CN110827467A

CN110827467A - Gate device and automatic vending machine

Info

Publication number: CN110827467A
Application number: CN201810923144.2A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 任军强; 侯月利; 张政民; 姜天信
Original assignee: Shandong New Beiyang Information Technology Co Ltd; Weihai New Beiyang Digital Technology Co Ltd
Current assignee: Shandong New Beiyang Information Technology Co Ltd; Weihai New Beiyang Digital Technology Co Ltd
Priority date: 2018-08-14
Filing date: 2018-08-14
Publication date: 2020-02-21
Also published as: WO2020034886A1

Abstract

The invention provides a gate device and a vending machine, relates to the technical field of self-service equipment, and aims to solve the problem that the energy consumption of the vending machine in the related art is high due to the fact that a gate is not tightly closed. The gate device comprises a frame, a gate and a driving component in transmission connection with the gate; the rack is provided with a fixed frame, the fixed frame is provided with an opening and a sealing surface surrounding the opening, when the driving assembly drives the gate to move along a first direction, a first surface of the gate is matched with the sealing surface, and the gate seals the opening; when the driving assembly drives the gate to move along the direction opposite to the first direction, the first surface is separated from the sealing surface, and the gate opens the opening; wherein, the first face and the first direction are arranged at an included angle. The automatic vending machine comprises the gate device. The gate device and the vending machine provided by the invention are used for ensuring the sealing property of the closed opening of the gate so as to prevent cold air from leaking and reduce energy consumption.

Description

Gate device and automatic vending machine

Technical Field

The invention relates to the technical field of self-service equipment, in particular to a gate device and a vending machine.

Background

With the development of society, the vending machine has the characteristics of no time and place limitation, labor saving, convenient transaction and the like, so that the vending machine is more and more widely applied.

Goods supplied by vending machines to users include snacks, beverages, or packaged vegetables, etc., and in order to ensure the quality of the goods and prevent the goods from being spoiled, the goods in the vending machines are generally kept in a refrigerated area. When a user purchases related goods, the goods are conveyed to a goods taking port of the vending machine, a gate at the goods taking port is opened, and the user directly takes out the goods through the goods taking port; after the user finishes taking the goods, the gate at the goods taking opening is closed. However, in the vending machine in the related art, the gate of the vending machine has the phenomenon that the closed goods taking port is not tight due to long-term use, so that cold air leaks, the energy consumption of the vending machine is increased, and the refrigerating and fresh-keeping effects of the vending machine are weakened.

Disclosure of Invention

The first objective of the present invention is to provide a gate device to solve the technical problem of high energy consumption caused by the untight closing of the gate in the related art.

The invention provides a gate device, which comprises a rack, a gate and a driving component in transmission connection with the gate;

the gate is provided with a gate seat, the gate seat is provided with a gate, and the gate seat is provided with a gate; when the driving assembly drives the gate to move along the direction opposite to the first direction, the first surface is separated from the sealing surface, and the gate opens the opening; the first surface and the first direction form an included angle.

Further, an included angle between the first face and the first direction is not greater than five degrees.

Further, the fixed frame is provided with an installation groove surrounding the opening, a sealing strip is embedded in the installation groove, and the sealing strip forms the sealing surface.

Further, the lateral wall of mounting groove is provided with the pothook, the sealing strip is provided with the bead, the bead with the cooperation of pothook joint.

Further, the opening is trumpet-shaped, and the area of opening is certainly sealed the face is kept away from the direction of gate increases gradually.

Further, the gate comprises an inner cover and an outer cover which are mutually buckled, the inner cover and the outer cover are buckled to form a closed accommodating space, and a heat insulation material is filled in the accommodating space; the outer surface of the outer cover forms the first face.

Further, an outer surface of the inner lid is parallel to the first direction.

Further, the gate valve further comprises a guide assembly for guiding the gate valve to move under the driving of the driving assembly, the gate valve comprises a first side and a second side which are arranged along a second direction, the guide assembly is arranged on the first side and/or the second side, and the second direction is perpendicular to the first direction.

