Automatic delivery device and automatic vending cabinet

Abstract

The utility model discloses an automatic delivery device and an automatic selling cabinet, which comprise a bin for placing goods, a conveyor belt arranged below the goods and arranged in the bin, a delivery port arranged on the bin and corresponding to the end portion of the conveyor belt, and a material level sensor arranged on the bin and connected with the conveyor belt. The material level sensor detects whether goods pass through the space between the end of the conveying belt and the goods outlet or not. According to the beverage vending machine, expensive sensors and cameras are not needed, manual checking of vending types and quantity is not needed, the situation that beverages fall to a goods taking opening and then rebound to a goods shelf is avoided, the vending types of the beverages on different layers can be changed freely, simply and conveniently, the size of a driving structure is small, and the space utilization rate is high.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The utility model relates to automatic technology field, especially automatic delivery device and automatic vending cabinet. BACKGROUND

[0002] At present, the development of market, many schools, street, with some remote suburbs and so on place to beverage automatic vending cabinet demand are very big. The vending cabinet of present mainly is automatic vending cabinet with camera, needs the backstage staff to check which customer buys and the quantity of beverage, wastes manpower, another kind is the vending cabinet of spiral body as main drive, after customer buys, after beverage drops, will bounce back vending cabinet, leads to the situation that customer cannot get beverage, and this spiral body needs complex drive mechanism, still can occupy more internal space, so leads to the equipment cost is higher. UTILITY MODEL CONTENT

[0003] To solve the technical problem of the current automatic vending equipment structure complex, control does not change, the utility model provides automatic delivery device, utilizes the conveyer belt cooperation material level sensor to realize the accurate automatic delivery of goods, simple structure, convenient to use, and further provides automatic vending cabinet.

[0004] The utility model adopts the technical scheme, designs automatic delivery device, including the warehouse that places goods, the conveyer belt that is located below goods is provided in the warehouse, the delivery port that is corresponding with the end part of conveyer belt is provided on the warehouse, still include material level sensor, material level sensor detects whether goods pass between the end part of conveyer belt and delivery port.

[0005] In certain embodiments, the conveyer belt is arranged with a partition plate separating two adjacent goods in the conveying direction.

[0006] In certain embodiments, the length of the partition plate is less than the distance between the end part of the conveyer belt and the delivery port.

[0007] In certain embodiments, when the partition plate is rotated to the end part of the conveyer belt, the end part of the partition plate abuts the delivery port, so that the goods can roll from the conveyer belt to the delivery port along the partition plate.

[0008] In certain embodiments, the material level sensor is a grating sensor located between the end part of the conveyer belt and the delivery port.

[0009] In certain embodiments, further comprising a counter connected to the grating sensor, the counter counts according to the detection information of the grating sensor.

[0010] In some embodiments, the delivery outlet is provided with a swing door, which is a one-way door that swings outward relative to the chamber, and the goods can knock the swing door open from inside to outside.

[0011] In some embodiments, an elastic reset mechanism is provided between the swing door and the delivery outlet, which can make the swing door recover from the open state to the closed state.

[0012] The vending machine is characterized in that the automatic delivery device is included.

[0013] In some embodiments, a cabinet body is included, and a plurality of chambers are arranged in the cabinet body in an up-down direction, and a delivery outlet is arranged below the delivery outlet.

[0014] Compared with the prior art, the automatic vending machine has the following beneficial effects:

[0015] The automatic vending machine does not need expensive sensors and cameras, and does not need manual checking of the types and quantities of vending products, avoids the situation that beverages fall back to the shelf after falling into the delivery outlet, can randomly and simply change the vending product types of different layers, has small driving structure size and high space utilization rate, adopts a belt transmission structure, and fixed partitions are arranged on the belt transmission structure, the distance between each partition is the size of a beverage bottle, the partition moves to push the beverage out of the delivery outlet, a door that can be automatically closed is adopted to avoid the situation that the beverage falls back to the shelf after falling into the delivery outlet, and a belt transmission mode is adopted to drive the beverage to move, so that the structure is simple and effective. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0016] The present application will be described in detail below with reference to specific embodiments and drawings, in order to show details and facilitate understanding of the principles, which are not necessarily drawn to scale, and similar reference numerals can be used to describe similar components in different views. The drawings generally show the embodiments discussed herein in an exemplary and non-limiting manner. Among them:

[0017] Figure 1 is a schematic view of an automatic delivery device.

[0018] Figure 2 is a schematic view of an automatic delivery device door in a closed state.

[0019] Figure 3 is a schematic view of an automatic delivery device door in an open state.

