Barreled water vending machine

Abstract

The utility model relates to the technical field of vending machines, in particular to a barreled water vending machine which comprises a cabinet body, a plurality of containing spaces are vertically formed in the cabinet body, an intelligent cabinet door is installed on the cabinet body, a central control device is installed on the cabinet body, conveying devices are installed in the containing spaces correspondingly, and the conveying devices are electrically connected with the central control device. The intelligent cabinet door is electrically connected with the central control device, vertical spaces vertically penetrating through the placement spaces are formed in the positions, close to the intelligent cabinet door, of the multiple placement spaces, lifting devices used for moving to the placement spaces of different heights to receive and take the barreled water are installed in the vertical spaces, and when a user needs to take multiple pieces of barreled water, the central control device controls the conveying device to be started; according to the intelligent cabinet door, the barreled water is conveyed to the intelligent cabinet door to be taken by a user, so that the user does not need to take multiple pieces of barreled water from different positions of the cabinet body, the user can take the barreled water more conveniently, and the cabinet body can enable the user to take multiple pieces of barreled water through one intelligent cabinet door.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This application relates to the technical field of vending machines, and in particular to a bottled water vending machine. Background Technology

[0002] Bottled water vending machines are convenient automated vending machines widely used in communities and residential areas, providing users with 24-hour self-service bottled water purchasing. These machines typically feature unmanned QR code payment and fully automated operation; users simply complete payment via mobile payment and then open the machine to retrieve their bottled water, making it extremely convenient.

[0003] The existing bottled water vending machine has a specific structure including a cabinet with multiple placement spaces for placing water bottles. Each placement space has an opening with a smart door, which is electrically connected to a central control device installed on the cabinet. Users can open the corresponding smart door through the central control device and take the bottled water from the placement space.

[0004] However, multiple placement spaces require multiple smart doors, which means that when a user buys multiple bottles of water, they have to open different cabinet doors and retrieve the bottles from different locations on the cabinet, which is very inconvenient. Therefore, a bottled water vending machine is needed. Utility Model Content

[0005] In view of the shortcomings of the existing technology, the purpose of this application is to provide a bottled water vending machine to solve the technical problem that it is very inconvenient for users to take multiple bottled water bottles in the existing technology.

[0006] The above-mentioned objective of this application is achieved through the following technical solution: a bottled water vending machine, including a cabinet, with multiple vertically opened placement spaces inside the cabinet, an intelligent cabinet door installed on the cabinet, a central control device installed on the cabinet, a conveying device installed in each of the multiple placement spaces, the conveying device being electrically connected to the central control device, the intelligent cabinet door being electrically connected to the central control device, and a vertical space being opened near the intelligent cabinet door of each of the multiple placement spaces, the vertical space being equipped with a lifting device for moving to placement spaces at different heights to collect bottled water.

[0007] By adopting the above technical solution, multiple bottled water containers are placed side by side on a conveyor device. The user activates the smart cabinet door via a central control device. After the smart cabinet door opens, the conveyor device starts to transport the bottled water to the smart cabinet door, where the user takes the bottled water. When the user needs to take multiple bottled water containers, the central control device continues to activate the conveyor device, so that the next bottled water container is transported to the smart cabinet door for the user to take. In this way, the user does not need to take multiple bottled water containers from different positions in the cabinet, making it more convenient for the user to take bottled water. The cabinet allows the user to take multiple bottled water containers through a single smart cabinet door. The lifting device is designed to extract bottled water containers placed at different heights, allowing the bottled water containers in different placement spaces to be utilized.

[0008] Furthermore, the conveying device includes a drive motor installed inside the cabinet and a drive chain arranged in a ring within the placement space. The output end of the drive motor faces upward and is fitted with a drive gear. There are multiple drive gears. The multiple drive motors are arranged along the shape of the placement space and are rotatably connected to the cabinet. The drive chain meshes with each drive gear and surrounds the multiple drive gears.

[0009] By adopting the above technical solution, bottled water is placed on the transmission chain. The transmission motor receives the signal from the central control device and starts the transmission gear to rotate. The rotating transmission gear drives the transmission chain to rotate, thereby transporting the bottled water placed on the transmission chain to the smart cabinet door. The ring-shaped transmission chain allows two water barrels to be placed in the vertical placement space of the cabinet, thus increasing the placement space for water barrels in the cabinet.

[0010] Furthermore, roller plates are installed on both sides of the transmission chain, and rollers are rotatably mounted on the upper surface of the roller plates, with the highest surface of the rollers being flush with the highest surface of the transmission chain.

