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- the present invention relates to vending and other dispensing machine technology, and more particularly, embodiments concern a drive system for a vending or other dispensing machine, the drive system including an electronic switch and a brushless motor configured to actuate dispensing coils or similar dispensing technologies, wherein the drive system minimizes the risk of sparking and igniting propane or other refrigerants or other volatile chemicals used in or near the machine.
- Some vending machines use a refrigerant coolant, such as R-134a, to cool the instances of the products stored in the dispensing coils.
- R-134a refrigerant coolant
- Government regulations may limit or eliminate the use of such refrigerants in vending machines, and the vending machine industry may switch to using propane as a refrigerant in their compressors.
- Propane is volatile, and the brush DC motor and/or the electro-mechanical switch may create an electrical spark when operated, which could ignite any propane that has escaped from the refrigeration system.
- Incorporating a housing to cover an existing brush DC motor and/or the electro-mechanical switch can increase cost and complexity.
- an additional housing cover may result in additional “explosion-proof” certification requirements, such as UL certification, which can increase cost and development timelines.
- Other disadvantages of the housing cover could include required certification of the seal, degradation of the seal over time, increased cost, and risk of failure of the seal at any point.
- Embodiments address the above-described and other problems by providing a drive system for a vending or other dispensing machine, the drive system including an electronic switch and a brushless DC electric motor configured to actuate dispensing coils or other dispensing technologies, wherein the drive system minimizes the risk of sparking and igniting propane or other volatile refrigerants or other volatile chemicals used in or near the machine.
- a drive system for a dispensing machine containing an instance of an item.
- the drive system may include an item dispenser and an electronic switch.
- the item dispenser is rotatable at least in part to advance and release the instance of the item.
- the electronic switch may be configured to cause an electric motor to impart rotation to the item dispenser in response to a control signal, thereby releasing the instance of the item, wherein the electronic switch does not create an electrical spark when operating.
- a vending machine containing an instance of a product and including a drive system.
- the drive system may include a dispensing coil and an electronic switch.
- the dispensing coil may be configured to receive and retain the instance of the product, and to rotate to advance and release the instance of the product.
- the electronic switch may be configured to cause an electric motor to rotate the dispensing coil in response to a control signal, thereby releasing the instance of the product, wherein the electronic switch does not create an electrical spark when opening or closing.
- the electronic switch may be a Hall effect switch, and/or the electric motor may be a brushless DC electric motor.
- the vending or other dispensing machine may include a homing circuit electrically connected to the drive system and configured to monitor rotation of the dispensing coil or other mechanism.
- the homing circuit may be a Fawn-type homing circuit which senses an interruption of electrical current associated with opening and closing the electronic switch.
- the homing circuit may be an AMS-type homing circuit which senses a high frequency modulated signal over a current sensing resistor associated with opening and closing the electronic switch.
- the homing circuit may sense a power supply voltage over an additional wire to the electric motor and associated with opening and closing the electronic switch.
- the drive system may include a wiring harness electrically connecting the electronic switch to the electric motor, wherein the wiring harness includes a connector component which is selectively configurable to allow the electric motor to operate in a clockwise direction or in a counterclockwise direction.
- the vending or other dispensing machine may include a refrigeration system configured to cool the instance of the product or other item, wherein the refrigeration system uses propane.
- FIG. 4 is a circuit schematic of a typical AMS-type circuit
- FIG. 5 is a perspective view of an embodiment of a drive system including an electronic switch and/or a brushless DC electric motor;
- FIG. 8 is a printed circuit board schematic of a second implementation of aspects of the drive system of FIG. 5 ;
- FIG. 9 is a harness wiring schematic for the second implementation of the drive system of FIG. 8 ;
- FIG. 10 is a circuit schematic of a third implementation of aspects of the drive system of FIG. 5 ;
- FIG. 11 is a harness wiring schematic for the third implementation of the drive system of FIG. 10 .
- references to “one embodiment,” “an embodiment,” or “embodiments” mean that the feature or features referred to are included in at least one embodiment of the invention.
- references to “one embodiment,” “an embodiment,” or “embodiments” in this description do not necessarily refer to the same embodiment and are not mutually exclusive unless so stated.
- a feature, component, action, step, etc. described in one embodiment may also be included in other embodiments, but is not necessarily included.
- particular implementations of the present invention can include a variety of combinations and/or integrations of the embodiments described herein.
