KR20220042069A - A vending machine - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides a vending machine, which can densely arrange various products of different sizes in a product display space, thereby increasing space use efficiency. The vending machine comprises: a device body in which the product display space, in which a plurality of products are displayed while forming columns in a front-rear direction, is formed; a plurality of display and withdrawal rods which have a length, are arranged at intervals in upper, lower, left, and right directions in the product display space, respectively, have the plurality of products displayed on the outer circumferential surface thereof while forming the columns, and have spiral protrusions formed thereon to move the products forward during rotational movement thereof; withdrawal rotation generating means which are provided in the device body, and selectively receives power through the control of a control means for controlling the power of a power supply unit to generate rotational force, so that the display and withdrawal rods that are fitted respectively rotate respectively and independently; and a product withdrawal detection means arranged in the product display space to detect products falling away from the display and withdrawal rods.

Description

vending machine {A vending machine}

The present invention relates to an automatic vending apparatus configured to automatically withdraw and sell products displayed therein by selectively receiving power when a necessary condition (withdrawal signal generation) is satisfied according to a user's selection.

Specifically, it relates to an automatic vending apparatus capable of easily forming a structure for a product display space, thereby realizing economic benefits through productivity improvement.

More specifically, it relates to an automatic vending apparatus configured to improve usability by densely arranging various products of different sizes in a product display space, thereby increasing space use efficiency.

BACKGROUND ART In general, an automatic vending device is one of unmanned vending devices capable of automatically withdrawing a product (article) corresponding to a provided value (money and goods) by generating a withdrawal signal for the product by paying with coins or banknotes.

Since such a vending device is operated in an unmanned vending method, it is possible to reduce labor costs, can be installed in a narrow place, and is used in many places because of the convenience of being able to operate it regardless of time.

Also, in terms of the products being sold, not only foods such as beverages and snacks, but also various products such as canned drinks, nail art paper, and favorite products (gum) are expanding their sales area.

On the other hand, as a withdrawal means for withdrawing products from the vending device, mainly, a coil method in which a spiral coil is applied to move products in a straight line by receiving rotational force generated from a withdrawal motor driven by receiving power and rotating them; There is a PUSH method with a push rod applied,

In the spiral coil method, a plurality of combinations are arranged in a product display space while forming a pair of a spiral coil responsible for loading and discharging products and a take-out motor for rotating the spiral coil, and the plurality of coils They are separated by separate plates that separate each area to prevent products from mixing or escaping from the coil during transport.

In addition, when payment by the user is made, the paid amount is calculated and confirmed through a separate control means, and the signal output from the product selection switch is checked by the control means. After dropping the product by rotating the coil to be fitted by driving a take-out motor of the, it consists of a configuration that is discharged to the outlet.

In Korean Patent Application No. 10-2021-0102318 (Name: Vertically Stacked Coil Vending Machine/2021.08.04.), as is known in the Gazette, in the vertically stacked coil vending machine, bending to form a storage space inside A vending machine body formed and provided, a vending door provided to open and close a storage space on the front side of the vending machine body, a motor bracket provided to protrude from the side of the vending machine body to the front side, a driving motor mounted to the motor bracket; A driving shaft provided to protrude downward from the driving motor, a rotation sensing cam formed of a disk having a sensing groove formed on the driving shaft to sense the amount of rotation, and a sensing groove of the rotation sensing cam rotating on the motor bracket. A cam limit provided so as to be able to do this, a vertical transfer coil that is condensed on the drive shaft to wind the wire in a coil shape to accommodate a product sandwiched between the coils, and the vending machine body protrudes toward the front toward the bottom for vertical transfer A coil deflection limiting plate provided to prevent the coil from sagging and sagging downward due to the product load by frictionally contacting the product accommodated in the coil to support a portion of the product load; To prevent the product from protruding to the front during the transfer process, the product guide part protrudes to have a horizontal inclination with the coil deflection limiting plate, and in the rotational transfer process of the vertical transfer coil at the lower part of the coil deflection limiting plate A coil limit bar provided to limit eccentric departure of the vertical transfer coil to the side due to friction between the product and the coil deflection limiting plate, and a residual amount provided to detect the remaining amount of the product on one side of the lower end side of the vertical transfer coil A coil vending machine configured with a product detection limit is described.

