KR101599047B1

KR101599047B1 - Vending machine

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Publication number: KR101599047B1
Application number: KR1020150106686A
Authority: KR
Inventors: 김대령
Original assignee: 김대령
Priority date: 2015-07-28
Filing date: 2015-07-28
Publication date: 2016-03-02

Abstract

A lid feeder for feeding lids one by one to a cup provided in the main body of the vending machine and for feeding the lid one by one to the cup, A cup supply path for guiding the cup taken out from the supply section to be seated on the cup receiving section and a lid feeding path for guiding the lid taken out from the lid feeding section to the cup positioned in the cup receiving section, A flange portion protruding outward from the rim of the cover portion and an extending wall portion extending eccentrically downward from the cover portion and positioned in contact with the inner side surface of the cup.

Description

VENDING MACHINE

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a vending machine, and more particularly, to a vending machine capable of supplying a cup and a cup lid together.

Vending machines are devices for supplying various products, and coffee vending machines are representative ones. A conventional coffee machine is a machine that supplies water and a coffee mix powder to be mixed in a cup after the container is dropped.

On the other hand, recently, people's preference has changed, so they prefer coffee beans, so they enjoy take-out coffee, which is relatively expensive in general coffee shops. However, beverages such as takeout coffee, which are provided by general coffee shops, still bear the price burden.

Therefore, there has been a demand for providing coffee beans in vending machines. In this case, it is necessary to provide a lid to the container in consideration of the characteristics of the take-out coffee. That's because consumers can get the same coffee from the vending machine as takeaway coffee from a typical coffee shop.

However, in the case of a conventional coffee vending machine, the cup is firstly supplied, then the beverage (coffee) is supplied to the cup, then the lid is supplied to be positioned at the upper portion of the cup, It should be combined to wrap the outer edge of the top of the cup. In order to press the lid after the lid is supplied, a supply device for supplying the cup and a device for supplying the lid are provided separately so that the supply process of the cup and the lid is performed step by step, and a separate device There is a problem that the structure of the vending machine becomes complicated and becomes large.

Further, the apparatus is complicated and the number of parts is increased, which causes a trouble, and also raises the price of the vending machine.

Korean Patent Publication No. 10-2010-0006426

It is an object of the present invention to provide a vending machine that is simple in structure for supplying a cup and a lid and does not require a device for pressing to engage the lid.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a vending machine comprising: a vending machine main body having a cup receiving part; A cup supplying unit installed inside the vending machine main body and supplying cups to the cup receiving unit one by one; A lid supply unit installed inside the vending machine main body and supplying a lid one by one to cups supplied to the cup receiving unit; A cup supplying path for guiding the cup taken out from the cup supplying part to be seated on the cup receiving part; And a lid feeding path for guiding a lid taken out from the lid feeding section to a cup positioned in the cup receiving section,

The lid includes a disk-shaped cover portion covering an upper portion of the cup; A flange portion protruding outward from an edge of the cover portion; And an extended wall portion extending eccentrically downward from an outer edge of the cover portion and positioned in contact with an inner side surface of the cup.

The lid supply path may be directly connected to a part of the cup supply path so that the lid can be transported to the cup positioned in the cup receiving part via the lid feeding path and the cup feeding path.

Further, the cup may have an extended flange portion whose upper edge is curled outwardly, and the flange portion of the lid is formed to extend outwardly corresponding to the extended flange portion of the cup.

Further, the extending wall portion may be formed with a receiving groove for receiving and stacking the extending wall portion of the lid located at the upper portion.

The cup supplying unit includes a cup receiving unit and a cup taking-out unit for dropping the cups of the cup receiving unit one at a time. The lid supplying unit includes a lid accommodating unit and a lid of the lid accommodating unit, And the cap take-out unit and the lid take-out unit have the same configuration.

Further, the cup take-out unit may include a unit body provided at a lower portion of the cup receiving portion and having a passage vertically penetrating the cup to pass therethrough; A rotary member rotatably installed in the unit body; A first support cam, a second support cam, and a third support cam, the first support cam, the second support cam, and the third support cam being vertically spaced apart from each other on the rotary member; And a motor reciprocatingly rotating the rotary member, wherein the first and third support cams are eccentrically formed in the same direction as each other, and the second support cam is movable in a direction different from the first and third support cams It is preferable to be formed eccentrically.

