KR100504680B1 - System for loading and extracting of a commodity - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides a system for loading and extracting an article which allows various kinds of articles made of irregular shapes to be freely loaded and extracted to a single vending machine and to be extracted as many as desired by a single operation of a purchaser.

To this end, the present invention is arranged in a multi-layer in the fixed state by the slide brackets installed on both sides of the frame of the vending machine is an article stacking means for loading a variety of types and appearance of goods in a row, and various kinds to be loaded on the article loading means And an article compartment / extraction means for dividing the space of the article loading means so as to classify and load the articles of the external appearance, and extracting the goods loaded by the conveying operation of the mill plate. Transfer drive means for carrying out a drive for transferring a compact plate of the article compartment / extraction means to extract a particular article selected from various kinds of articles loaded on the article, and the article loaded on the article loading means is a tight plate of the article compartment / extraction means As a control means for controlling the driving of the conveying drive means to be extracted by the conveying operation of the Characterized in that configured.

Description

System for loading and extracting of a commodity}

The present invention relates to a system for loading and extracting an article, and more particularly, to freely load various types of articles in an indeterminate form, and to unload a variety of articles by extracting a desired number of articles. The present invention relates to a system for loading and extracting goods that can be built in a store.

As is well known, an unmanned vending machine has been developed and used as a means for selling various beverages, foodstuffs, daily necessities, etc. unattended, and such unmanned vending machines are intended to be purchased by a buyer without a separate seller. If you input a currency corresponding to the price of the article and select the desired article, the article can be automatically extracted without artificial manipulation.

These unmanned vending machines are classified according to the type and shape of the similarity of the goods so that each one can be loaded and sold with a single type and similar appearance in a vending machine manufactured separately, and the buyer extracts the desired number of items. In order to operate as many as the number of articles to be extracted, the articles can be individually extracted.

However, such a conventional unmanned vending machine has to manufacture a separate vending machine for each item of a single type and similar appearance, so if you want to sell multiple types of products, they are classified by each product and manufactured independently of each other. Since all must be purchased and installed, there is a disadvantage in that a huge cost and management is required for the construction of an unmanned store using an autonomous vending machine.

In addition, if the buyer wants to purchase a variety of desired items, not only have to visit a number of vending machines for the sale of each item for a long time, but also to extract only a single number of items according to the buyer's one-time operation. Therefore, in order to extract a plurality of items, there is a problem in that a repeated item extraction operation of a buyer must be performed.

Accordingly, the present invention has been made in view of the above-described conventional circumstances, and an object thereof is to freely load various types of articles made of irregular shapes in a single vending machine, and selectively load the loaded articles by types. It is to provide a loading and extraction system of the article to enable extraction.

It is another object of the present invention to provide a loading and extraction system for an article which enables to extract the desired number of articles in a single vending machine with only one operation by the purchaser.

In order to achieve the above object, according to the present invention, the article stacking means for stacking a variety of types and appearances of goods arranged in a multi-layer in a fixed state by the slide brackets installed on both sides of the frame of the vending machine, the article An article compartment for partitioning the space of the article loading means and arranging a plurality of the article loading means so as to classify and load various kinds and articles of the goods to be loaded on the loading means, and extracting the loaded goods by the conveying action of the mill plate. A transfer drive means for carrying out a drive for transferring a compact plate of the article compartment / extraction means to extract a specific article selected from various kinds of articles loaded on the article loading means, and an article loaded on the article loading means Of the conveying drive means to be extracted by the conveying action of the compact plate of the article compartment / extracting means To provide an article of loading and extraction system, it characterized in that the control means is configured to control.

Hereinafter, the present invention configured as described above will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a view showing the appearance of the loading and extraction system of the article according to the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 1, according to the loading and extracting system of an article according to the present invention, each shelf 4 is installed on the frame side of a single vending machine so that a plurality of shelves 4 for loading the article 8 are installed in a multi-layered manner. Slide brackets (2) for fixing both ends of the () are provided.