Further, the guide assembly includes a linear guide and a linear moving member, the linear guide being disposed on the frame, and the linear guide extending in the first direction; the linear moving member is installed on the gate, and is engaged with the linear guide to guide the gate to move in the first direction.

Furthermore, the gate device also comprises a locking assembly, wherein the locking assembly comprises a locking shaft arranged on the rack, a driving piece in transmission connection with the locking shaft, and a locking hook arranged on the gate;

when the gate closes the opening, the driving piece drives the lock shaft to extend out until the lock shaft is in plug fit with the lock hook, so that the position of the gate is locked.

The gate device of the invention has the advantages that:

the gate is arranged on the frame, the gate and the driving assembly, wherein the driving assembly is in transmission connection with the gate and is used for driving the gate to move; be provided with fixed frame in the frame, fixed frame includes the opening and encircles the sealed face that the opening set up, and the first face of gate can be with sealed face cooperation in order to seal the opening, perhaps, the first face of gate can with sealed face separation to open the opening. Wherein, the first face and the first direction of gate are the contained angle setting.

The working process of opening or closing the opening of the gate is as follows: when the gate is required to close the opening, the driving assembly acts to drive the gate to move along the first direction, and when the gate gradually moves until the first surface of the gate is contacted with the sealing surface, the first surface and the sealing surface are wedged tightly in the process of moving along the first direction due to the fact that the first surface and the sealing surface form an included angle relative to the first direction, so that the opening is closed; when the opening is required to be opened by the gate, the driving assembly drives the gate to move along the direction opposite to the first direction, and then the opening can be opened.

This gate device is through setting up sealed face around the opening on the frame, set up on the gate simultaneously with sealed face complex first face, first face is the contained angle setting with the direction of motion of gate, when the first face of gate seals the opening, utilize the wedge locking effect between first face and the sealed face to close the opening, the leakproofness after the opening closure has been guaranteed, thereby prevented the leakage of air conditioning effectively, when guaranteeing cold-stored effect, still reduced the energy consumption, the not tight drawback of opening closure that exists among the correlation technique has been improved well.

The second objective of the present invention is to provide a vending machine, so as to solve the technical problem of high energy consumption caused by the untight closing of the goods taking port in the related art vending machine.

The invention provides a vending machine, which comprises a machine cabinet and the gate device;

the surface of the cabinet is provided with a goods taking opening, and a gate of the gate device is configured to open or close the goods taking opening.

The vending machine has the advantages that:

through set up above-mentioned gate device in automatic vending machine, utilize wherein drive assembly to the drive effect of gate, realize getting opening or closing of goods mouth. Accordingly, the vending machine has all the advantages of the gate device, and the description is omitted.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present invention or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings used in the description of the embodiments or the prior art will be briefly described below, and it is obvious that the drawings in the following description are some embodiments of the present invention, and other drawings can be obtained by those skilled in the art without creative efforts.

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of an external configuration of a vending machine according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 2 is a schematic structural view of a gate device according to an embodiment of the present invention when the gate is opened;

fig. 3 is a schematic structural view of a gate device according to an embodiment of the present invention when the gate is closed;

FIG. 4 is a sectional view showing the structure of a lock gate device according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 5 is a schematic structural diagram of the gate device according to another view angle, wherein the gate is opened;

fig. 6 is a schematic structural view of a gate of the gate device according to the embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 7 is a partial sectional view of the structure of a lock gate device according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 8 is a schematic structural view of a fixing frame of a gate device according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 9 is an enlarged view of a portion of FIG. 8 at A;

fig. 10 is a structural sectional view of a sealing strip of a lock gate structure according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 11 is a schematic structural view of the assembled sealing strip and fixing frame in the gate device according to the embodiment of the present invention

Fig. 12 is an exploded view of a sealing strip and a fixing frame in the gate device according to the embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 13 is an exploded view of the sealing strip and the fixing frame of the gate device provided by the embodiment of the invention at another viewing angle.