- embodiments provide a drive system for a vending or other dispensing machine, the drive system including an electronic switch and a brushless DC electric motor configured to actuate dispensing coils or other dispensing technologies, wherein the drive system minimizes the risk of sparking and igniting propane or other volatile refrigerants or other volatile chemicals used in or near the machine.
- Embodiments of the drive system may be configured to be efficiently, conveniently, and economically incorporated into existing and new vending machines.
- 3 and 4 are circuit schematics of, respectively, a prior art Fawn-type control/monitor circuit 40 connected to a drive system including an electro-mechanical switch 42 and a brush DC electric motor 44 , and a prior art AMS-type control/monitor circuit 46 connected to a drive system including an electro-mechanical switch 48 and a brush motor 50 .
- the illustrated item dispensers 36 are most preferably rotatable dispensing coils configured to receive and retain instances of products and dispense product when rotated, although the vending machine 20 may be provided with an alternative or additional item dispenser(s) without departing from certain aspects of the present invention. It will be appreciated that various dispensing technologies are entirely or at least partly rotatable when dispensing product, with rotation being imparted by the motor 44 .
- the machine 20 might alternatively or additionally include a conveyor, lift, and/or robotic arm (each of which is rotatable or includes a rotatable portion) used to dispense product.
- the term “homing” refers to the manner in which a homing circuit controls and/or monitors one rotation, or vend, of the item dispenser 36 .
- a first common way of homing is to sense an interruption of electrical current to the power supply. This is often implemented in the Fawn-type circuit 40 , shown in FIG. 3 .
- a power supply line is interrupted by the contacts of the mechanical switch 42 , which is activated by an output gear cam, during travel time between a normally closed (NC) contact and a normally open (NO) contact.
- a second common way of homing is to sense a high frequency modulated power supply signal over a current sensing resistor. This is often implemented in the AMS-type circuit 46 , shown in FIG. 4 .
- a five (5) volt (V), alternating current (AC), ninety (90) kiloHertz (kHz) signal is connected to the twenty four (24) VDC power supply.
- the electro-mechanical switch 48 which is activated by the output gear cam, connects in parallel to the motor 50 which makes the high frequency modulated signal visible over the current sensing resistor 52 .
- a third common way of homing is to sense a power supply voltage over a third wire.
- the electro-mechanical switch activated by the output gear cam, provides the supply voltage to the third wire.
- a first implementation of the drive system 60 A is shown connected with an implementation of the AMS-type circuit 46 A of the second homing technology.
- a diode 70 may be inserted into the power supply line to protect against certain fault conditions which may be encountered in vending machines.
- a wiring harness 72 A may connect the electronic switch 62 to the motor 64 .
- the wiring harness 72 A may carry substantially any relevant signals to and/or from the motor 64 , such as a direction signal to the motor 64 , a pulse width modulated (PWM) signal to the motor 64 , a power supply signal to the motor 64 , and a ground connection to the motor 64 .
- PWM pulse width modulated
- an electrical connector 74 may be provided for connecting to a complementary electrical connector 76 on the existing or other circuitry 46 A.
- FIGS. 8-11 alternative implementations of the drive system 60 B, 60 C are shown, particularly the electronic switch 62 and the associated wiring harnesses 72 B, 72 C to the motor 64 .
- the electronic switch 62 may be a Hall effect switch configured to function like a typical electro-mechanical switch. Further, each of these implementations may be configured, with the addition of an inductor 74 (seen in FIG. 6 ), to work with the brushless motor 64 or to work with a brush motor.
- the brushless motor 64 may be configured to perform the same functions as the prior art two-wire brush motor.
- a customer-configurable connector which may be part of the wiring harness 72 A, 72 B, 72 C, may be provided in any of the implementations 60 A, 60 B, 60 C to allow the motor 64 to operate clockwise (CW) or counterclockwise (CCW), thereby conveniently allowing the customer to stock only one part number for both clockwise (CW) or counterclockwise (CCW) applications. This option is particularly relevant for use with the third homing technology.
- the drive system of the present invention may be adapted for use with substantially any technology and in substantially any context which might benefit from the advantages provided by the drive system.
- embodiments of the drive system may be adapted for use in vending machines that do not themselves use but that operate in proximity to volatile chemicals or materials, and/or embodiments may be adapted for use in machines that dispense components or materials to workers in industrial contexts.
