WO2019128339A1

WO2019128339A1 - Separator assembly and automatic vending machine

Info

Publication number: WO2019128339A1
Application number: PCT/CN2018/107071
Authority: WO
Inventors: 许逢博; 姜青云; 姜天信; 丛强滋
Original assignee: 山东新北洋信息技术股份有限公司
Priority date: 2017-12-29
Filing date: 2018-09-21
Publication date: 2019-07-04
Also published as: CN109993885B; CN109993885A

Abstract

Disclosed is a separator assembly. The separator assembly comprises a separator body (100), a first connector (200) and a second connector (300). Both the first connector (200) and the second connector (300) are provided for connecting to plates (600) of the automatic vending machine. The separator body (100) is cuboid and the separator body (100) has a first mounting state and a second mounting state, where the second mounting state is the state after the separator body (100) in the first mounting state is rotated by 180 degrees. The first connector (200) has a first end (110) of the separator body (100) along the lengthwise direction in the first mounting state or the second mounting state thereof inserted into same, and the second connector (300) has a second end (120) of the separator body (100) along the lengthwise direction in the first mounting state or the second mounting state thereof inserted into same.

Description

Baffle assembly and vending machine

The present application claims priority to Chinese Patent Application No. PCT Application No.

Technical field

This application relates to the field of vending machine technology, for example, to a bulkhead assembly and a vending machine.

Background technique

In the related art, a plurality of partition plates are arranged side by side on a floor panel of a vending machine, and cargo lanes are formed between adjacent partition plates. The vending machine is also provided with a cargo bucket. When the cargo bucket moves to the front end of the target cargo lane, the power mechanism disposed on the cargo bucket drives the push plate on the partition plate so that the goods in the cargo lane are pushed out by the push plate, in order to realize the cargo bucket and The cargo lanes in different positions can be effectively connected, and the partitions are provided with partitions of different structures. However, the versatility of the partitions in the related art is not strong.

Summary of the invention

The following is an overview of the topics detailed in this document. This Summary is not intended to limit the scope of the claims.

The present application provides a separator assembly and a vending machine to improve the versatility of the separator in the related art.

The present application provides a baffle assembly for use in a vending machine comprising a bulkhead body, a first connector and a second connector; the first connector and the second connector are both disposed with the automatic a baffle connection of the vending machine; the baffle body is a rectangular parallelepiped, the baffle body has a first mounted state and a second mounted state, and the second mounted state is a rotation of the baffle body in a first mounted state a state after 180 degrees; the first connecting member is inserted into a first end of the longitudinal direction of the partition body in the first mounting state or the second mounting state; the second connecting member and the first mounting state Or the second end of the spacer body in the longitudinal direction of the second mounting state is inserted.

The application provides a vending machine comprising the above described baffle assembly.

Other aspects will be apparent upon reading and understanding the drawings and detailed description.

DRAWINGS

In order to more clearly illustrate the specific embodiments of the present application, the drawings to be used in the specific embodiments will be briefly described below.

1 is a first exploded perspective view of a spacer assembly according to an embodiment of the present application;

2 is a second exploded view of the structure of the separator assembly according to an embodiment of the present application;

3 is a schematic structural view of a separator assembly according to an embodiment of the present application;

4 is a schematic exploded view of a spacer assembly according to an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 5 is a schematic structural diagram of a separator assembly according to an embodiment of the present application; FIG.

6 is a schematic partial structural view of a vending machine according to an embodiment of the present application;

7 is a schematic structural view showing a connection between a transmission belt and a push plate of a bulkhead assembly according to an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 8 is a schematic structural diagram of a cargo bucket of a vending machine according to an embodiment of the present application; FIG.

FIG. 9 is a schematic structural diagram of a vending machine according to an embodiment of the present application.

