CN1930590A - Stuff feeding mechanism of vendor - Google Patents
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Abstract
The present invention discloses a stuff feeding mechanism of vendor capable of holding, transporting and sending various products regardless of a change in size such as a length, a diameter etc. of the product. The feed mechanism includes a cabinet having a space for accomodating the products; a driving unit mounted on an upper portion of the cabinet; a transporting unit driven by the driving unit and having a plurality of pockets for accomodating the products; and a sending unit sending the products transported by the transporting unit.
Description
Technical field
The present invention relates to a kind of automatic vending machine, more particularly, relate to a kind of feed mechanism that is used for automatic vending machine, it can take in, carries and send product, no matter how length, the diameter equidimension of product change.
Background technology
This feed mechanism has various structures, for example, will be pushed to spirally from the product that the storage area in the automatic vending machine rack is selected the shipment skewed slot that the consumer can get goods.In this case, because spiral pushes, when the length of product was longer, rack need have bigger volume.These long products pile a row or two rows in rack, for example, each row sends by its deadweight.
Like this, the product that can be used for automatic vending machine can be subjected to the restriction of length, diameter equidimension.General beverage products is formed by canister, plastic containers or glass container.Wherein, the product that is formed by canister has more consistent length and diameter than the product that is formed by the plastic and glass container.Based on this reason, the product that is formed by canister has been used for automatic vending machine.On the contrary, the product that is formed by the plastic and glass container has various size because of it, does not therefore also perform well in automatic vending machine.The feature limits that this size of the product that is formed by the plastic and glass container is different its be used for automatic vending machine.
Summary of the invention
Therefore, to have proposed the present invention in order addressing the above problem, and to have an object of the present invention is to provide a kind of feed mechanism that is used for automatic vending machine, it can use the beverage products of various sizes.
According to an aspect of the present invention, above-mentioned purpose and other purposes can reach by a kind of feed mechanism that is used for automatic vending machine is provided, and this feed mechanism can be responded actively the variation of product size.This feed mechanism comprises: rack; Driver element, it is installed on the top of rack; Supply unit, it is by drive unit drives and have a plurality of sacks that are used to take in product; And send the unit, it is used to send the product of carrying by supply unit.
Here, feed mechanism can further comprise sensing cell, and it is used for the position of each product of sensing.
Supply unit can comprise: endless belt, and its two ends interconnect; And a plurality of sacks, it is with predetermined being arranged at intervals on the endless belt.
And endless belt and each sack can be made by soft material.
All sacks all can comprise band, but its silver coating nanofiber or with silver-colored nanofiber bonding.
Here, feed mechanism can further comprise at interval unit, and it is used for the space that is used to take in product according to the size adjustment of product.
The unit can be made of two interblock dividing plates at interval, and wherein, two interblock dividing plates can be vertical mutually.
Send the bottom that the angle that can be scheduled to the unit is installed in rack.
Sending the unit can comprise: vibrating mass, and its level is installed on the bottom of rack; And Vib., it is used to make the vibrating mass vibration.
But send unit involving vibrations device, it is installed on the bottom of rack, wherein, Vib. can comprise motor, with the gear case of motor coupling and with the vibrating mass of gear case coupling.
Vibrating mass can comprise at least one volute spring of inclination at a predetermined angle.
Sensing cell can comprise: limit switch, and it is fixed in the bottom of rack; And linkage structure, itself and limit switch cooperatively interact.
Driver element can comprise motor, with the driving shaft of motor coupling and the driven shaft that cooperatively interacts with driving shaft.
Can the driver element retainer be installed between motor and driving shaft, with rotary supporting driving shaft, wherein, the driver element retainer can have the reinforcement axle parallel with driving shaft.
Each sack all can comprise the shelf that is used to shelve product, and this shelf is positioned on the direction of or inclination parallel with driving shaft.
Each sack all can comprise the outlet opening that is used to import the feed opening of product and is used for output products, and a corner of this outlet opening has been cut off.