According to the automatic vending machine of the present invention, the cup and the lid can be sequentially supplied, and the supply of the cup and the supply of the lid can be sequentially performed without changing the position or changing the posture.

Accordingly, it is possible to provide a vending machine capable of supplying a lid while allowing a space inside the vending machine to be maximized while reducing the size thereof.

Particularly, since the supplied lid is not configured to be wrapped around the outside of the cup but is inserted into (protruded into) the inside of the cup, the lid is dropped by the free fall method, So that the structure is simple, and a configuration in which the lid is pushed and pushed separately as in the prior art becomes unnecessary.

1 and 2 are schematic block diagrams showing a vending machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a perspective view showing a cup and a lid.
4 is a sectional view showing a state where a lid is coupled to a cup.
Figs. 5 and 6 are schematic diagrams for explaining the cup taking-out unit shown in Fig. 1. Fig.
Fig. 7 is a view for explaining the lid stacked in Fig. 1 and Fig. 2 in more detail.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Reference will now be made in detail to the preferred embodiments of the present invention, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings.

1 to 7, a vending machine 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a vending machine main body 110, a cup 20 installed inside the vending machine main body 110, A lid feeder 130 for feeding the lid 30; a cup supply path 141 and a lid feed path 143. The lid 30 is provided with a lid 30,

A cup supply part 120 and a beverage supply part 103 for supplying beverage such as coffee are provided separately from the lid supply part 130 so as to be provided in the inside of the vending machine main body 110, The beverage can be supplied to the cup 20 placed thereon. Here, the beverage supply unit 103 is not limited to the present invention, so a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

The cup supplying part 120 includes a cup receiving part 121 and a cup taking-out unit 123 installed below the cup receiving part 121 to supply the cups 20 one by one.

3, the cup 20 includes a cup body 21 and an upper flange 23 which is curled at an upper edge of the cup body 210 and enlarged to the outside, .

The cup taking-out unit 123 is for feeding the cups 20 stacked on the cup receiving part 121 one by one. As shown schematically in Figs. 5 and 6, the cup taking-out unit 123 includes a unit body 51 provided at the bottom of the cup accommodating portion 121, A plurality of first to third support cams 53, 54, 55 provided on the rotary member 52 so as to be vertically spaced apart from each other, and a motor 56 for reciprocally rotating the rotary member 52.

A cup accommodating portion 121 is disposed at an upper portion of the unit main body 51 and a passage 51a through which the cups 20 stacked and accommodated in the cup accommodating portion 121 pass one by one, As shown in Fig. The rotary member 52 is rotatably installed around the passage 51a of the unit body 51 and the first to third support cams 53, 54 and 55 are vertically spaced apart from each other . That is, the first to third support cams 53, 54, 55 are arranged at a predetermined interval from the lower portion of the rotary member 53 at a predetermined interval, 23 so as to be movable between a position for interfering with and a position for releasing the interference so as to allow the cup 20 to pass therethrough. The first and third support cams 53 and 55 are formed to correspond to each other in the same direction and the second support cam 54 is displaced in a different direction from the first and third support cams 53 and 55 Direction. The rotary member 52 is reciprocally rotatable by receiving the rotational force of the motor 56. A plurality of the rotation member 52, the first to third support cams 53, 54, 55, and the motor 56 having the above-described configuration may be provided.

5, when the first and third support cams 53 and 55 are positioned toward the passage 51a, the first support cam 53 at the lowermost portion of the cup 20 " The third support cam 55 is supported by the cup 20 at the bottom of the cups 20 in the cup receiving portion 121 and the second support cam 54 is supported by the flange 23, When the rotary member 52 is rotated, the first and third support cams 53 and 55 are moved in the path 51a as shown in Fig. 6, The first support cam 53 is released and the second support cam 54 is positioned to enter the passage 51a of the first support cam 53. The cup 20 " It can be dropped and taken out.

The lowermost cup 20 'supported on the third support cam 55 is supported on the second support cam 54 which is moved down to the lower portion and moved to the passage 51a, And the cup 20 is moved to a position where it can be supported by the third support cam 55. [

6, the rotation of the rotary member 52 to the initial position, that is, the position shown in FIG. 5, causes the cup 20 ', which has spanned the second support cam 54, And the third support cam 55 supports and supports the cup 20 thereon. The cups 20 having the flange portions 23 can be taken out one by one by the cup taking-out unit 123 having such a configuration.

