CN213634657U - Automatic vending machine and vending station - Google Patents

Abstract

The vending machine provided by the scheme comprises a machine cabinet, a goods shelf and a goods bucket, wherein the machine cabinet is provided with a first goods taking port and a second goods taking port; the goods shelf is arranged in the cabinet, is movably connected with the cabinet and is provided with a first position and a second position; the first goods taking port is opposite to the goods shelf, so that a user can take goods out of the goods shelf or place goods to the goods shelf through the first goods taking port, and the goods shelf is closer to the first goods taking port when located at the first position than when located at the second position; the goods bucket is movably arranged on the machine cabinet and can move relative to the goods shelf, when the goods shelf is located at the second position, the goods bucket is configured to deliver goods between the goods shelf and the second goods taking port, and the arrangement is such that when the goods shelf is located at the first position, the goods shelf is closer to the first goods taking port, which is beneficial to ensuring that a user can conveniently take the goods on the goods shelf from the first goods taking port; when the shelf is in the second position, the bucket is capable of delivering goods between the second access opening and the shelf to enable a user to remove goods from the second access opening.

Description

Automatic vending machine and vending station

Technical Field

The utility model relates to an automatic technical field that sells goods particularly, relates to an automatic vending machine and station of selling goods.

Background

At present, in the field of new retail, a vending machine is placed in a convenience store, an opening communicated with a goods taking port of the vending machine is formed in the wall of the convenience store, and a user can directly select goods from a goods shelf of the vending machine in the daytime and settle accounts at a cash desk; the user buys goods from the mouth of getting of vending machine by oneself night, and the goods of goods output of goods shelves is received and is delivered to getting mouth department with it to the goods fill of vending machine, and the user takes the goods away by getting mouth department. When the vending machine needs the goods bucket to take goods, the goods bucket is positioned in the vending machine and in front of the goods shelf; when the user is required to select goods, the user usually places the goods bucket in a corner in front of the goods shelf in order to avoid touching the goods bucket when the user directly takes the goods from the goods shelf, but the space required by the movement of the goods bucket still spans between the user and the goods shelf, so that the goods taking operation of the user is not facilitated.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

An object of the utility model is to provide a practice thrift the space, support the goods fill automatic get goods and be convenient for artifical automatic vending machine of getting goods by oneself and install the station of selling goods of above-mentioned automatic vending machine.

The embodiment of the utility model can be realized through the following technical scheme:

a vending machine comprises a machine cabinet, a goods shelf and a goods bucket; the cabinet is provided with a first goods taking opening and a second goods taking opening; the goods shelf is arranged in the cabinet and is movably connected with the cabinet, and the goods shelf is provided with a first position and a second position; the first access opening is opposite the shelf such that a user can remove or place goods from or onto the shelf through the first access opening, and the shelf is closer to the first access opening when in the first position than when in the second position.

The bucket is movably arranged in the cabinet and can move relative to the shelf, and when the shelf is located at the second position, the bucket is configured to deliver goods between the shelf and the second goods taking port.

Preferably, the first goods taking port and the shelf are arranged along a first direction, the shelf is movably connected with the cabinet, and the shelf can move along the first direction.

Preferably, the automatic vending machine further comprises a guide assembly, the guide assembly comprises a guide piece and a movable piece, the guide piece is arranged on the machine cabinet, and the guide piece extends along the first direction.

The movable piece is arranged on the goods shelf, the movable piece is matched with the guide piece, and the movable piece can move along the guide piece.

Preferably, a goods channel for accommodating goods is arranged in the goods shelf, and when the goods shelf is located at the first position, the goods buckets and the goods shelf are sequentially arranged along the second direction.

When the goods shelf is located at the second position, the goods bucket can be opposite to the goods channel and is used for receiving goods output by the goods channel.

Wherein the second direction is disposed at an angle to the first direction.

Preferably, the vending machine further comprises a shelf drive assembly, the shelf drive assembly comprising a drive member, a transmission member and a linear motion member.

The driving part is installed in the cabinet, the linear motion part is fixedly connected with the goods shelf, the transmission part is connected between the driving part and the linear motion part in a transmission mode, and the transmission part can drive the linear motion part to move along the first direction under the driving of the driving part, so that the goods shelf moves between the first position and the second position.

Preferably, the first goods taking port and the goods shelf are arranged along a first direction, the vending machine further comprises a goods bucket driving device, and the goods bucket driving device comprises a driving mechanism, a vertical beam and two cross beams; the two cross beams are arranged at intervals along the third direction, and each cross beam extends along the second direction; two ends of the vertical beam are respectively movably connected with the two cross beams; the cargo bucket is movably connected with the vertical beam.