Icon: 001-left baffle assembly; 002-medium baffle assembly; 003-right baffle assembly; 100-baffle body; 200-first connector; 300-second connector; 110-first end; - second end; 130 - stiffener; 140 - drive belt; 111 - first slot; 112 - second slot; 210 - first card; 220 - second card; 230 - plug; 240- Power input member; 310-third board; 320-fourth board; 400-push board; 500-cargo; 510-first power mechanism; 520-second power mechanism; 600-layer board.

Detailed ways

The technical solutions of the present application are clearly and completely described in the following with reference to the accompanying drawings, which are a part of the embodiments of the present application, and not all of the embodiments. In the description of the present application, it should be noted that the terms "center", "upper", "lower", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "inside", "outside", etc. The orientation or positional relationship of the indications is based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the drawings, and is merely for the convenience of the description and the simplified description, and does not indicate or imply that the device or component referred to has a specific orientation, in a specific orientation. Construction and operation are therefore not to be construed as limiting the application. Moreover, the terms "first," "second," and "third" are used for the description only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance.

In the description of the present application, it should be noted that the terms "installation", "connected", and "connected" are to be understood broadly, and may be fixed or detachable, for example, unless otherwise specifically defined and defined. Connection, or integral connection; may be mechanical connection or electrical connection; may be directly connected, or may be indirectly connected through an intermediate medium, and may be internal communication between the two elements. The specific meanings of the above terms in the present application can be understood in the specific circumstances for those skilled in the art.

In the present application, unless otherwise specified, the term "up and down direction" refers to the direction indicated by the arrow AB in FIG. 1, the term "front and rear direction" refers to the direction indicated by the CD arrow in FIG. 1, and the term "left and right direction" refers to In the direction indicated by the EF arrow in Fig. 1, the remaining directions are all based on the above directions.

The embodiments are described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

An embodiment of the present application provides a spacer assembly that is mounted on a laminate 600 of a vending machine. Referring to FIGS. 1 through 6, the spacer assembly includes a spacer body 100 and a first connector 200. And the second connecting member 300; the first connecting member 200 and the second connecting member 300 are disposed to be connected to the layer board 600; the partition body 100 is a rectangular parallelepiped, the partition body 100 has a first mounting state and a second mounting state, and second The installation state is a state in which the partition body 100 is rotated by 180 degrees in the first mounting state; the first connecting member 200 is inserted into the first end 110 of the partition body 100 in the first mounting state or the second mounting state, The two connectors 300 are mated with the second end 120 of the bulkhead body 100 in the first mounted state or the second mounted state.

The first end 110 and the second end 120 are both ends of the spacer body 100 along the length direction (ie, the direction indicated by the CD arrow in FIG. 1).

In an embodiment, the partition body 100 is a rectangular parallelepiped. The partition body 100 has a rectangular cross section. The first end 110 and the second end 120 are both rectangular, and the center of the first end 110 and the center edge of the second end 120 are The projections of the bulkhead body 100 in the longitudinal direction coincide, and the center of the first end 110 and the center of the second end 120 are both rectangular centers. Wherein, the projections of the centers of the first end 110 and the second end 120 coincide, that is, the line between the center of the first end 110 and the center of the second end 120 extends along the length direction parallel to the bulkhead body 100. .

In an embodiment, the structure of the first end 110 and the structure of the second end 120 may be set to be the same.

When the baffle body 100 is rotated from the first mounted state to the second mounted state, in an embodiment, the wire between the center of the first end 110 and the center of the second end 120 may be rotated as a rotation axis by 180. °. Therefore, when the partition body 100 is in the first mounting state, the first connecting member 200 can be inserted into the first end 110 of the partition body 100, and the second connecting member 300 can be inserted into the second end of the partition body 100. 120. When the partition body 100 is rotated from the first mounting state to the second mounting state, the first connecting member 200 can still be inserted into the first end 110 of the partition body 100, and the second connecting member 300 can still be inserted into the second connecting member 300. The second end 120 of the partition body 100, and regardless of whether the partition body 100 is in the first installed state or the second mounted state, the first connecting member 200 and the second connecting member 300 can be connected to the layer board 600, and the first connection The connection position of the piece 200 and the second connecting member 300 to the laminate 600 is unchanged. That is, the first connecting member 200 can be connected to the first end 110 of the partition body 100 regardless of whether the partition body 100 is in the first mounting state or the second mounting state, and the second connecting member 300 can be coupled to the partition body. The second end 120 of the 100 is coupled so that the baffle assembly can be secured to the ply 600 without the need to adjust the structure of the ply 600. Hereinafter, for convenience of description, the line between the center of the first end 110 and the center of the second end 120 is referred to as the rotation axis of the bulkhead body 100.

