KR101898390B1 - Vending machines - Google Patents

Abstract

Disclosed is a vending machine. The vending machine according to an aspect of the present invention comprises: a case; a partition wall dividing an inner space of the case into a product loading space and a product conveying space; an opening/closing door opening/closing a connection passage formed in a lower part of the partition wall; a lifting device installed in the product conveying space and conveying products supplied through the connecting passage in the product loading space upward to an outlet formed in an upper end of the case; and a heating device installed in the lifting device, and heating each of the products conveyed by the lifting device.

Description

VENDING MACHINES

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a vending machine, and more particularly, to a vending machine in which a specific product is automatically discharged when a purchaser inserts money.

Conventionally, in a conventional automatic vending machine, when a buyer puts money, a product such as a drink can falls freely to a discharge port formed at the lower part of the front panel of the automatic vending machine by his own weight, and the buyer takes out the product to the outside through the discharge port It was common. However, the buyer had the inconvenience to bend his / her back to take the goods out.

Accordingly, there has been proposed a vending machine in which a product discharge port is formed in an upper portion of a vending machine, and a product supplied to the lower portion of the product storage box is transported upward to a product discharge port by a lift device.

However, when the merchandise is in the merchandise cargo box, it can be managed at a proper temperature by a heating device generally installed in the merchandise cargo box. However, when the merchandise is discharged from the merchandise cargo box and disposed on the conveyance path upwardly transported by the lifting device, It is not economical to provide a heating device for heating the product. Therefore, when the product is loaded on the lifting device for a long period of time, the product can not be managed at an appropriate temperature, so that the product may deteriorate or it may be difficult to supply the product of the proper temperature to the purchaser.

Korean Registered Patent No. 10-0378877 (Apr. 10, 2003, a transfer apparatus and a vending machine using the same)

Embodiments of the present invention can provide a vending machine capable of individually heating a product supplied in a product loading space while transferring it to an upper outlet.

According to an aspect of the present invention, A partition wall dividing an inner space of the case into a product loading space and a product transfer space; An opening / closing door for opening / closing a connection passage formed at a lower portion of the partition wall; A lift device installed in the merchandise transporting space for transporting the commodity supplied through the connecting passage in the commodity mounting space upward to an outlet formed at the upper end of the case; And a heating device installed in the lifting device and heating the goods conveyed by the lifting device individually, wherein the lifting device includes a pair of belts spaced apart from each other in the vertical direction in the product conveying space, Pulleys; A first motor for rotating the belt pulley; A conveyor belt coupled to the pair of belt pulleys; And a plurality of pedestals coupled to the conveyor belt, the plurality of pedestals on which the commodity supplied through the connecting passage is seated, the heating device being installed in each of the plurality of pedestals, the pedestal being coupled to the conveyor belt A first plate forming a conveying direction of the conveyor belt and a first obtuse angle; A second plate connected to the first plate and forming a second obtuse angle smaller than the first obtuse angle and the conveying direction of the conveyor belt; And a stopper connected to the second plate and forming an acute angle with the conveying direction of the conveyor belt to prevent release of the article seated on the second plate, And a surface heating element coupled to one surface of the first plate so as to face the product, the lift device comprising: a roller rotatably coupled to the pedestal and contacting a product placed on the second plate; And a second motor for rotating the roller, wherein the article in contact with the roller rotates by friction with the roller rotated by the second motor and is uniformly heated by the radiant heat of the surface heating element A vending machine can be provided.

And a plurality of swash plates for guiding downward products can be detachably coupled to the case and the partition wall so as to be alternately arranged in the vertical direction in the merchandise loading space.

Wherein the lifting device includes a pair of belt pulleys spaced apart from each other in a vertical direction in the merchandise transporting space; A first motor for rotating the belt pulley; A conveyor belt coupled to the pair of belt pulleys; And a plurality of pedestals coupled to the conveyor belt, the products being supplied through the connecting passages, respectively, and the heating device can be installed in each of the plurality of pedestals.

The heating device may include a planar heating element coupled to one surface of the pedestal.

The lifting device includes: a roller rotatably coupled to the pedestal and contacting a product placed on the pedestal; And a second motor for rotating the roller, wherein a product in contact with the roller is rotated by friction with the roller rotating by the second motor, and can be uniformly heated by the heating device.

The pedestal may include a stopper that restrains a product rotated by the roller from being detached from the pedestal.

