CN209785122U - Tray, delivery device and vending machine - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model relates to the technical field of self-service equipment, in particular to a tray, a delivery device and a vending machine; the delivery device of the utility model comprises the tray, and the vending machine of the embodiment comprises the tray or the delivery device of the utility model; the tray comprises a shell, a supporting plate and a plurality of clamping jaws, the supporting plate and the plurality of clamping jaws are movably arranged in the shell, the plurality of clamping jaws are connected with the supporting plate, the supporting plate is used for bearing goods, and the plurality of clamping jaws are distributed along the circumferential direction of the supporting plate; the pallet has an initial position and a loading position, and when the pallet moves from the initial position to the loading position, the pallet drives the plurality of claws to approach each other toward the center of the pallet for gripping the goods. The utility model discloses a tray, delivery device and automatic vending machine, it can support the goods in the tray steadily, reduces the probability that the goods on the tray emptys.

Description

Tray, delivery device and vending machine

Technical Field

The utility model relates to a self-service equipment technical field particularly, relates to tray, delivery device and automatic vending machine.

Background

Vending machine wide application is in the retail trade, can 24 hours nobody sell goods, the very big user's shopping of having made things convenient for, the vending machine of correlation technique utilizes delivery device to get goods, it takes out the goods in the goods way to get the goods mechanism, and carry to delivery device's storehouse or on the tray, when delivery device carries the goods to getting the goods mouth, because the height of goods is great, especially to goods such as drinks of fragile article packing such as glass bottle, do not carry out effectual fixed to the goods, easily empty, thereby probably cause the damage of goods.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

An object of the utility model is to provide a tray, delivery device and automatic vending machine, it can be stable support the goods in the tray, reduce the probability that the goods on the tray emptys.

The embodiment of the utility model is realized like this:

In a first aspect, an embodiment of the present invention provides a tray, including: the supporting plate and the plurality of clamping jaws are movably arranged in the shell and are connected with the supporting plate, the supporting plate is used for bearing goods, and the plurality of clamping jaws are distributed along the circumferential direction of the supporting plate; the pallet has an initial position and a loading position, and when the pallet moves from the initial position to the loading position, the pallet drives the plurality of claws to approach each other toward the center of the pallet for gripping the goods.

In an alternative embodiment, the housing is provided with a cavity having an opening, the opening is located at the top of the housing and used for entering and exiting goods, and the supporting plate and the plurality of clamping claws are located in the cavity.

in an alternative embodiment, the pallet is horizontally arranged and can be moved in a vertical direction between an initial position and a loading position.

In an alternative embodiment, the tray further comprises a bracket arranged on the housing, and the plurality of claws are rotatably connected with the bracket; the supporting plate can simultaneously drive the plurality of clamping jaws to rotate so that the plurality of clamping jaws are close to or far away from the center of the supporting plate.

In an alternative embodiment, the claw comprises a connecting part and a clamping part which are connected in an angle mode, the connecting part is connected with the supporting plate, and when the supporting plate moves from the initial position to the loading position, the connecting part can be driven to move so that the clamping part abuts against the goods.

In an alternative embodiment, the tray further comprises a first elastic member connected to the blade, the first elastic member being configured to always have a tendency to move towards the initial position.

In an alternative embodiment, the tray further comprises a plurality of second elastic members, and the plurality of second elastic members are connected with the plurality of jaws in a one-to-one correspondence; the second elastic member is configured to cause the jaws to always have a tendency to move away from each other, thereby causing the blade to always have a tendency to move toward the initial position.

In an optional embodiment, the housing is further provided with a first detection member for detecting whether the pallet has goods thereon.

In a second aspect, an embodiment of the present invention provides a delivery device, including a base frame, a goods taking mechanism disposed on the base frame, and a tray of any one of the foregoing embodiments; the goods taking mechanism comprises a first driving assembly, a second driving assembly and a goods taking assembly; the goods taking assembly is used for taking goods and placing the goods on the tray, the first driving assembly is configured to drive the goods taking assembly to linearly reciprocate relative to the base frame, and the second driving assembly is configured to drive the first driving assembly and the goods taking assembly to rotate.

In a third aspect, an embodiment of the present invention provides an automatic vending machine, including a cabinet, and a goods channel, a delivery device and the aforementioned tray which are arranged in the cabinet, wherein a goods taking opening is arranged on the surface of the cabinet, and the tray is arranged on the delivery device and used for supporting goods; the delivery device is used for delivering goods between the goods passage and the goods taking port; alternatively, the tray is arranged at a position of the cabinet close to the goods taking opening, and the delivery device can deliver goods between the goods channel and the tray.

The utility model discloses the beneficial effect of tray includes: the embodiment of the utility model provides a tray can utilize the layer board to bear the weight of the goods, and when placing the goods on the layer board, under the action of the gravity of goods, oppress the layer board and move from initial position to the position that carries the goods to utilize the layer board to drive a plurality of jack catchs and move to and the goods butt, thereby utilize the jack catch to fix the goods that support on the layer board; thus, utilize jack catch and goods butt, fixed goods position on the layer board can reduce the probability that the goods on the tray emptys to reduce the probability that breakable packing was broken into pieces.

The embodiment of the utility model provides a delivery device's beneficial effect includes: the delivery device provided by the embodiment of the utility model can utilize the goods taking component to obtain goods, and utilize the first driving component and the second driving component to deliver the goods obtained by the goods taking component to the tray for supporting; this tray utilizes jack catch and goods butt, and the position of fixed goods on the layer board can reduce the probability that the goods on the tray emptys to reduce the probability that breakable packing was broken into pieces.

The embodiment of the utility model provides an automatic vending machine's beneficial effect includes: the embodiment of the utility model provides an automatic vending machine includes foretell tray, and this automatic vending machine can bear the goods with the tray when shipment to the jack catch and the goods butt that utilize the tray to set up, the probability that the goods that can reduce on the tray emptys is reduced to the position of fixed goods on the layer board, thereby reduces the probability that breakable packing was broken into pieces.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention, the drawings that are required to be used in the embodiments will be briefly described below, it should be understood that the following drawings only illustrate some embodiments of the present invention, and therefore should not be considered as limiting the scope, and for those skilled in the art, other related drawings can be obtained according to the drawings without inventive efforts.

