Goods channel device of vending machine

By introducing a sliding tray and a push plate driven by a dispensing motor into the vending machine's product aisle device, the problems of product jamming and falling are solved, enabling smooth dispensing and convenient loading, and improving the device's efficiency and space utilization.

CN223692794UActive Publication Date: 2025-12-19CLP DIGITAL TECH CO LTD
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Patent Information

Application Number
CN202520107285.2
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2025-01-17
Publication Date
2025-12-19
Estimated Expiration
2035-01-17

AI Technical Summary

Technical Problem

Existing vending machine product aisle devices suffer from issues such as product jamming and falling off when shaken, and cannot be designed to tilt downwards for easier product loading.

Method used

It adopts a sliding pallet design with multiple shipping channels on the pallet. A shipping motor drives a lead screw at the rear to move the push plate within the channel. A stop door and torsion spring at the front work together to prevent goods from getting stuck or falling. The pallet can be slid out of the cabinet for easy loading.

Benefits of technology

This ensures smooth product delivery, avoids jams and drops, improves operational convenience, and makes full use of the cabinet space.

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Abstract

The utility model discloses a vending machine goods channel device which comprises a tray arranged in a machine cabinet in a sliding mode, a plurality of goods outlet channels are arranged on the tray side by side, goods outlet motors are arranged behind the goods outlet channels, blocking doors are arranged in front of the goods outlet channels, rotating shafts are arranged between the blocking doors and the tray in a rotating mode, and torsional springs are arranged on the rotating shafts. A push plate moving in a reciprocating mode is arranged in the goods outlet channel between the blocking door and the goods outlet motor, and the goods outlet motor is connected with the push plate through a lead screw. Compared with the prior art, the cabinet is compact in overall structure, and the space in the cabinet can be fully utilized. The delivery motor drives the lead screw to rotate, so that the push plate is driven to move in the delivery channel, the bottles in the delivery channel are pushed forwards by the push plate, the bottle in the forefront of the delivery channel pushes the blocking door to achieve delivery, the delivery mode avoids the problem of goods blocking, and the blocking door with the torsional spring can prevent the possibility that the bottles are delivered by mistake in the shaking process. And the sliding design of the tray can pull all the delivery channels out of the cabinet, so that workers can conveniently load goods.
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Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The utility model relates to automatic vending machine goods channel manufacturing technical field, especially a vending machine goods channel device. BACKGROUND

[0002] The self-service vending machine goods channel device on the market generally adopts spring spiral propulsion mode, and the commodity is prone to goods jam problem, some adopt crawler type or vending machine goods channel device, but relative cabinet body is all pushed out goods from back to front, and the front end does not have movable blocking door, and shaking cabinet body is prone to commodity falling phenomenon, in addition, the goods channel device cannot be designed to be inclined downward to facilitate loading, otherwise the commodity will all slide and fall. SUMMARY

[0003] The utility model provides a vending machine goods channel device to solve the problem that the existing vending machine exists commodity goods when the goods are jammed or the commodity falls under the shaking condition.

[0004] The utility model provides a vending machine goods channel device, including the tray of sliding setting in the cabinet, a plurality of goods outlet channels are equipped in parallel on the tray, the rear of goods outlet channel is equipped with goods outlet motor, the front of goods outlet channel is equipped with the door, the door is rotatably arranged between the tray and the door, the torsional spring is equipped on the pivot, the goods outlet channel between the door and goods outlet motor is equipped with the push plate that reciprocates, and the goods outlet motor is connected with the push plate through the lead screw.

[0005] Preferably, a plurality of supports are fixed on the tray, the goods outlet channel is arranged between two supports or between the support and the guardrail of the tray, the lead screw is rotatably arranged in the support, and the push plate is threadedly connected with the lead screw.

[0006] Preferably, the upper end of the support is fixed with a pressing plate, the torsional spring is arranged between the pressing plate and the door, and the two ends of the torsional spring are connected with the door and the support respectively.