In one embodiment, the first end 110 of the bulkhead body 100 is provided with a first slot 111 and a second slot 112 along the height direction of the partition body 100. The first slot 111 and the second slot 112 are related to the first slot 111 and the second slot 112. The center of one end 110 is symmetrically disposed. The partition body 100 is provided with a first connecting plate at the top in the height direction (ie, the direction indicated by AB in FIG. 1), and a second connecting plate is disposed at the bottom, and at the first end 110, the first connecting plate is along the partition body The first slot 111 is disposed in the longitudinal direction of the 100, and the second connecting plate is provided with the second slot 112 along the length direction of the partition body 100. In an embodiment, the first slot 111 is configured as a rectangular slot and the second slot 112 is configured as a rectangular slot. In an embodiment, a groove-shaped space is formed between the first connecting plate and the second connecting plate, and the groove-shaped space forms a sliding passage of the push plate 400. In an embodiment, the middle portion of the trough space is provided with a reinforcing rib 130, and the reinforcing rib 130 divides the trough space into an upper trough and a lower trough. In an embodiment, along the partition body 100. In the height direction, the upper and lower tanks are symmetrically disposed about the axis of rotation of the bulkhead body 100.

The first connector 200 is provided with a first board 210 and a second board 220. When the board body 100 is in the first mounting state, the first board 210 is inserted into the first slot 111, and the second board 220 is inserted. The second board 210 is inserted into the second slot 112, and the second board 220 is inserted into the first slot 111 when the board body 100 is in the second mounting state.

In an embodiment, the second end 120 of the partition body 100 is provided with a third slot (not shown) and a fourth slot (not shown) along the height direction of the partition body 100. The three slots and the fourth slot are symmetric about the center of the second end 120. The partition body 100 is provided with a first connecting plate at the top in the height direction and a second connecting plate at the bottom. At the second end 120, the first connecting plate is provided with a third slot along the length direction of the partition body 100. The second connecting plate is provided with a fourth slot along the length direction of the partition body 100. In an embodiment, the third slot is configured as a rectangular slot and the fourth slot is configured as a rectangular slot. In an embodiment, a groove-shaped space is formed between the first connecting plate and the second connecting plate, and the groove-shaped space forms a sliding passage of the push plate 400. In an embodiment, the middle portion of the trough space is provided with a reinforcing rib 130, and the reinforcing rib 130 divides the trough space into an upper trough and a lower trough. In an embodiment, along the partition body 100. In the height direction, the upper and lower tanks are symmetrically disposed about the axis of rotation of the bulkhead body 100.

The second connector 300 is provided with a third board 310 and a fourth board 320. When the board body 100 is in the first installation state, the third board 310 is inserted into the third slot, and the fourth board 320 is inserted. The fourth board 310 is inserted into the fourth slot, and the fourth board 320 is inserted into the third slot.

In an embodiment, the first connecting member 200 is provided with a plug portion 230, and the plug portion 230 can be inserted into the layer plate 600. Referring to FIG. 1 , the plug portion 230 is disposed at the bottom of the first connecting member 200 , and the layer plate 600 is provided with a first connecting portion. The first connecting portion may be a plugging slot, and the plug portion 230 is inserted into the slot. A connection between the first connector 200 and the laminate 600 is achieved.

