Intelligent container convenient for after-sales maintenance and repair

Abstract

The intelligent container comprises a container body and an intelligent assembly, a goods cavity and a control cavity which are arranged up and down are formed in the container body, the goods cavity is suitable for containing goods, the control cavity is located above the goods cavity, and a mounting opening is formed in the position, corresponding to the control cavity, of the container body; the intelligent assembly is slidably arranged in the control cavity and can slide to the outside of the container body along the mounting opening, the intelligent assembly comprises sliding rails, a mounting plate and a control unit, the sliding rails comprise two inner sliding rails and two outer sliding rails, the outer sliding rails are arranged in the direction of the mounting opening, the two outer sliding rails are spaced by a preset distance, and the control unit is arranged on the mounting plate. The two inner sliding rails are arranged on the two sides of the mounting plate respectively, the mounting plate is in sliding connection with the inner sliding rails through the outer sliding rails, the control unit is arranged on the mounting plate, through sliding connection, during maintenance, the top cover does not need to be disassembled or a container does not need to be moved, assemblies are directly slid out for operation, and the maintenance difficulty is remarkably reduced.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This application relates to the field of smart vending machine technology, and in particular to a smart vending machine that is easy to maintain and repair after sales. Background Technology

[0002] Smart vending machines have become a very popular self-service vending machine product. Operators display goods in the smart vending machines, and customers scan a code using mobile payment software to automatically open the door, select their items, and close the door, automatically completing the purchase identification and payment deduction. For some high-volume locations, operators use double-door smart vending machines, which have the advantages of larger capacity, a wider variety of products that can be sold, and reduced restocking frequency, thus lowering operating costs.

[0003] Currently, smart vending machines typically house their intelligent control and electrical components within a top cavity, covered by a lid. However, these vending machines are generally around 2 meters tall. When a malfunction occurs and on-site inspection or repair is needed, technicians must use tools to climb to the top, remove the lid, and perform the work. In some scenarios, such as outdoor locations, where the vending machine is placed under an outdoor shed, there isn't enough space on top for technicians to operate it. They might try pulling the vending machine out of the shed, but if it's fully stocked with merchandise, the total weight can reach several hundred kilograms, making it very heavy and difficult for a single technician to pull out. Forcibly dragging it could damage the feet supporting the machine or scratch the ground. Alternatively, for aesthetic reasons, the vending machine might be integrated into the store's decor, making inspection or repair from the top impossible. Utility Model Content

[0004] To address the problem of traditional smart vending machines being inconvenient to maintain, this utility model provides a solution comprising: a vending machine body and smart components;

[0005] The main body of the container has an upper and lower cargo cavity and a control cavity inside. The cargo cavity is suitable for placing cargo, and the control cavity is located above the cargo cavity. The main body of the container has an installation port at the position corresponding to the control cavity.

[0006] The intelligent component is slidably disposed within the control cavity and can slide along the mounting port to the outside of the container body;

[0007] The intelligent component comprises slide rails, a mounting plate and a control unit, the slide rails comprise inner slide rails and outer slide rails, the outer slide rails and the inner slide rails are two, the outer slide rails are arranged along the direction of the mounting port, and the two outer slide rails are spaced apart by a preset distance; the mounting plate is a plate structure, the two inner slide rails are arranged on the two sides of the mounting plate respectively, and the mounting plate is slidably connected with the outer slide rails and the inner slide rails; the control unit is arranged on the mounting plate and can slide to the outside of the control cavity together with the mounting plate, and the control unit is in communication connection with the container main body.

[0008] In a possible implementation, the two outer slide rails are arranged in parallel, and one end of the length direction of the outer slide rail abuts against the mounting port.

[0009] In a possible implementation, the track length of the inner slide rail is greater than the track length of the outer slide rail.

[0010] In a possible implementation, the intelligent component further comprises a slide rail mounting plate.

[0011] The slide rail mounting plate is two, and is fixedly connected in the control cavity, and the two slide rail mounting plates are arranged along the direction in which the mounting port is formed;

[0012] The slide rail mounting plate is a plate structure, and the slide rail mounting plate is arranged vertically.

[0013] The outer slide rail is arranged on the slide rail mounting plate and located on the inner side of the two slide rail mounting plates.

[0014] In a possible implementation, the slide rail mounting plate is bent by 90 degrees to form a fixing plate, and the fixing plate is bolted to the container main body.

[0015] In a possible implementation, the intelligent component further comprises an advertising light box.

[0016] One side of the advertising light box is provided with an advertisement.

