CN116229635A - Intelligent micro-super vending system - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention provides an intelligent micro-super vending system which comprises an intelligent micro-super vending cabinet and a management server in communication connection with the intelligent micro-super vending cabinet, wherein a customer can conveniently purchase goods in the cabinet through the interactive display screen because the intelligent micro-super vending cabinet is provided with the interactive display screen; the management server is provided with a container information storage part, a commodity information storage part and a consumption list generation part, so that commodity price can be obtained according to commodity identification codes of commodities selected by customers, and the total amount of the commodities is calculated by combining the number of the commodities selected by the customers, so that a consumption list is generated for the customers to check and pay; the goods taking device of the intelligent micro-super sales counter can accurately move to the front of the corresponding goods channel according to the goods taking list and take out the corresponding quantity of goods.

Description

Intelligent micro-super vending system

Technical Field

The invention belongs to the technical field of intelligent vending, and particularly relates to an intelligent micro-super vending system.

Background

The automatic vending cabinet is a new commercial retail form, is increasingly appeared and applied to various scenes such as office buildings, schools, communities and the like, and is convenient for people to purchase goods at any time in a self-service manner. In the prior art, a selection button is arranged below each commodity to be sold, after a customer presses the corresponding button and finishes payment, the corresponding commodity is pushed out and falls to a commodity taking port below to be discharged, and the customer can take out the commodity.

The existing automatic vending cabinet has a plurality of problems although realizing the self-service shopping function: firstly, an automatic vending cabinet is generally provided with a plurality of goods placing layers, and goods placed on a high layer can be damaged when falling in the mode, so that shopping experience is affected; secondly, when the commodity falls, the commodity is difficult to control, and the commodity is possibly blocked to cause delivery failure, and an automatic sales counter cannot detect the condition and cannot make corresponding treatment, so that the shopping experience of a customer is poor; thirdly, a plurality of commodities cannot be purchased at one time, and when a plurality of commodities are required to be purchased, a customer has to repeatedly press a selection button, pay and take out the commodities, so that the convenience is high; fourth, the arrangement of a plurality of buttons leads to the wiring complicated, and a large number of circuits exist in the laminate of each goods layer, so that not only is the overhaul and maintenance difficult, but also potential safety hazards exist. Therefore, to solve the above-mentioned problems, there is a need for an automatic vending cabinet and an automatic vending system with corresponding optimized designs.

Disclosure of Invention

In order to solve the problems, the invention provides an intelligent micro-super vending system, which adopts the following technical scheme:

the invention provides an intelligent micro-super vending system which is characterized by comprising an intelligent micro-super vending cabinet; and a management server in communication connection with the intelligent micro super sales counter, wherein the intelligent micro super sales counter comprises a plurality of goods channels for placing the same kind of goods, an interactive display screen for customers to purchase goods, a goods taking device for taking out the goods from the goods channels and a vending control device, and the management server at least comprises: a container information storage unit for storing a commodity identification code, a commodity position, and a commodity stock number of commodities in the commodity path; a commodity information storage unit for storing commodity identification codes and commodity prices of commodities; a consumption list generation part for acquiring corresponding commodity prices according to commodity identification codes and commodity numbers of commodities selected by customers through the interactive display screen, calculating total amount of the commodities, and further generating a consumption list containing the commodity identification codes, the commodity numbers, the commodity prices and the total amount; and a goods taking list generating part for acquiring the corresponding goods channel position according to the goods identification code in the consumption list and generating a goods taking list containing the goods channel position and the goods quantity, wherein the goods selling control device at least comprises: a pick-up bill acquiring section for acquiring a pick-up bill; and the goods taking control part is used for controlling the goods taking device to move to the front of the corresponding goods channel according to the goods channel position in the goods taking list and taking out the goods.

The intelligent micro-super vending system provided by the invention can also have the technical characteristics that the vending control device further comprises: a display screen generating unit for generating at least a commodity selection screen for the customer to select a commodity and a settlement screen for the customer to settle accounts after selecting the commodity; and the display control part controls the interactive display screen to display the commodity selection picture, and controls the interactive display screen to display the settlement picture after the customer selects the commodity, wherein the commodity selection picture and the settlement picture are interactive pictures.

The intelligent micro super vending system provided by the invention can be further characterized in that a plurality of goods lanes are arranged in a stacked manner to form a plurality of goods placing layers, the goods placing layer identification codes of all goods placing layers are stored in the container information storage part, the goods placing layer identification codes of the goods placing layers are correspondingly stored with the channel identification codes of the goods lanes in the goods placing layers, the management server further comprises a goods placing layer information acquisition part, the goods identification codes, the goods warehouse storage numbers and the goods prices of all goods in the goods placing layers are acquired according to the goods placing layer identification codes, and the goods selecting drawing comprises the goods identification codes, the goods warehouse storage numbers and the goods prices of all goods in one goods placing layer.

The intelligent micro-super vending system provided by the invention can also have the technical characteristics that the settlement painting contains a consumption list.

The intelligent micro-super vending system provided by the invention can also have the technical characteristics that the intelligent micro-super vending system further comprises a camera, a video recording control part and a video recording temporary storage part, wherein the camera is arranged above the intelligent micro-super vending cabinet and is used for recording the shopping process of a customer to obtain shopping video, the video recording control part is used for controlling the camera to start video recording and stop video recording, and the video recording temporary storage part is used for temporarily storing the shopping video.

