CN218350936U - Goods fill and automatic vending machine - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model discloses a goods bucket and a vending machine, relating to the field of vending equipment; the cargo bucket comprises a frame, a first gate and a driving assembly; the frame is provided with a first opening; the first gate is movably arranged on the frame and used for closing or opening the first opening; the driving assembly comprises a first guide assembly and a first driving wheel; the first guide assembly comprises a first chute and a plurality of first pin shafts, the first chute is arranged on the frame, the plurality of first pin shafts are arranged on the first gate at intervals, and each first pin shaft is inserted into the first chute and can slide along the first chute; the first driving wheel is rotatably arranged on the frame and is configured to be matched with the first pin shafts when rotating relative to the frame so as to drive each first pin shaft to move along the first sliding groove and further drive the first gate to open or close the first opening. The motion of this first gate that goods was fought is realized through the rotation of first drive wheel, simple structure, and occupation space is little, does benefit to the miniaturized design that realizes goods fill and automatic vending machine.

Description

Goods fill and automatic vending machine

Technical Field

The utility model relates to a vending equipment field particularly, relates to a goods fill and automatic vending machine.

Background

The vending machine comprises a cabinet, a goods shelf and a goods hopper, wherein the goods shelf and the goods hopper are positioned in the cabinet, the cabinet is provided with a goods taking port, and the goods shelf is used for storing goods; the goods bucket is used for conveying goods on the goods shelf to the goods taking port; the goods hopper is provided with a goods bin, an opening communicated with the goods bin and a gate for closing or opening the opening, and goods enter and exit the goods bin through the opening. The drive structure of the gate of the goods fill in the correlation technique has the problem that the occupied space is large and the miniaturization of the goods fill is not facilitated.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

An object of the utility model is to provide a drive compact structure, little goods of occupation space are fought and automatic vending machine, and it does benefit to the miniaturized design that realizes goods fill and automatic vending machine.

The embodiment of the utility model is realized like this:

in a first aspect, the present invention provides a cargo bucket, including: the frame, the first gate and the driving assembly; the frame is provided with a first opening; the first gate is movably arranged on the frame and used for closing or opening the first opening; the driving assembly comprises a first guide assembly and a first driving wheel; the first guide assembly comprises a first chute and a plurality of first pin shafts, the first chute is arranged on the frame, the plurality of first pin shafts are arranged on the first gate at intervals, and each first pin shaft is inserted into the first chute and can slide along the first chute; the first driving wheel is rotatably arranged on the frame and is configured to be matched with the first pin shafts when rotating relative to the frame so as to drive each first pin shaft to move along the first sliding groove and further drive the first gate to open or close the first opening.

In an alternative embodiment, the drive assembly comprises two first guide assemblies and two first drive wheels, and the drive assembly further comprises a first support shaft rotatably supported to the frame; two first direction subassemblies set up in the both sides of first gate symmetrically, and the fixed both ends of locating first supporting shaft of two first drive wheel covers can rotate under the drive of first supporting shaft in step, and two first drive wheels and two first direction subassemblies one-to-one arrange.

In an alternative embodiment, the first driving wheel includes a driving body and a shifting portion, the driving assembly further includes a motor disposed on the frame, the motor is in transmission connection with the driving body and is used for driving the driving body to rotate, the shifting portion is connected with the driving body and is configured to rotate synchronously around a rotation center of the driving body when the driving body rotates, and the shifting portion can be matched with the first pins to drive the first gate to open or close the first opening when the shifting portion rotates.

In an optional embodiment, the toggle part comprises at least one first open elongated slot, and when the driving body rotates for one circle, each first open elongated slot can be in inserted fit with one first pin shaft and drives the first pin shaft matched with the first open elongated slot to move along the first sliding slot; or the poking part comprises at least one poking rod, and when the driving body rotates for one circle, each poking rod can be in butt fit with one first pin shaft and drives the first pin shaft matched with the poking rod to move along the first sliding groove.

In an optional embodiment, when the first gate closes or opens the first opening, the shifting portion is arranged across the first sliding groove to prevent the first pin shaft from moving along the first sliding groove.

In an alternative embodiment, the first gate comprises a plurality of door panels, two adjacent door panels are hinged through a long shaft, and the end part of the long shaft extends out of the door panels to form a first pin shaft; or, the first gate includes the door plant, and a plurality of first round pin axles set up the one side at the door plant at interval.

In an alternative embodiment, the frame also has a second opening; the cargo bucket also comprises a second gate which is movably arranged on the frame and used for closing or opening the second opening; the driving assembly further comprises a second guiding assembly and a second driving wheel, the second guiding assembly comprises a second chute and a plurality of second pin shafts, the second chute is arranged on the frame, the plurality of second pin shafts are arranged on one side of the second gate at intervals, and each second pin shaft is inserted into the second chute and can slide along the second chute; the second driving wheel is rotatably arranged on the frame and is configured to be matched with the second pin shafts when rotating relative to the frame so as to drive each second pin shaft to move along the second sliding groove and further drive the second gate to open or close the second opening.

In an alternative embodiment, the drive assembly further comprises a motor; the motor is in transmission connection with the first driving wheel through the first transmission assembly and is also in transmission connection with the second driving wheel through the second transmission assembly; when the motor drives the first driving wheel to rotate forward, the motor drives the second driving wheel to rotate reversely, so that the first driving wheel drives the first gate to open the first opening and simultaneously the second driving wheel drives the second gate to close the second opening; or, the motor drives the first driving wheel to rotate reversely, so that the second driving wheel drives the second gate to open the second opening while driving the first gate to close the first opening.

In an alternative embodiment, the frame comprises two side walls and a support wall connected between the bottoms of the two side walls; the first sliding chute and the second sliding chute are arranged on at least one of the two side walls, the first opening and the second opening are positioned between the two side walls and above the supporting wall, and the first opening and the second opening are opposite and spaced; when the first gate closes the first opening and the second gate closes the second opening, the first gate, the second gate, the two side walls and the supporting wall jointly enclose a closed accommodating cavity.

In a second aspect, the present invention provides a vending machine comprising a cabinet, a shelf, and a bucket according to any of the preceding embodiments; the cabinet is provided with a goods taking port; the goods shelf is arranged in the cabinet and used for supporting and outputting goods; the goods fill sets up in the rack movablely for transport the goods between goods shelves and get the goods mouth, and when the goods fill was relative with the goods shelves and was used for receiving the goods, first gate opened first opening, when the goods fill was to getting the goods mouth motion, first gate closed first opening.

