WO2014084435A1

WO2014084435A1 - Ice cream vendor and method of operating same

Info

Publication number: WO2014084435A1
Application number: PCT/KR2012/010364
Authority: WO
Inventors: 유세훈
Original assignee: 주식회사 아이스트로
Priority date: 2012-11-27
Filing date: 2012-12-03
Publication date: 2014-06-05
Also published as: KR101387707B1

Abstract

The ice cream vendor comprises: a stirring cylinder (10) for stirring a mixture of a frozen ice cream raw material and air pushed toward an outlet opening (24); an outlet valve (30) for opening or closing the outlet opening (24) of the stirring cylinder (10) so as to discharge or cut off ice cream; a dispenser (40) arranged at a standby position for supplying stacked empty cups (50) one by one according to a vending signal; a holder (310) for holding an ice cream cup (50) discharged from the dispenser (40); a conveyance block (300) for mounting the holder(310); and a transfer device operated by a drive source for horizontally and vertically moving the conveyance block (300) so as to transfer the holder (310) sequentially to the standby position below the dispenser (40), an outlet position below the outlet opening (24), and a vending position provided with a vending gate (2).

Description

Ice cream vending machine and its operation

The present invention relates to an ice cream vending machine, and more particularly, to automatically perform the entire process by the transfer mechanism including the supply of the container to the discharge port, the transfer from the discharge port to the sales gate, and the return to the initial position. It is to be done. Accordingly, it is possible to sell ice cream without a separate operator, to make the quantity and shape of the ice cream stacked in the container uniform and good, and to prevent the residue of the ice cream remaining in the discharge port from being transferred to the transfer device or the container. It relates to an ice cream vending machine and a method of operating the same.

Generally, a soft ice cream maker sends the ice cream raw material in a reservoir with air to a stirring cylinder. In the stirring cylinder, the raw material is cooled and simultaneously mixed in a dasher to inject air into the raw material, thereby providing ice cream with soft cream properties in which the raw material is inflated. Examples of conventional soft ice cream makers are disclosed in Korean Unexamined Patent Publication No. 10-2012-0064399, Korean Unexamined Patent Publication No. 10-2005-0094602 and Korean Utility Model Registration No. 20-0365621.

However, the conventional soft ice cream maker or vending machine, the operator takes the container (elements that can hold the ice cream, such as cups or cones) in the store with one hand and placed under the outlet, the other hand of the ice cream maker Pulling the dispensing lever, the container receives the ice cream dispensed from the dispensing opening to the container.

Alternatively, when the purchaser picks up the container in the container holder of the ice cream maker and brings it under the discharge port, a predetermined amount of ice cream is put in the container from the discharge port.

In the conventional ice cream maker as described above, everyone, whether the operator or the buyer, must hold the container by hand and receive the ice cream.

Therefore, the ice cream maker owner has to put one operator, which adds to the economic burden. In addition, buyers have the perception that ice cream purchases are cumbersome, inconvenient and not hygienic.

For example, a person must hold a container (cup or cone) and get ice cream, which is not easy for an inexperienced or buyer. That is, it is difficult to stack the shape of the ice cream beautifully and uniformly, and it is difficult to uniformly adjust the amount of ice cream every time.

The present invention has been developed to solve the above problems, the entire process including the supply of the container to the discharge port, transfer from the discharge port to the sales gate, return to the initial position by the transfer mechanism automatically It is possible to sell the ice cream without a separate operator, to make the quantity and shape of the ice cream stacked in the container uniform and good, and to prevent the ice cream residues remaining in the discharge port from contacting the transfer device or the container. It is an object to provide a vending machine and its operation method.

Ice cream vending machine according to an aspect of the present invention to achieve the above object, a stirring cylinder for mixing the ice cream raw material and air while pushing the ice cream raw material to the discharge port while maintaining the ice cream raw material; A discharge valve for dispensing or blocking the ice cream by opening or closing the discharge port of the stirring cylinder; A dispenser in which empty containers are stacked and dispensed one by one according to a sales signal and installed in a standby position; A holder for receiving and supporting the ice cream container distributed from the dispenser; A transfer block on which the holder is mounted; And a transfer mechanism for moving the transfer block in a horizontal direction and a vertical direction by a driving source to transfer the holder to the standby position under the dispenser, the discharge position under the discharge port, and the sale position where the sales gate is formed.

Ice cream vending machine according to another aspect of the present invention, a stirring cylinder for mixing the ice cream raw material and air while maintaining the ice cream raw material frozen state to push to the outlet; A discharge valve for dispensing or blocking the ice cream by opening or closing the discharge port of the stirring cylinder; A dispenser installed at the stand-by position and distributing the containers one by one in accordance with the sales signal; A vertical column disposed in a space between the discharge port and the dispenser; A movable side member that moves vertically along the vertical column using the vertical column as a fixed side member, or a horizontal side of the vertical column is moved by itself as a fixed side member and the vertical column as a movable side member. Guiding horizontal beam; A holder for receiving and supporting the ice cream container distributed from the dispenser; The holder is mounted, and includes a transfer block movably mounted along the longitudinal direction to the movable side member of the vertical column or the horizontal beam to move the holder to a standby position, a discharge position and a sales position.

Ice cream vending machine according to an embodiment of the present invention, the vertical column or the horizontal beam is installed in the longitudinal direction on the fixed side member and screwed with the movable side member by the rotation of the movable side member in the longitudinal direction of the fixed side member A first screw shaft for linear reciprocating movement; A first drive motor installed in the fixed side member of the vertical column or the horizontal beam to rotationally drive the first screw shaft; A second screw shaft installed longitudinally on the movable side member of the vertical column or the horizontal beam and screwed with the transfer block to linearly reciprocate the transfer block in the longitudinal direction of the movable side member by its rotation; It may include a second drive motor installed on the movable side member of the vertical column or the horizontal beam to rotationally drive the second screw shaft.

In addition, the vertical column forms a fixed side member, and the horizontal beam forms a movable side member and is moved up and down with respect to the vertical column; The transport block may be mounted on the horizontal beam to linearly move in a longitudinal direction of the horizontal beam.

In addition, a linear motion guide may be provided along the longitudinal direction on the upper surface of the movable side member of the vertical column or the horizontal beam, and the transfer block may be provided with a guide block slidingly coupled to the linear motion guide.

In addition, the holder is made of a ring shape that supports the upper edge of the container after the container is inserted from the top down, it can be configured in a form that one side of the ring is opened to the opening.

In addition, the ice cream vending machine according to the present invention, the standby position sensor for detecting whether the transfer block or the holder has reached the standby position; A first container sensor for detecting whether the container has been put into the holder in the standby position; A selling position sensor for detecting whether the transfer block or the holder has moved to the selling position; It may be provided with first and second movable element detection sensors provided at both ends of the fixed side member of the vertical column or the horizontal beam to detect the position of the movable side member.

In addition, the ice cream vending machine according to the present invention may further include a second container detection sensor for detecting the presence of the container at the sales position, and a third container detection sensor for detecting the presence of the container at the discharge position.

