KR102367847B1 - Capsule Beverage Vending Machine - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a capsule beverage vending machine, which can quickly supply raw materials of beverage such as coffee, etc. in the form of a capsule to improve customer satisfaction and manage cleaning of the vending machine. In particular, a paper cup can be received while a cup lid is coupled by the press pressure inside the vending machine, so that a safety accident such as a burn caused by spilling a beverage during a receiving process can be prevented. In addition, the selection of a product using a touch screen based on Wi-Fi can be made, thereby improving user convenience.

Description

Capsule beverage vending machine {Capsule Beverage Vending Machine}

The present invention relates to a beverage vending machine, and more particularly, to a capsule beverage vending machine that provides beverages such as coffee or tea in the form of capsules to extract and drink on the fly.

In line with the improvement of living standards, modern people's interest in beverages such as coffee is increasing day by day.

A number of vending machines are installed in streets and buildings due to interest in such drinks, and many people use vending machines.

However, the internal sanitary conditions of conventional vending machines are often unsanitary due to negligence in management, and consumers are increasingly distrustful of such unsanitary vending machines.

In addition, conventional beverage vending machines have a disadvantage in that the taste of tea provided by each vending machine is different because the manager determines the mixing ratio of the ingredients.

In particular, in the case of a coffee vending machine, residues are formed in the process of mixing coffee powder, sugar powder, and cream powder with water. There is a problem of creating a very unsanitary environment, such as the introduction of insects.

Republic of Korea Utility Registration No. 461583 (Registered on July 17, 2012) Republic of Korea Utility Registration No. 451758 (Registered on Dec. 31, 2010) Republic of Korea Utility Registration No. 286083 (Registered on Aug. 5, 2002)

The present invention has been proposed to improve the problems in the prior art, and by using a product in the form of a capsule without using a powder raw material, even if it is used several times by the user, no residue of the raw material remains, so that it is hygienically reliable. It aims to provide a capsule drink vending machine.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a vending machine body configured to have a front opening and closing door, a product loading part in which beverage raw materials are loaded inside the vending machine body, and a paper cup loading part in which a plurality of paper cups are stacked; A paper cup supply unit for individually supplying paper cups from the paper cup loading unit, a hot water supply unit for supplying hot water together with beverage raw materials to the supplied paper cup, and a product receiving unit that provides a paper cup containing the beverage so that the consumer can receive it. In the beverage vending machine, the product loading unit is configured to rotatably have a rotating cartridge forming a cylindrical shape; The rotary cartridge is provided with a plurality of encapsulants in which beverage raw materials are sealed and stored; A raw material extraction means for extracting the beverage raw material from the capsule body is configured in the lower portion of the rotary cartridge; a capsule container for collecting the capsules from which the raw material has been extracted by the raw material extraction means and a guide duct for guiding the capsules to the capsule container are configured in the lower part of the vending machine body; On one side of the paper cup loading unit, a cup lid supply unit for loading and supplying a cup lid to be seated on the paper cup is configured in the process in which a paper cup containing raw materials and hot water is supplied through the paper cup supply unit; The product receiving unit is characterized in that the cup lid pressing unit for pressing the cup lid seated on the paper cup is configured.

In addition, the raw material extraction means includes a capsule transport module provided with a seating socket for seating the capsule supplied from the product loading unit, and a transport rail provided on the upper surface of the transport pedestal to guide the horizontal movement of the capsule transport module, and the When the capsule transport module is moved, it is characterized in that it comprises an extraction platen that is pressurized for extracting the raw material from the capsule body by driving the extraction motor.

The capsule beverage vending machine of the present invention enables rapid supply in a state where beverage raw materials such as coffee are stored in capsule form, thereby improving customer satisfaction and exhibiting a cleanliness management effect of the vending machine.

In particular, the paper cup can be received in a state in which the cup lid is coupled by press pressure inside the vending machine, so that safety accidents such as burns due to pouring beverage during the receiving process can be prevented.