The driving mechanism comprises a first driving assembly and a second driving assembly, and the first driving assembly is used for driving the vertical beam to move relative to the cross beam along the second direction; the second driving assembly is used for driving the cargo bucket to move along the third direction relative to the upright beam.

When the goods shelf is located at the first position, the goods shelf is located between the two cross beams, the goods shelf and the vertical beams are arranged at intervals in the second direction, when the goods shelf is located at the second position, the vertical beams and the goods shelf are arranged at intervals in the first direction, and the third direction, the second direction and the first direction are perpendicular to each other.

Preferably, the goods shelf and the cabinet are rotatably connected through a pivot part, a goods channel for accommodating goods is arranged in the goods shelf, and the pivot part is arranged near one end of the goods shelf close to the first goods taking opening.

Preferably, the first goods taking port and the goods shelf are arranged along a first direction, a storage area and a goods bucket storage area are sequentially arranged in the cabinet along a second direction, the goods shelf is installed in the storage area, and the first goods taking port is communicated with the storage area.

When the shelf is located at the first position, the bucket is located in the bucket storage area; when the goods shelf is located at the second position, the goods bucket can move between the goods bucket storage area and the storage area, the second goods taking opening is communicated with the goods bucket storage area, and the second direction and the first direction are arranged at an angle.

Preferably, the cabinet comprises a plurality of side walls, the first goods taking port and the second goods taking port are respectively arranged on two adjacent side walls of the cabinet, and along the second direction, the second goods taking port is located on one side of the storage area far away from the storage area of the goods bucket

The utility model provides a vending station, include the enclosure with the vending machine, the vending machine is located in the enclosure, the enclosure be equipped with the opening of second access port intercommunication, the goods shelves of vending machine the second access port with the opening is arranged in proper order.

The embodiment of the utility model provides an automatic vending machine and vending station have following beneficial effect at least:

the vending machine provided by the scheme comprises a machine cabinet, a goods shelf and a goods bucket, wherein the machine cabinet is provided with a first goods taking port and a second goods taking port; the goods shelf is arranged in the cabinet, is movably connected with the cabinet and is provided with a first position and a second position; the first goods taking port is opposite to the goods shelf, so that a user can take goods out of the goods shelf or place goods to the goods shelf through the first goods taking port, and the goods shelf is closer to the first goods taking port when located at the first position than when located at the second position; the goods bucket is movably arranged on the machine cabinet and can move relative to the goods shelf, when the goods shelf is located at the second position, the goods bucket is configured to deliver goods between the goods shelf and the second goods taking port, and the arrangement is such that when the goods shelf is located at the first position, the goods shelf is closer to the first goods taking port, which is beneficial to ensuring that a user can conveniently take the goods on the goods shelf from the first goods taking port; when the shelf is in the second position, the bucket is capable of delivering goods between the second access opening and the shelf to enable a user to remove goods from the second access opening.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a schematic perspective view of a vending machine and a vending station according to a first embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 2 is a schematic front view of a first embodiment of a vending machine and a vending station according to the present invention;

fig. 3 is a schematic structural diagram of a first vending machine and a first vending station according to an embodiment of the present invention, in which a bucket is located in a bucket storage area;

fig. 4 is a schematic structural view of a bucket driving assembly of an embodiment of the vending machine and the vending station according to the present invention;

fig. 5 is a schematic side view of a shelf of a vending machine and a vending station according to an embodiment of the present invention at a first position;

fig. 6 is a schematic side view of a shelf in a second position according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Reference numbers in the figures:

1-a cabinet; 11-a first access port; 12-a second access port; 13-a cabinet body; 131-a top wall; 132-a side wall; 133-bottom wall; 134-rear wall; 15-a storage area; 16-bucket storage area; 2-a goods shelf; 21-a frame; 22-layer plate; 221-cargo way; 2211-first end; 2212-second end; 23-a mating portion; 3-a cargo bucket; 4-a guide assembly; 41-a guide; 42-a movable member; 411-a guide plate; 5-a bucket drive assembly; 51-a drive mechanism; 511-a first drive component; 512-a second drive assembly; 52-vertical beam; 53-beam; 6-a shelf drive assembly; 61-a drive member; 62-a transmission member; 63-a linear motion member; 64-a pivot joint; 65-a connector; 7-enclosing walls; 71-an opening; 8-gate.

Detailed Description

The present invention will be further described below based on preferred embodiments with reference to the accompanying drawings.

In addition, for convenience of understanding, various components on the drawings are enlarged (thick) or reduced (thin), but this is not intended to limit the scope of the present invention.

Singular references also include plural references and vice versa.