Fig. 1 is a schematic structural view of a tray according to an embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 2 is a cross-sectional view of a tray according to an embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 3 is an exploded view of the tray according to the embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 4 is a schematic view of a part of the structure of the tray in the embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 5 is a schematic structural view of the bottom of the pallet according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 6 is a schematic structural diagram of a delivery device in an embodiment of the present invention at a first viewing angle;

fig. 7 is a schematic structural diagram of a first driving assembly according to an embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 8 is a partial schematic structural view of a delivery device at a second viewing angle according to an embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 9 is a schematic view of an internal structure of the vending machine according to the embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 10 is a schematic structural diagram of the vending machine according to the embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 11 is a schematic structural diagram of a delivery device in an embodiment of the present invention at a third viewing angle;

Fig. 12 is an enlarged view of xii in fig. 9.

Icon: 010-a tray; 100-a housing; 110-a cavity; 120-a pallet; 121-a connector; 130-jaws; 131-a rotating shaft; 132-a connecting portion; 133-a snap-fit portion; 134-hook position; 135-connecting hole; 140-a scaffold; 141-a fixed plate; 142-an extension arm; 143-a first plate; 144-a second plate; 145-a third plate; 146-a fourth plate; 147-a fifth plate; 148-opening; 150-a first resilient member; 160-a first detection member; 161-an emitting part; 162-a receiving section; 020-a delivery device; 200-a base frame; 201-a first mount; 202-a second mount; 203-a second detection member; 300-a goods taking mechanism; 310-a first drive assembly; 311-a first motor; 312-a lead screw; 313-nut seat; 314-a worm gear; 315-worm; 316-a guide rail; 317-a slide block; 320-a second drive assembly; 322-a running wheel; 323-transition wheel; 330-a pick-up assembly; 331-a suction cup; 332-a pneumatic assembly; 340-a third detection member; 341-a detection section; 350-a push driving assembly; 351-a third motor; 352-gear; 030-vending machine; 400-a cabinet; 401-a cabinet body; 402-a cabinet door; 403-a goods taking port; 404-human-computer interaction means; 405-a pick-up door; 410-a drive device; 420-cargo way; 421-a bottom plate; 422-a pushing assembly; 423-mating wheel; 424-push plate; 425-a conveyor belt; 426-driving wheel.

Detailed Description

In order to make the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the embodiments of the present invention clearer, the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present invention, and it is obvious that the described embodiments are some, but not all, embodiments of the present invention. The components of embodiments of the present invention, as generally described and illustrated in the figures herein, may be arranged and designed in a wide variety of different configurations. Thus, the following detailed description of the embodiments of the present invention, presented in the accompanying drawings, is not intended to limit the scope of the invention, as claimed, but is merely representative of selected embodiments of the invention. Based on the embodiments in the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by a person skilled in the art without creative efforts belong to the protection scope of the present invention. It should be noted that: like reference numbers and letters refer to like items in the following figures, and thus, once an item is defined in one figure, it need not be further defined and explained in subsequent figures.

in the description of the present invention, it should be noted that the terms "upper", "lower", "left", "right", "straight line", etc. indicate the position or positional relationship based on the position or positional relationship shown in the drawings, or the position or positional relationship which the products of the present invention are conventionally placed when in use, and are only for convenience of description and simplification of the description, but do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a specific position, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and thus, should not be construed as limiting the present invention. Furthermore, the terms "first," "second," "third," and the like are used solely to distinguish one from another and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance.

In the description of the present invention, it should also be noted that, unless otherwise explicitly specified or limited, the terms "disposed" and "connected" are to be interpreted broadly, and may be, for example, fixedly connected, detachably connected, or integrally connected; can be mechanically or electrically connected; they may be connected directly or indirectly through intervening media, or they may be interconnected between two elements. The specific meaning of the above terms in the present invention can be understood in specific cases to those skilled in the art.

Fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a tray 010 according to an embodiment of the present invention; referring to fig. 1, the present embodiment provides a tray 010, which can be used in a vending machine 030 for carrying goods, especially for carrying goods packaged by fragile articles such as glass bottles.

Referring to fig. 1, the pallet 010 includes a housing 100, a supporting plate 120 and a plurality of claws 130, the supporting plate 120 and the claws 130 are movably disposed on the housing 100, the claws 130 are connected to the supporting plate 120, the supporting plate 120 is used for supporting goods, and the claws 130 are circumferentially distributed along the supporting plate 120; the pallet 120 has an initial position and a loading position, and when the pallet 120 moves from the initial position to the loading position, the pallet 120 drives the plurality of claws 130 to approach each other toward the center of the pallet 120 for gripping the goods, i.e., when the pallet 120 moves from the initial position to the loading position, the pallet 120 can drive the claws 130 to move from positions away from each other to positions close to each other, so that the claws 130 abut against the goods supported on the pallet 120, thereby stabilizing the position of the goods on the pallet 120.

When the goods is placed on above-mentioned layer board 120, under the action of gravity of goods, layer board 120 is pressed and is removed from initial position to the position of carrying goods, and layer board 120 drives a plurality of jack catchs 130 simultaneously and is close to layer board 120 central direction to the goods that support on a plurality of jack catchs 130 gripping layer board 120, with the position of the goods that utilize jack catchs 130 to fix layer board 120 to support, reduce the probability that the goods that layer board 120 supported takes place to empty, thereby avoid the goods of fragile packing such as glass bottle to empty the breakage.

It should be noted that when the goods supported on the pallet 120 are removed, the pallet 120 can be moved from the loading position to the initial position, and the pallet 120 can drive the plurality of claws 130 away from each other to prepare for the next goods support.

It should be noted that, when all the claws 130 of the pallet 010 abut against the goods supported by the pallet 120, the position of the goods supported by the pallet 120 can be more stably fixed, and the goods can be more stably prevented from falling.

