KR100287078B1 - Tobacco-drawing apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

Disclosed is a tobacco extracting device having an improved structure so that tobacco is automatically taken out and the supply of tobacco is simplified.

The cigarette dispensing apparatus includes a case 100 for accommodating the display unit 110 in which cigarettes are stacked and stored therein, and a selection button unit for selecting one of cigarettes provided on one side of the case 100 and stacked. 200, a takeout means for taking out the selected cigarette to the outside of the display unit 110, and the display unit 110 to squeeze out of the case 100 so that cigarettes are displayed inside the display unit 110. It is roughly classified into a supply means for stacking and storing.

Then, the power take-out unit is supplied with power by the operation of the selection button unit 200, and interlocked by the driving force of the motor 310 and the motor 310 capable of forward and reverse rotation according to the supply of the power, respectively, to a predetermined speed. A gear unit 320 formed by joining a plurality of gears to which rotational force is given and a cigarette pack at the bottom of the cigarette packs stacked by the rotational force of the gear unit 320 are moved forward and taken out to be taken out from the stacked cigarette packs. The unit 330 and a guide rail 340 having an inclination of a predetermined angle to slide the cigarette pack taken out from the takeout unit 330 to the outside of the case 100 is provided.

According to this, the present invention has a merit that the convenience of the user can be greatly improved due to the automation of cigarette withdrawal.

Description

Tobacco take-out device {Tobacco-drawing apparatus}

The present invention relates to a tobacco extracting device, and more particularly, to a tobacco extracting device which allows the tobacco to be automatically drawn out according to the user's selection and the supply of tobacco is simplified.

In general, stores such as convenience stores that sell cigarettes are sold by stacking cigarettes on a display rack or simply stacking them in boxes.

Of the two cases mentioned above, when stacked in a box, the merchandise cannot be obtained, and the user cannot easily take out cigarettes.

In addition, when stored in a separate display rack, as shown in Figure 1 showing an example of the display rack 10, a storage unit having a plurality of rows made of a plurality of partitions 22 to be stored for each type of cigarette 20 and a drawing hole 30 having a predetermined size is formed on the upper side and the lower side of the housing portion 20, respectively, to have a structure in which cigarettes stored in a stack can be taken out.

The accommodating part 20 has a structure in which cigarettes are stacked and received from the bottom when the cigarettes are supplied to the upper one by one, and when the user pulls out the cigarette at the bottom through the drawing hole 30 to the outside, the stacked cigarettes on the upper side of the compartment You will come down.

Therefore, when storing the cigarette in the display rack 10 has the following problems.

First, since the withdrawal of the cigarette is made manually, there is a disadvantage that the convenience of the user is lowered.

Second, since the position of the case is mainly installed in a high position and the supply of cigarettes can be supplied one by one from the upper side of the case, the user feels inconvenient in the process for supplying cigarettes.

The present invention has been made to solve the above problems in view of the above problems, the object of the present invention is to provide a cigarette withdrawal device so that the withdrawal of the cigarette is made automatically, and the supply of tobacco can be made easily.

1 is a perspective view showing a conventional cigarette display rack,

Figure 2 is a block diagram showing a preferred embodiment of the tobacco extracting apparatus according to the present invention,

3 is an exploded perspective view showing an enlarged view of the main portion 'A' of the present invention;

4 is a cross-sectional view showing the operating state of the extraction unit of the present invention,

Figure 4a is a view showing a rotation state of the present invention,

Figure 4b is a view showing a state in which the tobacco is extracted by rotating the linkage of the present invention.

Figure 5 is a side sectional view showing the lifting means of the present invention.

6 is a use state diagram illustrating a state where a plurality of display units of the present invention are arranged.

Explanation of symbols on the main parts of the drawings

100 case 110 display part

200: selection button unit 310: motor

320: gear unit 330: ejecting part

332: feeder 334: linkage

340: guide rail 410: fixture

420: spring

The present invention tobacco extracting device for achieving the above object is provided on one side of the case, and a case having a display unit for storing a plurality of cigarette packs are stacked uniaxially therein, the stacked cigarette packs are stored in a plurality of rows; And a selection button unit for selecting one of the stacked cigarette packs, and a predetermined take-out means for taking out one of the stacked cigarette packs to the outside of the display unit according to the manipulation of the selection button unit and slidingly transporting it to the outside. And a predetermined supply means for storing the cigarette pack by elevating the display unit from the inside of the case.

Another characteristic element of the present invention is that the take-out means has a plurality of gears having a rotational force of a predetermined speed interlocked by the driving force of the motor, the power is supplied when the operation of the selection button unit is capable of forward and reverse rotation, respectively A gear part, a ejection part for forwarding the lowermost cigarette pack among the stacked cigarette packs by the rotational force of the gear part to be taken out of the stacked cigarette packs, and a cigarette pack taken out of the blowout part out of the case; It is provided with a guide rail having an inclination of a predetermined angle to slide conveyance.

