EP3114654B1 - Kostengünstiges liefersystem für verkaufsautomaten - Google Patents

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EP3114654B1
EP3114654B1 EP15714926.1A EP15714926A EP3114654B1 EP 3114654 B1 EP3114654 B1 EP 3114654B1 EP 15714926 A EP15714926 A EP 15714926A EP 3114654 B1 EP3114654 B1 EP 3114654B1
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    • G07F11/00—Coin-freed apparatus for dispensing, or the like, discrete articles
    • G07F11/46—Coin-freed apparatus for dispensing, or the like, discrete articles from movable storage containers or supports
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    • G07F11/52—Coin-freed apparatus for dispensing, or the like, discrete articles from movable storage containers or supports the storage containers or supports being rotatably mounted about horizontal axes
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    • G07F11/02—Coin-freed apparatus for dispensing, or the like, discrete articles from non-movable magazines
    • G07F11/36—Coin-freed apparatus for dispensing, or the like, discrete articles from non-movable magazines in which the magazines are of helical or spiral form
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  • the present invention relates to an ejection system for vending machines. Specifically the present invention relates to a delivery system for vending machines to eject a product to be dispensed placed on at least one drawers of the vending machine suitable to contain said products, such as the one specified in the preamble of the first claim.
  • vending systems such as automatic dispensers for delivering beverages or food articles
  • vending systems are widespread in public places in view of their practical use as well as versatile and prompt service. Indeed the possibility of purchasing these goods, and even drugs, at any day and night time, thus complying with the requirements of dealers being able to offer the products through these systems, and the needs of customers and final users who may have access to this service at any time, causes steadily increasing demand of these devices, which should meet the market requirements and the needs of the manufacturers in the most proper way and updated with the technological development.
  • said automatic dispensers should be user friendly but above all, in view of the great number of operative cycles to be carried out every day, these vending machines or automatic dispensers should be reliable, resistant to wear, not prone to stall, easy to be installed and actuated, and cheap to be manufactured and maintained, all these factors optimizing the cost/profit balance that said machines achieve for both the machine manufacturer and the dealer of the goods, as well as giving a reliable, economic and valid service as much as possible in order to satisfy the requirement of the dealer and the user.
  • An automatic dispenser of this kind generally comprises a number of drawers, generally superposed each other in the typical configuration (a standard dispenser has eight drawers), each drawer has a number of spirals (e.g. 8 -10), each corresponding to a product on sale in the machine, which can rotate and deliver the product to the final user.
  • each spiral is generally provided with a gearbox, in turn actuated by an electronic control unit (ECU).
  • ECU electronice control unit
  • Each gearbox is connected with one ECU through a number of conductors, generally two. Said ECU actuates one gearbox at a time, and the gearbox actuates in turn the rotation of the relevant spiral, according to the article chosen by the final user.
  • each delivery spiral is provided with a gearbox, which is indeed a rather cheap component; however as there are as many gearboxes as many spirals, the cost should be multiplied accordingly. Therefore, with reference to a standard dispenser, a machine with 8 drawers each including 10 spirals, requires installation of 80 gearboxes inside the machine.
  • the gearbox is the component more prone to failure. Indeed it is known that the motor actuating microswitch generally used in this field, is prone to frequent failure and consequently causes malfunction of the relevant gearbox, thus failed delivery of the corresponding article and obviously dissatisfaction of the customer, who not only does not receive the desired article, but often even loses the money inserted to buy it. These events obviously cause distrust for automatic dispensers, with loss of customers and consequently of profits.
  • each gearbox comprises a driving motor along axis H and Y, a spare motor to be operated only in case of failure and an actuator for the article delivery. It is at once clear that this makes said gearbox expensive and very complex. Moreover in the embodiment with only one gearbox, said system is scarcely reliable, since in case of malfunction the system would be easily blocked.
  • US 2003/006241 A1 discloses a delivery system for vending machines similar to the above mentioned one, thus having the same drawbacks, and comprising pulleys for the vertical movement and racks for the horizontal motion, making the system still more complex and difficult for maintenance and the like.
  • An object of the present invention is the reduction of manufacture, sale and maintenance costs of the automatic delivery system.
  • Still an object of the present invention is the reduction of disposal costs of some essential components of said automatic delivery system.
  • a further object of the present invention is the reduction of environmental and polluting impact due to disposal of said dispensers.
  • Another object of the present invention is the improvement of reliability of the automatic dispensers, with consequent advantages that will be apparent in the light of the following description of the present invention.