Fig. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the tray 010 according to an embodiment of the present invention; further, referring to fig. 2, the housing 100 of the present embodiment is provided with a cavity 110 having an opening, the opening is located at the top of the housing 100 and is used for loading and unloading goods, and the supporting plate 120 and the plurality of claws 130 are located in the cavity 110; so set up, when the goods was placed on the layer board 120, the goods dead weight oppresses layer board 120 to the removal of goods position, and the bottom of goods can stretch into in the cavity 110 of casing 100 to further improve the stability that the goods was loaded to the tray 010, reduce the probability that the goods topples over. Preferably, the initial position of the pallet 120 is lower than the height of the opening, so that the bottom of the goods is always kept in the cavity 110 after the goods are placed on the pallet 120, thereby ensuring that the goods cannot fall off the tray 010.

Further, the housing 100 of the present embodiment has a cylindrical shape, and the pallet 120 can be switched between the initial position and the cargo position in the axial direction of the housing 100; still further, the cross-section of the cavity 110 is circular; so set up, can make this tray 010 be applicable to more and load goods such as drinks and drinks such as glass bottle or easy open can dress, can also reduce occupation space simultaneously.

Still further, the cylindrical body may be in a cup shape, for example: the shape of the wine glass, etc.; in other embodiments, the cylinder may be a straight cylinder.

Further, the pallet 120 of the present embodiment is horizontally disposed, and the pallet 120 is capable of moving between an initial position and a loading position in a vertical direction; so set up, can make tray 010 support the goods more stably.

Still further, the supporting plate 120 is a circular supporting plate, and the plurality of jaws 130 are uniformly distributed around the outer circumference of the supporting plate 120; in other embodiments, the shape of the pallet 120 may also be rectangular, diamond, etc.; in other embodiments, the plurality of jaws 130 may also be unevenly distributed.

Further, the number of the claws 130 arranged on the tray 010 can be selected according to needs, and the tray 010 of the embodiment includes four claws 130, and the four claws 130 are distributed along the circumferential direction of the tray plate 120; in other embodiments, the number of the claws 130 may also be two, three, five, etc., and is not limited in particular.

Fig. 3 is an exploded view of the tray 010 according to an embodiment of the present invention; further, referring to fig. 2 and 3, the tray 010 of the embodiment further includes a bracket 140 disposed on the housing 100, and the plurality of claws 130 are rotatably connected to the bracket 140; the supporting plate 120 can simultaneously drive the plurality of claws 130 to rotate, so that the plurality of claws 130 move toward or away from each other toward the center of the supporting plate 120. Still further, the bracket 140 is disposed in the cavity 110 of the housing 100, and the bracket 140 is fixed to a bottom wall of the cavity 110; the claw 130 can be stably disposed in the cavity 110 of the housing 100 by the rotatable connection of the claw 130 and the bracket 140, that is, the claw 130 can be connected with the housing 100 by the bracket 140.

fig. 4 is a schematic view of a part of the structure of the tray 010 according to an embodiment of the present invention; still further, referring to fig. 4, the bracket 140 includes a fixing plate 141 and a plurality of extension arms 142, the fixing plate 141 is fixedly connected to the bottom wall of the cavity 110, the plurality of extension arms 142 are all connected to the fixing plate 141, the plurality of extension arms 142 are arranged at intervals along the circumferential direction of the supporting plate 120, the plurality of jaws 130 are in one-to-one correspondence with the plurality of extension arms 142, that is, one extension arm 142 is rotatably connected with one jaw 130; with such an arrangement, the plurality of jaws 130 can be disposed around the supporting plate 120 through the plurality of extension arms 142 of the bracket 140, and the plurality of jaws 130 can be mounted on the fixing plate 141 through the plurality of extension arms 142, and then the fixing plate 141 can be mounted in the cavity 110, which is simple and convenient to mount.

Still further, the number of the extension arms 142 is the same as that of the jaws 130, and the positions correspond to each other one by one, that is, the number of the extension arms 142 of the embodiment is four; in other embodiments, the number of extension arms 142 may be greater than the number of jaws 130, so long as each jaw 130 is disposed on one extension arm 142.

Further, the shape of the fixing plate 141 may be selected as needed; referring to fig. 4, the fixing plate 141 of the present embodiment includes a first plate 143 and a second plate 144 connected to each other, and the first plate 143 and the second plate 144 are connected in a cross manner, that is, the middle of the first plate 143 is connected to the middle of the second plate 144, and both ends of the first plate 143 and the second plate 144 are connected to an extension arm 142; in other embodiments, the fixing plate 141 may also be in various shapes such as a circle, a rectangle, and the like.

It should be noted that the connection mode of the first plate 143 and the second plate 144 can be selected according to the requirement, and the first plate 143 and the second plate 144 of the present embodiment are integrally formed; in other embodiments, the first plate 143 and the second plate 144 may be welded, adhered, screwed, etc.

It should be further noted that the connection mode between the extension arm 142 and the fixing plate 141 can be selected according to the requirement, and the extension arm 142 of the embodiment is welded to the fixing plate 141; in other embodiments, the extension arm 142 is bonded, snapped, screwed, etc. to the mounting plate 141.

Further, referring to fig. 4, the extension arm 142 of the present embodiment includes a third plate 145, a fourth plate 146, and a fifth plate 147, which are sequentially connected, wherein the third plate 145 and the fifth plate 147 are disposed at an interval, and an opening 148 opposite to the fourth plate 146 is formed between the third plate 145 and the fifth plate 147. Still further, the openings 148 of the two oppositely disposed extension arms 142 are oppositely disposed.

Further, referring to fig. 4, the jaws 130 are connected to the bracket 140 through the rotating shaft 131, so that the jaws 130 can rotate to a position close to each other or a position away from each other around the axis of the rotating shaft 131; still further, the shaft 131 of the present embodiment is fixedly connected to the pawl 130, and the shaft 131 is rotatably connected to the extension arm 142. In other embodiments, the shaft 131 is rotatably connected to the pawl 130, and the shaft 131 is fixedly connected to the extension arm 142.

still further, both ends of the rotation shaft 131 are respectively connected with the third plate 145 and the fifth plate 147 of the extension arm 142 to improve the stability of the connection of the jaws 130 with the extension arm 142.

