KR102458038B1 - A Vending Machines for Livestock Products - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a vending machine for livestock products, which comprises: a housing provided with a cradle which is a main body of the vending machine and which displays products and a discharge unit which draws out discharged products; a discharge driving unit which discharges the products displayed on the cradle; an input unit into which a command to select and purchase a product displayed on the cradle is input; and a payment unit which is provided to make a payment for the purchased product. The vending machine for livestock products further comprises an operation unit which is provided in the housing to be movable to the selected product, and which has a code reader for reading a code attached to the selected product.

Description

Vending Machines for Livestock Products {A Vending Machines for Livestock Products}

The present invention relates to a vending machine for livestock products, and more particularly, to a vending machine for livestock products capable of packaging and selling livestock products such as beef or pork in containers.

In general, an unmanned vending machine includes a product storage unit for storing products, a delivery unit for delivering the product stored in the product storage unit to a withdrawal box so that the user can withdraw it, an interface for guiding the buyer to select the product embedded in the product storage unit, A payment system for paying the product value, a control unit receiving a signal from the interface and a signal from the payment system to instruct an operation to deliver the product, and a main body configured to accommodate all of these components and allow the consumer to view the product of the product storage unit. However, here, the product receiving unit and delivery unit are designed to fit the type, size, or packaging type of the product, and the interface is configured so that the buyer can select the product by informing the buyer of the price of the built-in product by type, and the payment system is Before product selection, the sales proceeds for the product are input as coins and banknotes, and change can be returned when the product is selected. It was to be configured to generate the necessary control signals.

The conventional vending machines as described above are set differently by manipulating the conditions of the product storage unit and payment system of the vending machine according to the packaging and type of the product to be sold, such as a cigarette vending machine, coffee vending machine, snack food vending machine, newspaper vending machine, canned beverage vending machine, etc. configured to be used.

Industrial products (water, beverages, coffee, sweets, etc.) are automatically measured by a machine to produce fixed-quantity/fixed amounts, and current vending machines can only sell fixed-rate (quantity) products.

To be sold at a vending machine, livestock products must be made quantitatively, but because all livestock products depend on the handmade manufacturing process, accurate quantitative/fixed production is impossible. It drops significantly (6 pieces in 10 minutes → 2 pieces). Also, there are a lot of pieces of meat, which leads to a lot of loss (in the case of Korean beef, the cost is high, a very large amount), and the weight displayed on the vending machine cannot be accurately contained, so it is necessary to contain the weight that is over the displayed weight. cannot be ignored In addition, the production rate is lowered and the number of touches increases, so the freshness decreases.

In addition, meat from vending machines must be linked to the local market price most quickly. In order to apply the livestock product price that changes every week with the quantitative/fixed price system, the procedures such as price adjustment in the vending machine program and correction of the price display in the store are very complicated and cumbersome. it's bad

Korean Patent Laid-Open No. 10-2006-0105917 Korean Patent Publication No. 10-2020-0030215 Republic of Korea Publication No. 20-1998-0011964 Public Utility Model Gazette

The present invention has been proposed to solve the problems of the prior art as described above, and an object of the present invention is to provide a vending machine for livestock products that does not need to be packaged in a quantitative manner.

For the above purpose, the present invention provides a housing having a main body and a cradle on which goods are displayed and a discharge unit for withdrawing the discharged goods, a discharge driver for discharging the goods displayed on the cradle, and products displayed on the cradle. and an input unit for inputting a command to select and purchase, and a payment unit provided to pay for the purchased product;

It provides a vending machine for livestock products, which is provided in the housing to be movable with the selected product and further comprises a moving operation unit having a code reader that reads a barcode attached to the selected product.

In the above, the moving operation unit is provided with a tray in which the product moved to the selected product position and separated from the cradle by the operation of the discharge driving unit is accommodated, and the code reader is installed on the tray.

In the above, the movement operation unit includes a movement guide unit, a driving unit, a moving bar, and the tray;

The movement guide includes a guide rail installed in the housing to extend in the vertical direction, and a movement block provided to be movable in the vertical direction along the guide rail;

The driving unit includes a ball screw extending in the vertical direction and having one end rotatably provided by a bearing installed in the housing, a ball screw screwed to the ball screw and moving up and down along the up and down ball screw by rotation of the ball screw; and a driving motor provided in the housing and connected to the other end of the ball screw to rotate the ball screw;

The moving bar is guided by a guide rail to the moving block and is coupled to the ball screw to move up and down integrally with the ball screw;

The tray is coupled to the moving bar and moves up and down together with the moving bar;

The code reader is characterized in that it is provided in a plurality along the horizontal direction on the tray to read the barcode attached to the product in each row of the product display.