This feed mechanism that is used for automatic vending machine makes product can be accommodated in sack, conveying and sends from sack, no matter how product size changes.
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Above-mentioned purpose of the present invention, other purposes, characteristics and advantage can be expressly understood that more appended figure comprises from the following description to appended figure:
Fig. 1 is the skeleton view that shows according to the feed mechanism of automatic vending machine of the present invention;
Fig. 2 is the cross-sectional side view that shows according to the feed mechanism of automatic vending machine of the present invention;
Fig. 3 is the vertical view that shows according to the feed mechanism of automatic vending machine of the present invention;
Figure 4 and 5 are respectively side view and the front elevations that shows according to the supply unit that feed mechanism adopted of automatic vending machine of the present invention;
Fig. 6 is the side view of sending the unit that feed mechanism adopted that shows according to automatic vending machine of the present invention;
Fig. 7 is the front elevation of sending the unit that feed mechanism adopted that shows according to automatic vending machine of the present invention;
Fig. 8 and 9 is the side views that show according to the sensing cell that feed mechanism adopted of automatic vending machine of the present invention, wherein, Fig. 8 has shown sensing cell and product state of contact, and Fig. 9 has shown the state that sensing cell and product separate;
Figure 10 has shown the control circuit that is used to control according to the operation of the feed mechanism of automatic vending machine of the present invention.
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Hereinafter will describe the feed mechanism that is used for automatic vending machine with reference to the accompanying drawings in detail.
Fig. 1 and 2 has shown feed mechanism, comprising: rack 10, and it has rectangular shape; Driver element, it is installed on the top of rack; Supply unit 30, it is by drive unit drives and have a plurality of sacks that are used to take in product; And send the unit, it is used to send the product of carrying by supply unit.
With reference to Fig. 1 and 2, rack 10 is towards three direction openings, promptly forward, up and down, and in other three directions sealings, promptly backward with two laterals.Thereby two sidewalls 12 and 13 ones of the rear walls of rack 10 are formed by sheet material.Here, opening to the front side as the input port of taking in product, and opening to downside as the mouth of sending of sending product.
The top of rack 10 has drive motor 18 and with drive motor coupling and as the driving shaft 19 of driven roller.In order to support these drive motor and axle 18 and 19 securely, need and to be installed between drive motor 18 and the driving shaft 19 by the driver element retainer 16 that sheet material forms.Therefore, driving shaft 19 is positioned at a side of driver element retainer 16, and drive motor 18 is positioned at the opposite side of driver element retainer 16.Design drive 19 makes the one end be supported on the driver element retainer 16 and its other end is not fixed on any part.In other words, driving shaft 19 has cantilever design.But if necessary, driving shaft 19 can further comprise strengthens axle, its parallel hardness that is positioned at below the driving shaft and can strengthens driving shaft.This is because after long-time the use, driving shaft 19 may be crooked because of its cantilever design.And the external peripheral surface of driving shaft 19 rolls by supply unit as described below 30, especially the endless belt of supply unit 30.Simultaneously, in order to prevent to lack the slip that friction force causes between the inner circumferential surface owing to the endless belt of the external peripheral surface of driving shaft 19 and supply unit 30, the external peripheral surface of driving shaft 19 has soft overlayer, and it is coated with soft materials such as rubber.To describe supply unit 30 in detail below.
The bottom of rack 10 has driven shaft 29, and it is parallel to driving shaft 19 and is used as driven voller.The external peripheral surface of driven shaft 29 also has soft overlayer as the external peripheral surface of driving shaft 19, and it is coated with soft material, for example rubber.For driven shaft 29 is installed, the bottom of rack 10 (the especially front end of two sidewalls 12) has the driven shaft retainer 23 that is formed by sheet material.