[0011] While the drive chain makes it more convenient for users to pick up bottled water, the weight of the bottled water itself may cause it to tilt during transportation, resulting in one side of the bottom of the bottled water pressing against the bottom surface of the placement space, causing the bottled water to get stuck and unable to be transported. The roller plate solves this technical problem. When the bottled water is placed on the drive chain, both sides of the bottom surface of the bottled water contact the rollers on the roller plate, thus preventing the bottled water from tilting in the placement space. The rollers also reduce the friction between the bottled water and the roller plate, making it easier for the bottled water to be transported by the drive chain.

[0012] Furthermore, the transmission gear is surrounded by a plurality of bullseye balls installed in the placement space, and the bullseye balls are rotatably connected to the cabinet.

[0013] While the roller plate design makes it easier for the bottled water to be transported by the drive chain, the roller plate needs to be bent before it can be installed in the storage space, which is inconvenient. The bullseye ball bearing design solves this problem. By creating multiple holes around the drive gear and installing bullseye ball bearings through these holes on the cabinet, the bullseye ball bearings prevent the bottled water from tilting when it is transported by the drive chain to the bend, and make it easier for the bottled water to be transported by the drive chain.

[0014] Furthermore, the transmission chain has mounting shells fixedly installed on both sides of the cabinet, and the roller plate is placed inside the mounting shells.

[0015] By adopting the above technical solution, the mounting shell makes it easier for workers to install the roller plate.

[0016] Furthermore, the lifting device includes a lifting bracket installed vertically in a vertical space, lifting motors installed at the upper and lower ends of the lifting bracket, a lifting toothed belt with its two ends respectively fitted onto the output ends of the two lifting motors, and a lifting box installed on the lifting toothed belt. The lifting box has a transport port that passes through the lifting box on the side away from the lifting toothed belt and on the left and right sides. The lifting motor is electrically connected to a central control device.

[0017] By adopting the above technical solution, the lifting motor rotates to drive the lifting belt to rotate. The rotating lifting belt meshes with the lifting gear to lift and lower, so that the lifting box moves to the placement space at different heights. The transmission chain in the placement space at different heights transports the bottled water into the lifting box. The lifting box is then transported to the smart cabinet door by the lifting belt, thus enabling the bottled water in different placement spaces to be utilized.

[0018] Furthermore, two parallel running gears are provided in the multiple placement spaces near the vertical space. The drive motor is parallel to the two running gears. The running gear located between the drive motor and the other running gear meshes with the inner side of the drive chain, while the other running gear meshes with the drive gear of the drive motor on the outer side of the drive chain.

[0019] While the vertical space arrangement allows for the utilization of bottled water in different placement spaces, it also creates a gap in the entire operating loop of the transmission chain. Directly placing the transmission chain on this gap would affect the operation of the lifting device. The arrangement of two parallel running gears solves this problem. By placing the two parallel running gears and the transmission motor in the placement space near the vertical space, and positioning the running gear between the transmission motor and the other running gear on the inner side of the transmission chain, while the other running gear on the outer side of the transmission chain meshes with the transmission gear of the transmission motor, the transmission chain bypasses the vertical space and circulates, thus ensuring that the vertical space and the lifting device arrangement do not affect the operation of the transmission chain.

[0020] Furthermore, the bottom surface inside the lifting box is provided with a conveying device, which includes conveying motors installed on the left and right sides of the lifting box and conveying belts with their ends respectively fitted onto the output ends of the two conveying motors. The conveying motors are electrically connected to the central control device.

[0021] While the arrangement of the two parallel running gears ensures that the vertical space and lifting device do not affect the operation of the transmission chain, the bottled water cannot be directly transported to the lifting box for user retrieval. The conveying device solves this problem. When the bottled water is transported to the conveying port on the right side of the lifting box, it moves towards the lifting box due to inertia, and its bottom contacts the conveyor belt. The conveyor motor then starts, causing the conveyor belt to rotate and transport the bottled water into the lifting box. This prevents the bottled water from not moving into the lifting box. Furthermore, the conveying device allows users to easily place empty bottles in the lifting box, and the central control device activates the conveyor motor to transport the empty bottle to the transmission chain in the placement space.

