Goods delivery mechanism for vending machine and vending machine

Abstract

The utility model relates to the technical field of vending machines, in particular to a delivery mechanism for a vending machine and the vending machine, the delivery mechanism comprises a base, a driving unit, a sliding piece, a storage box, a first spring and a second spring, the sliding piece is horizontally arranged on the base in a sliding mode, and the sliding direction of the sliding piece is a first horizontal direction; the goods storage box is hinged to the base, a hinged shaft of the goods storage box is perpendicular to the first horizontal direction, and the goods storage box is located on the front side of the sliding piece and provided with an abutting block; the driving unit is arranged on the base and used for driving the sliding piece to slide backwards; the two ends of the first spring are connected with the sliding piece and the base correspondingly and used for resetting the sliding piece. The two ends of the second spring are fixed to the bottom of the storage box and the base respectively. When the goods storage box is not popped up, the first spring is in a natural stretching state, the sliding piece abuts against the upper portion of the abutting block, the second spring is in a compression force storage state and enables the goods storage box to have the tendency of rotating around the base to be popped up forwards, and the driving force of the driving unit for driving the sliding piece is reduced.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The utility model relates to automatic vending machine technical field, especially automatic vending machine use delivery mechanism and automatic vending machine. BACKGROUND

[0002] Automatic vending machine is a kind of equipment that sells goods automatically, and its principle is to realize the function of selling goods automatically by combining electronic technology and mechanical components.

[0003] As shown in Figure 1 The existing automatic vending machine delivery mechanism generally includes base 1, drive unit 2, sliding piece 3, storage box 4 and elastic element 5, the elastic element 5 is spring, the storage box 4 is hinged on the base 1, the sliding piece 3 is slidably arranged on the base 1, the sliding direction of the sliding piece 3 is horizontal first direction, and the horizontal first direction and the axis direction of the storage box 4 rotating around the base 1 are perpendicular to each other in horizontal direction;Drive unit 2 is arranged on base 1, used to drive sliding piece 3 to slide backward along horizontal first direction;The storage box 4 is located at the front side of sliding piece 3, and the side of the storage box 4 towards sliding piece 3 is provided with abutting block 15;One end of the spring is connected and fixed with sliding piece 3, and the other end is connected and fixed with the bottom of storage box 4;In the non-delivery state, the spring is in the compressed force storage state, and the upper side of abutting block 15 abuts with the front end bottom of sliding piece 3;When the storage box is ejected, drive unit 2 drives sliding piece 3 to slide backward along horizontal first direction, and under the elastic force of spring, storage box 4 is ejected forward around hinged shaft 14.

[0004] However, when the above-mentioned delivery mechanism is used, if the storage box 4 is ejected forward, the drive unit 2 needs to drive the sliding piece 3 to slide and overcome the work of the spring in the force storage state;Since the spring has generated a reaction force due to deformation in the force storage state, a greater external force is needed to further change the deformation state of the spring, and the external force for changing the deformation state of the spring comes from the driving force of the drive unit 2 driving the sliding piece 3. Therefore, when the drive unit 2 drives the sliding piece 3 to slide and overcomes the work of the spring in the force storage state, the driving force of the drive unit 2 driving the sliding piece 3 increases, which reduces the service life of the drive unit 2. UTILITY MODEL CONTENTS

[0005] One of the purposes of the utility model is to provide an automatic vending machine delivery mechanism and automatic vending machine, which aims to solve the technical problem that when the delivery mechanism of the existing automatic vending machine is used, the drive unit drives the sliding piece to slide and overcomes the work of the spring in the force storage state, which causes the driving force of the drive unit driving the sliding piece to increase, reducing the service life of the drive unit.

[0006] In order to achieve the above object, the utility model provides a kind of delivery mechanism for automatic vending machine, including base and delivery assembly, delivery assembly includes drive unit, sliding piece and storage box, sliding piece is horizontally slidably arranged on base, the horizontal sliding direction of sliding piece is horizontal first direction;Storage box is hinged on base, the horizontal axis of rotation of storage box around base is perpendicular to horizontal first direction, storage box is located in the front side of sliding piece along horizontal first direction, and the side of storage box along horizontal first direction towards sliding piece is provided with abutting block;Drive unit is set on base, for driving sliding piece to slide back along horizontal first direction;Its characterized in that, delivery assembly further includes first spring and second spring, the both ends of first spring are connected with base and sliding piece respectively, and first spring is used for sliding reset of sliding piece;The both ends of second spring are fixed on the bottom of storage box and base respectively;First spring is in natural extension state, sliding piece is pressed above abutting block, and second spring is in compressed force storage state, the opposite end surface of second spring is in non coaxial state in non-popping state of storage box, and second spring makes storage box have the tendency of rotating forward and popping out around base.