The intelligent micro-super vending system provided by the invention can be further characterized in that the management server further comprises a goods taking failure prompt generation part and a video acquisition part, when a customer submits goods taking failure information through the interactive display screen, the goods taking failure prompt generation part generates corresponding goods taking failure prompt information, and the video acquisition part acquires corresponding shopping videos from the video temporary storage part.

The intelligent micro-super vending system provided by the invention can also have the technical characteristics that the management server further comprises a container information updating part for updating the information stored in the container information storage part according to the goods taking list.

The intelligent micro-super vending system provided by the invention can also have the technical characteristics that the intelligent micro-super vending cabinet is provided with a goods taking port for a customer to take out goods, the goods taking device comprises a goods taking bucket and a goods taking bucket driving mechanism, the goods taking bucket is used for taking out goods from a goods channel, and the goods taking bucket driving mechanism is used for driving the goods taking bucket to move to the front of the corresponding goods channel and to move to the goods taking port.

The intelligent micro-super vending system provided by the invention can also have the technical characteristics that the goods taking hopper is provided with a goods taking gear set and a gear set driving motor for driving the goods taking gear set to rotate, the intelligent micro-super vending cabinet also comprises a laminate and a plurality of partition mechanisms, the plurality of partition mechanisms are arranged on the laminate to separate the laminate into a plurality of goods channels, the partition mechanisms are provided with pushing plates for pushing goods out of the goods channels, and the pushing plates are in transmission connection with the goods taking gear set.

The intelligent micro-super vending system provided by the invention can also have the technical characteristics that the push plate is provided with the infrared sensor for sensing whether the corresponding goods in the goods channel are empty or not.

The actions and effects of the invention

The intelligent micro-super vending system comprises an intelligent micro-super vending cabinet and a management server in communication connection with the intelligent micro-super vending cabinet, wherein the intelligent micro-super vending cabinet is provided with an interactive display screen, so that a customer can conveniently purchase goods in the cabinet through the interactive display screen; the management server is provided with a container information storage part, a commodity information storage part and a consumption list generation part, so that commodity price can be obtained according to commodity identification codes of commodities selected by customers through the interactive display screen, and the total amount of the commodities is calculated by combining the number of the commodities selected by the customers, so that a consumption list is generated for the customers to check and pay; the goods taking device of the intelligent micro-super sales counter can accurately move to the front of the corresponding goods channel according to the goods taking list and take out the corresponding quantity of goods.

Drawings

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an intelligent micro-vending system according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of an intelligent micro-super sales counter in an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a block diagram of a put layer in an embodiment of the invention;

FIG. 4 is a block diagram of a septum mechanism in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 5 is a block diagram of a bucket according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 6 is a block diagram of different angles of the bucket according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 7 is a block diagram of a pick-and-drive mechanism in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 8 is a block diagram of different angles of the pick-up drive mechanism in an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 9 is an enlarged view of the inner portion of frame A of FIG. 8;

FIG. 10 is an exploded view of the structure of the bucket in an embodiment of the invention;

FIG. 11 is a schematic view of the structure of the bucket and the diaphragm mechanism in an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 12 is a block diagram of a management server in an embodiment of the invention;

FIG. 13 is a block diagram of the architecture of an intelligent micro-super sales counter in an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 14 is a diagram showing a merchandise selection screen according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 15 is a diagram showing a settlement screen according to the embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 16 is a diagram of a pick-up prompt screen in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 17 is a diagram of a pick-up completion screen according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 18 is a diagram of an error indication screen according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 19 is a flowchart of the intelligent micro-vending system when shopping once, according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Reference numerals:

an intelligent micro-super vending system 10; an intelligent micro-super sales counter 20; a cabinet 21; a put layer 210; a laminate 211; a diaphragm mechanism 212; a diaphragm body 2121; a front end plate 2122; positioning holes 2122a; a push plate 2123; a push plate drive gear 2124; a push plate timing belt 2125; a cargo lane 213; a pick bucket 214; a top plate 2141; a bottom plate 2142; a side plate 2143; a baffle 2144; access opening 2145; a removal opening 2146; a baffle drive mechanism 2147; a barrier drive motor 21471; a shutter timing pulley 21472; a timing belt 21473 for a baffle; a baffle slide 21474; a baffle slider 21475; a bucket drive 215; a vertical moving unit 2151; a vertical drive motor 21511; a vertical drive gear 21512; steering gear 21513; synchronous rotating shaft 21514; a steering timing belt 21515; a vertical synchronous pulley 21516; a vertical timing belt 21517; vertical guide rails 21518; a horizontal moving unit 2152; a horizontal drive motor 21521; a horizontal synchronization shaft 21522; pick gear set 21401; gear set drive motor 21402; a cabinet door 216; a pick-up port 217; an interactive display screen 218; a camera 219; a vending control device 22; a container side control unit 221; a pickup control unit 222; a pick-up manifest acquisition unit 2221; a pick box movement unit 2222; a bucket positioning unit 2223; a barrier moving unit 2224; a video recording control unit 223; a recording temporary storage section 224; a display screen generating unit 225; a display control unit 226; a lane empty sensor 227; a container-side communication unit 228; a management server 30; a server-side control unit 301; a container information storage unit 302; a commodity information storage unit 303; a put layer information acquisition unit 304; a commodity information acquisition unit 305; a consumption list generation unit 306; a payment code generation unit 307; a pick-up list generation unit 309; a video acquisition unit 310; a pickup failure instruction generation unit 311; a container information updating section 312; a server-side communication unit 313; a communication network 40.