[0017] The advertising light box is matched with the mounting port, and the advertising light box is bolted to the mounting port of the container main body.

[0018] In a possible implementation, the control unit comprises a switching power supply, a UPS power supply, an auxiliary control board, an industrial control Android board and a switching power supply.

[0019] The switching power supply, the UPS power supply, the auxiliary control board, the industrial control Android board and the switching power supply are arranged in an array on the mounting plate, and the switching power supply, the UPS power supply, the auxiliary control board, the industrial control Android board and the switching power supply are electrically connected with the container main body.

[0020] In a possible implementation, the slide rail structure is any one of a linear slide rail, a ball slide rail or a dovetail slide rail.

[0021] In a possible implementation, an end of the slide rail mounting plate away from the mounting opening is provided with a limiting plate, which is a plate structure with a plate surface perpendicular to the opening direction of the mounting opening, and the limiting plate corresponds to the slide rail.

[0022] The intelligent cabinet for facilitating after-sales maintenance and repair has the following advantages: through the sliding control unit design, the top cover does not need to be disassembled or the cabinet needs to be moved during maintenance, and the assembly can be directly slid out of the outside for operation, thereby significantly reducing the maintenance difficulty. Specifically, the mounting plate can be slid out of the control cavity of the cabinet main body, so that the control unit on the mounting plate is located outside the cabinet main body for maintenance or repair. Specifically, the cabinet main body is internally provided with upper and lower layered product cavities and a control cavity, the control cavity is located above the product cavities, a mounting opening is arranged at a corresponding position, a slide rail structure includes parallel arranged outer slide rails and inner slide rails, the outer slide rails are fixed in the control cavity along the mounting opening direction, the mounting plate is connected with the inner slide rails at both sides, and the mounting plate is slidably connected with the outer slide rails through the inner slide rails. The control unit is mounted on the mounting plate and can be slid to the outside of the control cavity together with the mounting plate.

[0023] Other features and aspects of the present application will become apparent from the following detailed description of exemplary embodiments with reference to the drawings. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0024] The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in and constitute a part of the specification, illustrate exemplary embodiments, features, and aspects of the present application and serve to explain the principles of the present application.

[0025] Figure 1 FIG. 1 shows a front view of an intelligent cabinet for facilitating after-sales maintenance and repair according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0026] Figure 2 FIG. 2 shows a side view of an intelligent cabinet for facilitating after-sales maintenance and repair according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0027] Figure 3 FIG. 3 shows a front view of a mounting plate, a slide rail and a control unit according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0028] Figure 4 FIG. 4 shows a top view of a mounting plate, a slide rail and a control unit according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0029] Figure 5 FIG. 5 shows a main structure of an intelligent cabinet for facilitating after-sales maintenance and repair according to an embodiment of the present application. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0030] Various exemplary embodiments, features, and aspects of this application will now be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. The same reference numerals in the drawings denote elements that have the same or similar functions. Although various aspects of the embodiments are shown in the drawings, they are not necessarily drawn to scale unless specifically indicated otherwise.

[0031] It should be understood that the terms "center", "longitudinal", "lateral", "length", "width", "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer", "clockwise", "counterclockwise", "axial", "radial", and "circumferential" indicate the orientation or positional relationship based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the accompanying drawings. They are only for the convenience of describing this utility model or simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, or be constructed and operated in a specific orientation. Therefore, they should not be construed as limitations on this utility model.

[0032] Furthermore, the terms "first" and "second" are used for descriptive purposes only and should not be construed as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly specifying the number of technical features indicated. Thus, a feature defined as "first" or "second" may explicitly or implicitly include one or more of that feature. In the description of this utility model, "a plurality of" means two or more, unless otherwise explicitly specified.

[0033] The term “exemplary” as used herein means “serving as an example, embodiment, or illustration.” Any embodiment illustrated herein as “exemplary” is not necessarily to be construed as superior to or better than other embodiments.

[0034] Furthermore, to better illustrate this application, numerous specific details are provided in the following detailed embodiments. Those skilled in the art should understand that this application can be implemented without certain specific details. In some instances, methods, means, components, and circuits well-known to those skilled in the art have not been described in detail in order to highlight the main points of this application.

