TWM585407U - Automatic vending machine with anti-theft function - Google Patents

Abstract

This creation is a vending machine with an anti-theft function. The sensing module of the vending machine is provided with a sensing unit for sensing the axial change of the vending machine, and the sensing module is electrically connected with a receiving sensor. The sensing signal transmitted by the unit is converted into a microprocessor corresponding to the electronic signal output, and the microprocessor is electrically connected with an alarm unit for receiving an electronic signal transmitted by the microprocessor and sending an alarm message, and the microprocessor The power supply is connected to the power supply. When the vending machine is moved, the sensing unit of the sensing module will feel the axial change to trigger the sensing signal to the microprocessor. The processor converts the sensing signal into an electronic signal and outputs it to the alarm unit, and the alarm unit will send an external alarm message to attract the attention of the user or the surrounding people. At the same time, it has the function of deterring theft to prevent the loss of the vending machine. Or be maliciously stolen to achieve the effect of anti-theft.

Description

Vending machine with anti-theft function

This creation is to provide a vending machine with anti-theft function, especially when the vending machine is moved, the sensing unit of its internal sensing module can sense the axial change to transmit the sensing signal to the microprocessor. Then, the alarm unit is activated through the microprocessor, and then the alarm unit sends out an alarm message to attract attention and deter theft, thereby achieving the effect of preventing theft.

According to the current high-level development of social civilization and technology, not only hastened the pace of people's lives, the compact and busy scenes in cities are everywhere, and the requirements for life have become more convenient and fast. Therefore, in many public places, Considering the convenience and speed that people care about, they are equipped with automated vending machines. In addition to greatly saving salaries for personnel and employment, the convenience of vending machines is more acceptable to modern people, such as: wisdom The unmanned store combines the three advantages of technological wisdom, diversified services and fast checkout, and breaks through the previous sales model, whether it is the most popular beverage, cigarette, ticket vending machine, or even advanced ice cream, admission tickets, and commemorative Coins, key ring vending machines, and even more special hamburger fries vending machines and ramen vending machines, which have increased the variety of goods they sell, and have also formed many virtual stores. This emphasis on unmanned management And self-checkout methods will bring the public a more comfortable and convenient shopping environment, while providing another consumer shopping Experience.

However, because vending machines are mostly placed outdoors or in public places, It is very easy for burglars to peek, steal and move away. Therefore, there are locks on the vending machines to prevent the vending machines from being pried open to steal items or money. However, the anti-theft through the locks still cannot respond to the entire automatic sales. The situation where the machine was stolen and evacuated, so how to solve the situation where the entire vending machine was stolen and evacuated is the direction that relevant industry operators are eager to study and improve.

Therefore, in view of the above-mentioned problems and deficiencies, the creators collected relevant information, evaluated and considered from various parties, and based on years of experience accumulated in this industry, through continuous trials and modifications, they began to design this kind of automatic anti-theft function. A new type of vending machine was born.

The main purpose of this creation is that the sensing module of the vending machine is provided with a sensing unit for sensing the axial change of the vending machine, and the sensing module is electrically connected to receive the sensor transmitted by the sensing unit. The measurement signal is converted into a microprocessor corresponding to the electronic signal output, and an alarm unit for receiving an electronic signal transmitted by the microprocessor and sending an alarm message is electrically connected to the microprocessor, and the microprocessor is electrically connected with Provide the power supply for the electrical operation of the vending machine. When the vending machine is moved, the vending machine will be displaced accordingly, so that the sensing unit of the sensing module will feel the axial change, and then trigger the sense. The measurement signal is output to the microprocessor for reception, and the microprocessor converts the sensing signal into a corresponding electronic signal and outputs it to the alarm unit. After the alarm unit receives the electronic signal, it will send out an external alarm message. The user or the people around him have the function of deterring theft to prevent the vending machine from being lost or maliciously stolen, thereby achieving the purpose of preventing theft.

The secondary purpose of this creation is that the vending machine is further provided with a wireless transmission unit electrically connected to the microprocessor, when the vending machine is in a moved state When the electronic signal is transmitted to the electronic device through the wireless transmission unit, the electronic device can be used to notify the user, thereby preventing the vending machine from being lost or maliciously stolen, and the vending machine can be wirelessly transmitted to the electronic device for The remote notification allows users to know whether the vending machine has been stolen without having to be on-site, so as to achieve remote real-time monitoring and anti-theft purposes.

