Delivery structure for bottled commodity vending machine

Abstract

The utility model relates to the technical field of vending machines, in particular to a goods delivery structure for a bottled goods vending machine, which comprises a goods storage box, a goods storage channel and a goods delivery channel are arranged in the goods storage box, and the goods delivery channel inclines from top to bottom and is positioned below the goods storage channel. A goods inlet of the goods outlet channel communicates with a goods outlet of the goods storage channel to form a goods falling channel. A control piece is arranged in the goods falling channel, a driving unit in driving connection with the control piece is arranged in the goods storage box, a control unit electrically connected with the driving unit is further arranged in the goods storage box, and a sensing unit is arranged in the goods outlet channel. The slant distance between the induction unit and the goods outlet of the goods outlet channel is at least larger than the outer diameter of one commodity; when the goods are stacked from the goods outlet of the goods outlet channel to the induction unit along the inclination of the goods outlet channel, the control unit controls the driving unit to control the control piece to prevent the goods in the goods storage channel from entering the goods outlet channel, and the situation that the goods in the goods storage channel cannot enter the goods outlet channel to be sold due to the fact that the goods outlet channel is stacked with the goods is avoided.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The utility model relates to automatic vending machine technical field, especially to a kind of delivery structure for bottled goods vending machine. BACKGROUND

[0002] At present, the patent with the patent number CN103824385A discloses an automatic vending machine, comprising a box body, a control area and at least one delivery device, the delivery device is arranged in the interior of the box body, the delivery device includes a conveyor belt, a baffle, a hopper and a delivery track, the conveyor belt, the baffle, the hopper and the delivery track are connected with the box body, the conveyor belt is vertically arranged with the baffle, a goods passage is formed between the conveyor belt and the baffle, the outer side of the conveyor belt is provided with a protrusion, the hopper is arranged below the goods passage, the two ends of the hopper are rotatably connected with the box body, the delivery track is arranged below the hopper, and the delivery track is arranged obliquely. As can be seen, the hopper is configured as a control member for controlling the opening and closing of the delivery port of the goods passage, and controls the goods in the goods passage to enter the delivery passage (hereinafter referred to as the storage passage) one by one. When the consumer purchases the goods, the control member makes the goods in the storage passage enter the delivery passage (hereinafter referred to as the delivery passage) one by one.

[0003] However, the above-mentioned automatic vending machine in the process of use, because the number of goods stacked in the delivery passage is limited, when the consumer purchases N goods, if N goods are not taken out by the consumer in the delivery passage, and N goods are stacked along the slope of the delivery passage to fill the delivery passage, and the consumer continues to purchase the N+1th goods, which will result in that the N+1th goods purchased cannot enter the delivery passage to form sales. Specifically, it can be understood that, after the consumer purchases 6 goods, the 6 goods are stacked along the slope of the delivery passage in the delivery passage without being taken out by the consumer, if the 6 goods fill the delivery passage, then when the consumer purchases the 7th goods, it will result in that the 7th goods cannot enter the delivery passage to form sales.

[0004] In summary, the existing automatic vending machine has the defect that the goods in the storage passage cannot enter the delivery passage when the goods in the storage passage enter the delivery passage. SUMMARY

[0005] One of the purposes of the utility model is to provide a delivery structure for bottled goods vending machine, which aims to solve the technical problem that the goods in the storage passage cannot enter the delivery passage when the goods in the storage passage enter the delivery passage in the use of the existing automatic vending machine.

[0006] In order to achieve the above object, the utility model provides a delivery structure for bottled commodity vending machine, including storage tank, be provided with storage passageway and delivery passageway in storage tank, delivery passageway is inclined from top to bottom and is located below storage passageway, and the delivery passageway's goods inlet and the delivery passageway's delivery port communicate and form have the goods drop passageway, be provided with control member in goods drop passageway, be provided with the drive unit of drive connection with control member in storage tank, and the drive unit is used for driving control member control the goods in storage passageway one by one into delivery passageway, still be provided with the control unit of electrical connection with drive unit in storage tank, be provided with the sensing unit of control unit control in delivery passageway, the inclined distance between the sensing end of sensing unit and the delivery port of delivery passageway is at least greater than the outer diameter of one said goods, and in the state where control member blocks the goods in storage passageway and enters delivery passageway, the horizontal distance between the sensing end of sensing unit and control member is at least greater than the outer diameter of one said goods, the goods from the delivery port of delivery passageway along the inclination of delivery passageway is filled to the state where the sensing end of sensing unit, and control unit controls drive unit and drives control member and blocks the goods in storage passageway and enters delivery passageway.

