TW201520985A - Automatic vending machine - Google Patents

Abstract

An automatic vending machine includes a receiving box, a bracket, a rotating member, and a sensing member. The bracket is mounted on the outer side of the receiving box. The sensing member is mounted on the bracket and is located on the outer side of the receiving box. The receiving box defines a channel for receiving a product. The rotating member is located in the channel. The rotating member includes a mounting portion pivotably mounted to the bracket, a swing portion extending from the mounting portion, and a contacting portion extending from the swing portion. The contacting portion is capable of rotating between a first position and a second position. The mounting portion does not contact the sensing member when the contacting portion rotates to the first position, thereby the sensing member judges that the product is not in the channel. The mounting portion contacts the sensing member when the contacting portion rotates to the second position, thereby the sensing member judges that the product is in the channel.

Description

Vending machine

The present invention relates to a vending machine.

A vending machine of the prior art includes a cabinet, a plurality of warehouses vertically installed in the cabinet, and a plurality of detecting devices for detecting the presence or absence of goods in the warehouse, each of the warehouses being provided with a commodity for placing goods In the cargo lane, each warehouse is equipped with a detecting device for detecting whether there is a commodity in the cargo lane. However, during the use of the detecting device, it is often impossible to correctly determine whether there is a commodity in the cargo lane.

In view of the above, it is necessary to provide a vending machine capable of judging whether or not there is a commodity in the warehouse.

A vending machine comprising a warehouse, a bracket mounted on an outer side of the warehouse, a rotating member, and a sensing member mounted on the bracket and located outside the warehouse, the warehouse being provided with a cargo lane for placing goods The rotating member is located in the cargo path, and the rotating member includes a mounting portion pivotally connected to the bracket, a swing portion extending from the mounting portion, and a contact portion extending from the swing portion. The contact portion is rotatable between the first position and the second position; when the contact portion is rotated to the first position, the mounting portion is separated from the sensing member, so that the sensing member determines the goods There is no commodity in the track; and when the contact portion is rotated to the second position, the mounting portion interferes with the sensing member, so that the sensing member determines that there is an item in the cargo lane.

Compared with the prior art, in the above vending machine, the mounting portion interferes with the sensing member when the contact portion is rotated to the second position, and the sensing member determines that there is a commodity in the cargo lane; The mounting portion is separated from the sensing member when the contact portion is rotated to the first position, and the sensing member determines that there is no commodity in the cargo lane. Therefore, the sensing member determines whether there is a commodity in the warehouse by contacting the contact portion with the sensing member.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS Figure 1 is an exploded perspective view of a preferred embodiment of the vending machine of the present invention.

2 is an exploded perspective view of the bracket, the rotating member and the sensing member of FIG. 1.

3 is a perspective assembled view of the bracket, the rotating member and the sensing member of FIG. 1.

Figure 4 is a perspective assembled view of a preferred embodiment of the vending machine of the present invention.

Figure 5 is a side view of Figure 4, but without the side panels.

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

Figure 7 is a schematic view of the article in Figure 6 against the rotating member.

Figure 8 is another schematic view of the article of Figure 6 against the rotating member.

Referring to FIG. 1, in a preferred embodiment of the present invention, a vending machine includes a warehouse 10 vertically mounted in a cabinet (not shown), and one for mounting on the outer side of the warehouse 10. The bracket 20 is used for rotating the rotating member 30 mounted on the bracket 20, a sensing member 40 for mounting to the bracket 20, and an elastic member 50 for mounting to the rotating member 30. In an embodiment, the sensing component 40 is a micro switch, and the elastic component 50 is a torsion spring.

Referring to FIG. 2 again, the warehouse 10 includes a rear panel 11, a side panel 13 vertically connecting the rear panel 11, a partition 15 vertically connecting the rear panel 11, and a rotatably mounted to the partition The base of 15 is 17. The cargo bay 10 is provided with a cargo lane 16. The cargo lane 16 is formed by the rear panel 11, the side panel 13, and the partition panel 15. The rear plate 11 is provided with a receiving hole 110. The side plates 13 are parallel to the partition plate 15. The rear plate 11, the side plates 13, and the partition plate 15 are perpendicular to the base 17.

The bracket 20 includes a bracket body 21, a blocking member 22 extending perpendicularly from the bracket body 21, and two locking tabs 23, and two fixing posts 24 extending vertically from the bracket body 21. A contact piece 25 extending perpendicularly from the bracket body 21 inwardly and two mutually parallel pivoting pieces 26 extending vertically from the bracket body 21 are formed. The latching piece 23 includes a receiving portion 230 extending perpendicularly from the bracket body 21 and a latching portion 232 extending from the receiving portion 230 . The pivoting piece 26 is provided with a pivot hole 262.