[0020] Figure 4 is a schematic view of a motor controlling a conveyor belt.

[0021] Figure 5 is a schematic view of an automatic vending machine.

[0022] In the figure, 1, goods; 2, warehouse room; 3, conveying belt; 4, goods outlet; 5, partition; 6, grating sensor; 7, opening and closing door; 8, elastic reset hinge shaft; 9, cabinet body; 10, goods taking outlet; 11, display screen; 12, stepping motor. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0023] The following are specific embodiments of the present application, and the technical solutions of the present application are further described in combination with the drawings, but the present application is not limited to these embodiments, and the following embodiments do not limit the utility model involved in the claims. In addition, all combinations of the features described in the embodiments are not necessarily required by the solution of the utility model.

[0024] The principles and structures of the present application will be described in detail below in combination with the drawings and embodiments.

[0025] EMBODIMENT

[0026] As shown in Figure 1 , 2 , 3, 4, the automatic goods outlet device comprises a warehouse room 2 in which goods 1 are placed, a conveying belt 3 is arranged below the goods 1 in the warehouse room 2, a goods outlet 4 corresponding to the end of the conveying belt 3 is arranged on the warehouse room 2, and a material level sensor is further arranged, which detects whether the goods 1 pass between the end of the conveying belt 3 and the goods outlet 4. The conveying belt 3 is driven to rotate by a motor, and the motor shaft is connected to the pulley of the conveying belt 3 through a shaft coupling. The motor can be a stepping motor 12, so as to facilitate the accurate movement control of the conveying belt 3.

[0027] The automatic goods outlet device of the embodiment is applied to an automatic vending cabinet, and the goods 1 are usually canned beverages. These canned beverages are usually cylindrical, which facilitates the arrangement in the direction of the conveying belt 3 and the stable forward movement under the driving of the conveying belt 3. When these cylindrical goods 1 are moved to the goods outlet 4, they can roll to the goods outlet 4, so as to roll out of the goods outlet 4. At the same time, the rolling of the goods 1 occurs between the end of the conveying belt 3 and the goods outlet 4, so as to facilitate the detection by the material level sensor. If the rolling is detected, it indicates that the goods 1 are sent out, so as to facilitate the detection of the goods quantity.

[0028] The conveying belt 3 is arranged along the conveying direction and is provided with a partition 5 for separating two adjacent goods 1. The distance between two adjacent partitions 5 is slightly greater than the width of the goods 1, so that the goods 1 are spaced apart from each other on the conveying belt 3. In this way, not only the goods 1 are arranged in order on the conveying belt 3, but also the goods 1 are beneficially conveyed one by one to the goods outlet 4, so as to facilitate the one-by-one control of the goods outlet.

[0029] The distance between the end of the conveyor belt 3 and the delivery port 4 is less than the length of the partition plate 5. The partition plate 5 is prevented from being stuck in the delivery port 4.

[0030] When the partition plate 5 rotates to the end of the conveyor belt 3, the end of the partition plate 5 abuts the delivery port 4, so that the goods 1 can roll from the conveyor belt 3 along the partition plate 5 to the delivery port 4. That is, when the partition plate 5 rotates to the end of the conveyor belt 3, the partition plate 5 serves as a guide plate connecting the conveyor belt 3 and the delivery port 4, so that the goods 1 roll along the partition plate 5 to the delivery port 4.

[0031] The level sensor is a grating sensor 6 located between the end of the conveyor belt 3 and the delivery port 4.

[0032] The grating sensor 6 is a precision sensor for measuring displacement, angle, speed or position, and its working principle is based on optical interference or light shielding principle. The grating sensor 6 can be used to detect whether the goods 1 pass through, and the presence or movement of the goods is judged by the shielding of light or the change of signal. The basic principle is to use the goods 1 to shield the light path of the grating sensor 6, so as to generate a signal change, which is used to judge whether the goods 1 pass through a certain position. When the goods 1 pass through the detection area of the sensor, it will shield the light path of the grating sensor 6, causing the change of the photoelectric signal at the receiving end. The control system judges the passing state of the goods 1 according to this signal change.

[0033] It also includes a counter connected with the signal of the grating sensor 6, which counts according to the detection information of the grating sensor 6.

