CN209946997U - Shipment device and vending machine - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model discloses a cargo discharging device and vending machine belongs to the automatic technical field of selling. According to the cargo hold, the cargo storage cavities with the upper ends and the lower ends both opened are arranged in the cargo hold, and the lower end of each cargo storage cavity is provided with the blocking mechanism which can be opened and closed, so that on one hand, cargos can be conveniently placed in the cargo storage cavities through the upper end openings; on the other hand, when the goods need to be delivered, the blocking mechanism is controlled to be opened through the driving mechanism, the goods fall onto the goods collecting structure from the goods storage cavity, and the goods are conveyed to the preset position through the goods collecting structure. Through the arrangement, the appearance is irregular, goods which cannot be vertically placed can be stored in the goods storage cavity, the further conveying process of goods and the goods is convenient and fast, large-area friction between the goods and the bottom of the goods storage cavity is avoided, and damage to the goods in the goods discharging process is reduced.

Description

Shipment device and vending machine

Technical Field

The utility model relates to an automatic sell technical field, in particular to shipment device and automatic vending machine.

Background

In recent years, the widespread use of vending machines has brought about a great deal of convenience to the lives of people. The working process of the vending machine comprises: after the customer selects and pays for the desired goods, the desired goods are transported by a delivery device within the vending machine to a delivery opening for removal by the customer.

The shipment device among the vending machine that uses usually at present all includes a plurality of storage goods chambeies, all puts the goods in every storage goods chamber, and after the goods in a certain storage goods chamber was selected, the goods was moved forward under the promotion of arm or spring, until breaking away from storage goods chamber, fell out the mouth.

However, the delivery device of the vending machine is only suitable for goods which have regular shapes and can be vertically placed in the goods storage cavity, and some goods (such as rod-shaped plants like celery and scallion) have irregular shapes and cannot be vertically placed in the delivery device for storage; if keep flat with above-mentioned goods, then can occupy great space, the goods of keeping flat can receive great thrust when shipment, and can rub with the bottom in storage goods chamber by a large scale, can cause the damage to the goods.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

The embodiment of the disclosure provides a cargo discharging device and an automatic vending machine, which can solve the problem that the conventional cargo discharging device and automatic vending machine cannot be suitable for the goods which are irregular in appearance and cannot be placed vertically. The technical scheme is as follows:

in one aspect, a shipping apparatus is provided, the shipping apparatus comprising: a shelf; the cargo hold, the blocking mechanism and the cargo collecting structure are arranged on the goods shelf; a goods outlet is arranged below the goods shelf;

at least one goods storage cavity with openings at the upper end and the lower end is arranged in the cargo hold;

the blocking mechanism comprises a baffle plate and a driving mechanism; each baffle is correspondingly arranged at the lower opening of one goods storage cavity; the driving mechanism is connected with the baffle and is used for controlling the corresponding baffle to be opened according to the received control signal so as to enable the goods in the at least one goods storage cavity to fall down;

the goods collecting structure is used for conveying goods falling from the goods storage cavity to the goods outlet.

In one possible design, the cargo collection structure includes a transfer mechanism;

the conveying mechanism is used for conveying the goods to the goods outlet through the movement of the conveying mechanism;

the distance between the lower opening of the cargo hold and the conveying mechanism is 200mm-600 mm.

In one possible design, the storage chamber is cylindrical or polygonal;

the height of the goods storage cavity is 200mm-600 mm;

the height of the storage cavity is greater than the maximum width of the radial cross section.

In one possible design, a plurality of storage chambers are arranged uniformly in the circumferential direction in the cargo compartment.

In one possible design, the cargo compartment is provided with a first rotating shaft in the axial direction;

this cargo discharging device still includes: a first motor electrically coupled to the driving mechanism;

an output shaft of the first motor is connected with a first rotating shaft on the cargo compartment;

the driving mechanism is used for controlling the first motor to rotate, so that the goods storage cavity corresponding to the driving mechanism rotates to the position right above the goods collecting structure.