The rotating member 30 includes a mounting portion 31 for pivoting the bracket 20, a swinging portion 33, and a contact portion 35. The swinging portion 33 is formed to extend from the mounting portion 31 in a first direction. The contact portion 35 is formed to extend from one end of the swinging portion 33 in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction. The swinging portion 33 and the contact portion 35 form a T shape. The mounting portion 31 includes two guiding portions 310 , a top portion 312 , and two pivoting posts 314 respectively corresponding to the pivot holes 262 . The guiding portion 310 includes a side portion 3100 and a front portion 3102 extending from the side portion 3100. The two side portions 3100 and the top portion 312 are respectively formed to extend perpendicularly from the three edges of the swinging portion 33. The side portion 3100 is coupled to the top portion 312. The top portion 312 includes a sensing surface 3120 for contacting the sensing portion 43 of the sensing member 40. The pivot post 314 extends perpendicularly from the side portion 3100 and extends through the side portion 3100 to be located on both inner and outer sides of the side portion 3100. The mounting portion 31 is provided with a card hole 316.

The sensing component 40 includes a main body portion 41 , a sensing portion 43 extending from the main body portion 41 , and a supporting piece 45 . A locking hole 410 corresponding to the fixing post 24 of the bracket 20 is respectively disposed at two opposite corners of the main body portion 41. The sensing portion 43 and the two cards 46 are parallel to each other. The support piece 45 includes an extending portion 450 extending from the main body portion 41 and an abutting portion 452 extending from the extending portion 450. The abutting portion 452 is parallel to the sensing portion 43. The abutting portion 452 corresponds to the abutting block 22. The sensing portion 43 and the support piece 45 are respectively located at two sides of the main body portion 41.

The elastic member 50 is for mounting on the inner side of the rotating member 30. The elastic member 50 is used to drive the rotating member 30 to rotate. The elastic member 50 includes a first elastic arm 51 corresponding to the card hole 316, a second elastic arm 52 corresponding to the bracket body 21 of the bracket 20, and an elastic member body 53. The first elastic arm 51 and the second elastic arm 52 are respectively formed by extending from both ends of the elastic body 53. The elastic member body 53 has a spiral shape. The elastic member body 53 is provided with a through hole 55.

Referring to FIG. 3 to FIG. 6 , the fixing hole 40 of the sensing component 40 is aligned with the fixing post 24 of the bracket 20 , and the sensing component 40 is moved in a direction perpendicular to the bracket body 21 . The sensing member 40 is in contact with the locking piece 23 to elastically deform the receiving portion 230, so that the locking hole 410 receives the fixing post 24, and the receiving portion 230 elastically recovers to drive the locking portion 232 is fastened to the edge of the main body portion 41, the sensing portion 43 is located between the contact piece 25 and one of the pivoting pieces 26, and the abutting portion 452 is pressed against the blocking block 22, The mounting portion 31 of the rotating member 30 passes through the receiving hole 110 of the cargo bed 10 from the cargo path 16 , and the first elastic arm 51 of the elastic member 50 passes through the card hole 316 to be located at the two The two pivoting posts 314 of the inner portion of the side portion 3100 are received in the through hole 55, and the rotating member 30 is moved to pivot the two pivoting posts 314 located at the outer portions of the two side portions 3100 to the two pivots. a rotation hole 262, the two front portions 3102 respectively abut the two pivoting pieces 26, and the sensing surface 3120 of the top portion 312 contacts the sensing portion 43, the second elasticity The arm 52 is in contact with the inner side of the bracket body 21. At this time, the contact portion 35 is located at a first position, the swinging portion 33 is at a first angle with the rear plate 11, and the bracket 20 is supported by a card. The buckle is mounted on the outer panel 11 of the cargo compartment 10.

Referring to FIG. 7 and FIG. 8, when the vending machine is in use, when the product 60 is located on the base 17, the contact portion 35 of the product 60 against the rotating member 30 causes the contact portion 35 to receive an external force. Actuating to rotate to a second position, thereby causing the swinging portion 33 to rotate to cause the mounting portion 31 to press against the elastic member 50 to elastically deform the elastic member 50, and the swinging portion 33 also rotates The top portion 312 abuts the sensing portion 43 to cause the main body portion 41 to determine that there is a commodity 60 in the cargo lane 16 of the warehouse 10; when there is no commodity 60 on the base 17, the contact portion 35 does not Further, by the external force, the elastic member 50 elastically recovers to bring the contact portion 35 to the first position, and the top portion 312 is separated from the sensing portion 43. The main body portion 41 determines the There is no commodity 60 in the cargo lane 16, which is convenient for the user to replenish.

In summary, the present invention has indeed met the requirements of the invention patent, and has filed a patent application according to law. However, the above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and it is not possible to limit the scope of the patent application of the present invention. Equivalent modifications or variations made by persons skilled in the art in light of the spirit of the invention are intended to be included within the scope of the following claims.