[0007] Further, the drive unit is drivenly connected with a poking block, the drive unit is used to drive the poking block to rotate, and the poking block is used to drive the sliding piece to slide back along the horizontal first direction.

[0008] Further, a poking strip is further rotationally arranged on the base, the poking strip is connected with the sliding piece, and the drive unit drives the poking block to rotate to drive the poking strip to drive the sliding piece to slide back along the horizontal first direction.

[0009] Further, a groove is formed in the bottom surface of the sliding piece, and the poking strip is insertedly matched with the groove.

[0010] Further, waist-shaped grooves are formed in opposite ends of the sliding piece, the waist-shaped grooves vertically penetrate opposite surfaces of the sliding piece, the waist-shaped grooves extend along the sliding direction of the sliding piece, a guide column is slidably matched in the waist-shaped groove, and the guide column vertically penetrates the waist-shaped groove and is fixed on the base.

[0011] Further, the horizontal axis direction of rotation of the storage box around the base is a horizontal second direction, a first connecting portion connected with one end of the first spring is arranged on one side wall of the sliding piece along the horizontal second direction.

[0012] Further, a second connecting portion connected with the other end of the first spring is arranged on the upper surface of the base.

[0013] Further, the front end surface of the sliding piece along the horizontal first direction is arranged as an inclined surface, the inclined direction of the inclined surface is upward, and the part of the abutting block capable of contacting the inclined surface is arranged as an arc-shaped portion.

[0014] Further, the storage box is provided with a taking-out opening, and the taking-out opening is arranged at the top end of the storage box.

[0015] In the second aspect, the utility model still provides a kind of vending machine, including cabinet and the delivery mechanism described above, the base is as the base of the cabinet, the delivery assembly is located in cabinet, and the cabinet is opened with cabinet door in the front side along horizontal first direction;When storage box is not delivered, storage box covers the cabinet door;When storage box is delivered, storage box rotates around base and pops out forward.

[0016] Compared with prior art, the utility model has the beneficial effects that:

[0017] 1, the utility model discloses a delivery mechanism for vending machine, when using, since storage box is in the state of not being popped out, first spring is in natural extension state, sliding part is pressed above abutting block, and second spring is in compression energy storage state, and the opposite two end surfaces of second spring are in non-coaxial state, and second spring makes storage box have the tendency of rotating around base and popping out forward, so when drive unit drives sliding part to slide back along horizontal first direction, storage box is popped out and delivered by the elastic force of second spring;And drive unit only needs to overcome the work of first spring in natural extension state in the process of driving sliding part to slide, compared with the work of spring in compression energy storage state that present drive unit drives sliding part, the driving force of drive unit driving sliding part in the embodiment of the utility model is smaller, so that the driving force of drive unit driving sliding part is reduced, and the service life of drive unit is improved.

[0018] 2, the utility model discloses a vending machine, because the delivery mechanism of the utility model is used, so the driving force of drive unit of the vending machine of the utility model can be reduced, and the service life of drive unit is improved. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0019] Figure 1 It is the structural schematic drawing of delivery mechanism in background art;

[0020] Figure 2 It is the structural schematic drawing of storage box of delivery mechanism in embodiment and in the state of not being popped out;

[0021] Figure 3 It is the structural schematic drawing of storage box of delivery mechanism in embodiment and in the state of being popped out;

[0022] Figure 4 It is the structural schematic drawing of delivery mechanism in embodiment;

[0023] Figure 5 It is the structural schematic drawing of the connection of base and drive unit, sliding part, knob and dial strip in embodiment;

[0024] Figure 6 Structure schematic view of the sliding member in the embodiment;

[0025] Figure 7 Structure schematic view of the sliding member in the embodiment from another angle;

[0026] Figure 8 Structure schematic view of the vending machine in the embodiment;

[0027] Figure 9 Structure schematic view of the cabinet in the embodiment.

[0028] Reference signs in the drawings:

[0029] 1, base; 2, driving unit; 3, sliding member; 4, storage box; 5, elastic member; 6, first spring; 7, second spring; 8, pushing block; 9, pushing strip; 10, waist-shaped slot; 11, guide column; 12, first connecting part; 13, second connecting part; 14, hinged shaft; 15, abutting block; 16, arc-shaped part; 17, groove; 18, cabinet; 19, cabinet door opening; 20, taking opening; 21, commodity; 22, inclined surface. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0030] It should be understood that the specific embodiments described herein are merely exemplary and are not intended to limit the present application.

