KR900000323Y1 - Vending machine - Google Patents

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Vending machine with mechanism to auto sell a variety of items

1 is a perspective view of a vending machine including a vending mechanism according to the present invention.

2 is a perspective view of the charging door of the vending machine of FIG.

3 is a front end view of the vending machine with the charges removed.

4 is a sectional view taken on line III-III of FIG.

5 is a front end view of a vending machine including a product vending mechanism according to another embodiment of the present invention.

6 is a sectional view taken on the line V-V of FIG.

7 is a front end view of a vending machine including another product vending mechanism in another embodiment of the present invention.

8 is a sectional view taken along the line VII-VII of FIG.

9 is a front end view of a vending machine including a product vending mechanism according to another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a sectional view taken along the line VII-VII of FIG. 9. FIG.

11 is a cross-sectional view of a vending machine illustrating a product vending mechanism according to another embodiment of the present invention.

* Explanation of symbols for main parts of the drawings

1: Vending Machine 10: Cabinet

10a: Upper panel 10b: Lower panel

10c, 10d: Left and right panel 10e: Rear panel

10f: Lower part panel 10g: Split shaft part panel

11: entrance gate 12: coin entrance

13: coin return unit 14: push button or switch

15: wide window 16, 16 ': automatic sales exit

17, 17 ': discharge hopper 18: death column

20: Interior 20a: Left compartment

20b: Right compartment 20c: Central compartment

20d: machine room 21: product delivery means

24: light source 24a, 24b, 24c: hole

25: light receiving device 26: driving motor

28: stopper switch 29: cam switch

30,30 ': Shelf element 31,31': Conveyor element

32: stopper plate 171: inclined plate

172a, 172b: side plate 211: infinite chain

212: bucket 212a: the top plate

212c: lower plate 213: connecting means

The present invention relates to a vending machine, in particular a vending machine suitable for a vending machine capable of automatically selling a variety of products. The present invention proposes a structure that selectively sells goods packaged in boxes, small bags, bags, cans or wrapping paper.

Various types of vending mechanisms have been used depending on the type of item to be sold. One known type of vending machine is an inclined shelf type used to auto sell bottles or cans.

The inclined lathe type automatic vending mechanism shown in U.S. Patent No. 3,276,624 includes at least one inclined lathe member serving as a guide means used for automatically selling a product, and a carrying member for automatically selling goods one by one from the inclined lathe member. . In this type of mechanism, spherical or cylindrical goods are easily sold automatically but triangle or square goods are not easily carried. The frictional force between the product and the inclined shelf member increases, thereby preventing the product from sliding down. Also, because the goods placed on the inclined shelf member are conventionally subjected to pressure from the stored items, the packages may be deformed by the pressure.

Other forms of automatism, known as death penalty automats, are shown in US Pat. Nos. 3,498,497 and 3,613,945. The sand vending machine is suitable for bottles and cans, and includes a sand-carrying part having a tortuous shape from top to bottom to allow cylindrical items to roll down from the upper end to the outlet of the lower end. However, this type of mechanism has almost the same advantages as the inclined shelf vending mechanism.

The chain-erebeta type automatic vending mechanism, as shown in US Pat. No. 3,193,135, is another form of known vending mechanism for the automatic sale of various types of items or packages. Chain-erebeta type vending mechanisms contain a number of supporting elements for each individual item or package. This support element is connected to a chain driven by a motor. In this type of instrument, various types of items or packages are placed on the support elements during operation of the instrument, but the items or packages on the support elements move easily and impinge on the instrument. Therefore, the goods or packages may be damaged. In order to solve these disadvantages, special support devices for each type of item should be used.

The first object of the present invention is to provide a vending machine having a vending machine capable of charging and automatically selling various types of goods.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a vending machine for a vending machine in which a stored item is stored and transported without damage.

It is another object of the present invention to realize the above apparatus with simple structural features.

The vending machine of the vending machine according to the present invention includes a conveying device including a bagets.

The bagets move vertically in the interior compartment of the vending machine by the operation of the drive means and stop at a predetermined vertical position. Multiple shelf elements are arranged in the interior compartment of the vending machine so that they are divided horizontally into multiple spaces to form a product storage area. Conveyor means are arranged on each shelf element to charge and move the storage items horizontally. .

As the conveyor means moves horizontally, the goods loaded on the conveyor are transferred one by one into the basket.

Further objects and features of the present invention and other aspects will be understood from the detailed description of the preferred embodiments of the present invention with respect to the accompanying drawings.