In one possible design, the transport mechanism is a belt conveyor;

the conveyor belts of the belt conveyor are distributed in the horizontal direction and the cargo holds are distributed in the vertical direction.

In one possible design, the transport mechanism is a belt conveyor;

this belt conveyor's conveyer belt includes: the horizontal section is connected with the lower end of the inclined section, and the connection part between the inclined section and the horizontal section is in smooth transition;

the at least one storage cavity is located directly above the inclined section.

In one possible design, the transport mechanism is a belt conveyor;

the conveyer belt of the belt conveyer is distributed along the horizontal direction, and an included angle smaller than 90 degrees is formed between the falling direction of the goods and the conveyer belt of the belt conveyer.

In one possible design, each drive mechanism includes: a controller and a second motor;

the baffle plate is rotatably arranged at the lower port of the corresponding goods storage cavity through a second rotating shaft;

the output shaft of the second motor is connected with the second rotating shaft, and the second motor is also electrically coupled with the controller.

In one possible design, the second axis of rotation is parallel to the lower end face of the cargo compartment;

the side wall of the baffle is fixed on the side wall of the second rotating shaft.

In one possible design, the second rotation axis is perpendicular to the lower end face of the cargo compartment;

the side wall of the baffle is fixed on the side wall of the second rotating shaft.

In one possible design, a time delay switch is electrically coupled to the driving mechanism, and the time delay switch is used for enabling the at least one blocking mechanism to be closed after a preset time length after being opened.

In one aspect, a vending machine is provided, the vending machine comprising: a container, a shipping apparatus as in any one of the above;

the lower end of the container is provided with a cargo outlet;

the cargo hold of the cargo discharging device is connected to the top wall of the cargo container, the cargo collecting structure is positioned on the bottom wall of the cargo container, and the tail part of the cargo collecting structure is positioned at the cargo discharging port.

In one aspect, there is provided a vending method for use with a delivery device as claimed in any one of the preceding claims, the method comprising:

when any one of the driving mechanisms receives a goods delivery instruction, the driving mechanism controls the cargo hold to rotate, so that the goods storage cavity corresponding to the driving mechanism rotates to a position right above the goods collecting structure;

the driving mechanism controls the corresponding baffle to be opened, so that corresponding goods fall onto the goods collecting structure;

the goods collecting structure conveys the goods to the goods outlet.

On one hand, goods can be conveniently placed in the goods storage cavities through the upper end openings; on the other hand, when the goods need to be delivered, the blocking mechanism is controlled to be opened through the driving mechanism, the goods fall onto the goods collecting structure from the goods storage cavity, and the goods are conveyed to the preset position through the goods collecting structure. Through the arrangement, the appearance is irregular, goods which cannot be vertically placed can be stored in the goods storage cavity, the further conveying process of goods and the goods is convenient and fast, large-area friction between the goods and the bottom of the goods storage cavity is avoided, and damage to the goods in the goods discharging process is reduced.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present disclosure, the drawings needed to be used in the description of the embodiments are briefly introduced below, and it is obvious that the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present disclosure, and it is obvious for those skilled in the art to obtain other drawings based on the drawings without creative efforts.

Fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a shipping device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

fig. 2 is a schematic view illustrating an operation principle of a shipping device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

fig. 3 is a schematic view illustrating an operation principle of a shipping device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

fig. 4 is a schematic structural diagram of a shipping device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

fig. 5 is a schematic structural diagram of a shipping device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 6 is a schematic structural diagram of a blocking mechanism in a shipping device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 7 is a schematic structural diagram of a blocking mechanism in a shipping device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 8 is a schematic structural view of a vending machine provided by embodiments of the present disclosure;

fig. 9 is a flowchart of a vending method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

The reference numbers in the various figures are illustrated below:

a goods shelf 1;

a cargo hold 2;

a storage chamber 21, a first rotating shaft 22, a first motor 23;

a blocking mechanism 3;

a baffle 31;

a drive mechanism 32;

a controller 321, a second motor 322;

a cargo collection structure 4;

a conveying mechanism 41;

a conveyor belt 411, a conveyor motor 412, a roller 413, a frame body 414, a carrier roller 415, a side plate 416 and a tension wheel 417;

an inclined section 4111 and a horizontal section 4112.

