TW201528212A - Refunding device of automatic vending machine - Google Patents

Abstract

A refunding device of an automatic vending machine includes a control panel, a coin box mounted on the control panel, a coin box mounted on the control panel, a box bracket mounted on the control panel, and a refunding module. The coin box includes a coin box body and a resilient control member. The coin box body is configured to store a coin. The resilient control member is capable of opening the coin box body when being pressed. The refunding module includes a mounting bracket movably mounted on the coin bracket and an operating member mounted on the mounting bracket. The operating member passes through the control panel and is exposed of the outer side of the control panel. The operating member can be operated to drive the mounting bracket to press the resilient control member, thereby opening the coin box body to enable the coin to drop.

Description

Vending machine for vending machines

The invention relates to a vending machine, in particular to a coin retreating device of a vending machine.

The money returning device of the vending machine generally includes a central control opening panel, a currency box mounted on the central control panel, and an operating handle, the currency box is used for storing the input currency, and the currency box is provided with a a currency outlet, the currency box includes a baffle for covering the coin outlet, and when the user needs to perform a coin withdrawal operation, operating the coin withdrawal handle to drive the baffle of the currency box to rotate The baffle is separated from the coin outlet so that the currency stored in the currency box is dropped into a coin slot. However, the operation of the operation handle to perform the process of withdrawing the money is laborious, causing inconvenience to the user.

In view of the above, it is necessary to provide a coin withdrawal device for a vending machine that facilitates the withdrawal of coins.

A money vending device for a vending machine, comprising a central control panel, a currency box mounted on the central control panel, a currency holder and a coin withdrawal module, the currency box comprising a currency box body for storing money and An elastic control formed by the extension of the currency box body, the elastic control being pressed to open the currency box body, the coin withdrawal module comprising a movable frame movably mounted on the money holder and mounted on the movable frame An operating member, the operating member is exposed to the outer side of the central control panel through the central control panel, and the operating member can drive the movable frame to press the elastic control to open the currency box The body is configured to drop the currency in the body of the currency box.

Compared with the prior art, in the coin withdrawing device of the vending machine, the operation member drives the movable frame to press the elastic control, and the elastic control is pressed to open the currency box body, thereby The currency is dropped from the currency box body. The coin withdrawal device is convenient to operate.

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

Figure 2 is another perspective exploded view of a preferred embodiment of the coin rejecting device of the vending machine of the present invention.

3 is an exploded perspective view of the coin insertion module, the currency holder and the coin withdrawal module in the coin withdrawal device of the vending machine of FIG. 1.

4 is an exploded perspective view of a currency holder and a coin withdrawal module in the coin withdrawal device of the vending machine of FIG. 1.

Figure 5 is a perspective assembled view of one of the preferred embodiments of the coin rejecting device of the vending machine of the present invention.

Figure 6 is a cross-sectional view taken along line VI-VI of Figure 5.

Figure 7 is another cross-sectional view taken along line VI-VI of Figure 5 with the elastic controls pressed to open the coin drop box.

Referring to FIG. 1 , in a preferred embodiment of the present invention, a coin vending device of a vending machine includes a central control panel 10 , a currency box 30 , a coin insertion module 40 , a currency holder 50 , and a retreat Coin module 60. The currency box 30 is for accommodating currency, and the currency includes coins and banknotes. The money return module 60 can control the currency box 30 to perform a coin withdrawal operation.

The central control panel 10 defines a plurality of fixing holes 12, a receiving hole 13 and a coin slot 14. The central control panel 10 is provided with a plurality of fixed columns 16 . The plurality of fixing posts 16 are mounted in the plurality of fixing holes 12. In an embodiment, the coin slot 14 is used to dispense the coin.

Referring to FIG. 2, the currency cassette 30 is a rectangular parallelepiped box. A plurality of card slots 31 are defined on one side of the currency box 30 facing the center panel 10 and a plurality of buffer members 33 are mounted. Each of the card slots 31 has an approximately inverted T shape. The currency cassette 30 includes a currency cassette body 35 and an elastic control 36 extending from the currency cassette body 35. The currency box 30 is provided with an inlet 37 for receiving banknotes and coins, a movable opening 38 and an outlet (not shown). The central control panel 10 is provided with a pick-up port (not shown) that communicates with the outlet. The currency can be dropped from the outlet to the pick-up port. The elastic control 36 is configured to close or open the currency cassette body 35, and can be received in the movable opening 38 when subjected to pressure, and open the currency cassette body 35 to be stored in the currency cassette body 35. The currency is dropped from the outlet to the coin withdrawal port. The currency cassette body 35 is used to store the currency of the input.

