CN217880427U - Automatic vending equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

The embodiment of the application discloses automatic vending equipment includes: the machine body is internally provided with a containing groove and a discharge groove, and the containing groove is communicated with the discharge groove; the accommodating barrel is accommodated in the accommodating groove and is connected with the accommodating groove in a sliding manner along a first direction, the accommodating barrel is used for accommodating commodities, a feed port for the commodities to pass through is formed in the first end of the accommodating barrel, a discharge port for the commodities to pass through is formed in the position, away from the first end, of the side wall of the accommodating barrel, and a position yielding port is formed in the position, away from the first end, of the side wall of the accommodating barrel, corresponding to the discharge groove, of the discharge port; the pushing piece is connected with the inner wall of the abdicating port in a sliding mode along the second direction and used for pushing the commodities to move out of the accommodating barrel from the discharge port; the driving assembly is arranged in the machine body and is connected with the pushing piece, and the driving assembly is used for driving the pushing piece to move.

Description

Automatic vending equipment

Technical Field

The application relates to the technical field of commercial equipment, especially, relate to an automatic vending equipment.

Background

Vending machines for various commodities are often provided in public places such as shopping malls to meet various demands of personnel. The goods sold by the vending machine include paper towels, sanitary napkins, and the like. The automatic vending machine for selling lady articles such as sanitary towels can be installed on a wall body, and can comprise a hollow machine body and a door body hinged to the front side of the machine body. The hollow space in the machine body can accommodate lady articles such as sanitary towels for sale.

At present, when goods in the vending machine are sold out, a worker needs to open a door body and replenish the goods in an accommodating space according to a specified placing form, for example, multiple groups of sanitary towel goods are stacked in the accommodating space in a vertical stacking manner. The automatic commodity stacking machine has the defect that the manual stacking of commodities takes a lot of time, so that the commodity replenishing efficiency is insufficient at the installation place of the automatic vending machine.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

The utility model provides an automatic vending equipment can realize the replenishment to commodity in the automatic vending equipment through the section of thick bamboo of acceping that is equipped with commodity to automatic vending equipment change, can improve in automatic vending equipment's the place that sets up, the staff is to the efficiency of commodity replenishment.

In order to solve the technical problem, the purpose of the present application is achieved by the following technical solutions:

the application provides an automatic vending equipment includes: the device comprises a machine body, wherein a containing groove and a discharge groove are formed in the machine body, and the containing groove is communicated with the discharge groove; the accommodating barrel is accommodated in the accommodating groove and is connected with the accommodating groove in a sliding manner along a first direction, the accommodating barrel is used for accommodating commodities, a feed inlet for the commodities to pass through is formed in the first end of the accommodating barrel, a discharge outlet for the commodities to pass through is formed in the position, away from the first end, of the side wall of the accommodating barrel, and a yielding position opening is formed in the position, away from the first end, of the side wall of the accommodating barrel, corresponding to the discharge groove, of the discharge outlet; the pushing piece is connected with the inner wall of the position-giving opening in a sliding mode along a second direction and used for pushing the commodities to move out of the accommodating barrel from the discharge opening; the driving assembly is arranged in the machine body and is connected with the pushing piece, and the driving assembly is used for driving the pushing piece to move.

Optionally, the accommodating groove runs through one end of the machine body in the first direction, the vending equipment comprises a first shielding piece, the first shielding piece is hinged to the machine body, the first shielding piece and the accommodating groove are correspondingly arranged, and the first shielding piece is used for shielding the accommodating groove.

Optionally, a sliding groove is formed in the machine body, the sliding groove is communicated with the accommodating groove, the position-giving opening corresponds to the sliding groove, and the pushing member is connected with the sliding groove in a sliding manner along the second direction.

Optionally, the driving assembly includes a driving element, a first transmission element, and a second transmission element, the driving element is disposed in the housing, the first transmission element is connected to an output end of the driving element, the second transmission element is fixedly connected to the pushing element, the first transmission element and the second transmission element are connected in a relatively movable manner, and the driving element is configured to drive the first transmission element to rotate, so that the second transmission element moves along the second direction.

