KR20030052390A - Going up and down-type product vending machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A vending machine of an elevation method is provided to consult convenience of an old and feeble person or a physically handicapped person by elevating a hole for discharging a product. CONSTITUTION: A supply slope portion(210) transfers a product supplied from a product supply portion(200). The first delivery portion(300) is supported by the first elevation portion(400) to deliver the product transferred from the supply slope portion. The second delivery portion(302) is supported by the second elevation portion(402) to deliver the product transferred from the first delivery portion. A discharge slope portion(610) discharges the product delivered from the second delivery portion to the outside. A plurality of shield portions(502) are used for pushing main bodies of the first and the second delivery portions. A driving portion(700) provides the driving force to the first and the second elevation portions.

Description

Lifting Goods Vending Machine {Going up and down-type product vending machine}

The present invention relates to a lifting type automatic vending device, and more particularly, the position of the inlet as compared with the conventional item vending device by raising the dropped article to a height corresponding to the upper part of the human body by the lifting device inside the device. Provides a device to increase.

Goods automatic vending device is a device that is widely used for the sale of small items, such as beverages, subway tickets, toilet paper, cigarettes, etc., even if there is no seller, the user can purchase the desired goods if the user puts bills or coins. Due to such convenience, the automatic vending device is used for the sale of many items.

However, bulky articles such as canned beverages are sequentially supplied from the lowest article by load in a state of being stacked in a constant volume supply, so that the outlet of the article is located at the bottom of the structure of the apparatus. In other words, while the banknote and coin inlet and the product selection button are located on the chest or head of an adult who is capable of hand movement, the article outlet is usually located at the knee or lower.

Therefore, the process of checking whether the article has been discharged, and to pull it out, it is necessary to bend the waist. This process is not only inconvenient for the general adult, but also has a problem causing a great inconvenience for the elderly, disabled or women wearing skirts.

An object of the present invention is to solve these problems of the prior art and the technical problem that has been requested from the past.

That is, the present invention is to provide a lifting-type article automatic vending machine that can lift the dropped article by the automatic lifting device and take it out through the raised outlet.

1 is a partial projection view of a liftable article vending machine according to an embodiment of the present invention;

2 is an operational flow diagram of the apparatus of FIG. 1;

3 is a partially enlarged view of a liftable article vending apparatus according to one modified structure of the present invention;

4 is a partially enlarged view of a liftable article vending apparatus according to another modified structure of the present invention.

Description of the main symbols in the drawings

100: lifting type automatic vending device

200: article supply section 210: supply inclination section

300: first receiver 302: second receiver

400: first lifting unit 402: second lifting unit

500: blocking unit 600: outlet

610: discharge slope 700: drive unit

800: goods

Lifting article automatic sales device of the present invention for achieving this object,

In the article vending machine equipped with an external article selection button, a cash inlet, a gravity drop type supply unit,

A supply ramp in which an article supplied from an article supply section located at the bottom of one wall of the apparatus can move while descending by gravity;

A boat-type first receiver having one end connected to the first elevating portion provided on the opposite wall of the apparatus so as to be rotated at a predetermined angle while being supported by a spring and receiving an article introduced from the supply inclined portion;

A boat-shaped article, one end of which is connected to the second elevating portion provided on one wall of the apparatus so as to be rotated at an angle while being supported by a spring, and which receives the goods introduced from the inclined first receiving portion after being raised; 2 receivers;

A discharge inclination part for receiving the goods introduced from the inclined second receiver part after being raised and discharging the goods out of the apparatus;

A blocking part fixed in the apparatus so as to press and tilt the main body of the first receiving part and the second receiving part at the position of the highest point when the first lifting part and the second lifting part are raised; And,

It comprises a drive unit for providing power for the lifting motion of the first lifting unit and the second lifting unit.