Detailed Description

In order to make the technical means, creation characteristics, achievement purposes and effects of the present invention easy to understand, the intelligent micro-super vending system of the present invention is specifically described below with reference to the embodiments and the accompanying drawings.

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FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an intelligent micro-vending system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 1, the intelligent micro-super vending system 10 includes a plurality of intelligent micro-super vending cabinets 20 and a management server 30. The intelligent micro-supersales counter 20 is communicatively connected to the management server 30 via a communication network 40.

The intelligent micro-super sales counter 20 is used for self-service purchase of goods by customers. The intelligent micro-super sales counter 20 comprises a counter body 21 and a vending control device.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of an intelligent micro-super sales counter in an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in fig. 2, the cabinet 21 is configured to receive commodities for sale, and includes a plurality of layers 210, a bucket 214, a bucket driving mechanism 215, a cabinet door 216, a port 217, an interactive display screen 218, and a camera 219.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram of a put layer in an embodiment of the invention.

As shown in fig. 3, the layer 210 includes a deck 211 and a plurality of baffle mechanisms 212, and the plurality of baffle mechanisms 212 separate the deck 211 to form a plurality of lanes 213, in this embodiment, each lane 213 is used for placing the same kind of goods with uniform size.

The width of the channel 213 can be adjusted according to the size of the commodity to be sold, and the width of each channel 213 can be set to be the same or different, in this embodiment, the channel 213 near the left side in fig. 2 is set to be narrower for placing the commodity with relatively smaller size such as canned beverage, and the channel 213 near the right side is set to be wider for placing the commodity with relatively larger size such as instant noodle.

Fig. 4 is a block diagram of a septum mechanism in an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in fig. 4, the diaphragm mechanism 212 includes a diaphragm body 2121, a front end plate 2122, a push plate 2123, a push plate drive gear 2124, a push plate timing belt 2125, and a push plate timing pulley (not shown).

The front end plate 2122 is mounted on the partition plate body 2121 and faces the cabinet door 22, and positioning holes 2122a are formed in the front end plate 2122 for positioning the loading hoppers 214 to the corresponding loading channels 213.

The push plate 2123 is for pushing out the cargo from the cargo path 213, and the push plate 2123 is mounted on the push plate timing belt 2125 via an engagement member so that the push plate 2123 moves in synchronization with the push plate timing belt 2125.

The surface of the synchronous belt 2125 for the push plate is distributed with a plurality of fixed teeth, and the synchronous belt 2125 for the push plate is respectively meshed with the synchronous belt 2124 for the push plate and the synchronous belt pulley for the push plate, so that the synchronous belt 2125 for the push plate can be driven to move by the synchronous belt 2124 for the push plate, and the push plate 2123 is driven to move along the extending direction of the partition plate body 2121, namely the extending direction of the goods channel 213.

The pick bin 214 and the pick bin drive mechanism 215 are the pick device. The loading hoppers 214 are used for taking out the goods from the respective loading paths 213 and transporting the goods to the loading ports 217.

Fig. 5 is a block diagram of a bucket according to an embodiment of the invention.

FIG. 6 is a block diagram of different angles of the bucket in an embodiment of the invention.

As shown in fig. 5 and 6, the bucket 214 has a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape and includes a top plate 2141, a bottom plate 2142, two side plates 2143, and a baffle 2144. The top panel 2141, the bottom panel 2142, and the two side panels 2143 define a space for accommodating merchandise and two openings, which are designated as access opening 2145 and access opening 2146, respectively, by their function. The access opening 2145 is for accessing merchandise from the aisle 213. The take-out opening 2146 is shaped and sized to match the take-out opening 217, and when the bucket 214 is moved to the take-out opening 217, a customer can remove selected merchandise from the bucket 214 through the communicated take-out opening 217 and take-out opening 2146.

The base 2142 is for placing commodities. As shown in fig. 6, the bottom plate 2142 includes a lead-in portion 21421 and a placement portion 21422. The introduction portion 21421 has an inclined angle with respect to the loading portion 21422, and a plurality of plastic rolling bars for reducing friction are provided on the introduction portion 21421, so that the commodity can more easily enter the hopper 214 through the introduction portion 21421.

The baffle 2144 is mounted at the take-out opening 2146 and is liftable. When the baffle 2144 is lowered, the take-out opening 2146 is exposed, and the cargo can be taken out from the take-out opening 2146; when the baffle 2144 is lifted up and blocks a portion of the removal opening 2146, the two side panels 2143 and the baffle 2144 form a stop structure for blocking merchandise during movement to prevent the merchandise from falling out of the bucket 214.

FIG. 7 is a block diagram of a pick-and-drive mechanism in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a block diagram of different angles of the pick-up drive mechanism in an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in fig. 7 and 8, the grapple driving mechanism 215 includes a vertical moving unit 2151 and a horizontal moving unit 2152.

Fig. 9 is an enlarged view of the inner portion of the frame a in fig. 8.

