KR100759998B1 - A vending machine combined with table - Google Patents

Abstract

A table-type automatic beverage vending machine is provided to widely utilize the space of a rest room by using a table as the automatic vending machine. A table-type automatic beverage vending machine(10) is composed of a table(20) having a table board and at least one support member propping up the table board; a body frame unit fixed to the lower part of the table board or the support members; a beverage supply unit(40) disposed at one side of the body frame unit; a cup eject port disposed at the predetermined position of the body frame unit to supply cups to the lower side of a beverage supply nozzle of the beverage supply unit; a cup holder receiving and placing the cup supplied from the cup eject port; a servo motor connected with a servo motor shaft coupled to the cup holder and connected with the cup holder through the servo motor shaft to horizontally rotate the cup holder; and an actuator connected with an actuator driving shaft disposed in the body frame unit in a vertical direction of the body frame unit, to vertically move up or down the cup holder in the predetermined height by the actuator driving shaft. The cup holder containing the cup is moved up to the upper surface of the table board.

Description

A vending machine combined with table}

1 is a perspective view of the table-type beverage vending machine as a whole according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a state in which a beverage is supplied to a cup in a table type beverage vending machine according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 3 is a cup filled with a beverage by the beverage supply unit. An exemplary cross-sectional view showing a state provided on a table.

4 and 5 are a front view and a plan view showing the cup riser of the table-type beverage vending machine according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

6 to 8 is a partial cross-sectional view and a partial perspective view showing an enlarged servo motor, a horizontal support frame, etc., to which a cup stand and a cup stand are connected, of a table type beverage vending machine according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

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10: table type beverage vending machine

20: table

30: Beverage Vending Machine

40: beverage supply unit

50: cup rise

500 cup

510: cup stand

512: Servo Motor

520: main frame portion

550, 552: horizontal support frame

560: servo motor

562 actuator drive shaft

564, 566: LM guide portion

The present invention relates to a table-type beverage vending machine, and more particularly, to a table-type beverage vending machine equipped with a beverage vending machine at the bottom of the table, and automatically guiding the cup filled with the beverage to the upper surface of the table. It is about.

Vending machines that automatically sell beverages, such as coffee, have long been widely used. Since the vending machine can provide drinks and the like unattended, it is inexpensive and convenient and is installed in a common room or a building entrance.

However, in order for users to receive a drink from a coffee vending machine, there is a hassle of having to drink a coffee after taking out a cup containing coffee and moving it to another place by operating a coffee vending machine. In particular, when a large number of people to chat with each other to hold a coffee cup to move together, there is a risk of spilling or spilling hot coffee.

In addition, since a plurality of vending machines and tables must be separately installed in the break room, the space of the break room may be further narrowed.

An object of the present invention for solving the above problems is to provide a table-type beverage vending machine that can also be used as a table, the user can conveniently be provided with a drink sitting at the table.

Table-type beverage vending machine according to a feature of the present invention for achieving the above technical problem,

 A table comprising a table plate and at least one support member for supporting the table plate,

A main frame portion fixedly mounted to a lower portion of the table plate or the support member;

Beverage supply unit disposed on one side of the main frame portion,

A cup discharge port disposed at a predetermined position of the main body frame part and providing a cup to a lower portion of the beverage supply nozzle of the beverage supply part;

A cup support for receiving and receiving a cup provided from the cup discharge port,

A servo motor connected to the servo motor shaft connected to the cup support and connected to the cup support via a servo motor shaft to rotate the cup support in a horizontal direction;

An actuator which is connected to an actuator drive shaft disposed inside the body frame portion along a vertical direction of the main body frame portion, and has an actuator for vertically raising or lowering the cup stand to a predetermined height through the actuator drive shaft, Move or lower to the upper surface of the table board.

The table-type beverage vending machine having the above-mentioned features further includes at least one horizontal support frame connected to the actuator drive shaft, and an LM guide part fixedly mounted in a vertical direction of the main frame portion, wherein an end portion of the horizontal support frame is Is movably connected to the LM guide portion,

Preferably, the servo motor is fixedly mounted at a predetermined position of the horizontal support frame so that the servo motor and the cup support are raised or lowered together as the horizontal support frame is raised or lowered by the operation of the actuator. .

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings will be described in detail the configuration and operation of the table-type beverage vending machine according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

1 is a perspective view of the table-type beverage vending machine 10 according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention as a whole.

Referring to Figure 1, the table-type beverage vending machine 10 according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention is a table 20 and the beverage vending machine 30 mounted inside the table at the same time as the housing of the vending machine Is done.

