CN111028423A

CN111028423A - Commodity delivery mechanism and control method

Info

Publication number: CN111028423A
Application number: CN201911169755.3A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 乔会君; 王浩; 杨青
Original assignee: Hongtaizhizao Qingdao Information Technology Co Ltd
Current assignee: Hongtaizhizao Qingdao Information Technology Co Ltd
Priority date: 2019-11-26
Filing date: 2019-11-26
Publication date: 2020-04-17
Anticipated expiration: 2039-11-26
Also published as: CN111028423B

Abstract

The invention discloses a commodity discharging mechanism and a control method, wherein the commodity discharging mechanism comprises a control device, a commodity storage assembly and a discharging assembly, the commodity storage assembly comprises a cargo bin and a commodity storage unit with a discharging position, the commodity storage unit is inserted into a commodity storage cavity, the discharging position is positioned in a discharging channel, a plurality of commodities are stacked in the vertical direction to form a commodity pile, the commodity pile is arranged in the commodity storage unit, and the commodity at the bottom layer of the commodity pile is positioned on the discharging position; the goods discharging assembly comprises a pushing-out piece, a first transmission piece and a first driving piece, the first driving piece is in transmission connection with the pushing-out piece through the first transmission piece, and the first driving piece can drive the pushing-out piece to enter the goods discharging channel through the first transmission piece, so that the goods on the goods discharging position are separated from the goods pile, and the separated goods are discharged; the control device is electrically connected with the goods storage assembly and the first driving piece respectively. The commodity discharging mechanism is simple in structure, capable of reducing manufacturing cost, simple and rapid in commodity discharging process and capable of reducing equipment failure rate.

Description

Commodity delivery mechanism and control method

Technical Field

The invention relates to the technical field of vending equipment, in particular to a commodity discharging mechanism. The invention also relates to a control method of the commodity delivery mechanism.

Background

This section provides background information related to the present disclosure only and is not necessarily prior art.

The vending machine is a common commercial automation device, is not limited by time and place, can save manpower and facilitate transaction, and is a brand new commercial retail form, namely a micro supermarket with 24-hour business. The vending machine is generally arranged in a public place with high mobility of people, so that daily shopping requirements of people are effectively met.

In the prior art, the goods discharging mechanism in the automatic vending machine is complex, so that the manufacturing cost is high, and meanwhile, the goods discharging action is complex, and equipment faults are easy to occur.

Disclosure of Invention

The invention aims to at least solve the problems of complicated delivery structure and delivery action. The purpose is realized by the following technical scheme:

a first aspect of the present invention provides a commodity discharge mechanism, including:

the goods storage assembly comprises a goods bin and goods storage units with goods delivery positions, a plurality of goods storage cavities with goods delivery channels are arranged in the goods bin, the goods storage cavities are arranged along the horizontal direction of the goods bin at intervals, the number of the goods storage units is the same as that of the goods storage cavities, the goods storage units are inserted into the goods storage cavities, the goods delivery positions are located in the goods delivery channels, a plurality of goods are stacked in the vertical direction to form a goods stack, the goods stack is arranged in the goods storage units in the vertical direction, and the goods at the bottom of the goods stack are located on the goods delivery positions;

the goods outlet assemblies are consistent with the number of the goods outlet channels, each goods outlet assembly comprises an ejector piece, a first driving piece and a first driving piece, the first driving piece is in transmission connection with the ejector piece through the first driving piece, the ejector pieces are arranged corresponding to the goods outlet channels, and the first driving pieces can drive the ejector pieces to enter the goods outlet channels through the first driving pieces, so that the commodities on the goods outlet positions are separated from the commodity piles, and the separated commodities are delivered;

and the control device is electrically connected with the goods storage assembly and the first driving piece respectively.

The delivery mechanism of the commodities, provided by the invention, is used for storing the commodities, and is used for delivering the commodities, specifically, the storage unit is arranged in the storage cavity of the cargo compartment, the delivery position of the storage unit is arranged in the delivery channel of the cargo compartment, a plurality of commodities are stacked together to form a commodity stack, the commodity stack is arranged in the storage unit and is arranged along the vertical direction of the storage unit, the commodities at the bottom of the commodity stack are on the delivery position, namely the commodities at the bottom of the commodity stack are arranged in the delivery channel, and the delivery assembly is arranged corresponding to the delivery channel. When a consumer purchases commodities, the first driving piece is started, the first driving piece drives the ejecting piece through the first transmission piece, so that one end of the goods discharging channel enters, the ejecting piece gradually separates the commodities in the goods storage channel from the commodity stack along with the continuous entering of the ejecting piece, the separated commodities are ejected out of the goods discharging channel, so that the output of the commodities is completed, the first driving piece reversely drives the ejecting piece to move through the first transmission piece, and when the ejecting piece leaves the goods discharging channel, the goods storage unit enables the commodity stack to move towards the direction close to the goods discharging channel until the commodities at the bottom of the commodity stack abut against the goods discharging position again.