Driven shaft retainer 23 has: the preceding groove 22a that runs through, and an end 29a of driven shaft 29 therefrom passes through; And front end 24a, its downwards with before run through groove 22a and separate predetermined distance.Preceding extension spring 28a is hooked between the end 29a and front end 24a of the driven shaft that runs through groove 22a before passing.Equally, the rear wall 13 relative with driven shaft retainer 23 levels has: after run through groove 22b, the other end 29b of driven shaft 29 therefrom passes through; And rear end 24b, its downwards with after run through groove 22b and separate predetermined distance.Back extension spring 28b is hooked between the other end 29b and rear end 24b of the driven shaft that runs through groove 22a after passing.The two ends 29a of driven shaft 29 and 29b run through groove 22a and 22b before and after these and be preferably formed and be ellipse, so that can move up and down.Like this, be installed on the two ends 29a of driven shaft 29 and the front and back extension spring 28a on the 29b and 28b and can be used as the tensioning adjuster, it is used to adjust the tension force of the supply unit 30 that rolls around driven shaft 29.
In two sidewalls 12 of rack 10 any one all is formed with at least two interval troughs 14.And interval trough 14 is perpendicular to one another and separates.Each interval trough 14 all adopts waveform, and has identical spacing.Therefore, each interval trough 14 all has at least two tops and bottom.There is the pin of extracting 17 to lay respectively in the bottom of interval trough 14.To grasp pin 17 is fixed on the space bar 15.
Explanation now is arranged at the supply unit 30 between driving shaft 19 and the driven shaft 29.
With reference to Fig. 2,4 and 5, supply unit 30 comprises endless belt 31 and a plurality of sack 30a, the 30b...30z that are coupled with constant interval and endless belt 31.Here, endless belt 31 is to make by the opposite end bonding that will be cut into the film after predetermined width and length also will be cut by the flexible thin film that PET plastics such as (polyethylene terephthalates) are made.And, each sack 30a, 30b...30z adopt the mode identical with endless belt 31 to make, be about to by plastics PET (polyethylene terephthalate) wait the flexible thin film who makes to cut into predetermined width and length and will cut after the opposite end of film bond.Here,, an identical point is arranged, be about to its end opposite bonding, but difference is that its size is differing from each other for endless belt 31 and each sack 30a, 30b...30z.
Like this, the end opposite of endless belt 31 links together by using sticker, stitching, heating or its combination.And, similar with endless belt 31, the end opposite of each sack is linked together.Simultaneously, the end opposite of endless belt 31 preferably uses sticker to link together.Preferably, the end opposite of each sack links together by using suturing skill.In this case, the end opposite with each sack 30a, 30b...30z links together in advance, is fixed to then on the endless belt 31.Perhaps, the end opposite of each sack 30a, 30b...30z can be fixed on the endless belt 31 simultaneously by using suturing skill.
Describe one of them sack 30a in detail with reference to Fig. 5 below.Between sack 30a and endless belt 31, form at least one suture line 33.Like this, the sack 30a that is fixed on the endless belt 31 by stitching adopts cylindrical shape.Here, the end of sack 30a is used to import product as feed opening 36, and its other end is used for output products as outlet opening 37.When seeing sack 30a in front, the part relative with suture line 33 wherein shelved product as shelf 38.
First example according to shelf 38 rests product in the shelf 38 obliquely.But second example according to shelf 38 flatly rests product in the shelf 38.Therefore, compare with the situation of second example, the shelf 38 easier output products of first example, and can take in long product.Even the product that rests in the shelf 38 of first example tilts, this product can not come off in course of conveying yet, because it contacts with space bar 15.In addition, in order to send product in easier mode from sack, cut away in a part or the corner of the sack that shelf 38 and outlet opening 37 can be collided.Preferably, each sack 30a, 30b...30z have sculptured inner circumferential surface (referring to Fig. 4).This sculptured inner circumferential surface of sack 30a is used to reduce and the contacting of the external peripheral surface of product.For example, when the inner circumferential surface of sack 30a is smooth, and at least one smooth circumferential of sack 30a and the external peripheral surface of product speckle with small drops of water, when promptly moist, and these two surface closely contacts mutually, thus produce vacuum.Therefore, the sculptured inner circumferential surface of sack 30a can prevent to produce vacuum.In addition, the sculptured inner circumferential surface of sack 30a is used to reduce the friction to the external peripheral surface of product, thereby can be from sack 30a output products easily.
