Vending machine
By incorporating refrigeration units and sophisticated dispensing mechanisms into vending machines, the problem of preserving perishable or easily melted goods has been solved, enabling refrigeration or freezing of products and enhancing the user experience.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- CN202520202571.7
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2025-02-10
- Publication Date
- 2025-12-23
- Estimated Expiration
- 2035-02-10
AI Technical Summary
Existing vending machines lack refrigeration or freezing functions, making it difficult to guarantee the quality of perishable or easily melted goods.
A refrigeration unit is installed in the vending machine, and a retrieval device consisting of front and rear linear guides, left and right linear guides, and a lifting mechanism is used to realize the movement of goods in the front, back, left, right, and up and down, ensuring the transfer of goods from the storage tank to the retrieval platform.
It enables the refrigeration or freezing of perishable or easily melted goods, ensuring their freshness, and improves user experience and operational efficiency through QR codes and control systems.
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Abstract
Description
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0001] The utility model belongs to selling equipment technical field, especially, relate to a kind of automatic vending machine. BACKGROUND
[0002] Automatic vending machine is a kind of machine that can be automatically delivered without people after payment, since its sale mode is not limited by time, personnel, place, can save manpower, facilitate transaction, more and more recognized by consumers, it is a new commercial retail form, greatly facilitates people's daily shopping needs.Sell lunch box, ice cream and other perishable or easy to melt goods, to ensure product quality, automatic vending machine needs to have refrigeration or freezing function, and most of the existing vending machines do not have this function. SUMMARY
[0003] The utility model aims at providing a kind of automatic vending machine, to solve the technical problem presented in the background art.
[0004] To achieve the above object, the technical scheme adopted by the utility model is:
[0005] An automatic vending machine, comprising: a cabinet, a taking device, a storage tank, a taking platform arranged in the cabinet from top to bottom in sequence, and a cabinet door arranged on the front of the cabinet;The storage tank or the taking platform is provided with a refrigeration machine, the cabinet door is provided with a taking port and a display screen, and the taking port is used for user to take the goods on the taking platform;
[0006] The taking device is used to take the goods in the storage tank to the taking platform, comprising front and rear linear guides, left and right linear guides, lifting mechanisms and taking mechanisms connected in sequence;The front and rear linear guides are arranged in two, respectively located on the left and right sides of the cabinet interior, and extend front and back and the end is connected with the left and right side walls of the cabinet;The slider between the two front and rear linear guides is connected with the left and right linear guides, and the slider of the left and right linear guides is connected with the lifting mechanism;The lower part of the lifting mechanism is connected with the taking mechanism, and the taking mechanism is used to take the goods in the storage tank and place the goods on the taking platform.
[0007] As a further improvement of the utility model, the lifting mechanism comprises a mounting bracket, a drive motor, a spool and a lifting rope;The middle part of the side wall of the mounting bracket is connected with the slider of the front and rear linear guides, the upper part of the side wall is provided with the drive motor, the output shaft of the drive motor is coaxially connected with the spool through the side wall of the mounting bracket, the lifting rope is wound on the spool, and the free end of the lifting rope extends downward and is connected with the taking mechanism.
[0008] As a further improvement of the utility model, vertical buffer spring is arranged between the bottom of the mounting frame and the object taking mechanism, and the middle part of the buffer spring is arranged through the lifting rope.
[0009] As a further improvement of the utility model, the object taking mechanism comprises a fixing frame and a suction disc arranged at the lower part of the fixing frame, and the fixing frame is connected with the lower part of the lifting mechanism.
[0010] As a further improvement of the utility model, the cabinet door is provided with an object taking two-dimensional code and a shopping code.
[0011] As a further improvement of the utility model, the side wall of the cabinet is provided with a ventilation hole.