In the description of the embodiments of the present invention, it should be noted that, if the terms "upper", "lower", "inner", "outer", etc. indicate the orientation or position relationship based on the orientation or position relationship shown in the drawings, or the orientation or position relationship that the products of the present invention are usually placed when using, the description is only for convenience of description and simplification, but the indication or suggestion that the indicated device or element must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and thus, should not be interpreted as limiting the present invention. Furthermore, in the description of the present invention, the terms first, second, etc. are used herein to distinguish between different elements, but these should not be limited by the order of manufacture or construed to indicate or imply relative importance, and their names may differ between the detailed description of the invention and the claims.

The words used in this specification are words of description used in describing embodiments of the invention, but are not intended to limit the invention. It is also to be understood that, unless otherwise expressly stated or limited, the terms "disposed," "connected," and "connected" are intended to be open-ended, i.e., may be fixedly connected, detachably connected, or integrally connected; they may be mechanically coupled, directly coupled, indirectly coupled through intervening media, or may be interconnected between two elements. The above-mentioned meaning belonging to the present invention is specifically understood by those skilled in the art.

Example 1

Fig. 1 is the embodiment of the utility model provides an automatic vending machine and vending station embodiment one's spatial structure schematic diagram, fig. 5 is the utility model provides an in automatic vending machine and vending station embodiment one side structure schematic diagram that goods shelves are located the first position, fig. 6 is the utility model provides an in automatic vending machine and vending station embodiment two side structure schematic diagrams that goods shelves are located the second position. As shown in fig. 1, 5 and 6, the vending machine comprises a cabinet 1, a shelf 2 and a bucket 3, wherein the cabinet 1 is provided with a first goods access opening 11 and a second goods access opening 12; the goods shelf 2 is arranged in the cabinet 1, is movably connected with the cabinet 1 and is provided with a first position and a second position; the first access opening 11 is opposite to the shelf 2 so that a user can take goods out of the shelf 2 or place goods on the shelf 2 through the first access opening 11, and the shelf 2 is closer to the first access opening 11 when located at the first position than when the shelf 2 is located at the second position; the bucket 3 is movably arranged in the cabinet 1 and is movable relative to the shelf 2, and when the shelf 2 is in the second position, the bucket 3 is configured to deliver goods between the shelf 2 and the second access opening 12.

In the alternative of this embodiment, it is more preferable that the cabinet body 1 includes a cabinet body 13 and a cabinet door, the cabinet door and the cabinet body 13 are pivoted to open or close the first goods taking opening 11, the goods shelf 2 is installed in the cabinet body 13, and when the cabinet door is opened, the user can take the goods on the goods shelf 2 from the first goods taking opening 11.

Specifically, the cabinet 13 includes a top wall 131, a bottom wall 133, and a side wall 132 between the top wall 131 and the bottom wall 133, and further includes a rear wall 134 opposite the cabinet door.

Specifically, when the shelf 2 is located at the first position, that is, the shelf 2 is far away from the rear wall 134, the shelf 2 is closer to the first goods access opening 11, so that a user can conveniently take goods on the shelf from the first goods access opening 11; when the shelf 2 is located at the second position, i.e. the shelf 2 is close to the rear wall 134 and far away from the cabinet door, the bucket 3 can move between the second access opening 12 and the shelf 2 to deliver the goods, so that the user can take the goods from the second access opening 12.

With continued reference to fig. 1, the first pick up port 11 and the shelves 2 are arranged along a first direction (i.e., ab direction in fig. 1, 5 and 6), which is an extending direction of the side wall 132. Goods shelves 2 and 1 movably connected of rack, goods shelves 2 can be followed the first direction and removed, set up like this and do benefit to the stability of goods when guaranteeing goods shelves 2 and remove between primary importance and second place.

Referring to fig. 1 and 5, in the embodiment, specifically, the vending machine includes a shelf driving assembly 6 and a guiding assembly 4, and the guiding assembly 4 plays a guiding role in a process that the shelf driving assembly 6 drives the shelf 2 to move.

Referring to fig. 1, the guide assembly 4 includes a guide member 41 and a movable member 42. The guide 41 is arranged on the cabinet 1, and the guide 41 extends along a first direction; the movable member 42 is disposed on the shelf 2, the movable member 42 is engaged with the guide member 41, and the movable member 42 can move along the guide member 41, so that the shelf 2 can move smoothly between the first position and the second position along the extending direction of the guide member 4.

Specifically, the shelf 2 includes a frame 21 for supporting the goods and a layer board 22 for supporting the goods, the frame 21 is movably connected to the cabinet 1 through a shelf driving assembly 6, and the movable member 42 and the layer board 22 are both disposed on the frame 21.

In this embodiment, the shelf 2 includes a plurality of laminates 22, each laminate 22 is disposed in the frame 21 of the shelf 2 and detachably connected to the frame 21, and the distance between the plurality of laminates 22 can be set according to different heights of the goods.

