KR0138381Y1 - vending machine - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a vending machine, by visually confirming the storage status and food size of the foods, such as vegetables and fruits stored therein, can selectively withdraw foods of the desired position from the foods, and also by its own cooling system While maintaining the freshness of stored foods reliably, the user can easily disassemble and assemble the food during maintenance.The technical means is that the food mounting plate is vertically arranged at regular intervals in a transparent cylindrical rotating body. As the first rotary shaft in the center length direction is vertically rotated by the driving of the first motor, the food loading part which is temporarily stopped at the food dispensing part position during the food selection operation, and the food loaded in the food loading part Position selection switch and food name switch for selecting the food of the desired position among the A food selection unit comprising a banknote input port and a coin input port for inputting the selected food price, and the second motor is operated in accordance with the food selection of the food selection unit to rotate the second rotary shaft in the vertical direction, and withdraw the trolley to the selected food position. After the ascending operation, the take-out trolley is advanced in accordance with the operation of the third motor, and the withdrawal operation unit which withdraws the food and retracts it after returning to the food dispensing unit, and the food withdrawal operation of the withdrawal operation unit It is characterized in that it is composed of the food carrying out portion, the cold air supply unit for supplying a suitable cold air for storing the food in the food loading portion and the sound generating unit for generating the effect sound during the food take-out operation.

Description

vending machine

1 is a perspective view of the present invention.

Figure 2 is a schematic internal structure showing a drive unit of the present invention.

Figure 3 is a detailed view of the withdrawal operation unit showing the main drive of the present invention.

Figure 4 is an internal plan view showing an operating state of the present invention.

* Explanation of symbols for main parts of the drawings

10: product main body 20: product loading department

21: rotating body 22: food mounting plate

23: food storage group 24: the first motor

27: first rotating shaft 30: food selection unit

40: food delivery unit 50: cold air supply unit

60: drawing out operation unit 61: the second motor

64: 2nd rotation shaft 65: 3rd motor

70: take out trolley 71: trolley guide

72: drawer 76: moving axis

The present invention relates to a vending machine, and more particularly, to a vending machine that allows the user to selectively withdraw foods at a desired position among the foods by visually checking the storage state of the foods such as the stored vegetables and fruits.

As is well known in general, a vending machine selects a product by inputting a predetermined amount, and the selected product is withdrawn through the product outlet. For example, in the case of a beverage vending machine, When the select switch is operated by inputting the amount of money, the corresponding beverage is combined by the internal operation unit and discharged into the cup of the outlet opening opened through the dispensing line, and the user can take out the cup in the product outlet and taste the selected beverage. .

On the other hand, unlike the vending machine for beverages, in the case of a vending machine for products such as cigarettes or foodstuffs, when a predetermined amount of money corresponding to the product to be selected is operated to operate the selection switch, the corresponding product is withdrawn to the product outlet through the delivery line. The user can take out the product drawn out into the product outlet and use the product. Usually, the user cannot use the product drawn out in the order of loading regardless of the abnormality of the selected product. In the case of food, such as agricultural products that require a fresh storage state in a clean product state, the structure of the general vending machine has many problems in its use.

In other words, in the case of agricultural products, it is desirable to select the size of the food based on whether there is an abnormality in the storage condition.However, in the case of the automatic vending machines, only the stock of the stored food is checked. In addition, there are structural limitations that cannot be brought out, and foods of a certain location can not be taken out selectively by the user's arbitrary choice among the foodstuffs, and problems such as disassembling and assembling the parts to repair them in case of product failure are difficult. There is this.

The present invention was devised to solve all the problems of the conventional general food vending machine described above, by visually confirming the storage state and food size of the corresponding foods such as vegetables and fruits housed in the desired position of the foods Its purpose is to provide a vending machine that can withdraw foods selectively, and also maintains the freshness of stored foods by its own cooling system, while allowing users to easily disassemble and assemble the products during breakdown repair. do.

As a technical means for realizing the above object, the present invention, the food mounting plate is vertically arranged at a predetermined interval in a transparent cylindrical rotating body is integrated as the first rotation axis of the central length direction by the drive of the first motor is vertically rotated When the food selection operation is rotated forward and reverse to the food loading unit is temporarily stopped at the food outlet position, the position selection switch and food name switch for selecting the corresponding food at the desired position among the food stored in the food loading unit and the selected food price The food selection unit consisting of a banknote input port and a coin input port for inputting the food and the food selection unit, the second motor is operated in accordance with the food selection of the food selection unit, the second rotary shaft in the vertical direction is rotated, the withdrawal trolley moves up to the selected food position After the third motor is driven, the withdrawal trolley is advanced to load and take out the food. A withdrawal operation unit which is retracted and then returned to the food dispensing unit, a food dispensing unit to which food is taken out according to the withdrawal operation of the withdrawal operation unit, and a cold air supply unit and a food supply unit for supplying cool air suitable for food storage in the food loading unit It is composed of a sound generator for generating the effect sound during the drawing operation.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings, a preferred embodiment according to the present invention will be described in detail.