In addition, product selection using a touch screen based on Wi-Fi can be made, which shows the advantage of improving user convenience.

1 is an external view of a capsule vending machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a side internal structural view of the vending machine of the present invention.
3 is an internal structural diagram of the vending machine of the present invention in an open state.
4 is a view of the inside of the vending machine of the present invention in an open state.
5 and 6 are an exploded perspective rear view of the vending machine of the present invention.
7 is a configuration diagram of the product supply part in the present invention.
8 is a structural diagram of the capsule extraction unit in the present invention.
9 is a structural diagram of the paper cup transfer unit in the present invention.
10 is a structural diagram of a lift plate in the present invention.
11 is a cross-sectional view of the product raised by the lift plate in the present invention.
12 is a state diagram when the product is lifted by the lift plate in the present invention.
13 is a state diagram of the cup lid pressurizing operation in the present invention.
Figure 14 is a detailed cross-sectional structural view of the cup lid in the present invention.

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

Embodiments of the present invention may be modified in various forms, and the scope of the present invention should not be construed as being limited to the embodiments described in detail below. This embodiment is provided to more completely explain the present invention to those of ordinary skill in the art.

Accordingly, the shape of the components expressed in the drawings may be exaggerated in order to emphasize a clearer description. It should be noted that the same components in each drawing are sometimes illustrated with the same reference numerals. In addition, detailed descriptions of functions and configurations of known technologies that may unnecessarily obscure the gist of the present invention may be omitted.

First, looking at the structure of the capsule coffee vending machine according to an embodiment of the present invention through FIGS. 1 to 10 is as follows.

The vending machine in this embodiment includes a vending machine body 10 configured to have a front door 20 that can be opened and closed, a product loading unit 30 in which beverage raw materials are loaded inside the vending machine body 10, and a plurality of A paper cup loading unit 60 in which the paper cup 1 is stacked, a paper cup supply unit 70 in which the paper cup 1 is individually supplied from the paper cup loading unit 60, and a beverage in the supplied paper cup 1 It constitutes the hot water supply unit 80 that supplies hot water together with the raw material, and the door 20 is provided with a product receiving unit 22 that provides the product containing the beverage in the paper cup 1 so that the consumer can receive it.

In particular, in the present invention, the rotating cartridge 31 forming a cylindrical shape in the product loading unit 30 is rotatably configured, and the rotating cartridge 31 has a plurality of capsules (A) in which various types of beverage raw materials are sealed and stored. ), a plurality of lamination grooves 32 are formed in the vertical direction so that they can be stacked, and a raw material extraction means for extracting beverage raw materials from the capsule body (A) is configured in the lower portion of the rotary cartridge 31, and the raw material A capsule container 50 for collecting the capsule body (A) from which the raw material has been extracted by the extraction means and a guide duct 40 for guiding the capsule body (A) to the capsule container 50 are configured in the lower part of the vending machine body In the process of supplying a paper cup (1) containing raw materials and hot water to one side of the paper cup loading unit (60) through the paper cup supply unit (70), the cup lid (2) to be seated on the paper cup (1) is loaded and supplied. A cup lid supply unit 61 is configured, and the product receiving unit 22 is configured with a cup lid pressing unit 90 for pressing the cup lid 2 seated on the paper cup 1 .

At this time, the raw material extraction means includes a capsule transport module 36 provided with a seating socket 36a for seating the capsule body A supplied from the product loading unit 30, and the capsule transport module 36. When the transport rail 39 provided on the upper surface of the transport pedestal 35 to guide the horizontal movement and the capsule transport module 36 move, the extraction motor 37 drives the raw material from the capsule body (A). It is configured to include an extraction platen 38 that is pressurized for extraction.

