KR20000033001A - Automatic book vending machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: An automatic book vending machine for keeping and vending various books of different size and shape is provided so that consumers can readily purchase books without going to a book store. CONSTITUTION: An automatic book vending machine comprises a main body(1); a control panel unit(2) disposed outside the main body(1); a display unit(3); at least one receiving case fixedly provided to an internal pole unit(5) in the main body(1), for receiving the goods; a discharge motor(6) connected to a screw rod(9) and a power transmitting unit(8) disposed at a lower portion of the receiving case; a pushing board(10) connected to the screw rod(9), and disposed at a receiving chamber in the receiving case, for pushing the goods to a discharge hole according to rotation of the screw rod(9), a wheel being provided to the lower portion of the pushing board(10); a holder(7) for holding or releasing the goods to be individually discharged; a sensor for sensing the goods discharged from the discharge hole and controlling the driving of the discharge motor(6); a drawing hole(17) having a door to externally draw the goods; and a buffering material for protecting the goods when dropped.

Description

Book vending machine

The present invention relates to a book vending machine, and a feature of the present invention is that it is possible to store and automatically sell various books and books of different sizes and shapes at the same time so that books and books can be easily purchased even if they do not necessarily go to the bookstore. It is about a book vending machine.

In general, in the case of a small unit standard packaged goods such as instant food or beverages, which are standardized by a container or a packaging having a predetermined shape, the vending machine for the loading and withdrawal of the product is easily used.

However, if the product characteristics such as books, books, etc. are flat type, and the edition standards such as thickness and volume are very different, it is difficult to apply them to the vending machine, and the vending machine that sells books and books is not practical yet. There is a situation.

As described above, books and books that are extremely difficult to apply for vending machines are published and distributed in the general market, but the sales are limited to bookstores, so that buyers cannot contact the book media smoothly. Reading culture is not becoming a living.

Accordingly, the present invention intends to contribute to enhancing the reading culture and establishing the correct reading life by allowing the general public to conveniently purchase desired books and books anywhere regardless of the place.

It is a relatively simple device that stores a large number of books and books, and when the buyer puts in the amount of money from the outside and presses a selection button, the desired book is automatically discharged, and a book vending machine can be easily purchased and purchased.

1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of the present invention

Figure 1a is an excerpt of the main portion of Figure 1

Figure 2 is a cross-sectional view showing the internal configuration of the present invention

3 is a cross-sectional view of the main portion of the present invention

Figure 4 is a side view of the operating state of the present invention

5 is a perspective view of the main portion excerpt of the present invention

Figure 6 is a bottom view of the main portion excerpt of the present invention

7 is a perspective view of the main portion excerpt of the present invention

☞ Explanation of symbols used in the main part of the drawing ☜

1; main body 2; control panel

3; display part 4,4 '; storage case

5; support 6; discharge motor

7; holder

71; pressure motor 72; shaft

73; guide roller 74; shaft pin

75; pressure roller 76; lifting cam

77; spring

8; power transmission means 9; screw rod

10; Pushing board 11; Guide ball

12; wheel 13; storage room

14; outlet 15; detection sensor

16; guide plate 17; outlet

18; door 19; buffer

The book vending machine of the present invention is used for the operation of the control panel part 2 and the display part 3 installed outside the main body 1 and the main body 1, and the storage case 4, 4 'and the control panel part 2 for storing books, which are commodities. Accordingly, a drawer device for taking out books (goods) one by one from storage cases 4 and 4 'and a structure in which the storage cases 4 and 4' are installed obliquely will be described. Hereinafter, the configuration of the present invention will be described in detail.

1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 1a is an excerpt of the main portion of Figure 1, Figure 2 is a cross-sectional view showing the internal configuration of the present invention, Figure 3 is a sectional view of the main portion of the present invention.

The control panel unit 2 is composed of a selection button 2a, a coin inlet 2b, etc. like many other automatic vending machines, and the display unit 3 also has a structure in which labels, samples, etc. are displayed and attached so that buyers can easily check the products sold. As such, the control panel unit 2 and the display unit 3 can be implemented in various ways, and thus a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

A holding stand 5 is installed inside the main body 1, and one or more storage cases 4 and 4 'are combined with the holding stand 5 to store various kinds of books and books (hereinafter referred to as goods) by a certain quantity for each storage case 4, It can be stored in a row within 4 '.