Further, referring to fig. 4, the claw 130 includes a connecting portion 132 and a clamping portion 133 connected at an angle, the connecting portion 132 is connected to the supporting plate 120, and when the supporting plate 120 moves from the initial position to the loading position, the connecting portion 132 is driven to move, so that the clamping portion 133 is abutted against the goods.

Further, the rotating shaft 131 is connected to the connecting portion 132 and the connecting portion 133, when the goods placed on the supporting plate 120 press the supporting plate 120 to move to the goods loading position, the bottom of the supporting plate 120 presses the connecting portion 132 of the claw 130 to drive the claw 130 to rotate around the axis of the rotating shaft 131, so as to drive the clamping portion 133 of the claw 130 to move from the position far away from each other to the position close to each other, so that the clamping portion 133 of the claw 130 abuts against the goods supported on the supporting plate 120, that is, the positions of the goods on the supporting plate 120 are fixed by the claws 130, and the probability of goods dumping is reduced.

Further, referring to fig. 4, the connecting portion 132 and the fastening portion 133 are connected at a right angle, that is, the connecting portion 132 and the fastening portion 133 are connected in an L shape; still further, the clamping portion 133 is a hook-shaped structure, and the hook 134 can abut against the goods supported by the pallet 120, so that when the claw 130 abuts against the goods placed on the pallet 120, the position of the goods on the pallet 120 can be more stably fixed.

In other embodiments, the included angle between the connecting portion 132 and the clamping portion 133 may also be 80 °, 120 °, and the like, and is not particularly limited herein.

Fig. 5 is a schematic structural diagram of the bottom of the supporting plate 120 in the embodiment of the present invention; further, referring to fig. 3 to 5, each of the jaws 130 is provided with a connecting hole 135, the bottom of the supporting plate 120 is provided with a plurality of connecting members 121, and one connecting member 121 on the supporting plate 120 is in inserted fit with the connecting hole 135 of one jaw 130; when the supporting plate 120 is switched between the initial position and the loading position, the supporting plate 120 drives the claws 130 to rotate, and in the process, the connecting piece 121 is always inserted into the connecting hole 135 and can move in the connecting hole 135; with this arrangement, the pallet 120 can be more stably switched between the initial position and the loading position, and the plurality of claws 130 can be stably driven to move in a direction to approach each other when the pallet 120 moves to the loading position, so that the goods on the pallet 120 can be more stably supported and positionally fixed.

Further, a limiting member is fixedly connected to an end of the connecting member 121 away from the supporting plate 120, so that the connecting member 121 is stably inserted into the connecting hole 135 and cannot be removed from the connecting hole 135. The connecting member 121 may be a screw, a rivet, or the like, and a screw head, a rivet head, or a nut may be used as a restriction member. Of course, the supporting plate 120 may be hinged to the connecting portion 132 of the claw 130, and the connecting manner of the supporting plate 120 and the claw 130 is not limited to the above-described manner, as long as any connecting manner can ensure the linkage relationship between the two.

Further, the number of the coupling members 121 is the same as that of the jaws 130, and the coupling holes 135 provided to the plurality of coupling members 121 and the plurality of jaws 130 are provided in one-to-one correspondence.

Further, the connection mode of the connecting member 121 and the supporting plate 120 may be selected according to the requirement, and the connecting member 121 and the supporting plate 120 may be integrally formed; the connecting member 121 and the supporting plate 120 may be bonded, welded, clamped, or screwed.

still further, referring to fig. 4, the connection hole 135 is disposed on the connection portion 132 of the latch 130; with such an arrangement, the supporting plate 120 can be more stably matched with the connecting portions 132 of the claws 130, so that when the supporting plate 120 moves to the loading position, the bottom of the supporting plate 120 is utilized to press the connecting portions 132 of the claws 130, and the clamping portions 133 of the claws 130 are driven to move in the direction of approaching each other, so that the clamping portions 133 can abut against the goods supported on the supporting plate 120 to fix the position of the goods on the supporting plate 120.

Still further, the cross section of the connecting member 121 is circular, the connecting hole 135 is a long hole, and the length of the connecting hole 135 extends along the length of the connecting portion 132; with such an arrangement, when the supporting plate 120 moves between the initial position and the loading position, the claws 130 are driven to rotate, so that the connecting members 121 have a certain moving space in the connecting holes 135, and thus the supporting plate 120 and the claws 130 can move more smoothly, and the claws 130 can be driven to move in a direction approaching each other smoothly by the supporting plate 120 moving from the initial position to the loading position. Alternatively, in other embodiments, the connection hole 135 may also be an elliptical hole, or the connection hole 135 may also be a circular hole having a cross section larger than that of the connection member 121, or the like, as long as the inner wall of the connection hole 135 does not interfere with the movement of the connection member 121.

Referring to fig. 2-4, the tray 010 of the embodiment further includes a first elastic member 150, the first elastic member 150 is connected to the supporting plate 120, and the first elastic member 150 is configured to make the supporting plate 120 always have a tendency to move to an initial position; with this arrangement, after the goods carried by the pallet 120 are taken away, the first elastic member 150 is used to drive the pallet 120 to move to the initial position, so that the pallet 010 can carry out the next goods carrying operation.

Further, referring to fig. 4, one end of the first elastic member 150 away from the supporting plate 120 is connected to the fixing plate 141 of the bracket 140; still further, the type of the first elastic member 150 may be selected as required, and the first elastic member 150 of the present embodiment is a compression spring, the compression spring is disposed between the fixing plate 141 and the supporting plate 120, and two ends of the compression spring respectively abut against the supporting plate 120 and the fixing plate 141. Alternatively, in other embodiments, the first elastic member 150 may also be an elastic rubber block or a torsion spring.