The lift device includes: a pressure sensor for sensing a product placed on the pedestal; And a controller for driving the second motor and the heating device mounted on the pedestal on which the goods are placed when the goods are sensed by the pressure sensor.

According to the embodiments of the present invention, a product supplied to a product transfer space in a product loading space can be transferred to an upper discharge port by a lift device, and can be individually and economically heated by a heating device installed in a lift device It can be managed at an appropriate temperature.

According to some embodiments of the present invention, components such as beverage cans, fishbowl bars, etc., particularly components directly connected to food hygiene, such as swash plate, And the partition wall, respectively, so that it is possible to easily separate and clean or replace the swash plate.

1 is a view showing a vending machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 2 is an enlarged view of a portion A in Fig. 1. Fig.
3 is a view showing a control unit.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The present invention is capable of various modifications and various embodiments, and specific embodiments are illustrated in the drawings and described in detail in the detailed description. It is to be understood, however, that the invention is not to be limited to the specific embodiments, but includes all modifications, equivalents, and alternatives falling within the spirit and scope of the invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

The terms first, second, etc. may be used to describe various components, but the components should not be limited by the terms. The terms are used only for the purpose of distinguishing one component from another.

The terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the invention. The singular expressions include plural expressions unless the context clearly dictates otherwise.

In the present application, the terms "comprises" or "having" and the like are used to specify that there is a feature, a number, a step, an operation, an element, a component or a combination thereof described in the specification, But do not preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, integers, steps, operations, elements, components, or combinations thereof.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT Hereinafter, a preferred embodiment of a vending machine according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. Referring to the accompanying drawings, the same or corresponding components are denoted by the same reference numerals, A description thereof will be omitted.

1 is a view showing a vending machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.

1, a vending machine 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a case 100, a partition 110, an opening and closing door 120, a swash plate 130, a lift device 200, 300, see FIG. 2).

A product discharge port 101 connected to the inner space of the case 100 may be formed on the upper surface of the case 100.

The front panel of the case 100 may be formed of a transparent material so that the purchaser can remove the article 20 formed in the inner space of the case 100 It is possible to directly check whether or not the product 20 is smoothly discharged while observing the process, and it can cause interest of the buyer.

The partition 110 may partition the inner space of the case 100 into a commodity loading space 103 and a commodity transferring space 105. The partition wall 110 may be formed in a plate shape extending in the vertical direction and a connecting passage 111 may be formed in the lower portion of the partition wall 110 to connect the commodity loading space 103 and the commodity transferring space 105 have.

The opening and closing door 120 may be coupled to the partition 110 to open or close the connecting passage 111.

The opening and closing door 120 can be automatically controlled by the control unit 280 (see FIG. 3). Specifically, when the pedestal 240 of the lift apparatus 200 is transported to the front of the connection passage 111 and stops, a first photosensor (not shown) installed on the partition 110 is located in front of the connection passage 111 The controller 280 can sense the pedestal 240 and sense the pedestal 240 by the first photosensor so that the opening and closing door 120 is driven to open the connection passage 111. [ When the article 20 passes through the connection passage 111, a second photosensor (not shown) provided on the partition 110 can sense the article 20 passing through the connection passage 111, When the light sensor senses the product 20, the control unit 280 drives the opening / closing door 120 to close the connection path 111. [

The swash plate 130 may be disposed in the merchandise loading space 103 to guide the merchandise 20 downward.

The plurality of swash plates 130 may be detachably coupled to the case 100 or the partition 110 so as to extend downwardly inclined. The swash plate 130 coupled to the case 100 and the swash plate 130 coupled to the partition 110 among the plurality of swash plates 130 may be alternately arranged in the vertical direction.

The lift device 200 can be installed in the product transferring space 105 and the product 20 supplied to the product transferring space 105 through the connection passage 111 in the product loading space 103 can be discharged to the discharge port 101. [ Upwards.

The heating device 300 may be installed in the lift device 200 and may individually heat the goods 20 transported by the lift device 200. For example, the heating device 300 may be provided for each pedestal 240 on which the commodities 20 are individually seated to heat the commodities 20 individually.

FIG. 2 is an enlarged view of part A of FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is a view showing a control part.

1 to 3, the lift apparatus 200 includes a belt pulley 210, a first motor 220, a conveyor belt 230, a pedestal 240, a roller 250, a second motor 260, A pressure sensor 270, and a control unit 280. [

The belt pulley 210 may be rotatably coupled to the case 100 and the pair of belt pulleys 210 may be disposed vertically spaced from each other in the merchandise transferring space 105.