In the above, the lower portion of the housing is provided with a locking portion; The tray is provided with a tray guide unit into which the moving bar is rotatably inserted, the moving bar is inserted into the tray guide unit, and the tray is rotatably provided on the moving bar;

One side is coupled to the moving bar and the other side further comprises a spring coupled to the tray; When the tray is lowered by the operation of the driving unit, one side of the tray is caught by the catching portion and the opposite side is inclined downward so that the product accommodated in the tray falls inside the outlet;

When the tray rises, the tray rotates in the opposite direction by the restoring force of the spring.

In the above, the movement operation unit includes a movement guide unit, a driving unit, a first driving unit, a first moving inner, and the tray;

The movement guide includes a guide rail installed in the housing to extend in the vertical direction, and a movement block provided to be movable in the vertical direction along the guide rail;

The driving unit includes a ball screw extending in the vertical direction and having one end rotatably provided by a bearing installed in the housing, a ball screw screwed to the ball screw and moving up and down along the up and down ball screw by rotation of the ball screw; and a driving motor provided in the housing and connected to the other end of the ball screw to rotate the ball screw;

The first driving unit includes a first ball screw extending in the horizontal direction and connected to the first driving motor to rotate, a first driving motor installed in the moving block and moving up and down together with the moving block, and a first ball screw that is screwed and moved left and right according to the rotation of the first ball screw;

A first guide rail having one end coupled to the moving block and the other end coupled to a guide provided in the ball screw and extending in parallel with the first ball screw of the first moving inner portion; It includes a first moving block slidably provided along the guide rail;

The tray is coupled to the first ball screw and the first moving block, characterized in that it is moved left and right integrally with the ball screw.

In the above, the lower portion of the housing is provided with a locking portion;

The first moving block unit includes a first moving block coupled to the lower portion of the tray, and a second moving block provided under the first moving block opposite to the first moving block with the first guide rail interposed therebetween. ;

One side is coupled to the second moving block and the other side further comprises a spring coupled to the tray;

When the tray is lowered by the operation of the driving unit, one side of the tray is caught by the engaging portion and the opposite side of the engaging portion is tilted downward so that the product accommodated in the tray falls inside the outlet;

When the tray rises, the tray rotates in the opposite direction by the restoring force of the spring.

The vending machine for livestock products of the present invention is provided with a code reader that reads a barcode attached to a product in a moving operation unit provided in the housing, moves to the product selected by the purchaser, reads the barcode attached to the product, and obtains the selected price information. Since the payment is made by price, there is no need to pack the product by volume, thereby reducing the packaging time and reducing the amount of wasted livestock products in the packaging process.

1 is a front view of a vending machine for livestock products according to the present invention by way of example;
2 is a view to explain the moving operation unit provided in the vending machine for livestock products according to the present invention,
Figure 3 is an enlarged view of the tray provided in the moving operation unit shown in Figure 2,
Figure 4 is a side view schematically shown to explain the operation of the tray shown in Figure 3,
5 is a view to explain another example of the moving operation unit provided in the vending machine for livestock products according to the present invention,
Figure 6 is a schematic side view schematically shown to explain the operation of the tray shown in Figure 5,
7 is a block diagram of a vending machine for livestock products according to the present invention.

All technical and scientific terms used in the description of the present invention, unless otherwise defined, have the meanings commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this disclosure belongs. All terms used in the present disclosure are selected for the purpose of more clearly describing the present disclosure and not to limit the scope of the present disclosure.

As used in the description of the present invention, expressions such as "comprising", "including", "having", etc., contain the possibility of including other embodiments, unless otherwise stated in the phrase or sentence in which the expression is included. It should be understood in open-ended terms.

Expressions in the singular used in the description of the present invention may include the meaning of the plural unless otherwise indicated, and the same applies to expressions in the singular in the claims.

Expressions such as “first” and “second” used in the description of the present invention are used to distinguish a plurality of components from each other, and do not limit the order or importance of the components.

In the description of the present invention, when a component is referred to as being “connected” or “coupled” to another component, the component can be directly connected to or coupled to another component, or a new other component. It should be understood that the components may be connected or coupled via the medium.

Hereinafter, the vending machine for livestock products of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Although it is described as a vending machine for livestock products as the name of the present invention, livestock products are not limited to livestock products such as beef or pork, and should be interpreted to include agricultural products, fish, side dishes, etc. whose mass is not uniformly produced.

1 is an exemplary front view of a vending machine for livestock products according to the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a view illustrating a moving operation unit provided in the vending machine for livestock products according to the present invention, and FIG. 3 is FIG. It is an enlarged view of the tray provided in the moving operation unit shown in Fig. 4 is a schematic side view to explain the operation of the tray shown in Fig. 3, Fig. 5 is a livestock vending machine according to the present invention It is shown to explain another example of the moving operation unit provided, and FIG. 6 is a schematic side view schematically shown to explain the operation of the tray shown in FIG. 5, and FIG. 7 is a vending machine for livestock products according to the present invention. is the configuration of

For convenience of description, in the following description, the horizontal direction of FIG. 2 will be described as the width direction, and the vertical direction will be described as the vertical direction.