10‧‧‧Warehouse

11‧‧‧ Back panel

110‧‧‧ receiving holes

13‧‧‧ side panel

15‧‧‧Baffle

16‧‧‧ cargo lane

17‧‧‧Base

20‧‧‧ bracket

21‧‧‧ bracket body

22‧‧‧Resist the block

23‧‧‧Card pieces

230‧‧‧ Housing Department

232‧‧‧ buckle department

24‧‧‧Fixed column

25‧‧‧Resistance tablets

26‧‧‧ pivoting piece

262‧‧‧ pivot hole

30‧‧‧Rotating parts

31‧‧‧Installation Department

310‧‧‧Guidance Department

3100‧‧‧ side

3102‧‧‧ front

312‧‧‧ top

3120‧‧‧ Sensing surface

314‧‧‧ pivot column

316‧‧‧Kakong

33‧‧‧ swinging department

35‧‧‧Contacts

40‧‧‧Induction parts

41‧‧‧ Main body

410‧‧‧Lock hole

43‧‧‧Induction Department

45‧‧‧Support film

450‧‧‧Extension

452‧‧‧Resistance Department

50‧‧‧Flexible parts

51‧‧‧First elastic arm

52‧‧‧Second elastic arm

53‧‧‧Flexor body

55‧‧‧through hole

60‧‧‧ Goods

no

10‧‧‧Warehouse

11‧‧‧ Back panel

110‧‧‧ receiving holes

13‧‧‧ side panel

15‧‧‧Baffle

16‧‧‧ cargo lane

17‧‧‧Base

20‧‧‧ bracket

30‧‧‧Rotating parts

314‧‧‧ pivot column

40‧‧‧Induction parts

50‧‧‧Flexible parts

Claims (10)

A vending machine comprising a warehouse and a bracket mounted on an outer side of the warehouse, the warehouse being provided with a cargo lane for placing goods, wherein the improvement is that the vending machine further comprises a cargo lane located in the cargo lane a rotating member, and a sensing member mounted on the bracket and located outside the warehouse, the rotating member includes a mounting portion pivotally connected to the bracket, a swing portion extending from the mounting portion, and the swinging portion a portion extending from the contact portion, the contact portion being rotatable between the first position and the second position; when the contact portion is rotated to the first position, the mounting portion is separated from the sensing member, thereby The sensing member determines that there is no commodity in the cargo path; and when the contact portion rotates to the second position, the mounting portion interferes with the sensing member, so that the sensing member determines that the cargo path has commodity. The vending machine of claim 1, wherein the bracket comprises a bracket body and a pivoting piece extending from the bracket body, the mounting portion including a guiding portion extending from the swinging portion and connecting the bracket At the top of the guiding portion, the guiding portion is pivotally connected to the pivoting piece, and the contact portion is configured to rotate to the second position such that the top portion interferes with the sensing member. The vending machine of claim 2, wherein the mounting portion further comprises a pivot post extending from the guiding portion, the pivoting piece is provided with a pivot hole, and the pivoting post is pivotally connected to the The pivot hole. The vending machine of claim 3, wherein the pivoting column is located on the inner and outer sides of the mounting portion through the guiding portion, and the elastic member is mounted on a pivoting post located inside the mounting portion The pivoting piece is provided with a pivot hole that is pivotally connected to a pivot post located outside the mounting portion. The vending machine of claim 1, wherein the vending machine further comprises an elastic member mounted to the mounting portion, wherein the abutting portion is rotatable from the first position to the first portion when subjected to an external force In two positions, the elastic member is elastically deformed during rotation of the contact portion from the first position to the second position, and the elastic member is configured to elastically recover when the contact portion is not subjected to the external force And driving the contact portion to the first position to separate the mounting portion from the sensing member. The vending machine of claim 5, wherein the elastic member comprises an elastic member body, a first elastic arm and a second elastic arm, the first elastic arm and the second elastic arm respectively from the elastic member The two ends of the body are formed to extend, the first elastic arm abuts the mounting portion, the second elastic arm abuts the bracket body, and the mounting portion includes a guiding portion extending from the swinging portion and from the The guiding portion extends to form a pivoting post, and the elastic member body is provided with a through hole, and the through hole receives the pivoting post to mount the elastic member inside the mounting portion. The vending machine of claim 2, wherein the bracket further comprises a fixing post extending from the bracket body, the sensing member is provided with a locking hole, and the locking hole receives the fixing post The sensing member is mounted to the bracket. The vending machine of claim 2, wherein the cargo bin comprises a rear panel, a side panel connecting the rear panel, and a partition, the rear panel, the side panel and the partition surrounding the cargo lane The rear plate is provided with a receiving hole, and the mounting portion passes through the receiving hole and is mounted to the bracket. The vending machine according to claim 1, wherein the swinging portion is formed to extend from the mounting portion in a first direction, and the contact portion is formed to extend from the swinging portion in a second direction, the first direction being vertical The second direction. The vending machine of claim 1, wherein the swinging portion and the contact portion form a T shape.