In one embodiment, the side wall of the partition body 100 is provided with a long groove along the longitudinal direction of the partition body 100. When the partition body 100 is in the first mounted state, the long groove is located in the width direction of the partition body 100. (i.e., the direction indicated by EF in Fig. 1), the long groove is located on the second side in the width direction of the spacer body 100 when the spacer body 100 is in the second mounted state. In an embodiment, the elongated slot may be a slotted space formed between the first connecting plate and the second connecting plate described above.

In an embodiment, the bulkhead assembly further includes a push plate 400 that is inserted into the elongated slot and the push plate 400 is movable along the elongated slot.

In an embodiment, the first connecting member 200 is provided with a power input member 240. The power input member 240 is drivingly connected to the push plate 400. The power input member 240 is further configured to cooperate with the power mechanism of the vending machine to obtain the driving force. The power of the plate 400 to move. When the power mechanism of the vending machine is engaged with the power input member 240 on the first connector 200, the power input member 240 drives the push plate 400 to move along the long slot by the transmission mechanism. In one embodiment, the power mechanism is configured as a gear drive mechanism, the power input member 240 includes a gear, and the gear drive mechanism is configured to drive the gear to rotate.

In an embodiment, a transmission belt 140 is mounted in the long slot, and the transmission belt 140 is drivingly connected between the power input member 240 and the push plate 400, and is configured to transmit the power input by the power input member 240 to the push plate 400, so that The push plate 400 moves. The length of the belt 140 extends along the length of the slot, and the belt 140 is fixedly coupled to the push plate 400. The belt 140 is coupled to the power input member 240 disposed on the first connector 200 to be fixed to the belt 140. The push plate 400 moves. The power input member 240 drives the belt 140 to operate, and the belt 140 drives the push plate 400 to move.

In an embodiment, the transmission belt 140 is an open belt, and both ends of the opening belt are detachably connected to the push plate 400, and the push plate 400 and the transmission belt 140 can be reconnected when the transmission length changes. The two ends enable tension adjustment of the opening strip and can form different theoretical lengths of the movement of the push plate 400 to accommodate different lengths of cargo lanes.

In an embodiment, the push plate 400 and the drive belt 140 are fixed by a "press plate structure". The press plate structure includes a first pressure plate and a second pressure plate. The first pressure plate is located above the transmission belt 140 and is fixedly connected with the push plate 400. The second pressure plate is located below the drive belt 140 and is detachably coupled to the push plate 400; or the first pressure plate is located above the drive belt 140 and detachably coupled to the push plate 400, the second pressure plate being located below the drive belt 140 and fixedly coupled to the push plate 400. The fixing of the push plate 400 and the belt 140 is achieved by the clamping action of the first platen and the second platen. In one embodiment, the opening strip is a toothed belt, and one of the first pressure plate and the second pressure plate has a tooth portion corresponding to the toothed belt, and the other surface is a flat surface, and the tooth portion is When the driving belt 140 and the push plate 400 are biased, a lateral force along the longitudinal direction of the toothed belt can be applied to both end portions of the toothed belt. The opening strip is selected as a toothed belt, and the surface of one of the second pressure plate and the first pressure plate is disposed on the corresponding tooth portion of the toothed belt, so that the tooth portion can apply a force along the longitudinal direction of the toothed belt to the toothed belt. Therefore, the transmission between the opening belt and the push plate 400 not only depends on the friction generated by the pressing, thereby improving the reliability of the transmission between the two. In an embodiment, the first pressure plate and the second pressure plate are connected by bolts or screws, and the bolts or screws pass through one of the first pressure plate and the second pressure plate, and the other of the first pressure plate and the second pressure plate The screw holes are connected or pass through the light holes of the other of the first pressure plate and the second pressure plate to be connected to the nut. By directly connecting the first pressure plate and the second pressure plate with screws or bolts, the connection direction is uniform, and it is convenient to install and disassemble. Moreover, when a plurality of points of the first pressure plate and the second pressure plate are connected by bolts or screws, the force of the transmission belt 140 is relatively uniform.

