Rail-changeable sliding door on meal vending machine

The variable track sliding door design solves the problems of inconvenience, sealing and aesthetics of sliding doors in automatic food vending machines, achieving fast and efficient operation and airtightness, reducing friction and noise, and extending the service life of the equipment.

CN223598265UActive Publication Date: 2025-11-25SICHUAN AUDREYS INTELLIGENT TECH DEV CO LTD
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Patent Information

Application Number
CN202423250548.X
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-12-27
Publication Date
2025-11-25
Estimated Expiration
2034-12-27

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Technical Problem

The existing sliding door design of automatic food vending machines has problems such as inconvenience in quick and efficient operation, poor sealing, insufficient aesthetics, and mechanical friction and noise caused by exposed tracks.

Method used

The sliding door adopts a variable track design, including upper and lower support members and guide grooves. Sliding door I and sliding door II achieve the same-plane closing of the sliding door through the cooperation of guide wheels, retractable universal sliding plungers, universal ball bearings and pulley assemblies, improving airtightness, and enhancing stability and security through hidden door latches and mechanical locks.

Benefits of technology

It enables fast and efficient operation of sliding doors, improves airtightness and aesthetics, reduces friction and noise, and extends service life.

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Abstract

The utility model discloses a rail-changeable sliding door on a meal vending machine, which comprises an upper supporting piece, a lower supporting piece, a sliding door I and a sliding door II, a sliding door I, a sliding door II, a sliding door I, a sliding door II and a sliding door II, the upper supporting piece and the lower supporting piece are respectively provided with two guide grooves, and the sliding door I and the sliding door II are arranged on the corresponding guide grooves in a sliding mode. Guide wheel assemblies matched with the corresponding guide grooves are arranged at the tops and the bottoms of the sliding door I and the sliding door II, each guide wheel assembly comprises a plurality of guide wheels, and a plurality of openings capable of enabling the sliding door I to transfer rails to the guide grooves where the sliding door II is located are formed in the side walls between the guide grooves; a telescopic universal sliding plunger abutting against the inner side guide groove is arranged on a back plate of the sliding door I. The sliding doors are closed on the same plane through the cooperation of the opening formed in the guide groove, the telescopic universal sliding plunger, the universal ball and the guide wheel on the sliding door I, the situation that the guide groove is exposed to the outer side after the sliding doors are closed is avoided, the leakproofness between the sliding doors is improved, and meanwhile the flatness of the appearance of the sliding doors is enhanced.
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Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The utility model belongs to food meal selling equipment technical field, more specifically, the utility model relates to a variable track sliding door on meal vending machine. BACKGROUND

[0002] In the existing meal vending machine market, with the increasing demand of consumers for food freshness and convenience, the design and function of the vending machine are also evolving. The traditional vending machine door mostly adopts fixed or single track sliding door, which is very inconvenient when taking the meal tray, and it is difficult to realize fast and efficient storage and retrieval operation. In addition, the design of the double track sliding door also has certain limitations in sealing and aesthetic consistency. After the double track is closed, one track is always exposed on the outside. During long-term use, impurities fall into the track, which increases the mechanical friction and noise of the sliding door and track, reduces the smoothness and speed of opening and closing the door,

[0003] For example, patent number CN202321866373.8 discloses a multifunctional heating cabinet and an automatic vending machine. The patent adopts a single track sliding door, which needs to be opened, the hand is inserted into the right side of the body, and the action of taking and placing the tray is completed. It is very inconvenient to take and place the tray, and the length of the track of the device exceeds the width of the inside of the body, which is low in space utilization. UTILITY MODEL CONTENTS

[0004] An object of the utility model is to solve at least the above problems and / or defects, and to provide at least the advantages to be explained later.

