CN114241669A

CN114241669A - Automatic vending machine

Info

Publication number: CN114241669A
Application number: CN202111500507.XA
Authority: CN
Inventors: 沈龙; 岳祖玉; 唐军
Original assignee: Hefei Midea Intelligent Technologies Co Ltd
Current assignee: Hefei Midea Intelligent Technologies Co Ltd
Priority date: 2021-12-09
Filing date: 2021-12-09
Publication date: 2022-03-25

Abstract

The invention discloses a vending machine, comprising: the device comprises a box body, a first pushing mechanism and a second pushing mechanism, wherein an accommodating cavity is formed in the box body, the accommodating cavity is suitable for accommodating articles, and an opening and a cover body for opening and closing the opening are formed in the top wall of the box body; the first pushing mechanism is arranged on the box body and is suitable for pushing articles along the horizontal direction; the second pushing mechanism is arranged on the box body and is suitable for pushing articles in the upward direction; the first pushing mechanism is suitable for pushing articles to the second pushing mechanism, and the second pushing mechanism is suitable for pushing articles to the opening. Through above-mentioned technical scheme, can stabilize propelling movement article, and do benefit to and reduce the machine volume, convenient to use.

Description

Automatic vending machine

Technical Field

The invention relates to the technical field of automatic vending, in particular to an automatic vending machine.

Background

The mode of automatic wine distribution is already available on the market. Most of the existing automatic wine selling equipment adopts barreled wine, wine is distributed by a suction technology, and residual wine always exists in a suction pipeline in the automatic wine selling mode to influence the quality of the wine; the volume of the barreled wine is large, and the quality of the wine is still influenced by volatilization and recondensation; bulk selling of barreled wine requires a customer to carry wine filling equipment and is not easy to carry after bulk selling. Wine (white spirit and yellow wine) is generally packaged in glass bottles, and a falling delivery mode such as spring type sales counter is not suitable. In the correlation technique, the whole bulky of gate formula sales counter exists the problem that space utilization is low, and it is difficult to put just selling on dining table, front desk.

Disclosure of Invention

The present invention is directed to solving, at least to some extent, one of the technical problems in the related art. Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a vending machine with a pushing mechanism, which can stably push articles, and is beneficial to reduce the volume of the machine and is convenient to use.

The vending machine according to the embodiment of the invention comprises: the device comprises a box body, a first pushing mechanism and a second pushing mechanism, wherein an accommodating cavity is formed in the box body, the accommodating cavity is suitable for accommodating articles, and an opening and a cover body for opening and closing the opening are formed in the top wall of the box body; the first pushing mechanism is arranged on the box body and is suitable for pushing articles along the horizontal direction; the second pushing mechanism is arranged on the box body and is suitable for pushing articles in the upward direction; the first pushing mechanism is suitable for pushing articles to the second pushing mechanism, and the second pushing mechanism is suitable for pushing articles to the opening.

According to the vending machine disclosed by the embodiment of the invention, articles can be stably pushed, the size of the vending machine is favorably reduced, and the vending machine is convenient to use.

In addition, the vending machine according to the above-described embodiment of the present invention may further have the following additional technical features:

in some embodiments, the first pushing mechanism includes a first base extending in a horizontal direction and adapted to place the article, and the second pushing mechanism includes a second base movable in an up-and-down direction and having a receiving position in which the second base is substantially flat with the first base, the second base being opposite to the opening up and down.

In some embodiments, the first pushing mechanism further comprises: the pushing component is opposite to the first base and can move along the left-right direction, and the pushing component is used for pushing the articles on the first base; the first belt transmission assembly is arranged along the horizontal direction and is connected with the pushing piece; the first motor is connected with the first belt transmission assembly.

In some embodiments, the first base comprises a bottom plate and side plates, the bottom plate extends along a straight line, the side plates are arranged on two opposite sides of the bottom plate, and the bottom plate and the side plates form a storage channel.

In some embodiments, the second pushing mechanism comprises: the second belt transmission assembly is arranged along the vertical direction and is connected with the second base; the second motor is connected with the second belt transmission assembly.