[0012] As a further improvement of the utility model, the inside of the cabinet is provided with a control system, the control system comprises an operation end, a supply end and a user end, the supply end is respectively connected with the operation end and the user end in communication, and the operation end and the user end are connected in communication;
[0013] The supply end comprises a selling module, a replenishment module and a taking module; the selling module is used for enabling a user to purchase required goods, view goods information and activity information on the vending machine; the replenishment module is used for replenishing goods in the vending machine; and the taking module is used for delivering goods to the user.
[0014] As a further improvement of the utility model, the supply end is electrically connected with the left and right linear guides, the front and rear linear guides, the lifting mechanism, the object taking mechanism, the display screen and the refrigerating machine.
[0015] The above technical scheme has the following beneficial effects:
[0016] The object taking platform is provided with the refrigerating machine, which is used for refrigerating or freezing goods in the storage groove, preventing the goods from deteriorating or melting, ensuring food freshness, and enabling people to order fresh-keeping food through the equipment platform, and prompting the user to take the goods in time after the operator replenishes the goods; the method reduces the trouble of the pre-purchase goods person-to-person distribution delivery mode and improves the distribution efficiency. The front and rear linear guides, the left and right linear guides and the lifting mechanism are arranged, and the object taking mechanism is driven to move forward and backward, left and right and up and down in the cabinet, so that the object taking mechanism takes the goods in the storage groove to the object taking platform, and the user takes the goods on the object taking platform through the object taking opening. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS
[0017] Figure 1 It is a three-dimensional structure schematic view of the utility model;
[0018] Figure 2 It is another angle three-dimensional structure schematic view of the utility model;
[0019] Figure 3 It is the internal structure schematic view of the utility model;
[0020] Figure 4 It is the taking device schematic view of the utility model;
[0021] Figure 5 It is the opening structure schematic view of the utility model's storage tank;
[0022] Figure 6 It is the opening structure side view of the utility model's storage tank;
[0023] Figure 7 It is the Figure 5 Enlarged view of A of the utility model;
[0024] Marked description in the drawing: 1 cabinet, 2 storage tank, 3 taking platform, 4 cabinet door, 5 taking mouth, 6 display screen, 7 front and rear linear guide, 8 left and right linear guide, 9 mounting frame, 10 drive motor, 11 spool, 12 hanging rope, 13 buffer spring, 14 fixed frame, 15 suction cup, 16 taking two-dimensional code, 17 shopping code, 18 air vent, 19 control system, 20 protective shell, 21 capstan, 22 motor, 23 steel wire rope, 24 spring rope rod, 25 sleeve, 26 first mechanical travel switch, 28 frame body, 29 three-axis sensor, 30 second mechanical travel switch. Specific implementation
[0025] In order to better understand the purpose, structure and function of the utility model, the utility model is described clearly and completely below in combination with the drawings.
[0026] As Figures 1-4 Indicated, an automatic vending machine includes: cabinet 1, taking device, storage tank 2, taking platform 3 arranged in the cabinet 1 inside from top to bottom in sequence and cabinet door 4 arranged on the front of the cabinet 1. The storage tank 2 or the taking platform 3 is equipped with a refrigerator, for the cold storage or freezing of goods in the storage tank 2, to prevent the deterioration or melting of goods in it.
[0027] The side of the cabinet door 4 is connected with the side of the cabinet 1 through a hinge. When the staff replenishes the goods in the cabinet 1, the cabinet door 4 is opened to place the goods in the cabinet 1. In order to prevent irrelevant personnel from opening the cabinet 1, a lock catch is arranged between the cabinet door 4 and the cabinet 1. The cabinet door 4 is provided with a taking opening 5 and a display screen 6. The taking opening 5 is used for the user to take the goods on the taking platform 3. The display screen 6 is used to display the information such as the type and price of the goods in the cabinet 1. In addition, the cabinet door 4 is provided with a shopping code 17 and a taking two-dimensional code 16. The user can purchase the goods through on-site scanning of the shopping code 17, or purchase the goods remotely online, and then scan the taking two-dimensional code 16 to take the goods purchased online. The vending machine and the customer are connected, the customer visiting rate is improved, and the passenger flow is increased. In the embodiment, the sidewall of the cabinet 1 is provided with a ventilation hole 18 to keep the gas in the cabinet 1 fresh.