As shown in fig. 8 and 9, the vertical moving unit 2151 is configured to drive the bucket 214 to move in the vertical direction, and includes a vertical driving motor 21511, a vertical driving gear 21512 mounted at an output end of the vertical driving motor 21511, a steering gear 21513, a synchronous rotating shaft 21514, a steering timing belt 21515, a vertical timing pulley 21516, a vertical timing belt 21517, a vertical guide rail 21518 extending in the vertical direction, and the like. The bucket 214 is mounted on the vertical synchronization 21516 by a meshing member, and the vertical driving unit 2151 drives the bucket 214 to move in the vertical direction by a synchronous belt meshing transmission manner, specifically, the prior art will not be described in detail.

The horizontal driving unit 2152 is configured to drive the bucket 214 to move in a horizontal direction, and includes a horizontal driving motor 21521 and a horizontal synchronous shaft 21522, wherein the horizontal synchronous shaft 21522 drives horizontal driving wheels mounted at both ends thereof to rotate synchronously. The other structures and principles of the horizontal driving unit 2152 are substantially identical to those of the vertical driving unit 2151, and a description thereof will not be repeated. Both ends of the vertical driving unit 2151 are movably installed on the horizontal driving unit 2152, and the horizontal driving unit 2152 drives the vertical driving unit 2151 to move in the horizontal direction, thereby further driving the bucket 214 to move in the horizontal direction.

Fig. 10 is an exploded view of the structure of the bucket in an embodiment of the invention.

As shown in fig. 10, a pickup gear set 21401 and a gear set driving motor 21402 connected to the pickup gear set 21401 are provided in a side plate 2143 of the pickup bucket 214.

FIG. 11 is a schematic view of the structure of the bucket and the diaphragm mechanism in an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in fig. 10 and 11, when the pick arm 214 is moved to the front end of the corresponding lane 213 by the drive of the arm drive mechanism 215, the pick gear set 21401 in the arm 214 engages the push plate drive gear 2124 in the diaphragm mechanism 212. At this time, the gear set driving motor 21402 drives the pick-up gear set 21401 to rotate, drives the push plate driving gear 2124 to rotate synchronously, further drives the push plate synchronous belt 2125 to move synchronously, and further drives the push plate 2123 to move along the extending direction of the loading channel 213. When the push plate 2123 moves to the foremost end of the lane 213, the load is pushed into the pick box 214.

When the bucket 214 moves to the pick up port 217, the flapper 2144 is lowered to expose the pick up opening 2146 for removal of the cargo from the communicating pick up port 217 and pick up opening 2146.

As shown in fig. 10, a baffle drive mechanism 2147 is also provided in the side panel 2143 of the bucket 214 for driving the baffle 2144 up and down. The shutter drive mechanism 2147 includes a shutter drive motor 21471, a shutter drive wheel (not shown), a shutter timing pulley 21472, a shutter timing belt 21473, a shutter slide rail 21474, and a shutter slider 21475.

The shutter drive wheel is connected to the output end of the shutter drive motor 21471, the shutter timing belt 21473 is engaged with the shutter drive wheel and the shutter timing pulley 21472, respectively, the shutter slider 21475 is mounted on the shutter timing belt 21473 by an engagement member, and the shutter slider 21475 is slidably engaged with the shutter slide rail 21474, and the shutter 2144 is fixedly mounted on the shutter slider 21475. Therefore, the shutter driving motor 21471 can drive the shutter driving wheel to rotate, so as to drive the shutter synchronous pulley 21472 to move, further drive the shutter slider 21475 to slide along the extending direction of the shutter sliding rail 21474, and further drive the shutter 2144 to move up and down.

Only one side plate 2143 is shown in fig. 10, and in fact, the other side plate 2143 is also provided with a corresponding baffle slide rail and baffle slider, so that the baffle 2144 can be lifted and lowered smoothly.

The interactive display 218 is used for the customer to select goods and make payments. In this embodiment, the interactive display 218 is a 21.5 inch liquid crystal touch screen.

The camera 219 is arranged above the cabinet 21 and is used for recording video of the purchasing process of customers, and in the embodiment, the camera 219 is a spherical camera, so that images with a large range and high precision can be shot.

The vending control device 22 controls the bucket 214, the bucket drive mechanism 215, the interactive display 218, the camera 219, and the like in the cabinet 21 based on the information from the management server 30 and the control command. Therefore, the structure and function of the management server 30 will be described first, and the structure and function of the vending control device 22 will be described later.

Fig. 12 is a block diagram of a management server in an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in fig. 12, the management server 30 manages and controls a plurality of intelligent micro-super sales packages 20, and includes a server-side control unit 301, a package information storage unit 302, a commodity information storage unit 303, a deck information acquisition unit 304, a commodity information acquisition unit 305, a consumption list generation unit 306, a payment code generation unit 307, a pick-up list generation unit 309, a video acquisition unit 310, a pick-up failure presentation generation unit 311, a package information update unit 312, and a server-side communication unit 313.

The container information storage unit 302 stores a sales container information table.

Table 2 sales counter information table

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As shown in table 2, the sales counter information table stores information such as the counter identification code of each intelligent micro-super sales counter 20, the lane identification code of each lane 213 in the intelligent micro-super sales counter 20, the lane position, the commodity identification code of the commodity placed in each lane 213, and the commodity stock number.

In this embodiment, the intelligent micro-super sales counter 20 has six deck 210, each deck 210 is divided into nine lanes 213 of unequal width, and thus the total number of lanes 213 is fifty-four, as indicated by the counter identification number HG1 in Table 2.

The commodity information storage unit 303 stores a commodity information table.

Table 3 commodity information table

As shown in table 3, the commodity information table stores commodity identification codes, commodity names, and commodity prices of the respective commodities.

