TWM578835U - Unmanned vending system - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention discloses an unmanned selling system for selling at least one item to a consumer. The unmanned selling system includes: the picking cabinet includes at least one object, a slide rail, a robot arm, a loading device, and a sample box conveyor belt. , the input device, and the take-up conveyor; wherein, when the consumer wants to purchase the item, the input device selects an item option, the input device transmits an option signal to the control device, and the control device transmits a control signal to the robot arm, the machine The arm clip takes the item in the object and places it in the loading device, and transports it to the take-up port via the slide rail, that is, the take-up conveyor, and the purchaser picks up the object at the take-up opening.

Description

Unmanned sales system

This creation is an unmanned sales system that can be sold in a single module or in a modular combination of multiple systems to expand selected items, store goods, sell, pick up functions, etc., especially according to consumers. The option is that the consumer does not have to enter the store to obtain an unmanned sale of the item in an automated manner outside the store.

Most of the traditional vending machines (systems) are installed in open public places such as stadiums, toilets, stations, and shopping malls. When consumers use it, they can buy the goods they need, including food, drinks, etc. A wide variety of products can be placed on vending machines for sale.

It can be seen from the foregoing that the premises provided by the conventional vending machine can be located in a traditional commodity with considerable convenience, or in a place where the consumer can temporarily rest and eat, thereby bringing great convenience to the consumer and selling Although the location of the machine is not limited, it can be sold even if there is no manager in a remote location or a place with no shops nearby.

However, with the popularity and convenience of stores, the vending machines are gradually neglected, resulting in low purchase rates and inconsistent setup costs. In addition, when consumers purchase goods in supermarkets or stores, they are vulnerable to promotion, discounts or promotions. , often increase consumption; in contrast, the price of the vending machine is fixed, even It is more expensive than the store, and sometimes the freshness of the goods is insufficient, so the purchase rate of the goods in the vending machine is greatly reduced, and the number of vending machines is reduced, and the convenience of the user is also reduced.

In addition, with the high turnover rate and the adjustment of business hours, many shops suffer from the shortage of personnel costs or high turnover rate, and gradually transform into a self-service business mode, which not only reduces costs, but also saves personnel expenses. Consumers are given a larger discount, but relatively speaking, due to poor interaction with consumers, the number of visitors is still less than that of the average store.

In addition, the traditional vending machine is also a common device in life, which can facilitate consumers to purchase the required goods at any time, such as beverages, snacks, newspapers, tickets, etc., and can also replace the personnel for a long time to sell.

However, as is well known, the conventional technology vending machine has the disadvantage of requiring coin consumption, although it is known that some vending machines can receive banknotes for consumption and have a change function, and if the vending machine reserves enough coins, it will be impossible. Provides a change function and needs to suspend the service.

What's more, traditional vending machines can't make up for the lowest-loss, low-cost, low-energy sales and delivery needs of the Internet of Things market, and also cause huge cost losses.

In view of the above, it is necessary to provide an unmanned sales system that can be traded in multiple payment methods, with programmable modules and modular expansion circuit functions, and use cloud technology to instantly monitor sales inventory status, thereby reducing transaction difficulty. , with reduced inventory and manpower. At the same time, when the programmable multi-modules are assembled in a retail store and become a vending shop type, the purchaser does not need to enter the store, and can operate, pay, and pick up the goods outside the store.

