EP3139356A1 - Le distributeur automatique de granulés de bois ou des briquettes de bois emballés dans des emballages - Google Patents

Le distributeur automatique de granulés de bois ou des briquettes de bois emballés dans des emballages Download PDF

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EP3139356A1
EP3139356A1 EP16181986.7A EP16181986A EP3139356A1 EP 3139356 A1 EP3139356 A1 EP 3139356A1 EP 16181986 A EP16181986 A EP 16181986A EP 3139356 A1 EP3139356 A1 EP 3139356A1
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    • G07F11/00—Coin-freed apparatus for dispensing, or the like, discrete articles
    • G07F11/02—Coin-freed apparatus for dispensing, or the like, discrete articles from non-movable magazines
    • G07F11/04—Coin-freed apparatus for dispensing, or the like, discrete articles from non-movable magazines in which magazines the articles are stored one vertically above the other
    • G07F11/16—Delivery means
    • G07F11/165—Delivery means using xyz-picker or multi-dimensional article picking arrangements
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    • G07F9/105—Heating or cooling means, for temperature and humidity control, for the conditioning of articles and their storage
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    • G07F—COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS
    • G07F11/00—Coin-freed apparatus for dispensing, or the like, discrete articles
    • G07F11/02—Coin-freed apparatus for dispensing, or the like, discrete articles from non-movable magazines
    • G07F11/04—Coin-freed apparatus for dispensing, or the like, discrete articles from non-movable magazines in which magazines the articles are stored one vertically above the other
    • G07F11/16—Delivery means
    • G07F11/165—Delivery means using xyz-picker or multi-dimensional article picking arrangements
    • G07F11/1657—Delivery means using xyz-picker or multi-dimensional article picking arrangements the picking arrangements using suction

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  • the present invention relates to a vending machine. More specifically, the present invention relates to a vending machine for wooden pellets or briquettes packed into packages.
  • vending machines including vending machines for selling packed products (incl. products in packages).
  • vending machines for selling firewood, packed or bound into a bundle are known.
  • a vending machine with a vacuum gripper which comprises a vacuum gripper that can be positioned, an automatic controller and a refrigerating system.
  • a firewood (faggots) distribution device / vending machine is described.
  • the prepared faggots are placed on a vertical wheel-shaped holding element with compartments (so-called vertical carousel). From this device, the faggots are also distributed from the hatches on the side of the device.
  • the referred firewood vending machines are inconvenient to fill - each firewood packet/package/bundle should be loaded separately into the machine.
  • the above referred vending machines are not suitable for a direct filling from many pallets where the packages of products for sale, laid on the pallets, such as wooden pellets or briquettes, will be lifted into the vending machines together with the pallets.
  • the aim of the present invention is to propose a vending machine for packages of wooden pellets or briquettes that can be easily filled with the products for sale in such a way that it is not necessary to unload or reload the packages from the pallets for loading them into the vending machine.
  • the aim of the present invention is also to propose a vending machine that is equipped with means for remote (e.g. through remote administration) monitoring of the filling (content) of the vending machine, including with the help of video cameras.
  • the present invention hereby proposes a vending machine for wooden pellets or briquettes packed into packages.
  • the vending machine comprises a housing, means on the housing for displaying the user interface and receiving the data entry of the user and making payments, which preferably includes a payment terminal.
  • the vending machine also comprises a control means in the housing, a package gripper, which is movable in the longitudinal, crosswise and vertical directions of the housing, a conveyer for moving the packages into a package dispensing position and a package dispensing module.
  • the housing is adapted for receiving packages stacked onto pallets.
  • the housing comprises at least one filling door where the housing is provided with at least one base movable through the filling door in and out for loading the pallets into the housing.
  • the package gripper of the vending machine is provided with optical means for detection of the position of the package being gripped.
  • the optical means for detection of the position of the package being gripped comprise at least one camera.
  • the conveyer used in the vending machine is either a belt conveyor, a roll conveyor or a slide.
  • the package gripper is embodied as a vacuum gripper.
  • the package gripper has been embodied as a swivel work head that can be turned around its yaw axis for changing the position of the package by turning the package in horizontal plane.
  • the bases for receiving the packages on pallets are movable out from the housing and again back into the housing through the filling doors in the longer side wall of the housing.