The lid supplying unit 130 includes a lid accommodating unit 131 and a lid take-out unit 133 installed at a lower portion of the lid accommodating unit 131 for taking out the lids one by one and supplying the lids downward. The lid feeder 130 is disposed adjacent to the cup feeder 120.

The lid 30 is stacked and accommodated in the lid accommodating part 131 in the same structure as the cup 20. A lid take-out unit 133 is provided at a lower portion of the lid accommodating portion 31, and the lids 30 stacked and housed can be taken out one by one and supplied. The lid take-out unit 133 has the same configuration as that of the cup take-out unit 123 described above, and can take out the lids 30 one at a time by the same method.

A specific configuration of the lid 30 supplied one by one by the lid take-out unit 133 will be described below.

3 and 4, the lid 30 is coupled to an upper portion of the cup 20 and inserted into the cup 20 to be coupled thereto. The lid 20 has a cover portion 31 formed in a disc shape so as to cover the open upper portion of the cup 20 and a cover portion 31 corresponding to the upper end flange 23 of the paper cup 20 An extending wall portion 34 extending downward from the rim of the cover portion 31 so as to be deflected downward and an outlet portion 35 formed in the cover portion 31. The circular flange portion 33 is formed in the shape of a circular plate.

The circular flange portion 33 has a similar structure to that of the flange portion 23 of the cup 20 so that the cap 30 can be easily removed by using the cap removal unit 130 having the same configuration as the cup removal unit 120, 30) can be taken out one by one and supplied. At this time, the extended wall portion 34 of the lid 30 extends eccentrically to the lower end of the circular flange portion 33 to come in contact with the inner wall of the cup 20 to heat the cup 20, I can catch it. Since the center of gravity of the lid 30 is located at a lower position so that the lid 30 can be prevented from being turned upside down when the lid 30 is supplied through the lid feeding path 143, .

Here, the extending wall portion 34 has a receiving groove 34a having a narrower width from the upper portion to the lower portion and receiving the extended wall portion 34 of the cup lid 30 to be stacked thereon. That is, the cup lid 30 has a structure in which the cup 20 is stacked in the same structure as the cup 20 in order to feed the cup 20 in the same shape as the cup 20 (see FIGS. 1 and 2) It is a matter of course that the receiving groove 34a is extended from the upper portion to the lower portion. The heat shielding effect, that is, the heat transfer to the cup 20, can be blocked by the extending wall portion 34 having such a structure. That is, by the space formed by the receiving groove 34a, the heat inside the cup 20 is effectively prevented from being transmitted to the cup 20, so that when the user presses the cup 20 (corresponding to the extending wall portion 34) ), It is possible to catch the cup without the heat shield member of the star because the heat transfer is not performed compared with other parts.

The present invention is intended to cover the cup 20 supplied to the cup receiving portion 101 by supplying the lids 30 having the above-described configuration one by one.

The cup supply path 141 extends from the lower part of the cup supplying part 120 to the upper part of the cup receiving part 101 and serves to guide the cup 20 to be fed to the cup receiving part 101 in a stable posture do. The cup supply path 141 is preferably formed in a cylindrical shape.

The lid feeding path 143 is provided to be connected to the cup feeding path 141 at a lower portion of the cup feeding part 130. By connecting the lid feeding path 143 directly to the cup feeding path 141 as described above, the lid 30, which is fed one by one from the lid feeding path 143, moves through the lid feeding path 143, And enters the cup 141 to naturally fall over the cup 20 previously supplied to cover the top of the cup 20. At this time, in the process of supplying the lid 30, since the load is located at the lower portion by the extended wall portion 34 and has a sufficient length, it can be prevented that the lid 30 is turned upside down and can be supplied in a normal posture.

The supplied lid 30 is covered with the upper portion of the cup 20 while being inserted into the inside of the cup 20, as shown in Fig. Thus, the structure of the vending machine is simplified, and the lid feeding path 143 is connected to the cup feeding path 141 (see FIG. 1), since the apparatus for pressing the lid to completely engage the lid 30 with the cup 20, So that they can be integrally formed.