For the above or other purposes, the present application proposes an unattended system for selling at least one item to a consumer, the unmanned sale system comprising: at least one picking cabinet, a slide rail, a robot arm, a loading device, and an object to be taken Conveyor belt, input device, control device, and sample box conveyor belt. take The cabinet comprises at least one object, at least one partition and at least one passenger board, and the partition and the passenger board are separated from the object, and the articles are placed in the object. The rail system is disposed adjacent to the pickup cabinet. The robot arm includes a base that is disposed under the robot arm and the robot arm slides on the slide rail by the base. The loading device is used to load items. A boot box conveyor belt is disposed adjacent to the slide rail, and the glove box transport belt is used to transport the load carrying device. Enter the device to browse and select the item you want to purchase. A control device is connected to the input device. An extracting conveyor belt is coupled to the sample box conveyor belt for transporting the load carrying device; wherein, when the consumer wants to purchase the item, the input device selects at least one item option, and the input device transmits an option The signal is sent to the control device, and the control device sends a control signal to the robot arm. The robot arm slides to the pickup cabinet according to the control signal, and captures the item in the object, and places the object into the load. In the object device, the glove box transport belt carries the load device to the take-up conveyor belt, and can be transported to the take-up port via the pick-up conveyor belt (ie, the slide rail), and the consumer can take the pick-up port The item.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the robot arm further includes a six-axis driving unit and a clamping control unit, the six-axis driving unit is rotatably disposed on the base, and the clamping control unit is rotatably connected to the Six-axis drive unit. When the item is placed in the object, the object has a location information, and the location information includes a location of the pickup cabinet and a location of the object. The control device further includes a memory unit that stores the location of the pickup cabinet and the location of the object.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the control device further includes a control unit, and the control unit is connected to the memory unit, and the control unit transmits the control signal to the machine according to the position of the pickup cabinet in the memory unit and the position of the object. Arm.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the control device further includes a cloud computing unit, and the cloud computing unit transmits the message through the network.

In one embodiment of the present creation, the cloud computing unit is based on infrastructure (IaaS) Cloud system or software-based (SaaS) cloud system.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the control device further includes a point of sale (POS) unit and an enterprise resource planning (ERP) unit.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the control device further includes a remote monitoring unit that monitors the live image of the unmanned sales system.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the control device further includes a payment unit having a Near Field Communication (NFC) virtual currency transaction function and a bank collection and payment function.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the pickup cabinet has a ventilation unit and a low temperature control unit.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the robotic arm is encoded by a robotic PLC.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the unmanned sales system further includes an outer box that is flexible and can be expanded in an elastic and stylized manner.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the unmanned sales system further includes a light emitting diode advertising unit, and the light emitting diode advertising unit is connected to the cloud computing unit, and can remotely control the advertising content of the light emitting diode advertising unit. .

In one embodiment of the present invention, the control device has a programmable module function and a modular expansion circuit function.

The unmanned selling system of the present invention is an unmanned selling system that can acquire items in an automated manner according to the option of the user (consumer).

The unique feature of this unlicensed system is that any item in the unattended store must be obtained in an automated manner after taking the required items in an automated and hands-free manner.

The unmanned sales system of this creation uses the mechanized arm to take the delivery goods and lose The delivery belt is automatically delivered to the user's hand.

This creation is an unmanned sales system that can be sold in a single module or in a modular combination of multiple systems to expand selected items, store goods, sell, and retrieve functions.

An unmanned selling system of the present invention, the consumer does not need to enter the store, and the store can perform a combination expansion of the shelf module to increase or decrease the placed shelf module for selling at least one item to the consumer.

The advantage of the unlicensed system of this creation, especially that the consumer does not have to enter the store, but can obtain the unmanned selling system of the item in an automatic control manner according to the option of the consumer, outside the store where the product is displayed.

The advantage of the unmanned selling system of the present invention is that the shelf module displayed in the store can be flexibly extended according to the size of the store space, and the shelf module can be extended infinitely, and connected with the slide rail, and integrated with automatic control technology, string Connect to the application software to achieve the unlimited extension of the unmanned sales system.

100‧‧‧Unmanned vending system

102‧‧‧ Consumers

104‧‧‧ Items

106‧‧‧Outer box

120‧‧‧Receiving cabinet

121‧‧‧ takes the object

122‧‧‧ District partition

123‧‧‧Travel board

124‧‧‧ ventilation unit

125‧‧‧Cryogenic temperature control unit

126‧‧‧Lighting diode advertising unit

140‧‧‧ Robotic arm

141‧‧‧Base

142‧‧‧Six-axis drive unit

143‧‧‧Catch control unit

150‧‧‧rails

160‧‧‧Loading device

162‧‧‧Check box conveyor belt

170‧‧‧Feed conveyor belt

180‧‧‧Input device

190‧‧‧Control device

191‧‧‧ memory unit

192‧‧‧Control unit

193‧‧‧Cloud computing unit

194‧‧‧Remote monitoring unit

195‧‧‧Point of Sale Terminal Unit

196‧‧‧Enterprise Resource Planning Unit

197‧‧‧Payment unit

200‧‧‧Cloud Action Information Server

300‧‧‧Handheld devices

Figure 1 is a schematic diagram of the unmanned sales system shown in the present embodiment.