In the lifting type automatic sales device of the present invention, when a user inserts a bill and / or a coin into a cash inlet installed in the front of the apparatus and presses a selection button, the articles sequentially supplied from the lowest one among the articles stacked in the article supply section The supply slope is introduced into the first receiver, the first receiver is raised to reach the position of the second receiver and then tilted to move the article to the second receiver, and the second receiver receiving the article is raised The discharge ramp is reached and then tilted to move the article to the discharge ramp. Thus, the upward movement of the article allows the outlet to be installed at a height corresponding to the upper part of the human body.

Looking specifically at the structure of the first receiver and the second receiver, a boat-shaped body that is bent at a slightly gentle angle, a spring mounted on the lower end of the second half connected to the elevating portion, and a rear end rotatably connected to the elevating portion Consists of. When the first receiver and the second receiver are raised to reach a certain position, the boat-shaped body is inclined about the rear end connected to the lifting unit, and this tilting motion naturally compresses the spring by compressing the spring when the receiver is raised. It can be easily made by the blocking portion fixed to a specific position by tilting the boat-shaped body.

The first lifting unit and the second lifting unit, respectively moving up and down along the wall surface of the device, the vertical guideway installed on the wall, the rear end of the receiving unit is connected to the rotary rotatably connected to the cart, the cart to the driving unit Consists of a rope to connect.

The driving unit is composed of a rotating drum to which the rope of the lifting unit is wound and an electric motor to impart rotational force to the drum. The electric motor sequentially rotates the left and right turns to induce vertical movement of the first lifting unit and the second lifting unit.

In some cases, the movement of such an article is detected, i.e., from the supply ramp to the first receiver, from the first receiver to the second receiver, and / or from the second receiver to the discharge ramp. Can be further installed on the moving path of the article. Such a sensor can accurately adjust the timing of operation of the first elevator unit and the second elevator unit by sensing the movement of the article.

Various modifications are possible within the scope of the present invention, the preferred examples of which are as follows.

Preferred first variant structure is

A supply ramp in which an article supplied from an article supply section located at the bottom of one wall of the apparatus can move while descending by gravity;

One end is connected to the lifting portion provided on the opposite wall of the device so as to be supported by the spring to rotate at an angle, and includes a boat-shaped body for receiving the goods introduced from the supply inclined portion, the lifting portion A rotary connection connected to the receiver with its rear end extending;

A blocking unit for moving the article to the discharge port by tilting the boat-shaped body by pressing an extended rear end of the rotary connection unit when the receiving unit is upward; And

It comprises a drive unit for providing power for the lifting motion of the lifting unit.

The feature of this modified structure is that the receiving part and the lifting part are composed of one each, so that the structure is simpler and the process of lifting the article is shorter. That is, when the article is introduced from the supply inclined portion, the receiving portion is raised to reach the position of the outlet, and the boat-shaped body is inclined by the blocking portion provided at the position of the outlet to move the article toward the outlet.

Preferred second variant structure is

A supply ramp in which an article supplied from an article supply section located at the bottom of one wall of the apparatus can move while descending by gravity;

A receiving portion having one end connected to a lifting portion located on an opposite wall surface of the apparatus, the receiving portion including a boat-shaped body receiving an article introduced from the supply slope; And,

It comprises a drive unit for providing power for the lifting motion of the lifting unit;

The elevation consists of a vertical guideway that is curved toward the outlet and a cart that moves along the guideway.

This deformed structure is characterized in that the receiving portion and the lifting portion is composed of one by one, like the first preferred deformation structure, the receiving portion is fixedly connected to the lifting portion, not rotationally, and the induction path of the lifting portion is curved outward. Is the point. Therefore, when the receiver reaches the discharge port while being lifted by the lifting unit, it naturally inclines to move the article to the discharge port.

The article used in the present invention is not particularly limited in shape and size, and may be any solid article which can be easily moved by gravity.

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

1 shows a partial projection of a liftable article vending machine in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention.

Looking at the lifting type automatic vending device 100 of Figure 1, the article supply unit 200 is located at the bottom of one wall surface, the article supply unit 200 is connected to the supply inclined portion 210, the article supply unit 200 The article 800 injected from the plate moves along the slope of the supply slope 210.

