TW201514933A - Automatic vending machine - Google Patents

Abstract

An automatic vending machine includes a cabinet, a plurality of freight houses, a control chip and a plurality of locking mechanism. Each of the plurality of locking mechanism is respectively electrically connected to the control chip and secures each of the freight houses to the cabinet. The control chip is configured to control to one of the plurality of locking mechanisms, to the corresponding one of the plurality of freight houses be pulled out of the cabinet, to control the other of the plurality of locking mechanisms to be locked, to block the other of the plurality of freight houses from being pulled out of the cabinet.

Description

Vending machine

The invention relates to a vending machine, in particular to a vending machine in which a shipping bin is safely pulled out.

The current vending machine structure includes a cabinet and a plurality of shipping bins vertically installed in the cabinet, and it is easy to pull out other multiple shipping bins during the loading process of one of the shipping bins. However, when the shipping warehouse is full of goods, the risk of dumping is caused by the inclination of the cabinet center of gravity as the shipping bin moves due to the pulling out of the other shipping bins.

In view of the above, it is necessary to provide a vending machine that safely controls the delivery of the shipping bin.

A vending machine comprising a cabinet and a plurality of shipping bays installed in the cabinet, the vending machine further comprising a control chip and a plurality of latching structures; the plurality of latching structures electrically connecting the control chips respectively And respectively for locking the plurality of shipping bays in the cabinet; the control chip can be used to control one of the latch structures to be unlocked, so that the corresponding shipping bin can be pulled out of the cabinet, And the other lock structure can be locked to prevent the corresponding shipping bin from being pulled out of the cabinet.

Compared with the prior art, the above-mentioned vending machine vending machine, the control wafer is locked or unlocked by controlling the locking structure of each shipping bin, thereby limiting that only one shipping bin can be pulled out at the same time. The cabinet is described to prevent the cabinet from tilting by pulling out multiple shipping bays at a time.

100‧‧‧ cabinet

110‧‧‧ top board

120‧‧ ‧ slide

121‧‧‧Installation board

1211‧‧‧stop film

200‧‧‧ Shipment warehouse

210‧‧‧Selling warehouse body

211‧‧‧ front board

212‧‧‧Resistance parts

2121‧‧‧ openings

2123‧‧‧First pressure piece

2125‧‧‧Second pressure piece

220‧‧‧ hanging department

221‧‧‧ hanging plate

2211‧‧‧through hole

230‧‧‧Closed cover

231‧‧‧ Cover

2311‧‧‧Installation port

233‧‧‧Top film

2331‧‧‧Snap holes

300‧‧‧Control chip

400‧‧‧Lock structure

410‧‧‧Solenoid valve

411‧‧‧ card hook

420‧‧‧Snap fasteners

421‧‧‧First slide

4211‧‧‧ gap

4213‧‧‧Kakong

425‧‧‧Handle

4251‧‧‧First limit film

4253‧‧‧second limit film

4255‧‧‧Connecting piece

423‧‧‧Second slide

440‧‧‧Reset switch

450‧‧‧Micro Switch

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS Figure 1 is an exploded view of a preferred embodiment of the vending machine of the present invention in which the cabinet and shipping bay are partially cut off.

Figure 2 is an enlarged view of a portion II of Figure 1.

3 is a perspective view of the cabinet and the shipping bay of FIG. 1.

Figure 4 is a partial perspective assembled view of Figure 1.

Figure 5 is an enlarged view of one of the V portions of Figure 4, wherein the snap member is in the first position.

Figure 6 is another enlarged view of Figure 4, wherein the snap member is in the second position.

Figure 7 is an assembled, isometric view of Figure 1.

Figure 8 is another perspective assembled view of Figure 1.

Figure 9 is a block diagram of a vending machine of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1 and FIG. 7, in a preferred embodiment of the present invention, a vending machine includes a cabinet 100, a plurality of shipping bays 200 installed in the cabinet 100, and a control chip 300 (see FIG. 9). And a plurality of latch structures 400. The number of the latch structures 400 is equivalent to the number of the plurality of shipping bins 200. In the present embodiment, the shipping bins 200 are three, and only one is shown in the figure. Each lock structure 400 is mounted on each of the shipping bays 200 for latching the corresponding shipping bin 200 into the cabinet 100.