Detailed Description

To make the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the present disclosure more apparent, embodiments of the present disclosure will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a shipping apparatus according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, and referring to fig. 1, in one aspect, a shipping apparatus is provided, including: a goods shelf 1; a cargo hold 2, a blocking mechanism 3 and a cargo collecting structure 4 which are arranged on the goods shelf 1; a goods outlet is arranged below the goods shelf 1; at least one goods storage cavity 21 with openings at the upper end and the lower end is arranged in the cargo hold 2; the blocking mechanism 3 includes a shutter 31 and a drive mechanism 32; each baffle plate 31 is correspondingly arranged at the lower opening of one goods storage cavity 21; the driving mechanism 32 is connected to the flap 31 and is configured to control the corresponding flap 31 to open according to the received control signal, so that the goods in the at least one goods storage cavity 21 fall down; the goods collecting structure 4 is used for conveying goods falling from the goods storage cavity 21 to the goods outlet.

The following details the working principle of a shipping device provided by the embodiment of the present disclosure:

fig. 2 is a schematic view illustrating an operation principle of a shipping device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure; fig. 3 is a schematic view of an operating principle of a shipping device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, please refer to fig. 2 and fig. 3. The pallet 1 is used to support the cargo space 2. The cargo storage chamber 21 in the cargo hold 2 is used for storing cargos, particularly cargos which are irregular in shape and cannot be placed upright, such as rod-shaped plants of celery, green Chinese onions and the like. The cargo hold 2 may be a housing or a rack, and each storage chamber 21 has a cylindrical outer wall; the blocking mechanism 3 serves as a bottom wall of the storage chamber 21 to support the goods in the storage chamber 21.

When the blocking mechanism 3 of the lower port of the storage chamber 21 is in the closed state, the goods can be placed in the storage chamber 21 from the upper port thereof. When goods need to be taken out from a certain goods storage cavity 21, the driving mechanism 32 is operated to control the corresponding blocking mechanism 3 to be opened, and the goods fall from the goods storage cavity 21 to the goods collecting structure 4 by means of the self-gravity; the driving mechanism 32 controls the cargo collecting structure 4 to transport the cargo to a predetermined position so that the cargo is taken away.

As can be seen, in the cargo discharging device provided by the embodiment of the present disclosure, the cargo storage cavities 21 with openings at the upper and lower ends are arranged in the cargo hold 2, and the blocking mechanism 3 capable of being opened and closed is arranged at the lower end of each cargo storage cavity 21, so that on one hand, the cargo can be conveniently placed in the cargo storage cavities 21 through the openings at the upper ends; on the other hand, when the goods need to be delivered, the driving mechanism 32 controls the blocking mechanism 3 to be opened, the goods fall from the goods storage cavity 21 onto the goods collecting structure 4, and the goods collecting structure 4 conveys the goods to a preset position. Through the arrangement, the appearance is irregular, goods which cannot be vertically placed can be stored in the goods storage cavity 21, the further conveying process of goods discharging and goods is convenient and fast, large-area friction between the goods and the bottom of the goods storage cavity 21 is avoided, and damage to the goods in the goods discharging process is reduced.

The structure of each part of the device is described in detail below:

in one possible design, the cargo collection structure 4 comprises a transfer mechanism 41; the conveying mechanism 41 is used for conveying the goods to the goods outlet through self movement; the distance between the lower opening of the cargo hold 2 and the transfer mechanism 41 is 200mm to 600 mm.