Reference numerals:

100-a cabinet; 200-a gate device;

110-a goods taking port; 120-a human-computer interaction device;

210-a rack; 220-a gate; 230-a drive assembly; 240-a guide assembly; 250-a locking assembly;

211-a fixed frame; 212-a sealing strip; 213-an opening; 214-a sealing surface; 215-a frame body; 216-a mount; 217-mounting grooves; 218-hook;

221-inner cover; 222-an outer cover; 223-heat insulating material; 224-a first side; 225-second side;

231-a motor; 232-a first pulley; 233-a second pulley; 234 — first drive belt; 235-a second conveyor belt; 236-a connector;

241-a guide sleeve; 242-a guide shaft; 243-guide groove; 244-a guide wheel;

251-a drive member; 252-a lock shaft; 253-a latch hook;

261-a first balloon; 262-a second balloon; 263-plug part; 264-bead; 265-barbs.

Detailed Description

In order to make the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the present invention clearer, the following will clearly and completely describe the technical solutions of the present invention with reference to the accompanying drawings. It is to be understood that the described embodiments are merely a few embodiments of the invention, and not all embodiments. All other embodiments, which can be derived by a person skilled in the art from the embodiments given herein without making any creative effort, shall fall within the protection scope of the present invention.

In the description of the present invention, it should be noted that the terms "upper", "lower", and the like indicate orientations or positional relationships based on those shown in the drawings, which are merely for convenience of describing the present invention and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the referred device or element must have a specific orientation, be constructed in a specific orientation, and be operated, and thus, should not be construed as limiting the present invention. Furthermore, the terms "first" and "second" are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance.

In the description of the present invention, it should be noted that, unless otherwise explicitly specified or limited, the terms "connected," "mounted," and "connected" are to be construed broadly, e.g., as meaning either a fixed connection, a removable connection, or an integral connection; they may be connected directly or indirectly through intervening media, or they may be interconnected between two elements. The specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention can be understood in specific cases to those skilled in the art.

Fig. 1 is a schematic external structural diagram of the vending machine according to the present embodiment. As shown in fig. 1, the present embodiment provides an automatic vending machine including a cabinet 100, an access port 110 opened on a surface of the cabinet 100, and a gate device 200 installed on the cabinet 100, the gate device 200 being configured to open or close the access port 110.

In this embodiment, the vending machine may further include a shelf and a bucket (the shelf and the bucket are not shown in the figure) disposed inside the cabinet 100, wherein the shelf is used for accommodating goods to be sold, and the bucket is used for delivering the goods between the shelf and the goods taking port 110. When a user purchases related goods, the goods purchased by the bucket are conveyed to the goods taking opening 110, the gate device 200 opens the goods taking opening 110, and the user directly takes out the goods through the goods taking opening 110; after the user finishes taking the goods, the gate device 200 closes the goods taking port 110, finishes the automatic selling of the goods, and prevents the cold air inside the vending machine from leaking, thereby reducing the energy consumption of the vending machine.

Referring to fig. 1, in the embodiment, the vending machine may further include a human-machine interaction device 120 disposed on a surface of the cabinet 100, specifically, the human-machine interaction device 120 is located above the goods taking port 110, and a user may select goods, pay payment, and the like through the human-machine interaction device 120.

In the following text, the specific structure and operation of the gate device 200 of the present embodiment will be described in detail.

Fig. 2 is a schematic structural view of the gate device 200 provided in this embodiment when the gate 220 is opened, fig. 3 is a schematic structural view of the gate device 200 provided in this embodiment when the gate 220 is closed, fig. 4 is a cross-sectional structural view of the gate device 200 provided in this embodiment, and fig. 5 is a schematic structural view of the gate device 200 provided in this embodiment at another viewing angle (the gate 220 is opened). As shown in fig. 2 to 5, the gate device 200 includes a frame 210, a gate 220, a driving assembly 230 drivingly connected to the gate 220, and a guide assembly 240 connected between the frame 210 and the gate 220 for guiding the movement of the gate 220.

In this embodiment, the gate device 200 is connected to the cabinet 100 through the rack 210, and the rack 210 is provided to realize the modular design of the gate device 200, so that the gate device 200 can be assembled as a single module. In other embodiments provided by the present invention, the gate device 200 may also use the side wall of the cabinet 100 of the vending machine, which is provided with the goods taking opening 110, as a frame, which is not described herein again.