Ice cream vending machine operating method according to an aspect of the present invention, the standby position and the sales position at the bottom, the dispensing position is set to the top, and in the stand-by position, the container is dispensed from the dispenser according to the input of the sales signal to the holder (SB11); Advancing the movable side member in the horizontal direction or the transfer block in the horizontal direction of the vertical column or the horizontal beam to transfer the container in the horizontal direction from the standby position to the discharge position lower (S11); Moving the movable side member vertically upward in the vertical column or the horizontal beam or vertically moving the transfer block to raise the container to the discharge position (S12); Opening the dispensing valve and discharging ice cream from the dispensing port to put in a container (SB12); Moving the movable side member or the transfer block vertically downward to lower the container containing the ice cream from the dispensing position to the selling position (S13); And when the purchaser withdraws the container containing the ice cream from the sales gate, retracting the movable side member or the transfer block in the horizontal direction, and returning the holder from the sales position to the standby position (S14).

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of operating an ice cream vending machine, in which a standby position and a sales position are set at a lower side, a dispensing position is set at an upper side, and a container is introduced into a holder from a dispenser according to input of a sales signal at the standby position. (SB11); Moving the movable member and the transfer block simultaneously in the vertical column or the horizontal beam to raise the container in the diagonal direction from the standby position to the discharge position (S11 + S12); Opening the dispensing valve and discharging ice cream from the dispensing port to put in a container (SB12); Moving the movable side member or the transfer block vertically downward to lower the container containing the ice cream from the dispensing position to the selling position (S13); And when the purchaser withdraws the container containing the ice cream from the sales gate, retracting the movable side member or the transfer block in the horizontal direction, and returning the holder from the sales position to the standby position (S14).

In the ice cream vending machine operating method according to another aspect of the present invention, the standby position and the dispensing position is set to the top, the selling position is set to the bottom, and in the stand-by position, one container from the dispenser in accordance with the input of the sales signal into the holder Step SB31; Advancing the movable side member in the horizontal direction or the transfer block in the horizontal direction in the vertical column or the horizontal beam to transfer the container in the horizontal direction from the standby position to the discharge position (S31); Opening the discharge valve and discharging the ice cream from the discharge port to put in the container (SB32); Moving the movable side member or the transfer block vertically downward to lower the container containing the ice cream from the dispensing position to the selling position (S32); When the buyer withdraws the container containing the ice cream from the sales gate, retracting the movable side member or the transfer block in the horizontal direction to transfer the holder from the sales position to the lower portion of the standby position (S33); And moving the movable side member or the transfer block vertically upward, raising the holder to return to the standby position (S34).

In the ice cream vending machine operating method according to another aspect of the present invention, the standby position and the dispensing position is set to the top, the selling position is set to the bottom, and in the stand-by position, one container from the dispenser in accordance with the input of the sales signal into the holder Step SB41; Advancing the movable side member in the horizontal direction or the transfer block in the horizontal direction in the vertical column or the horizontal beam to transfer the container horizontally from the standby position to the discharge position (S41); Opening the discharge valve and discharging the ice cream from the discharge port; Moving the movable side member or the transfer block vertically downward to lower the container containing the ice cream from the dispensing position to the selling position (S42); When the buyer withdraws the container containing the ice cream from the sales gate, moving the movable side member or the transfer block vertically upward, raising the holder from the sales position to the discharge position again (S43); And retracting the movable side member or the transfer block in the horizontal direction to return the holder from the discharge position to the standby position (S44).

In the ice cream vending machine operating method according to another aspect of the present invention, the standby position and the dispensing position is set to the top, the selling position is set to the bottom, and in the stand-by position, one container from the dispenser in accordance with the input of the sales signal into the holder Step SB41; Advancing the movable side member in the horizontal direction or the transfer block in the horizontal direction in the vertical column or the horizontal beam to transfer the container horizontally from the standby position to the discharge position (S41); Opening the discharge valve and discharging the ice cream from the discharge port; Moving the movable side member or the transfer block vertically downward to lower the container containing the ice cream from the dispensing position to the selling position (S42); When the purchaser withdraws the container containing the ice cream from the sales gate, the movable side member and the transfer block are moved at the same time to raise and return the container in the diagonal direction from the sales position to the standby position (S43 + S44).

Ice cream vending machine operating method according to another aspect of the present invention, the standby position in the middle, the discharge position above the standby position, the sales position below the standby position, the dispenser in accordance with the input of the sales signal at the standby position Injecting one container from the holder into the holder (SB61); Advancing the movable side member in the horizontal direction or the transfer block in the horizontal direction of the vertical column or the horizontal beam to transfer the container in the horizontal direction from the standby position to the discharge position lower (S61); Moving the movable side member or the transfer block vertically to raise the container to the discharge position (S62); Opening the discharge valve and discharging the ice cream from the discharge port to put in the container (SB62); Moving the movable side member or the transfer block vertically downward to lower the container containing the ice cream from the dispensing position to the selling position (S63); When the buyer withdraws the container containing the ice cream from the sales gate, moving the movable side member or the transfer block vertically upward, raising the holder from the sales position to the standby position height (S64); And retracting the movable side member or the transfer block in the horizontal direction to return the holder to the standby position (S65).

Ice cream vending machine operating method according to another aspect of the present invention, the standby position in the middle, the discharge position above the standby position, the sales position below the standby position, the dispenser in accordance with the input of the sales signal at the standby position Injecting one container from the holder into the holder (SB61); Advancing the movable side member in the horizontal direction or the transfer block in the horizontal direction of the vertical column or the horizontal beam to transfer the container in the horizontal direction from the standby position to the discharge position lower (S61); Moving the movable side member or the transfer block vertically to raise the container to the discharge position (S62); Opening the discharge valve and discharging the ice cream from the discharge port to put in the container (SB62); Moving the movable side member or the transfer block vertically downward to lower the container containing the ice cream from the dispensing position to the selling position (S63); And when the buyer withdraws the container containing the ice cream at the sales gate, moving the movable side member and the transfer block at the same time to include the step of raising the container in the diagonal direction from the sales position to the standby position (S64 + S65).

In the ice cream vending machine operating method according to another aspect of the present invention, the standby position and the sales position is set to the bottom, the dispensing position is set to the upper side, and one container from the dispenser is put into the holder according to the input of the sales signal at the standby position. Step SB81; Moving the movable side member and the transfer block simultaneously in the vertical column or the horizontal beam to raise the container in a diagonal direction from a standby position to a lower discharge position (S81); Moving the movable side member or the transfer block vertically to raise the container to the discharge position (S82); Opening the discharge valve and discharging the ice cream from the discharge port to put in the container (SB82); Moving the movable side member or the transfer block vertically downward to lower the container containing the ice cream from the dispensing position to the selling position (S83); And when the purchaser withdraws the container containing the ice cream from the sales gate, retracting the movable side member or the transfer block in the horizontal direction, and returning the holder from the sales position to the standby position (S84).