[0031] In the description of the present application, it should be understood that the terms "width", "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "top", "bottom" and the like indicate the orientation or positional relationship based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the drawings, and are only used to facilitate the description of the present application and simplify the description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and therefore cannot be understood as a limitation on the present application.

[0032] In the description of the present application, it should be understood that, unless otherwise explicitly specified and limited, the terms "mounting", "connecting", "connecting", "setting" should be understood broadly, for example, it can be fixedly connected, or it can be detachably connected, or integrally connected; it can be mechanically connected, it can be directly connected, or indirectly connected through an intermediate medium, it can be the internal communication of two elements or the interaction relationship between two elements. For those skilled in the art, the specific meaning of the above terms in the present application can be understood according to the specific circumstances.

[0033] In the utility model, unless another definite provision and limitation, first feature is "on" or "under" second feature, can include that first and second features are direct contact, also can include that first and second features are not direct contact but contact through other feature between them. Moreover, first feature "on", "above" and "upper surface" of second feature include that first feature is directly above and obliquely above second feature, or only indicate that horizontal height of first feature is higher than second feature. First feature "under", "below" and "under surface" of second feature include that first feature is directly below and obliquely below second feature, or only indicate that horizontal height of first feature is less than second feature.

[0034] Reference Figure 2 - Figure 9 The utility model provides a kind of delivery mechanism for vending machine, including base 1 and delivery assembly, and delivery assembly includes drive unit 2, sliding piece 3, storage box 4, first spring 6 and second spring 7.Specifically, sliding piece 3 is horizontally slidably arranged on base 1, and the horizontal sliding direction of sliding piece 3 is horizontal first direction;Storage box 4 is hinged on base 1, and the horizontal axis of rotation of storage box 4 around base 1 is perpendicular to horizontal first direction, and the horizontal axis direction of rotation of storage box 4 around base 1 is horizontal second direction;Storage box 4 is located in the front side of sliding piece 3 along horizontal first direction, and the side of storage box 4 along horizontal first direction towards sliding piece 3 is provided with abutting block 15;Drive unit 2 is arranged on base 1, for driving sliding piece 3 to slide back along horizontal first direction;The two ends of first spring 6 are connected with base 1 and sliding piece 3 respectively, and first spring 6 is used for the sliding reset of sliding piece 3;The two ends of second spring 7 are fixed on the bottom of storage box 4 and base 1 respectively.

[0035] Among them, when storage box 4 is not popped out, first spring 6 is in natural extension state, sliding piece 3 is pressed above abutting block 15, and second spring 7 is in compressed force storage state, and the opposite two end faces of second spring 7 are in non-coaxial state, and second spring 7 makes storage box 4 have the tendency of rotating forward and popping out around base 1.When drive unit 2 drives sliding piece 3 to slide back along horizontal first direction, storage box 4 is popped out under the elastic force of second spring 7.Because drive unit 2 drives sliding piece 3 to slide, only need to overcome the work of first spring 6 in natural extension state, compared with the work of spring in compressed force storage state that the drive unit 2 drives sliding piece 3 needs to overcome, the driving force of drive unit 2 driving sliding piece 3 in the embodiment is smaller, so that the driving force of drive unit 2 driving sliding piece 3 is reduced, and the service life of drive unit 2 is improved.

[0036] In the embodiment, the driving unit 2 drives the connecting knob 8, the driving unit 2 is a driving motor, an output shaft of the driving motor is drivingly connected with the connecting knob 8, and the connecting knob 8 is used to drive the sliding piece 3 to slide backward along the horizontal first direction, so that the same driving unit 2 can be used to drive the two sliding pieces 3 to slide, and specifically, the two sliding pieces 3 are slidingly arranged on the base 1 and are arranged at intervals along the horizontal second direction, and the driving unit 2 is located between the two sliding pieces 3, when the driving unit 2 drives the connecting knob 8 to rotate counterclockwise, the connecting knob 8 drives one sliding piece 3 to slide backward along the horizontal first direction, and when the driving unit 2 drives the connecting knob 8 to rotate clockwise, the connecting knob 8 drives the other sliding piece 3 to slide backward along the horizontal first direction.

