EP3335200B1 - Dispositif de distribution pour produits, en particulier pour distributeurs automatiques - Google Patents

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EP3335200B1
EP3335200B1 EP16791451.4A EP16791451A EP3335200B1 EP 3335200 B1 EP3335200 B1 EP 3335200B1 EP 16791451 A EP16791451 A EP 16791451A EP 3335200 B1 EP3335200 B1 EP 3335200B1
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  • the present invention generally relates to a dispensing device for products, such as edible goods or durable goods of various kinds, in particular for vending machines.
  • the invention relates to a mechanism for separating and dispensing canned products, which is configured to replace the dispensing devices of products already normally used and spread, but limited in flexibility, easiness of construction, material costs, wiring times, electronic management and total reliability of the system.
  • the dispenser device for products which is the object of the invention, is perfectly compatible with the size, as well as with the software and the hardware currently in use in known vending machines.
  • the known dispensing devices of canned products in particular for vending machines, have a plurality of loading channels, arranged in rows, wherein at each channel corresponds a motor for discharging the product and an end-product detection system, configured to signal the depletion of the products in the related row.
  • the present invention aims to overcome the above mentioned drawbacks of the prior art and, in particular, a main object of the invention is to provide a product dispensing device, in particular for vending machines, that allows to minimize the use of materials and the installation and wiring times, with respect to the known dispensing devices.
  • Another object of the present invention is to provide a product dispensing device, in particular for vending machines, which guarantees an efficient electronic management and the complete reliability of the final product.
  • a further object of the invention is to provide a product dispensing device, in particular for vending machines, at low costs, considering the achieved advantages, with respect to the known dispensing devices.
  • the dispensing device according to the present invention is completely modular and avoids the use of individual wirings and motors which are currently used in known dispensing devices.
  • Each module of the dispensing device according to the invention is a true "plug and play” module which is contained within the automatic vending machines.
  • each module is self-contained and equipped with its own software, provided by a small microprocessor, which is able to communicate with the electronic card of the vending machine, via serial cable, via Bluetooth® or via Wi-Fi, so as to only make the wiring related to the respective mains power supplies.
  • the products dispensing device in particular for vending machines, according to the present invention, is constituted by a modular structure 10, which has two guides or axles A1, B1, perpendicular to each other and both motorized.
  • the axle A1 has variable sizes with respect to the number of products selections to be obtained and with respect to the use of the modular structure 10.
  • the axle A1 is fixed on a plane A3 placed below a plurality of racks A4, which are adjustable according to the size of the products to be dispensed; the plane A3 also incorporates a linear guide A5 and a movable carriage A6, which is connected to a toothed belt A7 able to move the carriage A6 through the bidirectional motion of a motor (not shown in the enclosed figures) and its related pulleys A9.
  • the positioning of the carriage A6 takes place in a starting point or zero point of the system (as shown in the enclosed figure 2 ), which is signaled by one or more limit switches A10 of the system.
  • a motor with encoder or a stepper motor or a mixed motor can be used by referring to the starting point or zero point identified by the switch A10.
  • the axle or guide B1 placed along the Y axis (perpendicular to the X axis, as shown in the enclosed figure 2 ) and dimensioned according to the length of the products to be dispensed, is fixed on the movable carriage A6; said axle B1 constitutes a fixing structure for a second motor B2 which moves the toothed belt A8; said belt A8 moves between two pulleys B4, B8 which have a pusher dowel or idler B3, a switch B5 and a product presence sensor B6.
  • the motor pulley B4 also has a cam function and, by acting on the switch B5, gives the necessary pulse for identifying the completion of one round of the toothed belt A8.
  • the system of guides or axles A1, B1 is free to move below the adjustable racks A4 and said adjustable racks A4 are supported by the support surface A12 of the products, which has a plurality of adjustable containment blades A2, so that the support surface of the products is not continuous but has a split at the center of each products loading channel C1, through which the pusher dowel B3 goes from an initial position 12 to a final position 13 (product output), once activated the motor B2 up to the return of the pulley B4 on the contact switch B5 identifying the completion of one round of the belt A8 (as shown in the enclosed figure 4A ).
  • the boxes or containers C2 containing the products to be dispensed are supported on the flat base A12 and only on the side edges of the blades A2, so that, in correspondence of the discontinuities of the base A12, moves the protruding part of the pusher dowel B3, which is integral with the toothed belt A8, during each revolution made by said toothed belt A8, so as to remove each box C2 to bring it in the pickup area 14 (as shown in the enclosed figure 5 ).
  • the operation of the dispensing device, in particular for vending machines, according to the invention is substantially the following.
  • the system gives a position to each selection of products and, therefore, to each rack A4 of the device (1 to n), starting from an initial position or zero point, at which the carriage A6 is positioned at the beginning of the guide or axle A1.
  • the guide or axle A1 places the extraction guide or axle B1 exactly in correspondence of the rack's position where the required product is placed, according to a reference related to the stored encoder's pulses or to the required round-steps (depending on the drive motor).
  • the motor B2 and the pulley B4 are activated so that the belt A8 makes one revolution and, therefore, the pusher dowel B3 of the belt A8 goes through for a time below the box C2 of the selected product to be distributed, so that said box C2 is pushed toward the outside of the rack A4, making it slide downward the other stacked boxes C2.
  • the product presence sensor B6 which is positioned on the axle B1, is able to verify if, after the ejection of the box C2, other boxes C2 still remain in the selected rack A4 or if said rack A4 is empty.