Figure 2 is a schematic diagram of the operation of the unmanned sales system shown in the present embodiment.

The above and other objects, features and advantages of the present invention will become more apparent and understood.

As shown in FIG. 1, FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of an unmanned sales system 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention. Unmanned vending system 100 for selling items 104 to consumers 102, unmanned sales department The system 100 includes: at least one picking cabinet 120, a robot arm 140, a slide rail 150, a loading device 160, a sample box transport belt 162, a pickup conveyor belt 170, an input device 180, and a control device 190.

Further, as shown in Fig. 1, it should be noted that, for convenience of explanation, the number of articles 104 referred to in this embodiment is at least one or more. The unmanned vending system 100 further includes an outer box (or a store-type compartment, also referred to as a store) 106, which has the function of isolation, or can be simulated as an actual store, and is called a store. The inside of the (outer box 106) and the store (outer box 106) make the creation in an unmanned state during the overall operation. In this type of unmanned selling system, the consumer does not need to enter the store, and the store can expand the combination of the shelf modules to increase or decrease the placed shelf module for selling at least one item to the consumer.

And as shown in FIG. 1, the pickup cabinet 120 includes at least one object 121. The object 121 is separated from the space of the article 104 by the partition plate 122 and the passenger board 123, and the article 104 is placed in the object 121.

As shown in FIG. 1 , the slide rails 150 are disposed adjacent to the pick-up cabinet 120 , wherein the slide rails 150 are spaced apart from the pick-up cabinet 120 by a fixed distance.

As shown in FIG. 1, the pickup cabinet 120 has a ventilation unit 124 and a low temperature temperature control unit 125, wherein the ventilation unit 124 provides a normal temperature storage, and the low temperature temperature control unit 125 provides a low temperature storage use.

As shown in FIG. 1 , the pickup cabinet 120 includes a light emitting diode advertising unit 126 , and the light emitting diode advertising unit 126 is connected to the cloud computing unit 193 to remotely control the advertising content of the LED advertising unit 126 .

As shown in FIG. 1, the robot arm 140 includes a base 141, a six-axis driving unit 142, and a gripping control unit 143. The six-axis driving unit 142 is rotatably disposed on the base 141, and the clamping control unit 143 is rotatably connected to the six-axis driving unit 142. The base 141 is disposed under the robot arm 140, and the robot arm 140 is slid on the slide rail 150 by the base 141.

Continued as shown in FIG. 1, the object 121 has a unique location information, wherein the location information includes the location of the retrieval cabinet and the location of the object.

Please refer to FIG. 1 , which has a pickup cabinet 120 , and the pickup cabinet 120 includes 30 objects 121 . Set the pickup cabinet position to A, and take the object position from top to bottom, from left to right, set to 1 to 30. Assuming that an item 104 is placed on the No. 3 object 121, the position information of the item 104 is A3. It should be noted that the position information in this embodiment is arranged by taking the position of the cabinet and taking the position of the object, but this is only for the purposes of the example, and is not intended to limit the scope of the creation, the combination of other location information or The arrangement is also included in the scope of this creation.

As shown in FIG. 1, the control device 190 includes a memory unit 191, a control unit 192, a cloud computing unit 193, a remote monitoring unit 194, a Point of Sales (POS) unit 195, and an enterprise resource planning (Enterprise Resource Planning). The Planning, ERP) unit 196 and the payment unit 197 store the location of the pickup cabinet and the location of the object.

As shown in FIG. 1 , the enterprise resource planning unit 196 integrates the spot and warehouse item inventory information of the unmanned sales system 100, and transmits it to the management unit through the cloud computing unit 193 and the network, so as to facilitate the management unit to replenish the order. Feed used.

As shown in FIG. 1 , the control unit 192 generates a control signal S1 (not shown) according to the position information (including the position of the pickup cabinet and the position of the object) in the memory unit 191, and transmits the control signal S1. Give the robot arm 140.

As shown in FIG. 1, the cloud computing unit 193 transmits messages over the network.

As shown in FIG. 1, the remote monitoring unit 194 monitors the live image of the unattended system 100.