1 and 2, the vending machine 100 for livestock products according to the present invention includes a housing 110, a discharge driving unit 190, a moving operation unit 120, an input unit 130, The payment unit 160 is included.

The housing 110 is a hollow body and becomes the main body of the vending machine 100 for livestock products. A refrigerating means (or freezing means) and a temperature sensor are provided in the housing 110 , and the refrigerating means and the temperature sensor are connected to the controller 200 . The temperature information in the housing 110 measured by the temperature sensor is transmitted to the controller 200 , and the operation of the refrigerating means is controlled by the controller 200 so that the internal temperature of the housing 110 is maintained within a set temperature range. Since the refrigerating means is a well-known technology, a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

The housing 110 is provided with a cradle 111 on which the product P is displayed and a discharge unit 115 . The front of the housing 110 is made of a material such as a transparent acrylic plate or plastic, and the product P displayed on the holder 111 is visible from the outside.

The holder 111 has a plate shape extending in the width direction, and is provided in plurality by being vertically spaced apart. The vertical spacing of the holder 111 may vary depending on the height of the product P.

A discharge driver 190 is installed in the holder 111 to discharge the product P displayed on the holder 111 to the discharge unit 115 . The exhaust driver 190 is connected to the control unit 200 and is driven according to a signal from the control unit 200 . The discharge driving unit 190 includes a transfer spring 191 and a motor (not shown) for rotating the transfer spring 191 .

The transfer spring 191 is formed in the form of a coil spring, extends from the upper portion of the holder 111 in the front-rear direction, and is provided in plurality by being spaced apart in the width direction. The transfer spring 191 has a structure in which the product P is sandwiched between the pitch and the pitch. The motor is connected to the rear of the transfer spring (191).

The discharge driving unit 190 is a motor connected to the rear of the conveying spring 191, the conveying spring 191 is rotated by the motor, and the product P sandwiched between the pitches of the conveying spring 191 is discharged to the front. . The discharge driving unit 190 is driven by a motor according to a signal from the control unit 200, and the conveying spring 191 is rotated to discharge the product P forward.

The discharge part 115 is located below the holder 111 located at the bottom, and is provided so as to be able to open and close from the front. The discharge unit 115 is provided with a lock operation unit 150 connected to the control unit 200 so that the lock operation unit 150 is released according to a signal from the control unit 200, and the lock operation unit 150 is released. Accordingly, the discharge part 115 is opened and closed. The lock operation unit 150 may be formed of a solenoid valve or the like.

The discharge unit 115 may further include a discharge lighting unit 170 connected to the control unit 200 and illuminating the discharge unit 115 . In the discharge unit 115 , the lock operation unit 150 is released according to a signal from the control unit 200 , and the discharge lighting unit 170 is turned on at the same time to illuminate the inside of the discharge unit 115 .

The moving operation unit 120 is provided in the housing 110 so as to be movable to the selected product P among the products P displayed on the holder 111 . The movement operation unit 120 is connected to the control unit 200 and is operated under the control of the control unit 200 . 1 and 2 , the moving operation unit 120 includes a movement guide unit 121 , a driving unit 123 , and a moving bar 124 .

The movement guide 121 is installed in the housing 110 . The movement guide 121 is fixedly installed on the housing 110 so as to extend vertically. Two of the movement guides 121 may be provided side by side by being spaced apart in the width direction. The movement guide part 121 has a rod shape extending in the vertical direction, and both ends are fixedly installed in the housing 110 , and a movable block provided to be movable in the vertical direction along the guide rail 1211 . (1213) is included.

The driving unit 123 is installed in the housing 110 . The driving unit 123 extends vertically and is rotatably installed in the housing 110 . The driving unit 123 is spaced apart from the movement guide 121 in the width direction and provided in parallel with the movement guide 121 .

The driving unit 123 has a bar shape extending in the vertical direction, and one end of the ball screw 1237 is rotatably provided by a bearing 1235 installed in the housing 110 and is screwed to the ball screw 1237 . The ball screw 1233 is provided in the housing 110 and is connected to the other end of the ball screw 1237 to move up and down along the ball screw 1237 by rotation of the ball screw 1237. 1237), including a driving motor 1231 for rotating it. The driving motor 1231 is connected to the ball screw 1237 via a coupling 1239 .

The moving bar 124 is provided in a bar shape extending in the width direction. One side of the moving bar 124 in the width direction is coupled to the moving block 1213 and guided up and down by the guide rail 1211 , and the other side is coupled to the ball screw 1233 to be integrated with the ball screw 1233 . move up and down When two movement guides 121 are provided, one side of the movement bar 124 in the width direction is coupled to the movement block 1213 , and the other side in the width direction is coupled to the ball screw 1233 in the width direction. , and may be provided coupled to the moving block 1213 of the other moving guide 121 .

