KR200290583Y1 - Automatic Vending Machine Capable Of Lifting Products - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to an automatic vending device having a lift function of an article, comprising: an article storage unit having an article stored therein; An article outlet located at the top of the apparatus; A transfer unit connected to move from an article discharge port positioned at a lower end of the article storage unit to the article discharge port; An article holder unit which is installed on the conveying unit at a predetermined interval and receives the article discharged from the article discharge port and continuously supplies the article discharged to the article discharge port; And, it comprises a control unit for controlling the operation of the transfer unit.

The automatic vending device according to the present invention can solve the problem that the customer has to wait for a long time because the lifting operation from the goods outlet to the goods outlet is made quickly and efficiently, and occupies only a small space inside the device so that it is large in overall size. It does not require any change, and has an effect of generating little noise when lifting an article.

Description

Vending Machine with Item Lifting Function {Automatic Vending Machine Capable Of Lifting Products}

The present invention relates to an automatic vending device that can lift (raise) an article from a lower outlet to an outlet of an upper, and more particularly, to a conveyor belt moving from an outlet of an article to an outlet and continuously on such a conveyor belt. The present invention provides a device capable of supplying auto-sold goods through a discharge port by a plurality of attached item holder units.

The automatic vending device is a representative example of an unmanned vending system. When the customer inputs or inputs a coin, a banknote, or a money storage card, the vending device automatically refers to a device for automatically selling the goods stored in the item storage unit in the device.

The automatic vending device is particularly useful for the sale of small and high consumption items such as beverages, fast foods, favorite foods such as cigarettes, tickets, admission tickets, and the like.

The beverage can vending device is configured to drop the cans stored in the article storage unit in the apparatus by gravity by means of a control device one by one through the article outlet installed in the front of the bottom of the apparatus. Accordingly, the article outlet is generally located at the bottom of the apparatus, and the bending operation is required to take out the beverage can from the article outlet. Since such an operation causes great difficulty for people such as the elderly and the disabled, there is a continuous need for a device that can solve the problem.

As one such example, an apparatus has been devised to position an article outlet at the top of the apparatus and to install a conveyor belt on the outside of the apparatus to lift and move the article to the article outlet at the top when the article is ejected at the bottom of the apparatus. However, these existing devices have a long elapsed time, for example, a process in which a customer inputs coins, selects an item, and then actually receives the item, and aesthetics are not good because the conveyor belt is installed outside the device. Not only can it lower the customer's preference, but it also implies the possibility of a safety accident.

Therefore, the present invention aims to solve these problems of the prior art and technical problems that have been requested from the past.

That is, an object of the present invention is to provide a vending machine that can solve the problem that the customer has to wait for a long time because the lifting operation from the article outlet to the article outlet is made quickly and efficiently.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a vending machine that does not require a large change in the overall size because it occupies only a small space inside the device.

Another object of the present invention is to provide an automatic vending device that generates little noise when lifting an article.

1 is a schematic diagram of a vending machine according to a first embodiment of the present invention;

2 is a schematic diagram of a vending machine according to a second embodiment of the present invention;

3 is an operational state diagram of a deformed plate-like member and a withdrawing member that can be used in the apparatus of FIGS. 1 and 2;

Figure 4 is a schematic diagram of a vending machine according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

Explanation of symbols for main parts of the drawings

100, 200, 400: Vending Machine

110, 410, 412: conveyor belt

140: plate member

260: rotary ejector

500: Goods

600: storage unit

610: goods outlet

700: product outlet

An automatic vending device according to the present invention for achieving this object is an apparatus for automatically providing an article by an electrical control signal,

An article storage unit in which articles are stored;

An article outlet located at the top of the apparatus;

A transfer unit connected to move from an article discharge port positioned at a lower end of the article storage unit to the article discharge port;

An article holder unit which is installed on the conveying unit at a predetermined interval and receives the article discharged from the article discharge port and continuously supplies the article discharged to the article discharge port; And,

It is configured to include a control unit for controlling the operation of the transfer unit.