The shelf information acquisition unit 304 searches the sales counter information table based on the shelf identification code, and acquires the commodity identification codes and the commodity inventory of all the commodities in the corresponding shelf 213.

The commodity information acquisition unit 305 searches the commodity information table based on the commodity identification code, and acquires the commodity name and commodity price of the corresponding commodity.

The consumption list generation unit 306 calculates the total amount of the commodity based on the commodity identification code, the commodity number, and the commodity price of the commodity selected by the customer via the interactive display screen 218, and generates a consumption list including the above information.

The payment code generation unit 307 generates a two-dimensional code for payment from the total amount of the commodity.

When the payment information verification unit 308 determines that the payment is successful, the pick-up list generation unit 309 obtains the lane identifier and the lane position of the lane 213 storing the commodity from the commodity identifier in the consumption list, and generates a pick-up list including the commodity identifier, the commodity number, the lane identifier, and the lane position, as shown in table 4. When the commodity is stored in each of the plurality of lanes 213, the first lane 213 in the traversing order is taken as the lane 213 from which the commodity is taken out.

TABLE 4 invoice

The video acquisition unit 310 is used to acquire video from the intelligent micro-super sales counter 20 when the customer shops.

The pickup failure prompt generation unit 311 is configured to generate corresponding pickup failure prompt information when a customer fails to pick up a pickup, so that an administrator can follow up the pickup failure prompt. The prompt information of the goods taking failure comprises links of the current date and time of the system, a consumption list, consumption information and corresponding video. After receiving the prompt information of goods taking failure, the manager can judge the actual goods taking condition according to the consumption list and the video, and return the paid shopping amount to the customer according to the payment path in the consumption information when the customer does not take the goods.

The container information updating unit 312 updates the sales counter information table according to the information in the pick-up bill, so that the information in the sales counter information table is consistent with the actual storage situation of each of the intelligent micro-super sales counter 20.

The server-side communication unit 313 communicates with the smart micro-super sales counter 20.

FIG. 13 is a block diagram of the architecture of an intelligent micro-super sales counter in an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in fig. 13, the vending control device 22 of the smart micro-super vending machine 20 includes a container side control unit 221, a pickup control unit 222, a video recording control unit 223, a video recording temporary storage unit 224, a display screen generating unit 225, a display control unit 226, a lane sales sensing unit 227, and a container side communication unit 228.

The pickup control unit 222 is configured to control operations of the pickup bucket 214 and the pickup bucket driving mechanism 215, and includes a pickup bill acquiring unit 2221, a pickup bucket moving unit 2222, a pickup bucket positioning unit 2223, and a barrier moving unit 2224.

The pick-up manifest acquiring unit 2221 acquires a pick-up manifest from the management server 30.

The bucket moving unit 2222 controls the bucket driving mechanism 215 to drive the bucket 214 to move to each lane 213 to take out the commodity, and specifically includes: the goods taking hoppers 214 are sequentially moved to the front of the corresponding goods lanes 213 according to the goods lane positions in the goods taking list, and the goods taking hoppers 214 are driven to be matched with the baffle mechanisms 212 according to the quantity of the goods in the goods taking list to take out the goods with the corresponding quantity, and then after all the goods in the goods taking list are taken out, the goods taking hoppers 214 are moved to the goods taking openings 217.

The bucket positioning unit 2223 is configured to position the bucket 214, i.e. determine the row and column positions of the loading lane 213 opposite to the bucket 214. The bucket positioning unit 2223 includes a positioning sensor 22231 disposed below the bucket 214, where the positioning sensor 22231 is an infrared reflective counter, and is capable of sensing the positioning hole 2122a and counting once when passing through the positioning hole 2122a of the diaphragm mechanism 212, and meanwhile, the diaphragm mechanism 212 of the first column is set as a reference position, so that the position of the bucket 214 can be obtained through sensing and counting. The grapple moving unit 2222 moves the grapple 214 according to the positioning result of the grapple positioning unit 2223.

The shutter moving unit 2224 controls the shutter driving mechanism 2147 to drive the shutter 2144 to lift and lower, and specifically includes: when the goods taking hopper 214 moves to the goods taking opening 217, the baffle 2144 is driven to descend; after the pick is complete, the drive ram 2144 is raised and blocks the pick opening 2146.

The video recording control part 223 is used for recording the shopping process of the customer, starting the video recording when the customer clicks the interactive display screen 218 to start shopping, and ending the video recording when the customer clicks the interactive display screen 218 to confirm that the goods are taken or the goods are taken fails.

The recording temporary storage 224 is used to temporarily store the video acquired by the video control unit 223.

The display screen generating unit 225 is configured to generate a plurality of screens for display on the interactive display screen 218, each of which includes corresponding information.

Fig. 14 is a schematic view of a commodity selection screen according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 15 is a schematic diagram of a settlement screen in the embodiment of the invention.

Fig. 16 is a schematic diagram of a pick-up prompt screen according to an embodiment of the invention.

