CN218825666U - Conveying mechanism and vending machine - Google Patents

Abstract

The application discloses conveying mechanism and vending machine relates to vending machine technical field. The conveying mechanism comprises a fixed frame and a storage tray corresponding to the fixed frame, wherein a plurality of storage barrels are arranged on the storage tray in a circumferential array mode, and the storage barrels are used for containing commodities to be sold; the fixed frame is rotatably provided with a rotating frame, the rotating frame is provided with a rotating cavity and a goods outlet communicated with the rotating cavity, the rotating cavity is internally and rotatably provided with a transfer frame, and the rotating center of the transfer frame is deviated from the rotating center of the rotating frame; the transfer frame is used for corresponding to the storage cylinder so as to transfer the commodities to be sold to the goods outlet. By adopting the form, the compactness of the structure can be improved, and the occupied space is reduced.

Description

Conveying mechanism and vending machine

Technical Field

The application relates to a vending machine technical field particularly, relates to a conveying mechanism and vending machine.

Background

With the improvement of the consumption level of people and the development of the economic society, the consumption form and the corresponding service consciousness of people are changed. Compared with the traditional mode that people need to manually settle accounts in the retail industry, along with the comprehensive popularization of code scanning payment, the vending machine with more flexible sales situation obtains large-area popularization and use.

The conveying mechanism arranged in the vending machine plays a very important role as a function of connecting the main control unit to realize article pushing, and after the user pays successfully, the conveying mechanism pushes articles wanted by the user to the goods taking port for the user to take.

To selling the attribute difference of commodity, current conveying mechanism mainly divide into structural style such as coil spring formula goods way, crawler-type goods way, snakelike goods way, vertical goods way, and above-mentioned structural style ubiquitous is bulky, the structure shortcoming compact inadequately for the vending machine needs to occupy great space.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

An object of this application is to provide a conveying mechanism and vending machine can promote the compactness of structure, reduces the space that occupies.

The embodiment of the application is realized as follows:

on one aspect of the embodiment of the application, a conveying mechanism is provided, which includes a fixing frame and a storage tray corresponding to the fixing frame, wherein a plurality of storage cylinders are arranged on the storage tray in a circumferential array, and the storage cylinders are used for placing commodities to be sold; the fixed frame is rotatably provided with a rotating frame, the rotating frame is provided with a rotating cavity and a goods outlet communicated with the rotating cavity, a transfer frame is rotatably arranged in the rotating cavity, and the rotating center of the transfer frame is deviated from the rotating center of the rotating frame; the transfer frame is used for corresponding to the storage cylinder so as to transfer the commodity for sale to the goods outlet.

Optionally, the fixed frame includes a bottom plate and a connecting column disposed on the bottom plate, the rotating frame includes a first connecting plate and a second connecting plate disposed in parallel, and a supporting plate connecting the first connecting plate and the second connecting plate, the supporting plate is disposed annularly to form the rotating cavity; a first sleeve rotatably connected with the connecting column is arranged on the first connecting plate, and the first sleeve is positioned in the rotating cavity; the bottom plate is provided with a first motor and a first transmission gear in transmission connection with the first motor, and the first connecting plate is further provided with a second transmission gear meshed with the first transmission gear.

Optionally, the transport frame includes parallel arrangement's first transport board and second transport board, and connects first transport board with the second transports the second sleeve of board, still be provided with on the first connecting plate with the hollow post of second sleeve complex, hollow post is located the outer lane of first sleeve, the second sleeve cover is established the outer lane of hollow post, and relative hollow post rotates.

Optionally, be provided with the mount pad on the spliced pole, and the second motor that sets up on the mount pad, the transmission is connected with first gear on the second motor, it is provided with the second gear to rotate on the spliced pole, just first gear with the meshing of second gear, the inner circle of second transfer board be provided with the ring gear of second gear meshing.

Optionally, a first notch is arranged on the first transfer plate, a second notch is arranged on the second transfer plate, and an orthographic projection of the first notch on the second transfer plate coincides with the second notch.

Optionally, a plurality of storage barrels are arranged on the storage disc in a circumferential array mode, and the storage barrels correspond to the second connecting plate and the second transfer plate respectively.

Optionally, a slotted hole is formed in the inner wall of the rotating cavity, the slotted hole is located near the first sleeve, a baffle plate located on two sides of the slotted hole is further arranged between the first connecting plate and the second connecting plate, and the baffle plate is located on the outer side of the rotating cavity to form the goods outlet.

