Intelligent cigarette vending machine and working method thereof
Technical Field
The invention belongs to the field of vending machine manufacturing, and particularly relates to an intelligent cigarette vending machine and a working method thereof.
Background
With the rapid development of social economy, the modernization of people in work and life is continuously realized, the quality of life is continuously improved, and the vending machine gradually enters the visual field of the public in recent years.
Vending machines have long been popular abroad and are used in various fields such as snack foods, hot and cold drinks, fast food, game software, cigarettes, newspapers, stamps, telephone cards, personal hygiene products, and the like. The vending machine in China is mostly used for selling beverages and the like, and the market of the vending machine for automatically selling cigarettes is blank. Especially for the places with strong popularity and shopping, such as a large supermarket, the potential for selling cigarettes is huge, and at present, because the problem of loss compensation of cigarette commodities cannot be effectively solved, the cigarettes can only be displayed and sold outside the supermarket. According to investigation, the reason that cigarettes are not distributed on a shelf by a supermarket is as follows: firstly, cigarettes are lack of links between the interior and the exterior of a supermarket, and constant supply cannot be guaranteed; secondly, the cigarette is light and portable, is easy to carry, is easy to steal when being placed outside a counter, and cannot be distinguished when being placed in a pocket by a customer; thirdly, when a customer purchases cigarettes and mixes the cigarettes with other articles, the cigarettes are easy to deform by extrusion.
Disclosure of Invention
The purpose of the invention is as follows: in order to overcome the defects, the invention aims to provide the intelligent cigarette vending machine which is simple in structure, reasonable in design, easy to produce and high in automation degree, and can well solve the problem of inconvenience in buying and selling cigarettes.
The technical scheme is as follows: in order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides an intelligent cigarette vending machine, comprising: frame, dress cigarette mechanism, transmission system, short of stock detecting system and control system, wherein, be equipped with horizontal straight line module mechanism among the transmission system, push away cigarette straight line module mechanism, horizontal conveyer and inclined conveyor, the lower part of cashier's desk is located to the frame, the upper portion of frame is located to dress cigarette mechanism, horizontal straight line module mechanism is located on the bottom plate of frame, push away cigarette straight line module mechanism and locate the top of horizontal straight line module mechanism, just it pushes away the cigarette pole to be equipped with in the cigarette straight line module mechanism to push away, horizontal conveyer and inclined conveyor locate the lower part of dress cigarette mechanism, short of stock detecting system locates on pushing away the cigarette pole, just horizontal conveyer and inclined conveyor mutually support, transmission system and short of stock detecting system all are connected with control system.
According to the intelligent cigarette vending machine, the horizontal linear module mechanism and the cigarette pushing linear module mechanism are arranged on the power transmission system of the vending machine, so that the horizontal and longitudinal motions on the horizontal plane are realized, cigarettes are pushed to the high-level conveyor through the cigarette pushing rod, and then the cigarettes are conveyed to the rack through the mutual matching of the horizontal conveyor and the inclined conveyor, so that the real automation and the intelligence are realized; meanwhile, the goods shortage detection system is further arranged, so that whether goods shortage can be detected in the cigarette loading mechanism or not is achieved, the problem that goods replenishment is not timely is well solved, the intelligent effect of the vending machine is further improved, a great number of convenience is provided for workers, and the vending machine can better meet the requirements of customers.
According to the invention, the display screen is arranged on the rack, the display screen is a touch screen, the display screen is connected with the control system, and the arrangement of the touch screen is convenient for consumers to intuitively and accurately select required articles, so that the design humanization is improved.
According to the cigarette loading mechanism, the cigarette loading grid is arranged in the cigarette loading mechanism and is arranged at the upper part of the rack, and the problems of messy placement and extrusion of cigarettes are well solved due to the arrangement of the cigarette loading grid.
According to the invention, the detection holes are formed in the frame at the opposite positions of the cigarette containing grids and are matched with the out-of-stock detection system, and the out-of-stock detection system can better detect the out-of-stock detection system through the arrangement of the detection holes, so that the detection accuracy is effectively improved.