The mobile bar 124 may be provided with a code reader 140 for reading the barcode BC attached to the selected product P. The code reader 140 is provided in plurality along the horizontal direction of the moving bar 124 to read the barcode BC attached to the product P in each row of the product display. The code reader 140 is provided on the moving bar 124 in the same number as the number of rows in the horizontal direction in which the product P is displayed. The barcode BC attached to the product P may be provided as a QR code, RFID, or the like, and the code reader 140 is installed accordingly.

The movement operation unit 120 is provided with a code reader 140 that reads the barcode BC attached to the product P, moves to the product selected by the buyer, reads the barcode BC attached to the product, and reads the selected price information is obtained and payment is made at that price, so there is no need to quantitatively package the product, thereby shortening the packaging time and reducing the amount of wasted livestock products in the packaging process.

The moving operation unit 120 may further include a tray 125 as shown in FIGS. 1 to 3 .

The tray 125 is coupled to the end of the moving bar 124 and moves up and down together with the moving bar 124 . The transverse length of the tray 125 has a length capable of accommodating the products arranged in each row when they are discharged.

The tray 125 includes a bottom part 1251 , a side part 1253 , a tray guide part 1255 , and a spring 1257 .

The bottom part 1251 has a plate shape extending in the width direction. The transverse length of the bottom portion 1251 has a length capable of accommodating the products arranged in each row when they are discharged.

The side portions 1253 are bent upwardly and extend from both sides and rear of the bottom portion 1251 in the width direction. Accordingly, the tray 125 is provided in an upwardly and forwardly opened shape.

The tray guide part 1255 is provided on both sides of the bottom part 1251 in the width direction as the lower part of the bottom part 1251 . The tray guide 1255 is formed in a cylindrical shape with both ends in the width direction open. The moving bar 124 is rotatably inserted into the tray guide 1255 . In the tray 125 , the moving bar 124 is inserted into the tray guide 1255 to be rotatably provided on the moving bar 124 .

The spring 1257 is provided on both sides of the bottom part 1251 in the width direction, and may be provided on one side of the bottom part 1251 in the width direction. The moving bar 124 is further provided with a spring coupling part 1241 extending to the rear, one side of the spring 1257 is coupled to the spring coupling part 1241 of the moving bar 124 and the other side is a tray ( 125 is coupled to the side 1253 .

The tray 125 moves to the selected product position together with the moving bar 124 according to the operation of the moving operation unit 120 and the product P separated from the holder 111 by the operation of the discharge driving unit 190. this is accepted

The tray 125 is provided with a code reader 140 that reads the barcode BC attached to the selected product P. In the code reader 140 , the same number of code readers 140 as the number of rows in the horizontal direction in which the product P is displayed is attached to the tray 125 . The code reader 140 is provided in plurality along the horizontal direction at the rear of the tray 125 to read the barcode BC attached to the product P in each row in which the product is displayed. The code reader 140 may be installed on the bottom part 1251 of the tray 125. In this case, the barcode BC of the product P is located at a downward position of the product packaging when the product P is displayed. can be attached.

The code reader 140 is provided with a separate member on the moving bar 124 and provided at the rear of the tray 125 , and may be installed on the code reader 140 on a separate member, but this is on the tray 125 . It will be equivalent to that installed.

When the tray 125 is provided, since the code reader 140 is installed in the tray 125, the tray 125 is moved to the selected product and the code reader 140 is read to obtain price information, while The product may be directly moved to the tray 125 and contained therein and moved to the outlet 115 . Therefore, the operation is performed efficiently and the maintenance cost is reduced. And since the number of code readers 140 corresponding to the number of rows in which the product is displayed is provided in the tray 125, the barcode BC attached to the arranged product P is read without moving the tray 125 in the horizontal direction. Since it can accommodate the discharged product (P), the operation is quick and the energy for operation is saved.

The housing 110 of the livestock product vending machine 100 is further provided with a lower engaging portion 117 . The locking part 117 extends in the width direction and is fixedly provided to the housing 110 . The locking part 117 is provided to be spaced apart from the rear of the moving bar 124 when the moving bar 124 is positioned at the lower portion.

4, when the tray 125 is lowered by the operation of the driving unit 123, the moving operation unit 120 has one side of the tray 125, that is, the rear of the tray 125 is the engaging portion ( 117), the opposite side is tilted downward and the product accommodated in the tray 125 falls inside the outlet 115, and when the tray 125 rises, the tray 125 is moved in the opposite direction by the restoring force of the spring 1257. rotate

The moving operation unit 120 may be formed in a shape as shown in FIGS. 5 and 6 . The moving operation unit 120 may include a movement guide unit 121 , a driving unit 123 , a first driving unit 127 , a tray 125 , and a first moving inner part 122 . .