The first motor 220 may be coupled to the case 100. When a third optical sensor (not shown) installed in the case 100 detects money input through the banknote or coin slot, The belt pulley 210 can be rotated for a predetermined time until the pedestal 240 in which the article 20 is seated is positioned at the discharge port 101. [

The conveyor belt 230 is coupled to the pair of belt pulleys 210 and is capable of vertically conveying the pedestal 240 coupled to the conveyor belt 230 by the rotation of the belt pulley 210.

The pedestal 240 may be coupled to the outer exposed surface of the conveyor belt 230 and may be formed in a container shape having an opened upper surface so that the article 20 supplied through the connecting passage 111 is stably . ≪ / RTI > One commodity 20 may be seated in one pedestal 240. At this time, a heating device 300, for example, a surface heating element may be coupled to the inner side surface of the pedestal 240 to irradiate the product 20 with a thermal radiation.

The roller 250 may be rotatably coupled to the pedestal 240 to contact the article 20 seated on the pedestal 240.

The second motor 260 may be coupled to the pedestal 240 and may be driven by the control unit 280 to rotate the roller 250. The roller 250 rotating by the second motor 260 can rotate the article 20 in contact with the roller 250 so that the article 20 can be heated by the heating device 300, The entire portion of the merchandise 20 can be uniformly heated while the facing portion is continuously changed. The pedestal 240 protrudes from the upper surface of the pedestal 240 and restrains the product 20 on the pedestal 240 so that the product 20 rotated by the roller 250 does not come off the pedestal 240 A stopper 241 may be provided.

The pressure sensor 270 may be installed on the pedestal 240 to sense the article 20 that is seated on the pedestal 240.

The control unit 280 drives the second motor 260 and the heating device 300 when the pressure sensor 270 senses the product 20 so that the product 20 placed on the pedestal 240 rotates So that it can be heated evenly.

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 embodiments, but, on the contrary, It will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes in form and details may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims.

10: Vending machine
20: Goods
100: Case
101: Outlet
103: Merchandise space
105: Goods transfer space
110:
111: connection passage
120: Opening and closing door
130: swash plate
200: Lift device
210: Belt pulley
220: first motor
230: Conveyor belt
240: Stand
241: Stopper
250: roller
260: second motor
270: Pressure sensor
280:
300: Heating device

Claims (7)

case;
A partition wall dividing an inner space of the case into a product loading space and a product transfer space;
An opening / closing door for opening / closing a connection passage formed at a lower portion of the partition wall;
A lift device installed in the merchandise transporting space for transporting the commodity supplied through the connecting passage in the commodity mounting space upward to an outlet formed at the upper end of the case; And
And a heating device installed in the lifting device for individually heating the goods conveyed by the lifting device,
The lift apparatus includes:
A pair of belt pulleys vertically spaced apart from each other in the goods transfer space;
A first motor for rotating the belt pulley;
A conveyor belt coupled to the pair of belt pulleys; And
And a plurality of pedestals coupled to the conveyor belt, the plurality of pedestals on which the commodity supplied through the connecting passage is seated,
Wherein the heating device is installed in each of the plurality of pedestals,
The pedestal,
A first plate coupled to the conveyor belt and defining a conveying direction and a first obtuse angle of the conveyor belt;
A second plate connected to the first plate and forming a second obtuse angle smaller than the first obtuse angle and the conveying direction of the conveyor belt; And
And a stopper connected to the second plate and forming an acute angle with the conveying direction of the conveyor belt so as to prevent the commodity seated on the second plate from escaping,
Wherein the heating device includes an area heating element coupled to one surface of the first plate so as to face a product placed on the second plate,
The lift apparatus includes:
A roller rotatably coupled to the pedestal and contacting a commodity seated on the second plate; And
And a second motor for rotating the roller,
Wherein the article in contact with the roller is rotationally moved by friction with the roller rotated by the second motor and is uniformly heated by the radiant heat of the surface heating element.
The method according to claim 1,
Wherein a plurality of swash plates for guiding a product downward are detachably coupled to the case and the partition wall so as to be alternately arranged in the vertical direction.
delete delete delete delete The method according to claim 1,
The lift apparatus includes:
A pressure sensor for sensing a product placed on the pedestal; And
And a controller for driving the second motor and the heating device installed on the pedestal on which the goods are placed when the goods are sensed by the pressure sensor.

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