Ice cream vending machine operating method according to another aspect of the present invention, the standby position in the middle, the discharge position above the standby position, the sales position below the standby position, the dispenser in accordance with the input of the sales signal at the standby position Injecting one container from the holder into the holder (SB91); Simultaneously moving the movable side member and the transfer block in the vertical column or the horizontal beam to raise the container diagonally from the standby position to the discharge position lower (S91); Moving the movable side member or the transfer block in the vertical direction to raise the container to the discharge position (S92); Opening the discharge valve and discharging the ice cream from the discharge port; Moving the movable side member or the transfer block vertically downward to lower the container containing the ice cream from the dispensing position to the selling position (S93); And when the buyer withdraws the container containing the ice cream at the sales gate, moving the movable side member and the transfer block at the same time includes the step of raising the container in the diagonal direction from the sales position to the standby position to return (S94).

In the ice cream vending machine operating method according to another aspect of the present invention, the standby position and the dispensing position is set to the top, the selling position is set to the bottom, and in the stand-by position, one container from the dispenser in accordance with the input of the sales signal into the holder Step SB101; Advancing the movable side member in the horizontal direction of the vertical column or the horizontal beam or advancing the transfer block in the horizontal direction to transfer the container primarily in the horizontal direction until reaching the discharge position from the standby position (S101); Simultaneously moving the movable side member and the transfer block to lower the container in a diagonal direction and transporting the container to the discharge position at a lower position (S102); Moving the movable side member or the transfer block vertically to raise the container to the discharge position (S103); Opening the dispensing valve and discharging ice cream from the dispensing port to put in a container (SB102); Moving the movable side member or the transfer block vertically downward to lower the container containing the ice cream from the dispensing position to the selling position (S104); And when the buyer withdraws the container containing the ice cream at the sales gate, moving the movable side member and the transfer block at the same time includes the step of raising the container in the diagonal direction from the sales position to the standby position to return (S105).

In the ice cream vending machine operating method according to another aspect of the present invention, the standby position and the dispensing position is set to the top, the selling position is set to the bottom, and in the stand-by position, one container from the dispenser in accordance with the input of the sales signal into the holder Step SB111; Moving the movable side member and the transfer block simultaneously in the vertical column or the horizontal beam to lower the container diagonally from the standby position to the discharge position (S111); Moving the movable side member or the transfer block vertically to raise the container to the discharge position (S112); Opening the discharge valve and discharging the ice cream from the discharge port to put in the container (SB112); Moving the movable side member or the transfer block vertically downward to lower the container to the selling position (S113); And when the buyer withdraws the container containing the ice cream at the sales gate, moving the movable side member and the transfer block at the same time includes the step of raising the container diagonally from the sales position to the standby position (S114).

According to the ice cream vending machine and its operating method according to the present invention, by the appropriate combination of the ice cream dispensing device and the automatic container transfer mechanism, the entire process from the supply of the container to the transfer of the container, the discharge and sale of the ice cream can be automatically performed. Can be.

Therefore, the quantity and shape of the ice cream in the container can be kept uniform and good, the buyer has the convenience of simply taking out the container containing the ice cream and do not need a separate operator is economical.

In addition, when transporting the container from the stand-by position or the container, the residue of the ice cream on the holder, the container and the conveying device can be implemented hygienic ice cream vending machine.

1 is a real picture showing the structure of the device inside the case of the ice cream vending machine according to the present invention.

2 is a view showing the internal structure and the automatic transport mechanism of the ice cream vending machine according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a perspective view showing a container transport mechanism according to the present invention.

4 is a front view of FIG. 3.

5 is a side view of FIG. 3.

6 is a plan view of FIG. 3.

7 is a view for explaining the operating method of the ice cream vending machine according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

8 is a view for explaining a method of operating an ice cream vending machine according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

9 is a view for explaining a method of operating an ice cream vending machine according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

10 is a view for explaining a method of operating an ice cream vending machine according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

11 is a view for explaining a method of operating an ice cream vending machine according to a fifth embodiment of the present invention.

12 is a view for explaining a method of operating an ice cream vending machine according to a sixth embodiment of the present invention.

13 is a view for explaining the operating method of the ice cream vending machine according to a seventh embodiment of the present invention.

14 is a view for explaining a method of operating an ice cream vending machine according to an eighth embodiment of the present invention.

15 is a view for explaining a method of operating an ice cream vending machine according to a ninth embodiment of the present invention.

16 is a view for explaining a method of operating an ice cream vending machine according to a tenth embodiment of the present invention.

17 is a view for explaining a method of operating an ice cream vending machine according to an eleventh embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

(Ice Cream Vending Machine)

1 is a real picture showing the structure of the device inside the case of the ice cream vending machine according to the present invention. In other words, the outer case of the ice cream vending machine is taken off and photographed a part of the device installed inside.

As shown in Figure 1, the ice cream vending machine according to the present invention, while being frozen by the freezing circuit, the stirring cylinder for receiving the ice cream therein, and rotates inside the stirring cylinder to transport the ice cream raw material and air forward A dasher, a valve body mounted at the front of the stirring cylinder and having a discharge passage and an outlet, and a discharge valve for opening or closing the outlet. The discharge valve is reciprocated in the vertical direction by the discharge valve drive motor as a drive source to open or close the discharge port. When the outlet is open, the ice cream comes out of the stirring cylinder and is placed in a container (cup, cone, etc.).

The opening and closing positions of the discharge valve are detected by the valve detection sensor.

The ice cream container is supported by the holder. In Fig. 1, the holder has to be moved further to the right in order to be located at the point where the center of the holder coincides with the center of the outlet, ie the center of the container and the center of the outlet.

The holder is integrated in the conveying block, the conveying block is conveyed in the horizontal direction left and right along the horizontal beam, and the horizontal beam is conveyed in the vertical direction along the vertical column.

Empty containers are placed in a container dispenser that is located above the left end of the horizontal beam, although not shown in FIG. 1. In accordance with the sales signal, one container is supplied to the holder.

In the outer case, a sales gate is formed at the point where the holder and the container are located when the horizontal beam is moved to the lower end on the vertical column. The purchaser puts a coin into the vending machine or activates the sales switch, and then takes out the container that comes with the ice cream and reaches the sales gate.

An embodiment of such an ice cream vending machine of the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to the drawings.

2 to 6 show an ice cream vending machine according to the first embodiment of the present invention, Figure 2 shows the internal structure and the automatic transfer mechanism, Figure 3 shows a perspective view of the container transfer mechanism, Figure 4 Is a front view, FIG. 5 is a side view, and FIG. 6 is a top view.

First, referring to Figure 2, the ice cream vending machine of the present invention, as a component for mixing and dispensing the ice cream, the stirring cylinder 10 for receiving the ice cream therein while being frozen by the freezing circuit, and the stirring cylinder 10 And a dasher 12 which is rotated in the interior of the ice cream and moves forward while mixing the ice cream raw material and the air, and is provided at the front of the stirring cylinder 10 and has a discharge passage 22 and an outlet 24 formed therein. The body 20 and the discharge valve 30 which opens or closes the discharge port 24 are included.

Although the discharge valve 30 can be implemented in various forms, in the embodiment shown in the drawing, the discharge port has a piston shape and is reciprocated in the vertical direction on the drawing by the discharge valve drive motor 32 as a driving source to open the discharge port 24. Or close. When the outlet 24 is opened, the ice cream in the stirring cylinder 10 comes out to be put in a container (cup or cone, etc.). The opening and closing positions (states) of the discharge valve 30 are detected by the valve detection sensor 34.