FIG. 17 is a diagram of a pick-up completion screen according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 18 is a schematic diagram of a report completion screen according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in fig. 14 to 18, the screen generated by the display screen generating section 225 specifically includes:

the commodity selection picture comprises a left layer of commodity layers for customers to select each commodity layer 213, a main body part of the commodity selection picture comprises images, commodity names and commodity prices of each commodity in one commodity layer 213 for customers to click and purchase, and a shopping cart icon is arranged at the lower right side for customers to settle accounts after finishing commodity selection;

a settlement picture containing commodity names, commodity prices, commodity numbers and total amount of all commodities selected by the customer for checking and confirming by the customer, and a payment confirmation button arranged at the lower right corner of the settlement picture;

a payment picture containing a payment two-dimensional code corresponding to the total amount for a customer to pay by scanning the code;

the goods taking prompt picture contains a prompt word of 'during goods taking, please be … … later', and prompts the customer that the goods taking action of the intelligent micro-super sales counter 20 is still in progress;

the goods taking completion picture contains a prompt word of 'please take out the goods purchased by you', prompts the customer that the goods taking action of the intelligent micro-super sales counter 20 is completed, and can take out the goods from the goods taking port 217, and also contains 'goods taking completion', 'goods taking failure' buttons for the customer to confirm whether the goods are successfully taken out;

the report completion picture contains a prompt word of 'the problem has been submitted to the administrator and the contact is requested', and the condition of prompting the customer that the picking up of goods fails is reported to the administrator.

Meanwhile, the settlement picture, the payment picture, the goods taking prompt picture, the goods taking completion picture and the reporting completion picture are pop-up windows, are provided with closing buttons, and return to the commodity selection picture after being closed.

The display control unit 226 is configured to switch the screen displayed on the interactive display screen 218, and specifically includes:

when the signal is not received, the display control section 226 controls the interactive display screen 218 to display a commodity selection screen;

after the customer clicks the layer number of the goods placement layer on the left side of the goods selection screen to generate a goods placement layer selection signal, the display control part 226 controls the interactive display screen 218 to update and display the goods selection screen;

after the customer clicks the shopping cart icon of the commodity selection screen to generate the commodity selection signal, the display control unit 226 controls the interactive display screen 218 to display the settlement screen;

the customer clicks the "confirm payment" of the settlement screen, and after generating the commodity confirmation signal, the display control unit 226 controls the interactive display screen 218 to display the payment screen;

after the customer finishes paying through the smart phone code scanning and generates a payment finishing signal, the display control part 226 controls the interactive display screen 218 to display a goods taking prompt picture;

after the goods are taken, that is, the goods taking hopper 214 moves to the goods taking port 217, and a goods taking signal of the container is generated, the display control part 226 controls the interactive display screen 218 to display a goods taking completion picture;

after the customer clicks the "pick-up completion" of the pick-up completion screen to generate a customer pick-up completion signal, the display control unit 226 controls the interactive display screen 218 to display the merchandise selection screen again;

after the customer clicks on "pick-up failure" of the pick-up completion screen and a customer pick-up failure signal is generated, the display control unit 226 controls the interactive display screen 218 to display the report completion screen.

The goods way empty sensing portion 227 is used for sensing whether goods in the goods way 213 are empty or not, and comprises a plurality of infrared sensors respectively arranged on one surface of each push plate 2123 facing the goods, and when the infrared sensors sense that no shielding exists, the corresponding goods in the goods way 213 are empty.

The container-side communication unit 228 communicates with the management server 30.

FIG. 19 is a flow chart of the operation of the intelligent micro-super sales counter when making a purchase in accordance with an embodiment of the invention.

As shown in fig. 19, in this embodiment, when a customer makes a purchase, the workflow of the intelligent micro-super sales counter 20 specifically includes the following steps:

step S1, a customer clicks the X layer of the commodity selection screen to select one of the commodity placing layers 210, and then the step S2 is performed;

step S2, the container side control unit 221 requests and acquires the commodity information in the commodity layer 210 from the management server 30, controls the display screen generating unit 225 to generate a commodity selection screen according to the commodity information, and then proceeds to step S3;

step S3, the display control unit 226 controls the interactive display 218 to update and display the commodity selection screen, and then proceeds to step S4;

step S4, the customer clicks the commodity selection picture, selects a plurality of commodities, clicks the shopping cart icon for settlement, and then enters step S5;

step S5, the container side control unit 221 requests and acquires the consumption list from the management server 30, controls the display screen generation unit 225 to generate a settlement screen based on the consumption list, and proceeds to step S6;

step S6, the display control unit 226 controls the interactive display 218 to display a settlement screen, and then proceeds to step S7;

step S7, the customer clicks the 'confirm payment' of the settlement picture, and then the step S8 is entered;

step S8, the video recording control unit 223 controls the camera 219 to start video recording, and the process proceeds to step S9;

step S9, the container side control unit 221 requests and acquires the payment two-dimensional code from the management server 30, controls the display screen generating unit 225 to generate a payment screen based on the payment two-dimensional code, and then proceeds to step S10;

step S10, the display control unit 226 controls the interactive display 218 to display a payment screen, and then proceeds to step S11;

step S11, the customer finishes payment by scanning the two-dimensional code through the smart phone, and then the step S12 is entered;

step S12, the container side control unit 221 requests and acquires a pick-up list from the management server 30, and then proceeds to step S13;

step S13, the display control unit 226 controls the interactive display 218 to display the pickup prompt screen, and then proceeds to step S14;

step S14, the pickup control unit 222 controls the pickup bucket driving mechanism 215 to drive the pickup bucket 214 to pick up all the commodities according to the pickup bill, and then proceeds to step S15;

step S15, the pickup control unit 222 drives the pickup bucket 214 to move to the pickup port 217, and then proceeds to step S16;