Optionally, a yielding groove is formed in the machine body and used for accommodating the first transmission piece and the second transmission piece, and the yielding groove is communicated with the accommodating groove.

Optionally, the vending machine includes a micro switch, the micro switch with the driving piece electricity is connected, the micro switch is installed in the accepting groove, an accepting section of thick bamboo be used for with the micro switch butt is in order to trigger the micro switch is closed.

Optionally, the housing grooves are formed in the machine body at intervals, the housing tubes are provided in the machine body in a plurality, the plurality of housing tubes are respectively housed in the plurality of housing grooves, and the plurality of housing tubes are respectively used for housing a plurality of kinds of commodities.

Optionally, the vending machine further comprises a receiving piece, the receiving piece is arranged on the machine body, a receiving groove is formed in the receiving piece, the receiving groove is communicated with the discharge groove, and the receiving groove is used for receiving the commodity which is moved out of the machine body from the discharge groove.

Optionally, the vending machine further comprises a second shielding piece, the second shielding piece is hinged to the machine body, the second shielding piece and the receiving piece are correspondingly arranged, and the shielding piece is used for shielding the receiving groove.

Optionally, a display screen is arranged on one side of the machine body.

The utility model provides a pair of automatic vending equipment replaces the vacant section of thick bamboo of acceping of organism through the section of thick bamboo of acceping that will be equipped with commodity, can realize the replenishment of disappearance commodity conveniently in automatic vending equipment's the place that sets up, improves the efficiency that the staff supplemented commodity in automatic vending equipment's the place that sets up.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application, 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 some embodiments of the present application, and it is obvious for those skilled in the art to obtain other drawings based on these drawings without creative efforts.

Fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a vending machine according to an embodiment of the present application.

Fig. 2 is an exploded view of the vending machine according to the embodiment of the present disclosure.

Fig. 3 is an exploded view of the internal structure of the vending machine according to the embodiment of the present application.

Fig. 4 is an enlarged view of the point iv in fig. 3.

Fig. 5 is a cross-sectional view of a vending apparatus provided in accordance with an embodiment of the present application.

Fig. 6 is an enlarged view taken at vi in fig. 5.

The labels in the figures illustrate:

10. a body; 11. an accommodating groove; 12. a discharge chute; 13. a chute; 14. a first mounting groove; 15. a yielding groove; 16. a second mounting groove; 20. an accommodating cylinder; 21. a feed inlet; 22. a discharge port; 23. a let position port; 30. a pusher member; 40. a drive assembly; 41. a drive member; 42. a first transmission member; 43. a second transmission member; 50. a microswitch; 60. a first shield; 70. a receiving member; 71. a receiving groove; 80. a second shielding member; 90. a display screen.

Detailed Description

The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present application, and it is obvious that the described embodiments are some, but not all, embodiments of the present application. All other embodiments, which can be derived by a person skilled in the art from the embodiments given herein without making any creative effort, shall fall within the protection scope of the present application.

It will be understood that the terms "comprises" and/or "comprising," when used in this specification and the appended claims, specify the presence of stated features, integers, steps, operations, elements, and/or components, but do not preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, integers, steps, operations, elements, components, and/or groups thereof.

It is also to be understood that the terminology used in the description of the present application herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the application. As used in the specification of the present application and the appended claims, the singular forms "a," "an," and "the" are intended to include the plural forms as well, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.

It should be further understood that the term "and/or" as used in this specification and the appended claims refers to any and all possible combinations of one or more of the associated listed items and includes such combinations.

Referring to fig. 1 and 2, fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a vending apparatus according to an embodiment of the present application, and fig. 2 is an exploded structural diagram of the vending apparatus according to the embodiment of the present application. It can be appreciated that vending apparatus may be mounted on a wall, the vending apparatus being for vending goods.

