KR19990013783U - Can Dispenser of Vending Machine - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention discloses an improved can ejection device of a vending machine.

Conventionally, it was very inconvenient to use the cans discharged from the stacking box to open the takeout door of the main body and to take out the cans in the takeout container.

According to the present invention, a discharging door for discharging individual cans by opening and closing a discharging opening of a stacking box, a dispensing motor for opening and closing a dispensing door according to a sales signal, and a plurality of cans installed in a stacking box in a row for sale A can ejection device of a vending machine comprising a guide rail for guiding movement, a takeout container for temporarily storing cans dropped from a loading box, and an inclined plate for guiding dropping of cans drawn from the guide rail to the takeout container, wherein approximately V It is configured to have a cross-section and is installed in the main body of the vending machine so that the inflection portion can be rotated about the axis, and rotates in accordance with the drop of the can and the opening through which the opening protrudes out through the outlet of the main body, the outlet of the main body The cans ejected from the stacking box are automatically provided with a spring for biasing them in a predetermined direction so as to be located inside. Through the air outlet of the sieve it was allowed to protrude to the outside.

Description

Can Dispenser of Vending Machine

The present invention relates to an automatic vending machine, and more particularly, to an apparatus for ejecting a can in accordance with a sales signal.

Vending machines store raw materials such as coffee or tea and / or finished products such as cans. As an unmanned vending device, it is widely used due to its small installation space and independent installation location.

Accordingly, the vending machine includes a mixing device for properly mixing the raw materials for beverages and / or an article dispensing device for discharging the articles one by one according to the sales signal.

1 schematically shows a conventional configuration of a can ejecting device in such a vending machine. This is because when the sales signal is input from the outside, the outlet motor (4) is driven to rotate the link motion (6) through the reducer (5), so that the outlet door (3) is at an angle. The discharge opening 1a of the stacking box 1 is opened by being rotated to open. Then, the can C is dropped by its own weight to the foremost sequentially waiting on the guide rail 2 of the stacking box 1 and falls into the discharge container 10 along the inclination plate 11. Next, the user opens the takeout door D, opens the takeout opening S of the main body B, and then takes out the can C in the takeout container 10 for sale.

On the other hand, after the frontmost can C is discharged, the discharging motor 4 is reversely rotated. As a result, the link motion 6 is reversely rotated to close the dispensing door 3, thereby discharging the discharge port 1a of the loading box 1. ), Which is achieved by a link switch (7) detecting the inversion of the link motion (6) to interrupt the driving of the delivery motor (4). The waiting cans C then move along the guide rails 2 by their own weight so that the can C subsequent to the substrate C can come into contact with the inner surface of the discharge door 3 for sale. .

The remaining reference numeral 8 is a lever for detecting a sold out of the can C, and 9 is a sold-out detection switch that controls whether to sell in conjunction with a sold-out detection lever ().

However, such a conventional can ejecting device opens the takeout door D of the main body B with one hand and takes the main body B with the other hand to take the can C dropped into the takeout container 10 according to the sales signal. There was a problem that the use is quite inconvenient, because you have to put the hand directly into the blowout (10) through the outlet (S).

An object of the present invention is to provide a can dispensing device of a vending machine that allows a user to easily take a can that has fallen into the dispensing bin without having to open the dispensing door of the main body in view of the above-described conventional problem.

In order to achieve the above object, the can dispensing apparatus of the vending machine according to the present invention includes a dispensing door for discharging individual cans by opening and closing a dispensing opening of a loading box, a dispensing motor for opening and closing dispensing doors according to a sales signal, The guide rail is installed in the storage box and continuously loads a plurality of cans to guide the movement of the can, the takeout container for temporarily storing the cans dropped from the loading box, and the dropping of the cans falling from the guide rail to the takeout container. A can ejecting device of a vending machine having an inclined plate, etc., which is configured to have a substantially V-shaped cross section and is installed in the main body of the vending machine so that its inflection portion can be rotated about its axis and rotated as the can is dropped. An upper ejection cylinder whose opening protrudes to the outside through the ejection opening of the main body, and is elastically oriented in a predetermined direction so that the ejection cylinder is located inside the main body; Switch is characterized in that configuration by a spring (spring) to (elastic bias).

According to one preferred feature of the present invention, it has a stopper on one end of the inclined plate, and is further provided with a double take-out wire which is fixed to the inner arm of the drawout through the inclined plate.

Accordingly, the present invention has a great effect in improving the convenience of use of the vending machine because the canister is automatically projected out of the outlet of the main body by the weight of the can when the can is dispensed.