[0037] Further, the base 1 is further rotationally provided with a pushing strip 9, the pushing strip 9 can be rotationally arranged on the base 1 through a rotating shaft, a rotating axis of the pushing strip 9 extends vertically and is parallel to a rotating axis of the connecting knob 8, the pushing strip 9 extends along the horizontal second direction, the pushing strip 9 is connected with the sliding piece 3, and the driving unit 2 drives the connecting knob 8 to rotate, so as to drive the pushing strip 9 to drive the sliding piece 3 to slide backward along the horizontal first direction. Further, a groove 17 is arranged on a bottom surface of the sliding piece 3, and the pushing strip 9 is insertedly matched with the groove 17, so that the sliding piece 3 and the pushing strip 9 can be connected and matched, that is, the sliding piece 3 and the pushing strip 9 of the embodiment are separately arranged. Of course, in other embodiments, the sliding piece 3 and the pushing strip 9 can be integrally connected, which is not limited here.

[0038] Exemplarily, for the sliding piece 3 arranged on the right side of the base 1, when the driving unit 2 drives the connecting knob 8 to rotate counterclockwise and drives the pushing strip 9 to drive the sliding piece 3 to slide backward along the horizontal first direction, the abutting block 15 on the storage box 4 is separated from the sliding piece 3 at the same time, the second spring 7 drives the storage box 4 to rotate forward and pop out around the hinge shaft 14 on the base 1, and when the driving unit 2 drives the connecting knob 8 to rotate clockwise and return to the original position, the sliding piece 3 is reset under the elastic force of the first spring 6. For the sliding piece 3 arranged on the left side of the base 1, when the driving unit 2 drives the connecting knob 8 to rotate clockwise and drives the pushing strip 9 to drive the sliding piece 3 to slide backward along the horizontal first direction, the abutting block 15 on the storage box 4 is separated from the sliding piece 3 at the same time, the second spring 7 drives the storage box 4 to rotate forward and pop out around the hinge shaft 14 on the base 1, and when the driving unit 2 drives the connecting knob 8 to rotate counterclockwise and return to the original position, the sliding piece 3 is reset under the elastic force of the first spring 6.

[0039] In the embodiment, the sliding piece 3 is provided with a waist-shaped slot 10 at opposite ends, the waist-shaped slot 10 vertically penetrates through opposite surfaces of the sliding piece 3, the waist-shaped slot 10 extends along the sliding direction of the sliding piece 3, a guide column 11 is slidably fitted in the waist-shaped slot 10, and the guide column 11 vertically penetrates through the waist-shaped slot 10 and is fixed on the base 1. Thus, when the sliding piece 3 slides along the horizontal first direction, the guide column 11 can limit the sliding stroke of the sliding piece 3.

[0040] In the embodiment, the sliding piece 3 is provided with a first connecting portion 12 on one side wall along the horizontal second direction, and the first connecting portion 12 is connected with one end of the first spring 6, so that the first spring 6 can be conveniently connected and fixed with the sliding piece. Similarly, the base 1 is provided with a second connecting portion 13 on the upper surface, and the second connecting portion 13 is connected with the other end of the first spring 6, so that the first spring 6 can be conveniently connected and fixed with the base 1.

[0041] In the embodiment, the front end surface of the sliding piece 3 along the horizontal first direction is provided as an inclined surface 22, the inclined surface 22 is inclined upward, and the part of the abutting block 15 capable of contacting the inclined surface 22 is provided as an arc-shaped portion 16. During the sliding contact between the abutting block 15 and the inclined surface 22, the abutting block 15 forces the sliding piece 3 to slightly move backward along the horizontal first direction, and the arc-shaped portion 16 is beneficial to the sliding of the abutting block 15 over the inclined surface 22, so that the bottom of the sliding piece 3 is pressed against the upper surface of the abutting block 15.

[0042] In the second aspect, the utility model also provides an automatic vending machine, including cabinet 18 and above-mentioned delivery mechanism, above-mentioned base 1 is as the base 1 of cabinet 18, and delivery assembly is located in cabinet 18. Wherein, the front side of cabinet 18 along the horizontal first direction is provided with a cabinet door 19; the goods 21 are stored in the storage box 4, and the goods 21 can be blind boxes or other gifts, which are not limited here. Of course, the storage box 4 is provided with a taking-out port 20, and the taking-out port 20 is arranged at the top end of the storage box 4. When the storage box 4 is not delivered, the storage box 4 covers the cabinet door 19; when the storage box 4 is delivered, the storage box 4 rotates forward around the base 1 and pops out. Thus, when the consumer purchases the goods 21 stored in the storage box 4 by scanning the two-dimensional code or coin, the circuit board (not shown) in the automatic vending machine controls the driving unit 2 to drive the rotating block 8 to rotate, so as to drive the sliding piece 3 to slide backward along the horizontal first direction, so that the abutting block 15 on the storage box 4 is separated from the sliding piece 3. At the same time, the second spring 7 drives the storage box 4 to rotate forward around the hinge shaft 14 on the base 1 and pops out of the cabinet door 19 to deliver the goods. When the consumer takes out the goods 21 from the taking-out port 20 of the storage box 4, manually rotates the storage box 4 backward around the hinge shaft 14 on the base 1, so that the abutting block 15 on the storage box 4 slides over the inclined surface 22 and abuts against the bottom of the sliding piece 3. At this time, the storage box 4 covers the cabinet door 19.