[0007] Further, the storage passageway is inclined from top to bottom, and the goods in the storage passageway can roll to the goods drop passageway under the action of its own gravity and the inclination of the storage passageway.

[0008] Further, the storage passageway is provided with a plurality of storage passageways, and the goods inlet of one storage passageway is communicated with the delivery port of another storage passageway in any two adjacent storage passageways, so that the goods can roll from the topmost storage passageway to the bottommost storage passageway under the action of its own gravity and the inclination of each storage passageway.

[0009] Further, the control member is a rotating arm, and the drive unit is a drive motor, which drives the rotating arm to rotate into or out of the goods drop passageway to control whether the goods in the storage passageway can enter the delivery passageway.

[0010] Further, in the goods drop passageway, the rotating arm blocks the goods from falling into the delivery passageway by supporting the cylindrical bottle body of the goods, the vertical distance between the contact point of the rotating arm and the center of the bottle body is D1, the outer diameter of the bottle body of the goods is D2, and D1 and D2 satisfy the relationship D1 < D2; when the rotating arm rotates out of the goods drop passageway, the distance of the bottled goods from the goods drop passageway to the delivery passageway is H, and H satisfies the condition 2D1 < H < D2, and the rotating arm rotates into the goods drop passageway to reset.

[0011] Further, a mounting hole is formed in the bottom plate of the delivery passageway, the mounting hole penetrates the upper and lower surfaces of the bottom plate, the sensing unit is fixed below the bottom plate, and the sensing end of the sensing unit is located in the mounting hole.

[0012] Further, the storage box is internally provided with a containing cavity below the mounting hole for mounting the control unit.

[0013] Further, the sensing unit is provided with two, the two sensing units being a first sensor and a second sensor respectively, the first sensor corresponding to the position of the Nth commodity in the delivery channel, the second sensor corresponding to the position of the N+1th commodity in the delivery channel, N being a natural number greater than or equal to 5; the horizontal distance between the first sensor and the second sensor being equal to the center distance between adjacent two commodities in the delivery channel.

[0014] Further, the included angle between the delivery channel and the horizontal ground is A, the angle A being 3-5°.

[0015] Further, in the delivery channel, the spacing between the opposite two ends of the commodity and the opposite two side walls in the delivery channel is all set as L, 0

[0016] Compared with the prior art, the beneficial effects of the utility model are:

[0017] The bottle commodity vending machine delivery structure in the utility model uses the drive unit to drive the control piece to control the commodities in the storage channel to enter the delivery channel one by one under the delivery working condition; under the non-delivery working condition, the control piece blocks the commodities in the storage channel from entering the delivery channel. Since the slant distance between the sensing unit in the delivery channel and the delivery port of the delivery channel is at least greater than the outer diameter of one commodity in the delivery channel, and the horizontal distance between the sensing unit and the control piece under the non-delivery working condition is at least greater than the outer diameter of one commodity, when the commodities are stacked to the sensing unit along the slant of the delivery port of the delivery channel, the control unit controls the drive unit to control the control piece to block the commodities in the storage channel from entering the delivery channel, thereby avoiding the commodities from being stacked in the delivery channel and causing the commodities in the storage channel to be unable to enter the delivery channel for sale. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0018] Figure 1 It is a structural schematic view of the bottle commodity in the delivery channel being stacked to the sensing unit under the condition in the embodiment;

[0019] Figure 2 It is a structural schematic view of the delivery structure under the non-delivery working condition in the embodiment;

[0020] Figure 3 It is a structural schematic view of the delivery structure under the non-delivery working condition in the embodiment; Figure 2

[0021] Figure 4 It is a structural schematic view of the delivery structure under the non-delivery working condition in the embodiment; ​

[0022] Figure 5 Structure diagram of the storage box involved in the embodiment;

[0023] Figure 6 As Figure 5 top view;

[0024] Figure 7 As Figure 6 sectional view at A-A in FIG.

