KR960005292B1 - Cup dropping apparatus for a vending machine - Google Patents

Abstract

The cup dropping apparatus for a drinks vending machine includes a cup base(1) with a pair of seats(1a) to where cylindrical cup holders are fixed, an alternate dropping means(10) that drops each cup alternately from both cylindrical cup holders by one driving means, sensing means(30) to sense the cups in the cylindrical cup holders, and a chute which guides a dropping cup from the cylindrical cup holder.

Description

Cup Dropping Device of Beverage Vending Machine

1 to 8 show the drawings related to the cup dropping apparatus of the beverage vending machine of the present invention, Figure 1a is a plan view of the cup dropping apparatus of the beverage vending machine of the present invention, Figure 1b shows the configuration of the cup out of stock detection mechanism drawing.

2a, 2b and 2c are explanatory views of the configuration and operation of the cup sold-out detection mechanism. FIG. 2a is an initial state view, FIG. 2b is a 90 degree rotation state, and FIG. 2c is a 180 degree rotation state view.

3 is a partial side cross-sectional view of the cup dropping apparatus of the beverage vending machine of the present invention.

4 is a plan view of the cam drive mechanism.

5 is a front view of the cam drive mechanism.

6 is a configuration diagram of a switch detection cam.

7 is a cross-sectional view of the chute.

8A, 8B, and 8C are explanatory views of the cup drop operation.

9 is a perspective view of the cup drop control cam.

* Explanation of symbols for main parts of the drawings

1 cup base 1a seating part

10: alternate drop means 11: support plate

12: drop control cam 13: inner toothed ring

20: rotation drive means 21: drive source

22: shaft 23: shaft lever

24: Rotating lever 25: Switch operation chem

26,34: Micro switch 30: Out of stock detection means

33: switch lever 33a: inclined protrusion

40: suit.

The present invention relates to a cup dropping apparatus of a beverage vending machine, and in particular, a plurality of cup storage containers are fixedly installed on the cup base, the cups are stacked in a row in each cup storage container, and one cup is stored in each cup storage container. It relates to a cup dropping apparatus of a beverage vending machine which is alternately dropped by the driving force of the driving source.

The beverage vending machine that sells a variety of beverages, including conventional coffee, is divided into a plurality of compartments by partitions, and a cup storage container capable of loading a plurality of rows of cups by stacking cups in each compartment in the interior of the body. The cup storage container is combined with the cup dropping mechanism, and the cup storage container is sold one by one by alternately dropping the cups in one compartment of the cup storage container in response to the merchandise sales signal. It is to be rotated by the power of the motor to move the cupless compartment out of the drop position, and to place the compartment containing the cup in the drop position, and to drop the cup of this new compartment to sell the goods.

In the conventional beverage vending machine as described above, a plurality of cup storage compartments (typically six) of cup storage compartments are formed so that the cups can be stacked in a single cup storage container in multiple rows (six rows for six stacking rooms). As it is possible to do so, there is a problem that it is not suitable for the miniaturization of the beverage vending machine, and the cup storage container rotating mechanism and the cup dropping mechanism for rotating to change the position of the number of compartments of the cup storage container. The device is complicated because a drive mechanism is required, and a dedicated motor is required for each, and two drive motors are required, thereby increasing the cost of the device.

Also, in the past, cup dropping devices such as Korean Utility Model Publications 87-7227 and 93-3299 and Korean Utility Model Publications 86-1920 have been conceived, but each of them also independently of each drop mechanism and drive motor. The above-mentioned conventional problems still remain as those which must be installed separately.

The present invention was devised to solve the above-mentioned defects as described above, and a plurality of small storage containers in which the cups are lined up in the cup base are installed in a fixed type so as not to move, and each cup storage container is driven by alternately dropping means. It is to provide a cup dropping apparatus of a beverage vending machine by simplifying the configuration by dropping the cups stacked alternately one by one, the cost is reduced, the present invention will be described in detail by the accompanying drawings as follows. same.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 5, the cup dropping apparatus of the beverage vending machine of the present invention includes a cup base 1 provided with a seating portion 1a in which cups are stacked in a row and a plurality of cylindrical storage containers are seated. Alternating drop means 10 for alternately dropping the cups stored in the storage container alternately in accordance with a product sale signal, Out of stock detection means 30 for detecting the presence or absence of the cup stored in the cup storage container, It is composed of a chute 40 for guiding the falling of the cup falling from the cup storage container.