[0028] The taking device is used to take the goods in the storage groove 2 to the taking platform 3, so that the user can take the goods on the taking platform 3 through the taking opening 5. Therefore, the taking device has displacement in the front-back, left-right and up-down directions. Specifically, the taking device comprises front-back linear guides 7, left-right linear guides 8, a lifting mechanism and a taking mechanism which are connected in sequence. The linear guides can be purchased on the market and are used in cooperation with a motor to drive the slider to move linearly. This structure is prior art and will not be described in detail here.
[0029] The front-back linear guides 7 are arranged in two, are located on the left and right sides of the cabinet 1 inside, extend front-back and are connected with the left and right sidewalls of the cabinet 1 at the ends. The left and right sidewalls of the cabinet 1 are provided with mounting plates which are installed through bolts. The upper part of the mounting plate is connected with the ends of the front-back linear guides 7. The sliders of the two front-back linear guides are connected with the left-right linear guides 8. The sliders of the left-right linear guides 8 are connected with the lifting mechanism. The front-back linear guides 7 drive the taking mechanism to move front-back in the cabinet 1. The left-right linear guides 8 drive the taking mechanism to move left-right in the cabinet 1. The lower part of the lifting mechanism is connected with the taking mechanism to drive the taking mechanism to move up-down. The taking mechanism is used to take the goods in the storage groove 2 and place the goods on the taking platform 3. Further, the taking mechanism comprises a fixing frame 14 and a suction cup 15 arranged at the lower part of the fixing frame 14. The fixing frame 14 is connected with the lower part of the lifting mechanism. The suction cup 15 is used to suck and place the goods.
[0030] In this embodiment, the lifting mechanism includes a mounting bracket 9, a drive motor 10, a spool 11, a lifting rope 12; the middle of the side wall of the mounting bracket 9 is connected with the slider of the front and rear linear guide rail 7, which can be fixedly connected by bolts, the upper part of the side wall of the mounting bracket 9 is provided with the drive motor 10 through the motor base, the output shaft of the drive motor 10 penetrates the side wall of the mounting bracket 9 and is coaxially connected with the spool 11 through a shaft coupling, the spool 11 is wound with the lifting rope 12, the free end of the lifting rope 12 extends downward and is connected with the object taking mechanism, that is, the free end of the lifting rope 12 is connected with the fixing bracket 14. Further, a vertical buffer spring 13 is arranged between the bottom of the mounting bracket 9 and the object taking mechanism, the middle of the buffer spring 13 penetrates the lifting rope 12, which plays a buffering role for the movement of the lifting rope 12; and the outside of the buffer spring 13 is provided with a protective shell 20 for protection.
[0031] In this embodiment, as shown in Figures 5-7 In order to ensure the cleanliness of the goods in the storage tank 2, the storage tank 2 adopts a box structure, the box door is located at the upper part of the box body and one end of the box door is hingedly connected with the box body; the other end of the box door is provided with an opening and closing mechanism between the upper part of the box door and the frame 28 of the cabinet, which is used to control the opening and closing of the box door. Specifically, the opening and closing mechanism includes a motor 22, a winch 21 and a steel wire rope 23, the motor 22 is located on the frame 28 above the hinge and is arranged on the upper part of the frame 28 through the motor base, the output shaft of the motor 22 is coaxially connected with the winch 21, driving the winch 21 to rotate, the winch 21 is wound with the steel wire rope 23, and the free end of the steel wire rope 23 is connected with the box door. When the motor 22 reverses, it drives the winch 21 to reverse, so that the steel wire rope 23 between the winch 21 and the box door is elongated or shortened, when the steel wire rope 23 is shortened, it pulls the box door to open, and when it is elongated, the box door is closed under the action of gravity and the hinge.
