CN114463889A - Automatic vending cabinet and control method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

The application discloses an automatic vending cabinet and a control method thereof. The automatic vending cabinet is used for selling tobacco, and the automatic vending cabinet is including body, lock and recognition device, and wherein, the body includes the casing and the door body, and the casing surrounds with the door body and forms and accept the chamber, and the lock is located and accepts the intracavity, and the lock includes spring bolt and lock body, and the spring bolt is installed on the door body, and the lock body is formed on the casing, and recognition device installs in one side of body, under the condition that recognition device discerned user identity information and satisfied the preset condition, control lock body disconnection and spring bolt connection so that the user opens the door body. In the automatic sales counter of this application, through recognition device discernment user's identity to whether decide to open the automatic sales counter, so, avoided selling the tobacco to minors.

Description

Automatic vending cabinet and control method thereof

Technical Field

The application relates to the field of unmanned selling, in particular to an automatic vending cabinet and a control method thereof.

Background

The vending cabinets for the tobacco in the current market are all open type counters, the tobacco dealers cannot be prevented from vending the tobacco to minors, and the minors only prompt the minors to prohibit smoking, so that the effect is not ideal.

Disclosure of Invention

In view of the above, the present application is directed to solving, at least to some extent, one of the problems in the related art. Therefore, the aim of the application is to provide an automatic sales counter and a control method thereof.

The automatic sales counter of the embodiment of the application comprises:

the door body comprises a shell and a door body, and the shell and the door body surround to form an accommodating cavity;

the door lock is positioned in the accommodating cavity and comprises a bolt and a lock body, the bolt is arranged on the door body, and the lock body is formed in the shell;

the recognition device is arranged on one side of the body;

under the condition that the identification device acquires and identifies that the user identity information meets the preset condition, the lock body is controlled to be disconnected from the lock tongue so as to be convenient for the user to open the door body.

In some embodiments, the vending cabinet further comprises:

the door closer is arranged on the door body and the shell in the containing cavity, and the door closer drives the door body to move along a preset path under the condition that the door body is opened so as to enable the lock tongue to be connected with the lock body.

In some embodiments, the vending cabinet further comprises a shelf mounted within the receiving cavity.

In some embodiments, the vending cabinet further comprises:

a support plate mounted on the housing, the support plate including at least one aperture;

the plywood includes that the couple supports, the couple supports detachably to hang and locates in the trompil. In some embodiments, the support plate comprises a first sub-support plate and a second sub-support plate, the first sub-support plate and the second sub-support plate being arranged in parallel; the hook support comprises a first hook piece and a second hook piece, the first hook piece is hung in the open hole of the first sub-support plate, the second hook piece is hung in the open hole of the second sub-support plate, and the first hook piece and the second hook piece are the same in height.

In some embodiments, the laminate includes a flange, and the laminate is mounted to the housing by the flange.

In certain embodiments, the housing includes a top cover and a sidewall, the top cover being rotatably mounted to the sidewall.

In some embodiments, the vending cabinet further comprises an image sensor mounted within the receiving cavity.

In some embodiments, the vending cabinet further comprises a gravity sensor mounted on the floor.

The control method of the automatic sales counter in the embodiment of the application is used for the automatic sales counter, and comprises the following steps:

acquiring a face image of a user;

determining user identity information according to the face image and preset identity information;

and opening the door body under the condition that the user identity information meets the preset requirement.

In some embodiments, the control method further comprises:

and generating first prompt information under the condition that the user identity information does not meet the preset requirement.

In some embodiments, the control method further comprises:

acquiring commodity information in the automatic sales counter;

and generating second prompt information according to the commodity information.

In the automatic vending cabinet and the control method, the user identity information for purchasing the tobacco commodities is identified through the identification device, so that the door lock is controlled to be opened and closed according to the user identity information, the lock body is controlled to be disconnected from the lock tongue to be connected under the condition that the user identity meets the preset condition, the user can open the door body, the needed tobacco commodities are obtained from the accommodating cavity, and therefore the situation that the tobacco is sold to minors can be avoided.