As described above, the automatic vending machine 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention supplies the cup 20 first, then inserts the contents such as beverage into the cup 20, and then inserts the lid 30, (20). Particularly, by forming the structure of the lid 30 to be partially similar to the structure of the cup 20, the lids 30 can be supplied one by one in the same manner of stacking the cups 20 one by one. That is, by having a configuration (a lid supply unit including a lid take-out unit) for supplying only the lid 30 having the above-described configuration, it is possible to simplify the structure of the automatic vending machine 100, Can be minimized and applied. That is, since a separate coupling device for coupling with the cup after the lid is supplied as in the conventional art is not necessary, the configuration can be simplified. Further, the lid 30 can be taken out one by one by using the lid take-out unit 133 having the same structure as the cup 20, so that it is easy to manufacture and design the automatic vending machine 100, The cup supply part and the lid supply part are arranged adjacent to each other and the cup supply path and the lid supply path are connected to each other so that the apparatus can be easily designed and constructed and the space utilization inside the machine main body 110 So that it is possible to miniaturize the vending machine.

For example, when a configuration is adopted in which the cup is fed and then the cap is fed to feed the cup, and the lid is fed while the lid feeder is moved to that position, the structure becomes complicated, The size of the main body of the vending machine must be increased in order to secure the moving and operating space. However, in the case of the present invention, all of these points can be solved, and thus a simple structure and a miniaturized vending machine can be manufactured.

When the lid 30 is fed only after the lid 30 is supplied after the lid 30 is fed, the lid 30 enters the inside of the upper portion of the lid 30 and covers the lid 30, 20). The user lifts the cup 20 by hand and separates the lid 30 covering the cup 20 to drink the beverage or opens the outlet 35 of the lid 30, . Further, it is also convenient to move the cup 20 with the lid 30 engaged. Particularly, when the extended wall portion 34 of the lid 30 catches the portion overlapping with the cup 20 by hand, the extended wall portion 34 forms a heat conduction step outward, and when the hot drink is heated, . Therefore, it is not necessary to attach a heat blocking member or the like to the outside of the cup 20 separately.

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed exemplary embodiments. Those skilled in the art will readily appreciate that many modifications and variations of the present invention are possible without departing from the spirit and scope of the appended claims.

20. Cup 30. Cap
100 .. Vending machine 110 .. Vending machine body
120. Cup supply part 130. Lid supply part

Claims

A vending machine main body having a cup receiving portion;
A cup supplying unit installed inside the vending machine main body and supplying cups to the cup receiving unit one by one;
A lid supply unit installed inside the vending machine main body and supplying a lid one by one to cups supplied to the cup receiving unit;
A cup supplying path for guiding the cup taken out from the cup supplying part to be seated on the cup receiving part; And
And a lid feeding path for guiding the lid taken out from the lid feeding section to the cup positioned in the cup receiving section,
The lid,
A disk-shaped cover portion covering an upper portion of the cup;
A flange portion protruding outward from an edge of the cover portion;
And an extending wall portion eccentrically extending downward from the cover portion and positioned in contact with an inner surface of the cup,
Wherein the lid feeding path is directly connected to a part of the cup feeding path so that the lid can be conveyed to the cup positioned in the cup receiving part via the lid feeding path and the cup feeding path,
The cup having an expanded flange portion with an upper edge curled outward,
The flange portion of the lid is formed to extend outwardly corresponding to the extension flange portion of the cup,
The extending wall portion is formed with a receiving groove for receiving and stacking the extending wall portion of the lid positioned at the upper portion so that the heat inside the cup can be prevented from being transmitted to the outside of the cup by the space formed by the receiving groove Features a vending machine.

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The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the cup supply portion includes a cup accommodating portion and a cup taking-out unit for dropping the cups of the cup accommodating portion one at a time,
Wherein the lid supply part includes a lid accommodation part and a lid taking out unit for dropping the lid of the lid accommodation part one by one,
Wherein the cup take-out unit and the lid take-out unit have the same configuration.

The apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the cup-
A unit body installed at a lower portion of the cup accommodating portion and having a passage vertically penetrating the cup to pass therethrough;
A rotary member rotatably installed in the unit body;
A first support cam, a second support cam, and a third support cam, the first support cam, the second support cam, and the third support cam being vertically spaced apart from each other on the rotary member; And
And a motor reciprocally rotating the rotary member,
Wherein the first and third support cams are eccentrically formed in the same direction with respect to each other, and the second support cam is eccentrically formed in a direction different from the first and third support cams.