step S16, the pickup control unit 222 drives the shutter 2124 to descend to expose the pickup opening 2146, and then proceeds to step S17;

step S17, the display control unit 226 controls the interactive display 218 to display the pick-up completion screen, and then proceeds to step S18;

step S18, the customer takes out the goods from the goods taking port 217, clicks the goods taking completion or the goods taking failure of the goods taking completion picture according to the goods taking condition, and enters the step S19 when the customer clicks the goods taking completion, and enters the step S20 when the customer clicks the goods taking failure;

step S19, the video recording control unit 223 controls the camera 219 to stop video recording, and stores the video recording in the video recording temporary storage unit 224, and then proceeds to step S24;

step S20, the container side control unit 221 transmits the pickup failure information to the management server 30, and then proceeds to step S21;

step S21, the video recording control unit 223 controls the camera 219 to stop video recording, and stores the video recording in the video recording temporary storage unit 224, and then proceeds to step S22;

step S22, the container side control unit 221 uploads the video of the current shopping to the management server 30, and then proceeds to step S23;

step S23, the display control unit 226 controls the interactive display 218 to display the report completion screen, and then proceeds to step S24;

in step S24, the pickup control unit 222 drives the shutter 2144 to lift up and block the pickup opening 2146, and then enters the end state.

In the above steps, after receiving the information of failure in picking up goods and the video recording, the administrator can determine the actual picking up situation according to the video recording, and return the amount paid by the customer to the customer through the original payment path when determining that the customer does not pick up goods.

Meanwhile, in the above steps, after receiving the corresponding request signal, the management server 30 acquires and generates corresponding information through the above-mentioned acquiring parts and generating parts, and sends the information back to the intelligent micro-super sales counter 20, so that the workflow of the management server 30 will not be described again.

Example operation and Effect

According to the intelligent micro-super vending system 10 provided by the embodiment, the intelligent micro-super vending system comprises an intelligent micro-super vending cabinet 20 and a management server 30 in communication connection with the intelligent micro-super vending cabinet 20, and as the intelligent micro-super vending cabinet 20 is provided with an interactive display screen 218, a customer can purchase goods in the cabinet through the interactive display screen 218; since the management server 30 has the container information storage unit 302, the commodity information storage unit 303, and the consumption list generation unit 306, it is able to obtain commodity prices according to commodity identification codes of commodities selected by customers through the interactive display screen 218, and calculate the total amount of the commodities in combination with the number of commodities selected by the customers, thereby generating a consumption list for the customers to check and pay; since the pick-up list generating unit 307 is further provided, the position of the lane 213 where the commodity is located can be obtained according to the commodity identification code of the selected commodity, and the pick-up list including the position of the lane and the number of the commodity is generated, and the pick-up device of the intelligent micro-super sales counter 20 can accurately move to the front of the corresponding lane 213 according to the pick-up list, and pick up the corresponding number of commodities.

Further, since the vending control device 22 includes the display screen generating unit 225 and the display control unit 226, it is possible to generate interactive screens including a plurality of kinds of information and control the interactive display screen 218 to display these interactive screens. Specifically, according to the commodity layer selected by the customer, the vending control device 22 can acquire information of all the commodities in the commodity layer 210 from the management server 30, the display screen generating part 225 can generate a commodity selection screen including the commodity identification codes, commodity names, commodity storage numbers and commodity prices of all the commodities in one commodity layer 210, and the display control part 226 can control the interactive display screen 218 to update and display the commodity selection screen, so that the customer can intuitively and conveniently select the commodities in one commodity layer 210 through the updated commodity selection screen.

Further, after the customer selects the commodity and clicks the shopping cart icon to settle accounts, the consumption list generation unit 306 can generate a consumption list including the commodity name, the commodity number, the commodity price, and the total amount of the commodity selected by the customer from the commodity selected by the customer, and the display screen generation unit 225 can generate a settlement screen including the consumption list, so that the customer can check whether the selected commodity is wrong or not and see the total amount to be paid through the settlement screen.

Further, the pick-up list generating unit 309 may query the lane position of the lane 213 where the product is located according to the product identifier of the product in the consumption list, and generate a pick-up list including the product identifier of the product to be picked up, the number of products, and the corresponding lane position. Further, the pickup control unit 222 can control the pickup bucket 214 to move to the front end of the corresponding lane 213 to pick up the commodity based on the information in the pickup list. When the pick up list includes a plurality of commodities, the pick up control unit 222 can control the pick up hopper 214 to sequentially move to the plurality of lanes 214 according to the positions of the plurality of corresponding lanes, and then move to the pick up opening 217 for the customer to pick up after all the selected commodities are picked up.

Further, the pick box 214 has a pick gear set 21401 and a gear set driving motor 21402, and when the pick box 214 moves to the front end of one of the lanes 213, the pick gear set 21401 is meshed with the push plate driving gear 2124 of the partition mechanism 212, so that the pick box 214 is in driving connection with the push plate 2123, and the push plate 2123 is driven by the gear set driving motor 21402 to move, so that the goods are pushed out of the lane 213, and therefore, no driving motor or wiring is provided in both the laminate 211 and the partition mechanism 212, so that the structure is simpler and more reliable, the maintenance is easier, and the problem that the electronic circuit may encounter water when the beverage in the cabinet leaks is completely avoided, thereby greatly improving the safety.