The table 20 is composed of a table plate 21 and at least one support member 22, the beverage vending machine 30 is installed in the lower space of the table plate 21, the beverage supply unit 40 ) And the cup riser 50. The beverage supply unit 40 supplies the beverage to be supplied as a cup, and supplies a predetermined amount of beverage through the beverage supply nozzle to a cup finally disposed at an arbitrary position in the lower portion according to an operation command from the outside. When the cup riser 50 senses that the cup is filled with a certain amount of beverage by the beverage supply, the cup is vertically raised to automatically move on the table. Here, the type of beverage supplied by the table-type beverage vending machine according to the present invention includes all if it can be provided in the cup. However, the preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described as the type of beverage for easy understanding. On the other hand, the specific configuration or shape of the beverage supply unit 40 of the table-type beverage vending machine 10 according to the present invention may be variously modified according to the type of beverage is provided.

2 is a view showing a state in which the beverage is supplied from the beverage supply unit 40 to the cup 500 in the table-type beverage vending machine 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention by way of example, Figure 3 is a beverage supply unit The cup 500 filled with the beverage by the 40 is a view showing an example provided by the cup riser 50 on the table.

The beverage supply unit 40 of the table-type beverage vending machine 10 according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention includes a raw material supply module, a water supply module, a heater, a raw material mixing module, a beverage supply nozzle, and the like. It is to provide coffee and the like through the beverage supply nozzle to the cup disposed in the. However, the configuration and operation of the beverage supply unit 40 according to the present invention is not only the same as or similar to the configuration and operation principle of a general small vending machine, but also known in the art, a detailed description thereof will be omitted. .

Hereinafter, the structure and operation of the cup riser 50 of the table-type beverage vending machine 10 according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail. 4 and 5 are a front view and a plan view showing the beverage supply portion 40 and the cup rise portion 50.

4 and 5, the cup riser 50 is formed in a rectangular frame, and each component is mounted thereon or includes a main body frame part 520, and on one side of the main body frame part 520. The beverage supply unit 40 is mounted, the cup discharge port is disposed at the upper portion of the position connected to the beverage supply nozzle of the beverage supply unit. The cup pedestal 510 to which the servo motor 512 is connected through the servo motor shaft is disposed below the cup discharge port. The servo motor shaft is connected to the cup pedestal 510 along a horizontal direction, and the servo motor shaft is connected to the servo motor. The servo motor rotates the servo motor shaft in a horizontal direction, and thus the cup pedestal connected to the servo motor shaft also rotates in the horizontal direction by the operation of the servo motor.

8 is an enlarged perspective view of the cup stand 510 and the servo motor connected to the cup stand 510. Referring to FIG. 8, the cup pedestal 510 further includes a cup guide 511 having a shape that can be inserted into the cup on an upper surface thereof so that the cup discharged from the cup discharge port can be stably seated in the cup pedestal. do. In addition, the cup pedestal 510 is connected to the servo motor 512 through the servo motor shaft, initially discharged from the cup discharge port is disposed below the beverage supply nozzle of the beverage supply unit 40, and after the beverage is filled in the cup Is moved to a position that can be vertically raised to the upper surface of the table plate by the rotation of the servo motor.

On the other hand, further comprising a spring portion between the cup support 510 and the servo motor shaft, when the cup placed on the cup support increases the weight to a certain value by a beverage, the spring is compressed, and if the compression of the spring is detected, the cup is It can also be used as an operation signal of a rising part. As a result, the cups are doubled in the cup holder, or one cup is filled with a problem of excessively filled drinks.

Another embodiment of the present invention is further provided with a pressure sensing element in the lower portion of the cup pedestal instead of the spring portion, when the pressure by the cup placed on the cup pedestal exceeds the preset limit value servo motor of the cup riser And actuators.

On the other hand, as shown in Figure 6 to 7, the actuator 560 is mounted to the outside of one side of the main body frame 520, the actuator 560 and the inside of the side on which the actuator 560 is mounted An actuator drive shaft 562 is connected. The actuator 560 used in the present invention is an actuator for implementing linear motion.

The actuator drive shaft 562 is formed along a vertical direction, and two horizontal support frames 550 and 552 are connected to both side surfaces of the actuator drive shaft.

The two horizontal support frames 550 and 552 are arranged to be spaced apart from each other by a predetermined distance, and both ends of the horizontal support frames are movably mounted to the LM guide parts 564 and 566. The LM guide parts 564 and 566 are mounted on opposite sides of the body frame part in the vertical direction, respectively.