1 and 2 illustrate a vending machine 1, which includes a cabinet 10, which includes an upper panel 10a, a lower panel 10b, a left and right panel 10c, 10d and a rear panel. 10e) and has a charging door 11 extending across the front opening of the cabinet 10. As shown in FIG.

The charging door 11 is hinged along the left vertical edge of the cabinet 10 in a conventional manner (not shown). The vending machine 1 is also provided with a coin inlet 12 and a coin return section 13 on the front face of the charging door 11. A plurality of push buttons or switches are provided on the upper and right sections of the charging door 11. A wide window section 15 for displaying goods for sale is also provided on the upper light left section of the charging door 11. A vending product outlet 16 communicating with the discharge hopper 17 disposed therein is installed on the charging door 11 and positioned at the lower portion. In the embodiment shown in FIG. 1, two vending outlets 16 are provided in the charging door 11 and one of the outlets 16 'is located on the lower outlet of the sand column and near the left and right panel 10c. And a sand column (18) is installed for the automatic sale of cans or bottles as shown in FIG. 2 and FIG.

In FIGS. 2 and 3, the interior compartment 20 of the cabinet 10 is divided into three compartments vertically, i.e. the same as the left compartment 20a and the right compartment 20b, both in the product storage space and the central compartment. It consists of 20c.

Moreover, the machine room 20d which is located in the lower end part of the inner chamber 20 and contains a refrigerator compartment is divided by the lower part panel 10f. The divided side panel 10g is a side part included in the right compartment 20a and the sand column 18 which consist of compartments.

The goods delivery means 21 is arranged on the central compartment 20c of the cabinet 10 to deliver the vending items from the goods storage area to the discharge hopper 17.

The product delivery means 21 is composed of a pair of endless chains 211, both of which are connected by a cam device (not shown) and are located on the inner surface of the rear panel 10e to enable vertical movement. The kettle 212 has a U-shaped cross section and connecting means 213 for establishing communication between the chain 211 and the bucket 212. As shown in FIG. 4, one end of each connecting means 213 is connected on the chain 211 and extends horizontally. The other end of the connecting means 213 is rotatably connected to the lower plate 212c of the bucket 212. Therefore, the bagets 212 are moved around the connection point between the bottom plate 212c of the bagets 212 and the connecting means 213. A spring element (not shown) is positioned between the lower plate 212c of the bucket 212 and the connecting means 213 for maintaining the horizontal position of the bucket 212.

The discharge hopper 17 having the inclined plate 171 for delivering the auto sales item to the auto sale item exit 16 and the side plates 172a and 172b for preventing the item from rolling out is provided in the central compartment 20c. Located at the bottom of The stopper pins 23 are formed on the respective side plates 172a and 172b and are positioned opposite to the bottom of the bucket 212. Thus, at the bottom, the bakets 212 are fitted with respect to the stopper pin 23 and are rotated around the connecting point of the bakets 212 and the connecting means 213 following the downward movement.

The top plate 2l2a and bottom plate 212c of the bucket 212 and the inclined plate 171 of the hopper 17 have a plurality of holes 24a, 24b and 24c, each of which the bucket 212 is provided with. While in the horizontal position they are on the same vertical line. The light source 24 and the light receiving device 25 are located on the upper and lower portions of the vertical line passing through the holes. In the embodiment shown in FIG. 4, the light source 24 is disposed on the inner surface of the cabinet 10 and the light receiving device 25 is the inclined plate 171 of the hopper 17 which receives the light generated by the light source 24. It is located in the posterior side of.

The drive motor 26 is located on the rear side of the inclined plate 171 and is connected to a pair of chains 211 for driving through the connecting chain 27.

As described below, the drive motor 26 is controlled by the light receiving device 25, the stopper switch 28 is disposed in the inclined plate 171 and the cam switch 29 is disposed in one of the chains 211. .

Both side compartments 20a and 20b of the cabinet 10 are partitioned horizontally by a plurality of shelf elements 30 to form a product storage location.

One end and the rear side of the inclined element are attached to the side or split panel and the rear panel. One corner of the front side of the shelf element is supported by a post extending vertically within the cabinet 10. The shelf element 30 is equipped with a conveyor element 31 which loads the goods and delivers the goods toward the bagets 212 by a motor (not shown) which is selectively controlled by the selection switch 14. have.

In this device, when one selector switch 14 is pressed, the drive motor 26 for driving the buckets is driven and causes the upward movement of the buckets 212.