Various kinds and shapes of articles 8 loaded on each shelf 4 may be loaded on the plurality of dividers 6. This is divided into individual items and displayed in a row.

That is, the plurality of dividers 6 serve to partition the space in order to separately load various types of articles 8 of various shapes and types into the space portion of the upper surface of the shelf 4.

In addition, the divider 6 also performs a role of simultaneously moving the goods 8 loaded on the shelf 2 to the front in accordance with the buyer's item extraction command to extract the desired number.

Here, the front of the shelf (4) can be attached or detached with a sticker or a card printed with the article name or the uniquely assigned article code of the article on the side of the loading position of the article partitioned by each divider (6) It is desirable to attach.

In addition, it is preferable to install a show window panel made of transparent resin material or tempered glass on the front of the vending machine having multiple shelves loaded with multiple items so that the seller or the buyer can visually check. .

Next, Figure 2 is a view showing the configuration of the shelf and divider in the loading and extraction system of the article according to the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 2, the divider 6 has a length and length of the shelf 2 so as to be able to partition each of the articles 8 stacked in series from the front side to the rear side of the shelf 2. Have a similar length.

On one side of the divider 6, a conveying slot 10 is formed long along its longitudinal direction, and a compact plate 12 installed at the end of the loaded article 8 is along the conveying slot 10. It is installed to be able to transfer in the forward / backward direction.

At the rear end of the divider 6, a motor case 14 having a motor M1 driven therein is installed so that the wheat plate 12 may be transferred forward / backward along the transfer slot 10. The connector 18 for supplying the drive power to M1 and receiving the drive control signal is drawn out.

The front transfer switch (FSW1) and the rear transfer switch (SW1) for manually switching and controlling the forward / reverse drive of the motor (M1) in order to transfer the contact plate 12 in the forward / backward direction as desired in the front of the divider ( RSW1) is installed.

Here, the front transfer switch FSW1 and the rear transfer switch RSW1 are used by the seller to transfer the plate 12 in the forward / rear direction by a desired distance in order to additionally load the article 8 on the shelf 4. It is a switch operated manually.

In addition, the front fixing pin 20 and the rear fixing pin 22 for fixedly mounting the divider 6 to the shelf 2, respectively, are provided at the lower part of the divider 6 in contact with the shelf 2. do.

Meanwhile, as shown in FIG. 3, the divider 6 is rotatably installed with a driving roller 40 coupled to a rotating shaft of the motor M1 at a rear position corresponding to the installation position of the motor M1. On the front surface thereof, a rotating roller 42 rotatably installed by the bracket 44 is connected to the driving roller 40 by a conveying belt 46 so that interlocking is possible according to the rotational driving of the motor M1. consist of.

In addition, one end of the conveying belt 46 connecting the drive roller 40 and the rotating roller 42 is fixedly fixed to the conveying guide 50 coupled to the guide shaft 48 so as to be transported in the forward / backward direction. Bar is coupled, the transfer guide 50 is fixedly coupled to the mill plate 12 through the transfer slit 10 of the divider 6 of the transfer belt 46 in accordance with the rotational drive of the motor (M1) Interlocked with the transfer to move the wheat plate 12 in the forward / backward direction.

On the other hand, the front and rear limit switches (52, 54) for detecting the movement state outside the transfer limit of the transfer guide 50 at the ends of the front and rear that the transfer guide 50 can be transferred along the guide shaft 48 Are respectively installed, the front and rear limit switches 52 and 54 are switched when the contact is moved by moving out of the transfer limit of the transfer guide 50 so that the driving of the motor M1 can be stopped. do.

In FIG. 2, a front fixing hole 28 and a rear surface for fixing the divider 6 by inserting the front fixing pin 20 and the rear fixing pin 22 of the divider 6 into the upper surface of the shelf 4. The fixing holes 30 are formed, respectively, the front fixing holes 28 and the rear fixing holes 30 are arranged on the shelves 4 so that the dividers 6 are fitted to articles 8 having different types and appearances, respectively. A plurality are formed at regular intervals along the width direction so that they can be fixed on the image.