[0022] In summary, this application includes at least one of the following beneficial technical effects:

[0023] By setting up a conveyor system, the user can activate the smart cabinet door via a central control device. Once the smart cabinet door is open, the drive motor receives a signal from the central control device and starts the drive gear to rotate. The rotating drive gear drives the drive chain to rotate, thus transporting the bottled water placed on the drive chain to the smart cabinet door. The user then takes the bottled water from inside the cabinet. If the user needs to take multiple bottles, the central control device continues to control the drive motor to start, transporting the next bottle to the smart cabinet door for the user to take. This way, the user does not need to take multiple bottles from different locations in the cabinet, making it more convenient. The cabinet allows the user to take multiple bottles through a single smart cabinet door, and the circular drive chain allows for the placement of two water bottles in the vertical space of the cabinet, increasing the storage space for water bottles.

[0024] By setting up the roller plate, the bottled water is placed on the drive chain with the bottom sides of the bottled water contacting the rollers on the roller plate. This prevents the bottled water from tilting in the placement space. The rollers also reduce the friction between the bottled water and the roller plate, making it easier for the bottled water to be transported by the drive chain.

[0025] By setting up a lifting device, the lifting motor rotates, driving the lifting belt to rotate. The rotating lifting belt meshes with the lifting gear, causing the lifting box to move to different placement spaces. The transmission chain in the placement space at different heights transports the bottled water into the lifting box. The lifting box is then transported to the smart cabinet door by the lifting belt, thus enabling the bottled water in different placement spaces to be utilized. Attached Figure Description

[0026] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of the embodiment;

[0027] Figure 2 This is a top view of the internal structure of the embodiment;

[0028] Figure 3 This is a detailed structural diagram of the transmission device;

[0029] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of the internal structure of an embodiment;

[0030] Figure 5 yes Figure 4 Enlarged view of section A in the middle;

[0031] Figure 6 This is a detailed structural diagram of the lifting device.

[0032] Reference numerals: 1. Cabinet body; 10. Intelligent cabinet door; 11. Central control device; 2. Conveying device; 20. Transmission gear; 21. Transmission chain; 22. Transmission motor; 23. Running gear; 3. Roller plate; 30. Mounting shell; 4. Bullseye ball bearing; 5. Lifting device; 50. Lifting bracket; 51. Lifting motor; 52. Lifting toothed belt; 53. Lifting box body; 6. Conveying device; 60. Conveying motor; 61. Conveying belt. Detailed Implementation

[0033] The present application will be further described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0034] Example, refer to Figure 1 - Figure 6 A bottled water vending machine includes a cabinet 1 with multiple vertically opening placement spaces inside. A smart cabinet door 10 is installed on the cabinet 1, as is a central control device 11. Conveying devices 2 are installed in each of the placement spaces, electrically connected to the central control device 11. The smart cabinet door 10 is also electrically connected to the central control device 11. A vertical space is opened near the smart cabinet door 10, penetrating the placement spaces. A lifting device 5 is installed in this vertical space for moving the machine to different height placement spaces to collect bottled water. The conveying device 2 includes a drive motor 22 installed inside the cabinet 1 and a drive chain 21 arranged in a ring within the placement spaces. The output end of the drive motor 22 faces upwards and is fitted with... There are multiple transmission gears 20, and multiple transmission motors 22 are arranged along the shape of the placement space and rotatably connected to the cabinet 1. The transmission chain 21 meshes with each transmission gear 20 and surrounds the multiple transmission gears 20. The lifting device 5 includes a lifting bracket 50 vertically installed in the vertical space, lifting motors 51 installed at the upper and lower ends of the lifting bracket 50, lifting toothed belts 52 with their two ends respectively sleeved on the output ends of the two lifting motors 51, and a lifting box 53 installed on the lifting toothed belts 52. The lifting box 53 has a transport port through the lifting box 53 on the side away from the lifting toothed belts 52 and on the left and right sides. The lifting motors 51 are electrically connected to the central control device 11.

[0035] Multiple bottled water containers are placed side-by-side on the transmission chain 21. The transmission motor 22 receives a signal from the central control device 11 and starts the transmission gear 20 to rotate. The rotating transmission gear 20 drives the transmission chain 21 to rotate, thus transporting the bottled water containers on the transmission chain 21 to the smart cabinet door 10. The user then retrieves the bottled water from the cabinet 1. When the user needs to retrieve multiple bottles, the central control device 11 continues to control the conveyor device 2 to transport the next bottled water container to the smart cabinet door 10 for the user to retrieve. This way, the user does not need to retrieve multiple bottles from different locations within the cabinet 1, making it more convenient for the user to access the bottled water. It is more convenient, allowing users to take out multiple bottled water bottles through a smart cabinet door 10. The lifting device 5 is set to extract water from the placement space at different heights. The lifting motor 51 rotates to drive the lifting toothed belt 52 to rotate. The rotating lifting toothed belt 52 meshes with the lifting gear to lift and lower, so that the lifting box 53 moves to the placement space at different heights. The transmission chain 21 in the placement space at different heights conveys the bottled water to the lifting box 53. The lifting box 53 is transported to the smart cabinet door 10 by the lifting toothed belt 52, so that the bottled water in the different placement spaces can be used.