The short-of-stock detection system is internally provided with a sensor, the sensor is arranged on the cigarette pushing rod, and the sensor is connected with the control system.
The cigarette pushing linear module mechanism is arranged above the horizontal linear module mechanism, and the cigarette pushing linear module mechanism and the horizontal linear module mechanism are vertically arranged in a cross shape.
The invention also comprises an alarm device which is arranged on the frame and connected with the control system, so that the staff can find out the shortage of goods in time and replenish the goods in time.
The control system is internally provided with a driving mechanism and a control mechanism, the driving mechanism is internally provided with a first motor group for driving the horizontal linear module mechanism and a second motor group for pushing the cigarette rod, and the first motor group and the second motor group are both connected with the control mechanism.
The horizontal conveying control module is connected with a horizontal conveyor, the inclined conveying control module is connected with the inclined conveyor, the detection control module is connected with a goods shortage detection system, the driving control module is connected with the driving mechanism, the display screen control module is connected with a display screen, the alarm control module is connected with an alarm device, and the horizontal conveying control module, the inclined conveying control module, the detection control module, the driving control module, the display screen control module and the alarm control module are all connected with the controller module.
The working method of the intelligent cigarette vending machine comprises the following specific working methods:
(1): firstly, a customer selects the required cigarettes through a display screen in a sliding manner and presses down for confirmation;
(2): then the control system is started, a driving control module in the control mechanism drives a first motor group, and a horizontal linear module mechanism is driven to start working through the first motor group;
(3): the cigarette pushing linear module mechanism is arranged above the horizontal linear module mechanism, so that the cigarette pushing linear module mechanism can be driven to move together in the moving process of the horizontal linear module mechanism in the previous step;
(4): when the cigarette pushing linear module mechanism moves to the cigarette loading grid position in the cigarette loading mechanism, the controller in the control mechanism enables the driving control module to drive the second motor group to work, namely, the second motor group drives the cigarette pushing rod to start to operate;
(5): then the cigarette pushing rod pushes the selected cigarettes to a horizontal conveyor;
(6): when the cigarettes reach the horizontal conveyor, a horizontal conveying control module in the control mechanism commands the horizontal conveyor to start working, namely, the cigarettes are driven to the inclined conveyor by the horizontal conveyor;
(7): when the cigarettes are conveyed to the inclined conveyor, an inclined conveying control module in the control mechanism commands the inclined conveyor to start working, namely the cigarettes are conveyed to the upper part of the rack through the inclined conveyor;
(8): in the working process, the detection control module is also in a working state, cigarettes in a cigarette filling grid in the cigarette filling mechanism are detected through the out-of-stock detection system, namely, the detection holes are detected through the sensors, and the detected data are continuously transmitted to the control mechanism;
(9): in the working process of the step (8), once the sensor detects that the detection hole in the rack is vacant, the information is immediately transmitted to the controller module, then the data processor in the controller module analyzes the received data, when the analyzed result shows that the cigarette is vacant, the vacant position information is immediately displayed through the display screen, and meanwhile, the alarm control module commands the alarm device to alarm and remind;
(10): and after the staff hear the prompt, the replenishment is carried out.
The technical scheme shows that the invention has the following beneficial effects:
1. according to the intelligent cigarette vending machine, the horizontal linear module mechanism and the cigarette pushing linear module mechanism are arranged on the power transmission system of the vending machine, so that the horizontal and longitudinal motions on the horizontal plane are realized, cigarettes are pushed to the horizontal conveyor through the cigarette pushing rod, and then the cigarettes are conveyed to the rack through the mutual cooperation of the horizontal conveyor and the inclined conveyor, so that the real automation and the intelligence are realized.
2. The vending machine is also provided with the goods shortage detection system, so that whether goods shortage exists in the cigarette loading mechanism can be detected, and the problem that goods replenishment is not timely is well solved, so that the intelligent effect of the vending machine is further improved, a great deal of convenience is provided for workers, and the requirements of customers are better met.