[0035] like Figure 1As shown, the intelligent cabinet convenient for after-sales maintenance of the embodiment of the application comprises: a cabinet main body 100 and a smart component 300, the inside of the cabinet main body 100 is provided with an upper and lower arranged goods cavity and a control cavity, the goods cavity is suitable for placing goods, the control cavity is located above the goods cavity, and the position corresponding to the control cavity of the cabinet main body 100 is provided with a mounting port, the smart component 300 is slidably arranged in the control cavity and can slide to the outside of the cabinet main body 100 along the mounting port, wherein the smart component 300 comprises a sliding rail, a mounting plate and a control unit, the sliding rail comprises an inner sliding rail 210 and an outer sliding rail 220, the outer sliding rail 220 and the inner sliding rail 210 are two, the outer sliding rail 220 is arranged along the direction of the mounting port, and the two outer sliding rails 220 are spaced apart by a predetermined distance, the control unit 700 is a plate-shaped structure, the two inner sliding rails 210 are respectively arranged on the two sides of the control unit 700, the control unit 700 is slidably connected with the inner sliding rail 210 through the outer sliding rail 220, the mounting plate 600 is arranged on the control unit 700 and can slide to the outside of the control cavity together with the mounting plate 600, and the control unit 700 is in communication connection with the cabinet main body 100.

[0036] In this specific embodiment, through the design of the sliding mounting plate 600, when maintaining, the top cover does not need to be disassembled or the cabinet needs to be moved, and the component can be directly slid out of the outside for operation, which significantly reduces the maintenance difficulty. Among them, the control unit 700 can slide out of the control cavity of the cabinet main body 100, so that the mounting plate 600 on the control unit 700 is located outside the cabinet main body 100 for maintenance or repair. Specifically, the inside of the cabinet main body 100 is provided with an upper and lower layered goods cavity and a control cavity, the control cavity is located above the goods cavity, a corresponding position is provided with a mounting port, the sliding rail structure comprises parallel arranged outer sliding rails 220 and inner sliding rails 210, the outer sliding rails 220 are fixed in the control cavity along the direction of the mounting port, the control unit 700 is connected with the inner sliding rails 210 on both sides, and is slidably connected with the outer sliding rails 220 through the inner sliding rails 210, and the mounting plate 600 is mounted on the control unit 700 and can slide to the outside of the control cavity together with the control unit 700.

[0037] In a specific embodiment, the two outer sliding rails 220 are arranged in parallel, and one end of the length direction of the outer sliding rail 220 abuts against the mounting port. In this way, since the outer sliding rail 220 abuts against the mounting port, the end of the inner sliding rail 210 arranged on the control unit 700 can slide to the position of the mounting port, so that the mounting plate 600 on the control unit 700 is located outside the cabinet main body 100.

[0038] In a specific embodiment, the track length of the inner sliding rail 210 is greater than the track length of the outer sliding rail 220. Since the length of the inner sliding rail 210 is greater than the length of the outer sliding rail 220, and one end of the length direction of the outer sliding rail 220 abuts against the mounting port of the cabinet main body 100, the moving distance of the control unit 700 is improved.

[0039] In a specific embodiment, the intelligent component 300 further comprises two slide rail mounting plates 500, which are fixedly connected in the control cavity and arranged along the opening direction of the mounting port. The slide rail mounting plate 500 is a plate structure and is arranged vertically. The outer slide rail 220 is arranged on the slide rail mounting plate 500 and located at the inner side of the two slide rail mounting plates 500.

[0040] In this specific embodiment, the slide rail mounting plate 500 is used for mounting the outer slide rail 220, so that the sliding sides of the two outer slide rails 220 are arranged oppositely, thereby being capable of being slidably connected with the inner slide rail 210.

[0041] In a specific embodiment, the slide rail mounting plate 500 is provided with a fixed plate 510 through 90-degree bending. The fixed plate 510 is bolted with the cabinet body 100. The fixed plate 510 is a plate structure and attached to the bottom wall of the control cavity. The fixed plate 510 is bolted with the cabinet body 100, and the fixed plate 510 is arranged perpendicularly to the original plate structure of the slide rail mounting plate 500 by 90 degrees.

[0042] In this specific embodiment, the slide rail mounting plate 500 is provided with a limiting plate at the end away from the mounting port. The limiting plate is a plate structure, the plate surface is perpendicular to the opening direction of the mounting port, and the limiting plate corresponds to the slide rail. In this way, by arranging the limiting plate at the inner side of the slide rail mounting plate 500, the sliding of the slide rail can be limited to avoid the slide rail from sliding to a too deep position.

[0043] In a specific embodiment, it further comprises an advertising light box 400, one side of which is provided with an advertisement. The advertising light box 400 is matched with the mounting port, and the advertising light box 400 is bolted with the mounting port of the cabinet body 100. The advertising light box 400 has the functions of protection and display, and directly exposes the maintenance passage after being disassembled. Specifically, when the mounting plate 600 does not need to be maintained, the advertising light box 400 is fixedly arranged at the position of the mounting port of the cabinet body 100 by bolt connection, thereby sealing the mounting port.