The alternate drop means 10 includes a support plate 11 coupled to the seating portion 1a, a plurality of drop control cams 12 coupled to the support plate 11, and gears of the drop control cam 12. It consists of a pair of inner toothing ring 13 coupled to the outside to engage the portion 12a, a rotation drive means 20 for rotating the inner toothing ring 13, and a rotation sensing means for sensing a rotation state. .

As shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, the drop control cam 12 has a gear 12a engaged with the inner toothing ring 13 at a lower portion thereof, and a first portion at an upper portion of the gear 12a. The contact part 12b and the 2nd contact part 12c are formed in the up-and-down side, and the fall guide groove 12d is formed in the one side part between the 1st contact part 12b and the 2nd contact part 12c.

The rotation drive means 20 is a drive source 21, a shaft 22 that rotates by the power of the drive source 21, a shaft lever 23 connected to the upper end of the shaft 22, One end is connected to the shaft lever 23 and the other end is composed of a pair of rotation levers 24 hinged to the connecting portion 13a extending from the outer peripheral side of the inner toothing ring 13.

The shaft lever 23 is coupled to the upper end of the shaft 22 by a spring pin 23a, and the shaft lever 23 and the rotation lever 24 are interposed with a washer 24a for preventing friction and are bolted. And 29 to the nut 29 '.

For example, the driving source 21 is composed of a motor 21a and a reducer 21b coupled to the unitary body, and the shaft 22 is directly connected to a shaft of the reducer 21b or via a coupling. Can be combined.

The rotation detecting means is composed of a switch actuating cam 25 fixed to the shaft lever 23 and a micro switch 26 contacted by the switch actuating cam 25. 27 shows a switch bracket.

The switch operation cam 25 is formed on the outer circumferential surface of the concave inlet portion 25a and the protrusion 25b, respectively, and is fastened to the shaft 22 by a set screw 25c.

The micro switch 26 has a roller 26b coupled to the front end of the switch lever 26a to smoothly operate with the cam surface of the switch actuating cam 25.

The sold-out detection means 30 is connected to the switch lever 33 which is hinged to the hinge support 31 fixed to the cup base 1 and has an inclined protrusion 33a, and the switch lever 33. It consists of a micro switch 34.

The chute 40 has a guide path 41 for guiding the cup 2 falling from one cup storage container and a cup 2 falling from the other storage container, as shown in FIG. And a main guide path 43 for collecting the cups 2 falling from the two guide paths 41 and 42 in one place and dropping them to the product discharge port side.

The cup dropping apparatus of the beverage vending machine of the present invention as described above is installed in the beverage vending machine as mentioned above, and the beverage vending machine has a feeding device for inserting coins and banknotes and buttons according to the prior art. In the case of selecting a product by pressing, a calculation means for calculating the amount of money corresponding to the product and discharging change is provided, and a drink dispensing means for dispensing a beverage such as coffee in the dropped cup.

The beverage vending machine to which the cup dropping apparatus of the present invention is applied as described above is combined with a cup storage container in which a cup is built in the seating portion 1a of the cup base 1, and then the user can adjust the amount according to a conventional sales method. When the product is pressed and the product selection button is pressed, the shaft 22 is rotated by the power of the drive source 21 of the rotation driving means 20, and the shaft lever 23 connected to the upper end as the shaft 22 rotates. Is rotated together, and as the shaft lever 23 rotates, a pair of rotation levers 24 rotate, thereby rotating both inner side car rings 13. When the inner toothing rings 13 on both sides rotate in this manner, the respective drop control cams 12 engaged with the inner toothing rings 13 rotate, and the shaft 22 and the shaft lever 23 rotate in one direction. Accordingly, the both inner toothing rings 13 repeat the forward and reverse rotations in a predetermined angle range, and the drop control cams 12 of the two sides engaged with the both inner toothing rings 13 have phases opposite to each other and are 180 The forward and reverse rotations are repeated by degrees.

