KR19990032403A - Raw material hardening prevention method of vending machine - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method for preventing raw material hardening of a vending machine, and the method for preventing raw material firming of the present invention includes detecting the ambient temperature and the ambient humidity of the raw material discharging member 360 by the temperature sensor 150 and the humidity sensor 520. And the ambient temperature and ambient humidity of the raw material discharging member 630 detected by the temperature sensor 510 and the humidity sensor 520 are compared / analyzed by the controller 530, and the control unit ( The controller 530 transmits a control signal to the heater driver 540 when the ambient temperature and the ambient humidity of the raw material discharging member 630 analyzed by 530 are abnormal in temperature and humidity at which the raw material starts to harden. In addition, the heater 550 is driven by the heater driving unit 540 so that the ambient temperature and the ambient humidity of the raw material discharging member 630 reaches a normal state, and the ambient temperature and the ambient of the raw material discharging member 630. When the humidity reaches the steady state Unit consists of a step 530 it is analyzed by the driving of the heater 550 by the heater driving unit 540 transmits, with an end drive signal to the heater driving unit 540 ends.

Therefore, the heater 550 installed around the raw material discharging member 360 is driven by the control signal of the controller 530, and the raw material in the raw material discharging member 360 is affected by the humidity and temperature generated when hot water is supplied. It will be automatically prevented from hardening, thereby improving the convenience of the vending machine manager.

Description

Raw material hardening prevention method of vending machine

The present invention relates to a vending machine in which a user mixes each of the raw materials and water dispensed into a cup and then drinks them using a stick. In particular, the present invention relates to an automatic vending machine which prevents hardening of raw materials in a raw material dispensing member using a heater. It relates to a method for preventing raw material firmness.

In general, the vending machine to supply the raw material and water to one cup through each hose, as shown in Figure 1, to open and close the inside of the main body 100 on one side of the main body 100 The door 200 is provided.

Here, inside the main body 100, a water supply tank 110 for storing hot water is installed at the lower side, and a cup dispenser 120 for storing a cup is installed, and the cup dispenser 120 is provided. In the lower portion of the cup transfer device 130 to move the cup dispensed through the cup dispenser 120 in place is installed, of course, the lower portion of the cup transfer device 130 The cup housing 140 is provided with a space portion so as to place the cup moved by the 130.

In addition, the inside of the main body 100, a stick box 150 containing a stick (not shown) is installed on one side, the upper portion of the water supply tank 110, the drain basin 16 of a predetermined shape Is installed.

And, inside the main body 100, a plurality of raw material cylinders 300 are installed in the raw material container installation means installed to form a semi-circular shape in the middle of the main body 100 so that each powder raw material is stored, A nozzle 170 for injecting hot water is installed in the lower portion of the raw material container 300 by a bracket 175, and one side of the bracket 175 sucks steam generated when hot water is discharged to the main body. Exhaust fan 180 for discharging to the outside of the 100 is installed integrally with the suction duct 185, one end of the suction duct 185 is installed to communicate with the cup housing 140 as well as the other end Is installed to communicate with the exhaust fan 180.

In addition, a predetermined portion of the door 200 facing the cup housing 140, the beverage inlet 210 is provided to purchase a beverage.

On the other hand, the front lower portion of the raw material container 300, to guide the coffee material and the domestic dimension material stored in the raw material container 300 is discharged into the cup fixed to the cup transfer device 130 by the raw material dispensing means Raw material discharging member 360 is provided for each.

Here, the end of the raw material discharging member 360 is provided to face the center of the nozzle 170 shown in FIG.

Therefore, when the sale of the beverage is recognized, one cup is discharged downward from the cup dispenser 120, and the discharged cup is rotated to the lower side of the raw material container 300 by the cup transfer device 130, and then the raw material container. The powder raw material discharged from 300 is received.

The hot water heated in the hot water tank is injected into the cup through the nozzle 170 and the exhaust fan 180 is operated to discharge steam generated from the hot water to the outside of the main body 100.

In addition, when the raw material supply of the raw material container 300 is finished in the cup transfer device 130, the cup hanging on the cup transfer device 130 is dropped freely to be seated in the cup housing 140.