1‧‧‧Vending Machine

11‧‧‧ Sensor Module

111‧‧‧Sensing unit

12‧‧‧ Microprocessor

13‧‧‧Alarm unit

14‧‧‧ Power supply

15‧‧‧Wireless transmission unit

2‧‧‧ electronic device

21‧‧‧Wireless transmission module

22‧‧‧Screen

The first picture is the three-dimensional appearance of this creation.

The second picture is a block diagram of this creation.

The third figure is a block diagram of another embodiment of the creation.

In order to achieve the above-mentioned purpose and effect, the technical means and structure used in this creation are described in detail below with regard to the preferred embodiment of this creation, and its features and functions are fully understood.

Please refer to the first and second figures, which are the three-dimensional appearance and block diagram of this creation. It can be clearly seen from the figure that this creation includes a vending machine 1 (such as a cigarette vending machine, a beverage vending machine or Food vending machine, etc.), and the vending machine 1 includes a sensing module 11 with a circuit board (not shown), and the sensing module 11 is provided with a shaft for sensing the vending machine 1 The sensing unit 111 changes to (such as: dumping or displacement), and the sensing module 11 is electrically connected with a sensing signal that can receive the sensing unit 111 and is converted into a microprocessor 12 corresponding to an electronic signal output. The microprocessor 12 is electrically connected with an alarm unit 13 for receiving an electronic signal transmitted by the microprocessor 12 and sending an alarm message, and the microprocessor 12 is electrically connected with a supply capable of providing electrical operation of the vending machine 1. Power supply 14.

The sensing unit 111 of the above-mentioned sensing module 11 may preferably be a grain type, two-axis type, or three-axis type acceleration sensor (Accelerometer; G-sensor), but in practical applications, it may also be a gyroscope ( (Gyroscope) or Magnetometer (Magnetometer) and other sensing units 111 that can sense the axial change of the vending machine 1, so any device that can achieve the aforementioned effects should be covered by this creation, and should be included in this creation in the same way Within the scope of the patent, Chen Ming was incorporated.

Furthermore, the alarm unit 13 of the above-mentioned vending machine 1 may be an alarm unit 13 such as a horn, a buzzer, an LED lamp, or a vibrator that can emit alarm messages such as warning sounds, warning lights, or warning vibrations.

However, the power supply 14 of the above-mentioned vending machine 1 is preferably connected to an external preset power source by using a power transmission line (not shown in the figure (such as a power plug)), and the external preset power source can be Mains sockets, power supply sockets for generators, etc., to provide the power required by the vending machine 1 by external power supply, but in practical applications, external portable power storage devices can also be connected through USB power transmission lines ( Such as: mobile power) to provide the power required by the vending machine 1 through an external portable power storage device. However, there are many ways and structures for the vending machine 1 to obtain power. It only needs to provide power to the vending machine. The machine 1 is sufficient, and the detailed composition is not the main point of the case, so I will not repeat them here. In addition, the vending machine 1 is preferably a plug-in type, but in practical applications, the power supply 14 can also be a rechargeable battery. (Such as a lithium battery), you can charge the rechargeable battery through an external power source, and then use the rechargeable battery to provide the power required by the vending machine 1, so that the vending machine 1 does not need to be inserted through the transmission Call connected to the mains socket.

When the vending machine 1 is moved, the sensing unit 1 of the sensing module 11 11 will sense the axial change, and then trigger the sensing signal to be output to the microprocessor 12 for reception, and the microprocessor 12 will convert the sensing signal into a corresponding electronic signal and output it to the alarm unit 13, and the alarm After receiving the electronic signal, the unit 13 will send out alarm messages (such as warning sounds, flashing lights or vibrations, etc.), which can attract the attention of users or surrounding people, and has the function of deterring theft to prevent vending. Machine 1 is lost or maliciously stolen, thereby achieving the effect of preventing theft.