Further, the bucket 214 can move in the horizontal and vertical directions under the drive of the bucket driving mechanism 215, so that the bucket can move to the front ends of the various channels 213 to receive the goods, and the goods can be transported to the goods receiving port 217 for the customer to take out, so that the problems of damage, clamping and the like caused by dropping the goods from a high place are avoided.

The above examples are only for illustrating the specific embodiments of the present invention, and the present invention is not limited to the description scope of the above examples.

In the above embodiment, the pickup control unit 222 controls the pickup hopper 214 to pick up all selected products at one time, and in other aspects of the present invention, it is also possible to determine whether or not the selected products can be picked up at one time according to the number and size of the selected products, and pick up the products a plurality of times when determining whether or not they are.

In the above embodiment, the interactive display 218 displays the commodities by the put layer, and in other aspects of the present invention, the commodities may be displayed in different manners, for example, the commodities are displayed in different types, and after the customer clicks "beverage", all beverage commodities in the cabinet are displayed.

Claims (10)

1. An intelligent micro-vending system, comprising:

intelligent micro-super sales counter; and

the management server is in communication connection with the intelligent micro-super sales counter,

wherein the intelligent micro-super sales counter comprises a plurality of goods channels for placing the same kind of goods, an interactive display screen for customers to purchase the goods, a goods taking device for taking out the goods from the goods channels and a vending control device,

the management server at least comprises:

a container information storage unit which stores a lane identification code, a lane position, a commodity identification code, and a commodity stock number of commodities in the lane;

a commodity information storage unit which stores the commodity identification code and commodity price of the commodity;

a consumption list generation part for obtaining the corresponding commodity price according to the commodity identification code and the commodity quantity of the commodity selected by the customer through the interactive display screen, calculating the total amount of the commodity, and further generating a consumption list comprising the commodity identification code, the commodity quantity, the commodity price and the total amount; and

a pick-up list generating unit for acquiring the corresponding lane position according to the commodity identification code in the consumption list and generating a pick-up list containing the lane position and the commodity number,

the vending control device at least comprises:

a pick-up list acquisition section for acquiring the pick-up list; and

and the goods taking control part is used for controlling the goods taking device to move to the front of the corresponding goods channel according to the goods channel position in the goods taking list and taking out the goods.

2. The intelligent micro-vending system of claim 1, wherein:

wherein, the vending control device further includes:

a display screen generating unit for generating at least a commodity selection screen for a customer to select the commodity and a settlement screen for the customer to settle accounts after selecting the commodity; and

a display control part for controlling the interactive display screen to display the commodity selection picture and controlling the interactive display screen to display the settlement picture after the commodity is selected by the customer,

the commodity selection screen and the settlement screen are interactive screens.

3. The intelligent micro-vending system of claim 2, wherein:

wherein a plurality of goods channels are arranged in a lamination way to form a plurality of goods placing layers,

the container information storage part also stores the goods layer identification codes of the goods layers,

the goods layer identification code of the goods layer is stored corresponding to the channel identification code of the goods channel in the goods layer,

the management server also comprises a goods layer information acquisition part which acquires the goods identification codes, the goods stock numbers and the goods prices of all the goods in the goods layer according to the goods layer identification codes,

the commodity selection painting comprises the commodity identification codes, the commodity storage numbers and the commodity prices of all commodities in the commodity placing layer.

4. The intelligent micro-vending system of claim 2, wherein:

wherein the settlement painting contains the consumption list.

5. The intelligent micro-vending system of claim 1, wherein:

wherein the intelligent micro-super sales counter also comprises a camera which is arranged above the intelligent micro-super sales counter and is used for video recording of the shopping process of customers to obtain shopping videos,

the vending control device also comprises a video recording control part and a video recording temporary storage part,

the video recording control part is used for controlling the camera to start video recording and stop video recording,

the video recording temporary storage part temporarily stores the shopping video.

6. The intelligent micro-vending system of claim 5, wherein:

wherein the management server also comprises a goods taking failure prompt generating part and a video acquisition part,

when a customer submits the goods taking failure information through the interactive display screen, the goods taking failure prompt generation part generates corresponding goods taking failure prompt information, and the video acquisition part acquires the corresponding shopping video from the video temporary storage part.

7. The intelligent micro-vending system of claim 1, wherein:

the management server further comprises a container information updating part for updating the information stored in the container information storage part according to the goods taking list.

8. The intelligent micro-vending system of claim 1, wherein:

wherein the intelligent micro-super sales counter is provided with a goods taking port for a customer to take out the goods,

the goods taking device comprises a goods taking hopper and a goods taking hopper driving mechanism,

the goods taking bucket is used for taking out the goods from the goods channel,

the goods taking bucket driving mechanism is used for driving the goods taking bucket to move to the front of the corresponding goods channel and to the goods taking opening.

9. The intelligent micro-vending system of claim 8, wherein:

wherein the goods taking bucket is provided with a goods taking gear set and a gear set driving motor for driving the goods taking gear set to rotate,

the intelligent micro-super sales counter also comprises a laminate and a plurality of baffle mechanisms,

a plurality of baffle mechanisms are arranged on the laminate to separate the laminate into a plurality of goods lanes,

the baffle mechanism has a pusher plate for pushing the commodity out of the lane,

the push plate is in transmission connection with the goods taking gear set.

10. The intelligent micro-vending system of claim 9, wherein:

the push plate is provided with an infrared sensor for sensing whether the corresponding goods in the goods channel are empty or not.

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