The commodity discharging mechanism is simple in structure, manufacturing cost can be effectively reduced, meanwhile, the commodity discharging process is simple and rapid, and equipment failure rate is effectively reduced.

In addition, the commodity delivery mechanism according to the present invention may further have the following additional features:

in some embodiments of the present invention, the cargo storage unit includes a cargo storage box inserted into the cargo storage cavity, the cargo discharge position is located at the insertion end of the cargo storage box, the stack of commodities is disposed in the cargo storage box and is arranged along a vertical direction of the cargo storage box, the pressure block is slidably disposed in the cargo storage box and abuts against a top of the stack of commodities, and the pressure block can push the stack of commodities to move in a direction close to the cargo discharge position, so that the commodities at the bottom of the stack of commodities enter the cargo discharge position.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the cargo storage unit further includes a guide bar disposed in the cargo storage box and disposed in a vertical direction of the cargo storage box, and a sliding bearing by which the pressing block is fitted over the guide bar;

and/or the goods storage unit further comprises a retaining structure, the retaining structure enables the pressing block to move in a one-way mode in the direction close to the goods outlet position, the retaining structure comprises a ratchet part, a spring and a ratchet part, the ratchet part is installed in the goods storage box and arranged along the moving direction of the pressing block, the ratchet part is arranged on the pressing block in a rotatable mode, one end of the spring abuts against the ratchet part, the other end of the spring abuts against the pressing block, and the ratchet part are kept in a meshed state through the elastic force of the spring.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the cargo storage unit further includes a counting structure electrically connected to the control device, the counting structure includes a tab portion and a counting plate portion, the counting plate portion is disposed in the cargo storage box and is disposed along a moving direction of the pressing block, contacts corresponding to the number of the commodities in the commodity stack are disposed on the counting plate at equal intervals, each of the contacts corresponds to each of the commodities in the commodity stack, and when the tab portion moves along with the pressing block, the tab portion is sequentially switched between the contacts so as to count the number of the commodities in the commodity stack.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the first driving member is a first motor, the first driving member is a first screw, the ejector includes an ejector portion and a movable portion connected to each other, the ejector portion can enter the cargo discharging channel, the movable portion has a first screw hole, and the first screw penetrates through the first screw hole and is in threaded fit with the first screw hole;

the delivery assembly further comprises a base, the first motor is mounted on the base, one end of the first screw is in transmission connection with the first motor, the other end of the first screw is rotatably arranged on the base, and the first motor can drive the first screw to rotate, so that the movable portion moves relative to the first screw, and the ejection portion is driven to enter or leave the delivery channel.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the delivery assembly further includes a first guide rod, the first guide rod and the first screw are arranged in parallel at an interval, the movable portion is further provided with a first light hole, the first guide rod is inserted into the first light hole, and two ends of the first guide rod are respectively connected to the base;

and/or the delivery assembly further comprises a first travel switch group electrically connected with the control device, wherein the first travel switch group comprises a first part and a second part, and the first part and the second part are respectively arranged at two ends of the movement stroke of the movable part.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the delivery mechanism of the merchandise further includes a door assembly disposed at the delivery end of the delivery channel, the door assembly includes a second driving element, a second driving element electrically connected to the control device, and a shielding element, the shielding element is in transmission connection with the second driving element through the second driving element, and the second driving element can drive the shielding element to open or close the delivery end.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the second driving member is a second motor, the second driving member is a second screw, the shielding member includes a transmission portion and a shielding portion connected to each other, the transmission portion has a second screw hole, and the second screw penetrates through the second screw hole and is in threaded fit with the second screw hole;

the bin gate component further comprises a fixed seat, the second motor is installed on the fixed seat, one end of the second screw is in transmission connection with the second motor, the other end of the second screw is arranged on the fixed seat in a rotatable mode, and the second motor can drive the second screw to rotate, so that the transmission portion moves relative to the second screw, and the shielding portion is driven to open or close the delivery end.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the door assembly further includes a second guide rod, the second guide rod and the second screw rod are arranged in parallel at an interval, the transmission portion is further provided with a second unthreaded hole, the second guide rod is inserted into the second unthreaded hole, and two ends of the second guide rod are respectively connected with the fixing base;

and/or the door assembly further comprises a second travel switch group electrically connected with the control device, wherein the second travel switch group comprises a third part and a fourth part which are respectively arranged at two ends of the movement stroke of the movable part;

and/or the door assembly further comprises a photoelectric sensor electrically connected with the control device, and the photoelectric sensor is arranged at the delivery end and used for detecting whether goods exist at the delivery end or not.

A second aspect of the present invention provides a method for controlling a commodity discharge mechanism, which is implemented by the commodity discharge mechanism described above, the method comprising:

obtaining a shopping order;

sending a cargo outlet end opening instruction;

sending out a shipment instruction;

acquiring a goods taking state;

when the goods are taken, sending a closing instruction of the goods outlet end;

and when the delivery end is closed, sending a delivery assembly reset instruction.