Specifically, the frame 210 is provided with a fixing frame 211, the fixing frame 211 includes an opening 213 and a sealing surface 214 disposed around the opening 213, and the first surface 224 of the shutter 220 can be engaged with or disengaged from the sealing surface 214 to close or open the opening 213. Wherein the first surface 224 of the gate 220 is disposed at an angle to the first direction.

Preferably, the opening 213 is rectangular, and a rectangular frame-like structure made of rubber, felt, etc. is disposed around the opening 213, and the surface of the rectangular frame-like structure facing the first surface 224 is a plane, so as to form the sealing surface 214 and is parallel to the first surface 224.

Preferably, both the first face 224 of the gate 220 and the sealing face 214 are angled no more than five degrees from the first direction.

Specifically, the working process of the gate 220 to open or close the opening 213 is as follows: when the gate 220 is required to close the opening 213, the driving assembly 230 acts to drive the gate 220 to move along the first direction under the guidance of the guiding assembly 240, and when the gate 220 gradually moves until the first surface 224 of the gate is matched with the sealing surface 214, because the first surface 224 and the sealing surface 214 are arranged at an included angle relative to the first direction, the first surface 224 and the sealing surface 214 are wedged tightly in the process that the gate 220 moves along the first direction, so that the opening 213 is closed, and the opening 213 is sealed; when the gate 220 is required to open the opening 213, the driving assembly 230 is caused to drive the gate 220 in a direction opposite to the first direction, so that the first surface 224 of the gate 220 is separated from the sealing surface 214, and the opening 213 is opened.

This gate device 200 sets up the first face 224 that is used for closed opening 213 of gate 220 to be the contained angle with the direction (being first direction) that opens and shuts of gate 220, and set up sealed face 214 around opening 213, utilize the gate 220 when closed opening 213 first face 224 and sealed face 214 between the wedge locking effect with opening 213 closed, the leakproofness after opening 213 is closed has been guaranteed, thereby prevented the leakage of cold air effectively, when guaranteeing the cold-stored effect of vending machine, still reduced the energy consumption of vending machine, the shortcoming that the door body closure that exists among the correlation technique is not tight has been improved well.

In this embodiment, when the gate 220 is installed on the cabinet 100, the opening 213 is opposite to the access opening 110 on the cabinet 100, and the area of the opening 213 is not larger than the area of the access opening 110, so that it is ensured that the access opening 110 is closed while the gate 220 closes the opening 213.

Fig. 6 is a schematic structural diagram of the gate 220 of the gate device 200 according to this embodiment. Referring to fig. 4 in combination with fig. 6, in the present embodiment, the gate 220 further includes a second surface 225 opposite to the first surface 224. The first side 224 is a side of the gate 220 facing outward (i.e., a side facing the access port 110), and the second side 225 is a side of the gate 220 facing the inside of the vending machine. That is, in the automatic vending machine, the outer end face of the shutter 220 engages with or disengages from the sealing face 214, and the opening 213 is closed or opened.

Such setting can hide gate 220 to the inside of automatic vending machine well, has not only reduced because of gate 220 exposes the damage risk that causes, and the theftproof performance is better, has still improved the compact structure nature of automatic vending machine, has reduced the exterior space and has taken up.

Referring to fig. 4 and 6, in the present embodiment, the gate 220 includes an inner cover 221 and an outer cover 222 that are engaged with each other, and in particular, the inner cover 221 and the outer cover 222 are engaged with each other to form a closed accommodating space, wherein a heat insulating material 223 is disposed in the accommodating space, and an outer surface of the outer cover 222 can be engaged with or separated from the sealing surface 214.

By providing the shutter 220 in such a manner that the inner cover 221 is engaged with the outer cover 222, the weight of the shutter 220 is greatly reduced, thereby reducing the driving cost of the driving assembly 230. In addition, the heat insulation material 223 is filled in the accommodating space between the inner cover 221 and the outer cover 222, so that the heat exchange speed between the inner space of the vending machine and the external environment is reduced, the loss of cold air is inhibited, the energy consumption is further reduced, and the refrigeration effect is ensured.