The above structure allows the goods to be horizontally transferred to a long distance by the transfer mechanism 41, facilitating the transportation of the goods. The distance between the lower opening of the cargo hold 2 and the transfer mechanism 41 is greater than the length of the cargo, and specifically, may be set to 200mm to 600mm as needed, for example, when the cargo storage chamber 21 is used to store green Chinese onions, the distance is greater than the length of the green Chinese onions, so that the cargo can smoothly fall from the cargo storage chamber 21.

In one possible design, the storage chamber 21 is cylindrical or polygonal; the height of the goods storage cavity 21 is 200mm-600 mm; the height of the storage chamber 21 is greater than the maximum width of the radial cross-section.

The cylindrical or polygonal storage chamber 21 can be adapted to the shape of the goods, for example, at least one green Chinese onion or a bundle of green Chinese onions, which facilitates efficient space utilization. The polygonal column shape may be a hexagonal column shape or an octagonal column shape, and the like, and this embodiment does not limit this. The height of the goods storage cavity 21 can be set to be 200mm-600mm according to the appearance of the goods, so that a proper accommodating space is provided for the goods, the goods are prevented from being squeezed, and the goods are prevented from deforming.

In one possible design, a plurality of storage chambers 21 are arranged uniformly in the circumferential direction in the cargo compartment 2, so that the space in the cargo compartment 2 is utilized to a sufficient extent.

In one possible design, the cargo compartment 2 is provided with a first rotary shaft 22 in the axial direction; this cargo discharging device still includes: a first motor 23, wherein the first motor 23 is electrically coupled to the driving mechanism 32; an output shaft of the first motor 23 is coupled with a first rotating shaft 22 on the cargo compartment 2; the driving mechanism 32 is used for controlling the first motor 23 to rotate, so that the goods storage cavity 21 corresponding to the driving mechanism 32 rotates to a position right above the goods collecting structure 4.

Based on the above design, under the control of the driving mechanism 32, the first motor 23 rotates and drives the cargo hold 2 to rotate through the first rotating shaft 22, so as to rotate the cargo storage cavity 21 to be discharged to a position right above the cargo collecting structure 4, so that the cargo collecting structure 4 can further convey the cargo.

Wherein, this cargo hold 2 can be for cylindric, and the centre sets up first pivot 22, and this a plurality of storage chamber 21 evenly set up along the axial of this first pivot 22, and reasonable distribution stores up the chamber 21 to can utilize the inside space of this cargo hold 2 by the high efficiency. The storage chambers 21 may be uniform in volume and shape or may be non-uniform in shape to store different kinds or different weights of goods. For example, the storage chamber 21 may be a long cylindrical shape, and may be used to store cargoes such as celery, and further, a plurality of cylindrical storage chambers 21 having different diameters may be provided to store cargoes having different weights.

The driving mechanism 32 controls the other electrical devices in the delivery device by controlling the on/off of the switches through an internal program, for example, the driving mechanism 32 may include a PLC (Programmable Logic Controller), and a specific program code is input into the PLC to enable the driving mechanism 32 to realize a control function required by the delivery device, for example, to control whether or not the first motor 23 rotates and a rotation direction.

The first rotating shaft 22 and the first motor 23 are used for supporting and driving the cargo hold 2 to rotate, the first rotating shaft 22 may be a steel bar, one end of the first rotating shaft is connected with an output shaft of the first motor 23, and the other end of the first rotating shaft is connected with the end center position of the cargo hold 2. The first motor 23 can rotate in one or two directions, so as to drive the cargo hold 2 to rotate the cargo storage cavity 21 to be discharged to a position right above the cargo collecting structure 4 as soon as possible.

Further, the first rotating shaft 22 and the first motor 23 may be disposed above the cargo hold 2, the first motor 23 is fixed on the top wall of the shelf 1, the cargo hold 2 is hung on the top wall of the shelf 1 through the first motor 23 and the first rotating shaft 22, and the driving mechanism 32 may also be fixed on the shelf 1.

In one possible design, the transfer mechanism 41 is a belt conveyor.

