WO2019128324A1

WO2019128324A1 - Processing method for abnormal shipment, and vending machine

Info

Publication number: WO2019128324A1
Application number: PCT/CN2018/106172
Authority: WO
Inventors: 张春光; 常亮亮; 周冲; 张思博
Original assignee: 山东新北洋信息技术股份有限公司
Priority date: 2017-12-29
Filing date: 2018-09-18
Publication date: 2019-07-04
Also published as: CN109993900A

Abstract

A vending machine (100), and a processing method for abnormal shipment, which is applied to the vending machine (100). The method comprises: step 310, controlling, according to a merchandise purchase instruction, a hopper (110) so that same receives merchandise delivered from a goods channel (120); step 320, acquiring a measured value of the merchandise in the hopper (110); step 330, determining whether abnormal shipment occurs in a vending machine (100) according to the measured value of the merchandise in the hopper (110); and step 340, when it is determined that abnormal shipment occurs in the vending machine (100), controlling the hopper (110) so that same delivers the merchandise in the hopper (110) to a recycling bin (130).

Description

Abnormal shipment processing method and vending machine

The present application claims the priority of the Chinese Patent Application, filed on Dec. 29, 2017, the entire disclosure of

Technical field

The present disclosure relates to the field of vending equipment, for example, to an abnormal shipping processing method and a vending machine.

Background technique

A vending machine is an automated device that is set to automatically sell merchandise. Vending machines have become more and more widely used because they are not limited by time and place, can save manpower and facilitate transactions.

The related vending machine automatically performs the shipping operation upon receiving the product purchase instruction input by the user. Shipment abnormalities may occur during shipment, resulting in shipments that do not match the number of items purchased by the user, which may result in loss of the merchant or poor user purchase experience.

Summary of the invention

The present disclosure provides an abnormal shipment processing method, which can avoid the situation that the number of products supplied to the user is inconsistent with the number of products actually purchased by the user due to abnormal shipping, thereby avoiding a loss of the merchant or a decrease in the user experience.

The present disclosure also provides a vending machine capable of avoiding a situation in which the number of items supplied to the user is inconsistent with the number of items actually purchased by the user due to abnormal shipping, thereby avoiding a loss of the merchant or a decrease in the user experience.

In an embodiment, the present disclosure provides an abnormal shipment processing method, which is applied to a vending machine. The vending machine includes a cargo lane, a recycling bin, and a cargo hopper. The method includes: controlling the receiving of the cargo according to the merchandise purchase instruction. The goods sent by the road; the measured value of the goods in the bucket; whether the vending machine is abnormally shipped according to the measured value of the goods in the bucket; when it is determined that the vending machine is abnormally shipped, the control bucket will be inside the bucket The goods are delivered to the recycling bin.

In an embodiment, the present disclosure also provides a vending machine comprising: a cargo lane, a recycling bin, a cargo bucket, a sensor disposed in the cargo bucket, and a controller electrically connected to the sensor. The sensor is configured to detect a measured value of the item in the bucket and output a commodity detection signal. The controller includes a product delivery module, configured to control the goods received by the cargo lane according to the commodity purchase instruction; the measurement value acquisition module is configured to obtain the measurement value of the goods in the cargo bucket according to the commodity detection signal; the determination module is set to Judging whether the vending machine has abnormal shipment according to the measured value of the goods in the bucket; and executing the module, being set to control the cargo to deliver the goods in the bucket to the recycling bin when the judging module determines that the vending machine has abnormal shipment .

DRAWINGS

1 is a schematic diagram showing the external structure of a vending machine in an embodiment of the present disclosure;

2 is a schematic diagram showing the internal structure of a vending machine according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 3a is a flowchart of an abnormal shipment processing method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure; FIG.

3b is a flowchart of an abnormal shipment processing method in another embodiment of the present disclosure;

4 is a flowchart of an abnormal shipment processing method in still another embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 5 is a flowchart of an abnormal shipment processing method in still another embodiment of the present disclosure;

6 is a flowchart of an abnormal shipment processing method in still another embodiment of the present disclosure;

7a is a structural block diagram of a controller of a vending machine in an embodiment of the present disclosure;

7b is a structural block diagram of a controller of a vending machine in another embodiment of the present disclosure;

8 is a schematic structural view of a cargo bucket according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 9 is a structural block diagram of a determining module according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 10 is a schematic diagram of a cargo bucket with a shutter opening at the bottom in an embodiment of the present disclosure; FIG.