3. According to the invention, the display screen is arranged on the rack, the display screen is a touch screen, the display screen is connected with the control system, and the arrangement of the touch screen is convenient for consumers to intuitively and accurately select required articles, so that the design humanization is improved; the cigarette loading mechanism is internally provided with a cigarette loading grid which is arranged on the upper part of the rack, and the arrangement of the cigarette loading grid well solves the problems of messy placement and extrusion of cigarettes.
Drawings
FIG. 1 is a front view of the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a left side view of the present invention;
FIG. 3 is a top view of the present invention;
FIG. 4 is a front view of a further development of the invention;
in the figure: the device comprises a rack-1, a cigarette loading mechanism-2, a transmission system-3, a shortage detection system-4, a display screen-5, a detection hole-6, an alarm device-7, a horizontal linear module mechanism-31, a cigarette pushing linear module mechanism-32, a horizontal conveyor-33, an inclined conveyor-34, a cigarette pushing rod-35, a first motor group-311 and a second motor group-351.
Detailed Description
The invention is further elucidated with reference to the drawings and the embodiments.
Example 1
An intelligent cigarette vending machine as shown in fig. 1 to 3 comprises: the system comprises a rack 1, a cigarette loading mechanism 2, a transmission system 3, a shortage detection system 4 and a control system, wherein a horizontal linear module mechanism 31, a cigarette pushing linear module mechanism 32, a horizontal conveyor 33 and an inclined conveyor 34 are arranged in the transmission system 3;
the relationship between the above components is as follows:
frame 1 locates the lower part of cashier's office in a shop, the upper portion of frame 1 is located to dress cigarette mechanism 2, horizontal straight line module mechanism 31 is located on the bottom plate of frame 1, push away the top that horizontal straight line module mechanism 31 was located to cigarette straight line module mechanism 32, just it pushes away cigarette pole 35 to push away to be equipped with on the cigarette straight line module mechanism 32, horizontal conveyor 33 and inclined conveyor 34 locate the lower part of dress cigarette mechanism 2, lack of goods detecting system 4 locates on pushing away cigarette pole 35, just horizontal conveyor 33 and inclined conveyor 34 cooperate, transmission system 3 and lack of goods detecting system 4 all are connected with control system.
In this embodiment, the rack 1 is provided with a display screen 5, the display screen 5 is a touch screen, and the display screen is connected with the control system.
In this embodiment be equipped with an equipment cigarette grid in the dress cigarette mechanism 2, the upper portion of frame 1 is located to dress cigarette grid.
In this embodiment the frame 1 is provided with a detection hole 6 at the relative position of the cigarette loading grid 21, and the detection hole 6 is matched with the out-of-stock detection system 4.
In this embodiment, a sensor is arranged in the out-of-stock detection system 4, the sensor is arranged on the cigarette pushing rod 35, and the sensor is connected with the control system.
In this embodiment, the cigarette pushing linear module mechanism 32 is disposed above the horizontal linear module mechanism 31, and the two mechanisms are vertically disposed in a cross shape.
The control system in this embodiment is provided with a driving mechanism and a control mechanism, the driving mechanism is provided with a first motor group 311 for driving the horizontal linear module mechanism 31 and a second motor group 351 for pushing the cigarette rod 35, and both the first motor group 311 and the second motor group 351 are connected with the control mechanism.
In this embodiment, be equipped with horizontal transport control module, slope transport control module, detection control module, drive control module, display screen control module and controller module among the control mechanism, horizontal transport control module is connected with horizontal transport machine 33, slope transport control module is connected with slope transport machine 34, it is connected with short-of-stock detection system 4 to detect control module, drive control module is connected with actuating mechanism, display screen control module is connected with display screen 5, horizontal transport control module, slope transport control module, detection control module, drive control module, display screen control module and alarm control module all are connected with the controller module.