As shown in FIG. 3 and FIG. 4 , in an embodiment provided by the present application, the partition body 100 in the partition assembly is in a first mounted state and the push plate 400 is located on the left side of the partition body 100 .

As shown in FIG. 5, in an embodiment provided by the present application, the partition body 100 in the partition assembly is in a second installed state and the push plate 400 is located on the right side of the partition body 100.

The baffle assembly provided by the present application can be adapted to a variety of cargo bodies, for example, when the cargo bucket is provided with a first power mechanism and a second power mechanism, the baffle plate is provided with N baffle assemblies, and the N baffle assemblies include ( N-2) the baffle body 100 is in the first mounted state and the push plate 400 is located on the left side of the partition body 100. The one baffle body 100 is in the first installed state or the second mounted state. The middle partition assembly with the push plate 400 is mounted, and the first partition body 100 is in the second mounted state and the push plate 400 is located on the right side of the partition body 100. The first power mechanism is arranged to drive the left partition. The panel assembly is configured to effect delivery of goods within (N-2) lanes from left to right, and the second power mechanism is configured to drive the right bulkhead assembly to effect delivery of goods within the rightmost cargo lane.

That is to say, the baffle assembly provided by the present application can be adapted to a variety of buckets by adjusting the arrangement of the baffle assemblies, and thus the baffle assembly provided by the present application is more adaptable and versatile.

An embodiment of the present application provides a vending machine comprising the separator assembly of the above embodiment.

In an embodiment, the vending machine further includes a laminate 600, the first end of the laminate 600 is disposed adjacent to the cabinet door of the vending machine, and the second end of the laminate 600 is disposed away from the cabinet door of the vending machine, and The first end of the layer plate 600 is provided with a plurality of first connecting portions spaced apart in the width direction of the vending machine (ie, the EF direction in FIG. 1), and the first connecting portion is disposed to be connected with the first connecting member 200, the layer plate 600 The second end is provided with a plurality of second connecting portions spaced apart in the width direction of the vending machine, the second connecting portion is disposed to be connected with the second connecting member 300, and the number of the plurality of second connecting portions and the plurality of first connecting portions Equally, and the positions are opposite one another, a first connecting portion and a second connecting portion opposite thereto form a mounting position of the bulkhead assembly. Since a plurality of first connecting portions and second connecting portions are provided, a plurality of mounting positions are arranged at intervals along the width direction of the vending machine, and the partition plate assembly can form different cargo lanes according to the selected mounting position. Width, suitable for accommodating goods of different widths. In an embodiment, the first connecting portion and the second connecting portion may be a slot structure.

In an embodiment, the vending machine further includes a bucket 500, wherein the bucket 500 is provided with a first power mechanism 510 and a second power mechanism 520, and the first power mechanism 510 is disposed to be in a first installed state. The power input member 240 on the first connecting member 200 of the partition body 100 is drivingly connected, and the second power mechanism 520 is disposed to the power input member 240 on the first connecting member 200 of the bulkhead body 100 in the second mounted state. Drive connection.

The vending machine provided by the embodiment of the present application can avoid the waste of the marginal cargo space in the related art.