Please refer to the third figure again, which is a block diagram of another embodiment of the present invention. It can be clearly seen from the figure that the vending machine 1 of the other embodiment of the present invention can be used with the electronic device 2. The microprocessor 12 of the vending machine 1 is a wireless transmission unit 15 which can be further electrically connected with the electronic device 2 for wireless transmission of electronic signals. The electronic device 2 can be a smart phone and is only a preferred implementation state. It can also be a tablet computer, a notebook computer, a desktop computer, or other electronic device 2 with a wireless transmission module 21 built in, and the electronic device 2 is provided with a screen 22 and operates within the electronic device 2 With the application installed, the electronic signal transmitted by the wireless transmission unit 15 of the vending machine 1 can be received by the wireless transmission module 21 of the electronic device 2, and the application 22 can be used to display a screen 22 of the electronic device 2 Operation screen (such as: Near Field Map, electronic compass, GPS digital map or highway network, etc.), but this part is about how the electronic device 2 receives the electronic signal through the wireless transmission module 21 Treatment, and that the application using a display screen 22 of the operation display visible lines of the prior art, and the detailed configuration is not the case the creation of the points, hereby no longer be a repeat.

The microprocessor 12 and the wireless transmission unit 15 of the above-mentioned vending machine 1 are preferably implemented as separate connections, but in practical applications, the microprocessor 12 and the wireless transmission unit 15 may also be connected. Yuan 15 is integrated into a System on a Chip (SoC), which reduces the overall circuit design and modularization, and can reduce the space and volume occupied, in order to meet the design requirements of thin, light and short products. The microprocessor 12 of the machine 1 and the wireless transmission module 21 of the electronic device 2 can be Bluetooth, wireless radio frequency (RF), near field communication (NFC), wireless network (Wi-Fi, Wireless Lan or ZigBee, etc.) ), 3G, Long Term Evolution (4G LTE), Long Range Low Power (LoRa) wireless communication technology or other wireless transmission interfaces.

When the vending machine 1 of another embodiment is moved, the sensing unit 111 of the sensing module 11 is affected, and the sensing signal is triggered to be output to the microprocessor 12 for receiving, and the microprocessor 12 sends The sensing signal is converted into a corresponding electronic signal and then output to the wireless transmission unit 15 and then wirelessly transmitted by the wireless transmission unit 15 to the wireless transmission module 21 of the electronic device 2 for reception. If the built-in microcontroller of the electronic device 2 ( (Not shown in the figure) or the application program installed in the operating system reads the displacement data of the sensing unit 111 of the sensing module 11 (if the sensing unit 111 is an acceleration sensor, the acceleration value data is read), And calculate the changed value of the displacement data, you can confirm that the vending machine 1 is in a moved state, and the screen 22 of the electronic device 2 can be displayed an operation screen by the application program, so that the user can watch through Information on the movement of the vending machine 1 is instantly known on the operation screen on the screen 22.

And when the internal application of the electronic device 2 confirms that the vending machine 1 is in a moved state, it will notify the user through the electronic device 2, for example: an alarm message is displayed on the screen 22 of the electronic device 2 or the electronic device 2 rings. Remind users of vending machines 1 It is being moved and can be further used with the alarm unit 13 of the vending machine 1 to broadcast an alarm message to the outside through the alarm unit 13 to prevent the vending machine 1 from being lost or maliciously stolen. The vending machine 1 can The wireless transmission is performed to the electronic device 2 for remote notification, so that the user can know whether the vending machine 1 has been stolen without having to be on-site, so that the remote real-time monitoring and anti-theft function can be realized, and it can be improved. The convenience of user management is more competitive.

In addition, when the aforementioned vending machine 1 is in a stationary state, the vending machine 1 can use the sensing unit 111 of the sensing module 11 as a non-button switch and cooperate with the internal program of the microprocessor 12 to put the system into sleep Or standby mode, with real-time monitoring and anti-theft functions enabled to save power. When the vending machine 1 is moved, the microprocessor 12 can use the data of the sensing signal transmitted by the sensing unit 111 to be: Return to normal work from hibernation or standby mode, and the operating interface of the built-in application program of the electronic device 2 can provide users with management and wireless remote control of the vending machine 1 (such as: can start the system work of the vending machine 1, (Relevant setting functions such as detection sensitivity setting of the sensing unit 111 of the sensing module 11 and shutdown of the alarm unit 13).