On the other hand, in Korean Utility Model Application No. 20-1996-0025499 (Name: Vending Machine Product Discharge Device/1996.08.23.), as is known in the Gazette, a power transmission means, a product loading unit, and a coil-shaped transfer It is composed of a spring, but the power transmission means is composed of a rod that is coaxially connected with a handle coupled to one side of the coin inlet, and a rotary connector that is connected to one side wall of the rod through a fitting connection, and the product loading part is lower A transfer spring that can insert a product is installed in the guide guide formed in the inner space of the case and the upper case to be rotated by connecting it to the rotary connector of the power transmission means, and the transfer spring is A vending machine that can display and sell standardized as well as non-standardized products by arbitrarily adjusting is described.

Korean Patent Application No. 10-2021-0102318 (2021.08.04.) Korea Utility Model Application No. 20-1996-0025499 (1996.08.23.)

However, as described above, in the conventional vending machine, each support plate must be provided to support and guide the lower part and the side part of the product under the respective withdrawal coils with respect to the product display space in which the product is displayed. As well as complexity, it can be applied only to products having a uniform size (size to fit the support plate), so there is a problem in economic efficiency and usability.

In addition, as products are displayed only in the space partitioned by the planar support plate occupied by the product display space, there is a problem in that it is not possible to apply a large number of types of display products.

The present invention has been proposed to solve the problems of the prior art, and an object of the present invention is to satisfy the necessary condition (withdrawal signal) according to the user's selection of the products displayed in the internal product display space. An object of the present invention is to provide an automatic vending device that is capable of automatically withdrawing and selling power by selectively receiving power from the product, and can easily form a structure for the product display space, thereby realizing economic benefits through productivity improvement.

Another object of the present invention is to provide an automatic vending apparatus capable of densely arranging various products of different sizes in a product display space, thereby increasing space use efficiency, thereby improving usability.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided an automatic vending apparatus comprising: a device body having a product display space formed therein, in which a plurality of products are displayed while forming rows in front and rear directions; It has a length and is arranged at intervals in the upper, lower, left and right directions in the product display space, and the products are displayed while forming rows on the outer peripheral surface, and spiral protrusions are formed to move the products forward during rotational motion a plurality of display pull-out rods; Draw-out rotation generating means provided in the device body and selectively receiving power through the control of a control means configured to control the power of the power supply unit to generate rotational force to independently rotate the display pull-out rods that are each fitted with fields; and a product withdrawal detection means disposed in the product display space and configured to detect a product falling off the display pull-out rod.

The display pull-out bar includes a 'cylinder'-shaped support bar in which a portion of the product penetrates and is fixedly supported and displayed on an outer circumferential surface; It characterized in that it comprises; the spiral protrusion is formed to protrude in a spiral on the outer circumferential surface of the support bar so as to move the product in a straight line during the rotational movement of the support bar.

The spiral protrusion includes: a housing unit on which a plurality of products are mounted while being in close contact with each other; a first separation part connected in a spiral while having a smaller pitch than the housing part, and configured to separate a product at the foremost end from among the products mounted on the housing part; an auxiliary holding portion having a larger pitch than the first separation portion and spirally connected to move a single product separated through the first separation portion; A second separation part connected in a spiral with a smaller pitch than the auxiliary holding part and configured to separate the product mounted on the auxiliary holding part from the auxiliary holding part from the tip of the display pull-out bar; includes; characterized in that

In the automatic vending apparatus according to the present invention as described above, when a necessary condition (withdrawal signal generation) formed through respective operations such as payment of money and goods and selection of a product by the user is satisfied, the control means calculates the corresponding When the display pull-out rod is rotated by driving the take-out motor on which the displayed product is displayed, the displayed product moves to the front end and the product mounted on the most advanced auxiliary holder is separated via the second separation part, It freely falls to a separately provided outlet, and while the product withdrawal detection means detects this, the control means calculates and stops the driving of the taking-out motor while the product is taken out and sold.

At this time, as a plurality of products are arranged to be displayed while forming a row on each of the display pull-out rods to be customized on the product display space, there is no need for a separate configuration such as a conventional support plate, of course, in the product display space. As the products can be displayed densely on a flat surface, more products can be displayed than before, so that economic benefits through productivity improvement as well as usability are maximized.