Optionally, in other embodiments, the first elastic member 150 may also be disposed between the supporting plate 120 and the housing 100, for example: both ends of the first elastic member 150 are respectively connected to the supporting plate 120 and the bottom wall of the cavity 110 of the housing 100.

In other embodiments, the tray 010 includes a plurality of second elastic members (not shown) connected with the plurality of jaws 130 in one-to-one correspondence; the second elastic member is configured to make the jaws 130 always have a tendency to move away from each other, thereby making the blade 120 always have a tendency to move toward the initial position; so set up, when the goods that can support on the layer board 120 was taken away, when utilizing second elastic component drive jack catch 130 to the direction removal of keeping away from each other, utilize the connecting portion 132 of jack catch 130 to promote layer board 120 from the diapire of layer board 120 to move to the initial position simultaneously, can the synchronous drive layer board 120 move to the initial position and make jack catch 130 switch over to the position of keeping away from each other, be convenient for more carry out next goods support work with this tray 010.

Further, one end of the second elastic member is connected to the jaw 130, and the other end of the second elastic member may be connected to the fixing plate 141 of the bracket 140, the extension arm 142 of the bracket 140, or the housing 100; still further, one end of the second elastic member can be connected with the connecting portion 132 and the catching portion 133 of the jaw 130.

Further optionally, in other embodiments, the housing 100 is provided with both the first elastic member 150 and the second elastic member to ensure that the claws 130 can move to a position away from each other while the supporting plate 120 moves to the initial position, so as to further facilitate the next cargo carrying work by the tray 010.

it should be noted that, in other embodiments, the first elastic member 150 and the second elastic member may not be provided, and the pallet 120 may be made of an elastic material, so that the pallet 120 may have a tendency to move to the initial position under its own elasticity, that is, the pallet 120 may move to the initial position under its own elasticity after the goods supported by the pallet 120 are taken away.

In other embodiments, the first elastic member 150 and the second elastic member may not be provided, and a driving mechanism may be provided on the housing 100, for example: a linear motor, a hydraulic cylinder, etc., and the pallet 120 is drivingly connected to a drive mechanism that drives the pallet 120 between the initial position and the cargo position.

Referring to fig. 3, the housing 100 of the present embodiment is further provided with a first detecting member 160 for detecting whether the pallet 120 has goods thereon; when the first detecting member 160 outputs the first detecting signal, it may be determined that the pallet 120 supports the goods; when the first detecting member 160 outputs the second detecting signal, it can be determined that the pallet 120 does not carry the goods thereon.

Further, referring to fig. 3, the first detecting element 160 can be selected according to requirements, the first detecting element 160 of the present embodiment is a transmission sensor, and the transmission sensor includes an emitting portion 161 and a receiving portion 162 that are oppositely disposed; when the pallet 120 supports the goods, the receiving part 162 cannot receive the light emitted from the emitting part 161 and outputs a first detection signal; when no load is loaded on the pallet 120, the receiving unit 162 receives the light emitted from the emitting unit 161 and outputs a second detection signal.

In other embodiments, the first detecting member 160 is a reflective sensor, and includes an emitting portion 161 and an emitting portion 161 that are oppositely disposed; when the pallet 120 supports a load, the light emitted from the emitting portion 161 can be reflected by the load and received by itself, thereby outputting a first detection signal; when no goods are loaded on the pallet 120, the emitting portion 161 cannot receive the reflected light, thereby outputting a second detection signal.

Further, referring to fig. 1, the first detecting member 160 is disposed on an inner wall of the cavity 110 of the housing 100, and the first detecting member 160 is disposed near an opening of the cavity 110, so that when the supporting plate 120 moves between the initial position and the loading position, the first detecting member 160 is ensured to be located above the supporting plate 120, thereby preventing the supporting plate 120 from interfering with the detection of the first detecting member 160 and affecting the accuracy of the detection.

The working principle of the tray 010 provided by this embodiment includes: when goods are placed on the supporting plate 120, the supporting plate 120 is pressed by the goods to move from the initial position to the goods loading position under the action of the gravity of the goods, meanwhile, the plurality of clamping claws 130 are driven by the supporting plate 120 moving to the goods loading position to be close to each other, the plurality of clamping claws 130 are abutted to the goods, so that the positions of the goods on the supporting plate 120 are fixed by the clamping claws 130, the probability of falling of the goods is reduced, particularly, in the process that the pallet 010 bears the goods and moves together, the probability of falling of the goods is reduced, and the possibility that the fragile goods fall and are crushed is reduced.

Fig. 6 is a schematic structural diagram of a delivery device 020 according to an embodiment of the present invention; referring to fig. 6, the present embodiment further provides a delivering device 020, which includes a base frame 200, a goods taking mechanism 300 disposed on the base frame 200, and the tray 010; the picking mechanism 300 includes a first drive assembly 310, a second drive assembly 320, and a picking assembly 330; wherein the first driving assembly 310 is configured to drive the picking assembly 330 to reciprocate linearly relative to the base frame 200, and the second driving assembly 320 is configured to drive the first driving assembly 310 and the picking assembly 330 to rotate synchronously; the pick-up assembly 330 is used to pick up and place goods on the pallet 010.

It should be noted that the delivery apparatus 020 according to the present embodiment may be used for a vending machine 030, a quick-change cabinet, or the like.

In other embodiments, the first driving assembly 310 is configured to drive the picking assembly 330 to reciprocate in a substantially linear manner.

When the delivery device 020 of the embodiment is used, when the goods taking assembly 330 is opposite to the goods, the first driving assembly 310 is used for driving the goods taking assembly 330 to extend out of the base frame 200, the goods taking assembly 330 extending out of the base frame 200 is matched with the goods to obtain the goods, the first driving assembly 310 is used for driving the goods taking assembly 330 to drive the goods to retract into the base frame 200, the second driving assembly 320 is used for driving the first driving assembly 310, the goods taking assembly 330 and the goods to rotate together until the goods are opposite to a tray 010 on the base frame 200, and the goods taking assembly 330 is used for placing the obtained goods on the tray 010; when goods were placed in tray 010, goods oppressed layer board 120 and moved to the goods position, and layer board 120 drive jack catch 130 moved to the position that is close to each other simultaneously to utilize jack catch 130 and goods butt, fixed goods is in the position of layer board 120, reduces the probability that the goods toppled over, thereby reduces fragile goods and drops broken possibility.