1 is a cross-sectional view schematically showing a conventional can take out device,

2 is a cross-sectional view schematically showing a can taking out device according to the present invention,

Figure 3 is a cross-sectional view showing the operation of the subject innovation.

Explanation of symbols for main parts of the drawings

B: (Vending Machine) Main Unit S: Outlet

C: can 1: loading box

1a: outlet of the loading box 2: guide rail (of the loading box)

3: Outlet door 4: Outlet motor

6: link motion 11: inclined plate

11a: base jaw 13

14, 15: internal and external arms

15a: flange (outer arm) 17: spring

18: Double draw-out prevention wire 19: Stopper (of wire)

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

In Figure 2, the can ejecting device of the vending machine according to the present invention is provided with a stacking box (1) is loaded with the can (C) for sale at a predetermined position in the body (B), one side of the stacking box (1) A discharge port 1a through which the can C to be sold is discharged to the outside of the loading box 1 is formed. In the inside of the storage box 1, a plurality of cans C are continuously stored and a guide rail 2 for guiding each can C sequentially moves toward the outlet 1a at each time of sale is provided with an outlet 1a. It is installed inclined downward at a certain angle toward the. In addition, the discharge port 1a of the loading box 1 contacts the can C at the forefront to control the discharge, and opens and closes it according to a sales signal from the outside to discharge the individual can C to the outside. The dispensing door 3 is rotatably installed.

A discharging motor 4 for opening and closing the dispensing door 3 in accordance with a sales signal is installed in the stacking box 1 above the guide rail 2 through a bracket 12, and the discharging motor 4 of the discharging motor 4 is provided. The reducer 5 is connected to the rotating shaft to appropriately reduce the rotational speed. One end of a link motion 6 composed of two links is fixed to the output shaft of the reducer 5, and the other end thereof is rotatably coupled to a predetermined position of the discharge door 3. And one side of the reducer (5) is provided with a link switch (7) for controlling the reverse drive ON (ON) / off (OFF) of the discharge motor 4 by detecting the forward and reverse rotation of the link motion (6).

On the other hand, in the ejection opening S of the main body B, the ejection cylinder 13 which temporarily stores the can C ejected from the guide rail 2 is provided, and this ejection cylinder 13 and the storage box 1 are installed. Between the guide rails 2 of the inclined plate 11 for guiding that the can (C) is discharged to the takeout container 13 is provided. The blowout container 13 is configured to have a substantially V-shaped cross section in accordance with a feature of the present invention, and is installed such that its opening is directed upward, and a hinge pin at an inflection part 13a where the inner and outer arms 14 and 15 meet. (hinge pin: 16) is provided so as to be relatively rotatable relative to the main body (B). In addition, one end of an elastic member, for example, a spring 17, which is elastically biased inwardly is connected to the inner arm 14 of the blowout cylinder 13 so that the blowout cylinder 13 is located inside the main body B. Accordingly, the takeout container 13 is pulled toward the inner side of the main body B, and fixed at a predetermined position so that the can C ejected from the loading box 1 can be accurately dropped into the takeout box (1) at the time of sale. Need to be.

To this end, a supporting step 11a is preferably formed at the lower end of the inclined plate 11 on which the tip of the inner arm 14 of the blowout tube 13 is seated. In addition, a flange (15a) contacting the outer edge of the outlet (S) of the main body (B) is also formed at the tip of the outer arm (15) of the outlet (13) so that foreign matters and the like flow into the outlet (13) from the outside. To prevent it.

On the other hand, when the vending machine receives a sales signal from the outside, regardless of the presence or absence of the can C in the takeout container 13, the discharge motor 4 operates to continuously discharge the waiting can C. In this case, there is a fear that the can C continuously discharged may not fall into the discharge container 13. As a result, for example, a wire 18 is fixed to the tip of the inner arm 14 of the blowout container 13 to prevent double ejection of the can C. The double ejection prevention wire 18 has a stopper 19 which penetrates the inclined plate 11 and is caught by the inclined plate 11 when the ejection cylinder 13 rotates at the tip thereof. Since the rotation angle range of the cylinder 13 is also limited, it is set to an appropriate length so that can C can be rotated by the angle which can fully take out.

The remaining reference numeral 8 is a lever for detecting the sold out of the can (C), 9 is a sold-out detection switch to control whether or not sold in conjunction with the sold-out detection lever.

The operation of the can ejecting device of the present invention vending machine configured as described above will be described in parallel with FIG. 3.