Figure 11 is a schematic view of a cargo bucket having a conveyor belt at the bottom in an embodiment of the present disclosure.

Icons: 100- vending machine; 101-takeout port; 110-cargo bucket; 112-sensor; 114-conveyor belt; 116-spoke gate; 120-cargo lane; 130-recycling bin.

Detailed ways

The description of the embodiments of the present disclosure is not intended to limit the scope of the disclosure,

Similar reference numerals and letters indicate similar items in the following figures, and therefore, if an item is defined in a drawing, the item is not defined and explained in the subsequent drawings.

The abnormal shipment processing method provided by the embodiment of the present disclosure is applied to a vending machine. 1 is a schematic view showing the external structure of a vending machine in an embodiment of the present disclosure; and FIG. 2 is a schematic view showing the internal structure of the vending machine in an embodiment of the present disclosure. Referring to FIGS. 1 and 2, the vending machine includes a cargo lane 120 that is configured to store goods for sale, a collection bin 130 that is configured to store goods to be recycled, and a cargo bucket 110 that is configured to carry merchandise. The user purchases the designated item by inputting the item purchase instruction, and the vending machine further includes a transport mechanism configured to deliver the designated item in the cargo lane 110 to the hopper 110. Under normal circumstances, the hopper 110 will receive the item. The merchandise is delivered to the pick-up port 101 for provision to the user. When the vending machine is abnormally shipped, the hopper 110 sends the received merchandise to the collection bin 130, and the merchandise in the collection bin 130 is finally recovered by the merchant.

FIG. 3a is a flowchart of an abnormal shipment processing method in an embodiment of the present disclosure. Referring to FIG. 3a, the abnormal shipment processing method of the present embodiment can be performed by the vending machine 100 provided by the present disclosure. The abnormal shipping processing method includes:

Step 310: Control the goods received by the cargo lane according to the commodity purchase instruction.

Step 320: Obtain a measured value of the product in the bucket.

Step 330: Determine whether the vending machine has abnormal shipping according to the measured value of the goods in the cargo bucket.

Step 340: When it is determined that the vending machine has abnormal shipment, the control bucket transports the goods in the cargo bucket to the recycling bin.

In an embodiment, the method of execution of the method is a controller.

FIG. 3b is a flowchart of an abnormal shipment processing method in another embodiment of the present disclosure. Referring to FIGS. 2 and 3b, the abnormal shipment processing method of the present embodiment can be performed by the vending machine 100 provided by the present disclosure. The method includes:

Step 1. Control the goods received by the cargo lane according to the commodity purchase instruction.

Taking the vending machine 100 provided by the embodiment of the present disclosure as an example, the controller includes a commodity delivery module, and the commodity delivery module controls the cargo lane 120 to deliver the commodity to the cargo bucket according to the commodity purchase instruction input by the user.

Step 2: Obtain the measured value of the goods in the bucket.

Taking the vending machine 100 provided by the embodiment of the present disclosure as an example, a sensor electrically connected to the controller is disposed in the cargo bucket 110. When the cargo lane 120 completes delivery of the commodity to the cargo bucket 110, the sensor in the cargo bucket 110 detects the cargo bucket. The measured value of the product in 110, and the commodity detection signal is output. In an embodiment, the controller includes a measured value acquisition module that obtains a measured value of the commodity in the bucket 110 based on the commodity detection signal.

In an embodiment, the measured value comprises at least one of quantity and weight.

Step 3. Determine whether the vending machine has abnormal shipment according to the measured value of the goods in the cargo bucket.

Taking the vending machine 100 provided by the embodiment of the present disclosure as an example, the controller includes a judging module, and the judging module determines the actual quantity of the goods in the bucket 110 according to the measured value of the goods in the bucket 110 acquired by the measured value obtaining module, and the The actual quantity is compared with the quantity of goods the user wants to purchase to determine whether the vending machine has abnormal shipments. Wherein, when the measured value obtained by the measured value obtaining module is the quantity of the commodity in the bucket 110, the determining module determines the measured value obtained by the measured value acquiring module as the actual quantity of the commodity in the bucket 110, when the measured value acquiring module acquires When the measured value is the weight of the item in the bucket 110, the judging module divides the measured value obtained by the measured value obtaining module by the weight of the individual item to obtain the actual quantity of the item in the bucket.