In this embodiment, the outer surface of the "outer cover 222" is a surface of the outer cover 222 facing away from the receiving space, i.e., the first surface 224 of the shutter 220, and the outer surface of the inner cover 221 is a second surface 225 of the shutter 220. The outer surface of the outer cover 222 is disposed at an angle to the first direction, and the outer surface of the inner cover 221 is parallel to the first direction, i.e., along the first direction and perpendicular to the first surface 214, and the cross-section of the accommodating space is in a right trapezoid shape. The arrangement can reduce the space size occupied by the gate device 200 in the vending machine, so that the structure of the vending machine is more compact.

With continuing reference to fig. 2, fig. 3, fig. 5 and fig. 6, in this embodiment, the gate device 200 may further include a locking assembly 250, specifically, the locking assembly 250 includes a locking shaft 252 disposed on the frame 210, an actuating member 251 drivingly connected to the locking shaft 252, and a locking hook 253 disposed on the gate 220, wherein the locking hook 253 has a hole. When the shutter 220 closes the opening 213, the driving member 251 drives the locking shaft 252 to extend until the locking shaft is inserted into the hole of the locking hook 253, so as to lock the shutter 220 at the position closing the opening 213.

Through setting up locking Assembly 250, realized the lock to its position after the gate 220 is closed, consequently need not borrow the position of drive assembly 230 locking gate 220, improved the energy waste that leads to because of drive assembly 230 lasts the atress and the life-span shortened unfavorable condition, moreover, this kind of mechanical locking's reliability is higher, greatly reduced the risk that takes place unexpected opening after the gate 220 is closed.

It should be noted that, in this embodiment, the latch hook 253 is disposed on the gate 220, and the latch shaft 252 and the driving element 251 are disposed on the frame 210, so that the weight of the gate 220 can be reduced, and the load of the driving assembly 230 can be reduced.

In this embodiment, the driving member 251 may be an electromagnetic driving member, and the lock shaft 252 is extended and retracted by using an electromagnetic principle, in other embodiments, the driving member 251 may also be a motor and a transmission member, the motor is in transmission connection with the lock shaft 252 through the transmission member, and an output shaft of the motor rotates to drive the lock shaft 252 to extend or retract.

Referring to fig. 2 to 5, in the present embodiment, the gate 220 includes a first side and a second side disposed along a second direction, and the first side and the second side are both disposed with a guiding component 240, wherein the second direction is perpendicular to the first direction. Specifically, the guide assembly 240 includes a linear guide provided on the frame 210 and extending in a first direction, and a linear moving member mounted on the shutter 220 and cooperating with the linear guide to guide the movement of the shutter 220 in the first direction or a direction opposite to the first direction.

Through all setting up direction subassembly 240 in the both sides of gate 220, realized the reliable guide to the motion of gate 220, prevented that the situation of tilting on one side from appearing in the gate 220 motion process, improved the atress of gate 220 both sides, guaranteed the reliability that gate 220 removed, and then guaranteed that gate 220 and sealed face 214 effectively cooperate, guaranteed the leakproofness behind the closed opening 213.

It should be noted that, in this embodiment, the above-mentioned structure form that the guide assembly 240 is disposed on both the first side and the second side of the gate 220 may be adopted, but the present invention is not limited to this, and other arrangement forms may also be adopted, such as: the guide member 240 may be provided only on the first side of the shutter 220, the guide member 240 may be provided only on the second side of the shutter 220, or the guide member 240 may be provided at another position of the shutter 220 as long as the movement of the shutter 220 can be reliably guided by the provision of the guide member 240.

Referring to fig. 2 and fig. 3, in the present embodiment, the number of the linear moving elements may be multiple groups, and the groups of the linear moving elements are arranged at intervals along the first direction. The form that this kind of linear motion spare interval set up has played fine supporting role to gate 220, has slowed down the deflection motion trend that gate 220 exists under the dead weight effect, has alleviateed the frictional force that direction subassembly 240 received for gate 220 can reliably move relative to frame 210, thereby has guaranteed gate 220 and has opened and the reliability of closed opening 213, has further improved the operational reliability of this embodiment gate device 200.