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- The present U.S. non-provisional patent application is related to and claims priority benefit of a first prior-filed U.S. provisional patent application titled “Brushless Motor and Switch for Vending Machine,” Ser. No. 62/575,865, filed Oct. 23, 2017, and a second prior-filed U.S. provisional patent application titled “Brushless Motor and Switch for Vending Machine,” Ser. No. 62/699,509, filed Jul. 17, 2018. The entire contents of the identified prior-filed applications are incorporated by reference into the present application as if fully set forth herein.
- The present invention relates to vending and other dispensing machine technology, and more particularly, embodiments concern a drive system for a vending or other dispensing machine, the drive system including an electronic switch and a brushless motor configured to actuate dispensing coils or similar dispensing technologies, wherein the drive system minimizes the risk of sparking and igniting propane or other refrigerants or other volatile chemicals used in or near the machine.
- In many prior art vending machines, instances of products are received and retained within dispensing coils and released when the dispensing coils are rotated. Some vending machines use a brush direct current (DC) electric motor and an electro-mechanical switch to drive the dispensing coils. When activated, the switch closes and the brush DC motor rotates a particular dispensing coil, which causes an instance of a selected product to be dispensed and delivered to a user. Typically, vending machines may incorporate circuits, such as Fawn-type circuits or AMS-type circuits, for controlling this dispensing operation.
- Some vending machines use a refrigerant coolant, such as R-134a, to cool the instances of the products stored in the dispensing coils. However, government regulations may limit or eliminate the use of such refrigerants in vending machines, and the vending machine industry may switch to using propane as a refrigerant in their compressors. Propane is volatile, and the brush DC motor and/or the electro-mechanical switch may create an electrical spark when operated, which could ignite any propane that has escaped from the refrigeration system. Incorporating a housing to cover an existing brush DC motor and/or the electro-mechanical switch can increase cost and complexity. Further, an additional housing cover may result in additional “explosion-proof” certification requirements, such as UL certification, which can increase cost and development timelines. Other disadvantages of the housing cover could include required certification of the seal, degradation of the seal over time, increased cost, and risk of failure of the seal at any point.
- This background discussion is intended to provide information related to the present invention which is not necessarily prior art.
- Embodiments address the above-described and other problems by providing a drive system for a vending or other dispensing machine, the drive system including an electronic switch and a brushless DC electric motor configured to actuate dispensing coils or other dispensing technologies, wherein the drive system minimizes the risk of sparking and igniting propane or other volatile refrigerants or other volatile chemicals used in or near the machine.
- In a first embodiment of the present invention, a drive system is provided for a dispensing machine containing an instance of an item. The drive system may include an item dispenser and an electronic switch. The item dispenser is rotatable at least in part to advance and release the instance of the item. The electronic switch may be configured to cause an electric motor to impart rotation to the item dispenser in response to a control signal, thereby releasing the instance of the item, wherein the electronic switch does not create an electrical spark when operating.
- In a second embodiment of the present invention, a vending machine is provided containing an instance of a product and including a drive system. The drive system may include a dispensing coil and an electronic switch. The dispensing coil may be configured to receive and retain the instance of the product, and to rotate to advance and release the instance of the product. The electronic switch may be configured to cause an electric motor to rotate the dispensing coil in response to a control signal, thereby releasing the instance of the product, wherein the electronic switch does not create an electrical spark when opening or closing.
- Various implementations of the foregoing embodiments may include any one or more of the following additional features. The electronic switch may be a Hall effect switch, and/or the electric motor may be a brushless DC electric motor. The vending or other dispensing machine may include a homing circuit electrically connected to the drive system and configured to monitor rotation of the dispensing coil or other mechanism. The homing circuit may be a Fawn-type homing circuit which senses an interruption of electrical current associated with opening and closing the electronic switch. The homing circuit may be an AMS-type homing circuit which senses a high frequency modulated signal over a current sensing resistor associated with opening and closing the electronic switch. The homing circuit may sense a power supply voltage over an additional wire to the electric motor and associated with opening and closing the electronic switch. The drive system may include a wiring harness electrically connecting the electronic switch to the electric motor, wherein the wiring harness includes a connector component which is selectively configurable to allow the electric motor to operate in a clockwise direction or in a counterclockwise direction. The vending or other dispensing machine may include a refrigeration system configured to cool the instance of the product or other item, wherein the refrigeration system uses propane.
- This summary is not intended to identify essential features of the present invention, and is not intended to be used to limit the scope of the claims. These and other aspects of the present invention are described below in greater detail.