Referring to FIG. 3 , the currency holder 50 includes a mounting plate 51 , a coin withdrawal bracket 53 , and a coin holder 55 . The coin withdrawal bracket 53 and the money insertion bracket 55 are respectively mounted on the mounting plate 51. The mounting plate 51 is provided with a coin inlet 510 corresponding to the coin slot 14 , a port 511 communicating with the coin inlet 510 , a plurality of locking holes 512 corresponding to the fixing holes 12 , and a card hole 513. The coin is transferred to the port 511 by the coin inlet 510 and dropped from the port 511 to the coin receiving module 40. A mounting hook 51 and a plurality of locking posts 517 are protruded from the mounting plate 51 . The hook 515 is formed to extend from an edge of the card hole 513. The money receiving bracket 55 is used for protecting and supporting the money collecting module 40, and the money collecting module 40 is configured to receive currency input and place the input currency into the money box 30. The coin withdrawal bracket 53 is spaced apart from the currency cassette 30 by a certain distance. The coin withdrawal bracket 53 is used to protect and support the coin withdrawal module 60. The coin withdrawal bracket 53 has a substantially U-shaped cross section. The coin withdrawal bracket 53 includes two mutually parallel side walls 531 and two mounting edges 532 respectively extending perpendicularly from the two side walls 531. Each side wall 531 is provided with a sliding groove 5310 and a pivot hole 5312. The two mounting edges 532 are located in the same plane. Each mounting edge 532 is provided with two mounting holes 5320. The coin withdrawal bracket 53 is provided with a pivot shaft 533 and a movable shaft 534 which are transverse to the two side walls 531. An annular locking groove 5331 is defined in both ends of the pivot shaft 533 and the movable shaft 534. The fixing groove 5331 is for mounting a locking member 70 which is C-shaped and provided with E-shaped teeth. The coin withdrawal bracket 53 is provided with a receiving space 536 for receiving the coin withdrawal module 60. The receiving space 536 is formed by the two side walls 531. The pivot shaft 533 is received in the pivot hole 5312. The movable shaft 534 is configured to be received in the sliding slot 5310. The coin holder 55 is provided with an outlet 56 corresponding to the inlet 37. The currency falls from the outlet 56 to the inlet 37.

The coin retreating module 60 includes a movable frame 61 and an operating member 63 and an elastic member 64. The movable frame 61 includes a movable frame body 66 and a bottom plate 68. The movable frame body 66 includes two parallel side plates 660, a connecting plate 662 vertically connected between the two side plates 660, and a snap tab 664. The movable frame body 66 has a U shape. Each side plate 660 is provided with a movable hole 6600 and a pivot hole 6602. The locking piece 664 includes an extending portion 665 extending from the connecting plate 662 and a locking portion 666 extending from the extending portion 665. The extension 665 is parallel to the connecting plate 662. The extending portion 665 is perpendicular to the locking portion 666 to make the locking piece 664 L-shaped. The connecting plate 662 is provided with a through hole 668. The extending portion 665 is formed at an edge of the through hole 668. One end of the elastic member 64 is fastened to the inner side of the mounting plate 51 , and the other end of the elastic member 64 is fastened between the extending portion 665 and the locking portion 666 . The movable frame body 66 is provided with a receiving space 669 for receiving the operating member 63. The receiving space 669 is formed by the two side plates 660 and the connecting plate 662. The bottom plate 68 includes an abutting portion 680 extending perpendicularly from the connecting plate 662 and a bent portion 682 extending outward from the abutting portion 680. The abutting portion 680 forms an obtuse angle with the connecting plate 662. An obtuse angle is formed between the abutting portion 680 and the bent portion 682.