The servo motor 512 is fixedly mounted at a predetermined position in a space formed between the horizontal support frames 550 and 552. Accordingly, the servo motor 512 connected to the cup support 510 through the servo motor shaft 513 is fixedly mounted to the horizontal support frames 550 and 552, and the horizontal support frame is connected to the actuator drive shaft, thereby providing an actuator. In operation, the horizontal support frames move up or down along the vertical direction, and the cup support connected to the horizontal support frame also moves up or down together.

In addition, the LM guides 564 and 566 are coupled to both ends of the horizontal support frames 550 and 552 so that the horizontal support frames can be raised or lowered smoothly while being stabilized by an actuator.

Accordingly, as the horizontal support frames of the cup riser according to the present invention are vertically raised along the LM guide by the actuator, the servo stand 510 fixedly mounted to the horizontal support frame and the cup stand 510 connected to the servo motor and The cup 500 placed on the cup pedestal rises smoothly and vertically together with the horizontal support frame to move to the surface of the table.

On the other hand, after moving to the surface of the table plate and the cup is removed by a person, as the horizontal support frame is lowered vertically along the LM guide by the actuator, the servo motor and cup stand fixed to the horizontal support frame are again It will return to its original position.

Meanwhile, the table-type beverage vending machine according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention may further include an operation switch unit at a predetermined position of the table, or further include a coin insertion unit for inserting a coin, and the operation switch unit may be turned on ( ON) or when a coin or the like is inserted into the coin insertion unit, the table-type beverage vending machine can be operated.

Although the present invention has been described above with reference to preferred embodiments thereof, this is merely an example and is not intended to limit the present invention, and those skilled in the art do not depart from the essential characteristics of the present invention. It will be appreciated that various modifications and applications which are not illustrated above in the scope are possible. For example, in the exemplary embodiment of the present invention, a method of determining the time of rotating and raising the cup stand or the time of lowering, etc. has been exemplarily described, but is not limited to the method described herein. In order to improve the performance of the various modifications can be carried out. And differences relating to such modifications and applications should be construed as being included in the scope of the invention defined in the appended claims.

The table-type beverage vending machine according to the present invention is a device that allows the user to sit at the table and receive a drink on the table board, and users can conveniently use the table at the table.

In addition, the table-type beverage vending machine according to the present invention can use the table as a beverage vending machine does not need to install a separate beverage vending machine, it is possible to utilize a space such as a break room more widely.

Claims (8)

A table comprising a table plate and at least one support member for supporting the table plate; A main frame portion fixedly mounted to a lower portion of the table plate or the support member; A beverage supply unit disposed on one side of the main frame unit; A cup discharge port disposed at a predetermined position of the main body frame part and providing a cup to a lower portion of the beverage supply nozzle of the beverage supply part; A cup support for receiving and receiving a cup provided from the cup discharge port; A servo motor connected to the servo motor shaft connected to the cup support, and connected to the cup support via a servo motor shaft to rotate the cup support in a horizontal direction; An actuator connected to an actuator drive shaft disposed inside the body frame portion along a vertical direction of the body frame portion, and configured to vertically raise or lower the cup support to a predetermined height through the actuator drive shaft; And a cup holder having a cup to move to the upper surface of the table plate. According to claim 1, wherein the table-type beverage vending machine further comprises at least one horizontal support frame connected to the actuator drive shaft, The servo motor is fixedly mounted at a predetermined position of the horizontal support frame, and the servo motor and the cup support are raised or lowered together as the horizontal support frame is raised or lowered by the operation of the actuator. Table drink vending machines. According to claim 2, The table-type beverage vending machine further comprises an LM guide portion fixedly mounted along the vertical direction of the main frame portion, An end portion of the horizontal support frame is movably connected to the LM guide portion. According to claim 1, wherein the table-type beverage vending machine further comprises a sensing device on the lower surface or adjacent area of the cup holder, the sensing device detects whether a cup is present on the cup support Table drink vending machines. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a sensing device at a position above the horizontal support frame of the table-type beverage vending machine, wherein the sensing device senses whether the horizontal support frame is raised to contact the table plate. Table beverage vending machines. The method of claim 4, wherein the sensing device is characterized in that the spring portion mounted to the lower surface of the cup support, wherein the spring portion is compressed by a predetermined level or more by the weight of the cup and the beverage disposed on the cup support, Table-type beverage vending machine operating the actuator and the servo motor. The table-type beverage vending machine further comprises an operation switch unit at a predetermined position of the table, and operates the table-type beverage vending machine when the operation switch unit is turned on. Table drink vending machine. 2. The table-type beverage vending machine according to claim 1, wherein the actuator is an actuator for implementing linear motion.

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