  • a delivery system for automatic dispensers comprising a plurality of spirals to deliver the articles arranged in drawers of the dispensers, and at least a gearbox.
  • This gearbox is adapted to slide on one or more guides, for instance racks, disposed along each drawer, said guides allowing the movement of said gearbox along a drawer, moving from one delivery spiral to another, according to the type of article to be delivered.
  • the delivery system according to the present invention used in an automatic dispenser including for instance eight drawers, each drawer being provided with ten delivery spirals, preferably comprises eight gearboxes (one for each drawer), which can be moved by translating or sliding on said rack.
  • the rack is disposed on the drawer inner side, corresponding to the position of the traditional delivery systems, and extends on the drawer in the longitudinal direction from the first spiral to the last spiral thereof, allowing the movement of said gearbox from one spiral to the other, which will be selected and actuated, or in this case rotated, according to the selected article.
  • said delivery system reduces the number of gearboxes in comparison with older system, that is only one for each drawer or delivery level (drawer means one level comprising several trays for lodging the articles, each tray being provided with delivery spirals).
  • said delivery system allows savings in the manufacturing costs of said automatic dispensers as above described because only eight gearboxes are required for such a delivery system.
  • gearboxes like those described hereinafter allows to employ models of gearboxes having better performances relative to the traditional ones, still keeping a considerable economic advantage (that will be hereinafter described in their preferred embodiments, such as Hall effect sensors, infrared sensors and so on), giving a greater reliability to the automatic dispenser, since said types of innovative gearboxes are less subject to failure and have better performances.
  • an infrared gearbox, or in the most preferred embodiment a Hall effect gearbox both being more expensive than the traditional ones, the economic advantage is still considerable, because the required number of gearboxes is drastically reduced, so that the total saving is in any case considerable in spite of the additional cost for each individual gearbox, e.g.
  • the gearbox disclosed by the present invention is being moved only an X axis, so that the number of motors required for its movement is reduced to one only, thus simplifying the number of components and reducing the manufacturing costs.
  • said gearbox inside comprises one motor for its movement and another motor acting as actuator, and this allows to simplify and make more reliable the system, as illustrated in the accompanying drawings.
  • Another alternative would be to combine the advantages described by the system of the present invention, adopting for instance a Hall effect gearbox, with a qualitative improvement of the components.
  • Fig. 1 shows a drawer x provided with the delivery system of the present invention.
  • said system comprises a gearbox 1 connected with a sliding and positioning system having one or more guides 2-3, so that said gearbox 1 is constrained to said drawer x, in a preferred embodiment by two guides 2-3, where at least one is preferably toothed or a rack 2.
  • Said guides 2,3 allow the sliding movement of said gearbox 1 along their direction of extension.
  • one of said guides 2,3, or at least one guide 2 is preferably implemented as a rack, but in additional alternative embodiments, it may be also a guide with smooth edge or other type, or said one or both guides may also be racks.
  • Said guides 2,3 are integral with the drawer in this preferred embodiment, but they may also be bound thereto, for instance by fasteners such as screws, , welding and so on.
  • the gearbox 1 is attached to said guides 2,3 by mutual coupling between shaped supports 10,10' of the gearbox 1 and the guides 2,3, and this coupling allows at least a slide movement of said gearbox 1 on said guides 2,3.
  • rack 2 extends on the rear side of drawer x.
  • Selflubricating plastic materials are preferred for the construction of rack 2 and generally of guides 2,3.
  • the gearbox 1 is partially bound on said rack 2 and in this embodiment is only free to slide. Said gearbox 1 then may slide on the entire drawer x, selecting any desired spiral 4 e.g. of the eight spirals arranged in drawer x, that is selected according to the article chosen by user. Said gearbox 1 receives a signal actuating the rotation of a pinion 11 or other suitable means, coupled to said rack 2, to move said gearbox along said rack 2 until it reaches the position of the selected spiral 4.
  • said gearbox 1 comprises two motors 5,6 unlike a traditional gearbox that has only one motor.
  • the first motor 5 allows the translatory motion along the rack 2, and the second motor 6 actuates the spiral selected for delivery of the chosen article.
  • the translation motor 5 is therefore added to any prior art gearbox among those cited as examples, in order to allow translation of said gearbox 1 on said set of guides 2,3, where in a preferred embodiment at least one guide is a rack 2 acting as upper guide as shown in Figure 1 , and pinion 11 with notches to be engaged with said rack 2, when activated moves said gearbox 1 on said rack 2.