[0034] The combination of the grating sensor 6 and the counter to determine the shipment quantity of the goods 1 is a very practical automatic detection scheme. The combination of the grating sensor 6 and the counter to monitor the shipment quantity ensures accurate counting and can display and feedback the shipment quantity in real time. The grating sensor 6 has extremely high resolution and can accurately detect the passing state of the goods 1, including small or high-speed passing goods 1. The combination of the counter avoids the cumulative error problem of traditional mechanical detection. The grating sensor 6 uses optical principles and does not need to contact the goods 1, avoiding damage to the goods 1 or equipment wear caused by friction. It is suitable for goods 1 with complex shape, sensitive surface or easy to damage. The grating sensor 6 has high-speed response capability and can adapt to high-frequency and high-speed goods 1 passing scenarios. The grating sensor 6 is less affected by environmental interference and is not easily affected by vibration or dust. The system is stable for long-term operation and has low maintenance cost. After being combined with the counter, the shipment quantity can be displayed in real time, which is convenient for quickly grasping the flow of the goods 1. The data is intuitive and accurate, which is convenient for further analysis and statistics. Through linkage with automatic equipment, intelligent control can be realized. The optical sensor has low power consumption, the overall energy consumption of the system is small, accurate counting reduces unnecessary production or waste caused by inaccurate counting, and indirectly improves resource utilization. Accurate statistics of the out-of-stock quantity reduces the risk of missed or excessive delivery.

[0035] The delivery outlet 4 is provided with a swing door 7, which is a one-way door that opens outward relative to the warehouse 2. The goods 1 can knock the swing door 7 open from inside to outside.

[0036] The one-way door allows the goods 1 to be sent out only from the inside of the warehouse 2. The one-way door is also called a one-way valve or a one-way passage door, which only allows the goods 1 to pass in one direction and prevents the returned materials from returning to the inside of the warehouse 2.

[0037] The swing door 7 and the delivery outlet 4 are provided with an elastic reset mechanism, which can make the swing door 7 recover from the open state to the closed state.

[0038] The elastic reset mechanism can be, for example, an elastic reset hinge shaft 8 with a reset spring. The elastic reset hinge shaft 8 is a hinge with automatic reset function, which realizes the reset function of the hinge after a certain angle through elastic devices (such as springs or rubber elements). The door body is connected through the elastic reset hinge shaft 8, which not only improves the automatic function of the door, but also effectively prevents the return of the goods 1.

[0039] As Figure 5As shown, the automatic delivery device is used in an automatic vending cabinet, which includes a cabinet body 9, a plurality of compartments 2 arranged in the cabinet body 9 in the up-down direction, four in this embodiment, different compartments 2 can store different goods 1, for example, different beverages, the lower part of the cabinet body 9 is provided with a beverage outlet 10 below the delivery outlet 4, so that the goods 1 falling from the delivery outlet 4 can fall to the beverage outlet 10, and then the user can take out from the beverage outlet 10.

[0040] The cabinet body 9 is also provided with a display screen 11, and the beverage in the Xth layer compartment 2 needs to be selected on the display screen 11, Y bottles of beverage are selected, and the Xth layer compartment 2 will drop the beverage to the beverage outlet 10 according to the customer's selection of X and Y.

[0041] The step motor drives the coupling, the coupling drives the pulley, the conveyor belt drives the partition plate connected above, and the last row of beverages on the conveyor belt is pushed forward, wherein the step motor rotates to determine whether Y-1 is less than zero, and when it is equal to zero, it is considered that the beverage has been completely dropped out.

[0042] At the same time, when the signal of the light barrier sensor signal generator is blocked by the beverage for more than 1 second, it is considered that one bottle of beverage Y-1 is dropped, the switch door is pushed open by the beverage, and the beverage is dropped one bottle, and after dropping, the door will immediately automatically pop back to close, preventing the beverage from bouncing back to the vending box, and the partition plate below the conveyor belt is moved forward to the position of the last left beverage in the lower row of the belt, which is reoccupied by the beverage above.

[0043] When the beverage in the single-layer vending box is not enough, a gap will appear between the conveyor belt partitions, at this time the signal of the light barrier sensor signal generator is blocked by the partition for less than 1 second, the value of Y does not change, and the step motor continues to move.

[0044] When the vending cabinet needs to replace the vending category, only the beverage in the single-layer vending box needs to be emptied, the beverage to be sold is put in, and the unit price of this layer of vending cabinet is stored in the system, so that the vending category can be replaced simply and quickly. The pulley of the conveyor belt is small in size, occupies small space, and the beverage is placed horizontally, so the space above is fully utilized, and the space utilization rate is high.