The movement guide 121 is installed in the housing 110 . The movement guide 121 is fixedly installed on the housing 110 so as to extend vertically. Two of the movement guides 121 may be provided side by side by being spaced apart in the width direction. The movement guide part 121 has a rod shape extending in the vertical direction, and both ends are fixedly installed in the housing 110 , and a movable block provided to be movable in the vertical direction along the guide rail 1211 . (1213) is included.

The driving unit 123 is installed in the housing 110 . The driving unit 123 extends vertically and is rotatably installed in the housing 110 . The driving unit 123 is spaced apart from the movement guide 121 in the width direction and provided in parallel with the movement guide 121 .

The driving unit 123 has a bar shape extending in the vertical direction, and one end of the ball screw 1237 is rotatably provided by a bearing 1235 installed in the housing 110 and is screwed to the ball screw 1237 . The ball screw 1233 is provided in the housing 110 and is connected to the other end of the ball screw 1237 to move up and down along the ball screw 1237 by rotation of the ball screw 1237. 1237), including a driving motor 1231 for rotating it. The driving motor 1231 is connected to the ball screw 1237 via a coupling 1239 .

The first driving part 127 is provided in the shape of a rod extending in the width direction. The first driving part 127 extends in the width direction and has one side in the width direction connected to the first driving motor 1271 to rotate, and the motor shaft is connected to the first ball screw 1277 . A first driving motor 1271 connected and installed on the moving block 1213 and moving up and down together with the moving block 1213 is screwed to the first ball screw 1277 to rotate the first ball screw 1277 It is made including a first ball screw 1273 that is moved left and right according to the.

One side of the first ball screw 1277 in the width direction is coupled to the moving block 1213 via a bearing 1212 and guided by a guide rail 1211, and the other side is provided as one side of the ball screw 1233. It is rotatably coupled to the guide portion 1232 and vertically moves integrally with the ball screw 1233 . When the two movement guides 121 are provided, one side of the first ball screw 1277 in the width direction is coupled to the movement block 1213 and the other side in the width direction passes the guide portion 1232 and has a width direction and may be rotatably coupled to the moving block 1213 of the other moving guide 121 via the bearing 1212 .

The first moving inner portion 122 is provided behind the first ball screw 1277 . The first moving inner 122 is provided in parallel with the first ball screw 1277 . The first moving inside 122 includes a first guide rail 1221 and a first moving block.

The first guide rail 1221 is provided in the form of a rod extending in the width direction. The first guide rail 1221 extends in parallel with the first ball screw 1277 . One end of the first guide rail 1221 in the width direction is coupled to the moving block 1213 and the other end is coupled to a guide 1232 provided in the ball screw 1233 .

The first moving block part is provided on the first guide rail 1221 to be slidable along the first guide rail 1221 . The first moving block unit includes a first moving block 1223 coupled to a lower portion of the tray 125 and a first guide rail opposite to the first moving block 1223 with the first guide rail 1221 interposed therebetween. A second moving block 1225 provided at the lower portion of the 1221 is included. Concave orbits extending in the width direction to face each other are formed in the first moving block 1223 and the second moving block 1225 . The first guide rail 1221 is inserted into the track to be slidably provided.

The tray 125 is provided above the first moving inner 122 and the first driving unit 127 . The tray 125 is fixed to the upper portion of the first moving block 1223 of the first moving inner 122 and the first ball screw 1273 of the first driving unit 127 .

The tray 125 includes a bottom portion 1251 , a side portion 1253 , and a spring 1257 .

The bottom part 1251 is provided in a plate shape. The horizontal length of the bottom portion 1251 has a length capable of accommodating the products in the corresponding row when the products arranged in each row are discharged. The bottom portion 1251 is fixed to the first moving block 1223 of the first moving inner 122 and the first ball screw 1273 of the first driving unit 127 .

The side portions 1253 are bent upwardly and extend from both sides and rear of the bottom portion 1251 in the width direction. Accordingly, the tray 125 is provided in a forward-opened form.

The spring 1257 is provided on both sides of the bottom part 1251 in the width direction, and may be provided on one side of the bottom part 1251 in the width direction. The second moving block 1225 of the first moving inner 122 is further provided with a spring coupling part (not shown) protruding to the rear, and the spring 1257 has one side of the second moving block 1225 . It is coupled to the spring coupling portion of the other side is coupled to the side (1253).

The tray 125 is coupled to the first ball screw 1277 to move up and down together with the first driving unit 127, and is coupled to the first ball screw 1273 and the first moving block unit to form a first ball It moves left and right integrally with the screw 1273.