Example 2
An intelligent cigarette vending machine as shown in fig. 2 to 4 comprises: a frame 1, a cigarette loading mechanism 2, a transmission system 3, a lack of goods detection system 4 and a control system, wherein, the transmission system 3 is provided with a horizontal linear module mechanism 31, a cigarette pushing linear module mechanism 32, a horizontal conveyor 33 and an inclined conveyor 34, the machine frame 1 is arranged at the lower part of the cashier desk, the cigarette loading mechanism 2 is arranged at the upper part of the machine frame 1, the horizontal straight line module mechanism 31 is arranged on the bottom plate of the machine frame 1, the cigarette pushing straight line module mechanism 32 is arranged above the horizontal straight line module mechanism 31, the cigarette pushing linear module mechanism 32 is provided with a cigarette pushing rod 35, the horizontal conveyor 33 and the inclined conveyor 34 are arranged at the lower part of the cigarette loading mechanism 2, the goods shortage detection system 4 is arranged on the cigarette pushing rod 35, and the horizontal conveyor 33 is matched with the inclined conveyor 34, and the transmission system 3 and the out-of-stock detection system 4 are connected with a control system.
In this embodiment, the rack 1 is provided with a display screen 5, the display screen 5 is a touch screen, and the display screen is connected with the control system.
In this embodiment be equipped with an equipment cigarette grid in the dress cigarette mechanism 2, the upper portion of frame 1 is located to dress cigarette grid.
In this embodiment the relative position that frame 1 is located the dress cigarette grid is equipped with inspection hole 6, inspection hole 6 cooperatees with short-order detecting system 4.
In this embodiment, a sensor is arranged in the out-of-stock detection system 4, the sensor is arranged on the cigarette pushing rod 35, and the sensor is connected with the control system.
In this embodiment, the cigarette pushing linear module mechanism 32 is disposed above the horizontal linear module mechanism 31, and the two mechanisms are vertically disposed in a cross shape.
The automatic alarm device is characterized by further comprising an alarm device 7, wherein the alarm device 7 is arranged on the rack 1 and is connected with the control system.
The control system in this embodiment is provided with a driving mechanism and a control mechanism, the driving mechanism is provided with a first motor group 311 for driving the horizontal linear module mechanism 31 and a second motor group 351 for pushing the cigarette rod 35, and both the first motor group 311 and the second motor group 351 are connected with the control mechanism.
In this embodiment, a horizontal conveying control module, an inclined conveying control module, a detection control module, a driving control module, a display screen control module, an alarm control module and a controller module are arranged in the control mechanism, the horizontal conveying control module is connected with the horizontal conveyor 33, the inclined conveying control module is connected with the inclined conveyor 34, the detection control module is connected with the out-of-stock detection system 4, the driving control module is connected with the driving mechanism, the display screen control module is connected with the display screen 5, the alarm control module is connected with the alarm device 7, and the horizontal conveying control module, the inclined conveying control module, the detection control module, the driving control module, the display screen control module and the alarm control module are all connected with the controller module.
Example 3
An intelligent cigarette vending machine as shown in the figure, comprising: a frame 1, a cigarette loading mechanism 2, a transmission system 3, a lack of goods detection system 4 and a control system, wherein, the transmission system 3 is provided with a horizontal linear module mechanism 31, a cigarette pushing linear module mechanism 32, a horizontal conveyor 33 and an inclined conveyor 34, the machine frame 1 is arranged at the lower part of the cashier desk, the cigarette loading mechanism 2 is arranged at the upper part of the machine frame 1, the horizontal straight line module mechanism 31 is arranged on the bottom plate of the machine frame 1, the cigarette pushing straight line module mechanism 32 is arranged above the horizontal straight line module mechanism 31, the cigarette pushing linear module mechanism 32 is provided with a cigarette pushing rod 35, the horizontal conveyor 33 and the inclined conveyor 34 are arranged at the lower part of the cigarette loading mechanism 2, the goods shortage detection system 4 is arranged on the cigarette pushing rod 35, and the horizontal conveyor 33 is matched with the inclined conveyor 34, and the transmission system 3 and the out-of-stock detection system 4 are connected with a control system.
In this embodiment, the rack 1 is provided with a display screen 5, the display screen 5 is a touch screen, and the display screen is connected with the control system.