An inner side of the outer case of the ice cream vending machine is provided with a dispenser 40 in which empty containers 50 are stacked, and one container 50 is dropped on the holder 310 in response to a selling signal.

The holder 310 automatically transfers between the standby position directly under the dispenser 40, the discharge position just below the discharge valve 30, and the sales position at which the sales gate 2 is formed by a transfer mechanism controlled by the controller. do.

The conveying mechanism includes a vertical column 100 and a horizontal beam 200.

The vertical column 100 is disposed in the space between the discharge port 24 and the dispenser 40, and the horizontal beam 200 is installed to intersect the vertical column 100.

One of the vertical column 100 and the horizontal beam 200 is a fixed side member and the other is a movable side member.

In the embodiment shown in the figure, the vertical column 100 is fixed to the inside of the vending machine is fixed member, the horizontal beam 200 is a movable side member to slide up and down on the vertical column 100.

If the vertical column 100 is set as the movable side member and the horizontal beam 200 is set as the fixed side member, the vertical column 100 is mounted on the upper surface of the horizontal beam 200 to slide in the horizontal direction. .

The transfer block 300 is installed to move along the longitudinal direction of the movable side member.

When the horizontal beam 200 is set as the movable side member as in the embodiment shown in the drawing, the transfer block 300 is mounted on the horizontal beam 200, and the left and right directions in the drawing are along the longitudinal direction of the horizontal beam 200. Move horizontally between the stand-by position and the sales position.

If the vertical column 100 is set as the movable side member, the transfer block 300 is mounted on the vertical column 100, and is vertically moved in the vertical direction in the drawing along the longitudinal direction of the vertical column 100 for sale. Reciprocating between the position and the discharge position.

Hereinafter, the case where the vertical column 100 is set to the fixed side member and the horizontal beam 200 is set to the movable side member is demonstrated as an example.

The holder 310 receives and supports the ice cream container 50 distributed from the dispenser 400.

The holder 310 is mounted on the transfer block 300 and moves in a single body with the transfer block 300.

Then, the first container detection sensor 54 is installed in the standby position, and detects whether or not the container 50 is put in the holder (310).

The second container detecting sensor 55 is installed at the selling position, and the purchaser turns off the container 50 by detecting whether the container 50 is present in the holder 310 transferred to the selling position of the selling gate 2. Determine whether or not.

A third container detection sensor 56 is installed at the dispensing position to detect whether the container 50 is continuously supported by the holder 310 transferred to the dispensing position, thereby detecting the disengagement of the container and preventing the dispensing error. do.

As the first to third

container detection sensors

54, 55 and 56, for example, a photo sensor can be used.

In addition, first and second movable

element detection sensors

108 and 110 are installed at both ends of the vertical column 100 that is a fixed side member. The first and second movable

element detecting sensors

108 and 110 detect the position of the movable side member, that is, the horizontal beam 200, detect whether the horizontal beam 200 has been transferred to the upper discharge position, Detects whether it has been transferred to the sales position.

On both left and right ends of the horizontal beam 200, a standby position sensor 206 for detecting whether the transfer block 300 has reached the standby position and a sales position sensor for detecting whether the transfer block 300 has reached the sales position ( 208 is installed.

In this embodiment, as the first and second movable

element detecting sensors

108 and 110, the standby position sensor 206, and the selling position sensor 208, a proximity sensor, a limit switch, and the like can be used. As shown in the figure, the sales position sensor 208 shows an example consisting of a limit switch, the limit switch is provided with a probe 210, the transfer block 300 is provided with a contactor 304, the contactor 304 Pressing the probe 210 stops the transfer of the transfer block 300 to be accurately positioned in the sales position.

Hereinafter, in addition to FIG. 2, the specific structure of a transfer mechanism is demonstrated with reference to FIGS.

The first screw shaft 102 is provided in the longitudinal direction in the vertical column 100 which is the fixed side member. The first screw shaft 102 is screwed with the horizontal beam 200 which is the movable side member, and the horizontal beam 200 is linearly reciprocated in the longitudinal direction (up and down in the drawing) of the vertical column 100 by its rotation. Move it. The vertical column 100 is provided with a first drive motor 104 for rotationally driving the first screw shaft 102.

The first drive motor 104 for driving the first screw shaft 102 is provided. The horizontal beam 200 is coupled to the first screw shaft 102 and reciprocates up and down on the vertical column 100 by bidirectional rotation of the first screw shaft 102. Although a linear transfer mechanism made of a screw shaft is employed for vertical movement of the horizontal beam 200, other types of linear transfer mechanisms may be employed, such as a linear transfer mechanism using magnetics.

In order to more stably guide the vertical movement of the horizontal beam 200, the vertical column 110 is provided with guide bars 106 on both sides of the first screw shaft 102. The horizontal beam 200 is slidably coupled to the guide bar 106 to be guided by the guide bar 106 when moved up and down by the first screw shaft 102.

Next, the second screw shaft 202 is installed in the horizontal beam 200 in the longitudinal direction, and a second drive motor 204 for driving the second screw shaft 202 is provided.

The transfer block 300 is screwed to the second screw shaft 202. By the rotation of the second screw shaft 202, the transfer block 300 linearly reciprocates horizontally in the longitudinal direction of the horizontal beam 200.

Although a linear transfer mechanism consisting of the second screw shaft 202 is employed to move the transfer block 300 in the horizontal direction, other types of linear transfer mechanisms such as a linear transfer mechanism using magnetics may be used.

For more stable movement of the transfer block 300, the transfer block 300 may be coupled to the horizontal beam 200 by a linear motion guide. That is, the linear motion guide 220 is installed on the upper surface of the horizontal beam 200, and the guide block 320 is slidably coupled to the linear motion guide 220 in the transfer block 300.

On the other hand, the holder 310 is provided at the end of the extension arm 302 installed in the transfer block 300. The holder 310 has a ring shape that supports the upper edge 52 of the container 50 after the container 50 is inserted from above.

The ring-shaped holder 310 may be configured in such a way that one side of the ring is opened by the opening 312, so that the buyer can easily withdraw the container 50 through the opening 312.

Next, with reference to Figures 7 to 16, the operating method of the ice cream vending machine according to the present invention.

(Operation method 1 of ice cream vending machine)

Operation method 1 of an ice cream vending machine relates to claim 9.

7 is a view for explaining a method of operating an ice cream vending machine according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to Fig. 7, the standby position and the sales position are positioned below, and the discharge position is positioned above.

The standby state is a state in which the horizontal beam 200 moves to the lower end of the vertical column 100, and at the same time, the transfer block 300 and the holder 310 move to the left end of the horizontal beam 200 and remain. In this standby state, the holder 310 waits for the container 50 to be dispensed in the standby position.

When the transfer block 300 and the holder 310 are in the standby position, when the purchaser or the operator presses the selling button of the ice cream vending machine or inputs money, the ice cream selling signal is input to the controller. One container 50 is dropped from the dispenser 40 and put into the holder 310 (step SB11).