[0007] Preferably, the pressing plate is fixed on the support through bolts.

[0008] Preferably, the bottom of the tray is provided with a plurality of lightening holes.

[0009] Preferably, the moving direction of the push plate is perpendicular to the sliding direction of the tray.

[0010] Preferably, a plurality of first guide rails are fixed on the cabinet from top to bottom, a first pulley that rolls along the first guide rail is rotatably arranged on the tray, a second pulley is rotatably arranged on the cabinet, and a second guide rail that cooperates with the second pulley is arranged on the tray.

[0011] Preferably, the second pulley is arranged at the front of the cabinet, and a positioning groove matched with the second pulley is arranged at the rear of the second guide rail on the tray, and the positioning groove is located between the first pulley and the second pulley.

[0012] Preferably, a limiting plate matched with the second pulley is arranged at the front of the second guide rail.

[0013] Preferably, the first guide rail and the second guide rail are arranged side by side, the second guide rail is arranged between the two first guide rails, the second pulley is arranged below the second guide rail, and the first pulley is arranged above the first guide rail.

[0014] Compared with the prior art, the whole structure is compact, and the space in the cabinet can be fully utilized. The delivery motor drives the lead screw to rotate, thereby driving the push plate to move in the delivery channel. The bottles in the delivery channel are pushed forward by the push plate, and the bottles at the front of the delivery channel push the blocking door to realize delivery. This delivery mode avoids the problem of blocking goods, and the blocking door with the torsional spring can prevent the bottles from being mistakenly delivered in the shaking process. The tray sliding design can pull all the delivery channels out of the cabinet, which is convenient for the staff to load goods. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0015] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical scheme in the utility model or the prior art, the following will briefly introduce the drawings needed to be used in the embodiment or the prior art description. Obviously, the drawings in the following description are some embodiments of the utility model, and those skilled in the art can also obtain other drawings according to these drawings without creating any creative labor.

[0016] Figure 1 It is a structural schematic diagram of the utility model;

[0017] Figure 2 It is a partial structural schematic diagram in Figure 1

[0018] Figure 3 It is a structural schematic diagram of the tray pulling out of the cabinet of the utility model;

[0019] Figure 4 It is a structural schematic diagram of the bottle on the tray of the utility model;

[0020] Figure 5 It is a plan view of Figure 4

[0021] Figure 6 It is a structural schematic diagram of the tray of the utility model;

[0022] Figure 7 It is a structural schematic diagram of another perspective view of the tray of the utility model;

[0023] ​​Figure 8 It is the structural schematic view of the first guide rail of the utility model.

[0024] Reference signs:

[0025] 1. cabinet, 2. tray, 3. delivery channel, 4. delivery motor, 5. blocking door, 6. rotating shaft, 7. torsional spring, 8. push plate, 9. support, 10. pressing plate, 11. first guide rail, 12. first pulley, 13. second pulley, 14. second guide rail, 15. limiting plate, 16. bottle, 021. lightening hole, 022. guardrail, 0141. positioning groove. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0026] In order to make the purpose, technical scheme and advantages of the utility model more clear, the technical scheme in the utility model will be described clearly and completely below in combination with the drawings in the utility model. Obviously, the described embodiments are part of the embodiments of the utility model, rather than all the embodiments. Based on the embodiments in the utility model, all other embodiments obtained by the person skilled in the art without creative labor fall within the protection scope of the utility model.