In some embodiments, one end of the cover is adjacent to the edge of the top wall of the box body, and the other end of the cover is rotatably connected with the top wall of the box body, and the vending machine further comprises: the electric mortiser lock, the electric mortiser lock includes the telescopic spring bolt, the spring bolt is relative with the other end of lid when stretching out to spacing the other end of lid overturns downwards, with the locking the lid in the position of closing the opening.

In some embodiments, the other end of the cover is provided with a flange extending downward, and the flange is opposite to the bolt extending out of the electric mortise lock.

In some embodiments, a hinge seat is connected to an inner side surface of the cover, the hinge seat is hinged to the box, and a rotation center shaft of the cover is located at an inner side of the cover.

In some embodiments, the case comprises: the shell is internally provided with the accommodating cavity; the door body with the casing links to each other to open and close the holding chamber, wherein, be equipped with the electric hook lock on the door body, be equipped with on the box be suitable for with electric hook lock complex hasp, the electric hook lock with the hasp cooperation is in order to open and close the box.

In some embodiments, the door body is provided with a mechanical lock, the box body is provided with a lock catch matched with the mechanical lock, and the door body is provided with a mechanical lock

A mechanical lock cooperates with the latch to open and close the case.

In some embodiments, the vending machine further comprises: the controller is in signal transmission with the first pushing mechanism and the second pushing mechanism; the battery is arranged in the box body and connected with the controller; the touch control element is exposed outside the box body and is in signal transmission with the controller.

Drawings

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a vending machine according to some embodiments of the present invention (illustrating a first pushing mechanism pushing an item).

Fig. 2 is an enlarged view of circle a in fig. 1.

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of a vending machine according to some embodiments of the present invention (illustrating a state in which a first pushing mechanism pushes a plurality of items).

FIG. 4 is a front view of a vending machine (illustrating placement of an item in a second pushing mechanism) in accordance with some embodiments of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a front view of a vending machine in accordance with some embodiments of the invention (illustrating a second pushing mechanism pushing items into an opening).

FIG. 6 is a side view of a vending machine in accordance with some embodiments of the invention (illustrating a second pushing mechanism pushing items into an opening).

FIG. 7 is a side view of a vending machine (showing a door open) according to some embodiments of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view of a vending machine in accordance with some embodiments of the present invention.

Reference numerals:

the vending machine 100, the cabinet 1, the casing 11, the door 12, the opening 10, the cover 13, the protective case 14,

a first pushing mechanism 2, a first base 21, a bottom plate 211, a side plate 212, a pushing member 22, a first crawler 24, a first bracket 25,

a second pushing mechanism 3, a second base 32, a second belt transmission assembly 33,

electric hook lock 4, base 41, latch hook 42,

an electric plug lock 5, a mechanical lock 6, a connecting piece 61, a locking part 62, a main board 621, a first baffle 622, a second baffle 623, a lock hole 60,

a lock catch 7, a touch control element 8 and a ventilation opening 9.

Detailed Description

Reference will now be made in detail to the embodiments of the present invention, wherein like or similar reference numerals refer to like or similar elements or elements having like or similar functions throughout.

Referring to fig. 1 to 8, a vending machine 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: the box body 1, the first pushing mechanism 2 and the second pushing mechanism 3 are provided with a containing cavity in the box body 1, the containing cavity is suitable for containing articles, and the top wall of the box body 1 is provided with an opening 10 and a cover body 13 for opening and closing the opening 10. The first pushing mechanism 2 is arranged on the box body 1 and is suitable for pushing articles along the horizontal direction; the second pushing mechanism 3 is arranged on the box body 1 and is suitable for pushing articles in the upward direction; wherein the first pushing mechanism 2 is adapted to push the article onto the second pushing mechanism 3, and the second pushing mechanism 3 is adapted to push the article to the opening 10.

Specifically, the article can be taken out from the opening 10, and when the lid 13 is closed, the article is stored in the case 1; when the cover 13 is opened, the opening 10 communicates the inside and outside of the case 1, and the article can be taken out or sent out. First push mechanism 2 and second push mechanism 3 can be used for the article of propelling movement holding intracavity, and article by first push mechanism 2 propelling movement to second push mechanism 3, and second push mechanism 3 is again with article propelling movement to opening 10 to the realization is steadily delivered out the case with article.