Each of the storage cases 4 and 4 'installed on the support stand 5 is separately provided with a drawer, and when a product is selected from the control panel 2 installed outside the main body 1, the signal is electrically transmitted to receive the selected product. A drawer of the storage cases 4 and 4 'is driven to allow the product to be sold to the buyer through the drawer 17 under the main body 1.

When the designated product is selected from the control panel unit 2 by being electrically connected to the control panel unit 2, the drawer of the storage cases 4 and 4 'containing the selected product is individually operated so that the selected product is drawn out. Since a very general description thereof will be omitted, only the main components of the present invention, that is, the mechanical configuration for drawing out selected products one by one, will be concentrated.

As described above, the storage cases 4 and 4 ', which are installed in the main body 1, support the screw rod 9 in the longitudinal direction on the bottom of the storage chamber 13 in which the goods are stored, and fixed to the storage cases 4 and 4' as the power transmission means 8 on the rear side. Configured in conjunction with the discharge motor 6

The power transmission means 8 connecting the discharge motor 6 and the screw rod 9 can be performed in various ways, such as a gear type or a belt type, as shown, and can also be carried out by directly connecting the discharge motor 6 and screw rod 9. Do.

The screw rod 9 is coupled to the pushing board 10, and the pushing board 10 is formed above the storage chamber 13 through the guide hole 11 at the bottom of the storage chamber 13 so as to support the last product stored in the storage chamber 13 so as to support the screw. While the rod 9 can be moved back and forth in the longitudinal direction according to the forward and reverse rotation, the wheel 12 is installed at the bottom of the pushing board 10 so that the pushing board 10 can be moved back and forth within the storage chamber 13 accurately and stably.

Meanwhile, a discharge port 14 is formed in front of the storage chamber 13 so that the products stored in the storage chamber 13 can be discharged and dropped one by one downward, and the product 14 is normally stored in the storage chamber 13 through the discharge port 14. The holder 7 is squeezed so as not to fall and a holder 7 for controlling the discharge of the product is installed so that only one product can be discharged when the product is selected.

As shown in FIGS. 4 and 7, the holder 7 has a press roller 71 for holding a product at the front of the outlet 14 stored in the storage chamber 13 so as to be rotatably mounted on the shaft 73 to press the product. At the rear end of the shaft 73 to which 71 is coupled, the guide roller 73 connected to the elevating cam 76 of the presser motor 75 installed at the bottom of the storage case 4 and 4 'is coupled to the rotatable state.

As described above, the shaft 72, which combines the presser roller 71 for holding and holding the goods on the outlet 14 side and the guide roller 73 for driving the lifting cam 76 of the presser motor 75, is moved from the sides of the storage case 4, 4 'to the shaft pin 74. The lateral movement of the rear guide roller 73 is performed by lifting and lowering the angular movement so that the front pressing roller 71 can be separated and squeezed from the product on the outlet 14 side at a predetermined interval.

Of course, it is obvious that the press paper roller 71 installed at the outlet 14 side to press the product should be installed at an interval where only one product may be discharged from the outlet 14, and the spring 77 is provided at the shaft 73 at the press paper roller 71 side. When the plunger roller 71 is elastically coupled to return to the front of the product by the elastic force to securely hold all the goods stored in the storage case 4, 4 '. This tension of the spring 77 is the blotting roller 71 is the blotter motor 75 Since the outlet 14 is opened and closed by the driving of, it is a matter of course not to be affected by the driving force of the squeezing motor 75.

The lifting cam 76 of the presser motor 75 lifts and operates the guide roller 73 which is in contact with the lifting roller. The lifting cam 76 performs an operation of opening and closing the outlet 14 by angularly moving the presser roller 71 forward and backward from the shaft pin 74. In addition to the shape of the example shown in the figure, it can be configured in various shapes, by lifting the guide roller 73 once in accordance with the number of rotations of at least one revolution, so that the blotting roller 71 opens and closes the outlet 14 once in one operation. Only goods can be discharged.

A discharge motor for discharging the goods and discharging the goods at the outlet 14 side of the storage cases 4 and 4 'is installed at the position closest to the point at which the goods start to fall. Stop the operation of 6.