Additional aspects and advantages of the present application will be set forth in part in the description which follows and, in part, will be obvious from the description, or may be learned by practice of the present application.

Drawings

The above and/or additional aspects and advantages of the present application will become apparent and readily appreciated from the following description of the embodiments, taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings of which:

FIG. 1 is a schematic view of the structure of a vending cabinet according to an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 2 is a schematic front view of a vending cabinet according to an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 3 is a schematic cross-sectional view taken at location A in FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a schematic side view of a vending cabinet according to an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 5 is a schematic cross-sectional view taken at location B of FIG. 4;

fig. 6 is a schematic top view of a vending cabinet according to an embodiment of the present application.

Description of the main element symbols:

the automatic sales counter 10, the body 11, the housing 111, the first side wall 1111, the second side wall 1112, the third side wall 1113, the top cover 1114, the fourth side wall 1115, the latch 1116, the rotating shaft hinge 1117, the door body 112, the accommodating cavity 113, the door lock 12, the latch bolt 121, the lock body 122, the identification device 13, the door closer 14, the laminate 15, the hook support 151, the first hook member 1511, the second hook member 1512, the body portion 152, the support plate 16, the opening 161, the first sub-support plate 162, the second sub-support plate 163, the first hook member 1511, and the second hook member 1512;

Detailed Description

Reference will now be made in detail to embodiments of the present application, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein like or similar reference numerals refer to the same or similar elements or elements having the same or similar function throughout. The embodiments described below with reference to the accompanying drawings are illustrative and are only for the purpose of explaining the present application and are not to be construed as limiting the present application.

In the description of the present application, it is to be understood that the terms "center," "longitudinal," "lateral," "length," "width," "thickness," "upper," "lower," "front," "rear," "left," "right," "vertical," "horizontal," "top," "bottom," "inner," "outer," "clockwise," "counterclockwise," and the like are used in the orientations and positional relationships indicated in the drawings for convenience in describing the present application and for simplicity in description, and are not intended to indicate or imply that the referenced devices or elements must have a particular orientation, be constructed in a particular orientation, and be operated in a particular manner, and are not to be construed as limiting the present application. Furthermore, the terms "first", "second" and "first" are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features indicated. Thus, features defined as "first" and "second" may explicitly or implicitly include one or more of the described features. In the description of the present application, "a plurality" means two or more unless specifically limited otherwise.

In the description of the present application, it is to be noted that, unless otherwise explicitly specified or limited, the terms "mounted," "connected," and "connected" are to be construed broadly, e.g., as meaning either a fixed connection, a removable connection, or an integral connection; may be mechanically connected, may be electrically connected or may be in communication with each other; either directly or indirectly through intervening media, either internally or in any other relationship. The specific meaning of the above terms in the present application can be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art as appropriate.

In this application, unless expressly stated or limited otherwise, the first feature "on" or "under" the second feature may comprise direct contact of the first and second features, or may comprise contact of the first and second features not directly but through another feature in between. Also, the first feature being "on," "above" and "over" the second feature includes the first feature being directly on and obliquely above the second feature, or merely indicating that the first feature is at a higher level than the second feature. A first feature being "under," "below," and "beneath" a second feature includes the first feature being directly under and obliquely below the second feature, or simply meaning that the first feature is at a lesser elevation than the second feature.

The following disclosure provides many different embodiments or examples for implementing different features of the application. In order to simplify the disclosure of the present application, specific example components and arrangements are described below. Of course, they are merely examples and are not intended to limit the present application. Moreover, the present application may repeat reference numerals and/or letters in the various examples, such repetition is for the purpose of simplicity and clarity and does not in itself dictate a relationship between the various embodiments and/or configurations discussed. In addition, examples of various specific processes and materials are provided herein, but one of ordinary skill in the art may recognize applications of other processes and/or use of other materials.