When the actual quantity of the goods in the hopper 110 does not match the quantity of the goods to be purchased by the user, it is determined that the vending machine has abnormal shipment, and step 33 is performed, when the actual quantity of the goods in the hopper 110 and the goods to be purchased by the user When the number is matched, when it is determined that the vending machine does not have an abnormal shipment, step 34 is performed.

Step 33: Control the cargo bucket to send the goods in the cargo bucket to the recycling bin.

When it is determined that the vending machine has abnormal shipment, the control bucket 110 feeds the goods in the bucket 110 to the collection bin 130.

Step 34: Control the cargo bucket to deliver the goods in the bucket to the pick-up port for providing to the user.

When it is determined that the vending machine is normally shipped, the control hopper 110 delivers the goods in the hopper 110 to the pick-up port 101 so that the user removes the purchased merchandise from the pick-up port 101.

The cargo hopper 110 is used as a transport mechanism between the cargo lane 120 and the pick-up port 101 for picking up the goods by the user, and the cargo road 120 is used to obtain the measured value of the goods in the hopper 110 after the goods are conveyed to the hopper 110. Whether the shipment of 120 is abnormal shipment. If the shipment is abnormal shipment, the goods in the bucket 110 are transported to the collection bin 130 for recycling. This avoids the situation where the number of products supplied to the user does not match the number of products actually purchased by the user, thereby avoiding a loss of the merchant or a decrease in the user experience.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart of an abnormal shipment processing method in still another embodiment of the present disclosure. Referring to Figures 2 and 4, the method describes how to obtain measurements of items within the bucket 110. In one embodiment of the present disclosure, the method can include the following steps:

Step 10: Control the goods received by the cargo lane according to the commodity purchase instruction.

Step 21: Detect whether the cargo lane is completed to deliver the product into the cargo bucket. If the cargo lane completes the delivery of the commodity into the cargo bucket, proceed to step 22. If the cargo lane does not complete the delivery of the commodity into the cargo bucket, proceed to step 21.

Taking the vending machine 100 provided by the embodiment of the present disclosure as an example, the controller includes a cargo lane detecting module 210 configured to detect whether the cargo lane 120 is completed to deliver goods to the cargo bucket 110. In an embodiment, the lane detection module 210 may issue a delivery completion signal upon detecting completion of delivery.

Step 22. Wait for the preset time.

Taking the vending machine 100 provided by the embodiment of the present disclosure as an example, the controller may further include a timing module 220 configured to start timing when the cargo lane 120 completes delivery of the merchandise to the cargo bucket 110, and arrive at the timing of the timing module 220. At the preset time, that is, after waiting for the preset time after the delivery completion signal occurs, the measured value acquisition module 230 acquires the measured value of the commodity in the cargo bucket 110 based on the commodity detection signal.

Step 23: Obtain a measured value of the goods in the bucket.

Step 30: Determine whether the vending machine has abnormal shipping according to the measured value of the goods in the cargo bucket. If the automatic vending machine has abnormal shipping, step 40 is performed; if the automatic vending machine does not have abnormal shipping, step 41 is performed.

Step 40: The control bucket 110 sends the goods in the bucket 110 to the collection bin 130.

Step 41: Deliver the merchandise to the pick-up port.

In the present embodiment, when acquiring the measured value of the commodity in the cargo bucket 110, it is first determined whether the cargo lane 120 has completed the operation of transporting the commodity to the cargo bucket 110, and the manner of determining may be whether the driving mechanism that is shipped is stopped. It is determined whether the cargo lane 120 has completed delivery of the merchandise to the cargo bucket 110. In some cases, the conveyance mechanism of the cargo lane 120 that conveys the merchandise to the cargo bucket 110 may still fall from the cargo lane 120 to the cargo bucket 110 due to instability after the completion of the operation. Therefore, in the present embodiment, after the completion of the shipment of the cargo lane 120, the preset time is waited for, and the measured value of the commodity in the cargo bucket 110 is acquired to ensure that the quantity of the goods in the cargo bucket 110 is no longer changed. Measurement of goods in the bucket 110.