In addition, the front portion where the article 8 is finally extracted on the upper surface of the shelf 4 reduces frictional resistance between the article 8 and the bottom surface of the shelf 4 so that the extraction of the desired article 8 is performed. In addition to this, a stopper 34 is provided to prevent the forward movement of the article 8 by inertia during the extraction operation of the article 8.

As shown in FIG. 4, the stopper 34 is formed by extrusion molding a PVC material so that a semicircular floor 34a and a valley 34b are alternately formed, and the article 8 to be loaded has a thin appearance. When equipped, the lower portion of the article 8 is caught by the valleys 34b, so that the inclined stacking is possible.

In FIG. 2, a plurality of connector guide slots 32 are formed at the rear end of the shelf 4 to vent signal connection of the connector 18 drawn from the divider 6 to a terminal board to be described later. have.

The slide bracket 2 on the vending machine frame side fixing the shelf 4 is provided with a detection sensor for detecting an extraction state of the article extracted from the upper surface of the shelf 4 and an over-advance state of the article, A light emitting sensor TS1 for emitting a specific light of directivity, such as infrared light, is installed in the slide bracket 2 on one side where the front end of the shelf 4 is located, and corresponds to the installation position of the light emitting sensor TS1. The other side of the slide bracket 2 is provided with a light receiving sensor RS1 for receiving a specific light emitted from the light emitting sensor TS1.

Meanwhile, in the present invention, although the light emitting sensor TS1 and the light receiving sensor RS1 are used to detect the extraction state and the over-advanced state of the article, a plurality of micro switches are detected along the front end of the shelf 4. It is also possible to arrange as to be able to detect whether the article 8 is extracted or, in addition, it is of course possible to employ all kinds of sensing sensors that electrically or mechanically detect the extraction state of the article.

In the article loading and extraction system of the present invention, as shown in FIG. 5, a buyer extracts the desired number of articles 8 in a state where a plurality of specific articles 8 are stacked in a row on the shelf 4. When the operation is performed, the motor M1 in the motor case 14 is rotated to drive the driving roller 40, thereby moving the conveying belt 46 and the sliding plate 12 coupled to the conveying guide 50. ) Pushes the article 8 forward while being forwarded along the transfer slot 10.

The article 8 pushed forward by the transfer of the wheat plate 12 is prevented from going forward while passing through the stopper 34 so that the article 8 falls downward one by one, and in the light receiving sensor RS1, the light emitting sensor TS1. It is possible to determine the number of articles 8 to be extracted by detecting a state in which light emitted from the screen is blocked by the article 8.

Next, Fig. 6 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a control circuit for the system for loading and extracting articles according to the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 6, the control circuit applied to the loading and extracting system of the article according to the present invention includes a money input detecting unit 60, a function selecting unit 62, a main control unit 64, and a memory 66. , A plurality of terminal boards TB1 to TBn, motor control units MC1 to MCn, motor driving units MD1 to MDn, motors M1 to Mn, a plurality of forward transfer switches FSW1 to FSWn, and a rear transfer switch RSW1. RSWn and detection sensors S1 to Sn consisting of a plurality of light emitting sensors TS1 to TSn and light receiving sensors RS1 to RSn.

The money input detecting unit 60 detects the amount of money inputted by the purchaser to purchase a predetermined product 8, and the function selection unit 62 is loaded on a plurality of shelves 4, respectively. It has a function button for selecting an item to be purchased among kinds of goods and a function button for selecting a purchase quantity of the selected item to generate a function selection signal by a button operation for extracting a desired quantity of goods. do.

Here, the function button of the function selector 62 inputs an item code uniquely assigned to each item to enable selection of items to be purchased, or separately grants a function button for each item to purchase. It is preferable to operate the function button corresponding to the article to be selected.

