WO1986002758A1 - Machine distributrice modulaire - Google Patents

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WO1986002758A1
WO1986002758A1 PCT/US1984/001701 US8401701W WO8602758A1 WO 1986002758 A1 WO1986002758 A1 WO 1986002758A1 US 8401701 W US8401701 W US 8401701W WO 8602758 A1 WO8602758 A1 WO 8602758A1
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Kim D. Nyegaard
Ib Nyegaard
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07F—COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS
    • G07F7/00—Mechanisms actuated by objects other than coins to free or to actuate vending, hiring, coin or paper currency dispensing or refunding apparatus
    • G07F7/06—Mechanisms actuated by objects other than coins to free or to actuate vending, hiring, coin or paper currency dispensing or refunding apparatus by returnable containers, i.e. reverse vending systems in which a user is rewarded for returning a container that serves as a token of value, e.g. bottles
    • G07F7/069—Mechanisms actuated by objects other than coins to free or to actuate vending, hiring, coin or paper currency dispensing or refunding apparatus by returnable containers, i.e. reverse vending systems in which a user is rewarded for returning a container that serves as a token of value, e.g. bottles by box-like containers, e.g. videocassettes, books
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07F—COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS
    • G07F11/00—Coin-freed apparatus for dispensing, or the like, discrete articles
    • G07F11/62—Coin-freed apparatus for dispensing, or the like, discrete articles in which the articles are stored in compartments in fixed receptacles

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  • the present invention relates to a machine for vending or dispensing articles such as video ⁇ cassettes and the like on a self-service basis. It is particularly directed towards a machine for automatically dispensing customer selected articles such as videocassettes for rental or purchase, and, for receiving returned videocassettes after a rental period.
  • Background Art
  • Rented videocassettes can then be mailed back to the central locational or deposited in a return slot in the machine.
  • a similar terminal is described in U.S. Patent No. 4,414,467 of Gould. In each case videocassettes are simply returned via a return slot in the terminal, and no mechanism ror
  • a vending machine for dispensing items such as videocassettes to customers on a self-service basis.
  • the machine includes a storage area for storing a plurality of items, a manual entry device for a customer to select a chosen item, a delivery slot for delivery of items to a customer, a pick-up device for picking up a selected item from the storage area and returned items from the delivery slot, a transport device for driving the pick-up device between the storage area and the delivery slot, and a control mechanism for controllng.
  • the control mechanism operates the transport and pick up devices in reverse to pick up returned rental items from the delivery slot and transport" them back to the storage area.
  • the machine is preferably designed for storage and dispensing of videocassettes for rental or purchase on a self- service basis.
  • the control mechanism comprises a programmable machine or data processor.
  • the programmable machine includes data storage or memory for associating each videocassette with a particular location in the storage area. Information on customer sales and rentals can also be stored in the memory.
  • the machine can operate either to pick up a selected videocassette and deliver it to a customer, or to pick up a returned videocassette from a customer and return it to the storage area.
  • the machine includes a device for collecting payment for -rented or purchased videocassettes. This preferably comrises a credit card entry slot and reader.
  • the storage area comprises two rows of cassette retaining shelves which face one another with the transport device running in an aisle between the shelves to transport the pick-up device to and from a particular videocassette location.
  • the pick-up device is mounted on an elevator to raise or lower it to the correct shelf level to pick up a selected videocassette, and to subsequently move it up or down to the customer delivery level.
  • the shelves preferably comprise individual cassette compartments arranged in rows and columns, in each of which an individual VHS or Beta videocassette can be located.
  • the storage area may comprise a generally circular shelf assembly, with the pick-up device mounted on the transport device within the assembly, the transport device acting simply to drive the pick-up device up and down and rotate it to reach the chosen cassette location.
  • the shelf depth is arranged so that videocassettes will project partly into the aisle area so that they can be easily picked up by the pick-up device at their projecting ends.
  • the storage area comprises one or more modular shelving units for storing videocassettes.
  • the shelving units each comprise two rows of cassette retaining shelves facing one another with a guide or rail for the transport device running along the aisle between the shelves.
  • a customer console including the manual entry device and the delivery slot is preferably also provided in a similar modular unit, the customer console unit having the customer console and control mechanism on one side of the aisle and a row of cassette retaining shelves on
  • the cassette retaining shelves in each unit comprise a vertical array of compartments or slots which are preferably designed to each hold one videocassette of the VHP or Beta type. Spacers may be provided to change the shelf dimensions for Beta tapes.
  • the shelf depth is such that each videocassette projects out a certain amount into the aisle between the two rows to enable it to be easily picked up by the device.