The embodiment of the utility model provides an at least possess following advantage or beneficial effect:

the embodiment of the utility model provides a goods fill includes frame, first gate and drive assembly; the frame is provided with a first opening; the first gate is movably arranged on the frame and used for closing or opening the first opening; the driving assembly comprises a first guide assembly and a first driving wheel; the first guide assembly comprises a first chute and a plurality of first pin shafts, the first chute is arranged on the frame, the plurality of first pin shafts are arranged on the first gate at intervals, and each first pin shaft is inserted into the first chute and can slide along the first chute; the first driving wheel is rotatably arranged on the frame and is configured to be matched with the first pin shafts when rotating relative to the frame so as to drive each first pin shaft to move along the first sliding groove and further drive the first gate to open or close the first opening. The motion of this goods fill's first gate is realized through the rotation of first drive wheel, simple structure, and occupation space is little, does benefit to the miniaturized design that realizes the goods fill.

The embodiment of the utility model provides an automatic vending machine includes foretell goods fill. Therefore, the vending machine also has the advantages of simple structure and small occupied space.

Drawings

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

Fig. 1 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a vending machine according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 2 is a first schematic structural diagram of a cargo bucket according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 3 is a schematic structural diagram of a cargo bucket according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 4 is a partial schematic structural diagram of a first cargo bucket according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 5 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a cargo bucket according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 6 is a schematic structural view of a side wall of a bucket according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 7 is a schematic partial structural view of a cargo bucket according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 8 is a schematic structural view of a first driving wheel of the bucket according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 9 is a first schematic view of a first driving wheel and a first gate of a cargo bucket according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 10 is a schematic view of a second driving wheel and a first gate of the cargo bucket according to the embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 11 is a third schematic view of the first driving wheel and the first gate of the cargo bucket according to the embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 12 is a partial schematic structural view of another bucket according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Icon 100-automatic vending machine; 101-a cabinet; 103-a shelf; 105-a cargo bucket; 106 — a first docking wheel; 107-second docking wheels; 108-a push plate; 109-side walls; 110-a wall body; 111-a cover plate; 112-installation space; 113-a first vertical edge; 114-a second vertical edge; 115-upper horizontal edge; 116-a lower horizontal edge; 117-support walls; 118-a first vertical wall; 119-a second vertical wall; 120-a bottom wall; 121-a first gate; 122-a first door panel; 123-major axis; 124-a first pin; 125-a second gate; 126-a second door panel; 127-a second pin; 128-a first opening; 129-a second opening; 130-a containment chamber; 131-a connecting wall; 132-a first runner; 133-an upper horizontal chute; 134-vertical chute; 135-lower horizontal chute; 136-a second runner; 137-a first drive wheel; 138-a second drive wheel; 139-a drive body; 140-a toggle part; 141-first open elongated slot; 143-motor; 144-a first transmission assembly; 145-a second transmission assembly; 146-a first worm gear; 147-a first gear; 148-a second gear; 149-a second worm gear; 150-a third gear; 151-fourth gear; 152-a fifth gear; 153-kick roller; 154-a first support shaft; 155-a second support shaft; 156-a deflector rod; 157-frame.

Detailed Description

In order to make the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the embodiments of the present invention clearer, the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present invention, and it is obvious that the described embodiments are some, but not all, embodiments of the present invention. The components of the embodiments of the present invention generally described and illustrated in the figures herein may be arranged and designed in a wide variety of different configurations.

Thus, the following detailed description of the embodiments of the invention, as presented in the figures, is not intended to limit the scope of the invention, as claimed, but is merely representative of selected embodiments of the invention. Based on the embodiments in the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by a person skilled in the art without creative efforts belong to the protection scope of the present invention.

It should be noted that: like reference numbers and letters refer to like items in the following figures, and thus, once an item is defined in one figure, it need not be further defined and explained in subsequent figures.

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

Furthermore, the terms "horizontal", "vertical" and the like do not imply that the components are required to be absolutely horizontal or pendant, but rather may be slightly inclined. For example, "horizontal" merely means that the direction is more horizontal than "vertical" and does not mean that the structure must be perfectly horizontal, but may be slightly inclined.

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

In the prior art, the vending machine comprises a cabinet, a goods shelf and a goods bucket, wherein the goods shelf and the goods bucket are positioned in the cabinet, the cabinet is provided with a goods taking port, and the goods shelf is used for storing goods; the goods bucket is used for conveying goods on the goods shelf to the goods taking port; the goods hopper is provided with a goods bin, an opening communicated with the goods bin and a gate for closing or opening the opening, and goods enter and exit the goods bin through the opening. However, the driving structure of the gate of the bucket in the related art has the problems of large occupied space and being not beneficial to the miniaturization of the bucket.

In view of this, the present embodiment provides a container and a vending machine with compact driving structure and small occupied space, which is beneficial to realizing the miniaturization design of the container and the vending machine. The structure of the vending machine having the bucket will be described in detail below.

Fig. 1 is a schematic sectional view of an automatic vending machine 100 provided by an embodiment of the present invention, fig. 2 is a first schematic structural view of a goods bucket 105 provided by an embodiment of the present invention, fig. 3 is a second schematic structural view of a goods bucket 105 provided by an embodiment of the present invention, fig. 4 is a first schematic partial structural view of a goods bucket 105 provided by an embodiment of the present invention, fig. 5 is a schematic sectional view of a goods bucket 105 provided by an embodiment of the present invention, and fig. 6 is a schematic structural view of a side wall 109 of a goods bucket 105 provided by an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to fig. 1 to 6, the vending machine 100 of the present embodiment includes a cabinet 101, a shelf 103, a bucket 105 shown in fig. 2 to 6, and a driving device.

The cabinet 101 includes a cabinet body and a cabinet door. The cabinet body is provided with an opening, and the cabinet door is movably arranged at the opening and used for opening or closing the opening. The shelf 103 is disposed in the cabinet body, and the shelf 103 is used for supporting and outputting goods. The cabinet 101 is provided with an access opening (not shown), and a bucket 105 is movably disposed in the cabinet 101 for transporting goods between the rack 103 and the access opening. The driving device is disposed in the cabinet 101 and is in transmission connection with the bucket 105, and is used for driving the bucket 105 to move between the rack 103 and the goods taking port to deliver goods. The driving device comprises two cross beams, a vertical beam, a first driving assembly and a second driving assembly, wherein the cross beams extend along the left-right direction, and the two cross beams are arranged at intervals along the up-down direction; the upper end and the lower end of the vertical beam are movably connected with the two cross beams, the goods bucket 105 is movably connected with the vertical beam, the first driving assembly is used for driving the vertical beam to move along the left-right direction relative to the cross beams, and the second driving assembly is used for driving the goods bucket 105 to move along the up-down direction relative to the vertical beam, so that the goods bucket 105 can move between any position of the goods shelf 103 and the goods taking opening to deliver goods. Of course, in other embodiments, the cabinet 101 may also be a square integral structure, and there is no specific part between the cabinet body and the cabinet door, and the goods taking opening is opened on any wall body of the cabinet 101 at this time.