Referring to fig. 2 and fig. 3, in the present embodiment, the linear guide includes a guide shaft 242, and the linear moving member includes a guide sleeve 241, wherein the guide shaft 242 is disposed on the frame 210, the guide sleeve 241 is disposed on the gate 220, and the guide sleeve 241 is sleeved with the guide shaft 242. During the process of opening or closing the opening 213 of the shutter 220, the guide sleeve 241 slides on the guide shaft 242, so as to guide the movement of the shutter 220.

Specifically, the guide sleeve 241 may be a linear bearing or a sleeve.

It should be noted that, in this embodiment, the guiding component 240 may be in a structural form that the guiding sleeve 241 is sleeved with the guiding shaft 242 to achieve guiding, but is not limited to this, and other forms may also be adopted, as shown in fig. 5. Specifically, in the guide assembly 240, the linear guide includes a guide groove 243, and the linear moving member includes a guide wheel 244, wherein the guide groove 243 is disposed on the frame 210, the guide wheel 244 is mounted on the shutter 220, and the guide wheel 244 is in rolling connection with the guide groove 243. During the process of opening or closing the opening 213 by the shutter 220, the guide wheel 244 rolls in the guide groove 243 to guide the movement of the shutter 220.

Of course, the guide wheel 244 may be provided in the form of a guide block, and the movement of the gate 220 is guided by the sliding of the guide block in the guide groove 243. It is sufficient that the movement of the gate 220 can be effectively guided by the guide assembly 240.

Specifically, in this embodiment, the guide assembly 240 disposed on the first side of the gate 220 is in a form that the guide sleeve 241 is sleeved on the guide shaft 242, and the guide assembly 240 disposed on the second side of the gate 220 is in a form that the guide wheel 244 is in rolling connection with the guide groove 243.

Fig. 7 is a partial structural sectional view of the gate device 200 according to the present embodiment, fig. 8 is a structural schematic view of a fixing frame 211 of the gate device 200 according to the present embodiment, and fig. 9 is a partial enlarged view of a portion a in fig. 8. With reference to fig. 2, fig. 4 and fig. 5, and with reference to fig. 7 to fig. 9, in the present embodiment, an installation groove 217 is formed around the opening 213 of the fixing frame 211, wherein a sealing strip 212 is embedded in the installation groove 217, and the sealing strip 212 is extruded and deformed by the gate 220 when being matched with the first surface 214 of the gate 220 to form the sealing surface 214. With such an arrangement, the sealing performance of the shutter 220 when closing the opening 213 is enhanced, and the cold air inside the vending machine is effectively prevented from leaking from the opening 213 to the outside, thereby further improving the operational reliability of the shutter device 200 of the present embodiment.

Referring to fig. 7 to 9, in particular, in the present embodiment, the fixing frame 211 includes a frame 215 and a mounting member 216 sleeved on the frame 215, wherein the mounting member 216 is located on a side of the frame 215 close to the gate 220, and the mounting groove 217 is formed on the mounting member 216. And, the sealing strip 212 is provided with a plugging portion 263 for plugging and matching with the mounting groove 217.

Through setting up fixed frame 211 as the form that installed part 216 and framework 215 cup jointed mutually, simple structure has reduced the degree of difficulty and the cost of manufacturing. In addition, the plugging portion 263 is arranged on the sealing strip 212 to be in plugging fit with the mounting groove 217, so that the fixing reliability of the sealing strip 212 in the mounting groove 217 is ensured, the risk that the sealing strip 212 falls off due to long-term use is reduced, and the working reliability of the gate device 200 of the embodiment is further improved.

Referring to fig. 7, in the present embodiment, the outer peripheral surface of the frame 215 may be an inclined surface, that is, the outer peripheral surface of the frame 215 is opened outward along the direction from the gate 220 to the outer side of the vending machine; meanwhile, the mounting member 216 has an inner peripheral surface that fits to the outer peripheral surface of the frame 215. When the mounting member 216 is inserted into the frame 215, the contact surfaces of the mounting member 216 and the frame 215 are wedged, so that the reliability of the connection between the mounting member 216 and the frame 215 can be ensured.