As shown in FIG. 8A, the shaft (with the upper edge portion 2a of the cup 2 contacted with the first contact portion 12b of the drop control cam 12 coupled to the lower portion of the one side cup storage container) When the shaft 22 and the shaft lever 23 rotate once, the drop control cam 12 coupled to the lower portion of the one side cup storage container rotates 180 degrees counterclockwise so that the second contact portion as shown in FIG. When the upper edge portion 2a of the cup 2 comes into contact with 12c, and the shaft 22 and the shaft lever 23 rotate once again in the state of FIG. 8b, the one side of the cup storage container The upper edge portion 2a of the cup 2 that is in contact with the second contact portion 12c falls while the drop control cam 12 installed at the lower portion rotates 180 degrees clockwise in the state of FIG. Since the induction groove 12d is taken out of the second contact portion 12c, as shown in FIG. 8c, there is no supporting portion. By and to fall to the bottom, and allows the cup (2) in its upper portion hanging in contact with the first contact portion (12b), this operation is repeated a cup (2) are dropped one by one.

In addition, the drop control cam 12 installed on the lower side of the other cup storage container is installed to have a phase of 180 degrees with the drop control cam 12 installed on the lower side of the one cup storage container so that the one cup storage container and the other storage container. The cups 2 contained therein fall alternately one by one.

That is, the cup 2 contained in the one cup storage container and the cup 2 contained in the other storage container alternately fall one by one, and the drop operation is the same.

In this way, since the switch actuating cam 25 rotates together with the shaft 22 while the comb 2 falls, the recess 25a and the protrusion 25b formed on the switch actuating cam 25 operate the micro switch 26. And the rotation of the shaft 22 is sensed, and one cup 2 is dropped by the half rotation of the shaft 22 and the shaft lever 23 so that the shaft 22 is discharged once during the product delivery. Control to rotate.

When the cup 2 contained in the cup storage container is used up and empty, the rotation lever 24 of the sold-out detection means 30 shown in FIGS. 2 and 3 rotates to rotate the micro switch 33. Since the operation is detected by the sold-out state of the cup (2) to display the sold out and to stop the sale of goods.

According to the present invention as described above, a plurality of cup storage containers in which cups are stacked in a row on the cup base is fixedly installed, and only the alternate drop means is driven by one driving source, thereby alternately dropping the cups loaded on each storage container one by one. By simplifying the configuration, the configuration can be simplified and the cost can be reduced.

Claims (6)

A cup base (1) provided with a pair of seating portions (1a) in which a plurality of cylindrical storage containers in which cups are stacked in a row is fixedly seated, and cups stored in the two cup storage containers by one driving source alternately one by one. Alternating drop means 10 for dropping, sold-out detection means 30 for detecting the presence or absence of a cup stored in the cup storage container, and a chute 40 for guiding the drop of the cup falling from the storage container. It consists of a cup dropping device of a beverage vending machine. The method of claim 1, wherein the alternating fall means 10 is supported by the support plate 11 coupled to the seating portion (1a), and rotatably supported on the support plate (11) at each seating portion (1a) and 180 ° A plurality of drop control cams 12 each having a phase difference, and a pair of inner gear rings 13 meshed with gear portions 12a of the drop control cams 12 provided at the seating portions 1a, respectively; , Rotating drive means for rotating the inner tooth ring (13) in the opposite direction from each other, and the cup dropping apparatus of the beverage vending machine, characterized in that consisting of rotation detection means for detecting a rotation state. According to claim 2, wherein the rotation drive means 20 is one drive source 21, a shaft 22 that is rotated by the power of the drive source 21 and one connected to the upper end of the shaft 22 Shaft lever 23 and a pair of rotation levers 24 having one end connected to the shaft lever 23 and the other end hinged to the connecting portion 13a extending from the outer circumference of the both inner toothing rings 13. The cup dropping device of the beverage vending machine. According to claim 1, The sold-out detection means 30 is hinged to the hinge support portion 31 fixed to the cup base (1) and has a switch lever 33 having an inclined protrusion (33a), and the switch lever 33 Cup dropping device of the beverage vending machine, characterized in that consisting of a micro switch (34) connected by. 3. The rotation detection means according to claim 2, characterized in that it comprises a switch actuating cam (25) fixed to the shaft lever (23) and a micro switch (26) connected by the switch actuating cam (25). Cup dropping device for beverage vending machines. 6. The apparatus of claim 5, wherein the switch actuating cam (25) is formed on the outer circumferential surface of the concave portion (25a) and the protrusion (25b) so as to face each other at 180 ° angles.