In an alternative of this embodiment, it is preferable that the guide member 41 includes a guide plate 411 having a length extending in the first direction, and the movable member 42 is a roller that is engaged with the guide plate 411 and is capable of rolling along the guide plate 411 when the shelf 2 moves between the first position and the second position.

Preferably, deflector 411 is located 1 diapire 133 top of rack, and the gyro wheel is located frame 2 below, and when needs manual work got goods, under the effect of goods shelves drive assembly 6 or external force, drive frame 21 and gyro wheel remove along deflector 411 to drive goods shelves 2 integral movement to first position, goods shelves 2 were close to first mouth 11 of getting goods this moment, and the manual work of being convenient for gets goods.

When it is desired to take goods through the bucket 3, the drive frame 21 and the rollers are moved along the guide plates 411 by the rack drive assembly 6 or an external force to position the rack 2 at the second position near the rear wall 34, so that the rack 2 is away from the first access opening 11, thereby enabling the bucket 3 to move in the space between the first access opening 11 and the rack 2 to receive goods output by the deck 22 and deliver them to the second access opening 12.

Referring to fig. 5, as shown in fig. 5, the shelf driving assembly 6 includes a driving member 61, a transmission member 62 and a linear moving member 63, wherein the driving member 61 is installed in the cabinet 1, the linear moving member 63 is fixedly connected to the shelf 2, the transmission member 62 is drivingly connected between the driving member 61 and the linear moving member 63, and the transmission member 62 can drive the linear moving member 63 to move along the first direction under the driving of the driving member 61, so as to move the shelf 2 between the first position and the second position, which further improves the usability of the automatic vending machine and is beneficial to improving the smoothness of the movement of the shelf 2 between the first position and the second position.

In the alternative of this embodiment, it is preferable that the driving member 61 is a motor or an electromagnet, the transmission member 62 is a pulley, and the linear motion member 63 is a belt.

Specifically, the frame 2 includes a connecting member 65, the transmission belt is connected to the connecting member 65, and the transmission belt is supported between the belt pulley and an output wheel of the motor (i.e. a position shown by the driving member 61 in fig. 5), when the motor operates to drive the belt pulley, the belt pulley drives the transmission belt to move so that the connecting member 65 reciprocates along the first direction, thereby driving the frame 21 to reciprocate along the first direction.

When the motor rotates forwards, the belt wheel rotates to drive the frame 21 to move towards the first goods taking port 11 until the frame 21 reaches the first position, and at the moment, the goods shelf 2 is at the first position; when the motor rotates in the reverse direction, the belt wheel rotates to drive the frame 21 to move towards the rear wall 134 until the frame 21 contacts the rear wall 134, and the shelf 2 is at the second position.

Meanwhile, when the shelf driving assembly 6 drives the shelf 2 to move, the shelf 2 is also guided by the guide assembly 4, thereby ensuring that the shelf 2 can reliably move along the first direction.

Fig. 2 is the embodiment of the utility model provides an automatic vending machine and station of selling goods embodiment one's positive outward appearance structure sketch map, fig. 3 is the utility model provides an automatic vending machine and station of selling goods embodiment one's goods fill is located the structural sketch map when the goods fill is deposited the zone-time, fig. 4 is the utility model provides an automatic vending machine and station of selling goods embodiment one goods fill drive assembly structural sketch map. Referring to fig. 1, 2, 3 and 4, as shown in fig. 1 to 4, the vending machine further includes a bucket driving device 5 for driving the bucket 3, the bucket driving device 5 includes a driving mechanism 51, a vertical beam 52 and two cross beams 53, two ends of the vertical beam 52 are movably connected with the two cross beams 53 respectively, the bucket 3 is movably connected with the vertical beam 52, the two cross beams 53 are spaced along a third direction (i.e., ef direction in fig. 1 to 6), and each cross beam 53 extends along a second direction (i.e., cd direction in fig. 1 to 4). Bucket 3 is movable in the third direction on upright 52, and upright 52 is movable in the second direction on cross member 53.

Specifically, the driving mechanism 51 includes a first driving assembly 511 and a second driving assembly 512, the first driving assembly 511 is used for driving the upright beam 52 to move along the second direction relative to the cross beam 53, and the second driving assembly 52 is used for driving the cargo bucket 3 to move along the third direction relative to the upright beam 52.

Specifically, when the shelf 2 is located at the first position, the shelf 2 is located between the two cross beams 53, and the shelf 2 and the upright beam 52 are arranged at intervals along the second direction, and when the shelf 2 is located at the second position, the upright beam 52 and the shelf 2 are arranged at intervals along the first direction.

In this embodiment, the second direction is disposed at an angle to the first direction. Preferably, the third direction, the second direction and the first direction are perpendicular two by two.