According to the vending machine 100 provided by the embodiment of the invention, the pushing mechanism is arranged in the vending machine 100, so that articles can be pushed stably, for example, glass articles cannot be collided in the conveying process, and the articles can be stored and taken conveniently. During practical application, can set up the propelling movement length of first push mechanism 2 and second push mechanism 3 according to the space size, with 1 size setting of box in suitable scope, the box 1 of being convenient for is deposited to do benefit to and reduce the machine volume, convenient to use. Or, according to the size of the article, the size of the pushing mechanism is set to be the integral multiple of the article contained, so that the improvement of the space utilization rate is facilitated, and the user can purchase the article conveniently.

In practical application, the size and the shape of the box body 1 can be set according to practical conditions, for example, the first pushing mechanism 2 can push articles to the second pushing mechanism 3 along the vertical direction, and the second pushing mechanism 3 pushes the articles to the opening 10 along the horizontal direction, so that the storage space of the articles is increased, the accommodating space of the vending machine 100 is improved, and the practicability is improved.

With reference to fig. 1 and 3, optionally, the first pushing mechanism 2 includes a first base 21, the first base 21 extends in a horizontal direction and is suitable for placing an article, the second pushing mechanism 3 includes a second base 32, the second base 32 is movable in an up-down direction, and the second base 32 has a receiving position, the second base 32 is substantially flush with the first base 21 in the receiving position so as to receive the article pushed from the first pushing mechanism 2, so that the article can smoothly reach the receiving position of the second base 32 from the first base 21, thereby achieving a stable transition of the article, and thus improving stability of the pushed article, the second base 32 is opposite to the opening 10 up and down so as to facilitate the second base 32 moving upward to deliver the article to the opening 10, and the second base 32 moves downward to return to the vicinity of the first base 21, thereby simplifying the structure and facilitating improvement of pushing efficiency. Referring to fig. 1 and 3, that is, one or more articles may be placed on the first base 21 in a horizontal direction or a transverse direction, and the second base 32 is adapted to transport the articles to the opening 10. In practical use, with reference to fig. 3 and 5, the article can be continuously pushed from the first base 21 to the second base 32, the second base 32 can reciprocate between the first base 21 and the opening 10 in the up-and-down direction to deliver the article in the box 1 to the opening 10, the cover 13 is opened, and the user can take out the article.

With reference to fig. 1, optionally, the first pushing mechanism 2 further comprises: the pushing device 22 is opposite to the first base 21 and can move in the left-right direction, and the pushing device 22 is used for pushing articles on the first base 21; the first belt drive assembly is arranged horizontally and is connected with the pushing member 22; the first motor is connected to the first belt drive assembly.

That is, the motor may transmit power to the belt drive assembly such that the drive assembly may move, thereby moving the pusher member 22 coupled thereto. Specifically, the pusher 22 may extend onto the first base 21 such that the pusher 22 may push the items on the first base 21. That is, when the pushing member 22 moves to the left, the object on the first base 21 can be pushed to push the object from the first base 21 to the receiving position of the second base 32. Referring to fig. 1 and 3, the second base 32 is located at the left end of the first base 21, and when there is no article to be replaced on the first base 21, the pushing member 22 moves away from the second base 32 to the rightmost end of the first base 21, so that when the left end of the pushing member 22 is full of articles, the pushing member 22 moves to the left to push the articles to the left to the receiving position. Through set up first motor on first push mechanism 2, first motor drive takes the transmission assembly and then promotes propelling movement 22 motion, can improve the stability of propelling movement article, and simple structure, easily the structure does benefit to reduction in manufacturing cost.

Referring to fig. 3, in particular, the first belt drive assembly includes a first bracket 25 and a first track 24, the first track 24 rotating on the first bracket 25 to move the pusher 22 in a side-to-side direction.

Alternatively, the first base 21 includes a bottom plate 211 and a side plate 212, and the bottom plate 211 extends in a straight direction, so that a plurality of articles can be placed in the extending direction of the bottom plate 211 to improve the accommodation rate of the first base 21; the relative both sides of bottom plate 211 all are equipped with curb plate 212, and bottom plate 211 constructs into storing passageway with curb plate 212, and curb plate 212 can play limiting displacement promptly, blocks article in the both sides of bottom plate 211, avoids article to place skew or landing, and stability when improving the propelling movement just is convenient for place.