In detail, goods shelves 103 include the support frame that is used for supporting the goods and set up the goods drive mechanism on the support frame, and goods drive mechanism includes drive assembly and push pedal 108, and drive assembly extends along the fore-and-aft direction and arranges in the support frame, and for the composite construction of gear and drive belt, push pedal 108 is connected with the drive assembly transmission, and push pedal 108 can promote the goods on the support frame and move along the fore-and-aft direction to the front end of following the support frame is to the output of goods fill 105. The cargo bucket 105 comprises a frame 157 and a cargo driving mechanism, the frame 157 is movably connected with the vertical beam, the cargo driving mechanism is arranged on the frame 157 and comprises a driving motor and a first butt-joint wheel 106 in transmission connection with the driving motor, the axis of the first butt-joint wheel 106 extends along the horizontal direction and can rotate under the driving of the driving motor, a second butt-joint wheel 107 in transmission connection with a transmission assembly is arranged at the front end of the supporting frame, when the supporting frame is delivered, the cargo bucket 105 moves to the position opposite to the second butt-joint wheel 107 of the supporting frame, the first butt-joint wheel 106 is in butt joint with the second butt-joint wheel 107 and is in transmission fit with the second butt-joint wheel 107, the first butt-joint wheel 106 rotates under the driving of the driving motor and can drive the second butt-joint wheel 107 to rotate, and the second butt-joint wheel 107 can drive the push plate 108 to push cargo to be output from the supporting frame and fall into the cargo bucket 105 through the transmission assembly.

Referring to fig. 2 to 6 again, in the present embodiment, the bucket 105 specifically includes a frame 157, a first gate 121 and a driving assembly.

The frame 157 includes a receiving cavity 130 having a first opening 128, and goods output from the supporting rack can enter the receiving cavity 130 through the first opening 128 for storage. Meanwhile, the accommodating chamber 130 further has a second opening 129, and the second opening 129 is opposite to and spaced apart from the first opening 128, and when the bucket 105 moves to the access port during vending, the second opening 129 can be opposite to the access port, so that the user can take the goods in the accommodating chamber 130 through the access port and the second opening 129. Of course, in other embodiments, only the first opening 128 may be opened, and in this case, the first opening 128 serves as both an entrance of the cargo input bucket 105 and an exit of the cargo input bucket 105, and the present embodiment is not limited thereto.

The first shutter 121 is movably disposed on the frame 157, and can slide relative to the frame 157 to close or open the first opening 128. When the goods bucket 105 is butted with the goods shelf 103, the first gate 121 opens the first opening 128, the goods in the goods shelf 103 can be output to the accommodating cavity 130 of the goods bucket 105 through the first opening 128 to be stored, after the goods enter the accommodating cavity 130, the first gate 121 closes the first opening 128, and the goods bucket 105 moves towards the goods taking opening. The arrangement can reduce the risk that goods in the goods hopper 105 fall off, and the safety and the reliability of goods transportation are improved.

The drive assembly includes a first guide assembly and a first drive wheel 137. The first guiding assembly comprises a first chute 132 and a plurality of first pins 124, the first chute 132 is arranged on the frame 157, the plurality of first pins 124 are arranged on the first gate 121 at intervals, and each first pin 124 is inserted into the first chute 132 and can slide along the first chute 132. The first driving wheel 137 is rotatably disposed on the frame 157 and configured to cooperate with the plurality of first pins 124 when rotating relative to the frame 157, so as to drive each first pin 124 to move along the first sliding slot 132, and further drive the first gate 121 to move along the first sliding slot 132, so as to open or close the first opening 128.

With this arrangement, when the bucket 105 is docked with the shelf 103, only the first driving wheel 137 needs to rotate, so that the first driving wheel 137 is sequentially engaged with the plurality of first pins 124, so that the first gate 121 can open the first opening 128. After the goods output from the shelf 103 enter the bucket 105, the first driving wheel 137 is rotated reversely only, so that the first driving wheel 137 is engaged with the plurality of first pins 124 again, and the first gate 121 closes the first opening 128.

That is, through setting up like this, the motion that opens and shuts of first gate 121 can be realized to first drive wheel 137 of accessible and set up in a plurality of first round pin axles 124 of first gate 121, and simple structure, occupation space is little, does benefit to the miniaturized design that realizes goods fill 105. Meanwhile, the movement of the first gate 121 is guided and restricted by the first chute 132, which can improve the smoothness and reliability of the movement of the first gate 121.

Alternatively, referring to fig. 2 to 6 again, in the present embodiment, the frame 157 specifically includes two sidewalls 109 disposed oppositely and at an interval, and a supporting wall 117 connected between bottoms of the two sidewalls 109. The side walls 109 are each of a rectangular structure, and include a rectangular wall body 110 and a cover plate 111, the wall body 110 includes an installation space 112 having an opening, and the cover plate 111 covers the opening of the wall body 110 and closes the installation space 112. The wall body 110 has a first vertical side 113 and a second vertical side 114, and an upper horizontal side 115 and a lower horizontal side 116 connected between the two vertical sides. The support wall 117 is a generally "U" -shaped structure including a first vertical wall 118, a second vertical wall 119, and a bottom wall 120 connected between the two vertical walls. The first vertical wall 118 is disposed adjacent to the first vertical edge 113, the second vertical wall 119 is disposed adjacent to the second vertical edge 114, the bottom wall 120 is disposed adjacent to the lower horizontal edge 116, the first vertical wall 118, the second vertical wall 119, the bottom wall 120 and the two side walls 109 together enclose the accommodating cavity 130, a first opening 128 is formed between the two side walls 109 and above the first vertical wall 118, and a second opening 129 is formed between the two side walls 109 and above the second vertical wall 119.

Of course, in other embodiments, the supporting wall 117 may also be configured as a flat plate structure, and the supporting wall 117 is obliquely disposed between the two side walls 109, in which case the first opening 128 is formed between the two side walls 109 and the upper end of the supporting wall 117, and the second opening 129 is formed between the two side walls 109 and the upper end of the supporting wall 117. By setting the support wall 117 to be inclined and the second opening 129 formed through the lower one end, the output of the goods is facilitated, and the goods output efficiency can be improved.