The main control unit 64, when the input state of the amount of money in accordance with the purchase quantity of the goods selected by the function operation of the function selection unit 62 is detected by the money input detection unit 60, and the partition of the article The motor on the divider 6 side in charge is driven to control the article to be extracted by the quantity purchased.

Here, the main control unit 64 is received from the detection sensor on the side of the shelf (4) on which the article 8 to be extracted from among the plurality of detection sensors (S1 ~ Sn) installed corresponding to the plurality of shelves (4) is loaded. By determining the number of extraction of the article 8 according to the detection signal, the driving state of the motor is controlled in response to the detection state from the detection sensor.

In addition, the memory 66 stores designation data for the divider 6 in charge of extraction for each of the various types of articles 8 loaded on the shelf 4 and price data for each article 8. .

The plurality of terminal boards TB1 to TBn are provided in a number corresponding to the plurality of shelves 4 installed in a multi-layer on the vending machine, and the motor control unit of the plurality of dividers 6 installed on the respective shelves 4. It is responsible for the transmission and reception of control signals between the MC1 to MCn and the main controller 64, and is responsible for supplying the driving power supplied to each of the motors M1 to Mn.

The plurality of motor controllers MC1 to MCn are provided in a plurality of dividers 6 disposed on a plurality of shelves 4, respectively, and receive control signals for extracting articles from the main controller 64. A drive control signal for driving the motors M1 to Mn is generated.

Here, the plurality of motor control units MC1 to MCn prevent each of the motors M1 to one from each other in order to prevent over-advance of the article 8 transported forward by the contact plate 12 of the divider 6. An appropriately adjusted drive parameter value is set for Mn), and a drive control signal is generated based on the drive parameter value.

The plurality of motor driving units MD1 to MDn receive driving control signals from the respective motor control units MC1 to MCn and perform driving for rotating the respective motors M1 to Mn.

In the figure, a plurality of forward transfer switches FSW1 to FSWn and rear transfer switches RSW1 to RSWn are respectively installed on the front of each divider 6, and each of them is operated by a manual switching operation of a seller for loading goods. This is for forward / reverse rotation of the motors M1 to Mn (that is, forward / backward conveyance of the compact plate 12).

Here, the motor control units MC1 to MCn drive control each motor driving unit MD1 to MDn for a time during which each of the front transfer switches FSW1 to FSWn and the rear transfer switches RSW1 to RSWn is operated for switching. It is preferable that M1 to Mn be rotated forward / backward in correspondence with the switching operation time of each of the front transfer switches FSW1 to FSWn and the rear transfer switches RSW1 to RSWn.

Next, the operation of the present invention made as described above will be described in detail with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

First, when the type and quantity of goods to be purchased are selected by the function operation of the function selection unit 62, the main control unit 64 determines the total amount of the settlement amount according to the type and quantity of the selected items 8. Is calculated and displayed through a predetermined display unit (not shown) (step S10), and money corresponding to the cost for purchasing a predetermined article is input by the buyer (step S11).

In this state, the main control unit 64 grasps the cost for the article 8 selected by the function operation of the function selection unit 62 by the price data for each item of the memory 66, and detects the money input detection unit ( It is judged whether or not payment processing of the cost which can purchase the selected quantity was made according to the amount detection state from 60) (step S12).

As a result of the determination, if it is determined that the main control unit 64 has input a cost that is less than the amount according to the quantity of goods to be purchased from the money input detecting unit 60, the input of additional money to cover the under cost is made. It is determined whether or not it is made (step S13), and if it is determined that an additional money is made, the process proceeds to the step S12 again.

On the other hand, according to the determination result of the step S12, when the main control unit 64 determines that the cost according to the selected quantity of the goods to be purchased from the currency permeation pressure detection unit 60, the payment process, the memory 66 According to the designated data, a control signal for operating the compact plate 12 of the divider 6 which is responsible for extracting the article selected by the purchaser in all directions is output through a specific terminal board among the plurality of terminal boards TB1 to TBn. .