Considering the relationship between the preset time to wait and the user experience, the accuracy of obtaining the measured value of the commodity, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, the preset time may be set to 3 s, and the preset time is In some other embodiments of the present disclosure, adjustments may be made.

In one embodiment of the present disclosure, the measured value of the item in the bucket 110 is the total weight of the item in the bucket 110, and the total weight of the item in the bucket 110 can be directly passed through the sensor 112 (in FIG. 8) in the bucket 110. Weigh the proceeds. In some other embodiments of the present disclosure, the measured value of the item within the bucket 110 may be the quantity of the item, the quantity of the item being obtained by dividing the total weight of the item by the weight of the individual item. In other embodiments, the measured value of the merchandise in the bucket may also include the quantity and weight. When the measured value of the merchandise in the bucket 110 is a quantity, the individual weight of the purchased merchandise is known in advance, in one embodiment, Recording a single weight of all kinds of commodities in the vending machine 100, and calling the corresponding individual weight information of the commodity as a calculation parameter when the user inputs the merchandise purchase instruction; and in this way, the commodity suitable for a single purchase is a single The situation of the goods.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart of an abnormal shipment processing method in still another embodiment of the present disclosure. Referring to FIG. 2 and FIG. 5, the method describes how to determine whether the vending machine has abnormal shipment according to the measured value of the commodity in the bucket 110. In an embodiment of the present disclosure, step 3 in FIG. 3b may include :

Step 31: Obtain a comparison value according to the commodity purchase instruction.

Taking the vending machine 100 provided by the embodiment of the present disclosure as an example, the judging module of the controller may include a comparison value obtaining submodule, and the comparison value obtaining submodule may obtain the comparison value according to the merchandise purchase instruction. In an embodiment, the comparison value may be a weight, a quantity, or a value calculated according to a setting rule according to the weight and quantity, and the type of the comparison value should be consistent with the type of the measurement value of the commodity acquired by the measurement value acquisition module.

Step 32: Determine whether the measured value of the commodity in the bucket is greater than the comparison value.

Taking the vending machine provided by the embodiment of the present disclosure as an example, the judging module of the controller may include a comparison sub-module, and the comparison sub-module can compare the measured value of the commodity in the cargo bucket 110 with the comparison value to determine the commodity in the cargo bucket 110. Whether the measured value is greater than the comparison value. When the measured value of the commodity in the cargo bucket 110 is greater than the comparison value, the comparison sub-module determines that the automatic shipment of the automatic vending machine occurs, and performs step 33; when the measured value of the commodity in the cargo bucket 110 is less than or equal to the comparison value, the comparison sub-module determines If the vending machine does not ship abnormally, go to step 34.

Step 34: The control bucket 110 sends the goods in the bucket 110 to the pick-up port 101 for providing to the user.

In another embodiment of the present disclosure, in step 31, the second comparison value may be further acquired according to the commodity purchase instruction, the second comparison value is smaller than the comparison value, and the second comparison value is used as the lower limit of the abnormal shipment determination. 32 may further include determining whether the measured value of the commodity in the bucket 110 is less than the second comparison value, thereby determining whether the shipment is less. The subsequent steps may also control the cargo container 110 or the cargo lane 120 to perform corresponding measures according to the situation of less shipment. For example, the conveying mechanism that controls the cargo lane 120 continues to deliver to the cargo bucket 110 or controls the cargo bucket 110 to put the commodity into the recycling bin 130. Retake the goods. This avoids the loss of the user and improves the user experience.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart of an abnormal shipment processing method in still another embodiment of the present disclosure. Referring to Figures 2 and 6, the method describes how to obtain a comparison value according to a merchandise purchase instruction. In one embodiment of the present disclosure, the comparison value is the weight of the merchandise purchased by the user, in which case the Step 31 includes:

Step 311: Obtain a single item weight and a purchase quantity of the item to be purchased according to the item purchase instruction.

Taking the vending machine 100 provided by the embodiment of the present disclosure as an example, the controller stores a single item weight of a plurality of commodities, and the purchase quantity can be obtained according to the item purchase instruction, and when the item purchase instruction is received, the item to be purchased can be called. The weight of a single item is passed to the comparison value acquisition sub-module.