Drawings

Various other advantages and benefits will become apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art upon reading the following detailed description of the preferred embodiments. The drawings are only for purposes of illustrating the preferred embodiments and are not to be construed as limiting the invention. Also, like parts are designated by like reference numerals throughout the drawings. In the drawings:

fig. 1 schematically shows a structural view of a shipment mechanism according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a mechanism schematic view of the shipping mechanism of FIG. 1 from another perspective;

FIG. 3 is an exploded view of the shipping mechanism of FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a schematic structural view of the door assembly shown in FIG. 3;

FIG. 5 is an exploded view of the storage assembly shown in FIG. 3;

FIG. 6 is an exploded view of the storage unit shown in FIG. 5;

FIG. 7 is a schematic structural view of the shipping assembly shown in FIG. 3;

fig. 8 is a flowchart of a control method of a shipment mechanism for goods according to the present invention.

The reference numbers are as follows:

100 is a delivery mechanism; 200 is a commercial stack;

10 is a storage component, 11 is a cargo bin, 111 is a delivery passage, 112 is a storage cavity, 12 is a storage unit, 121 is a storage box, 122 is a pressing block, 123 is a guide rod, 124 is a stopping structure, 125 is a counting structure, 1251 is an elastic sheet part, 1252 is a counting plate part, and 126 is a sliding bearing;

20 is a bin gate component, 21 is a fixed seat, 22 is a second driving piece, 23 is a second travel switch group, 231 is a third part, 232 is a fourth part, 24 is a second transmission piece, 25 is a second guide rod, 26 is a shielding piece, 261 is a transmission part, 262 is a shielding part, and 27 is a second gear group;

30 is the shipment subassembly, 31 is the first driving piece, 32 is the first driving piece, 33 is the first guide arm, 34 is the base, 35 is the ejecting piece, 351 is the ejecting portion, 352 is the movable part, 36 is the first travel switch group, 361 is the first portion, 362 is the second portion, 37 is the first gear train.

Detailed Description

Exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure will be described in more detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. While exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure are shown in the drawings, it should be understood that the present disclosure may be embodied in various forms and should not be limited to the embodiments set forth herein. Rather, these embodiments are provided so that this disclosure will be thorough and complete, and will fully convey the scope of the disclosure to those skilled in the art.

It is to be understood that the terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular example embodiments only, and is not intended to be limiting. As used herein, the singular forms "a", "an" and "the" may be intended to include the plural forms as well, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. The terms "comprises," "comprising," "including," and "having" are inclusive and therefore specify the presence of stated features, steps, operations, elements, and/or components, but do not preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, steps, operations, elements, components, and/or groups thereof. The method steps, processes, and operations described herein are not to be construed as necessarily requiring their performance in the particular order described or illustrated, unless specifically identified as an order of performance. It should also be understood that additional or alternative steps may be used.

Although the terms first, second, third, etc. may be used herein to describe various elements, components, regions, layers and/or sections, these elements, components, regions, layers and/or sections should not be limited by these terms. These terms may be only used to distinguish one element, component, region, layer or section from another region, layer or section. Terms such as "first," "second," and other numerical terms when used herein do not imply a sequence or order unless clearly indicated by the context. Thus, a first element, component, region, layer or section discussed below could be termed a second element, component, region, layer or section without departing from the teachings of the example embodiments.

For convenience of description, spatially relative terms, such as "inner", "outer", "lower", "below", "upper", "above", and the like, may be used herein to describe one element or feature's relationship to another element or feature as illustrated in the figures. Such spatially relative terms are intended to encompass different orientations of the device in use or operation in addition to the orientation depicted in the figures. For example, if the device in the figures is turned over, elements described as "below" or "beneath" other elements or features would then be oriented "above" or "over" the other elements or features. Thus, the example term "below … …" can include both an orientation of above and below. The device may be otherwise oriented (rotated 90 degrees or at other orientations) and the spatially relative descriptors used herein interpreted accordingly.

As shown in fig. 1 to 7, according to the embodiment of the present invention, a delivery mechanism 100 for goods is provided, where the delivery mechanism 100 for goods includes a control device, a storage assembly 10 and delivery assemblies 30 corresponding to the number of delivery channels 111, the storage assembly 10 includes a cargo hold 11 and storage units 12 having delivery positions, a plurality of storage cavities 112 having the delivery channels 111 are disposed in the cargo hold 11, each storage cavity 112 is spaced along the horizontal direction of the cargo hold 11, the number of storage units 12 corresponds to the number of storage cavities 112, the storage units 12 are inserted into the storage cavities 112 and the delivery positions are located in the delivery channels 111, a plurality of goods are stacked in the vertical direction to form a goods stack 200, the goods stack 200 is disposed in the storage units 12 in the vertical direction, and the goods at the bottom of the goods stack 200 are located at the delivery positions; the goods discharging assembly 30 comprises a first driving member 35, a first transmission member 32 and a first driving member 31, the first driving member 31 is in transmission connection with the first transmission member 32 and the first transmission member 35 is arranged corresponding to the goods discharging channel 111, the first driving member 31 can drive the first transmission member 32 to drive the first driving member 35 to enter the goods discharging channel 111, so that the goods on the goods discharging position are separated from the goods stack 200, and the separated goods are discharged; the control device is electrically connected with the storage assembly 10 and the first driving member 31, respectively.