[0005] In order to achieve these objects and other advantages according to the utility model, a variable track sliding door on a meal vending machine is provided, which comprises two upper and lower support members, two guide grooves are arranged side by side on each of the two support members, a sliding door I is arranged on the corresponding inner side guide groove, and a sliding door II is arranged on the corresponding outer side guide groove, and the top and bottom of the sliding door I and the sliding door II are provided with guide wheel assemblies matched with the corresponding guide grooves, the guide wheel assemblies comprise: a plurality of guide wheels arranged at intervals on the top and bottom of the sliding door I and the sliding door II, and the top and bottom guide wheels of the sliding door I and the sliding door II are arranged at different positions;

[0006] The two guide grooves have a common side wall, and the side wall is provided with a plurality of openings that allow the sliding door I to change tracks to the guide groove where the sliding door II is located;

[0007] Among them, the back plate of the sliding door I is provided with a plurality of telescopic universal sliding plungers abutting against the extension part of the inner side guide groove.

[0008] Preferably, further comprising: a bullseye ball arranged at the bottom of the sliding door I and located beside the left and right guide wheels, and a pulley assembly arranged at the bottom of the sliding door II and located between the guide wheels;

[0009] Preferably, the distribution position of the bullseye ball matches the position of each opening, and the bullseye ball and the pulley assembly abut against the bottom surface of the corresponding guide groove.

[0010] Preferably, the spatial position of the outer guide groove of the lower support member is lower than the height of the inner guide groove, and the height of the sliding door I is lower than the height of the sliding door II, and the difference in height is the same.

[0011] Preferably, the opening is located on the outer sidewall of the inner guide groove, and the outer sidewall of the inner guide groove and the inner sidewall of the outer guide groove are located on the same horizontal plane.

[0012] Preferably, further comprising: a mechanical lock arranged on the sliding door I, and during the locking process, the inner locking piece abuts against the top of the outer guide groove of the upper support member and the sidewall close to the inner guide groove.

[0013] Preferably, the sliding door I and the sliding door II are provided with hidden door buckles matched with the movement direction thereof.

[0014] The utility model at least includes the following advantages: through the cooperation of the opening arranged on the guide groove, the telescopic universal sliding plunger, the universal ball and the guide wheel on the sliding door I, the sliding door is closed on the same plane, and the airtightness between the sliding doors is improved.

[0015] Other advantages, objects and features of the utility model will be embodied in part through the following description, and will be understood by those skilled in the art through research and practice of the utility model. DRAWINGS

[0016] Figure 1 It is the whole closing structure schematic diagram of the utility model sliding door;

[0017] Figure 2 It is the opening structure schematic diagram of the utility model sliding door rail change;

[0018] Figure 3 It is the structure schematic diagram of sliding door I;

[0019] Figure 4 It is the structure schematic diagram of sliding door I;

[0020] Figure 5 It is the structure schematic diagram of telescopic universal sliding plunger and universal ball;

[0021] Figure 6It is the structural schematic view of sliding door II;

[0022] Figure 7 It is the cooperation schematic view of sliding door I and inner and outer guide slot;

[0023] Figure 8 It is the cooperation schematic view of sliding door I and inner and outer guide slot of lower support;

[0024] Figure 9 It is the cooperation schematic view of sliding door I and inner and outer guide slot of upper support;

[0025] Figure 10 It is the schematic view of space relationship of guide wheel, cow eye ball and opening position of sliding door I;

[0026] Figure 11 It is the schematic view of space position relationship when sliding door I and sliding door II change track and open.

[0027] Mark in the figure: 1, upper support, 2, lower support, 3, inner guide slot, 4, outer guide slot, 5, sliding door I, 6, sliding door II, 7, guide wheel, 8, opening, 9, telescopic universal sliding plunger, 10, universal ball, 11, cow eye ball, 12, pulley assembly, 13, mechanical lock, 14, lock piece, 15, hidden door stop. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0028] The utility model will be further explained in detail in combination with the drawings, so that the person skilled in the art can implement according to the description of the specification.

[0029] It should be understood that the terms such as "have", "contain" and "include" used in this paper do not exclude the presence or addition of one or more other elements or combinations thereof.