Further, the tray 010 and the picking mechanism 300 are disposed on the base frame 200 at an interval, when the picking mechanism 300 picks a goods and the picking assembly 330 rotates to be opposite to the tray 010, the first driving assembly 310 drives the picking assembly 330 to extend out, and then the goods picked by the picking assembly 330 can be placed on the tray 010.

Further, referring to fig. 6, a first mounting seat 201 is disposed on the base frame 200 of the present embodiment, the second driving assembly 320 is disposed on the base frame 200, the first driving assembly 310 is disposed on the first mounting seat 201, and the second driving assembly 320 is in transmission connection with the first driving assembly 310 through the first mounting seat 201; the second driving assembly 320 can drive the first mounting base 201 to rotate, so as to drive the first driving assembly 310 and the picking assembly 330 to rotate together.

Further, referring to fig. 6, the delivering device 020 of the embodiment further includes a second mounting seat 202, the goods picking assembly 330 is mounted on the second mounting seat 202, and the second mounting seat 202 is in transmission connection with the first driving assembly 310; when the first driving assembly 310 drives the second mounting base 202 to reciprocate linearly relative to the base frame 200, the second mounting base 202 can synchronously drive the pick-up assembly 330 to reciprocate linearly relative to the base frame 200.

Fig. 7 is a schematic structural diagram of the first driving assembly 310 according to the embodiment of the present invention at a first viewing angle; further, referring to fig. 7, the first driving assembly 310 includes a first motor 311 disposed on the first mounting base 201, a lead screw 312 and a nut base 313, an output shaft of the first motor 311 is in transmission connection with the lead screw 312 for driving the lead screw 312 to rotate around its own axis, the nut base 313 is in threaded fit with the lead screw 312, and the nut base 313 is fixedly connected with the second mounting base 202; when the output shaft of the first motor 311 rotates, the screw 312 is driven to rotate around its own axis, and the nut seat 313 drives the second mounting seat 202 to move linearly together, and drives the pickup assembly 330 to move linearly and reciprocally relative to the base frame 200.

Still further, referring to fig. 7, the first driving assembly 310 of the present embodiment further includes a worm gear 314 and a worm 315 engaged with each other, wherein the worm 315 is coaxially and fixedly connected with an output shaft of the first motor 311, and the worm gear 314 is coaxially and fixedly connected with the lead screw 312; when the output shaft of the first motor 311 rotates, the worm 315 is driven to rotate, thereby driving the worm wheel 314 and the lead screw 312 to rotate synchronously with the worm 315. In other embodiments, the first driving assembly 310 may also be a belt structure, an air cylinder, a hydraulic cylinder, etc. capable of achieving linear motion.

Further, referring to fig. 7, the first mounting base 201 is provided with a guide rail 316, a length of the guide rail 316 extends along a linear direction, the nut base 313 is fixedly provided with a sliding block 317, and the sliding block 317 is in sliding fit with the guide rail 316; when the first motor 311 drives the lead screw 312 to rotate and the nut holder 313 moves along the axial direction of the lead screw 312, the sliding block 317 slides relative to the guide rail 316, so that the nut holder 313, the second mounting seat 202 and the pick-up assembly 330 move more stably in a linear direction. Still further, the slider 317 is disposed at the bottom of the nut holder 313. In other embodiments, the guide rail 316 may be replaced by a guide post, and the sliding block 317 may be replaced by a sleeve, which is connected to the nut holder 313 and slidably received by the guide post.

Fig. 8 is a partial schematic structural diagram of a delivery device 020 in a second viewing angle according to an embodiment of the present invention; further, referring to fig. 8, the second driving assembly 320 of the present embodiment includes a second motor (not shown) and a rotating wheel 322, which are disposed on the base frame 200, an output shaft of the second motor is in transmission connection with the rotating wheel 322, and a bottom surface of the first mounting seat 201 is connected with a breadth of the rotating wheel 322; when the output shaft of the second motor drives the rotating wheel 322 to rotate, the first driving assembly 310 and the goods taking assembly 330 in transmission connection with the first driving assembly 310 are synchronously driven to rotate together.

Still further, referring to fig. 8, the second driving assembly 320 further includes a transition wheel 323, an output shaft of the second motor is coaxially and fixedly connected with the transition wheel 323, and the transition wheel 323 is engaged with the rotating wheel 322; when the output shaft of the second motor rotates, the transition wheel 323 is driven to rotate, and the transition wheel 323 drives the rotating wheel 322 and the first mounting seat 201 to rotate together. In other embodiments, the output shaft of the second motor can be directly and fixedly connected coaxially with the rotating wheel 322.

Further, referring to fig. 8, the delivering device 020 of the embodiment further includes a second detecting element 203 for detecting whether the goods picking assembly 330 touches the goods. Furthermore, the second detecting element 203 is connected to the second mounting base 202, when the first driving element 310 drives the second mounting base 202 to drive the goods taking element 330 to move, the second detecting element 203 disposed on the second mounting base 202 can move synchronously with the goods taking element 330, and when the second detecting element 203 outputs a third detecting signal, it can be determined that the goods taking element 330 touches the goods, thereby ensuring that the goods taking element 330 can accurately obtain the goods.

Further, the second detecting element 203 can be selected as needed, the second detecting element 203 of this embodiment is a micro switch, when the micro switch touches the goods, a corresponding detecting signal is sent, and the goods taking assembly 330 starts to take the goods; in other embodiments, the second detection member 203 may also be a camera or the like.

further, referring to fig. 8, the picking assembly 330 of the present embodiment includes a suction cup 331, the suction cup 331 is fixedly connected to the second mounting base 202, the delivering device 020 further includes a pneumatic assembly 332, the pneumatic assembly 332 is connected to the suction cup 331 through a pipeline; when the pneumatic assembly 332 is in operation, the suction cup 331 has a suction force that can be used to suck the goods opposite the suction cup 331.