The operating member 63 includes an operating body 630 and a head 632. In an embodiment, the head 632 is in the form of a cylinder. The operating body 630 includes a connecting portion 634 and two side portions 635. The head portion 632 is formed to extend vertically from the connecting portion 634. The operating member body 630 has a U shape. The side portion 635 includes a side edge 636 and a flange 637 extending from the side edge 636. The side edges of the side portions 635 are respectively formed to extend perpendicularly from both ends of the connecting portion 634. The flange 637 is U-shaped. Each of the flanges 637 is provided with an opening 638 corresponding to the movable hole 6600. In an embodiment, the elastic member 64 is a spring.

Referring to FIG. 4 and FIG. 5, during assembly, the movable frame 61 of the coin-receiving module 60 is placed in the receiving space 536 of the coin-receiving bracket 53, the opening 638 of the operating member 63, the activity The movable hole 6600 of the frame 61 is aligned with the sliding slot 5310, and the movable shaft 534 is movably mounted on the opening 638, is movably mounted on the movable hole 6600, and is slidably mounted in the sliding slot 5310. The pivoting shaft 533 is rotatably mounted in the pivoting hole 5312 and the pivoting hole 6602, and the locking component 70 is respectively mounted in the locking shaft 533 and the locking groove 533 of the pivoting shaft 533. One end of the elastic member 64 is snapped into the locking piece 664, and the other end of the elastic member 64 is buckled to the hook 515 of the mounting plate 51, and the head of the operating member 63 is The 632 is received from the inner side of the central control panel 10 and is partially exposed to the receiving hole 13 . The coin insertion opening 510 is aligned with the coin insertion opening 14 , and the mounting hole 5320 is The locking cylinder 517 is locked, and the coin withdrawal module 60 is mounted on the money holder 50. The fixing hole 12 is locked with the locking hole 512, and the mounting plate 51 of the money holder 50 is fixed to the central control panel 10 and located above the money box 30. The fixing column 16 is inserted into the card slot 31 of the money box 30 to cause the money box 30 to be hung on the central control panel 10, and the bottom plate 68 of the coin retreating module 60 abuts against the elasticity. On the control 36.

Referring to FIG. 6 and FIG. 7 , in use, the user presses the head 632 of the operating member 63 to drive the movable shaft 534 to slide in the sliding slot 5310 , thereby driving the movable frame body 66 around the The pivot shaft 533 is rotated to urge the bottom plate 68 to move downward to press against the elastic control 36. After the elastic control 36 is pressed, the money box body 35 is opened to make the money stored in the money box body 35 The outlet is dropped to the coin dispensing opening, and at this time, the elastic member 64 is elastically deformed. The head 632 is released, and the elastic member 64 elastically recovers to urge the movable frame 61 to be reset and to reset the operating member 63.