The tray 125 is moved up and down by the first driving unit 127 and then moved left and right by the first moving inner 122 to move to the selected product position. The tray 125 may be moved diagonally toward the selected product by simultaneously operating the first driving unit 127 and the first moving inner 122 .

The tray 125 moves to the selected product position together with the first driving unit 127 and the movement guide 122 according to the operation of the moving operation unit 120 and the holder 111 by the operation of the discharge driving unit 190. ), the product (P) deviating from it is accepted.

The tray 125 is provided with a code reader 140 that reads the barcode BC attached to the selected product P. The code reader 140 is provided at the rear of the tray 125 to read the barcode BC attached to the product P in each row in which the product is displayed. The code reader 140 may be installed on the bottom part 1251 of the tray 125. In this case, the barcode BC of the product P is located at a downward position of the product packaging when the product P is displayed. can be attached.

The housing 110 is further provided with a lower engaging portion 117 . The locking part 117 is provided to be spaced apart from the rear of the first moving inner 122 when the first moving inner 122 is positioned under the housing 110 . The locking part 117 extends in the width direction and is fixedly provided to the housing 110 .

6, when the tray 125 is lowered by the operation of the driving unit 123, the moving operation unit 120 has one side of the tray 125, that is, the rear of the tray 125 is the engaging portion ( 117), the opposite side is tilted downward and the product accommodated in the tray 125 falls inside the outlet 115, and when the tray 125 rises, the tray 125 is moved in the opposite direction by the restoring force of the spring 1257. rotate

As shown in FIG. 1 , the livestock vending machine 100 includes an input unit 130 , a payment unit, and a receipt output unit 180 on one front side of the housing 110 .

In the input unit 130 , a command to select and purchase a product displayed on the cradle 111 is input. The input unit 130 may be a button or may be formed of a touch screen.

As shown in FIG. 1 , when the input unit 130 is formed of a touch screen, the input unit 130 is divided into a plurality of regions, including a selection input unit 131 , a cancel touch unit 133 , and a selection touch unit. 135 , a selection display unit 137 , and a selection completion unit 139 .

The selection input unit 131 of the input unit 130 is divided according to the number of rows and columns in which the product P is displayed, and includes a plurality of division selection units 1311 . A number may be displayed on the division selection unit 1311 .

The selection display unit 137 is an area in which a selected product is displayed, and a selected product number 1371 is displayed.

The selection touch unit 135 is an area for selecting a product to be purchased. After selecting the division selection unit 1311 area of the product to be selected from among the products listed in the selection input unit 131, the selection touch unit 135 is pressed. When selected, the selected product is displayed on the selection display unit 137 . When selecting a product of the selection input unit 131 , if an area of the division selection unit 1311 of the product to be purchased is selected, the selected product may be displayed directly on the selection display unit 137 . In this case, the selection touch unit 135 ) area may not be provided.

When the cancel touch unit 133 wants to cancel some of the plurality of products 1371 selected on the selection display unit 137, select the product 1371 to be canceled and then touch the cancel touch unit 133 to cancel. The desired product 1371 is deleted.

The selection completion unit 139 is a selection area for proceeding to the payment step to purchase the products listed in the selection display unit 137 .

The payment unit is provided to pay for the purchased product, and is connected to and controlled by the control unit 200 . The payment unit includes a card reader unit 160 that can read a credit card, a cash input unit (not shown) that reads cash when it is inserted, and a QR reader unit 210 that scans a QR code.

As shown in FIG. 7 , the control unit 200 controls each control target or performs a logical operation according to a procedure determined by a program. The control unit 200 displays the guidance message stored in the storage unit, and when the buyer inputs specific data according to the guidance message, the input unit 130 transmits the input data to the control unit 200, and when the card is inserted, the input unit 130 A card reader unit 160 that reads card information, a cash reader unit (not shown) that reads when cash is inserted, and a QR reader unit 210 that scans a QR code are connected. A receipt output unit 180 for outputting a receipt after payment is connected to the controller 200 .

In addition, the control unit 200 may be provided with a communication unit connected to a mobile phone or the like to transmit information such as information on the remaining number of products P of the livestock product vending machine 100 and the sales status of products for each vending machine.

Hereinafter, the operation sequence of the livestock product vending machine 100 according to the present invention will be described.

First, when the buyer sees the product P displayed on the cradle 111 and touches the division selection unit 1311 at a position corresponding to the product display position in the selection input unit 131, the selected product number is displayed on the selection display unit 137. is displayed on

Then, according to the signal of the control unit 200, the driving unit 123 of the moving operation unit 120 moves up and down to move to the selected number, and the code reader 140 provided in the driving unit 123 selects the product (P). ) to obtain price information by reading the barcode (BC) attached to it. The price information obtained by reading with the code reader 140 may also be displayed on the selection display unit 137 together with the selected product number.