Another characteristic element of the present invention is a transfer port for transporting the cigarette pack at the bottom of the case to the outside by the rotational force transmitted from the gear portion, and the transfer port is sequentially operated with the transfer port by the rotational force of the gear portion It is provided with a linkage mechanism for pushing out the cigarette pack drawn out to the outside by the guide rail side.

In addition, the supply means is accommodated so that the display portion can be lifted from the inside of the case, and fixedly installed on both sides of the case and having a self-resilient elastic force to stretch in accordance with the lifting of the display portion, and the upper and lower sides of the case Each of them is provided with a fixture for fixing the upper and lower sides of the case when the display unit ascend.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

2 to 5, the cigarette extracting apparatus according to the present invention is provided with a case 100 in which a display unit 110 in which cigarettes are stacked and stored therein, and on one side of the case 100. A selection button unit 200 for selecting one of the stacked cigarettes, a takeout means for taking out the selected cigarette to the outside of the display unit 110, and a stack for storing the cigarettes inside the display unit 110. It is roughly classified as a supply means.

In more detail, the display unit 110 has a plurality of rows to arrange a variety of types, and has a structure capable of lifting up and down from the inside of the case 100 to the outside.

Then, the power take-out unit is supplied with power by the operation of the selection button unit 200, and interlocked by the driving force of the motor 310 and the motor 310, which are capable of forward and reverse rotation according to the supply of the power, respectively, to a predetermined speed. A gear unit 320 formed by joining a plurality of gears to which rotational force is given and a cigarette pack at the bottom of the cigarette packs stacked by the rotational force of the gear unit 320 are moved forward and taken out to be taken out from the stacked cigarette packs. The unit 330 and a guide rail 340 having an inclination of a predetermined angle to slide the cigarette pack taken out from the takeout unit 330 to the outside of the case 100 is provided.

In addition, the take-out part 330 is conveyed by the rotational force of the gear port 320 and the transfer port 332 for forwarding the cigarette pack at the bottom of the case 100 to the outside by the rotational force transmitted from the gear unit 320 It is provided with a linkage mechanism 334 for pushing out the cigarette pack drawn out a predetermined portion by the transfer port 332 to the guide rail 340 while being sequentially operated with the sphere 332.

In addition, the gear unit 320 may include a first gear 322 meshed with the shaft of the motor 310, and second and third gears 324 and 326 meshed with the first gear 322, respectively, and a third gear. It is composed of fourth and fifth gears 327 and 329 which are respectively engaged with the outer circumferential surface of the gear 326 and axially coupled to rotate the transfer tool 332 and the linkage 334 respectively.

That is, the feeder 332 and the linkage 334 are rotated at the same time by the rotational force of the fourth and fifth gears 327, 329, respectively, except that the sequential operation of the feeder 332 and the linkage 334 is performed. This is because the installation angles of the feed tool 332 and the interlock tool 334 are different.

In addition, the guide rail 340 has a downward slope so that the cigarette pack taken out from the display unit 110 is drawn out of the case 100, the structure has a structure in which a plurality of rollers are interconnected by a chain.

In addition, a vibrator 344 is provided below the guide rail 340 to assist the external extraction of the cigarette pack by applying a predetermined vibration when the cigarette is taken out.

The supply means is provided on the upper side and the lower side of the case 100, respectively, a fixture 410 for fixing the upper and lower sides of the case 100 when the display unit 110 is elevated, and fixed to both sides of the case 100 It is installed and provided with a spring 420 having a self-resilience elastic force to be stretched in accordance with the lifting of the display unit 110.

One end of the spring 420 is fixed to the side end of the case 100, the other end is fixed to the side of the display unit 110, and has a function of imparting a restoring force when the display unit 110 descends.

In addition, the fastener 410 is provided on both sides of the case 100 to have a set of guide rollers 412 having a predetermined gap therebetween, and a gap between the upper guide rollers 412 when the display portion 110 is located above. When the fitting is coupled to the lower side, the fitting portion 414 to be fitted into the gap of the lower guide roller 412, and the display unit 110 when the user descends when the handle 416, and the like.

Unexplained reference numeral '342' indicates a guide part 342 provided to allow the user to easily grip the tobacco conveyed by sliding the guide rail 340 to the outside, and '700' indicates a cigarette.

In addition, switching means are provided for selectively shutting off the power to stop the driving of the motor 310 when there is no cigarette stored in the display unit 110, and the switching means is provided below the display unit 110. The switch 510 is rotated downward by the weight of the cigarette pack, the elastic member 520 to give a self-resilience according to the rotation of the switch 510, and the switch 510 is short-circuited when the switch 510 is restored and rotated upward The contact 530 is configured to cut off power applied to the motor 310.