When the supply of raw materials and hot water to the cup is finished, the motor attached to the stick box 150 is driven by the control signal of the microcomputer. Accordingly, the stick in the stick box 150 is discharged into the cup.

Therefore, the user of the vending machine takes out the cup in the cup housing 140 to the outside of the main body 100 through the beverage inlet 210, and then sufficiently mixes the raw material and hot water with a stick to drink.

Then, when the drink purchase is completed, the user will receive the difference between the amount of coins put into the coin inlet and the selling price of the drink through the coin return port.

In addition, in the process of discharging the beverage selected by the user to the cup supplied in the cup housing 140, if the raw material or water is not discharged to the cup completely discharged to other parts than the cup, the raw material and water is discharged hose Through the sump 160 is to be cleaned by the vending machine manager.

However, according to the conventional vending machine as described above, when the raw material in the raw material discharging member 360 installed in the raw material container 300 is hardened by moisture and temperature generated when hot water is supplied, the raw material is driven even when the spiral 350 is driven. Not only the material dispensing in the dispensing member 360 is possible, but a small amount of raw material is dispensed even when the raw material is dispensed, thereby causing a problem that the taste of the beverage is changed and the user's convenience is lowered.

Accordingly, the present invention has been made to solve the above problems, the ambient temperature and humidity of the raw material discharging member is sensed by the control unit and the heater installed around the raw material discharging member is driven by the control signal of the control unit, It is an object of the present invention to provide a method for preventing raw material hardening of a vending machine, in which raw materials in the raw material discharging member are prevented from being hardened by moisture and temperature generated during hot water supply.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a vending machine in which a raw material in a raw material container is discharged into a cup fixed in a cup conveying apparatus through a raw material discharging member, wherein the ambient temperature and ambient humidity of the raw material discharging member are Sensing by the sensor and the humidity sensor, comparing and analyzing the ambient temperature and the ambient humidity of the raw material discharging member detected by the temperature sensor and the humidity sensor by a controller, and the raw material analyzed by the controller If the ambient temperature and ambient humidity of the discharge member are abnormal temperature and humidity at which the raw material starts to harden, the control unit transmits a control signal to the heater driver, and the ambient temperature and ambient humidity of the raw material discharge member reach a normal state. The heater is driven by the heater driving unit, and the ambient temperature and ambient humidity of the raw material discharging member reach a normal state. If there is, the controller is configured as a step in which the driving end of the heater by the heater driving unit, with the end transmits a drive signal to the heater driving unit through analysis.

1 is a perspective view for explaining the internal structure of a vending machine generally used;

2 is a perspective view showing a state in which a heater according to the present invention is installed around a raw material discharging member;

Figure 3 is a schematic block diagram for explaining a raw material hardening prevention method according to the present invention,

4 is a schematic flowchart for explaining a method for preventing raw material hardening according to the present invention.

* Explanation of symbols for main parts of the drawings

300: raw material container 360: raw material discharge member

510: temperature sensor 520: humidity sensor

530: control unit 540: heater driving unit

550: heater

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

Figure 3 is a schematic block diagram for explaining a raw material hardening prevention method according to the present invention, Figure 4 is a schematic flow chart for explaining the raw material hardening prevention method according to the present invention, the same parts as the conventional structure is the same The description is omitted while the reference numeral is attached.

That is, since the general internal structure of the vending machine is the same as the conventional structure described above with reference to FIG. 1, the description thereof will be omitted and only the method for preventing the firmness of the raw material of the present invention will be described below.

Inside the main body 100 of a general vending machine, as shown in FIG. 1, a plurality of raw material containers 300 in which respective powder raw materials are stored is installed so as to form a semi-circular shape at an intermediate portion of the main body 100. The coffee raw material and the domestic dimension material stored in the raw material container 300 are respectively provided in the means, and the front lower part of the raw material container 300 is discharged into a cup fixed to the cup transfer device 130 by the raw material discharging means. Each raw material discharging member 360 is provided to guide the thing being.