Here, the endless belt 31 and the sack that constitute supply unit 30 can be made with any material, as long as it has flexible.Particularly, each sack 30a, 30b...30z are folded partly at least one band, so that increase durability.This band can use with the identical or different material of sack and make.Particularly, in order to suppress the propagation of bacterium, sack and/or its band can be coated silver-colored nanofiber or be made by silver-colored nanofiber.Preferably, sack can be made by common material, and its band can be made by silver-colored nanofiber.More preferably, sack can be made by common material, and its band can be coated silver-colored nanofiber.
And endless belt 31 is formed with a plurality of sensings hole 35.Each sensing hole 35 is between sack 30a, 30b...30z.Therefore, the quantity in sensing hole 35 is identical with the quantity of sack 30a, 30b...30z.Sensing hole 35 will be sent the unit with following product and describe.Sensing is carried out by sensor S1 in sensing hole 35.The example of sensor can be Proximity Sensor or feeler.Proximity Sensor can be installed in the appropriate location in the transport path of endless belt 31 of supply unit.For the ease of installing, sensor can be installed near the driving shaft 19.
As mentioned above, the external peripheral surface of driving and driven shaft 19 and 29 is formed with soft overlayer.Therefore, can strengthen friction between the inner circumferential surface of endless belt 31 of the external peripheral surface of diaxon 19 and 29 and supply unit 30.As a result, the revolving force of driving shaft 19 can be delivered on the endless belt 31 of supply unit 30 effectively.
Hereinafter describe product in detail and send the unit with reference to Fig. 1,2,6 and 7.
Fig. 1 and 2 has shown the example of sending the unit.Send the unit and comprise hang plate 26.Hang plate 26 is with predetermined angular bend.Hang plate 26 and the angle of driven shaft 29 into about 60 degree.Hang plate 26 contacts with the product of carrying by supply unit 30.This contact forces product to tilt towards rear wall 13.Like this, the product of inclination falls backward owing to its deadweight.Product shown in Fig. 1 and 2 is sent the unit and is adopted the principle that application falls according to deadweight.
Fig. 6 and 7 has shown another example of sending the unit.With reference to Fig. 6 and 7, send the unit and comprise: vibrating mass 42, it is rotatably installed between two sidewalls 12 of rack 10; And Vib. 45, it is used to make vibrating mass 42 vibrations.Vibrating mass 42 is folded into sheet material " C " shape.The opposite longitudinal flange of vibrating mass 42 has the first hole 48a respectively.The first hole 48a of vibrating mass 42 is preferably formed on the edge of the vibrating mass 42 of rear wall 13 sides.Pivot as described below 47 is installed among the first hole 48a.Vibrating mass 42 can rotate smoothly by the pivot 47 that is installed among the first hole 48a.
The top surface of vibrating mass 42 has at least one projection, preferably three projection 42a, 42b and 42c, and it has different height, and is spaced from each other predetermined distance.In three projections, middle projection 42b is the highest, and is minimum towards the rearward projection of rear wall 13.Forming the projection with differing heights by this way is the product that has all lengths in order to send smoothly.Therefore, if necessary, can change the height of each projection.
And the front end that is positioned at the vibrating mass 42 of front has extension spring 49.With an end hook of extension spring 49 front end, and its other end is hooked in the antetheca (Fig. 1) of the rack 10 that extends from driven shaft retainer 23 at vibrating mass 42.Extension spring 49 helps vibrating mass 42 to return after the driving by Vib. raises.
The front end of the vibrating mass 42 adjacent with extension spring 49 is equipped with scotch 43.Scotch 43 has limited the maximum down position of vibrating mass 42.Therefore, the maximum down position of vibrating mass 42 can keep parallel with driven shaft 29 by scotch 43.