  • the bases for receiving the packages on pallets are movable out from the housing and again back into the housing through the filling doors in the shorter side wall of the housing.
  • a package dispensing module together with the payment terminal i.e. with means for displaying the user interface and receiving the data entry of the user
  • the payment terminal i.e. with means for displaying the user interface and receiving the data entry of the user
  • a package dispensing module together with the payment terminal is located on the shorter side of the housing.
  • the vending machine is equipped with at least one camera for the remote monitoring of the interior of the housing.
  • the vending machine is equipped with a temperature sensor and an air conditioner located in the housing to maintain constant temperature inside the housing.
  • the housing of the vending machine is mainly of rectangular form and preferably with overall dimensions of a standard freight container.
  • the vending machine 1 is designed for selling wooden pellets or briquettes packed into packages 2.
  • the vending machine 1 comprises a housing 3 and a payment terminal 4 on the housing 3, which is primarily meant for making payments but also for displaying the user interface, receiving the data entry of the user (and making the payments):
  • the payment terminal 4 shown in the view on Figure 1 comprises a display, a keyboard, a slot for inserting / removing a bank card and a slot for a receipt output.
  • the payment terminal may comprise a cash payment unit, a touch screen (in this case a separate keyboard is not necessary).
  • the vending machine 1 in the housing 3 comprises also a control means 5, a package gripper 6, which is movable in the longitudinal, crosswise and vertical direction of the housing, a conveyor 7 for moving packages into a package dispensing position, a package dispensing module 8 that comprises a roller track in the embodiment, depicted in the drawings.
  • a belt conveyor is used as a conveyor 7.
  • the payment terminal and the control means are integrated into a single unit.
  • One of the characteristic features of the vending machine 1 according to the present invention is a fact that the housing 3 is adapted for receiving packages stacked on pallets 9.
  • filling doors 10 on the housing 3 for loading the pallets 9.
  • the filling doors 10 are located in the end wall of the housing 3.
  • the filling doors 10 are located in one of the longer walls of the housing 3.
  • the pallets 9 will be moved into the housing by means of bases 11 that are sliding out of the housing for loading.
  • the filling doors 10 may be located either in both longer side walls of the housing or simultaneously both in one end wall and in one longer side wall.
  • each pallet 9 is located on a base 11, movable through the filling doors 10 into and out of the housing, shown in Figure 5 and
  • FIG. 6 In these drawings a situation is depicted where a pallet 9 together with packages 2 stacked on it has been placed on the base 11 that has been moved out through an open filling door 10.
  • the bases 11 may be embodied as sliding out of the housing rails.
  • the floor of the vending machine may be embodied, for example, as a stationary fixed roller track.
  • the housing 3 comprises also a door 13 to allow access for the service technician into the interior of the housing 3.
  • the package gripper 6 moves along the housing 3 on longitudinal guide rails 14, e.g. on carriages 16 at the ends of transverse guide rails 15. There is a sledge 17 on the transverse guide rails 15 where a package gripper 6 is placed/cleaved.
  • the package gripper 6 is movable up and down and turnable around its yaw axis.
  • the sledge 17 has optical means 18, e.g. a camera for detection the position of the package being gripped.
  • the movement of the sledge 17 along the transversal guide rails 15 takes place also with an electrical drive (not shown) with transmission that is controlled with a control means 5.
  • the package gripper 6 is preferably embodied as a vacuum gripper that is provided with suction pads for gripping the packages.
  • the package gripper 6 is lowered on the package and raised up, for example, with a telescope mechanism that one end is fastened to the bottom side of the sledge 17 and on the other end of which the package gripper is located.
  • the package gripper 6 is turnable in the horizontal position.
  • pantograph-type mechanisms can be used for moving the package gripper in the vertical direction, e.g. pantograph-type mechanisms, etc.
  • the packages 2 have been stacked on the pallets 9 by five packages per layer where each next package layer is with respect to its laying pattern 180 degrees shifted in the horizontal plane in relation to the previous layer.
  • three packages have been laid beside each other by their longer edges in one layer, and two other packages have been laid beside each other by their shorter edges, whereas their longer edges are laid against the shorter edges of the three packages placed beside each other.