For example, when the buyer selects No. 6 in the selection input unit 131 which is the input unit 130 , the selected location information is transmitted to the control unit 200 , and the driving motor 1231 operates according to the transmitted information to operate the tray 125 . ) moves to the location where the selected product is discharged. Among the plurality of code readers 140 , the code reader 140 attached to a position where the barcode of the corresponding row can be read operates to acquire barcode information attached to the selected product.

The obtained information is transmitted to the control unit 200 , and the transmitted information is displayed on the selection display unit 137 of the input unit 130 .

When a plurality of products (P) are selected through the above process, the selected product numbers are displayed side by side on the selection display unit 137, and the price information read and obtained by the code reader 140 is also displayed along with each selected product number, and the total The amount is calculated and the total amount may also be displayed.

When the selection is completed by touching the selection completion unit 139 area, the touch signal is transmitted to the control unit 200, and as the area of the input unit 130, for example, the price added to the area adjacent to the selection completion unit 139 and the cart payment The request contents are displayed.

A guide message for selecting a payment method such as a postpaid credit card, a prepaid card, cash payment, or QR code payment is displayed on the input unit 130 of the vending machine, and accordingly, the buyer selects a desired payment method by touching it.

When the purchaser touches and selects the deferred payment credit card payment field, when the card is inserted into the card reader unit 160 according to the card input guide message, the card reader unit 160 reads the card information, and the control unit 200 It transmits request data requesting to transmit card information to the financial institution. When card information is received from the financial institution, the control unit 200 displays the payment amount for this on the input unit 130 and requests the financial institution to approve the payment amount by allowing the purchaser to touch the confirmation window. When approval information is transmitted from the financial institution to the control unit 200 , a receipt is issued through the receipt output unit 180 , and the payment is completed.

When payment is made by cash or a prepaid card, the control unit 200 displays the payment amount on the input unit 130, and according to the cash or prepaid card input guide message from the input unit 130, the card reader unit 160 ), or inserting cash into the cash slot, a receipt is issued through the receipt output unit 180, and the payment is completed.

When making a payment with a QR code, when the QR code is scanned on the QR reader unit 210 according to the QR code recognition guide message of the input unit 130, the QR reader unit 210 reads the QR code information, and the control unit 200 ) transmits the request data requesting to send QR code information to the financial institution. When QR code information is received from the financial institution, the control unit 200 displays the payment amount for this on the input unit 130 and requests the financial institution to approve the payment amount by allowing the buyer to touch the confirmation window. When approval information is transmitted from the financial institution to the control unit 200 , a receipt is issued through the receipt output unit 180 , and the payment is completed.

When the product payment is completed, the discharge driving unit 190 operates according to the payment information received from the control unit 200 to rotate the conveying spring 191 in which the selected product is displayed, and the selected product is separated from the conveying spring 191. It falls to the discharge part 115 . Then, when the operation of the lock operation unit 150 is released by a signal from the control unit 200 and the light of the discharge lighting unit 170 is turned on, the purchaser opens the discharge port 115 to take out the product.

When a tray 125 is further provided in the moving operation unit 120 as shown in FIGS. 2 and 5 , when the product payment is completed, the moving operation unit 120 operates to move to the selected product in turn, and the discharge driving unit 190 is operated to rotate the transport spring 191 in which the selected product is displayed, and the selected product is separated from the transport spring 191 and discharged to the tray 125 . Then, the tray 125 descends and is caught by the locking part 117 and tilted to one side, and the product is discharged into the discharge part 115, and the operation of the lock operation part 150 is performed by a signal from the control part 200. When it is released and the lighting of the discharge lighting unit 170 is turned on, the purchaser opens the discharge port 115 to take out the product.

100: livestock products vending machine
110: housing 120: moving operation unit
130: input unit 140: code reader
150: lock operation unit 160: card reader unit
170: emission lighting unit 180: receipt output unit
190: exhaust driving unit 200: control unit
210: QR reader unit

Claims (6)