It will be appreciated that the vending apparatus may be used to vend ladies' products, for example, the vending apparatus may be used to vend sanitary napkins.

In one embodiment, the vending apparatus may include a body 10 and a receiving cartridge 20. The body 10 may be mounted on a wall. The machine body 10 has a plurality of receiving grooves 11 and a plurality of discharge grooves 12 formed therein, and the receiving grooves 11 are communicated with the discharge grooves 12. The receiving groove 11 penetrates the top end of the machine body 10, and the discharging groove 12 penetrates the front surface of the machine body 10. The accommodating cylinder 20 can be accommodated in the accommodating groove 11, and the accommodating cylinder 20 is slidably connected with the accommodating groove 11 along the first direction. The depth of the receiving groove 11 may be equal to the length of the receiving cylinder 20. The accommodating barrel 20 can accommodate the commodity, a feed opening 21 is formed at the top end of the accommodating barrel 20, and the feed opening 21 is used for allowing the commodity to enter the accommodating barrel 20. The sidewall of the container 20 near the bottom is opened with a discharge port 22, and the discharge port 22 is used for moving the commodity out of the container 20. The discharge port 22 is disposed corresponding to the discharge chute 12, and the commodity moved out from the discharge port 22 can move out of the machine body 10 through the discharge chute 12.

It is understood that the first direction may be a length direction of the body 10, i.e., an X direction and an opposite direction thereof as shown in fig. 2.

It is to be understood that the shape of the housing cylinder 20 is not limited in the embodiments of the present application. For example, as shown in fig. 2, the housing tube 20 may be a rectangular tube. For another example, the housing tube 20 may be a circular tube.

It is understood that the cross-sectional shape of the receiving groove 11 is the same as the cross-sectional shape of the receiving cylinder 20.

Referring to fig. 2-4, in the present embodiment, the vending apparatus may further include a pushing member 30 and a driving assembly 40. A sliding groove 13 is formed in the machine body 10, and the sliding groove 13 is communicated with the accommodating groove 11. The pushing member 30 is accommodated in the sliding groove 13, and the pushing member 30 is connected with the sliding groove 13 in a sliding manner along the second direction. The sidewall of the containing barrel 20 near the bottom is provided with a relief opening 23, the relief opening 23 is arranged corresponding to the chute 13 and the discharge opening 22, and the chute 13 is communicated with the containing barrel 20 through the relief opening 23. The pushing piece 30 is connected with the abdicating opening 23 in a sliding mode along the second direction, and the pushing piece 30 is used for pushing the commodities corresponding to the discharge opening 22 to move out of the discharge opening 22. Drive assembly 40 is installed in machine body 10, and the driving end of drive assembly 40 is connected with pushing member 30, and drive assembly 40 is used for driving pushing member 30 to slide along the second direction.

It is understood that the second direction may be a thickness direction of the body 10, i.e., the Y direction and the opposite direction thereof as shown in fig. 4.

It will be appreciated that the slot 13 is open in the second direction to a depth greater than or equal to the length of the pusher 30 in the second direction. The pushing member 30 can enter the sliding groove 13 and be completely accommodated in the sliding groove 13 under the driving of the driving assembly 40, and at this time, the worker can move the accommodating cylinder 20 to move the accommodating cylinder 20 out of the accommodating groove 11.

Illustratively, the pusher 30 may be a rectangular block and the article may be an article having a box pack, for example, an article may be a sanitary napkin having a rectangular carton pack. After the pushing member 30 moves into the accommodating barrel 20 from the chute 13, the pushing member 30 abuts against the commodities and pushes the commodities to move towards the direction close to the discharge chute 12, so that the commodities enter the feed chute through the feed opening 21 and finally move out of the machine body 10.