With the tobacco sale under the national tobacco control policy, the tobacco sale is limited, at present, the national legal provision cannot sell tobacco to the citizens who are not aged over 18 years, the tobacco sale cabinets in the market are all open counters, the client can not be identified whether to be adult or not, and the effect of prompting by only a slogan 'no smoking inhibition by minors' or distinguishing by tobacco dealers is not ideal.

In view of this, please refer to fig. 1-3, the present application discloses a vending machine 10, wherein the vending machine 10 includes a main body 11, a door lock 12 and an identification device 13.

The body 11 includes a casing 111 and a door 112, the casing 111 and the door 112 surround to form a receiving cavity 113, and the door lock 12 is located in the receiving cavity 113.

The door lock 12 includes a latch bolt 121 and a lock body 122, the latch bolt 121 is mounted on the door body 112, and the lock body 122 is mounted on the housing 111.

The recognition device 13 is installed on one side of the body 11, the recognition device is used for 13 to control the door lock to be turned off, and after the recognition device 13 recognizes the user identity information and determines that the user identity information meets the preset condition, the lock body 122 is controlled to be disconnected from the lock tongue 121 so that the user can open the door body 112 conveniently.

In the automatic vending cabinet 10 according to the embodiment of the present application, the user identification information for purchasing tobacco products is identified by the identification device 13, so as to control the switch of the door lock 12 according to the user identification information, and under the condition that the user identification satisfies the preset condition, the lock body 122 is controlled to be disconnected from the lock tongue 121, so that the user can open the door body 112, and obtain the required tobacco products from the accommodating cavity 113, thus avoiding selling tobacco to minors.

In particular, the body 11 is substantially square, although in other embodiments the body 11 may have other regular or irregular shapes.

The body 11 includes a casing 111 and a door 112, the casing 111 and the door 112 surround to form a storage cavity 113, the storage cavity 113 can store tobacco and other commodities, and when the door 112 is opened, a user can obtain the tobacco commodities from the storage cavity 113.

The door 112 may be made of glass or other transparent materials, so that the user can see the types and the amount of the commodities in the accommodating cavity 113 through the door 112. The housing 111 may be made of two materials, i.e., a transparent material and an opaque material, for example, a portion of the housing 111 may be made of glass fiber reinforced plastic, and a portion of the housing may be made of a metal material, such as iron, so that the commodity in the receiving cavity 113 can be seen through the transparent portion of the housing 111.

The recognition device 13 is installed on one side of the body 11 and is disposed obliquely, the recognition device 13 is used for extracting facial feature data or identification data of a user so as to determine whether the user identification information is a target object, and the recognition device 13 may include, but is not limited to, an image recognizer, a voice recognizer, a fingerprint recognizer, or the like. That is, the recognition device 13 may determine the user identity information through the voice, fingerprint or face image information of the user. For example, in the present application, the recognition device 13 may be an image recognizer, the recognition device 13 includes a camera and a processing module, when the user needs to purchase the tobacco product from the automatic sales counter 10, the user can face the recognition device 13, the recognition device 13 extracts the facial feature data of the consumer according to the facial image captured by the camera, and the processing module determines the user identity information of the consumer according to the facial feature data of the consumer.

The identification device 13 may be an integral structure or a separate structure, for example, please refer to fig. 1, in some examples, the identification device 13 may be an integral structure, and the processing module of the identification device and the modules such as the camera are located at the same position, and for example, in some examples, the identification device 13 may be a separate structure, the processing module of the identification device 13 may be installed in the receiving cavity 113, and the camera may be installed on the door 112 or the housing 111.

The user identity information may include age information, and the preset condition may be that the age information of the user is greater than or equal to 18 years old, that is, in this application, under the condition that the identification device 13 identifies that the user identity information is greater than or equal to 18 years old, the lock body 122 is controlled to be disconnected from the lock tongue 121.