[0025] Reference signs in the drawings:

[0026] 1, storage box; 10, storage passage; 11, delivery passage; 110, baffle; 12, drop-off passage; 13, containing cavity; 2, driving unit; 3, sensing unit; 4, control unit; 5, control member; 6, commodity. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0027] It should be understood that the specific embodiments described herein are merely illustrative of the present application and are not intended to limit the present application.

[0028] 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 intended 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.

[0029] In the description of the present application, it should be noted 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-mentioned terms in the present application can be understood according to the specific circumstances.

[0030] 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 in direct contact, also can include that first and second features are not in direct contact but contact through other feature between them. Moreover, first feature "on", "above" and "upper surface of" second feature includes that first feature is directly above and obliquely above second feature, or only indicates that horizontal height of first feature is higher than second feature. First feature "under", "below" and "under surface of" second feature includes that first feature is directly below and obliquely below second feature, or only indicates that horizontal height of first feature is less than second feature.

[0031] Please refer to Figure 1 Figure 7 The utility model provides a kind of delivery structure for bottled commodity vending machine, including storage box 1, storage channel 10 and delivery channel 11 are provided in storage box 1, and the bottled commodity 6 is stored in storage channel 10;Delivery channel 11 is obliquely arranged from top to bottom and is located below storage channel 10, and the delivery channel 11 is communicated with the delivery port of storage channel 10 to form drop channel 12;Control member 5 is arranged in drop channel 12, and drive unit 2 drivenly connected with control member 5 is arranged in storage box 1, and drive unit 2 is used to drive the control member 5 to control the bottled commodity 6 in storage channel 10 to enter delivery channel 11 one by one.

[0032] In addition, control unit 4 electrically connected with drive unit 2 is further arranged in storage box 1, and control unit 4 is circuit board, and sensing unit 3 controlled by control unit 4 is arranged in delivery channel 11;The inclined distance between the sensing end of sensing unit 3 and the baffle 110 of the delivery port of delivery channel 11 is S1, as shown in Figure 2 S1 is at least greater than the outer diameter of one bottled commodity 6, and the horizontal distance between the sensing end of sensing unit 3 and control member 5 is S2 in the state that control member 5 blocks bottled commodity 6 in storage channel 10 to enter delivery channel 11, S2 is at least greater than the outer diameter of one bottled commodity 6. When consumer purchases multiple bottled commodities 6, and in the state that bottled commodity 6 is stacked to sensing unit 3 along the slope of delivery channel 11 from the delivery port of delivery channel 11, then control unit 4 controls drive unit 2 to drive control member 5 to block bottled commodity 6 in storage channel 10 to enter delivery channel 11.

[0033] ​The bottle commodity 6 vending machine uses the delivery structure in use, the delivery working condition, the drive unit 2 drive control piece 5 controls the commodity 6 in the storage channel 10 one by one into the delivery channel 11, and the non-delivery working condition, control piece 5 blocks the commodity 6 in the storage channel 10 into the delivery channel 11. Because the inclined distance between the inductive unit 3 in the delivery channel 11 and the delivery port of the delivery channel 11 is at least greater than the outer diameter of one commodity 6 in the delivery channel 11, and in the non-delivery working condition, the horizontal distance between the inductive unit 3 and the control piece 5 is at least greater than the outer diameter of one commodity 6, therefore when the commodity 6 is stacked to the inductive unit 3 from the delivery port of the delivery channel 11 along the slope of the delivery channel 11, the control unit 4 will control the drive unit 2 to control the control piece 5 to block the commodity 6 in the storage channel 10 into the delivery channel 11, avoid the commodity 6 to be stacked in the delivery channel 11, and cause the commodity 6 in the storage channel 10 to be unable to enter the delivery channel 11 for sale.