Optionally, the conveying mechanism further comprises a protective shell arranged on the outer ring of the fixing frame, the protective shell is provided with a goods taking port, and the goods outlet can correspond to the goods taking port.

Optionally, the inboard of protecting crust still is provided with the protective cover, still be provided with the rack on the protective cover, set up on the bottom plate third motor in addition, and with the connecting gear that third motor drive is connected, connecting gear with rack toothing, in order to drive the protective cover switches on or ends get the goods mouth.

In another aspect of the embodiments of the present application, there is provided a vending machine including a conveying mechanism as described in any one of the above.

The beneficial effects of the embodiment of the application include:

the embodiment of the application provides a conveying mechanism and vending machine through the mount to and rotate the rotating turret that sets up on the mount, under the different turned angle of rotating turret, just can be corresponding with the storage section of thick bamboo of different positions departments on the storage disc that the mount corresponds. In addition, the rotating cavity is formed in the rotating frame, the transfer frame is arranged in the rotating cavity, and therefore the goods to be sold can be transferred only by means of relative rotation of the rotating frame and the transfer frame in the process of cooperatively transferring the goods to be sold through the rotating frame and the transfer frame. And the transport frame is embedded in the rotating frame, when commodities to be sold need to be transported, the rough positioning is carried out through the rotating frame firstly, then the accurate positioning is carried out through the transport frame, and extra space cannot be occupied in the whole transmission process. By adopting the form, the compactness of the structure can be improved, and the occupied space is reduced.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application, 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 application and therefore should not be considered as limiting the scope, and for those skilled in the art, other related drawings can be obtained from the drawings without inventive effort.

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

fig. 2 is a schematic structural diagram of a storage tray provided in an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 3 is a second schematic structural diagram of a conveying mechanism according to an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 4 is a schematic structural diagram of a turret according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

fig. 5 is a third schematic structural diagram of a conveying mechanism according to an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 6 is a schematic structural diagram of a protective shell according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

fig. 7 is a schematic structural diagram of a third motor and a protective cover according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

Icon: 100-a conveying mechanism; 110-a fixed mount; 112-a backplane; 114-connecting column; 1142-a mounting seat; 1144-a second motor; 1146-first gear; 1148-a second gear; 115-a first motor; 116-a first drive gear; 117-third motor; 118-connecting gear; 120-a material storage tray; 122-a storage cylinder; 130-a turret; 131-a rotation chamber; 1312-slot holes; 132-a delivery port; 133-a first connecting plate; 134-a second connecting plate; 135-a support plate; 136-a first sleeve; 137-a second transmission gear; 138-hollow column; 139-a baffle; 140-a transfer rack; 142-a first transfer plate; 1422 — first cut; 144-a second transfer plate; 1442-inner gear ring; 1444-second incision; 146-a second sleeve; 150-a protective shell; 152-a goods taking port; 154-protective cover; 156-rack.

Detailed Description

In order to make the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the embodiments of the present application clearer, 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 embodiments of the present application, but not all embodiments. The components of the embodiments of the present application, as generally described and illustrated in the figures herein, could be arranged and designed in a wide variety of different configurations.

Thus, the following detailed description of the embodiments of the present application, presented in the accompanying drawings, is not intended to limit the scope of the claimed application, but is merely representative of selected embodiments of the application. All other embodiments obtained by a person of ordinary skill in the art based on the embodiments in the present application without making any creative effort belong to the protection scope of the present application.

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 application, it should be noted that the terms "inside", "outside", and the like indicate orientations or positional relationships based on the orientations or positional relationships shown in the drawings or orientations or positional relationships that the products of the application usually place when using, and are only used for convenience in describing the present application and simplifying the description, but do not indicate or imply that the devices or elements that are referred to must have a specific orientation, be constructed in a specific orientation, and operate, and thus, should not be construed as limiting the present application. Furthermore, the terms "first," "second," "third," and the like are used solely to distinguish one from another and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance.

In the description of the present application, it is also to be noted that, unless otherwise explicitly specified or limited, the terms "disposed" and "connected" are to be interpreted broadly, e.g., as being either fixedly connected, detachably connected, or integrally 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 this application will be understood to be a specific case for those of ordinary skill in the art.

