Kit vending machine

Abstract

The utility model provides a kit vending machine, and belongs to the technical field of self-service vending equipment. A goods storage area, a goods outlet area and an operation area are arranged in the cabinet body, the goods storage area comprises multiple rows of goods shelves arranged in parallel, multiple goods grooves are formed in each row of goods shelves side by side, the goods outlet area is located below the goods storage area and comprises a goods taking chamber, a goods outlet channel is arranged at the position, located on one side of the goods storage area, in the cabinet body, and the bottom of the goods outlet channel communicates with the goods taking chamber. Each goods groove is internally provided with a goods pushing assembly used for pushing goods in the goods groove to the goods outlet channel. When a customer needs to purchase, the customer selects the goods groove where the goods needing to be purchased are located through operation on the operation panel, the goods groove moves in the linear sliding rail, the goods can be pushed to the opening of the goods groove, and the goods fall into the goods taking chamber below after entering the goods outlet channel to be taken away by the customer. The system has the effect that customers can conveniently purchase kits, medicines, sanitary and healthy products and other goods in a self-service mode for 24 hours.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of self-service vending equipment, in particular to an automatic reagent vending machine. Background Art

[0002] Nucleic acid testing is a precise technology used to detect DNA or RNA, and is widely used in medical diagnosis, disease prevention, and drug development. Nucleic acid testing kits are already available on the market. These small, easy-to-use kits will be widely available in pharmacies and drugstores. Consumers will then be able to purchase the kits and use them at home to collect samples. The samples can then be sent to hospitals for testing, saving medical resources.

[0003] However, pharmacies and drug stores are managed by staff and close at night. Pharmacies that are open 24 hours a day are scattered in the city, which is not conducive to urban residents purchasing medicines and timely nucleic acid testing, and affects residents' timely medical treatment. Utility Model Content

[0004] In view of the above problems, the present invention provides a test kit vending machine to meet the needs of customers for self-service purchase of test kits, medicines, health products and other goods products 24 hours a day.

[0005] In order to achieve the above-mentioned purpose of the invention, the technical solution adopted by the present invention is as follows:

[0006] Provided is a test kit vending machine, comprising a cabinet body, wherein a storage area, a shipping area, and an operation area are arranged in the cabinet body. The storage area comprises a plurality of rows of shelves arranged in parallel, and a plurality of cargo troughs are arranged side by side on each row of shelves. The shipping area is located below the storage area and comprises a pickup chamber opened on the cabinet body. A shipping channel is provided on one side of the cabinet body located at the storage area, and the bottom of the shipping channel is connected to the pickup chamber. A pushing component for pushing the cargo in the cargo channel to the shipping channel is provided in each cargo trough. An operation panel is provided in the operation area.

[0007] Furthermore, the cargo pushing assembly includes a linear slide rail, which is arranged in the cargo trough. A slider is slidably arranged on the linear slide rail, and a push rod extending into the cargo trough is fixed on the slider. The push rod is used to abut the back of the cargo in the cargo trough.

[0008] Furthermore, a rubber pad is provided on a side of the push rod that contacts the cargo.

[0009] Furthermore, each cargo trough is provided with a placement rack for storing goods. The bottom wall of the placement rack is provided with a strip hole along its own length direction for the push rod to pass through. The linear slide rail is fixed on the bottom wall of the placement rack. A first pressure sensor for detecting the weight of the placement rack and the goods is provided under the placement rack, and a photoelectric sensor is provided at the bottom of the shipping channel.

[0010] Furthermore, a guide plate is provided between the bottom of the delivery channel and the pickup chamber, the guide plate is inclined, and a buffer pad is provided in the pickup chamber.

[0011] Furthermore, a second pressure sensor for detecting the weight of the picking chamber is provided below the picking chamber, and a vibration component for driving the guide plate to vibrate is provided in the cabinet;

[0012] The vibration component includes a vibration motor. The guide plate is connected to the cabinet through a plurality of springs. The vibration motor is fixedly arranged on the bottom wall of the guide plate.