Still as shown in Fig. 1, it should be noted that the control device 190 is encoded by a robot PLC. The payment unit 197 has a Near Field Communication (NFC) virtual currency transaction function and a bank collection pending function. Control device 190 has a programmable module function and There are modular expansion circuit functions.

As shown in Fig. 1, the loading device 160 is used to load the article 104.

Continued as shown in FIG. 1, the take-up conveyor belt 170 is disposed adjacent to the slide rail 150, wherein the pick-up conveyor belt 170 is disposed at a fixed distance from the slide rail 150. The sample box transport belt 162 is coupled to the take-up transport belt 170 for transporting the load device 160. The sample cassette transport belt 162 transports the load device 160 to the take-up transport belt 170.

As shown in FIG. 1, the input device 180 provides for browsing and selecting items to be purchased. The input device 180 is a point-of-sale terminal (POS) unit 195, and the point-of-sale terminal (POS) unit 195 is connected to the enterprise resource planning unit 196. .

Further, as shown in Fig. 1, the control device 190 is connected to the input device 180.

As shown in FIG. 1, when the consumer 102 wants to purchase (purchase) the item 104 on site (ie, start the purchase (purchase) process), the item selection option can be viewed on the input device 180, and the item to be purchased is selected. After confirming and completing the payment, the input device 180 sends an option signal S2 (not shown) to the control device 190, and the control device 190 transmits the control signal S1 to the robot arm 140, and the robot arm 140 slides to the control signal S2. The object cabinet 120 picks up the articles 104 in the object 121 and places them into the load device 160. The sample box transport belt 162 transports the load device 160 to the pick-up conveyor 170 for providing to the consumer 102, or The purchase (purchase) process can be completed by transporting the take-up conveyor belt 170 (ie, the slide rail) to the take-up port (the consumer 102 picks up the item at the pick-up port).

As shown in FIG. 1, the selection mode of the input device 180 includes a screen touch selection or a physical button selection or an external mouse mode selection. The foregoing payment method includes using a payment unit 197 having near field communication for bank transfer, transfer, collection, payment or credit card payment, and further including trading in virtual currency.

As shown in FIG. 1, when the user (consumer) 102 wants to make a live purchase and pays, the user 102 browses and purchases the item 104 to be purchased by the input device 180. User 102 After determining all the items 104 to be purchased, a payment payment procedure is performed, and the payment unit 197 confirms that the user 102 has successfully performed bank transfer, transfer, collection, or credit card payment in the near field communication, and notifies the control unit 191.

As shown in FIG. 1 , the control unit 191 then notifies the robot arm 140 to perform the picking up procedure. The robot arm 140 slides on the slide rail 150 by the base 141 and continues to slide to the pickup 120 of the access item 104. The arm 140 is loaded with a particular object 121 and the item 104 is placed in the carrier device 160. When the robot arm 140 completes the stocking, the pickup 120 generates a pickup code, wherein the pickup code corresponds to the loading device 160 containing all the items 104 of the user 102 to be purchased. The robot arm 140 transmits the pickup code to the control unit 191, the pickup code is stored in the memory unit 192, and the control unit 191 can transmit the pickup code to the cloud computing unit 193.

As shown in FIG. 2, which is a schematic diagram of one of the operation modes of the unmanned sales system 100 shown in the present embodiment, the cloud mobile information server 200 can also provide the function of the cloud purchasing service, when the user 102 arrives at the unattended system. Before 100, a purchase message is sent to the cloud mobile information server 200 by using an application (App) on the handheld device 300 (for example, a smart phone), and the cloud mobile information server 200 can transmit the purchase message to the cloud computing unit 193. (in the control device 190), after receiving the cloud computing unit 193 (within the control device 190), the procurement (purchase) process can be performed, and a pickup message can be transmitted to the application of the user 102 on the handheld device 300 ( App), wherein the pickup message includes a pickup code, and the user 102 is provided for picking up.

As shown in FIG. 1, when the user 102 to the input device 180 perform the pickup process, the user 102 inputs the pickup code to the input device 180. It should be noted that the pick-up code may be a two-dimensional barcode, a digital code, or a QR code. When the pickup code is input via the input device 180, the input device 180 transmits the pickup code to the control unit 191. At this time, the control unit 191 compares the pickup code stored in the storage unit 191 when the comparison result is correct. The control unit 191 controls the loading device 160 to take the material conveying belt through the sample box conveying belt 162 according to the loading device 160 corresponding to the pickup code. 170 is delivered to the user, and the process of picking up the goods is completed, that is, the entire purchase (purchase) process is completed.