The first receiving part 300 is positioned on the wall opposite to the wall where the article supply part 200 is located, and the first receiving part 300 is positioned such that the boat-shaped main body 310 corresponds to the supply inclination part 210. And, the lower half of the spring 320 is mounted. The rear end of the first receiver 300 is connected to the left and right carts 410 and 412 of the first lifting unit 400 located on the wall, respectively, and the spring 320 connects the left and right carts 410 and 412. It is fixed on the pedestal 420. The carts 410 and 412 move along the vertical guideway 430 and are connected to the rope 440. The blocking unit 500 is provided where the first receiving unit 300 rises to reach the position of the second receiving unit 302.

The structure of the second receiver 302 located on the wall on the side of the article supply unit 200 is the same as that of the first receiver 300, and the second lift unit 302 is rotatably connected to the second receiver 302 ( The structure of the 402 is also the same as the first lifting unit 400. In addition, a blocking portion 502 is provided where the second receiving portion 302 rises to reach the position of the discharge inclination portion 610.

A discharge inclined portion 610 is connected to the discharge port 600 on the wall opposite to the highest position where the second receiver 400 rises.

The rope 440 of the first lifting unit 400 and the rope 442 of the second lifting unit 402 are respectively wound on the rotary drum 710 of the driving unit 700 installed on the upper portion of the apparatus 100. have. The rotational force of the rotating drum 710 is provided by the electric motor 720. The rope 440 of the first lifting unit 400 and the rope 442 of the second lifting unit 402 are connected to each other in a state in which the rotating drum 710 is wrapped. This is because when the first receiver 300 is raised, the second receiver 302 is lowered and when the first receiver 300 is lowered, the second receiver 302 is raised. This lifting motion is determined in the direction of rotation of the electric motor 720.

2 shows a flowchart of the operation of the device 100 of FIG. 1.

The article 800 is moved along the supply slope 210 to the first receiver 300. This movement of the article 800 is detected by the first sensor 900 and the first receiver 300 is raised at a slight time interval. At this time, the horizontal state of the first receiver 300 is maintained by the compression spring 320 mounted on the lower half of the second half. At the time when the first receiver 300 rises and reaches the position of the highest point, the compression spring 320 is compressed while the first receiver 300 is pressed by the blocking unit 500, thereby compressing the first receiver ( 300 is tilted. The article 800 then moves from the first receiver 300 toward the second receiver 302 and the movement of the article 800 is sensed by the second sensor 902. At some time interval, the second receiver 302 is raised and rises in the same manner as the first receiver 300. When the second receiver 302 rises, the first receiver 300 descends to reach preparation for the next process. From the second receiver 302 which is raised and inclined at the highest point, the article 800 moves to the discharge inclined portion 610, and the movement of the article 800 is sensed by the third sensor 904. The result of the sensing of the sensors 900, 902, 904 is determined to stop or suspend operation to control the movement of the correct article 800.

3 is a partially enlarged view of the liftable article vending device 102 according to one variant structure of the present invention.

The apparatus 102 is composed of one receiving portion 350 and one lifting portion 450. Referring to FIG. 3, which shows the structure and operation of the receiver 350 and the elevator 450, the receiver 350 includes the article 800 in the boat-shaped body 352, and from the body 352. An extended rotary connection 354 is connected to the cart 452. In the connection method of the rotary connector 354 and the cart 452, the connecting shaft 356 of the rotary connector 354 is rotatably connected to the cart 452, and a mounting part partially extended from the cart 452 ( A compression spring 358 is located on 454. The horizontal phase of the boat-shaped body 352 is maintained by the compression spring 358, and such horizontal phase is maintained continuously until the cart 452 ascends along the induction path 456 to reach its peak.

At the time when the cart 452 reaches the position of the highest outlet 650, the rear extension 3540 of the rotary connection 354 is pressed by the vertical blocking portion 550 and centered on the rotation axis 356. As a result, the main body 352 is inclined such that the article 800 is discharged through the outlet 650.

4 is a partially enlarged view of the liftable article vending device 104 according to another modified structure of the present invention.