In the alternative of this embodiment, the driving mechanism 51 may be implemented in the form of a sliding rail, but it is also conceivable that the driving mechanism may be implemented in the form of a gear transmission, or in the form of a chain transmission, and the transmission of the driving mechanism 51 is not limited.

Specifically, the first driving assembly 511 and the second driving assembly 512 may both adopt some transmission manners, the first driving assembly 511 includes a first driving part for fixedly connecting with the vertical beam 52, and includes a first guiding part disposed on the cross beam 53 and extending along the second direction 82, the first driving part drives the vertical beam 52 to move on the first guiding part of the cross beam 53, and the first driving assembly 511 may be disposed on the top and/or the bottom of the vertical beam 52; the second driving assembly 521 includes a second driving member for fixedly connecting with the bucket 3 and a second guiding member provided on the upright beam 52 and extending in the third direction. The second drive member drives the movement of the bucket 3 on the second guide member of the cross member 52.

Referring to fig. 1, 2 and 3, a storage area 15 and a bucket storage area 16 are sequentially arranged in the cabinet 1 along a second direction, the shelf 2 is installed in the storage area 15, and the first goods taking port 11 is communicated with the storage area 15; when the shelf 2 is in the first position, the bucket 3 is located in the bucket storage area 16; when the shelf 2 is in the second position, the bucket 3 is movable between the bucket storage area 16 and the storage area 15, and the second access opening 12 communicates with the bucket storage area 16.

Referring to fig. 1 to 6, a deck 22 in the shelf 2 is provided with a cargo channel 221 for receiving cargo.

When the shelf 2 is located at the first position, the buckets 3 are sequentially arranged with the shelf 2 in the second direction. Specifically, the goods fill 3 is located the goods fill storage area 16, and the goods shelf 2 is close to the first goods taking opening 11, so that the user can be prevented from touching the goods fill when taking the goods from the first goods taking opening 11, and the convenience and the safety of taking the goods by the user are improved.

When the shelf 2 is located at the second position, the bucket 3 can move between the bucket storage area 16 and the storage area 15, that is, the bucket 3 can be opposite to the goods channel 221 for receiving the goods output from the goods channel 221, and the bucket 3 receives the goods on the goods channel 221 at different positions and conveys the goods to the second goods taking port 12 under the driving of the bucket driving device 5.

Referring to fig. 1, fig. 2 and fig. 3, the cabinet 1 includes a plurality of side walls 132, the first goods-fetching opening 11 and the second goods-fetching opening 12 are respectively disposed on two adjacent side walls of the cabinet 1, and along the second direction, the second goods-fetching opening 12 is located on one side of the bucket storage area 16 far away from the storage area 15, that is, the first goods-fetching opening is located at the cabinet door, and the second goods-fetching opening 12 is opposite to the adjacent side wall 132 of the cabinet door. So set up and make first goods mouth 11 and second goods mouth 12 of getting be located the different sides of rack 1 respectively to do benefit to the subregion management that realizes artifical goods and get goods automatically, make automatic vending machine's overall arrangement more reasonable.

Referring to fig. 1, the present embodiment provides a vending station, including the aforementioned vending machine of the enclosure 7, the vending machine is located in the enclosure 7, the enclosure 7 is provided with an opening 71 communicated with the second goods taking port 12, and along the second direction, the shelf 2, the second goods taking port 12 and the opening 71 of the vending machine are sequentially arranged.

In particular, the enclosure 7 is provided with manual interaction means to enable items on the shelves to be purchased outside the enclosure 7 and the goods to be removed through the opening 71.

In an alternative of the present embodiment, it is preferable that the bucket 3 of the vending machine is configured to be capable of passing through the second access port 12 to be opposed to the opening 71, and the vending station further includes a shutter 8 for opening or closing the opening 71.

When the goods need to be bought from the outside of the enclosing wall 7, the goods shelf 2 can be moved to the second position by operating the man-machine interaction device on the enclosing wall 7, the goods output by the goods channel 221 are received by the goods bucket 3 under the driving of the goods bucket driving component 5, after the goods are taken by the goods bucket 3, the goods bucket 3 passes through the second goods taking port 12 and reaches the gate 8, the gate 8 is opened, and the goods can be taken out from the opening 71 by a user outside the enclosing wall 7.

Example 2

The present embodiment provides a connection mode between a shelf 2 and a cabinet 1, and the basic structure, the working process and the obtained technical effects are basically the same as the connection mode between the shelf 2 and the cabinet 1 provided by the first embodiment, except that:

in this embodiment, the shelf 2 is rotatably connected to the cabinet 1.

Referring to fig. 6, the shelf 2 and the cabinet 1 are rotatably connected by a pivot portion 64, a cargo channel 221 for accommodating cargo is provided in the shelf 2, and the pivot portion 64 is provided adjacent to an end of the shelf 2 near the first access opening 11.