[0027] Referring to the drawings Figure 1 , the embodiment provides a vending machine goods channel device, which comprises a tray 2 slidingly arranged in a cabinet 1, referring to the drawings Figure 4 and drawings Figure 5 , a plurality of delivery channels 3 are arranged side by side on the tray 2, a delivery motor 4 is arranged at the rear of the delivery channel 3, a blocking door 5 is arranged at the front of the delivery channel 3, a rotating shaft 6 is rotatably arranged between the blocking door 5 and the tray 2, the blocking door 5 rotates around the rotating shaft 6, a torsional spring 7 is arranged on the rotating shaft 6, the blocking door 5 blocks the bottles 16 in the delivery channel 3 through the torsional spring 7, a push plate 8 reciprocally moves in the delivery channel 3 between the blocking door 5 and the delivery motor 4, the delivery motor 4 is connected with the push plate 8 through a lead screw, specifically, the push plate 8 is threadedly connected with the lead screw, the delivery motor 4 is used for driving the lead screw to rotate, so as to drive the push plate 8 to move in the delivery channel 3, the bottles 16 in the delivery channel 3 are pushed forward by the push plate 8, the bottles 16 at the frontmost of the delivery channel 3 push away the blocking door 5 to realize delivery. The delivery mode avoids the problem of goods jamming, and the cooperation of the torsional spring 7, the rotating shaft 6 and the blocking door 5 can avoid the phenomenon that the bottles 16 are mistakenly dropped in shaking. Thirdly, goods can be loaded by pulling the tray 2 out of the cabinet 1, so as to avoid the operation of the staff in the narrow cabinet 1.

[0028] As another embodiment of the utility model: referring to the drawings Figure 4A plurality of supports 9 are fixed on the tray 2, the delivery channel 3 is arranged between two supports 9 or between a support 9 and a guardrail 022 of the tray 2, a lead screw is rotatably arranged in the support 9, a push plate 8 is threadedly connected with the lead screw, and the rotating shaft 6 is arranged in front of the support 9.

[0029] As another embodiment of the utility model, the upper end of the support 9 is fixed with a pressing plate 10, the rotating shaft 6 can rotate between the pressing plate 10 and the tray 2, a torsion spring 7 is arranged between the pressing plate 10 and the door 5, and the two ends of the torsion spring 7 are connected with the door 5 and the support 9 respectively.

[0030] As another embodiment of the utility model, refer to the accompanying drawings Figure 6 The bottom of the tray 2 is provided with a plurality of lightening holes 021, and the guardrail 022 surrounding the delivery channel 3 on the tray 2 is also provided with a plurality of lightening holes 021.

[0031] As another embodiment of the utility model, refer to the accompanying drawings Figure 2 The moving direction of the push plate 8 is perpendicular to the sliding direction of the tray 2.

[0032] One embodiment of the sliding of the tray 2 on the cabinet 1: refer to the accompanying drawings Figure 1 A plurality of first guide rails 11 are fixed on the cabinet 1 from top to bottom, a first pulley 12 is rotatably arranged on the tray 2 and rolls along the first guide rail 11, the tray 2 is sequentially distributed in the cabinet 1 from top to bottom, a second pulley 13 is rotatably arranged on the cabinet 1, and a second guide rail 14 is arranged on the tray 2 and cooperates with the second pulley 13.

[0033] As another embodiment of the utility model, refer to the accompanying drawings Figure 3 The second pulley 13 is arranged in front of the cabinet 1, a positioning groove 0141 is arranged on the rear of the second guide rail 14 on the tray 2 and cooperates with the second pulley 13, and the positioning groove 0141 is located between the first pulley 12 and the second pulley 13.

[0034] Specifically, refer to the accompanying drawings Figure 7The front end groove wall of the positioning groove 0141 is inclined, and the second pulley 13 is facilitated to come out of the positioning groove 0141 when the tray 2 is pushed into the cabinet 1.

[0035] As another embodiment of the utility model, refer to the attached Figure 2 The front of the second guide rail 14 is provided with a limiting plate 15 matched with the second pulley 13. When the tray 2 is located in the cabinet 1, the limiting plate 15 is located behind the second pulley 13, thereby effectively preventing the tray 2 from sliding out of the cabinet 1. When loading is needed, the front end of the tray 2 is slightly lifted upwards, then the limiting plate 15 is made to pass over the second pulley 13, and then the tray 2 is pulled out.