And two sidewalls 12 of rack 10 are separately installed with the second hole 48b.The second hole 48b is corresponding to the first hole 48a.When four hole 48a and 48b are aligned to delegation, pivot 47 is installed among hole 48a and the 48b.
Vib. is formed by general micro-machine 45 and with the arm 46 of the turning axle of motor coupling.Arm can adopt plate-like or shaft-like.The two ends of arm have roller 41 (under shaft-like situation) respectively.When motor 45 rotations, arm 46 also can rotate.Simultaneously, the roller 41 that provides for arm 46 replaces the lower surface of contact vibration parts 42.Specifically, vibrating mass 42 rises gradually, descends then, contacts with any one roller 41.Vibrating mass 42 vibrates by repeating to move.If necessary, the surface of each roller 41 can be formed with the soft material that one deck covers.This overlayer can reduce by the caused noise that contacts between roller 41 and the vibrating mass 42.
Though not shown, product is sent another example involving vibrations device of unit.This Vib. is by motor, formed with the gear case of the turning axle of motor coupling and with the vibrating mass of gear case coupling.Vibrating mass adopts the shape of isosceles trapezoid, and is promptly "T"-shaped.Here, the part corresponding with the short base of isosceles trapezoid be positioned at gear case near.The part corresponding with the long base of isosceles trapezoid is then away from gear case.Volute spring is hooked in respectively between the two ends on the two ends on short base and long base.Simultaneously, two volute springs correspond respectively to the waist of isosceles trapezoid.Volute spring is perpendicular to the product of carrying by supply unit 30.Therefore, when motor rotates, can be delivered on the vibrating mass by the revolving force of gear case with motor.Thereby make the vibrating mass rotation.The volute spring of vibrating mass conforms to the shape of product.In other words, when each volute spring contact product, it can be according to the outward appearance of product and free bend.Therefore, it is very little that volute spring is subjected to the influence of shape of product.
Below with reference to Fig. 8 and 9 explanation product sensing cells.
With reference to Fig. 8 and 9, sensing cell comprises: limit switch 51, and it is installed on any one sidewall 12 of rack 10; And linkage structure, it alternately contacts with product with limit switch.
Use screw that limit switch 51 directly or indirectly is installed on the sidewall 12 of rack 10.When indirectly installing, the pleated sheet by " L " shape is fixed in limit switch 51 on the sidewall of rack.The operation of limit switch will be described below.
Linkage structure comprises: sensory panel 52, and it is positioned at the transport path of product; And connecting rod 55, it is connected to an end of sensory panel 52.Bored a hole on one end of sensory panel 52, and the other end is folding with predetermined angle.Near part sensory panel 52 1 ends (hereinafter referred to as " center section ") is folded into " V " shape.Connecting rod 55 is connected on sensory panel 52 1 ends in the formed hole loosely, promptly connects into and to move up and down.Because the center section of sensory panel 52 folds, therefore be arranged in top groove rotationally, thereby can rotate around top groove.Perhaps, can the center section of sensory panel 52 be fixed by hinge 53.Simultaneously, any wing of the both wings of hinge 53 can be fixed on the sensory panel, and another wing be fixed on the sidewall 12 of rack 10.And, the other end of sensory panel 52 is folded into predetermined angle.This is in order to prevent that each sack 30a, 30b...30z of taking in product from damaging when product discharges.