It will be appreciated that the spout 22 may have a cross-sectional shape that is the same as the cross-sectional shape of the commodity, and that the spout 22 may have a cross-sectional area that is equal to or greater than the cross-sectional area of the commodity. For example, the commodity may be a sanitary napkin or a paper towel packaged by a rectangular paper box, the discharge opening 22 may be a rectangular opening, and the length and the width of the rectangle formed by the discharge opening 22 are respectively equal to the length and the width of one side of the paper box facing the discharge chute 12.

It will be understood that the height of the pushing member 30 may be equal to the height of the commodity, and the opening height of the abdicating opening 23 may be equal to the opening height of the discharge opening 22.

In another embodiment, the bottom wall of the discharging chute 12 is inclined, and the side of the bottom wall of the discharging chute 12 close to the containing groove 11 is higher than the side of the bottom wall of the discharging chute 12 far away from the containing groove 11.

It will be appreciated that the articles entering the discharge chute 12 through the discharge port 22 can be moved out of the body 10 under the action of gravity and guided by the bottom wall of the discharge chute 12, thereby facilitating the removal of the articles by the user.

In some embodiments, the driving assembly 40 may include a driving member 41, a first transmission member 42 and a second transmission member 43, and the body 10 has a first mounting groove 14 and a relief groove 15. The first mounting groove 14 is located below the accommodating groove 11, and the first mounting groove 14 and the accommodating groove 11 are spaced apart from each other. The driving member 41 is accommodated in the first mounting groove 14 and is fixedly connected to the inner wall of the first mounting groove 14. The receding groove 15 is located at the side of the receiving groove 11, and the receding groove 15 is communicated with the receiving groove 11 and the sliding groove 13. The first transmission piece 42 and the second transmission piece 43 are accommodated in the receding groove 15, and a part of the pushing piece 30 can be accommodated in the receding groove 15. The first transmission member 42 is fixedly connected to an output end of the driving member 41, and the driving member 41 is used for driving the first transmission member 42 to rotate. The pushing piece 30 side can enter the abdicating groove 15 through the abdicating opening 23, and the second transmission piece 43 is fixedly connected with the bottom of the pushing piece 30 side entering the abdicating groove 15. The first transmission member 42 and the second transmission member 43 are connected to move relatively, and the rotation of the first transmission member 42 can drive the second transmission member 43 to move along the second direction, so that the pushing member 30 moves along the second direction.

It is understood that the axial direction of the rotation center axis of the first transmission member 42 may be the same as the second direction.

In one implementation, as shown in the figure, the first transmission member 42 may be a gear, the second transmission member 43 may be a rack, and the first transmission member 42 is engaged with the second transmission member 43. In other implementations, the first transmission member 42 and the second transmission member 43 may be a synchronous wheel, a synchronous belt, or two connecting rods, which is not limited in the embodiments of the present application.

It can be understood that the fixing manner of the fixed connection and the fixed installation is not limited in the embodiments of the present application, and the fixing manner may be, but is not limited to, welding fixation, screw fixation, key connection fixation, adhesion fixation, and the like.

It will be appreciated that the driving member 41 may be a mechanical device with a rotary driving function, in particular but not limited to a servo motor.

It can be understood that when the user purchases the product, the driving member 41 works once, and the output end of the driving member 41 rotates back and forth once to drive the pushing member 30 to move back into the sliding slot 13 after entering the accommodating barrel 20 from the sliding slot 13. When the pushing member 30 pushes the commodity out of the discharge port 22 and the containing barrel 20 still contains the commodity, the remaining commodity in the containing barrel 20 is located above the pushing member 30; when the pushing member 30 moves out of the container 20 and enters the sliding slot 13, the commodity in the container 20 can fall down to the bottom of the container 20 under the action of gravity, and the lowermost commodity is aligned with the discharge hole 22. When the user purchases the commodity again, the driving member 41 may be operated once again to move the commodity corresponding to the discharge hole 22 out of the body 10.