[0034] Exemplarily, if the consumer buys 5 commodities 6, then the 5 commodities 6 in the storage channel 10 will enter the delivery channel 11 one by one, when the 5 commodities 6 are stacked in the delivery channel 11 along the slope of the delivery channel 11 and are not taken out by the consumer, if the 5 commodities 6 are stacked to the inductive unit 3 from the delivery port of the delivery channel 11 along the slope of the delivery channel 11, the inductive unit 3 will identify that there is a commodity 6 in the position corresponding to the inductive unit 3 in the delivery channel 11, at this time, the inductive unit 3 will feed back the identification result to the control unit 4, and the control unit 4 controls the drive unit 2 to stop driving the control piece 5, so that the control piece 5 blocks the commodity 6 in the storage channel 10 into the delivery channel 11 in the delivery channel 12, at this time, the consumer needs to take away the commodity 6 from the delivery port of the delivery channel 11, and then the next purchase can be carried out.

[0035] In the embodiment, refer to Figure 1Two sensing units 3 are provided, and the two sensing units 3 are set on the base plate inside the shipping channel 11. Specifically, the base plate of the shipping channel 11 has two mounting holes, which are spaced apart along the slope of the shipping channel 11 and penetrate the upper and lower surfaces of the base plate. The sensing units 3 are fixed to the bottom of the base plate, and the sensing end of the sensing unit 3 is located inside the mounting hole. The two sensing units 3 are a first sensor and a second sensor, respectively. The first sensor is away from the control component, and the second sensor is close to the control component. The horizontal distance between the first sensor and the second sensor is equal to the center distance between two adjacent items 6 in the shipping channel 11. The first sensor and the second sensor can be infrared sensors. The first sensor corresponds to the position of the Nth item 6 in the shipping channel 11, and the second sensor corresponds to the position of the (N+1)th item 6 in the shipping channel 11, where N is a natural number greater than or equal to 5. Therefore, it can be understood that, starting from the outlet position within the shipping channel 11, the multiple goods 6 stacked along the slope of the shipping channel 11 are respectively the first goods, the second goods, the third goods, and so on. For example, if seven goods 6 fill the shipping channel 11, then sensing units 3 are set on the bottom plate within the shipping channel 11 at the positions corresponding to the fifth and sixth goods. When the fifth goods are stacked to the position of the first sensor, the first sensor senses the presence of the fifth goods and sends a feedback signal to the control unit 4. The control unit 4 then controls the drive unit 2 to stop driving the control component 5, so that the control component 5 blocks the goods 6 in the storage channel 10 from entering the shipping channel 11 within the dropping channel 12. At this time, the consumer needs to take the goods 6 from the outlet of the shipping channel 11 before making the next purchase. If the first sensor fails, the sixth item will be piled up at the position of the second sensor. At this time, the second sensor will detect the presence of the sixth item and send a feedback signal to the control unit 4. The control unit 4 will then control the drive unit 2 to stop driving the control component 5, so that the control component 5 will block the item 6 in the storage channel 10 from entering the delivery channel 11 within the unloading channel 12.

[0036] In summary, by setting up two sensing units 3, it can be avoided that if one sensing unit 3 fails, the goods 6 will fill the shipping channel 11, thus preventing the goods 6 in the storage channel 10 from entering the shipping channel 11.

[0037] In this embodiment, refer to Figure 1 The angle between the shipping channel 11 and the horizontal ground is set as A, and the angle A is 3 to 5°. In this embodiment, the angle A is 3°, which can avoid the slope of the shipping channel 11 being too large and can buffer the impact of the goods 6 on the baffle 110 at the shipping outlet of the shipping channel 11.

[0038] Of course, in other embodiments, angle A can also be set to 5°.

