CN221827395U - A discharging mechanism of a popcorn vending machine - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model discloses a discharging mechanism of a popcorn vending machine, comprising: a storage chamber for holding popcorn, a discharging chamber arranged at the bottom of the storage chamber and connected to the storage chamber, a rotating rod arranged horizontally in the discharging chamber, a screw ridge and a screw groove arranged outside the rotating rod and spirally extending along the axial direction of the rotating rod, and a driving device connected to the rotating rod. The discharging chamber comprises a conducting chamber connected to the storage chamber and a limiting chamber connected to the conducting chamber and located beside the conducting chamber, the screw ridges and the limiting chamber are of the same size, part of the screw ridges are placed in the conducting chamber, and part of the screw ridges are placed in the limiting chamber, and the limiting chamber is provided with a discharging port at a position away from the conducting chamber. When the driving device is driven, the rotating rod rotates and drives the screw ridges to rotate, so as to drive the popcorn to move toward the discharging port, so that the amount of popcorn discharged can be adjusted by controlling the different driving durations of the driving device, so as to realize that the popcorn machine can discharge popcorn of different specifications, with strong compatibility to meet the needs of users.

Description

A discharging mechanism of a popcorn vending machine

Technical Field

The utility model relates to the technical field of automatic vending machines, in particular to a discharging mechanism of a popcorn automatic vending machine.

Background Art

As we all know, a popcorn machine is an automated device that heats corn kernels into popcorn and packs the popcorn into a quantitative cupping device. However, at present, the existing popcorn machines have only one specification for the amount of popcorn, which cannot meet the needs of different users for different amounts, and the amount of popcorn cannot be changed, which is very limited.

Utility Model Content

The main purpose of the utility model is to provide a discharging mechanism of a popcorn vending machine, which is used to solve the problem that the existing popcorn machine can only discharge one kind of popcorn in a certain quantity and specification.

In order to solve the above technical problems, the technical solution provided by the utility model is:

A discharging mechanism of a popcorn vending machine, comprising:

storage compartment for popcorn;

A discharge cavity disposed at the bottom of the storage chamber and communicated with the storage chamber;

A rotating rod horizontally arranged in the discharge cavity;

A screw ridge disposed on the outer side of the rotating rod and extending helically along the axial direction of the rotating rod;

A screw groove formed in a helically extending screw flight;

and a driving device connected to the rotating rod;

The discharge chamber includes a conduction chamber connected to the storage chamber and a limiting chamber connected to the conduction chamber and located next to the conduction chamber. The screw ribs are matched in size with the limiting chamber, part of the screw ribs are placed in the conduction chamber, and part of the screw ribs are placed in the limiting chamber. The limiting chamber is provided with a discharge port at a position away from the conduction chamber. When driven by the driving device, the rotating rod rotates and drives the screw ribs to rotate, so as to drive the popcorn to move toward the discharge port.

Furthermore, the discharging mechanism of the popcorn vending machine also includes a controller electrically connected to the driving device, and the controller is used to drive the driving device to work and control the working time of the driving device.

Furthermore, a limiting plate is provided between the conducting cavity and the limiting cavity in the storage chamber, and a limiting opening which fits with the screw rib is formed on the limiting plate.

Furthermore, the discharging mechanism includes a storage shell and a bottom cover which is rotatably arranged on one side of the storage shell and forms a discharging cavity with the storage shell. The storage chamber is located on the storage shell, the free end of the bottom cover is detachably arranged on the storage shell, the rotating rod and the driving device are arranged on the storage shell, and the discharging port is located on the bottom cover.

Furthermore, one side of the bottom cover is rotatably connected to one side wall of the storage shell through a plurality of hinges, and the other side of the bottom cover is detachably connected to the other side wall of the storage shell through a plurality of buckles.

Furthermore, both sides of the bottom of the storage shell extend downward to form vertical walls, the cross-section of the bottom cover is arc-shaped, and the inner wall of the bottom cover fits with the screw edge; both sides of the top of the bottom cover extend obliquely upward to form connecting walls, and the two vertical walls are located between the two connecting walls; one of the connecting walls is rotatably connected to one side wall of the storage shell, and the other connecting wall is detachably connected to the other side wall of the storage shell.

Furthermore, both ends of the bottom cover are openings, and both ends of the bottom of the storage shell extend downward to form mounting walls that fit with the openings. The mounting walls are located at the openings. The driving device is a motor, and the driving device is arranged on a mounting wall. One end of the rotating rod is rotatably arranged on another mounting wall.