[0013] The beneficial effects of the present invention are as follows: after opening the cabinet door, the staff arranges goods such as test kits, antipyretics, masks and other medicines and sanitary and health products one by one in the cargo trough. When the customer needs to shop, he / she operates on the operation panel to select the cargo trough where the goods to be purchased are located. After payment, the processing terminal in the cabinet controls the movement of the linear slide rail in the cargo trough to push the goods to the opening of the cargo trough. After the goods enter the shipping channel, they fall into the pickup room below. The customer can then take the goods out of the pickup room, realizing the automatic sale of goods such as nucleic acid testing kits. Customers can purchase by themselves at any time 24 hours a day, and have timely testing and medication, thereby improving the convenience of purchasing medicines and sanitary and health products. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0014] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of the vending machine according to an embodiment of the present application.

[0015] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of a partial cross-sectional structure of the interior of a vending machine according to an embodiment of the present application.

[0016] Figure 3 This is a schematic structural diagram of a single row of shelves in an embodiment of the present application.

[0017] Among them, 1. Cabinet; 11. Pick-up room; 12. Second pressure sensor; 2. Shelf; 21. Cargo trough; 22. Shipping channel; 3. Operation panel; 4. Linear slide rail; 41. Push rod; 42. Rubber pad; 5. Placement rack; 51. Strip hole; 52. First pressure sensor; 6. Photoelectric sensor; 7. Guide plate; 71. Spring; 72. Vibration motor; 8. Buffer pad. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0018] In order to better understand the above technical solution, the above technical solution will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and specific implementation methods.

[0019] The present application discloses a reagent kit vending machine, referring to Figure 1 and Figure 2, including a cabinet 1, which is equipped with a storage area, a shipping area and an operation area. The storage area includes horizontal shelves 2 located inside the cabinet 1. The shelves 2 are arranged in multiple rows in parallel along the vertical direction. The cabinet 1 is provided with a transparent door in front of the storage area, through which the distribution of goods on the shelf 2 and the inventory of test kits can be observed. The goods include test kits, antipyretics, masks and other medicines and health products. The door is hinged to the cabinet 1, and a lock is provided at the movable end of the door to lock the door. The staff can open the door to replenish the shelves 2 in the storage area.

[0020] Reference Figure 3 , each row of shelves 2 is provided with a plurality of cargo troughs 21 parallel to the horizontal depth direction of the cabinet body 1, and a plurality of cargo troughs 21 are arranged side by side along the horizontal width direction of the container, and the goods are arranged in sequence in the cargo troughs 21. A shipping channel 22 is provided in the cabinet body 1 on the side of the storage area close to the cabinet door or away from the cabinet door. One end of each cargo trough 21 close to the shipping channel 22 is open, and goods can enter the shipping channel 22 from the end of the cargo trough 21. The shipping area is located below the storage area, and the shipping area includes a pickup chamber 11, which is arranged in the cabinet body 1. In the embodiment of the present application, the pickup chamber 11 is a trough body with an open top, and a pickup port is provided on the cabinet body 1. The height of the pickup port should be higher than the pickup chamber 11, so that people outside the cabinet body 1 can reach into the pickup chamber 11 through the pickup port to take out goods. The bottom of the shipping channel 22 is connected to the pickup chamber 11. A pushing component is provided in each cargo trough 21 for pushing the goods in the cargo trough 21 to the shipping channel 22. Through the action of the pushing component, the goods can be pushed from the cargo trough 21 into the shipping channel 22, and fall from the shipping channel 22 to the pickup chamber 11, thereby realizing the shipping process.

[0021] Specifically, the cargo pushing assembly includes a linear slide 4, which is arranged in the cargo trough 21 parallel to the length direction of the cargo trough 21. A slider is slidably provided on the linear slide 4, and a push rod 41 is fixed to the slider, extending into the slide. The push rod 41 is used to abut the back of the cargo in the cargo trough 21. By driving the slider to move by the linear slide 4, the push rod 41 can be made to contact the side of the entire column of cargo in the cargo trough 21 away from the delivery channel 22, and the entire column of cargo can be gradually pushed toward the delivery channel 22. The unit distance of each movement of the slider is the thickness of a single cargo in the cargo trough 21. In order to protect the cargo packaging, in the embodiment of the present application, a rubber pad 42 is provided on the side of the push rod 41 that contacts the cargo. The rubber pad 42 can also be replaced by a velvet pad or the like.

