The external chassis is located outside the oven. A gap is set between the oven and the external chassis to insulate the air and prevent the temperature of the external chassis from being too high. The hot air generated in the oven will be discharged outside the oven and finally discharged to the outside through the heat dissipation holes of the external chassis, effectively dissipating the heat of the vending machine.
[0016] 2. The lifting component is equipped with two conveying channels, which can place two sizes of sweet potatoes for consumers to choose from;
[0017] 3. The unloading hopper of the discharging mechanism can move horizontally, forward and backward, and up and down, so that the unloading hopper can push the hanging rack, so that the sweet potatoes on the hanging rack can automatically fall into the unloading hopper to complete the unloading. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0018] Figure 1 This is a three-dimensional picture of the sweet potato vending machine.
[0019] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the external chassis.
[0020] Figure 3 This is the front view of the baking mechanism.
[0021] Figure 4 It is a side view of the baking mechanism.
[0022] Figure 5 This is the back view of the baking mechanism.
[0023] Figure 6 Schematic diagram of the rack. DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0024] The present invention will be further described below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.
[0025] like Figure 1 As shown, an unmanned sweet potato vending machine includes an outer case 1, a baking mechanism 3 and a discharging mechanism 2 arranged in the outer case 1.
[0026] like Figure 2As shown, the outer chassis 1 comprises a middle frame, a back panel 14 located on the back of the middle frame, and a panel 10 hingedly connected to the front of the middle frame. The middle frame comprises a bottom panel 12, a top panel 11, and side panels 13 on either side. The bottom panel 12, top panel 11, and side panels 13 are lightweight, constructed as a skin and supported by a skeletal frame. A rectangular frame 16 is provided on the bottom panel 12. Several reinforcing beams 17 are provided on the inner sides of the side panels 13. In this embodiment, two parallel reinforcing beams 17 are provided, dividing the side panels 13 into upper, middle, and lower regions. The edges of the side panels 13 are bent to form flanges, and the ends of the reinforcing beams 17 are welded to the flanges to strengthen the structural strength of the side panels 13. The side panels 13 are provided with three through-holes, located at the top, middle, and bottom, respectively. These through-holes are covered with covers, each with heat dissipation holes 15, through which heat generated within the vending machine can be discharged. The bottom of the base plate 12 is equipped with casters to facilitate the movement of the vending machine. A pickup port is provided on the panel 10. A pickup mechanism 18 is located on the back of the panel 10 at the pickup port. This mechanism 18 includes a baffle for blocking the pickup port and a lifting mechanism for raising and lowering the baffle. The lifting mechanism includes a guide rod and a fourth motor. The fourth motor drives the baffle up and down along the guide rod via a belt, revealing the pickup port when the baffle is lowered. A main unit 19 is located on the back of the panel 10. This integrated unit is used to control the vending machine.
[0027] like Figure 5 、 6 As shown, the baking mechanism 3 includes an oven 31 disposed within the outer housing 1, a lifting assembly disposed within the oven 31, a lifting motor 38 for driving the lifting assembly, and a heating tube 35. The lifting assembly includes a driving shaft 32, a driven shaft 33 disposed above the driving shaft 32, three driving sprockets disposed on the driving shaft 32, three driven sprockets disposed on the driven shaft 33, and a chain 34. The driving sprockets correspond to the driven sprockets one-to-one, with chains 34 disposed between the driving sprockets and the driven sprockets. A conveying channel is formed between adjacent chains 34. The heating tube 35 is vertically disposed within the conveying channel, and the lifting motor 38 drives the driving shaft 32 via the chain. Several hangers 36 are disposed between adjacent chains 34. The hangers 36 of the two conveying channels can accommodate sweet potatoes of different sizes. Each hanger 36 has a lug 361 at each end. The chain 34 has a boss disposed thereon, which inserts into the lug 361, allowing the hanger 36 to rotate about the boss. An oil receiving pan 37 is provided below the lifting assembly in the oven 31 , and the grease exuded from the sweet potatoes falls into the oil receiving pan 37 , making it easy to clean the equipment.
[0028] like Figure 3 、 4As shown, the discharging mechanism 2 includes a discharge hopper 21 provided in front of the oven 31, a first translation mechanism 23 for driving the discharge hopper 21 to translate left and right, a receiving tray 22 provided below the discharge hopper 21, and a second translation mechanism 24 for driving the receiving tray 22 to translate left and right. The first translation mechanism 23 includes a guide rod 231 that crosses the discharge hopper 21, a threaded rod 232 that is arranged parallel to the guide rod 231, a nut sleeve that is sleeved on the threaded rod 232 and connected to the discharge hopper 21, and a first motor 233 that drives the threaded rod 232; the first translation mechanism 23 also includes a second motor 237, a third motor 239, a first slide rail 235, a slide plate 230 that slides with the first slide rail 235, a first rack 236, a second rack 238, a slider, and a second slide rail 234 that slides with the slider; the first slide rail 235 and the first rack 236 are vertically fixed to the outside of the oven 31, the second rack 238 and the second The slide rail 234 is fixed horizontally on the skateboard 230, the second motor 237 is fixed on the skateboard 230, the second motor 237 is connected to the second gear, the second gear is engaged with the second rack 238, the third motor 239 is fixed to the skateboard 230 through a bracket, the third motor 239 is connected to the third gear, the third gear is engaged with the third rack, the second rack 238 is connected to the second slide rail 234, and the second slide rail 234 is connected to the first motor 233; the first motor 233, the second motor 237 and the third motor 239 can drive the discharge hopper 21 to move left and right, forward and backward, and up and down, so that the discharge hopper 21 can touch the hanger 36. The second translation mechanism 24 includes a guide rail 242, a slide 241 that slides with the guide rail 242, and a screw nut assembly 243 that drives the slide 241. The slide 241 supports the receiving tray 22 through the support rod 244. The screw nut assembly 243 drives the slide 241 to follow the discharge hopper 21, so that the receiving tray 22 can catch the sweet potatoes unloaded from the discharge hopper 21.