Furthermore, a guide wall is formed at the bottom of the bottom cover around the discharge port, and a discharge port is formed at the bottom of the guide wall, and the discharge port is smaller than the opening of the cup.

Furthermore, the width and length of the guide surrounding wall gradually decrease from top to bottom.

Furthermore, the inner side wall of the storage chamber connected to the conducting cavity is a guiding inclined surface.

The utility model has the following beneficial effects: compared with the prior art, the utility model provides a rotating rod with a screw groove and a screw ridge at the position where the popcorn is discharged, so that the popcorn will fall into the screw groove in the conducting cavity under its own gravity, and when the driving device is driven, the rotating rod rotates to drive the screw ridge to rotate, so that the popcorn in the screw groove in the conducting cavity is rotated to the limiting cavity and falls from the discharge port, and the screw ridge fits with the limiting cavity so that the screw groove is the holding cavity for accommodating the popcorn. Therefore, the amount of the discharge port can be controlled by controlling the driving time of the driving device, and the amount of popcorn discharged can be adjusted by configuring different time lengths of the driving device, so that the popcorn machine can discharge popcorn of different specifications. The utility model has strong compatibility and meets the needs of users.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the utility model or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings required for use in the embodiments or the description of the prior art will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments of the utility model. For ordinary technicians in this field, other drawings can be obtained based on the structures shown in these drawings without paying creative work.

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the utility model;

FIG2 is a three-dimensional diagram of the present invention from another perspective;

FIG3 is a cross-sectional view of the utility model along the center line of the rotating rod;

FIG4 is an exploded view of the present invention;

FIG. 5 is a structural diagram of a storage housing of the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

The following will be combined with the drawings in the embodiments of the utility model to clearly and completely describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of the utility model. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the utility model, not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the utility model, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without creative work are within the scope of protection of the utility model.

1-5 , a discharging mechanism of a popcorn vending machine in an embodiment of the utility model is shown.

The discharging mechanism of the popcorn vending machine includes: a storage chamber 1 for containing popcorn, a discharging chamber 4 arranged at the bottom of the storage chamber 1 and connected to the storage chamber 1, a rotating rod 3 arranged horizontally in the discharging chamber 4, a screw rib 2 arranged outside the rotating rod 3 and extending spirally along the axial direction of the rotating rod 3, a screw groove 21 formed in the spirally extending screw rib 2, and a driving device 6 connected to the rotating rod 3. The discharging chamber 4 includes a conducting chamber 41 connected to the storage chamber 1 and a limiting chamber 42 connected to the conducting chamber 41 and located beside the conducting chamber 41. The screw rib 2 and the limiting chamber 42 are of the same size. Part of the screw rib 2 is placed in the conducting chamber 41, and part of the screw rib 2 is placed in the limiting chamber 42. The limiting chamber 42 is provided with a discharging port 202 at a position away from the conducting chamber 41. When driven by the driving device 6, the rotating rod 3 rotates and drives the screw rib 2 to rotate, so as to drive the popcorn to move toward the discharging port 202.

The utility model sets a rotating rod 3 with a screw groove 21 and a screw ridge 2 at the position where the popcorn is discharged, so that the popcorn will fall into the screw groove 21 located in the conducting cavity 41 under its own gravity, and when the driving device 6 is driven, the rotating rod 3 rotates to drive the screw ridge 2 to rotate, so that the popcorn in the screw groove 21 in the conducting cavity 41 is rotated to the limiting cavity 42 and falls from the discharge port 202, and the screw ridge 2 fits with the limiting cavity 42 so that the screw groove 21 is the cavity for accommodating the popcorn. Therefore, the amount of the discharge port 202 can be controlled by controlling the driving time of the driving device 6, and the amount of popcorn discharged can be adjusted by configuring different time lengths of the driving device 6, so that the popcorn machine can discharge popcorn of different specifications. The utility model has strong compatibility, meets the needs of users, and solves the extremely limited problem that the existing popcorn machine only discharges one specification of popcorn.

In this embodiment, specifically, the discharging mechanism of the popcorn vending machine also includes a controller (not shown in the figure) electrically connected to the driving device 6, and the controller is used to drive the driving device 6 to work and control the working time of the driving device 6 to realize the rotation time of the rotating rod 3 and realize the control of the amount of popcorn discharged.