The cabinet 100 includes a top plate 110 and a plurality of slides 120. The number of the plurality of slides 120 is equivalent to the number of the plurality of shipping bins 200, and is respectively mounted on the top plate 110. Each of the slides 120 includes a mounting plate 121 that is parallel to the top plate 110. The mounting plate 121 is mounted on the top plate 110 and has a stop piece 1211 bent at the front end of the shipping bin 200. In one embodiment, the stop piece 1211 is inclined toward the mounting plate 121 and at an acute angle with the mounting plate 121.

Each shipping bin 200 includes a shipping bin body 210, a hanging portion 220 mounted on the shipping bin body 210, and a closure cover 230. The hanging portion 220 is slidably buckled on the corresponding slide 120 and includes two opposite hanging plates 221 . The two hanging plates 221 respectively define a through hole 2211 corresponding to the locking structure 400. The two through holes 2211 and the stop piece 1211 are on a line substantially perpendicular to the top plate 110. A pressing member 212 is mounted on the front plate 211 of the shipping bin body 210 adjacent to the hanging portion 220. The pressing member 212 defines an opening 2121 and includes a first pressing piece 2123 and a second pressing piece 2125. The first pressing piece 2123 is disposed on the front plate 211 in parallel with the second pressing piece 2125. The closing cover 230 is mounted on the hanging portion 220 and includes a cover plate 231 and a top sheet 233 substantially perpendicularly connected to the cover plate 231. The cover plate 231 defines a mounting opening 2311 corresponding to the locking structure 400. The top plate 233 defines a locking hole 2331 corresponding to the locking structure 400.

Each of the latching structures 400 includes a solenoid valve 410, a latching member 420, an elastic member 430, a reset switch 440, and a micro switch 450 mounted on the shipping bay 200. The solenoid valve 410 is electrically connected to the control chip 300 and is provided with a hook 411. The hook 411 is pushed out when the solenoid valve 410 is powered off, and is retracted when the solenoid valve 410 is energized. In an embodiment, the elastic member 430 is a tension spring.

The latching member 420 includes a first sliding piece 421 , a second sliding piece 423 , and a handle 425 connecting the first sliding piece 421 and the second sliding piece 423 . The first sliding piece 421 is slidably engaged between the first pressing piece 2123 and the front plate 211, and a notch 4211 is defined adjacent to the handle 425. The card hole 4213 of the elastic member 430 is buckled. The second sliding piece 423 is slidably caught between the second pressing piece 2125 and the front plate 211. The handle 425 is located in the opening 2121 of the pressing member 212, and includes a first limiting piece 4251, a second limiting piece 4253, and a connecting the first limiting piece 4251 and the second limit. The connecting piece 4255 of the bit slice 4253. The first limiting piece 4251 is substantially perpendicularly connected to the first sliding piece 421 and can abut against the first pressing piece 2123 to prevent the locking piece 420 from being perpendicular to the top plate 110. When the first direction slides, the pressing member 212 is disengaged. The second limiting piece 4253 is substantially perpendicularly connected to the second sliding piece 423 and can abut against the second pressing piece 2125 to prevent the locking piece 420 from being along the first direction. When the second direction is opposite, the pressing member 212 is detached. In one embodiment, the connecting piece 4255 is substantially parallel to the first sliding piece 421 and the second sliding piece 423.

The reset switch 440 is electrically connected to the control chip 300 for controlling the power-off of the corresponding solenoid valve 410. The micro switch 450 is electrically connected to the control chip 300 for controlling the power supply of the corresponding solenoid valve 410. .

Referring to FIG. 4-6 , in the assembly, only one shipping bin 200 and one latching structure 400 are taken as an example. The pressing component 212 presses the latching component 420 against the shipping bin body 210 . on. The first sliding piece 421 is partially inserted into one of the through holes 2211 of the hanging portion 220 and aligned with the other through hole 2211 of the hanging portion 220. The handle 425 is located in the opening 2121.

The closing cover 230 is mounted on the hanging portion 220, and the electromagnetic valve 410 is fixed to the cover plate 231 by a common fixing method such as a screw, a nut or the like. The reset switch 440 is mounted in the mounting opening 2311 of the cover plate 231. One end of the elastic member 430 is fastened to the card hole 4213 of the latching member 420 , and the other end is fastened to the latching hole 2331 of the closing cover 230 .

Referring to FIG. 7 , in use, the plurality of shipping bins 200 are locked in the cabinet 100 by the locking structure 400 , that is, the hook 411 of each locking structure 400 and the buckle The notch 4211 of the member 420 is buckled, so that the first sliding piece 421 of the locking member 420 is located at a first position with the stopping piece 1211.