This belt conveyor is used for carrying the goods, and this belt conveyor's end is vending machine's shipment mouth, and after the goods was carried this shipment mouth by belt conveyor, the customer can take away the goods from shipment mouth department.

Referring to fig. 4, the belt conveyor includes: the conveying belt 411, the conveying motor 412, two rollers 413, a frame body 414 and carrier rollers 415, wherein the conveying motor is arranged on the frame body 414, an output shaft of the conveying motor is connected with one roller 413, the conveying belt 411 is an annular belt and is sleeved on the two rollers 413, a plurality of carrier rollers 415 used for supporting the conveying belt 411 are arranged between the two rollers 413, the plurality of carrier rollers 415 are columnar and comprise an inner shaft and an outer roller body, the inner shaft is fixed on the frame body 414, the outer roller body can rotate along with the rotation of the conveying belt, and the two rollers 413 and the plurality of carrier rollers 415 are used for supporting goods on the conveying belt 411. The conveyor motor 412 is used to control the rotation of the top belt of the conveyor 411 in the direction from the cargo hold 2 to the cargo outlet.

Furthermore, two side plates 416 can be respectively arranged on two sides of the conveyor belt 411, please refer to fig. 5, the lower edges of the two side plates 416 are slightly higher than the edges of the conveyor belt 411, the upper portion of the two side plates 416 inclines towards a direction far away from the conveyor belt 411, so that the upper portion of the whole conveyor belt 411 is in a groove shape, when the goods do not completely fall on the conveyor belt 411, but partially fall on the side plates 416, the goods can slide onto the conveyor belt 411 along the side plates 416 due to the inclination of the side plates 416, and the goods can be smoothly conveyed.

The conveyor belt 411 has the characteristics of wear resistance, corrosion resistance, strong toughness and the like, plays a role in carrying and transporting goods, and can be a composite product of rubber, fiber and metal or a composite product of plastic and fabric, which is not limited in this embodiment.

In order to secure the fastening of the belt 411, the belt conveyor may further include a tension pulley 417 (see fig.), the tension pulley 417 is disposed inside the endless belt 411 and supports the belt 411 together with the two rollers 413, a shaft of the tension pulley 417 is movably connected to the frame 414, and the belt 411 may be tensioned by moving the position of the tension pulley 417 so that the sum of the distances between the tension pulley 417 and the two rollers 413 becomes larger.

With regard to the positional relationship between the conveyor belt 411 of the belt conveyor and the cargo hold 2, the embodiment of the present disclosure gives the following three examples:

the first example: referring to fig. 1, the belt conveyor has its conveyor belts 411 arranged horizontally and the cargo hold 2 arranged vertically.

In the vertical direction, the distance between the cargo hold 2 and the conveyor belt 411 is greater than or equal to the height of the cargo, and the cargo storage cavity 21 is arranged in the vertical direction by the arrangement, so that the falling path of the cargo is in the vertical direction, the cargo falls smoothly, and the friction between the cargo and the side wall of the cargo storage cavity 21 can be reduced.

The second example is: referring to fig. 4, the conveying mechanism 41 is a belt conveyer; the belt 411 of the belt conveyor includes: an inclined section 4111, a horizontal section 4112 connected to the lower end of the inclined section 4111, and a smooth transition at the connection between the inclined section 4111 and the horizontal section 4112; the at least one storage cavity 21 is located directly above the inclined section 4111.

On the basis of the structure of the belt conveyor, the conveyor in the example further comprises; two driven wheels are arranged between the inclined section 4111 and the horizontal section 4112, the shafts of the two driven wheels are respectively arranged at two sides of the conveying belt, and the wheel bodies of the two driven wheels are pressed on the conveying belt 411, so that the conveying belts 411 at the left side and the right side of the two driven wheels form a certain included angle, and the included angle ranges from 160 degrees to 180 degrees.

