FR2524178A1 - AUTOMATIC SELLING MACHINE - Google Patents

Abstract

THE INVENTION RELATES TO AN AUTOMATIC SALES MACHINE. ACCORDING TO THE INVENTION, IT SHOWS GOODS TREES 2, 3, 4 IN SERIES ONE AFTER THE OTHERS, A ROTATING GOODS DISTRIBUTION BODY 25 WITH A DRIVE UNIT 24 AND POCKETS 35, 36, 37 FOR RECEIVING THE GOODS GOODS AND DISTRIBUTION. THE INVENTION APPLIES IN PARTICULAR TO THE SALE OF BEVERAGES.

Description

The present invention relates to an automatic sales machine with

  at least one unit for storing and distributing goods with a part forming

  tree containing the goods that can be replenished

  born, and at the lower end of which is arranged

  a device for distributing goods.

  Automatic vending machines that have these features are known in a large number of forms One of the problems with these automatic units is the fact of providing sufficient storage for a certain product. In structure height, the automatic sales machines are generally restricted, so it is not possible to extend the trees of goods unlimitedly in height The practice is already common therefore, to fill several units of storage and distribution of goods in an automatic unit with the same product and to control the units so that a transition is made to another unit when the first unit is empty This usually requires a relatively expensive control when allocating the individual tree of the goods in the automatic unit to a certain product must be kept variable Automatic sales machines have also already been Where each commodity storage and distribution unit with a goods distribution device has several trees for the goods In this case also, it is technically possible to control the catch at each individual tree in order to access the tree. next tree when the first tree is empty But for this also, additional arrangements for monitoring and control are necessary, in that when a tree is empty, it must be reported to the system which then gives the commands required to move to the next tree.

  However, this mode of operation is problematic.

  not only for technical reasons, but also for the filling of goods If, in the case of goods, for example, beverage containers of limited durability are involved, then the archadises of several trees must be attempted. arranged parallel to each other as much as possible alternately so that when filling all the trees of the goods always have the same level of

  filling and the following operation of the automatic

  of all trees, we first use the goods

  from a previous filling If the machine is

  with some empty trees, then this can only be possible again with special

and expensive to control.

  In bottle vending machines, for example, it has become common practice to take the bottles through a single dispensing device, for example two goods trees which are arranged side by side alternately with the post-slide behavior. and bearing which in itself is very favorable, essentially hard bodies

  round bottles or boxes, constructions used

  sands for this could be developed This is more difficult in the case of automatic vending machines for stick-shaped packages that are usually

  stored in order to completely fill the trees of the goods

  it is therefore more difficult to arrange retaining and clamping fingers or the like between the goods, preventing the post-slip of more than one article of goods. This is particularly difficult in the case of cardboard drink containers, easily

  be damaged by any mechanical device.

  At the basis of the present invention is the problem of an automatic vending machine and, in particular, a storage and distribution unit for such an automatic vending machine, also adapted to take advantage of. a sensitive way of packaging in the form of sticks that can be stacked very tight such as for example beverage containers in cardboard, by means of a dispensing device in a simple way alternatively from several trees allocated

  goods, so that they are emptied uniformly.

  In this case, it is further sought to allow to arrange the goods trees side by side and thus the entire unit of storage and distribution of goods in a way as saving as possible space in

the automatic unit.

  This problem is solved according to the invention by the fact that the goods tree part contains at least two trees which are arranged one after the other and the device for distributing the goods is composed of

  a rotating body provided with a controllable unit of

  flow, whose axis of rotation passes in the direction of the series arrangement of the shaft and which is provided

  in the area below each of the trees of the goods

  say, from a receiving pocket of goods, the receiving pockets of goods corresponding to the number of trees that are distributed to equal divisions

  on the circumference-of the rotating body.

  The rotating body is preferably constructed in the form of a cylinder having a substantially smooth surface, where there are the cargo receiving pockets allocated to the various shafts, which are distributed throughout its longitudinal extent and in each case under another Angle of rotation An arrangement with three goods trees one after the other and correspondingly three pockets for receiving the goods in the rotary body, which are offset from each other in each case by an angle, is preferred.

  of 1200 When one of the receiving pockets of the goods

  Saying is turned upward, then the next pack of goods can slip into it, coming from the tree placed above For other trees this is not possible because the pockets allocated in the body

  rotary are then under a different angle of rotation.