[0043] In addition, it needs to be explained that in the case that the spring involved in the delivery mechanism in the background art has the same length as the second spring 7 involved in the delivery mechanism in the embodiment, the inclination of the storage box 4 to pop out of the cabinet door opening 19 is larger, which is beneficial for the consumer to take out the goods 21 in the storage box 4.

[0044] The above only describes the preferred embodiments of the present application, and does not limit the patent scope of the present application, and any equivalent structure or equivalent process transformation, or direct or indirect application in other related technical fields, which are made by using the content of the present application specification and drawings, are also included in the patent protection scope of the present application.

Claims

1. A dispensing mechanism for a vending machine, comprising a base and a dispensing assembly, the dispensing assembly comprising a drive unit, a slide and a storage box, the slide being horizontally slidably arranged on the base, a horizontal sliding direction of the slide being a horizontal first direction; the storage box being hingedly arranged on the base, a horizontal axis of rotation of the storage box about the base being perpendicular to the horizontal first direction, the storage box being located in front of the slide along the horizontal first direction, and a side of the storage box facing the slide along the horizontal first direction being provided with an abutting block; the drive unit being arranged on the base and configured to drive the slide to slide backward along the horizontal first direction; characterized in that, The delivery assembly further comprises a first spring and a second spring, two ends of the first spring are connected with the base and the sliding piece respectively, the first spring is used for sliding reset of the sliding piece, two ends of the second spring are fixed on the bottom of the storage box and the base respectively, in the non-ejection state of the storage box, the first spring is in a natural extension state, the sliding piece is pressed above the abutting block, and the second spring is in a compressed force storage state, opposite end faces of the second spring are in a non-coaxial state, and the second spring makes the storage box have a tendency to rotate forward around the base.

2. The delivery mechanism for a vending machine according to claim 1, characterized in that, The driving unit is drivingly connected with a poking block, the driving unit is used for driving the poking block to rotate, and the poking block is used for driving the sliding piece to slide backward along the horizontal first direction.

3. The delivery mechanism for a vending machine according to claim 2, wherein The base is further rotationally provided with a poking strip, the poking strip is connected with the sliding piece, and the driving unit drives the poking block to rotate, so that the poking strip drives the sliding piece to slide backward along the horizontal first direction.

4. The delivery mechanism for a vending machine according to claim 3, wherein A groove is formed in the bottom surface of the sliding piece, and the poking strip is insertedly matched with the groove.

5. The delivery mechanism for a vending machine according to claim 1, wherein Opposite ends of the sliding piece are provided with waist-shaped grooves, the waist-shaped grooves vertically penetrate opposite surfaces of the sliding piece, the waist-shaped grooves extend along the sliding direction of the sliding piece, a guide column is slidably matched in the waist-shaped groove, and the guide column vertically penetrates the waist-shaped groove and is fixed on the base.

6. The delivery mechanism for a vending machine according to claim 1, wherein The horizontal axis direction of the rotation of the storage box around the base is a horizontal second direction, and a first connecting portion connected with one end of the first spring is arranged on one side wall of the sliding piece along the horizontal second direction.

7. The delivery mechanism for a vending machine according to claim 6, wherein A second connecting portion connected with the other end of the first spring is arranged on the upper surface of the base.

8. The delivery mechanism for a vending machine according to claim 1, wherein A front end surface of the sliding piece along the horizontal first direction is arranged as an inclined surface, the inclined direction of the inclined surface is upward, and an arc-shaped portion is arranged on the part of the abutting block capable of being in contact with the inclined surface.

9. The delivery mechanism for a vending machine according to claim 1, wherein The storage box is provided with a taking opening, and the taking opening is arranged at the top end of the storage box.

10. A vending machine, characterized by The delivery mechanism comprises a cabinet body and the delivery mechanism according to any one of claims 1-9, the base of the delivery mechanism serves as the base of the cabinet body, the delivery assembly is located in the cabinet body, and a cabinet door opening is formed in the front side of the cabinet body along the horizontal first direction; When the storage box is not delivering, the storage box covers the cabinet door opening, and when the storage box is delivering, the storage box rotates forward around the base.

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