Optionally, the second pushing mechanism 3 comprises: the second belt transmission component 33 and the second motor are arranged along the vertical direction, and the second belt transmission component 33 is connected with the second base 32; the second motor is connected to a second belt drive assembly 33. That is, the second motor powers the second base 32 through the second belt driving assembly 33 to improve operation stability, and has a simple structure and easy construction.

Specifically, the second belt drive assembly 33 may include a second bracket and a second track that rotates on the second bracket to move the second base 32 in a vertical or up-and-down direction.

Referring to fig. 1 and 4, optionally, one end of the cover 13 is adjacent to the edge of the top wall of the case 1 to facilitate space arrangement, and the other end of the cover 13 is rotatably connected to the top wall of the case 1 to enable opening and closing of the opening 10 by rotating the cover 13. The vending machine 100 further comprises: the electric mortiser lock 5, electric mortiser lock 5 include the telescopic spring bolt, and the spring bolt is relative with the other end of lid 13 when stretching out to the other end of spacing lid 13 is overturn downwards, with locking lid 13 in the position of closing opening 10, with the security that improves vending machine 100, avoids lid 13 to be opened from the box 1 outside, plays the effect that the placing object article lost, with the reliability that improves vending machine 100. Namely, the cover 13 can be locked when the bolt of the electric mortise lock 5 extends, and when the bolt of the electric mortise lock 5 retracts, the electric mortise lock 5 is separated from the cover 13, and the cover 13 can be freely opened, wherein the extension and retraction of the bolt of the electric mortise lock 5 can be controlled by the touch control element 8, for example, when the electric mortise lock 5 receives a signal of purchasing an article, the bolt retracts, so that the cover 13 can be opened; when the electric plug lock 5 receives the signal of the end of purchase, the bolt is extended to lock the cover 13.

Optionally, the other end of the cover body 13 is provided with a flange extending downwards, and the flange is opposite to the bolt extending out of the electric mortise lock 5 up and down, so that the bolt locks the cover body 13, the structure is simplified, and the space utilization rate is improved. Specifically, with reference to fig. 3 and 4, the opening 10, i.e., the article sending-out opening, may be disposed at a side edge of the top of the box 1, so that when in use, the article is pushed out in a smaller space, so as to increase the length of the first base 21, thereby being beneficial to leaving a larger placing space and improving the practicability of the vending machine 100. Therefore, the electric mortiser lock 5 can be installed on the right side of the cover body 13, namely, one side far away from the edge of the box body 1, the height occupied by the electric mortiser lock 5 on the top wall of the box body 1 is small, so that the occupied placing space of articles is avoided, therefore, a flange extending downwards is arranged at one end of the cover body 13, the flange is opposite to the bolt, the bolt of the electric mortiser lock 5 can be locked on the cover body 13 through stretching in the horizontal direction, the effect of increasing the using space can be achieved, the structure is simple, and the structure is easy to construct.

Alternatively, the inner surface of the case 1 may be provided with a protective shell 14, the electric plug lock 5 may be provided in the protective shell 14, and the electric plug lock 5 and the protective shell 14 are connected by a fixing member to protect the electric plug lock 5 and improve the structural stability.

Optionally, be connected with articulated seat on the medial surface of lid 13, articulated seat is articulated with box 1, and the rotation center pin of lid 13 is located the inboard of lid 13 to in opening and closing lid 13, and the lid 13 outside is leveled, does benefit to and improves the aesthetic property.

Combine fig. 5, during the in-service use, after the user chooses to purchase article or the user payment is accomplished, article are by the propelling movement to second base 32 on, the spring bolt shrink, second base 32 moves to opening 10 direction, when article rose, article can be with lid 13 back-open to send out article from opening 10, be convenient for the user to take, lid 13 can be fallen by the dead weight after the user took out article, also can be equipped with the elastic component in lid 13 and box 1 rotation connected's position, so that lid 13 self-closing. After the user completes the transaction, the bolt extends to lock the cover 13.