  • the selection of said rack A4 will be deleted from the list of products available to the user, so that the user can no longer select said products.
  • the modular structure of the device allows to adapt it to different uses, adding more modules to each other and/or overlapping said modules, so as to obtain a complete flexibility of use about the quantity and quality of canned products that can be selected and then dispensed.
  • the modularity of the dispenser device according to the invention allows to use it according to the vending machine that you want to make (vandal-proof or not, indoor or outdoor vending machine, more or less large, more or less technological, etc.).

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  1. Dispositif de distribution de produits pour distributeurs automatiques, constitué par une structure modulaire (10), qui présente deux rails ou axes longitudinaux (A1, B1), perpendiculaires l'un à l'autre et tous deux motorisés, dans lequel un premier axe longitudinal (A1) a des dimensions variables en fonction d'un nombre préfixé de sélections de produits à distribuer, ledit premier axe (A1) étant fixé sur un plan (A3) placé sous une pluralité de crémaillères (A4) où une série de contenants (C2) sont empilés, lesdits contenants (C2) contenant les produits à distribuer ;
    dans lequel ledit plan (A3) a un guide linéaire (A5) et un chariot (A6) mobile, qui est relié à une courroie dentée (A7) capable de déplacer ledit chariot (A6), à travers le mouvement bidirectionnel d'un premier moteur et de poulies associées (A9), depuis une position initiale indiquée par un interrupteur de fin de course (A10) ;
    caractérisé en ce qu'un second axe longitudinal (B1) est fixé sur ledit chariot (A6) mobile, et dimensionné selon la taille des contenants (C2) et des produits à distribuer et un second moteur (B2), qui est placé sur ledit second axe longitudinal (B1), est capable de déplacer une courroie (A8) dentée qui se déplace entre deux poulies (B4, B8), ladite courroie (A8) dentée est couplée à une cheville poussoir (B3), un interrupteur de contact (B5), pour désactiver le second moteur à la détection de l'achèvement d'une révolution de ladite courroie (A8) dentée, et un capteur de présence de produit (B6).
  2. Dispositif de distribution selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce qu'il est configuré de sorte qu'une fois le chariot (A6) a été positionné en correspondance d'une crémaillère (A4) sélectionnée, le second moteur (B2) et la poulie (B4) sont activés de sorte que la courroie (A8) effectue une révolution et que la cheville poussoir (B3) de la courroie (A8) traverse, pendant un certain temps, le dessous d'un contenant (C2) du produit sélectionné à distribuer, de sorte que ledit contenant (C2) soit poussé vers l'extérieur de ladite crémaillère (A4) sélectionnée, ce qui le fait glisser vers le bas des autres contenants (C2) empilés.
  3. Dispositif de distribution selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que ledit premier moteur est un moteur avec codeur ou un moteur pas à pas ou un moteur mixte.
  4. Dispositif de distribution selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce qu'une base (A12) supporte lesdites crémaillères (A4) et a une série de lames (A2) de confinement réglables, de sorte que la surface de support des produits ait une fente au centre de chaque canal de chargement (C1) desdits produits, à travers laquelle ladite cheville poussoir (B3) circule d'une position de départ (12), en correspondance de l'une desdites deux poulies (B4, B8), à une position finale (13), en correspondance de la sortie desdits produits.
  5. Dispositif de distribution selon la revendication 4, caractérisé en ce que lesdits contenants (C2) des produits à distribuer sont placés horizontalement sur ladite base (A12) et latéralement sur les bords desdites lames (A2), de sorte que, en correspondance avec ladite fente, une portion saillante de ladite cheville poussoir (B3), solidaire de ladite courroie (A8) dentée, glisse pendant chaque révolution réalisée par ladite courroie (A8) dentée, de sorte à retirer chaque contenant (C2) des produits pour le porter dans une zone de retrait (14) où l'utilisateur peut le prendre.
  6. Dispositif de distribution selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que chaque crémaillère (A4) a une position attribuée spécifique, partant d'une position initiale, en correspondance de laquelle ledit chariot (A6) est placé au début dudit premier axe longitudinal (A1).
  7. Dispositif de distribution selon la revendication 6, caractérisé en ce que ledit premier axe longitudinal (A1) est configuré pour placer ledit second axe longitudinal (B1) à la position de la crémaillère (A4) lorsque le contenant (C2) qui contient le produit demandé est inséré, selon une référence fournie par ledit premier moteur, de sorte que ledit chariot (A6) soit positionné à ladite crémaillère (A4) sélectionnée, avant d'activer ledit deuxième moteur (B2), ladite courroie (A8) et ladite cheville poussoir (B3) qui passe par en dessous dudit contenant (C2) du produit sélectionné à distribuer, de sorte que ledit contenant (C2) soit poussé vers l'extérieur de la crémaillère (A4) sélectionnée, ce qui le fait glisser vers le bas vers des autres contenants (C2) empilés.
  8. Dispositif de distribution selon la revendication 2, caractérisé en ce que ledit capteur de présence de produit (B6), qui est placé sur ledit second axe longitudinal (B1), est prévu pour vérifier si, après la sortie d'un contenant (C2) de ladite crémaillère (A4) sélectionnée, d'autres contenants (C2) restent encore ou non dans ladite crémaillère (A4) sélectionnée, de sorte que, si ladite crémaillère (A4) sélectionnée ne comporte pas de contenants (C2), ladite crémaillère (A4) sélectionnée est supprimée d'une liste de produits disponibles et sélectionnables par l'utilisateur.
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