The stop position of the bucket 212 is predetermined by the selection switch and controlled by the cam switch 29. When the bagets 212 stop at a predetermined position (the stop position in the figure is indicated by dots and lines) and face one of the shelf elements 30, one of the conveyors 31 moves one item A from the storage space. And acts to deliver to the bagets 212. While loading these goods into the bagets 212, the light generated by the light source 24 is crossed by the goods A and the motor moving the bagets is operated to lower the bagsets 212.

In the following position, the bagets 212 are fitted with respect to the stopper elements 171a and 172b but the bagets 212 are moved further downward. Therefore, the bagets 212 rotate around the connection point of the bagets 212 and the connecting means 213 and the openings of the bagets 212 are moved to match the surface of the inclined plate 171 of the hopper 17. As operated as described above, the goods A included in the bagets 212 are transferred to the vending product outlet 16 through the hopper 17. The operation of the motor is stopped by the contact of the lower plate 212c of the bucket 212 with the stopper switch 28 disposed on the inclined surface of the pull 17.

5 and 6, another embodiment is shown. Since a plurality of goods loaded on the same conveyor are sometimes removed from the bagets 212 during one cycle of the auto sales operation, this embodiment allows the shape of the shelf to be modified to prevent the sale of multiple goods. Each shelf element is inclined, that is, the end of each shelf element to which the side panel 10d or the partition panel 10g is attached is inclined. Therefore, it is usual that the goods stored on the conveyor 31 of the shelf element 30 are subjected to the force to move them toward the side panel or the partition panel. The goods A to be automatically sold are thus fixedly transferred from shelf elements 30 to the bucket 212 one by one. In addition, even if the vending machine is vibrated by an external power source, the goods stored on the conveyor 31 do not fall into the central compartment 10c.

7 and 8 show yet another embodiment. Goods stored on the conveyor 31 of the shelf element 30, in particular small size goods are sometimes dropped by the vibration of the vending machine in the embodiment of the present invention to modify the shape of the shelf portion to improve the falling pedestal of the stored goods have.

Each shelf element 30 is inclined to the inclined rear side of the shelf portion attached to the inner surface of the rear panel 10e. The stopper plate 32 is formed on the rear guide plate 31a of the conveyor 31 to prevent the product from falling off from the conveyor 31. Therefore, the fall of the goods stored on the conveyor 31 can be prevented without using any stopper device.

In Figures 9 and 10, the two shapes of the shelf portion shown in Figures 5, 6, 7, 8 combine to achieve the included advantages of the two embodiments. This is the end of each inclined shelf element attached to the side panel 10e or the split panel 10g and the rear side of the shelf element 30 attached on the rear panel 10f is inclined. The stopper plate 32 is formed on the rear cover plate 31a of the conveyor 31 in order to prevent the goods stored on the conveyor 31 from falling off. Therefore, the vending items are one by one from the shelf element 30. It can be transmitted to (212) and the phenomenon of falling of the stored goods by the vibration of the vending machine can be prevented without the use of any stopper device.

If the vending machine automatically sells small or narrow items, each shelf element 30 'is equipped with a plurality of conveyors 31 and 31', as shown in FIG. It is operated by different motors and selector switches 14 to deliver goods and to expand storage.

In the embodiment shown in FIGS. 3, 5, 7, and 9, the product storage space is formed on both sides of the delivery means, but the product storage is on one side of the delivery means.

The invention is described in detail in connection with the preferred embodiment.

This embodiment is merely illustrative and the present invention is not limited thereto.

It will be readily understood by those skilled in the art that other changes and modifications can be made readily as specified by the appended claims within the scope of the present invention.

Claims (6)

A delivery device including a bakets 212 that moves vertically in the interior compartment 20 of the vending machine 1, and the interior compartment of the vending machine so that it is horizontally divided into a plurality of spaces to form a product storage place. Used in a vending machine consisting of a plurality of shelf elements 30 arranged in (20) and conveyor means arranged on each shelf element 30 above for placing goods and for automatic sale by moving the goods horizontally. Vending machine. A vending mechanism, wherein one end of each shelf element 30 is used in the vending machine of claim 1 inclined. A vending machine for use in the vending machine of claim 1 or 2, wherein the rear side of each shelf element (30) is inclined and the support plate is attached on the conveyor means to prevent the falling of the goods loaded on the conveyor means. A vending machine for use in the vending machine of claim 1 in which a plurality of shelf elements 30 are arranged on one side of the delivery device. A vending machine for use in the vending machine of claim 1 in which a plurality of shelf elements 30 are arranged on both sides of the delivery device. A vending machine for use in the vending machine of claim 1 having at least one of the shelf elements 30 having two conveyor means arranged in the front and rear side positions.