Referring to FIG. 8, when it is necessary to add goods to the shipping bin 200, replace goods, etc., press a reset switch 440 of one of the shipping bins 200, and the reset switch 440 sends a trigger signal to the control wafer 300. After receiving the trigger signal, the control wafer 300 controls the corresponding solenoid valve 410 to be powered off. After the solenoid valve 410 is powered off, the hook 411 is separated from the notch 4211. At this time, the handle 425 of the latching member 420 is pulled to slide the latching member 420 in the second direction, so that the first sliding piece 421 is located at a second position away from the stopping piece 1211. At the same time, the shipping bin 200 is pulled out, so that the micro switch 450 is released. The control wafer 300 controls the remaining shipping bins 200 to remain locked until the pulled out shipping bin 200 is pushed back to the cabinet 100, and the control wafer 300 monitors the microswitch 450 again. After being squeezed, the solenoid valve 410 is energized, and after the shipping bin 200 is locked, the other shipping bin 200 can be released. There is no possibility that when one shipment bin 200 is pulled out, the other shipment bin 200 can also be pulled out, causing the center of gravity of the cabinet 100 to be offset and dumped.

In summary, the present invention has indeed met the requirements of the invention patent, and has filed a patent application according to law. However, the above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and the claim of the present invention cannot be limited thereby. Equivalent modifications or variations made by persons skilled in the art in light of the spirit of the invention are intended to be included in the following claims.

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300‧‧‧Control chip

200‧‧‧ Shipment warehouse

450‧‧‧Micro Switch

410‧‧‧Solenoid valve

Claims (10)

A vending machine comprising a cabinet and a plurality of shipping bays installed in the cabinet, the vending machine further comprising a control chip and a plurality of latching structures; the plurality of latching structures electrically connecting the control chips respectively And respectively for locking the plurality of shipping bays in the cabinet; the control chip can be used to control one of the latch structures to be unlocked, so that the corresponding shipping bin can be pulled out of the cabinet, And the other lock structure can be locked to prevent the corresponding shipping bin from being pulled out of the cabinet. The vending machine of claim 1, wherein each of the latching structures comprises a reset switch, a solenoid valve and a micro switch, wherein the reset switch and the solenoid valve are respectively connected to the control chip, the control chip After receiving the trigger signal of the reset switch, controlling the electromagnetic valve to be powered off, so that the shipping bay is pulled out of the cabinet; and the control chip is controlled when the micro switch is sensed to be squeezed The solenoid valve is energized to block the shipping bin from being pulled out of the cabinet. The vending machine of claim 2, wherein each of the latching structures further includes a latching member mounted on the shipping bay, the solenoid valve being buckled with the latching member when energized, Disengaged from the snap member when the power is off. The vending machine of claim 3, wherein the solenoid valve is provided with a hook, the latching member is provided with a notch, and the hook is stuck in the notch when the electromagnetic valve is energized, The gap is detached when the solenoid valve is de-energized. The vending machine of claim 3, wherein the cabinet is provided with a slideway corresponding to each of the shipping bays, and the latching member is capable of being opposite to the shipping bin when the solenoid valve is disengaged from the solenoid valve. A sliding position between the position and the second position, the buckle is buckled with the slide when the first position is located, and is separated from the slide when the second position is located. The vending machine of claim 5, wherein the slide is provided with a stop piece, the buckle comprises a first slide, and the first slide is located at the same The first position is engaged with the stop piece and is disengaged from the stop piece when the buckle is in the second position. The vending machine of claim 6, wherein each of the shipping bays is provided with a pressing member, the pressing piece includes a first pressing piece and a second pressing piece, and the locking piece further The second sliding piece is included, and the first sliding piece and the second sliding piece are respectively respectively engaged with the first pressing piece, the second pressing piece and each shipping bin front plate. The vending machine of claim 7, wherein the pressing member further has an opening, the locking member further comprising a handle, the handle connecting the first sliding piece and the second sliding a sheet and is located in the opening to prevent the snap member from coming off the pressing member. The vending machine of claim 5, wherein each of the latching structures further comprises an elastic member, the latching member sliding from the second position to the first when the elastic member is elastically restored position. The vending machine of claim 3, wherein the latching member is provided with a card hole, and the vending machine further comprises a closing cover mounted on the shipping bin, the closing cover being opened A latching hole is formed on one end of the elastic member and the other end is fastened to the latching hole.