Step 312: Calculate the comparison value according to the purchase quantity and the weight of the individual commodity of the commodity to be purchased.

Taking the vending machine 100 provided by the embodiment of the present disclosure as an example, the comparison value acquisition sub-module is here a weight comparison value acquisition unit configured to obtain a weight comparison value according to the weight of the individual commodity and the purchase quantity.

In an embodiment, the error value that the weight of a single item may have is considered in determining the calculation method in step 312. If the standard weight of a single item of a commodity is m and the quantity purchased is n, the comparison value A can be set to A = m * n + b, and b is a floating parameter. Because the actual weight of the individual goods may be slightly larger than m, the actual delivery quantity may still be slightly more than the expected m*n when the number of actual delivery is the same, so the comparison value A can be set slightly. It is larger than the expected value in the standard case, and the added b is used as the compensation for the error to avoid the judgment error caused by the weight error of the commodity. In an embodiment, the value of b may be set according to actual conditions, but should be less than m. In one embodiment of the present disclosure, b = 0.3 m (ie, the floating parameter b is 0.3 times the weight of a single commodity m).

In the embodiment of Fig. 6, the comparison value is the weight, and the obtained measured value of the commodity in the bucket 110 should also be the weight, so that it is possible to accurately judge whether or not the shipment is abnormal based on the comparison result. In some other embodiments of the present disclosure, the comparison value may be a quantity or both a weight and a quantity. Accordingly, the obtained measured value of the goods in the bucket 110 is also the quantity or quantity in this case. The combination of the weights and the method of acquiring the number of articles in the bucket 110 can be referred to the foregoing. When the comparison value is a quantity, it can be obtained from the item purchase instruction input by the user. When the comparison value is a quantity, in an embodiment, the setting mode is: comparison value N=n+b; wherein n is the quantity of purchased goods, n can be obtained from the commodity purchase instruction, and b is a floating parameter, Between 0 and 1. In one embodiment of the present disclosure, b is set to 0.3. If the value of the item in the hopper 110 obtained by the calculation is greater than the comparison value N, that is, greater than n+0.3, the actual shipment quantity may be considered to be greater than the purchase quantity.

7a is a structural block diagram of a controller of a vending machine in an embodiment of the present disclosure. Referring to FIG. 2 and FIG. 7a, the controller includes:

The product delivery module 201 is configured to control the cargo hopper 110 to receive the goods sent by the cargo lane 120 according to the commodity purchase instruction;

The measured value obtaining module 230 is configured to acquire the measured value of the commodity in the bucket 110 according to the commodity detection signal;

The determining module 240 is configured to determine whether the vending machine has abnormal shipping according to the measured value of the commodity in the bucket 110;

The execution module 250 is configured to control the cargo hopper 110 to deliver the goods in the hopper 110 to the recovery bin 130 when the determination module 240 determines that the vending machine has abnormal shipment.

In an embodiment, the execution module 250 controls the bucket 110 to perform corresponding operations according to the determination result of the determination module 240.

At the judgment of the determining module 240, it may be determined whether the vending machine is abnormally shipped. When it is determined that the vending machine has a shipping abnormality, the executing module 250 may control the external driving mechanism to drive the cargo bucket 110 to deliver the merchandise to the recycling bin 130. Avoid erroneous delivery; when it is determined that the vending machine has not shipped abnormally, the control bucket 110 transports the merchandise to the pickup port 101. In one embodiment of the present disclosure, the execution module 250 is further configured to control the hopper 110 to re-receive the merchandise delivered by the cargo lane 120 after controlling the hopper 110 to deliver the merchandise in the hopper 110 to the collection bin 130.