- Embodiments of the present invention are described in detail below with reference to the attached drawing figures, wherein:
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FIG. 1 is a front elevation view of an example vending machine. -
FIG. 2 is an isometric view of an embodiment of a drive system, including an electric motor and a switch, which may be incorporated into the example vending machine ofFIG. 1 to drive a dispensing coil. -
FIG. 3 is a circuit schematic of a typical Fawn-type circuit; -
FIG. 4 is a circuit schematic of a typical AMS-type circuit; -
FIG. 5 is a perspective view of an embodiment of a drive system including an electronic switch and/or a brushless DC electric motor; -
FIG. 6 is a circuit schematic of a first implementation of the drive system ofFIG. 5 connected to an implementation of the AMS-type circuit ofFIG. 4 ; -
FIG. 7 is a printed circuit board assembly schematic of a first implementation of aspects of the drive system ofFIG. 6 ; -
FIG. 8 is a printed circuit board schematic of a second implementation of aspects of the drive system ofFIG. 5 ; -
FIG. 9 is a harness wiring schematic for the second implementation of the drive system ofFIG. 8 ; -
FIG. 10 is a circuit schematic of a third implementation of aspects of the drive system ofFIG. 5 ; and -
FIG. 11 is a harness wiring schematic for the third implementation of the drive system ofFIG. 10 . - The figures are not intended to limit the present invention to the specific embodiments they depict. The drawings are not necessarily to scale.
- The following detailed description of embodiments of the invention references the accompanying figures. The embodiments are intended to describe aspects of the invention in sufficient detail to enable those with ordinary skill in the art to practice the invention. Other embodiments may be utilized and changes may be made without departing from the scope of the claims. The following description is, therefore, not limiting. The scope of the present invention is defined only by the appended claims, along with the full scope of equivalents to which such claims are entitled.
- In this description, references to “one embodiment,” “an embodiment,” or “embodiments” mean that the feature or features referred to are included in at least one embodiment of the invention. Separate references to “one embodiment,” “an embodiment,” or “embodiments” in this description do not necessarily refer to the same embodiment and are not mutually exclusive unless so stated. Specifically, a feature, component, action, step, etc. described in one embodiment may also be included in other embodiments, but is not necessarily included. Thus, particular implementations of the present invention can include a variety of combinations and/or integrations of the embodiments described herein.
- Broadly characterized, embodiments provide a drive system for a vending or other dispensing machine, the drive system including an electronic switch and a brushless DC electric motor configured to actuate dispensing coils or other dispensing technologies, wherein the drive system minimizes the risk of sparking and igniting propane or other volatile refrigerants or other volatile chemicals used in or near the machine. Embodiments of the drive system may be configured to be efficiently, conveniently, and economically incorporated into existing and new vending machines.
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FIG. 1 , anexample dispensing machine 20 is shown which may incorporate the drive system of the present invention. The illustrated dispensingmachine 20 is particularly configured for containing and dispensing one ormore instances 22 of one or more products orother items 24, and may include arefrigeration system 26 to cool theinstances 22 of theproducts 24. Therefrigeration system 26 may use propane or another volatile refrigerant, or thevending machine 20 may be located near volatile chemicals or materials. Referring toFIG. 2 , anexample drive system 30 is shown including anelectric motor 32 and aswitch 34 which may be incorporated into thevending machine 20 to drive one ormore item dispensers 36 for dispensing theinstances 22 of theproducts 24.FIGS. 3 and 4 are circuit schematics of, respectively, a prior art Fawn-type control/monitor circuit 40 connected to a drive system including an electro-mechanical switch 42 and a brush DCelectric motor 44, and a prior art AMS-type control/monitor circuit 46 connected to a drive system including an electro-mechanical switch 48 and abrush motor 50. - The illustrated
item dispensers 36 are most preferably rotatable dispensing coils configured to receive and retain instances of products and dispense product when rotated, although thevending machine 20 may be provided with an alternative or additional item dispenser(s) without departing from certain aspects of the present invention. It will be appreciated that various dispensing technologies are entirely or at least partly rotatable when dispensing product, with rotation being imparted by themotor 44. For example, themachine 20 might alternatively or additionally include a conveyor, lift, and/or robotic arm (each of which is rotatable or includes a rotatable portion) used to dispense product. - The term “homing” refers to the manner in which a homing circuit controls and/or monitors one rotation, or vend, of the