1 is a perspective view of the present invention, Figure 2 is a schematic internal structure showing the drive unit of the present invention, Figure 3 is a detailed drawing of the pull-out operation unit showing the drive main portion of the present invention, Figure 4 is a working state of the present invention The inner plan view shown is shown.

As shown in the figure, the vending machine of the present invention that can visually check the storage state of the foods, such as vegetables and fruit stored, and selectively withdraw the food at any desired position among the foods, transparent cylindrical ash The food mounting plate 22 is vertically arranged at regular intervals within the entire 21 so that the first rotary shaft 27 in the central longitudinal direction is vertically rotated by the driving of the first motor 24 to integrally reverse and rotate the food selection. During operation, the food loading unit 20 temporarily stopped at the food discharging unit 40 and the position selection switch 32 for selecting a corresponding food at a desired position among the foods stored in the food loading unit 20; A food selection unit 30 comprising a food name switch 31, a banknote input port 33 and a coin input port 34 for inputting a selected food price, and a second motor according to the food selection of the food selection unit 30. 61 As the second rotation shaft 64 in the vertical direction is rotated in parallel, the takeout trolley 70 is moved up to the selected food position, and then the takeout trolley 70 is advanced according to the driving of the third motor 65. A withdrawal operation unit 60 which returns to the food outlet unit 40 after the withdrawal and withdraws, and a food extraction unit 40 with which food is taken out according to the food withdrawal operation of the withdrawal operation unit 60; The food main unit 10 which is composed of a cold air supply unit 50 for supplying suitable cold air to food storage in the food loading unit 20 and a sound generator (not shown) for generating an effect sound during the food withdrawal operation. Is imperative to.

The food mounting portion 20 is installed on the left side of the food body portion 10 and protrudes forward and is configured to rotate in accordance with the driving of the first motor 24 installed on the upper side, the transparent body of the cylindrical plate 21 The first rotation shaft 27 integrally formed in the longitudinal direction of the center is driven to be driven by the driving of the first motor 24 is rotated.

The engagement driving between the first motor 24 and the first rotation shaft 27 is vertically driven by the bevel gears 25 and 26 by the rotation operation of the first motor 24. In the direction of rotation.

In the rotating body 21, which is a main portion of the food mounting portion 20, a food mounting plate 22, which is a circular plate, is installed at regular intervals in the vertical direction, and is fixed at the periphery of each of the food mounting plates 22. The food storage panel 23 is installed so that the food is stored at an interval without being displaced during the rotation operation.

On the other hand, the food selector 30 installed on the right side of the food main unit 10 as an outer structure of the vending machine is a position selection switch 32 for selecting a corresponding food at a desired position among the foods stored in the food loading unit 20. And the food name switch 31 is installed, the food name switch 31 is a function switch for selecting a desired food name from among the various foods in the food loading unit 20, and the position selection switch 32 is selected from the selected food name The food name switch 31 and the position selection switch 32 are operated without mutual priority as a function switch for selecting a product at a desired position by looking at the food size and storage state.

In addition, a bank input port 33 and a coin input port 34 are installed below the selection switches 31 and 32 as currency input ports for inputting food prices corresponding to foods to be selected.

On the other hand, the withdrawal operation unit 60 for extracting and operating the food stored in the food mounting unit 20 is installed on the right side of the food mounting unit 20 inside the food body unit 10, the food selection unit ( According to the food selection of 30), the upper second motor 61 is driven by driving the upper second motor 61, and the second motor 61 and the second rotary shaft 64 are engaged. The engagement drive between the two bevel gears 62 and 63 causes the second motor 61 to rotate in the vertical direction along with the rotational motion of the second motor 61 so that the withdrawal trolley 70 is raised to the food position. To work.

In addition, a trolley guide 71 extending through the take-out trolley 70 and extending to the bottom surface of the food main body 10 in the lower side direction of the second motor 61 is installed to face the second rotation shaft 64. The take-out trolley 70 is configured to face the support plate 74 at a lower distance by the take-out adjusting bar 73 for adjusting the moving width of the front take-out plate 72.