Connecting rod 55 is made up of the connector 55c that is connected to first connecting rod 55a, the second connecting rod 55b that is connected with extension spring 56 on the sensory panel 52 and connects the first and second connecting rod 55a and 55b.First connecting rod 55a adopts linearity configuration, and second connecting rod 55b adopts " L " shape.The end of second connecting rod 55b is connected with connector 55c, and the other end is connected with extension spring 56.For this reason, the other end of second connecting rod 55b is folded into the angle of 90 degree.Thereby, can prevent to be hooked in the extension spring 56 on the other end of second connecting rod 55b because impact etc. former thereby come off.One end of extension spring 56 is connected on the second connecting rod 55b, and its other end is connected on the front end 58 of the sidewall 12 that is positioned at rack 10.Connector 55c has two ends, and each end all is formed with box thread.Equally, the first and second connecting rod 55a and 55b all are formed with the male thread corresponding with the box thread of connector 55c.Therefore, the first and second connecting rod 55a and 55b can be screwed on the connector 55c.But, it will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art that being connected between the first and second connecting rod 55a and 55b and the connector 55c is not limited to this being threaded.And the second connecting rod 55b of " L " shape is made up of with the vertical component effect branch on sidewall 12 sides that are positioned at rack 10 horizontal component that is positioned on limit switch 51 sides, and wherein, horizontal component is vertical mutually with vertical component.The horizontal component of second connecting rod 55b has the part that is folded into " V " shape.Therefore, second connecting rod 55b can rotate around following boring, has put into the folded part of horizontal component in the boring.
Now, will the operation of linkage structure be described.The rotation of supply unit 30 forces product to be carried around clockwise direction.In the course of conveying, arbitrary product is put at any time all and is contacted with sensory panel 52, and wherein, sensory panel 52 is in sensing standby position (for example, becoming the position at about 60 degree angles with cabinet sidewalls).Product contacts with sensory panel 52 always, leaves the radius of gyration scope (Fig. 8) of sensory panel 52 up to it.Then, when product when sensory panel 52 discharges, sensory panel 52 returns sensing standby position (Fig. 9).
Here, sensory panel 52 fact of returning the sensing standby position means there is not product in the sack.More particularly, the contact between product and the sensory panel 52 has stopped driving the operation of the driver element of supply unit.
When sensory panel 52 temporary transient products from the front discharge and contact with the product of back once more immediately, can stop driver element.Therefore, when sensory panel is positioned at the sensing standby position above preset time, " short supply " printed words have been shown on the display screen of automatic vending machine.
The operation of aforesaid feed mechanism hereinafter is described with reference to Figure 10.
With reference to Figure 10, when pressing the product selector switch of automatic vending machine (open mode), relay stays open state, as long as its motor M 2 that does not trigger S2 and drive the motor M 1 of described driver element simultaneously and send the unit.Thereby, when being in the S1 position in sensing hole 35, continues the supply unit 30 that cooperates with the motor M 1 of driver element to move.The S1 position is passed in sensing hole 35, thereby S1 switches to B contact (normally closed contact).In this case, the motor M 1 of driver element does not obtain the power supply supply, and therefore, the supply unit 30 that cooperates with the motor M 1 of driver element can stop.But relay still stays open state.Therefore, the motor M 2 of sending the unit continues to be activated, and comes off and then triggers S2 from any one sack 30a, 30b...30z sack of driven shaft 29 (near) up to product.
Product comes off and passes through S2.Simultaneously, produce trigger pip to stop the delay of relay.Thereby relay becomes A contact (normally opened contact), so that send the power supply supply of not reentrying of the motor M 2 of unit.But the motor M 1 of driver element obtains the power supply supply by the A contact of relay and the B contact of S1, thereby drives the motor M 1 of described driver element.Then, supply unit is carried out carried, switch to the A contact up to S1.
When colliding with S1 when sensing hole 35, S1 keeps the A contact.Therefore, only otherwise trigger selling signal, will keep this state always.
Summed up aforesaid operations in the following table 1.
| The contact of relay | The contact of S1 | The contact of S2 | M1 | M2 | Remarks | |
| Armed state | A | A | B | Stop | Stop | |
| Selling signal | B | A | B | Operation | Operation | Select SW: be provided with |
| Carry the submitting portion | B | A-B | B | Stop | Operation | |
| The product response | A | B | B-A-B | Operation | Stop | Trigger: reset |
| The part of awaiting orders is carried | A | B-A | B | Stop | Stop |
The circuit of these operations of design control makes when conveying has the product of pre-set dimension, and these products have long part and the short submitting portion of awaiting orders under safety is accommodated in state in the sack of supply unit.The product of awaiting orders as a result, can be sent fast.