[0039] In addition, with reference to Figs. 2 and Figure 7 In the delivery channel 11, the distance between the opposite ends of the commodity 6 and the opposite side walls in the delivery channel 11 is L, 0 < L < 2 mm, and L is 1.5 mm in the embodiment, so as to avoid the distance between the opposite ends of the commodity 6 and the opposite side walls in the delivery channel 11 being too large.

[0040] Of course, in other embodiments, L can also be 0.01 mm or 1.99 mm.

[0041] In the embodiment, with reference to Figs. 2 and Figure 2 The storage box 1 is provided with a containing cavity 13 below the mounting hole, and the containing cavity 13 is used for mounting the control unit 4, so as to facilitate the electrical connection between the control unit 4 and the sensing unit 3.

[0042] In the embodiment, the storage channel 10 is inclined from top to bottom, and the commodity 6 in the storage channel 10 can roll to the delivery channel 12 under the action of its own gravity and the slope of the storage channel 10, so as to avoid using additional power to drive the commodity 6 to roll from the storage channel 10 to the delivery channel 12. In addition, the storage channel 10 is provided with a plurality of storage channels 10, the delivery port of the bottommost storage channel 10 is communicated with the delivery port of the delivery channel 11, and in any two adjacent storage channels 10, the delivery port of one storage channel 10 is communicated with the delivery port of the other storage channel 10, so that the commodity 6 can roll from the topmost storage channel 10 to the bottommost storage channel 10 under the action of its own gravity and the slope of each storage channel 10, and additional power is not required to drive the commodity 6 to enter the bottommost storage channel 10 from the topmost storage channel 10.

[0043] In the embodiment, the path of the commodity 6 in the storage channel 10 entering the delivery channel 11 is as shown in Figure 4 .

[0044] In the embodiment, with reference to Figs. 2 and Figure 1 and Figure 3 The control member 5 is a rotating arm, and the driving unit 2 is a driving motor, which drives the rotating arm to rotate into or rotate out of the delivery channel 12, so as to control whether the commodity 6 in the storage channel 10 can enter the delivery channel 11. Specifically, when the rotating arm rotates into the delivery channel 12, the inner diameter of the delivery channel 12 is smaller than the outer diameter of the bottled commodity 6, so as to block the bottled commodity 6 from falling into the delivery channel 11; when the rotating arm rotates out of the delivery channel 12, the bottled commodity 6 freely falls into the delivery channel 11 from the delivery channel 12 under its own gravity. Of course, in other embodiments, the driving unit 2 can also be an electric push rod, and the control member 5 can be a blocking strip, which is driven by the electric push rod to enter or exit the delivery channel 12, so as to block or allow the commodity 6 in the storage channel 10 to enter the delivery channel 11.

[0045] In the embodiment, reference is made to Figure 3 In the goods drop channel 12, the rotating arm supports the cylindrical bottle body of the goods 6 to prevent the goods 6 from falling into the goods outlet channel 11. The vertical distance between the contact point of the rotating arm and the center of the bottle body of the goods 6 is D1, the outer diameter of the bottle body of the goods 6 is D2, and D1 and D2 satisfy the relationship D1 < D2. When the rotating arm rotates out of the goods drop channel 12, the distance of the bottled goods 6 from the goods drop channel 12 to the goods outlet channel 11 is H, and H satisfies the condition 2D1 < H < D2. The rotating arm rotates into the goods drop channel 12 to reset. Specifically, in the goods drop channel 12, the rotating arm supports the cylindrical bottle body of the bottled goods 6 to prevent the bottled goods 6 from falling into the goods outlet channel 11. When the rotating arm rotates out of the goods drop channel 12, the time required for H to be 2D1 is T1, and the time required for H to be D2 is T2. As long as the rotating arm rotates into the goods drop channel 12 to reset within the time between T2 and T1, the bottled goods 6 in the goods storage channel can be dropped into the goods outlet channel 11 one by one. Of course, the driving motor can be controlled by the control unit 4, that is, the time of the rotating arm rotating out of the goods outlet channel 11 or rotating into the goods outlet channel 11 is controlled by the control unit 4.