In addition, a receiving housing 100 for protecting the product receiving unit 22 is configured in the door 20, and the paper cup supplied through the paper cup supply unit 70 is placed on one side of the receiving housing 100 by the product receiving unit 22 ) is configured, the lift plate 110 receives forward/reverse rotation power from a driving motor (not shown) and guides the elevation along the gear-engaged guide rack 111. will be done

In addition, the paper cup supply unit 70 includes a cup holder 71 on which the paper cup 1 dropped from the paper cup loading unit 60 is mounted, a support frame 72 on which the cup holder 71 is supported, and the A guide rail 73 for guiding the horizontal movement of the support frame 72, a vertical drive motor 74 for moving the cup holder 71 in the vertical direction, and horizontal movement of the cup holder 71 A horizontal drive motor 75 is configured.

In addition, the cup lid pressing unit 90 includes a pressure plate 91 for pressing the cup lid 2 seated on the top of the paper cup 1, and a pressure cylinder 92 for moving the pressure plate 91 in a vertical direction. ) to form a configuration containing

On the other hand, in the present invention, the front of the vending machine door 20 is provided with a Wi-Fi-based touch screen unit 21 for product selection.

In addition, the cup lid 2 is coupled to a tapered portion 2a forming an inclined shape of a certain angle to guide the edge portion of the paper cup 1, and the edge portion of the paper cup 1 guided by the tapered portion 2a. It can be seen that the coupling groove (2b) is provided.

Let's take a look at the effects of the operation of the capsule beverage vending machine of the present invention having such a configuration.

Meanwhile, in describing the operation of each part, the detailed configuration and operational relationship (paper cup supply, hot water supply, etc.) related to the operation of the general vending machine are well-known techniques well known to those skilled in the art, so the detailed description will be omitted.

First, when a user selects a desired product using the touch screen unit 21 and pays a price, the rotating cartridge 31 in the product loading unit 30 is driven to drive the cartridge motor (not shown) by an internal control signal. In a state in which the stacking groove 32 in which the encapsulant (A) selected by rotation is loaded is located at the selected position, the corresponding encapsulant (A) is opened by the opening/closing door (not shown) provided in the cartridge shelf 34 . will fall to the bottom.

The capsule body A thus dropped is horizontally moved to the extraction position along the transport rail 39 by driving a transport motor (not shown) on one side in a state where it is seated in the seating socket 36a of the capsule transport module 36. The movement is made, and in the state in which the movement is made to the extraction position, the extraction platen 38 pressurizes the sealing film portion of the capsule body A by driving the extraction motor 37, thereby extracting the raw material.

After that, the capsule body (A) remaining after the extraction is made is discharged to the capsule container 50, and the extraction raw material is supplied to the paper cup 1 separately supplied from the paper cup supply unit 70. At this time, a predetermined amount of hot water is supplied from the hot water supply unit 80 together with the extraction raw material to the paper cup 1 , so that the beverage mixed in an appropriate ratio is stored in the paper cup 1 at a predetermined water level.

As described above, when the paper cup 1 into which the beverage is put together with the hot water at the raw material extraction position is positioned under the cup lid supply unit 61 in the process of continuous horizontal movement in the paper cup supply unit 70, the cup lid supply unit 61 ), the cup lid (2) is dropped to form a seated state on the top of the paper cup, and then the paper cup is continuously horizontally moved to the lift plate 110 position of the receiving housing 100 and moved to the paper cup (1) is seated on the upper surface of the lift plate 110 .

Thereafter, as the lift plate 110 moves upward along the guide rail 111 by the operation of a lifting motor (not shown), the paper cup 1 has a height corresponding to the product receiving unit 22 of the door 20 . At this time, the pressing plate 91 constituting the cup lid pressing part 90 is lowered by the cylinder 92 operation to slightly press the cup lid 2 .

Since the tapered portion 2a is formed on the cup lid 2 during the pressing operation of the pressure plate 91, the edge portion of the paper cup 1 is guided while the cup lid 2 is easily formed by the coupling groove portion 2b. This will achieve a state completely coupled to the paper cup (1).

When the preparation of the product is completed in this way, a signal indicating that the product is ready is transmitted to the user through the touch screen unit 21 , and the user opens the door of the product receiving unit 22 and puts a hand in it to receive the product. be able to

Therefore, in the capsule beverage vending machine of the present invention, it is possible to quickly supply beverage raw materials such as coffee, etc. in a state in which it is stored in capsule form, thereby improving customer satisfaction and showing the effect of cleaning the vending machine.