In some embodiments, the recognition device 13 stores user identification information in advance, so that after the facial feature data of the current consumer is extracted, the extracted facial feature information of the consumer can be matched with preset user identification information to determine the user identification information of the consumer, and thus, whether the consumer satisfies the purchase condition can be determined.

In some embodiments, the recognition device 13 may be provided with a communication module, and after the recognition device 13 extracts the facial feature data of the consumer, the facial feature data of the consumer may be transmitted to the cloud server through the communication module, and the preset user identity information is matched through the cloud server, so as to determine the user identity information of the consumer. Therefore, whether the consumer meets the purchase condition or not can be determined, the cloud server has the characteristics of high processing speed, high response speed and the like, the facial feature data are matched with the preset user identity information through the cloud server, the user identity information of the consumer can be determined quickly, and the waiting time of the user is saved.

The preset user identity information may be generated by a user through a pre-input, for example, the user may fill in the user identity information through the applet/APP/terminal web page and then transmit the user identity information to the recognition device 13 through the terminal device, so that when the user purchases goods in the automatic sales counter 10, the recognition device 13 can match the currently extracted facial feature information according to the preset user identity information. For another example, the identification device 13 may be networked to obtain the user identity information directly from the public security system. In this manner, when the user purchases a commodity in the automatic sales counter 10, the recognition apparatus 13 can acquire the user identification information from the public security system to match the currently extracted facial feature information.

In some embodiments, the identification device 13 further includes a display module, and the display module can be used to guide the user to purchase goods and display a warning slogan such as "smoking is harmful to health". The display module can also display warning slogans such as 'smoking forbidding in immature age' and the like under the condition that the identification device 13 identifies that the user identity information does not meet the preset condition.

In some embodiments, the identification device 13 may further include an audio module, and the audio module may be configured to play a slogan such as "smoking is prohibited in immature age" if the identification device 13 identifies that the user identity information does not satisfy the preset condition.

Referring to fig. 6, in some embodiments, the vending cabinet 10 further includes a door closer 14, one end of the door closer 14 is mounted on the door 112, and the other end is mounted on the housing 111, and the door closer 14 is used to connect the door 112 and the housing 111.

Under the condition that the door body 112 is opened, the door closer 14 drives the door body 112 to move along a predetermined path under the action of self elasticity, so that the door body 112 covers the shell 111, the bolt 121 is connected with the lock body 122, and the door body 112 is prevented from being opened.

The door closer may include, but is not limited to, a damped hinge, a spring hinge, a torsion bar self-closer, and the like.

For example, in the present embodiment, the door closer 14 may be a damping hinge, which is a hydraulic damping hinge having a desirable damping effect by utilizing the damping performance of liquid, and the door 112 starts to close slowly by itself at 60 ° to reduce the impact force, thereby providing a comfortable damping hinge effect during closing.

So, through the setting of door closer 14, can guarantee that door body 112 can be automatic to be covered on casing 111, and need not user's manual closing for when spring bolt 121 got back to the position of lock body 122, lock body 122 can close locking spring bolt 121, avoids door body 112 to be opened, and, can reduce the impact force, forms the comfortable effect when closing.

Of course, in other embodiments, the door may be closed manually by the user without using a device having a self-closing function.

Referring to fig. 4 and 5, in some embodiments, the vending dispenser 10 further includes a shelf 15, the shelf 15 being mounted within the cavity, the shelf 15 being configured to hold merchandise.

In some embodiments, the vending cabinet 10 further comprises a support plate 16, the support plate 16 being mounted to the housing 111, the support plate 16 comprising at least one opening 161. The laminate 15 includes a hook support 151 and a body portion 152 for holding merchandise, the body portion 152 being removably suspended in the opening 161 by the hook support 151.

The support plate 16 and the hooking support 151 may be made of metal, so that the strength of the support plate 16 and the hooking support 151 can be improved.

Further, the support plate 16 includes a first sub support plate 162 and a second sub support plate 163, and the hook support 151 includes a first hook member 1511 and a second hook member 1512.