A housing 110 having a cradle 111 that becomes a main body and displays the product P and a discharge unit 115 for taking out the discharged product, and a discharge driver 190 for discharging the product displayed on the holder 111 . ), an input unit 130 for inputting a command to select and purchase a product displayed on the cradle 111, and a payment unit provided to pay for the purchased product;
It is provided in the housing 110 to be movable to the selected product and further includes a movement operation unit 120 having a code reader 140 that reads a barcode (BC) attached to the selected product;
The moving operation unit 120 is provided with a tray 125 in which the product moved to the selected product position and separated from the holder 111 by the operation of the discharge driving unit 190 is accommodated, and the code reader 140 is a tray ( 125);
The moving operation unit 120 includes a moving guide unit 121, a driving unit 123, and a moving bar 124; The movement guide part 121 is installed in the housing 110 and moves in the vertical direction along the guide rail 1211 fixed to the housing 110 in the shape of a rod extending in the vertical direction, and the guide rail 1211 . It includes a movable block 1213 provided;
The moving bar 124 is coupled to the moving block 1213 in the shape of a rod extending in the width direction, guided up and down by the guide rail 1211 and moved in the up and down direction by the driving of the driving unit 123;
The tray (125) is coupled to the moving bar (124) to move together with the moving bar (124). The vending machine for livestock products according to claim 1, wherein the code reader (140) is provided on the moving bar (124). According to claim 1, wherein the movement guide portion (121) is a guide rail (1211) installed in the housing to extend in the vertical direction, and a movement block (1213) provided to be movable in the vertical direction along the guide rail (1211). comprising;
The driving unit 123 extends in the vertical direction and has a ball screw 1237 having one end rotatably provided by a bearing 1235 installed in the housing 110, and is screwed to the ball screw 1237 to be a ball screw. The ball screw 1233 is provided in the housing 110 and is connected to the other end of the ball screw 1237 to move up and down along the ball screw 1237 by rotation of the ball screw 1237 to rotate the ball screw 1237. and a driving motor 1231 to make;
One side of the moving bar 124 is coupled to the moving block 1213 and guided by the guide rail 1211 , and the other side is coupled to the ball screw 1233 to move vertically and integrally with the ball screw 1233 ;
The tray 125 is coupled to the moving bar 124 to move up and down together with the moving bar 124;
The vending machine for livestock products, characterized in that a plurality of code readers (140) are provided in a horizontal direction on the tray (125) to read barcodes attached to products in each row of product display. According to claim 3, wherein the lower portion of the housing (110) is provided with a locking portion (117); The tray 125 is provided with a tray guide part 1255 into which the moving bar 124 is rotatably inserted, the moving bar 124 is inserted into the tray guide part 1255, and the tray 125 is the moving bar 124 . ) is rotatably provided in;
One side is coupled to the moving bar 124 and the other side further includes a spring 1257 coupled to the tray 125; When the tray 125 is lowered by the operation of the driving unit 123 , one side of the tray 125 is caught by the engaging unit 117 and the opposite side is tilted downward so that the product accommodated in the tray 125 falls inside the outlet 115 . and;
A vending machine for livestock products, characterized in that when the tray 125 rises, the tray 125 rotates in the opposite direction by the restoring force of the spring 1257. According to claim 1, wherein the movement operation unit 120 includes a movement guide unit 121, a driving unit 123, a first driving unit 127, a first moving inner part 122, and the tray (125). );
The movement guide unit 121 includes a guide rail 1211 installed in the housing to extend in the vertical direction, and a movement block 1213 provided to be movable in the vertical direction along the guide rail 1211;
The driving unit 123 extends in the vertical direction and has a ball screw 1237 having one end rotatably provided by a bearing 1235 installed in the housing 110, and is screwed to the ball screw 1237 to be a ball screw. The ball screw 1233 is provided in the housing 110 and is connected to the other end of the ball screw 1237 to move up and down along the ball screw 1237 by rotation of the ball screw 1237 to rotate the ball screw 1237. and a driving motor 1231 to make;
The first driving unit 127 extends in the horizontal direction and is connected to the first driving motor 1271 and rotates with a first ball screw 1277 , and is installed on the moving block 1213 and is installed together with the moving block 1213 . a first driving motor 1271 that moves up and down, and a first ball screw 1273 that is screwed to the first ball screw 1277 and moves left and right according to the rotation of the first ball screw 1277;
The first moving inner 122 has one end coupled to the moving block 1213 and the other end coupled to the guide 1232 provided in the ball screw 1233, and is parallel to the first ball screw 1277. an extended first guide rail 1221, and a first moving block portion provided on the first guide rail 1221 to be slidable along the first guide rail 1221;
The tray (125) is coupled to the first ball screw (1273) and the first moving block unit, and the vending machine for livestock products, characterized in that it moves left and right integrally with the ball screw (1273). According to claim 5, wherein the lower portion of the housing (110) is provided with a locking portion (117);
The first moving block unit includes a first moving block 1223 coupled to a lower portion of the tray 125 and a first guide rail opposite to the first moving block 1223 with the first guide rail 1221 interposed therebetween. and a second moving block 1225 provided in the lower portion of the 1221;
One side is coupled to the second moving block 1225 and the other side further includes a spring 1257 coupled to the tray 125;
When the tray 125 is lowered by the operation of the driving unit 123, one side of the tray 125 is caught by the engaging part 117, and the opposite side of the engaging part 117 is tilted downward, and the product accommodated in the tray 125 is discharged from the outlet. (115) fall inward;
A vending machine for livestock products, characterized in that when the tray 125 rises, the tray 125 rotates in the opposite direction by the restoring force of the spring 1257.

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