However, the above-mentioned vending machine 1 exceeds the working range of the electronic device 2 for communication connection, or when the power supply 14 of the vending machine 1 is about to run out of power, its microprocessor 12 transmits information through the wireless transmission unit 15 (E.g., push messages, text messages or e-mails) to the electronic device 2 to notify the user of the processing, so as to ensure that the vending machine 1 is continuously maintained in an anti-theft state.

The above description is only a preferred embodiment of this creation, and therefore does not limit the scope of the patent for this creation. Therefore, the simple modifications and other uses of this creation manual and the contents of the drawings The effect structure change should be included in the scope of the patent for this creation and shared with Chen Ming.

In summary, the vending machine with an anti-theft function of this creation is used to achieve its efficacy and purpose. Therefore, this creation is a creative work with excellent practicality. In order to meet the application requirements for new patents, we must comply with the law. Submit an application and look forward to the jury's approval of the case as soon as possible to protect the hard work of the creator. If the jury of the Bureau of the Bureau has any suspicions, please follow the letter and instruct the creator to cooperate with all efforts and feel good.

Claims (10)

A vending machine with an anti-theft function. The vending machine includes a sensing module inside, and a sensing unit for sensing the axial change of the vending machine is provided inside the sensing module. The microprocessor is connected to the microprocessor which is connected to receive the sensing signal transmitted by the sensing unit and corresponding to the output of the electronic signal. The microprocessor is electrically connected to the microprocessor to receive the electronic signal transmitted by the microprocessor and send out an alarm message. Unit, and the microprocessor is electrically connected with a power source for providing electrical operation of the vending machine. The automatic vending machine with anti-theft function as described in item 1 of the scope of patent application, wherein the sensing unit of the sensing module is a crystal acceleration sensor, a two-axis acceleration sensor, and a three-axis acceleration sensor. Measuring device, gyroscope or magnetometer. The automatic vending machine with anti-theft function as described in item 1 of the scope of patent application, wherein the alarm unit of the automatic vending machine is a horn, a buzzer, an LED lamp or a vibrator. A vending machine with an anti-theft function includes a vending machine and an electronic device. The vending machine includes a sensing module inside, and an axial change for sensing the vending machine is provided inside the sensing module. A sensing unit, and the sensing module is electrically connected to a microprocessor that receives the sensing signal transmitted by the sensing unit and converts it into a corresponding electronic signal output, and the microprocessor is electrically connected to provide power to the vending machine A power supply for operation, and a microprocessor is electrically connected with a wireless transmission unit for wireless transmission of electronic signals with an electronic device; the electronic device is a wireless transmission module having an electronic signal transmitted by a wireless communication circuit of a vending machine And an application program for reading the electronic signal to confirm that the body is moved is installed inside the electronic device. The vending machine with an anti-theft function as described in item 4 of the scope of patent application, wherein the sensing unit of the sensing module is a crystal acceleration sensor, a two-axis acceleration sensor, and a three-axis acceleration sensor. Measuring device, gyroscope or magnetometer. The automatic vending machine with an anti-theft function as described in item 4 of the scope of patent application, wherein the microprocessor of the automatic vending machine is electrically connected with an alarm unit for receiving an electronic signal transmitted by the microprocessor and issuing an alarm message. The automatic vending machine with anti-theft function as described in item 6 of the scope of patent application, wherein the alarm unit of the automatic vending machine is a horn, a buzzer, an LED lamp or a vibrator. The vending machine with anti-theft function as described in item 4 of the scope of patent application, wherein the microprocessor of the vending machine is Bluetooth, radio frequency, near field communication, wireless network, 3G, long-term evolution technology or long-distance low Wireless communication technology. The automatic vending machine with anti-theft function as described in item 4 of the scope of patent application, wherein the wireless transmission module of the electronic device is Bluetooth, wireless radio frequency, near field communication, wireless network, 3G, long-term evolution technology or long-distance low Wireless communication technology. The vending machine with anti-theft function as described in item 4 of the scope of patent application, wherein the electronic device is a screen with an operation screen provided with an application program.