1 is a schematic illustration of an automatic vending apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention;
2 is a schematic plan view showing an automatic vending apparatus according to the present embodiment;
3 is a schematic isometric view showing a display pull-out bar constituting the automatic vending apparatus according to the present embodiment;
4 is a schematic illustration of some excerpts showing the display pull-out rods constituting the automatic vending apparatus according to the present embodiment.
5 to 13 are schematic exemplary views showing the operating state of the automatic vending apparatus according to the present embodiment;
14 is a schematic exemplary view showing a control state of the automatic vending apparatus according to the present embodiment;

Hereinafter, an automatic vending apparatus according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Embodiments of the present invention may be modified in various forms, and the scope of the present invention should not be construed as being limited to the embodiments described in detail below. This embodiment is provided to more completely explain the present invention to those of ordinary skill in the art. Accordingly, the shapes of elements in the drawings may be exaggerated to emphasize a clearer description. It should be noted that the same members in each drawing are sometimes shown with the same reference numerals. Detailed descriptions of well-known functions and configurations determined to unnecessarily obscure the gist of the present invention will be omitted.

1 to 14 are views showing an automatic vending apparatus 1 according to an embodiment according to the present invention. In the automatic vending apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment, a plurality of products 100 are transferred therein. , the device body 2 in which a product display space (A) to be displayed while forming rows in a rearward direction is formed, has a length, and is directed upward, downward, left, and right in the product display space (A), respectively A plurality of display pull-out rods (3) each arranged at intervals and having spiral protrusions (32) formed on the outer circumferential surface of the products (100) to be displayed while forming rows and to move the products (100) forward during rotational motion. include

That is, the display pull-out rods 3 disposed on the product display space A are displayed while the respective products are mounted.

In addition, by selectively rotating the display pull-out bar (3) selected among the display pull-out bars (3), the product 100 positioned at the most advanced among the mounted products 100 is moved to separate and freely fall. do.

In the above, the device body 2 may be formed of a 'box'-shaped 'frame structure' with an open front surface and the product display space (A) formed therein, and the configuration and structure of the device body 2 are , a configuration and structure selected by a user from among conventionally known techniques may be suitably applied.

In the front opening of the device main body 2, the opening and closing door 21 is installed axially rotatably through a hinge to selectively open and close the product display space A, and the opening and closing door 21 has, A discharge tube 211 having an outlet for discharging to the outside while accommodating the product 100 falling from the product display space (A) may be provided.

In the above-mentioned opening and closing door 21, a payment means 63 and an operation means ( 64) may be provided, respectively, and the configuration and structure of the payment means 63 and the operation means 64 may be suitably applied to the configuration and structure selected by the user from among conventionally known technologies.

In the automatic vending apparatus 1 according to this embodiment, a plurality of products are placed on the display pull-out rods 3 respectively arranged at intervals in the top, bottom, left, and right directions on the product display space A. (100) is mounted and displayed while forming a row on each of the display pull-out rods 3 to which they are fitted.

Accordingly, a plurality of products 100 are displayed at intervals in the upper, lower, left, and right directions on the product display space (A), and even without a separate configuration such as a conventional support plate, the display and withdrawal It has the advantage of being mounted while penetrating each of the rods (3) and densely displaying the products on a plane with respect to the product display space (A).

Accordingly, economic benefits through productivity improvement through the simplification of the structure compared to the prior art, as well as a large number of products can be displayed, thereby maximizing usability.

The automatic vending apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment configured as described above selectively supplies power through the control of the control means 61 provided in the apparatus main body 2 and configured to control the power of the power supply unit 62 . and draw-out rotation generating means (4) configured to independently rotate the display pull-out rods (3) that are each fitted by generating a rotational force.

That is, the user performs each operation such as payment of money and goods through the payment means 63 and selection of a product through the operation means 64 by the user to obtain the necessary conditions (withdrawal signal) for the product to be withdrawn. generation) is satisfied, this is calculated by the control means 61 and the withdrawal rotation generating means connected to the display pull-out rod 3 on which the corresponding product 100 is displayed among the withdrawal rotation generating means 4 ( 4) is driven to generate rotational force.

And the display pull-out rod 3 receives the rotational force generated through the pull-out rotation generating means 4 and rotates, and the product 100 mounted through the spiral protrusion of the display pull-out rod 3 is displayed on the display. Since it moves to the front end of the pull-out rod 3, the product 100 located at the frontmost end is separated and freely falls.