Referring to fig. 7, in the present embodiment, the opening 213 is disposed in a trumpet shape, and the area of the opening 213 gradually increases from the sealing surface 214 to a direction away from the gate 220. Such an arrangement may reduce the area of the opening 213 enclosed by the first side 214 of the door 220, further reducing the likelihood of cold air leakage from the opening, and may also be beneficial for guiding a user to remove items from the vending machine through the opening 213 and/or the access port 110.

It should be noted that, in other embodiments, the side wall of the cabinet 100 of the vending machine may be used as a mounting member, the frame 215 is inserted into the access port 110 on the side wall of the cabinet 100, and the opening 213 is sleeved with the access port 110, so that the size of the space occupied by the gate device 200 may be reduced, and the structure of the vending machine may be more compact.

Fig. 10 is a structural sectional view of the sealing strip 212 of the gate device 200 according to the present embodiment. Referring to fig. 9 and fig. 10, in the present embodiment, the side wall of the mounting groove 217 is provided with a hook 218, and the inserting portion 263 of the sealing strip 212 is provided with a rib 264 for engaging with the hook 218. When the sealing strip 212 is inserted into the mounting groove 217, the rib 264 is engaged with the hook 218.

The form of the convex rib 264 and the hook 218 in a snap fit ensures the fixing reliability of the sealing strip 212 in the mounting groove 217, and further prevents the sealing strip 212 from falling off.

Referring to fig. 8 and 9, in the present embodiment, the number of the hooks 218 is multiple, wherein each hook 218 is arranged along the circumferential direction of the mounting groove 217 at intervals. After the sealing strip 212 is installed in the installation groove 217, the hooks 218 simultaneously snap-fit to the ribs 264 of the sealing strip 212.

It should be noted that, in the present embodiment, the hooks 218 in the mounting groove 217 may be provided in a plurality of such spaced manners, but is not limited to this, and other configurations may also be adopted, such as: along the shape of the mounting slot 217, a full circle of hooks 218 is continuously provided. Therefore, the sealing strip 212 can be reliably mounted in the mounting groove 217 by the form of the engagement between the hook 218 and the rib 264.

Referring to fig. 10, in the present embodiment, the plugging portion 263 of the sealing strip 212 may further be provided with a chamfer, and a side wall of the plugging portion 263 may further be provided with a barb 265. The arrangement can play a certain guiding role for the installation of the sealing strip 212 into the installation groove 217, so that the sealing strip 212 can be quickly installed into the installation groove 217 and is tightly matched with the installation groove 217.

Referring to fig. 10, in the present embodiment, the sealing strip 212 may further include a first air bag 261, when the first surface 214 of the gate 220 closes the opening 213, the first surface 214 presses the first air bag 261, and an outer surface of the first air bag 261 and the first surface 214 are tightly attached together, so as to ensure the sealing performance when the opening 213 is closed.

Further, sealing strip 212 may further include a second bladder 262, and in particular, first bladder 261 is wrapped around and disposed outside of second bladder 262. The double-layer air bag is in a structural form, so that when the first air bag 261 is damaged and leaked, the second air bag 262 can perform compensation sealing on the first air bag, and the adverse situation of sealing failure is avoided.

Referring to fig. 2 to 5, in the present embodiment, the driving assembly 230 includes a motor 231, a first belt pulley 232, a second belt pulley 233 and a first transmission belt 234, wherein the first belt pulley 232 and the second belt pulley 233 are disposed at an interval along the first direction on the frame 210, the first transmission belt 234 is sleeved on the first belt pulley 232 and the second belt pulley 233, the motor 231 is mounted on the frame 210 and is in transmission connection with the first belt pulley 232, and the gate 220 is fixedly connected with the first transmission belt 234.

The working process of opening or closing the gate 220 is as follows: the starting motor 231 is used for driving the first belt pulley 232 in transmission connection with the starting motor to rotate so as to realize synchronous movement of the first transmission belt 234 between the first belt pulley 232 and the second belt pulley 233; under the power of the first belt 234, the shutter 220 fixedly connected thereto will move in a first direction relative to the frame 210 to a position closing or opening the opening 213. During the movement of the gate 220, the guide assemblies 240 located at both sides thereof guide the movement path thereof.