It can be understood that, in the embodiment of the present application, a plurality of receiving slots 11, receiving cylinders 20, pushing members 30, and driving members 40 may be provided in the machine body 10, so as to receive and sell a plurality of commodities or different types of commodities by the vending machine, and the receiving slots 11, the receiving cylinders 20, the pushing members 30, and the driving members 40 are provided in a one-to-one correspondence.

For example, the vending apparatus may be used to vend different types of articles simultaneously, such as sanitary napkins, wipes, tissues, etc. The vending apparatus may also be used to vend the same type of goods but different models of goods simultaneously, for example, sanitary napkins of the types of day, night, pantiliners, etc. may be sold simultaneously.

Referring to fig. 5 and 6, in some embodiments, the vending apparatus may further include a micro-switch 50. The bottom wall of the receiving groove 11 may be opened with a second mounting groove 16, the micro switch 50 is received in the second mounting groove 16, and the micro switch 50 is fixedly connected with the inner wall of the second mounting groove 16. The microswitch 50 is electrically connected to the driver 41. The micro switch 50, the driving member 41, and a power module (not shown) for supplying power to the driving member 41 are connected to the same circuit, and the micro switch 50 can be electrically connected to and disconnected from the driving member 41 and the power module. The trigger end of the microswitch 50 is disposed toward the housing groove 11. When the accommodating barrel 20 enters the accommodating groove 11 and moves to the bottom of the accommodating groove 11, the accommodating barrel 20 abuts against and presses the trigger end of the micro switch 50, the micro switch 50 is triggered to be closed, the driving element 41 is electrically connected with the power module, and the driving element 41 can work and drive the pushing element 30 to move. When the accommodating barrel 20 is removed from the accommodating slot 11, the trigger end of the micro switch 50 is separated from the accommodating barrel 20, and the micro switch 50 is disconnected, so that the driving member 41 is electrically disconnected from the power module.

It can be understood that, under the action of gravity, the accommodating barrel 20 in the accommodating groove 11 can continuously abut against and press the trigger end of the micro switch 50, so as to electrify the driving element 41. At this time, the driving member 41 can be triggered by a processor (not shown) of the vending machine to drive the pushing member 30 to move, so that the product is moved out of the machine body 10, and the user can obtain the purchased product.

It is understood that a plurality of micro switches 50 are provided at intervals in the body 10, and the plurality of micro switches 50 are provided corresponding to the plurality of receiving cylinders 20.

It will be appreciated that the processor may also record the number of times each drive member 41 has been operated to move the pusher member 30.

It is understood that the method for the processor to trigger the operation of the driving member 41 and to record the number of operations of the driving member 41 is a known method in the prior art, and the embodiment of the present application is not limited thereto. For example, the processor may output a high signal to the actuator 41 to trigger the actuator 41 to operate, and the processor may record the number of operations of the actuator 41 by recording the number of times the actuator 41 receives the high signal.

Referring to fig. 1 and 2, in some embodiments, the vending apparatus may further include a plurality of first blinders 60. The first shielding member 60 is hinged to the top of the machine body 10, and the first shielding member 60 is used for shielding the accommodating groove 11. The number of the first shielding pieces 60 is the same as that of the accommodating grooves 11, and the plurality of first shielding pieces 60 are arranged in one-to-one correspondence with the plurality of accommodating grooves 11.

It can be understood that the first shutter 60 blocks the housing groove 11 when the housing cylinder 20 is housed in the housing groove 11. When the accommodating cylinder 20 needs to be replenished with commodities, the worker can rotate the first shielding piece 60 to expose the accommodating groove 11, move the accommodating cylinder 20 out of the accommodating groove 11, and place another accommodating cylinder 20 containing the commodities in the accommodating groove 11, thereby completing the replacement of the accommodating cylinder 20 and the replenishment of the commodities. The commodities are stacked in the accommodating cylinders 20 one by one in advance, and the accommodating cylinders 20 filled with the commodities are used for replacing the accommodating cylinders 20 which are empty in the machine body 10, so that the commodities in the machine body 10 can be replenished quickly, and the commodity replenishing efficiency of the automatic vending equipment is improved.