In the related art, the vending machine is provided with N partition assemblies spaced apart in the width direction. Since the width of the cargo bucket is wider than the width of the single cargo lane, the power mechanism is disposed on the left side of the bucket 500. The bucket 500 can drive (N-1) partition assemblies from left to right, but cannot push the left partition of the rightmost cargo lane (ie, the second partition from right to left) The plate 400 thus creates a waste of space on the rightmost cargo lane. In an embodiment of the present application, referring to FIG. 6, the left panel assembly of the (N-2) partition body 100 is disposed in the first mounting state and the push plate 400 is located on the left side of the partition body 100. 001, a partition body 100 is in a first installed state or a second mounted state without a middle partition assembly 002 of the push plate 400, and a partition body 100 is in a second installed state and the push plate 400 is located on the partition body Right baffle assembly 003 on the right side of 100. (N-2) left baffle assemblies 001, one middle baffle assembly 002, and one right baffle assembly 003 collectively form (N-1) cargo lanes. The first power mechanism 510 of the cargo bucket is configured to drive the left bulkhead assembly 001 to effect cargo transport from left to right (N-2) cargo lanes, and the second power mechanism 520 of the cargo bucket is configured to drive the right bulkhead assembly 003 to achieve the delivery of goods in the rightmost cargo lane. From the above structural analysis, it can be known that the conveyance of the cargo can be realized in the rightmost cargo lane, so that the space of the rightmost cargo lane can be fully utilized, that is, the waste of the edge cargo space of the vending machine in the related art is avoided.

Claims

A baffle assembly for use in a vending machine, comprising a bulkhead body, a first connector and a second connector; the first connector and the second connector are both disposed with the vending machine Laminate connection;

The partition body is a rectangular parallelepiped, the partition body has a first mounting state and a second mounting state, and the second mounting state is a state in which the partition body is rotated by 180 degrees in the first mounted state. ;

The first connecting member is inserted into the first end of the longitudinal direction of the partition body in the first mounting state or the second mounting state;

The second connecting member is inserted into the second end of the bulkhead direction of the partition body in the first mounting state or the second mounting state.
The bulkhead assembly of claim 1 wherein said first end and said second end are both rectangular, the center of said first end and the center of said second end being along said length of said bulkhead body The projection of the directions coincides, wherein the center of the first end and the center of the second end are both centers of the rectangle.
The separator assembly according to claim 2, wherein

The first end is provided with a first slot and a second slot along a height direction of the partition body, and the first slot and the second slot are symmetrically disposed with respect to a center of the first end;

The first connecting member is provided with a first inserting plate and a second inserting plate;

When the partition body is in the first installation state, the first board is inserted into the first slot, and the second board is inserted into the second slot;

When the partition body is in the second installation state, the first board is inserted into the second slot, and the second board is inserted into the first slot.
The separator assembly according to claim 2, wherein

The second end is provided with a third slot and a fourth slot along a height direction of the partition body, and the third slot and the fourth slot are symmetrically disposed with respect to a center of the second end;

The second connecting member is provided with a third inserting plate and a fourth inserting plate;

When the partition body is in the first installation state, the third board is inserted into the third slot, and the fourth board is inserted into the fourth slot;

When the partition body is in the second installation state, the third board is inserted into the fourth slot, and the fourth board is inserted into the third slot.
The separator assembly according to claim 1, wherein a side wall of the partition body is provided with a long groove along a length direction of the partition body; when the partition body is in the first mounted state, The long groove is located at a first side of the partition body in a width direction; when the partition body is in the second mounted state, the long groove is located at a second side of the partition body in a width direction .
The bulkhead assembly of claim 5, further comprising a push plate, the push plate being mated with the elongated slot, and the push plate being movable along the elongated slot.
The bulkhead assembly of claim 6, wherein the first connecting member is provided with a power input member, the power input member is drivingly coupled to the push plate, and the power input member is further disposed to The power mechanism of the vending machine cooperates to obtain the power to drive the push plate movement.
The bulkhead assembly of claim 7, wherein a drive belt is mounted in the elongated slot, the drive belt is drivingly coupled between the power input member and the push plate, and the drive belt is configured to transmit the power The power input to the input member is transmitted to the push plate to move the push plate.
A vending machine comprising the separator assembly of any one of claims 1-8.
A vending machine according to claim 9, further comprising a laminate, the first end of the laminate being provided with a plurality of first connecting portions arranged to be coupled to the first connecting member, the first of the laminates The two ends are provided with a plurality of second connecting portions arranged to be connected to the second connecting member.