A temporary storage mechanism of a vending machine

Abstract

The utility model provides a kind of temporary storage mechanism of automatic vending machine belongs to automatic vending machine technical field.It solves the problem of inconvenient taking after heating meal box by vending machine.The utility model a kind of temporary storage mechanism of automatic vending machine includes delivery room, heating seat, transfer assembly, microwave oven, storage guide rail, storage cabinet, driving part and push assembly.In the utility model, when meal box is heated, storage cabinet rises to predetermined height, so that storage cabinet rises to predetermined height, when microwave oven is heated to complete and lift motor drives microwave oven to rise to predetermined height in food in meal box, transfer assembly pushes meal box to move to storage cabinet direction, meal box will be pushed from heating seat to storage cabinet, then, storage cabinet drops to predetermined height, so that the height of meal box is just flush with push assembly, then, push assembly pushes meal box from storage cabinet, to complete the automatic meal taking work of this automatic vending machine.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This utility model belongs to the field of vending machine technology and relates to a temporary storage mechanism for vending machines. Background Technology

[0002] With the fast pace of life, more and more people don't have time to cook for themselves or eat at restaurants. As a result, vending machines that sell food containers have emerged. Because these vending machines sell food containers at low prices and are faster than food delivery, they are becoming increasingly popular among young people in cities. However, unlike beverage and snack machines, the food containers in vending machines are easily damaged by impacts, and they need to be heated before consumption. The question of how to retrieve the heated food containers from the vending machine is a problem that these machines need to solve. Summary of the Invention

[0003] The purpose of this invention is to address the aforementioned problems in existing technologies by proposing a temporary storage mechanism that can automatically retrieve heated food containers.

[0004] The objective of this utility model can be achieved through the following technical solution: a temporary storage mechanism for an automatic vending machine, comprising:

[0005] Shipping room;

[0006] A heating base is located in the shipping chamber. A transfer assembly is movably installed on the heating base. A microwave oven is also movably installed on the heating chamber. The microwave oven can be raised and lowered relative to the heating base.

[0007] A storage guide rail is provided on one side of the inner wall of the shipping chamber. A storage cabinet is slidably connected to the storage guide rail. The shipping chamber is provided with a drive component for driving the storage cabinet to rise and fall. A pushing component is provided on one side of the inner wall of the shipping chamber. The transfer component can push the lunch box onto the storage cabinet. The pushing component can push the lunch box away from the storage cabinet.

[0008] In the temporary storage mechanism of the aforementioned vending machine, the heating base is provided with a heating back plate, the heating back plate is provided with a lifting guide rail, one side of the microwave oven is slidably connected to the lifting guide rail, the heating back plate is provided with a lifting motor, the lifting motor is provided with a screw, wherein the screw is threadedly connected to one side of the microwave oven.

[0009] In the temporary storage mechanism of the aforementioned vending machine, the transfer component includes a vertical plate mounted on a heating base, a transfer guide rail mounted on the vertical plate, a transfer block slidably connected to the transfer guide rail, and a transfer rod mounted on the transfer block.

[0010] In the temporary storage mechanism of the aforementioned vending machine, a sixth motor for driving the transfer block to move is provided on the upright plate, a sixth belt is connected to the sixth motor, and the transfer block is connected to the sixth belt.

[0011] In the temporary storage mechanism of the aforementioned vending machine, the driving component includes a fourth motor located at the bottom of the dispensing chamber, a fourth belt mounted on the fourth motor, and one side of the storage cabinet connected to the fourth belt.

[0012] In the aforementioned temporary storage mechanism for an automatic vending machine, the storage cabinet includes a storage back panel, multiple storage panels, and a fixing plate, wherein one side of the multiple storage panels is connected via the storage back panel, and the other side of the multiple storage panels is connected via the fixing plate.

[0013] In the temporary storage mechanism of the aforementioned vending machine, the storage back plate is slidably connected to the storage guide rail.