[0036] Although the drive chain 21 makes it more convenient for users to pick up bottled water, the weight of the bottled water itself may cause it to tilt during transportation, resulting in one side of the bottom of the bottled water pressing against the bottom surface of the placement space, causing the bottled water to get stuck and unable to be transported. To solve this technical problem, in this embodiment, roller plates 3 are installed on both sides of the drive chain 21. Rollers are rotatably mounted on the upper surface of the roller plates 3, and the highest surface of the rollers is flush with the highest surface of the drive chain 21. When the bottled water is placed on the drive chain 21, the two sides of the bottom surface of the bottled water contact the rollers on the roller plates 3, thereby preventing the bottled water from tilting in the placement space. The rollers reduce the friction between the bottled water and the roller plates 3, making it easier for the bottled water to be transported by the drive chain 21.

[0037] Although the roller plate 3 makes it easier for the bottled water to be transported by the transmission chain 21, the roller plate 3 is placed at the bend of the transmission chain 21, which requires bending the roller plate 3 before it can be installed in the placement space, which is very inconvenient. To solve this technical problem, in this embodiment, multiple bullseye balls 4 are provided around the transmission gear 20 and installed in the placement space. The bullseye balls 4 are rotatably connected to the cabinet 1. By opening multiple holes around the transmission gear 20, the bullseye balls 4 are installed on the cabinet 1 through the holes. When the bottled water is transported by the transmission chain 21 to the bend, the bullseye balls 4 can prevent the bottled water from tilting and make it easier for the bottled water to be transported by the transmission chain 21. In addition, there are mounting shells 30 fixedly installed on the cabinet 1 on both sides of the transmission chain 21. The roller plate 3 is placed in the mounting shell 30, which makes it easy for the staff to install the roller plate 3.

[0038] While the vertical space arrangement allows for the utilization of bottled water in different placement spaces, it also creates a gap in the entire operating loop of the transmission chain 21. If the transmission chain 21 were directly placed on this gap, it would affect the operation of the lifting device 5. To solve this technical problem, this embodiment provides two parallel running gears 23 near the vertical space in multiple placement spaces. The transmission motor 22 is parallel to the two running gears 23. One of the running gears 23, located between the transmission motor 22 and the other running gear 23, meshes with the inner side of the transmission chain 21. The running gear 23 and the transmission gear 20 of the transmission motor 22 mesh with the outer side of the transmission chain 21. By setting the two parallel running gears 23 and the transmission motor 22 in the placement space close to the vertical space, and setting the running gear 23 between the transmission motor 22 and the other running gear 23 to mesh with the inner side of the transmission chain 21, while the other running gear 23 and the transmission gear 20 of the transmission motor 22 mesh with the outer side of the transmission chain 21, the transmission chain 21 bypasses the vertical space and runs in a cycle. This ensures that the vertical space and the setting of the lifting device 5 do not affect the operation of the transmission chain 21.

[0039] Although the arrangement of the two parallel running gears 23 ensures that the vertical space and the lifting device 5 do not affect the operation of the transmission chain 21, this prevents the bottled water from being directly transported to the lifting box 53 for user retrieval. To solve this technical problem, this embodiment includes a conveying device 6 on the bottom surface inside the lifting box 53. The conveying device 6 includes conveying motors 60 installed on the left and right sides of the lifting box 53 and conveyor belts 61 with their ends respectively fitted onto the output ends of the two conveying motors 60. The conveying motors 60 are electrically connected to the central control device 11. The design ensures that when bottled water is transported to the transport port on the right side of the lifting box 53, the bottled water moves towards the lifting box 53 due to inertia, and its bottom surface contacts the conveyor belt 61. The conveyor motor 60 starts, causing the conveyor belt 61 to rotate and transport the bottled water into the lifting box 53. This prevents the bottled water from not moving into the lifting box 53. Furthermore, the design of the conveyor device 6 allows users to simply place the empty bottle into the lifting box 53 when recycling it. The central control device 11 then starts the conveyor motor 60 to transport the empty bottle onto the transmission chain 21 in the placement space, making it more convenient for users to place empty bottles.