Therefore, the automatic vending device according to the present invention, when the customer provides the amount corresponding to the sale of the article is operated by the control unit, the article holder unit that receives the article continuously by gravity through the article outlet Since the goods are provided through the goods discharge port while moving along the conveying part, the operation time is short and there is no danger of a safety accident because it is located inside the apparatus.

Looking at the specific examples of the transfer unit and the article holder unit attached thereto are as follows.

In the first exemplary structure (1), the conveying portion is composed of a conveyor belt for rotating the conveyor belt between the article discharge port and the article discharge port and a drive motor for rotating the conveyor belt, the article holder unit is the conveyor belt. Consists of a plate-like member that is coupled to. Therefore, the article discharged through the article discharge port is raised by the rotation of the conveyor belt in a state seated on the plate member, and rotates the upper poly of the conveyor belt to rotate oppositely to be discharged to the article discharge port.

Preferably, the plate-like member as the article holder unit is attached to the conveyor belt in an inclined state so that the article seated on the plate-like member can be easily moved downward when the plate-like member moves toward the article discharge port, and the article discharge port and the article discharge port. The movement path except for the side is covered with a case to prevent the removal of the article.

The plate-shaped member attached to the conveyor belt in a state inclined as described above or inclined as described above may, in some cases, be opened toward the outside (opposite to where the conveyor belt is coupled). It has a separation groove, and when the article holder unit moves downward from the article discharge port, includes a withdrawal member protruding from the inclined surface toward the article discharge port so as to enter the separation groove and withdraw the article seated on the plate member It may be a structure. Therefore, when the plate member is moved downward by the rotation of the conveyor belt, the withdrawal member is able to take out the article from the plate member while naturally flowing into the separation groove. In addition, since the separation groove is opened to the opposite side of the portion to which the conveyor belt is coupled, the plate-like member is moved downward and naturally pass through the withdrawal member.

In some cases, a rotary ejector which is rotatably axially coupled to the lower portion of the article ejection opening and has a plurality of rotary blades radially formed along the circumferential direction to convey the article to the article holder unit while rotating about an axis. It may further include. Therefore, the article dropped through the article ejection opening is moved between the rotary blades of the rotary ejector, and when the rotary ejector rotates in such a state, it is transferred to the article holder unit.

In a second exemplary structure (2), the conveying section is spaced apart from the first conveyor belt, the first conveyor belt, which is rotated in an infinitely orbital manner between the article outlet and the article outlet, spaced apart at regular intervals and It consists of a second conveyor belt that rotates oppositely, and a drive motor for rotating the pair of conveyor belts, the article holder unit is a mutually spaced space corresponding to the plurality of uneven members respectively mounted on the pair of conveyor belts Consists of. Accordingly, the first conveyor belt and the second conveyor belt rotate opposite to each other, and provide a conveying direction from the article outlet to the article outlet in the space between the two conveyor belts, and the uneven members disposed on the two conveyor belts The upward movement is made in the state in which the article is in close contact with the mutually formed space portion. The uneven member on the conveyor belt can be made of a variety of materials, but preferably made of a rubber material, so as to adhere the article to the mutually spaced portion (when the article is brought into close contact with the article outlet) and a desorption process. No noise is generated (when the product is dropped through the product outlet).

Hereinafter, with reference to the drawings according to embodiments of the present invention will be described in more detail, but the scope of the present invention is not limited thereto.