As described above, the product 100 separated from the front end of the display pull-out bar 3 is collected in the discharge container 211 provided in the opening and closing door 21 while freely falling from the product display space A, so that the user can use the outlet. is taken out through

In the above, the drawing-out rotation generating means 4 includes a drawing motor 41 that is driven by receiving power under the control of the control means 61 to generate rotational force, a motor shaft of the drawing-out motor 41 and It is connected and may include a pull-out transmission 42 configured to shift the generated rotational force, and the configuration and structure of the pull-out motor 41 is suitable for the configuration and structure selected by the user from among conventionally known technologies. can be applied

In the above, the end of the display pull-out rod 3 and the rotation shaft 421 of the pull-out transmission 42 may be provided with a 'binding structure' that is coupled while being aligned with each other so as to rotate in the same direction. A binding groove (33) formed while being dug inside the longitudinal side of the lead (3) and having a straight surface, and a binding protrusion (33) formed at the end of the rotation shaft 421 and fitted with the binding groove (33) and fitted together ( 422) may be included.

That is, as the binding protrusion 421 is fitted to the binding recess 33, it can be fitted so as to be able to rotate in the same direction as the structure and shape of the binding recess 33 and the binding protrusion 422. , a structure and shape selected by a user from among conventionally known techniques may be suitably applied.

On the other hand, the withdrawal rotation generating means (4) is fixed to the partition plate (22) arranged while partitioning the product display space (A) and the facility space (B) in which the remaining components are installed in the device body (2) It may be provided, and the partition plate 22 may be provided with respective through-holes through which each of the display pull-out rods 3 or the rotation shafts 421 are penetrated, and the configuration and structure thereof are, A configuration and structure selected by a user from among conventionally known techniques may be suitably applied.

The automatic vending device 1 according to the present embodiment configured as described above is disposed in the product display space A and is configured to detect the product 100 falling off the display pull-out bar 3 and falling. means (5).

That is, the product 100 dropped from the product display space (A) and collected into the discharge bin 211 is sensed through the product withdrawal detection means 5, and the sensed detection data is transferred to the control means 61. The operation of the drawing-out motor 41 which is being received and operated by the operation is stopped.

Accordingly, the withdrawal and sale of the product 100 is completed without excessive withdrawal of the product 100 without permission.

In the above, the product withdrawal detection means 5 is located on the upper portion of the discharge tube 211 and is converted into an electrical signal while collided with the product 100 falling from the top to form detection data, and then the control means ( 61), the configuration and structure of the product withdrawal detection means 5, which may be composed of a 'limit switch' or an 'optical sensor', is suitably selected by the user from among conventionally known technologies. can be applied.

In the above, the product withdrawal detection means 5 may be disposed on the upper portion of the discharge tube 211 in the opening and closing door 21 to be provided; It may be appropriately applied according to the user's selection.

In the above, the product withdrawal detection means 5 may be disposed below each of the display take-out rods 3 in the product display space A, and may be appropriately applied according to a user's selection.

In the automatic vending apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment configured as described above, the display pull-out rod 3 has a 'cylindrical'-shaped support bar that is supported and fixed while a portion of the product 10 penetrates through the outer circumferential surface. 31 and the spiral protrusion 32 protruding from the outer circumferential surface of the support bar 31 so as to linearly move the product 100 when the support bar 31 rotates. .

That is, when the products 100 are mounted and fixed on the support rod 31 and the display pull-out rod 3 is rotated by driving the take-out motor 41, the displayed products 100 are It is moved by being pressed in the direction of the tip side through the spiral protrusion 32 on the support bar 31 .

In the above, the spiral protrusion 32 may be formed by winding a separate 'metal wire or synthetic resin wire' on the outer circumferential surface of the support rod part 31 in a 'coil form'. Since it is economical to shape|mold, it is more preferable.

In the automatic vending apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment made as described above, the spiral protrusion 32 includes a housing unit 321 on which a plurality of products 100 are mounted while closely adhering, and the housing unit 321 . ), which is spirally connected while having a smaller pitch than the first product 100 among the products 100 mounted on the main unit 321 to separate the product 100 from the main unit 321. The first separation portion 322 and the first separation portion 322 having a larger pitch than the helical connection to move the separated single product through the first separation portion 322 auxiliary A mounting portion 323 and the product 100 mounted on the auxiliary supporting portion 323 while having a pitch smaller than that of the auxiliary supporting portion 323 are spirally connected in the auxiliary supporting portion 323. A second separation portion 324 configured to be separated and separated from the front end of the display pull-out rod 3 may be included.