Simultaneously, this slope section 4111 department also can set up the multiunit and follow the driving wheel to make this slope section 4111 have certain radian, this multiunit is followed the setting mode of driving wheel and is similar with the setting mode of two above-mentioned follow driving wheels, and this embodiment is no longer repeated here.

In the goods whereabouts in-process, contact this slope section 4111 when the lower extreme of goods, in the in-process that conveyer belt 411 moves forward, the lower extreme that drives the goods moves forward, that is, the relative upper end of the lower extreme of this goods moves forward, when the upper end of goods falls on this conveyer belt 411, still keep the relative relation in tandem between the both ends of this goods, make the goods put the direction on conveyer belt 411 unanimous with the direction of transfer of conveyer belt 411, also make the goods can fall on conveyer belt 411 completely, avoided rectangular shape goods because the direction of putting on conveyer belt 411 is inconsistent with the direction of transfer, cause the tip protrusion of goods in this conveyer belt 411 and inconvenient conveying.

The third example: referring to fig. 5, in one possible design, the conveying mechanism 41 is a belt conveyor; the conveyor belts 411 of the belt conveyor are distributed along the horizontal direction, and an included angle smaller than 90 degrees is formed between the falling direction of the goods and the conveyor belts 411 of the belt conveyor.

Along the axial direction of the goods storage cavity 21 in the cargo hold 2, the distance between the bottom surface of the cargo hold 2 and the conveyor belt 411 is more than or equal to the height of the goods, and the included angle of less than 90 degrees is formed between the cargo hold 2 and the conveyor belt 411, so the distance between the bottom surface of the cargo hold 2 and the conveyor belt 411 in the vertical direction is less than the axial distance of the goods storage cavity 21. Therefore, with the above arrangement, the size of the entire shipment device in the vertical direction can be reduced.

Above-mentioned cargo hold 2 is certain contained angle with vertical direction, and the upper end mouth of storing up goods chamber 21 is towards the benefit mouth of vending machine, the benefit of being convenient for.

In one possible design, each drive mechanism 32 includes: a controller 321 and a second motor 322; the baffle 31 is rotatably arranged at the lower port of the corresponding storage cavity 21 through a second rotating shaft; the output shaft of the second motor 322 is connected to the second rotating shaft, and the second motor 322 is further electrically coupled to the controller 321.

The baffle 31 is a plate with certain strength and rigidity, and may be a steel plate, for example, having a shape corresponding to the cross-sectional shape of the storage cavity 21 and a size slightly larger than the cross-sectional size of the storage cavity 21. For example, the storage chamber 21 may be cylindrical, and the baffle 31 is a circular plate. The diameter of the storage chamber 21 may be set according to the external dimensions of the goods placed therein, but the embodiment is not limited thereto.

Under the control of the controller 321, the second motor 322 can rotate forward and backward for respectively opening and closing the shutter 31. The second motor 322 is fixed to the bottom wall of the cargo tank 2.

Since the baffle 31 can rotate around the second rotating shaft, the rotating direction of each baffle 31 is different based on the difference of the setting direction of the second rotating shaft, and the embodiment of the present disclosure gives the following two examples:

the first example: referring to fig. 6, the second rotating shaft is parallel to the lower end surface of the cargo compartment 2; the side wall of the baffle 31 is fixed on the side wall of the second rotating shaft.

The baffle 31 rotates around the second rotating shaft, and the rotating track of the end part of the baffle 31 is an arc line in a vertical plane. The above arrangement facilitates the smooth falling of the goods from the goods storage chamber 21 after the shutter 31 is opened.

The second example is: referring to fig. 7, the second rotating shaft is perpendicular to the lower end surface of the cargo compartment 2; the side wall of the baffle 31 is fixed on the side wall of the second rotating shaft.

The baffle 31 rotates around the second rotating shaft, and the rotating track of the end part of the baffle 31 is an arc line in a horizontal plane. The arrangement is convenient for goods to smoothly fall from the goods storage cavity 21 after the baffle plate 31 is opened, and the baffle plate 31 can not occupy the space below the cargo hold 2 in the opening and closing processes. The rotation tracks of the baffle plates 31 are not overlapped with each other, and the rotation track of each baffle plate 31 does not cover the bottoms of other goods storage cavities 21.