Alternatively, position detectors may be provided on the first pushing mechanism 2 and the second pushing mechanism 3 so that the pushing member 22 or the second base 32 can be automatically operated. If the position detection member detects that the pushing member 22 runs to the leftmost end of the first base 21, the pushing member 22 can automatically return to the rightmost end of the first base 21; or when the position detecting member detects that the second base 32 reaches the uppermost end of the second pushing mechanism 3, the second base 32 may automatically return to the lowermost end, and the like.

Certainly, a gravity detection device may be installed on the first base 21 or the second base 32, and when the article on the first base 21 is less left in use, a prompt is given to prompt a worker that the article needs to be added; when the first base 21 is empty of items, the pusher 22 automatically returns to the rightmost end of the first base 21 to facilitate direct addition of items by the staff. When the gravity detection device is applied to the second base 32, when an article is pushed to the second base 32 from the first base 21, the second base 32 can automatically move upwards to the opening 10 after sensing gravity, and when a user takes out the article, the gravity detection device can automatically move downwards to return to the initial position after sensing the gravity change on the second base 32, so that the intelligence and the operation stability are improved, and convenience is provided for the user. It can also be, set up detection device on propelling part 22 to detect the thrust of propelling part 22, can place a plurality of article on the second base 32, from this, the user can purchase a plurality of article simultaneously, realizes once only purchasing the effect of many through detecting gravity and thrust, improves purchase efficiency.

With reference to fig. 1 and 5, the pushing member 22 may be provided in an L-shape to improve structural stability, a left side surface of the pushing member 22 is in direct contact with the article, and the article may be pushed to the left when the pushing member moves to the left; a plurality of supporting columns are formed on the right side surface of the pushing member 22, and the supporting columns can improve the structural strength on one hand; on the other hand, the support column extends laterally to the right a distance such that when the pusher 22 is moved to the rightmost end, the support can space the pusher from the first track 24 on the right, avoiding items too close to the machine travelling in the magazine 1.

With reference to fig. 1 and 3, optionally, the box 1 comprises: the refrigerator comprises a shell 11 and a door body 12, wherein an accommodating cavity is formed in the shell 11; the door body 12 is connected with the casing 11 to open and close the accommodating cavity, wherein the door body 12 is provided with the electric hook lock 4, the box body 1 is provided with the lock catch 7 suitable for being matched with the electric hook lock 4, and the electric hook lock 4 is matched with the lock catch 7 to open and close the box body 1, so that the intelligence of the vending machine 100 is improved. In practical use, the door 12 can be opened by opening the electric hook lock 4 to put in or take out articles, for example, the electric hook lock 4 is opened by inputting a password, or the electric hook lock 4 is opened by means of fingerprint or face recognition, etc., but the invention is not limited thereto.

With reference to fig. 3 and 7, optionally, the door 12 may further include a ventilation opening 9 to improve ventilation inside and outside the cabinet 1, which is beneficial for storing articles.

Referring to fig. 3 and 8, optionally, a mechanical lock 6 is disposed on the door 12, a latch 7 engaged with the mechanical lock 6 is disposed on the box 1, and the mechanical lock 6 is engaged with the latch 7 to open and close the box 1. When the electric hook lock 4 breaks down or the battery is dead, the door body 12 can be opened through the mechanical lock 6, and the practicability of the vending machine 100 is improved. Of course, the vending machine 100 may also be provided with only the mechanical lock 6.