  • the gearbox 1 When an article is selected by the final user for delivery, the gearbox 1 is positioned on the relevant spiral 4, receiving the position signal for instance from a sensor 7, that may be a magnetic or infrared, reed, capacitive or induction sensor, arranged on said rack 2 but also elsewhere. Therefore for each delivery spiral there is one sensor 7, as shown in figure 1 . However said sensor 7 may also be placed on any part of drawer x, close to the delivery spiral 4, for instance on the lower guide 3.
  • motor 6 sends a feedback signal to ECU through its associated electronic card, and ECU receives the signal of completed delivery, returning a stop signal to gearbox 1 and consequently to pinion 8.
  • a gearbox with microswitch or a gearbox with Hall effect magnetic sensor may be used (like that disclosed by the present Applicant in the Italian utility model Application MI2013U000286) or a gearbox provided with other equivalent system performing a compatible function. Any of these types of gearbox may be used with the addition of said motor 5 sliding along guides 2,3.
  • gearbox 1 of the present invention was totally redesigned to be adapted for being coupled with said rack 2 and/or guide 2,3 and provided with two motors for the above mentioned objects.
  • gearbox 1 In figure 2 a preferred embodiment of gearbox 1 is shown, provided with two motors 5,6 according to the present invention, wherein one can clearly see the side of gearbox 1 coupled to the rack 2, for instance being interlocked through suitably shaped supports 10,10' protruding from gearbox 1.
  • said gearbox On the inner side facing the drawer x, said gearbox is provided with the above mentioned pinion 8 shaped for engaging the selected spiral 4, said pinion 8 being provided with a notch to engage pivot 4A of spiral 4, to actuate delivery of the corresponding article, and with another pinion 11 e.g. having an indented profile for engaging rack 2 to move gearbox 1 along said rack 2, as previously described.
  • the gearbox 1 indeed may always be moved among the various spirals 4 in view of the combination of rack 2 and pinion 11, where motor 5 for moving the gearbox by engaging the indented pinion 8 with said rack 2, causes the gearbox to move up to the desired position.
  • movement along guides 2,3 may also occur in view of the form of the shaped pinion 8 and of pivot 4A of spiral 4.
  • pinion 8 and pivot 4A in the position of no actuation of the corresponding spiral have the notch of pinion 8 and protrusion of pivot 4A mutually aligned, so that said pivot 4A may slide in the notch made in said pinion 8 without engaging it.
  • the engaging system between pinion 8 and pivot 4A defines an upright coupling system for an embodiment of the present invention.
  • the particularly advantageous shape of said pinion 8 when the indicated spiral 4 is not actuated, causes the pinion 8 to remain always positioned parallel to the sliding axis of said gearbox 1 during movement from one spiral to another, thus causing said pivots 4A to slide through said notch 8A of pinion 8 without engagement therewith.
  • pivot 4A of a spiral 4 is generally engaged in rotation by said shaped pinion 8, and with a rotary motion of 180 or 360 degrees, an equivalent rotation of said spiral 4 is obtained, said rotation corresponding to a single delivery.
  • pinion 8 and pivot 4A are again perfectly positioned at the starting position.
  • said longitudinal notch 8A is positioned parallel to the sliding direction of said gearbox 1 on said rack 2, and said pivot 4A can slide inside said notch without any rotation triggered by pinion 8.
  • spirals 4 and related pinions 8 are kept in the rest position by said locking system, that in absence of coupling with gearbox 1, does not allow the rotation, so that it is possible to reset the dispenser in a short time without requiring all the elements to be again positioned.
  • gearbox may have a cost which is approximately the double of a traditional one, but in any case it is definitely far lower than the cost of one of the known prior art systems both for the quantity and complexity of the components constituting the devices disclosed in the three cited references.
  • the gearbox according to the present invention being provided with two motors 5,6 only, even on the basis of a rough calculation, appears definitely more economic when considering the overall production cost, which will be very reduced, in view of the lower number of gearboxes in comparison with the most popular automatic dispensers, the economic savings and greater reliability, achieved by the lower number of components, less quantity of raw materials required and increased reliability due to the innovative design, assembly and operation of the system
  • gearbox comprises also an electronic board that should be disposed of at special facilities. Therefore a drastic reduction of the number of gearboxes used for each dispenser, jointly with the simplification of the system in respect of components and members (e.g. elimination of bearings, clutches and the like) may reduce considerably the quantity of materials and devices to be disposed of at the end of the useful life, with reduction of the corresponding costs and great benefit for the environment, thus complying with the increasingly stringent requirements of environmental protection.