It should be noted that, in this embodiment, the gate 220 is fixedly connected to the first transmission belt 234 through a connecting member 236.

It should be noted that, in the present embodiment, the motor 231 may be in transmission connection with the first pulley 232, but is not limited to this, and other arrangements may also be adopted, such as: the second pulley 233 is connected to the motor 231 in a driving manner, and it is only necessary that the motor 231 can transmit power to the first belt 234 by the above arrangement.

Referring to fig. 2 and fig. 3, in this embodiment, the driving assembly 230 may further include a motor pulley, a second transmission belt 235 and a transmission pulley, specifically, the motor pulley is fixedly connected to an output shaft of the motor 231, the transmission pulley and the first pulley 232 are coaxially disposed and rotate synchronously, and the second transmission belt 235 is sleeved on the motor pulley and the transmission pulley.

Finally, it should be noted that: the above examples are only intended to illustrate the technical solution of the present invention, but not to limit it; although the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the foregoing embodiments, it will be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art that: the technical solutions described in the foregoing embodiments may still be modified, or some or all of the technical features may be equivalently replaced; and the modifications or the substitutions do not make the essence of the corresponding technical solutions depart from the scope of the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention.

Claims

1. A gate device is characterized by comprising a frame (210), a gate (220) and a driving component (230) in transmission connection with the gate (220);

the frame (210) is provided with a fixed frame (211), the fixed frame (211) is provided with an opening (213) and a sealing surface (214) surrounding the opening (213), when the driving assembly (230) drives the gate (220) to move along a first direction, a first surface (224) of the gate (220) is matched with the sealing surface (214), and the gate (220) closes the opening (213); when the drive assembly (230) drives the gate (220) to move in a direction opposite to the first direction, the first face (224) separates from the sealing face (214), and the gate (220) opens the opening (213); wherein the first face (224) is disposed at an angle to the first direction.

2. The gate apparatus of claim 1, wherein the first face (224) is at an angle no greater than five degrees from the first direction.

3. The gate arrangement according to claim 1, characterized in that the fixing frame (211) is provided with a mounting groove (217) surrounding the opening (213), a sealing strip (212) being fitted in the mounting groove (217), the sealing strip (212) forming the sealing surface (214).

4. The gate structure according to claim 3, characterized in that the side wall of the mounting groove (217) is provided with a hook (218), the sealing strip (212) is provided with a rib (264), and the rib (264) is in snap fit with the hook (218).

5. The gate arrangement according to claim 1, characterized in that the opening (213) is flared and the area of the opening (213) increases from the sealing surface (214) in a direction away from the gate (220).

6. The gate device according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the gate (220) comprises an inner cover (221) and an outer cover (222) which are buckled with each other, the inner cover (221) and the outer cover (222) are buckled to form a closed accommodating space, and the accommodating space is filled with a thermal insulation material (223); an outer surface of the outer cover (222) forms the first face (224).

7. The gate arrangement according to claim 6, characterized in that the outer surface of the inner cover (221) is parallel to the first direction.

8. The gate apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 5, further comprising a guide assembly (240) for guiding the gate (220) to move under the driving of the driving assembly (230), wherein the gate (220) comprises a first side and a second side arranged along a second direction, and the guide assembly (240) is arranged on the first side and/or the second side, wherein the second direction is perpendicular to the first direction.

9. The gate device according to any one of claims 1 to 5, characterized by further comprising a locking assembly (250), wherein the locking assembly (250) comprises a locking shaft (252) arranged on the frame (210) and a driving member (251) in transmission connection with the locking shaft (252), and a locking hook (253) arranged on the gate (220);

when the gate (220) closes the opening (213), the driving piece (251) drives the lock shaft (252) to extend until the lock shaft is in plug fit with the lock hook (253) so as to lock the position of the gate (220).

10. A vending machine characterized by comprising a cabinet (100) and a gate device (200) according to any one of claims 1 to 9;

the surface of the cabinet (100) is provided with a goods access opening (110), and a gate (220) of the gate device (200) is configured to open or close the goods access opening (110).