[0022] The operation area includes an operation panel 3, which is arranged on the outer wall of the cabinet 1. A processing terminal is provided in the cabinet 1, and the processing terminal is electrically connected to the operation panel 3 and each actuator in the cabinet 1. The operation panel 3 can be a touch screen panel, or it can be a combination of a display screen and a physical button. The cargo slot 21 in the storage area that needs to execute the shipment action is selected through the operation panel 3. Furthermore, a payment code can be provided through the operation panel 3 to realize payment by scanning the code on the mobile phone. The information such as the treatment disease, instructions for use, and drug traceability of the sold drugs can also be viewed through the operation panel 3. Furthermore, the functions of remote calling and video acquisition can be added to the operation panel 3. For prescription drugs in the cabinet, the doctor can be connected online, and the shipment of prescription drugs in the cabinet 1 can be controlled according to the prescription entered online by the doctor.

[0023] When putting goods into the vending machine, the staff needs to input the information of the goods in each cargo trough 21, especially including the thickness of each box of goods when arranged, and the weight of each box of goods. In the embodiment of the present application, each cargo trough 21 is provided with a placement rack 5 for storing goods. The bottom wall of the placement rack 5 is provided with a strip hole 51 for the push rod 41 to pass through along its own length direction. The linear slide 4 is fixedly set on the bottom wall of the placement rack 5. A first pressure sensor 52 for detecting the weight of the placement rack 5 and the goods is provided below the placement rack 5. According to the input thickness of each box of goods when arranged, the movement distance of the slider on the linear slide 4 can be controlled each time to ensure that the slider only moves one unit distance each time the delivery action is performed, and a box of medicine is pushed into the delivery channel 22. The placement rack 5 is supported and installed in the cargo trough 21 by the first pressure sensor 52. The first pressure sensor 52 can detect the overall weight of the placement rack 5 and the medicine on the placement rack 5 in real time. According to the weight of each box of goods, the pressure changes detected by the first pressure sensor 52 at the beginning and end of the movement of the slider are compared each time the shipping action is performed, and the system identifies whether the medicine has successfully entered the shipping channel 22.

[0024] Furthermore, a photoelectric sensor 6 is provided at the bottom of the delivery channel 22. The photoelectric sensor 6 is used to detect whether there are drugs passing through the bottom of the delivery channel 22, which can be used as a secondary detection of whether the drugs are delivered.

[0025] In order to protect the medicines and goods falling from the delivery channel 22, in the embodiment of the present application, a guide plate 7 is provided between the bottom of the delivery channel 22 and the pickup chamber 11. The guide plate 7 is arranged at an angle, and the guide plate 7 is used to guide the goods so that the goods can slide smoothly into the pickup chamber 11. A cushion pad 8 is provided in the pickup chamber 11. The cushion pad 8 can be a sponge pad or a cushioning cloth suspended below. It can prevent the goods from directly colliding with the bottom wall of the pickup chamber 11, thereby reducing the possibility of bubbling of liquid reagents in the goods or breakage of glass containers in the goods.

[0026] Furthermore, a second pressure sensor 12 is provided below the pickup chamber 11 for detecting the weight of the pickup chamber 11, and a vibration assembly is installed within the cabinet 1 for driving the guide plate 7 to vibrate. The second pressure sensor 12 detects the weight of the pickup chamber 11 during the delivery process, and then delays the weight detection after the delivery process is completed. The system determines whether the change in the weight of the pickup chamber 11 between the two detection processes reaches the weight of a single item, and determines whether the item remains on the guide plate 7 due to friction. If the item does not fall into the pickup chamber 11, the vibration assembly is activated, causing the guide plate 7 to continuously vibrate and drop the remaining item into the pickup chamber 11.