According to the vending machine 100 of one embodiment of the present invention, the door 12 is provided with the electric hook lock 4 and the mechanical lock 6 at the same time, and the electric hook lock 4 and the mechanical lock 6 can share one lock catch 7, so as to simplify the structure. Specifically, the electric hook lock 4 is arranged on the door body 12, the lock catch 7 is arranged on the box body 1, the electric hook lock 4 comprises a base 41 and a lock hook 42, the base 41 is arranged on the door body 12, the lock hook 42 is in a hollow annular shape, and one end of the lock hook 42 is connected to the base 41; the middle part of the lock catch 7 is configured with a locking part 62 adapted to cooperate with the locking hook 42 to fix the locking hook 42, so as to achieve the locking effect. The mechanical lock 6 is arranged above the electric hook lock 4, the mechanical lock 6 comprises a connecting piece 61 and a locking part 62, the connecting piece 61 is connected with the door body 12, the connecting piece 61 is provided with a locking hole 60, the locking part 62 is connected with the rotatable connecting part, wherein the locking part 62 comprises a main board 621, a first blocking piece 622 and a second blocking piece 623, the main board 621 is connected with the connecting piece 61 and extends upwards and then forwards to form an L shape, and the first blocking piece 622 is positioned on one side departing from the edge of the door body 12 and extends downwards; the second blocking piece 623 is disposed diagonally opposite to the first blocking piece 622 and extends upward, so that the locking portion 62 can be hooked on the latch 7 to lock the door, and when the door needs to be opened, by inserting a key into the lock hole 60, the locking portion 62 is rotated to rotate the second blocking piece 623 to unlock the hook lock 4 to open the door.

With reference to fig. 6, optionally, the vending machine 100 further comprises: the device comprises a controller, a battery and a touch element 8, wherein the controller is in signal transmission with the first pushing mechanism 2 and the second pushing mechanism 3, the battery is arranged in the box body 1 and is connected with the controller, the touch element 8 is exposed out of the box body 1, and the touch element 8 is in signal transmission with the controller.

Specifically, the controller can transmit a control signal to the pushing mechanism so as to enable the pushing mechanism to operate in time, thereby completing the transportation of the article; the battery can provide power for the controller, and the electric hook lock can also provide power according to the battery; so that the user or the manager can perform touch operation, the touch operation of the user or the manager is transmitted to the controller to control the machine to run, the man-machine interaction inductance is improved, and the intelligence of the vending machine 100 is improved.

Alternatively, the touch control element 8 may be a light-emitting screen, the screen may be designed to be spread over the front of the machine for the user to watch and use, and the screen may be designed to meet the purchasing function and the advertisement requirement (e.g. selecting goods through the motor screen, paying by scanning codes).

Alternatively, the battery may be housed inside the box 1, and the vending machine 100 may be charged or the vending machine 100 may be connected to a power source during use, so as to ensure stable power supply of the battery. The battery may be detachable, and stable power supply may be achieved by directly replacing the battery, or the battery may be a rechargeable battery that can be recycled, so that the vending machine 100 is not limited by a use area, and flexibility and practicability of the vending machine 100 are improved.

According to the vending machine 100 provided by the embodiment of the invention, articles can be stably pushed, the structure is small and exquisite, the integrated design is realized, the appearance and the anti-theft function are considered, the vending machine is favorably applied to various use scenes, and convenience is provided for merchants and consumers.

A vending machine 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

Referring to fig. 1 to 8, a vending machine 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: the device comprises a box body 1, a first pushing mechanism 2, a second pushing mechanism 3, a controller and a battery. Specifically, first push mechanism 2 and second push mechanism 3 all locate on box 1, and the controller carries out signal transmission with push mechanism, and the battery provides the energy for the controller.

The box body 1 comprises a shell 11 and a door body 12, an accommodating cavity is formed in the shell 11, the door body 12 is connected with the shell 11, and the shell 11 is further provided with a touch control element 8. An opening 10 is formed in the top of the casing 11, a cover 13 is arranged at the opening 10, the cover 13 is hinged to the casing 11, and the cover 13 can rotate towards the outside of the casing 11. One side of the cover body 13 is provided with an electric mortise lock 5, and a bolt of the electric mortise lock 5 is opposite to a flange at one end of the cover body 13 up and down. The inner surface of the housing 11 is provided with a protective shell 14, and the protective shell 14 covers the electric latch 5. The door body 12 is provided with an electric hook lock 4 and a mechanical lock 6, and the shell 11 is provided with a lock catch 7 suitable for being matched with the electric hook lock 4 and the mechanical lock 6.

With reference to fig. 1 and 3, further, the first pushing mechanism 2 includes: a first motor, a pusher 22, a first belt drive assembly and a first base 21. The second pushing mechanism 3 includes: a second motor, a second base 32 and a second belt drive assembly 33. The lowest position of the second base 32 is on the same horizontal plane with the bottom plate 211, so that the articles can be smoothly transited and further pushed from the first base 21 to the second base 32. The second base 32 is vertically opposite to the opening 10 to transport the article from the second base 32 to the opening 10.