Specifically, fig. 7 is a schematic partial structural diagram of the bucket 105 according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to fig. 1 to 7, in the present embodiment, the first shutter 121 is movably disposed between the two sidewalls 109, and the driving assembly specifically includes a motor 143, two first guiding assemblies, two first driving wheels 137, and a first supporting shaft 154 rotatably supported on the frame 157. Two first guiding components are symmetrically arranged on two sides of the first gate 121, two first driving wheels 137 are fixedly sleeved on two ends of the first supporting shaft 154 and can be driven by the first supporting shaft 154 to synchronously rotate, and the two first driving wheels 137 and the two first guiding components are arranged in a one-to-one correspondence manner.

Specifically, the motor 143 is disposed in the installation space 112 of any one of the two side walls 109, the first sliding grooves 132 of the two first guiding assemblies are symmetrically disposed on the two side walls 109, and the first pin shafts 124 of the two first guiding assemblies are symmetrically disposed on two sides of the first gate 121, so that two sides of the first gate 121 can be plugged into the corresponding first sliding grooves 132 through the plurality of first pin shafts 124 and are in sliding fit. The first support shaft 154 is inserted into the two side walls 109. Two first driving wheels 137 are fixedly sleeved at two ends of the first supporting shaft 154, the two first driving wheels 137 are respectively arranged in the installation spaces 112 of the two side walls 109, the first driving wheels 137 in the two first driving wheels 137 and the motor 143 in the same installation space 112 are in transmission connection with the motor 143, the two first driving wheels 137 and the two first guide assemblies are arranged in a one-to-one correspondence manner, and the first pin shaft 124 of each first guide assembly can penetrate through the corresponding first sliding groove 132 to extend into the installation space 112 of the corresponding side wall 109 so as to be matched with the corresponding first driving wheel 137.

Through setting up like this for when motor 143 forward rotation, can drive the forward rotation of corresponding first drive wheel 137 to can drive first supporting shaft 154 synchronous rotation, thereby can drive the synchronous forward rotation of another first drive wheel 137, and then can drive first gate 121 through two first drive wheels 137 simultaneously and remove, in order to open first opening 128. Similarly, when the motor 143 rotates in the reverse direction, the corresponding first driving wheel 137 can be driven to rotate in the reverse direction, so as to drive the first supporting shaft 154 to rotate synchronously, so as to drive the other first driving wheel 137 to rotate in the reverse direction synchronously, and further to drive the first gate 121 to move through the two first driving wheels 137, so as to close the first opening 128. Through the setting that two first drive wheels 137 drive first gate 121 to open or close first opening 128, can guarantee compact structure, reduce under the prerequisite of occupying the volume, improve the stationarity and the reliability that first gate 121 removed effectively.

Fig. 8 is a schematic structural view of first drive wheel 137 of cargo bucket 105 provided by the embodiment of the present invention, fig. 9 is a schematic view of first drive wheel 137 and first gate 121 of cargo bucket 105 provided by the embodiment of the present invention cooperating with each other, fig. 10 is a schematic view of first drive wheel 137 and first gate 121 of cargo bucket 105 provided by the embodiment of the present invention cooperating with each other, and fig. 11 is a schematic view of first drive wheel 137 and first gate 121 of cargo bucket 105 provided by the embodiment of the present invention cooperating with each other. Referring to fig. 7 to 11, in the present embodiment, the first driving wheel 137 includes a driving body 139 and a toggle portion 140. The driving body 139 of the first driving wheel 137, which is located in the same installation space 112 as the motor 143, is in transmission connection with the motor 143, and can rotate under the driving of the motor 143; the toggle portion 140 is connected to the driving body 139, and configured to rotate synchronously around the rotation center of the driving body 139 when the driving body 139 rotates, and the toggle portion 140 can cooperate with the plurality of first pins 124 to drive the first gate 121 to open or close the first opening 128 when the driving body 139 rotates.

Meanwhile, the toggle part 140 can be engaged with one first pin 124 when the driving body 139 rotates for one cycle, and the toggle part 140 can be engaged with a plurality of first pins 124 respectively when the driving body 139 continuously rotates for a plurality of cycles, so as to drive the first pins 124 engaged therewith to move along the first sliding slots 132, and further drive the first gate 121 to move and open or close the first opening 128. Through the arrangement of the toggle part 140, the driving body 139 can be engaged with the first pin 124 at different positions during the rotation process, and the first pin 124 is driven to move along the first sliding slot 132, so that the first gate 121 can be driven to move, and the first opening 128 can be opened and closed. Of course, in other embodiments, the driving body 139 and the toggle portion 140 of each first driving wheel 137 may be only disposed to be sleeved on the first supporting shaft 154, and there is no direct connection relationship between the driving body 139 and the toggle portion 140, and at this time, the toggle portion 140 can be driven by the first supporting shaft 154 to rotate synchronously with the driving body 139, which is not described herein again.

Optionally, the toggle portion 140 includes at least one first open long groove 141, and when the driving body 139 rotates for one cycle, each first open long groove 141 can be in insertion fit with one first pin 124 and drive the first pin 124 to move along the first sliding groove 132. When the toggle part 140 includes M first open long grooves 141, the M first open long grooves 141 are arranged at intervals along the circumferential direction of the driving body 139, the first guide assembly includes N first pins 124, the N first pins 124 are arranged at one side of the first gate 121 at intervals, and when the driving body 139 rotates for one cycle, the M first open long grooves 141 can be in one-to-one corresponding insertion fit with the M continuous first pins 124 of the N first pins 124, and drive the inserted first pins 124 to move along the first sliding grooves 132, so that the first gate 121 moves; when the driving body 139 rotates for multiple cycles continuously, the M first opening long grooves 141 can be in one-to-one corresponding insertion fit with the M continuous first pin shafts 124 respectively until the first gate 121 opens or closes the first opening 128, where N is greater than or equal to M and greater than or equal to 2, the width of the first opening long groove 141 is matched with the diameter of the first pin shaft 124, and the length of the first opening long groove 141 is greater than the diameter of the first pin shaft 124.

For example, as shown in fig. 7 to 11, each toggle part 140 includes four first open long grooves 141 arranged at intervals along the circumferential direction thereof, before the driving body 139 rotates, as shown in fig. 9, one of the four first open long grooves 141 is inserted into one first pin 124, when the driving body 139 rotates, as shown in fig. 10, the toggle part 140 first drives the first gate 121 to move upward by a distance between two first pins 124 through the first pin 124 inserted into and engaged with the toggle part, and when the first open long groove 141 is separated from the first pin 124, as shown in fig. 11, the next first open long groove 141 is inserted into and engaged with the next first pin 124, and the driving body 139 continues to drive the first gate 121 to move upward as the driving body 139 rotates.