  When a distribution of goods is caused, then the rotating body rotates forwards on a rotation angle of 1200, in which process a receiving bag of goods which has already received a package of goods from the allocated tree, passes to a position directed substantially downwards, o the package of goods can fall into a slider of removal of the automatic unit By the rotational angle of rotation arrangement of the individual pockets of receipt of the goods, the packages distributed in succession of goods are always taken in succession of individual trees. So that during the rotating movement of the rotating body, the packets of goods do not emerge from it prematurely, it is advantageous to provide a corresponding guide plate laterally looking

  in the direction of rotation of the rotating body.

  The individual goods storage and dispensing units are conveniently arranged so that they can pivot close to each other in the automatic unit so that, when the front door of the automatic unit is opened, the shafts can be tilted to the outside, forward with their upper openings filling The arrangement

  trees one after the other in an individual unit

  dual unit can receive a number of these units in as compact a layout as possible, side by side, in an automatic unit having a certain dimension of

frontal surface.

  The invention will be better understood, and other purposes, features, details and advantages thereof

  will appear more clearly in the description

  following explanatory diagram made with reference to the accompanying schematic drawings given solely by way of example illustrating an embodiment of the invention and in which: Figure 1 shows a schematic assembly of a storage unit and distribution of goods for an automatic sales machine; and FIG. 2 shows an exploded perspective representation of the essential parts of the unit of

  storage and distribution of goods of Figure 1.

  The explanations given below will be made essentially using Figure 2 Figure 1 is merely intended to give a schematic impression

of the assembled unit.

  The goods storage and distribution unit shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 consists of a shaft part 1, which in the embodiment consists of three shafts 2, 3 and 4 arranged one after the other. the others The shafts 2, 3 and 4 are joined to each other, particularly near their lower end by two irons at angles 5 and 6 to the top, the shafts 2, 3 and 4 are torn off in the representation of FIG. It is obvious to the person skilled in the art that these shafts may have a substantially larger extent upwards and along their length, they must also be connected to one another by other connecting elements (not shown). . As is evident in FIG. 2, the individual shafts are executed substantially by being open on the side where they are joined to each other by the iron

  only the curved border areas 7 allow

  to the merchandise contained in the trees

  not to fall out of the trees to the open side.

  Open execution, however, has the advantage that the filling status of the individual trees can be monitored at any time by opening the automatic unit, and that the trees are also accessible at any time, in case o , as an exception, packages or packages of goods

  could be stuck in the trees.

  For the connection with the angle irons 5 and 6 of the shaft 1, there is provided a frame 8 for the goods distribution unit 9 The frame 8 consists of two side walls 10 and 11, including the left side wall 10 is relatively narrow, while the side wall 11 extends obliquely downwardly to a guide plate 12 which should prevent, as will be explained better below, the packages contained in the dispensing device 9 The side walls 10 and 11 are joined to each other by a rear wall 13 which contains a support bore 14 of the rotating body of the goods distribution device. The side walls 10 and 11 are further connected to upper horizontal flanges 15 and 16 on which the entire chassis 8 is to be screwed with the free flanges of the angle irons 5 and 6 of the part

tree 1.

  A front wall 17 must be detachably joined to the frame 8, which is provided, for this purpose, with three vertical flanges 19 and 20 which, as can clearly be seen by the dashed line 21 in the drawings, must be screwed with the left side wall 10, the right side wall 11 and the guide plate 12 The front wall 17 contains the front support bore 22 of the rotating body of the device 9 for distributing the goods It may be noted more than the front wall 17 is provided at its lower end with a tab 23 bent forwards on which for example it is possible to

  mount the drive unit 24, which is only schematic

  indicated in Figure 1, for the device 9 of

  distribution of goods Such a training unit

  It does not form a detailed object of the present invention.

  It must simply fulfill the condition that with it, the goods distribution device 9 can be advanced on a predetermined angle of rotation at each

sales transaction.

  A decisive part of the device 9 for distributing the goods is the rotary body 25, which is rotatably supported by means of the pins 26 (of which only the

  front spindle is visible) in bores 14 and 22.

  In the exemplary embodiment, the rotary body 25 is constructed in the form of a cylindrical roller, which, according to the number of goods trees, consists of three sections 27, 28 and 29. The connection is made by threaded tie rods 30 and front plates 31 and 32,

  which, for their part, are carried by the pivots 26.

  In order to make it possible to join the end plates 31 and 32 so as to be rotatable, with the sections 27 and 29 of the rotary body 25, the sections of the rotary body are provided with protuberances 33 which engage in corresponding recesses 34 of the plates. 31 and 32 corresponding engagements which however are not shown, are formed between the individual sections of the rotary body 25, one of the

other.