The delivery mechanism 100 for goods according to the present invention, wherein the delivery assembly 30 is used for storing goods, the delivery assembly 30 is used for delivering goods, specifically, the storage unit 12 is disposed in the storage cavity 112 of the cargo compartment 11, the delivery location of the storage unit 12 is disposed in the delivery passage 111 of the cargo compartment 11, a plurality of goods are stacked together to form a goods stack 200, the goods stack 200 is disposed in the storage unit 12 and is disposed along the vertical direction of the storage unit 12, the goods at the bottom of the goods stack 200 are located at the delivery location, that is, the goods at the bottom of the goods stack 200 are located in the delivery passage, and the delivery assembly 30 is disposed corresponding to the delivery passage 111. When a consumer purchases an article, the first driving member 31 is activated, the first driving member 31 drives the ejecting member 35 through the first transmission member 32 so that one end of the delivery channel 111 enters, the ejecting member 35 gradually separates the article from the article stack 200 in the storage channel as the ejecting member 35 continuously enters, and ejects the separated article out of the delivery channel 111, so that the delivery of the article is completed, the first driving member 31 reversely drives the ejecting member 35 through the first transmission member 32, and when the ejecting member 35 leaves the delivery channel 111, the storage unit 12 moves the article stack 200 in a direction close to the delivery channel 111 until the article at the bottom layer of the article stack 200 abuts against the delivery position again.

The commodity discharging mechanism 100 is simple in structure, manufacturing cost can be effectively reduced, meanwhile, the commodity discharging process is simple and rapid, and equipment failure rate is effectively reduced.

It should be understood that a plurality of goods storage cavities 112 are arranged in the cargo compartment 11, the number of the goods storage units 12 is consistent with the number of the goods storage cavities 112, the plurality of the goods storage units are correspondingly inserted into the goods storage cavities 112, and the goods storage amount of the goods discharging mechanism 100 can be effectively increased by arranging the plurality of the goods storage units, so that the frequency of goods supply is reduced, and the maintenance cost of personnel is reduced.

It should be pointed out that the shipment position is located shipment passageway 111, shipment passageway 111's shape is the rectangle structure, and the commodity has the packing carton, the shape of packing carton and shipment passageway 111's shape looks adaptation to shipment passageway 111's size slightly is greater than the size of packing carton, thereby can guarantee that ejection of compact 35 is ejecting in-process to the commodity, avoids the circumstances that the jamming appears in the commodity, and then has improved the smoothness of commodity shipment, makes consumer's use experience obtain promoting.

In addition, the number of shipment components 30 is the same as the number of shipment channels 111, that is, each shipment channel 111 is correspondingly provided with one shipment component 30, so that the separate shipment operation of each storage unit 12 is realized, the complexity of control is reduced, and the failure rate of the equipment is effectively reduced.

It is further understood that the storage unit 12 includes a storage box inserted into the storage cavity 112, a delivery position located at the inserted end of the storage box, a stack 200 disposed in the storage box and disposed along the vertical direction of the storage box, and a pressing block 122 slidably disposed in the storage box and abutting against the pressing block 122 at the top of the stack 200, wherein the pressing block 122 can push the stack 200 to move toward the delivery position, so that the articles located at the bottom of the stack 200 enter the delivery position. Specifically, the storage box is inserted into the storage cavity 112 of the cargo compartment 11 in a vertical state, the stack 200 is arranged in the storage box along the vertical direction, the pressing block 122 abuts against the top of the stack 200, and the bottom commodity of the stack 200 enters the delivery position under the action of the pressing block 122.

When a consumer purchases an article, the first driving member 31 is activated, the first driving member 31 drives the ejecting member 35 through the first transmission member 32 so that one end of the delivery channel 111 enters, the ejecting member 35 gradually separates the article from the article stack 200 in the storage channel as the ejecting member 35 continuously enters, and ejects the separated article out of the delivery channel 111, so that the delivery of the article is completed, the first driving member 31 reversely drives the ejecting member 35 through the first transmission member 32, and when the ejecting member 35 leaves the delivery channel 111, the storage unit 12 moves the article stack 200 in a direction close to the delivery channel 111 until the article at the bottom layer of the article stack 200 abuts against the delivery position again. The movement of the commodity stamp 200 is realized by the movement of the pressing block 122 relative to the storage box, so that the commodities at the bottom of the commodity stamp 200 enter the delivery channel 111 one by one, further the effective delivery of the commodities is realized, and the shopping experience of consumers is improved.