[0030] It should be noted that in the description of the utility model, the orientation or position relationship indicated by the terms is based on the orientation or position relationship shown in the drawings, only for the convenience of describing the utility model and simplifying the description, and is not to indicate or imply that the indicated device or element must have a particular orientation, structure and operation, therefore it cannot be understood as a limitation on the utility model. In addition, the terms "first", "second" are only for the purpose of description, and cannot be understood as indicating or implying relative importance.

[0031] In the description of the utility model, unless another explicit provision and limitation, the term "install", "set with", "sleeve / interface", "connection" and so on, should do broad sense understanding, for example "connection", can be fixed connection, also can be detachable connection, or integrally connected, can be mechanical connection, also can be electrical connection, can be directly connected, also can be indirectly connected through intermediate medium, can be two elements inside the communication, for the ordinary skilled in the art, can understand the specific meaning of the above terms in the utility model according to specific circumstances.

[0032] In addition, in the utility model, unless another explicit provision and limitation, the first feature is "on" or "under" the second feature, which can be direct contact between the first and second features, or indirect contact between the first and second features through intermediate medium. Moreover, the first feature "above", "above" and "above" the second feature can be directly above or obliquely above the first feature, or just indicate that the horizontal height of the first feature is higher than that of the second feature. The first feature "below", "below" and "below" the second feature can be directly below or obliquely below the first feature, or just indicate that the horizontal height of the first feature is less than that of the second feature.

[0033] Figures 1-11 The utility model discloses a variable rail sliding door on meal vending machine, including upper and lower two support pieces, the upper and lower two support pieces all are provided with two guide slots side by side, sliding door I 5 and sliding door II 6 on corresponding inner side guide slot 3 and corresponding outer side guide slot 4 are slidingly arranged, and the top and bottom of sliding door I 5 and sliding door II 6 are all provided with the guide wheel assembly that cooperates with corresponding guide slot, the guide wheel assembly includes: multiple guide wheels 7 that are spaced apart at the top and bottom of sliding door I 5 and sliding door II 6, and the top and bottom guide wheels 7 of sliding door I 5 and sliding door II 6 are different in distribution position;

[0034] Two guide slots have a common side wall, and the side wall is provided with a plurality of openings 8 that can allow sliding door I 5 to change rail to the guide slot of sliding door II 6;

[0035] Among them, the backboard of sliding door I 5 is provided with a plurality of telescopic universal sliding plunger 9 that abuts with the one end extension of inner side guide slot 3.

[0036] Working principle:

[0037] When the sliding door of the food vending machine is in the process of opening, the sliding door I 5 and the sliding door II 6 are respectively on the corresponding inner guide groove 3 and the outer guide groove 4 of the upper support 1 and the lower support 2, and the sliding door I 5 and the sliding door II 6 are slid in the corresponding guide groove through the guide wheels 7 arranged at the top and the bottom, when the door of the food vending machine needs to be closed, the sliding door I 5 slides along the inner guide groove 3, when the guide wheels 7 at the top and the bottom match the opening 8 on the side wall of the guide groove, the spring in the retractable universal sliding plunger 9 on the back plate of the sliding door I 5 stores energy in the compressed state, when the preset condition is reached (that is, the guide wheels 7 are aligned with the opening 8), the spring releases the energy rapidly, pushes the sliding door I 5 to move outward, and makes the sliding door I 5 separate from the inner guide groove 3 and continue to slide along the outer guide groove 4. This process realizes the track change of the sliding door I 5, the sliding door I 5 and the sliding door II 6 cooperate with each other in the outer guide groove 4, and the combined width of the sliding door I 5 and the sliding door II 6 is the same as the length of the inner and outer guide grooves 4, so that the sliding door of the food vending machine is closed. When the sliding door of the food vending machine needs to be opened, the staff manually pushes the sliding door I 5 inward, the retractable universal sliding plunger 9 is compressed, the universal ball 10 is arranged at the bottom of the retractable universal sliding plunger 9, the guide wheels 7 of the sliding door I 5 move from the outer guide groove 4 to the inner guide groove 3 through the opening 8, and the staff pushes the sliding door I 5 to the length direction of the inner guide groove 3, the sliding door I 5 is smoothly moved in the inner guide groove 3 under the cooperation of the guide wheels 7 and the universal ball 10 on the retractable universal sliding plunger 9. And the position of the guide wheels 7 on the sliding door II 6 does not match the opening 8, so that the sliding door II 6 can only slide in the outer guide groove 4 and will not interfere with the sliding and track change of the sliding door I 5. Through the cooperation of the opening 8 on the guide groove, the retractable universal sliding plunger 9, the universal ball 10 and the guide wheels 7 on the sliding door I 5, the sliding door is closed in the same plane, and the airtightness between the sliding doors is improved.