And whether this circuits sense required product is sent with by sending mouth from the sack of supply unit.Then, this circuit is according to the operation of sensing result termination unit, so that can strengthen reliability.
In order to simplify the required unit of circuit, limit switch is designed to operate by the sensing hole in each part.Therefore, this circuit is controlled described operation, no matter be which kind of power supply, therefore can obtain simple, cheap and reliable control circuit.
From above as can be known, according to the feed mechanism of automatic vending machine, product can be accommodated in the sack, carry and send, no matter how the size of product changes from sack.And because supply unit moves on to upside by driver element from downside, counterclockwise promptly, so product can upwards be sent.Thereby this feed mechanism can provide all places of sending product.
Although description-based purpose discloses the preferred embodiments of the present invention, but it will be understood by those skilled in the art that, can be in not breaking away from the claims of enclosing under the situation of disclosed the scope and spirit of the present invention, the present invention is carried out various modifications, replenishes and substitutes.
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1. feed mechanism that is used for automatic vending machine, it can respond actively the variation of product size, and described feed mechanism comprises:
Rack;
Driver element, it is installed on the top of rack;
Supply unit, it is by drive unit drives and have a plurality of sacks that are used to take in product;
And send the unit, it sends the product of carrying by supply unit.
2. feed mechanism as claimed in claim 1, it further comprises sensing cell, is used for the position of each product of sensing.
3. feed mechanism as claimed in claim 1, wherein, described supply unit comprises: endless belt, its two ends interconnect; And a plurality of sacks, it is with predetermined being arranged at intervals on the endless belt.
4. feed mechanism as claimed in claim 3, wherein, endless belt and each sack are all made by soft material.
5. feed mechanism as claimed in claim 4, wherein, all sacks all comprise band, it can be coated silver-colored nanofiber or bond with silver-colored nanofiber.
6. feed mechanism as claimed in claim 1, it further comprises unit at interval, is used for taking in according to the adjusted size of product the space of product, wherein, unit, described interval comprises the space bar that is arranged in rack, and the extracting pin that is fixed on the space bar and is provided with along the interval trough selectivity.
7. feed mechanism as claimed in claim 6, wherein, the unit is made of two interblock dividing plates at interval, and this two interblocks dividing plate is vertical mutually.
8. feed mechanism as claimed in claim 1 wherein, will be sent the bottom that the unit is installed on rack with predetermined angle.
9. feed mechanism as claimed in claim 1, wherein, the described unit of sending comprises: vibrating mass, its level is installed on the bottom of rack; And Vib., it is used to make the vibrating mass vibration.
10. feed mechanism as claimed in claim 1, wherein, the described unit of sending comprises the Vib. that is installed on the rack bottom, described Vib. comprise motor, with the gear case of motor coupling and with the vibrating mass of gear case coupling.
11. feed mechanism as claimed in claim 10, wherein, described vibrating mass comprises at least one volute spring of inclination at a predetermined angle.
12. feed mechanism as claimed in claim 2, wherein, described sensing cell comprises limit switch that is fixed in the rack bottom and the linkage structure that cooperates with limit switch.
13. feed mechanism as claimed in claim 1, wherein, described driver element comprise motor, with the driving shaft of motor coupling and the driven shaft that cooperates with driving shaft.
14. feed mechanism as claimed in claim 13 wherein, is installed between motor and the driving shaft driver element retainer with rotary supporting driving shaft, described driver element retainer has the reinforcement axle parallel with driving shaft.
15. as each described feed mechanism in the claim 3,4 and 5, wherein, each sack comprises the shelf that is used to shelve product, described shelf is positioned on the direction of or inclination parallel with driving shaft.
16. feed mechanism as claimed in claim 15, wherein, each sack comprises: feed opening is used to import product; And outlet opening, it is used for output products, and a corner of described outlet opening has been cut off.
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