[0044] In a specific embodiment, the control unit 700 comprises a switching power supply, a UPS power supply, an auxiliary control board, an industrial control Android board, and a switching power supply. The switching power supply, the UPS power supply, the auxiliary control board, the industrial control Android board, and the switching power supply are arranged in an array on the mounting plate 600, and are electrically connected with the cabinet body 100.

[0045] The switching power supply, the UPS power supply, the auxiliary control board, the industrial control Android board, and the switching power supply are used for the control and power supply of the cabinet body 100, and can be realized by using the existing technology, which will not be described in detail here.

[0046] In one specific embodiment, the slide rail structure employs any one of a linear slide rail, a ball bearing slide rail, or a dovetail slide rail.

[0047] The foregoing description has been directed to specific embodiments. This description is not intended to be exhaustive or to limit the application to the precise embodiments disclosed. Many modifications and variations are possible in light of the above teachings without departing from the scope and spirit of the disclosed embodiments. It is intended that the appended claims be interpreted to include the embodiments and their equivalents.

Claims

1. A smart vending machine that facilitates after-sales maintenance and repair, characterized in that, include: The main body of the container and its intelligent components; The main body of the container has an upper and lower cargo cavity and a control cavity inside. The cargo cavity is suitable for placing cargo, and the control cavity is located above the cargo cavity. The main body of the container has an installation port at the position corresponding to the control cavity. The intelligent component is slidably disposed within the control cavity and can slide along the mounting port to the outside of the container body; The intelligent component includes a slide rail, a mounting plate, and a control unit. The slide rail includes an inner slide rail and an outer slide rail, and there are two outer slide rails and two inner slide rails. The outer slide rails are arranged along the direction of the mounting opening, and the two outer slide rails are spaced apart by a preset distance. The mounting plate is a plate-shaped structure, and the two inner slide rails are respectively arranged on both sides of the mounting plate. The mounting plate is slidably connected to the inner slide rails through the outer slide rails. The control unit is arranged on the mounting plate and can slide with the mounting plate to the outside of the control cavity. The control unit is communicatively connected to the main body of the container.

2. The intelligent vending machine for easy after-sales maintenance and repair as described in claim 1, characterized in that, The two outer slide rails are arranged in parallel, and one end of the outer slide rail in the length direction abuts against the mounting port.

3. The intelligent vending machine for easy after-sales maintenance and repair according to claim 2, characterized in that, The length of the inner slide rail is greater than the length of the outer slide rail.

4. The intelligent vending machine for easy after-sales maintenance and repair according to any one of claims 1-3, characterized in that, The intelligent component also includes: a slide rail mounting plate; There are two slide rail mounting plates, both of which are fixedly connected in the control cavity, and the two slide rail mounting plates are arranged along the opening direction of the mounting opening; The slide rail mounting plate has a plate-like structure and is vertically arranged. The outer slide rail is mounted on the slide rail mounting plate and is located inside the two slide rail mounting plates.

5. The intelligent vending machine for easy after-sales maintenance and repair according to claim 4, characterized in that, The slide rail mounting plate is bent at 90 degrees and has a fixing plate, which is bolted to the main body of the container.

6. The intelligent vending machine for easy after-sales maintenance and repair according to any one of claims 1-3, characterized in that, Also includes: Advertising light boxes; The advertising light box has an advertisement pre-installed on one side; The advertising light box is matched with the mounting port, and the advertising light box is bolted to the mounting port of the container body.

7. The intelligent vending machine for easy after-sales maintenance and repair according to claim 1, characterized in that, The control unit includes: switching power supply, UPS power supply, auxiliary control board, industrial control Android board, and switching power supply; The switching power supply, the UPS power supply, the auxiliary control board, the industrial control Android board, and the switching power supply are arranged in an array on the mounting plate, and the switching power supply, the UPS power supply, the auxiliary control board, the industrial control Android board, and the switching power supply are all electrically connected to the main body of the container.

8. The intelligent vending machine for easy after-sales maintenance and repair as described in claim 1, characterized in that, The slide rail structure adopts any one of linear slide rail, ball slide rail or dovetail slide rail.

9. The intelligent vending machine for easy after-sales maintenance and repair according to claim 4, characterized in that, A limiting plate is provided at one end of the slide rail mounting plate away from the mounting opening. The limiting plate is a plate-shaped structure with its surface perpendicular to the opening direction of the mounting opening, and the limiting plate corresponds to the slide rail.

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