[0029] Principle of the present invention: the outer chassis 1 is arranged outside the oven 31, and a gap is provided between the oven 31 and the outer chassis 1, which is insulated by air so that the temperature of the outer chassis 1 will not be too high; the hot air generated in the oven 31 will be discharged outside the oven 31, and finally discharged to the outside through the heat dissipation holes 15 of the outer chassis 1, effectively dissipating the heat of the vending machine; the raw sweet potatoes are placed on the lifting assembly, which is cyclically lifted and lowered by the lifting assembly, and the sweet potatoes can be baked in all directions in conjunction with the heating tube 35; when the sweet potatoes are baked, the consumer purchases the baked sweet potatoes through the sales interface of the panel 10, and after the host receives the order information, the first translation mechanism 23 drives the unloading hopper 21 to move to the designated position, and the second translation mechanism 24 drives the receiving tray 22 to move to the designated position and correspond to the unloading hopper 21, the lifting assembly unloads the sweet potatoes into the unloading hopper 21, and the unloading hopper 21 then guides the sweet potatoes to the receiving tray 22, and the receiving tray 22 moves the sweet potatoes to the pickup port, and the consumer can take the sweet potatoes away through the pickup port.
Claims
1. An unmanned sweet potato vending machine, comprising an outer casing, a baking mechanism and a discharging mechanism disposed within the outer casing, characterized in that: The outer chassis includes a middle frame, a back panel provided on the back of the middle frame, and a panel provided on the front of the middle frame and hinged thereto. The middle frame includes a bottom plate, a top plate, and side panels provided on both sides. A rectangular frame is provided on the bottom plate, a plurality of reinforcing beams are provided on the inner sides of the side panels, heat dissipation holes are provided on the side panels, and a picking port is provided on the panel. The baking mechanism includes an oven provided in the outer chassis, a lifting assembly provided in the oven, a lifting motor and a heating pipe for driving the lifting assembly. The discharging mechanism includes a discharge hopper provided in front of the oven, a first translation mechanism for driving the discharge hopper to move left and right, a receiving tray provided below the discharge hopper, and a second translation mechanism for driving the receiving tray to move left and right.
2. The unmanned sweet potato vending machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The side plate is provided with three through holes respectively distributed at the upper part, the middle part and the lower part. A cover plate is provided at the through holes, and the heat dissipation holes are provided on the cover plate.
3. The unmanned sweet potato vending machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The two side edges of the side plate are bent to form flanges, and the two ends of the reinforcing beam are welded to the flanges.
4. The unmanned sweet potato vending machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: A pickup mechanism is provided on the back of the panel at the pickup port, and the pickup mechanism includes a baffle for blocking the pickup port and a lifting mechanism for driving the baffle to rise and fall.
5. The unmanned sweet potato vending machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The lifting assembly includes a driving shaft, a passive shaft arranged above the driving shaft, three driving sprockets arranged on the driving shaft, three passive sprockets arranged on the passive shaft and a chain, the driving sprockets correspond to the passive sprockets one by one, a chain is arranged between the driving sprockets and the passive sprockets, a conveying channel is formed between adjacent chains, the heating tube is arranged in the conveying channel, a number of hangers are arranged between adjacent chains, and the lifting motor drives the driving shaft.
6. The unmanned sweet potato vending machine according to claim 5, characterized in that: Both ends of the hanger are provided with hanging ears, and the chain is provided with a convex column, which is inserted into the hanging ears, and the hanger can rotate around the convex column.
7. The unmanned sweet potato vending machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: An oil receiving pan is provided in the oven below the lifting assembly.
8. The unmanned sweet potato vending machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The first translation mechanism includes a guide rod crossing the discharge hopper, a threaded rod arranged parallel to the guide rod, a nut sleeve sleeved on the threaded rod and connected to the discharge hopper, and a first motor driving the threaded rod; the second translation mechanism includes a guide rail, a slide slidingly engaged with the guide rail, and a screw nut assembly driving the slide, and the slide supports the receiving tray through a support rod.
9. The unmanned sweet potato vending machine according to claim 8, characterized in that: The first translation mechanism also includes a second motor, a third motor, a first slide rail, a slide plate that slides with the first slide rail, a first rack, a second rack, a slide plate and a second slide rail that slides with the slide plate; the first slide rail and the first rack are vertically fixed to the outside of the oven, the second rack and the second slide rail are horizontally fixed to the slide plate, the second motor is fixed to the slide plate, the second motor is connected to the second gear, the second gear is meshed with the second rack, the third motor is fixed to the slide plate through a bracket, the third motor is connected to the third gear, the third gear is meshed with the third rack, the second rack is connected to the second slide rail, and the second slide rail is connected to the first motor.
10. The unmanned sweet potato vending machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: A host is provided on the back of the panel.