This creation is an unmanned sales system that can be sold in a single module or in a modular combination of multiple systems to expand selected items, store goods, sell, and retrieve functions. In particular, the advantage of the unmanned selling system of the present invention is that the consumer does not have to enter the store, but can obtain the unmanned selling system of the item in an automatic control manner outside the store where the product is displayed according to the option of the consumer.

As mentioned above, the unmanned selling system of the present invention is an unmanned selling system for obtaining items in an automated control manner according to the option of the user (consumer), and the unmanned selling system is characterized by any item in the unattended shop. In an automated and non-manual manner, after the desired item is taken, the item is obtained in an automated manner, that is, by means of a mechanized arm, the delivery item is taken, and the conveyor belt is automatically delivered to the user's hand. Moreover, the unmanned selling system of the present invention can flexibly extend the shelf module displayed in the store according to the size of the store space, that is, through the arrangement of the shelf module, including increasing or decreasing, the infinite extension can be performed. The number of shelf molds, and the shelf mold can be connected with the slide rails, and the shelf mold can integrate automatic control technology to serially connect the aforementioned application software, and finally achieve the infinite extension performance of the unmanned sales system.

The above description is only for the preferred embodiment of the present invention, and is not intended to limit the scope of the patent application; any equivalent changes or modifications made without departing from the spirit of the present invention should be included in the following. Within the scope of the patent application.

Claims (10)

An unmanned selling system in which a consumer does not need to enter a store, and the store can add or reduce a shelf module for selling at least one item to the consumer. The unmanned selling system includes: at least one receiving cabinet, which includes at least one a compartment, at least one partition and at least one passenger board, the partition and the passenger board are separated by the object, the item is placed in the object; a slide rail, a phase Adjacent to the picking cabinet; a mechanical arm, comprising a base, the base is disposed under the robot arm, the mechanical arm is slid on the sliding rail by the base; a loading device for loading an item; a sample box conveyor belt is disposed adjacent to the slide rail, the sample box conveyor belt is used for transporting the load device; an input device is used for browsing and selecting the item to be purchased; and a control device is connected The input device; and a pickup conveyor coupled to the sample box conveyor for transporting the load device; wherein, when the consumer wants to purchase the item, selecting at least one item option at the input device, Input The device transmits an option signal to the control device, and the control device sends a control signal to the robot arm, and the robot arm slides to the pickup cabinet according to the control signal, and captures the item in the object. And placing in the load carrying device, the sample box transport belt transporting the load device to the take-up conveyor belt, and transporting the pick-up belt to an take-off port, the consumer at the take-up port Take the item. The unmanned sales system of claim 1, wherein the robot arm further comprises a six The shaft driving unit and a clamping control unit are rotatably disposed on the base, and the clamping control unit rotatably connects the six-axis driving unit. The unmanned sales system of claim 2, wherein the control device further comprises a memory unit that stores the location of the pickup cabinet and the location of the object. The unmanned sales system of claim 3, wherein the control device further comprises a control unit, the control unit is connected to the memory unit, and the control unit is based on the location of the pickup cabinet in the memory unit and the The control position is sent to the robot arm by the position of the object. The unmanned sales system of claim 3, wherein the control device further comprises a cloud computing unit, wherein the cloud computing unit transmits the message through the network. The unmanned sales system of claim 3, wherein the control device has a programmable module function and has a modular expansion circuit function. The unmanned sales system of claim 3, wherein the control device further comprises a point of sale terminal unit and an enterprise resource planning unit. The unmanned sales system of claim 3, wherein the control device further comprises a remote monitoring unit that monitors an instant image of the unmanned sales system. The unmanned sales system of claim 1, wherein the pickup cabinet has a ventilation unit and a low temperature control unit. The unmanned sales system of claim 1, wherein the unmanned sales system further comprises a light emitting diode advertising unit, wherein the light emitting diode advertising unit is connected to the cloud computing unit, and the light emitting second can be remotely controlled. The advertising content of the polar body advertising unit.