Furthermore, the number of the suckers 331 can be selected as required, referring to fig. 8, in this embodiment, the suckers 331 are arranged on the second mounting base 202 at intervals in the vertical direction, the two suckers 331 are located on the same vertical plane, and the second detecting member 203 is arranged between the two suckers 331, so as to more accurately detect whether the suckers 331 touch the goods; in other embodiments, the number of suckers 331 can also be one, three or four, etc.

Further, referring to fig. 8, the pneumatic assembly 332 may be selected according to requirements, and the pneumatic assembly 332 of the present embodiment includes an electric pump connected to the suction cup 331 through a pipeline; in other embodiments, the pneumatic assembly 332 comprises an electrical pump and a pressure regulating valve in serial communication, and the pressure regulating valve is connected to the suction cup 331 via a pipeline.

The operation principle of the delivery device 020 of the present embodiment includes: when the goods taking component 330 is opposite to the goods, the goods taking component 330 is driven by the first driving component 310 to move in a linear direction to extend and extend relative to the base frame 200 until the suction cups 331 touch the goods, the second detection component 203 outputs a third detection signal to control the pneumatic component 332 to work, so that the suction cups 331 have suction force to suck the goods, after the suction cups 331 suck the goods, the goods taking component 330 is driven by the first driving component 310 to retract into the base frame 200 in the linear direction, the goods obtained by the first driving component 310, the goods taking component 330 and the goods taking component 330 are driven by the second driving component 320 to rotate until the goods are opposite to the pallet 010, the goods taking component 330 is driven by the first driving component 310 to move towards the 010 pallet until the goods can be placed on the pallet 010, and the pneumatic component 332 is controlled not to work after the goods are placed on the pallet 010, namely, the suction force is not provided by the suction cups 331 to unload the goods onto the pallet 010 to be supported by the pallet 120 of the pallet 010, and the jack catch 130 of tray 010 can butt with the goods that layer board 120 supported to fix the position of goods on tray 010 with jack catch 130, reduce the probability that the goods topples over, thereby reduce the possibility that the goods falls, breaks into pieces.

Fig. 9 is a schematic diagram of an internal structure of the vending machine 030 according to an embodiment of the present invention; fig. 10 is a schematic structural diagram of the vending machine 030 according to an embodiment of the present invention; referring to fig. 9 and 10, the embodiment further provides a vending machine 030, the vending machine 030 includes a cabinet 400, a driving device 410, and a delivery device 020, the delivery device 020 is provided with a tray 010 for supporting goods; the surface of the cabinet 400 is provided with a goods access 403, the interior of the cabinet 400 is provided with a plurality of goods channels 420, the driving device 410 is arranged on the cabinet 400, the delivery device 020 is in transmission connection with the driving device 410, the driving device 410 and the delivery device 020 are arranged between the goods channels 420 and the goods access 403, and the driving device 410 is used for driving the delivery device 020 to deliver goods between the goods channels 420 and the goods access 403; when the driving device 410 drives the delivery device 020 to move to be opposite to the target cargo channel, the delivery device 020 can obtain the cargo from the target cargo channel; when the delivery device 020 obtains the goods and the driving device 410 drives the delivery device 020 to move to the tray 010 on the delivery device 020 opposite to the goods taking port 403, the user can take the goods from the goods taking port 403.

In other embodiments, the tray 010 is disposed at a position of the cabinet 400 near the access opening 403, and the tray 010 is not disposed on a delivery device that can deliver goods between the lane 420 and the tray 010.

further, referring to fig. 9 and 10, the cabinet 400 includes a cabinet body 401 and a cabinet door 402 rotatably connected to the cabinet body 401, and the access opening 403 is disposed on a surface of the cabinet door 402. In other embodiments, the cabinet door 402 may also be slidably coupled to the cabinet 401.

Still further, referring to fig. 10, the cabinet door 402 is further movably provided with a goods-taking door 405 for opening or closing the goods-taking opening 403; when the access door 405 opens the access opening 403, the user can remove the goods.

Still further, referring to fig. 10, a human-computer interaction device 404 is further disposed on a surface of the cabinet door 402, and the structure and the working principle of the human-computer interaction device 404 are similar to those of the related art and are not described herein again.

Further, the driving device 410 can drive the delivering device 020 to move up and down and left and right, so that the delivering device 020 can traverse each cargo channel 420 in the cabinet 400. In other embodiments, the driving device 410 can also be used to drive the delivery device 020 to move in up-down, left-right, and front-back directions. It should be noted that the driving device 410 includes a belt driving assembly or a chain driving assembly, and the specific structure thereof is similar to that of the related art, and is not described herein again.

Fig. 11 is a schematic structural diagram of a delivery device 020 in a third viewing angle according to an embodiment of the present invention; further, referring to fig. 11, the delivering device 020 further includes a third detecting member 340, referring to fig. 12, the third detecting member 340 is disposed on the base frame 200, each lane 420 is further provided with a detecting portion 341, and the third detecting member 340 can cooperate with the detecting portion 341 to detect the position of the lane 420, so that the delivering device 020 can accurately move to be opposite to the target lane. When the third detecting member 340 outputs the fourth detecting signal, it can be determined that the third detecting member 340 is engaged with the detecting portion 341 of the target lane, and it can be determined that the delivering device 020 is moved to be opposite to the target lane, and the goods can be taken from the target lane.

still further, the third detecting member 340 and the detecting portion 341 can be selected as required, the third detecting member 340 of the present embodiment includes a light emitter and a light receiver, and the detecting portion 341 includes a reflecting portion; when the light emitted by the light emitter disposed on the delivery device 020 is reflected by the reflection portion, and the light receiver receives the reflected light, the light receiver outputs a fourth detection signal.