  • the transport device comprises a truck for driving the pick-up device along the aisle between the rows of shelves and an elevator mounted on the truck for raising and lowering the pick-up device between the correct shelf level and the level of the delivery slot.
  • each videocassette is associated with a particular location in the storage area by the data processor, which can thus control the truck and elevator to drive the pick-up device to the correct location.
  • the pick-up device may be mounted on a turntable so that it can be rotated until it faces -8-
  • the pick-up device is then driven out to pick up the cassette from the slot, and then retracted back into the elevator.
  • the elevator is lowered and the truck is driven to the delivery slot to deliver the cassette to the customer.
  • the procedure for delivering videocassettes is reversed when rented cassettes are returned to the machine.
  • the pick-up device preferably includes a device for checking that the correct videocassette is being picked up or returned.
  • this comprises a magnetic read/write assembly which can read data from a magnetic strip on the videocassette to check that it is correct, and at the same time write data onto the strip, such as the rental date, credit card details and so on.
  • the assembly is mounted so that the strip will pass across its read/write head when retracted into the elevator.
  • the videocassette vending machine thus provides a compact and convenient system for
  • the videocassettes are selected by the customer and delivered automatically, and customers can make payments automatically using the credit card reader.
  • the machine can be situated in a variety of locations for easy access and convenience of customers, and will cut down on the costs of providing a video rental service since no sales personnel are required.
  • Figure 1 is a perspective view showing a videocassette vending machine according to a preferred embodiment of the invention
  • Figure 2 is a front elevational view of the machine, partly cut away to show part of the cassette storage area;
  • Figure 3 is a side view of the interior of the machine, showing the transport device running between the rows of shelves with the pick-up device in an elevated position;
  • Figure 4 is a perspective view of one of the cassette magazines for storing cassettes
  • Figure 5 shows the mounting of cassette magazines in the shelving frame
  • Figure 6 is a section on the lines 6-6 of Figure 5, showing one of the magazine storage compartments or shelves for storing individual videocassettes;
  • Figure 7 shows a spacer for fitting a Beta tape in a magazine storage compartment
  • Figure 8 is a top plan view showing the transport and cassette pick-up devices in more detail
  • Figure 9 is a view on the lines 9-9 of Figure 8, with the pick-up device in an elevated position;
  • Figure 10 shows the pick-up device in more detail
  • Figure 11 is a side view of the pick-up device
  • Figure 12 is a front elevational view of the pick-up device
  • Figure 13 is a view similar to Figure 12 with the end plate removed to reveal the gripper jaws and slide assembly of the pick-up device;
  • Figure 14 is a rear elevational view of the pick-up device showing the gripper drive mechanism
  • Figure 15 shows the magnetic strip reader assembly of the pick-up device
  • Figure 16 shows a plan view of a modified transport device including a temporary storage area for videocassettes
  • Figure 17 is a plan view showing an alternative arrangement for the cassette storage area and transport device.
  • Figure .8 is a block diagram illustrating the ' computer control mechanism for controlling operation of various peripheral devices of the machine in response to customer commands. Description of the Preferred Embodiment
  • FIG. 1 show a preferred embodiment of an automatic videocassette dispensing machine according to the invention.
  • the machine 1 basically comprises a customer console 2 including a manual entry device 3 for customers to place orders and a delivery slot 4 for delivery of
  • a transport device 6 (see Figure 3) is provided for transporting a videocassette pick-up device 7 to and from the storage area 5 and delivery slot 4.
  • a control mechanism is provided to control operation of the transport and pick-up devices in response to customer commands.
  • the machine is in modular form, comprising a series of one or more modular units 8 which can be connected together as desired to increase or decrease the storage area.
  • the storage area 5 basically comprises two rows 9 of shelves with an aisle 10 running between the shelves.
  • the transport device 6 is guided on a rail 11 running along the aisle 10.
  • Each modular unit is in the form of a section of storage area 5, except for one unit 12 which incorporates the customer console 2. In the console unit 12 one row of shelves is replaced by
  • the machine has a base 15 in which the rail 11 is mounted, and the rows of shelves are mounted in the base as shown in Figure 3.
  • the base 15 may also be in modular form.
  • the modular units may each include a base portion.
  • the rows of shelves 9 comprise a vertical array of compartments or slots 16, in each of which a single videocassette 17 can be located so as to project slightly inwardly into the aisle between the rows.
  • the vertical array is made up of a series of individual cartridges 18 as shown in Figure 4, each cartridge comprising a single vertical column of compartments 16.
  • the cartridges 18 are mounted in slots 19, provided for that purpose in an outer frame 20 on either side of the aisle 10.