Specifically, goods shelves drive assembly 6 includes driving piece 61 and driving medium 62, and wherein driving piece 61 locates diapire 131 or roof 133 of rack 1, and goods shelves 2 are provided with cooperation portion 23 correspondingly, and driving medium 62 is connected with driving piece 61 transmission, and driving medium 62 can cooperate with cooperation portion 23 in order to drive goods shelves 2 along pivot portion 64 rotation under the drive of driving piece 61.

Specifically, a goods channel 221 for accommodating goods is arranged in the shelf 2, and the goods channel 221 comprises a first end 2211 close to the first goods access opening 11 and a second end 2212 far away from the first goods access opening 11; a baffle (not shown) is disposed at the first end 2211 of the cargo way 221, and the baffle has a cargo blocking position and an avoiding position. When shelf 2 is in the first position, second end 2212 of lane 221 is higher than first end 2211 of lane 221, and the stop is in the hold-back position for preventing the removal of cargo from first end 2211 of lane 221; when goods shelves 2 are located the second position, the baffle can be located dodge the position so that the goods can get into in the goods fill 3 from first end 2211 of goods way 221, so set up so that when goods shelves were located the first position, the goods can be to the direction motion of the first end that is close to the goods way to convenience of customers takes out the goods in the goods way 221 more.

In an alternative embodiment, the pivot joint 64 has an axis of rotation extending in a horizontal direction, i.e. the driving member 61 drives the transmission member 62 to tilt along the horizontal axis. Specifically, the rotation axis of the pivot joint part 64 extends along the second direction, the pivot joint part 64 is arranged near the front end of the shelf 2, and the swing rod is arranged near the rear end of the shelf 2; the driving part 61 is an electromagnet or a motor, the transmission part 62 is a swing rod, the bottom end of the swing rod is in transmission connection with the driving part 61, the top end of the swing rod can rotate up and down around the bottom end of the swing rod, and the top end of the swing rod is connected with the matching part 23 at the bottom end of the goods shelf 2 in a sliding mode along the horizontal direction.

Specifically, the driving member 61 drives the top end of the swing rod to rotate around the bottom end of the swing rod, and then the top end of the swing rod drives the matching portion 23 at the bottom end of the goods shelf 2, so that the goods shelf 2 integrally rotates to the second position by taking the pivot joint portion 64 as a rotation center.

Specifically, when the shelf 2 is located at the second position, the bucket 3 is driven by the bucket driving assembly 5 to move towards the target channel 221, and when the bucket 3 is located at the goods taking position of the channel 221, the barrier moves to the avoiding position, and goods enter the bucket 3 from the channel 221.

When the goods shelf 2 moves from the second position to the first position, the driving member 61 works to drive the top end of the swing rod to reversely rotate around the bottom end of the swing rod, and then the top end of the swing rod drives the matching portion 23 at the bottom end of the goods shelf 2, so that the goods shelf 2 integrally rotates to the first position by taking the pivot joint portion 64 as a rotation center.

Specifically, in other alternatives of this embodiment, the transmission member 62 may also adopt a wedge-shaped block, a wedge surface of the wedge-shaped block is used for supporting the matching portion 23 of the shelf 2, the wedge-shaped block and the matching portion 23 are movably connected along the first direction, and the driving member 61 can drive the wedge-shaped block to move along the first direction so as to drive the matching portion 23 to drive the shelf 2 to rotate along the rotation axis of the pivot portion 64.

Specifically, the driving member 61 drives the wedge block to move along the first direction, and further drives the matching portion 23 connected with the wedge block to rotate by taking the pivot portion 64 as a rotation center, and the shelf 2 integrally rotates to the second position or the first position under the action of the wedge block and the matching portion 23.

Of course, in other embodiments, the rotation axis of the pivot joint portion 64 may also extend along a third direction, that is, the driving member 61 drives the driving member 62 to rotate along a vertical axis, the driving member 61 may be a motor, the driving member 62 may be an expansion rod, a first end of the expansion rod is in transmission connection with the driving member 61, a second end of the expansion rod is movably connected with the matching portion 23 on the shelf, and the expansion rod can extend out relative to the first end to drive the matching portion 23 to drive the shelf 2 to horizontally rotate around the pivot joint portion 64 until the shelf 2 integrally rotates to the second position. When the goods shelf 2 is located at the second position, the second end of the swing rod can also retract relative to the first end to drive the matching part 23 to drive the goods shelf 2 to horizontally rotate around the pivoting part 64 until the goods shelf 2 integrally rotates to the first position.