Accordingly, in the motor control unit on the divider 6 side which is responsible for discharging the goods 8 to be purchased among the plurality of motor control units MC1 to MCn depending on the specific terminal board, the control signal from the main control unit 64. Generates a drive control signal for rotationally driving the motor based on a parameter value set to eject the article 8 one by one, and ejects the article 8 to be purchased from among the plurality of motor driving units MD1 to MDn. In the motor drive unit on the divider 6 side in charge of driving the motor.

According to the rotational drive of the motor as described above, the drive roller 40 of the divider 6 is rotated in a state connected through the rotary roller 42 and the transfer belt 46, the transfer belt 46 is As the conveyance guide 50 is moved forwardly by a predetermined position so that the mill plate 12 can move the article 8 in all directions, a stopper provided at one end of the shelf 4 is provided. By 34, the moving state is interrupted and discharged (step S14).

At this time, one article 8 is discharged in a specific detection sensor installed on the shelf from which the article 8 is discharged among the plurality of detection sensors S1 to Sn installed at the front end of each shelf 4 of the vending machine. Is detected to generate a detection signal (step S15).

In this state, the main control unit 64 receives the detection signal from the detection sensor and checks the state in which one article 8 is normally discharged, according to the quantity selection operation of the function selection unit 62. It is determined whether or not additional discharge of the article for purchasing the plurality of articles 8 is necessary (step S16).

As a result of the determination, if the main controller 64 determines that the additional ejection of the article 8 is necessary to purchase the plurality of articles 8, the main controller 64 repeatedly executes the operations from step S14 to step S15. .

However, according to the determination result of step S16, if the buyer determines that the additional ejection of the article 8 is not necessary by the selection operation for purchasing one article 8, the control operation for the ejection of the article is performed. It stops and enters a standby state (step S17).

According to the present invention made as described above, if you want to additionally supplement the goods (8) loaded on the shelf (4), the seller each forward transfer switch (FSW1 ~ FSWn) provided in the plurality of dividers (6) ) And the rear plate of the divider 6 by activating the forward transfer switch and the rear transfer switch of the divider 6 in charge of the division and transfer of the article 8 which need additional loading among the transfer switches RSW1 to RSWn. ) Forward or backward to further replenish the article (8).

That is, the motor control unit of the divider 6 drives the motor drive unit according to the state in which the forward transfer switch or the rear transfer switch of the divider 6 is switched, so that the motor rotates forward or reverse by the operation time of each switch. The plate 12 is to be transported in the forward or backward direction.

It is a matter of course that the present invention having the above-described embodiments can be embodied in various modifications without departing from the technical spirit of the present invention without departing from the embodiments.

As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to freely load various kinds and appearances of goods in a single vending machine, and to sell and sell a plurality of items at a time by one operation of the buyer. As it becomes possible to sell various kinds of goods through a single vending machine, it is possible not only to minimize the loading space of the goods, but also to reduce the operating cost of the unmanned store.

In addition, various types of articles can be partitioned and loaded by a modular divider, so that it is not only possible to freely secure a loading space for a new article to be replaced by adjusting only the installation interval of the dividers. Even when replenishing inventory, the divider's plates can be adjusted in the forward / backward direction so that additional loads can be made for the convenience of the operator.

1 is a view showing the appearance of the loading and extraction system of the article according to the invention,

2 is a view showing the configuration of the shelf and divider in the loading and extraction system of the article according to the present invention,

3 is a view showing in detail the internal configuration of the divider shown in FIG. 2 in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention;

4 is a view showing the configuration of the stopper of the shelf shown in Figure 2 in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention,

5 is a view exemplarily illustrating a state in which an article loaded on a shelf is extracted by an operation of a divider according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention;

6 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a control circuit for a system for loading and extracting articles according to the present invention;

7 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the loading and extraction system of the article according to the present invention.

