EP1313071A2 - Modulare Vorrichtung zur Ausgabe von Gegenständen - Google Patents

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EP1313071A2
EP1313071A2 EP02356204A EP02356204A EP1313071A2 EP 1313071 A2 EP1313071 A2 EP 1313071A2 EP 02356204 A EP02356204 A EP 02356204A EP 02356204 A EP02356204 A EP 02356204A EP 1313071 A2 EP1313071 A2 EP 1313071A2
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    • G07F7/06—Mechanisms actuated by objects other than coins to free or to actuate vending, hiring, coin or paper currency dispensing or refunding apparatus by returnable containers, i.e. reverse vending systems in which a user is rewarded for returning a container that serves as a token of value, e.g. bottles
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  • the invention relates to a modular distribution device objects.
  • vending machines for video cassettes or objects similar including a rotary magazine have been widely described in prior art.
  • the device has the shape of a cabinet with client side coded card reader, distribution opening and a communication terminal between the customer and a computer.
  • the objects are stored in individual housings of a rotary store, their addresses and identities being memorized by the computer.
  • a transfer unit capable of gripping objects between two rollers swivel, moves in translation to bring to a swivel unit of communication of the items to be delivered and to bring the items back to the store received in return.
  • vending machines have the disadvantage of presenting a finite number of dwellings in their store thus preventing any change in the number of objects offered for sale or rental, so that in the area of rental of cassettes or video discs, a limited number of films can be offered to the public, all adding a new film necessarily involving the removal of an old one movie. Furthermore, these vending machines have the disadvantage to be able to contain only one format or type of object. So and as For example, rental professionals in vending machines must necessarily store video tapes in a first distributor and store DVD video discs in a second vending machine, which significantly increases the costs of materials but also their installations and the surfaces they occupy.
  • One of the aims of the invention is therefore to remedy all of these disadvantages in proposing an automatic distribution device objects, such as video cassettes and / or "DVD" video discs by example, offering a modular storage capacity (of objects) and allowing the distribution of objects of different dimensions.
  • a device for the distribution automatic object comprising a magazine consisting of a plurality of housings in which the objects are stored, a means of selecting the objects by a customer, a reel positioned close to the selection to deliver the objects to the client and vice versa to receive the objects in rental returned by the customer, a trolley able to move according to the at least one axis, gripping means positioned on the carriage for gripping the object stored in any of the store's accommodation and detection means positioned under the reel to detect objects entering and / or leaving, means for moving the carriage and means advantageous computerized data management, remarkable in this that the input means comprises at least transfer means and means for moving said transfer means, capable, when the trolley is positioned in front of an object selected by a customer, to bring said transfer means from a first retracted position to a second transfer position where said transfer means are positioned between two adjacent objects and then bringing the means into contact transfer with one side of the selected object and finally bring them back in its retracted position with the selected object, the latter taking support on
  • the entry of the selected object is not carried out not by grasping, i.e. pinching or squeezing the object, but by a single face of the object, dimension objects and / or of identical or different shape can be entered thus allowing the sale or rental of a plurality of different objects in a single vending machine.
  • a device will be described for the automatic distribution of video cassettes and / or DVD video discs intended for sale or rental; however, it is obvious that the automatic dispensing device according to the invention can dispense identical or different dimensions without going outside the scope of the invention.
  • the term "objects" will be used in the rest of the description to designate overall shape products rectangular like cases with cassettes or discs video, for example, and of the same or different dimensions.
  • the automatic dispensing device of objects (1) consists of a frame (2) of overall shape parallelepiped on which panels are attached to form two side walls (3, 4), a rear wall (5) and a front wall (6).
  • the frame (2) consists of at least four uprights (7a, 7b, 7c, 7d), two side members lower (8a, 8b), two upper side members (8c, 8d), two crosspieces lower (9a, 9b) and two upper crosspieces (9c, 9d) connected two to two by connecting parts not shown in the figures.
  • the amounts (7a, 7b, 7c, 7d), the lower beams (8a, 8b), the upper beams (8c, 8d), the lower crosspieces (9a, 9b) and the upper crosspieces (9c, 9d) advantageously consist of tubular elements of section rectangular or square connected two by two by connecting pieces to interlocking to ensure the modularity of the distribution device automatic objects, by adding tubular elements to enlarge the object storage area as will be detailed later.
  • the device Seen from outside, the device according to the invention comprises a reception area and distribution of the objects (10) on the front face of the device comprising a video screen with a touch screen (11), a slot in a card reader (12) and a sliding shutter (13), a reel for distribution or restitution of the objects which will be described in detail later.
  • the device also includes an object storage area (14) called "store”, consisting of secondary uprights (15) regularly spaced, the spacing between two secondary uprights (15) broadly corresponding to the width of an object, on which are fixed shelves (16) regularly spaced vertically and on which support objects.
  • the lower and upper ends of secondary uprights (15) are respectively secured to a beam lower secondary (17) extending parallel to the lower side members (8a, 8b) of the frame (2) inside the latter and to a secondary spar upper (18) extending parallel to the side members (8c, 8d) of the frame (2) at inside the latter.