[0032] Further, the upper part of the other end of the box door is provided with a sleeve 25, the sleeve 25 is in the shape of "N", the middle of the vertical part of the sleeve 25 is provided with a through hole, and the inside of the sleeve 25 is provided with a spring rope rod 24, the two ends of the spring rope rod 24 penetrate the through hole, one end of the spring rope rod 24 is connected with the steel wire rope 23, and the other end is provided with a baffle in the circumferential direction, the baffle is used to limit the sliding displacement between the spring rope rod 24 and the sleeve 25, preventing the spring rope rod 24 from separating from the sleeve 25. In addition, the opening and closing mechanism further includes a first mechanical travel switch 26, a second mechanical travel switch 30 and a three-axis sensor 29, which are used to detect the position of the box door, wherein the first mechanical travel switch 26 and the second mechanical travel switch 30 are respectively located at the positions where the box door is closed and opened, that is, on the outer wall of one end of the box body and in the middle of the frame 28, and the distance between the second mechanical travel switch 30 and the hinge is equal to the width of the box door, and the three-axis sensor 29 is installed parallel to the box door.
[0033] For the convenience of control, the inside of the cabinet 1 is provided with a control system 19, the control system 19 including an operation end, a supply end and a user end, the supply end being respectively in communication connection with the operation end and the user end, and the operation end being in communication connection with the user end; wherein the supply end is in electrical connection with the left and right linear guides 8, the front and rear linear guides 7, the lifting mechanism, the taking mechanism, the display screen 6, the refrigerating machine, the motor, the travel switch and the sensor.
[0034] Specifically, the operation end includes: an information publishing module, for the operator to publish pre-sale commodity information and activity information, the commodity information including the brand, name, unit price, quantity, weight and state of the commodity; an order management module including an order statistics module and a taking management module, the order statistics module being used to receive order information of an order generation module and generate an order statistics table, and the taking management module being used to receive taking information of a taking module and generate an order taking state table; a commodity management module, for managing the address, state of the vending machine and the quantity, weight and state information of the commodities in the vending machine; a notification module, for receiving replenishment information of a replenishment module and sending a replenishment completion notification to the user. The supply end includes: a vending module, for the user to purchase the required commodities on the vending machine, view commodity information and activity information; a replenishment module, for replenishing the vending machine according to the order statistics table generated by the order statistics module; a taking module, for issuing commodities to the user according to the information input by the user and the order statistics table. The user end includes: a pre-purchase module, for the customer to pre-purchase commodities according to the information published by the information publishing module, select a taking place and generate a payment voucher and a taking code; and an order generation module, for accepting information of the pre-purchase module and generating order information.
[0035] The specific use process is as follows: 1. The operator publishes the pre-sale commodity information and activity information through the information publishing module, and generates the pre-sale two-dimensional code or webpage link of the published information through the new media platform for dissemination, so that the user can know the pre-sale information, wherein one operator corresponds to one pre-sale two-dimensional code or webpage link; the new media platform dissemination mode includes but is not limited to the Internet, WeChat, the pre-sale two-dimensional code is only a network dissemination form of the login means of the software support platform, and other ways such as website, webpage, one-dimensional code or link can also be accessed. 2. The user scans the pre-sale two-dimensional code or clicks the webpage link to log in to the access system, views the pre-sale commodity information, purchases the required commodity, selects the nearest or convenient pickup address, obtains the payment voucher and pickup code; at the same time, the order report is generated in the system, and the order report contains the information such as the purchased commodity name, purchase time, purchase quantity, purchase amount, commodity pickup digital code and purchased commodity pickup address. 3. The operator logs in to the system to view the order report, and replenishes the goods in the vending machine in time according to the commodity list, type and quantity in the vending machine, and completes the replenishment; the replenishment mode is manual replenishment, the vending machine is opened, and the goods are put into the storage. 4. The system sends the user a notification of the completion of replenishment and timely pickup, and the notification mode is short message and email notification, and the notification content includes the order ID, commodity name, quantity, pickup address and other information; 5. The user scans the pickup two-dimensional code on the vending machine, logs in to the system, and the system identifies whether the user is a pre-purchase ordering user, if yes, directly takes the goods, and if not, inputs the pickup code to take the goods.