Through the arrangement, one first open long groove 141 can be in inserted fit with one first pin 124 all the time, and four first open long grooves 141 can be respectively in inserted fit with four continuous first pins 124 in the process that the driving body 139 rotates for one circle, so that the first gate 121 can be driven to move by the distance between the four first pins 124 uninterruptedly. That is, the first pin shaft 124 on the first gate 121 is inserted into the first sliding groove 132 to limit the moving path of the first gate 121, and the first open elongated slot 141 on the first driving wheel 137 is inserted into the first pin shaft 124 on the first gate 121, so that when the first driving wheel 137 rotates, the first pin shaft 124 can enter and exit the first open elongated slot 141 and slide along the first open elongated slot 141, and further drive the first gate 121 to move, so as to open or close the first opening 128, thereby effectively ensuring the smoothness and stability of the process of opening or closing the first opening 128 by the first gate 121, and improving the moving efficiency of the first gate 121.

Of course, in other embodiments, the number of the first open long groove 141 may also be set to be one, when the number of the first open long groove 141 is one, the driving body 139 rotates for one circle, the first open long groove 141 can be in inserted fit with one first pin 124, and drives the first pin 124 in inserted fit therewith to move along the first sliding groove 132, and when the driving body 139 continuously rotates for multiple circles, the first open long groove 141 can be in inserted fit with the plurality of first pins 124 respectively, so as to drive the plurality of first pins 124 to move along the first sliding groove 132, so that the first gate 121 opens or closes the first opening 128.

Meanwhile, fig. 12 is a partial schematic structural view of another bucket 105 according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to fig. 12, in the present embodiment, the toggle portion 140 includes at least one toggle 156, and when the driving body 139 rotates for one cycle, each toggle 156 can abut against and engage with one first pin 124, and drive the first pin 124 to move along the first sliding slot 132. When the number of the shift levers 156 is one, when the driving body 139 rotates for one cycle, the shift levers 156 can abut against and cooperate with one first pin shaft 124, and drive the first pin shaft 124 which abuts against and cooperates with the first pin shaft to move along the first chute 132; when the driving body 139 rotates for multiple cycles continuously, the driving lever 156 can be abutted and engaged with the first pins 124 respectively, and drive the first pins 124 to move along the first sliding slots 132. When the number of the shift levers 156 is plural, for example, M, and the driving body 139 rotates for one cycle, the M shift levers 156 can respectively abut against and cooperate with M consecutive first pins 124 of the N first pins 124 in a one-to-one correspondence manner, and drive the first pins 124 abutting against and cooperating therewith to move along the first sliding slots 132, so that the first gate 121 moves by a distance between the M first pins; when the driving body 139 rotates for multiple cycles continuously, the M shift levers 156 can be correspondingly abutted and engaged with the M consecutive first pins 124 one by one, respectively, until the first gate 121 opens or closes the first opening 128. Through the arrangement of the shift lever 156, the first gate 121 can open or close the first opening 128 in the process that the driving body 139 drives the shift portion 140 to rotate, so that the efficiency and quality of opening or closing the first opening 128 of the first gate 121 can be ensured while the driving structure is compact.

As an alternative, please refer to fig. 8 to 11 again, in this embodiment, a width center line of the first open long groove 141 passes through a center of the first driving wheel 137, a closed end of the first open long groove 141 is adjacent to the center of the first driving wheel 137, and a notch of the first open long groove 141 is far away from the center of the first driving wheel 137. Through such setting, can improve the stationarity and the reliability that first drive wheel 137 drove first gate 121 and remove.

It should be noted that the first open long groove 141 is oval as a whole, and the closed end of the first open long groove 141 is arc-shaped, and when the first pin 124 moves to the closed end, it is engaged with the closed end surface. Through the arrangement, the impact force between the first opening long groove 141 and the first pin shaft 124 during matching can be reduced, so that the service lives of the first gate 121 and the driving assembly are prolonged, and the working efficiency and the working quality are guaranteed.

Optionally, when the first gate 121 closes or opens the first opening 128, the toggle portion 140 is disposed across the first sliding slot 132 to prevent the first pin 124 from moving along the first sliding slot 132. In this embodiment, the first gate 121 has a closing position for closing the first opening 128 and an opening position for opening the first opening 128, and when the first gate 121 is located at the opening position or the closing position, a first opening elongated slot 141 is inserted into one of the first pins 124, and the first opening elongated slot 141 crosses the first sliding slot 132 to prevent the first pin 124 from moving further along the first sliding slot 132. Through such arrangement, the first pin shaft 124 can be prevented from moving along the first sliding groove 132 through the first opening long groove 141, so that the position of the first gate 121 is locked, the stability and reliability of the first gate 121 are improved, the occurrence of the situations of accidental falling of goods and the like is reduced, and the efficiency and the quality of goods selling operation are improved.

Referring to fig. 7 again, in the present embodiment, the first gate 121 is a rolling door, which specifically includes a plurality of first door panels 122, two adjacent first door panels 122 are hinged by a long shaft 123, and an end of each long shaft 123 extends out of two ends of the first door panel 122 to form a first pin 124. Meanwhile, as shown in fig. 6, the first sliding groove 132 is a substantially U-shaped sliding groove, and includes a vertical sliding groove 134 extending in a vertical direction, and an upper horizontal sliding groove 133 and a lower horizontal sliding groove 135 symmetrically disposed at both ends of the vertical sliding groove 134, and the upper horizontal sliding groove 133, the vertical sliding groove 134, and the lower horizontal sliding groove 135 are sequentially connected. The first pin 124 formed by each long shaft 123 of the first shutter 121 is inserted into the first sliding groove 132. And, when the first gate 121 opens the first opening 128, the plurality of first pins 124 of the first gate 121 are inserted into lower portions of the lower horizontal chute 135 and the vertical chute 134, and when the first opening 128 is closed, the plurality of first pins 124 of the first gate 121 are inserted into upper portions of the upper horizontal chute 133 and the vertical chute 134. Through the setting of vertical spout 134, upper horizontal spout 133 and lower horizontal spout 135, first gate 121 and frame 157 sliding fit can be convenient for, also do benefit to and reduce the distance of first gate 121 motion and the shared space of motion process to do benefit to and reduce the structural dimension of goods fill 105, do benefit to the miniaturized design of automatic vending machine 100.

Of course, in other embodiments, the first gate 121 includes a first door panel 122, and at this time, the plurality of first pins 124 are respectively disposed at two sides of the first door panel 122 at intervals, so that the two sides of the first door panel 122 are both provided with the plurality of first pins 124 disposed in sequence, which is not limited in this embodiment.