In addition, a third motor 65 is installed below the support plate 74, and a moving shaft 76 formed of a ball screw is rolled out to the center of the support member 75 protruding from both sides of the support plate 74. The spur gears 77 and 78 are fastened to the rear ends of the third motor 65 and the moving shaft 76, respectively, so that the moving shaft 76 is engaged with the driving shaft of the third motor 65. It is rotated by the gears 77 and 78.

Further, the front take-out panel 72 is fixedly coupled by the connecting bracket 79 so that the moving shaft 76 is rotated forward and backward.

In addition, as shown in FIG. 4, the take-out panel 72 is inserted into and into a recess formed in each food storage panel 23 of the food mounting plate 22 arranged on each layer of the food loading unit 20. It is shaped.

On the other hand, the food selection unit 30 is installed in the lower portion of the food body unit 10 is configured to install the food take-out unit 40 is carried out according to the food withdrawal operation of the take-out operation unit 60, The withdrawal operation unit 60 is operated to install a sound generating unit that generates an effect sound while the food reaches the food discharging unit 40.

In particular, the vending machine of the present invention is configured as a cold air supply unit 50 above the food main unit 10 as a cold air supply means for keeping the food mounted on the food mounting unit 20 in a fresh state.

The structure of the vending machine described above is merely a description of one embodiment of the present invention, and various changes and modifications are possible within the scope and configuration of the present invention.

The present invention made of the configuration as described above, first, the consumer selects the desired food in the food loading unit 20, the amount (coin or banknotes corresponding to the coin input port 34 or the bank input port 33 of the food selection unit 30) ), And then the food name switch 31 and the position selection switch 32 are operated to select the food name and the food position. At this time, the food name switch 31 and the position selection switch 32 is operated by the food loading unit 20 and the withdrawal operation unit 60 by the command irrespective of the order.

In addition, as the rotary body 21 of the food loading unit 20 is gradually stopped according to the operation of the food selection unit 30, the food storage unit 23 on the side where the corresponding food is located in the rotary body 21 is a food carrying unit. Arrive toward 40 and stop, and while the second motor 61 of the take-out operation unit 60 is driven, the second rotation shaft 64 is engaged with the take-out trolley 70 to the corresponding position of the selected food. Stop after 1st ascent.

The take-off trolley 70 stops in front of the food storage board 23 at the food position, and at the same time, the second motor 61 is driven to engage with the spur gears 77 and 78 to engage with each other. 76) is moved forward by a predetermined length, and the withdrawal board 72 on the front side is inserted into the recess of the food storage board 23 on which the food is mounted, and the food is mounted on the withdrawal board 72. The withdrawal board 72 retracts about 5-10 mm with the withdrawal trolley 70 and then retracts.

As soon as the third retreat operation of the take-out trolley 70 stops, it immediately descends to reach the food outlet 40, and the food is withdrawn to the user through the food outlet 40.

When the take-out trolley 70 reaches the food outlet 40, the rotating body 21 of the food loading unit is rotated again, and an effect sound is generated by the sound generator during the operation of taking out the food. Is generated.

On the other hand, the vending machine is automatically controlled by the cold air supply unit 50, the supply of cold air into the food loading unit 20.

As described above, the present invention can visually check the storage state and the food size of the corresponding foods such as vegetables and fruits stored therein, and selectively withdraw the food of the desired position from the foods, and also stored by its own cooling system While maintaining the freshness of the food surely, it provides the effect that the user can facilitate the disassembly and assembly of the vending machine in case of trouble repair.

Claims (1)

The food mounting plate 22 is vertically arranged at regular intervals in the transparent cylindrical rotor 21 so that the first rotary shaft 27 in the center length direction is vertically rotated by the driving of the first motor 24. Rotating position selection switch for selecting the food of the desired position from the food loading portion 20 and the food stored in the food loading portion 20, the food loading portion 40 is temporarily stopped at the food outlet 40 during operation And a food selection unit 30 composed of a food name switch 31, a banknote input port 33 and a coin input port 34 for inputting the selected food price, and the food selection unit 30 for food selection. Accordingly, the second motor 61 is operated to rotate the second rotary shaft 64 in the vertical direction, and the extraction trolley 70 is moved up to the selected food position, followed by the driving of the third motor 65. 70 has been advanced and retracted by withdrawing the food Next, the take-out operation part 60 which returns to the food take-out part 40 down and back, the food take-out part 40 which carries out the food according to the food withdrawal operation | movement of the take-out operation part 60, and the said food loading part 20 V) cold air supply unit for supplying a suitable cold air for food storage in the vending machine, characterized in that is made.