That is, when the product is selected on the external control panel 2, the discharge motor 6 is driven by receiving the electric signal, and the screw rod 9 is rotated to push the product to the discharge port 13 side as the pushing board 10 and at the same time the pressure paper motor 75 is driven together to drive the product. When the discharged product is detected by the sensor 15, its signal is transmitted to the discharge motor 6 side to short-circuit the power of the discharge motor 6 so that the discharge motor 6 continues to operate even after the discharge of the product, and the product is pushed to the discharge port 13 side. It is to prevent the side effects of the operation, and to check the presence of the discharge of goods to signal to the circuit.

Naturally, the sensor 15 may be implemented by various sensing means such as an optical sensor, a proximity sensor, a limit switch, and the like.

In addition, a guide plate 16 is formed below the outlet 14 so that the goods passing through the outlet 13 can fall into the outlet 17 of the lower body 1, and the door 18 is provided at the outlet 17 so that the buyer can withdraw the goods from the outside of the body 1. The lower side of the outlet 17 is provided with a cushioning material 19 to buffer and protect the goods so as not to be damaged.

The present invention can be carried out by changing the design to a variety of angles and positions, such as the storage case 4, 4 'installed on the holding stand 5 is installed horizontally or installed so that the outlet 13 side inclined upward as shown in the example shown. As such, the present invention is to install the storage case 4, 4 'horizontally or inclined so as to have the most desirable discharge structure according to the type of goods, that is, mainly the weight, size, shape, etc. of books, books, etc. The installation structure of '4' can be achieved in the same manner in the present invention in any form.

Reference numeral 20 in the figure shows a coin return sphere.

According to the present invention configured as described above, when the buyer selects a desired product on the display unit 3 and then presses the selection button 2a on the control panel unit 2, the selected product is discharged from the storage cases 4 and 4 'in which the selected product is stored. Checking the storage case 4, 4 'containing the selected product from the control panel unit 2, check the amount, check the balance and if there is no product on the storage case 4, 4' to display the sold out on the display unit 3, etc. Performing a variety of functions and operations are due to the electrical circuit configuration, such a circuit configuration and operation is a general one, so a detailed description thereof will be omitted, and the characteristic structure of the present invention and its operation will be described in more detail with the configuration as follows. same.

As shown in the example, goods are mainly stored in a row in the longitudinal direction on storage cases 4 and 4 ', and at this time, the pushing board is located at the rear of the product at the rear end of the storage cases 4 and 4'. 10 is positioned to support the product.

In the above-described manner, the goods to be sold on each of the storage cases 4 and 4 'are stored by type.

As described above, when the buyer selects the product through the control panel unit 2 outside the main body 1 in the state of storing and displaying the product as described above, the rear discharge motor of the storage cases 4 and 4 'containing the selected product is stored. 6 is driven, and the screw rod 9 connected to the power transmission means 8 is rotated in one direction by the drive of the discharge motor 6.

Then, as the screw rod 9 rotates, the pushing board 10 screwed to the screw rod 9 moves forward, that is, the outlet 14 side, and pushes the goods stored in the storage cases 4 and 4 'to the outlet 14 side.

Of course, at this time, since the wheel 11 installed on the lower side of the pushing board 10 is seated on the bottom of the storage cases 4 and 4 ', the pushing board 10 stably moves to the outlet 14 side and pushes the goods, and the pushing board 10 is driven by the discharge motor 6. And the presser motor 75 is driven to release the presser roller 71 holding the product on the front side of the outlet 14 to discharge the product.

That is, when the plunger motor 75 is driven, the lifting cam 76 of the blotting motor 75 is rotated, and the guide roller 73 attached to the lifting cam 76 by the rotation of the lifting cam 76 is rolled up and down along the lifting cam 76.

When the guide roller 73 attached to the elevating cam 76 moves up and down, the shaft 72 with the guide roller 73 is angularly moved from the shaft pin 74, and thus the squeezing roller 71 installed in front of the shaft 72 is the angular movement of the shaft 72. Spaced from outlet 14 by

As described above, when the plunger roller 71 is separated from the plunger roller 71 by angular movement of the shaft 72 from the shaft pin 74 by lifting the guide roller 73 connected to the lifting cam 76 by driving the plunger motor 75 as described above. The goods contained in the storage cases 4 and 4 'are pushed to the outlet 14 side by the pushing board 10 by the rotation of the screw rod 9 connected thereto by the driving of the rear discharge motor 6, so that the pushing paper 71 is pushed by the pushing board 10. The product is discharged to the outlet 14 side is released.