[0027] Specifically, the vibration component can use a vibration motor 72, and multiple springs 71 are connected to the bottom of the guide plate 7. The guide plate 7 is connected to the cabinet 1 through the springs 71. The vibration motor 72 is fixedly installed on the bottom wall of the guide plate 7. After the vibration motor 72 is started, the guide plate 7 vibrates on the springs 71, causing the goods to slide off the guide plate 7.

[0028] Furthermore, in order to prevent the goods in the shelf 2 from accidentally falling into the shipping channel 22 due to instability after reaching the edge of the cargo trough 21, the shelf 2 can be tilted at a certain angle, and the tilt angle can be 1° to 3°. The end of the cargo trough 21 close to the shipping channel 22 is the highest end of the cargo trough 21, so that the center of gravity of the goods in the cargo trough 21 is tilted toward the push rod 41, thereby preventing the goods from accidentally falling into the shipping channel 22.

[0029] Those skilled in the art will appreciate that, although preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described, those skilled in the art may make additional changes and modifications to these embodiments once they become aware of the underlying inventive concepts. Therefore, the appended claims are intended to be interpreted as encompassing the preferred embodiments and all changes and modifications that fall within the scope of the present invention. Clearly, those skilled in the art may make various changes and modifications to the present invention without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. Thus, the present invention is intended to encompass such changes and modifications as fall within the scope of the claims and their equivalents.

Claims

1. A reagent kit vending machine, characterized in that: The invention comprises a cabinet (1), wherein the cabinet (1) is provided with a storage area, a shipping area and an operation area, wherein the storage area comprises a plurality of rows of shelves (2) arranged in parallel, wherein a plurality of cargo troughs (21) are arranged side by side on each row of shelves (2), wherein the shipping area is located below the storage area, wherein the shipping area comprises a pickup chamber (11) opened on the cabinet (1), wherein a shipping channel (22) is provided on one side of the storage area in the cabinet (1), wherein the bottom of the shipping channel (22) is connected to the pickup chamber (11), wherein each cargo trough (21) is provided with a pushing component for pushing the cargo in the cargo trough (21) to the shipping channel (22), and wherein an operation panel (3) is provided in the operation area.

2. The reagent kit vending machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The cargo pushing assembly comprises a linear slide rail (4), the linear slide rail (4) being arranged in a cargo trough (21), a slider being slidably arranged on the linear slide rail (4), a push rod (41) extending into the cargo trough (21) being fixed on the slider, and the push rod (41) being used to abut against the back of the cargo in the cargo trough (21).

3. The reagent kit vending machine according to claim 2, characterized in that: A rubber pad (42) is provided on the side of the push rod (41) that is used to contact the goods.

4. The reagent kit vending machine according to claim 2, characterized in that: Each cargo trough (21) is provided with a storage rack (5) for storing goods. The bottom wall of the storage rack (5) is provided with a strip hole (51) along its length direction for the push rod (41) to pass through. The linear slide rail (4) is fixedly arranged on the bottom wall of the storage rack (5). A first pressure sensor (52) for detecting the weight of the storage rack (5) and the goods is provided below the storage rack (5). A photoelectric sensor (6) is provided at the bottom of the delivery channel (22).

5. The reagent kit vending machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: A guide plate (7) is provided between the bottom of the delivery channel (22) and the pickup chamber (11), the guide plate (7) being inclined, and a buffer pad (8) is provided in the pickup chamber (11).

6. The reagent kit vending machine according to claim 5, characterized in that: A second pressure sensor (12) for detecting the weight of the picking chamber (11) is provided below the picking chamber (11), and a vibration component for driving the guide plate (7) to vibrate is provided in the cabinet (1); The vibration assembly includes a vibration motor (72); the guide plate (7) is connected to the cabinet (1) via a plurality of springs (71); and the vibration motor (72) is fixedly arranged on the bottom wall of the guide plate (7).

Images