KR200295140Y1 - Automatic Selling Mechine of Fruit - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a vending machine, in particular a fruit vending machine, characterized in that the fruit is pre-selected to a certain size of the fruit in the form of spheres such as apples or pears in a storage bin, and can be sold by the vending technique Regarding,

A fruit storage container installed inside the case and storing the fruit and discharging the fruit downward through the opening of the lower part; A disc installed at a lower portion of the fruit storage container and having a plurality of grooves to hold the required number of fruits; Power transmission means for rotating the disc to position the groove formed in the disc as a fruit opening and simultaneously moving the mounted fruit to the outlet; Means for sensing a movement of the disc; A microcontroller which receives information from the sensing means and controls the movement of the power transmission means;

The present invention provides an effect of obtaining an apple or pear regardless of the place by making a fruit vending machine with a simple configuration.

Description

Fruit Vending Machine {Automatic Selling Mechine of Fruit}

The present invention relates to a fruit vending machine. In particular, the fruit vending machine is characterized in that the fruit is pre-selected to a certain size in a shape of a spherical fruit such as an apple or a pear in a storage container, and the fruit can be sold by a vending technique. It is about a vending machine.

Methods of selling beverages, such as soft drinks, to vending machines, generally operated by coin input, are already known in the art.

In addition, vending machines operated by coin injection can be used to sell candy, snack foods such as potato chips or popcorn, or packaged foods such as sandwiches.

In the snack food sector, packaging of salty snack products such as corn chips, cheese snacks, etc., is generally used in the form of bags made of flexible packaging films or cans made of cardboard.

In the past, several vending machines were often placed together in public places such as station waiting rooms or snack bars. The vending machines contain a variety of drinks, snacks and candies that were sold.

However, the fruit was never sold through a vending machine, and for this reason it was almost impossible to purchase the fruit when the market closed.

The present invention is to solve the above problems, the object is to provide a fruit vending machine that can be bought anywhere in the vending machine place fruit, such as apples or pears regardless of a special sales place.

As a means for achieving the above object, in the vending machine having a case, a door for opening and closing the case, a money input unit for inputting money, and a selection button for selecting a product, is installed inside the case and fruit A fruit storage container for storing and discharging the fruit to the bottom through the opening at the bottom; A disc installed at a lower portion of the fruit storage container and having a plurality of grooves to hold the required number of fruits; Power transmission means for rotating the disc to position the groove formed in the disc as a fruit opening and simultaneously moving the mounted fruit to the outlet; Means for sensing a movement of the disc; It is characterized in that it comprises a control unit for receiving the information from the sensing means for controlling the movement of the power transmission means.

In addition, the disc is characterized by being inclined at a predetermined angle from the center point to the rim.

In addition, the fruit storage container is characterized in that the first guide and the second guide is inclined at a lower portion so that the fruit can move to the opening by gravity action.

In addition, the power transmission means is a stepping motor.

In addition, a dog protruding at every predetermined point is installed around the disc, and the sensor is further installed to sense the position of the dog to check that the fruit of the disc has come to the outlet.

1 is a perspective view of a vending machine of the present invention.

2 is an internal cross-sectional view of the present invention.

Figure 3 is a conceptual diagram for explaining the original of the present invention.

Figure 4 is an internal cross-sectional view for explaining an embodiment of the present invention.

5 is a conceptual diagram for explaining the original plate applied to FIG.

Figure 6 is a perspective view of a vending machine showing another embodiment of the present invention.

Explanation of symbols on the main parts of the drawings

1: first guide means 2: second guide means

3: third guide means 4: opening

10: Fruit 20: Disc

21: disc groove 30: motor

40: dog 50: sensor

60: microcontroller 70: support

100: case 100a: reservoir

110: banknote opening 120: coin return slot

130: product selector 140: fruit outlet

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. First of all, in adding reference numerals to the components of each drawing, it should be noted that the same reference numerals are used as much as possible even if displayed on different drawings. In addition, in the following description of the present invention, if it is determined that the detailed description of the related known function or configuration may unnecessarily obscure the subject matter of the present invention, the detailed description thereof will be omitted.

1 is a perspective view of a vending machine of the present invention,

2 is an internal cross-sectional view of the present invention,

3 is a conceptual diagram for explaining the original of the present invention.

As shown in the figure, a case 100 constituting the exterior of the vending machine is large, a banknote inlet 110, a coin return port 120, a product selector 130, and a fruit outlet 140 formed on the outer wall of the case, respectively. ) Is installed.

The appearance of the fruit vending machine has almost the same structure as other vending machines. Therefore, when using the fruit vending machine, you do not need any knowledge, you can use it as if you are eating a regular can or coffee.

The only difference is that, unlike traditional vending machines, the selected products are fruits such as apples and pears. Therefore, these products and prices are specified in the product selection corner.

The interior of the present invention largely consists of a fruit storage container (100a) for storing the fruit 10, a conveying means for conveying fruit, and a power transmission means for operating the conveying means.

The fruit storage container (100a) has no special device therein and has a box shape with an empty inside to utilize the inside of the fruit vending machine to hold the fruit (10).

In addition, a guide means inclined at a predetermined angle is attached to the lower portion so that the fruit slides by gravity, and the first guide means 1 is mounted on one side, and the second guide means 2 is provided on the other side. It is mounted so that the discharge port 4 is formed between the first guide means 1 and the second guide 2, so that the fruit 10 does not descend at once, but is configured to descend only as many as necessary.

The fruit 10 descending from the fruit storage container (100a) is mounted on the conveying means for conveying the bar, in the present invention has adopted a disk 20 as a transport means for this purpose, the disk 20 is a fruit at regular intervals Groove 21 is provided to accommodate, was configured to contain the fruit in the groove 21 formed in the disc 20 during the rotation of the disc 20.