Example 3

The present embodiment provides a guiding assembly 4, the basic structure, the working process and the obtained technical effects are substantially the same as those of the guiding assembly 4 provided by the first embodiment, except that:

in an alternative of this embodiment, it is preferable that the guiding element 41 is a fixed slide rail having a length extending along a first direction, and the movable element 42 is a movable slide rail having a length extending along a first direction, and the movable slide rail and the fixed slide rail cooperate to slide along the fixed slide rail when the shelf 2 moves between the first position and the second position.

Preferably, decide the slide rail and be located 1 diapire 133 top of rack, move the slide rail and be located 2 belows of frame, when needs artifical get goods, pulling frame 21 makes frame 21 and move the slide rail and remove along deciding the slide rail to drive 2 global movements of goods shelves and be located first position after, goods shelves 2 are close to with first mouth 11 of getting goods this moment, the artifical goods of getting of being convenient for.

When goods need to be taken out through the goods bucket 3, the frame 21 is pushed, the frame 21 and the movable slide rail move along the fixed slide rail, so that the shelf 2 is located at the second position close to the rear wall 34, the shelf 2 is far away from the first goods taking opening 11, and the goods bucket 3 can move in the space between the first goods taking opening 11 and the shelf 2 to receive the goods output by the goods channel 221 and send the goods to the second goods taking opening 12.

Example 4

The present embodiment provides a shelf driving assembly 6, which has the same basic structure, operation and technical effects as the shelf driving assembly 6 provided by the first embodiment, except that:

in the alternative of this embodiment, it is preferable that the driving member 61 is a motor or an electromagnet, the transmission member 62 is a lead screw, and the linear moving member 63 is a screw transmission member.

Specifically, driving piece 61 is the motor, frame 2 includes connecting piece 65, the screw thread transmission spare is connected with connecting piece 65, the lead screw is connected with the output shaft transmission of motor, and the length of lead screw extends along the first direction, the screw thread transmission spare cover is located on the lead screw and is connected with lead screw thread transmission, when the output shaft of motor rotates, the drive lead screw is rotatory, make the screw thread transmission spare along first direction reciprocating motion on the lead screw, make connecting piece 65 drive frame 21 along first direction reciprocating motion.

When the motor drives the screw rod to rotate forwards, the screw rod rotates to drive the frame 21 to move towards the direction close to the first goods taking opening 11 until the goods shelf 2 is at the first position; when the motor drives the screw rod to rotate reversely, the screw rod rotates reversely to drive the frame 21 to move towards the rear wall 134 until the shelf 2 is at the second position.

Meanwhile, when the goods shelf 2 is driven by the goods shelf driving component 6 to move, the goods shelf 2 is also guided by the guiding component 4, so that the moving direction of the goods shelf 2 is always in the first direction.

Example 5

The present embodiment provides a shelf driving assembly 6, which has the same basic structure, operation and technical effects as the shelf driving assembly 6 provided by the first embodiment, except that:

in the alternative of this embodiment, it is preferable that the driving member 61 is a motor or an electromagnet, the transmission member 62 is a gear, and the linear moving member 63 is a rack.

Specifically, driving piece 61 is the motor, includes connecting piece 65 on the frame 2, and the rack is connected with connecting piece 65, and the rack is the spur rack that length extends along the first direction, and the gear is connected with the output shaft transmission of motor, and with the rack toothing, rotates drive gear when the output shaft of motor and rotates, drives rack and removes along the first direction, drives frame 21 and follows first direction reciprocating motion from this.

When the motor moves forwards, the gear rotates to drive the rack to drive the frame 21 to move towards the first goods taking opening 11 until the goods shelf 2 is at the first position; when the motor moves in the reverse direction, the rack is driven by the reverse rotation of the gear to move the frame 21 toward the rear wall 134 until the shelf 2 is at the second position.

Meanwhile, when the goods shelf 2 is driven by the goods shelf driving component 6 to move, the goods shelf 2 is also guided by the guiding component 4, so that the moving direction of the goods shelf 2 is always in the first direction.

The detailed description of the embodiments of the present invention has been presented, and it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that the present invention can be modified and modified without departing from the principles of the present invention, and the modifications and modifications also belong to the protection scope of the claims of the present invention.

Claims (10)

1. A vending machine characterized by: comprises a cabinet (1), a goods shelf (2) and a goods bucket (3);

the cabinet (1) is provided with a first goods taking opening (11) and a second goods taking opening (12);

the goods shelf (2) is arranged in the cabinet (1) and is movably connected with the cabinet (1), and the goods shelf (2) is provided with a first position and a second position;

the first access opening (11) is opposite to the shelf (2) so that a user can take goods from the shelf (2) or place goods to the shelf (2) through the first access opening (11), and the shelf (2) is closer to the first access opening (11) when located in the first position than when the shelf (2) is located in the second position;

the bucket (3) is movably arranged in the cabinet (1), the bucket (3) can move relative to the shelf (2), and when the shelf (2) is located at the second position, the bucket (3) is configured to deliver goods between the shelf (2) and the second goods taking opening (12).