When the product discharged through the discharge port 14 is discharged and dropped as described above, the detection sensor 15 detects the signal from the discharge motor 6 to stop the driving of the discharge motor 6 to discharge the product in the storage cases 4 and 4 '. The motor 6 is no longer pushed toward the outlet 14, and at the same time, the blotter roller 71 is stopped so that only one product is discharged.

As described above, when the driving of the squeezing motor 75 is stopped by the sensor 15 as described above, the squeezing roller 71 in front of the shaft 72 is restored by the restoring force of the spring 77 elastically coupled to the shaft 72. It is pressed so that the goods are ready to be discharged.

On the other hand, the product discharged by the process is dropped to the outlet 17 of the lower body 1 and the dropped product is protected by the cushioning material 19 is to be withdrawn by the buyer to open the door 18 of the outlet 17, the cushioning material 19 has excellent cushioning properties Various materials are applied to the material that can protect the books, islands, etc., which are mainstream papers.

As described above, if all goods stored for each storage case 4 and 4 'are sold, the seller rotates the screw rod 9 at the lower side of the storage case 4 and 4' in the reverse direction to move the pushing board 10 back to the rear side, and the new product. As described above, whether the goods of the storage cases 4 and 4 'are sold out is detected by a sensing means by a sensor or the like and displayed on the external display unit 3 by an electrical circuit so that the purchaser can confirm this. The work of storing the goods again by returning the pushing board 10 to the rear side can be performed by an automatic function by manual operation or circuit configuration.

As described in detail above, the present invention provides a book vending machine that can store and automatically sell books and books of various specifications having different specifications and shapes, so that a user can always subscribe to a desired book even if the bookstore is not. The present invention contributes to the convenience of book purchase and the expansion of reading culture therefrom. In addition to the above, the present invention is not only books and books but also foods such as confectionery and sanitary products such as tissues, stockings, handkerchiefs, It is widely applied to vending machines such as toys, compact discs, cassette tapes, etc., which can contribute to various cultural life and convenience of life, and its expected value is useful.

Claims (3)

In the configuration of the vending machine consisting of the vending machine main body 1, the control panel unit 2 on the outside of the main body 1, the display unit 3, One or more storage cases 4 and 4 'fixedly installed on the inner supporter 5 of the main body 1, a discharge rod 6 connected to a screw rod 9 and a power transmission means 8 arranged under the storage cases 4 and 4', Screwed to the screw rod 9, installed in the storage compartment 13 of the storage case 4, 4 ', the wheel 11 is built in the lower side and stored in the storage case 4, 4' by the rotation of the screw rod 9 storage case 4, 4 A pushing board 10 pushed toward the outlet 14 side of the front of the front panel; a holder 7 mounted on the outlet 14 side of the storage cases 4 and 4, and pressed and released to separately discharge the goods stored in the storage cases 4 and 4; The sensor 15 detects the product discharged through the outlet 14 and controls the driving of the discharge motor 6, the outlet 17 which draws out the product dropped from the outlet 14 from the outside of the main body 1, and is coupled to the outlet 17 when the product falls Specially constructed of cushioning material 19 to protect against damage Book vending machines with gongs. The method of claim 1, The holder 7 is coupled to a squeezing roller 71 for holding and releasing goods on the outlet 14 side of the storage cases 4 and 4 'on one side of the shaft 72 which is arranged with shaft pins 74 on both sides of the storage cases 4 and 4', and the squeezing motor 75 on the other side. The guide roller 73, which is connected to the lifting cam 76 of the lifting cam 76, moves up and down by the rotation of the lifting cam 76, and angularly moves the shaft 72 from the shaft pin 74 as the guide roller 73 attached to the lifting cam 76 of the presser motor 75 moves up and down. The presser roller 71 is released from the outlet 14 side of the storage case 4, 4 'and is pressurized so that only one product can be discharged through the outlet 14, and the spring 77 is elastically coupled to the shaft 72 to restore the outlet 14 side product. Book vending machine, characterized in that configured to be able to be pressed by the elastic force. The method of claim 1, In fixing and installing the storage cases 4, 4 'to the support stand 5 inside the main body 1, the front side in which the discharge port 14 is formed is installed upward and the rear side of the discharge motor 6 is inclined downward so as to receive the goods. Book vending machine characterized in that the inclined installation of the storage case 4,4 'so that the stable and accurate discharge.