In one embodiment, a limiting plate 5 is provided between the conducting cavity 41 and the limiting cavity 42 in the storage chamber 1, and a limiting opening 51 is provided on the limiting plate 5 to fit with the screw rib 2. The popcorn outside the screw groove 21 can be intercepted and enter the limiting cavity 42 through the limiting opening 51, so that the amount of popcorn produced is basically the same every time the rotating rod 3 rotates for a certain period of time.

In one embodiment, to facilitate the production and manufacture of the discharging mechanism, the discharging mechanism further includes a storage shell 10 and a bottom cover 20 having one side rotatably disposed on the storage shell 10 and forming a discharging chamber 4 with the storage shell 10. The storage chamber 1 is located on the storage shell 10, the rotating rod 3 and the driving device 6 are both disposed on the storage shell 10, the discharging port 202 is located on the bottom cover 20, and the free end of the bottom cover 20 is detachably disposed on the storage shell 10. By rotatably disposing one side of the bottom cover 20 with the storage shell 10 and detachably disposing the free end of the bottom cover 20 on the storage shell 10, the bottom cover 20 can be opened, so that when the popcorn is not sold out, the user can discharge the remaining popcorn by opening the bottom cover 20.

In one embodiment, in order to facilitate the popcorn in the storage chamber 1 to fall into the conducting cavity 41 , the inner side wall of the storage chamber 1 connected to the conducting cavity 41 is a guide slope or the inner side wall of the storage chamber 1 connected to the conducting cavity 41 is tapered.

In one embodiment, one side of the bottom cover 20 is connected to one side wall of the storage shell 10 through a plurality of hinges 30, and the other side of the bottom cover 20 is detachably connected to the other side wall of the storage shell 10 through a plurality of buckles 40, so that the two sides of the bottom cover 20 are respectively rotatably connected and detachably connected to the storage shell 10, and the buckles 40 can facilitate the user to operate and open the bottom cover 20. Specifically, the number of hinges 30 and buckles 40 are both 2. Of course, in other embodiments, the free end of the bottom cover 20 can also be detachably connected to the side wall of the storage shell 10 by means of bolts or latches.

In one embodiment, both sides of the bottom of the storage shell 10 extend downward to form vertical walls 102, the cross section of the bottom cover 20 is arc-shaped, and the inner wall of the bottom cover 20 fits with the screw rib 2. Both sides of the top of the bottom cover 20 extend obliquely upward to form connecting walls 201, and the two vertical walls 102 are located between the two connecting walls 201. One connecting wall 201 is rotatably connected to one side wall of the storage shell 10, and the other connecting wall 201 is detachably connected to the other side wall of the storage shell 10, so that the bottom cover 20 is connected to the storage shell 10, and the vertical walls 102 can prevent the generation of extra space between the bottom cover 20 and the storage shell 10 to accommodate popcorn and affect the control of the amount of popcorn.

In one embodiment, both ends of the bottom cover 20 are openings 203, and both ends of the bottom of the storage housing 10 extend downward to form mounting walls 101 that fit with the openings 203. The mounting walls 101 are located at the openings 203. The driving device 6 is a motor, and the driving device 6 is disposed on one mounting wall 101. One end of the rotating rod 3 is rotatably disposed on another mounting wall 101, and the other end is connected to the rotating shaft of the motor to fix the driving device 6 and the rotating rod 3. Specifically, in order to improve the stability of the rotation of the rotating rod 3, a bearing may be disposed between the rotating rod 3 and the mounting wall 101.

In one embodiment, a guide wall 7 is formed at the bottom of the bottom cover 20 around the discharge port 202, and a discharge port 71 is provided at the bottom of the guide wall 7. The discharge port 71 is smaller than the opening of the cup, and the popcorn can be introduced into the cup by the guide wall 7, so that the popcorn can be put into the cup conveniently. Specifically, to further facilitate the filling of the cup, the width and length of the guide wall 7 are gradually reduced from top to bottom, or at least one side of the guide wall 7 is an inclined surface, so as to discharge the popcorn.

It should be noted that all directional indications in the embodiments of the present invention (such as up, down, left, right, front, back...) are only used to explain the relative position relationship, movement status, etc. between the components under a certain specific posture (as shown in the accompanying drawings). If the specific posture changes, the directional indication will also change accordingly.