  The individual sections of the rotary body 25 are each provided with a bag 35, 36, 37 for receiving the goods. In particular, from the front-side dimension of the goods receiving bag 27 of the rotary body 27, It may be noted that these pockets for receiving goods have a

  rectangular cross section and correspondingly

  dante, also a rectangular entrance opening.

  The free entry area of the receiving pockets of the goods

  at least corresponds to the net cross-section of the corresponding goods shaft and the rotary body 25 is mounted in the frame 8 so that the receiving pockets of the goods in a rotatable body position where they are facing upwards can be

  brought exactly to cover the trans-

  versales lower output of the trees.

  In the allocation of the rotatable body 25 to the shaft portion 1, it may be convenient to allow the curved edges 7 of the individual trees to terminate somewhat before the lower output cross-section of the trees, so that a package of goods can be driven by turning the rotary body 25 from the goods tree area 26 even if it is

  somewhat protruding from the receiving pocket of the body.

  In addition, it must be ensured that an article of

  say it will not be able to penetrate too deeply into the receiving pocket of the rotary body 25 so that the following article

  can slip and enter the edge of this pocket.

  This can be achieved with certainty by the corresponding short, deep dimensioning of the receiving pockets of the goods and by shortening the

curved edges 7 of the trees.

  The operation of the unit is as simple as it can be imagined In every sales transaction, the rotating body is turned to the right by the controllable drive unit 24 of 1200 If in the process, an empty pocket receipt of the merchandise turned upwards passes through the tree of goods relating thereto, then automatically an article slips lelong and passes into the pocket of receipt of goods As in this way, the pockets of receipt of goods, as long as Goods items are contained in the shafts, are kept constantly filled, always, then after a rotation of 1200 rotating body 25 a commodity item is dispensed down into a dispensing chute (not shown) of the automatic unit when a pocket of goods after rotating movement corresponding to the right of the rotating body emerged from the area of the guide plate 12 and the article can fall down out Rotating body It is clear that by a simple and controlled rotation angle, goods items can be taken in succession alternately of three trees, so the

  goods contained in the three trees are uniform

  As a result, a virtually equal level of fill is always maintained. The entire goods storage and distribution unit is pivotally mounted in the machine housing (in a manner not shown in the figure). The pivot axis passes perpendicularly to the extension plane of the machine. goods tree and can be for example below the foot 23 of the

  front wall 17 of the dispensing device.

  Several of the units shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 may be arranged with the drive unit 24 facing forward, that is with the goods shafts arranged one after another in a relatively dense manner. next to others in an automatic vending machine For filling trees, individual units are switched to

  front, independently of each other, after opening

  the front door of the automatic unit so that the top openings of the individual trees of a unit are freely

from the top.

Claims (8)

R E V E N D I C A T I 0 N S   1. Automatic sales machine with at least one goods storage and distribution unit with a goods filling shaft part, at the lower end of which is arranged a goods distribution device, characterized in that said shaft part comprises at least two goods shafts (2, 3, 4) which are arranged in series, said goods distribution device comprising a rotating body (25) provided with a controllable drive unit (24), the axis of rotation of said body passing in the direction of the series arrangement of the shafts and being placed in the area below each of the shafts with a goods receiving pocket (35, 36, 37) corresponding to the number of shafts. trees, distributed to divisions   angular equal on the circumference of the rotating body.   2. Machine according to claim 1, characterized in that the distribution device of each storage unit and distribution is joined to the shaft portion   corresponding goods in one unit.   3. Machine according to any one of   claims 1 or 2, characterized in that the body   rotary is substantially cylindrical.   4. Machine according to any one of   preceding claims, characterized in that, in   looking in the direction of rotation of the rotating body, a guide plate (12) is laterally provided which is   connected to the goods tree unit.   5. Machine according to any one of   preceding claims for packets in the form of   sticks, in particular cardboard drink containers, characterized in that the receiving pockets of the goods have dimensions substantially of the form of batons, and their cross-sectional entrance substantially corresponds to the cross section of the trees of the goods.   6. Machine according to any one of   preceding claims, characterized in that each   storage and distribution unit is provided with three shafts, and the rotating body of the dispensing device has three staggered receiving pockets in each case on 1200.   7 Machine according to any one of   preceding claims, characterized in that the   individual storage and distribution units are arranged adjacent in the automatic unit so that the goods trees of each individual unit, looking from the front face of   the automatic unit, are arranged one after the other.   8. Machine according to claim 7, characterized in that the storage and distribution units are arranged in the automatic unit pivotally about an axis perpendicular to the plane of the shafts so that the shafts, with the front wall of the automatic unit open, can be rotated to the outside of the unit   automatic with their top openings to fill   wise for filling goods.