Referring to fig. 1, fig. 2 and fig. 3, the present embodiment provides a conveying mechanism 100, which includes a fixing frame 110 and a storage tray 120 corresponding to the fixing frame 110, wherein a plurality of storage barrels 122 are arranged on the storage tray 120 in a circumferential array, and the storage barrels 122 are used for placing commodities to be sold; the fixed frame 110 is rotatably provided with a rotating frame 130, the rotating frame 130 is provided with a rotating cavity 131 and a goods outlet 132 communicated with the rotating cavity 131, the rotating cavity 131 is rotatably provided with a transporting frame 140, and the rotating center of the transporting frame 140 is deviated from the rotating center of the rotating frame 130; the storage tray 120 is used for placing the goods for sale, and the transfer rack 140 is used for corresponding to one of the goods for sale so as to transfer the goods for sale to the outlet 132.

Specifically, in an initial state, the commodities to be sold are stacked in the storage barrel 122, when one of the commodities to be sold needs to be transported, the rotating frame 130 is rotated, at this time, the transporting frame 140 rotates synchronously with the rotating frame 130, and when the rotating frame 130 rotates to a position of the commodity to be sold, which needs to be transported, the transporting frame 140 rotates relative to the rotating frame 130, so that the commodity to be sold is transported to the position of the goods outlet 132 communicated with the rotating cavity 131, and the commodity to be sold is conveniently taken. Wherein, through deviating from the centre of rotation setting of rotating turret 130 with the centre of rotation of transporting frame 140 to make transporting frame 140 better correspond with one of them storage cylinder 122, realize the accurate transportation of the commodity of treating selling.

It should be noted that the storage cylinders 122 have a certain height (as shown in fig. 2), a plurality of products to be sold of the same type can be stacked in each storage cylinder 122, and when the product to be sold in one of the storage cylinders 122 is selected, the height of the rotary rack 140 is limited, so as to ensure that one bottle is dropped at a time, thereby ensuring the stability of the conveying.

The conveying mechanism 100 provided by the embodiment of the application can correspond to the storage barrels 122 at different positions on the storage tray 120 corresponding to the fixing frame 110 through the fixing frame 110 and the rotating frame 130 rotatably disposed on the fixing frame 110 under different rotation angles of the rotating frame 130. In addition, by providing the rotating chamber 131 on the rotating frame 130 and providing the transporting frame 140 in the rotating chamber 131, it is possible to realize the transportation of the commodities to be sold by the rotating frame 130 and the transporting frame 140 by only the relative rotation of the rotating frame 130 and the transporting frame 140. Moreover, the transport rack 140 is embedded in the rotating rack 130, when the goods for sale need to be transported, the coarse positioning is carried out through the rotating rack 130, then the accurate positioning is carried out through the transport rack 140, and no extra space is occupied in the whole transmission process. By adopting the form, the compactness of the structure can be improved, and the occupied space is reduced.

As shown in fig. 3 and 4, the fixing frame 110 includes a base plate 112, and a connecting column 114 disposed on the base plate 112, and the rotating frame 130 includes a first connecting plate 133 and a second connecting plate 134 disposed in parallel, and a supporting plate 135 connecting the first connecting plate 133 and the second connecting plate 134, the supporting plate 135 being disposed in a ring shape to form a rotating cavity 131; the first connecting plate 133 is provided with a first sleeve 136 which is rotatably connected with the connecting column 114, and the first sleeve 136 is positioned in the rotating cavity 131; the base plate 112 is provided with a first motor 115 and a first transmission gear 116 in transmission connection with the first motor 115, and the first connecting plate 133 is further provided with a second transmission gear 137 meshed with the first transmission gear 116.

Specifically, the bottom plate 112 may be configured to be circular, and the connection column 114 is disposed at a center of the circular shape, at this time, the first connection plate 133 is provided with a first sleeve 136 rotatably connected to the connection column 114, and the rotating frame 130 is driven by the first motor 115 to rotate relative to the fixing frame 110. In this way, the rotation angle of the turret 130 may be better controlled.

As shown in fig. 3, the transfer rack 140 includes a first transfer plate 142 and a second transfer plate 144 disposed in parallel, and a second sleeve 146 connecting the first transfer plate 142 and the second transfer plate 144, the first connecting plate 133 is further provided with a hollow column 138 engaged with the second sleeve 146, the hollow column 138 is located at an outer ring of the first sleeve 136, and the second sleeve 146 is sleeved on an outer ring of the hollow column 138 and rotates relative to the hollow column 138.

Specifically, when the transportation frame 140 and the rotation frame 130 are engaged with each other and the transportation frame 140 is disposed in the rotation cavity 131, the transportation frame 140 may be limited, and the goods for sale may be transported to the goods outlet 132 during the rotation of the transportation frame 140. Meanwhile, the second sleeve 146 is sleeved on the outer ring of the hollow column 138, so that the rotation of the rotating frame 130 relative to the fixed frame 110 is not influenced, and the rotation of the transporting frame 140 relative to the rotating frame 130 is ensured.