In addition, the descriptions of "first", "second", etc. in the present utility model are only used for descriptive purposes and cannot be understood as indicating or implying their relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features indicated. Therefore, the features defined as "first" and "second" may explicitly or implicitly include at least one of the features. In addition, "and/or" in the full text includes three solutions. Taking A and/or B as an example, it includes technical solution A, technical solution B, and technical solution that satisfies both A and B; in addition, the technical solutions between the various embodiments can be combined with each other, but it must be based on the ability of ordinary technicians in this field to implement. When the combination of technical solutions is contradictory or cannot be implemented, it should be deemed that such combination of technical solutions does not exist and is not within the scope of protection required by the present utility model.

The above description is only a preferred embodiment of the utility model, and does not limit the patent scope of the utility model. All equivalent structural changes made by using the contents of the utility model specification and drawings under the utility model concept, or directly/indirectly used in other related technical fields are included in the patent protection scope of the utility model.

Claims (10)

1. A discharge mechanism of a popcorn vending machine, comprising:

A storage chamber for holding popcorn;

the discharging cavity is arranged at the bottom of the storage chamber and communicated with the storage chamber;

the rotating rod is horizontally arranged in the discharging cavity;

screw ribs arranged outside the rotating rod and spirally extending along the axial direction of the rotating rod;

A screw groove formed in the screw extending screw rib;

the driving device is connected with the rotating rod;

The discharging cavity comprises a conducting cavity communicated with the storage chamber and a limiting cavity communicated with the conducting cavity and located beside the conducting cavity, wherein a part of screw edges are matched with the limiting cavity in size, the screw edges are arranged in the conducting cavity, a part of screw edges are arranged in the limiting cavity, and a discharging hole is formed in a position, far away from the conducting cavity, of the limiting cavity; the rotating rod rotates and drives the screw edge to rotate when the driving device drives the popcorn to move towards the discharge hole.

2. The discharge mechanism of a popcorn vending machine of claim 1, further comprising a controller electrically connected to the drive means, the controller for driving the drive means into operation and controlling the duration of operation of the drive means.

3. The discharge mechanism of a popcorn vending machine of claim 1, wherein a limiting plate is disposed in the storage chamber between the conducting cavity and the limiting cavity, and a limiting opening is formed in the limiting plate and is engaged with the screw edge.

4. A discharge mechanism for a popcorn vending machine as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 3, including a storage housing and a bottom cover rotatably mounted to the storage housing on one side thereof and defining a discharge chamber with the storage housing, the storage chamber being located on the storage housing, the free end of the bottom cover being removably mounted to the storage housing, the rotatable lever and drive means being mounted to the storage housing, the discharge opening being located on the bottom cover.

5. The discharge mechanism of a popcorn vending machine of claim 4, wherein one side of the bottom cover is rotatably connected to one side wall of the storage housing by a plurality of hinges, and the other side of the bottom cover is detachably connected to the other side wall of the storage housing by a plurality of snaps.

6. The discharge mechanism of a popcorn vending machine of claim 4, wherein the bottom of the storage housing has two sides extending downward to form a vertical wall, the bottom cover has an arcuate cross section, and the bottom cover has an inner side wall that engages with a screw ridge; connecting walls are formed on two sides of the top of the bottom cover in an inclined upward extending mode, and the two vertical walls are located between the two connecting walls; one connecting wall is rotatably connected with one side wall of the storage shell, and the other connecting wall is detachably connected with the other side wall of the storage shell.

7. The discharge mechanism of a popcorn vending machine of claim 6, wherein the bottom cover has openings at both ends, the bottom of the storage housing has mounting walls extending downward to engage the openings, the mounting walls are located at the openings, the driving device is a motor, the driving device is disposed on one mounting wall, and one end of the rotating rod is rotatably disposed on the other mounting wall.

8. The discharge mechanism of a popcorn vending machine of claim 7, wherein a guide enclosure wall is formed around a peripheral side of the discharge opening at a bottom of the bottom cover, and a blanking opening is formed at a bottom of the guide enclosure wall, the blanking opening being smaller than an opening of the cup.

9. The discharge mechanism of a popcorn vending machine of claim 8, wherein the guide enclosure wall has a width and length that each decrease from top to bottom.

10. The discharge mechanism of a popcorn vending machine of claim 4, wherein the storage chamber has a conductive ramp on an inner side wall connected to the conductive cavity.