  • the secondary uprights (15) consist of tubular elements which are secured to the lower and upper secondary beams (17) and (18) by interlocking connection means in order to change if necessary the spacing of the secondary uprights (15) as a function of the dimensions of the objects without difficulty.
  • the automatic dispensing device of objects further comprises a carriage (19) movable in translation longitudinal on a guide (20) and vertical on a guide (21).
  • Carriage (19) is moved along the guide (20) by a motor unit (22) and, along the vertical guide (21), by a second motor unit (23).
  • the motorization units (22) and (23) consist respectively of a gear motor driving in rotation a toothed wheel which cooperates with a toothed belt in a manner well known to those skilled in the art so to drive the carriage longitudinally and vertically (19).
  • the store (14) consists in two storage areas (14a) and (14b) positioned on either side a central aisle (A) in which the longitudinal guide (20) extends.
  • the frame (2) and the storage areas (14a) and (14b) can be enlarged by adding tubular elements such as shown in dotted lines in Figure 2.
  • the device also includes behind the wall panel front (6) of the device, inside the frame (2), management means computerized data (24), a magnetic stripe encoder reader (25) positioned behind the slot (12 ( Figure 1) and a reel (26) for the delivery or recovery of objects, as will be detailed later.
  • the screen (11) (FIG. 1) and the magnetic track encoder reader (25) are connected to the computerized data management system which includes, for elsewhere, a sound card in order to emit sound messages, a disc hard to save data such as setting parameters, recordings of the films, the photos of the jackets, the files of debit / credit, the staff list or the subscriber list ..., a IDE reader / writer for automatic backup operations and product updates.
  • track encoder reader (25) capable of reading magnetic stripe cards such as subscriber cards or cards banking can be replaced by any other type of reader such as a reader barcode without departing from the scope of the invention.
  • the shelves (16) consist of a L shaped plastic element comprising in the middle part of one of its rear faces, that is to say on one of its faces opposite the acute angle, a T-shaped lug (27)
  • Each tab (27) is capable of being inserted in a secondary upright (15) consisting of two sections (15a, 15b) of U-shaped section positioned one facing the other, each tab (27) being counter-tightened by said profiles (15a, 15b) by means of screws (29) passing through the secondary uprights (15) and nuts (30) regularly distributed along said uprights secondary (15).
  • the carriage (19) comprises support means consisting of two plates metallic (31) generally rectangular, extending transversely, that is to say perpendicular to the longitudinal guide (20) and to the guide vertical (21), and respectively provided on their internal faces, that is to say on their faces opposite one another, bearings (32) regularly spaced, on which the objects are supported after their seizure as we will see further.
  • the carriage (19) also comprises, on either side a median plane (M) separating the two support plates (31), means gripping (33a) and (33b) mounted head to tail.
  • Each input means (33a) and (33b) consists of a rod (34) extending parallel to the plates support (31), horizontally in the plane of the upper generatrices of the bearings (32), folded at one of its free ends to form a first finger (35) forming an angle of approximately 90 ° with the rod (34) and provided in its middle part with a second finger (36) extending perpendicular to the rod (34) in the same plane as the first finger (35).
  • the rod (34) is mounted to rotate freely in a housing (37) in which slides, perpendicular to the rod (34), a rack (38) cooperating with a toothed pinion (39) integral with the rod (34), in order to ensure the rotation of the rod (34) to bring the fingers (35) and (36) from a first rest position where said fingers extend in a generally horizontal plane up to a second working position where said fingers (35) and (36) extend in a generally vertical plane.
  • the housing (37) is slidably mounted on a rail (40) to allow the introduction of the rod (34) between two adjacent objects as will be seen further.
  • the metal plates (31) are slidably mounted on a second rail (41) extending perpendicular to said plates ((31), so that it it is possible to adjust the spacing between the plates (31).
  • control means and motor control are well known to one skilled in the art.
  • the reel (26) of the automatic object distribution consists of a mounted drawer (42) sliding on rails (43) in order to bring the drawer (42) from a first retracted position where the latter extends inside the frame (2), up to a second presentation position where said drawer (42) extends outside the frame, shown in phantom in Figure 7, to deliver or recover a object.
  • the reel (26) comprises actuating means consisting of an electric actuator (44) causing arms (45) and (45 ') to rotate about an axis (46).
  • each arm (45 ') includes a lumen (47) in which extends a cam (48) integral with each side face of the drawer (42), so that the rotation of the arm (46) causes the translation along the arrow (a) of the drawer (42).
  • the drawer (42) includes a central recess (49) allowing a barcode reader (50) positioned under the drawer (42) to read bar codes pasted on objects, bar code reader (50) being connected to the computerized management means (24).
  • the reel (26) further includes two cheeks (51) positioned on either side of the plane of symmetry (S) of the drawer (42) and of the actuation means constituted a second electric actuator (52) whose rod cooperates with a system with rack not shown in Figure 7 to adapt the spacing between said cheeks (51) according to the dimensions of the object to be delivered or to return.