[0014] In the temporary storage mechanism of the aforementioned vending machine, the pushing component includes an installation plate disposed on the inner wall of the dispensing chamber, a pushing guide rail is provided on the installation plate, a pushing block is slidably connected on the pushing guide rail, and a pushing rod is provided on the pushing block.

[0015] In the temporary storage mechanism of the aforementioned vending machine, the push rod can extend between two adjacent storage plates, and the mounting plate is provided with a fifth motor for driving the push block to move. A fifth belt is connected to the fifth motor, and the push block is connected to the fifth belt.

[0016] Compared with the prior art, the present invention has the following beneficial effects:

[0017] In this invention, when the food container is heated, the storage cabinet rises to a predetermined height. After the microwave oven finishes heating the food in the container and the lifting motor drives the microwave oven to the predetermined height, the transfer component pushes the food container towards the storage cabinet. The food container will be pushed from the heating base into the storage cabinet. Then, the storage cabinet descends to a predetermined height so that the height of the food container is exactly level with the pushing component. After that, the pushing component pushes the food container out of the storage cabinet, thereby completing the automatic food dispensing operation of the vending machine. Attached Figure Description

[0018] Figure 1 This is a structural schematic diagram of a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

[0019] Figure 2 This is a structural diagram showing the storage rails, storage cabinets, drive components, and push assembly located inside the shipping compartment.

[0020] Figure 3It is an assembly diagram of the storage rails, storage cabinets, drive components, and push components.

[0021] Figure 4 This is a diagram showing the combination of the heating base and the transfer assembly. Detailed Implementation

[0022] The following are specific embodiments of the present invention, which are described in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. However, the present invention is not limited to these embodiments.

[0023] like Figure 1 — Figure 4 As shown, the temporary storage mechanism of an automatic vending machine according to this utility model includes a dispensing chamber 100, a heating base 200, a transfer component 300, a microwave oven 400, a storage guide rail 500, a storage cabinet 600, a driving component 700, and a pushing component 800.

[0024] A heating base 200 is located inside the shipping compartment 100. A transfer assembly 300 is movably mounted on the heating base 200. A microwave oven 400 is also movably mounted on the heating compartment, and the microwave oven 400 can be raised and lowered relative to the heating base 200. A storage guide rail 500 is located on one side of the inner wall of the shipping compartment 100. A storage cabinet 600 is slidably connected to the storage guide rail 500. A drive component 700 for raising and lowering the storage cabinet 600 is located inside the shipping compartment 100. A pushing assembly 800 is located on one side of the inner wall of the shipping compartment 100. The transfer assembly 300 can push the lunch box onto the storage cabinet 600. The microwave oven 400 can push away the lunch boxes inside the storage cabinet 600. The heating base 200 is provided with a heating back plate 210, and the heating back plate 210 is provided with a lifting guide rail 220. One side of the microwave oven 400 is slidably connected to the lifting guide rail 220. The heating back plate 210 is provided with a lifting motor 230, and the lifting motor 230 is provided with a screw 240. The screw 240 is threadedly connected to one side of the microwave oven 400. The driving component 700 includes a fourth motor 710 located at the bottom of the loading chamber 100. The fourth motor 710 is provided with a fourth belt 720, and one side of the storage cabinet 600 is connected to the fourth belt 720.

[0025] Before the food container is placed between the microwave oven 400 and the heating base 200, the lifting motor 230 must first drive the screw 240 to rotate. Since one side of the microwave oven 400 is slidably connected to the lifting guide rail 220, the screw 240 will cause the microwave oven 400 to rise, separating it from the heating base 200 so that the food container can be smoothly placed between them. Once the food container is placed on the heating base 200, the lifting motor 230 drives the screw 240 to rotate in the opposite direction, causing the microwave oven 400 to descend until it contacts the heating base 200 and covers the food container. Afterward, the microwave oven 400 will heat the food container. During the heating process, the transfer component 300 remains on the side of the heating base 200 away from the storage cabinet 600, and it does not contact the microwave oven 400 or the heating base 200. The storage cabinet 600 rises to a predetermined height. Once the microwave oven 400 has finished heating the food in the food container, the lifting motor 230 drives the microwave oven 400 to rise to the predetermined height, and the transfer component 300 moves toward the storage cabinet 600. In this way, the transfer component 300 passes between the microwave oven 400 and the heating base 200, thus pushing the food container toward the storage cabinet 600.