The first sub-support plate 162 and the second sub-support plate 163 are arranged in parallel at intervals, the first sub-support plate 162 and the second sub-support plate 163 are provided with a plurality of openings 161 vertically arranged along the horizontal direction, the first hook member 1511 is detachably hung in the opening 161 of the first sub-support plate 162, the second hook member 1512 is detachably hung in the opening 161 of the second sub-support plate 163, and the first hook member 1511 and the second hook member 1512 are identical in height.

Like this, when every subbackup pad is including a plurality of trompils 161, through hanging first, second hook spare detachably respectively and establishing in the trompil 161 of first, second subbackup pad to can adjust the height of plywood 15, be favorable to conveniently placing commodity.

In some embodiments, the laminate 15 includes a flange (not shown) by which the laminate 15 is mounted to the housing 111. Specifically, the flange may be formed by bending one side of the main body portion 152, and an included angle may be formed between the flange and the main body portion 152, and the included angle may be 90 degrees.

Referring to fig. 3 and 5, in some embodiments, the housing 111 includes a first sidewall 1111, a second sidewall 1112, and a third sidewall 1113.

The first side wall 1111, the second side wall 1112 and the third side wall 1113 may be connected in sequence, and the connection manner may be welding, riveting, snap-fit connection, and the like, and the specific manner is not limited. The door 112 can be rotatably mounted on the first side wall 1111 through the door closer 14.

The support plate 16 is mounted on the second side wall 1112, the lock body 122 is mounted on the third side wall 1113, and the latch bolt 121 is disposed on a side of the door body 112 close to the third side wall 1113.

Referring to fig. 3, 5 and 6, in some embodiments, the housing 111 includes a top cover 1114, a fourth side wall 1115, and a pivot hinge 1117, wherein the top cover 1114 is disposed at the top of the vending container 10, one side of the top cover 1114 is rotatably connected to the second side wall 1112 through the pivot hinge 1117, and the other side of the top cover 1114 is connected to the fourth side wall 1115. Also, in some examples, the top cap 1114 may also be connected to the second side wall 1112 through the door closer 14.

Further, the housing 111 further comprises a latch 1116, the top cover 1114 is movably connected to the fourth side wall 1115 through the latch 1116, and when the latch 1116 disconnects the top cover 1114 from the fourth side wall 1115, the top cover 1114 can rotate around the second side wall 1112 with the rotating shaft hinge 1117, so that the related personnel can conveniently perform maintenance inspection on the inside of the vending cabinet 10. The surface of the fourth side wall 1115 may be affixed with a warning label.

In some embodiments, the vending stand 10 also includes an image sensor (not shown) mounted within the receiving cavity 113. The image sensor can capture image information of the product in the receiving cavity 113, so that the condition of the product information in the automatic sales counter 10 can be determined.

In some embodiments, the vending stand 10 further includes a gravity sensor (not shown) mounted on the layer 15 for detecting the weight of the product, so that the quantity of the product on the layer 15 can be determined according to the detected weight of the product, for example, different types of tobacco are included in the layer 15 in sequence, and the gravity sensor is disposed on the layer corresponding to each row of tobacco, so that the weight and quantity of each type of tobacco product can be determined according to the weight detected by the gravity sensor.

The application also discloses a control method of the automatic sales counter 10, which is used for the automatic sales counter 10 of the above embodiment, and the control method comprises the following steps:

01, acquiring a face image of a user;

02, determining user identity information according to the face image and preset identity information;

and 03, opening the door body under the condition that the user identity information meets the preset requirement.

According to the control method, the user face image is obtained and matched with the preset identity information, the user identity information is determined to be removed, so that the door lock can be controlled to be opened and closed according to the user identity information, the lock body is controlled to be disconnected and connected with the lock tongue under the condition that the user identity meets the preset condition, the user can open the door body, required tobacco commodities are obtained from the accommodating cavity, and therefore tobacco selling to minors can be avoided.

In some embodiments, the control method further comprises:

and 04, generating first prompt information when the user identity information does not meet the preset requirement.