item dispenser 36. A first common way of homing is to sense an interruption of electrical current to the power supply. This is often implemented in the Fawn-type circuit 40, shown inFIG. 3 . In brief, a power supply line is interrupted by the contacts of themechanical switch 42, which is activated by an output gear cam, during travel time between a normally closed (NC) contact and a normally open (NO) contact. A second common way of homing is to sense a high frequency modulated power supply signal over a current sensing resistor. This is often implemented in the AMS-type circuit 46, shown inFIG. 4 . In brief, a five (5) volt (V), alternating current (AC), ninety (90) kiloHertz (kHz) signal is connected to the twenty four (24) VDC power supply. The electro-mechanical switch 48, which is activated by the output gear cam, connects in parallel to themotor 50 which makes the high frequency modulated signal visible over thecurrent sensing resistor 52. A third common way of homing is to sense a power supply voltage over a third wire. The electro-mechanical switch, activated by the output gear cam, provides the supply voltage to the third wire. Thus, the first and second homing technologies require only two wires going to the motor, while the third homing technology requires three wires. - Referring to
FIG. 5 an embodiment of adrive system 60 is shown which may be incorporated into thevending machine 20. Thedrive system 60 may include anelectronic switch 62, such as a Hall effect switch, or Hall switch, and/or abrushless DC motor 64. In various implementations, thedrive system 60 may include only the electronic switch 62 (and a brush motor), only the brushless motor 64 (and an electro-mechanical switch), or both theelectronic switch 62 and thebrushless motor 64. As stated, thedrive system 60 may be configured for incorporation into new or existing vending machines, such as thevending machine 20 ofFIG. 1 , and as desired, to connect to implementations of the Fawn-type and/or AMS-type circuits FIGS. 3 and 4 . In particular, use of theelectronic switch 62 in place of an electro-mechanical switch and/or thebrushless motor 64 in place of a brush motor minimizes or eliminates the risk of sparks which might otherwise ignite escaped propane or other volatile gases, fluids, chemicals, or materials. - Referring to
FIGS. 6 and 7 , a first implementation of thedrive system 60A is shown connected with an implementation of the AMS-type circuit 46A of the second homing technology. Adiode 70 may be inserted into the power supply line to protect against certain fault conditions which may be encountered in vending machines. Awiring harness 72A may connect theelectronic switch 62 to themotor 64. Thewiring harness 72A may carry substantially any relevant signals to and/or from themotor 64, such as a direction signal to themotor 64, a pulse width modulated (PWM) signal to themotor 64, a power supply signal to themotor 64, and a ground connection to themotor 64. To facilitate connection of thedrive system 60A to existing orother circuitry 46A, anelectrical connector 74 may be provided for connecting to a complementaryelectrical connector 76 on the existing orother circuitry 46A. InFIGS. 8-11 , alternative implementations of thedrive system 60B, 60C are shown, particularly theelectronic switch 62 and the associated wiring harnesses 72B, 72C to themotor 64. - In each of these
implementations electronic switch 62 may be a Hall effect switch configured to function like a typical electro-mechanical switch. Further, each of these implementations may be configured, with the addition of an inductor 74 (seen inFIG. 6 ), to work with thebrushless motor 64 or to work with a brush motor. Thebrushless motor 64 may be configured to perform the same functions as the prior art two-wire brush motor. A customer-configurable connector, which may be part of thewiring harness implementations motor 64 to operate clockwise (CW) or counterclockwise (CCW), thereby conveniently allowing the customer to stock only one part number for both clockwise (CW) or counterclockwise (CCW) applications. This option is particularly relevant for use with the third homing technology. - Although described herein for the purpose of illustration as being adapted for use in the example context of product vending machines using volatile refrigerants, it will be appreciated that the drive system of the present invention may be adapted for use with substantially any technology and in substantially any context which might benefit from the advantages provided by the drive system. For example, embodiments of the drive system may be adapted for use in vending machines that do not themselves use but that operate in proximity to volatile chemicals or materials, and/or embodiments may be adapted for use in machines that dispense components or materials to workers in industrial contexts. Although the invention has been described with reference to the one or more embodiments illustrated in the figures, it is understood that equivalents may be employed and substitutions made herein without departing from the scope of the invention as recited in the claims.
- Having thus described one or more embodiments of the invention, what is claimed as new and desired to be protected by Letters Patent includes the following:
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