2. The vending machine of claim 1, wherein:

the first goods taking port (11) and the goods shelf (2) are arranged along a first direction, the goods shelf (2) is movably connected with the cabinet (1), and the goods shelf (2) can move along the first direction.

3. The vending machine of claim 2, wherein:

the vending machine further comprises a guide assembly (4), wherein the guide assembly (4) comprises a guide piece (41) and a movable piece (42), the guide piece (41) is arranged on the machine cabinet (1), and the guide piece (41) extends along the first direction;

the movable piece (42) is arranged on the goods shelf (2), the movable piece (42) is matched with the guide piece (41), and the movable piece (42) can move along the guide piece (41).

4. The vending machine of claim 2, wherein:

a goods channel (221) for accommodating goods is arranged in the goods shelf (2), and when the goods shelf (2) is located at the first position, the goods buckets (3) and the goods shelf (2) are sequentially arranged along a second direction;

when the shelf (2) is located at the second position, the bucket (3) can be opposite to the goods channel (221) and is used for receiving goods output by the goods channel (221);

wherein the second direction is disposed at an angle to the first direction.

5. The vending machine of claim 2, wherein:

the vending machine further comprises a shelf driving assembly (6), wherein the shelf driving assembly (6) comprises a driving piece (61), a transmission piece (62) and a linear moving piece (63);

the driving piece (61) is installed in the cabinet (1), the linear moving piece (63) is fixedly connected with the goods shelf (2), the transmission piece (62) is in transmission connection between the driving piece (61) and the linear moving piece (63), and the transmission piece (62) can drive the linear moving piece (63) to move along the first direction under the driving of the driving piece (61), so that the goods shelf (2) moves between the first position and the second position.

6. The vending machine of claim 1, wherein:

the first goods taking port (11) and the goods shelf (2) are arranged along a first direction, the automatic vending machine further comprises a goods bucket driving device (5), and the goods bucket driving device (5) comprises a driving mechanism (51), a vertical beam (52) and two cross beams (53); the two cross beams (53) are arranged at intervals along the third direction, and each cross beam (53) extends along the second direction; two ends of the vertical beam (52) are respectively movably connected with the two cross beams (53); the cargo bucket (3) is movably connected with the vertical beam (52);

the driving mechanism (51) comprises a first driving assembly (511) and a second driving assembly (512), wherein the first driving assembly (511) is used for driving the vertical beam (52) to move along the second direction relative to the cross beam (53); the second driving assembly (512) is used for driving the cargo bucket (3) to move along the third direction relative to the upright beam (52);

when the goods shelf (2) is located at the first position, the goods shelf (2) is located between the two cross beams (53), the goods shelf (2) and the vertical beams (52) are arranged at intervals along the second direction, when the goods shelf (2) is located at the second position, the vertical beams (52) and the goods shelf (2) are arranged at intervals along the first direction, and the third direction, the second direction and the first direction are perpendicular to each other.

7. The vending machine of claim 1, wherein:

the goods shelf (2) and the cabinet (1) are rotatably connected through a pivoting part (64), a goods channel (221) for containing goods is arranged in the goods shelf (2), and the pivoting part (64) is arranged close to one end, close to the first goods taking opening (11), of the goods shelf (2).

8. The vending machine of claim 1, wherein:

the first goods taking port (11) and the goods shelf (2) are arranged along a first direction, a storage area (15) and a goods bucket storage area (16) which are sequentially arranged along a second direction are arranged in the cabinet (1), the goods shelf (2) is arranged in the storage area (15), and the first goods taking port (11) is communicated with the storage area (15);

when the shelf (2) is in the first position, the bucket (3) is located in the bucket storage area (16); when the goods shelf (2) is located at the second position, the goods bucket (3) can move between the goods bucket storage area (16) and the storage area (15), the second goods taking port (12) is communicated with the goods bucket storage area (16), and the second direction and the first direction are arranged in an angle mode.

9. The vending machine of claim 8, wherein:

the cabinet (1) comprises a plurality of side walls (134), the first goods taking port (11) and the second goods taking port (12) are respectively arranged on two adjacent side walls (134) of the cabinet (1), and along the second direction, the second goods taking port (12) is located on one side, away from the storage area (15), of the goods bucket storage area (16).

10. A vending station comprising an enclosure (7) and a vending machine according to any one of claims 1 to 9, said vending machine being located inside said enclosure (7), said enclosure (7) being provided with an opening (71) communicating with a second access opening (12) of said vending machine, and a shelf (2) of said vending machine, said second access opening (12) and said opening (71) being arranged in sequence.

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