Figure 1 shows a schematic diagram of a vending machine according to a first embodiment of the present invention. In the vending apparatus 100 of FIG. 1, the article storage unit 600, which accumulates a plurality of articles 500, and the items in the article storage unit 600 are stored in gravity in an inner space enclosed by the housing 110. The article discharge opening 610, the opening and closing member 620 for opening and closing the article discharge opening 610, the article discharge opening 700 is installed on the top of the device 100, the opening and closing member 710 opening and closing the article discharge opening, And a ramp 720 for guiding the dropped article 500 to the article outlet 700, and a conveyor belt 110 as a transfer part is installed between the article outlet 610 and the article outlet 700. have. The conveyor belt 110 is moved by the upper poly 120 and the lower poly 122 which face each other in a vertical state, and a drive motor 130 for rotating it is connected to the lower poly 122. The conveyor belt 110 is attached to a plurality of plate-like member 140 as an article holder unit. The plate member 140 is attached to the conveyor belt 110 in a state inclined in the same direction as the inclined path 720 toward the article discharge port 700.

Referring to the transfer process of the article 500 in detail. First, the article 500 accumulated in the article storage unit 600 is moved onto the plate member 140 by the opening and closing operation of the opening and closing member 620 to be seated. When the space on the plate member 140 has a space that can accommodate only one article 500, the opening and closing member 620 may not be required separately. When the conveyor belt 100 rotates in the direction of the arrow in the seated state, the article 500 on the plate member 140 is moved to the inclined path 720 of the article discharge port 700, and the plate member 140 inclined inherently. Take out from the) is moved to the article outlet 700 along the ramp 720. In the state moved to the article outlet 700, the conveyor belt 110 can be temporarily stopped to execute the drawing process, the control of this operation is a control unit for controlling the operation of the drive motor 130 (not shown) ) Since the outer surface of the plate member 140 is moved around the case 150, the article 500 is not detached even when the plate member 140 rotates along the upper poly 120.

The article withdrawal to the article outlet 700 is detected by a sensor (not shown) installed on the ramp 720 and sent to the controller. In some cases, the sensor is installed at the article outlet 610 to operate. You can also control it. Although the process of configuring the transfer of the article 500 from the article outlet 610 to the article outlet 700 is carried out in a series of processes, the article (all) in the plate member 500 in such a transfer process When the 500 is configured to be seated, the rotation of the conveyor belt 140 may limit the article 500 from the plate member 140 to be drawn out to the article outlet 700.

Figure 2 is a schematic diagram of a vending machine according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

A feature of the vending machine 200 of FIG. 2 is that the rotary ejector 260 is installed at the bottom of the article storage unit 600 in the vending machine 100 of FIG. The rotary ejector 260 has a plurality of rotary blades 262 radially installed to accommodate the article 500, and receives the article 500 dropped from the article storage unit 600 to rotate the conveyor belt. It serves to deliver to the plate member 240 on the (260). The rotary ejector 260 is rotated by a drive motor 270 whose operation is controlled by a controller (not shown). In addition, between two adjacent rotor blades 262 is provided with a receiving member 264 concave in shape to correspond to the cross-sectional shape of the article, to facilitate the receipt and delivery of the article 500.

3 shows an operational state diagram of the deformed plate member 340 and the withdrawal member 730 that can be used in the apparatus 100, 200. The plate member 340 moves downward in a state in which the plate member 340 is mounted on the conveyor belt 310, and a spaced groove 342 is formed at a central portion of the plate member 340, and the spaced groove 342 is a slope 720 Open in the) direction. In addition, the withdrawal member 730 protruding upward toward the separation groove 342 is connected to the inclined path 720. Therefore, when the plate member 340 moves downward, the article 500 seated thereon is taken out as the drawing member 730 protruding upward flows into the spaced groove 342 of the plate member 340. It automatically moves along the member 730 toward the ramp 720.