[0046] The above is only the preferred embodiment of the present application, and does not limit the patent scope of the present application. Any equivalent structure or equivalent process transformation, or direct or indirect application in other related technical fields, which is based on the content of the present application specification and drawings, is also included in the patent protection scope of the present application.

Claims

1. A delivery structure for a bottled commodity vending machine, comprising a storage box, a storage channel and a delivery channel are arranged in the storage box, the delivery channel is arranged obliquely from top to bottom and is located below the storage channel, a delivery opening of the delivery channel and a storage opening of the storage channel are communicated to form a drop channel; a control member is arranged in the drop channel, a driving unit is arranged in the storage box and is drivingly connected with the control member, the driving unit is used to drive the control member to control the commodities in the storage channel to enter the delivery channel one by one; characterized in that, The storage box is further provided with a control unit electrically connected with the driving unit, and the delivery channel is provided with a sensing unit controlled by the control unit; an inclined distance between a sensing end of the sensing unit and a delivery opening of the delivery channel is greater than an outer diameter of one of the commodities, and a horizontal distance between the sensing end of the sensing unit and the control unit is greater than the outer diameter of one of the commodities in a state where the control unit blocks the commodities in the storage channel from entering the delivery channel; and the control unit controls the driving unit to drive the control unit to block the commodities in the storage channel from entering the delivery channel in a state where the commodities in the delivery channel are stacked to the sensing unit along the inclination of the delivery channel from the delivery opening of the delivery channel.

2. The bottle product vending machine delivery structure according to claim 1, wherein The storage channel is inclined from top to bottom, and the commodities in the storage channel can roll to the delivery channel under the action of their own gravity and the inclination of the storage channel.

3. The bottle product vending machine delivery structure according to claim 2, wherein The storage channel is provided with a plurality of storage channels, and the delivery opening of one of the storage channels is communicated with the delivery opening of another storage channel, so that the commodities can roll from the topmost storage channel to the bottommost storage channel under the action of their own gravity and the inclination of each storage channel.

4. The bottle product vending machine delivery structure according to claim 2 or 3, characterized by, The control unit is a rotating arm, and the driving unit is a driving motor, which drives the rotating arm to rotate into or out of the delivery channel to control whether the commodities in the storage channel can enter the delivery channel.

5. The product dispensing structure for a bottle product vending machine according to claim 4, wherein In the delivery channel, the rotating arm blocks the commodities from falling into the delivery channel by supporting the cylindrical bottle body of the commodities; a vertical distance between the contact point of the rotating arm and the center of the bottle body is D1, and the outer diameter of the bottle body of the commodities is D2, and the relationship between D1 and D2 satisfies D1 < D2; when the rotating arm rotates out of the delivery channel, the distance H of the bottled commodities from the delivery channel to the delivery channel is set, and the condition that H satisfies is 2D1 < H < D2, and the rotating arm rotates into the delivery channel to reset.

6. The product delivery structure for a bottled product vending machine according to claim 1, wherein A mounting hole is formed in the bottom plate of the delivery channel, the mounting hole penetrates the upper and lower surfaces of the bottom plate, the sensing unit is fixed below the bottom plate, and the sensing end of the sensing unit is located in the mounting hole.

7. The bottle product vending machine delivery structure according to claim 6, wherein The storage box is provided with a containing cavity below the mounting hole for installing the control unit.

8. The bottle product vending machine delivery structure according to claim 6, wherein The sensing unit is provided with two sensing units, which are a first sensor and a second sensor, the first sensor corresponds to the position of the Nth commodity in the delivery channel, the second sensor corresponds to the position of the N+1th commodity in the delivery channel, N is a natural number greater than or equal to 5, and the horizontal distance between the first sensor and the second sensor is equal to the center distance between the adjacent two commodities in the delivery channel.

9. The bottle product vending machine delivery structure according to Claim 1, wherein The angle between the delivery channel and the horizontal ground is A, and the angle A is 3-5°.

10. The bottle product vending machine delivery structure according to claim 1, wherein In the delivery channel, the distance between the opposite ends of the commodities and the opposite side walls in the delivery channel is L, and 0 < L < 2 mm.

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