In one possible design, a time delay switch is electrically coupled to the drive mechanism 32, see fig. 4, and is used to close the at least one blocking mechanism 3 after a predetermined time period has elapsed since it was opened.

When the controller 321 controls the second motor 322 to operate, and the baffle 31 of the blocking mechanism 3 is opened, the time delay switch starts to time, and after a preset time period, the time delay switch controls the second motor 322 to rotate the baffle 31 in the opposite direction to close. The preset time period can be set according to the time period required by the falling of the goods, and the preset time period is slightly longer than the time period required by the falling of the goods, so that the goods can be ensured to smoothly fall onto the conveying mechanism 41, and the blocking mechanism 3 can be closed in time for replenishment. For example, if the time for dropping the goods is 2s, the preset time period may be set to 5 s.

All the above optional technical solutions may be combined arbitrarily to form the optional embodiments of the present disclosure, and are not described herein again.

Fig. 8 is a schematic structural diagram of a vending machine according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, please refer to fig. 8, the vending machine includes: a container, a shipping apparatus as in any one of the above; the lower end of the container is provided with a cargo outlet; the cargo hold 2 of the cargo discharging device is connected to the top wall of the container, the cargo collecting structure 4 is located on the bottom wall of the container, and the tail part of the cargo collecting structure 4 is located at the cargo discharging port.

Wherein, this packing cupboard has the shell of cuboid, and one side is equipped with the benefit mouth, and the opposite side is equipped with shipment mouth and control panel, and cargo hold 2, controller 321 and transport mechanism 41 among this shipment device are installed in the inner chamber of this packing cupboard, and this controller 321 and this control panel electrical coupling, and the customer can be through operating on the control panel and control this controller 321 to realize respective demand. The control panel may provide the customer with options for the type and weight or quantity of the goods. The vending machine also has a plurality of payment modes, such as coin payment and code scanning payment, which are not described in detail in this embodiment.

Fig. 9 is a flowchart of a vending method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, please refer to fig. 9, applied to a shipping apparatus according to any of the above descriptions, the method includes:

901. when any one of the driving mechanisms 32 receives the delivery instruction, the driving mechanism 32 controls the cargo hold 2 to rotate, so that the cargo storage cavity 21 corresponding to the driving mechanism 32 rotates to a position right above the cargo collecting structure 4.

902. The driving mechanism 32 controls the corresponding shutter 31 to open, so that the corresponding cargo falls down onto the cargo collection structure 4.

903. The cargo collection structure 4 transports the cargo to the outlet.

On one hand, goods can be conveniently placed into the goods storage cavity 21 through the upper end opening by arranging the goods storage cavities 21 with openings at the upper and lower ends in the cargo hold 2 and arranging the blocking mechanism 3 which can be opened and closed at the lower end of each goods storage cavity 21; on the other hand, when the goods need to be delivered, the driving mechanism 32 controls the blocking mechanism 3 to be opened, the goods fall from the goods storage cavity 21 onto the goods collecting structure 4, and the goods collecting structure 4 conveys the goods to a preset position. Through the arrangement, the appearance is irregular, goods which cannot be vertically placed can be stored in the goods storage cavity 21, the further conveying process of goods discharging and goods is convenient and fast, large-area friction between the goods and the bottom of the goods storage cavity 21 is avoided, and damage to the goods in the goods discharging process is reduced.

The above description is only exemplary of the present disclosure and is not intended to limit the present disclosure, so that any modification, equivalent replacement, or improvement made within the spirit and principle of the present disclosure should be included in the scope of the present disclosure.