Then, the third guide portion 3 is installed so that the fruit 10 does not fall out of the disc, but is attached close to the edge of the disc 20 to prevent the fruit from escaping into the space other than the disc.

The groove 21 formed in the disc 20 can be manufactured to have a variety of sizes and numbers, in the embodiment of the present invention to form a groove to accommodate about three fruits 10 in the longitudinal direction, the disc (29) As a whole, about three grooves 21 were formed so that the light work could be sequentially mounted through the three grooves 21.

The motor 30 is installed in the central axis of the disc 20 as a power transmission means, the motor may be a servo motor or a stepping motor is installed, the stepping motor is installed so as to be discharged after a precise distance transfer This is preferred.

In addition, the user can put the hand into the discharge space 140 may be produced to take out the fruit (10).

To this end, the groove 21 of the disc 20 containing the fruit 10 needs to be accurately positioned in the discharge space 140. For this purpose, a predetermined number of dogs 40 for sensing around the disc 20 are provided. And the dog 40 sensing the dog 40 and outputting the sensed result to the microprocessor 60 so that the dog 40 can rub.

When the dog 40 is detected by the sensor 50, the microprocessor 60 determines that the fruit groove 21 is located in the discharge space 140, and stops the rotation of the motor 40.

Then, when the fruit is taken out from the outlet portion, the groove becomes empty, and when rotated again toward the opening, the fruit is brought down by gravity and is ready to be discharged to the outside by the next selection.

Therefore, the fruit is always filled at the opening side, and the fruit can be taken out at the outlet side.

On the other hand, when discharging the fruit 10 from the disc may be inclined slightly to the disc toward the discharge port, and also the fruit may naturally flow into the discharge space 140.

That is, Figure 4 is an internal cross-sectional view for explaining an embodiment of the present invention,

FIG. 5 is a conceptual diagram illustrating the original plate applied to FIG. 4;

The disc 20a (denoted 20a to distinguish it from the disc applied in FIGS. 2 and 3) has an inclined form, and the disc 21 has a groove 21 formed therein as in the disc applied in FIGS. 2 and 3 to form a fruit. This can be contained.

To this end, the support 70 for supporting the fruit surrounds the outer periphery of the disc 20, and the discharge space 140 side of the support 70 is opened, so that the disc rotates and the fruit is discharged ( 140) to come to the position to fall to the discharge space 140 naturally.

At this time, the sensor 50 is installed on one side of the support 70 to move the fruit only to the discharge space 140 when the fruit 10 is sensed, and then stop the rotation of the motor 40 to the fruit 10 discharge space ( 140) to allow free fall.

Of course, all the control is made of a signal input of the sensor and the transmission of the control signal to the motor using the micro-controller 60.

The operation of the present invention is as follows.

First, put fruit such as apples or pears in the fruit storage container (100a).

Then, the fruit 10 which is directed to the bottom is about three down to the opening 4 formed through the first guide means 1 in the inclined form and the second guide means 2 in the inclined form, Will remain where it is.

At this time, when the vending machine user selects the desired fruit 10, the disc 20 is rotated so that the fruit 10 is automatically contained in the groove 21 formed in the disc 20, and to the discharge space 140. Will be moved.

At this time, since the first guide means 1 and the second guide means 2 are in close contact with the disc 20, the fruit does not come down until the next groove 21 of the disc is located, and the disc 10 When the next groove 21 is located in the opening 4 will contain three fruits.

In addition, the microprocessor collectively controls all systems entering the vending machine, such as a coin counting system, including a button unit, and in particular, the fruit 10 is contained by controlling the degree of rotation of the motor 40 when the fruit is selected as described above. A portion of the groove 21 can be exactly come to the discharge space 140.

As described above, the present invention provides an effect that a fruit vending machine can be manufactured with a simple configuration so that apples or pears can be obtained regardless of a place.

Although the present invention has been described in connection with the above-mentioned preferred description, various other modifications and variations may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention.

That is, as shown in Figure 6 can be produced in the form of apples and pears in one case, and also can be any fruit of a circular shape such as apples or fruits.

As can be seen from Figure 6 it can be seen that the button portion is separated into two, the discharge space is also separated into two.

Accordingly, the appended claims may be determined to include such modifications and variations as fall within the true scope of the present invention.

Claims (6)

In the vending machine having a case, a door for opening and closing the case, a money input unit for inputting money, and a selection button for selecting a product, A fruit storage container 10 installed inside the case 100 and storing the fruit 1 and discharging the fruit downward through the opening 2 of the lower part; A disc installed at a lower portion of the fruit storage container and having a plurality of grooves to hold the required number of fruits; Power transmission means for rotating the disc to position the groove formed in the disc as a fruit opening and simultaneously moving the mounted fruit to the outlet; Means for sensing a movement of the disc; And a microcontroller for receiving information from the sensing means and controlling the movement of the power transmission means. The method of claim 1, The disc is a fruit vending machine, characterized in that inclined at a predetermined angle from the center point to the edge. The method of claim 2, Fruit vending machine, characterized in that made on the end of the edge portion of the disc further comprises a support that is open on one side. The method of claim 1, The fruit storage container is a fruit vending machine, characterized in that the first guide and the second guide is inclined at a lower portion so that the fruit can move to the opening by gravity action. The method of claim 1, And said power transmission means is a stepping motor. The method of claim 1, A dog vending protrudes every predetermined point is installed around the disc, and a fruit vending machine is further installed to sense the position of the dog to confirm that the fruit of the disc is at the outlet.