In particular, the paper cup can be received in a state in which the cup lid is coupled by press pressure inside the vending machine, so that safety accidents such as burns due to pouring beverage during the receiving process can be prevented.

In addition, product selection using a touch screen based on Wi-Fi can be made, which shows the advantage of improving user convenience.

And although specific embodiments of the present invention have been described and illustrated in the above, it is obvious that the capsule beverage vending machine structure of the present invention can be variously modified and implemented by those skilled in the art.

However, such modified embodiments should not be individually understood from the technical spirit or scope of the present invention, and such modified embodiments should be included within the appended claims of the present invention.

1: Paper cup 2: Cup lid
10: vending machine body 20: door
21: touch screen unit 22: product receiving unit
30: product loading unit 31: rotating cartridge
32: laminated groove 33: cartridge frame
34: cartridge shelf 35: carrying stand
36: capsule transport module 36a: seating socket
37: extraction motor 38: extraction platen
39: transport rail 40: guide duct
50: capsule container 60: paper cup loading part
61: cup lid supply unit 70: paper cup supply unit
71: cup holder 72: support frame
73: guide rail 74,75: drive motor
80: hot water supply part 90: cup lid pressurizing part
91: pressure plate 92: cylinder
100: receiving housing 110: lift plate
111: guide deck

Claims (7)

A vending machine main body 10 configured to open and close the door 20 on the front side, a product loading unit 30 in which beverage raw materials are loaded inside the vending machine main body 10, and a plurality of paper cups 1 are stacked A paper cup loading unit 60, a paper cup supply unit 70 where the paper cup 1 is individually supplied from the paper cup loading unit 60, and the supplied paper cup 1 together with beverage raw materials are supplied with hot water. In the beverage vending machine comprising a hot water supply unit 80 and a product receiving unit 22 configured in the door 20 so that a consumer can receive a product containing a beverage in the paper cup 1,
The product loading unit 30 is provided with a pair of rotating cartridges 31 forming a cylindrical shape adjacent to each other, each configured to be rotatable;
A plurality of stacking grooves 32 are formed in the vertical direction so that a plurality of capsule bodies (A) in which beverage raw materials are sealed and stored can be stacked in the rotary cartridge 31;
A raw material extraction means for extracting beverage raw materials from the capsule body (A) is configured in the lower portion of the rotary cartridge (31);
A capsule container 50 for collecting the capsule body (A) from which the raw material has been extracted by the raw material extraction means and a guide duct 40 for guiding the capsule body (A) to the capsule container 50 are provided at the bottom of the vending machine body is composed of;
On one side of the paper cup loading unit 60, a paper cup 1 containing raw materials and hot water is supplied through the paper cup supply unit 70, and the cup lid 2 to be seated on the paper cup 1 is loaded and supplied. A supply unit 61 is configured;
The product receiving unit 22 is configured with a cup lid pressing unit 90 for pressing the cup lid 2 seated on the paper cup 1,
A receiving housing 100 for protecting the product receiving unit 22 is configured in the door 20, and a paper cup supplied through the paper cup supply unit 70 is placed on one side of the receiving housing 100 by the product receiving unit 22 A lift plate 110 for moving upward is configured, and the lift plate 110 is guided to ascend and descend along the guide rack 111,
The paper cup supply unit 70 includes a cup holder 71 on which the paper cup 1 dropped from the paper cup loading unit 60 is mounted, a support frame 72 on which the cup holder 71 is supported, and the support frame. A guide rail 73 for guiding the horizontal movement of 72, a vertical driving motor 74 for moving the cup holder 71 in a vertical direction, and a horizontal driving motor 74 for moving the cup holder 71 in a horizontal direction Capsule beverage vending machine, characterized in that the drive motor (75) is configured. delete delete delete delete delete delete

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