Referring to fig. 2 to 6 again, in the present embodiment, the cargo container 105 further includes a second gate 125, and the second gate 125 is movably disposed on the frame 157 for closing or opening the second opening 129. When the first shutter 121 closes the first opening 128 and the second shutter 125 closes the second opening 129, the two side walls 109 and the support wall 117 together form a closed housing chamber 130. Also, the drive assembly further includes a second guide assembly and a second drive wheel 138, optionally the second guide assembly is identical in construction to the first guide assembly. In this embodiment, the second guiding assembly specifically includes a second sliding groove 136 and a plurality of second pins 127, the second sliding groove 136 is disposed on the frame 157, the plurality of second pins 127 are disposed at one side of the second gate 125 at intervals, and each second pin 127 is inserted into the second sliding groove 136 and can slide along the second sliding groove 136. Optionally, the second driving wheel 138 is identical in structure to the first driving wheel 137, and the second driving wheel 138 is rotatably disposed on the side wall 109 and configured to cooperate with the plurality of second pins 127 when the opposite side wall 109 rotates, so as to drive each second pin 127 to move along the second sliding slot 136, so that the second gate 125 opens or closes the second opening 129.

By such arrangement, when the bucket 105 is docked with the shelf 103, the first gate 121 can be set to open the first opening 128, the second gate 125 can be set to close the second opening 129, the goods in the shelf 103 can be output to the accommodating cavity 130 through the first opening 128 for storage, and after the goods enter the accommodating cavity 130, the first gate 121 can be set to close the first opening 128, and at the moment, the bucket 105 moves to the goods taking opening. When the bucket 105 moves to the access opening and the second opening 129 is opposite to the access opening, the second driving wheel 138 can be driven to rotate to drive the second gate 125 to open the second opening 129, so that the second opening 129 can be communicated with the access opening, and a user can conveniently take goods in the bucket 105 through the access opening and the second opening 129. The arrangement can reduce the falling risk of the goods in the goods hopper 105 and improve the safety and reliability of goods transportation.

In detail, the driving assembly includes two second guiding assemblies and two second driving wheels 138, the second sliding grooves 136 of the two second guiding assemblies are symmetrically formed in the two side walls 109, and the second pin shafts 127 of the two second guiding assemblies are symmetrically formed in two sides of the second gate 125, so that the two sides of the second gate 125 can be inserted into and slidably engaged with the corresponding second sliding grooves 136 through the plurality of second pin shafts 127. Meanwhile, the driving assembly further comprises a second supporting shaft 155, and the second supporting shaft 155 is inserted into the two side walls 109. The two second driving wheels 138 are fixedly sleeved at two ends of the second supporting shaft 155 respectively, the two second driving wheels 138 are arranged in the mounting spaces 112 of the two side walls 109 respectively, the second driving wheels 138 located in the same mounting space 112 with the motor 143 in the two second driving wheels 138 are in transmission connection with the motor 143, the two second driving wheels 138 and the two second guiding assemblies are arranged in a one-to-one correspondence manner, and the second pin shaft 127 of each second guiding assembly can penetrate through the corresponding second sliding groove 136 to extend into the mounting space 112 of the corresponding side wall 109 so as to be matched with the corresponding second driving wheel 138. The two second driving wheels 138 drive the second gate 125 to open or close the second opening 129, so that the stability and reliability of the movement of the second gate 125 can be effectively improved on the premise of ensuring the compactness of the structure and reducing the occupied volume.

Alternatively, in the present embodiment, the motor 143 is in transmission connection with the first driving wheel 137 via a first transmission assembly 144, and is in transmission connection with the second driving wheel 138 via a second transmission assembly 145. When the motor 143 drives the first driving wheel 137 to rotate in the forward direction, the second driving wheel 138 is driven to rotate in the reverse direction, so that the first driving wheel 137 drives the first shutter 121 to open the first opening 128, and simultaneously, the second driving wheel 138 drives the second shutter 125 to close the second opening 129. Alternatively, when the motor 143 drives the first driving wheel 137 to rotate in the reverse direction, the second driving wheel 138 is driven to rotate in the forward direction, so that the first driving wheel 137 drives the first shutter 121 to close the first opening 128, and simultaneously, the second driving wheel 138 drives the second shutter 125 to open the second opening 129.

Illustratively, when the motor 143 rotates in the forward direction, the corresponding first driving wheel 137 can be driven to rotate in the forward direction, so as to drive the first supporting shaft 154 to rotate synchronously, thereby driving another first driving wheel 137 to rotate in the forward direction synchronously, and further, the first gate 121 can be driven to move simultaneously through the two first driving wheels 137, so as to open the first opening 128. Meanwhile, when the motor 143 rotates forward, the corresponding second driving wheel 138 can be driven to rotate forward, so as to drive the second supporting shaft 155 to rotate synchronously, so as to drive another second driving wheel 138 to rotate synchronously forward, and further to drive the second gate 125 to move through the two second driving wheels 138 simultaneously, so as to close the second opening 129. Correspondingly, when the motor 143 rotates in the reverse direction, the corresponding first driving wheel 137 can be driven to rotate in the reverse direction, so as to drive the first supporting shaft 154 to rotate synchronously, so as to drive the other first driving wheel 137 to rotate in the reverse direction synchronously, and further to drive the first gate 121 to move through the two first driving wheels 137, so as to close the first opening 128. Meanwhile, when the motor 143 rotates in the reverse direction, the corresponding second driving wheel 138 can be driven to rotate in the reverse direction, so as to drive the second supporting shaft 155 to rotate synchronously, thereby driving the other second driving wheel 138 to rotate synchronously in the forward direction, and further, the second gate 125 can be driven to move simultaneously through the two second driving wheels 138, so as to open the second opening 129.

By such arrangement, when the bucket 105 is butted with the shelf 103, the motor 143 can rotate in the forward direction, at this time, the first gate 121 opens the first opening 128, the goods can be input into the bucket 105, and the second gate 125 closes the second opening 129, so that the goods can be prevented from falling from the second opening 129 after entering the bucket 105. When the goods move to the goods taking opening, the motor 143 can rotate reversely, at this time, the first gate 121 closes the first opening 128 to prevent the user from contacting the goods on the shelf 103 through the first opening 128, and the second gate 125 opens the second opening 129 to facilitate the user to take the goods in the bucket 105 through the goods taking opening and the second opening 129.

Specifically, referring to fig. 4 again, in the present embodiment, the structure of the second driving wheel 138 is completely the same as that of the first driving wheel 137, and the mechanism of the second driving wheel 138 driving the second gate 125 to move is completely the same as that of the first driving wheel 137 driving the first gate 121 to move along the first chute 132, which is not repeated herein. By configuring the first driving wheel 137 and the second driving wheel 138 to be identical, the number of parts can be reduced to save manufacturing and processing costs.