  • the cartridges 18 have upper and lower ribs 21 which engage in the aligned upper and lower slots 19 in the frame 20 on either side of the aisle 10. Cartridges can thus be removed and replaced when necessary. As shown in Figures 5 and 6, the cartridges are spaced apart a certain amount when mounted in the frame so that there will be gaps between adjacent videocassettes 17 to allow them to be removed by the pick-up device as described below.
  • the size of the compartments 16 is such that a VHS type videocassette will project out into the aisle area a certain amount as shown in Figure 3.
  • Spacers 22 as shown in Figure 7 are provided for reducing the compartment length such that Beta tapes 17' (see Figure 3), project out by the same amount.
  • the customer console 2 is shown in Figures 1 and 2 and includes the control mecha.-.ism comprising a data processing unit for controlling operation of the machine as will be described in more detail below.
  • the manual entry device 3 preferably
  • the front face of the console 2 preferably includes a credit card slot 23 for customer payment for orders and a receipt delivery slot.
  • the cassette transport device 6 will now be described.
  • the device 6 basically comprises a truck 24 for transporting the pick-up device 7 back and forth along the track or rail 11 and an elevator mechanism 25 for moving the pick-up device up and down between the various cassette levels and the level of the delivery slot.
  • the truck 24 is slidably mounted at one side on the rail 11 and has a pair of wheels 26 at the other side which run on a track 27 as shown in Figures 3 and 8.
  • the truck is driven along the rail 11 by a stepper motor 28 (see Figure 9) which -16-
  • a turntable 30 is rotatably mounted on shaft 31 on the truck 24, and the elevator mechanism 25 is mounted at its lower end on the turntable. Rotation of the turntable is controlled by turntable motor 32 as illustrated in Figure 8. As shown in Figure 3, the elevator mechanism is guided at its upper end by wheel 33 running in a guide track 34 extending along the upper wall 35 of the machine.
  • the elevator mechanism 25 comprises an elevator drive screw 36 extending vertically from the truck 24 on which the pick-up device 7 is mounted so as to be driven up and down by rotation of the drive screw in opposite directions.
  • the drive screw is driven by elevator motor 37 which is mounted on the turntable 30.
  • Vertical guides 38 are provided for stability of the pick-up device 7 as it is driven up and down.
  • the pick-up device is shown in more detail in Figures 10 to 15. It basically comprises a pair of
  • gripper jaws 39 slidably mounted on slide rails 40 in a housing 41.
  • the housing 41 is driven up and down on the elevator by means of the drive screw 36 which engages in the bore 42 in a side flange 43 of the housing (see Figure 8) , and the guides 38 pass through the bores 44 which are also located in flange 43.
  • the jaws 39 are driven by a stepper motor 45 along a drive screw 46' between the retracted position shown in solid outline and the advanced position shown in dotted outline. In the advanced position the jaws project out just far enough to engage around the projecting end of a videocassette 17 in a compartment 16 facing the pick-up device.
  • a sensor 47 mounted on the jaws detects when a videocassette is in position between the jaws, and a jaw actuating solenoid 48 is actuated in response to signals from the sensor to rotate the jaws into a cassette gripping position.
  • the gap between adjacent videocassettes is sufficient to enable the jaws to pick up cassettes smoothly (see Figure 10) .
  • a magnetic bar code read/write assembly 49 is provided in the housing 41 as shown in Figure 15.
  • the assembly includes read/write head 50 positioned to read the magnetic strips of videocassettes as they are withdrawn into the housing.
  • the assembly 49 also allows data to be written on the strips, such as the rental date and customer credit card information.
  • each compartment in the storage area will be associated in data processor memory 52 with a particular videocassette stored in that compartment. This can be done using the pick ⁇ up device and read/write assembly to load videocassettes into the storage area. Thus no particular arrangement of the videocassettes is necessary and they may be stored completely randomly. Clearly the information can be up-dated
  • the truck motor will be actuated at the command of the data processing unit 51 and the truck will be driven along the rail 11 until the column or cartridge 18 containing the selected videocassette is reached.
  • the elevator motor 37 is then actuated to drive the pick-up device to the level of the compartment containing the selected videocassette (see Figure 3) . If necessary the turntable motor 32 is actuated to rotate the pick-up device so that the jaws face towards the correct compartment.
  • the truck, turntable, elevator and jaw driving motors are all stepper
  • position sensors may also be used for correct positioning of the pick-up device.
  • the motor 45 When the jaws are positioned facing a selected videocassette as illustrated in solid lines in Figure 10, the motor 45 is actuated to drive the jaws out of the housing until they reach the videocassette. The extended position is shown in dotted outline.