[0038] In the above technical solution, the bovine eye ball 11 is arranged at the bottom of the sliding door I 5 and located beside the left and right guide wheels 7, and the pulley assembly 12 is arranged at the bottom of the sliding door II 6 and located between the guide wheels 7.

[0039] The distribution position of the bullseye roller 11 matches the position of each opening 8, and the bullseye roller 11 and the pulley assembly 12 abut the bottom surface of the corresponding guide groove. With this technical method, the distribution position of the bullseye roller 11 matches the position of each opening 8, when the guide wheel 7 of the sliding door I 5 is aligned with the opening 8 on the side wall of the guide groove, the bullseye roller 11 can also pass through the opening 8 position, without affecting the track change of the sliding door I 5, and the bullseye roller 11 forms effective contact with the bottom surface of the guide groove. The multidirectional rolling characteristics of the bullseye roller 11 can reduce friction and resistance during the sliding and track changing of the sliding door, so that the sliding door I 5 can transition more smoothly from the inner guide groove 3 to the outer guide groove 4.

[0040] The pulley assembly 12 arranged at the bottom of the sliding door II 6 also has a similar effect. The pulley assembly 12 generally includes a plurality of wheels that are evenly distributed between the guide wheels 7 and are in close contact with the bottom surface of the guide groove. During the sliding process of the sliding door II 6, the pulley assembly 12 can ensure that the contact area between the sliding door II 6 and the guide groove is evenly distributed, thereby reducing local wear and noise. This method not only improves the stability and smoothness of the sliding door during sliding, but also prolongs the service life of the sliding door and its related components.

[0041] In the above technical solution, the spatial position height of the outer guide groove 4 of the lower support 2 is lower than the height of the inner guide groove 3, and the height of the sliding door I 5 is lower than the height of the sliding door II 6, and the difference in height is the same;

[0042] The opening 8 is located on the outer side wall of the inner guide groove 3, and the outer side wall of the inner guide groove 3 and the inner side wall of the outer guide groove are located on the same horizontal plane. With this technical method, when the sliding door of the food vending machine is in the closed state, the outer guide groove 4 of the sliding door I 5, due to the spatial position height of the outer guide groove 4 of the lower support 2 being lower than the height of the inner guide groove 3, in the closed state, the sliding door I 5 will not be opened due to collision or extrusion causing the track change of the sliding door I 5, when the sliding door needs to be opened, the sliding door I 5 needs to be lifted a certain distance in the spatial height, then pushed to the opening 8 on the outer side wall of the inner guide groove 3, and the opening 8 position provides a channel for the track change, so the sliding door I 5 can smoothly enter the inner guide groove 3 along the opening 8, thereby realizing the track change and opening the sliding door.