In practical application, taking the articles sold by the vending machine 100 as bottled wine as an example, the vending machine 100 comprises a horizontal wine holding mechanism (i.e. a first pushing mechanism 2) and a vertical wine discharging mechanism (i.e. a second pushing mechanism 3), wherein the horizontal wine holding mechanism is realized by horizontally placing a first crawler 24, and the horizontal wine feeding mode is controlled by a program; the vertical wine outlet mechanism is driven by a vertical motor, and the wine outlet steps vertically ascend. The door body 12 is provided with an electric hook lock 4 structure, the electric hook lock 4 has a door closing feedback, and the background controller software has a door opening function. The vending machine 100 further comprises an opening 10 and a cover 13, wherein the cover 13 is controlled by the bottom electric hook lock 4, the lock head of the electric hook lock 4 retracts, the cover 13 is lifted to discharge wine, and the lifted cover is normally in a closed state.

When a user needs to buy wine, a shopping WeChat two-dimensional code is lightened on the touch control element 8, after the user scans the code to pay, the lock tongue of the electric hook lock 4 at the right bottom of the cover body 13 retracts, the motor of the vertical wine outlet mechanism rotates, a single bottle of wine is carried to rise, the cover body 13 is jacked up, a wine bottle extends out of the opening 10, the user takes the wine, the cover body 13 rebounds to be in a horizontal state, the lock tongue of the electric hook lock 4 at the lower part rebounds to clamp the cover body 13, and the external non-purchase wine taking is prevented; the motor of the vertical wine outlet mechanism rotates reversely, the second base 32 which moves vertically slides downwards and is parallel to the first base 21 which moves horizontally, and the first motor inside rotates to automatically push the next bottle of wine to the vertical mechanism; the whole shopping flow is finished.

Further, the door body 12 is attached with the electric hook lock 4, when the door body 12 is closed, the electric hook lock 4 is locked, and a signal is fed back to the controller, and at this time, the vending machine 100 is in a normal selling state; when the wine needs to be replenished, the controller outputs a signal, the electric hook lock 4 bounces, the door body 12 is opened, the pushing piece 22 of the second pushing mechanism 3 can be manually reset backwards, the door body 12 is closed after the wine is normally bottled, and the electric hook lock 4 is closed. When the battery electric quantity can not drive the vending machine 100 to operate, the mechanical lock 6 is rotated after the key is inserted into the lock hole 60, the inner elastic sheet touches the tail end of the electric hook lock 4, the electric hook lock 4 is bounced open, the door body 12 is opened, the battery is replaced, the mechanical lock 6 rotates to reset by rotating the door body 12 with the key, the door body 12 is closed, and the electric hook lock 4 is closed.

According to the vending machine 100 provided by the embodiment of the invention, the driving of the horizontal unidirectional motor and the vertical reciprocating motor is adopted, so that the smoothness of the running of the whole system and the guarantee of the quality of the wine can be ensured; and through the design of the cooperation of the electric hook lock 4 of the door body 12 and the mechanical lock 6 of the door body 12, the blocking piece of the mechanical lock 6 is matched with the forced open rod at the tail part of the electric hook lock 4. When the electric quantity of the battery is in a virtual state, the door body 12 is forcibly opened by opening the mechanical lock 6, so that the reliability of the whole wine cabinet is ensured. The vending machine 100 disclosed by the embodiment of the invention is an integral internal movement device, and the shell of the box body 1 is of a totally-enclosed structure, so that the safety of unmanned wine selling and the stability of an integral movement mechanism can be ensured; and the size is small, the stability is good, and the retail system is suitable for retail demands of various scenes.

In the description of the present invention, the terms "central," "lateral," "length," "upper," "lower," "front," "rear," "left," "right," "vertical," "horizontal," "top," "bottom," "inner," "outer," "axial," and the like refer to an orientation or positional relationship as shown in the drawings, and do not indicate or imply that the referenced mechanism or element must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation.