[0036] Specifically, the limiting plate 15 comprises two inclined plates connected together, and the two inclined plates are in V-shaped distribution, and the inclined plate is designed to facilitate the second pulley 13 to pass over the limiting plate 15.

[0037] As another embodiment of the utility model, the first guide rail 11 and the second guide rail 14 are arranged side by side, the second guide rail 14 is arranged between the two first guide rails 11 (the two first guide rails 11 are arranged in parallel), the second pulley 13 is arranged below the second guide rail 14, the first pulley 12 is arranged above the first guide rail 11, and the first pulley 12 is rotatably arranged on the second guide rail 14. Refer to the attached Figure 8 The cabinet 1 is provided with an upper baffle above the first pulley 12, and is provided with an inner baffle on the side of the first pulley 12 close to the other first pulley 12, and the first pulley 12 rolls in the space enclosed by the first guide rail 11, the upper baffle and the inner baffle.

[0038] Specifically, the front end of the first guide rail 11 is provided with an inclined stop plate.

[0039] Finally, it should be noted that: the above examples are only used to illustrate the technical solutions of the utility model, and not to limit them; although the utility model has been described in detail with reference to the foregoing examples, those skilled in the art should understand that: it can still modify the technical solutions recorded in the foregoing examples, or make equivalent replacement for part of the technical features; and these modifications or replacements do not make the essence of the corresponding technical solutions deviate from the spirit and scope of the technical solutions of the embodiments of the utility model.

Claims

1. A vending machine product channel device, characterized in that, The tray is slidably arranged in the cabinet, and a plurality of delivery channels are arranged side by side on the tray. A delivery motor is arranged at the rear of the delivery channel. A shutter is arranged at the front of the delivery channel. A rotating shaft is rotatably arranged between the shutter and the tray. A torsion spring is arranged on the rotating shaft. A push plate is arranged in the delivery channel between the shutter and the delivery motor, and the push plate moves back and forth. The delivery motor is connected with the push plate through a lead screw.

2. The merchandiser aisle arrangement of claim 1, wherein, A plurality of supports are fixed on the tray. The delivery channel is arranged between two supports or between a support and a guardrail of the tray. The lead screw is rotatably arranged in the support. The push plate is threadedly connected with the lead screw.

3. The merchandiser aisle arrangement of claim 2, wherein, The upper end of the support is fixed with a pressing plate. The torsion spring is arranged between the pressing plate and the shutter. The two ends of the torsion spring are respectively connected with the shutter and the support.

4. The merchandiser aisle arrangement of claim 3, wherein, The pressing plate is fixed on the support through a bolt.

5. The merchandiser aisle arrangement of claim 1, wherein, A plurality of lightening holes are arranged at the bottom of the tray.

6. The merchandiser aisle arrangement of claim 1, wherein, The moving direction of the push plate is perpendicular to the sliding direction of the tray.

7. The merchandiser aisle arrangement of claim 6, wherein, A plurality of first guide rails are fixed on the cabinet from top to bottom. A first pulley is rotatably arranged on the tray and rolls along the first guide rail. A second pulley is rotatably arranged on the cabinet. A second guide rail is arranged on the tray and cooperates with the second pulley.

8. The merchandiser aisle arrangement of claim 7, wherein, The second pulley is arranged at the front of the cabinet. The rear of the second guide rail on the tray is provided with a positioning groove which cooperates with the second pulley. The positioning groove is located between the first pulley and the second pulley.

9. The merchandiser aisle arrangement of claim 8, wherein, The front of the second guide rail is provided with a limiting plate which cooperates with the second pulley.

10. The merchandiser aisle arrangement of claim 9, wherein, The first guide rail and the second guide rail are arranged side by side. The second guide rail is arranged between two first guide rails. The second pulley is arranged below the second guide rail. The first pulley is arranged above the first guide rail.