[0043] In the above technical scheme, further comprising: a mechanical lock 13 arranged on the sliding door I 5, and the lock piece 14 inside the mechanical lock 13 abuts against the top and side wall of the outer guide groove of the upper support 1 during locking. By adopting this technical method, the mechanical lock 13 used herein is a triangular lock structure, which comprises: a triangular lock structure arranged on the sliding door I 5, and the triangular lock structure comprises: a lock body threadedly connected with the sliding door I 5, a lock cylinder arranged in the lock body, a triangular boss arranged on the head of the lock cylinder, a lock piece 14 drivingly connected with the tail of the lock cylinder, and the lock piece 14 abuts against the top of the outer guide groove 4 of the upper support 1 and the side wall close to the inner guide groove 3 under the rotation of the lock cylinder. The lock piece 14 abuts against the two, thereby limiting the movement of the sliding door I 5 in the vertical direction and the radial direction. By adopting the mechanical lock 13 of the triangular lock structure, the safety performance of the sliding door I 5 is improved, and the stability and reliability of the sliding door I 5 in the closed state are also enhanced.

[0044] In the above technical scheme, the sliding door I 5 and the sliding door II 6 are provided with hidden door buckles 15 matched with the movement direction thereof. By adopting this technical method, the hidden door buckles 15 are configured as grooves arranged on the sliding door I 5 and the sliding door II 6, and the surface of the sliding door I 5 and the sliding door II 6 is provided with spring-type door pieces matched with the grooves, the hidden door buckle 15 on the sliding door I 5 facilitates the lifting of the sliding door I 5 in the space direction and the sliding of the sliding door I 5 on the guide groove (the hidden door buckle 15 on the sliding door I 5 and the guide groove are horizontally matched in the space direction), and the hidden door buckle 15 on the sliding door II 6 facilitates the sliding of the sliding door II 6 on the guide groove (the hidden door buckle 15 on the sliding door I 5 and the guide groove are vertically matched in the space direction)

[0045] Although the embodiments of the present application have been disclosed as above, it is not limited to the application listed in the specification and the embodiments, and can be fully applied to various fields suitable for the present application. For those skilled in the art, other modifications can be easily realized, and therefore the present application is not limited to specific details and the figures shown and described herein, without departing from the general concept defined by the claims and the equivalent scope.

Claims

1. A variable-track sliding door for an automatic food vending machine, comprising upper and lower support members, each of which has two guide grooves arranged side by side, a sliding door I slidably mounted on the corresponding inner guide groove and a sliding door II slidably mounted on the corresponding outer guide groove, wherein the top and bottom of the sliding door I and the sliding door II are each provided with guide wheel assemblies that cooperate with the corresponding guide grooves, characterized in that, The guide wheel assembly includes: a plurality of guide wheels spaced apart at the top and bottom of sliding door I and sliding door II, and the top and bottom guide wheels of sliding door I and sliding door II are distributed at different positions; The two guide slots share a common sidewall, and the sidewall is provided with multiple openings that allow sliding door I to change track to the guide slot where sliding door II is located; The sliding door I has multiple retractable universal sliding plungers on its back plate that abut against one end of the inner guide groove.

2. The variable-track sliding door on the automatic food vending machine according to claim 1, characterized in that, Also includes: Bullseye balls are located at the bottom of sliding door I, next to the guide wheels on the left and right sides; and pulley assemblies are located at the bottom of sliding door II, between the guide wheels. The distribution of the bullseye balls matches the position of each opening, and the bullseye balls and pulley assembly abut against the bottom surface of the corresponding guide groove.

3. The variable-track sliding door on the automatic food vending machine according to claim 1, characterized in that, The height of the outer guide groove of the lower support is lower than the height of the inner guide groove, and the height of sliding door I is lower than the height of sliding door II, with the difference in height between the two being the same. The opening is located on the outer sidewall of the inner guide groove, and the outer sidewall of the inner guide groove and the inner sidewall of the outer guide groove are located on the same vertical plane.

4. The variable-track sliding door on the automatic food vending machine according to claim 1, characterized in that, Also includes: A mechanical lock is installed on the sliding door I. During the locking process, the locking plate inside the mechanical lock abuts against the top of the outer guide groove of the upper support and the side wall near the inner guide groove.

5. The variable-track sliding door on the automatic food vending machine according to claim 1, characterized in that, The sliding door I and sliding door II are equipped with hidden door latches that correspond to their direction of movement.

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