In Fig. 3, (a) is in the stand-by state, the ejection cylinder 13 is elastically biased inwardly by the spring 17 to close the ejection opening S of the main body B, as shown in solid line in Fig. 2. As described above, the discharge door 3 blocks the discharge port 1a of the loading box 1 so that the can C is successively aligned.

In this state, when a sales signal is input from the outside, the discharge motor 4 is driven as shown in the virtual line in FIG. 2 to rotate the link motion 6 through the reducer 5, and accordingly, the discharge door 3 Is rotated at an angle to open the discharge port (1a) of the stacking box (1). Then, the can C is dropped on its guide rail 2 of the stacking box 1 to the foremost waiting position and falls into the discharge container 13 along the inclination plate 11.

Accordingly, as shown in (b), the ejection opening 13 of the main body B is rotated outwardly with the hinge pin 16 as the axis by the weight of the can C in which the ejection cylinder 13 is dropped. The opening protrudes outwards through. At this time, the takeout tube 13 stops its rotation by the stopper 19 of the double takeout prevention wire 18 is caught by the inclined plate 11, the can (C) of the takeout tube 13 is exposed to the outside. Then, the user simply sells the can C in the takeout container 13 and sells it. After the can C is taken out, the takeout container 13 is the inner side of the main body B by restoring elasticity of the spring 17. The counter rotates back to stand-by. At this time, the return of the blowout cylinder 13 is correctly fixed to the corresponding position by the support step 11a of the inclination plate 11 and the flange 15a of the outer arm 15.

On the other hand, if several cans (C) are sold in series and the precanistered can (C) is present in the drawer (13) as shown in (c), the subsequent canister (C) is prevented from double ejection. By being caught by the wire 18 and being in a stationary state on the inclined plate 11, a defect that falls out of the blowout container 13 can be effectively prevented. In this state, after the user withdraws the can C in the discharge container 13 pre-ejected in this state, the discharge container 13 returns to the initial state by the spring 17, and thus stops on the inclined plate 11. After the discharged can C is dropped into the takeout container 13 again, several cans C can be sold in sequence without defect.

On the other hand, after the foremost can C on the guide rail 2 is discharged, the discharging motor 4 is reversely rotated by the link switch 7 detecting the rotation of the link motion 6, and thus the link motion 6 By the reverse rotation, the discharge door 3 is closed to close the discharge port 1a of the loading box 1. Then, the link switch 7 also stops the driving of the discharge motor 4 by detecting the reverse rotation of the link motion 6. As a result, the waiting cans C move along the guide rails 2 by their own weight, and the can C subsequent to the canned substrate C comes into contact with the inner surface of the discharge door 3, thereby waiting for sale again. Done.

As described above, according to the present invention, the ejection container protrudes to the outside through the ejection opening of the main body by the weight of the can ejected from the stacking box, so there is no need to open the ejection door of the main body one by one and remove the can. The can can be taken out very easily from the takeout container and there is no need to have a separate takeout door. Therefore, the present invention can greatly improve the ease of use and quality of the vending machine, as well as contribute to cost reduction.

Claims (4)

A dispensing door for opening and closing the dispensing port of the stacking box, a dispensing motor for opening and closing the dispensing door according to a sales signal, and a plurality of cans installed in the stacking box in a row for sale In the can ejection device of the vending machine comprising a guide rail for guiding the guide, a takeout container for temporarily storing the can dropped from the stacking box, and an inclined plate for guiding the drop of the can falling from the guide rail to the takeout container, It is configured to have a substantially V-shaped cross-section is installed in the main body (B) of the vending machine so that the inflection (13a) can be rotated about the axis and rotated in accordance with the fall of the can (C), the opening of the main body (B) The blowout tube 13 protruding to the outside through the outlet (S) of the, Can ejection device of the vending machine, characterized in that the take-out cylinder (13) is provided with an elastic member for elastically biasing it in a predetermined direction so as to be located inside the main body (B). The method of claim 1, The can ejection device of the vending machine, characterized in that the lower end of the inclined plate (11) is provided with a support jaw (11a) for seating the distal end of the inner arm (14) of the takeout container (13). The method according to claim 1 or 2, A flange 15a is formed at the tip of the outer arm 15 of the blowout cylinder 13 to contact the outer edge of the blowout opening S of the main body B to prevent foreign matter from entering the blowout cylinder 13. Can dispensing device of the vending machine, characterized in that. The method of claim 1, It has a stopper 19 which is caught by the inclined plate 11 at one end, and is further provided with a double take-out prevention wire 18 which penetrates the inclined plate 11 and is fixed to the inner arm 14 of the blowout container 13. Can dispensing device of the vending machine, characterized in that the.