<Description of the symbols for the main parts of the drawings>

2: slide bracket, 4: shelf,

6: divider, 8: goods,

10: feed slot, 12: sealing,

20, 22: fixing pin, 28, 30: fixing hole,

34: stopper, 60: money input detection unit,

62: function selection unit, 64: main control unit,

66: memory, M1-Mn: motor,

TB1 to TBn: terminal board, MC1 to MCn: motor control unit,

MD1-MDn: motor drive part, TS1-TSn: light emitting sensor,

RS1 to RSn: light receiving sensor.

Claims (11)

An article stacking means arranged in multiple layers in a fixed state by slide brackets installed on both sides of the frame of the vending machine to load articles of various types and appearances in a row; The transfer operation of the mill plate which is arranged at the end of the loaded article is divided into a plurality of the space of the article loading means is arranged so that the various kinds and appearance of the goods stacked on the article loading means can be classified by type A plurality of article compartments / extraction means for extracting the article loaded by the; Conveying drive means for performing a driving to convey the wheat plates so as to extract a specific article selected from various kinds of articles loaded on the article loading means; And The driving of the transfer driving means is controlled so that the goods loaded on the article loading means are extracted by the conveying operation of the mill plate, and the selected article is extracted according to the payment of the cost for the selected quantity of the article to be purchased. Consists of a control means for controlling the transport drive means to lose, Each of the article partitions / extraction means is elongated in the longitudinal direction to enable the transfer in the forward / rear direction of the mill plate, a drive roller which is directly coupled to the transfer drive means, the drive roller is opposed to the drive roller Rotating roller is installed to be rotated to the position, the conveying belt connecting the drive roller and the rotating roller, coupled to the guide shaft to be transported in the forward / backward direction and fixed to one end of the conveying belt and at the same time the conveying slot The transfer guide is fixedly coupled to the plate through, and comprises a front and rear limit switch for detecting a state that the transfer guide is out of the transfer limit, And each article compartment / extracting means is detachable on the article stacking means with a variable separation distance from an adjacent article compartment / extracting means. delete According to claim 1, wherein the transfer drive means is a motor control unit for generating a drive control signal for controlling the article to be extracted individually by the control of the control means, a motor drive unit driven in accordance with the drive control signal of the motor control unit, and Drive roller and the rotating shaft is coupled to the load and extraction system of the article, characterized in that it comprises a motor which is rotated for the transfer in the front / rear direction of the wheat plate in accordance with the drive of the motor drive unit. According to claim 3, The front of the article compartment / extraction means is further provided with a front transfer switch and a rear transfer switch for switching operation to transfer the wheat plate forward / backward, And the motor control unit of the transfer driving means controls the motor to forward / reversely rotate in response to the switching operation time of the front transfer switch and the rear transfer switch. According to claim 1, The front and rear of the lower portion of the article compartment / extraction means is provided with front and rear fixing pins for fixedly coupling on the article loading means, Front and rear fixing grooves for receiving the front and rear fixing pins are formed on the front and rear of the upper surface of the article loading means, respectively. The method of claim 5, wherein the front and rear fixing grooves are formed in a plurality at regular intervals along the width direction of the article loading means so that the article compartment / extraction means can be fixed in accordance with articles of different types and appearances, respectively. System for loading and extracting goods. The system of claim 1, wherein a front end of the article stacking means is provided with a stopper having alternating semicircular floors and valleys for smooth extraction of the article. The article loading and extraction system of claim 1, further comprising a sensing sensor configured to generate a detection signal by detecting an extraction state of the article on a front surface of the article loading means. The transport driving means of claim 8, wherein when the simultaneous extraction of a plurality of items is selected from the outside, the control unit determines the number of items to be extracted by a detection signal from the detection sensor and sequentially extracts the selected number of items. System for loading and extraction of goods, characterized in that for controlling. The system of claim 1, wherein the transfer drive means and the article compartment / extraction means are integrally and modularized. 11. The apparatus of claim 10, further comprising a plurality of terminal boards corresponding to the multi-layer article loading means and electrically connecting the control means and the transfer driving means arranged in plurality for each article loading means. System for loading and extracting goods.