In this embodiment be equipped with an equipment cigarette grid in the dress cigarette mechanism 2, the upper portion of frame 1 is located to dress cigarette grid.
In this embodiment the frame 1 is provided with a detection hole 6 at the relative position of the cigarette loading grid 21, and the detection hole 6 is matched with the out-of-stock detection system 4.
In this embodiment, a sensor is arranged in the out-of-stock detection system 4, the sensor is arranged on the cigarette pushing rod 35, and the sensor is connected with the control system.
In this embodiment, the cigarette pushing linear module mechanism 32 is disposed above the horizontal linear module mechanism 31, and the two mechanisms are vertically disposed in a cross shape.
The automatic alarm device is characterized by further comprising an alarm device 7, wherein the alarm device 7 is arranged on the rack 1 and is connected with the control system.
The control system in this embodiment is provided with a driving mechanism and a control mechanism, the driving mechanism is provided with a first motor group 311 for driving the horizontal linear module mechanism 31 and a second motor group 351 for pushing the cigarette rod 35, and both the first motor group 311 and the second motor group 351 are connected with the control mechanism.
In this embodiment, a horizontal conveying control module, an inclined conveying control module, a detection control module, a driving control module, a display screen control module, an alarm control module and a controller module are arranged in the control mechanism, the horizontal conveying control module is connected with the horizontal conveyor 33, the inclined conveying control module is connected with the inclined conveyor 34, the detection control module is connected with the out-of-stock detection system 4, the driving control module is connected with the driving mechanism, the display screen control module is connected with the display screen 5, the alarm control module is connected with the alarm device 7, and the horizontal conveying control module, the inclined conveying control module, the detection control module, the driving control module, the display screen control module and the alarm control module are all connected with the controller module.
The working method of the intelligent cigarette vending machine in the embodiment is characterized by comprising the following steps: the specific working method is as follows:
(1): firstly, a customer selects the required cigarettes in a sliding manner through the display screen 5 and presses down for confirmation;
(2): then the control system is started, the driving control module in the control mechanism drives the first motor group 311, and the first motor group 311 drives the horizontal linear module mechanism 31 to start working;
(3): because the cigarette pushing straight line module mechanism 32 is arranged above the horizontal straight line module mechanism 31, the cigarette pushing straight line module mechanism 32 is driven to move together in the moving process of the horizontal straight line module mechanism 31 in the previous step;
(4): when the cigarette pushing linear module mechanism 32 moves to the cigarette loading grid position in the cigarette loading mechanism 2, the controller in the control mechanism enables the driving control module to drive the second motor group 351 to work, namely, the second motor group 351 drives the cigarette pushing rod 35 to start running;
(5): the cigarette pushing rod 35 will then push the selected cigarettes onto the horizontal conveyor 33;
(6): when the cigarettes reach the horizontal conveyor 33, a horizontal conveying control module in the control mechanism commands the horizontal conveyor 33 to start working, namely, the cigarettes are driven to the inclined conveyor 34 through the horizontal conveyor 33;
(7): when the cigarettes are conveyed to the inclined conveyor 34, the inclined conveyor control module in the control mechanism will command the inclined conveyor 34 to start working, i.e. to convey the cigarettes above the frame 1 by means of the inclined conveyor 34;
(8): in the working process, the detection control module is also in a working state, cigarettes in the cigarette containing grids in the cigarette containing mechanism 2 are detected through the out-of-stock detection system 4, namely, the detection holes 6 are detected through the sensors, and the detected data are continuously transmitted to the control mechanism;
(9): in the working process of the step (8), once the sensor detects that the detection hole 6 in the rack 1 is vacant, the information is immediately transmitted to the controller module, then the data processor in the controller module analyzes the received data, when the analyzed result shows that the cigarette is vacant, the vacant position information is immediately displayed through the display screen 5, and meanwhile, the alarm control module commands the alarm device 7 to alarm and remind;
(10): and after the staff hear the prompt, the replenishment is carried out.
The foregoing is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and it should be noted that modifications can be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the principle of the present invention, and these modifications should also be construed as the protection scope of the present invention.