[0036] It can be understood that the utility model is described through some embodiments, and those skilled in the art know that various changes or equivalent replacements can be made to these features and embodiments without departing from the spirit and scope of the utility model. In addition, under the guidance of the utility model, these features and embodiments can be modified to adapt to specific conditions and materials without departing from the spirit and scope of the utility model. Therefore, the utility model is not limited by the specific embodiments disclosed herein, and all embodiments falling within the scope of the claims of the present application belong to the scope protected by the utility model.
Claims
1. A vending machine characterized by: It includes: The cabinet (1), the taking device, the storage tank (2), the taking platform (3) arranged in the cabinet (1) from top to bottom in sequence, and the cabinet door (4) arranged on the front of the cabinet (1); The storage tank (2) or the taking platform (3) is provided with a refrigeration machine, and the cabinet door (4) is provided with a taking port (5) and a display screen (6), the taking port (5) is used for user to take the goods on the taking platform (3); The taking device is used for taking the goods in the storage tank (2) to the taking platform (3), comprising front and rear linear guides (7), left and right linear guides (8), lifting mechanisms and taking mechanisms connected in sequence; The front and rear linear guides (7) are provided with two, which are respectively located on the left and right sides of the inside of the cabinet (1), and extend front and back and the end is connected with the left and right side walls of the cabinet (1); The slider of the two front and rear linear guides is connected with the left and right linear guides (8), and the slider of the left and right linear guides (8) is connected with the lifting mechanism; The lower part of the lifting mechanism is connected with the taking mechanism, and the taking mechanism is used for taking the goods in the storage tank (2) and placing the goods on the taking platform (3).
2. A machine according to claim 1, characterised in that: The lifting mechanism comprises a mounting frame (9), a drive motor (10), a spool (11) and a lifting rope (12); The middle part of the side wall of the mounting frame (9) is connected with the slider of the front and rear linear guides (7), the upper part of the side wall is provided with the drive motor (10), the output shaft of the drive motor (10) penetrates the side wall of the mounting frame (9) and is coaxially connected with the spool (11), the spool (11) is wound with the lifting rope (12), and the free end of the lifting rope (12) extends downward and is connected with the taking mechanism.
3. A machine according to claim 2, wherein: The bottom of the mounting frame (9) and the taking mechanism are provided with a vertical buffer spring (13), and the middle part of the buffer spring (13) penetrates the lifting rope (12).
4. The vending machine of claim 1, wherein: The taking mechanism comprises a fixed frame (14) and a suction cup (15) arranged on the lower part of the fixed frame (14), and the fixed frame (14) is connected with the lower part of the lifting mechanism.
5. The vending machine of claim 1, wherein: The cabinet door (4) is provided with a shopping code (17) and a taking two-dimensional code (16).
6. The vending machine of claim 1, wherein: The side wall of the cabinet (1) is provided with a ventilation hole (18).
7. The vending machine of claim 1, wherein: The inside of the cabinet (1) is provided with a control system (19), the control system (19) comprises an operation end, a supply end and a user end, the supply end is respectively connected with the operation end and the user end, and the operation end and the user end are connected; The supply end comprises a selling module, a replenishment module and a taking module; The selling module is used for user to purchase the required goods on the vending machine, view the goods information and activity information; The replenishment module is used for replenishing goods in the vending machine; The taking module is used for delivering goods to the user.
8. A machine according to claim 7, characterised in that: The supply end is electrically connected with the left and right linear guides (8), the front and rear linear guides (7), the lifting mechanism, the taking mechanism, the display screen (6) and the refrigeration machine.