In the present invention, the first feature may be directly on or directly under the second feature, or the first and second features may be indirectly on or directly under each other through an intermediate. Also, a first feature "on," "over," and "above" a second feature may be directly or diagonally above the second feature, or may simply indicate that the first feature is at a higher level than the second feature. A first feature being "under," "below," and "beneath" a second feature may be directly under or obliquely under the first feature, or may simply mean that the first feature is at a lesser elevation than the second feature.

In the description herein, references to the description of the term "one embodiment," "some embodiments," "an example," "a specific example," or "some examples," etc., mean that a particular feature, structure, material, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment or example is included in at least one embodiment or example of the invention. In this specification, the schematic representations of the terms used above are not necessarily intended to refer to the same embodiment or example. Furthermore, the particular features, structures, materials, or characteristics described may be combined in any suitable manner in any one or more embodiments or examples. Various embodiments or examples and features of various embodiments or examples described in this specification can be combined and combined by one skilled in the art without contradiction.

Although embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described above, it is understood that the above embodiments are exemplary and should not be construed as limiting the present invention, and that variations, modifications, substitutions and alterations can be made to the above embodiments by those of ordinary skill in the art within the scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A vending machine, comprising:

the container comprises a box body, a container body and a cover body, wherein an accommodating cavity is formed in the box body, the accommodating cavity is suitable for accommodating articles, and an opening and the cover body for opening and closing the opening are formed in the top wall of the box body;

the first pushing mechanism is arranged on the box body and is suitable for pushing articles along the horizontal direction;

the second pushing mechanism is arranged on the box body and is suitable for pushing articles in the upward direction;

the first pushing mechanism is suitable for pushing articles to the second pushing mechanism, and the second pushing mechanism is suitable for pushing articles to the opening.

2. The vending machine of claim 1, wherein the first pushing mechanism includes a first base extending in a horizontal direction and adapted to hold an item, and the second pushing mechanism includes a second base movable in an up-and-down direction and having a receiving position in which the second base is substantially flat with the first base, the second base being vertically opposite the opening.

3. The vending machine of claim 2, wherein the first pushing mechanism further comprises:

the pushing piece is opposite to the first base and can move along the left-right direction, and the pushing piece is used for pushing the articles on the first base;

the first belt transmission assembly is arranged along the horizontal direction and is connected with the pushing piece;

a first motor connected to the first belt drive assembly.

4. The vending machine of claim 2, wherein the first base includes a bottom panel extending in a linear direction and side panels disposed on opposite sides of the bottom panel, the bottom panel and the side panels configured as a storage channel.

5. The vending machine of claim 2, wherein the second pushing mechanism comprises:

the second belt transmission assembly is arranged along the vertical direction and is connected with the second base;

and the second motor is connected with the second belt transmission component.

6. The vending machine of claim 1, wherein one end of the cover is adjacent a rim of the top wall of the cabinet and the other end of the cover is rotatably connected to the top wall of the cabinet, the vending machine further comprising:

the electric mortiser lock, the electric mortiser lock includes the telescopic spring bolt, the spring bolt is relative with the other end of lid when stretching out to spacing the other end of lid overturns downwards, with the locking the lid in the position of closing the opening.

7. The vending machine of claim 6, wherein the other end of the cover is provided with a downwardly extending rib that is vertically opposed to a latch tongue extending from the electrical plug.

8. The vending machine of claim 6, wherein a hinge base is attached to an inner side of the cover, the hinge base being hinged to the housing, the central axis of rotation of the cover being located inside the cover.

9. The vending machine of claim 1, wherein the cabinet comprises:

the housing, construct the said holding cavity in the said housing;

the door body is connected with the shell to open and close the accommodating cavity,

the electric hook lock is matched with the lock catch to open and close the box body; and/or

The door body is provided with a mechanical lock, the box body is provided with a lock catch matched with the mechanical lock, and the mechanical lock is matched with the lock catch to open and close the box body.

10. The vending machine of claim 1, further comprising:

the controller is in signal transmission with the first pushing mechanism and the second pushing mechanism;

the battery is arranged in the box body and is connected with the controller;

the touch control element is exposed outside the box body and is in signal transmission with the controller.