It should be understood that the height of the delivery channel 111 is equal to the height of the commodity, when the commodity located at the bottom of the commodity stamp 200 enters the delivery channel 111, the commodity adjacent to the commodity located at the bottom of the commodity stamp 200 cannot enter the delivery channel 111, and the operation of the delivery assembly 30 can effectively separate the commodity located at the bottom of the commodity stamp 200 from the commodity stamp 200, so that the influence on the commodities at other layers of the commodity stamp 200 in the commodity delivery process is avoided, the precision of commodity delivery is improved, and the occurrence of phenomena such as commodity jamming is avoided.

It should be noted that the storage box 121 has a rectangular box-shaped structure, the shape of the article stack 200 is matched with the shape of the storage box 121, and the shape of the pressing block 122 is matched with the shape of the interior of the storage box 121, so that the pressing block 122 can effectively push the article stack 200, and the articles in the article stack 200 can enter the delivery passage 111 layer by layer, so that the delivery operation during the process of purchasing the articles by the consumer can be facilitated.

Further, the storage unit 12 further includes a guide rod 123 and a sliding bearing 126, the guide rod 123 is disposed in the storage box 121 and is disposed along a vertical direction of the storage box 121, and the pressing block 122 is sleeved on the guide rod 123 through the sliding bearing 126. Since the pressing block 122 abuts against the top of the stack 200, the stack 200 is driven to move by the self-gravity of the pressing block 122, that is, after the ejector 35 is withdrawn from the discharge passage 111, the pressing block 122 presses the stack 200 to move downwards, so that the commodities at the bottom layer of the stack 200 enter the discharge passage 111 again, and therefore the automatic delivery of the commodities to the discharge passage 111 by the storage unit 12 is realized. The commodity stack 200 is driven by the self-gravity of the pressing block 122 so as to feed commodities into the delivery passage 111, so that the power consumption of the whole machine is reduced, and the manufacturing cost of the whole machine is reduced.

Specifically, the pressing block 122 is sleeved on the guide rod 123 through the sliding bearing 126, and the friction between the pressing block 122 and the guide rod 123 can be effectively reduced through the sliding bearing 126, so that the moving fluency of the pressing block 122 relative to the guide rod 123 is improved, and the effect of the pressing block 122 on the commodity stack 200 is further ensured, so that the commodities in the commodity stack 200 can effectively enter the delivery channel 111.

Specifically, the cargo storage unit 12 further includes a retaining structure 124, the retaining structure 124 enables the pressing piece 122 to move in a single direction toward the cargo discharge position, the retaining structure 124 includes a ratchet portion, a spring, and a ratchet portion, the ratchet portion is installed in the cargo storage box 121 and is arranged along the movement direction of the pressing piece 122, the ratchet portion is rotatably arranged on the pressing piece 122, one end of the spring abuts against the ratchet portion, the other end of the spring abuts against the pressing piece 122, and the spring force of the spring enables the ratchet portion and the ratchet portion to maintain the meshed state. As the goods are sold, the pressing block 122 presses the goods stack 200 to move towards the direction close to the goods outlet channel 111, during the moving process, the ratchet part is meshed with the ratchet part for transmission, the spring keeps the meshed state of the ratchet part and the ratchet part at any time, the posture of the goods stack 200 can be effectively kept through the retaining structure 124, and the situation that the goods are disordered due to the toppling of the goods outlet mechanism 100 is effectively avoided. After the pressing piece 122 completely outputs the commodity stack 200, the pressing piece 122 can move to the upper part of the storage box 121 by manually separating the ratchet part from the ratchet part by the maintenance personnel, so that the replenishment of the commodity is realized.

Further, the storage unit 12 further includes a counting structure 125 electrically connected to the control device, where the counting structure 125 includes a spring plate portion 1251 and a counting plate portion 1252, the counting plate portion 1252 is disposed in the storage box 121 and is disposed along the moving direction of the pressing block 122, contacts corresponding to the number of commodities in the commodity stack 200 are disposed on the counting plate at equal intervals, each contact is disposed corresponding to each commodity in the commodity stack 200, and when the spring plate portion 1251 moves along with the pressing block 122, the spring plate portion 1251 sequentially switches between the contacts so as to count the number of commodities in the commodity stack 200. Specifically, the counting structure 125 is electrically connected to the control device, the number of the stack 200 is fed back to the control device in real time, when the stack 200 fills the storage box 121, the number of the contacts corresponds to the number of the commodities in the stack 200, the spring portion 1251 is disposed on the pressing block 122 and moves along with the movement of the pressing block 122, after the commodity in the delivery channel 111 is output by the delivery assembly 30, the pressing block 122 presses the stack 200 to move down by a distance of one commodity, at this time, the pressing block 122 also moves down by a distance of one commodity, the spring portion 1251 moves from the previous contact to the next contact, and the number of the commodities is counted by switching between the spring portion 1251 and different contacts, so that the remaining quantity of the commodities in the storage assembly 10 can be effectively grasped, and the replenishment operation can be effectively performed.