Further, referring to fig. 8, the delivery device 020 further includes a pushing driving assembly 350, the pushing driving assembly 350 includes a third motor 351 and a gear 352, and the gear 352 is in transmission connection with an output shaft of the third motor 351; referring to fig. 12, each cargo way 420 includes a bottom plate 421 and a cargo pushing assembly 422 disposed on the bottom plate 421, the bottom plate 421 is used for carrying cargo, the cargo pushing assembly 422 includes a matching wheel 423, a pushing plate 424, a transmission belt 425 and two transmission wheels 426, the two transmission wheels 426 are disposed at intervals along the length direction of the bottom plate 421, one of the transmission wheels 426 is coaxially and fixedly connected with the matching wheel 423, the matching wheel 423 is disposed adjacent to an outlet of the cargo way 420, the transmission belt 425 is sleeved on the two transmission wheels 426, and the pushing plate 424 is fixedly connected with the transmission belt 425; when the delivery device 020 is driven by the driving device 410 to move to be opposite to the target cargo channel, the gear 352 in the cargo pushing driving assembly 350 of the base frame 200 is engaged with the engaging wheel 423 at the outlet of the cargo channel 420, and when the gear 352 is driven by the third motor 351, the gear 352 drives the engaging wheel 423 and the transmission wheel 426 to rotate, so that the driving belt 425 drives the push plate 424 to move towards the outlet of the cargo channel 420, so as to push the cargo in the cargo channel 420 to the outlet of the cargo channel 420.

The operation principle of the vending machine 030 of the embodiment includes: driving the delivery device 020 to move opposite to the target cargo way by using the driving device 410, and judging that the delivery device 020 is opposite to the target cargo way when the third detection piece 340 outputs the fourth detection signal; the second driving assembly 320 is used for driving the first mounting seat 201 to rotate, so that the goods taking assembly 330 is opposite to the goods in the target goods channel; driving the picking assembly 330 to move towards the target cargo by using the first driving assembly 310 until the second detecting member 203 outputs a third detecting signal; controlling the pneumatic assembly 332 to work, so that the suction cup 331 has a suction force to suck the goods opposite to the suction cup 331; the first driving assembly 310 drives the picking assembly 330 and the goods picked by the picking assembly 330 to move together towards the base frame 200; the second driving assembly 320 drives the first mounting seat 201 to rotate, so that the goods taking assembly 330 and the goods obtained by the goods taking assembly face the tray 010; driving the picking assembly 330 to move toward the tray 010 by the first driving assembly 310 until the first detecting member 160 outputs the first detecting signal; controlling the pneumatic assembly 332 not to work, the suction cup 331 no longer has suction force, and unloading the goods to the pallet 010; under the oppression of the goods, the supporting plate 120 moves to the goods loading position and drives the claws 130 to move to the positions close to each other, so that the claws 130 are abutted with the goods on the supporting plate 120 to fix the position of the goods on the supporting plate 120, and the probability of the goods falling is reduced; the delivery device 020 loaded with the goods is driven by the driving device 410 to move to the tray 010 opposite to the goods access 403, and the user can take the goods out of the goods access 403.

the above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention and is not intended to limit the present invention, and various modifications and changes may be made by those skilled in the art. Any modification, equivalent replacement, or improvement made within the spirit and principle of the present invention should be included in the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims (10)

1. A pallet, comprising: the supporting plate and the plurality of clamping jaws are movably arranged on the shell and are connected with the supporting plate, the supporting plate is used for bearing goods, and the plurality of clamping jaws are distributed along the circumferential direction of the supporting plate; wherein,

The pallet has an initial position and a loading position, and when the pallet moves from the initial position to the loading position, the pallet drives the plurality of claws to approach each other toward the center of the pallet for gripping goods.

2. The tray of claim 1, wherein the housing is provided with a cavity having an opening at a top of the housing for access to goods, the pallet and the plurality of jaws being located in the cavity.

3. The tray of claim 1 wherein the pallet is horizontally disposed, the pallet being movable in a vertical direction between the initial position and the cargo position.

4. The tray of claim 1, further comprising a bracket disposed in the housing, the plurality of jaws each being rotatably coupled to the bracket; the supporting plate can simultaneously drive the plurality of clamping jaws to rotate so that the plurality of clamping jaws are close to or far away from the center of the supporting plate.

5. The pallet of claim 1, wherein the claw includes an angularly connected connecting portion and a catch portion, the connecting portion being connected to the pallet, the catch portion being movable against the load as the pallet moves from the initial position to the loading position.

6. A pallet according to any of claims 1-5, characterized in that the pallet further comprises a first resilient member, which is connected with the pallet, the first resilient member being configured to give the pallet a tendency to move towards the initial position at all times.

7. A pallet according to any one of claims 1 to 5, further comprising a plurality of second resilient members connected to a plurality of said jaws in one-to-one correspondence; the second elastic member is configured to cause the jaws to always have a tendency to move away from each other, thereby causing the blade to always have a tendency to move toward an initial position.

8. A pallet according to any of claims 1-5, characterized in that a first detection member is arranged on the housing for detecting whether there is a load on the pallet.

9. A delivery device comprising a base frame, a pick mechanism provided to the base frame, and a tray according to any one of claims 1 to 8; the goods taking mechanism comprises a first driving assembly, a second driving assembly and a goods taking assembly;

The goods taking assembly is used for taking goods and placing the goods on the tray, the first driving assembly is configured to drive the goods taking assembly to linearly reciprocate relative to the base frame, and the second driving assembly is configured to drive the first driving assembly and the goods taking assembly to rotate.

10. A vending machine comprising a cabinet, a goods passage, a delivery device and a tray as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 8, the goods passage, the delivery device and the tray being disposed in the cabinet, the cabinet being provided with a goods taking opening on a surface thereof, the tray being disposed on the delivery device for supporting goods; the delivery device is used for delivering goods between the goods passage and the goods taking port; or, the tray is arranged at a position of the cabinet close to the goods taking opening, and the delivery device can deliver goods between the goods channel and the tray.