Meanwhile, in order to realize the linkage of the first shutter 121 and the second shutter 125, in the present embodiment, a worm is sleeved on an output shaft of the motor 143, and the first transmission assembly 144 includes a first worm gear 146, a first gear 147 and a second gear 148. The first worm wheel 146 is engaged with the worm, the first gear 147 is coaxially and tightly fixed to the first gear 147, the first gear 147 is also engaged with the second gear 148, and the second gear 148 is engaged with the driving body 139 of the first driving wheel 137. The second transmission assembly 145 includes a second worm wheel 149, a third gear 150, a fourth gear 151, and a fifth gear 152, the second worm wheel 149 is engaged with the worm, the third gear 150 is engaged with the second worm wheel 149, the fourth gear 151 is coaxially and tightly disposed with the third gear 150, the fifth gear 152 is engaged with the fourth gear 151, and the fifth gear 152 is further engaged with the driving body 139 of the second driving wheel 138. By such an arrangement, the first gate 121 and the second gate 125 can be linked by one motor 143 to meet the vending requirement, and the miniaturization design of the bucket 105 and the vending machine 100 is facilitated.

In addition, in the present embodiment, the sizes of the first opening 128 and the second opening 129 (i.e., the distance that the first gate 121 and the second gate 125 move between opening and closing) may be the same or different. When the sizes of the first opening 128 and the second opening 129 are different, the opening of one of the first gate 121 and the second gate 125 and the closing of the other one of the first gate and the second gate can be realized by the difference of the transmission ratios of the first transmission assembly 144 and the second transmission assembly 145 or the difference of the number of teeth of the first driving wheel 137 and the number of teeth of the second driving wheel 138, which is not described herein again.

It should be noted that, in the present embodiment, the second sliding slot 136 is linear and opposite to the opening of the "U" shaped first sliding slot 132. Meanwhile, the first opening 128 is an inverted "L" shaped opening, and the second opening 129 is an "L" shaped opening. Through the setting of the first opening 128 that the size is great, be convenient for goods can get into goods fill 105, through the size setting that the size of second opening 129 is less than first opening 128 for the distance that moves when second gate 125 opens and shuts is less than the distance that moves when first gate 121 opens and shuts, makes the structure of goods fill 105 compacter and reliable, and the volume that occupies is littleer, more does benefit to the miniaturized design of goods fill 105 and automatic vending machine 100. Of course, in other embodiments, the shapes of the first opening 128 and the second opening 129 may be adjusted according to requirements, and for example, the cross sections of the first opening 128 and the second opening 129 may be both provided with an arc shape, etc., which is not limited herein.

It should be noted that the second gate 125 may be a rolling door, which is the same as the first gate 121, or a flat plate structure. For example, in this embodiment, since the second sliding slot 136 is linear, the second gate 125 may be configured to include a second door panel 126 having a flat plate shape, and at this time, the plurality of first pins 124 are respectively disposed at two sides of the second door panel 126 at intervals, so that two sides of the second door panel 126 are respectively provided with the plurality of second pins 127 disposed at intervals along the vertical direction, so that the plurality of second pins 127 on each side can be inserted into the corresponding second sliding slot 136, and the moving stability and reliability of the second gate 125 can be sufficiently ensured.

Referring to fig. 2 to 6 again, in the present embodiment, the frame 157 further includes a connecting wall 131 connected between the upper horizontal edges 115 of the two side walls 109. A connecting wall 131 is provided adjacent to the second vertical side 114, and a first opening 128 is formed between the upper horizontal sides 115 of the two side walls 109, the first vertical side 113, above the first vertical wall 118, on one side of the connecting wall 131 to have a substantially inverted "L" shape. The second opening 129 is formed between the connecting wall 131, the two side walls 109, and the upper side of the second vertical wall 119 to have a substantially "1" shape. By providing the connecting wall 131, the strength of the frame 157 can be enhanced, which is advantageous for ensuring the safety and reliability of the delivery work of the bucket 105. Also, the second opening 129 is formed by the connecting wall 131, so that the goods can be blocked by the connecting wall 131, and the goods can be prevented from falling from the second opening 129 during the transportation of the bucket 105, thereby further improving the selling efficiency and quality.

Optionally, in this embodiment, the goods bucket 105 further includes a goods kicking roller 153 disposed between the two side walls 109 and located at the first opening 128, the goods kicking roller 153 is movably connected to the frame 157, and is driven by a goods kicking motor (not shown), and can move relative to the frame 157 and extend or retract into the accommodating cavity 130 relative to the frame 157, when the goods kicking roller 153 extends out of the accommodating cavity 130, the goods kicking roller 153 can be used for receiving goods output by the supporting frame, at this time, because the goods kicking roller 153 extends, a distance between the goods kicking roller 153 and the goods shelf 103 is small, so that the goods are not easy to drop, and when the goods kicking roller 153 retracts into the accommodating cavity 130, the goods bucket 105 can normally move between the goods taking opening and the goods shelf 103. Meanwhile, when the first gate 121 closes the first opening 128, the kick roller 153 is retracted into the accommodating cavity 130, and when the first gate 121 opens the first opening 128, at least a portion of the kick roller 153 protrudes out of the accommodating cavity 130 through the first opening 128 for driving the goods at the first opening 128 into the accommodating cavity 130.

On one hand, the goods kicking roller 153 can extend out of the accommodating cavity 130, so that the goods kicking roller 153 is closer to the goods shelf 103, goods output to the first opening 128 by the goods shelf 103 can be better driven to enter the accommodating cavity 130, the falling risk of the goods is reduced, and the selling efficiency and quality are improved; meanwhile, after the goods enter the accommodating cavity 130, the first gate 121 closes the first opening 128, and the goods kicking roller 153 retracts into the accommodating cavity 130, so that the collision between the goods kicking roller 153 and other structures in the moving process of the goods bucket 105 can be reduced, and the safety of the goods kicking roller 153 can be ensured; on the other hand, the process of opening and closing the first opening 128 by the first shutter 121 can be coordinated with the process of extending and retracting the kick roller 153 into and out of the accommodation chamber 130, so that the driving cost can be saved while the compact structure of the bucket 105 is ensured, and the miniaturization design of the bucket 105 and the vending machine 100 is facilitated.