With reference to fig. 3, a mounting seat 1142 and a second motor 1144 disposed on the mounting seat 1142 are disposed on the connecting column 114, the second motor 1144 is connected to a first gear 1146 in a transmission manner, a second gear 1148 is rotatably disposed on the connecting column 114, the first gear 1146 is engaged with the second gear 1148, and an inner ring of the second transfer plate 144 is disposed with an inner ring gear 1442 engaged with the second gear 1148.

Specifically, when the second motor 1144 rotates, the first gear 1146 is not driven to rotate, the first gear 1146 drives the second gear 1148 to rotate, and the second gear 1148 drives the transport frame 140 to rotate. The inner ring gear 1442 may also be disposed on the inner ring of the second sleeve 146, and in practical application, may be flexibly disposed according to needs.

As shown in fig. 3, the first transfer plate 142 is provided with a first cut 1422, the second transfer plate 144 is provided with a second cut 1444, and an orthogonal projection of the first cut 1422 on the second transfer plate 144 coincides with the second cut 1444.

Specifically, when the goods to be sold are transported, the goods to be sold can be limited between the first cut 1422 and the second cut 1444 through the cooperation of the first cut 1422 and the second cut 1444, and the above arrangement is generally applied to columnar outer packaging goods, such as beverage goods, and other goods with similar packages can also be used. When the transfer frame 140 rotates, the first notch 1422 and the second notch 1444 are driven to rotate synchronously, so that the goods to be sold are transferred. In addition, the first cutout 1422 may be disposed in multiple positions according to actual needs, and this embodiment of the application does not specifically limit this.

As shown in fig. 1 and 3, the storage cylinder 122 corresponds to the second connecting plate 134 and the second transfer plate 144, respectively.

Specifically, in the initial state, although the commodity to be sold is placed in the storage cylinder 122, the commodity to be sold cannot fall down due to the blocking of the second connecting plate 134 and the second transfer plate 144. After the rotating frame 130 and the transporting frame 140 rotate to a certain angle synchronously, when the transporting frame 140 rotates relative to the rotating frame 130, the second cut 1444 corresponds to the storage barrel 122, at this time, the goods for sale falls down by gravity and is clamped at the second cut 1444, and when the rotating frame 130 rotates, the fallen goods for sale can be transported to the goods outlet 132.

As shown in fig. 1, 3 and 4, a slot 1312 is formed in an inner wall of the rotating cavity 131, the slot 1312 is located near the first sleeve 136, a blocking plate 139 is further disposed between the first connecting plate 133 and the second connecting plate 134 and located on two sides of the slot 1312, and the blocking plate 139 is located on an outer side of the rotating cavity 131 to form the cargo outlet 132.

Specifically, the arrangement position of the slot 1312 is deviated from the arrangement position of the storage barrel 122 to prevent the commodity to be sold from directly falling from the slot 1312 during the rotation of the rotary frame 130. In addition, the baffle 139 positioned on two sides of the slot 1312 is arranged between the first connecting plate 133 and the second connecting plate 134, so that the commodities to be sold are prevented from accidentally falling into other gaps after being transferred to the slot 1312, and stable taking of the commodities to be sold is guaranteed.

As shown in fig. 5 and 6, the conveying mechanism 100 further includes a protective shell 150 disposed on the outer ring of the fixing frame 110, the protective shell 150 is provided with a goods access opening 152, and the goods outlet 132 can correspond to the goods access opening 152.

Specifically, in the process of finding the corresponding commodity to be sold, the rotating frame 130 also needs to rotate by a certain angle, and after the commodity to be sold falls into the first notch 1422, in the transferring process, the rotating frame 130 needs to be rotated back to the initial position, so that the goods outlet 132 can correspond to the goods taking port 152, thereby ensuring normal goods taking.

As shown in fig. 1, 5 and 7, a protective cover 154 is further disposed on the inner side of the protective shell 150, a rack 156 is further disposed on the protective cover 154, a third motor 117 and a connecting gear 118 drivingly connected to the third motor 117 are further disposed on the bottom plate 112, and the connecting gear 118 is engaged with the rack 156 to drive the protective cover 154 to open or close the access opening 152.