In one embodiment, the container 50 put into the holder 310, the upper edge 52 of the container 310 is supported by the upper surface of the holder 310. Alternatively, the peripheral surface of the point close to the upper edge 52 of the container 50 may be caught by the holder 310.

When it is confirmed by the first container sensor 54 that the container 50 has been put into the holder 310, the container 50 is transferred horizontally from the standby position to the bottom of the discharge position (to the sales position).

For this operation, the second drive motor 204 is operated. When the second drive motor 204 is operated so that the second screw shaft 202 rotates in one direction, the transfer block 300 advances in the horizontal direction along the horizontal beam 200 to the selling position (step S11).

If the vertical column 200 is set as the movable side member and the transfer block 300 is mounted in the vertical column 200, the horizontal beam 200 as the fixed side member is fixed and the vertical column 100 as the movable side member. ) Is moved forward in the horizontal direction with respect to the horizontal beam (200).

Hereinafter, the term 'forward' refers to the direction in which the transport block 300 or the holder 310 moves from the standby position to the sales position, and the term 'retreat' refers to the sale of the transport block 300 or the holder 310. The direction from the position to the standby position.

Next, the container 50 is vertically raised to the discharge position.

To ascend the vessel 5, the first drive motor 104 is operated. When the first drive motor 104 is operated to rotate the first screw shaft 102 in one direction, the horizontal beam 200 vertically rises from the sales position to the discharge position along the vertical column 100 so that the container 50 is discharged. It rises to a position (step S12). As such, the container 50 is vertically raised below the dispensing position to be transported to the dispensing position, so that the remaining amount of ice cream is not buried around the container 50. For example, in the previous sales activity, the remaining amount of ice cream may hang on the outlet 24 as if it were icicles. At this time, when the container 50 is transported in the horizontal direction at the same height as the dispensing position to reach the dispensing position, the remaining amount of ice cream may be buried on the outer circumferential surface of the container 50. However, when the container is raised below the discharge position as in the present embodiment, the remaining amount of ice cream does not occur around the container 50.

In the dispensing position, the container 50 is positioned close to the dispensing opening 24. It is detected by the third container detection sensor 56 whether the container 50 exists in the discharge position without any abnormality.

Subsequently, the discharge valve drive motor 32 is operated to open the discharge valve 30 (ascend in the drawing). The discharge passage 22 and the discharge port 24 communicate with each other by opening of the discharge valve 30, and the ice cream is discharged from the discharge port 24 and placed in the container 50 (step SB12).

After ice cream dispensing (this includes immediately before the end of the ice cream dispensing or just before the ice cream has piled up after filling the container 50. The same is true in the following description), the container 50 is lowered and transferred to the sale position ( Step S13).

The first drive motor 104 is operated in the opposite direction of the ascending (ascending and opposite) for the lowering of the container 50. Then, the first screw shaft 102 is rotated in the opposite direction of the lift, so that the horizontal beam 200 screwed to the first screw shaft 102 is lowered in the vertical direction along the vertical column 100 so that the container 50 is rotated. Is transferred to the selling position.

When the container 50 reaches the sale position, the holder 310 and the container 50 containing the ice cream are positioned at the sale gate 2 of the vending machine. When the buyer puts his hand into the sales gate 2 and pulls out the container 50 from the holder 310, a signal from which the container 50 is drawn out from the second container detection sensor 55 is detected.

Accordingly, when the second drive motor 204 is operated in the retraction direction (forward forward direction), the transfer block 300 is horizontal by the second screw shaft 202 from the sales position to the standby position along the horizontal beam 200. Retreat in the direction (step S14). When the holder 310 returns to the standby position, the transfer block 300 is detected by the standby position sensor 206. When the signal is input, the holder 310 ends the sale and switches to the standby mode.

(Operation method 2 of ice cream vending machine)

Ice cream vending machine operation method 2 relates to claim 10.

In the operation method shown in FIG. 8, compared to the operation method according to the first embodiment (see FIG. 7), the container may be raised in a diagonal direction from the standby position to the discharge position to shorten the sales time and the time waiting for the buyer It is an operation method.

The container 50 is put into the holder 310 from the dispenser 40 according to the input of the sales signal at the standby position (SB11).

Subsequently, the horizontal beam 200 and the transfer block 300 which are movable side members are simultaneously moved in the diagonal direction. That is, when the horizontal beam 200 is raised and the transfer block 300 is transferred in the horizontal direction, the container 50 is raised in the diagonal direction from the standby position to the discharge position (steps S11 + S12).

When the container 50 is located in the dispensing position, the ice cream is dispensed into the container (SB12).

From the step of pouring the ice cream into the container 50, the same operation as in the first embodiment is performed. That is, the horizontal beam 200 is moved vertically downward to lower the container 50 containing the ice cream from the discharge position to the sale position (S13).

Subsequently, when the purchaser withdraws the container 50 containing the ice cream from the sales gate 2, the transfer block 300 is retracted in the horizontal direction, and the holder 310 is returned from the sales position to the standby position (S14).

(Operation method 3 of ice cream vending machine)

Ice cream vending machine operation method 3 relates to claim 11.

9 is a view for explaining the operating method of the ice cream vending machine according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in Fig. 9, the standby position and the discharge position are set at the upper side, and the selling position is set at the lower side.

The container 50 is put into the holder from the dispenser 40 according to the input of the sales signal at the standby position (SB31).

Subsequently, the transfer block 300 is advanced in the horizontal direction to transfer the container 50 in the horizontal direction from the standby position to the discharge position (S31).

When the container 50 reaches the dispensing position, the dispensing valve is opened and the ice cream is dispensed from the dispensing port and placed in the container (SB32).

After putting the ice cream in the container 50, by moving the horizontal beam 200 vertically down, the container 50 containing the ice cream is lowered from the discharge position to the sale position (S32).

When the buyer withdraws the container 50 containing the ice cream from the sales gate 2, the transfer block 300 is retracted in the horizontal direction, and the holder 50 is transferred from the sales position to the lower portion of the standby position (S33).

Subsequently, the horizontal beam 200 is moved vertically upward, and the holder 310 is raised to return to the standby position (S34).

(Operation method 4 of ice cream vending machine)

Ice cream vending machine operation method 4 relates to claim 12. This is a variant of operation method 3.

In each of the operating methods described below, each component and their reference numerals refer to FIGS. 2 to 9.

As shown in Fig. 10, the standby position and the discharge position are positioned upwards, and the sales position is positioned downwards.

First, one container 50 is put into the holder 310 from the dispenser 40 in response to the input of the sales signal at the standby position (SB41).

Subsequently, the transfer block 300 is advanced in the horizontal direction to transfer the container 50 in the horizontal direction from the standby position to the discharge position (S41).

When the container 50 reaches the dispensing position, the dispensing valve 30 is opened to eject the ice cream from the dispensing opening 24 and put it in the container 50 (SB42).

After placing the ice cream in the container 50, by moving the horizontal beam 200 vertically down, the container 50 containing the ice cream is lowered from the discharge position to the sale position (S42).