The following describes the working principle and beneficial effects of the vending machine 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention in detail:

when the vending machine 100 is used for vending, the driving device drives the bucket 105 to move to the corresponding position of the shelf 103, and the first butt joint wheels 106 of the bucket 105 are meshed with and in transmission connection with the second butt joint wheels 107 of the shelf 103; then, the driving motor drives the first docking wheel 106 to rotate to drive the push plate 108 to push the goods out, meanwhile, the motor 143 rotates forward to drive the first driving wheel 137 to rotate forward continuously, the second driving wheel 138 rotates backward continuously, the first driving wheel 137 is matched with the plurality of first pins 124 on the first gate 121 to drive the first gate 121 to move along the first chute 132 and open the first opening 128, the second driving wheel 138 is matched with the plurality of second pins 127 on the second gate 125 to drive the second gate 125 to move along the second chute 136 and close the second opening 129, at this time, the goods kicking roller 153 extends out of the accommodating cavity 130 to receive the goods, and the goods kicking motor drives the goods kicking roller 153 to rotate to drive the goods to enter the accommodating cavity 130; when the goods enter the containing cavity 130, the driving device continues to drive the goods bucket 105 to move towards the goods taking opening, when the second opening 129 is opposite to the goods taking opening, the motor 143 rotates reversely to drive the second driving wheel 138 to rotate forward continuously to drive the first driving wheel 137 to rotate reversely continuously, the first driving wheel 137 is matched with the plurality of first pins 124 on the first gate 121 to drive the first gate 121 to move reversely along the first chute 132 and close the first opening 128, and the second driving wheel 138 is matched with the plurality of second pins 127 on the second gate 125 to drive the second gate 125 to move reversely along the second chute 136 and open the second opening 129, so that the user can take the goods in the goods bucket 105 through the goods taking opening and the second opening 129.

In the above process, the first gate 121 and the second gate 125 can be linked by one motor 143, and the first gate 121 can move relative to the first chute 132 and the second gate 125 can move relative to the second chute 136 by the rotation of the first driving wheel 137 and the second driving wheel 138, so that the structure of the cargo bucket 105 is simpler, the occupied space is smaller, and the miniaturization design of the cargo bucket 105 and the vending machine 100 is facilitated.

To sum up, the embodiment of the present invention provides a driving structure that is compact, and the goods bucket 105 and the vending machine 100 that occupy a small space are beneficial to the miniaturization design of the goods bucket 105 and the vending machine 100.

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

Claims (10)

1. A bucket, comprising:

a frame having a first opening;

the first gate is movably arranged on the frame and used for closing or opening the first opening;

the driving assembly comprises a first guide assembly and a first driving wheel; the first guide assembly comprises a first sliding groove and a plurality of first pin shafts, the first sliding groove is formed in the frame, the first pin shafts are arranged on the first gate at intervals, and each first pin shaft is inserted into the first sliding groove and can slide along the first sliding groove; the first driving wheel is rotatably arranged on the frame and is configured to be matched with the first pin shafts when rotating relative to the frame so as to drive each first pin shaft to move along the first sliding groove and further drive the first gate to open or close the first opening.

2. The bucket of claim 1, wherein:

the driving assembly comprises two first guide assemblies and two first driving wheels, and the driving assembly further comprises a first supporting shaft which is rotatably supported on the frame;

two first direction subassembly set up symmetrically in the both sides of first gate, two the fixed cover of first drive wheel is located the both ends of first supporting shaft can synchronous rotation, just two under the drive of first supporting shaft first drive wheel and two first direction subassembly one-to-one arranges.

3. The bucket of claim 1, wherein:

the first driving wheel comprises a driving body and a poking part, the driving assembly further comprises a motor arranged on the frame, and the motor is in transmission connection with the driving body and used for driving the driving body to rotate; the poking part is connected with the driving body and is configured to synchronously rotate around the rotation center of the driving body when the driving body rotates, and the poking part can be matched with the first pin shafts when rotating so as to drive the first gate to open or close the first opening.

4. The bucket of claim 3, wherein:

the toggle part comprises at least one first open elongated slot, and when the driving body rotates for one circle, each first open elongated slot can be in inserted connection and matching with one first pin shaft and drives the first pin shaft matched with the first open elongated slot to move along the first sliding groove;

or, the poking part comprises at least one poking rod, and when the driving body rotates for one circle, each poking rod can be in butt fit with one first pin shaft and drives the first pin shaft matched with the poking rod to move along the first sliding groove.

5. The bucket of claim 3, wherein:

when the first gate closes or opens the first opening, the shifting part stretches across the first sliding groove to prevent the first pin shaft from moving along the first sliding groove.

6. The bucket of claim 1, wherein:

the first gate comprises a plurality of door plates, two adjacent door plates are hinged through a long shaft, and the end part of the long shaft extends out of the door plates to form a first pin shaft;

alternatively, the first and second electrodes may be,

the first gate comprises a door plate, and a plurality of first pin shafts are arranged on one side of the door plate at intervals.

7. The bucket of claim 1, wherein:

the frame also has a second opening; the cargo bucket further comprises a second gate, and the second gate is movably arranged on the frame and used for closing or opening the second opening;

the driving assembly further comprises a second guiding assembly and a second driving wheel, the second guiding assembly comprises a second chute and a plurality of second pin shafts, the second chute is arranged on the frame, the second pin shafts are arranged on one side of the second gate at intervals, and each second pin shaft is inserted into the second chute and can slide along the second chute; the second driving wheel is rotatably arranged on the frame and is configured to be matched with the plurality of second pin shafts when rotating relative to the frame so as to drive each second pin shaft to move along the second sliding groove and further drive the second gate to open or close the second opening.

8. The bucket of claim 7, wherein:

the drive assembly further comprises a motor; the motor is in transmission connection with the first driving wheel through a first transmission assembly, and is also in transmission connection with the second driving wheel through a second transmission assembly;

the motor drives the first driving wheel to rotate forward and drives the second driving wheel to rotate reversely, so that the first driving wheel drives the first gate to open the first opening and simultaneously drives the second gate to close the second opening; or when the motor drives the first driving wheel to rotate reversely, the second driving wheel is driven to rotate forwardly, so that the first driving wheel drives the first gate to close the first opening, and meanwhile, the second driving wheel drives the second gate to open the second opening.

9. The bucket of claim 7, wherein:

the frame comprises two side walls and a support wall connected between the bottoms of the two side walls; the first sliding groove and the second sliding groove are both arranged on at least one of the two side walls, the first opening and the second opening are both positioned between the two side walls and above the supporting wall, and the first opening and the second opening are opposite and spaced; when the first gate closes the first opening and the second gate closes the second opening, the first gate, the second gate, the two side walls and the support wall jointly enclose a closed accommodating cavity.

10. A vending machine, comprising:

the equipment cabinet is provided with a goods taking opening;

the goods shelf is arranged in the cabinet and used for supporting and outputting goods;

the bucket of any one of claims 1 to 9, movably disposed within the cabinet for transporting goods between the shelves and the access opening, and the first gate opens the first opening when the bucket is opposite the shelves and for receiving goods and closes the first opening when the bucket is moved toward the access opening.

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