In one embodiment of the present disclosure, FIG. 7b is a structural block diagram of a controller of a vending machine in another embodiment of the present disclosure. Referring to FIG. 2 and FIG. 7b, the controller further includes:

The cargo lane detection module 210 is configured to detect whether the cargo lane 120 has completed transporting the merchandise to the cargo bucket 110. In one embodiment, the cargo lane detection module 210 may issue a delivery completion signal upon detecting that the cargo lane 120 has completed delivering goods to the cargo bucket 110. In an embodiment, the cargo lane detecting module 210 may be electrically connected to a shipping mechanism responsible for transporting goods from the cargo lane 120 to the cargo bucket 110. When the conveying operation of the shipping mechanism is stopped, it may be determined that the cargo lane 120 has been completed. The cargo hopper 110 delivers the merchandise, at which point the cargo lane detection module 210 can issue a delivery completion signal. In this embodiment, the measured value acquisition module 230 is configured to acquire the measured value of the commodity in the bucket 110 based on the commodity detection signal after the freight lane 120 completes the delivery of the commodity to the cargo bucket 110, that is, after receiving the delivery completion signal. When the conveying operation of the shipping mechanism is stopped, the goods located at the cargo crossing may not be stable enough, and may still fall into the cargo bucket 110 after the mechanism stops moving. Therefore, on the basis of this, in order to ensure that the measured value of the commodity in the cargo bucket 110 is obtained after the completion of the conveyance, the measured value of the commodity in the cargo bucket 110 is stable, and the controller may further include a timing module 220, and the timing module 220 is set to detect in the cargo lane. After the module 210 detects that the cargo lane 120 completes the delivery of the commodity to the cargo bucket 110, the measurement value acquisition module 230 acquires the measured value of the commodity in the cargo bucket 110 according to the commodity detection signal when the timing time of the timing module 220 reaches the preset time. . In one embodiment of the present disclosure, the preset time may be set to 3 s.

FIG. 8 is a schematic structural view of a cargo bucket according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. Referring to FIG. 2 and FIG. 8 , the measured value of the commodity acquired by the measured value obtaining module 230 may be a quantity, a weight, or a value calculated according to a setting rule according to the weight and the quantity. In this embodiment, the commodity in the cargo bucket 110 The measured value is the weight. Correspondingly, the sensor 112 is a weight sensor, and the measured value acquisition module 230 includes a weight acquisition module (not shown) electrically connected to the sensor 112. The weight acquisition module is capable of obtaining weight information of the merchandise in the bucket 110 from the sensor 112. In some other embodiments of the present disclosure, the measurement value obtaining module 230 may include a quantity acquisition module (not shown), and the quantity acquisition module may be configured to calculate the quantity of the goods in the cargo bucket 110 according to the total weight and the individual commodity weight (may be Referring to the foregoing embodiment of the abnormal shipment processing method), the sensor 112 may also be selected as the photoelectric sensor 112. When the commodity enters the cargo bucket 110 from the cargo lane 120, the sensor 112 outputs a signal related to the quantity information of the commodity, and the quantity acquisition module further It may be arranged to determine the number of items in the bucket 110 based on the sensor 112 output signal. In still other embodiments of the present disclosure, the measurement value acquisition module 230 may include a quantity acquisition module and a weight acquisition module.

FIG. 9 is a structural block diagram of a judging module according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. Referring to FIG. 9, on the basis of the foregoing embodiment, the determining module 240 may include:

The comparison value acquisition sub-module 242 is configured to obtain a comparison value according to the commodity purchase instruction;

The comparison sub-module 244 is configured to compare the measured value of the commodity in the bucket 110 with the comparison value to determine whether the measured value of the commodity in the bucket 110 is greater than the comparison value.

In an embodiment, if the measured value of the commodity in the bucket 110 is greater than the comparison value, the determining module 240 determines that the vending machine is abnormally shipped; if the measured value of the commodity in the bucket 110 is not greater than the comparison value, the determining module 240 It is determined that the vending machine has not shipped abnormally.

In an embodiment, the comparison value may be a weight, a quantity, or a value calculated according to a setting rule according to the weight and quantity, but the type of the comparison value should be consistent with the type of the commodity measurement value acquired by the measurement value acquisition module 230, The comparison value acquisition sub-module 242 may include a weight comparison value acquisition unit (not shown) that is set to acquire the weight of the purchased item and/or a quantity comparison value acquisition unit (not shown) that is set to acquire the quantity of the purchased item. In this embodiment, the comparison value acquisition sub-module 242 includes a weight comparison value acquisition unit, and the method for obtaining the comparison value is described in the foregoing description of step 31 in the embodiment of the abnormal shipment processing method.