Here, the raw material firming prevention method of the vending machine according to the present invention, as shown in Figures 2 to 4, the ambient temperature and the ambient humidity of the raw material discharging member 360 temperature sensor 150 and humidity sensor 520 And detecting and comparing the ambient temperature and ambient humidity of the raw material discharging member 630 detected by the temperature sensor 510 and the humidity sensor 520 by the controller 530. When the ambient temperature and ambient humidity of the raw material discharging member 630 analyzed by the controller 530 are at abnormal temperatures and humidity at which raw materials start to harden, the controller 530 sends a control signal to the heater driver 540. The heater 550 is driven by the heater driving unit 540 so that the ambient temperature and the ambient humidity of the raw material discharging member 630 reach a normal state along with the transmission, and the surroundings of the raw material discharging member 630. When temperature and ambient humidity reach steady state It consists of a step in which the control group 530, it is analyzed by the driving of the heater 550 by the heater driving unit 540 transmits, with an end drive signal to the heater driving unit 540 ends.

Hereinafter, a method of preventing raw material firmness of the vending machine of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 2 to 4.

First, the manager of the vending machine, while opening the door 200 in the main body 100, the temperature sensor 510 and the humidity sensor 520 and the periphery of the raw material discharge member 360 installed in the main body 100 and The heater 550 is installed.

Then, when hot water is supplied by the vending machine user through the nozzle 170, the ambient temperature and humidity of the raw material discharging member 360 is caused by the moisture generated during the hot water supply and its temperature.

Meanwhile, the temperature and humidity around the raw material discharging member 360 are always detected by the temperature sensor 510 and the humidity sensor 520 to transmit a signal to the controller 530, in which case the controller 530 When the ambient temperature and the ambient humidity of the raw material discharging member 360 compared and analyzed by the temperature sensor 510 and the humidity sensor 520 are determined as the abnormal temperature and humidity at which the raw material starts to harden, the controller ( The 530 transmits a control signal to the heater driver 540.

The heater driver 540 drives the heater 550 until the ambient temperature and ambient humidity of the raw material discharge member 630 reach a normal state.

In addition, when the ambient temperature and the ambient humidity of the raw material discharging member 630 reaches a steady state in the heat of the heater 550, the controller 530 is controlled by the temperature sensor 510 and the humidity sensor 520. The sensed data is analyzed, and accordingly, the driving end signal is transmitted to the heater driver 540 and the driving of the heater 550 is terminated by the heater driver 540.

Subsequently, when the ambient temperature and the ambient humidity of the raw material discharging member 360 are reached again in an abnormal state in which the raw material is solidified by the vending machine user, the heater 550 is driven again by the control signal of the controller 530. Repeat the cycle.

Therefore, when the raw material inside the raw material extracting member 336 is hardened by moisture generated during hot water supply and its temperature, the method of preventing raw material hardening of the present invention to automatically eliminate the hardening of the raw material by the heat of the heater 550. Silver, the manager of the vending machine when the raw material is hardened, the convenience of the manager is improved than the conventional method of manually eliminating the raw material firmness.

As described above, according to the present invention, the ambient temperature and humidity of the raw material discharging member are sensed by the temperature sensor and the humidity sensor and compared / analyzed by the control unit, and a heater installed around the raw material discharging member is connected to the control signal of the control unit. Driven by the moisture and the temperature generated during the hot water supply is automatically prevented to harden the raw material of the raw material discharging member, not only to improve the convenience of the manager of the vending machine, but also has the effect of improving the commerciality.

Claims (1)

In the vending machine in which the raw material in the raw material container is discharged to the cup fixed in the cup feeder through the raw material dispensing member according to the operation of the user's selection button, The ambient temperature and ambient humidity of the raw material discharging member are detected by a temperature sensor and a humidity sensor, and the ambient temperature and ambient humidity of the raw material discharging member detected by the temperature sensor and the humidity sensor are compared / analyzed by a controller And the control unit transmits a control signal to the heater driving unit when the ambient temperature and the humidity of the raw material discharging member analyzed by the control unit are abnormal temperature and humidity at which the raw material starts to harden. The heater is driven by the heater driver to reach the ambient temperature and the humidity of the normal state, and when the ambient temperature and ambient humidity of the raw material discharging member reaches the normal state, the control unit analyzes this and the heater drive unit Comprising the step of transmitting the drive end signal and the driving of the heater is terminated by the heater drive unit How to automatically prevent material rigidity of the vending machine according to claim.