The device 104 is composed of one receiver 360 and one elevator 460, and the induction path 466 of the elevator 460 is inclined outward. Unlike other structures, the receiver 360 is fixed to the cart 462, so that the inclination of the receiver 460 is made while the cart 462 ascends along the induction path 466. Therefore, when the cart 462 reaches the discharge outlet 660 that is the highest point, the receiver 460 is inclined so that the article 800 is discharged to the discharge outlet 660.

Those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains may make various applications and modifications within the scope of the present invention based on the above contents.

Lifting type automatic vending device of the present invention is convenient to use because the outlet of the article can be installed in a position corresponding to the upper part of the human body does not have to bend the waist to withdraw the article, especially the elderly or disabled people People or women wearing skirts, etc., can easily use the automatic vending machine.

Claims (5)

In the article vending machine equipped with an external article selection button, a cash inlet, a gravity drop type supply unit, A supply ramp in which an article supplied from an article supply section located at the bottom of one wall of the apparatus can move while descending by gravity; A boat-type first receiver having one end connected to the first elevating portion provided on the opposite wall of the apparatus so as to be rotated at a predetermined angle while being supported by a spring and receiving an article introduced from the supply inclined portion; A boat-shaped article, one end of which is connected to the second elevating portion provided on one wall of the apparatus so as to be rotated at an angle while being supported by a spring, and which receives the goods introduced from the inclined first receiving portion after being raised; 2 receivers; A discharge inclination part for receiving the goods introduced from the inclined second receiver part after being raised and discharging the goods out of the apparatus; A blocking part fixed in the apparatus so as to press and tilt the main body of the first receiving part and the second receiving part at the position of the highest point when the first lifting part and the second lifting part are raised; And, Lifting article automatic vending device, characterized in that it comprises a drive unit for providing power for the lifting motion of the first lifting unit and the second lifting unit. 2. The first and second receiving portions of claim 1, wherein the first receiving portion and the second receiving portion of a boat-shaped body bent at a slightly gentle angle, a spring mounted on the lower end of the latter portion connected to the elevating portion, and a rear end rotatably connected to the elevating portion. Consists of wealth; The first elevating portion and the second elevating portion are constituted by a vertical guideway installed on a wall, a rear end portion of the receiving unit is rotatably connected and moves along the guideway, and a rope connecting the cart to the drive unit; The drive unit automatic lifting device, characterized in that consisting of a rotating drum to which the rope of the lifting unit is wound and an electric motor to impart rotational force to the drum. The method according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the movement from the supply ramp to the first receiver, the movement from the first receiver to the second receiver, and / or the movement from the second receiver to the discharge ramp can be detected. Lifting article vending device, characterized in that the sensor further installed on the moving path of the article. In the article vending machine equipped with an external article selection button, a cash inlet, a gravity drop type supply unit, A supply ramp in which an article supplied from an article supply section located at the bottom of one wall of the apparatus can move while descending by gravity; One end is connected to the lifting portion provided on the opposite wall of the device so as to be supported by the spring to rotate at an angle, and includes a boat-shaped body for receiving the goods introduced from the supply inclined portion, the lifting portion A rotary connection connected to the receiver with its rear end extending; A blocking unit for moving the article to the discharge port by tilting the boat-shaped body by pressing an extended rear end of the rotary connection unit when the receiving unit is upward; And Elevated article vending device, characterized in that it comprises a drive unit for providing power for the lifting movement of the lifting unit. In the article vending machine equipped with an external article selection button, a cash inlet, a gravity drop type supply unit, A supply ramp in which an article supplied from an article supply section located at the bottom of one wall of the apparatus can move while descending by gravity; A receiving portion having one end connected to a lifting portion located on an opposite wall surface of the apparatus, the receiving portion including a boat-shaped body receiving an article introduced from the supply slope; And, It comprises a drive unit for providing power for the lifting motion of the lifting unit; The lifting unit automatic lifting device, characterized in that it comprises a vertical guideway bent toward the discharge port and a cart moving along the guideway.