  • the control means comprise all electronics and software necessary for control of the package gripper, making payments through the payment terminal, the control of camera or cameras in the housing, the control of optical means and operations used for detection of the position of the package being gripped, etc.
  • the control means also contain a communication module either for wired or wireless communication that is necessary for making payments and for the remote monitoring and control of the vending machine.
  • the control module is connected to the central administration server via which the vending machine is being monitored and administered. This includes the monitoring of package reserve, the environmental conditions inside the vending machine, and in case of possible malfunction, assessment of the nature of the failure with the help of a video camera or video cameras in the housing.
  • the vending machine operates in the below described manner.
  • the buyer comes to the vending machine, selects the desired product or products on the payment terminal, i.e. a pellet package or a briquette package and the quantity of corresponding packages, and after making the payment the vending machine moves the packages one by one into a package dispensing position.
  • the desired product or products on the payment terminal i.e. a pellet package or a briquette package and the quantity of corresponding packages
  • the buyer selects a pellet package or a briquette package and their quantity and makes the payment via a mobile communication device, e.g. a smartphone.
  • a mobile communication device e.g. a smartphone.
  • an application which is downloadable into a smartphone and operating via the central administration server, is designed through which the nearest vending machine can be found, availability of the desired product (pellet package or briquette package) checked and a purchase made.
  • a code will be issued for the buyer, which the buyer enters into the vending machine terminal (manually or electronically) and a package or packages purchased from the vending machine will be dispensed for the buyer.
  • the package gripper 6 is moved, for example, to the nearest pallet 9 where a suitable package 2 is located.
  • the control means 5 detect the position of the package and turns the package gripper 6 around its yaw axis to the suitable position and lowers the package gripper 6 onto the package 2.
  • the package 2 is gripped with the vacuum suction pads of the package gripper 6, lifted up from the stack of the packages 2 on the pallet 9 and moved to the conveyor 7.
  • the conveyor 7 moves the package 2 through the door (not shown) into the package dispensing module 8 that is, for example, a roller track.
  • the end of the roller track is preferably provided with a barrier that protects the package from falling down.
  • the buyer seizes the package 2 from the end of the roller track of the dispensing module 8 and lifts it, for example, into their means of transport.
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US5538159A (en) 1994-11-07 1996-07-23 Snyder; Ted G. Portable wood dispenser
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FR2849947A1 (fr) 2003-01-14 2004-07-16 Daniel Arnaud Dispositif de distribution de bois de chauffage et produits de bois pour chauffage.
EP1693805A1 (fr) 2005-02-16 2006-08-23 Daniel Arnaud Dispositif de distribution de bois de chauffage et produits de bois pour chauffage et cuisson
US20070151981A1 (en) 2005-09-27 2007-07-05 Leonard Halsey Firewood dispenser
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DE2455673A1 (de) 1974-11-25 1976-05-26 Gernot Lucas Verkaufsautomat, besonders geeignet fuer gefrorene ware, insbesondere speiseeis
WO1995006301A1 (fr) 1992-03-06 1995-03-02 Munroe Chirnomas Distributeur automatique de produits alimentaires
US5538159A (en) 1994-11-07 1996-07-23 Snyder; Ted G. Portable wood dispenser
US6547096B1 (en) 2000-08-07 2003-04-15 Munroe Chirnomas Vending machine
FR2849947A1 (fr) 2003-01-14 2004-07-16 Daniel Arnaud Dispositif de distribution de bois de chauffage et produits de bois pour chauffage.
EP1693805A1 (fr) 2005-02-16 2006-08-23 Daniel Arnaud Dispositif de distribution de bois de chauffage et produits de bois pour chauffage et cuisson
US20070151981A1 (en) 2005-09-27 2007-07-05 Leonard Halsey Firewood dispenser
WO2007130529A2 (fr) * 2006-05-02 2007-11-15 Munroe Chirnomas Magasin automatisé destiné à la vente d'articles
WO2008133974A2 (fr) * 2007-04-26 2008-11-06 Pace Innovations, L.C. Appareil de préhension sous vide
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EP3038063A1 (fr) * 2014-12-23 2016-06-29 Bossi, Raffaele Distributeur automatique de pellets, bois de chauffage et biocarburants en général pour systemes de chauffage résidentiel

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