[0045] Multiple vending boxes are arranged in the automatic vending cabinet, each vending box sells different beverages, and each vending box is provided with a transparent glass window at the beverage part. In the single-layer vending box, the belt drive is used to drive the beverage to move, which is simple and effective, and a door that can automatically close is provided at the beverage outlet to prevent the beverage from bouncing back, and as long as the unit price of each layer of vending box is changed, the beverage category of the vending box can be changed.

[0046] The specific embodiments described herein are merely illustrative examples illustrating the spirit of this utility model. Those skilled in the art to which this utility model pertains may make various modifications or additions to the described specific embodiments or use similar methods to replace them, without departing from the spirit of this utility model or exceeding the scope defined by the appended claims.

[0047] Although this document uses a number of technical terms, the possibility of using other terms is not excluded. These terms are used merely for the convenience of describing and explaining the essence of this invention; interpreting them as any additional limitation would contradict the spirit of this invention. The order of actions, steps, etc., in the apparatus and methods shown in the specification and drawings can be implemented in any order unless a specific order is explicitly specified, and as long as the output of a preceding process is not used in a subsequent process. Similar sequential terms used for descriptive convenience (e.g., "firstly," "next," "secondly," "again," "then," etc.) do not imply that the actions must be performed in such an order.

[0048] Those skilled in the art will understand that all directional references (e.g., above, below, up, up, down, down, top, bottom, left, right, vertical, horizontal, etc.) are used descriptively in the drawings to aid the reader's understanding and do not imply (e.g., a limitation on the scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims) a limitation on the scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims. They are merely for the purpose of facilitating the description of this application and simplifying the description. Unless otherwise stated, these directional terms do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a particular orientation or be constructed and operated in a particular orientation. The directional terms "inside" and "outside" refer to inside or outside relative to the outline of the respective components themselves.

[0049] For ease of description, spatial relative terms such as "above," "on top of," "on the upper surface of," "above," etc., are used herein to describe the spatial positional relationship of a device or feature as shown in the figures to other devices or features. It should be understood that spatial relative terms are intended to encompass different orientations in use or operation beyond the orientation of the device as described in the figures. For example, if the device in the figures were inverted, a device described as "above" or "on top of" other devices or structures would subsequently be positioned as "below" or "under" other devices or structures. Thus, the exemplary term "above" can include both "above" and "below." The device may also be positioned in other different ways (rotated 90 degrees or in other orientations), and the spatial relative descriptions used herein will be interpreted accordingly.

[0050] In addition, some ambiguous terms (for example, substantially, certain, generally, etc.) can refer to slight inaccuracy or slight deviation of conditions, quantities, values or sizes, etc., some of which are within the manufacturing deviation or tolerance range. It should be noted that the use of the words "first", "second", etc. to define parts is only for the convenience of distinguishing the corresponding parts, and the above words have no special meaning unless otherwise stated, and therefore cannot be understood as limiting the scope of protection of the present application.

Claims

1. An automatic dispatching apparatus comprising a warehouse in which goods are placed, characterized by, The warehouse chamber is provided with a conveyor belt below the goods, and the warehouse chamber is provided with a delivery port corresponding to the end of the conveyor belt.

2. The automatic shipping-out device according to claim 1, characterized by The conveyor belt is provided with a partition plate arranged along the conveying direction to separate two adjacent goods.

3. The automatic order delivery apparatus according to claim 2, characterized by The length of the partition plate is less than the distance between the end of the conveyor belt and the delivery port.

4. The automatic order delivery apparatus according to claim 2, characterized by When the partition plate rotates to the end of the conveyor belt, the end of the partition plate abuts the delivery port, so that the goods can roll from the conveyor belt along the partition plate to the delivery port.

5. The automatic order delivery apparatus according to claim 1, wherein The level sensor is a grating sensor located between the end of the conveyor belt and the delivery port.

6. The automatic order delivery apparatus according to claim 5, wherein Further comprising a counter connected with the grating sensor, the counter counts according to the detection information of the grating sensor.

7. The automatic order delivery apparatus according to claim 1, wherein The delivery port is provided with a swing door, which is a one-way door that opens outward relative to the warehouse chamber, and the goods can knock the swing door open from inside to outside.

8. The automatic order delivery apparatus according to claim 7, characterized by An elastic reset mechanism is arranged between the swing door and the delivery port, which can make the swing door recover from the open state to the closed state.

9. The automated vending cabinet, characterized by, The automatic delivery device comprises the automatic delivery device according to any one of claims 1 to 8.

10. The automated vending cabinet of claim 9, wherein, The cabinet body is provided with a plurality of warehouse chambers arranged in the up-down direction, and the lower part of the cabinet body is provided with a goods taking port below the delivery port.

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