Claims (13)

1. A delivery device, comprising: a shelf (1); the cargo hold (2), the blocking mechanism (3) and the cargo collecting structure (4) are arranged on the goods shelf (1); a goods outlet is arranged below the goods shelf (1);

at least one goods storage cavity (21) with openings at the upper end and the lower end is arranged in the cargo hold (2);

the blocking mechanism (3) comprises a baffle plate (31) and a driving mechanism (32); each baffle plate (31) is correspondingly arranged at the lower opening of one goods storage cavity (21); the driving mechanism (32) is connected with the baffle (31) and is used for controlling the corresponding baffle (31) to be opened according to the received control signal so as to enable the goods in the at least one goods storage cavity (21) to fall;

the goods collecting structure (4) is used for conveying goods falling from the goods storage cavity (21) to the goods outlet.

2. A discharge device according to claim 1, characterised in that the cargo collection structure (4) comprises a transport mechanism (41);

the conveying mechanism (41) is used for conveying the goods to the goods outlet through self movement;

the distance between the lower opening of the cargo hold (2) and the conveying mechanism (41) is 200mm-600 mm.

3. A discharge device as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that said storage cavity (21) is cylindrical or polygonal;

the height of the goods storage cavity (21) is 200mm-600 mm;

the height of the storage chamber (21) is greater than the maximum width of the radial cross-section.

4. A discharge device as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that a plurality of storage chambers (21) are arranged uniformly in the circumferential direction in the cargo hold (2).

5. A discharge device according to claim 1, characterized in that the cargo hold (2) is provided with a first rotary shaft (22) in the axial direction;

the shipment device further includes: a first motor (23), the first motor (23) being electrically coupled with the drive mechanism (32);

an output shaft of the first motor (23) is connected with a first rotating shaft (22) on the cargo hold (2);

the driving mechanism (32) is used for controlling the first motor (23) to rotate, so that the goods storage cavity (21) corresponding to the driving mechanism (32) rotates to the position right above the goods collecting structure (4).

6. The delivery device according to claim 2, wherein the conveying means (41) is a belt conveyor;

the conveyor belts (411) of the belt conveyor are distributed along the horizontal direction, and the cargo hold (2) is distributed along the vertical direction.

7. The delivery device according to claim 2, wherein the conveying means (41) is a belt conveyor;

the belt conveyor belt (411) comprises: an inclined section (4111), a horizontal section (4112) connected with the lower end of the inclined section (4111), and a smooth transition at the connection between the inclined section (4111) and the horizontal section (4112);

the at least one storage chamber (21) is located directly above the inclined section (4111).

8. The delivery device according to claim 2, wherein the conveying means (41) is a belt conveyor;

conveyer belt (411) of belt conveyor distribute along the horizontal direction, the whereabouts direction of goods with be less than 90 degrees contained angle between conveyer belt (411) of belt conveyor.

9. The delivery device of claim 1, wherein each drive mechanism (32) comprises: a controller (321) and a second motor (322);

the baffle (31) is rotatably arranged at the lower port of the corresponding storage cavity (21) through a second rotating shaft;

an output shaft of the second motor (322) is coupled to the second rotating shaft, and the second motor (322) is further electrically coupled to the controller (321).

10. The discharge device according to claim 9, characterised in that the second axis of rotation is parallel to the lower end face of the hold (2);

the side wall of the baffle (31) is fixed on the side wall of the second rotating shaft.

11. The discharge device according to claim 9, characterised in that the second axis of rotation is perpendicular to the lower end face of the hold (2);

the side wall of the baffle (31) is fixed on the side wall of the second rotating shaft.

12. A discharge device as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that a time delay switch is electrically coupled to said drive mechanism (32) for closing said at least one blocking mechanism (3) after a preset time period after opening.

13. A vending machine, characterized in that it comprises: a container, a shipping apparatus according to any of claims 1 to 12;

the lower end of the container is provided with a cargo outlet;

the cargo compartment (2) of the discharge device is connected to the top wall of the container, the cargo collecting structure (4) is located on the bottom wall of the container, and the tail part of the cargo collecting structure (4) is located at the discharge opening.

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