It is understood that a locking mechanism for locking the first shutter 60 to restrict the rotation of the first shutter 60 when the first shutter 60 blocks the receiving slot 11 may be disposed between the first shutter 60 and the machine body 10, and the locking mechanism may be, but is not limited to, a mechanical lock, an electronic lock, etc. known in the art, and the embodiment of the present application is not limited thereto.

It is understood that the rotational connection and the hinge may be a connection manner implemented by a rotational connection, and the rotational connection may include, but is not limited to, a rotating shaft, a bearing, a hinge, and the like, which is not limited in this application.

In some embodiments, the vending apparatus can further include an acceptor 70 and a second shutter 80. The receiving member 70 is fixedly installed on the front surface of the machine body 10 at a position corresponding to the discharging chute 12, a receiving groove 71 penetrating the top of the receiving member 70 is opened in the receiving member 70, the bottom wall of the receiving groove 71 is lower than the bottom wall of the discharging chute 12, and the receiving groove 71 is communicated with the discharging chute 12. Merchandise removed from the body 10 from the discharge chute 12 may fall onto the receiving trough 71. The second shielding member 80 is hinged to the machine body 10, and the second shielding member 80 is disposed corresponding to the receiving member 70. The second shutter 80 is for shielding the receiving groove 71. When a user purchases goods, the goods are moved out of the machine body 10 from the discharge chute 12 and fall into the receiving groove 71, and the user can rotate the second shutter 80 to expose the receiving groove 71 and take out the goods from the receiving groove 71.

It is understood that the second shade 80 can be made of a light transmissive base material. The second shutter 80 may shutter the merchandise in the receiving groove 71 to include the privacy of the user who purchased the merchandise. For example, the second shutter 80 may be made of black plastic.

It will be appreciated that the housing 10 may be comprised of a fixedly connected inner frame and outer housing. The socket 70 may be integrally connected with an outer case located at the front of the machine body 10.

In some embodiments, body 10 may also include a display screen 90. The display screen 90 may be electrically connected to the processor. The display screen 90 may be used to display the information of the goods sold by the vending apparatus and the number of the remaining goods, and may also display the instructions of the vending apparatus.

It is understood that the display screen 90 may be a screen device with a touch function, and the user may select the goods through the motor display screen 90. The processor can trigger the driving member 41 corresponding to the designated commodity to work according to the selection result of the user, so that the designated commodity is moved out of the machine body 10, and the purchase of the commodity by the user is completed.

It can be understood that the display screen 90 may be fixedly installed on one side of the outer shell on the front surface of the machine body 10, or may be embedded in the outer shell on the front surface of the machine body 10, which is not limited in the embodiment of the present application.

The implementation principle of the automatic vending equipment that the embodiment of this application provided includes: when the user selects the purchased goods through the display screen 90 and completes payment, the processor may trigger the driving element 41 corresponding to the accommodating barrel 20 corresponding to the specified goods to operate, and the driving element 41 drives the first driving element 42 to rotate, so as to drive the second driving element 41 and the pushing element 30 to move in the second direction. The pushing piece 30 is close to the discharge port 22 and pushes the commodity corresponding to the discharge port 22 to move towards the direction close to the discharge chute 12, so that the commodity falls on the receiving groove 71 through the discharge port 22 and the discharge chute 12. The user can rotate the second shutter 80 to expose the receiving groove 71 and take out the commodity from the receiving groove 71. Then the driving member 41 drives the first transmission member 42 to rotate reversely, so that the second transmission member 43 and the pushing member 30 move reversely to the initial position, and the commodity in the accommodating barrel 20 falls down under the action of gravity, so that another commodity moves to a position aligned with the discharge port 22.

