EP1575006A1 - Vorschubvorrichtung für Näpfe - Google Patents

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EP1575006A1
EP1575006A1 EP04017623A EP04017623A EP1575006A1 EP 1575006 A1 EP1575006 A1 EP 1575006A1 EP 04017623 A EP04017623 A EP 04017623A EP 04017623 A EP04017623 A EP 04017623A EP 1575006 A1 EP1575006 A1 EP 1575006A1
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Claudio Mestek
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    • G07F13/00—Coin-freed apparatus for controlling dispensing or fluids, semiliquids or granular material from reservoirs
    • G07F13/10—Coin-freed apparatus for controlling dispensing or fluids, semiliquids or granular material from reservoirs with associated dispensing of containers, e.g. cups or other articles

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  • the present invention relates to a cup feeder particularly suitable to be associated with beverage vending machines.
  • Vending machines for beverages such as tea, coffee, chocolate and the like are currently widely used.
  • vending machines are generally provided with a device for feeding cups (which are usually stacked vertically), which in most cases feeds a cup to a dispensing and removal region. Once the cup has been fed by said feeder to the dispensing and removal region, the vending machine dispenses the beverage selected by the user into such cup, and once this operation has been completed the user can access the dispensing and removal region to take the cup that contains the dispensed beverage.
  • cups which are usually stacked vertically
  • the vending machine dispenses the beverage selected by the user into such cup, and once this operation has been completed the user can access the dispensing and removal region to take the cup that contains the dispensed beverage.
  • cup feeders are constituted by a plurality of cam elements, which are arranged along a circumference whose axis lies substantially at the stacking axis of the column of cups to be fed.
  • the cam elements are usually angularly spaced so as to form a support for the upper perimetric rim of the cup that is arranged at the bottom of the vertical column of stacked cups.
  • Each one of the cam elements is substantially cylindrical and has, at its lateral surface, a helical or spiral shape that is designed to constitute the support for the upper perimetric rim of the cup that is arranged below.
  • the perimetric rim of the cup arranged below by resting on the helical profile, is spaced from the vertical column of stacked cups, accordingly reaching the dispensing and removal region.
  • feeders have been proposed in which the cam elements are associated with a supporting ring, which can be detachably anchored to the vending machine at the base of the column of stacked cups.
  • a supporting ring By changing the supporting ring it is possible to use cups that have a different diameter.
  • cup feeders have also been proposed in which the cam elements can move toward/away from the stacking axis of the vertical column of cups.
  • Such feeders are further provided with manual adjustment means, which are suitable to move, by way of lever systems or the like, the cam elements so as to allow adjustment according to the diameter of the upper rim of the cups to be fed.
  • the aim of the present invention is to eliminate or at least reduce drastically the drawbacks noted above in known types of currently commercially available cup feeders.
  • an object of the invention is to provide a cup feeder that can be used with cups having a different diameter.
  • Another object of the present invention is to provide a cup feeder that can offer higher reliability in operation.
  • Another object of the invention is to provide a cup feeder that can be adapted in a practical and straightforward manner to use with cups of different sizes.
  • Another object of the present invention is to provide a cup feeder that has a very simple structure, is highly durable and easy to use, and has a competitive production cost.
  • the feeder is characterized in that the motor means comprise a first movement ring, which is connected kinematically to a power take-off and is adapted to rotate simultaneously the first driving wheels.
  • the feeder is characterized in that the means for kinematic connection between said first driving wheels and the respective cam element comprise a second driven wheel, which is connected kinematically to the first driving wheel and is associated with said respective cam element.
  • a cup feeder generally designated by the reference numeral 1, comprises a supporting element 2 for a plurality of cam elements 3.
  • said feeder is associated with a box-like body 100 that is provided with an access opening 101.
  • the box-like body 100, and accordingly the feeder 1, is arranged below a plurality of columns 10 of stacked cups.
  • Such columns 10 of stacked cups are generally supported by a frame 11 that can move on command about a movement axis 110, so as to allow each one of the columns 10 of stacked cups to engage the feeder 1 through the access opening 101.
  • the columns 10 of cups are stacked along respective stacking axes 102, which are parallel to each other and, advantageously, to the movement axis 110.
  • said stacking axes 102 are substantially vertical.
  • the cam elements 3 are substantially cylindrical.
  • said cam elements 3 are mounted so that they can rotate on command about the respective generating axis, which is parallel to the stacking axis 102.
  • Each one of the cam elements 3 has a helical or spiral lateral profile 4, which is designed to engage an upper rim 5a of a cup 5 arranged below the column of stacked cups 10 that passes through the access opening 101.
  • the feeder 1 is provided with actuation means 6, described in greater detail hereinafter, for the simultaneous rotation of the cam elements 3 about their respective axis.
  • the feeder 1 is further provided with approach/spacing means 18, which allow the simultaneous approach and spacing of the cam elements 3 with respect to the stacking axis 102.
  • said approach/spacing means 18 comprise a rotary supporting pivot 7 for each one of the cam elements 3; each one of the rotary supporting pivots 7 can be moved angularly on command about an angular displacement axis 8, in order to move the cam element 3 that it supports toward or away from the stacking axis 102.
  • the actuation means 6 for the simultaneous rotation of the cam elements 3 comprise motor means 9, which are adapted to turn simultaneously first driving wheels 9a about each angular displacement axis 8, and means for kinematic connection between said first driving wheels 9a and the respective cam element 3.
  • the motor means 9 comprise a first movement ring 11, which is connected kinematically to a power take-off 12 (constituted for example by an electric motor 11a), which is adapted to turn simultaneously the first driving wheels 9a.
  • the means for kinematic connection between the first driving wheels 9a and the respective cam element 3 can be constituted by a respective second driven wheel 13, which is connected kinematically to the first driving wheel 9 that is associated with the respective cam element 3.
  • the first driving wheels 9a and the respective second driven wheels 13 can both be constituted respectively by first and second gears.
  • the first movement ring 11 can be constituted, as clearly shown in the exploded view of Figure 2, by a ring gear, which is arranged coaxially to the stacking axis 102 and meshes with the first gears that constitute the first driving wheels 9.
  • the approach/spacing means 18 comprise an arm 14 for connection between the rotary supporting pivot 7 and the respective angular displacement axis 8.
  • said approach/spacing means 18 may further be constituted by an angular displacement ring 15, which is arranged coaxially to the stacking axis 102; advantageously, said angular displacement ring 15 can rotate about the stacking axis 102.
  • the angular displacement ring 15 forms a plurality of containment guides 16 for a respective sliding element 17, which is rigidly coupled to each one of the rotary supporting pivots 7.
  • the containment guides 16 are arranged along a longitudinal direction that has a radial component and a tangent component.
  • the containment guides 16 can be substantially rectilinear and oblique with respect to the radial or tangent direction.
  • the angular displacement ring 15 is associated with an actuation element 15a, which is constituted for example by a knob that protrudes radially and outward from said angular displacement ring 15.
  • said actuation element 15a with a graduated scale that indicates the cup diameters to be fed that are suitable to be used when the actuation element 16 (and accordingly the angular displacement ring 15) are in said position.
  • the power take-off 12 comprises a driving gear 12a, which meshes with one of said first gears.
  • cam elements 3 are moved simultaneously closer to, or further away from, the angular displacement axis 102.
  • the first driving wheels and the second driven wheels can be constituted not only by gears but also by different kinematic connection means.
  • the materials used, as well as the contingent shapes and dimensions may be any according to requirements.

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