  • the solenoid 48 is then actuated to rotate the jaws to grip the videocassette, and the motor 45 is driven in reverse to retract the jaws and the videocassette back into the housing 41.
  • a check is made to ensure that the correct videocassette has been picked up, and any necessary information is written onto the magnetic strip.
  • the truck motor will then be actuated to drive the entire mechanism back to the customer console, the elevator motor will drive the pick-up device up
  • the procedure is reversed when a customer returns a rented video cassette to the machine. After a cassette has been purchased or returned, a receipt will be printed and delivered to the customer.
  • a temporary storage area 53 is preferably provided on the truck 24, as shown in Figure 16.
  • the storage area 53 comprises two arcuate sections of storage compartments 54 on either side of the turntable 30.
  • FIG 17 shows an alternative embodiment of the vending machine.
  • the storage area is in the form of a circular set of shelves 55 comprising an array of individual videocassette compartments 56 as in the previous embodiment.
  • the customer console (not shown) is mounted in the gap 57 in the circular array, and the transport device 58 is located in the center of the array.
  • the pick-up device 7 in this case will be the same as in the first embodiment, while the transport device will simply comprise a turntable and elevator to rotate the pick-up device and raise and lower it until it faces towards a particular compartment or the delivery slot.
  • the storage area cannot be expanded easily as in the first embodiment, but the transport device is simpler and the machine will take up less space.
  • the videocassette machine of the two embodiments described above can be used to rent or purchase videocassettes and to return rented videocassettes automatically, without the need for staff to keep extensive records.
  • the machine may also stock other items such as video game cartridges for rental or sale, and blank cassettes and other accessories for sale.
  • the computer is programmed to continuously up-date the list of available items, for example as items are purchased or rented or as stock is updated.
  • the machine may also be used as a self-service terminal for sale or rental of other items. It would be particularly useful for dispensing such items as music cassettes, books, and the like which must be stored in great variety and numbers. In all of these cases stores must normally keep a large stock and shop assistants must spend a great amount of time in arranging the stock logically so that individual titles can be easily located an in keeping track of what is and is not available at
  • the machine can be stocked anyhow, with the computer automatically keeping track of the position of each specific item by reading the bar code of each item as it is located in a compartment in the storage area and associating that compartment with that particular item.
  • the computer will also keep track of items that have been rented in its memory.
  • the modular arrangement allows the storage area to be easily increased as necessary.
  • the videocassette dispensing machine may include other features for security and ease of use.
  • a communication modem allowing telephone communication between the vending machine and a remote host computer may be provided, for example to allow maintenance personnel to be informed of any breakdown or possibly to allow phone-in reservation of specific items by customers.
  • Various fire and security detectors may be provided to activate suitable alarms.
  • a fire extinguisher automatically operated on smoke detection may be provided. This will be of the inert gas type (e.g. Halon 13) to prevent damage to the stored tapes.
  • the security detectors may suitably take the form of ultrasonic sensors arranged to detect vibration or tilt as the result of break-in attempts.
  • a back-up power supply may be provided to operate the machine for a limited time in the event of a power failure.
  • Temperature sensors may be provided to actuate fans and dampers to control the internal temperature of the machine and to maintain it in the preferred range of -20 to +25 degrees Centigrade.
  • An internal heating and cooling unit may be provided so that the machine can be situated outdoors if desired.

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Cette machine distributrice permet de distribuer automatiquement des cassettes, ou des articles semblables, pour la location ou pour la vente, et de récupérer les cassettes video rendues de sorte que toute la procédure de location ou d'achat de tels articles peut se faire sur la base du libre-service. La machine distributrice (1) comprend une zone de stockage (5) pour le stockage d'une pluralité d'articles placés dans des endroits prédéterminés, un dispositif d'entrée de la commande du client (3) pour permettre au client de sélectionner et d'entrer les articles choisis pour la location ou l'achat, et un dispositif de transport à bande (6) pour prélever un article choisi par un client, de son emplacement dans la zone de stockage, et le délivrer au client par un orifice de sortie adéquat de la machine; ce dispositif de transport permet aussi de prendre les articles rendus par le client et de les replacer aux emplacements sélectionnés dans la zone de stockage. Un dispositif programmable répond aux demandes du client pour commander le fonctionnement de la machine.
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WO1989001675A1 (fr) * 1987-08-11 1989-02-23 Midway Video, Ltd. Distributeur automatique d'articles mettant en oeuvre un bras robotise pour le transport desdits articles
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EP0323423A3 (fr) * 1987-12-28 1989-10-04 Allan Ahlström Machine de vente pour repas complets
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