[0026] Furthermore, while the lunchbox is being heated, the fourth motor 710 drives the fourth belt 720 to move, causing the storage cabinet 600 to rise and fall relative to the storage guide rail 500 until the storage cabinet 600 rises to a predetermined height, aligning it with the heating base 200. Once the lunchbox is heated, it is pushed from the heating base 200 into the storage cabinet 600. Afterward, the fourth motor 710 drives the fourth belt 720, causing the storage cabinet 600 to descend to a predetermined height, ensuring the lunchbox is level with the pushing component 800. Then… The pusher component 800 pushes the lunch box out of the storage cabinet 600, thus completing the meal retrieval process. Alternatively, after the storage cabinet 600 retrieves the heated lunch box, it can also lower to the bottom of the shipping compartment 100 to temporarily store the lunch box. When it is time to retrieve the meal, the storage cabinet 600 rises again until the height of the lunch box is level with the pusher component 800. Then, the pusher component 800 pushes the lunch box out of the storage cabinet 600, thus completing the meal retrieval process. In this way, the function of temporarily storing lunch boxes can be realized.

[0027] The transfer assembly 300 includes a vertical plate 310 mounted on the heating base 200. A transfer guide rail 320 is provided on the vertical plate 310, and a transfer block 330 is slidably connected to the transfer guide rail 320. A transfer rod 340 is provided on the transfer block 330. A sixth motor 350 for driving the transfer block 330 to move is provided on the vertical plate 310. A sixth belt 360 is connected to the sixth motor 350. The transfer block 330 is connected to the sixth belt 360. During operation, the sixth motor 350 drives the sixth belt 360 to move, thereby driving the transfer block 330 and the transfer rod 340 to move relative to the vertical plate 310. In this way, the transfer rod 340 can move back and forth above the heating base 200, thereby pushing the lunch box onto the storage cabinet 600.

[0028] The storage cabinet 600 includes a storage back panel 610, multiple storage plates 620, and a fixing plate 630. One side of the multiple storage plates 620 is connected to the storage back panel 610, and the other side of the multiple storage plates 620 is connected to the fixing plate 630. The storage back panel 610 is slidably connected to the storage guide rail 500. By setting multiple storage plates 620, the storage cabinet 600 can store multiple lunch boxes to realize the functions of temporary storage and timely transfer of lunch boxes. Specifically, the uppermost storage plate 620 of the storage cabinet 600 can be set for timely transfer of lunch boxes, and the remaining storage plates 620 of the storage cabinet 600 can be set for temporary storage of lunch boxes.

[0029] The pushing assembly 800 includes a mounting plate 810 disposed on the inner wall of the shipping compartment 100. A pushing guide rail 820 is provided on the mounting plate 810, and a pushing block 830 is slidably connected to the pushing guide rail 820. A pushing rod 840 is provided on the pushing block 830, which can extend between two adjacent storage plates 620. A fifth motor 850 for driving the pushing block 830 to move is provided on the mounting plate 810, and a fifth belt 860 is connected to the fifth motor 850. The pushing block 830 and the fifth belt... With the connection of belt 860, when the lunch box in storage cabinet 600 is aligned with push rod 840, the fifth motor 850 drives the fifth belt 860 to move, thereby moving push block 830 and push rod 840 relative to mounting plate 810. In this way, push rod 840 can be inserted between two adjacent storage plates 620, thereby pushing the lunch box on storage plate 620 outward until the lunch box is separated from storage cabinet 600. After that, the fifth motor 850 drives the fifth belt 860 to move in the opposite direction, so that push rod 840 returns to its original position.

[0030] It should be noted that all directional indicators (such as up, down, left, right, front, back, etc.) in this utility model embodiment are only used to explain the relative positional relationship and movement of each component in a certain specific posture (as shown in the figure). If the specific posture changes, the directional indicator will also change accordingly.