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‧‧‧Central control panel

12‧‧‧Fixed holes

13‧‧‧ receiving holes

14‧‧‧ coin slot

16‧‧‧Fixed column

30‧‧‧ currency box

31‧‧‧ card slot

33‧‧‧ cushioning parts

35‧‧‧ currency box body

36‧‧‧Flexible controls

37‧‧‧ entrance

38‧‧‧ activities

40‧‧‧ coin module

50‧‧‧ currency bracket

51‧‧‧Installation board

510‧‧‧Into the coin mouth

511‧‧‧ mouth

512‧‧‧Lock hole

513‧‧‧Kakong

515‧‧‧ card hook

517‧‧‧Locking column

53‧‧‧Withdrawal bracket

531‧‧‧ side wall

5310‧‧‧Chute

5312‧‧‧ pivot hole

532‧‧‧Installation side

5320‧‧‧Mounting holes

533‧‧‧ pivot shaft

5331‧‧‧卡固槽

534‧‧‧Activity axis

536‧‧‧ accommodating space

55‧‧‧ coins bracket

56‧‧‧Export

60‧‧‧Returning module

61‧‧‧ movable frame

63‧‧‧Operating parts

630‧‧‧Operator body

632‧‧‧ head

634‧‧‧Connecting Department

635‧‧‧ side

636‧‧‧ side

637‧‧‧Folding

638‧‧‧Opening

64‧‧‧Flexible parts

66‧‧‧Active frame body

660‧‧‧ side panel

6600‧‧‧ activity hole

6602‧‧‧Pivot hole

662‧‧‧Connecting board

664‧‧‧Knuckle

665‧‧‧Extension

666‧‧‧ buckle department

668‧‧‧through hole

669‧‧‧ accommodating space

68‧‧‧floor

680‧‧‧Resistance

682‧‧‧Bend

70‧‧‧Card fasteners

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10‧‧‧Central control panel

35‧‧‧ currency box body

36‧‧‧Flexible controls

38‧‧‧ activities

515‧‧‧ card hook

53‧‧‧Withdrawal bracket

533‧‧‧ pivot shaft

534‧‧‧Activity axis

55‧‧‧ coins bracket

61‧‧‧ movable frame

630‧‧‧Operator body

632‧‧‧ head

64‧‧‧Flexible parts

662‧‧‧Connecting board

664‧‧‧Knuckle

68‧‧‧floor

680‧‧‧Resistance

682‧‧‧Bend

Claims (10)

A money vending device for a vending machine, comprising a central control panel and a currency box mounted on the central control panel, the currency box comprising a currency box body for storing money and an elasticity formed from the money box body a control, the elastic control can be opened to open the currency box body, and the improvement is that the vending device of the vending machine further comprises a currency holder and a coin retreating module installed on the central control panel. The retreat module includes a movable frame movably mounted on the money holder and an operating member mounted on the movable frame, and the operating member is exposed to the outside of the central control panel through the central control panel, The operation of the operating member can drive the movable frame to press the elastic control, thereby opening the currency cassette body to drop the currency in the money box body. The cash dispenser of the vending machine of claim 1, wherein the money holder comprises a mounting plate mounted on the central control panel and a coin withdrawal bracket mounted on the mounting plate, the movable frame being rotatably mounted on The money-receiving bracket, the operating member is exposed to the outer side of the central control panel through the mounting plate and the central control panel, and the operating member is operable to rotate the movable frame to press the elastic Control. The retracting device of the vending machine of claim 2, wherein the movable frame comprises a movable frame body rotatably mounted on the coin withdrawal bracket and a bottom plate extending from the movable frame body, the operating device is mounted In the movable frame body, the movable frame body drives the bottom plate to press the elastic control when rotating. The retracting device of the vending machine of claim 3, wherein the movable frame body comprises two side plates and a connecting plate connected between the two side plates, the bottom plate is formed by extending from the connecting plate, The operating member is mounted between the two side plates, and the coin withdrawal bracket includes two side walls, and the two side plates are slidably mounted between the two side walls. The coin retreating device of the vending machine according to claim 4, wherein the coin retreating bracket is provided with a movable shaft, each side wall is provided with a sliding slot corresponding to the movable shaft, and the movable shaft passes through the two side plates And slidingly mounted in the sliding slot, the movable shaft is mounted with the operating member, and the operating member is operable to drive the movable shaft to slide on the sliding slot to drive the movable frame to rotate. The money returning device of the vending machine according to claim 5, wherein the operating member comprises two side portions, a connecting portion connecting the two side portions, and a head extending from the connecting portion, each of each The side portion is provided with an opening, and the movable shaft is received in the opening to mount the operating member on the movable frame, and the head is exposed through the mounting plate and the central control panel On the outer side of the central control panel, the movable frame can be driven to rotate by operating the head. The money returning device of the vending machine according to claim 2, wherein the coin withdrawal bracket is provided with a pivot shaft, the money withdrawal bracket is provided with a pivot hole corresponding to the pivot shaft, and the movable frame is provided with a corresponding a pivoting hole of the pivot shaft, the pivot shaft is rotatably mounted in the pivot hole, and the pivot shaft is rotatably mounted on the movable frame. The coin retreating device of the vending machine of claim 2, wherein the coin retreating module further comprises an elastic member, wherein two ends of the elastic member are respectively mounted on the mounting plate and the movable frame, the elasticity The elastic deformation is performed when the movable frame presses the elastic control, and the elastic member elastically recovers to reset the movable frame. The retracting device of the vending machine of claim 8, wherein the movable frame comprises a movable frame body rotatably mounted on the coin withdrawal bracket and a bottom plate extending from the movable frame body, the operating device is mounted In the movable frame body, two ends of the elastic member are respectively mounted on the mounting plate and the movable frame body, and the elastic member elastically recovers to move the movable frame body to reset the movable frame . The retracting device of the vending machine of claim 9, wherein the movable frame body further comprises a locking piece formed extending from the connecting plate, the mounting plate is provided with a hook, and the elastic member is The ends are respectively mounted on the snap tab and the hook.