Referring to the operation of the present invention tobacco extracting device having such a configuration as follows.

In the process of drawing out the cigarette, when the user operates the selection button unit 200 and presses a button of a desired cigarette, power is supplied to the motor 310 to be driven, and then each gear of the gear unit 320 is rotated. The feeder 332 and the linkage 334 rotate in sequence.

At this time, the transfer port 332 is rotated by the rotation of the fourth gear 327 in the gear unit 320 to push the cigarette below the display unit 110 to one side so that a predetermined portion comes out of the display unit 110. Subsequently, due to the rotation of the interlocking mechanism 334 according to the rotation of the fifth gear 329, it exits from the display unit 110 and falls to the guide rail 340 side.

After that, the cigarette dropped to the guide rail 340 is moved by the vibration of the vibrator 344 and the downwardly inclined structure is transferred to the guide portion 342 side is discharged to the outside of the case 100.

Therefore, the user takes the cigarette seated on the guide part 342 side, and the withdrawal process of the cigarette is completed.

When the cigarette of the display unit 110 is drawn out and is empty, driving of the motor 310 is stopped by the switching means. At this time, the switch 510 is rotated upward by the elastic member 520 and then the contact point 530. ) Is shorted to stop the driving of the motor 310.

Thereafter, the user may recognize that the cigarette is empty in the display unit 110, and thus may fill the cigarette.

On the other hand, the process of supplying cigarettes to the display unit 110 has a process of placing the display unit 110 to the lower side of the case 100 to store the cigarettes stacked inside the display unit 110, the user handles Pulling 416 downwards, the display unit 110 is lowered to the lower side of the case 100, so that it can be sunk to the lower side of the case 100, it is possible to supply the cigarette.

At this time, the fitting portion 414 of the fixture 410 is separated from the upper guide roller 412, the spring 420 is extended, after which the lower end of the fitting portion 414 is fitted to the lower guide roller 412 The display unit 110 is fixed.

Subsequently, after the cigarette is supplied to the display unit 110 and the fitting unit 414 is separated from the lower guide roller 412, the extended spring 420 is contracted by the self restoring force and the display unit 110 is originally returned. It can be restored to its position and reuse is possible.

6 is a side cross-sectional view showing a state in which a plurality of display unit 110 is disposed and used inside the case 100 of the present invention, each of the display unit 110 is provided with a cigarette extraction means, respectively, the lower side The guide rail 340 is provided to be able to supply and withdraw more types of tobacco.

That is, as shown in the side of FIG. 6, a plurality of display units 110 supported by the spring 420 are arranged to be lifted and lowered below the case 100 to facilitate the supply of various types of cigarettes. .

Cigarette extracting device of the present invention described as described above is the structure is improved so that the withdrawal of tobacco is made automatically, and the supply of tobacco is easy, according to the present invention is easy to withdraw and supply of tobacco, The convenience of the user is greatly improved.

Claims (4)

A case having a display section in which a plurality of cigarette packs are stacked in a single axis inside, and the stacked cigarette packs are stored and stored in a plurality of rows; A selection button unit provided on one side of the case and configured to select one of the stacked cigarette packs; Predetermined take-out means for taking out one of the stacked packs of cigarettes to the outside of the display unit according to the operation of the selection button unit, and sliding and transporting them to the outside; And a predetermined supply means for storing the pack of cigarettes by elevating the display unit from the inside of the case. The motor of claim 1, wherein the takeout means comprises: a motor which is supplied with power when the selection button unit is operated to enable forward and reverse rotation; A gear unit having a plurality of gears interlocked with each other by a driving force of the motor and having a rotational force at a predetermined speed; A take-out part for forwarding and transporting the cigarette pack at the bottom of the stacked cigarette packs by the rotational force of the gear part to take out from the stacked cigarette packs; And a guide rail having an inclination of a predetermined angle so as to slide the cigarette pack taken out from the takeout unit to the outside of the case. According to claim 2, wherein the take-out portion and the transfer port for forwarding forward the cigarette pack at the bottom of the case by the rotational force transmitted from the gear portion; And a linkage mechanism for sequentially operating with the transfer port by the rotational force of the gear part to push the cigarette pack drawn out to the outside by the transfer port toward the guide rail. 4. The supply means according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the supply means is accommodated such that the display section is liftable from the inside of the case, A spring fixedly installed at both sides of the case and having a self-resilient elastic force to expand and contract according to the elevation of the display unit; Tobacco extracting device, characterized in that provided on the upper and lower sides of the case, respectively, to secure the upper and lower sides of the case when the display unit ascend.