When the buyer withdraws the container 50 containing the ice cream from the sales gate 2, the horizontal beam 200 is moved vertically upward, and the holder 310 is raised from the sales position to the discharge position again (S43).

Subsequently, the transfer block 300 is retracted in the horizontal direction to return the holder 310 from the discharge position to the standby position (S44).

(Operation method 5 of ice cream vending machine)

Ice cream vending machine operation method 5 relates to claim 13. This is a variant of operation method 4. That is, the holder is raised in the diagonal direction at the selling position to be transported to the standby position to shorten the time.

As shown in Fig. 11, the standby position and the dispensing position are positioned upwards, and the sales position is positioned downwards.

When the buyer withdraws the container 50 containing the ice cream from the sales gate 2, the horizontal beam 200 and the transport block 300 are moved simultaneously, that is, the horizontal beam 200 is raised and the transport block 300 is Retract in the horizontal direction. Then, the holder 310 is raised from the selling position in the diagonal direction and returned to the standby position (S43 + S44).

(Operation method 6 of ice cream vending machine)

Ice cream vending machine operation method 6 relates to claim 14.

As shown in Fig. 12, in the operation method 6, the height of the standby position is set at an intermediate point, the discharge position is set above the standby position, and the selling position is set below the standby position. This is one of the operating method to prevent the remaining amount of ice cream around the container 50 in the process of transferring to the discharge position as in the operation method 2.

First, one container is put into the holder from the dispenser 40 in accordance with the input of the sales signal at the standby position (SB61).

The transfer block 300 is advanced in the horizontal direction to transfer the container 50 in the horizontal direction from the standby position to the lower discharge position (S61).

Next, the horizontal beam 200 is vertically raised to raise the container 50 to the discharge position (S62).

At the dispensing position, the dispensing valve 30 is opened, and the ice cream is dispensed from the dispensing opening 24 and placed in the container 50 (SB62).

Subsequently, the horizontal beam 200 is moved vertically downward to lower the container 500 containing the ice cream from the dispensing position to the selling position (S63).

When the buyer withdraws the container 50 containing the ice cream from the sales gate 2, the horizontal beam 200 is moved vertically upward, and the holder 50 is raised again from the sales position to the standby position height (S64).

Subsequently, the transfer block 300 is retracted in the horizontal direction to return the holder 310 to the standby position (S65).

(Operation method of ice cream vending machine 7)

Ice cream vending machine operation method 7 relates to claim 15.

As shown in Fig. 13, in the operation method 7, in the same manner as in the operation method 6, the height of the standby position is set at an intermediate point, the discharge position is set above the standby position, and the sales position is lower than the standby position. Set it. This is an example to reduce the time to return the holder in the operating method 6.

As shown in FIG. 13, one container 50 is introduced into the holder from the dispenser 40 according to the input of the sales signal at the standby position (SB61).

Next, the horizontal beam 200 is moved vertically upward to raise the container 50 to the discharge position (S62).

When the buyer withdraws the container 50 containing the ice cream from the sales gate 2, the horizontal beam 200 and the transport block 300 are moved simultaneously, that is, the horizontal beam 200 is raised and the transport block 300 is Retract in the horizontal direction. The holder 310 is then raised in the diagonal direction from the selling position and returned to the standby position (S64 + S65).

(Operation method 8 of ice cream vending machine)

Ice cream vending machine operation method 8 relates to claim 16.

As shown in Fig. 14, in the operation method 8, the standby position and the sales position are set below, and the ejection position is set above. In addition, the container is raised from the bottom to reach the discharge position is an example in which the remaining amount of ice cream is not buried around the outside of the container (50).

As shown in FIG. 14, one container 50 is introduced into the holder 310 from the dispenser 40 according to the input of the sales signal at the standby position (SB81).

By moving the horizontal beam 200 and the transfer block 300 at the same time to raise the container 50 in the diagonal direction from the standby position to the discharge position (S81).

Subsequently, the horizontal beam 200 is moved vertically upward to raise the container 50 to the discharge position (S82).

Next, the discharge valve 30 is opened, the ice cream is discharged from the discharge port 24, and put into the container 50 (SB82).

Subsequently, the horizontal beam 200 is moved vertically downward to lower the container 50 containing the ice cream from the discharge position to the sale position (S83).

When the buyer withdraws the container 50 containing the ice cream from the sales gate 2, the transfer block 300 is retracted in the horizontal direction, and the holder 310 is returned from the sales position to the standby position (S84).

(Operation method 9 of ice cream vending machine)

Ice cream vending machine operation method 9 relates to claim 17.

As shown in Fig. 15, in the operation method 9, the height of the standby position is set at an intermediate point, the discharge position is set above the standby position, and the sales position is set below the standby position.

Referring to FIG. 15, one container 50 is inserted into the holder 310 from the dispenser 40 in response to an input of a sales signal at a standby position (SB91).

By simultaneously moving the transfer block 300 with the horizontal beam 200, the container 50 is raised in the diagonal direction from the standby position and transported to the discharge position lower (S91).

Next, the horizontal beam 200 is vertically raised to raise the container 50 to the discharge position (S92).

Next, the discharge valve 30 is opened, the ice cream is discharged from the discharge port 24, and put into the container 50 (SB92).

After the ice cream is dispensed, the horizontal beam 200 is moved vertically downward, and the container 50 containing the ice cream is lowered from the discharge position to the sale position (S93).

When the buyer withdraws the container 50 containing the ice cream from the sales gate 2, the horizontal beam 200 and the transfer block 300 are moved simultaneously to raise the container 50 diagonally from the sales position to the standby position. It returns to (S94).

(Operation method 10 of ice cream vending machine)

Ice cream vending machine operation method 10 relates to claim 18.

16 is a view for explaining a method of operating an ice cream vending machine according to a tenth embodiment of the present invention. This is one of the operating method to prevent the remaining amount of ice cream around the container 50 in the process of transferring to the discharge position.

As shown in Fig. 16, in the operation method 10, the standby position and the discharge position are set at the upper side, and the sales position is set at the lower side.

The container 50 is put into the holder from the dispenser 40 in accordance with the input of the sales signal at the standby position (SB101).

By moving the transfer block 300 in the horizontal direction to the middle of the horizontal beam 200, the container 50 is first conveyed in the horizontal direction until the discharge position from the standby position (S101).

Subsequently, by moving the horizontal beam 200 and the transfer block 300 at the same time, the container 50 is lowered in the diagonal direction and transported to the discharge position lower secondary (S102).

Next, the horizontal beam 200 is moved vertically upward, and the container 50 is raised to the discharge position (S103).

In the dispensing position, the dispensing valve 30 is opened, and the ice cream is dispensed from the dispensing opening 24 and placed in the container 50 (SB102).

Subsequently, the horizontal beam 200 is moved vertically downward to lower the container 50 containing the ice cream from the discharge position to the sale position (S104).

When the buyer withdraws the container 50 containing the ice cream from the sales gate, the horizontal beam 200 and the transfer block 300 are moved simultaneously to raise the container 50 diagonally from the sales position to the standby position and return it ( S105).

(Operation method 11 of ice cream vending machine)

Ice cream vending machine operation method 11 relates to claim 19.