The processor can record the working times of the driving element 41, determine that the commodities in the accommodating barrel 20 are missing when the working times of the driving element 41 are equal to the preset number of the commodities in the accommodating barrel 20, and output reminding information to the display screen 90 to enable the display screen 90 to display the types of the missing commodities. The worker can rotate the first shielding member 60 to expose the accommodating groove 11 for accommodating the empty accommodating barrel 20, move the accommodating barrel 20 out of the accommodating groove 11, and place another accommodating barrel 20 containing the commodity into the accommodating groove 11 to complete the replenishment of the commodity. The worker may then rotate the first shutter 60 to allow the first shutter 60 to shield the accommodating recess 11 again.

In the vending equipment that the embodiment of this application provided, can be through the accepting section of thick bamboo 20 that is equipped with commodity to the vending equipment change, realize the replenishment to commodity in the vending equipment, can improve the efficiency that the staff supplyed the commodity in the setting place of vending equipment.

While the invention has been described with reference to specific embodiments, the scope of the invention is not limited thereto, and those skilled in the art can easily conceive various equivalent modifications or substitutions within the technical scope of the invention. Therefore, the protection scope of the present application shall be subject to the protection scope of the claims.

Claims (10)

1. A vending apparatus, comprising:

the device comprises a machine body, wherein a containing groove and a discharge groove are formed in the machine body, and the containing groove is communicated with the discharge groove;

the accommodating barrel is accommodated in the accommodating groove and is connected with the accommodating groove in a sliding manner along a first direction, the accommodating barrel is used for accommodating commodities, a feed inlet for the commodities to pass through is formed in the first end of the accommodating barrel, a discharge outlet for the commodities to pass through is formed in the position, away from the first end, of the side wall of the accommodating barrel, and a yielding position opening is formed in the position, away from the first end, of the side wall of the accommodating barrel, corresponding to the discharge groove, of the discharge outlet;

the pushing piece is connected with the inner wall of the position-giving opening in a sliding mode along a second direction and used for pushing the commodities to move out of the accommodating barrel from the discharge opening;

the driving assembly is arranged in the machine body and connected with the pushing piece, and the driving assembly is used for driving the pushing piece to move.

2. The vending apparatus of claim 1, wherein the receiving slot extends through one end of the body in the first direction, the vending apparatus includes a first shielding member, the first shielding member is hinged to the body, the first shielding member is disposed corresponding to the receiving slot, and the first shielding member is used for shielding the receiving slot.

3. The vending apparatus of claim 1, wherein a chute is defined in the housing, the chute communicates with the receiving slot, the slot corresponds to the chute, and the pushing member is slidably coupled to the chute along the second direction.

4. The vending apparatus of claim 1, wherein the drive assembly includes a drive member disposed within the housing, a first drive member coupled to an output end of the drive member, and a second drive member fixedly coupled to the drive member, the first drive member being movably coupled to the second drive member, the drive member being configured to drive the first drive member to rotate to move the second drive member in the second direction.

5. The vending apparatus of claim 4, wherein the body defines therein a relief groove for receiving the first transmission member and the second transmission member, the relief groove being in communication with the receiving groove.

6. The vending apparatus of claim 4, including a microswitch electrically connected to the drive member, the microswitch being mounted in the housing slot, the housing cartridge being adapted to abut the microswitch to trigger the microswitch to close.

7. The vending apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of the receiving grooves are formed at intervals in the body, a plurality of the receiving cylinders are provided in the body, the plurality of the receiving cylinders are respectively received in the plurality of the receiving grooves, and the plurality of the receiving cylinders are respectively used for receiving a plurality of kinds of products.

8. The vending apparatus of claim 1, further comprising an acceptor disposed on the body, the acceptor having an acceptor slot formed therein, the acceptor slot being in communication with the discharge chute, the acceptor slot being for accepting merchandise removed from the body from the discharge chute.

9. The vending apparatus of claim 8, further comprising a second shutter, the second shutter being hinged to the body and disposed in correspondence with the receiving member, the shutter being configured to shield the receiving slot.

10. A vending apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein a display screen is provided on one side of the body.

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