Further, the first driving member 31 is a first motor, the first driving member 32 is a first screw, the ejecting member 35 includes an ejecting portion 351 and a movable portion 352 connected to each other, the ejecting portion 351 can enter the cargo discharging passage 111, the movable portion 352 is provided with a first screw hole, and the first screw is inserted into the first screw hole and is in threaded fit with the first screw hole. The first screw rod is in threaded connection with the movable portion 352, power output by the first motor is transmitted to the movable portion 352 through the first screw rod, the movable portion 352 moves to drive the ejection portion 351 to move, the ejection portion 351 enters the goods discharging channel 111, goods in the goods storage channel are ejected, and goods discharging operation is achieved.

The transmission of realizing power through the rotation of first screw rod is simple structure on the one hand, low in manufacturing cost, and on the other hand power is stable, transmission efficiency is high, can effectively guarantee the accurate output of commodity. In addition, after the commodity output action is finished, the ejecting piece 35 needs to be ejected out of the goods outlet channel 111, and the first motor is controlled to rotate reversely, so that the control complexity is reduced.

It should be pointed out that first motor is connected with first screw drive through first gear train 37, and first gear train 37 is the deceleration structure to the demand of the removal of ejecting 35 has effectively been satisfied, and then has guaranteed the effective output of commodity.

Specifically, the delivery assembly 30 further includes a base 34, a first motor is mounted on the base 34, one end of the first screw is in transmission connection with the first motor, the other end of the first screw is rotatably disposed on the base 34, and the first motor can drive the first screw to rotate, so that the movable portion 352 moves relative to the first screw, and the ejection portion 351 is driven to enter or leave the delivery channel 111. The installation of first motor, first screw rod and liftout 35 can be effectively guaranteed through setting up base 34 to guaranteed that liftout 35 can accurately get into or leave shipment passageway 111, and then improved the precision when commodity shipment.

Further, the shipment assembly 30 further includes a first guide rod 33, the first guide rod 33 and the first screw are disposed in parallel at an interval, the movable portion 352 is further provided with a first light hole, the first guide rod 33 is disposed in the first light hole in a penetrating manner, and two ends of the first guide rod 33 are respectively connected with the base 34. Specifically, first guide arm 33 sets up and both install on base 34 with first screw rod parallel interval, first screw rod is worn to establish in first screw rod, first guide arm 33 is worn to establish in first unthreaded hole, first motor is connected with first screw rod transmission, when first motor rotates, the power transmission of first motor is to first screw rod on, make first screw rod rotate, first screw rod rotates and drives movable portion 352 and remove relative base 34, so that ejecting portion 351 can get into the ejecting action of shipment passageway 111 to the commodity, and then effectively guaranteed the shipment of commodity.

Specifically, the shipment assembly 30 further includes a first travel switch group 36 electrically connected to the control device, the first travel switch group 36 including a first portion 361 and a second portion 362, the first portion 361 and the second portion 362 being respectively disposed at both ends of a movement stroke of the movable portion 352. The movement stroke of the ejection member 35 can be effectively controlled by providing the first stroke switch group 36, so that the control precision is improved.

Further, the shipment mechanism 100 of commodity still includes the door subassembly 20 that sets up the shipment end at shipment passageway 111, and door subassembly 20 includes second driving piece 22, second driving piece 24 and the shielding piece 26 of being connected with controlling means electricity, and shielding piece 26 passes through second driving piece 24 and is connected with second driving piece 22 transmission, and second driving piece 22 can drive shielding piece 26 and open or close the shipment end. Specifically, the second driving member 22 is electrically connected to the control device, the shielding member 26 is in transmission fit with the second transmission member 24, the second transmission member 24 is in transmission connection with the second driving member 22, when goods are delivered, the second driving member 22 is started to drive the second transmission member 24 to move, and the second transmission member 24 enables the shielding member 26 to move, so that the shielding member 26 is lifted up to open the delivery end.

It will be appreciated that the dimensions of the blanking member 26 are greater than those of the delivery end so as to effectively close the delivery end and effectively avoid theft of the merchandise within the delivery passage 111.

Specifically, the second driving element 22 is a second motor, the second driving element 24 is a second screw, the shielding element 26 includes a driving portion 261 and a shielding portion 262 connected to each other, the driving portion 261 is provided with a second screw hole, and the second screw is inserted into the second screw hole and is in threaded fit with the second screw hole; the bin gate assembly 20 further comprises a fixing seat 21, the second motor is installed on the fixing seat 21, one end of the second screw is in transmission connection with the second motor, the other end of the second screw is rotatably arranged on the fixing seat 21, and the second motor can drive the second screw to rotate, so that the transmission part 261 moves relative to the second screw, and the blocking part 262 is driven to open or close the delivery end. Second motor, second screw rod and shielding piece 26 are all installed on fixing base 21, wherein, wearing to establish in the second screw hole of transmission portion 261 and screw-thread fit of second screw rod, and the one end and the fixing base 21 of second screw rod are connected with rotatable mode, and the other end and the second motor transmission of second screw rod are connected. When the shielding member 26 needs to move, the second motor is started to drive the second screw rod to rotate, and the second screw rod rotates to enable the transmission part 261 to move relative to the fixed seat 21, so that the shielding part 262 is driven to move, and the delivery end is opened or closed.