17 is a view for explaining a method of operating an ice cream vending machine according to an eleventh embodiment of the present invention. This is one of the operating method to prevent the remaining amount of ice cream around the container 50 in the process of transferring to the discharge position.

As shown in Fig. 17, in the operation method 11, the standby position and the discharge position are set at the upper side, and the sales position is set at the lower side.

The container 50 is put into the holder from the dispenser 40 in accordance with the input of the sales signal at the standby position (SB111).

Subsequently, the horizontal beam 200 and the transfer block 300, which are movable side members, are simultaneously moved to lower the container 50 in the diagonal direction from the standby position to the sales position (S111).

Next, the horizontal beam 200 is moved vertically upward to raise the container 50 to the discharge position (S112).

At the dispensing position, the dispensing valve 30 is opened to dispense the ice cream from the dispensing opening 24 and put it in the container 50 (SB112).

Subsequently, the horizontal beam 200 is moved vertically downward to lower the container 50 containing the ice cream from the dispensing position to the selling position (S113).

When the buyer withdraws the container 50 containing the ice cream from the sales gate, the horizontal beam 200 and the transfer block 300 are moved simultaneously to raise the container 50 diagonally from the sales position to the standby position and return it ( S1145).

In the above, certain preferred embodiments of the present invention have been illustrated and described. However, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications can be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the gist of the present invention as claimed in the claims.

Claims

A stirring cylinder which mixes the ice cream raw material and air while pushing the ice cream raw material into a freezing port while maintaining the ice cream raw material in a frozen state;

A discharge valve for dispensing or blocking the ice cream by opening or closing the discharge port of the stirring cylinder;

A dispenser in which empty containers are stacked and dispensed one by one according to a sales signal and installed in a standby position;

A holder for receiving and supporting the ice cream container distributed from the dispenser;

A transfer block on which the holder is mounted; And

And a transfer mechanism for moving the transfer block in a horizontal direction and a vertical direction by a driving source to transfer the holder to the standby position under the dispenser, the discharge position under the discharge valve, and the sales position at which the sales gate is formed. Ice cream vending machine.
A stirring cylinder which mixes the ice cream raw material and air while pushing the ice cream raw material into a freezing port while maintaining the ice cream raw material in a frozen state;

A discharge valve for dispensing or blocking the ice cream by opening or closing the discharge port of the stirring cylinder;

A dispenser installed at the stand-by position and distributing the containers one by one in accordance with the sales signal;

A vertical column disposed in a space between the discharge nozzle and the dispenser;

A movable side member that moves vertically along the vertical column using the vertical column as a fixed side member, or a horizontal side of the vertical column is moved by itself as a fixed side member and the vertical column as a movable side member. Guiding horizontal beam;

A holder for receiving and supporting the ice cream container distributed from the dispenser; And

The holder is mounted, the ice cream, characterized in that it comprises a transfer block which is mounted to the movable side member in the vertical column or the horizontal beam in the longitudinal direction to move the holder to the standby position, discharge position and sales position Vending machine.
The method of claim 2,

A first screw shaft installed in the longitudinal side of the vertical column or the horizontal beam in the longitudinal direction and screwed with the movable side member to linearly reciprocate the movable side member in the longitudinal direction of the fixed side member by its rotation;

A first drive motor installed in the fixed side member of the vertical column or the horizontal beam to rotationally drive the first screw shaft;

A second screw shaft installed longitudinally on the movable side member of the vertical column or the horizontal beam and screwed with the transfer block to linearly reciprocate the transfer block in the longitudinal direction of the movable side member by its rotation; And

And a second drive motor installed on the movable side member of the vertical column or the horizontal beam to rotationally drive the second screw shaft.
The method according to claim 2 or 3,

The vertical column constitutes a fixed side member, and the horizontal beam forms a movable side member and is moved up and down with respect to the vertical column;

Ice cream vending machine characterized in that the transfer block is mounted on the horizontal beam is a linear reciprocating movement in the longitudinal direction of the horizontal beam.
The method according to claim 2 or 3,

Ice cream vending machine, characterized in that the linear motion guide is installed along the longitudinal direction on the upper surface of the movable side member of the vertical column or the horizontal beam, the transfer block is provided with a guide block slidingly coupled to the linear motion guide.
The method according to claim 1 or 2,

The holder is made of a ring shape receiving the top edge of the container after the container is inserted from the top down, ice cream vending machine, characterized in that one side of the ring is open to the opening.
The method according to claim 1 or 2,

A standby position sensor for detecting whether the transfer block or the holder has reached the standby position;

A first container sensor for detecting whether the container has been put into the holder in the standby position;

A selling position sensor for detecting whether the transfer block or the holder has moved to the selling position;

Ice cream vending machine comprising first and second movable element detecting sensors installed at both ends of the fixed side member of the vertical column or the horizontal beam to detect the position of the movable side member.
The method of claim 7, wherein

A second container sensor for detecting the presence or absence of the container at the selling position;

Ice cream vending machine further comprises a third container sensor for detecting the presence of the container in the dispensing position.
Set the standby position and sales position at the bottom, the discharge position at the top,

Injecting one container from the dispenser into the holder according to the input of the sales signal in the standby position (SB11);

Advancing the movable side member in the horizontal direction or the transfer block in the horizontal direction of the vertical column or the horizontal beam to transfer the container in the horizontal direction from the standby position to the discharge position lower (S11);

Moving the movable side member vertically upward in the vertical column or the horizontal beam or vertically moving the transfer block to raise the container to the discharge position (S12);

Opening the dispensing valve and discharging ice cream from the dispensing port to put in a container (SB12);

Moving the movable side member or the transfer block vertically downward to lower the container containing the ice cream from the dispensing position to the selling position (S13); And

When the buyer withdraws the container containing the ice cream from the sales gate, retracting the movable side member or the transfer block in the horizontal direction, and returning the holder from the sales position to the standby position (S14) operating an ice cream vending machine Way.
Set the standby position and sales position at the bottom, the discharge position at the top,

Injecting one container from the dispenser into the holder according to the input of the sales signal in the standby position (SB11);

Moving the movable member and the transfer block simultaneously in the vertical column or the horizontal beam to raise the container in the diagonal direction from the standby position to the discharge position (S11 + S12);

Opening the dispensing valve and discharging ice cream from the dispensing port to put in a container (SB12);

Moving the movable side member or the transfer block vertically downward to lower the container containing the ice cream from the dispensing position to the selling position (S13); And

When the buyer withdraws the container containing the ice cream from the sales gate, retracting the movable side member or the transfer block in the horizontal direction, and returning the holder from the sales position to the standby position (S14) operating an ice cream vending machine Way.
Set the standby position and the discharge position at the top, the sales position at the bottom,

Injecting one container from the dispenser into the holder according to the input of the sales signal in the standby position (SB31);

Advancing the movable side member in the horizontal direction or the transfer block in the horizontal direction in the vertical column or the horizontal beam to transfer the container in the horizontal direction from the standby position to the discharge position (S31);

Opening the discharge valve and discharging the ice cream from the discharge port to put in the container (SB32);