The first prompt message is used for prompting the user, and the first prompt message can be information such as voice, text or images, for example, the first prompt message can be voice and text information, and in the case that the user identity information does not meet the predetermined requirement, a text and voice prompt of 'smoking prohibition by minors' is generated. Therefore, the warning function for the minors can be realized.

In some embodiments, the control method further comprises:

05, acquiring commodity information in the automatic sales counter;

and 06, generating second prompt information according to the commodity information.

It should be noted that the commodity information may include, but is not limited to, the type and the number of the commodity. The product information may be obtained by an image sensor, a gravity sensor, or the like, and for example, an image of a product in an automatic sales counter may be captured by the image sensor, and the type, number, or the like of the product may be estimated based on an image processing algorithm. For example, the weight of the product in the automatic sales counter may be acquired by a gravity sensor, and the number of products may be estimated from the weight.

The second prompt message can be sent to the supplier to prompt the supplier to replenish the goods in time. Therefore, sufficient commodities of the automatic vending cabinet can be guaranteed, the user requirements are met, and the user experience is improved.

In the description herein, references to the description of the terms "one embodiment," "certain embodiments," "an illustrative embodiment," "an example," "a specific example," or "some examples" or the like 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 present application. In this specification, schematic representations of the above terms do not necessarily 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.

While embodiments of the present application have been shown and described, it will be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art that: numerous changes, modifications, substitutions and variations can be made to the embodiments without departing from the principles and spirit of the application, the scope of which is defined by the claims and their equivalents.

Claims (12)

1. An automated vending cabinet for vending tobacco, comprising:

the body comprises a shell and a door body, and the shell and the door body surround to form an accommodating cavity;

the door lock is positioned in the accommodating cavity and comprises a lock tongue and a lock body;

the identification device is arranged on one side of the body;

and under the condition that the identification device identifies that the user identity information meets the preset condition, the lock body is controlled to be disconnected from the lock tongue so as to be convenient for the user to open the door body.

2. The vending cabinet of claim 1, further comprising:

the door closer is arranged on the door body and the shell in the containing cavity, and the door closer drives the door body to move along a preset path under the condition that the door body is opened so as to enable the lock tongue to be connected with the lock body.

3. The automated sales container of claim 2, further comprising a deck mounted within the receiving chamber.

4. The vending cabinet of claim 3, further comprising:

a support plate mounted on the housing, the support plate including at least one aperture;

the plywood includes that the couple supports, the couple supports detachably to hang and locates in the trompil.

5. The vending cabinet of claim 4, wherein the support plate comprises a first sub-support plate and a second sub-support plate, the first sub-support plate and the second sub-support plate being arranged in parallel; the hook support comprises a first hook piece and a second hook piece, the first hook piece is arranged in the open hole of the first sub-support plate in a hanging mode, the second hook piece is arranged in the open hole of the second sub-support plate in a hanging mode, and the first hook piece and the second hook piece are identical in height.

6. The vending cabinet of claim 3, wherein the deck includes a flange, the deck being mounted to the housing by the flange.

7. The vending cabinet of claim 1, wherein the housing includes a top cover and side walls, the top cover being rotatably mounted to the side walls.

8. The automated sales container of claim 1, wherein the automated sales container comprises an image sensor, the image sensor being mounted within the receiving cavity.

9. The vending cabinet of claim 3, wherein the vending cabinet includes a gravity sensor mounted on the floor.

10. A control method of a vending cabinet for use in the vending cabinet according to any one of claims 1-9, characterized in that the control method comprises:

acquiring a face image of a user;

determining user identity information according to the face image and preset identity information;

and opening the door body under the condition that the user identity information meets the preset requirement.

11. The control method according to claim 10, characterized by further comprising:

and generating first prompt information under the condition that the user identity information does not meet the preset requirement.

12. The control method according to claim 10, characterized by further comprising:

acquiring commodity information in the automatic sales counter;

and generating second prompt information according to the commodity information.

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