The transmission of power is realized through the rotation of second screw rod simple structure on the one hand, low in manufacturing cost, and on the other hand power is stable, transmission efficiency is high, can effectively guarantee the accurate output of commodity. In addition, when the commodity output action is completed and the delivery end needs to be closed, the second motor is controlled to rotate reversely, so that the control complexity is reduced.

It should be pointed out that the second motor is connected with the second screw through the second gear set 27, and the second gear set 27 is a deceleration structure, thereby effectively satisfying the requirement of the movement of the ejection member 35 and further ensuring the effective output of the commodity.

In addition, the installation of second motor, second screw rod and shielding piece 26 can be effectively guaranteed through setting up fixing base 21 to it can accurately open or close delivery end to have guaranteed shielding piece 26, and then has improved the precision of control.

Further, the door assembly 20 further includes a second guide rod 25, the second guide rod 25 and the second screw rod are arranged in parallel at an interval, the transmission portion 261 is further provided with a second unthreaded hole, the second guide rod 25 is arranged in the second unthreaded hole in a penetrating manner, and two ends of the second guide rod 25 are respectively connected with the fixing base 21. Specifically, second guide arm 25 sets up and both install on fixing base 21 with the parallel interval of second screw rod, and the second screw rod is worn to establish in the second screw rod, and second guide arm 25 wears to establish in the second unthreaded hole, and the second motor is connected with the second screw rod transmission, and when the second motor rotated, the power transmission of second motor was to the second screw rod on for the second screw rod rotates, and the second screw rod rotates and drives the relative fixing base 21 of transmission portion 261 and remove, so that occlusion part 262 can open or close the shipment end.

Specifically, the door assembly 20 further includes a second travel switch group 23 electrically connected to the control device, the second travel switch group 23 includes a third portion 231 and a fourth portion 232, the third portion 231 and the fourth portion 232 are respectively disposed at two ends of the movement stroke of the movable portion 352, and the movement stroke of the shielding member 26 can be effectively controlled by disposing the second travel switch group 23, so that the control accuracy is improved.

Specifically, the door assembly 20 further includes a photoelectric sensor electrically connected to the control device, and the photoelectric sensor is disposed at the delivery end for detecting whether there is a commodity at the delivery end. The photoelectric sensor is arranged at the delivery end, when no commodity exists at the delivery end, the photoelectric sensor is not shielded, the delivery end is closed by the bin gate assembly 20, when a consumer purchases the commodity, the delivery end is opened by the bin gate assembly 20, the delivery assembly 30 ejects the commodity in the delivery channel 111 and enables part of the body of the ejected commodity to protrude out of the delivery end, when part of the body of the ejected commodity protrudes out of the delivery end, the photoelectric sensor at the delivery end is shielded, the bin gate assembly 20 and the delivery assembly 30 are both in the current working posture, when the consumer takes the commodity away, shielding of the photoelectric sensor is eliminated, the delivery end is closed by the bin gate assembly 20, the delivery assembly 30 is reset, the pressing block 122 presses down the commodity stamp 200, and the commodity at the bottom layer of the commodity stamp 200 enters the delivery channel 111.

The detection of goods at the delivery end can be effectively realized by arranging the photoelectric sensor, so that the delivery end is effectively closed in time by the bin gate assembly 20, the goods are prevented from being stolen by illegal molecules through the delivery end, and the safety of the goods is improved.

As shown in fig. 1 to 8, a second aspect of the present invention provides a method for controlling a delivery mechanism of a commodity, which is implemented by the delivery mechanism of a commodity as described above, the method for controlling the delivery mechanism of a commodity including the steps of:

the shopping order is obtained, specifically, the customer sends the order by using the mobile terminal, and the control device obtains the order sent by the customer.

And sending a cargo outlet end opening instruction, specifically, after the control device obtains an order, sending the cargo outlet end opening instruction to the door assembly, receiving the cargo outlet end opening instruction by the door assembly, starting the second driving piece, driving the shielding piece to leave the cargo outlet end of the cargo outlet channel through the second driving piece, so that the cargo outlet end is opened, and when the shielding piece touches the third part of the second travel switch group, stopping driving the second driving piece, so that the shielding piece keeps an opened state.

The control device sends a goods outlet instruction, the goods outlet assembly receives the goods outlet instruction after the goods outlet end is opened, the first driving piece is started, the first driving piece drives the ejecting piece to enter the goods outlet channel, goods in the goods outlet channel are ejected out, part of the body of the ejected goods protrudes out of the goods outlet end of the goods outlet channel, when the ejecting piece touches the first part of the first travel switch, the first driving piece stops driving, and the ejecting piece keeps an ejecting state.