Moving the movable side member or the transfer block vertically downward to lower the container containing the ice cream from the dispensing position to the selling position (S32);

When the buyer withdraws the container containing the ice cream from the sales gate, retracting the movable side member or the transfer block in the horizontal direction to transfer the holder from the sales position to the lower portion of the standby position (S33); And

And moving the movable side member or the transfer block vertically upward to raise the holder to return to the standby position (S34).
Set the standby position and the discharge position at the top, the sales position at the bottom,

Injecting one container from the dispenser into the holder according to the input of the sales signal in the standby position (SB41);

Advancing the movable side member in the horizontal direction or the transfer block in the horizontal direction in the vertical column or the horizontal beam to transfer the container horizontally from the standby position to the discharge position (S41);

Opening the discharge valve and discharging the ice cream from the discharge port;

Moving the movable side member or the transfer block vertically downward to lower the container containing the ice cream from the dispensing position to the selling position (S42);

When the buyer withdraws the container containing the ice cream from the sales gate, moving the movable side member or the transfer block vertically upward, raising the holder from the sales position to the discharge position again (S43); And

Retracting the movable side member or the transfer block in the horizontal direction, returning the holder from the discharge position to the standby position (S44) operating method comprising a.
Set the standby position and the discharge position at the top, the sales position at the bottom,

Injecting one container from the dispenser into the holder according to the input of the sales signal in the standby position (SB41);

Advancing the movable side member in the horizontal direction or the transfer block in the horizontal direction in the vertical column or the horizontal beam to transfer the container horizontally from the standby position to the discharge position (S41);

Opening the discharge valve and discharging the ice cream from the discharge port;

Moving the movable side member or the transfer block vertically downward to lower the container containing the ice cream from the dispensing position to the selling position (S42);

When the buyer withdraws the container containing the ice cream at the sales gate, moving the movable side member and the transfer block at the same time to raise the container in the diagonal direction from the sales position to the standby position to return (S43 + S44) How to use ice cream vending machine
Set the standby position in the middle, the discharge position above the standby position, the sales position below the standby position,

Injecting one container from the dispenser into the holder according to the input of the sales signal in the standby position (SB61);

Advancing the movable side member in the horizontal direction or the transfer block in the horizontal direction of the vertical column or the horizontal beam to transfer the container in the horizontal direction from the standby position to the discharge position lower (S61);

Moving the movable side member or the transfer block vertically to raise the container to the discharge position (S62);

Opening the discharge valve and discharging the ice cream from the discharge port to put in the container (SB62);

Moving the movable side member or the transfer block vertically downward to lower the container containing the ice cream from the dispensing position to the selling position (S63);

When the buyer withdraws the container containing the ice cream from the sales gate, moving the movable side member or the transfer block vertically upward, raising the holder from the sales position to the standby position height (S64); And

Retracting the movable side member or the transfer block in the horizontal direction, returning the holder to the standby position (S65) operating method comprising a.
Set the standby position in the middle, the discharge position above the standby position, the sales position below the standby position,

Injecting one container from the dispenser into the holder according to the input of the sales signal in the standby position (SB61);

Advancing the movable side member in the horizontal direction or the transfer block in the horizontal direction of the vertical column or the horizontal beam to transfer the container in the horizontal direction from the standby position to the discharge position lower (S61);

Moving the movable side member or the transfer block vertically to raise the container to the discharge position (S62);

Opening the discharge valve and discharging the ice cream from the discharge port to put in the container (SB62);

Moving the movable side member or the transfer block vertically downward to lower the container containing the ice cream from the dispensing position to the selling position (S63); And

When the buyer withdraws the container containing the ice cream at the sales gate, moving the movable side member and the transfer block at the same time to raise the container in the diagonal direction from the sales position to the standby position to return (S64 + S65) How to use ice cream vending machine
Set the standby position and sales position at the bottom, the discharge position at the top,

Injecting one container from the dispenser into the holder according to the input of the sales signal in the standby position (SB81);

Moving the movable side member and the transfer block simultaneously in the vertical column or the horizontal beam to raise the container in a diagonal direction from a standby position to a lower discharge position (S81);

Moving the movable side member or the transfer block vertically to raise the container to the discharge position (S82);

Opening the discharge valve and discharging the ice cream from the discharge port to put in the container (SB82);

Moving the movable side member or the transfer block vertically downward to lower the container containing the ice cream from the dispensing position to the selling position (S83); And

When the purchaser withdraws the container containing the ice cream from the sales gate, retracting the movable side member or the transfer block in the horizontal direction, returning the holder from the sales position to the standby position (S84), characterized in that the ice cream vending machine operation Way.
Set the standby position in the middle, the discharge position above the standby position, the sales position below the standby position,

Injecting one container from the dispenser into the holder according to the input of the sales signal at the standby position (SB91);

Moving the container simultaneously with the movable side member in the vertical column or the horizontal beam to raise the container diagonally from the standby position to the discharge position (S91);

Moving the movable side member or the transfer block vertically to raise the container to the discharge position (S92);

Opening the discharge valve and discharging the ice cream from the discharge port;

Moving the movable side member or the transfer block vertically downward to lower the container containing the ice cream from the dispensing position to the selling position (S93); And

When the buyer withdraws the container containing the ice cream at the sales gate, moving the movable side member and the transfer block at the same time to raise the container diagonally from the sales position to the standby position to return (S94) How to operate the vending machine.
Set the standby position and the discharge position at the top, the sales position at the bottom,

Injecting one container from the dispenser into the holder according to the input of the sales signal in the standby position (SB101);

Advancing the movable side member in the horizontal direction of the vertical column or the horizontal beam or advancing the transfer block in the horizontal direction to transfer the container primarily in the horizontal direction until reaching the discharge position from the standby position (S101);

Simultaneously moving the movable side member and the transfer block to lower the container in a diagonal direction and transporting the container to the discharge position at a lower position (S102);

Moving the movable side member or the transfer block vertically to raise the container to the discharge position (S103);

Opening the dispensing valve and discharging ice cream from the dispensing port to put in a container (SB102);

Moving the movable side member or the transfer block vertically downward to lower the container containing the ice cream from the dispensing position to the selling position (S104); And

When the buyer withdraws the container containing the ice cream at the sales gate, moving the movable side member and the transfer block at the same time to raise the container in the diagonal direction from the sales position to the standby position to return (S105) How to operate the vending machine.
Set the standby position and the discharge position at the top, the sales position at the bottom,

Injecting one container from the dispenser into the holder according to the input of the sales signal in the standby position (SB111);

Moving the movable side member and the transfer block simultaneously in the vertical column or the horizontal beam to lower the container diagonally from the standby position to the discharge position (S111);

Moving the movable side member or the transfer block vertically to raise the container to the discharge position (S112);

Opening the discharge valve and discharging the ice cream from the discharge port to put in the container (SB112);

Moving the movable side member or the transfer block vertically downward to lower the container to the selling position (S113);

When the buyer withdraws the container containing the ice cream at the sales gate, the ice cream vending machine operation comprising moving the movable side member and the transfer block at the same time to raise the container diagonally from the sales position to the standby position (S114). Way.