[0040] Specific implementation process: The user opens the smart cabinet door 10 through the central control device 11. After the smart cabinet door 10 is opened, the transmission motor 22 receives the signal from the central control device 11 and starts the transmission gear 20 to rotate. The rotating transmission gear 20 drives the transmission chain 21 to rotate, so that the bottled water placed on the transmission chain 21 is transported to the smart cabinet door 10. The user takes the bottled water from the cabinet 1. If the bottled water in the storage space is taken out, the lifting motor 51 rotates and drives the lifting belt 52 to rotate. The rotating lifting belt 52 meshes and drives the lifting gear to lift and lower, so that the lifting box 53 moves to the storage space with bottled water. The transmission chain 21 in the storage space with bottled water transports the bottled water to the lifting box 53. The lifting box 53 is transported to the smart cabinet door 10 by the lifting belt 52.

[0041] The embodiments described in this specific implementation are preferred embodiments of this application and are not intended to limit the scope of protection of this application. Therefore, all equivalent changes made in accordance with the structure, shape and principle of this application should be covered within the scope of protection of this application.

Claims

1. A bottled water vending machine, comprising a cabinet (1), wherein the cabinet (1) has multiple vertically opened placement spaces, a smart cabinet door (10) is installed on the cabinet (1), and a central control device (11) is installed on the cabinet (1), characterized in that, Each of the multiple placement spaces is equipped with a conveying device (2), which is electrically connected to a central control device (11). The smart cabinet door (10) is electrically connected to the central control device (11). A vertical space is provided in each of the multiple placement spaces near the smart cabinet door (10), and a lifting device (5) is installed in the vertical space for moving to different height placement spaces to retrieve bottled water.

2. The bottled water vending machine according to claim 1, characterized in that, The conveying device (2) includes a drive motor (22) installed in the cabinet (1) and a drive chain (21) arranged in a ring in the placement space. The output end of the drive motor (22) faces upward and is fitted with a drive gear (20). There are multiple drive gears (20). Multiple drive motors (22) are arranged along the shape of the placement space and are rotatably connected to the cabinet (1). The drive chain (21) meshes with each drive gear (20) and surrounds multiple drive gears (20).

3. The bottled water vending machine according to claim 2, characterized in that, Roller plates (3) are installed on both sides of the transmission chain (21). Rollers are rotatably mounted on the upper surface of the roller plates (3), and the highest surface of the rollers is flush with the highest surface of the transmission chain (21).

4. The bottled water vending machine according to claim 2, characterized in that, The transmission gear (20) is surrounded by a plurality of bullseye balls (4) installed in the placement space, and the bullseye balls (4) are rotatably connected to the cabinet (1).

5. A bottled water vending machine according to claim 3, characterized in that, The transmission chain (21) has mounting shells (30) fixedly installed on the cabinet (1) on both sides, and the roller plate (3) is placed inside the mounting shell (30).

6. The bottled water vending machine according to claim 1, characterized in that, The lifting device (5) includes a lifting bracket (50) installed vertically in a vertical space, lifting motors (51) installed at the upper and lower ends of the lifting bracket (50), lifting toothed belts (52) sleeved on the output ends of the two lifting motors (51), and lifting boxes (53) installed on the lifting toothed belts (52). The lifting boxes (53) have transport ports that pass through the lifting boxes (53) on the side away from the lifting toothed belts (52) and on the left and right sides. The lifting motors (51) are electrically connected to the central control device (11).

7. A bottled water vending machine according to claim 2, characterized in that, Two parallel running gears (23) are provided near the vertical space of the multiple placement spaces. The drive motor (22) is parallel to the two running gears (23). The running gear (23) located between the drive motor (22) and the other running gear (23) meshes with the inner side of the drive chain (21). The other running gear (23) and the drive gear (20) of the drive motor (22) mesh with the outer side of the drive chain (21).

8. A bottled water vending machine according to claim 6, characterized in that, The bottom surface inside the lifting box (53) is provided with a conveying device (6). The conveying device (6) includes a conveying motor (60) installed on the left and right sides of the lifting box (53) and a conveying belt (61) with its two ends respectively fitted on the output ends of the two conveying motors (60). The conveying motors (60) are electrically connected to the central control device (11).

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