FIG. 10 is a schematic view of a cargo bucket provided with a shutter opening at the bottom in an embodiment of the present disclosure. Referring to FIG. 2 and FIG. 10 , in one embodiment of the present disclosure, the bottom of the bucket 110 may be provided with a pair of shutters 116. When the bucket 110 performs the step of delivering the merchandise to the collection bin 130, the bucket 110 may The product is sent to the upper side of the recovery box 130 having the upper opening, and the opening shutter 116 is opened to cause the product to fall into the collection box 130.

Figure 11 is a schematic view of a cargo bucket having a conveyor belt at the bottom in an embodiment of the present disclosure. Referring to FIG. 2 and FIG. 11, in this embodiment, the recovery tank 130 is similar to the cargo lane 120, and both are openings facing the horizontal direction (some cargo lanes may also be reserved as the recovery tank 130). When the step 33 of delivering the merchandise to the collection bin 130 is performed, the bucket 110 can be aligned with the opening of the recovery bin 130, and the merchandise can be used to feed the merchandise into the collection bin 130, such as by the conveyor belt 114 of FIG. The product is placed in the recycling bin 130.

In summary, the abnormal shipment processing method provided by the embodiment of the present disclosure is applied to a vending machine. The vending machine includes a cargo lane set to store goods for sale, a recycling bin configured to store goods to be recycled, and a cargo bucket configured to receive and transport goods in the cargo lane. The abnormal shipment processing method includes: controlling, according to the product purchase instruction, the goods received by the cargo receiving warehouse; obtaining the measured value of the goods in the cargo bucket; and determining whether the automatic vending machine has abnormal shipping according to the measured value of the goods in the cargo bucket; When it is determined that the vending machine is abnormally shipped, the control bucket transports the goods in the bucket to the recycling bin. Such a method can make a judgment before the goods are delivered to the user by the cargo bucket. When the abnormal shipment occurs, the measured value of the goods in the cargo bucket does not satisfy the transportation condition, and at this time, it can be controlled according to the measured value of the goods in the cargo bucket. The cargo bucket delivers the merchandise to the recycling bin for recycling and re-executes the pickup-judgment-delivery step. The abnormal shipment processing method and the vending machine provided by the embodiments of the present disclosure can avoid the situation that the number of products supplied to the user is inconsistent with the actual number of purchased products by the abnormality caused by the abnormality of the shipment, thereby avoiding the loss of the merchant or the degradation of the user experience.

The vending machine of the present disclosure includes a cargo lane, a cargo bucket, a recycling bin, a controller, and a sensor disposed in the cargo bucket. The sensor is capable of detecting the merchandise in the bucket and outputting a merchandise detection signal to the controller. The controller includes a commodity delivery module, a measurement value acquisition module, a determination module and an execution module, and the commodity delivery module is configured to control the goods received by the cargo lane according to the commodity purchase instruction; the measurement value acquisition module is configured to acquire the cargo bucket according to the commodity detection signal. The measured value of the inner product; the judging module is configured to judge whether the vending machine has abnormal shipping according to the measured value of the goods in the cargo bucket; the execution module is set to control the cargo when the judging module determines that the vending machine has abnormal shipping. The goods in the bucket are sent to the recycling bin. The vending machine is capable of executing the abnormal shipping processing method described above, and thus has the above-described advantageous effects.

Claims

An abnormal shipment processing method is applied to a vending machine, the vending machine comprising a cargo lane, a recycling bin, and a cargo bucket, the method comprising:

Controlling, by the merchandise purchase instruction, the goods bucket to receive the merchandise delivered by the cargo lane;

Obtaining a measured value of the goods in the bucket;

Determining whether the vending machine has abnormal shipment according to the measured value of the goods in the cargo bucket;

When it is determined that the vending machine has abnormal shipment, the cargo bucket is controlled to deliver the goods in the cargo bucket to the recovery bin.
The method of claim 1 wherein the measured value comprises at least one of a quantity and a weight.
The method according to claim 1 or 2, wherein judging whether the vending machine is abnormally shipped according to the measured value of the goods in the bucket includes:

Obtaining a comparison value according to the commodity purchase instruction;

The measured value of the product in the bucket is compared with the comparison value, and if the measured value of the commodity in the bucket is greater than the comparison value, it is determined that the automatic shipment occurs abnormally.
The method of claim 1, after the goods are controlled to receive the goods delivered by the cargo lane according to the merchandise purchase instruction, further comprising:

Detecting whether the cargo lane is completed to deliver goods to the cargo bucket;

Wherein, after detecting that the cargo lane completes the delivery of the commodity to the cargo bucket, the measured value of the commodity in the cargo bucket is obtained.
The method of claim 4 wherein:

When it is determined that the cargo lane completes delivery of the merchandise to the cargo bucket, after waiting for a preset time, the measured value of the merchandise in the cargo bucket is obtained.
The method of claim 1 further comprising: after controlling the cargo item to deliver the goods in the cargo container to the recycling bin, further comprising:

Controlling the bucket to re-receive the merchandise delivered by the cargo lane.
The method of claim 3 wherein:

The measured value of the goods in the bucket is the weight of the goods in the bucket, and the comparison value is the weight; or the measured value of the goods in the bucket is the quantity of the goods in the bucket, the comparison The value is a quantity; or, the measured value of the item in the bucket includes the weight of the item in the bucket and the quantity of the item in the bucket, the comparison value including the weight and the quantity.
A vending machine comprising: a cargo lane, a recycling bin and a cargo bucket;

a sensor disposed in the cargo bucket, configured to detect a measured value of the commodity in the cargo bucket, and output a commodity detection signal;

a controller electrically coupled to the sensor;

The controller includes: a product delivery module, configured to control the goods bucket to receive the goods sent by the cargo lane according to the commodity purchase instruction; and the measurement value acquisition module is configured to acquire the cargo bucket according to the commodity detection signal a measurement value of the internal product; a determination module configured to determine whether the vending machine has abnormal shipment according to the measured value of the commodity in the cargo bucket; and an execution module configured to determine, when the determination module, the vending machine When an abnormal shipment occurs, the cargo bucket is controlled to deliver the goods in the cargo bucket to the recovery bin.
The vending machine of claim 8, wherein the measured value comprises at least one of a quantity and a weight.
The vending machine according to claim 8 or 9, wherein the judging module comprises:

a comparison value acquisition submodule, configured to obtain a comparison value according to the commodity purchase instruction;

The comparison submodule is configured to compare the measured value of the commodity in the bucket with the comparison value, and determine whether the measured value of the commodity in the bucket is greater than the comparison value.
The vending machine of claim 8 wherein said controller further comprises:

a cargo lane detecting module configured to detect whether the cargo lane is completed to deliver goods to the cargo bucket;

The measured value obtaining module is configured to acquire, after the cargo lane detecting module detects that the cargo lane completes delivery of the commodity to the cargo bucket, the measured value of the commodity in the cargo bucket according to the commodity detecting signal.
The vending machine according to claim 11, wherein the controller further comprises: a timing module configured to initiate timing when the cargo lane detecting module detects that the cargo lane completes delivery of the merchandise to the cargo bucket; The measurement value acquisition module is configured to: when the timing of the timing module reaches a preset time, acquire a measurement value of the commodity in the cargo bucket according to the commodity detection signal.
The vending machine according to claim 8, wherein the execution module is further configured to control the bucket to re-receive after controlling the cargo to send the goods in the bucket to the collection bin The goods delivered by the cargo road.
A vending machine according to claim 10, wherein:

The measurement value acquisition module includes a weight acquisition submodule, and the weight acquisition submodule is configured to acquire a weight of an item in the bucket; the comparison value acquisition submodule includes a weight comparison value acquisition unit, and the weight comparison value is obtained. The unit is set to get the weight comparison value; or,

The measurement value acquisition module includes a quantity acquisition sub-module, the quantity acquisition sub-module is configured to acquire the quantity of the goods in the bucket; the comparison value acquisition sub-module includes a quantity comparison value acquisition unit, and the quantity comparison value is obtained. The unit is set to get the quantity comparison value; or,

The measurement value acquisition module includes a weight acquisition submodule configured to acquire a weight of an item in the bucket, and a quantity acquisition submodule configured to acquire an item in the bucket The comparison value acquisition sub-module includes a weight comparison value acquisition unit and a quantity comparison value acquisition unit, the weight comparison value acquisition unit is configured to acquire a weight comparison value, and the quantity comparison value acquisition unit is configured to acquire the quantity comparison value. .