Specifically, the protective cover 150 may be disposed in a cylindrical structure, the protective cover 154 is disposed in an arc-shaped structure, and when the protective cover 150 is disposed on the outer ring of the fixing frame 110, the protective cover 154 is radially limited by the inner wall of the protective cover 150, the first transfer plate 142 and the second transfer plate 144, and axially limited by the first connecting plate 133 and the second connecting plate 134, so as to ensure the stability of the disposition position of the protective cover 154. When the goods to be sold are transported to the goods outlet 132 and need to be delivered, the third motor 117 drives the protective cover 154 to rotate relative to the protective shell 150, so that the goods taking opening 152 is communicated with the goods outlet 132, and after the goods taking is completed, the protective cover 154 is controlled to move again, so that the goods taking opening 152 is stopped with the goods outlet 132, and therefore the stability of the conveying mechanism 100 in use is ensured, and the interference of the external environment is reduced.

The embodiment of the application also discloses a vending machine, which comprises the conveying mechanism 100 in the embodiment. The vending machine incorporates the same structure and benefits as the conveyor mechanism 100 of the previous embodiment. The structure and advantages of the conveying mechanism 100 have been described in detail in the foregoing embodiments, and are not described in detail here.

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

Claims (10)

1. A conveying mechanism is characterized by comprising a fixed frame and a storage tray corresponding to the fixed frame, wherein a plurality of storage barrels are arranged on the storage tray in a circumferential array mode, and the storage barrels are used for containing commodities to be sold; the fixed frame is rotatably provided with a rotating frame, the rotating frame is provided with a rotating cavity and a goods outlet communicated with the rotating cavity, a transfer frame is rotatably arranged in the rotating cavity, and the rotating center of the transfer frame is deviated from the rotating center of the rotating frame; the transfer frame is used for corresponding to the storage cylinder so as to transfer the commodity for sale to the goods outlet.

2. The conveying mechanism as claimed in claim 1, wherein the fixed frame includes a bottom plate, and a connecting column disposed on the bottom plate, and the rotating frame includes a first connecting plate and a second connecting plate disposed in parallel, and a supporting plate connecting the first connecting plate and the second connecting plate, the supporting plate being disposed annularly to form the rotating cavity; a first sleeve rotatably connected with the connecting column is arranged on the first connecting plate, and the first sleeve is positioned in the rotating cavity; the bottom plate is provided with a first motor and a first transmission gear in transmission connection with the first motor, and the first connecting plate is further provided with a second transmission gear meshed with the first transmission gear.

3. The conveying mechanism according to claim 2, wherein the transfer rack comprises a first transfer plate and a second transfer plate which are arranged in parallel, and a second sleeve which connects the first transfer plate and the second transfer plate, the first connecting plate is further provided with a hollow column which is matched with the second sleeve, the hollow column is positioned on the outer ring of the first sleeve, and the second sleeve is sleeved on the outer ring of the hollow column and rotates relative to the hollow column.

4. The conveying mechanism according to claim 3, wherein a mounting seat is arranged on the connecting column, and a second motor is arranged on the mounting seat, a first gear is connected to the second motor in a transmission manner, a second gear is arranged on the connecting column in a rotating manner, the first gear is meshed with the second gear, and an inner ring gear meshed with the second gear is arranged on the inner ring of the second transfer plate.

5. The conveying mechanism according to claim 4, wherein the first transfer plate is provided with a first notch, the second transfer plate is provided with a second notch, and an orthographic projection of the first notch on the second transfer plate coincides with the second notch.

6. The delivery mechanism of claim 5, wherein the cartridges correspond to the second connecting plate and the second transfer plate, respectively.

7. The conveying mechanism as claimed in any one of claims 2 to 6, wherein a slot is formed in an inner wall of the rotating cavity, the slot is located near the first sleeve, a baffle plate is further disposed between the first connecting plate and the second connecting plate and located on two sides of the slot, and the baffle plate is located outside the rotating cavity to form the goods outlet.

8. The conveying mechanism according to claim 7, further comprising a protective shell disposed on an outer ring of the fixing frame, wherein a goods taking opening is formed in the protective shell, and the goods outlet can correspond to the goods taking opening.

9. The conveying mechanism as claimed in claim 8, wherein a protective cover is further disposed on an inner side of the protective cover, a rack is further disposed on the protective cover, a third motor and a connecting gear in transmission connection with the third motor are further disposed on the bottom plate, and the connecting gear is engaged with the rack to drive the protective cover to open or close the goods access opening.

10. A vending machine comprising a conveyor mechanism as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 9.

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