4 is a schematic diagram of a vending machine according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

In the vending machine 400 of FIG. 4, the first conveyor belt 410 and the second conveyor belt 412 rotating in opposite directions face each other at regular intervals, and provide a space for transporting the article 500. And, each of the conveyor belt (410, 412) is characterized in that a plurality of uneven member (420, 422) is formed. The conveyance space 430 between the conveyor belts 410 and 412 is configured to move upward from the article outlet 610 toward the article outlet 700. In some cases, as shown in Figure 4, the third conveyor belt 414 of the horizontal rotation method for easily entering the article 500 dropped into the article discharge port 610 to the lower portion of the transport space 430 and In addition, a fourth conveyor belt 416 of a horizontal rotation method for guiding the article 500 discharged from the upper portion of the transfer space 430 to the inclined path 710 of the article discharge port 700 may be installed.

When the article 500 is conveyed upward, the uneven member 420 installed on the first conveyor belt 410 and the uneven member 422 installed on the second conveyor belt 412 face each other and have a transfer space ( The article 500 is engaged with the mutually spaced portion 432 formed in the 420. In particular, since the article 500 is engaged with the concave-convex members 420 and 422 formed of a rubber material, there is an advantage that little noise is generated when the article 500 is transferred.

The drive motor 440 for inducing the rotation of the first conveyor belt 410 and the drive motor 442 for inducing the rotation of the second conveyor belt 412, the article 500 to the article outlet 700 at a suitable time. Operation is controlled by a control unit (not shown) so that it can be drawn out. A sensor (not shown) for checking whether the article 500 is withdrawn is positioned at the article discharge port 700 and transmits a signal thereof to the controller.

Although the contents of the present invention have been described above in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains will be capable of various applications and modifications within the scope of the present invention.

The automatic vending device according to the present invention can solve the problem that the customer has to wait for a long time because the lifting operation from the goods outlet to the goods outlet is made quickly and efficiently, and occupies only a small space inside the device so that it is large in overall size. It does not require any change, and has an effect of generating little noise when lifting an article.

Claims (7)

An apparatus for automatically providing a product to a customer by an electrical control signal, An article storage unit in which articles are stored; An article outlet located at the top of the apparatus; A transfer unit connected to move from an article discharge port positioned at a lower end of the article storage unit to the article discharge port; An article holder unit which is installed on the conveying unit at a predetermined interval and receives the article discharged from the article discharge port and continuously supplies the article discharged to the article discharge port; And, Automated vending device, characterized in that it comprises a control unit for controlling the operation of the transfer unit. According to claim 1, wherein the transfer unit is composed of a conveyor belt for rotating the conveyor belt between the article discharge port and the article discharge port and the drive motor for rotating the conveyor belt, the article holder unit is coupled to the conveyor belt Automatic vending device, characterized in that consisting of a plate-like member. The article holder as claimed in claim 1, wherein the article member as the article holder unit is attached to the conveyor belt in an inclined state so that the article seated on the plate member can be easily moved downward when the article member is moved toward the article discharge port. An automatic vending device, characterized in that a case for preventing the release of goods is covered in a moving path except the goods discharge port. 4. The plate member according to claim 2 or 3, wherein the plate member has a spaced groove in which a central portion thereof is opened toward the outside (opposite to where the conveyor belt is coupled), and the article holder unit is downward from the article discharge port. And a withdrawal member protruding from an inclined surface directed to the article discharge port so as to be able to withdraw the article seated on the plate member while flowing into the separation groove. According to claim 2, the lower part of the article discharge port, rotatably axially coupled and a plurality of rotary blades are formed radially along the circumferential direction to rotate the rotation around the axis to deliver the article to the article holder unit Item selling apparatus, characterized in that it is further included. According to claim 1, wherein the conveying unit is a first conveyor belt which rotates in an orbital manner between the article outlet and the article outlet, spaced apart from the first conveyor belt at regular intervals, the article which rotates opposite to the direction of rotation thereof It is composed of a conveyor belt and a drive motor for rotating the pair of conveyor belts, the article holder unit is composed of a mutually spaced space of a plurality of uneven members respectively mounted on the pair of conveyor belts. Vending device characterized in that. 7. The vending machine according to claim 6, wherein the uneven member is made of a rubber material.