  • a second gearbox could be provided for each drawer, sliding on the rack like the first gearbox, thus reducing the delivery time without losing the advantages of the inventive dispenser.
  • This second gearbox may be arranged on the opposite side of the drawer, and both gearboxes may slide inward, or both gearboxes may be arranged at the drawer center and each move to the corresponding serviced side. It was in any case checked that this embodiment would keep the above mentioned advantages.

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  1. Liefersystem für Verkaufsautomaten, enthaltend mindestens einen Getriebemotor (1), mehrere Schrauben (4) für die Abgabe eines zuliefernden Produkts, das auf mindestens einem entsprechenden Schubkaten (x) des Automaten angeordnet ist, worin jedes Schubkasten (x) eine bzw. mehrere liefernden Schrauben (4) aufweist, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass jeder Schubkasten (x) eine sich längs jedem Schubkasten (x) erstreckende Führungsschiene (2,3) aufweist, und der Getriebemotor (1) einen ersten und einen zweiten Motor (5,6) enthält, worin der besagte erste und zweite Motor (5,6) bzw. ein erster Motor (5) für den Schub des Getriebemotors (1) nur auf mindestens einer Führungsschiene (2,3) längs dem Schubkasten (x), und ein zweiter Motor (6) für die Lieferung des Produkts, und der zweite Motor (6) ein Ritzel (8) hat, das auf der zweiten Triebwelle gegen die Innenseite des Schubkastens (x) angeordnet ist, worin das Ritzel (8) für die Verbindung des ausgewählten Schraubens (4) geformt wird, und das Ritzel (8) eine Einkerbung (8A) für die Verbindung mit einem Zapfen (4A) des Schraubens (4) hat, worin das besagte Ritzel (8) und das besagte Zapfen (4A), als das entsprechende Schrauben (4) stillliegt, die Einkerbung (8A) des Ritzels (8) und den Vorsprung des Zapfens (4A) gegenüber ausgerichtet, so dass das Zapfen (4A) in die Einkerbung (8A) des Ritzels (8) berührungslos gleitet, und worin die Form des besagten Ritzels (8), als das angegebene Schrauben (4) stillsteht, macht das Ritzel (8) noch positioniert parallel der gleitenden Achse des Getriebemotors (1) während der Bewegung zwischen dem Schrauben (4), so dass die besagten Zapfen (4A) durch die besagte Einkerbung (8A) des Ritzels (8) berührungslos gleiten.
  2. Liefersystem nach Anspruch 1, worin das besagte Zapfen (4A) des Schraubens (4) vom besagten Ritzel (8) gedreht wird, und mit einer Drehbewegung von 180 bzw. 360 Grad, eine gleichwertige Drehung des besagten Schraubens (4) erhalten wird, wobei diese Drehung einem einzigen Lieferung entspricht.
  3. Liefersystem nach Anspruch 1, worin der besagte Getriebemotor (1), durch die Bewegung auf mindestens einer Führungsschiene (2, 3), an das ausgewählte Schrauben (4) positioniert wird, und verbindet ein Zapfen (4A) des besagten Schraubens (4), um das ausgewählte Produkt zu liefern.
  4. Liefersystem nach Anspruch 1, worin der besagte Getriebemotor auf zwei Führungsschienen (2, 3) gleiten kann, worauf die eine Schiene auf dem Getriebemotor (1) und die andere Schiene unter dem Getriebemotor (1) für seine Gleitung angeordnet sind und mindestens eine Führungsschiene aus einer Zahnstange (2) besteht.
  5. Liefersystem nach Anspruch 3, worin der besagte Getriebemotor (1) ein Ritzel (11) für die Bewegung auf den Führungsschienen (2, 3) aufweist.
  6. Liefersystem nach Anspruch 4, worin das Ritzel (8) das Zapfen (4A) mit einem Schnittkopplungsystem verbindet.
  7. Liefersystem nach Anspruch 1, worin ein zweiter Getriebemotor 1 für jeden Schubkasten (x) vorhanden ist, um die Abgabezeit zu vermindern.
  8. Liefersystem nach den vorangehenden Ansprüchen, worin der besagte Getriebemotor (1) mittels Hall-Effekt, Infrarot bzw. Reed läuft.
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