[0031] Furthermore, in this utility model, the use of terms such as "first," "second," and "a" is for descriptive purposes only and should not be construed as indicating or implying their relative importance or implicitly specifying the number of technical features indicated. Therefore, a feature defined as "first" or "second" may explicitly or implicitly include at least one of that feature. In the description of this utility model, "multiple" means at least two, such as two, three, etc., unless otherwise explicitly specified.

[0032] In this utility model, unless otherwise explicitly specified and limited, the terms "connection," "fixing," etc., should be interpreted broadly. For example, "fixing" can mean a fixed connection, a detachable connection, or an integral part; it can mean a mechanical connection or an electrical connection; it can mean a direct connection or an indirect connection through an intermediate medium; it can mean the internal communication of two components or the interaction between two components, unless otherwise explicitly limited. Those skilled in the art can understand the specific meaning of the above terms in this utility model according to the specific circumstances.

[0033] Furthermore, the technical solutions of the various embodiments of this utility model can be combined with each other, but only if they are based on the ability of those skilled in the art to implement them. When the combination of technical solutions is contradictory or cannot be implemented, it should be considered that such combination of technical solutions does not exist and is not within the scope of protection claimed by this utility model.

Claims

1. A temporary storage mechanism for an automatic vending machine, characterized in that, include: Shipping room; A heating base is located in the shipping chamber. A transfer assembly is movably installed on the heating base. A microwave oven is also movably installed on the heating chamber. The microwave oven can be raised and lowered relative to the heating base. A storage guide rail is provided on one side of the inner wall of the shipping chamber. A storage cabinet is slidably connected to the storage guide rail. The shipping chamber is provided with a drive component for driving the storage cabinet to rise and fall. A pushing component is provided on one side of the inner wall of the shipping chamber. The transfer component can push the lunch box onto the storage cabinet. The pushing component can push the lunch box away from the storage cabinet.

2. The temporary storage mechanism for an automatic vending machine according to claim 1, characterized in that, The heating base is provided with a heating back plate, and the heating back plate is provided with a lifting guide rail. One side of the microwave oven is slidably connected to the lifting guide rail. The heating back plate is provided with a lifting motor, and the lifting motor is provided with a screw, wherein the screw is threadedly connected to one side of the microwave oven.

3. The temporary storage mechanism for an automatic vending machine according to claim 2, characterized in that, The transfer assembly includes a vertical plate mounted on a heating base, a transfer guide rail on the vertical plate, a transfer block slidably connected to the transfer guide rail, and a transfer rod on the transfer block.

4. The temporary storage mechanism for an automatic vending machine according to claim 3, characterized in that, The upright plate is equipped with a sixth motor for driving the transfer block to move. A sixth belt is connected to the sixth motor, and the transfer block is connected to the sixth belt.

5. The temporary storage mechanism for an automatic vending machine according to claim 1, characterized in that, The drive unit includes a fourth motor located at the bottom of the shipping compartment, and a fourth belt is provided on the fourth motor. One side of the storage cabinet is connected to the fourth belt.

6. A temporary storage mechanism for an automatic vending machine according to claim 5, characterized in that, The storage cabinet includes a storage back panel, multiple storage panels, and a fixing plate. One side of the multiple storage panels is connected by the storage back panel, and the other side of the multiple storage panels is connected by the fixing plate.

7. A temporary storage mechanism for an automatic vending machine according to claim 6, characterized in that, The storage back plate is slidably connected to the storage guide rail.

8. A temporary storage mechanism for an automatic vending machine according to claim 7, characterized in that, The pushing component includes an installation plate disposed on the inner wall of the shipping chamber, a pushing guide rail provided on the installation plate, a pushing block slidably connected on the pushing guide rail, and a pushing rod provided on the pushing block.

9. A temporary storage mechanism for an automatic vending machine according to claim 8, characterized in that, The push rod can extend between two adjacent storage plates. The mounting plate is equipped with a fifth motor for driving the push block to move. A fifth belt is connected to the fifth motor, and the push block is connected to the fifth belt.

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