  • the flap (13) is slidably mounted in uprights (53a, 53b) of the frame (2) and comprises actuating means consisting of a jack electric (54) whose rod (55) is integral with a connecting piece (56) fixed to the flap (13), so that when the rod (55) is retracted, as indicates the arrow (b), it causes the rise of the flap (13) which disappears under the panel (6) of the device.
  • actuating means consisting of a jack electric (54) whose rod (55) is integral with a connecting piece (56) fixed to the flap (13), so that when the rod (55) is retracted, as indicates the arrow (b), it causes the rise of the flap (13) which disappears under the panel (6) of the device.
  • the device comprises, with reference to FIG. 2, a modem card (56) connected to the computerized management means (24) to alert the person responsible for maintenance in case of device malfunction and / or report a break-in.
  • a modem card will allow remote management of the device by uploading to the computerized management means (24) via a line telephone to which the modem card (56) is connected information relating to new items offered for sale or rental.
  • the device can advantageously include a network card (57) connected to the computerized management means (24) and to a local network of the Ethernet type in order to allow management of the remote device.
  • a network card (57) connected to the computerized management means (24) and to a local network of the Ethernet type in order to allow management of the remote device.
  • the computerized management means (24) determine the location of the video cassette chosen by the customer in the store (14), then determine the sequence of operations to capture and then deliver the videotape to customer, said operations then being carried out by the motorization, gripping means, etc ...
  • a visual and audible message such as tapes announcements of new video cassettes and / or new video discs DVDs offered for rental to subscribers, for example, can be broadcast until the video cassette is delivered.
  • the motor means (22) move the carriage (19) longitudinally and optionally vertically along the longitudinal guide (20) and respectively along the vertical guide (21) until said carriage (19) either opposite the magazine housing (21) in which is positioned the video cassette selected by the customer.
  • the fingers (35) and (36) of the means grip extend in a generally horizontal plane in the rest position.
  • the housing (37) in which the rod (34) of the gripping means pivots, is driven by conventional actuating means, such as a jack electric not shown in the figures, in translation along the rail (40), as indicated by the arrow (f) in FIG. 9B, so as to position the rod (34) between two or more vertically adjacent video cassettes precisely under the selected video cassette.
  • actuating means such as a jack electric not shown in the figures
  • the rack (38) is actuated causing the rod (34) to rotate, as indicated by the arrow (g), such that so that the rod (34) pivots about its axis by an angle of about 90 ° and that the fingers (35) and (36) are in the working position, that is to say that said fingers extend in a generally vertical plane.
  • the housing (37) is driven in translation in opposite direction, as indicated by the arrow (h) in FIG. 9D, to bring the said housing back (37) in its initial position.
  • the finger (35) is then brought into contact with the back side of the selected cassette which is driven until it take support on the bearings (32) of the plates (31).
  • a second video cassette positioned in a housing of the store opposite (14b) to the first (14a) can be advantageously gripped by the second gripping means (33b) mounted head spade with the first gripping means (33a) ( Figure 5).
  • a second video cassette positioned in a housing of the first store (14a) can be gripped by the first gripping means (33a), the first cassette already gripped being then previously moved to the right of the finger (36) in FIG. (9D) by a succession of rotations and translations of the first gripping means (33a).
  • the carriage (19) is then moved longitudinally and vertically to position it opposite the reel (26).
  • the tape selected is then positioned on the drawer (42) (figure 7) of the reel (26) by a succession of translations and rotations of the gripping means (33a) similar to the succession of translations and rotations described previously.
  • the jack (54) is actuated to raise the flap (13) of the reel (26) until said flap (13) disappears behind the front wall (6) of the device, then the jack (44) is actuated driving in rotation about the axis (46) the arms (45) and (45 ') which cause the drawer (42) to translate from its retracted position to inside the frame (2) to its retracted position inside the frame (2) to its presentation position shown in dashed lines on the outside of said frame (2).
  • the customer removes the video cassette from the drawer (42) of the reel (26), the withdrawal of the latter being communicated to the management means computerized (24) ( Figure 2), then the drawer (42) returns to its first retracted position inside the frame (2) and the flap is lowered to close the reel (26).
  • the automatic object distribution device is then ready for a new operation.
  • the cassette (s) are positioned in their respective housing (s) by a succession of operations similar to the operations described above, the position of each cassette being recorded in the computerized management means (24) (figure 2) and the bar code of the cassette being read during its introduction in the reel (26) by the barcode reader.
  • the device can consist of a rotary magazine and a trolley able to move vertically, without leaving the scope of the invention; note however that such a rotary store has the disadvantage of having a finite number of dwellings.
  • the device includes means for detection positioned under the drawer (42) of the reel (26), for example, to detect incoming and / or outgoing objects.
  • the means of transfer i.e. the rod (34) and the fingers (35) and (36), and the means of displacement, that is to say the housing (37) sliding on the rail (40) and the rack (38) cooperating with the toothed pinion (39), gripping means (33a, 33b) may consist in any other equivalent means without departing from the scope of the invention.
  • the device can be intended for sale and / or the rental of many objects of various and varied dimensions such as DVD video discs, compact discs, packaged perfumes, etc ..., and that the examples that we have just given are only particular illustrations in no way limiting as to the areas of application of the invention.

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