That is, a plurality of products 100 are displayed while forming a row on the support rod part 31 occupied by the housing unit 321 , and when the product 100 is withdrawn, the withdrawal motor 41 operates When the display pull-out rod 3 driven and fitted through the control of the control means 61 rotates, the product 100 mounted on the housing unit 321 moves in the front end direction. .

At this time, after the product 100 located at the forefront on the housing unit 321 is separated from the rest of the products 100 through the first separation unit 322, it is placed on the auxiliary holding unit 323. is located

In this way, while the single product 100 on the housing unit 321 is separated and moved to the auxiliary holder portion 323, the product 100 mounted on the auxiliary holder portion 323 is placed on the second separation. After being moved to the tip of the display pull-out rod 3 via the part 324 , it is separated and then freely falls and is collected in the discharge container 211 .

In addition, as described above, while the product withdrawal detection means 5 senses this and stops the driving of the withdrawal motor 41 being driven through the control means 61, the other products 100 are continuously drawn out. will prevent

On the other hand, in the automatic vending device 1 according to the present embodiment, the product 100 is received while being spirally connected to the second separating part 324 having a length at the leading end of the display pull-out rod 3 . An auxiliary coil 7 configured to separate and drop the product 100 at the end after linear movement in the front direction may be further provided.

That is, according to the user's selection, the falling point of the product 100 through the auxiliary coils 7 each having various lengths according to the user's selection can be formed so as to be adjustable, respectively.

In the above, the auxiliary coils 7 may have a 'coil structure' formed of a 'metal wire', and may be appropriately applied according to a user's selection.

In the above, the auxiliary coils 7 are connected to the display pull-out bar 3 positioned above the auxiliary coil 7 connected to the display pull-out bar 3 positioned lower in the product display space A. The length of the auxiliary coil (7) is made large, so that the movement distance of the product (100) is formed to be longer, so that it can be prevented from colliding with the product (100) located at the bottom during free fall; It may be appropriately applied according to the user's selection.

One embodiment of the present invention described above is merely exemplary, and those of ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention pertains will appreciate that various modifications and equivalent other embodiments are possible therefrom. . Therefore, it will be well understood that the present invention is not limited to the form mentioned in the above detailed description. Therefore, the true technical protection scope of the present invention should be determined by the technical spirit of the appended claims. Moreover, it is to be understood that the present invention covers all modifications, equivalents and substitutions falling within the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims.

1: vending device 100: product
2: device body 21: opening and closing door
211: exhaust barrel 22: partition plate
3: display pull-out bar 31: support bar
32: spiral protrusion 321: dwelling part
322: first separation part 323: auxiliary support part
324: second separation portion 33: binding groove
4: draw-out rotation generating means 41: take-out motor
42: withdrawal transmission 421: rotation shaft
422: binding protrusion 5: product withdrawal detection means
61: control means 62: power supply
63: payment method 64: operation method
7: auxiliary coil
A : Product display space B : Facility space

Claims (3)

A device body in which a product display space is formed in which a plurality of products are displayed while forming rows in the front and rear directions;
It has a length and is disposed at intervals in the upper, lower, left, and right directions in the product display space, and the products are displayed while forming rows on the outer peripheral surface, and spiral protrusions are formed to move the products forward during rotational motion. A plurality of display pull-out rods,
Draw-out rotation generating means provided in the device body and selectively supplied with power through the control of a control means configured to control the power of the power supply unit to generate rotational force to independently rotate the display pull-out rods that are each fitted field,
and a product take-out detection means disposed in the product display space and configured to detect a product falling from the display take-out rod. The method of claim 1 ;
The display pull-out rod,
A support bar in the shape of a 'cylindrical' that is supported and fixed and displayed while a part of the product passes through the outer circumferential surface;
and the spiral protrusion is formed to protrude in a spiral from the outer circumferential surface of the support bar so as to move the product in a straight line when the support bar rotates. 3. The method of claim 1 or 2;
The spiral protrusion,
A residential unit where a number of products are mounted in close contact with each other,
A first separation part connected in a spiral while having a smaller pitch than the housing part and configured to separate the most advanced product from among the products mounted on the housing part from the housing part;
An auxiliary cradle portion having a smaller pitch larger than the first separation portion and spirally connected to move a single product separated through the first separation portion;
A second separation portion that is spirally connected while having a smaller pitch than the auxiliary support portion and is configured to separate the product mounted on the auxiliary support portion from the auxiliary support portion and separate from the tip of the display pull-out bar A vending device, characterized in that.

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