The goods taking state is obtained, specifically, the state of the delivery end of the delivery channel is monitored in real time by the photoelectric sensor, when part of the goods protrudes out of the delivery end of the delivery channel, the photoelectric sensor is shielded, and the delivery assembly and the warehouse door assembly keep the current state.

When getting goods and accomplishing the back, send shipment end instruction of closing, concretely, the consumer takes out the back with commodity, photoelectric sensor's sheltering from is cancelled, photoelectric sensor feeds back the state of shipment end to controlling means, controlling means sends shipment end instruction of closing, the shipment end instruction of closing is received to the door subassembly, second driving piece reverse motion, make shielding piece reverse motion through the second driving medium, so that close shipment end of shipment passageway, when the fourth portion that the shielding piece touched second travel switch group, the second driving medium stop drive, make the shielding piece keep the state of closing.

When the delivery end is closed, a delivery assembly reset instruction is sent, specifically, when the delivery end is closed, the control device sends a delivery assembly reset instruction, the first driving piece moves in the reverse direction, the ejection piece is driven to move in the reverse direction through the first transmission, so that the ejection piece leaves the delivery channel, after the ejection piece leaves the delivery channel, the pressing block presses down the commodity stack, so that the commodity at the bottom of the commodity stack enters the delivery channel for the next delivery operation, when the ejection piece touches the second part of the first travel switch, the first driving piece stops driving, and the ejection piece is kept in an initial state.

The control program of the control method of the commodity delivery mechanism is simple, and the difficulty of system execution and operation is reduced, so that the failure rate of equipment is effectively reduced.

The above description is only for the preferred embodiment of the present invention, but the scope of the present invention is not limited thereto, and any changes or substitutions that can be easily conceived by those skilled in the art within the technical scope of the present invention are included in the scope of the present invention. Therefore, the protection scope of the present invention shall be subject to the protection scope of the claims.

Claims

1. A mechanism for the shipment of articles, the mechanism comprising:

2. The delivery mechanism of merchandise according to claim 1, wherein the storage unit comprises a storage box and a pressing block, the storage box is inserted into the storage cavity, the delivery location is located at the insertion end of the storage box, the stack of merchandise is disposed in the storage box and is arranged along a vertical direction of the storage box, the pressing block is slidably disposed in the storage box and abuts against the top of the stack of merchandise, and the pressing block can push the stack of merchandise to move towards a direction close to the delivery location, so that the merchandise located at the bottom of the stack of merchandise enters the delivery location.

3. The article discharge mechanism of claim 2, wherein the article storage unit further comprises a guide rod and a sliding bearing, the guide rod is disposed in the article storage box and is disposed along a vertical direction of the article storage box, and the pressing block is sleeved on the guide rod through the sliding bearing;

4. The mechanism of claim 2, wherein the storage unit further comprises a counting structure electrically connected to the control device, the counting structure includes a tab portion and a counter plate portion, the counter plate portion is disposed in the storage box and along a moving direction of the pressing block, contacts corresponding to the number of commodities in the stack are disposed on the counter plate at equal intervals, each of the contacts corresponds to each commodity in the stack, and the tab portion sequentially switches between the contacts as the tab portion moves along with the pressing block, so as to count the number of commodities in the stack.

5. The mechanism of claim 1, wherein the first driving member is a first motor, the first driving member is a first screw, the ejector member includes an ejector portion and a movable portion connected to each other, the ejector portion is capable of entering the discharge channel, the movable portion is provided with a first screw hole, and the first screw is inserted into the first screw hole and is in threaded engagement with the first screw hole;

6. The mechanism of claim 5, wherein the delivery assembly further comprises a first guide rod, the first guide rod and the first screw are spaced apart from each other in parallel, the movable portion further comprises a first aperture, the first guide rod is inserted into the first aperture, and two ends of the first guide rod are connected to the base respectively;

7. The mechanism of claim 1, further comprising a door assembly disposed at the delivery end of the delivery channel, wherein the door assembly comprises a second driving member, a second transmission member electrically connected to the control device, and a shielding member, the shielding member is in transmission connection with the second driving member via the second transmission member, and the second driving member can drive the shielding member to open or close the delivery end.

8. The mechanism of claim 7, wherein the second driving member is a second motor, the second driving member is a second screw, the shielding member includes a transmission portion and a shielding portion connected to each other, the transmission portion has a second screw hole, and the second screw passes through the second screw hole and is in threaded engagement with the second screw hole;

9. The mechanism of claim 8, wherein the door assembly further comprises a second guide rod, the second guide rod and the second screw rod are arranged in parallel at an interval, the transmission portion is further provided with a second unthreaded hole, the second guide rod is arranged in the second unthreaded hole in a penetrating manner, and two ends of the second guide rod are respectively connected with the fixing seat;

10. A method of controlling a discharge mechanism for commodities, the method being performed by the discharge mechanism for commodities according to any one of claims 1 to 9, the method comprising the steps of:

obtaining a shopping order;

sending a cargo outlet end opening instruction;

sending out a shipment instruction;

acquiring a goods taking state;